Seeing Emperor Deqing's gaze, Zhao Junchen already had a way to refute in his mind.
However, as shown on his face, Zhao Junchen still frowned, thinking hard, as if he didn't know how to refute.
Competing with the people for profit is indeed a taboo for the imperial court. All kings in history who competed with the people for profit did not end up with a good reputation. It is natural that Emperor Deqing found it difficult.
However, just because Emperor Deqing found it difficult, Zhao Junchen could not solve it easily.
As a minister, you must not act smarter than the emperor. In Zhao Junchen's view, this is a matter of common sense.
After all, there are only a few kings who have the capacity to accommodate others.
On the other side, seeing Zhao Junchen frowning and being speechless for a long time, Crown Prince Zhu Heyu couldn't help but feel angry. He raised his hand again and was about to tell the last crime when Zhao Junchen finally spoke.
"Your Highness, wait a moment, I have something else to say."
Zhu Heyu was stunned, looked at Zhao Junchen coldly, and said: "What? Can you still deny that this soap is exclusively produced by the inner treasury and is not competing with the people for profit?"
Zhao Junchen ignored Zhu Heyu this time, but said to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty is wise and understands better than I do. Everything in the world has pros and cons, and every decision made by the court has pros and cons.
, as long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, it is a good decision that benefits the country and the people. If the disadvantages outweigh the benefits, it is a bad decision that harms the country and the people. And this pancake is specially made by the inner treasury. In my opinion, it is a good decision.
It is a decision that outweighs the disadvantages. Otherwise, how could His Majesty, who is so wise and wise, approve it?"
Seeing Emperor Deqing nod, Zhao Junchen continued: "The pancreas is exclusively made by the inner treasury. According to His Highness the Crown Prince, its disadvantages are that it will make the people think that the court is competing with the people for profit, thus causing confusion among the people. In Yichen's opinion,
, although it is true, it is an exaggeration.”
Zhu Heyu sneered: "Since it is a fact, how can it be exaggerated?"
Zhao Junchen smiled slightly and explained: "The soap is exclusively produced by the inner treasury, which will certainly cause harm to some people, but it is by no means all the soap merchants and craftsmen of our Ming Dynasty. Now that the inner treasury is employing people, those soap
As long as the horn craftsmen have real skills, they will be hired by the inner treasury, and their wages will increase. In this way, they will only be grateful to the imperial court, so how can they complain about the imperial court? In the final analysis, what will really happen because of such a decree?
Those who were damaged were only those soap locust merchants and some soap locust craftsmen who were not skilled in their craftsmanship and could not be used by the court. Those soap locust merchants were all wealthy, and even if they lost their livelihood, they could live without worries for a while, while those soap locust craftsmen who were not skilled in their craftsmanship were all wealthy.
In the final analysis, the craftsmen can only blame themselves. What's more, these people, in total, are only two or three thousand at most. Even if they complain about the court, how can it affect the overall situation? "
Zhu Heyu shouted angrily: "Sophistry! The river embankment collapsed in an ant nest. People's grievances are people's grievances. How can they be ignored just because of their size?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "I have not ignored it. I have also said it. Although your words, Your Highness, are a bit exaggerated, they are also true. However, as I said before, every policy of the imperial court has advantages and disadvantages.
, Now that I have talked about the disadvantages, it is time to talk about the advantages."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen said to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, the soap is exclusively produced by the inner treasury. Although it will cause harm to some people, it will also benefit the majority of the people. First of all, this soap is for the imperial court.
After the increase in revenue, the money earned by the court will be used for farming, river embankments, and raising the army. This is something that every common people can benefit from. It is taken from the people and used for the people. Secondly, this
Although soap is exclusively made by the inner treasury, it is also exclusively sold by merchants from all over the country. In this way, the exclusive merchants, transportation coolies, and shop assistants all make a living from this, and the number is far more than those who lose their profits.
There are different priorities between soap locust merchants and soap locust craftsmen, and you have to make your own choice; thirdly, after the soap is exclusively made by the inner treasury, it can also be supervised by the court to reduce the cost and the selling price, so that the people can use the money to buy soap locust.
You can buy soap for the price, and in the end, the people of the world will benefit."
At this point, Zhao Junchen's voice became louder and he continued: "It can be seen that your Majesty's decree to exclusively produce pancreatic juice from the inner treasury was completely well thought out. Although some people's interests will be harmed,
But it will benefit more people. This is your Majesty's wise and wise performance, so how can it be that you are competing for benefits with the people? Your Majesty's words have misunderstood Your Majesty."
Prince Zhu Heyu was clearly trying to impeach Zhao Junchen, but after Zhao Junchen talked about it, it turned out to be a misunderstanding of Emperor Deqing. Many officials in the court were either secretly happy or secretly happy after hearing this.
frown.
Prince Zhu Heyu could naturally tell that Zhao Junchen was being sophistical. Otherwise, according to what Zhao Junchen said, all kinds of goods in the world would be exclusively handled by the imperial court.
However, although Zhu Heyu wanted to refute, Emperor Deqing was partial to Zhao Junchen and was even more reluctant to make profits from Yizi. Before Zhu Heyu could speak, Emperor Deqing had already nodded and said: "What Zhao Aiqing said is exactly what I want."
As I think, it seems that Zhao Aiqing understands my thoughts."
While speaking, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhu Heyu and said slowly: "Prince, your words are out of consideration. What you think in the future must be more comprehensive. Don't listen to the wind as rain," and the people
How can we talk about things like "striving for profit" casually? Let's stop talking about this matter, don't talk about it anymore. In my opinion, this second charge is also far-fetched. You can talk about Zhao Aiqing's last charge."
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhu Heyu felt as if his chest was bursting with anger, but he did not dare to refute.
In the past, Zhu Heyu only hated Zhao Junchen because he was a corrupt official and was rumored to be the illegitimate son of Emperor Deqing, but after today's confrontation, Zhu Heyu has turned into hatred for Zhao Junchen.
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Looking at Zhu Heyu's eyes when he looked at him, Zhao Junchen naturally understood what Zhu Heyu was thinking.
But Zhao Junchen didn't care.
Because there is essentially no difference whether Zhu Heyu hates or hates him. The two of them are ultimately enemies rather than friends.
After glaring at Zhao Junchen for a moment, Prince Zhu Heyu finally calmed down a little and continued: "The third crime is that Zhao Junchen used his power for personal gain, borrowed the country for profit, took bribes and perverted the law! Father, as far as I know, Yizi is now a friend.
It is exclusively manufactured by the inner warehouse, and its supply for the next year has been auctioned by Zhao Junchen to merchants from all over the world. However, the 'Yue Rongfang' under Zhao Junchen's name has obviously not obtained any supply from the auction, but these days
Since then, various kinds of soaps are still being sold, and there is no shortage of supply. However, after careful inspection by Erchen, it was found that the inventory of 'Yue Rongfang' has been sold out long ago. The soaps currently on sale are all made by the internal treasury.
Production in a workshop. Father, Zhao Junchen has been corrupt and violated the law. The facts are there and the evidence of the crime is conclusive. There is no room for sophistry. Father, please investigate clearly!!"
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ps: The fourth update, there will be another update before midnight!!