Chapter 90: Maintain the balance, then break the balance
"It's okay, please elaborate."
As if feeling that she was a little serious, Jiang Ling was slightly silent, and then asked Xu Shouyun to elaborate.
"This strategy is to divide the land into acres. The operation is actually very simple. It is nothing more than counting the fertile fields of the Wei Dynasty and paying taxes based on the land instead of the population."
"It's just that the biggest drawback of this plan is that it invades all the official and gentry classes in the Wei Dynasty, and the resistance it attracts will be infinite."
"So the first step is to build the plank road openly and covertly."
"The purpose is to allow His Majesty to promote the Great Wei Baochao on the surface, but privately he is spreading the land and collecting statistics on the actual fertile land."
Xu Shouyun revealed the first step plan.
"Understood, it's like changing rice into mulberry, confusing the officials?"
Jiang Ling nodded and asked Xu Shouyun.
"Yes."
Xu Shouyun answered directly.
"Who can be sent there? Your Majesty has no one you can trust, and inspecting fertile land across the country is no small matter. It consumes manpower and requires a suitable reason. Otherwise, if the ministers and officials find out, it will be in trouble."
Jiang Ling raised doubts. This strategy is quite simple, but its implementation is another problem.
"Sir, have you forgotten, didn't His Majesty just promote a group of people?"
Xu Shouyun spoke up.
"Eunuch?"
Jiang Ling immediately understood that Xu Shouyun was talking about that group of people.
"Yes, aren't these eunuchs just usable?"
"And I have already thought of the reason. All I need is for your Majesty to have some doubts about Wei Baochao and believe that private trade should not require Baochao."
"In this case, all officials must be anxious, because private trade is indeed complicated. This is an indisputable fact, but it is reasonable for your Majesty to do this. After all, how can you understand the sufferings of the people after living in the palace for a long time."
"In this way, hundreds of officials offered their suggestions, and His Majesty proposed that the Ministry of Household Affairs should take the lead and let the eunuchs in the palace go out for a trip to see the trade in various places and accompany the Emperor on his inspection tour."
"Although the officials are somewhat reluctant, they will still choose to retreat when faced with the treasure."
Xu Shouyun opened his mouth and gave the answer.
"Got it."
Jiang Ling was thoughtful, and soon she seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but look at Xu Shouyun.
"In other words, the Baochao of the Wei Dynasty involves hundreds of civil and military officials. According to the experience of converting rice into mulberry, everyone is already involved, and they all hope that the Baochao will be implemented. Is this the truth?"
Jiang Ling quickly understood the key points and made a summary based on the matter of changing rice into mulberry.
"Yes, but not completely right."
Xu Shouyun's answer made Jiang Ling full of curiosity.
"Sir, everyone hopes that the implementation of Da Wei Bao Chao will be successful. This is true, but it does not mean that everyone is in the game."
"What does it mean to enter the game? Only when you invest capital is it called entering the game. Otherwise, you can only be called a participant."
"The core reason why converting rice into mulberry can easily control everyone is because the Liu Party purchased fertile land in advance and invested capital. This is the real entry into the game."
Xu Shouyun gave an explanation.
There is a famous saying in the financial industry: Those who know how to stop losses in time are always winners.
Ninety-nine percent of people find it difficult to stop losses in time, just like falling in love in the previous life. Ninety-nine percent of men and women do not know how to stop losses in time, and the final result is to lose everything.
Minister of the DPRK, isn’t that a human being?
All of them are cunning foxes. If you want to set up a trap to deceive these people, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.
So if you really want to deceive this group of people, the first step is to get them into the game. Only after they have invested their money will they be reluctant to leave.
"Got it."
Jiang Ling is thoughtful.
"However, although they did not enter the game, the influence of Da Wei Baochao was too great, and all the officials wanted a piece of the pie, so it is not too much to make certain demands."
Xu Shouyun analyzed it carefully and the latter firmly remembered it.
"What about the second step?"
Jiang Ling continued to ask.
"The second step is to ask you to get into the urn and use your strength to fight."
"If we want to implement the method of apportioning a small person into an acre, it will definitely offend all the officials and gentry, so we must bring them into our camp so that it can be promoted smoothly."
"Sir, my subordinate's plan is very simple. Just hand over the issuance rights of Wei Baobao to King Yan, and then use the power of King Yan to suppress the Liu Party."
