Chapter 1474 Xinzijuan Jia Jing and Jia Yucun
Jia Jing couldn't help but frown when he saw the news published in "Jiangnan Times".
The imperial court acted very quickly and fiercely. It originally thought that the Caocang case could be suppressed in Nanjing, but it seemed that it failed to do so. In the end, it was taken over by the Capital Procuratorate and exposed it. After all, it was still Nanjing. The Metropolitan Procuratorate was unable to control the situation and was unable to suppress it.
This is also the reality. Although in the last round of adjustments, due to pressure from Jiangnan, the court made some concessions, such as the establishment of Huaiyang Town and the adjustment of the candidates for the six departments in Nanjing, which satisfied the voices of Jiangnan to a certain extent, but Nanjing The Procuratorate and the Nanjing Ministry of War are still in the hands of the imperial court. Even the Nanjing Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs have not been able to let go of them all. Of course, it is impossible to let them all go.
It is extremely difficult to delegate power to this level. This is because the situation in the north is even worse this year. The Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs has to ask the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs to increase taxes in Jiangnan by another 10%. This has caused a huge backlash in Jiangnan. With this kind of compromise Only then did he finally calm down.
However, the imperial court in the capital used this method of killing chickens and seizing eggs to make money. In Jia Jing's view, this was a sign of poor skills. Even if the big case of Jingtong Ercang could grab a handful this time and barely make up for the shortfall in the imperial treasury, Beijing Tong Ercang's food deficit is an indisputable fact, and sooner or later it will be necessary to use money to buy food to make up for it.
As the severe drought in Northland this year has gradually turned into a reality, and the situation has become even worse, the pressure on Jingtong's second warehouse to replenish its positions will soon become apparent. This kind of situation will not even wait until this winter, after September. The worry will gradually spread and intensify. At that time, if the food prices only need to be slightly increased, the court will have to spit it out.
Of course, the premise is that Jiangnan can hold back the taxes that should be paid. This is not easy to grasp. It cannot be too early or too late, but it must be just right so that the court can't stop. When the time comes, a sudden attack will definitely have miraculous effects.
His brows gradually widened, and Jia Jing browsed the recent "Guan Jiangnan" and "Two Zhejiang Express". They all talked about the sales meeting in the capital in early July. They tried their best to sensationalize the situation in Yangzhou. The salt merchants, Ningbo maritime merchants, and the arty gentry from Jinling will all be interested.
Feeling a little uncomfortable, Jia Jing stroked the beard under his chin and thought, there are still experts in the court, who actually came up with such a move, and planned it so carefully and thoughtfully, which can be called foresight.
If the original government sales method is changed to this method, Jia Jing estimates that he can increase his income by at least 20 to 30%. In other words, he could only sell goods worth one million taels of silver in this way. It can be sold for 1.2 million to 1.3 million taels of silver, which is not a small increase.
The question is how to solve this kind of thing? Jia Jing was also thinking about it in his mind. There were so many businessmen in Yangzhou, Suzhou, Jinling, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Jiangyou, and Huguang that it was difficult to persuade one person to persuade ten, and it would be easy to be exposed if he persuaded like this.
This is going against the imperial court, and now is not the time.
Jia Jing had a headache. He watched the court try to "collect money" in this way to replenish blood. The financial pressure it had finally created had to be regained by the court in this way. It really made Jia Jing a little unwilling.
Whose trick is this? Huang Ruliang or Qiao Yingjia?
When investigating the Jingtong Ercang case, Jia Jing expected that the court would use this method to bring back blood, but he felt that it was only a few hundred thousand taels of silver, and at best no more than one million taels of silver, and it would have to be waged. Spending a lot of time digging and investigating will also arouse opposition and criticism from countless people, but I didn't expect that it was Long Jinwei and Shuntian Mansion who took action first, followed later by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment, and they were investigating each other. Compared with competition, this is a bit difficult.
After completing these two cases, the harvest should be much greater than what he originally expected. Jia Jing estimated that it should increase by 50%, which means that the court may recover about 1.3 million to 1.5 million taels of silver, but If this method of issuance and purchase is adopted, an additional 30% increase will be considerable, approaching 1.8 million taels of silver.
Thinking of this, Jia Jing was also a little irritated. Whenever he tried his best to make a move, the court, which seemed to be at the end of its rope, always found a chance to breathe. This made him very depressed, but at this time, he could only endure it. , it’s not the time for a head-on confrontation yet.
However, this kind of humiliation will not last long. Jia Jing knew that the prince also had arrangements in Beijing. He originally planned to let Chu Qi and Wang Zinian go south to assist him as soon as possible, but later they stayed. It is said that they will prepare to do it in the autumn. Jia Jing didn't ask much about something, specifically what to do and how to do it.
