Chapter 462: His Majesty Gave Too Much

At the beginning of the tenth year of Wanli, the Great Ming Emperor was still supporting the New Policies, and for the sake of the New Policies, for the sake of a little silver, he actually almost restored the ancestral laws of the Yongle period, completely official ships and official trade, wanting to take away all the thick profits of maritime trade!

Fortunately, this perverse act was stopped by the loyal censorate officials. All people with lofty ideals remonstrated directly, finally making the Emperor clearly realize the harm of this government decree to maritime trade, withdrawing the order, and making maritime trade more free.

This was a great victory for the censorate officials. While everyone was celebrating this victory, the Great Ming's farmland for ship permits began to be implemented in the five major Maritime Trade Offices.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the Great Ming Provincial Governor of Yingtian and Vice Minister of Works Pan Jixun waited before the Nine Dragon Wall, waiting for the Great Ming Emperor's summons. He stood before the gate of the empire's center, and he was qualified to sit upright in the Zhao Wenhua Hall as a wise minister of the empire.

But he did not stay here, but chose to go to Suiyuan. Hetao is the land recovered by the Great Ming.

At this time, Pan Jixun could still regret it. This time His Majesty summoned him back to the capital to report on his duties. If Pan Jixun regretted it at this time, everyone could understand. The center of the empire, after more than ten years of hard study, finally passed the imperial examination, stumbled for decades, and finally had the qualifications to step in here.

Zhao Wenhua Hall is the long-cherished wish of all scholars.

The spring wind made people feel a bit biting, blowing Pan Jixun's official uniform to rustle. Pan Jixun was tall and had a large frame, but he was very thin, his cheeks were a bit sunken, and his eyes were like torches.

He would not regret it. He wanted to go to Suiyuan, to govern Hetao, to govern the Loess Plateau. Having served as the Director-General of River Affairs for a long time, he knew too well the harm caused by the Yellow River.

Every time the Yellow River, this muddy dragon, wagged its tail, it would bring devastating disasters to the North China Plain. Every breach would cause large tracts of land to become saline-alkali, towns to be submerged, and common people to be displaced. Soon, plagues would arise, common people would die on the roadside. Pan Jixun saw it again and again. In the past, there was no chance to cure it, but now, the opportunity was placed before him.

Pan Jixun could not wait any longer.

"Summon Yingtian Provincial Governor Pan Jixun for an audience." The little eunuch brought the imperial decree. Pan Jixun stepped up the stairs and, under the inspection of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, walked into the Zhao Wenhua Hall.

Pan Jixun performed the five-bows-and-three-kowtows ceremony solemnly and said submissively: "Subject Pan Jixun pays respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."

"Quickly exempt from ceremony. Provincial Governor Pan, we meet again." Zhu Yijun's smile was as warm as the spring breeze, and his tone was quite brisk: "At the end of the third year of Wanli, Provincial Governor Pan returned to the capital to report on his duties. This parting has been five years. I still remember the demeanor of Provincial Governor Pan that day." (Chapter 175)

The sunny and cheerful Emperor is always so refreshing.

At the end of the third year of Wanli, Pan Jixun returned to the capital to report on his duties. Zhu Yijun met him at the Huangji Gate. He told the Emperor about the method of binding water to flush sand until the seventh day of the first lunar month. Pan Jixun's "River Defense Overview" and "Two River Management Views" were put into the display window of the Academy of Engineering by Zhu Yijun.

The display window in the side hall of the Zhao Wenhua Hall already had many, many books, all of which were the principles of the Wanli New Policies.

At that time, Zhu Yijun asked how to bind the muddy dragon. Pan Jixun asked back if this Hetao recovery problem could be discussed. If it couldn't be discussed, binding water to flush sand could only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. Zhu Yijun gave a clear answer at that time that it could be discussed and Hetao would be recovered.

Now, Hetao has been recovered.

The Great Ming Emperor once again kept his promise and realized his original promise.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness." Pan Jixun stood up. Last time they met, His Majesty was still thirteen or fourteen years old. Now that they meet again, he is already imposing and strong like a bull.

Zhu Yijun signaled Pan Jixun to sit down and said: "Provincial Governor Pan, the Master recommended you as the Vice Minister of Works to help the Grand Minister of Works in the Ministry of Works. I don't know what the Provincial Governor thinks?"

The Vice Minister of Works is the Vice Minister of Works, which is a wise minister. He can do what he wants to do. In the capital, he can also govern the Yellow River floods.

