Chapter 260 I say it’s your honor!
Zhejiang, Lin'an Prefecture.
Lin'an is the residence of Zhejiang Chengxuan Political Envoy Department.
The current chief envoy of Zhejiang is Zhou Ziliang, a Jinshi in the fourth year of Hongwu.
Zhou Ziliang was a native of Luling County, Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. He was the director of the Ministry of Industry before serving as Zhejiang Chief Envoy.
Now he is running the government in the Chief Division.
Zhou Ziliang looked at the letter sent by Ying Tianfu, with a hint of irritation in his eyes. Next to him stood the right chief envoy, the chief secretary, the governor, the ambassador and other officials. At this moment, they all had to I learned the news from Yingtian Mansion.
The Right Chief Envoy Wang Xuanfan sneered: "This Xia Zhibai has really taken great pains. He probably knew that he was soft-spoken and difficult to convince the public, so he directly broke the rules and clearly laid out his bottom line so that he could We have regressed."
"It's a good idea."
"It's just not in the right direction."
Chief Secretary Lin Shijia chuckled and said: "This Xia Zhibai is so proud at a young age and has become the number one scholar in high school in his early twenties. He is naturally a bit arrogant. However, by doing this, many of our arrangements have failed. And the most important thing at the moment is Do we listen or not?"
"Listen, doesn't that mean we have to bow to a fifth-grade official?"
"But if you don't listen, your majesty will know about it. If there is any suspicion of neglect, we will probably get a lot of criticism.”
“It does create a problem for us.”
Zhou Ziliang nodded.
He could certainly see Xia Zhibai's thoughts.
It's nothing more than trying to make a fool of himself and making a desperate gesture, forcing them to make certain concessions so that he can successfully complete his trip south this time. But all this is not that easy, with so many involved. Officials, how could Xia Zhibai just open his mouth to spit out so many benefits?
Zhou Ziliang frowned and said: "Don't underestimate Xia Zhibai."
"This man has some abilities."
"I have contradicted His Majesty many times, and it's not for this reason. Your Majesty’s ability to punish crimes is rare in the world.”
"And he actually built a steam engine and stayed in the north for more than a year. Although he is only a fifth-rank official, he still showed his fangs again. As soon as he entered the court, he launched an attack on the salt administration. With such a cunning mind, how could he not know the hidden whirlpool under Yan Zheng?”
“I don’t know what Xia Zhibai’s intentions are specifically.”
“But he does adhere to it. His Majesty's will is to go south."
"How can we, as local officials, be contemptuous and slack?"
"Not to mention the Duke of Xin and the current capital are accompanying us this time. Jin Yiwei, so there can be no mistakes in this visit. We don’t need to take Xia Zhibai too seriously, but Duke Xin who is accompanying him must give enough occasion.”
Wang Xuanfan nodded.
He said solemnly: "This is natural."
"It's just that Xia Zhibai's matter is a little difficult to deal with."
"He clearly wants to jump. He passed me and other officials and went directly to put pressure on the local salt factory owner."
"With Xia Zhibai's own strength, and the support of Duke Xin and Jin Yiwei, if we really succeed in his defeat. The wish will probably cause some people to be dissatisfied. We are not affected very much now, but those people behind them are powerful after all, and we can’t offend them.”
Lin Shijia and other officials also nodded repeatedly.
What Xia Zhibai explained actually has little to do with them.
As local chief secretary officials, as long as there is no big trouble in the local area, it is basically difficult to shake their official positions. The Zaohu riot seems to be a big deal, but in fact it is just that. They know the real situation better than anyone else. , if someone really made a big mess, it would not be difficult for them to deal with it.
The difficulty now is not to offend all parties.
Zhou Ziliang looked at the officials on the side, a contemptuous smile flashed in his eyes, and said indifferently: "What's so difficult about this? Xia Zhibai is looking for trouble with the Salt Administration, and the Salt Administration is not It’s under our control, it’s the Salt Transportation Department, we just need to receive Mr. Xin Guo and others.”
"Others"
"Whoever pokes the trouble will deal with it!"
"You will pass on the news from Yingtian Mansion to me word for word later."< br>
"I also asked the officials below to do it 'truthfully' according to the wishes of the imperial court."
"I, Zhou Ziliang, have always obeyed the imperial court's instructions, and I have never had second thoughts. Whatever the imperial court orders, I will Zhou Ziliang did whatever he did without any criticism or dissatisfaction.”
"I obey the imperial court's will in everything."
Hearing this.
Wang Xuanfan was stunned.
Immediately looked at each other with Lin Shijia and others, with a touch of surprise and excitement in their eyes.
Wang Xuanfan gave Zhou Ziliang a thumbs up and said: "Haha, Mr. Zhou is the one with the best ideas."
"As officials of the imperial court, we should faithfully implement the imperial decrees, but it is not up to us whether the people below listen to them or not. We are passing on the words anyway, and if we can handle the reception well then, the imperial court will not be able to blame. What are we?”
“And the salt administration does not belong to the local government.”
“Our local government has never had jurisdiction.”
“We can only pass the news on our behalf. ."
"High."
