Zhang Anshi knew that Zhu Di still had something to say, so he remained silent and just waited quietly.
Zhu Di pointed his finger at Chen Jinye, but felt even more sad.
"This man is actually a good official. This county magistrate, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the local Qingtian."
This is really heartbreaking.
When floods occurred, he was able to take action personally, and during his tenure as county magistrate, he was neither greedy nor embezzling. Even the minor officials in the county admired him and were willing to risk their own lives as a guarantee to intercede for Magistrate Chen.
For such a person, even if Emperor Taizu Gao was around, not only would he not be punished for his crime, but he might even be punished.
Zhu Di continued: "But even such a good official still caused huge losses to me and the court, and caused great harm to the military and civilians. But what about those corrupt officials?"
Chen Jinye just kowtowed to the ground and remained silent.
He couldn't explain how he felt. Everyone looked at the problem from different angles.
Zhu Di has his own sorrow.
But in Chen Jinye's view, the root cause of this matter is that the extensive construction of railways has caused a burden on the people. The construction of railways is really a disaster for the country and the people. If they were not repaired, there would be no such thing.
Is he right?
To a certain extent, this is actually correct.
As an upright official, in this era, land is a sacred and inviolable right. The so-called agricultural society naturally derived a group of gentry from the land, and the group of gentry naturally formed their own moral concepts.
In this moral concept, land is sacred and inviolable, and even imperial power cannot easily deprive people of their land, especially when people are innocent.
As a parent official, how can he take anything by force?
The only way is to redeem it, but how can it be so easy to redeem it? How can these people who hold the land give away the profits easily?
Even in the eyes of those aristocratic families, this is not the case. They also think that they are born righteous. This is the land passed down by their ancestors. Why do you want to take it away at a fair price if your court wants to build a railway? I will not sell it back.
Can't it?
As a result, Jiangxi's so-called railway construction immediately fell into a dead end and became a ridiculous joke.
But if we say it's absurd, if we carefully observe everyone's position, it seems that no one is wrong and everyone is right. The country is in the world, and the family is before the country. Even the scholar-bureaucrats only manage the country with their families.
Even interests can be despised. If you don't eat such a big piece of fat, you can betray the interests of your tribe and close relatives. So how can such a person gain a foothold?
Zhu Di frowned deeply and said, "I was wrong, I was really confused."
Zhu Di's sudden words startled Chen Jinye.
Zhang Anshi and others were also shocked. Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "I am eager for success, and I thought... what Taiping Prefecture can do, all the prefectures and counties in the world can also do it naturally. Now we know that what is lacking in all the prefectures in the world is not railways, nor can they be lacking."
Officer..."
"Speaking of capable officials..." Zhu Di pointed at Chen Jinye and continued: "Isn't this person a capable official? He is willing to share the joys and sorrows with the people, is honest and upright, and can control the county government officials in an orderly manner, and everyone is responsible for them.
He respects and fears such a person, an official of Taiping Prefecture, in terms of virtue and conduct, even in terms of ability, is he not as good as an official of Taiping Prefecture?"
Zhang Anshi was silent for a moment. He wanted to defend the people below him, but when he thought about it carefully, although the officials in Taiping Mansion had their own strengths, they might not be as good as the county magistrate in front of him.
Zhu Di sighed: "What they lack is actually the New Deal. Without the New Deal, there is no way to restrain these gentry and tyrants from taking out their land. The so-called building of railways is just like the construction of the Grand Canal by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. In addition to aggravating the
The people bear the burden and let people follow
Apart from making huge profits, it does not bring any benefit to the court. The foundation for the prosperity of all industries is not brought about by this railway. I am only eager for success, and I actually hope that the great governance of the world will be achieved by so-called external forces. This
Isn’t it still ridiculous?”
Zhu Di's face trembled, his face looked downcast, and he fell down on the chair, his eyes wandering, as if he was thinking about something.
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, this is..."
Zhu Di waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Don't move yet. What's the use of killing so many disloyal people?"
Zhang Anshi couldn't understand Zhu Di's plan for a while, so he said: "Then what does your Majesty mean..."