The first person to promote Pan Jixun was Gao Gong. Later, after Gao Gong failed, Pan Jixun was uneasy, but Zhang Juzheng wrote to him, asking him to continue to govern the Yellow River well. The disputes in the court had nothing to do with the honest officials. Later, Zhang Juzheng handed over the governance of the Yellow River floods entirely to Pan Jixun, giving him more power than when Gao Gong was there. Since then, Pan Jixun became a member of the Zhang Party.

Zhu Yijun always thought Pan Jixun had the waist tag of the Quanchu Guild Hall. Later, he found out that there was actually none.

There is no such thing as the Zhang Party; it was just a group of people who intended to revive the Great Ming who spontaneously gathered together, trying to use the Quanchu Guild Hall as a link to connect each other closely, vainly trying to turn the tide and help the Great Ming revive, and finally failed in a cliché story.

If you ask Pan Jixun if he ever thought about staying in the capital, he naturally thought about it, but in the end, he bowed his head and said: "Subject still wants to go to Suiyuan. I ask Your Majesty to fulfill it. Hetao has been occupied by the Northern Barbarians since the Tianshun period. For several years, the water and soil scenery has changed. Only by practicing it can we achieve perfection."

"The Grand Assistant once said that a gentleman should learn by practicing with his body, advocate quality and reality, and only by being sincere and doing things, not engaging in empty talk, can one go far."

Zhang Juzheng wrote many letters to Pan Jixun, mentioning how to do things and how to succeed, only by seeking truth from facts.

Zhu Yijun said with a hint of regret: "I intend to keep you by my side. Since your intention is decided, I cannot go against your intention of being loyal to the country. From today, you will be the Minister of Works and Director-General of Suiyuan, the head of Suiyuan's military and political affairs."

The power of the Director-General is greater than that of the Provincial Governor. He is the real local chief-in-charge. The Director-General is generally recommended by the Six Ministers or Assistant Ministers. Provincial Governors and Regional Commanders are all under the jurisdiction of the Director-General. In terms of official rank, unlike the left and right vice-censors of the Provincial Governor, they are generally left and right censors or ministers, so they are also called: the first important person among civil and military commanders.

The Director-General is a capital official sent by the court, but he serves in the local area, a real frontier official.

That is to say, after the Capital Battalion leaves, all matters in Suiyuan, large and small, are under Pan Jixun's discretion. Suiyuan is a very special place where barbarians and Han people live together. After being lost in the Tianshun period, it returned to the Great Ming only after decades. Without enough power, Pan Jixun could do nothing.

"Subject kowtows to thank Your Majesty for your great kindness." Pan Jixun performed the ceremony again and took the seal handed over by Feng Bao.

Pan Jixun presided over the governance of the Yellow River four times, from the 44th year of Jiajing to the 20th year of Wanli, working conscientiously. His water management philosophy has been used for more than 300 years. Those who discuss the river later must regard it as a golden rule.

After Pan Jixun retired, not long after leaving the capital, he suffered from wind paralysis and hemiplegia. He died in Wucheng County, Huzhou, in the 23rd year of Wanli. But because Pan Jixun was Zhang Juzheng's man, the Wanli Emperor did not even give Pan Jixun a posthumous title, official burial, promotion, or grace, not even one!

Until the 47th year of Wanli, when the Wanli Emperor, who had reached the end of his life, thought of Pan Jixun when the Yellow River flooded again, he issued an imperial decree for official burial, but still did not give a posthumous title.

People like Pan Jixun have a special name: pure officials. Very pure, just wanting to govern the Yellow River well.

Pan Jixun sat in the Zhao Wenhua Hall for court discussion and finally understood that this time going to Suiyuan was not going alone, but bringing the Emperor's imperial decree for discretion. In addition, there were 11 million silver specifically for the mining of coal, copper, and silver in Datong, Shengzhou, and Womagang, as well as 76,000 soldiers from the three border guards, moving troops to Hetao to station. In addition, there was the three-year tax exemption.

"Is anything else missing?" Zhu Yijun looked at Pan Jixun and asked.

"Your Majesty, too much, too much." Pan Jixun hurriedly bowed his head and said. He never expected that His Majesty would give so much support. Having been away from the temple for a long time, Pan Jixun did not know the strength of the court. To be honest, he was prepared to go alone, but His Majesty gave him people, money, food, and seeds—real silver support.

The hell mode suddenly turned into a simple mode, making Pan Jixun feel dazed.

