Chapter 267: Cutting grass just to scare the snake!
Xia Zhibai nodded with a smile and said: "I have spent so much time just to send these 'records'!"
Ding Zhifang was completely confused when he heard Xia Zhibai's words. .
He can’t figure out why?
The people before them all thought that Xia Zhibai was trying to scare Zhou Ziliang and other officials, and they would not really do it. Moreover, His Majesty has so many things to do, how could he bother to look at these trivial matters, not to mention that His Majesty is How could such a person not know the local thoughts?
This is completely unnecessary.
Now that they heard that Xia Zhibai was really going to send it out, they all froze in place.
Tang He also looked confused.
There was even a bit of coldness in his eyes.
Did Xia Zhibai go too far in pretending to be powerful?
He had already seen that Xia Zhibai went to the banquet just to use chicken feathers as arrows, relying on His Majesty's majesty to put pressure on the local government, forcing the local government to bow its head and surrender, thus gaining more room for negotiation for himself.
Just talk about this kind of thing, how can you really do it?
Isn’t this child’s play?
If everyone is like this in the future, won’t the political affairs that His Majesty has to deal with today pile up like a mountain?
Tang He reminded: "Xia Zhibai, enough is enough."
"Don't go too far with some things."
"Too much is never enough."
"You have achieved something with the help of His Majesty, why continue? This will only bring more trouble to yourself. What an inconvenience and dissatisfaction, and your approach is very unwise. The court sent you to solve the problem, not to be a mouthpiece."
Tang He's eyes were a little cold.
Xia Zhibai is a little too 'shrewd', so shrewd that it makes people feel disgusted.
Even disgust.
You look like a villain, and if you have some connections, you will talk about it all the time, lest other people in the world don't know. This hypocritical demeanor really makes people not very fond of it, especially the Zhou Zi mentioned above. Liang and other officials seemed to be talking easily, but Xia Zhibai was always aggressive.
This is indeed a bit much.
What Zhou Ziliang is in awe of is His Majesty.
If we really talk about official positions, he is still above Xia Zhibai.
Xia Zhibai smiled faintly, but did not take Tang He's words to heart. He looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then said softly: "I believe what the Duke said, how can I not know? How can I, Xia Zhibai, do it?" Are you really such a pretentious person?"
"I just used those words to make enemies for myself and force these people to be against me."
"Although they are opposed to me, they are just. I kept smiling and didn't break my face because of it. I just brought this matter forward so that they could recognize 'me' in advance and actively stand on my opposite side."
"What I want is myself. Isolated and helpless."
"That's all."
"I have to appeal."
"This is the reason I gave the court."
Tang He frowned, looking puzzled.
He looked at Xia Zhibai suspiciously, and after making sure that Xia Zhibai was not telling lies, he said in confusion: "Why are you doing this? Why do you have to do this? What does it do to you to confront local officials? Good thing, doesn’t this make it more difficult to handle the salt policy?”
Hua Lun and the others also looked over, with equally surprised expressions on their faces.
Xia Zhibai smiled.
He explained: "I also understand this truth."
"But what people fear most when dealing with others is a smiling tiger like Zhou Ziliang. If you don't pay attention, such a person will become cold and cold. I stabbed you and then asked you with a smile whether you will die or not. The salt administration issue is actually not that difficult. Everything is rooted in Zaohu. As long as the Zaohu problem is solved, the salt administration problem will be solved. "
“If you want to solve the problem of kitchen households, you are bound to have a confrontation with the local government.”
“This is inevitable.”
"The imperial court has mobilized so many manpower and material resources to go south, so it can't just do this one thing."
"My bigger idea is"
"Open the sea!"
"Open the sea?" There were exclamations in the audience.
Not only Hua Lun and others, Tang He also looked in disbelief.
What does this have to do with opening the sea?
Aren’t they here to solve the problem of kitchen households in the south? How can it still be involved in Kaihai?
"Yes, it's the opening of the sea." Xia Zhibai nodded affirmatively and said calmly: "Yuhang passed through Qiantang Qian, then went straight into Hangzhou Bay, and then entered the sea."
< br> "After my arrogant attitude in front of me, I have completely pushed myself to the opposite side of the local government. As an 'incompetent person' who bullies others, when I encounter some things and the local government deliberately makes things difficult, Feeling aggrieved and angry, I just wanted to complain to the superiors."
"Although Yingtianfu is only more than two hundred kilometers away from Yuhang, it can be conveyed by horseback or other means."
"It's autumn now, which is the time for easy transportation."
"Compared with water transportation and land transportation, sea transportation is obviously more convenient and faster."
"I just want to be independent and take a unique path. Unconventional and different from ordinary people's path."
"I want to use my current 'power' to open up a 'sea route' and slowly open up the sea."
Hear the words.
Tang He fell silent for a moment.
Sea shipping.
