The most nervous one was the chief assistant Zhou Yanru.
Yang Sichang and Li Banghua were given a banquet that night. Although outsiders didn't know what the three had actually talked about, many people saw that Zhou Yanru personally sent the two out, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
At this moment, Zhou Zheng is taking two children to study, reading to them while explaining.
Zhou Deshen was still obedient and obedient, Xiao Ke'er was naughty, pulling clothes and pulling Zhou Zheng's beard from time to time, laughing and joking without seriousness.
Liu Liuzhe came in quietly from the outside, waited for Zhou Zheng to close his mouth, and then said the matter in Zhou Zheng's ear.
Zhou Zheng pushed the chair, motioned him to sit down, and said nonchalantly: "They care about the so-called cabinet votes, so let them fight. I asked you to check the matter, how did it go?"
Liu Liuzhe hurriedly said: "The investigation is almost done, salt, one million stone salt, not long after arriving in Huaiyang, they were taken away under various names, and then disappeared. Salt prices are rising, and someone should be deliberate. Make huge profits."
"Yuanfu has something to do?" Zhou Zheng put down Xiao Ke'er and pushed the two children out.
As soon as the two little guys left, Liu Liuzhe got closer, and said, "I found out that there was a boat that went to Yuanfu's hometown. Let me say 100,000 less."
Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "It's not surprising at all. We don't know this Yuanfu for a day and a half."
Liu Liuzhe nodded, but was annoyed, and said: "We were desperately reforming the law in the front, Yuan Fu worked hard in the back to gain benefits. It seems that something has been done, but it is still bad. If one day comes, I am afraid that Yuan The Auxiliary Council turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, and was the first to liquidate us."
Zhou Zheng leaned against the chair, thinking in his heart.
The reason why corrupt officials are willing to do things must be to serve their interests, and they will not really use their hearts. In the final analysis, they are still selfish. Between the state and private interests, they always choose the latter.
Liu Liuzhe glanced outside and said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, Yuan Fu moves more and more. It does not seem to consolidate power, but rather like deliberately cutting the Second Young Master's power. In the court, in the army, it may be open or dark. I’m a little worried. If one day they ruin the second young master’s name and detain them in a sneak attack, Zhou Yanru detains a serious crime. Under the rapid thunder, we may not be able to react."
Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said with a smile: "Is this your idea, or someone?"
Liu Liuzhe smiled awkwardly and said, "They can't tell."
Zhou Zheng sighed lightly and said, "They are right. This court is a big river and lake. If there are not enough people on it, it will fight endlessly, and the country will be destroyed."
When Liu Liuzhe heard this, he quickly said, "Second Young Master, do you want us to act first?"
Zhou Zheng raised his brows and looked at Liu Liuzhe seriously.
Liu Liuzhe looked stiff and said, "This is my idea."
Zhou Zheng's expression remained unmoved, and he wondered in his heart. Perhaps after so long of patience, there was a backlash from within the people of his line.
Zhou Zheng thought in his heart for a while, and said, "Don't move, let me figure out the connections of these people."
Liu Liuzhe was somewhat unwilling, and still said, "Yes."
Zhou Zheng waved his hand. After Liu Liuzhe left the door, he looked at his back and muttered to himself, "Have you even had ambitions?"
Zhou Zheng couldn't tell whether it was right or wrong. With the beginning of their once'great cause', people's minds slowly began to change.
Horqin's messenger came soon, he was a son of Horqin Dahan, Huang Taiji's eldest brother, named Sangji.
Zhou Zheng didn't see him, Zhou Yanru arranged for the whole process.
Perhaps because of the pressure, Zhou Yanru was eager to perform, and soon the two sides reached an agreement.
Horqin paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne. He also sent five hundred sheep, sixty white horses, and one Gege.
Although it did not express'surrender', only a piece of window paper remained.
The Ming Dynasty implied that there would be no military offensive against Horqin and opened up Zhangjiakou and Horqin to exchange markets.
Although Horqin did not surrender, it did not prevent Zhou Yanru from propagating according to "surrender". Anyway, Horqin would not come to explain anything.
Zhou Yanru even published a newspaper in the Ming Dynasty, making a lot of publicity.
Zhou Yanru's reputation among the scholars is mixed, and there are more scoldings. This incident has really saved him a lot and stabilized the decline of the cabinet and the court.
Horqin's "surrender" here, the most shocked is Jiankui.
In the name of the little emperor, Ning Wan, I openly reprimanded the Ming Dynasty for'intimidating allies and infringing on neighbors', and then sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to discuss the'law of peaceful coexistence'.
Zhou Zheng watched these things coldly, did not participate, and devoted himself to continuing to promote his reforms.
In October, the cabinet, six things are even more busy.
Perhaps because of fear of Zhou Zheng, or fulfilling his contract, Zhou Yanru set off for Nanzhili.
As soon as Zhou Yanru arrived in Nanzhili, he faced a difficult problem.
The Nanzhili Councilor wrote a letter, severely punishing the Nanjing court for being empty, wasting the court's money and food, and acting as a blessing, harming Nanjing, harming the sanctity, and requesting abolition.
Geng Zhong did not ask for Nanjing to be abolished, but to abolish those redundant institutions and personnel, and he happened to be holding evidence from some people, which was reasonable and reasonable.
In Nanjing, how many high-ranking officials are involved, even if Zhou Zheng has been involved in a'adverse case' before, but the ones under the water are even more terrifying.
Zhou Yanru was unable to express his stance, and then, accompanied by Lu Daqi, walked around, propagating his'contributions' while calming the chaos caused by the reform.
Objectively speaking, Zhou Yanru's these are indeed beneficial to the reform. As long as he does not oppose it, in the eyes of everyone, it is to support the reform.
This also disappointed many people, especially the former Fushe members, who openly exposed Zhou Yanru at a banquet, throwing out his corruption and bribery in the past and betraying officials.
Zhou Yanru was naturally furious and ordered Nan Zhili to arrest many people.
As a result of the trouble, Zhou Yanru was so ashamed that he barely stayed in Nanzhili for a few days before hurriedly returning to Beijing.
He originally wanted to take this trip to have a good view and take the opportunity to expand his influence and influence. Who knew there would be such an appearance.
In the capital city, Yang Sichang completely became Zhou Zheng's clone. He was more anxious about the'reform' than Zhou Zheng, doing everything by himself, all night long.
The six books are called to the cabinet from time to time, reprimanded by the lesser ones, and cursed by the public, threatening to dismiss their officials.
Due to Yang Sichang's pressure, the movements of the six parts were obviously accelerated.
First, the Ministry of Industry issued the "Ministry of Industry Plan", which listed detailed inputs, goals and time limits, as well as various specific responsible persons.
The Ministry of Industry listed as many as 22 items. In the next three years, five million will be invested in the renovation of national roads, canals, bridges, irrigation of fields and so on.
The Ministry of Households promulgated the'Household Registration Law', unified legislation on Daming's household registration, and required local registration to make statistics on Daming's population and age composition.
The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Criminal Justice have successively introduced similar provisions, clarifying their powers and responsibilities while setting action goals, objectives, and schedules. (End of this chapter)