The reason why so much silver is needed is for the development of the Suiyuan Road. When silver arrives in Suiyuan, merchants will carry goods to go. Bai Yin is a general equivalent, which can promote the circulation of commodities, just like the logic of the court paying the border troops in kind, just a variation of the Opening Method.

If Pan Jixun wanted to, with his power and means, he could actually embezzle a lot of this silver. Zhu Yijun gave so much, which was also giving redundancy for embezzlement. Zhu Yijun certainly believed in Pan Jixun's character, but sometimes, if you want to do things, you can't do without money. If you don't have rice in your hand, the chicken won't respond.

Real, full support.

"Subject will definitely not fail the imperial grace." Pan Jixun didn't say so many pretty words, but made a promise: not to fail the imperial grace.

What's the use of saying so many fart words? Just look at the practical performance.

"My dear minister, this Suiyuan has just been recovered, which is no different from pioneering. Naturally, there are all kinds of monsters and ghosts making trouble. You must use thunderous means to attack and destroy them, but there are also gentle means. Only by combining hardness and softness can you achieve harmony and be useful to the country." Zhu Yijun reminded Pan Jixun of the way of doing things.

Pan Jixun was upright. When he was the Provincial Governor of Jiangxi, Jiangxi had a locust plague. Pan Jixun asked the wealthy households to open their granaries to provide relief. Those who didn't follow were killed. If Ling Yunyi hadn't carried the reputation of being fond of killing, I am afraid Pan Jixun would be the one carrying the reputation of being fond of killing.

Pan Jixun is the kind of minister who does things. If he can't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes when he is in charge of a region, then all kinds of strange things may happen in that place. Thunderous means are inevitable. Pan Jixun does not lack this decisiveness. Zhu Yijun just reminded him to combine hardness and softness.

"Subject respectfully follows Your Majesty's teachings." Pan Jixun bowed his head again and thanked the Emperor for his reminder.

Pan Jixun did not leave, and the court discussion continued.

"The Governor of the Luzon Governor's Office, Guoxing Zhengmao, sent a memorial." Zhang Juzheng said with an extremely complex expression: "Minister Yin reminds the court that it is time to collect taxes."

"Taxes? What taxes?" Wang Guoguang immediately said with glowing eyes.

Zhang Juzheng handed the memorial to Wang Guoguang and said: "Luzon, Cebu, Mindanao, the Luzon Governor's Office has been established since the first year of Wanli. The conquest has ended. Minister Yin said: The court has never asked. I am surprised and worried. How can Your Majesty abandon me overseas and ignore me?"

"Minister Yin requests the establishment of a tax inspection room and an overseas inspection division in Luzon to specifically handle tax inspection and maritime goods."

Wang Guoguang opened the memorial, and after reading it, handed it to Zhang Xueyan. Both ministers looked excited. The Great Ming court had never asked about the tax problem of the Luzon Governor's Office. The court mostly used gentle means for overseas governor's offices. This tax problem was a topic that the court could not open its mouth to, belonging to the kind of topics that could not be touched.

Luzon is far overseas after all. If you ask, and they hold a grudge, let alone being of one heart and one mind with the Great Ming, it would not be beautiful if they were alienated.

The nine classics of the country, cherish the feudal lords.

And this time, the Luzon Governor's Office finally mentioned this matter actively.

The reason why Yin Zhengmao mentioned this matter is also written very clearly. First, he heard that His Majesty, who is an in-law, was actually worried about silver, expanded the Yanxing Building Trading House, and even borrowed from the common people. He immediately memorialized, asking if His Majesty had forgotten Luzon. What crime did the people of Luzon commit to be abandoned by His Majesty?

To be honest, the Great Ming's imperial relatives and relatives have performed excessively against the sky, and it has never been the Emperor helping, but rather tossing all kinds of moths, making the Emperor tired of wiping their butts. Zhu Yijun really didn't think of borrowing money from relatives.

The second reason is that Luzon has finished the war. The Red-Haired Barbarians' Davao office in Mindanao has been demilitarized and specializes in maritime trade communication. This means that the state of war has ended, and the Luzon Governor's Office has also recovered from wartime to normal. Then the tax problem must be mentioned actively. If you wait for the court to ask, it means you don't have a submissive heart.

The third reason is that Luzon, with many islands, needs the court's help, because smuggling ships are increasing, and sea pirates come and go without a trace. They need the support and exploration of the court's maritime defense inspection, and Luzon's tax inspection is weak, and there are not so many accountants to inspect taxes, so they ask for the court's support.