Xu Shouyun revealed his plan.
If you choose to divide the family into a small family, you will inevitably have to confront all the officials and gentry. Without allies, you will definitely not be able to do it, so you must win over allies.
As for this ally, Xu Shouyun has already thought of the best candidate, King Yan.
The right to issue treasure banknotes is extremely important. King Qin wants it, King Yan also wants it, and even King Ning who is far away in the world definitely wants it too.
To hand over the distribution rights to King Yan is to invite you to the urn.
And he also attracted a powerful ally, and with the help of King Yan, he carried out the plan of spreading the land among the people.
"You mean to say that by handing the distribution rights to the King of Yan, making the King of Yan the target of public criticism, and at the same time announcing that the people will be divided into acres, the King of Yan will definitely support His Majesty at this time to achieve the goal?"
Jiang Ling spoke, this was her understanding.
"No." Xu Shouyun shook his head.
"Giving the distribution rights to the King of Yan and letting them fight is not the core. The biggest core is to make the officials think that His Majesty wants to win over the King of Yan."
"This will break the balance of the court."
"Sir, do you know why the rice was changed to mulberry? Will Liu Dang be led by His Majesty's lead?"
"It's not because of the power of the empress, but because of the balance of the situation."
"Let's put it this way, there are ten votes in the court, King Qin has two votes, King Yan and King Ning have three votes combined, Liu Dang has two votes, Yang Dang has one vote, Li Dang has one vote, and the emperor is born with one vote.
It cannot be replaced, and it adds up to ten votes."
"But because King Qin supports the Liu Party, the Liu Party has four votes, and he is the largest party in the court."
"When the rice was changed to mulberry, the Liu party had absolute power, but with the blessing of King Yan and King Ning, the Li party had four votes."
"If the Yang Party stands still, this vote will be invalidated. It will not be given to the Li Party or to the Liu Party. In this way, the Liu Party and the Li Party are evenly matched."
"In this situation, the only person who can move is the Empress of Wei, so a vote in her hand can determine the outcome."
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"This is why Liu Dang is led by the nose by the empress."
"Maintain balance and then break it to control the situation."
Xu Shouyun explained the situation to Jiang Ling.
To be honest, it’s a bit tiring to explain this way. If we take the logic from past lives, a certain godmother was like this.
The eldest son is given 50% of the shares, the younger son is given 49% of the shares, and the mother only gets 1% of the shares.
It seems that you feel that the mother has no power. In fact, the decision-making power lies in the mother's hands. When she needs to support her eldest son, she can just do nothing.
When you need to support your younger son, give this one percent to your younger son. Things will be balanced and your goal will be achieved.
As for why we don’t want 2%, and then give 49% to each person, this question is actually very simple. There is no need for a family to look so ugly.
Just let the two sons know who is in charge.
Jiang Ling listened with great interest. No one taught her these things. After all, it was quite unexpected that she ascended the throne.
"To hand over the distribution rights to King Yan now is to break the balance."
"Obviously, the King of Qin has the Liu Party, and the two together have four votes."
"The King of Yan only has one and a half votes. Regarding the issuance of the Great Wei Baobao, Party Yang will definitely choose to support the King of Yan."
"That's two and a half votes. If you add His Majesty's one vote, it's three and a half votes. King Yan, who has three and a half votes, will definitely drag King Ning into trouble."
"After all, the King of Qin has the right to issue Wei Baobao, so he doesn't care about the life or death of King Ning."
"In this case, King Yan will have five votes, and Party Li's vote will definitely not be used again."
"Changing rice into mulberry has already made Li Jie suffer, and even though King Qin used monstrous means to win Li Jie's vote, the situation was balanced."
"At this time, the initiative is in the hands of His Majesty again."
Xu Shouyun spoke.
"Back in His Majesty's hands again? Haven't the ten votes been distributed? Why are they in His Majesty's hands again?"
Jiang Ling is a little confused.
"Sir, when the situation is most balanced, the emperor has an extra half vote. This is the art of the emperor, the way of checks and balances."
"In the court, everyone plays their own role. There is actually only one thing the emperor has to do."
"That is to do our best to check and balance the forces of all parties, because only when the forces are balanced will they rely on the emperor."
"This is a unique advantage."
Chapter completed!