Chapter 70 Establishment of the Eastern Factory of the Northern Song Dynasty
Seeing that Cai Jing did not object, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty nodded and said with a smile: "Okay! Then according to the advice of all the beloved ministers, good ministers will be removed from the post of young eunuch, and they will be given the same background as Jinshi, and they will be granted the title of editor of Youwen Palace!"
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Liang Shicheng and Jia Xiang's expressions turned ugly for a while. Although this official position and the rank of Shaoqing were both from the sixth rank, it was a very noble position. In two steps, they would have become Shaoqing, so they were very unhappy.
But Jiang Chen was very happy.
Even though he knew that the important ministers wanted to silence him and ask him to stand honestly in the civil service camp and not to engage in military academies anymore, he still thanked Song Huizong with a happy face.
After paying homage to Zhang Shangying and other recommended ministers, he said to Song Huizong amidst Yang Jian's nervousness and anticipation, as well as the satisfied nods of the civil servants and ministers:
"Wei Chen of the Royal Military Academy will not elaborate for the time being!
As for the third thing the Changsheng Emperor did, he asked Erlang Zhenjun Yang Jian to set up a Dongchang Jinyiwei to monitor the world's unscrupulous merchants, especially those treacherous people who colluded with foreigners and intended to harm the emperor.
Who would have thought that this would not be known without checking, and once checked, the emperor and others were shocked!"
"Hmm...how did you scare me?"
Song Huizong asked with a surprised look on his face.
Although everyone was a little uncomfortable with the name of Dongchang Jinyiwei, they thought it was only for businessmen and didn't pay much attention to it, and no one stood up to object. They were all attracted by the secrets Jiang Chen sold.
This made Jiang Chen secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and smiled and said back to Song Huizong:
"Not only was the emperor shocked, but even the ministers were so shocked that they couldn't help themselves when they saw that Lord Yang Jianyang had confiscated nearly 100 million yuan from the homes of those traitorous businessmen who colluded with foreign races!"
"Nearly 100 million yuan?"
Song Huizong's eyes turned red instantly!
The adults' breathing also became rapid.
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Therefore, Yang Jian was appointed as the factory governor of the East Factory and the commander of the Jinyiwei in Song Huizong's eager expectation.
This made Yang Jian extremely excited when he knew the future development path of Dongchang.
After the adults started arguing with the officials and making plans for the Royal Chamber of Commerce's liquor and refined salt processing plants, he took Jiang Chen and Li Yan, who had no right to speak, aside to talk quietly and celebrate.
While the three of them were chatting about speculation, Shangshu You Chengbai, Shizhong, and Shangshu Wang Fu, who had been deprived of the right to sell Jinbo Yuye and refined salt, looked at Jiang Chen with displeasure, and then they all stood up and bowed to Song Huizong.
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Then Wang Fu was the first to speak: "Wei Chen heard that Jiang Xiuzuan had issued a military order in front of the officials, boasting that he had the talent to make the country economically prosperous, and said that he would make the Jiaofang Secretary make a fortune within seven days!
But now it seems that he is using the official's heaven-given secret method to enrich himself. Not only does he deceive the emperor, but he also has a heart that is to be punished! Please punish the official for taking credit and deceiving the emperor!"
"Your Majesty, Bai Shizhong seconded the proposal! Please ask the officials to govern Jiangxiu and write a crime of taking advantage of others and deceiving the emperor!"
"My lord, Wu Juhou seconded the proposal!"
"My lord, Wang Hanzhi seconded the proposal!"
"..."
As Wang Fu launched an attack, Cai Jing's lackeys in high positions rushed out one after another.
Zhang Shangying and Zheng Juzhong, on the other hand, looked like they had nothing to do with them and were staying out of it.
Although King Yun Zhao Kai, Empress Zheng, Concubine Liu and Concubine Wang wanted to help Jiang Chen speak up, they were powerless in the face of this situation, for fear that Cai Jing and others would be accused of interfering in the harem.
Yang Jian and Li Yan were even more panicked. They never expected that in such a short period of time, Wang Fu would come up with such a big crime for Jiang Chen. They couldn't help but look at Song Huizong eagerly.
Song Huizong frowned. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Wang Fu and others for finding trouble with Jiang Chen at this time, he felt that what Wang Fu said was not unreasonable, so he asked Jiang Chen: "Good minister, what do you have to say about this matter?"
Jiang Chen smiled confidently and said: "Back to the official house, this matter is simple, as long as the profit from the drinks is not included in the seven-day agreement!"
"Hmph! Jiang Xiuzhuan made a good plan!"
Wang Fu sneered and asked Jiang Chen: "If you don't count the profit from drinks, then shouldn't the membership fees you paid for using drinks to lure people also be included in the calculation?"
"That's true! Then it's not considered membership income!"
Jiang Chen readily agreed.
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Wang Fu and Bai Shizhong were stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "Okay! No jokes before you, we will just wait and see, waiting to see Jiang Xiuzhuan's economic talent that will make the country rich! Haha..."
They laughed, and Cai Jing also laughed. He didn't expect Jiang Chen to be inspired to succeed so easily.
He couldn't help but look at Jiang Chen with contempt and said: "If you can't do it, it is enough to prove that you are a boastful person, and you have nothing but relying on the official book of heaven.
If this is the case, from now on, you can safely serve as a storyteller for the officials and don’t interfere in the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce anymore, lest you ruin the ability of the officials and the nobles in the harem to recognize people!"
"Yes! As long as Prime Minister Cai and the officials allow the Jiaofang Secretary to have freedom of clothing and allow guests to wear costumes, I will follow what Prime Minister Cai says!"
After Jiang Chen said that, he looked at Cai Jing with a half-smile.
"Wearing costumes? Huh! Of course I don't care about the truth!"
Cai Jing simply could not understand the eagerness and beautiful desires of the wealthy businessmen to wear crimson purple, so he easily agreed.
Naturally, Song Huizong would not object to Jiang Chen's request, but looked at him worriedly and said:
"Liangchen, if you don't count the income from drinks and membership, how can you make money every day? What's the use of costumes? Don't you still want to take them to sing together?"
"Serve!"
Jiang Chen smiled mysteriously.
Later, Song Huizong, Cai Jing and others left the palace with full of doubts on their faces.
Chapter completed!