After pondering for a long time, Liu Jian picked up the tea cup, gently uncovered the tea cover, and blew the green tea foam. The tea foam rippled in the tea, causing some ripples.
Liu Jian raised his eyes and said, "There is nothing to say now. Your Majesty's attitude is self-evident. It seems that this time, things are very difficult."
Things are really difficult. The three scholars of the cabinet actually understand this. Once the emperor makes up his mind, it will inevitably arouse opposition from the entire court. The cabinet is sandwiched between the palace and the court, and no one here can think of it.
What's more, opening the sea not only involves the imperial court. This matter is not that simple, and the benefits involved are too great.
Liu Jian sat upright on the chair and then said, "Please write a book, it's impossible to say that he is sick. Only by striving for reason can you change your mind."
Liu Jian glanced at Li Dongyang and continued, "Binzhi, you can do this matter.
Li Dongyang nodded and did not say anything. Xie Qian couldn't help but say, "Since you have to argue with reason, where should you start?"
This is also a problem. Although no one knows what medicine the emperor took, he is determined to open the sea. Among the three scholars in the cabinet, Xie Qian is from Yuyao, Zhejiang, and is closely related to the aristocratic families. However, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang are not involved in the interests of the aristocratic families.
Not being involved does not mean that the benefits of the Jiangnan clan have not been obtained. In recent years, whether it is Liu Jian or Li Dongyang, many of the children of the family have purchased industries in Jiangnan, and the Jiangnan clans have helped a lot.
In fact, there is no distinction between honesty among officials in all dynasties. People in later generations always forcefully follow the rules and use integrity and greed to distinguish the quality of an official. But the real reality is that from the pre-Qin period to the Ming Dynasty, almost all officials were not greedy. Otherwise, where did those Bing Jing and Carbon Jing come from? Where did the sedan chairs, servants and mansions come from when officials usually go in and out? If you really rely on the salary of the court to make a living, I am afraid that everyone will starve to death long ago.
Corruption is a part of the lives of officials. After studying hard for so many years and decades of official struggles, which time did not mean that he had put in more sweat and hard work than others? Which time did he not walk on thin ice? After countless hardships, he has the current palace body. How could he stick to poverty?
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian were also greedy, and they were not less than others. In fact, the entire court knew that everyone was no longer surprised.
But what are treacherous ministers? The so-called treacherous ministers are like Cai Jing. They are not only greedy, but also do not do things. They not only do not do things, but also do bad things. If they don’t do their jobs, they will try their best to flatter and take advantage of opportunities. Therefore, Cai Jing and others have been infatuated for thousands of years. However, Liu Jian and others are different. They must not miss a child they should take, and they will never be polite to you. They are just willing to do things and still have ideals. They can sort out the things in their hands clearly and not be slim. Update quickly, August 1 Chinese
This is the real standard for judging an official. Integrity and corruption do not depend on whether you have taken other people's money, but on whether you do things. After all, no one is a saint, and Hai Rui and others are just typical examples established by the court. If officials are measured by his standards, the civil and military officials in the court will probably have to be replaced again.
In fact, to others, the ethics of this official seems to be very important, but the reality is that the ethics of the official are nothing. At least for the Ming Dynasty, a hundred Hai Rui may not be as good as Liu Jian or as good as Zhang Juzheng.
And now, the emperor has made up his mind to smash the officials' jobs, which is so great? Could it be that all the civil and military officials in the court go to eat the northwest wind? This has already involved the bottom line of the bureaucratic group, and Liu Jian decided to fight back.
"Start from merchants, govern merchants, and thank the world!" Liu Jian took a sip of tea, his tone was very sharp.
The counterattack is coming soon.
The next day, Zhu Youzhang had just sat down. As usual, the eunuch beside him raised his throat and reported early for something and retreated from the court without anything! Just as the words fell, dozens of officials in the hall stood up and said aloud: "Your Majesty, I have a report!"
The leader was Liu Tong, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. Liu Tong looked as if he was ashen and spoke first: "Your Majesty, I heard that there were merchants in Jubaolou who were not kingly laws, so he talked about state affairs and discussed the government affairs in a vain way..."
