From Cheng Jiji's point of view, as long as Zhou Zheng's big tree does not fall, they will be fine. Therefore, if there is anything really necessary, he and Shangguanxun and others will not hesitate to carry it down.
Zhou Zheng poured him a cup of tea and said, "Don't worry so much. There is no money to make things happen in Daming. I won't let you have any trouble in one day, so please feel at ease."
Cheng Jiji also laughed, and then said: "Owner, now our business is gradually related to the ticket number, and the profit is also placed in the ticket number. The owner has to find a way to protect this ticket number."
The wealth is touching. If the local government is thinking about the ticket number, even if you don't dare to mess around and grab a wave in secret, then the matter will be big enough.
Zhou Zheng knocked his fist on the table, and said, "Well, I'll figure out a way, you guys get it started first."
Cheng Jingdao: "Yes, with the owner, we can rest assured."
Zhou Zheng smiled and explained something to Chengji. This is the end.
While planning his business, Zhou Zheng also often walked around Jiujiang Pavilion.
Jiujiang Pavilion is more than just some'administrators', and they have good abilities. Some young people who read, borrow, and copy books are not bad. Not only Han Cheng, but other people also recommended many people to Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng selected five people and arranged for him to go to Hejian Mansion. These people were poor children, not to mention not waiting for posts in the court, even if they were there, they didn't know that the year of the monkey could only be ranked. Zhou Zheng arranged a fast track for them. Naturally, he was extremely grateful and called it a student.
Before the first lunar month, Kong Youde's rebellion grew fiercer and stunned the government and the opposition.
Kong Youde captured Dengzhou, and captured the governor Sun Yuanhua, the supervising army Wang Zheng, and the prefect Wu Weicheng. The entire Shandong was stunned and shocked.
Then the governor of Shandong Yu Dacheng sent troops to resist and was defeated. Then the court ordered Liu Yulie to be the governor of Shandong and mobilized nearly 30,000 elite soldiers from Baoding, Shandong, Jizhou, and Sichuan to supervise them. As a result, Kong Youde burned grain and grass and had to retreat. Sun Yinglong led the navy to take the sea, but was trapped by Kong Youde. Kong Youde took the opportunity to break through Laiyang and captured Xielian, the governor of Denglai. Zhu Wannian, the prefect, was out of control in Shandong.
In March, the imperial court almost all defeated the army. Kong Youde's army expanded to tens of thousands and threatened important places such as Jinan Prefecture. There were even signs of going out of Shandong and attacking Beizhili!
Both the ruling and the opposition were panicked. Chongzhen summoned more than a dozen people one after another, but they had no plans for a long time. All the troops, who were still dead in Shandong and defeated several times, worked together to defeat Kong Youde.
Naturally, the imperial court will not forget Tianjin Guard, one step away from Shandong, as well as Zhou Zheng's 30,000 soldiers and horses of two mansions and one guard.
In mid-March, the pressure on the court increased, especially Zhang Fengyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, who directly called Zhou Zheng to the Ministry of War.
Zhang Fengyi sat in a chair, looked at Zhou Zheng who was saluting, and said with a smile, "Stop the gift, are the injuries healed?"
Zhou Zheng retracted his hand and said, "Master Lao is concerned, it's almost done."
Zhang Fengyi looked satisfied and said, "Does my father have any plans to come back? I have heard the emperor mention his father very often in the past few months."
Zhou Zheng knew that the reason why Zhang Fengyi didn't give the order directly, but approached him to talk about it. He was still worried about Zhou Qingli, worried that Zhou Qingli would come back at any time and log into the cabinet in one step, and he was still above Zhang Fengyi.
Zhou Zheng pretended not to know, and said, "My father has a cold body in winter, and he rarely goes out. The body is very inconvenient, so he has no plans to recover."
Zhang Fengyi smiled and didn't know whether he believed it or not, he paused for a moment, and said, "Do you know about the Shandong matter? What do you think?"
This is naturally a matter of Kong Youde's rebellion.
