Chapter 99: The National Policy of the Holy Word, in charge of the Eastern Wilderness, Emperor Yongs
Go inside the church.
As Emperor Yongsheng's voice sounded, the place suddenly became extremely quiet.
But who would have thought that Emperor Yongsheng would appear at this time?
At this time, several figures appeared outside the school. They were Emperor Yongsheng, Wei Xian, and Liu Yan. Two eunuchs stood behind them. Emperor Yongsheng stood with his hands behind his back. There was no expression on his face, and he didn't know whether he was happy or angry.
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"Students pay their respects to the Holy One. May the Holy One live long, long live."
In an instant, everyone stood up and saluted. They did not have official positions, but they were students of Daxia Academy. They could be regarded as disciples of the emperor. There was nothing wrong with claiming to be students.
Even Gu Jinnian couldn't help but stand up and salute at this moment.
But for Gu Jinnian.
What a coincidence.
As soon as I pretended to say something, the emperor appeared.
And the most important thing is that the second half of the sentence was not spoken.
"Jinnian, tell me about it and let me see how simple your method is."
Emperor Yongsheng said expressionlessly.
"Your Majesty, the student still hasn't finished speaking."
Gu Jinnian looked a little embarrassed.
"What words."
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"There's an easier way, but I don't know how to do it."
Gu Jinnian lowered his head and spoke, and for a moment the students in the hall couldn't help but lower their heads and suppress their laughter.
But Emperor Yongsheng was a little unhappy.
But he knew Gu Jinnian, this guy was cautious, and he really had no choice but to talk nonsense.
I just don't want to say it.
"come out."
Emperor Yongsheng shouted angrily.
At that moment, Gu Jinnian walked out without saying a word.
After walking for about one stick of incense, I arrived at a quiet place, and my uncle's voice couldn't help but ring out.
"Be careful what you say outside in the future. Don't say anything outside. If you say something wrong and someone writes it down, sooner or later something will happen. You are the heir apparent and my nephew. How many people are staring at you? You have no idea in your heart.
number?"
After dragging Gu Jinnian out, Emperor Yongsheng's first words were a lesson.
He was not afraid that Gu Jinnian would get into trouble, but he was worried that Gu Jinnian would talk nonsense and cause trouble.
"Yeah, yeah."
"That's what my uncle taught me."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
Seeing Gu Jinnian's performance, Emperor Yongsheng was actually quite happy. He didn't know why, but he was in a good mood when he saw Gu Jinnian, but he still felt a little angry, so he took this opportunity to beat his nephew.
"I heard that you established some kind of Qilin Pavilion. Think about this matter carefully and don't make it a clique for personal gain. Otherwise, my uncle won't be able to help you."
Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak and mentioned this matter.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but frown.
"Uncle, the purpose of my Qilin Pavilion is to help each other and learn from each other, and it does not allow members of the cabinet to rely on family power. It is purely about mutual growth. I hope that one day we can contribute to the Great Xia Dynasty."
"Who told you this? This person has bad intentions. He just wants to sow discord between our uncle and nephew. Uncle, please tell me who told you. Don't worry, I will tell others that it was Eunuch Wei Xian who told me. I promise not to give him anything."
You're causing trouble."
Gu Jinnian looked upright, "Hey guys, have we found a traitor?"
I am just a bunch of ignorant naughty boys. If I come up with something casually, the emperor will know about it. Someone must have secretly told it.
But when Gu Jinnian said this, Eunuch Wei Xian was stunned, and the gentle smile on his face suddenly froze.
Good fellow, if you don't cause trouble for His Majesty, why would you cause trouble for the Za family? You are really His Majesty's good nephew.
"Huh, do you still need others to complain? Your people joined this Qilin Pavilion and ran home happily, threatening to sever ties with their biological father, saying that they did not rely on family power."
"His father gave him a severe whipping. I guess he didn't tell you about it, so this news came to my ears."
"Jinnian, you are still young now. I don't care how you behave, but when you come out of the academy, you will be crowned, and you will be granted the title of Marquis. Your mind is mature, and I know that you are happy with your family, and I can't hide it.
I."
"Now you can use your age as an excuse, but you can't in the future. I am the emperor after all. Even if I want to favor you, I must have a reasonable excuse. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to you to force my favoritism on you."
"do you understand?"
Emperor Yongsheng was somewhat serious in his words.
Maybe in seven or eight months, after Gu Jinnian graduates from Daxia Academy, he will take part in the imperial examination. Once the imperial examination is over, there is no need to say anything, he will definitely be the number one scholar.
Then he would enter the court and become an official.
It doesn't matter how noisy you are now, I'm young.
But if you can be crowned a marquis, gain fame, and become an official in the court, then it's no joke.
Why is no one looking for trouble with Gu Jinnian now? Even if they are looking for trouble, they are looking for trouble for the Gu family?
Just because Gu Jinnian is a child and not as good as the crown prince.
