Chapter 95 Casting the Mountain and Cooking the Sea
"When choosing a worthy person to build a family, the house should be based on Maodian; when giving orders, you must consider the actual situation."
After Yang Qi was inserted in the middle, the rhythm of the discussions in the Xuanshi Palace was somewhat disrupted, and some of them went in the direction of discussing the fundamentals of agriculture and commerce. As the presiding officer of the meeting, the emperor naturally had to try to change the conversation: "
We have just stated that coinage is the key to revitalizing the people, and we must not delay it at this time. We must urgently discuss urgent measures."
The emperor had no intention of handing over the minting power to the young man. Since Dong Cheng had spoken first, he just used this reason to express his intention. If Zhang Chang wanted to blame him afterwards, he could only blame Dong Cheng: "
The young man is also responsible for troubles, prohibited goods, taxes on mountains, forests and ponds, and now he has to take care of salt and iron. Everything is an important matter. If he is allowed to mint coins again... I'm worried that Mr. Zhang doesn't have enough energy. Don't be tired.
Bad health."
Zhang Chang is nearly fifty years old, which can be regarded as a long life in this era. Although he is old, he is energetic and strong, and is pretty good in all aspects. But now that the emperor has said so, Zhang Chang also
All he could do was 'yes or no', and his tone couldn't help but become a little weaker: "I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked back to his seat at the emperor's signal, looking a little depressed. Unexpectedly, not only did he not get the right to mint coins for the young master, but he also offended Dong Cheng. He held the most prestigious position in the court.
, there are countless people watching behind him. After this incident, someone will definitely figure out something from the emperor's decision and Dong Cheng's attitude, and then make a plan against Zhang Chang.
Dong Cheng looked coldly at Zhang Chang, who was a little regretful. He was secretly proud of himself and said to the emperor without changing his expression: "Your Majesty, this is a newly minted five baht. Please give me a gold..."
"I intend to re-establish Shuiheng Duwei, who is responsible for minting coins, supplying gold, silver, leather and silk, etc., and the official office will be built in Shanglin Garden. Under it, there will be three officials: Zhongguan, Jiji, and Bronze Discrimination. They will all be in charge of the system, just like Xiaowu.
Stories from the time of the emperor." The emperor seemed not to have heard Dong Cheng's words, and said to himself: "Duwei Shuiheng was originally in charge of shipbuilding, water control and other matters, but he still handed it over to the capital's water envoy and set up the capital's water supervisor to clarify his responsibilities.
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Dong Cheng was a little panicked. He thought this was a sure thing, but who knew the emperor had other plans. He didn't dare to target Zhang Chang with such a majestic attitude, so he had to carry out Emperor Guangwu and said hesitantly: "This, then
Isn’t the Jincao a mere existence, which defeats the purpose of Emperor Guangwu’s establishment of the Jincao?”
He wanted to use Emperor Guangwu to suppress the emperor, but he didn't know that the emperor didn't care about the ancestral system at all, and the Han Dynasty did not blindly respect the ancestral family law like the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The emperor said disapprovingly: "The Taiwei is in charge of military affairs, and his subordinates are in charge of military affairs. The Weicao is responsible for the war, but he is also in charge of property, and is also in charge of household affairs such as households, temples, and farming. This is unavoidable.
It’s a bit nondescript, so I think we should take advantage of this and streamline it.”
As the third Duke, the scope of the subordinate officials of the Taiwei Mansion is wider than that of Situ and Sikong. This is because the Taiwei of the Eastern Han Dynasty respects the Taiwei of the Western Han Dynasty. When there is a prime minister, the Western Han Dynasty often assigns the subordinate officials of the Taiwei to
It was transferred to the prime minister, but it was the opposite in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, after Emperor Guangwu changed the rank of Grand Sima to Taiwei, in terms of power distribution, the Taiwei's responsibilities gradually increased. In addition to military advisors, he also managed military affairs.
Although the emperor has not thought about changing official positions, it is indeed possible to make appropriate adjustments to the duties and powers. This can make the powers and responsibilities clearer and work more efficiently.
