"Well, let's discuss the matter of the Chamber of Commerce later. I'm a little tired. You all should step down." Emperor Qianren did not agree to the re-establishment of the Chamber of Commerce. He probably also knew that the cancellation was his holy order, so he Less than two months have passed and we have to rebuild. Wouldn’t it be a slap in the face?
Does the emperor want to be decent? How can he do such repeated things? Besides, if the Chamber of Commerce does not rebuild the treasury, will there be no money in the account? How did the past days come to pass?
The questioning in front of the palace ended hastily. The result was that almost everyone failed to achieve their goals, and everyone's face was full of dissatisfaction.
Rui Butong walked out of the palace with Cheng Bolin. Along the way, the two of them were speechless, with solemn expressions on their faces. The current situation in the court is not very good, there is no money to use, and no troops to recruit, so How great is it to go down.
As the minister of the six departments, those who can sit in this position are extremely capable people. In this regard, Emperor Qianwen did a pretty good job. Perhaps sometimes as an emperor, he had to compromise when facing other forces. He assigned some official positions to the powerful. But when it came to important positions, he could still stick to his original intention. This made the six ministers all capable people.
It’s just that if you have the ability, you also need a platform to display it. It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Without policies and insufficient power, the two ministers had nothing but empty ambitions.
Just when the two of them walked out of the palace gate in silence, Cheng Bailin, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke, "Master Rui, I heard that your beloved daughter left Beijing a few days ago?"
"Huh?" Rui Butong's whole body trembled involuntarily, but he quickly calmed down again, "Oh, yes, he said he was bored in Daliang City and wanted to go out for a walk."
This is like lying to a ghost. Living in Daliang City since childhood has not been very boring. Why is it boring now? In the final analysis, it is not because Cheng Bolin accidentally got the news that Rui Ling'er, the daughter of Rui Bu Tong, and My husband Mingshitang (son of Mingshan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry) went to the north. Is this the reason for this question?
The reason why we were able to get this news was because Mingshan was working in the Ministry of War and suddenly handed in his resignation. Cheng Bolin was surprised and sent someone to investigate, and he came to such a result.
north!
This relatively sensitive word nowadays represents either Liao or Ji.
In other words, the only place Mingshan and Rui Ling'er can go to is Liaozhou and Jizhou, and it is very likely to be Jizhou. After all, Cheng Bolin had not heard the slightest rumor before that Rui Butong had any interaction with Prince Zhong. If so. If so, I'm afraid the late Emperor Qianwen would be the first to be unable to tolerate him.
In other words, the place Mingshan and his wife went to was probably Jizhou. Before I thought about it, Tang Ao, the king of Ji, had been serving in the Ministry of Household Affairs, reaching the highest level of the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. That was Rui Butong's most important deputy position. They said they had no friendship. That is impossible. Now it becomes logical for his daughter and son-in-law to go to Jizhou.
"Uh... Lord Rui, Cheng Hu, the dog, has also been complaining that Daliang City is too boring recently, and he also wants to go to the north for a walk, but I wonder if Lord Rui can give me a recommendation?" With an embarrassed look on his face, But for the sake of his son's future, Cheng Bolin finally said what he wanted to say.
He was still hesitant at first, thinking why Cheng Bolin suddenly mentioned this topic? Could it be that the other party knew about his daughter and son-in-law's trip to Jizhou? If so, once the other party gave the information about this matter to Qianren Emperor, isn't it that something big is going to happen? No emperor likes half-hearted subordinates.
Then how to make the other party shut up, or what kind of benefits should be given to buy the other party to shut up. When I was still thinking of a way, I didn't expect that Cheng Bailin opened his mouth and made such a request. In a split second, Rui Butong stood still and did not move. Cheng Bailin also cooperated and stopped moving forward, waiting for the other party's answer.
But only after three or four breaths, Rui Butong spoke, "No problem, just write a letter of recommendation to the Young Master later."
"Haha, thank you very much." Cheng Bailin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He was really afraid that Rui Bu Tong wouldn't pick up the problem. If so, he really couldn't do anything to him. In short, he didn't bother to file a lawsuit against him. He did it. But he was also really worried about the current situation in Daliang City. Since he held an important official position, it was difficult for him to move around. However, there was no problem in arranging his son to be with King Ji.
Speaking of which, as a politician, he rarely puts his eggs in one basket. This is the truth. According to the news from various channels, Jizhou has undergone earth-shaking changes under the leadership of King Ji. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is plenty of food and money, so this place has become a place of hope, a place of sustenance for people like Rui Butong and Cheng Bolin.
