Chapter 825: I knew I had returned to Tianjin

The Ming Dynasty, the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the world, including the military towns and foreign vassals, are truly a vast territory with a vast territory.

In this era, the problem brought by such a large territory was the inconvenience of delivering messages. The capital was born on the northern border of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor guarded the national gates. However, this also had a headache, that is, it took too long to pass messages from the capital to other provinces. After all, the speed of the fast horse was limited.

This is why six ministries in Nanjing were set up in Nanjing, the three-in-one system of the Secretary of the Ministry of War, the eunuch in Nanjing and the garrison in Nanjing were considered as the establishment of a subordinate heart, so as not to lose control of the south because the journey was too far and the news was not smooth.

The news from the capital went to Nanjing, to the prefectures in Jiangnan, and quickly left Beijing. People only dismounted when changing horses, and they kept going all the way, and it took ten days at the fastest.

The official official business of the Ming Dynasty was eleven days, which means that it was normal for the two capitals to deliver messages within eleven days.

However, many officials from the capital came from Jiangnan, and the policies of the capital were closely related to Jiangnan. A large number of materials transported from the canal were transported from Jiangnan.

In the officialdom, in the shopping mall, many political and financial things need to be communicated continuously. Not to mention anything else, the salt merchants in Lianghuai are the best in the world. The news about the salt industry of the Ministry of Revenue is extremely important to them. If there is a slight fluctuation, it will be in and out of 100,000 or even one million taels. How can you not be careful?

With better horses, you will not be blocked by any official deputies along the road. You can truly rotate every thirty miles, so that the horses can always keep moving forward at a high level. The capital can reach Nanjing for as fast as eight days, and it is said that it will take six and a half days.

This route is not an official one, but a route jointly established by Jiangnan’s wealthy merchants. The salt merchants in the two Huaihe River and Jiangnan’s wealthy families benefited from this route in all aspects.

Wang Tong had been in Tianjin for three years before setting up a postal route between Beijing and Tianjin, while the wealthy families in Jiangnan had been around for two hundred years.

No news about the imperial court is known to Baoding Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture near Shuntian Prefecture, but Jiangnan has already understood it clearly. As for the case of land occupation against the Xu family in Songjiang Prefecture, this case involves the current Jiangnan tribe, and is very representative. I don’t know how many people are staring at it.

Wang Tong received the order when he was in the wedding in June. He was leaving Beijing in July. How could there be no reason in Jiangnan? Anyway, Emperor Wanli was very clear about his attitude, so Wang Tong was not in a hurry.

There are all tolerances on both sides, so you can do it according to official business, get on the boat at Tongzhou Wharf, go south along the canal, and cross the river to the south of the Yangtze River. It will take about twenty days to go along the way, leisurely and leisurely.

There were not many people coming from the capital to see him off. It was nothing more than Li Yuan, Lu Wancai and several familiar officials who came to see him off. They gave him a few words there and told everyone to go back.

This time, Wang Tong's personal soldiers were naturally brought with him, but Ma Sanbiao asked him to stay. Now Ma Sanbiao also has the title of deputy Qianhu in the Jinyiwei. It is inconvenient for Yang Sichen to be a soldier. With Ma Sanbiao, a skilled martial artist, he can help a lot.

If everything goes well in Tongzhou, it will take three days and two nights. Wang Tong brought a total of thirteen ships, more than a hundred personal soldiers and equipment, which is more than enough.

According to Wang Tong's habit, there were no servants around him, and all the personal soldiers and guards were busy. However, this time it was different from the past, but there were five servants wearing small hats busy on the boat.

Except for Tan Dahu and Tan Erhu, the other soldiers, most of the other soldiers were rotated. Some people stayed there for a short time. After seeing Wang Tongyong joining the servant, they were surprised and discussed privately:

"We sir are starting to show off our skills, too."

But Tan Dahu and Tan Erhu recognized one of the servants. Not to mention anything else, Shi Qi, who stole silver when Wang Tong returned to the capital, was there.

"If you are wise, I am not familiar with Jiangnan either."

On that day, Wang Tong asked about the situation in Shi Qi in the south of the Yangtze River. Shi Qi answered like this. He finally had the opportunity to use it himself. He should have to show more, but Shi Qi told the truth.

"Sir, there are many rich people in Jiangnan, but they are not easy to deal with. Except for those who are related to those wealthy officials, the rest of them dare not do things there."

According to Shi Qi, the ones that can be attacked by Lianghuai are all big salt merchants. These wealthy families have salt owls and thugs, so they are first-class outlaws, not to mention the relationship between this man on the official side. If he really does offend someone if he does things, he will chase and kill them together, and he will really be unable to escape.

As for the small and small households from Nanjing to Hangzhou, there is no need for any oil or water on them. If they reach out to the big household, they will accidentally offend some people. Not to mention the wealthy household's servants protecting the courtyard, the entire Jiangnan government may be alarmed. It is really that there is no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth.