Kong Youde has been in Shandong for many years and is very familiar with Shandong, especially the situation in Denglai, so at the beginning of the rebellion, he quickly occupied a lot of places, and there are signs of further expansion.
The imperial court failed many times in conquests and suppressions, all of which were caused by these factors.
Zhou Zheng pretended to think for a while, and said: "My lord, as far as the lower officials know, the court has sent nearly 80,000 troops, and they have been unable to destroy them after three months. It is not how strong Kong Youde is, nor is it that the officers and the army are weak, but the lack of Unified scheduling gave Kong Youde an opportunity."
Zhang Fengyi snorted and said thoughtfully: "Who do you think is suitable for scheduling?"
Zhou Zheng raised his hand and said: "This should be selected by the court, and it is inappropriate to talk more when it comes to an official."
Zhang Fengyi glanced at Zhou Zheng and said, "If you are transferred to Shandong to fight the rebellion, what are your requirements?"
Zhou Zheng had already guessed it before he came, and he pondered for a moment, and said, "My lord, if you want to completely wipe out Kong Youde, you should be quick and ruthless, and you must not hesitate to give Kong Youde time. Go straight to Dengzhou with great speed."
Zhang Fengyi looked at Zhou Zheng with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Kong Youde's power is already very large, he controls more than 20 prefectures and counties in Shandong, it is not realistic to want to go straight to Dengzhou, the Ministry of War's plan is to conquer in three ways and go forward together.
For a while, Zhang Fengyi said: "I have already told the cabinet that I recommend you to lead troops like Shandong, take the title of Imperial Capital, and command 15,000 people in Tianjin. There should be an order soon. You are ready. Come on."
Zhou Zheng shook his head secretly, his plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and raised his hand and said, "The officials obey.
Zhang Fengyi looked at Zhou Zheng and said with deep meaning: "I know that you have cast a cannon in Tianjin Wei. I will give you the approval. You can take it with you with confidence."
In fact, this was deliberately released by Zhou Zheng, and it would be a little strange if he kept hiding it. If it was a little bit out of the way, the court could still tolerate it.
Zhou Zheng pretended to be embarrassed and raised his hand, and said, "Thank your lord."
Zhang Fengyi couldn't see that Zhou was pretending, so he still clicked and said, "A good fighter, there is no magnificent work."
Zhou Zheng's expression moved slightly, and then said: "Yes, Master Xie."
Seeing the sincere look on Zhou Zheng's face, Zhang Fengyi smiled and stood up and said, "Don't worry, Tian Shangshu was able to protect your lives. I can also Zhang Fengyi. Go."
Zhou Zheng also understood Zhang Fengyi, listening to his words, his face became more sincere, and said: "The official resigns."
Zhang Fengyi watched Zhou Zheng leave, the smile on his face narrowed, and then he tucked his eyebrows.
Han Jinyuan, a soldier of the Ministry of War, came in and said, "My lord, there is still a dispute over the news from the cabinet."
Zhang Fengyi's face looked a little ugly, anger spurted from his nose, and said: "Or Liu Yulie, Zhu Dadian dispute?"
Han Jinyuan said: "More than that, there is also the problem of money and food. The national treasury is empty. The tax and food have not arrived this year. All people are hesitating. If the court can't provide food and grass, it will be useless to send anyone there."
Zhang Fengyi was startled and said, "I remember, didn't Tianjin Wei just handed in one hundred thousand taels? Where did it go?"
Han Jinyuan also felt uncomfortable on his face and said, "Shaanxi disaster relief, Shanxi calming chaos, Yellow River water control, Liaodong army pay... Before they arrived at the household, they were robbed and wiped out, with no money left."
Zhang Fengyi listened. Apart from helplessness, he could only shake his head and said, "I will go to the cabinet later, and then enter the palace. Shanxi bandits have been nearly 100,000. If they echo Shandong Yao, Gyeonggi will be dangerous, and we can't argue like this anymore. (End of this chapter)