But when Gu Jinnian reaches his prime and becomes an official in the court, every move, word and deed he makes in his daily life may become an attack point for others in the court tomorrow.
So he had to make preparations in advance to avoid any accidents.
"My nephew understands, uncle, please rest assured."
What I have to say is that these words were indeed spoken from the bottom of my heart. Gu Jinnian understood it, so he didn't play it off.
Having said that.
Emperor Yongsheng glanced at the surrounding scenery, and then slowly spoke.
"Jin Nian, how do you feel about the resignation of hundreds of officials?"
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth and asked.
As soon as he said this, Gu Jinnian immediately looked angry.
"Deserves to be killed."
"These bastards are eating the king's salary one by one, but they don't worry about the king. Instead, they provoke you, uncle."
"They all deserve to be killed."
"Isn't this group of people just relying on you, uncle, to be a wise king, so they act unscrupulously and arbitrarily?"
"How can you let them know that this Daxia belongs to your uncle if you don't kill them?"
Gu Jinnian spoke, and his words simply spoke to Emperor Yongsheng's heart.
But Emperor Yongsheng knew that these were just good words.
It's just flattering.
So I feel happy, after all, being close to my nephew means being close to my nephew, and I know I feel sorry for my uncle.
But I still have to say serious things.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense here and tell me your opinions."
Emperor Yongsheng said, "I don't want to listen to this kind of flattery. The main thing is to hear what Gu Jinnian thinks."
"Huh? What's your opinion?"
Gu Jinnian looked at Emperor Yongsheng and asked.
"Don't pretend to be Hu Tu. You are really smart, just like our Li family. If you have an idea, just say it and stop pretending here."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke directly and asked Gu Jinnian to express his inner thoughts.
now.
In the court, the matter of the dismissal of hundreds of officials was very tense. Emperor Yongsheng also knew in his heart that if the quarrel continued, big trouble would happen, but if he was allowed to take a step back, he would not live or die.
But if the officials were asked to take a step back, he could see that these people would not retreat either.
After all, once they retreat, the literati in Daxia will definitely scold them bloody. Isn't reputation what literati care about most?
These officials also care. For them, advancement or retreat is impossible.
And for him, the emperor, he could neither advance nor retreat.
So he really wanted to hear what Gu Jinnian had to say. Of course, he didn't have high hopes. He just thought that Gu Jinnian was talented and might be able to give him some ideas.
As for Gu Jinnian.
Seeing his old uncle asking like this, he stopped hiding it.
"In this case, if we talk about political affairs, my nephew should call himself a student."
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and when talking about political affairs, Gu Jinnian made sure to say something like this.
Although this sentence seems meaningless, it contains a lot of knowledge.
Well said, it doesn't matter whether I am a student or your nephew if you compliment me a few times.
That's not good. I'm just a disciple of the emperor, not your nephew. You can have opinions about me, but you can't have opinions about your nephew, and you asked me to say it.
It's just right.
"Say, stop talking nonsense."
Emperor Yongsheng laughed angrily at Gu Jinnian. Why did this guy feel like he was always on guard against him? He cared too much about the wishes of the emperor and his ministers.
But he understands that this is a good thing.
Throughout ancient times and modern times, how many powerful princes have died because of "casualty".
I always feel that I made great contributions back then, and I always feel that the emperor is still the good brother he was back then.
"Your Majesty."
"Students believe that running a big country is like cooking small dishes."
Gu Jinnian stopped joking and said with an extremely serious expression.
This is his idea.
"oh?"
"what for?"
When Emperor Yongsheng heard this, he immediately became interested.
Do you think running a country is like cooking a small dish? This is really the first time I hear this.
interesting.
"Your Majesty, the Daxia Dynasty has a very large population. The forces within a county, a prefecture, a county, or even a village are complex and bottomless."
"The court is a centralized place that manages the world. Every decree is extremely heavy."
"It's just like every year, various places will offer delicacies to His Majesty. If His Majesty likes a certain kind of fruit, it may seem like a small matter, but in order to honor His Majesty, the court officials will definitely order the local area to grow such fruits."
"And because they are tributes and are carefully selected, there may only be a hundred or so fruits as tribute, but each one is most likely selected from tens of thousands of fruits."
"In this way, if the court wants to do things, it must not be drastic. It must be like cooking a small delicacy. It must be unfolded slowly. What is important is the method of warm water. It must be changed slowly under the influence of influence. It may take ten, twenty, or even thirty years.
It took years to completely perfect it.”
"In this way, there will be no backlash. In other words, even if there is backlash, it can still be controlled."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
What he said is actually the words of a sage and a Confucian classic.
When a country is extremely large, it must not act haphazardly. It is better to stay still than to move. No matter what happens, it must be prepared thirty to fifty years in advance.
Tossing about bit by bit, I can never say that I just do it immediately if I think of something.
Thousands of people have thousands of faces. What you think is good, but that’s because you think about it from your perspective. This is a good thing.
