Wanli Youming

Chapter 219 Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue Want to Be Loyal Ministers

Chapter 219 Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue Want to Be Loyal Ministers

After Shen Shixing received the decree, he packed his luggage on the same day and prepared to board the ship to return home.

But when Shen Shixing boarded the ship, Gu Xiancheng and Li Sancai rushed over.

Seeing this, Shen Shixing squinted his eyes and smiled, and offered to hand in his hand: "What is Uncle Shi and the Taoists here for?"

"I'm here to see you off!"

Gu Xiancheng and others first smiled and bowed to Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing said with a smile, "Why is that so?"

After saying that, Shen Shixing invited these people into the boat to talk, and ordered them to make hot tea for Gu Xiancheng and others.

"Elder Ge is a man who is worried about state affairs and the villagers. As soon as the imperial decree was issued, he hurriedly boarded the ship and went south without many servants, and he did not take the official ship. Presumably he didn't want to be disturbed by relatives and friends along the way, so that he could get along. Solve the Nanzhi matter."

Gu Xiancheng said something with a smile at this time, and looked at Li Sancai.

Li Sancai followed up with a smile and said: "Yes, when I heard from my uncle, he recommended the old man to mediate the matter caused by Hai Gangfeng this time, and in the end the emperor confirmed that the old man was the old man, so the lower officials are more at ease. The official is from Beizhi, but there are many relatives and friends in Nanzhi, and I really can't bear to see Nanzhi restless."

"Can you not be in a hurry to solve this matter? This matter is not only worrying your Majesty and Yuanfu, but also worrying about the villagers. You must be sleepless because of it, right?"

Shen Shixing started talking, and asked Gu Xiancheng and others with a smile.

"Yeah yeah!"

Gu Xiancheng, Li Sancai and others nodded hurriedly.

Gu Xiancheng went on to say first: "However, the old man must also know that the reason why Yuanfu urged the old man to mediate this matter is naturally to test the old man to see if the old man can take over his position in the future."

Shen Shixing nodded solemnly: "What Uncle Shi said is very true!"

When Gu Xiancheng heard what Shen Shixing said, he and Li Sancai looked at each other and smiled, then got up and said to Shen Shixing, "However, I dare to ask the old man not to care about Yuanfu's opinion!"

After hearing this, Shen Shixing raised his head pretending to be surprised, and looked at Gu Xiancheng: "How do you say this, tell me?"

"Then the next official should speak out boldly, and ask Mr. Ge to see it for the sake of his fellow countrymen, so don't blame him."

Gu Xiancheng began to eloquently: "Elder Ge should be aware that right now Jiangling is suppressing speech and arbitrarily arranging power, so that the whole world is decided by him alone, and this situation will not last long! Besides, the emperor is about to lose his crown. Moreover, the so-called extremes of things must be reversed, and the way of speech will inevitably be opened again in the future, and at that time, as long as the officials of science and Taoism support Ge Lao, even if Jiangling does not support Ge Lao, Ge Lao will be the first in the world; Cai, I would like to make arrangements in advance for the elders in the Ministry of Officials, follow the orders of the elders, and distribute the elders in each yamen and divisions. In this way, once the elders are the leader in the future, they will be able to control the cabinet ministers internally and connect with the official department With each other in the world, it is convenient for the elders to exercise power; just as Jiangling exercises power on the basis of the Chu people, the elders in the future will also use the Wu people as the basis to exercise power."

Li Zhi, who had been silent for a while, also said, "That's right, besides, in terms of wealth, Chu people are not as good as Nanzhi!"

Shen Shixing nodded after hearing this, and then said: "We will discuss this matter later. Why did you come to see this servant?"

Seeing that Shen Shixing was not angry, Gu Xiancheng became even more excited immediately, and hurriedly said: "Naturally, after the elders are invited, they ask Hai Rui and others to stop and end the so-called democracy movement, instead of asking the gentry to give up profits!"

"I understand."

"Don't worry, don't worry, I know what to do."

Shen Shixing said and walked away, and then laughed again: "My Wudi is really full of talents, especially you, who care so much about state affairs and world affairs! I will remember you!"

Gu Xiancheng and Li Zhi were even happier when they heard this.

After Gu Xiancheng left, Shen Shixing suppressed his smile, called his family member Shen Bing, and asked:

"Wait for Shuai Jiamo, who was invited by my Shen family, to calculate the optimal definite value of rent and interest based on the differences between good years and famine years, as well as taxation, deed tax and other factors, and then let Several accountants in the mansion will do the calculations, and then report his results and the results of the calculations to me!"

"But remember this, don't tell anyone, otherwise if there is any leak, the servant will ask for an order to kill you!"

Shen Bing hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master, please rest assured!"

