At the same time, in Ciqing Palace.

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"What? You mean, now all the wealthy families in Huguang are opening mines privately!?"

Zhu Yijun spoke almost in shock.

Zhang Hong secretly broke into a cold sweat.

In the past two days, he finally caught a eunuch who was on a tax inspection in Huguang. After interrogating him carefully, he came early this morning to report to the crown prince.

But the inside story was complicated. He was shocked when he first heard it yesterday. Now that he saw the Crown Prince's reaction, he was naturally more cautious.

He replied honestly: "Master, the eunuchs in our palace can only take a peek, and what they see may not be true."

Zhu Yijun was too lazy to listen to these comforting words.

He paced back and forth in the hall, thinking about what Zhang Hong had just said.

Chengxuanzhengshisi is the scientific name of the so-called "two capitals and thirteen provinces".

Huguang is one of the thirteen provinces and has many iron ore and copper mines.

Now Zhang Hong actually told him that the provincial capitals in Huguang not only dared to privately grant mines to major aristocratic families, but also dared to openly add two to five!?

How audacious is this?

Mine! That is the source of iron tools, weapons, and coins!

What is the purpose of privately opening a mine!?

He murmured to himself: "What does Governor Wang Daokun do for food?"

Seeing that the Crown Prince was just muttering, Zhang Hong didn't know whether to accept it or not. After thinking about it, he replied: "Your Highness, Governor Wang only concurrently serves as the Minister of War."

The implication is that although Wang Daokun has a transcendent status, he only has the power to dispatch troops and generals, and cannot direct government affairs.

Zhu Yijun said coldly: "What about the Chief Envoy? Don't you know?"

The Chief Envoy Si Yamen, commonly known as the Fantai Yamen, is a confidential Yamen that is in charge of the administration of a province, inherits, announces, and administers the government.

Compared with the governor, the chief envoy is the permanent administrative office of a province.

The highest official in the province, if he said he had no knowledge at all, he really didn't believe it.

Zhang Hong considered it and said: "Your Highness, last year Sun Yizheng, the chief envoy to the left in Huguang, was promoted to the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. Tang Bin, the chief envoy to the left in Huguang, who took over, is not from Huguang."

"In February of this year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs transferred He Bangqi from the Department of Fences and Inspections to the right to participate in politics as Chief Secretary of Huguang. In March, another censor was transferred."

The chief envoy is a provincial governor, and his words clearly indicate that the previous chief envoy Sun Yizheng was from Huguang.

As for the transfer of officials to local areas, there is naturally something to say.

But Zhang Hong didn't say any unnecessary words. After spending the past few days together, he gradually understood how wise and gifted the man he served was.

Sure enough, Zhu Yijun frowned even more tightly.

He understood what Zhang Hong meant. After Tang Bin took over, the people below still relied on Sun Yizheng, who had left office to go to Beijing, as his backer. The new chief minister Tang Bin could not control the situation at all.

Perhaps the central government had already discovered the clue - whether Sun Yizheng was rising, falling, or both.

Or maybe it was just Tang Bin who reported this matter later.

In short, the officials and censors then sent people down, and even the palace also sent people to inspect taxes.

Of course we can't do it without sending people down. This is not a problem that can be solved with just an edict.

Do you want to expect to be well-versed in political affairs and rely on edicts to direct localities? That is not governing the country, but a simulation game.

Not to mention now, this matter will always be a big problem.

When he was in office at that time, if big things happened below him, he would have to deal with them by himself under the covers.

Even if he spoke harshly and asked her to make corrections, the people below still dealt with the problem.

No matter how big or small the issue is, unless a few people from various ministries and departments are assigned to form a dedicated team, there is no way to lift the quilt of the place.

With today's transportation and letter delivery conditions, it is certainly more difficult to deal with the Huguang area.

But after this group of people went down, there was no movement from the other two parties, and the people in the palace were simply driven back by this humiliating method.

I'm afraid the water is unfathomable.

"Sun Yizheng..."

Zhu Yijun silently made another list, feeling a little helpless.

I'm afraid this is not Sun Yizheng's problem alone. This is not something that just Shuntian Prefecture Yin can cover up. There must be more than him involved.