Zhu Yuanzhang once told him that this was one of Xia Zhibai's views. It's just that he didn't expect that now that he was entrusted with the important task of handling Zaohu's affairs, Xia Zhibai would still have the leisure to plan these things, and he was worried about his reputation being in danger. He already understood that with Xia Zhibai's aggressive attitude now situation, he proposed to open up the sea route, but I am afraid that local officials would not dissuade him at all, and would even be happy to see it.
When Xia Zhibai really opens the sea route, I am afraid that the local government will go up there with a paper of impeachment.
The reasons are all ready.
It was Xia Zhibai who kept saying that he represented His Majesty’s will. Now how could they dare not comply with Xia Zhibai’s request?
For Zhejiang Chief Secretary officials, the sea route opened for Xia Zhibai alone was nothing at all. Once Xia Zhibai left, they would close it again and it would not have the slightest impact on them. So I don't take it to heart at all.
But who could have expected that Xia Zhibai’s real intention was to plan this sea route.
Zhou Ziliang and others are afraid that they will be plotted again.
Tang He looked at Xia Zhibai with emotion and mixed feelings in his heart. He could no longer understand the young man in front of him. He had so many eyes and thoughts. He had seen a lot in his life, but still First time seeing it.
Fortunately.
Xia Zhibai is not a criminal.
"Are you so confident?" Tang He asked curiously.
Xia Zhibai smiled slightly and said: "What can you do if you are not confident? You have to give it a try, otherwise if the world continues to be closed like this, wouldn't it be seclusion? The sea route is the Ming Dynasty's eyes and ears to understand the outside world. In addition to the sea route, there are also The Hexi Corridor in the north and the Silk Road of the Han and Tang Dynasties were the eyes and ears of the Ming Dynasty. ”
"Open your eyes and see the world."
"Only by having enough knowledge and understanding of the outside world can the Ming Dynasty remain invincible, instead of waiting until others come to kill and then realize that the world has changed ."
"And"
"Xin Guo Gong, do you really believe that the place will not take the sea route?"
Hearing this.
Tang He was startled.
"What do you mean by this?" Tang He asked calmly.
"That's what it means literally." The scale of the salt factory has already been overproduced, but there has been no reduction in salt prices or suspension of production. "
"That means that all the salt has gone somewhere."
"I. I just deliberately tried to test the situation by saying that the court wanted to confiscate the salt merchants who did not come, and I observed that Li Benmo was very nervous when he heard this. Before that, he was listless when I said anything else. "
"The Salt Transportation Department is not involved in the operation of the salt factory, but Li Benmo is worried that the salt factory will be confiscated. I'm afraid there is another story. Ming salt is indeed not expensive, but if it is transported to North Korea, Japan and other places in the north, it will be huge profits. The imperial court is now considered invisible and closed to the sea. "So it is difficult for the outside world to detect it."
"I am also using this to let people sail on the sea to see what's going on." There is no smuggling."
Tang He looked serious, thought for a while, and nodded seriously.
Xia Zhibai stood up, with his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "Judging from the current situation, the salt policy problem in the south is very serious. In addition to the large number of salt factories and serious exploitation of kitchen households, there may also be There is a lot of smuggling and poor supervision. If it continues to be left unchecked, the Ming Dynasty will become increasingly unable to control the southern salt market. ”
"So these salt factories must be caught in hand and everything can be brought to light."
"Salt is a very important strategic material."
"It is also an important tax source for the Ming Dynasty. "
"Now the imperial court does not know the exact local output, nor does it know where it is sold to. It has not formulated a strict employment system and has not established a sound and qualified supervision system. The whole thing is an empty frame. , Daming can only collect a little dead money now."
"The majority has been taken away."
"Even so, these people are not willing to give in. They want to get more, and even want to take the imperial court's share."
"Greedy is not enough to swallow the elephant."
"They always end up with it. You have to pay a price, and you have to move towards formalization.”
“Xin Guogong.”
“I’m afraid you’ll get blood on your hands this time.”
Tang He chuckled and said with indifference: "I, Tang He, came here from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Killing a few people doesn't matter. If there really are some idiots colluding with Japanese pirates and smuggling into the sea, then these people should die."
“You did the right thing.”
“Instead of pretending to be a snake with these people, it’s better to scare them on the spot.”
“At least it will make them fearful for a while.”
Xia Zhibai nodded.
He deliberately alerted the local officials in order to attract the attention of local officials, so that he could take advantage of other places. If he really went back and forth with these people, with the sophistication of these people, he would be killed if he could not protect himself. It's cloudy.
If you can’t play with the dark side, then play with the bright side.
Hua Lun and the others looked at each other, all looking at each other.
They knew they had heard some outrageous things, things they should not have heard at all, or even deserve to hear.
They knew this was what Xia Zhibai told him intentionally.
Xia Zhibai's domineering attitude in front was intentional.
The purpose is to provide cover for his other plans.
They were all deceived.
At least until Xia Zhibai said it, they all believed it.
(End of this chapter)