Yan Maoqing's three tricks did indeed earn him a lot of fame.
He said that his establishment of a college in Xixi was because he had grasped the mentality of scholars.
When some scholars learned that this academy was founded by the governor, they rushed to it. Some even fought for a place, which was jaw-dropping.
Some people even wrote poems to praise Yan Maoqing's achievements.
But there are gains and losses. After learning the news, an imperial censor wrote a letter to impeach Yan Maoqing for seeking fame and reputation, and requested that Yan Maoqing be severely punished.
Yan Maoqing was a core member of the Yan Party after all, so it was natural that he would lose face when being impeached in this way.
However, the censor did not need a reason to impeach someone, and Yan Maoqing was not in a position to refute.
It doesn't matter anyway, just treat it as the censor farting.
He still focused on making money.
After Yan Maoqing's unremitting efforts, he finally found a loophole in the commercial tax and put the additional tax into his own pocket through some operations.
According to the suggestion of his aide, Yan Maoqing wanted to give half of the silver to the governor to show his gratitude.
Of course, he couldn't give the money directly. After all, he and Governor Zhu were not familiar with each other yet. If he messed up, it would be troublesome.
Yan Maoqing decided to give it a try.
If Governor Zhu comes, he will continue to send silver.
Yan Maoqing found an opportunity and took the initiative to propose to go with Zhu Wan to inspect the weaving matters.
Although the emperor set up a special weaving eunuch in Hangzhou to take charge of this matter, it would not be a problem for the governor or the provincial governor to ask about it.
Zhu Wan hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
Yan Maoqing was overjoyed and immediately asked someone to arrange all matters.
The silk produced by the weaving office was directly supplied to the royal family, so the annual output was extremely limited.
But there will still be a certain amount of surplus.
These are often sold to dignitaries and will never flow into the market.
The eunuch in charge of weaving was named He Youguang.
Having learned from the fate of the previous eunuch in charge of weaving who was too aggressive and ended up being punished, He Youguang has always been very low-key.
But no matter how low-key you are, you still have to make money.
Live by the mountain, live by the mountain; live by the sea; the weaving office must rely on silk.
He Youguang was naturally happy to see Yan Maoqing wanting to buy the remaining silk.
What surprised He Youguang was that the Governor also came along.
Eunuch He was overjoyed.
As the saying goes, good things should be kept within the family, so he felt most at ease when the governor and the governor-general bought these silks.
He still feels uneasy when others come to buy his products.
However, after the weaving eunuch accompanied Yan Maoqing and Governor Zhu on an inspection, Yan Maoqing took the initiative to bring up the matter.
Zhu Wan was completely unaware of this.
This was naturally within Yan Maoqing's expectations.
He hinted to Governor Zhu that he could buy the silk and give it to him as a gift.
Zhu Wan couldn't help but get furious.
Yan Maoqing actually dared to bribe him openly!
Although what Yan Maoqing wanted to give him was not silver, it was actually not much different from silver.
Silk was even a reward from the emperor to his subjects and was a harder currency than silver.
Does Yan Maoqing think that this is not bribery?
After scolding Yan Maoqing, Zhu Wan left in anger, leaving Yan Maoqing stunned on the spot.
At this time, Eunuch He asked incoherently: "Are you still going to buy this silk?"
Of course Yan Maoqing would not buy it again. He shook his head and left.
Eunuch He was stunned for a moment.
It seems like you two are making fun of our family!
Shameless, so shameless!
Don’t even think about buying a single piece of silk from us anymore!
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However, after Yan Maoqing returned to the governor's office, he broke several pieces of porcelain in a row.
He wanted to give the silk to Mr. Zhu with good intentions. It would have been fine if Mr. Zhu didn't want it, but why did he blame him?
Hypocritical, this guy is so hypocritical!
Fortunately, he did not give the money directly, otherwise he would have been taken advantage of by the man named Zhu.
Yan Maoqing was naturally furious at being snubbed for no reason and vowed to make Zhu pay the price.
He immediately wrote a letter to his godfather Yan Song, in which he slandered Zhu Wan to the utmost. The most important thing was to point out that Zhu Wan was not the same kind of person as them, and suggested that Yan Song use his power to remove Zhu Wan and replace him with one of his own.
Yan Song quickly replied to Yan Maoqing.
Yan Song made it clear that if Yan Maoqing wanted to bring down Zhu Wan, he had to collect evidence himself. Yan Song could support him if necessary.
But this matter must be led by Yan Maoqing, and Yan Song is only an assistant.
Yan Maoqing was naturally a little dissatisfied after receiving this letter.
He was very filial to Yan Song on a daily basis, calling him "godfather" as if he were his biological father.
Now Yan Song has become a hands-off boss and has to do everything.
However, Yan Maoqing could do nothing but complain a few times.
He had long been a member of the Yan Party and had been deeply branded. Even if he wanted to regret it now, it was too late.
Besides, Yan Maoqing had no intention of going back on his word.
Without Yan Song, he certainly would not have been promoted so quickly, let alone reached the high position of Governor of Zhejiang.
The benefits that joining the Yan Party brought him were already great enough.
Since he had to rely on himself, Yan Maoqing naturally had to make arrangements as soon as possible.
There is no doubt that Zhu Wan has a place in the emperor's heart, otherwise when the ministers wrote to impeach Zhu Wan, His Majesty would not have come forward to protect him.
In this case, an ordinary crime would not be enough to bring down Zhu Wan; it must be a serious crime.
Among the many charges, the most serious one is to possess troops and plot evil.
Emperors have always been wary of provincial governors holding military power.
Now Zhu Wan holds the military power of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, and can make decisions on his own. If he intends to rebel, it is possible that he will cause a huge uproar.
But this impeachment is no laughing matter.
If the accusation of treason is proven to be false, the person will be punished.
This kind of impeachment is the type that must be won in one go and must not backfire.
Yan Maoqing had just arrived and the information he could collect was very limited.
This alone is obviously not enough to impeach Zhu Wan.
When necessary, it is even necessary to forge some evidence.
Yan Maoqing was prepared for a long struggle.
The infighting in officialdom is sometimes so cruel. Since you are not on the same side, you must determine who is superior.
After this incident, the relationship between the two became a life-and-death one.
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Xu Yan wrote a letter home and asked someone to send it back to his hometown in Ningbo.
Xu Huaiyuan was filled with emotion after reading his son's letter.
In addition to greeting his parents, the son asked him about the feasibility of opening a money shop.
Although the Xu family has been in business for generations, they have never touched this industry.
Xu Huaiyuan was also very unfamiliar with money shops.
He really couldn't understand why his son suddenly wanted to open a money shop.
However, judging from his son's past experience, the businesses he advocated basically never lost money.
After some thought, Xu Huaiyuan decided to give it a try. Of course, if the momentum was not right, he would call a stop loss in time.
There is a fundamental difference between businessmen and scholars.
Scholars attach great importance to face, while businessmen are just the opposite. As long as they can make money, face is not important at all.
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