Zhang Juzheng's floating ticket told His Majesty that the first two are true, and the last one is false.

When Chen Chengyi, the general manager of Luzon Tongxiang, returned to the capital last year, he introduced the situation in Luzon in detail. Luzon is indeed short of people, but it is far from needing to ask the court for help. Luzon has more than 7,000 islands. That place has never lacked white strips in the waves, nor sailors. And Luzon has shipyards. It is still possible to build a few hydrofoil sailboats.

Zhang Juzheng judged that Yin Zhengmao's real purpose was to make the Sishui Marquis of Luzon hereditary and share the country with the country. Sishui Marquis is one of the few marquises stationed in the jurisdiction. He is a real land enfeoffment. This situation only exists in the Qian State Duke's Mansion in Yunnan.

Not every generation has Yin Zhengmao's talent. Once the descendants are unworthy, being framed is a small matter, and the whole family will be in danger. Therefore, leaning against a big tree to enjoy the cool, holding tight to the Great Ming's thigh, even if the descendants are unworthy, it will not be too bad. At worst, they can move back to the Great Ming!

Yin Zhengmao thought very clearly and very pragmatically.

"Divide into five-five shares." Wang Guoguang looked at the memorial and said with helplessness. This has to be traced back to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that local transportation to the capital, and when the capital uses it, it has to be transported to the local area, which is quite troublesome, so he set the ancestral law. Generally speaking, it is five-five shares, half for the court and half for the local area.

"Just five-five shares." Zhu Yijun approved this proportion. Overseas governor's offices cannot be too demanding.

Zhang Juzheng's One-Whip Law actually abandoned Zhu Yuanzhang's five-five shares. The calculation of the One-Whip Law is not complicated. In the end, it is 75% for the court and 25% for the local area. Therefore, the One-Whip Law is very difficult to promote, and silver is not sufficient to support complete currency tax. In the case of no route conflict between Zhang Juzheng and the Emperor, the One-Whip Law has never been promoted.

From physical tax to currency tax, this is a big step in the Great Ming's tax system. The Great Ming's tax reform is different from the One-Whip Law in history, starting from the tax-drawing bureau of the road's banknote pass.

"After the physical goods are transported to Songjiang Prefecture and exchanged for silver at the Songjiang Prefecture Maritime Trade Office, they will be divided. The Luzon part will be exchanged for goods and transported to Manila." Zhang Xueyan added details. Luzon is far from the stage of implementing currency tax. It is still physical goods. What is transported to Songjiang Prefecture for realization and then transported again is not silver, but goods.

Under the income tax, if you want to take silver out, you have to pay a 50% income tax.

"Land return." When Wang Chonggu mentioned this, his voice lowered a few points. He looked left and right and said: "The five major Maritime Trade Offices have all set up the matter of exchanging farmland for ship permits. Your Majesty, I think it is not suitable to sell and release too early. Temporarily make it official land, recruit landless displaced people to supply the navy with land rent according to official land, and only allow top-replacement, not buying and selling."

"What does this top-replacement mean?" Zhang Juzheng asked curiously.

Wang Chonggu replied: "It cannot be bought or sold, but the common people who plant official land are also allowed to move. Top-replacement means replacing and retreating."

"So it is." Zhang Juzheng suddenly realized and smiled, without too much discussion. Wang Chonggu handed the memorial to Feng Bao, and Feng Bao passed it to the imperial front for stamping.

Everyone said nothing, pretending that this matter had not happened, making Pan Jixun look confused. What happened?

Only top-replacement, not buying and selling, is to restrict the circulation of land deeds. This directly came to the third step of land return—quota land, which is collective ownership, or public ownership. It looks like preventing official land from being lost due to buying and selling, but in fact, it is to realize land return step by step.

The wise ministers argued with each other for the Land Return Memorial, and even changed camps several times, all of them tired of arguing. Wang Chonggu's vague "only top-replacement, not buying and selling"—the court officials all knew what Wang Chonggu's purpose was. This was simply a sneak attack.

Compared with Zhang Juzheng's domineering and upright way of doing things, people like Wang Chonggu must be guarded against and guarded against. If you are not careful, you will be fooled.

Hence Hai Rui and Pan Jixun sat relatively close and whispered the pros and cons. Pan Jixun's eyes widened. He had heard of the previous turmoil. Pan Jixun really thought the court was poor and crazy, wanting to take the benefits of maritime trade completely into the court's hands, and finally stopped because the opposition was too loud.

