Li Jie was a little surprised by Xu Pu's reply. He didn't expect that he was not too worried about the private salt matter, which made the rhetoric he had originally prepared useless. It's a pity that an official with Xu Pu's thinking is in trouble.
There are not too many people in the DPRK and China, and most of them still tend to be conservative.
"The students' suggestion is to start the pilot project in Fujian first. The Fujian salt area has never been taken seriously by the imperial court. If it is promoted nationwide, there will be too much resistance. If there is only one Fujian salt area, the resistance will be much smaller."
Xu Pu pondered for a moment and said: "The Central Government does not pay enough attention to the Fujian salt area. A good method that is beneficial to the country, such as the salt-drying method, has been ignored. Important areas such as Huaihe and Zhejiang are indeed not suitable for easy changes, and
Let’s see the results first. If the results are good, the resistance from the DPRK and China will be much smaller.”
Li Jie explained the details of the salt-drying method in detail. Xu Pu nodded repeatedly, and his expression gradually became serious when he heard about the suffering of the kitchen households. Xu Pu was born in a prominent family in Yixing, and his ancestors had been in official positions since the Tang and Song Dynasties.
In the Ming Dynasty, his grandfather Xu Jian began to serve as an official, and he served as the prefect of Qiongzhou during the Xuande period. Therefore, Xu Pu did not know much about the lives of the people at the bottom.
"Oh, I didn't expect that the battle of Yanhu would be so heavy, even in Fujian, not to mention the Huaihe and Zhejiang provinces."
At this time, the butler knocked on the door, entered the room and said respectfully: "Sir, the banquet is ready, you can take a seat."
Xu Pu nodded slightly and stood up to go to the dining room. Li Jie followed closely behind. There was no one else in the dining room except Xu Pu and Li Jie. This made Li Jie a little flattered. Generally speaking, it was very difficult for an official to reach Xu Pu's position.
If the Shaohui invites someone to a banquet alone, even if he is the chief minister of the cabinet, he cannot be treated differently.
Xu Pu glanced at Li Jie and found that his face was full of surprise: "What? Unexpectedly, you are the only one today?"
Li Jie nodded, but Xu Pu did not explain his doubts and instead said: "What do you think of the Tatar invasion this time?"
"The students thought that this time the Tatars were just fighting to promote peace. They did not really want to fight this war. Otherwise, the little prince would not have kept the army stationary. The two sides are currently just scouting."
"In addition, the three towns of Datong, Xuanfu, and Shanxi have large numbers of troops and complete fortifications. From the young prince's point of view, he can't fail to see that his chances of winning this battle are not high, but he cannot easily agree to his request, which will make him look down on me.
Ming Dynasty."
Xu Pu nodded with satisfaction. This student did not disappoint him. If he was like some officials in the DPRK, who feared the Tatars like snakes and scorpions, and worried about the recurrence of the Civil War Incident, it would not be worth his while to continue investing.
Already.
People who are short-sighted will not go far in the official career. So far, Li Jie has given him too many surprises. The more he sees them, the more satisfied he becomes. If there is a woman of the right age in the family, he may not be able to resist coming to propose marriage.
"So you agree with a war?"
Li Jie shook his head: "The students do not agree with starting a war with the Tatars. Now that the Holy Emperor has been in power for too short a time, he is not fully prepared either financially or militarily. However, the Tatars are so aggressive that they have reached the point of intolerance."
, this battle must be fought, and once the war begins, it must be fought quickly. The outcome will be decided in one battle, and it is not advisable to delay it for too long."
When he learned that the British Duke Zhang Mao was transferred to the border by the emperor, Li Jie speculated that this battle was inevitable. Emperor Hongzhi was only in his twenties now. He was still young and vigorous. It must be difficult for him to be humiliated by the Tatars like this.
Bear this in mind, if this incident were delayed for a few years, I'm afraid we might not be able to decide to go to war so quickly.
"Yes, the British rushed to the border quickly just to fight quickly. The Tatars don't want to fight, so why would the court want to fight."
Li Jie raised his glass and said: "Students believe that the British Duke will return triumphantly and live up to everyone's expectations!"
After finishing speaking, he drank all the wine in the glass. Xu Pu drank the wine in the glass and sighed: "I hope so. The elite of the army are all in the three border towns, and the British army is leading the army. There should be no accidents."
It was already full moon when he came out of Xu Pu's house. Li Jie hurried towards his new home under the moonlight. Fortunately, the distance was only two streets away. When he got home, Li Jie washed up a little and rested.
Because I have to attend Japan and Korea the next day.
Li Jie got up before dawn. The lights in front of the Ming Dynasty Gate were as bright as day. These were the officials from the capital who came to participate in the Japanese imperial court. As long as they were officials from the capital, regardless of their official position, they all had to attend the imperial court.
Li Jie was wearing a seven-grade blue official uniform. The official uniform was distinguished by a plain mark on the chest, while the imperial official uniform was distinguished by a pattern on the robe. When he arrived at the left gate of Chang'an, the captain of the prison gate inspected his waist.
Toothpaste between.
After confirming that it was correct, the prison guard then found the corresponding gate book based on the official position information on Li Jie's tooth plate, and registered in the gate book that Li Jie came to visit today. This is similar to the current clocking in for commuting to and from work. Modern people miss clocking in.
It's not a big problem, but if you miss checking in during the Ming Dynasty, the consequences will be much more serious.
All officials attending Japan and Korea must check their dental badges and fill in their family registration. If they have special circumstances and want to take a leave of absence from Japan, they need to register in advance. If they are absent from Japan and Korea without any reason, they will be impeached by the imperial censor.
Li Jie noticed that the sky was already getting slightly brighter. It was close to summer and the sky was getting bright earlier, so he got up early. In winter, the nights were long and the sun was getting late, so the time between Japan and Korea would be relatively delayed.
At this time, the Meridian Gate was still closed, and Li Jie walked towards the court room before the time came. The court rooms for the court were located on both sides of the left and right gates of Chang'an. Officials usually stayed in the court rooms of their respective yamen before waiting to go to court.
Wait.
Li Jie found the court room marked with the words Hanlin Academy and walked in. Several colleagues from the Hanlin Academy had already arrived in the room. Everyone calmed down after seeing the ceremony. Most of them closed their eyes and meditated.
Until the three cabinet bosses Liu Ji, Xu Pu, and Liu Jian entered the room, the court room suddenly became lively. The cabinet and the Hanlin Academy belonged to the same yamen within the imperial establishment. Naturally, the court room was also the same, but the cabinet was located in the same yamen.
Inside the Imperial City, the official offices of the Hanlin Academy are located outside the Imperial City.
Everyone saluted the cabinet boss. Liu Ji looked around and snorted coldly when he saw Li Jie. During this period, he had been busy with border military affairs and had no time to deal with Li Jie. A subordinate official reported to him that Xu Pu was planning to implement the sun-dried salt plan.
The method was originally proposed by Li Jie. In Liu Ji's opinion, Li Jie was simply overestimating his capabilities.
After the three cabinet ministers entered the court room, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little strange. Although the cabinet was a branch of the Hanlin Academy in terms of establishment, they didn't have much interaction on weekdays because of the different office locations, and Liu Ji