Chapter 225 The world is never black and white!
Standing in the imperial court?
Still a powerful person on the site.
This choice is not easy.
He was originally promoted by local dignitaries.
If he falls down, how can his family survive?
But if His Majesty were to know, given His Majesty's disgust for corrupt officials, he would probably be able to break free under the thorough investigation of the Jin Yiwei.
No matter which way you choose, it is a dead end.
Xia Zhibai could see Tian Jing's panic and uneasiness, and immediately understood that the situation in Jiangnan was more complicated than he expected, and more powerful people were involved than he expected. It's not that easy to "seize food from the tiger's mouth" from these people.
Xia Zhibai said: "Deputy Tian Yun, you are a scholar."
"Being an official is different from studying."
"Studying requires only doing things, pursuing elegance, pursuing gentleness, courtesy and thrift, being calm and unhurried in everything, and being decent and decent in everything. But being an official is not that easy. It It’s not about treating guests to dinner, writing articles, or painting or embroidering. You can’t be so elegant and bookish.”
“Being an official is about politics.”
“The Ming Dynasty’s salt policy started with you and is destined to end with you. All of this is led by you. If you want to give up and others take over, many problems will inevitably be pushed back. When it comes to you, no one is willing to wipe someone else’s butt.”
“Especially when it involves a business as hugely profitable as salt.”
“But judging from the chaos in the Jiangnan area, you never considered this from the beginning. You only saw the huge profits under the salt policy and ignored it. "Through your hands, the appetite of those in Jiangnan has been developed."
"They are no longer satisfied with just earning 'salt money'."
"They also want to embezzle the money that the imperial court should save."
"Trying to eat both ends."
"The appeal of Jiangnan kitchen households is actually very simple."
"Smash the steam engine and let the salt policy in Jiangnan region return to the past 'rationing system'. "
"But you know it very well."
"You can't go back."
"The meat in your mouth has been eaten. The officials and gentry in Jiangnan will never spit it out, and they will never allow this money-making 'machine' to stop. The demands of the kitchen households cannot be met, and under the pressure of the officials and gentry in Jiangnan Under the situation, the only thing the local officials can do is to suppress them with iron blood."
"No matter whether the suppression is successful or not, it will intensify local conflicts."
"Jiangnan will only be in chaos. "
"With His Majesty's violent temper, once he knows about it, he will definitely clean up the officials in the Jiangnan area. I am afraid that there will be a "salt policy" murder case. You have no consideration for them at all. Meaning, the more you speak for them, the worse your fate will be.”
“There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters!”
"There is only one sky in the Ming Dynasty, and there can only be one sky."
Tian Jing's face was as white as white.
How could he not understand this?
But he had no choice.
The situation in Jiangnan is more complicated than anywhere else in the world.
It was your majesty's land of Longxing, and it was also the place where the nobles of the imperial court made their fortunes. There were too many interests entangled in it. In addition to Zhou Dexing and Wang Bi, your majesty's consort, Li Shanchang's son, was also involved. Apart from these people, there were other places. The children of officials, big and powerful, which one of these people can he afford to offend?
He can't afford to offend anyone.
And let alone him, not even Wei Heng.
Why are they sitting where they are now?
They know it better than anyone else.
It was pushed up by the Jiangnan elite group.
The letter of nomination given by several of them was to present the blueprint of the 'steam engine' so that the huge profits from the salt policy would go to these powerful groups.
They did it and successfully obtained the drawings.
Also established a firm foothold in Yanyun Division.
It’s just that neither he nor Wei Heng expected that these powerful groups have such a big appetite. They not only want to eat 'salt', but also want to eat 'zaohu'. They try to eat both ends, but the result is The kitchen households were in a state of uproar and the sky was filled with excitement, so much so that in just the beginning of a year, local public opinion was agitated.
He actually didn't want to get involved at all.
He also sincerely agreed with Xia Zhibai's suggestion at that time.
I also really walked around.
It's just that he, a fourth-grade official, was not worthy of attention in front of these 'powerful ministers'. He didn't even have a chance to speak, and was dismissed directly. But at that time, he still had some luck hidden in his heart. , I think Zhou Dexing and others will pay more attention to their eating habits, not to mention that the Guo Huan case is right in front of them, so they should not go too far.
But he overestimated these people.
These people rely on their ability to follow the dragon and don't take this seriously at all.
Go your own way, unscrupulously.
The evil actions and despicable means are jaw-dropping.
A long time.
Tian Jing's eyes turned red and he said angrily: "You think I don't know this?"
"Do you think I want this?"
"Ask the scholars in the world, how many of them don't want to be like you? Say what you want, do whatever you want, and see that there is injustice in the world , you can say it out loud, and even question His Majesty face to face, who doesn’t want to do this?”