Just like the treasure banknotes promoted during the reign of Taizu of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Replacing copper coin trade with paper currency not only reduces the cost of minting coins, but also facilitates circulation, which is a good thing for the economy and the country.
Have you considered the thoughts of the people? Have you considered the issue of currency devaluation? Have you considered the issue of other countries causing trouble?
You may have considered it, but you will always weaken it with thoughts such as "should", "maybe" and "maybe". After all, once you think of the idea, you will have a first impression and you will convince yourself.
But what will be the result when it is actually implemented?
It almost caused a big incident.
After three and a half years of implementation, not only did the country's economy fail to develop, but it actually set back a few years and caused a lot of trouble. Is this a loss?
There's no rush.
Be slow.
And it must be done bit by bit, because a small decision by the court will be a huge deal to the villages, counties and governments after it is implemented.
"You mean."
"I am setting up the East Factory, am I a little too hasty?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked with a calm expression.
"Back to Your Majesty, a little bit."
Gu Jinnian was a little tactful.
Because it is really urgent, there may be a war here soon, the national destiny has just increased, and these ministers are still the ministers of Conglong.
If you are so anxious, it would be strange if others don't fall out with you.
At the very least, it doesn't matter if you wait until a group of people have taken a backseat, or half of them are dead, and then you take this out.
To put it bluntly, let’s go back to the statement just now.
It's not that they don't have self-awareness, but they accompany you to conquer the country. As a result, everyone works together, and people treat you respectfully and politely.
It would be weird not to make a fuss.
"snort."
"If you have a clear conscience, why are you afraid of the establishment of Dongchang? In my eyes, they are all thieves with a guilty conscience."
Emperor Yongsheng was a little angry.
When you say half-day, do you mean that you are at fault?
Gu Jinnian stopped talking and shut up.
There was no need for him to say anything when he was angry.
Sure enough, Gu Jinnian stopped talking, and Emperor Yongsheng was slightly silent.
"You keep talking."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, looking a little depressed.
"Every official in the imperial court did make mistakes."
"They acted extremely cruelly and disobeyed His Majesty in public."
"However, I believe that what needs to be done now is to resolve conflicts, not to argue about who is at fault and who is not at fault."
"Therefore, I hope Your Majesty will calm down first. You are the most powerful person in the Nine-Five-Year Plan. These civil servants will be watching your Majesty if you make mistakes. If you make mistakes, they will be famous throughout the ages."
Gu Jinnian could be regarded as comforting Emperor Yongsheng.
"That makes sense."
"Then how to resolve this contradiction?"
"But I promised you in advance, Jinnian, that I will not back down."
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth, but he still made it clear in advance that if Gu Jinnian came here to be a lobbyist and set himself back, this would be impossible.
"His Majesty."
"Actually, I think you are not wrong, and neither are the officials. The whole thing is actually a misunderstanding."
Gu Jinnian nodded, asking the emperor to admit his mistake was unrealistic, but asking officials to admit their mistake was also impossible.
So Gu Jinnian changed his concept.
"Error in understanding?"
"What does this mean?"
This time, not only Emperor Yongsheng was curious, but the two eunuchs were also curious.
They also witnessed this incident with their own eyes.
There is no misunderstanding.
The emperor wanted to supervise them.
Hundreds of officials refused to supervise.
It’s that simple, what else is there to understand?
Sensing the curious gazes of the three people, Gu Jinnian said calmly.
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, is the purpose of setting up the East Factory just to better supervise the officials, master intelligence, catch all the lawbreakers, rectify the government, and restore peace to the world?"
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and asked.
"right."
Emperor Yongsheng nodded directly, that was what he thought.
"Then let me ask Your Majesty, the reason why the officials refused to agree is that it is unfair to let the eunuchs take power. Furthermore, the eunuchs will deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, causing harm to the country and the emperor?"
Gu Jinnian continued to ask.
"yes."
Emperor Yongsheng nodded, it was indeed like this, there was no problem at all.
"That'll be easy to solve."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
Then he spoke.
"I suggest that your Majesty, decentralize power in one factory and control it according to people. After all, it is better to block the factory than to open it up."
Gu Jinnian expressed his thoughts.
"Decentralization of power in one factory? System based on people?"
Emperor Yongsheng frowned a little when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, first of all, don't set up the East Factory. Let's change the name. For example, call it the Inspectorate."
"The name has been changed to prevent these ministers from scheming. Then, the powers His Majesty wants to give to Dongchang should be supervision, review, arrest, decision-making, and dispatch, right?"
Gu Jinnian guessed.
Although he didn't know the specific situation, an organization like Dongchang should be the merger of the Xuan Deng Department and the Town Government Department.
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Emperor Yongsheng's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He didn't expect Gu Jinnian to guess so well.
At the same time, he became increasingly interested in the strategy proposed by Gu Jinnian.
"In this case, the ministers don't want eunuchs to hold power, so let's delegate power."
