Yan Shifan is crazy, and Ma Ningyuan is shrewd
Headline Creation Challenge In the following story, on the day that Hu Zongxian's recital was rejected, He Maocai and Zheng Michang received a stern order from Yan Shifan, asking them not to follow Hu Zongxian's instructions and act boldly.
Picture 1 is a still of Yan Shifan. At the same time as Tan Lun and Hu Zongxian were communicating, in the home of Shen Yishi, a wealthy businessman, several adults were plotting an unprecedented "natural disaster".
Why did Yan Shifan take such cruel measures?
Figure 3.1Yan Shifan ordered the flooding of the fields**: Why are rice farmers reluctant to plant mulberry trees instead? At that time, Yan Song's national policy was in January, and rice farmers had not yet begun to plant seeds, so it seemed that there was no loss in planting mulberry trees instead.
However, the burden on the common people in that era was too heavy, and the government not only increased taxes, but even collected taxes in advance for the next few years, so that rice farmers had no money and no food, and once they planted mulberry trees, they might starve to death before the mulberry seedlings matured.
Therefore, they are reluctant to plant mulberry trees instead. Although the government is not poor, the Zhejiang government cannot borrow grain, and neither the local grain merchants nor the provincial government are willing to lend grain to Zhejiang.
There may be three reasons: one is that the Yan Party's prestige is no longer there, and the other is the secret obstruction of the Qingliu Party, but the most important reason may be that Yan Shifan does not want the rice farmers to plant mulberry trees by themselves.
Therefore, solving the problem of difficulty in borrowing grain from the Zhejiang government is the key to prompting rice farmers to switch to planting mulberry trees.
1.Because the climate in Zhejiang is suitable for growing mulberry, there are many mulberry farmers and small workshops in the local area, but due to the uneven level of technology, the quality of the cloth woven by the mulberry farmers after selling the silk to the small workshops is different, which is not conducive to the government's acquisition and foreign trade.
Therefore, Yan Shifan believes that it is necessary to "buy" the fields of rice farmers, which can not only reduce the cost of weaving, but also increase the selling price. Therefore, the action of blowing up the embankment and flooding the fields became inevitable.
Although it is a grave crime to blow up embankments and flood fields, once it is exposed, the rule of the Yan Party will also collapse. However, why did Yan Shifan dare to do this? Because Emperor Jiajing resolutely supported the policy of "changing rice to mulberry", his reward to Princess Yu was only 100,000 horses of silk in addition to improving the status of her mother's family.
This reward may seem fine at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, you can see Jiajing's intentions. 2.One of the reasons why Yan Shifan dared to blow up the embankment was because he had the support of Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing was very supportive of the policy of "changing rice to mulberry", and the reward he gave to Princess Yu, in addition to improving the status of her mother's family, was only 100,000 horses of silk. This reward may seem fine at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, you can see Jiajing's intentions.
Another reason is that Yan Shifan believes that the action of blowing up the embankment and flooding the fields can reduce the cost of weaving and increase the selling price, which is beneficial to the interests of the Yan Party. Despite the fact that it was a big crime to blow up the embankment and flood the fields, Yan Shifan decided to take a risk.
Against the backdrop of a deficit in the treasury, Yuwang's attitude is crucial. My father was no longer able to reward him, and it became a priority to make up for the deficit in the treasury. Jiajing attaches great importance to this and even takes advantage of it"Change rice to mulberry"opportunity, to warn King Yu not to prevent the implementation of the national policy, otherwise he would be slapping himself in the face.
The situation in Zhejiang is also not optimistic, and the high-level leaders are all members of the strict party. Although Hu Zongxian was reluctant to implement the national policy, everyone else was his own people, and after the accident, he casually found a reason to cover each other, and the matter passed.
In general, the attitude of Yuwang and Yan will directly affect the future of the country and the livelihood of the people.
Figure 6 depicts the predicament of the Yan family, with the Qing school constantly correcting their mistakes on the left and Jiajing urging them to make up for the deficit on the right. Changing rice to mulberry is the last savior of the Yan family, if it is not done well, it will be difficult for the Yan family to continue.
Therefore, Yan Shifan's explosion of the embankment and flooding of the fields was not only out of the need for survival, but also to seek more benefits. In any case, he had to take this step. Even if the displaced people of the nine counties eventually rose up in revolt, the imperial court would have a million soldiers to suppress them.
However, destroying embankments and flooding fields is a dangerous thing after all. Although the top leaders in Zhejiang are all members of the Yan Party, when the ship is about to capsize, they will only flee for their lives, turning their faces and denying people.