"From now on, the Taiwei Mansion will be in charge of the military but not the civilians, such as mailings, evaluation of rewards and punishments for promotions of military officials, transportation of supplies, food and grass, etc. All Cao Bo's that involve civilian affairs will be abolished to clearly define their duties." The emperor looked at it calmly.
Dong Cheng glanced at him.
But he didn't let Dong Cheng be depressed for too long. After all, Dong Cheng's performance today was not satisfactory. The emperor had to give him some encouragement, so that the other party would suddenly receive a reward after he thought there was no hope or even suffered a setback. This was the best way to combine kindness and power.
, retracting and releasing freely, which is awe-inspiring: "The great minister Nong Zhou Zhong, from now on, worships the captain of Shuiheng, with a rank of two thousand stones; the minister Zuo Chenglu Chong worships the skill order, and the Jin Cao of the Taiwei Mansion Dong Feng worships the bell officer
Order, each with a rank of six hundred stones, and return it to Shuiheng Duwei. Zhongtai must state in the policy that minting is of great importance and cannot be ignored. Next month I will see the newly minted coins and the five-baht sample.
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Lu Chong was from Fufengyi, and he was a kind of person who was neither close nor distant among the Kansai scholars. He was not in the core group of Ma Rixi and others. And because he was also one of Tingwei Fayan's Sangzi friends, he was in the position.
I want to be closer to Fa Yan and the emperor after Fa Yan.
The master of the skill order engraves the money model, which is equivalent to the printing plate of later generations. It is a crucial position among the three officials of Shanglin, such as the bell official order, which is responsible for drum casting, and the bronze order, which is the main raw material.
The emperor handed over the money printing machine to Lu Chong. He believed that with the friendship between Fa Yan and the other party, coupled with his sudden preferential treatment, Lu Chong, a marginalized figure, would naturally know what path to take.
Under the emperor's dispatch, all parties involved in the minting of coins had a certain degree of participation and were restrained by each other. It was considered a happy situation for everyone.
Although Captain Shui Heng, in the eyes of the emperor, would be used as a central bank in the future, he would have to arrange all the departments himself to rest assured. But it had only been less than a year since the emperor had been in charge. Although he seemed to be in a high position and powerful, in fact, the foundation was still very weak.
, it is simply not comparable to the decades of management of Ma Rixi, Yang and others.
Not only are there not many of his imperial cronies who truly belong to him, but besides Wang Bin, the Northern Army's Lieutenant, Xun You, the Imperial Guard, Jia Xu, the Pingzhun Ling, Fa Yan, the Ting Wei, and Zhang Chang, the Shaofu, there are only a few people who can take action and take charge of their own affairs.
There are really too few.
What's more, these people all have important positions and cannot easily leave to help him manage the coinage. The secretaries and supervisors who are the emperor's talent reserve, as well as the basic Taixue and others are all young and have not yet had time to be used by the emperor.
The lack of trusted talents is a major weakness of the emperor at present, and it cannot be solved overnight. It must take time to solve. Therefore, in this case, no matter how powerful the emperor is and how good the reform policy is, it must be arranged and used in the end.
people to implement it.
When his own people were not enough to control the overall situation, the emperor's first choice was to allow all parties to participate, share benefits, and share and build together.
After the emperor finished speaking, the person who should have reacted did not show any reaction. He couldn't help but look around and found that the great minister Zhou Zhong, who was sitting underneath, stood stiffly, as if struck by lightning, as if he was frightened by this sudden investiture.
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"The position of Grand Sinong will be taken over by the Attendant Liu He." The emperor smiled softly, ignored him, and said directly, but his voice was deliberately amplified.
Attendant Xun You inadvertently glanced at Zhou Zhong, who was sitting next to him and was distracted. He put his hand on a set of jade pendants hanging on his waist without leaving any trace. He quietly picked up a piece of jade and looked at the piece on it.
Yu Heng knocked.
The slight and crisp sound of the ring and the emperor's Qingyue voice suddenly woke Zhou Zhong up. He immediately moved to his seat and walked to the court to prostrate himself: "My loyalty is shallow and cannot be abandoned. I can only use my talents to thank Your Majesty!"