Arranging for the children in advance now is a way of expressing a stance. If there are any changes, there will be no way out until the time comes.
Rui Butong agreed, and Cheng Bolin looked happy. At this moment, the relationship between the two seemed to be much closer. The two figures were getting further and further away from the palace. Maybe their hearts were getting further and further away from the palace. ...
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Princess Beidi returned to the mansion, called a group of people, and told what happened in the Yangxin Palace. Everyone else couldn't help but look ugly after hearing this.
In the past, if he helped Zongzheng win the throne, the other party would send troops to help him restore his country. But now, looking at it, Emperor Qianren's life is not easy. The throne is not even guaranteed, so how can he have the ability to help him?
Everyone looked ugly and didn't say anything. Seeing it in Princess Di's eyes, she knew what she had to say. "What's wrong? Why are they all keeping their heads down and saying nothing? Our situation was not as good as before. Now, at that time we couldn't even appear in public and you were discouraged. Now at least we still have the support of the emperor, right? Isn't it just that we don't have good soldiers? If we have money, are we afraid of not having soldiers? In this way, we can recruit our own soldiers. Okay, I will go see the emperor tomorrow and ask him to allow us to recruit troops in the city."
The former Princess Di has made a decision. She has nearly 100 million taels of silver in her hands. With this, recruiting troops will naturally not be a problem. When the time comes, she will build a strong army. At that time, she will have to regain everything she has lost. .
"The master is wise." After saying a few words, the faces of Shen Tuwei, Lu Kui, Tang Sheng and others showed signs of hope, at least they no longer looked as despairing as before.
The former Princess Di was true to her word. She entered the palace again the next day, and she convinced Emperor Qianren to recruit troops. Perhaps Tang Qinghe felt ashamed of what happened before, so he agreed very happily this time. .
After getting the emperor's consent, more than a dozen recruiting stations were opened in Daliang City. The salary they offered was extremely considerable. As long as they were recruited into the army, they would be paid five taels of silver a month, and their treatment was almost as good as that of the Jizhou army.
Soon, the news of the former Princess Di's conscription and restoration of the country spread throughout Daliang City. For this reason, some scholars stood up and criticized, to the effect that how can we, the ordinary people, serve the foreigners? Such an argument is still unreasonable. I really got support from a lot of people.
Despite such unfavorable remarks, there are still many people who signed up for the military recruitment. Over the years, Daliang City has continued to develop, and the number of people is still considerable. It is not that difficult to recruit some adult men from them to serve as soldiers. As for whether they wanted to fight for a foreign race, the people at that time had no such knowledge. They only knew that the conscription gave a lot of money this time. For money, or for life, how could they think so much.
Of course what happened in Daliang City, the intelligence personnel of Longya and Anxiang who stayed in the city reported the news and sent it to the hands of Prince Ji Tang Ao.
"The former Princess Di openly recruited troops, and countless people responded." Looking at this information, Tang Ao's complexion quickly darkened. It was not that he was worried about anything, but that he felt pitiful for the people's choice.
It is precisely because of the inability to popularize education that the people are illiterate and naturally do not understand any big principles. For most people, having enough to eat is the most important thing. As for who will rule them, it is not the most important thing. The ground is gone.
Just like in Chinese history, there were times when aliens ruled. Similar to the Yuan and Qing dynasties, not many people really stood up to resist.
It will not be like the future generations. Everyone can learn and have reasons to talk about. Infighting may still happen, and class issues will still arise, but the people are still very patriotic. Any foreign race wants slaves For the Chinese people who have already stood up, that is something they don’t even have to think about.
"We need to increase investment in education." Tang Ao said with a sigh, and made the decision to continue to increase the scale of Longyuan.
"Young Master, Zuo Fu and Gongsun Guang are here. They are waiting in the main hall." Shi Lei appeared behind Tang Ao and reported in a low voice.
"Oh, are you all here? Come on, let's go take a look." Tang Ao nodded, put aside the matters in Daliang City for the time being, and strode toward the main hall.
Half an hour later, Tang Ao and his party arrived at the workshop area in the south of Jicheng City. Here, patrolling soldiers can be seen walking by at any time. This is also Tang Ao's private workshop area, and many items that are in great demand in the market are produced here. And Chu. This is also the source of Tang Ao's income, and the level of the guards is naturally very high.
Chengzuo Fu and Gongsun Guang who came with them came to this area for the first time. In the past, they could only watch from a distance and could not enter. This time, thanks to the blessing of His Highness King Ji, they finally You can walk in and take a look. Of course, what they are more curious about is why His Highness Prince Ji invited them here this time? Is there any new product that cannot be launched?