Yan Shifan's order was like a huge wave that lifted a boat overturned, revealing everyone's ugly faces. 2. There is no choice Drink water to quench your thirst As mentioned earlier, several adults in the family of Shen Yishi, a wealthy businessman, were discussing how to complete Yan Shifan's instructions.
Shen Yishi is a well-known local official businessman, with 25 workshops, and cooperates with the manufacturing bureau all year round. In Yan Shifan's plan, after destroying the embankment and flooding the fields, the large silk households would buy the people's fields at a low price, and the large silk households selected by the Yan Party were Shen Yishi.
Figure 7 Now, the situation is clearly visible, and only one person dares to blow up the embankment. Yang Jinshui, a member of the manufacturing bureau, whose main duty is to trade with Westerners, has now successfully completed the task of ordering 500,000 horses, exceeding expectations.
The task of blowing up the levee should not be left to him in any way. Although Shen Yishi is an official businessman, he has no official position, his main job is to acquire and merge fields, and he only needs to prepare the grain to buy the fields, and his task is completed.
Obviously, the task of blowing up the embankment has nothing to do with him. Then, only He Maocai and Zheng Michang can be qualified for this task, they were personally promoted by Yan Shifan. In Yan Shifan's letter, he clearly designated them to conceal Hu Zongxian to complete the task.
You must know that destroying the embankment and flooding the fields is a big sin of the Zhulian Nine Clans, how could they do it themselves? Fortunately, Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, was chosen as the main person in charge of this mission.
Ma Ningyuan is in a deep predicament and is in a dilemma. Hu Zongxian was hand-picked, and he was extremely reasonable in dealing with people, and when he heard that Hu Zongxian could not be told about the "blowing up the embankment and destroying the fields", he was very resistant to this.
However, after he learned about the plan to "blow up the embankment", there was no way back. Whether he accepts this task or not, his life will be in danger. The difference is that if he doesn't do it, he will die immediately; If he had done it, he might have survived if the matter had not been revealed.
In order to save himself, Ma Ningyuan immediately began to think about various methods, but his efforts were only to draw water in a bamboo basket in the end, to no avail.
The question in Figure 9 is intriguing: "The elder of the pavilion (Yan Song) and the elder of the small pavilion (Yan Shifan) have lost trust in the lord of the ministry? This refers to Hu Zongxian's students, and if Yan no longer trusts Hu Zongxian, he may follow Hu Zongxian and refuse the assignment because he does not listen to Yan Zongxian's instructions.
However, Zheng Michang and the others were unwilling to let him go easily, and they explained that it was mainly because Tan Lun was by Hu Zongxian's side, and the purpose of the mission was to hide from Tan Lun's superiors, not Hu Zongxian.
Is that because you don't trust the minister-sama? "Ma Ningyuan responded. He has always been a stubborn person, and he will not think about offending any adult in life and death. Yang Jinshui asked"So, who does Hu Butang listen to? "
Hu Zongxian is the person who Yan Song single-handedly promoted, and he is also Yan Song's high-ranking disciple, even if he disagrees"Strict party"policy, he will not fall out with the Yan Party. Ma Ningyuan has followed Hu Zongxian for many years and knows his personality well, so he can only answer helplessly.
Ma Ningyuan understood that there was no room for him to refuse. So, he began to think of other ways. He asked Shen Yishi for two precious old ginseng, intending to give them to Hu Zongxian.
Before he could decide whether to tell Hu Zongxian, he threatened others to make them dare not disagree.
Ma Ningyuan knows this very well. "There must be abnormalities when the unusual" is his belief. Hu Zongxian is so smart, so even if Ma Ningyuan didn't say anything when he sent the ginseng, Hu Zongxian could guess something, which can also be seen as a warning he gave Hu Zongxian.
Even if Hu Zongxian didn't guess it at the time, he would always believe in his loyalty in the future. Obviously, Hu Zongxian guessed that something must have happened when Ma Ningyuan sent mountain ginseng, but he didn't expect it to be such a big event as blowing up the river embankments in nine counties.
The thirteenth figure.
Ma Ningyuan's "original intention": I don't want to watch Hu Zongxian struggle between the Yan Party and the Qing School. He used the bombing as a way to realize Hu Zongxian's implementation of national policy, in exchange for Hu Zongxian's support.
However, Hu Zongxian did not accept this, and he fought back against Ma Ningyuan's "moral kidnapping". Ma Ning is far from having a way out, he is more ruthless than Yan Shifan in his bones, and he can give up his life for the sake of "political achievements".
At the moment when he blew up the embankment, he thought that he might make another meritorious service, and at the same time please Yan Dang and Hu Zongxian. We will continue to have exciting content in the next issue, and we look forward to your attention and participation!