Chapter 2483 Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight
Author: Sheep Little Star
Chapter 2483 Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight
Official governance?
Give profit?
Ding Wei glanced at Zhang Shixun without trace. These remarks were not something Zhang Shixun could say.
This person's talents, knowledge, and virtues are all the best. This is recognized by the government and the public. Otherwise, Zhang Shixun would not be selected as the Prince's Friend of Shouchun County.
But no one is perfect. When it comes to handling specific government affairs, Zhang Shixun's ability is somewhat unusual.
In short, his political ability does not match the current tasks.
Who made these remarks?
As he thought about it, Ding Wei's eyes couldn't help but pass over Cao Li's body.
is it him?
Probably not.
Cao Liang, a martial artist!
This man has been able to rule the Privy Council for nearly ten years only by resting on his laurels.
It's definitely not him.
Then, who could it be?
Thinking of this, Ding Wei looked around again.
For a long time, he withdrew his gaze and fell into deep thought. In the eyes of others, he seemed to be considering Zhang Shixun's speech.
To be fair, what Zhang Shixun said is also true.
Any system reform must ultimately be implemented at the grassroots level, and these cannot be separated from officials.
In the final analysis, it is still a question of officialdom.
Zhang Shixun's speech can be said to go to the core, but the solution he proposed is open to discussion.
Give profit?
Although Confucian orthodoxy advocates "not competing with the people for profit," the total amount of finance in the world is only so much, and it is not with the officials but with the people.
The people's share is more, and the official's share is less.
Nowadays, the imperial court's taxes can no longer cover its expenses. If profits are given, wouldn't it make the already poor finances worse?
Although Zhang Shixun's suggestion that the price of goods is high is not unreasonable, perhaps the court could sell more salt and make more profits.
But if the idea is good, the result must be good?
I'm afraid that's not the case.
At this time, on the one hand, there is a plan with stable expectations and a guaranteed bottom line, and on the other hand, there is a plan with both risks and returns.
If a banknote printing system is implemented, appropriate over-issuance is absolutely allowed.
Moreover, this is nothing new.
At the end of Tianxi's reign, the total tea output of the Thirteen Fields was approximately 1.8 million guan, while the amount of tea issued that year was 2.5 million guan.
Of course, the over-issued part includes the inventory from previous years, but the tea in inventory is definitely not as much as 700,000 guan.
"Give profit?"
At this time, Ren Zhongzheng had a question in court.
"May I ask Privy Councilor Zhang, how much was your income last year? How much was your expenditure? How much was left over?"
this……
For a moment, Zhang Shixun lost his voice.
He really didn't know this question.
In other words, he didn't care much.
After all, there is currently no mechanism for financial disclosure.
"Ren Zhengzheng, does this matter have anything to do with what we are discussing now?"
Seeing Zhang Shixun speechless as he was being scolded, Cao Lili couldn't sit still anymore and directly focused his fire on Zhongzheng.
"I just want to ask, isn't what Privy Zhang said correct?"
“What is the root cause of the corruption of the Salt Law?”
"hehe."
Having said this, Cao Li glanced at the ministers present and said sarcastically.
"If there weren't so many giant beetles, how could the Salt Law be so corrupted?"
Although Cao Li was talking about those corrupt worms, he matched his eyes with a bit of disdain and a bit of ridicule.
Obviously, he was making insinuations.
Maybe, someone here is a beneficiary of the system and is a corrupt person.
As soon as these words came out, Ding Wei was immediately furious.
This guy just pointed at his nose and named himself?
What is a giant beetle?
Although he has indeed done similar things, his reputation has always been excellent. As long as he is paid, he will definitely get things done!
Moreover, when he does things, he has a strong balance in his heart.
There must be some restraint when it comes to harming the public and enriching one's private life!
Compared with those people who are eating corpses, he is fully qualified to sit here.
On the other side, Lu Yijian couldn't help but smile in his heart when he looked at the aggressive Cao Liang.
interesting!
Really interesting!
It seems that Cao Liang benefited from Zhang Shixun's remarks.
For this reason, Cao Liang did not hesitate to confront Ding Wei, and even pointed out Ding Wei's great corruption in front of everyone.
Although this is a well-known thing, there are some things that he can do but cannot say.
Saying so is equivalent to breaking up.
Tsk tsk.
The Cao family probably made a lot of money too.
Until now, Lu Yijian had finally figured out that the Cao family probably made a lot of money from the salt business.
Once the banknote system is implemented, the original situation will be broken.
As a result, the Cao family's share will definitely change, maybe more, maybe less.
The probability of the latter is much higher than the former.
Therefore, Cao Liang ended up personally.
Of course, the confrontation between him and Ding Wei would not be too abrupt. After all, before this, Cao Yongli and Ding Wei had faced off once over whether to go to war with the Liao Kingdom.
And that time, Cao Lili was also humiliated.
Cao Cao was also famous for his stubbornness, arrogance, and retribution. Among the ministers here, who doesn't know his temper?
At present, Cao Li and Ding Wei are facing each other with a needle, which can be covered up by "retaliation".
Thinking of this, Lu Yijian instantly gave up his previous thoughts.
Now he decided to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!
Since the official ascended the throne, although the power Cao used was not as good as before, the skinny camel was bigger than the horse, so it was not a problem to arm-wrestle with Ding Wei for the time being.
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Xijing.
After arriving in Xijing, Cao Wei did not continue moving forward, but ordered that the place be repaired for two days.
After driving all the way non-stop, the team really needed a rest, and it only took two or three days to travel at full speed from Xijing to Tokyo.
Take a rest and adjust to avoid looking tired.
In addition, Cao Wei also planned to visit Kou Zhun.
Considering the relationship between him and Kou Zhun, even if he comes, he can't just leave without saying hello, right?
Kou Mansion.
"I've met Mr. Kou."
Although Cao Wei had just made an unparalleled contribution, in front of Kou Zhun, he still looked like a junior.
"Baochen, the war in the northwest was going well some time ago!"
Kou Zhun laughed and patted his shoulder.
"Back then, your father said that among my sons, only Can and Wei are useful. However, Can is not as good as Wei. If there is a war in the future, Cao Wei will be the first choice."
"Now it seems that your father has really seen it clearly. He is worthy of being a famous general of the Song Dynasty."
"Kou Laomiao praised it."
Cao Wei bowed slightly and said modestly: "Wei, what we are today is all thanks to the official's planning. Without the support of the official, how could Wei win at Xiaoguan?"
"Well."
Hearing this, Kou Zhun stroked her and said calmly.
"That's true."
"Don't mention this."
As he spoke, Kou Zhun paused, then stretched out his hand to hold Cao Wei's sleeve.
"Let's go, it's rare for you and me to meet each other, and we will definitely not get drunk today."
With Kou Zhun's vision, how could he not understand the importance of Xiao Guan?
As long as Xiao Pass can be defended, the northwest parties will not be in danger!