Gu Jinnian is very direct.
“Delegate authority?”
Emperor Yongsheng frowned.
If he could delegate power, he would have done so long ago. It was because he didn't want to delegate power that he had such a big conflict with the officials.
Gu Jinnian should understand?
Why empower yourself?
"right."
"Delegate power."
"Give some power that seems important but is actually not important at all."
"Your Majesty, listen to me."
Gu Jinnian knew that Emperor Yongsheng was confused, but this matter must be explained clearly, otherwise it would be a bit confusing.
"In the eyes of ordinary people, arrest and dispatch have the greatest power."
"But actually, it's not."
"Your Majesty, who do you think is the person in the Ministry of Punishment who really decides whether a person will live or die?"
Gu Jinnian asked Emperor Yongsheng.
As soon as he said this, Emperor Yongsheng frowned, thinking deeply.
Wei Xian and Liu Yan on the side frowned even more.
The person who decides whether a person is alive or dead, isn't he the Minister of Punishment? Who else could he be?
However, the next moment, Emperor Yongsheng's answer stunned the two of them.
"Head of the Criminal Department."
Emperor Yongsheng gave the answer.
The two of them were immediately stunned.
The head of the Ministry of Punishment? A mere sixth-rank official? He has more power than the Minister of Punishment? Isn’t this nonsense?
However, these words were spoken by the emperor, how dare they refute them?
"Your Majesty is wise."
"He's the head of the Criminal Department."
"Any case from each locality must be submitted to the Ministry of Punishment, and the first person to handle it is the head of the Ministry of Punishment. If he thinks there is a problem with the case, he can directly send it back, and the locality will supplement the file materials and make a new decision."
"In other words, if you bribe a head of the Ministry of Punishment, a murder can be postponed to the longest possible time. And if the head of the Ministry of Punishment is not afraid of taking responsibility, he can completely influence the sentencing process of the officials above."
"Of course, Your Majesty, this is just an assumption made by me. The system of the Ministry of Punishment is extremely strict and basically this kind of thing will not happen. The big eucalyptus must be handed over to Yuan Wai Lang for processing within fifteen days."
In the process of explaining the logic, Gu Jinnian also added a sentence, lest the emperor think that he was implying that there was something wrong with the Ministry of Punishment and it would bring some trouble to the Ministry of Punishment, which would be bad.
Then Gu Jinnian continued to speak.
"Whether this Dongchang or the Inspectorate is not the Ministry of Punishment, it is an organization that reports to Your Majesty alone."
"So the most important power is actually not to arrest, nor to order, nor to dispatch."
"It's about oversight, review, and drafting."
Gu Jinnian spoke up, and his words completely awakened Emperor Yongsheng.
In an instant.
Emperor Yongsheng was stunned on the spot.
His eyes were filled with astonishment.
Gu Jinnian's words gave him a feeling of enlightenment. It was not that Gu Jinnian had strong political talents, but that Gu Jinnian's thinking ability was too terrifying.
It's just about taking one thing apart, finding out the key points, and then changing everything invisibly.
This is where Emperor Yongsheng was shocked.
He was shocked before because Gu Jinnian was so talented and he was shocked in front of the vision of heaven and earth.
But at this moment.
Emperor Yongsheng's political ability shocked Gu Jinnian. This kind of thing was not brought by Confucianism, but a person's innate wisdom.
It is true wisdom.
"Decentralization of power."
"The power of supervision, drafting, and review are controlled by eunuchs."
"The power of dispatch, arrest, and conviction are controlled by the great Confucian."
"In this way, they will supervise the Great Xia Dynasty for me. If they find problems, they can directly draft a plan and then investigate and interrogate. After the interrogation, if there are no problems, then let them go. If there are problems, then let them go."
"It was transferred directly to the Inspectorate. The evidence of the crime, witnesses and material evidence were placed in front of them. Even if these scholars wanted to protect this group of officials, they did not dare to mess around. So on the surface, they have obtained the power of dispatch, arrest and conviction."
"But in fact, he is nothing more than the final executor."
"It's just a reputation for being selfless."
"wonderful."
"wonderful."
"It's really wonderful."
Emperor Yongsheng was very smart. After all, the emperor of a country, Gu Jinnian simply explained the logic, and he guessed everything by himself.
Yes.
This is Gu Jinnian's solution.
What was the emperor's purpose in establishing Dongchang?
Supervise the officials so that they can have some ideas, and at the same time obtain information. Of course, the last point is to strengthen the imperial power.
And what's the reason why Baiguan doesn't agree? He doesn't want to have a sword above his head, it doesn't mean he doesn't want someone to supervise him.
If you really don’t want to, what do the Hanging Deng Division and the Town Office Division do?
It's just that if you ask your people to supervise me, we will naturally not agree. This is normal.
So I decided to leave it to the great Confucians to take charge.
Why let the Great Confucian take charge?
Although a great Confucian should uphold his conscience, at the very least, who is a great Confucian? He is a scholar, and he also has a noble family behind him.
