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Chapter 604: Checks and Balances (Monthly Pass)

Yu Mingjingsi said that they obviously wanted the emperor and the empress dowager to know what they wanted, so they let the emperor and the empress dowager know what they knew. For many things, the empress dowager and the emperor did not know whether the Mingjingsi knew about it, so how could they ask?

This... is what really scares people.

It was really terrifying to think about it carefully. Chen Kaizhi nodded to Su Fang and said, "What Mr. Su said is very much. It seems that I really underestimated Mingjingsi. They hold the handle of so many people, and some may even have done something, but they don't know if Mingjingsi holds their handle. Under this fear, as long as Mingjingsi wants to do something, there will definitely be countless people who want to serve, right?"

Su Fang said in a deep voice: "That's the reason."

Chen Kaizhi sneered: "Since Mr. Su is so clear about the power here, then Mr. Su offended Mingjingsi, which is a bit unwise."

Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but feel strange now. After a brief contact with Su Fang today, he understood that Su Fang was not the simple person No. 1.

But with Su Fang's mind and caution, since she knows Mingjingsi's power, how did she offend Mingjingsi?

Su Fang sighed, took another sip of tea, and said, "Even if this is the case, you can't continue to let Mingjingshi continue like this, so I submitted a memorial."

"Memorial?" Chen Kaizhi frowned and looked at Su Fang with a little curiosity.

Su Fang told Chen Kaizhi his thoughts lightly.

"This memorial is to hope that Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager can establish an institution to govern the Mingjing Division. On this Mingjing Division, another yamen office will be set up to be incompatible with the Mingjing Division. On this, all the information will be sorted out. This yamen office can be used by eunuchs or the cabinet to appoint people, but ultimately, it is to check and balance the Mingjing Division."

Chen Kaiyi suddenly understood and blurted out: "East Factory!"

"Dongchang?" Su Fang looked at Chen Kaizhi suspiciously.

Chen Kaizhi couldn't help laughing.

Obviously Su Fang did not know the profound meaning of the word Dongchang, but Su Fang's proposal was really the same as in the previous life, a certain dynasty. Because the Jinyiwei had too much power, the Dongchang was finally established to check and balance the Jinyiwei.

It’s no wonder Mingjingsi is going to fight Su Fang to the death.

Everyone was living their own good life happily, but someone actually wanted to find a "father" for all the colleagues in Mingjingsi. This father not only had to take care of them, but also a godfather.

No one can stand it. Su Fang is like stabbing a hornet's nest.

Chen Kaizhi looked at Su Fang and couldn't help laughing sarcastically: "In this way, Mr. Su is afraid that he will cause him a lot of trouble."

Su Fang smiled with a pursed lips and said frankly: "It's indeed a great trouble. This Liang Tongzhi is actually a person from Mingjingsi. Tongzhi of Jingzhao Mansion is his identity, but the other identity is the Qianhu of Mingjingsi. This person is a spy and is kinship with a certain clerk of Mingjingsi. Before, I used General Chen to actually want Mingjingsi to turn his attention to General Chen. In this way, I can at least breathe a sigh of relief for a while, and then try every means to counterattack. Unfortunately... In the end, General Chen pulled me down again. Alas... Now, I have to take the initiative and fight back."

Chen Kaizhi just smiled. Of course he knew that what Su Fang wanted to do might not be wrong. Speaking of which, since the capital came, Chen Kaizhi actually ignored the existence of Mingjingsi. The most important reason for this is that Mingjingsi always seems extremely low-key. If you have to use a definition to describe it, it is like a shadow. Everyone tells the horror of the shadow, but no one can see the full picture of this shadow.

But under the darkness, the place where people cannot see it, the influence of this shadow is unparalleled, as well as the cabinet ministers on the table and the princes of the royal family who are above the top, this shadow has a huge influence, everywhere, but it does not show its dew, making people subconsciously ignore them.

But for Chen Kaizhi, no matter how right Su Fang is doing, Su Fang is trying to use him, just trying to use him.

At this time, Chen Kaizhi said: "Then, I really hope Mr. Su can succeed."

Su Fang nodded expressionlessly: "I hope so."

But Chen Kaizhi suddenly remembered something and then said, "Why are Mr. Yao, Mr. Chen and others turning a blind eye to this?"

Su Fang hesitated for a moment, smiled and said, "You don't have to know."

Since Su Fang didn't want to tell him, Chen Kaizhi did not force him, so he laughed it off, then stood up and said, "So let me see you again. These things involving a noble person like Mr. Su are not something I can do. Now I am following the order to negotiate with the countries and should do my duty. Mr. Su, see you again."

