"If you have any difficulties in this trip, please tell me about it. If I can, I will help you solve it together, and you will not have to go through cabinet deliberation and wasted time."
Tang Fan does have the confidence to say this now, because he not only manages the punishment department, but also the military department. Although the place where money is needed must go through the household department, and large-scale personnel transfers also need to be approved by the cabinet first, but He can still call the shots when deploying troops on a small scale.
Wang Zhi was not polite to him, and just stretched out two fingers: "The first problem is that there is no ship available. The second problem is that there is no money. The money allocated by your cabinet is not enough to build two ships. Am I taking two boats to chase the Japanese pirates, I'm afraid people will die of laughter!"
After careful calculation, it has been more than ten years since the two met in Chenghua for fourteen years.
Tang Fan is in his thirties now, and Wang Zhi is no longer the childlike superintendent of the West Factory, but the years have not left too many traces on them. The addition of the man will only add to the charm, and these two are no exception.
It's just that Tang Fan's majesty is fused with elegance, and the whole person is more and more calm and graceful, and he lifts weight lightly.
Wang Zhi, on the other hand, slightly restrained the originally exposed madness, and replaced it with a stable appearance that looked the same as Tang Fan, but that only seemed stable. , It's not good to be as arrogant as before, otherwise he will definitely be greeted with piles of bullets, only those close to him know that, in fact, Eunuch Wang's arrogance is no different from before.
Therefore, people like Wang Zhi are destined to not be suitable for mixing in the capital. He can also compromise with others for some purposes, but this still cannot change the fact that he is a sharp sword.
Swords can only be used to the greatest extent externally, which is why Tang Fan strongly supported him to go to pacify Japanese. For rampant enemies, only by letting more rampant and fierce people go can they be restrained.
Hearing his words, Tang Fan only smiled bitterly: "You really dare to speak up, let alone me, even if the entire cabinet approves it, it can't be solved. Since the court imposed the sea ban, those treasure ships in the early years have long been abandoned. Now, not to mention the loss of skills, the craftsmen are long gone, and even if you have money, you will not be able to find those craftsmen and craftsmen who built treasure ships back then."
Wang Zhida said: "If it is easy to solve, why am I asking you to do it? Isn't it because it is difficult to do? If you can do it, it will prove that you are the most capable cabinet minister in the Ming Dynasty?"
What is this, why do I have to prove that I am the first in Daming to do what
Master Tang couldn't help rolling his eyes: "You don't come here, I can't solve these two problems of yours, but I have some ideas, you might as well listen to it, if you think it makes sense, you can start from here. "
Wang Zhi crossed Erlang's legs, and his expression was a little beaten: "I would like to hear the details."
Thanks to Master Tang's good manners, everyone has known him for so many years and is familiar with his temperament, so they are too lazy to care about him.
Tang Fan said, "After you arrive in Ningbo, don't be too busy building ships and recruiting troops. The most important thing is to get the money first."
Wang Zhi: "Isn't this nonsense?"
Tang Fan: "...Are you still listening to me?"
Seeing that he was in a state of giving up, Wang Zhi hurriedly said, "You say what you say."
Tang Fan gave him a wide-eyed look, and then he said: "First of all, we must find out the military layout of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, all forces, Zhuo Haosi, the commander of Zhejiang Dusi, is a slippery old fox, and the imperial court asked him to give you patients, he is sure I'm not willing to give you strong troops. You have to do tricks such as building the plank road and hiding Chen Cang. You have to fight with him, but this person is not a loss, and he can still do things. You better not torn him completely. Face-breaking, everything has to have a bottom line, and it will be convenient to do things later. If Zhuo Haosi is replaced, the successor may not be better than him. Anyway, everyone's small abacus cannot be avoided. As long as there are merits, they can win Cooperation."
Wang Zhi listened to it for a long time, and dared to fall out with the local officials because he was afraid that he would fall out with the local officials: "I, Wang, someone in your heart is such an incompetent person?"
Tang Fan knew what he was thinking at a glance: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not worried about you, think about it, after all, Japanese pirates are not my race, why can they know the terrain of our country like the back of their hands, and they can even invade Shaoxing City? There are people who are familiar with the terrain to lead the way, and there must be more than one person. I heard that because of the sea ban, merchants and Japanese pirates have colluded with each other for a long time in the southeast area. , so be very careful, and before the situation is clear, people like Zhuo Haosi who can win, don't offend easily."
Wang Zhi nodded lightly. He was not someone who didn't listen to opinions. Although he didn't say anything about Tang Fan, he was still convinced.
"So I'm going to start with these people first?"
Tang Fan: "Yes, let's find out the traitors first, but remember one thing, the southeast is rich and there are many merchants, including many merchants, who are in touch with the government and are intertwined. Nine times out of ten, these noble families have shipping business and shipping business. In all likelihood, they have connections with Japanese pirates, but there are differences among them. Some of them have to make excuses with them, and some are deeply involved in the mud. If you can win, you still have to fight for it, you don’t have to fight for it. Kill him, or you'll just have a harder time in the southeast."