To put it harshly, it’s okay to forget about the little eucalyptus, whoever is caught will be unlucky.
If you really encounter something big, I'm not asking you to deceive me, but give me time to move around and operate it. That's no problem, right?
Anyway, if you let the great Confucian come, you can guarantee that you won't be partial to the emperor, and you don't have to be too partial to your own people.
It would not work if the eunuch came, it would simply be partial to the emperor.
Then Gu Jinnian's method is much simpler.
It would not be good to turn Dongchang directly into a new organization, calling it Dongchang. After all, officials already have a congenital dislike of this organization.
Change it to the Inspectorate and then split the power.
The power of drafting, the power of supervision, the power of review, let the eunuchs do it.
Why?
It's very simple. These are all things that servants do, and they are hard work.
As for the power of dispatch, the power of arrest, and the power of conviction, would it be nice to let a great scholar take it?
Is there a feeling that one word from me can determine life or death?
That's right.
But the problem is that the drafting power seems to be in the hands of the eunuchs, but in fact it is in the hands of the emperor.
Once it is drafted, it is considered a case. Once the case is made, the eunuch will go to investigate. After the investigation is clear, he will arrest the person for interrogation. During the interrogation, the things that were secretly investigated will be placed in front of you.
It’s okay if you don’t panic.
Tell me honestly.
Okay, all the witnesses and physical evidence are there, and I have confessed my crime. Let's hand it over to the Inspectorate.
After reading the witnesses and physical evidence, and then the criminal's confession.
What else do you want me to do?
Just follow the procedures to arrest and convict him.
What? Do you want to delay for a while?
Damn it, all the witnesses and physical evidence are there, why are you procrastinating? Do you think your life will be long?
Witness testimony is completed.
The physical evidence examination is completed.
The prisoner admitted the crime.
I, the Supervisor, Yuan and Zheng don’t agree. Why don’t I agree? I’m out of my mind, I just don’t agree.
What do you think? I think I have a long life. Hey, I want the emperor to see my head. Do I have skin?
so.
The great scholars of the Inspectorate are the emperor's sword, and they are the kind who will gain a good reputation if they obey. If they don't, they will die together or suffer the consequences of infamy.
Doesn’t this perfectly fit the purpose of Emperor Yongsheng’s establishment of Dongchang?
Of course, Gu Jinnian deliberately kept it in mind, and there was another reason for the split.
That is, the eunuch family cannot be allowed to dominate.
There is no problem that eunuchs are responsible for drafting and supervising review powers, but they must have ironclad evidence to make the Inspectorate a knife.
To put it bluntly, without irrefutable evidence, the Inspectorate actually has room for maneuver.
This can be regarded as leaving a way out, otherwise the disaster of eunuchs would not be a trivial matter.
Anyway, balance is the key.
In fact, Gu Jinnian just brought out the logic of the procuratorate and the court. In ancient times, powers liked to be packaged together, such as the Ministry of Punishment, the Department of Hanging Lights, and the Department of Town Government. In fact, they all had the same powers, but they were just in charge of something.
This is not good.
It is definitely not possible for one family to dominate, decentralization of power is the way to go.
As for whether there are any loopholes?
There must be.
Is there anything in this world that doesn’t have loopholes?
Who can guarantee that all eunuchs will be obedient?
Who can guarantee that a great scholar is a good person?
Something that can't be said for sure.
"Your Majesty is overly complimentary."
Gu Jinnian smiled slightly.
But he continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, there is no problem with the supervisory power being held by eunuchs, but the drafting power requires a group of people to assist you."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
In fact, the greatest power is the right to draft. If you don’t draft, nothing will happen. If you draft, it doesn’t matter whether you committed a crime or not, you are already locked.
Therefore, this is the one with the greatest power.
"Oh? Who will assist you?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"A child from a poor family."
Gu Jinnian spoke calmly.
At the end, I added another sentence.
"A young man from a humble family who wants to make his mark."
"A scholar, but the kind without an official position, from a poor family, it is best not to win the imperial examination."
Gu Jinnian spoke up.
The drafting power must be from a poor family, and it must be someone who has no official position and has not been elected.
Otherwise, if you win the exam, you will know more or less people.
The most important thing is that the scholars who have connections must have complicated thoughts. It does not matter that they are from poor families. They all want to stand out and work seriously, and because they have no background, they can open jobs whenever they want.
It's the lowest level anyway.
Although they have great power, anyone who is just one level above them can be fired directly.
Form a perfect closed loop.
"good."
Emperor Yongsheng immediately understood what Gu Jinnian meant, and he agreed directly.
Afterwards, Emperor Yongsheng swept away his depression and showed a heartfelt smile.
"Jin Nian, I never thought that you could help me solve such a big matter, good, good, good."
"However, I still want to test you."
"With the establishment of the East Factory, what do I want most, and what is the most difficult thing to achieve?"