When Shi Qi was walking in Shandong and Henan, and there was a group of people who were called together with them. They went to Jiangnan and did several cases in Changzhou Prefecture. They cheated a household of tens of thousands of taels of silver. They thought they could spend money on their own. The group hid for several months and finally had a party on the Qinhuai River. They thought that a place like Nanjing could be safe, but they didn't expect that they were surrounded on the flower boat, but they did not send an official and were directly out of the city.

The lynching was cut into pieces and then thrown into the pigpen and was chewed clean. This is the disposal. What's more, the money spent on this man was spent. Jiangnan actually sent someone to their house, and he chased the house and died.

Such things are not a matter of one thing. As long as you hear them, Shi Qi became frightened and dared not touch this bad luck. It is actually quite funny to say that this man would rather make a seal on the official grain and silver than touch the wealthy families in Jiangnan.

According to Shi Qi's words, coupled with Wang Tong's understanding, the biggest part in this Jiangnan area is not the government, but these wealthy families.

In addition to what Shi Qi said, Wang Tong, as the commander of the Jinyiwei, learned more about it. This kind of high-ranking clan formed by the imperial examinations was not only arrogant and domineering in the local area, but also gradually formed their factions in the court.

Since Yan Song lost his power, more and more officials from the North Korean region came from several places in the south of the Yangtze River, and there were particularly many governments in the south of the Yangtze River in southern Zhili. They communicated with each other and helped each other, and gradually became a party.

There are such factions in the officialdom. Those who are related to this faction have joined this faction to strengthen their own momentum. If it doesn’t matter, they are extremely afraid and dare not offend them.

Perhaps during the Longqing year, these officials and scholars from various prefectures from Jiangnan only helped each other with their fellow villagers, but as time goes by, those who are interested can see the political interests contained in them. As long as someone takes the initiative to incite, they may become a real party.

According to what Wang Tong knew, such people had appeared. Although Gu Xiancheng, who had entered the Ministry of Personnel's Selection Department, and Li Sancai, who was in a high position in the Ministry of Revenue, could not be considered high-ranking officials, they had great energy in the capital. Qingliuzi and low-ranking officials could exert influence.

Because everyone clamored and wrote memorials in unison, they were together more often, and they moved forward and retreated together in an orderly manner, and naturally they had cohesion and knew the benefits of forming a party.

This year, officials from Huzhou have submitted memorials to criticize officials from Su, Song and Chang for forming cliques, which has affected the imperial examination and the Ministry of Personnel’s appointment as the imperial examination. Now, whether it is the election or the appointment of officials, they are too biased towards people in these three places. In the long run, the Ming Dynasty may be the Ming Dynasty in these three places.

In the past, Wang Tong would have been more concerned about this, but his current attitude doesn't matter. The faction's most powerful attacks on Wang Tong are the Ping An Brand and Tianjin Wei's various measures.

The reason is very simple. Their own interests have been damaged. Every year, they rely on their fame and status to sell goods to the capital for profit. This is a big business. Moreover, the capital stores have a lot of contact with officials. The establishment of tax collection and safety signs are directly cut off their bodies.

The opening of the sea is even more troublesome. Most of the goods from Jiangnan to the north were obtained by sea trade, and then they went through the canal to get duty-free to the capital. Now, Tianjin Wei Kaihai is equivalent to the goods that originally wanted to ship to the north from Jiangnan to the north, which can be sold directly in Tianjin Wei, which has reduced Jiangnan a lot of money.

Since the opening of the sea, Tianjin Wei and Wang Tong have been criticized by officials from Jiangnan and local officials in Jiangnan. In a sense, because Wang Tong and Tianjin Wei have accelerated the progress of forming party members in the Chaojiangnan region, especially in Susongchang, and the degree has also deepened.

But no matter how they yell, it is useless. Even Wang Tong is not trusted by the emperor and does not do anything. He can provide a large amount of money to the palace every year, so that the royal family and relatives can transfer business to a large amount of wealth. How can such a place be cancelled? If you want to make money, others will also make money.

Compared to the desertedness when he left the capital, when Wang Tong came to the Tianjin Guard Wharf, it was really lively. As soon as Wang Tong's ship entered the Tianjin Guard Basin, a boat immediately greeted him.

In July, the busiest time on the canal is the busiest time, and the ships move slowly, but today the ships on the river are avoided, or temporarily stopped upstream and downstream, so that Wang Tong's fleet will pass through first.

Cai Nan, Li Hutou, Sun Dahai and Ren Yuan were all on the welcoming boat. When they arrived at the dock, the leaders of the Wangtong system, the leading figures of Tianjin's business circle, local officials and representatives of the people were all waiting at the dock. There was no need to mention the scene of Zhang Hong hanging the color.

Wang Tong walked out of the cabin wearing Dingbei Hou's robe. When he was about to get off the boat, firecrackers were roaring below. The officials and gentry bowed, and some of them knelt down.

"It's better to be home."
Chapter completed!