Yang Tinghe came to visit in person. Sun Jiao wanted to go home early to rest that day, but he was horrified after receiving the report. How did he attract the evil star Yang Tinghe?
Sun Jiao and Qin Jin, the left minister of the household department, went to the yamen gate to greet Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe came alone this time. He didn't say anything in front of Qin Jin. When he entered the official room, he immediately stepped aside and talked to Sun Jiao alone.
Sun Jiao asked in confusion: "Is it a matter of official land?"
Yang Tinghe said: "Today, His Majesty sent Tang Bohu to the Armor Factory to sell coal to the kiln. Brother Zhi Tong didn't know about this at all?"
"oh?"
Of course Sun Jiao knew, and he knew no less than Yang Tinghe, but he didn't want to publicize it. However, he didn't know that Tang Bohu would auction the newly discovered coal mines at the same time that day. He asked in surprise: "I heard about it, but...
Isn’t this matter the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry?”
Yang Tinghe said coldly: "Today, Tang Bohu did not distinguish between public and private affairs. In the name of the internal government, he sold off the newly discovered coal mines together."
Sun Jiao was startled, and then said in surprise: "It's impossible!"
Yang Tinghe asked: "Brother Zhi Tong really doesn't know?"
Sun Jiao saw Yang Tinghe's suspicious eyes and felt very anxious. He naturally knew that Tang Yin had discovered a coal mine, but the problem was that it was not even February yet. Can the newly discovered coal mine be sold off successfully?
Do you think those businessmen are stupid?
Who dares to buy a coal mine with no prospect of profit?
Sun Jiao hesitated for a moment and said: "Jiefu, have you investigated clearly first? Even if Bohu intends to sell it, no one will buy it. This is different from the coal mines owned by Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou. The imperial court has never done anything in Xishan before.
There are government-run coal mines, and you should be very aware of this."
There were none in the past, and the ones we have now can only be explored at the beginning of the year, so it is absolutely impossible for the situation Yang Tinghe said to occur.
Yang Tinghe said with a dark face: "As far as I know, someone successfully bid for the first coal kiln for 60,000 taels of silver. The second and third coal mines are still being sold. I heard that the price of the second coal mine has exceeded 40,000 taels...
"
"ah?"
Sun Jiao was in charge of the household department and was very sensitive to the amount of money and grain.
He wanted to ask.
Are you sure it's not six hundred taels or six thousand taels?
If it's sixty thousand taels, it's not a coal mine, but a gold mine!
Yang Tinghe saw that Sun Jiao's reaction didn't look like he was faking it, so he said coldly: "If my brother-in-law doesn't know about it, I will go to the palace with my subordinates to meet the saint."
After saying that, Yang Tinghe got up and took Sun Jiao into the palace to talk to Zhu Si for reasoning.
"etc."
Sun Jiao quickly called Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe turned his head and looked over with a fierce look. Sun Jiao was a little confused and didn't know why Yang Tinghe had such a big reaction.
Sun Jiao murmured: "Jie... Jiefu, isn't it a good thing for the court to sell off the coal mines to... use this to fill the treasury deficit? Besides, the issue of southeastern coastal defense is still unresolved. From the end of Hongzhi to the present, Japanese pirates and pirates have not
can be properly eliminated, at this time..."
Yang Tinghe interrupted Sun Jiao with a straight face: "When Tang Yin entered the city, he and Zhu Hao went to visit him at his residence. Could it be that he didn't mention it at all?"
Sun Jiao seemed to have been hit hard on the head.
Feelings, Yang Tinghe sent someone to monitor me? You actually knew that Tang Yin and Zhu Hao came to visit me at my house? You don't know what they told me, do you?
No wonder when you saw me today, you seemed to have taken a shot. You thought I was one of the new emperor's gang.
"Even if I come here to meet you, it is impossible to mention such secrets in front of me. I have never been involved in such matters. Don't you, Yang Jiefu, want to accuse people unjustly!"
Sun Jiao was also annoyed.
Yang Ting and you have gone too far.
In order to fight against the new emperor, now you are burning the flames on me, an old guy who has always deliberately remained neutral. Are you really worthy of our old friendship?
In terms of age, I am older than you, and in terms of qualifications, my grandson is no worse than you, Yang Tinghe!
When Yang Tinghe saw Sun Jiao blowing his beard and staring in anger, he looked like he was breaking off the relationship. He immediately reflected that maybe he was being aggressive and made Sun Jiao rebellious, but he still spoke in a very aggressive tone: "This time His Majesty is selling off the coal mine in the name of the imperial government, is it still...
Adopt a bidding method and let merchants bid for it. If something goes wrong later, won't the common people accuse the court of competing with the people for profit?"
Sun Jiao sighed: "Since it is a bidding, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, and it is not a forced purchase or sale. It relies on ability and vision, regardless of gains and losses. What you care about, Jiefu, is not the reputation of the court, right?"
Yang Tinghe was annoyed for a while, but could not refute.
"Rules are dead, but people are alive. If you want to talk to Your Majesty, you can, but it shouldn't be me from the Ministry of Household Affairs who takes action." Sun Jiao said, "Even if I let the old man go, I should call the Minister of the Ministry of Works, or wait.
It won’t be too late to bring it up again when we come to the DPRK meeting in Japan.”
Yang Tinghe said: "As soon as this case is opened, the rules in the court will disappear."
Sun Jiao shook his head: "Take it lightly. At least your Majesty has not messed with my ancestral law. I will not go there today, but if there is a meeting in the future, I am still willing to stand with you, Jiefu! If you have offended me, please
Forgive me!"
In the past, Sun Jiao didn't want to stand between the new emperor and Yang Tinghe, but he didn't want to stand between him now.