Zhu Di said nothing.
But I saw someone outside shouting: "Who is it?"
Someone said: "I want to see the county magistrate, who are you?"
When Zhu Di heard the movement, he said: "Call people in."
Immediately, a servant was invited in.
When he saw the posture here, he was startled at first, but when he saw Chen Jingye prostrate on the ground, his legs became weak involuntarily and he knelt down.
Zhu Di glanced at the guard and said calmly: "What's the matter?"
The officer stuttered and said: "There is... there is an official document from the Chief Envoy..."
Zhu Di said: "Get it."
The officer glanced at Chen Jinye and saw that Chen Jinye was still kowtowing on the ground without saying a word.
So he obediently presented the official document.
Zhu Di waved his hand: "Detain this person temporarily."
"Here."
Just as the officer was about to call for help, someone covered his mouth and dragged him out.
Zhu Di immediately opened the official document, glanced at it, and then asked someone to hand it over to Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi opened the official document and looked down. He only said a few things in the official document.
One thing is to urge the continued construction of the railway, which is funny to say. Although all fools know that the railway cannot be built, the official document is very serious, as if it is teaching you how to build it and what to pay attention to.
The chief envoy Xu Qi is also considered a talented person. It doesn't matter whether the railway can be built or not, but the theory is one after another.
Even how to lay the sleepers, the geometry of the rail spacing, what material the steel should be made of, and how many craftsmen should be recruited are all detailed.
Damn it, Xu Qi has figured this railway out.
But then, the county was urged to continue issuing bonds.
A large amount of debt was issued before, and a lot of money was raised at first.
But as the debt increased, a terrible thing happened, that is, no one dared to buy it.
But it doesn’t matter if you don’t dare to buy it. As long as the interest rate is high enough, people will always be attracted to buy it.
So at first, the public bonds issued here were based on the Taiping Prefecture, and the interest rate was a few cents.
Now, he has begun to boast that the railway is the foundation of the country, and His Majesty attaches great importance to it. As ministers of God, we must build this road to be worthy of the kindness of our father. Otherwise, we will be in vain as a minister, and we will be punished by death.
In this case, we should continue to issue bonds. In order to encourage the military and civilians to actively purchase bonds, it is appropriate to increase the interest on public bonds of each prefecture and county by another 20%, preferably 70% to 90% per year.
Zhang Anshi was shocked when he saw this, and even his head was buzzing.
Seven points and nine centimeters...
What is this concept?
This is even more terrifying than loan sharking. It means that if you borrow ten thousand taels of silver from the government, the interest repaid by the government every year will be eight or nine thousand taels.
This is not borrowing money...
Zhang Anshi felt his heart beat faster. He looked at Zhu Di blankly and said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di's face was as dark as ink, and he said coldly: "They are just trying to raise money, and they are going crazy."
Zhang Anshi finally said what was deep in his heart: "This is going to be a big deal."
Zhu Di also thought of this, nodded and said: "Of course I know, but the funny thing is that they actually used my name, saying that they wanted to share the worries of me, the king and father, in order to build this railway."
Zhu Di's smile was as cold as an ice blade in the cold winter.
This operation can be regarded as a miracle.
He borrowed money desperately and used it to buy land at a high price, but all of this was in the name of Zhu Di, to fulfill the loyalty and filial piety of the ministers, and to go through fire and water for the emperor and father.
Zhang Anshi was anxious at this time. The interest rate of seventy-nine cents was too terrible. To be honest, if this interest... were given to a commercial bank to issue such public bonds, the commercial bank would go bankrupt within a few years due to interest compounding.
Zhang Anshi saw that Zhu Di could still sit firmly at this time, but he felt that Zhu Di was too calm, but he couldn't help but took the lead and angrily said to Chen Jinye: "Your county also issued debts?"
Chen Jinye said: "It hasn't been issued yet. It used to be Chief Envoy Si Fa, but later it became Jiujiang Prefecture."
"How much is the interest on the recently issued debt?"
"In the last half month, I made a sum of four cents and nine cents...two months ago, it was three cents."