It turned out that Shen Shixing had sent someone to calculate the optimal rent ratio and interest in advance because of Nanzhi's rent reduction and interest rate reduction, and the person who was sent was arrested by Zhu Yijun for the Huizhou silk case in the seventh year of Wanli. Shuai Jiamo, who knew and arranged to teach mathematics at Xingming Academy.

As soon as Shen Shixing arrived in Nanzhili, he met Gu Bingren, Wang Xijue, Xu Ying and other Nanzhi Haoyou, and said bluntly:

"This matter should not be delayed any longer. We should quickly agree to the demands of the people, promise to reduce rent and interest, and send representatives from each family to confirm the plan with the agricultural cooperatives and industrial cooperatives. In addition, private tenants are no longer allowed, and they must be sold directly to the public. Tenant, pay the deed tax to the government!"

"No! Mr. Ge, how can you allow us to give up the profits to those unruly people, and even give some to the government?"

At this moment, Gu Bingren hurriedly asked Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing was not angry either, he smiled and said: "Well, this servant is not here to discuss with you, but to inform you;"

"As for whether you want it or not, it doesn't matter, that's your business!"

"Anyway, my Shen family wants to do this. I have asked my family member Shen Bing to negotiate with some agricultural social workers' association, and I have arranged for people to calculate the output of the field."

"Since Ge's family is taking the lead in giving benefits, my Wang family can't say anything, let's follow suit and give benefits to the people!"

Wang Xijue started talking at this time, and said to his son Wang Heng: "Notify the family members, go to contact with people from the agricultural cooperatives and labor cooperatives, let them send representatives, and then invite people from the government to act as intermediaries, and discuss rent reduction and tax reduction together in Liuyuan. interest and processing money matters.”

Wang Heng clapped his hands and said yes.

At this time, Wang Shizhen also came out and said: "People say that there are two kings in Taicang, with the same surname and different clans, but since the Taiyuan Wang family wants to benefit the people and share the country's worries; how can the Langya Wang family lag behind? We also give up the benefits!"

"you!"

Gu Bingren looked at Wang Xijue and Wang Shizhen, and then at Shen Shixing, and said, "I don't understand, why did you let me go?!"

"Very good! Very good!"

Seeing this, Shen Shixing laughed: "Let me just say, not all officials, gentry and big households in Nanzhi value profits over righteousness!"

Shen Shixing looked at Gu Bingren while speaking: "Don't be angry, sir, this is the choice of each family."

After saying that, Shen Shixing looked at Xu Ying: "What is your government's plan?"

Xu Ying looked at Shen Shixing with fire-breathing eyes: "What else can I do, of course I will obey the old man's orders."

"I said that it is impossible for Mr. Xu's family not to understand the imperial court!"

Shen Shixing immediately beamed with joy, and said something, and from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a servant bringing new tea, so he personally brought a cup of new tea to Xu Ying, and said to all the nobles present:

"Let's break up. Those who are willing to reduce rent and interest rates and process money can talk to people from the agricultural social workers' cooperatives. If they don't want to, they will terminate the employment and rent contracts. They are all villagers. There is no need to be different. to the point of mutual hatred."

Shen Shixing left Wang Xijue alone after speaking.

After being left alone by Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue said with a smile: "I knew that Elder Ge would do this."

"The one who knows me is Yuan Yu!"

Shen Shixing said something with a smile, and then said: "Gu Shushi (Gu Xiancheng) and those juniors thought that in the future, the Kedaolian and the official department would support the temptation of the servant and let the servant betray Jiangling. How could the servant do this?" Doing something that I'm sorry to your father."

"Ge Lao is naturally not such a person! These latecomers are also naive. If they become chief assistants in the future, they will have to look at the faces of officials and officials. They might as well go back to their hometowns to take care of their grandchildren."

Wang Xijue said.

"Exactly that!"

"Ruguan, I'm already ventilated. You and I will enter a paper together and submit it to the government. We will cooperate with the Tian family and the court to set up a silk and satin shop and a cotton shop in the newly established Xuanfu Department of North Korea to make up for the current gap. loss."

Shen Shixing then said another sentence.

Wang Xijue nodded, then looked at Shen Shixing and said, "But our own weavers and fields are not enough, we have to take advantage of this opportunity when some big households refuse to give up their profits, and recruit their hired workers. In addition, It’s best for the imperial court to dig out a few big families who are instigating the civil uprising behind the scenes, and confiscate their homes and lose their land! Then, we will buy them.”

"Naturally! Gong and I will go to see Duke Hai together, and give him all the companies you know and the evidence you have obtained."

Shen Shi said what he said.

Wang Xijue nodded: "The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind. It's not our fault. Who made them lose their composure and want to fight against the court and harm the people in the village? That's how it should be for a disloyal and unkind clan."

(End of this chapter)