"My lord, you are really tall!"
Wang Xuanfan was smiling, his eyes narrowed to a slit.
Other officials also laughed. Xia Zhibai used the power of the court to put pressure on them, how could they be fooled? He casually passed on this pressure to the officials below, and it was reasonable. Even if Xia Zhibai knew their thoughts, he couldn't do anything to them.
Their dignified local chief secretary cannot be around the salt administration every day, right?
There is no such truth in the world.
Are you still taking care of local affairs and handling them?
As for what the salt officers of the Salt Transportation Department would do, it had nothing to do with them. They had done everything they should do, conveying the imperial decree and Xia Zhibai’s thoughts. After that, they shied away all the responsibility for the problem. No matter what the final result was, they remained pure and innocent.
No one will give them any trouble.
Lin Shijia smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it's great to see you."
"We had an adult give us some guidance, and we suddenly became enlightened."
"When I go down, I will arrange for people from the official office to do the reception beautifully so that no one can say no." If something goes wrong, if Xia Zhibai still has requests, or if Xin Guogong and others have other needs, the subordinates will directly agree.” "
Zhou Ziliang smiled, stroking his beard and said: "The most important thing for an official in our country is to be in harmony with the light."
"It is absolutely true."
There was a burst of cheerful laughter in the room.
Not long after, the Salt Administration Officer of the Zhejiang Salt Transportation Department learned the news from the Chief Secretary. As soon as they heard the news, several people’s faces turned dark instantly, and they couldn’t help but curse. They said "dog thing" and "black-hearted" several times.
They are both foxes for thousands of years, and they all know what the other party is talking about.
They could see through Zhou Ziliang and others' thoughts at a glance, and they just didn't want to get into trouble.
Since Xia Zhibai was named on the platinum list, the limelight has not been small. The officials of the Chief Secretary do not want to offend, and they also do not want to be targeted by such a thorn in Xia Zhibai, even this time After the matter was settled, it would not be safe from now on, so Xia Zhibai made trouble for himself in the court again.
In this world, you can only commit a thief for a thousand days. How can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?
Zhejiang Salt Transport Envoy Li Benmo crumpled the documents in his hand into a ball, but was speechless for a long time.
A long time.
Li Benmo couldn't help but cursed angrily: "These bunch of dogs are really disgusting. When it's good, they come faster than anyone else, and when something happens, they run faster than anyone else. Everyone is quick, but everyone is quick to calculate, and they make themselves look like loyal ministers through the ages, and throw all these bad things on me."
"Why should I suffer this?"
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"You want to trick me, but I won't let you be proud."
"You are the only ones in the world who are loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty? How can I, Li Benmo, not be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty?!"
"Haha."
“Isn’t it just to pass on a message? I, Li Benmo, can also pass it on!”
“The current salt factory is no longer completely under the control of my Salt Affairs Officer in name. The officials are only responsible for collecting taxes. As for the rest, the salt factory itself is responsible for this. Xia Zhibai made this mistake, and our Salt Transportation Department also suffered an unreasonable disaster. "
"I have been hoping that the imperial court will bring order to the chaos for a long time!"
"As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. I, Li Benmo, have been subject to the laws of the imperial court in everything these years, but the imperial court has not given clear instructions for a long time. , I really don’t know how to deal with it, lest I miss the important matters of the court because of my impulse.”
“Since the court requires me to be responsible for the livelihood of the kitchen households.”
“I myself. You should do it.”
“Come here, call me and ask him to tell the Chief Secretary that according to the past situation, I will give enough money and food to the households in Zhejiang.”
"After taking the money, if you still want to do nothing, then spit out the food!"
Li Benmo sneered.
Soon.
Li Benmo added: "Two more people will give this document sent by the Chief Secretary to the Deputy Yun, and ask him to copy a few of it himself, and send it to the salt factories for me, and tell them, This is the decree of the imperial court. As the salt official of the imperial court, I can only obey it.”
“They decide everything themselves!”
"If they are really undecided, they can ask the people behind them."
"These people can still make up their minds."
"I, Li Benmo, will only press the button from now on." The court ordered things to be done."
"Remember to write down the last sentence I said," Li Benmo reminded carefully.
He didn't want to.
These people are ignorant and come here to ask themselves again.
Since Xia Zhibai intends to skip the government, and the Chief Secretary is unwilling to take up the matter, then just do it simply, just like Xia Zhibai wants, and leave all this situation to the local salt factories themselves They make decisions and clean up whatever they themselves have done.
Say it.
Li Benmo thought for a moment and made sure there was nothing missing, then nodded with satisfaction.
He had to pick himself out first.
And he didn't do anything wrong. It was Xia Zhibai himself who asked to skip the officialdom. As an official appointed by His Majesty, Xia Zhibai was only a local salt officer, so how could he dare not listen? We can only follow the advice from above and leave the decision-making power to the local salt factory.
There is nothing he can do.
Just one day.
Xia Zhibai’s words made him sink several times.
Finally, it fell into the hands of the person in charge of the local salt factory. Looking at the hot government order, the person in charge of the local salt factory froze on the spot.
(End of this chapter)