Even a three-pointer is scary enough.
In other words, in order to borrow more money, bonds were issued crazily, and fewer and fewer people could buy them. In order to attract more people to buy, the interest rates offered were getting higher and higher, to the point where even Zhang Anshi felt scared.
the point.
Zhang Anshi gritted his teeth and said: "Do you know what the consequences will be if these debts are issued?"
Chen Jinye said: "That's why the officials said that the railway harmed the country and the people, which is actually the way to destroy the country."
Zhang Anshi was so angry that he wished he could just stab Chen Jinye clean with a knife.
However, Zhu Di was surprisingly calm at this time. Zhu Di smiled and said: "Very good, let them do it."
"What?" Zhang Anshi was stunned. He was a little confused.
Zhu Di said: "Issuing debts, why not? Just let them issue them, even the whole county will issue them."
Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Di and seemed to understand something.
"Your Majesty...it's better to be cautious about this matter."
Zhu Di waved his hand, but looked at Chen Jinye and said, "Do you and your family still want to survive?"
"Then let's compare the merit with the crime." Zhu Di said calmly: "You are still a 'good official' after all."
The word "good official" only made Zhu Di feel ironic.
Zhu Di continued: "You have to find a way to cover up the whereabouts of me and others. If even a little bit is leaked, I can't guarantee anything else, but I guarantee that all three of your clans will be annihilated."
Chen Jinye shuddered and then hurriedly said: "Yes."
Zhu Di continued: "As for what the chief envoy taught you to do, you do it well for me. As for me and others, you tell the outside world that some of your distant relatives came here to seek refuge. How can I place these people here in your place?"
The county, you are responsible for the arrangements."
Chen Jinye's face turned pale: "Your Majesty... it is inappropriate to travel incognito. If you continue to stay here... I am worried... worried..."
Zhu Di looked at him coldly and said: "This is not something you should consider. I will only wait for these two days."
Chen Jinye could only say: "The guilty minister... obey the order."
Zhu Di then glanced at Zhang Anshi.
Turning to Zhang Anshi, he said: "It's a shame to write a note to me. Let the Supervisor of Ceremonies send it to Wenyuan Pavilion and teach them to draw up a decree. He said that the railway is of great importance. Jiangxi builds railways and dares to be the first in the world.
Send me a message to Xu Qi, the chief envoy of Jiangxi Province, and teach them to raise money as soon as possible and strive to complete the construction of the railway within this year. This will be a wonderful achievement."
Zhang Anshi hurriedly stepped forward and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, please take a step to speak."
Zhu Di shook his head: "Do what I want, don't be verbose."
Zhang Anshi could only say: "Yes."
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Wenyuan Pavilion.
A note came down from the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
After reading this article, Hu Guang became a little anxious, so he hurriedly went to Yang Rong and Jin Youzi to discuss it.
Hu Guang looked very anxious and said with a burning heart: "Your Majesty has been hiding for the past few days, but he suddenly brought this piece of paper. What does this mean? Now the railway has spent so much money and food... Yang Gong..."
Hu Guang glanced at Jin Youzi, but still said: "I heard... Jiangxi is borrowing heavily, and there are many of my countrymen..."
He muttered, his voice getting lower and lower.
Jin Youzi was also from Jiangxi, and he knew some of the situation, so he said: "Mr. Hu, there are many people in your family who have helped you repair books?"
Hu Guang's face was green and white. Although he and Jin Youzi were from the same hometown, he had a closer relationship with Yang Rong. At this time, Jin Youzi asked, making it difficult for him to answer for a while.
Yang Rong's expression on the side turned gloomy and he said, "If this continues, I have a vague feeling that something might happen."
Hu Guang asked in confusion: "What?"
Yang Rong took a deep look at Hu Guang and Jin Youzi, and then said: "You are all ministers, in charge of military matters. If you are serious, you should persuade your people not to get involved. This railway matter... Now, it is becoming more and more difficult.
People can’t see through it.”
Hu Guang said angrily: "This...this..."
Finally he just sighed.