But the balance in his heart had tilted towards the little emperor.
Sun Jiao was not a fool. With his years of experience in politics, how could he not see that Yang Tinghe was actually at a disadvantage due to being restricted by the rules in the duel with the new emperor? And around the new emperor, Tang Yin and Zhu Hao did not follow the routine.
Card.
Now that Yang Tinghe has vaguely shown signs of defeat, Sun Jiao is only nominally siding with Yang Tinghe, but actually wants to watch the fire from the other side.
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Outside the armor factory.
The auction of three coal mines concluded successfully.
The starting price is not high.
But the transaction price was surprisingly high.
The first one sold for 60,000 taels, with the highest premium.
The second place sold for 45,000 taels.
There are also thirty-five thousand taels in the third place.
From these three coal mines alone, the imperial government made a net profit of 140,000 taels. Including the proceeds from the previous auction of Zhang's maternal relatives' coal mines, the total value was 220,000 taels.
Because 80% of the Zhang brothers' money needs to be temporarily deposited in the bank account, they only need to pay more than 16,000 taels. This auction alone allowed the inner government to raise 200,000 taels of silver, but this batch of money did not
Not all of them will be transferred to the southeast.
According to Zhu Hao's idea, this was the start-up capital for the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty, which was used to open mines in Xishan, open smelting workshops, and open more metal and firearms workshops around the capital.
Zhu Hao also wanted to build ships in the Bohai Sea.
It is obviously unrealistic to rely on Zhu Hao to raise money by himself. It will cost too much. The additional money that will be added in the future is also an astronomical amount. In one year, the cost alone will exceed one hundred thousand taels, and there will be no big returns within a few years.
It is even more impossible to rely on the imperial court to allocate money. The civil servants headed by Yang Tinghe will definitely not agree to such a large unplanned expenditure.
If we had to wait for the fall of Yang Tinghe, the industrial plan would have to be launched several years later, and Zhu Hao would not be able to become the chief minister of the cabinet by then, and he would still be under the control of civilian officials.
The best way is to do it as it is now.
Looking for an excuse, which was the gap in the southeastern coastal defense, they deliberately forced Yang Tinghe to cause trouble for the new emperor, and asked Zhu Si to take the initiative to take over the task of raising money, food and military equipment, and took this as an opportunity to use the resources that the imperial court could mobilize, such as mineral mining rights, etc.
Raise enough funds from the private sector.
With the start-up capital, Zhu Hao's giant wheel of industrialization and Ming Dynasty can be launched.
Although it is still a little early to set sail, everything is difficult at the beginning, and Zhu Hao feels that this is a good start.
Auction ends.
Yang Shen left first, obviously anxious to go home and discuss countermeasures with his father.
Zhu Hao, on the other hand, walked out of the teahouse leisurely and leisurely. He could not meet with Zhu Si at this time, because according to the plan, Zhu Si had returned to the palace to deal with emergencies, so it would be a good idea to meet Tang Yin.
Inside the armor factory.
"...Then this mining license will be issued by the Ministry of Industry. His Majesty will issue an imperial treasure in the next two days, and there will be guards in royal robes to protect this matter!"
Tang Yin was talking about the mining license with Su Xigui and other three businessmen who had acquired the new coal mine.
Not only will there be an official certificate from the Ministry of Industry, but there will also be an imperial treasure from the emperor as a guarantee.
For ordinary merchants, just a mining license can be regarded as a family heirloom.
Zhu Hao watched Tang Yin talk eloquently from the side, his face was full of energy, and he couldn't help but nod his head in approval.
Tang Yin has discovered Zhu Hao's presence, but is still focused on the work at hand.
"Everyone, please send the money as soon as possible. It must be completed within one day. The mining license from the Ministry of Industry will be processed immediately." Tang Yin said.
Su Xigui stood up and helped Zhang Luo: "Everyone, please go back quickly and bring the money. If there is any shortage, you can directly withdraw it from the bank account. You can get the bank account as collateral for properties such as fields and houses."
"Master Su, are you making fun of us? Who would dare to cross this river without money?" A merchant nearby laughed.
Su Xigui smiled and said: "Everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones. You should know Mr. Tang's ability. He is a pillar of our Ming Dynasty and the best candidate for the future ministry. Are you buying a mine? That is buying
There is a road, a road that leads to the sky."
This sounds awkward.
Zhu Hao thought to himself, why didn't you say you bought a road to heaven?
But these words are very useful to those businessmen.
Although the coal mine was nominally bought by three families, in fact the cheapest coal mine No. 003 was purchased by two families with equal shares, so four families, including Su Xigui, acted as the first to eat the crab.
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Except for Su Xigui, everyone went back first and hurriedly sent money here.
After people leave.
Tang Yin dismissed the people from the armor factory, took Su Xigui and walked to Zhu Hao.
Tang Yin said: "Your Majesty is gone?"
Su Xigui was surprised. Could it be that the emperor was there before?
Then... was his performance witnessed by the emperor?
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Commander Zhu has escorted His Majesty back to the palace, and Yang Yongxiu has also returned."
"well!"
Tang Yin sighed, "Then I guess Yang Ge is getting worried now. It's a done deal. The cabinet doesn't even have a plan to deal with it. I haven't even seen anyone from the Ministry of Industry... It seems you are worrying too much."
Su Xigui listened to the conversation between master and apprentice and immediately understood that Zhu Hao was the one behind the plan, while Tang Yin was the one who did the work.
The plan formulated by Zhu Hao must include how to dispatch the officials from the Ministry of Industry who came to stop the auction.
However, the Ministry of Industry realized belatedly and did not take any action, which saved everyone trouble.