The prince is responsible for each stall, and Jia Jing is responsible for the monetary affairs in Jiangnan, with the help of the Zhen brothers. This is a huge matter, related to the fundamentals, and there is no room for error. Jia Jing has no more thoughts to consider other matters. .
This area of the south side was left to Tang Binyin, Miao Changqi and Gu Tianjun, and they are doing well now. At least the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have been aroused by them, and now they have official positions in the Six Ministries of Nanjing as a cover. Many things become easier.
It's a good thing they don't come. The north is the battlefield they are most familiar with. Let them have fun with the prince. Regardless of victory or defeat, as long as the prince can escape and come to Jiangnan in the end, there will be no problem.
It can be said that they are free to do whatever they want in the North, the more chaotic the better, the worse the better, whether it is the White Lotus Sect, the Liaodong Jurchens, the Mongols, or the rebel leaders in the northwest, use whatever you can. , anyway, the destruction will be in the north, and it will only be good for Jiangnan.
So Jia Jing also reminded Prince Yizhong in his letter that as long as he can guarantee his escape and come to Jiangnan, everything will be done.
The only thing that makes Jia Jing feel a little troublesome now is that the areas that can control the influence are only limited to the four provinces of Southern Zhili, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi, which are still relatively small.
The Huguang side is still working hard to operate. Gu Tianjun has already gone to Huguang. It's not clear what the situation is. Miao Changqi is in charge of contacting the Guangdong, Guangxi and Southwest sides, but they are so far apart that Wang Ziteng doesn't think it makes much sense. As long as he can control it, In Huguang, it would be enough to let Yang Yinglong's rebels wreak havoc in Sichuan and Guizhou as much as possible to drag down part of the court's energy.
I accidentally saw the letter on the desk. It was from Brother Rong.
In the letter, Brother Rong boasted about Feng Keng of the Feng family, talking about all the things he had done in Yongping Mansion, and that he had now returned to Shuntian Mansion to become the Prime Minister, and had solved the murder case of Su Daqiang at night, and was known as the "Feng Keng" in the capital city. Feng Qingtian and so on are also very supportive of the Jia family...
This made Jia Jing a little curious.
Even though he was still in Xuanzhen Temple, he was aware of Feng Keng's success in the imperial examination. He later proposed the strategy of opening up the sea. It should be said that this young man had some different opinions, but being knowledgeable and being an official are two different things. Countless scholars The son was talented in the Hanlin Academy and was well-known in the capital, but if he really fell into work in the local government or in the six specific ministries, he would fall into the dust all of a sudden.
Unexpectedly, Feng Ziying worked so effectively in Yongping Mansion at such a young age, which shocked Jia Jingdu.
As for being suddenly transferred back to the capital to serve as Shuntian Prefecture, in Jia Jing's opinion, it was a failure. It was probably due to some private exchange between Qi Yongtai and Ye Xianggao.
No matter how talented Feng Ziying is, she might still be able to do something in places like Yongping Mansion with luck and the influence of Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, but in Capital City and Shuntian Mansion, no one will spoil you. .
Even Qi Yongtai, a cabinet minister, may not be able to do well in the capital city. There are many talented people who can compete with Qi Yongtai. As long as you, Feng Ziying, make a slight mistake, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will not care about you. Even if Qiao Yingjia is the censor of Youdu, he can't control those censors who are from Jiangnan.
But then I thought about it, Wu Daonan was useless. If Ye Xianggao and Qi Yongtai could reach such a compromise, wouldn't it mean that Shuntian Mansion, the most good place, was left alone? This is obviously impossible, so does Feng Ziying really have some ability?
The Feng family is all a bunch of warriors. From Feng Qin to Feng Han and then to Feng Tang, Jia Jing knows everyone, but he can't say how deep their friendship is. He never thought that this bunch of warriors in the Feng family could produce a civil servant who can do things. Okay, this is really not easy.
Thinking of this, Jia Jing thought of Jia Yucun again.
It is said that this guy and Feng Ziying have been friends for many years. They went through the tribulation together during the Linqing Civil War. They can still maintain their relationship in the capital city, so I can take a chance to ask him.
But Jia Yucun was too cunning. Jia Jing thought of Wang Ziteng's letter to him and said that Jia Yucun was a slippery person. If he could be subdued and allowed to work for the prince, he would be of great use. Look at Jinling's influence in his rule. Looking at the situation below, you know that this person has some abilities. Even the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate tried to find trouble with him, but it was dealt with flawlessly.
The question is how to grasp this guy’s true thoughts? Jia Jing felt a little tricky. Tang Binyin had been in contact with him a few times, and everything was fine. Zhu Guozhen and Qi were from Huzhou, but Zhu Guozhen thought that this person had no scholarly character and was not willing to deal with him. But this time He has been in Jinling Mansion for several years and has quite a few party members. If he can be used by the prince, it will be a big help.
Jia Jing's judgment is that this guy should have noticed something. He is waiting to see the situation and wait for the price.
(End of this chapter)