"The emperor is the God, and he is so distinguished. He monitors all directions and asks for nothing from the people." The Book of Songs Daya The Emperor
Jia Xu has been waiting for an edict at any time, not because he knew what the emperor wanted to do with him, but because he knew in his heart that at this time, he was the person the emperor needed most.
"Shang Shuchen wishes to see Your Majesty."
The emperor stretched out his hand to support him, and when he saw Jia Xu stood up and sat down, he said: "Do you know about Duke Zhao's condition?"
"There are widespread rumors in both the government and the public. I have listened to a few words." Jia Xu looked coldly: "I heard that he is on his deathbed."
The emperor sighed with emotion: "Mr. Zhao has a changeable mind and is good at strategizing. It is only thanks to his help that I am where I am today. I never thought that such a smart and capable person could not escape death."
Jia Xu's face changed slightly. He could hear that there was a bit of relief in the emperor's words, but more of a warning.
He couldn't continue to be coy around the emperor, and his position was wavering.
After such a long period of observation, he figured out that the emperor's feelings towards the powerful nobles were very subtle. He was both dependent and hated, fearful and helpless. What he relied on was that the emperor still needed powerful ministers to help him manage the government. What he hated was that these powerful officials worked together and gathered together.
In the wild, there was no imperial court, but the powerful gentry forces were intertwined and intertwined, threatening the emperor's power. What was helpless was that the emperor was often unable to support himself in the face of the huge gentry group.
Now almost everyone in the world knows that the Chang'an court has a monarch with outstanding intelligence, and the Han Dynasty seems to have some hope of revival. It seems that as long as the emperor takes the court east out of Hangu and returns to Luoyang, the world will be able to spread the word, and the whole world will be determined.
Surrender. In that case, everything will be back on track, and the world will still belong to the Han Dynasty. No matter how much the emperor is afraid of the aristocratic family, there will only be people like Emperor Xiaohuan around him.
But the emperor obviously did not want to take this seemingly smooth road, but in fact it was still difficult to return.
Jia Xu didn't want to, otherwise he would only be squeezed out by scholars with outstanding family backgrounds, so he had always held the view of conquering the world by force, which also won the emperor's respect. As for the emperor's attitude towards the aristocratic family and his attitude towards this matter
When trying to win over Jia Xu, after Jia Xu conservatively refused at first, he finally nodded and agreed out of consideration for his own power and position.
"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty."
"What are you congratulating?" The emperor looked deeply at Jia Xu.
"When Duke Zhao dies, not only will the court be in turmoil and personnel will change, your majesty can do something about it, but the notes left by Duke Zhao before he left will definitely help your majesty solve the current troubles." Jia Xu raised his eyes and looked at the emperor: "Isn't this worth doing?
Your Majesty's congratulations"
"Presumptuous" the emperor said coldly: "You are so bold, you can also say this"
Jia Xu was not afraid at all and said bluntly: "In other places, I would not dare to say it, but in front of His Majesty, I should be able to say it."
After hearing this, the emperor's expression suddenly softened, like snow melting away, but his tone was still calm: "You don't dare to say it, but others dare to say it to you."
He reached out and pushed aside a pile of slips and seals on the table, picked out one with his fingers, and said: "His Royal Highness Hou Wen impeached you for not practicing good conduct, and please the Lord. You made many mistakes when you were the Minister.
What do you think?"
Jia Xu knew that the emperor was playing power, so he responded calmly: "Your Majesty will decide everything."
The emperor originally wanted to strike a few words, and then say something to save him, so that Jia Xu would be grateful to him. Unexpectedly, Jia Xu looked like he was just letting himself be dealt with. He felt bored and said dryly: "Salt and iron franchise, here we go."
Some people's seven inches. They don't dare to directly tell me what's wrong with me, and they don't dare to accuse Xun Gongda, so they have no choice but to vent their anger on you."
Seeing that Jia Xu was indifferent, the emperor said softly, as if he was complaining about his injustice: "A humble person's shallow opinions are not worth a cent."
"Your Majesty is wise and discerning, and I am deeply grateful." Having said this, Jia Xu had to express his position: "I am of low intelligence and incompetent for the post of Minister. Since I am impeached, I would like to ask your Majesty to allow my dismissal as a precaution."
