In the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, the young monarch and his ministers sat opposite each other. Their faces were very solemn - or to put it simply, they were extremely ugly.
There is a tea cup broken into pieces on the ground. The porcelain is fine Yu porcelain (Jun porcelain). It is an imperial tribute product produced by Jinghua porcelain. Zhu Yijun just smashed it with gritted teeth.
Although Zhu Yijun is young, his tutors are all great Confucian scholars and academic masters, so his usual Qi-nurturing skills are not bad, which can make him so angry that he throws a cup, which shows the seriousness of the situation.
But as Gao Pingshi said, even though he shouted in anger: "How dare you bully me in a house that smells like copper!" But in the end he never said that he wanted to confiscate the Liang family and exterminate it.
But after getting angry, he asked Gao Jingshi with red eyes: "How should I explain to Yao Jingshi? Jingshi, you have the most ideas, what do you think I should do now?" There was no outsider, Zhu Yijun even said "in front of Gao Jingshi" "I" don't even bother to say it.
Gao Pragmatic's face was heavy and he said coldly: "If the emperor wants the entire Liang family to pay the price, this matter can be easily handled. There is no need for the emperor to come forward. I can solve it with just one order."
Zhu Yijun asked: "How do you solve it?"
Gao Jingshi snorted coldly and said: "I have already asked, the reason why the Liang family can bribe the powerful officials in the inner court is because their family is one of the richest people in the capital. At least 40% of the Hu silk Suzhou embroidery from the south of the Yangtze River is made by Distributed by others.”
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "I know this. That guy Chen Hong boasted about it so much that my mother was very satisfied. She just thought that since the Liang family is rich, Yao Lao will not be a widow in the future."
This question has been mentioned before. If the princess and the consort want to meet, it is impossible without bribery of the female officials around the princess, and bribery of these people requires money, a lot of money. Queen Mother Li is obviously aware of this situation. Therefore, if the Liang family has Money makes things like this easier.
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Although the Liang family is rich, the cash their family can use is actually limited."
"Oh? Why?" Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment.
Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "Because of the Tianjin Port, the number of silk and silk shipments from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital is now more and more every year. If his family wants to maintain a 40% share, they can only increase investment year after year. Over time, , cash money will naturally be tight.”
Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "But the more they sell, the more money they will make, right? And how do you deal with them?"
"It's easy for me to deal with them. I just need to increase the port draw for those Jiangnan merchants who supply my family."
"Increase the port commission?" Zhu Yijun frowned: "What do you mean by this?"
Gao pragmatically said: "For example, if someone else ships a cargo, the port will take a 10% commission, but for the goods sold to the Liang family, I insist on taking a 30% commission. Your Majesty, do you think these merchants will come to me to ask for an explanation?"
"Then I will ask them to stop supplying." Gao Pragmatic spread his hands: "Even if these businessmen say that if they suddenly stop supplying to the Liang family, they will not be able to find buyers for a while, but that doesn't matter - I will follow the Liang family's instructions. Just buy those goods at the originally given price."
Of course Gao Pragmatic has the financial resources, Zhu Yijun has no doubt about this, but he still asked: "Wouldn't this cost you a lot of money?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "How could it be possible? I also have a shop in the capital, and the emperor also has an imperial shop. Are you afraid that these fine silks that I bought cannot be sold? It's just for capital turnover. Maybe it can be sold.
Where is the profit, where is the extra money spent?”
He paused slightly and then said: "But if this happens, the Liang family will be in dire straits - Jinghua did this obviously to target the Liang family, and I'm afraid there won't be many other businessmen who dare to deal with his family.
In addition, his main business is out of stock. How long can he sell it with just inventory? Once the inventory is sold out, his dozens of satin shops and tailor shops will have no choice but to close down. Two days a day is not a big problem, one day is not a big problem.
What about two months? Can this business still be done?"
When Zhu Yijun heard his explanation, he still couldn't understand it. He became happy at that time and said quickly: "Okay, okay, this is a good idea. If Jinghua crushes the Liang family in the shopping mall, no one in the world can say anything to me."
But he paused and then said: "But it may be a bit slow to accomplish this. If I want to get angry right away..."
Gao pragmatically spread his hands and said: "The emperor cannot kill the whole Liang family, and I don't have such power - I can send servants to kill people, I can do it, but in that case, what is the difference between me and Ling Yunyi the year before?
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Zhu Yijun sighed and said bitterly: "Then we can only let this family of thieves live a little longer, huh!"
Gao Jingshi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to vent your anger, you may not have to vent your anger only to the Liang family. Although the Liang family deserves to be punished for this matter, there is another person who deserves to be punished equally, or even more."
Zhu Yijun was silent for a moment and asked slowly: "You mean...Chen Hong?"
"That's right, it's Chen Hong." Gao pragmatically focused his eyes, looked into Zhu Yijun's eyes, and said word by word: "Moreover, if Chen Hong dies, it will be another rare opportunity for the emperor."
Zhu Yijun frowned and thought: "Opportunity? What opportunity?"
Gao Jingshi took a deep breath and said slowly: "This is an opportunity for the two palaces to feel at ease in the harem, and for the Emperor Chen Gang to be arbitrary."
"Hiss!" Zhu Yijun gasped, glanced around, and lowered his voice: "What are you talking about! The Queen Mother of the two palaces is my mother..."
"Your Majesty." Gao Pingshi was so bold that he directly interrupted the emperor's words and said solemnly: "In the past, the emperor was young. Although the two palaces did not have the name of regent, they had the actual status of regent. Fortunately, my third uncle Gao Wenzhenggong and the former prime minister Guo
The two assistant ministers of Anyang Gong worked hard to assist. Although the two palaces were regents, they could not interfere too much in political affairs. The country's affairs were finally in order.
However, Duke Gao Wenzheng passed away and Duke Guo Anyang became an official. Now I am admonishing Duke Zhang that although he will succeed them, there is one thing he cannot compare with them."
Zhang Siwei is a highly pragmatic uncle. He actually said that his uncle was inferior to his third uncle and teacher in one aspect. This made Zhu Yijun surprised and asked: "Which point?"
"Puzhou Zhang Gong is not a minister who cares about life." Gao Pingshi looked into the emperor's eyes and said calmly: "After Duke Guo Anyang took office, there was no minister who cared about life in the imperial court."
"Oh, that's true." Zhu Yijun nodded.
"Your Majesty, there is a reason why Duke Guo Anyang became an official. You seem to have not yet understood its profound meaning."
Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "Oh? What's the deep meaning?"
"He is the last minister who cares about his life. How could he ask to resign if he had not fulfilled the last wish of the late emperor? In other words, when he took office, the regency of the two queen mothers should have ended - but why did Yongning grow up?
The Empress Dowager Cisheng still sent someone to take charge of the wedding of the princess, but the Emperor was not allowed to intervene? Your Majesty, the two palaces are indeed the Holy Mother, but the dynasty system is not a child's play. It is taboo for the harem to interfere in politics, regardless of seniority or closeness.
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PS: I wrote a little bit of the second update yesterday and fell asleep sitting in front of the computer. As a result, when I went to the hospital today, my aunt's blood pressure was too high and she couldn't have surgery. She went back before dinner... This surgery came to my city four times.
I haven't finished it yet, and every time I run around as a royal driver and wait all day, my brain is already numb... But my aunt has been very good to me since I was a child, and I can't say anything. Now I
Gao Pragmatic gained more understanding of how he felt when facing Zhang Siwei...
