"Salt inspection?" Chongzhen woke up as if from a dream.
yes.
Whether it was monopolizing official salt or selling private salt, the first pot of gold for merchants from all over the country mostly came from salt.
The court is short of money now, it's time to let them bleed.
"Thank you, Minister." Chongzhen looked at this important figure in the Donglin Party.
"I'm here." Xie Sanbin raised his head.
"The job of inspecting salt is not easy!" Chongzhen reminded in a stern tone.
The rule of the court is that whoever makes the suggestion is responsible.
Xie Sanbin proposed the salt inspection, so who would be responsible for the salt inspection had to be decided by Xie Sanbin.
Otherwise, there will be no one to hold accountable if something goes wrong.
on the other hand.
Xie Sanbin's move was to relieve the court's worries and solve Chongzhen's problems.
Chongzhen and the court had to give Xie Sanbin some power in return.
What power?
The power to recommend officials!
This is also the rule of the court.
Xie Sanbin naturally understood these rules. He bowed and said, "The job of inspecting the salt is indeed not easy! But as long as we select a capable official to inspect the salt in the south, we will definitely gain something!"
"Does Minister Xie have anyone to recommend?" Chongzhen asked.
"I recommend Song Quan, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, to serve as the Salt Inspector and go south to inspect the salt!"
"Song Quan?" Chongzhen was a little curious. After the previous false accusation case, Song Quan had a very bad reputation in the court.
The Donglin Party has always cared about its reputation. When did it collude with Song Quan?
However, since the other party recommended it, Chongzhen couldn't say anything and could only nod and agree: "Then do as Minister Xie wishes!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xie Sanbin kowtowed to express his gratitude.
Chongzhen smiled and looked at the other people present.
There are factions in the court.
The most powerful parties now are the Prime Minister Party and the Eunuch Party.
The local parties are more complicated, especially the officials of the Salt Transport Department in various places. In addition to the Prime Minister Party and the Eunuch Party, there are also the shadows of the Qi Party, the Chu Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Hui Party and other parties behind them...
In order to please Chongzhen, the Donglin Party launched a major salt inspection.
Next, the Donglin Party would definitely launch an attack on the officials of the Salt Transport Bureau.
Only by bringing them down will the rest of the Donglin Party have a chance to come to power.
On the surface it was a salt inspection, but in reality it was a party struggle.
It’s just that the focus of party struggles shifted from the court to the local areas.
The officialdom in Jiangnan will face a huge earthquake!
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