Regardless of whether Jiajing admits it or not, what Xu Qian said does make sense.

Blocking people's way of making money is like killing their parents. From the palace to the common people, millions of people are pointing at this pot to eat, but Yang Yiqing wants to smash the pot. Xu Qian does this, as he said, it is for the New Deal

, also for the sake of the palace.

Now Xu Qian jumps out and kills Yang Yiqing, which will be beneficial to everyone.

And Jiajing is actually the biggest beneficiary. After the New Deal, his internal funds will be gone. Without internal funds, who will support you? Is it still the same as before, let the national treasury allocate funds? But you must understand that the treasury is not in control

In the hands of the emperor, you will not be given as much as the emperor says. If you ask for more, God knows how many people will jump out and scold you bloody. This kind of thing has happened too many times, and

Since the palace had other sources of income, it had completely achieved financial independence. It no longer had to rely on external dynasties, and the external dynasties even relied on internal funds. In this way, Jiajing turned from passive to active. To a certain extent, his rights

It has also grown a lot with financial independence.

For the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, only those who have money can have power, but his power cannot be exchanged for money. This is different from the court officials. Officials have money only if they have power. Only by holding power can everyone use it.

Boxes of money are moved to your home.

Jiajing muttered: "Yang Yiqing has become an official, so who can replace him?"

This is another problem. Since Jiajing came to the throne, cabinet ministers have been changed like a revolving door. In the past, there was always no initiative in choosing cabinet ministers. But this time, Yang Yiqing was recommended by Yang Tinghe. Now that he is notorious, Yang Tinghe is still embarrassed.

Do you recommend it again? Therefore, Jiajing now has the absolute initiative. He decides who it is. Of course, the prerequisite is that this person must have sufficient qualifications.

And when Jiajing asked such a question, it meant that it was absolutely impossible for Xu Qian to join the cabinet, because Jiajing asked him who could replace him, which in itself excluded Xu Qian.

Although Xu Qian coveted the power of cabinet ministers, he also knew that he was not strong enough. At present, the court was divided into two parties. In a sense, although the new party members led by him did not necessarily occupy the majority in the court, they were already equally divided.

strength, and the ministers who will join the cabinet will naturally be their own talents.

Originally, Xu Qian wanted to invite his mentor in, but after thinking about it, he felt it was inappropriate. His mentor was old. He couldn't stand it, so it was better to take care of his life. Of course, the most important issue was that his mentor was a member of the Hongzhi Dynasty.

The minister has much higher qualifications than Yang Yiqing. He is invited to join the cabinet, but he is not the chief minister. In terms of face, I am afraid that he will not be able to get through.

At this point, Xu Qian did not use rational thinking but emotional thinking. Although it was beneficial to him to have his mentor in the cabinet, Xu Qian felt bad that his mentor was wronged because of this.

Then... there is only Zhang Zilin, the Minister of Punishment, but Zhang Zilin is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and there has never been a Shangshu of the Punishment Department in the country. After thinking about it, Xu Qian was also a little confused.

Seeing that Xu Qian remained silent, Jiajing immediately said, "Then, why not let Zhang Cong do it."

Zhang Cong...

Xu Qian has an impression of Zhang Cong. In history, he strongly supported Jiajing during the great ceremony. He was just a new scholar at the time. When he was observing politics in the ministry, he wrote several memorials to support Jiajing.

Jiajing was naturally greatly moved, but soon Zhang Cong was sent to Nanjing to play in the mud by Yang Tinghe. In the past seven or eight years, his official career has been ups and downs, or it is not appropriate to describe it as ups and downs, because this guy has not even been promoted.

Yes, it doesn't matter if it falls. If I have to make an analogy, then a submarine is more suitable to describe it. Moreover, it is an Asan brand submarine. If you dive down, you will definitely not come up.

Zhang Cong is such a person. He has been suppressed to this day just because he made a mistake. It is said that last year, he even published a memorial saying that he found a Taoist scripture and heard that His Majesty was studying the Tao for a long time, so he was born in the sky.

listen.

This kind of behavior is actually understandable to Xu Qian, because this guy is definitely not out of his mind, but his situation has gotten worse anyway. The Yang Party wants to suppress him. Even in the New Party, he will not show up.

If there is no end, it is better to be shameless to the end than to be crushed to death for the rest of his life. The path he chose is very difficult and bumpy, and he wants to take the emperor's route.

The emperor's line seems to be very noble, and it seems to be much smarter than fawning over the big bosses in the court. It is better to fawn over one's own leader than to fawn over the leader of one's own leader. This sentence itself is not wrong, but the mistake is,

At present, the Ming Dynasty is a period where leaders control public opinion and power. The emperor...the emperor hides in the palace every day. Are you fawning over him? Even if you are fawning, will others really use you?