Su Fang also stood up and said, "It's time for me to go back too. Oh, there is one thing, in Jiangnan, it's not a good thing to change grain to mulberry on a large scale. This is afraid it has something to do with the expansion of textiles. Chen Kaizhi, you can make profits, but you must not be greedy for huge profits, which will damage the foundation of the country."

Chen Kaizhi knew in his heart that the Xun family’s business could not be hidden.

Since the Xun family began to be involved in the textile industry, in the past two years, the Xun family has fought with the weaving merchants in Jiangnan. In order to obtain raw materials for textiles, they have all increased the price of purchasing mulberry and hemp, which has also triggered a large number of trends in changing grain to mulberry.

Su Fang's warning did not arouse much disgust from Chen Kaizhi. He nodded and said, "I understand, but I want to ask, if you plant mulberry and hemp in Jibei Prefecture, can the cabinet provide some convenience?"

There is a lot of land in Jibei Prefecture.

But there is a shortage of people, and countless fields are deserted. Chen Kaizhi's thoughts and actions are better than planting mulberry and hemp on a large scale in the form of a farm there.

In this way, the textile workshops can be fully supplied, so that the Xun family's textile industry does not have to be controlled by those landlords who grow mulberry and hemp. Not only that, if the raw materials are stable, the purchase price will be greatly reduced, and the cost can be reduced by more than half. At that time, the textile workshops of the Xun family can naturally expand the scale wildly, directly defeating many workshops in Jiangnan.

Of course, defeating is not the purpose. Chen Kaizhi has his own plan. Now Jibei needs people and a lot of labor. It is conceivable that when a large number of workshops go bankrupt, many people will lose their livelihoods. If Chen Kaizhi recruits them to Jibei at this time, wouldn’t this population be there?

This is a three-killing victory.

Su Fang's face showed a little tiredness, and he nodded calmly and said, "Jibei is different from other places. I heard that there is almost no population there. The existing population, besides the original more than 1,000 households, is there some workshops in your salt farm that have moved there, and only then has 3,000 more households, right?"

This topic is really embarrassing. Chen Kaizhi replied honestly with shame: "Yes."

Su Fang continued: "Four thousand households, even a small county has less population. And a prefecture in Jibei is so sparsely populated. Of course, you, the governor, have the final say. How could the cabinet ask? But the prefect of Jibei Li Dongzheng..."

"Li Dongzheng?" Chen Kaizhi frowned and said, "What?"

"This person may not be reliable. Do you know why he became the prefect of Jibei?" Su Fang said with a smile.

This question was well raised, and Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but pay attention and said with a serious look: "I hope to hear it carefully."

Seeing that Chen Kaizhi was willing to listen, Su Fang told him in detail.

"At first, he was young and promising. During the imperial examination, he won the 13th place in the second place. After that, he stayed in the Hanlin area for a few years and became the county magistrate of Guanzhong Jing County. Because he had great political achievements and good official reputation, he rose to prominence and finally became the prefect of Yingchuan."

The prefect of Yingchuan?

Chen Kaizhi felt surprised that becoming a prefect is nothing, but becoming a prefect of Yingchuan is not easy.

Because Yingchuan is the hometown of Chen and the origin of Chen, it is precisely because of this that the court takes special care of him and becomes the magistrate there, and the future is great.

Chen Kaizhi nodded and said with a smile: "If so, he should at least enter Beijing now, and his future is bright."

The point is that he did not enter Beijing later, but was sent to Jibei Prefecture, which is equivalent to being exiled to the border.

Seeing that Chen Kai was at a glance, Su Fang smiled at him and continued to analyze with Chen Kaizhi seriously.

"The problem is here. When he was in the prefect, he received 30,000 taels of silver from others. Look, his appetite is really great. After the incident, the court would have to punish him severely, but he was a member of him... Cough cough... In short, this person was quite amazing back then, so the court did not take any heavy measures. He simply transferred him to Jibei Prefecture as a prefect and left him idle."

Su Fang looked at Chen Kaizhi's frowning brows and continued, "As an official, it is said that both virtue and talent are both good, and virtue comes first. Whether a person has talent is not important, but if virtue is a loss, that's not the case. I will give you a piece of advice. General Chen thinks you want to do a big thing. Because of this, you need to be very cautious in employing people."

He smiled at Chen Kaizhi, and there was a little bitterness in his smile: "Maybe, this is the last time I give me advice. In short, keep these words in mind."

As he said that, Su Fang took the lead and left without looking back.

Chen Kaizhi looked at his back and felt a little desolate.

But... what does this have to do with myself...

People like Su Fang can find a way out for themselves, and they don’t need to worry about him.

Chen Kaizhi thought so.

However, when he thought of Li Dongzheng and Su Fang's advice, he became cautious.
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