However, Jin Youzi raised his eyebrows and looked at Yang Rong with a hint of worry: "Mr. Yang, to be honest, I am an official in the court and my family is far away in the countryside. If they are illegal in the countryside, they will be beaten."
In our name, I'm just afraid..."
Yang Rong said seriously: "If this is the case, your reputation will be ruined, and you will have no one else to blame. You will only blame yourself for not being able to manage your family well."
Yang Rong was surprisingly stern at this moment. He was usually gentle and occasionally humorous, but today he was stern: "These days, I have read a lot of official documents between Jiangxi and various ministries, and I feel more and more strange about it. I am here to inform you."
Second Master, please don’t make any mistakes, otherwise... you will die without a burial place."
As he spoke, he said with a calm expression: "I don't have the heart to draft this decree. Mr. Hu is so talented in writing, so I'll ask Mr. Hu to draft it."
Hu Guang was shocked by Yang Rong's attitude. He was dumbfounded and speechless for a moment.
After a while, he seemed to have come back to his senses and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes."
After he finished drafting the memorial, when he saw Jin Youzi returning to his room, he quietly came to see Yang Rong and whispered: "Mr. Yang, why did you suddenly lose your temper like this?"
Yang Rong said with a cold face: "This decree is simply adding fuel to the fire. Jiangxi's railways are already in trouble, but His Majesty is so eager for success. It is really sad."
"Furthermore, the situation in Jiangxi is probably not the fault of one or two criminals. No one is so bold as to act so boldly in front of something that Your Majesty values so much. After thinking about it, there are only two possibilities."
Hu Guang said blankly: "What's possible?"
"Firstly, it is really difficult to repair the railway and it costs a lot of money. Although the whole team has tried their best, it is still full of mistakes."
Hu Guang said casually: "What about the other possibility?"
Yang Rong gave Hu Guang a meaningful look at this time: "The second possibility is that Jiangxi's culture is too strong."
Hu Guang asked in surprise: "What does this have to do with asking?"
Yang Rongdao: "Are you really confused or are you pretending to be confused?"
Hu Guang couldn't answer for a while. He couldn't say that he was confused, but he couldn't turn around for a while. He didn't know what Yang Rong meant.
These two people can be regarded as making up for their temperament. Yang Rong is extremely smart. If anyone is as smart as Yang Rong, I am afraid that two smart people may not be able to get along.
Hu Guang is extremely popular, and no matter how angry Yang Rong is in front of him or his words are sarcastic, he doesn't care.
However, after hearing Yang Rong's words, Hu Guang began to come to his senses and said, "You mean...no way. When I was in the countryside, all I saw were high scholars."
"Gao Shi?" Yang Rong said with a hint of sarcasm in his voice: "All you see are Gao Shi. That's because you are just like them. They treat each other with courtesy. If you are a trafficker and a pawn, you
See if they treat you Hu as a human being."
"Don't curse, why are you so angry today?" Hu Guang looked aggrieved.
Yang Rong still had a sullen face, and said with a flick of his sleeves: "In short, all the good things to say, you can take care of yourself."
…
Chen Jinye couldn't sleep for the past two days. When he thought about such a giant Buddha living next door, he felt panicked.
He had tried every means to hide the whereabouts of Zhu Di and others.
After all, he prided himself on being loyal and filial, and he definitely did not dare to disobey Zhu Di.
What's more, the lives of the entire family are at stake.
But what happened next made his anxiety gradually increase.
Within two days, the county's public bonds were released and a large amount was sold.
When the county magistrate found him, he looked at the number and was shocked. He said, "There are so many, why are you so excited?"
The county magistrate then said: "The interest rate is so high...why are you not enthusiastic about it? The county magistrate, the lower officials...the lower officials are afraid of selling..."
There was no joy on Chen Jinye's face, and he only murmured: "I'm scared too, scared to death. But these people who buy...are not afraid..."
"Why are they afraid? No one can refuse to repay the county's debts, but can the government refuse to pay their debts?" The county magistrate continued with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, look at who are the people who purchased the public bonds.
Then I have a good idea."
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After finally finishing it, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and ask for some monthly votes.