Moreover, his behavior naturally caused everyone to shout and beat him up, scolded him by Yang Dang, and also scolded him by Wang Dang. They all felt that this person was shameless. The emperor cultivated Taoism and did not do his job properly. It would be better for you to give people pillows when they are dozing off. When they wake up at night

You carry a urinal for others, are you so shameless?

Public opinion was very intolerant towards Zhang Cong. The superior officials were even more disgusted with Zhang Cong. Even the officials in the government office did not look at him in awe. Zhang Cong was the tragedy of this era. If he had been born in the Qing Dynasty a hundred years later,

In the dynasty, there is still a possibility of success, but now... If he had to describe him, Xu Qian could only use four words - he is tough and tough!

But...this grandson's spring has actually come.

Jiajing thought of him at this time.

Just like that, this is really incredible.

But then, Xu Qian began to fall into deep doubts. Although Zhang Cong became an official earlier than him, it was not much earlier. He was just one subject earlier than Xu Qian. He was older, although he was a Jinshi, so

There is no chance of being admitted to the Hanlin Academy. He has been an official for less than ten years. Before that, he was basically doing soy sauce in Nanjing. It can be said that he has not made any achievements. He has to be born but not born, and he has to be qualified but not qualified. As for his level, it is not clear for the time being.

, just because Jiajing likes such a person with no talent, let him join the cabinet?

This... goes against common sense.

Could it be... His Majesty is trying to establish his authority...

Yes, taking this opportunity to bring flattering Zhang Cong into the cabinet is tantamount to saying to the world that I have the final say in this world. Do you think he has no qualifications? Do you think he has no background? Do you think he has no qualifications?

It’s not good, isn’t it? But I like it, and that’s enough. The so-called leadership is also true. Jiajing is to be this kind of leader. From now on, who will dare to go against the emperor?

Moreover, Zhang Cong obviously does not have much moral integrity, at least for now. The emperor wanted to practice Taoism and he sent Taoist scriptures. The emperor felt that I was wronged, so he immediately wrote a letter telling the world that the emperor could not be wronged. Jiajing obviously also

We need such an obedient person, this kind of person is extremely important.

Although Xu Qian is deeply trusted and belongs to the category of favored ministers, he is not a submissive minister. For example, in Jiajing's Taoist practice, Xu Qian can remain silent and will not object, but he will never support him when he is full. You

Cultivation is your business, I will do my own business without interfering with each other.

But what is an obedient minister? An obedient minister means that if the emperor wants to be respectful, this person will come with a basin of shit. When the emperor is hungry, he will inevitably shed tears and shout that your majesty will starve to death.

Jiajing obviously felt that he still lacked such a person in the court for his great cause of cultivating Taoism, so it was Zhang Cong.

However, in Xu Qian's view, Zhang Cong's entry into the cabinet may not be a threat. He mused: "Zhang Cong's qualifications... I'm afraid they are not enough. If your Majesty trusts him, he should be transferred to the local government first so that he can make a difference."

After that, he moved to the capital."

Jiajing smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, I have already thought about Zhang Aiqing's appointment to the cabinet. Since I came to the throne, which one of the cabinet ministers who has joined the cabinet is not of good origin and has sufficient qualifications, but so what, in the end, it will be done badly, not one of them

Not two, then let Zhang Cong give it a try."

When it comes to this, there is no room for anything. Xu Qian only regrets that he did not ask his mentor to come out, so he smiled and said: "Since your Majesty has made up his mind, I naturally dare not say more. It's just... Your Majesty, I am here to tell you."

When I was in Zhejiang, I promised to Zhizhe that I would abolish the commercial tax levy previously promulgated by the imperial court and adopt a new tax law. At that time, I also acted in a hurry and made my own opinions. Please forgive me."

Jiajing smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Since it is a new tax system, let's implement the new tax system. After all, you are the most familiar with the New Deal. Naturally, you should handle the new tax system."

Xu Qian said: "But if we want to implement a new tax system, we must first clean up the household department. In addition, we must also carry out many reforms in the household department, such as setting up a tax bureau and building a money and grain bureau. These... Without His Majesty's permission, I'm afraid

It is difficult for weak ministers to implement it.”

In fact, Xu Qian's purpose of entering the palace today is to urge Jiajing to directly approve Yang Yiqing's resignation no matter what. On the other hand, it is to lay the final foundation for the reform of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now the cabinet can no longer stop the new tax system, and

The new tax system is what people want, and now the last link is the emperor. As long as the emperor nods, everything will be solved.

Jiajing said: "Can you tell me something right? Only the new tax system can make Ruyifang and Hailu appeasing envoys make money?"

Xu Qian said solemnly: "Not only can it increase internal funds, but it can also increase the revenue of the national treasury. You can have both."

Jiajing said without hesitation: "In that case, let's go ahead and do it. I can support your new policy and this new tax law. Naturally, I will also fully support it."

Xu Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty is wise."

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Chapter completed!