“But how many people in the world can do this?”
“Who can’t speak the truth, loyalty, filial piety and integrity? I know the meaning of justice better than you. "It's just that the world is not black and white."
"It's not like you can do whatever you want."
"You are the top scorer in high school at a young age and are highly regarded by His Majesty, but do you know how long it took me to reach my current official position?"
"A full thirty years."
"I have been reading poetry and books since I was young. However, there were frequent wars in the world, so I had to take refuge in various places. Then I missed the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, and then I never had the chance until Hongwu After nine years, I was recommended as an official by the current right deputy governor, Shi Rujun, but I stayed in Hengshan for ten years. "
"I made no progress in ten years."
"I know the world better than you do."
"The world today is so snobbish."
"The poor, who doesn't want to be successful?"
"And Aren’t these ministers of the imperial court considered ‘Da’?”
“But they are more afraid of poverty!”
"In this world, in order to seek money and food, the poor are obsessed with their careers and work hard. They cultivate their fields, sharpen their tools, do business, and learn to read. Who doesn't want to be alone? But in this world, except for a few meritorious deeds , and how many people can do it?”
“You once said that you want to destroy the soldiers.”
“But have you ever thought that the ‘scholars’ are the last in the world? There is no way out. Except for the "shi" who can still think about fame and gain fame and fortune, the rest of the world has no chance to climb up. They can only live in hardship and hardship. Don't these people work hard and make progress? "
“No!”
“It’s just that today’s powerful people are unwilling and not allowed to give any opportunity to get rich and prosperous to the poor. The people's money and food are kept for themselves. Do you really think that the scholars in the world don't know this situation? "
“They know better than anyone else.”
“Have you ever asked them why they do this?”
“But I have!”
“Because they are afraid of failure . ”
“The world changes, dynasties change, how many people fall, and how many people rise, how many wealthy families, in the intrigues, fall to the bottom, and become the bottom, but these officials in the current dynasty, where are they? Who has not experienced this, and who has not seen this with his own eyes?”
"It's precisely because they have seen it that they are even more afraid of it becoming like this."
"You only see them crazily squeezing the people and amassing wealth, but you don't know at all that what they do is seeking to Their prosperity will last forever, and their descendants will be blessed. In their eyes, the so-called world is just a tool for them to make money, and money and status are the real thing. "
"Don't you want to report to your Majesty? "
"Then I will tell you."
"How deep is the water in Jiangnan."
"Zhou Ji, the son of Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia, ran two salt factories in Huguang. In just one year, he made hundreds of thousands of dollars."
"You think there is only Zhou Ji, but let me tell you, Zhou Ji Ji was just the most blatant one, and secretly there was also His Majesty's consort, Sima Lun. He was also involved in Jiangnan, but his methods were more covert. In addition to this consort, there were also Xu Zengshou, the fourth son of the current Taishi Li Shanchang, the fourth son of the Xu family, and King Kaiping. His son, Chang Mao, wait.”
“What do you want me to say to so many heroes?”
“Do you really think that His Majesty knows the situation in Jiangnan and just made a choice? Turn a blind eye, because these people are following His Majesty to conquer the world, how can His Majesty kill the hero? "
"The so-called ascendance? But the bottom line is that the poor and the wise all make such greedy and excessive moves, and they will do whatever they can to get money and food. ”
"I admit it."
"Jiangnan Zaohu are very pitiful."
"But no one in the world will sympathize, and no one will care."
"The hero is not Yes, the officials won’t.”
“Neither will your Majesty!”
"The Zaohu matter can be big or small."
"As long as the local government can suppress it, then a memorial will be posted. Someone in the local area has gathered to cause chaos, and the imperial court has successfully suppressed it. Will Your Majesty really go and ask more questions?" Are you really going to send people to the place for a thorough investigation? "
"In this officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, let alone an investigation, as long as your majesty shakes it, everyone can be scared to death."
"Even you Xia Zhi. Bai, he may not be able to withstand the investigation.”
“I’m coming to find you.”
"It's not that you want to push your limits."
"It's just that I really don't want to see the local farmers die like this."
"I want to leave a way for them to survive."
"And what you said at the time was that moving these kitchen households to the north was indeed a good idea and would allow many people to live. At least under the current circumstances, all parties can barely accept it, but only for the moment. If the local kitchen households are still stubborn and think that they can make the government change their minds by making a fuss, then they will only end up dead!
"In this world, the most fearless thing is dead people."
Tian Jing's eyes were sharp.
His expression softened a lot, as if all the long-standing dissatisfaction had been poured out, and he felt much more relaxed.
No one can afford to offend him.
He is not qualified!
(End of this chapter)