Jia Xu originally had the stain of instigating Li Jue and Guo Si to lead his army to rebel. In addition, he was a despicable person who came to Zhongtai to write pens. I don't know how many people secretly resented him. This meant that he had no way to retreat and had nowhere to return.
Due to his predicament, he could not get together with those scholars, so he could only stay close to the emperor.
Now that the Salt and Iron Debate has arisen, Jia Xu has immediately become the target of public criticism. The emperor can protect him this time, but not next time. Moreover, Jia Xu is indeed not suitable to be in the Shangshutai. He should be arranged elsewhere. It just so happens that the emperor has the intention
, Jia Xu is interested, and the matter is settled.
"It's the same six hundred stones, and it's not a bad treatment for you to be transferred to Da Sinong's subordinates."
The Leveling Order was originally responsible for cracking down on hoarding by merchants and stabilizing prices. After Guangwu Zhongxing, official positions were reduced and the Leveling Order was abolished. Without the Leveling Order, the Leveling Order would not be enough to allocate goods from all over the world.
Putting goods on the market to stabilize prices was like a toothless tiger. Although the stabilization order was eventually retained, it was only responsible for keeping track of prices and no longer had the function of regulating market commodity prices.
Now the emperor obviously did not want to put Jia Xu into a sinecure. He asked: "Do you know how the Pingzhen Order knows the prices?"
"Set officials in the east and west cities to supervise them at all times."
"This is not enough." The emperor looked at Jia Xu and smiled lightly: "The Leveling Order not only monitors the prices at that time, but also collects, investigates, and counts all information that affects prices, and based on this, predicts future prices so that the court can
Make appropriate arrangements at the right time. For example, grain, fodder, salt and iron, these are important matters of the country and must be closely monitored."
The more Jia Xu listened, the more surprised he became. He was not a business genius, and he thought he might not be able to do the Pingzhen Order well. Unexpectedly, the emperor's next words gave a new interpretation of the Pingzhen Order's responsibilities. To know anything,
All will affect prices, so the scope of supervision of the Equalization Order covers countless areas, just like intelligence organizations.
However, the Leveling Order is mainly for statistical analysis, prediction and supervision of market prices, commodity economy, social development status, etc., and for providing real-time market price information and consulting suggestions for the court to formulate economic policies. It is not intended to engage in political activities.
It is a secret surveillance agency, Jia Xu still understands this in his heart.
"From now on, the Pingzhen Order will be like a minister or a minister. Although the name belongs to Jiuqing, it actually belongs to me. Except for regularly informing the chief minister of market price information such as grain and fodder, you can go directly to the province and report the rest of the matters.
Me." The emperor planned to reshape the Equalization Order, put new wine in old bottles, and turn it into an institution similar to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in later generations.
You must know that almost all intelligence in modern countries comes from the collection and analysis of public information. Most of the employees are ordinary people from various professions. Their main job is to use data trends and abnormal data to predict the occurrence of something.
Insight into the situation, analysis and prediction of the opponent's next move is Jia Xu's specialty. He already has a unique observation of people's hearts. At this time, letting him control the intelligence agency will undoubtedly be even more powerful. The emperor can rest assured to let Jia Xu take on this role.
The important task was firstly due to his ability, and secondly because Jia Xu was a cautious person, had no party or faction, and did not make friends with ministers casually, so he was most suitable to be the head of an intelligence agency.
Jia Xu likes this position very much. He doesn't have to be in the limelight and hide in the dark, but he can peek into secrets and hold great power. This is the power that Jiang Chong had when he was the embroidered clothes commander, but his concealment is better than Jiang Chong's and the risk is smaller.
Much, he happily accepted the order: "I promise."
"What you have to do now is to grasp the public opinion in Chang'an in a short period of time, let me know who is doing what, what is said, and how the common people are doing. You must not block my ears and eyes. When the time is ripe, start Guanzhong, and even
The whole world." The emperor had great expectations for the intelligence agency, and he spared no effort to support it: "As for money, the Shaofu will fully allocate manpower, whether it is merchants, refugees, or rangers, as long as it can be used by you, you can do whatever you want.