As a result, the truth of the matter was actually like this!

The powerful and wealthy were staring at the thick profits of maritime trade, while Wang Chonggu was staring at the lifeblood of the powerful and wealthy.

"Has the Wang Cifu always done things like this? So... so resourceful?" Pan Jixun asked Hence Hai Rui in a low voice. He couldn't find a very suitable word for a while. Old and cunning, treacherous and cunning were very suitable, but it was really not suitable to say it to his face.

Hence Hai Rui thought for a while and nodded: "Always like this, but the Wang Cifu is not the Grand Assistant's opponent."

The court discussion ended in an argument. Zhu Yijun already had great enthusiasm for the liveliness of the court discussion. After the court discussion, Zhu Yijun specially kept Wang Chonggu and Pan Jixun, asked Wang Chonggu about the abolition of the base status and the return of land to the Maritime Trade Office, and then communicated with Pan Jixun about Suiyuan affairs.

When Wang Chonggu left the Zhao Wenhua Hall, his footsteps were extremely light. This Land Return Memorial could be considered to have a specific chapter. Although it was just a butterfly flapping its wings, the fire had been ignited. The Land Return Memorial is the fire, the land is the combustible material, the powerful and wealthy are the air, and the poor people and laborers are also the air. The struggle for land has already begun.

But as Wang Chonggu walked, he suddenly stood still, his brows locked. He realized that something was wrong. The more he thought about it, the more wrong it felt. He clenched his right fist and hit his left palm hard. A look of disbelief appeared on his face. Unknowingly, he had been fooled again! Fooled by this guy Zhang Juzheng!

Wang Chonggu walked into the Wenyuan Pavilion opposite the Zhao Wenhua Hall in a rage, stood before Zhang Juzheng, his mouth twitched, his fists clenched, his veins faintly visible, and asked in a low voice with suppressed anger: "Zhang Juzheng, you fooled me again!"

The anger of calling him by his name, Wang Chonggu was really furious.

"Calm down, calm down, sit down and talk, don't be so angry, I can't beat you." Zhang Juzheng said with the same smile as the Emperor: "Wang Chonggu, we are old opponents. We have been making trouble from the Longqing period to the tenth year of Wanli. It has been fifteen years. There is cooperation, confrontation, and life-and-death hatred."

Zhang Siwei was exterminated by the clan. That was Wang Chonggu's own nephew. When Zhang Siwei died, the young master and the country were suspicious. The Emperor relied on Zhang Juzheng's support to do it. Without Zhang Juzheng's support, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager would just be orphans and widows in the harem.

"But only this time, I didn't pit you." Zhang Juzheng said very firmly.

"It was agreed before that I would submit the 'Memorial on Equalizing Land and Corvée', and you would do the specific execution. This was in front of His Majesty, and you took the errand. Now it has fallen on me! I am in charge of the census, the abolition of the base status, and land return. Land return! You want to harm me!" Wang Chonggu clenched his fists and waved them hard a few times.

"You are not afraid of those dog things counterattacking, but I am! Have you forgotten the matter of Xie Qian's descendants?"

Wang Chonggu mentioned an old matter. In the third year of Jiajing, the Daoist's Great Ritual Dispute won a complete victory, driving away Yang Tinghe, but this did not mean that the Daoist had completely controlled the court. From the third year of Jiajing to the sixth year of Jiajing, the opposition in the court was wave after wave. Later, the Daoist had no choice but to invite Xie Qian.

Xie Qian's posthumous title was Wenzheng, the top scholar in the 11th year of Chenghua, the imperial teacher of Xiaozong and Wuzong, and a person with extremely high qualifications. The Jiajing Emperor invited Xie Qian into the cabinet just to suppress the wave after wave of opposition from the civil officials. Xie Qian finally entered the cabinet, which meant that he supported the Jiajing Emperor's Great Ritual.

Political struggle is very cruel. In the 26th year of Jiajing, Xie Qian's descendants were killed by "Japanese pirates". Only the second son, Xie Pi, was away traveling and escaped. This is also the reason why Zhu Wan suddenly became the Provincial Governor of Zhejiang. In the 25th year of Jiajing, Zhu Wan, who had just received the order to be the Provincial Governor of Nangan, suddenly received an imperial decree for discretion, Provincial Governor of Zhejiang. It was the Daoist who wanted to know the truth, but in the end, Zhu Wan committed suicide to show his ambition, and Japanese pirates arose everywhere.