Emperor Yongsheng was very happy.
Gu Jinnian's words resolved a huge contradiction.
But he still wanted to give Gu Jinnian a test.
Let's see if Gu Jinnian can guess it.
"Your Majesty, it should be."
"intelligence."
"Manpower."
Gu Jinnian answered almost without thinking.
The establishment of Dongchang is not only for officials, but also for intelligence.
And it’s all the information about the entire Daxia Dynasty.
The Hanging Light Division is also an intelligence agency.
The Town Office is also an intelligence agency.
But in reality? These two places have long become institutions of powerful families.
There are many things that the emperor really does not know.
But after setting up Dongchang, the emperor knew everything.
This is the reason why Emperor Yongsheng had to establish Dongchang.
Is it really to target officials?
These officials can be removed if they want to, but do they need to set up a special organization to remove them? Isn't this unnecessary?
Is there anything wrong with that official?
To put it bluntly, even if you are fine, what about your family members? The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister.
Can you control yourself and others?
It's not hard to find trouble.
It depends on whether you want to or not.
Therefore, targeting officials is not the main thing.
Reinforcing imperial power is not the biggest core either.
intelligence.
That's the core.
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Yongsheng was completely silent.
Something that even the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty could not see through.
He didn't expect that Gu Jinnian would see through it.
Of course, some of the officials may have seen through it, which is why they opposed it so firmly.
But what Gu Jinnian could see through was something he really didn't expect.
this moment.
Emperor Yongsheng really could no longer look at Gu Jinnian with the same eyes he once had.
My own nephew.
It's really incredible.
"In terms of manpower, do you have any good ideas?"
After calming down, Emperor Yongsheng asked like this.
The biggest problem of Dongchang.
In fact, it is not about implementation.
It will have to be set up sooner or later.
At worst, the civil and military officials in the dynasty will be old and dead, and they can figure it out themselves.
But the real problem lies in manpower.
It's definitely not possible to rely on eunuchs. How many can be sent out?
But if you hire people, the cost is so high that the national treasury may not be able to support it.
This is what worries him.
If this problem can be solved, he will really kill the chicken to scare the monkey yesterday, and even directly replace a group of ministers, so what's the harm?
Otherwise, if he didn’t kill yesterday, would he really be considered bloodless?
What a joke.
"Students don't."
Gu Jinnian shook his head.
"You have."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke directly.
"Really not."
Gu Jinnian still answered like this.
"Stop fooling me and tell me."
Emperor Yongsheng actually had no idea, but he thought that Gu Jinnian liked to hide things, so he tried to deceive Gu Jinnian.
Having said that.
Gu Jinnian was a little reluctant.
"Actually, it's not that there isn't any. It's just that the cost is a bit high. I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't be able to come up with so much money."
When Gu Jinnian spoke, his uncle had already mentioned this.
He also said that it is indeed not good to have it.
However, Emperor Yongsheng looked calm, but he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.
Good guy, is there really one?
"How many?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
He had calculated before that if he wanted his intelligence agency to involve the entire Daxia Dynasty, he would need at least five million taels of gold a year.
It's at least.
Definitely just a lot more.
So he was curious about how much gold Gu Jinnian wanted.
"Let's say less than two hundred thousand taels of gold a year."
"But it will take a long time. If it involves the Daxia Dynasty, it will take about three years."
"It will take another three to five years to take control of Donghuang."
"In about ten years, it should not be less than 200,000 taels of gold per year. There is a chance that it will exceed the standard, but the probability is not very high."
Gu Jinnian calculated in his mind and then gave a relatively conservative estimate.
If you are not conservative, one hundred thousand taels of gold will be enough.
Of course, you must have a big budget. If it's not enough, you have to pay for it yourself? It's impossible.
"Two hundred thousand taels of gold?"
"Control Donghuang?"
At this moment, Emperor Yongsheng couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up directly and looked at Gu Jinnian with incredible eyes.
My budget is five million taels of gold per year.
And it was only the Daxia Dynasty.
Gu Jinnian’s goal is to control Donghuang?
How can this prevent Emperor Yongsheng from losing his composure?
How the hell is this possible?
If Gu Jinnian wanted to do this, he would directly grant Gu Jinnian the title of king.
From now on, if anyone dared to look at Gu Jinnian in Kyoto, he would roll up his sleeves, mount his horse, and slap him twice. Then he would ask if Gu Jinnian was angry. If he was not angry, he would have all the civil and military officials give him two slaps.
Not for anything else, just to be happy in the coming year.
Money is no longer a problem now.
It is to control the intelligence of Donghuang.
What is this concept?
Emperor Yongsheng's heart was beating.
If someone else had said this, Emperor Yongsheng would have slapped him twice, but Gu Jinnian was different.
The more he got in touch with Gu Jinnian, the more he discovered that Gu Jinnian was simply incredibly talented and unfathomable, a fucking genius.
He looks so much like Yong Sheng.
They are all geniuses.