Wang Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Differentiate and win over?"
Tang Fan said with a smile, "It's this reasoning, and there's also sowing discord, but I don't need to talk about that, your father-in-law must know this way better than me!"
Wang Zhi: "Fuck you! Is there anything else to explain? I don't have to say goodbye anymore!"
Is there anyone who calls himself Laozi in the master's house? Tang Ge is a little helpless, and there is no one who is more mad than Eunuch Wang in the world.
However, mad people also have mad capital. Even if they don't go to Ningbo, Wang Zhi is now in the palace, and he is the person who can speak the first sentence in the twelve prisons of the inner palace.
When today Zi is a person who remembers kindness and does not hold grudges, especially the person who gave him great help when he was humble, he did not forget a single one, including Empress Wu who helped to hide his whereabouts (the first empress of the late emperor, later because of anger Wan Guifei was abolished), after the emperor ascended the throne, he also took her out of the cold palace. He served the elderly in the manner of the empress, and there was Wynn who protected him everywhere. The emperor also recalled him from Nanjing and treated him like an elder. En was at an advanced age and passed away not long after that. For this reason, the emperor ordered to build a shrine for him, which is also a rare honor among eunuchs.
In contrast, Wang Zhi was very young and had enough time to enjoy the good luck he brought to the crown prince back then, and the emperor trusted him enough not only to entrust Wynn's Si Lijian to him, but also to entrust him. Wang Zhi will be asked for his opinion on many things in the inner palace.
As long as there is no major fault, there is no doubt that as long as Emperor Hongzhi is still alive, Wang Zhi will definitely be able to enjoy the glory, wealth, and high officials.
But he still chose to take the initiative to ask Ying without hesitation to eradicate the Japanese pirates.
It's a thankless job.
When the imperial court decided to send troops, few people in the Manchu dynasty were willing to go. In this case, Wang Zhi's initiative moved the emperor even more, and even privately advised him not to go, but Wang Zhi made up his mind, and even the emperor did not. The only way, in the end, was to agree to him.
With this premise and Tang Fan helping at the back, Wang Zhi only needs to concentrate on dealing with the Japanese pirates, and doesn't have to worry about someone playing tricks behind his back.
Tang Fan said: "Guangchuan introduced me to a person named Cheng Zhou, who was the commander of the Zhejiang Dusi. In the early years, he had a lot of favors from Guangchuan, and he is also a good person. For matters related to recruiting troops, you can find it. He asked, the people you recruit will not only play an important role in the war against the Japanese in the future, but also become elite soldiers guarding the southeast after the opening of the sea ban. Be strict."
Wang Zhi snorted: "I know what I have in mind, you can rest assured that I will not be confused in important matters."
Tang Fan smiled, and picked up the tea cup on the table: "I'm afraid I won't be able to see you off at that time because of my status, so I'll use tea instead of wine, toast to you, and make a farewell for you first. I wish you good deeds and respect yourself. There will be times when the wind and waves break, and the sails will be hung straight to help the sea!"
Wang Zhi also picked up the tea cup: "Thanks!"
Tang Fan hurriedly winked at him: "Keep your temper down, don't be too excited, and get backed by a run, then you'll lose your face!"
Wang Zhi laughed: "Then I also hope that when I come back, you will not be abandoned by the beginning and the end!"
Tang Fan choked fiercely, and feigned anger: "Bold! Presumptuous! Is this what I should say to this master!"
Wang Zhipi smiled but said, "How about I wish you can get out of bed every day?"
Tang Fan was so angry with his stomach that he waved his hand like a fly: "Let's go, let's go, you'll be mad at me, if you have the time to get mad at those Japanese pirates!"
Wang Zhi laughed, stepped over the threshold, and strode away.
Against the light, the other party seemed to be bathed in sunlight. The light was so dazzling that Tang Fan had to narrow his eyes and looked at Wang Zhi's distant figure, with a hint of uncertainty in his heart: Is Wang Zhi really competent? And what you've done, is it correct
Since the year of Yongle, many people felt that not only did they fail to bring profits to the court every time they went to the West, but they also lost a lot of money in the name of rewards because of the influx of tributes from all over the world. , the national treasury is definitely unable to support this huge cost, so many people oppose the opening of the sea ban, and even the crusade against Japanese pirates, all have their reasons. Once the gate of the country is closed, nothing will happen, so why bother to talk to those Small fish and shrimp can't make it through. If you win, you may not see much benefit, and you have to put a lot of money into it.
Tang Fan is not a prophet. He does things according to his own experience and judgment, but he can't decide the direction of things, let alone what kind of results Wang Zhi will bring, whether it's good or bad.
The torrent of history is rolling forward, and only after dozens or even a hundred years later can future generations look back and make a fair and pertinent evaluation.
I hope that in future history books, I will not appear as a sinner.
Tang Fan sighed.