From the backers of the central government, to the Chief Secretary, to the local state capitals, the powerful nobles formed a dense network.

Now it is called erosion. In the past life, he called this a landslide.

Dealing with Sun Yizheng, there are still ten hundred, it will not help.

If you want to clarify the administration of officials, you must not be stretched too thin, but you must start from the top-level design. The corruption in the Ming Dynasty was really too serious - the mines were opened privately, and within a few years, there would be private soldiers all over the place.

However, whether it is the selection of officials or the elimination of accumulated abuses, the cooperation of the officials is required.

Zhu Yijun pressed his eyebrows in thought and sighed.

The official department was in Gao Gong's hands, and even if he was willing to conspire with Gao Gong, Gao Gong would not let him get involved.

This matter still has to fall on Gao Yi.

After he ascends the throne, he will inevitably become an official. At that time, Zhang Juzheng can be appointed as the chief minister, and Gaoyi can be in charge of the ministry.

I have been quite effective in conquering Gaoyi these days. If I give him some more time, I can hide behind the scenes and exert influence on him.

There has been a lot of commotion recently, and it may be that Zhang Juzheng advocated the entrance examination method, which may not be an opportunity.

Even from his point of view, it was still too rough, almost like a tiger or a wolf.

Should you intervene? How should you intervene?

If he could use this to intervene in personnel affairs and show his support for the New Deal to Zhang Juzheng, it wouldn't be a bad idea.

That is, you still need to pay attention to the means.

"Your Highness, it's time to go to the Wenhua Palace. Today is the day for officials to persuade us to come in." Zhang Hong called him softly.

Zhu Yijun woke up.

He looked up at the sky and nodded.

As soon as he left the palace gate, Jiang Keqian came up to him and followed behind him.

This was the back door opened by Zhu Xizhong, which naturally allowed Jiang Keqian to guard the crown prince at any time.

Even if he later moves to Qing Palace, these people will still accompany him.

Jiang Keqian's talents are not outstanding, but he still has considerable strengths.

He is taciturn and resolute. He has been attentive to his work these past few days and has not made any mistakes in what he has explained.

Zhu Yijun glanced at him and couldn't help but praise: "Things were done well."

Yesterday afternoon, when he went to the two palaces to greet him, Concubine Li kept praising him for growing up and being sensible, which made her happy.

I guess it's a lot of shame in front of noble ladies.

In addition, he deliberately showed his intelligence, kindness, innocence, innocence and filial piety during the daily lectures, which won him high praise from many Japanese lecturers. Even Gao Yi couldn't help but praise him a few times.

As a result, some court officials with serious scholar-bureaucratic plots gradually began to admire him when they looked at him, and privately lamented that he had the appearance of a wise king.

By working hard both internally and externally, he has gained a lot of reputation in the field of public opinion.

Although it seems to have no practical effect, the invisible influence is so great that it can only be understood tacitly.

After fermentation for a while, the effect will be more obvious.

By then, he will no longer be the crown prince with a bad temper and bad temper, and he can successfully separate himself from the Zhu Yijun of the past.

No longer could Feng Bao make a stumbling block, Li Guifei could press her head to write an imperial edict, and Gao Gong could disparage Zhu Yijun at will.

In fact, even if he flips the table, there will be a few more defenders who will die for him.

Etiquette means power, prestige means power.

Don't rush, take your time, he still has time.

Next, we still have to continue to exert influence on Concubine Li, and at the same time win over Grohe, and slowly penetrate into personnel appointments and dismissals.

There is so much that can be done.

Jiang Keqian didn't know these twists and turns, he just hugged his thigh firmly: "Share the worries for the king, and the minor officials dare not take credit for the things that are within their own scope."

Zhu Yijun asked: "Have the ministers of this palace done anything recently?"

Seeing that he will ascend the throne in four days, these people should move more frequently.

It is best to have insight in advance, otherwise it will be too late to intervene and you will be slapped on the head for no reason, which would be bad.

Jiang Keqian lowered his head: "I was about to explain this matter to His Highness."
To be continued...