Seeing Emperor Yongsheng's reaction, Gu Jinnian frowned a little.
Two hundred thousand taels of gold sounds like a lot.
But how important information is, everyone who is an emperor knows it.
This reaction is not necessary, right?
Is it okay to have a little pattern?
For big countries, intelligence is the most valuable and cannot be measured by money.
"His Majesty."
"Two hundred thousand taels of gold a year is really indispensable. No matter how little we have, students will not be able to think of a solution."
Gu Jinnian gave the answer.
Two hundred thousand taels of gold, that's the price.
"How to do it?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked directly.
"I can't explain clearly. It takes a month to write an article. The process is very complicated and it's all in my mind. If your Majesty wants to know, you can only wait for the students to write slowly."
Gu Jinnian shook his head. He couldn't explain clearly for a while. He really couldn't explain. This time he wasn't hiding anything.
"To put it simply."
Emperor Yongsheng was a little impatient.
He doesn't need to know the process, he just wants to know a rough idea, a rough outline that can convince him.
"Chamber of Commerce."
"Establish a chamber of commerce and form a huge intelligence network in the form of a chamber of commerce."
"Everything in the world is prosperous, and everyone is here for profit."
"Everything in the world is turbulent and turbulent, all for the benefit of others."
Gu Jinnian mentioned the key words.
Chamber of Commerce.
Yes.
This is like something that must be mentioned in some online novels.
If you want to get information, you must go to the restaurant.
Although it seems a bit retarded, it is actually true. A lot of news is just spread out by a group of people.
The adulterer of true and false.
Just like today, the Minister of Rites favored the concubine. Everyone must not know it, but the housekeeper must know it, right?
The butler has a strict mouth.
But I can't stand the slaves who follow me.
Even if you don’t bring a slave, the concubine’s maid always knows, right? When you put on makeup at night, is it possible that you don’t know what you are going to do?
When the concubine's maid finds out, she shouldn't say anything to her sweetheart, right?
My best friend is out of town on business and I hear everyone talking nonsense. Isn’t it too much to just follow up?
As for whether it's true or false, everyone doesn't care, it's just a matter of fun.
It's just that if someone with a heart hears it, it will be different.
And what if this caring person belongs to the shopkeeper?
For many things, if you dig deeper, you will find that it is not difficult to know the news, it is just that you can't come across it.
"Do you mean to set up a chamber of commerce to cover up people's eyes? On the surface, it is doing business, but in fact it is to collect intelligence?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"Your Majesty, we are really doing business. When we are doing business, we are collecting information."
"If you specialize in collecting intelligence, don't you have to spend money to support them? Then who can afford it?"
"Their main job is to do business and make money, but they just record the news they hear and then report it all to Kyoto, where the scholars and eunuchs will sort it out and study it."
"If you find something bad, just investigate it immediately."
Gu Jinnian shook his head.
To run the Chamber of Commerce well and make everyone make money, the top should ask the bottom to pay attention to the news. This is their responsibility. If you don't pay attention to the news, I will change the shopkeeper to see if it is more comfortable for you or me.
Moreover, after inquiring about information, it seems to be very advanced and sounds like it is very powerful.
What is it actually?
In fact, it's not just to listen to people's nonsense, keep the information that you think is useful, check it later, find out it is true, and keep it in your files.
If it turns out to be fake, then just ignore it.
The eunuchs and scholars in the palace were responsible for classifying the information, gathering all the seemingly useless information together, and then letting these poor people who wanted to make a name for themselves to study it carefully.
If you find any problem, or think of something, report it quickly, and you will be credited with a credit. Depending on how much credit you have accumulated, you will be allowed to become a county magistrate in a certain place, which can also be regarded as your blessing.
Is it reasonable?
"I understand."
"I understand."
"If you set up a chamber of commerce and do business, you won't make much money, but you can still make some money as a subsidy, plus a gold subsidy of 200,000 taels a year from the court. In this way, you have manpower and can save money.
Is this what you mean by spending a lot of money?"
Emperor Yongsheng completely figured it out.
But he was wrong about one thing.
Who said you can't make money?
But Gu Jinnian didn't say this, saying it was boring.
Wait.
For a moment, Gu Jinnian frowned and looked at Emperor Yongsheng.
"Your Majesty, that's not what you mean?"
Gu Jinnian instantly realized that there was a problem. The emperor's idea was to ask someone to inquire about information?
Mud, that's too sloppy.
Then it shouldn't be 200,000 taels of gold, it should be 500,000 taels of gold.
No, one million taels will do.
It was really sloppy this time.
"Of course I have this idea. I was just testing you."
"Ahem."
"good."
"Gu Jinnian listens to the order."
Emperor Yongsheng coughed, slightly embarrassed, but immediately looked serious and was about to announce the decree.
"Students accept the order."
Gu Jinnian immediately stood up and saluted.