Xie Qian was the Grand Assistant with the posthumous title Wenzheng. Xie Qian's descendants living in Yu Yao County were killed like this. The Yu Yao County Magistrate said it was Japanese pirates, saying that Xie Qian's descendants were privately trading with Japanese pirates, and the uneven distribution of spoils led to the disaster of killing.

But Wang Chonggu had his own views on this matter. Trading with Japanese pirates and foreigners, Wang Chonggu had also done it. Who would trade with Japanese pirates and foreigners in their own home? And these Japanese pirates came and went without a trace. After killing people, not a single criminal was caught.

Wang Chonggu certainly couldn't be sure that Xie Qian's descendants' massacre had a causal relationship with Xie Qian's entry into the cabinet to calm the criticism, but Wang Chonggu was afraid.

Wang Chonggu was never Zhang Juzheng. He didn't even dare to touch the cause and effect of the census. As a result, now, he was involved in a huge matter: land return!

"No." Zhang Juzheng turned sideways and said: "In the past, retirement meant returning to one's roots. Now, after we die, we all have to be buried in the Xishan Mausoleum. This is different. Why be anxious? Descendants also stay in the capital for a long time."

Wang Chonggu was stunned, and then realized the difference. This is the capital, which is indeed different from the past. This place in the capital does have many moths, but it is the feet of the Son of Heaven after all. The main reason is that Wang Chonggu and Xie Qian's situation are different. He is a top carnivore. It is good that his family doesn't bully others.

"So, this is a good opportunity to leave a name in history." Zhang Juzheng smiled warmly, mentioning a place that Wang Chonggu cared about most.

If this matter succeeds, Wang Chonggu's evaluation in the future will at least be a hero of the Wanli New Policies!

"Let me think slowly." Wang Chonggu knew very well that he had been fooled. In this back and forth, he became the executor of the "Memorial on Equalizing Land and Corvée" and the "Land Return Memorial". While bearing the responsibility, he would also have a corresponding reputation. Even if it really failed, at most he would fall into the end of retirement.

"I was originally opposed to the Land Return Memorial." Wang Chonggu said very firmly: "Until now, I am still opposed!"

After Wang Chonggu threw down his firm attitude that he was still opposed, he chose to leave the Wenyuan Pavilion. Although he didn't fully agree, it could be considered as having promised. Wang Chonggu had no choice. He was already on the pirate ship and couldn't get down. He was staring at the powerful and wealthy, and Zhang Juzheng was staring at Wang Chonggu.

"I thought the Wang Cifu would explode." Wang Guoguang clicked his tongue in wonder. This Wang Chonggu was really restrained by Zhang Juzheng, and he became the executor of the Land Return Memorial in a daze.

"He is mainly afraid of His Majesty." Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "I am indeed helping him. The Wang Cifu has been wanting to get rid of the name of treacherous official for these years. He is a treacherous official who has exceeded his authority. His Majesty has always had a knot in his heart. If he doesn't do something earth-shattering, this knot can't be completely untied. The guillotine may fall at any time, and he is panicked all day long."

"He also doesn't want to be scolded for hundreds or thousands of years after his death."

As a treacherous official, Wang Chonggu wants to completely redeem himself in front of His Majesty, so he has to do something big. First, for the whole family of the Wang family, and second, for his reputation after death. Wang Chonggu has sufficient motivation to do it, because his foundation is no longer the Jin Party, but the 150,000 craftsmen in the official factory group.

Wang Chonggu asked His Majesty before, what power to use to resist the counterattack of the crazy rural gentry? Under Wang Chonggu's feet, those 150,000 craftsmen are still expanding. When the scale is larger, it will be a torrent against the rural gentry, and Wang Chonggu's identity will also change from the leader of the Jin Party to the leader of the Workers' Party.

There are still too many uncertainties in the future, and Zhang Juzheng dare not assert immediately, but as the pioneer of the Workers' Party, Wang Chonggu's descendants have enough power to protect themselves.

Pan Jixun left the capital. When he left, he took away 50 Iron Forest Army soldiers. In the dispatch, it was said to be the personal guards for Qi Jiguang, but in fact, they were personal guards to protect Pan Jixun. Before leaving, Zhu Yijun gave Pan Jixun safety again.

For such a pure official, Zhu Yijun felt that giving more was not too much.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 463 =====