《狼烟晚明》 二百六十七章 终结(二)(第1页/共3页)
二百六十七章终结(二)
一只蝴蝶轻轻煽动翅膀,引发了千里之外的一场风暴。京师的这场大乱,直接导火索同样是几千里以外一个名不见经传的小人物之死。
楚河。
楚河是山西闻喜人,十几岁时跟着个晋商做小厮。可能是流年不利,晋商在南直隶苏州府一病不起,不几天人就没了,于是楚河流落街头,然后被周员外收留了。
周家在苏州府可是赫赫有名。所谓的书香门第诗礼传家,百多年里人才辈出,族人有的甚至官至巡抚、侍郎。到了周员外这一代,少爷周赟二十岁时便金榜题名,现下在吏部做郎中——还是文选清吏司的郎中!
要知道,在大明,官场的权力可不仅仅是由品级来决定的,每个部门都有自己的势力范围,在这个范围内,哪怕是个芝麻小吏,都能把人折磨得欲哭无泪,偏偏你还挑不出任何毛病来!这叫县官不如现管。
吏部是六部之首,掌握着天下官员的考核升迁任命,而文选司则是吏部四个清吏司之首,主管中央与地方所有文官的额缺设置和品级评定,以及职位选授、升迁、调补等。所以,说周赟周大人能够拿捏全天下绝大部分官员的命脉可是一点也不夸张的。也正是因此,周家在苏州府,乃至整个南直隶的地位可想而知——这么说吧,每次知府大人见了只有举人头衔的周员外都是抢先一步行礼!
莫看周大人权力这么大,难得的是口碑还不错。当然,你也不能说周大人真像那个读书把自己彻底读傻了的海瑞一样一尘不染——大明的低工资是全球之最,吏部院子里可不能让周大人种菜养鸡,真像海青天那么玩周大人得活活饿死。所谓的不错,是说周大人守规矩,不该拿的决不伸手,不会凡事狮子大开口。这已经很难得了,所以与朝中的清流们关系处得非常好:跟工科给事中宗道仁是儿女亲家、宗道仁与右都御史赵洞烛大人不仅是远房亲戚,还是同门、赵洞烛和左亦直是同年……总而言之,周大人也算清流一脉。
口碑好便能被那帮看似眼高于顶的清流们认作同道么?怎么可能!他们的口号是对人不对事,你就算穷得连老娘下葬的棺材都买不起,只要政见不同,一概算仇敌,会跟你不死不休的。其实,这里面还有更深的原因。大明官场上编制内的职务就那些,而候补官员的队伍最多时能有几十万,某个官职出了缺,用谁不用谁?二甲、三甲,在大明叫“老虎班”,逢缺即上,不用怎么等,其他人则要看造化了。还有许多佐贰官的职位,比如地方的典吏、主薄、巡检等,这些职位并不需要功名。此外,教谕和下县的县令也可以由举人、贡生担任。这里面文选司可以做文章的地方就多了去了!拿教谕来说吧,表面上看,是未入流的八品,连芝麻官都算不上,还穷得叮当响。然而,教谕主管全县的教育工作——换句话说,将来科举,这个县考上功名的人,都算他的门生!这种师生关系不仅要维持终生,而且是官场最重要的纽带。设想一下,你们哥几个在朝中关系不错,你们各自的亲戚朋友分别做了十几个县的教谕,十年以后,这些地方考出来的进士便全是你们的人了!
要实现清流们梦寐以求的所谓“众正盈朝”局面——朝廷里全是咱的人,不是咱的人当然算邪——周大人可是关键人物。
懂?
问题是由李世忠的收税引发的。
苏州府富甲天下,李公公当然要派人去。周家在苏州是数一数二的大户,连祖产带投充名下足足几千顷好地,而且还有数不清的铺面,生意甚至都做到倭国,却因为国朝对读书人的恩典从来没交过一个铜板的田赋商税——李公公要找的就是这样的人家啊。
周老员外手里拿着单子气得浑身哆嗦:三千两,三天以后交钱。这不是故意拔老虎胡子给闲人看笑话么!周家当然不可能拿不出这点钱,仅每年的三节两寿,周府花的钱便数倍于此,问题是老爷子咽不下这口气啊!知府大人病了联系不上(来人是东厂带着锦衣卫,知府大人现在不病,恐怕要
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