"I will entrust you with the full responsibility for the information of Daxia. I will allocate a fixed allocation of two hundred thousand taels of gold every year. If you have special needs, you can apply for additional funds from me."
"If this matter is handled properly and you can control the information of Daxia within ten years, I promise you to be the leader of the ministers of Daxia. If you can control the information of Eastern Wasteland within thirty years, I am willing to make you the king. If I am no longer alive, I will leave a legacy
I wish you peace of mind."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and the promised benefits made the two eunuchs' hearts beat wildly.
If you master the information of Daxia within ten years and become the leader of the ministers, isn't that the prime minister of the dynasty?
Can you master the intelligence of the Eastern Wasteland and be crowned king within thirty years?
Since Taizu in Daxia, there has never been a king with a different surname.
This is a great gift.
No, it is no longer a gift.
It is unspeakable love.
Gu Jinnian is simply not the prince. If he were the prince, the prince and His Highness the King of Qin should stop arguing, otherwise it would be embarrassing.
However, Gu Jinnian seemed very calm.
Maybe it's because as a time traveler, you're so accustomed to bosses drawing cakes.
So I really don’t feel much about it. Of course, there is another reason. I am a super powerful person. I am nothing more than super super super super super.
It is not meaningful.
But I still have to thank you.
"I accept the order. Thank you very much, Your Majesty."
Gu Jinnian did not choose to refuse this job, because there were so many preparations and he just wanted to win it.
This is of great benefit to myself.
Daxia Official Chamber of Commerce.
It is a great tool for controlling public opinion in the world in the future.
"Your Majesty, I have two requests."
Gu Jinnian continued to speak.
"you say."
Emperor Yongsheng was extremely happy and asked directly.
"First, build a place in Kyoto, preferably near Daxia Academy, covering an area of at least 500 acres. The student's father will dispatch soldiers to guard it. Except for your majesty, no one else is allowed to enter without the student's permission.
, and asked the Ministry of Industry to dispatch three thousand outstanding craftsmen to cooperate with the students."
"At least five hundred people must be no more than twenty-five years old."
This was Gu Jinnian's first request.
"allow."
Emperor Yongsheng directly agreed that this was nothing at all.
"Secondly, this chamber of commerce must be given the title of royal family. Your Majesty cannot mind. Of course, the students will not do anything extraordinary. They will trade normally. Also, if the chamber of commerce makes any money in the future, it will belong to me."
This is the second point.
Since we are setting up a chamber of commerce, we must have the royal family come forward, otherwise it will be difficult to launch a chamber of commerce and start from scratch.
"It doesn't matter, I will allow your chamber of commerce to be tax-free for another ten years."
Emperor Yongsheng praised Haikou.
What is the chamber of commerce? What he values is intelligence.
To put it bluntly, how much money can Gu Jinnian earn from doing business?
As long as the annual expenditure of two hundred thousand taels of gold is guaranteed, and not too much, Emperor Yongsheng will be extremely happy.
As for how much you earn?
He doesn't think he can make any money.
If you really make money, how much can you get?
One thousand taels? Ten thousand taels? One hundred thousand taels? So what if one million taels lasts for a year?
Just to make Gu Jinnian happy, it's tax-free.
What a money addict.
"Okay, Your Majesty, then you can write it into the imperial edict and get it stamped."
Gu Jinnian smiled.
duty free?
Then thank you.
"Okay, I'm afraid I will regret it."
"It's just to make some money. No matter how much you make, I won't care."
"You look down upon me."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, a little annoyed. Are he that kind of person?
Just a little silver?
hehe.
"Okay, Jinnian, I have something else to do, so I'll go back to the palace first."
"I will arrange your matters for you next month. If you make too big a move, it will attract some attention, so take your time."
Emperor Yongsheng said that he was going back to the palace.
As for things, indeed, you can't rush things, take your time, don't rush this month.
"Long live your Majesty."
Gu Jinnian smiled.
Wei Xian also immediately took out a thick stack of two hundred silver notes with a face value of one thousand taels of gold.
After accepting it, Gu Jinnian felt happier.
It feels like the future is getting better and better.
in this way.
Emperor Yongsheng left.
With Wei Xian and Liu Yan.
After walking out of Daxia Academy, Emperor Yongsheng couldn't help but smile.
"Wei Xian, Liu Yan."
"Did you notice it?"
Emperor Yongsheng spoke with a smile.
The two of them were in a very happy mood when they saw the emperor so happy.
But they didn't find anything.
So there is no answer.
"What a wonderful year."
"It's becoming more and more like me."
"Hahahahaha."
Emperor Yongsheng laughed out loud.
Very cheerful.
Wei Xian and Liu Yan were slightly silent, but smiles immediately appeared on their faces.
He said bravely.
"Yeah."
"Your Majesty is right, right."——
Additional update for leader Lin Tianyu!
Eleven thousand five hundred words.
There will still be one today, but as usual, it will probably be around 11.55pm.
I still owe a few chapters, I forgot, I will ask Wuya later.