Halfway through Liu Tong's words, Zhu Youting, who has always liked to be mixed with others, suddenly interrupted Liu Tong: "Oh? Is that right? There is nothing wrong with merchants talking about state affairs a few times. This is a good thing. Even merchants are concerned about state affairs. Isn't this good? Some people often say that merchants are pursuing profits. Now it seems that merchants are not just pursuing profits. It is nothing to let them talk about national affairs. I open up the road of speech and open the Shengting. How can some merchants be afraid of some merchants talking about the government affairs? According to the alliance, this is no big deal. Not to mention merchants, even military households, craftsmen have anything to say, and they can tell them to their hearts. In this way, they can be safe and peaceful in the world!"
Originally, Liu Tong wanted to use the merchants to discuss the government affairs in a vain way, so as to overthrow the so-called opening of the sea. On the other hand, he could also shake the mountains and tigers and express his attitude to the emperor. Who knew that Zhu Youzhang's high-sounding words made him speechless for a while, and Zhu Youzhang was not easy to mess with. He has been an emperor for so many years, so how could he just use such clichés?
"But Your Majesty, it would be fine if these merchants were talking about ordinary state affairs, but they actually started to discuss the maritime ban..." Liu Tong decided to show up, and hiding and hiding was not a solution. If the riddle continued like this, it would only get worse and worse. Since the emperor tried his best to protect the merchants, then just bayonet. Liu Tong continued: "When Emperor Taizu was there, he once said: The people on the coastal front shall not go to sea privately, and those who violated the crime of treason. This is the warning of the ancestor Taihuang, and these merchants were bold and reckless and dared to overthrow the golden rules set by Emperor Taizu. Your Majesty is the Emperor of Ming, so how can you ignore it?"
This sentence is very serious. Although it is not stated explicitly, it is accusing Zhu Youzhang of condoning merchants and violating the national policies formulated by Emperor Taizu.
The Ming Dynasty was dominated by virtue and legal system, and the highest level of virtue was filial piety. Zhu Youzhang's country was built by Emperor Taizu. Now that it was passed on to him, how could it be changed? This means that Emperor Taizu was wrong? As Emperor Taizu's bloodline, he opposed Emperor Taizu's national policy. Isn't this unfilial?
Although Liu Tong said this in a tactful manner, his momentum was aggressive.
If it were Zhu Youzhang, who had been the former, would have made a regression in the face of such a criticism. Zhu Youzhang was still very tolerant of civil officials, which has always been his most commendable point.
However, today Zhu Youzing snorted coldly and said, "When Emperor Taizu was here, the world was settled, and the people of the southerners were not convinced. There were many Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang's remnants going to sea defense to harm the world. Therefore, Emperor Taizu ordered that the film boards should not go into the sea. However, today these things have changed, so how can you give up the food because of choking? In my opinion, opening the sea may not be a bad thing."
Zhu Youzhang said it was quite reasonable. After Yingtian ascended the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang began the northern expedition. He occupied Kaifeng and conquered Dadu in August. Emperor Shun of Yuan fled to the north of the Mobei. He immediately pacified Sichuan, captured Yunnan, and recovered Liaodong. As Zhu Yuanzhang's strength became stronger, he had more and more troubles. One of them was that Chen Youliang, and many people in the areas under Zhang Shicheng were still missing them. Especially Zhang Shicheng, the "Southeast King" who started his family with eighteen shoulder poles, although he was not enterprising and focused on the southeast, he was indeed very kind to the local people, with light taxes and low taxes. On the 30th day of the lunar calendar every year after his death, the people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places commemorated him in the name of burning incense for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Therefore, many people in the southeastern region were still quite disgusted with the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang strictly monitored the people in the region from the perspective of maintaining his dominance. The Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong areas were close to the sea and the shipbuilding industry was extremely developed. The people could build private ships three or four meters wide, and the huge wealthy people could even build cargo ships that were comparable to Chen Youliang's warships.
In order to prevent human rebellion, Zhu Yuanzhang issued a ban on seas, fearing that the sea people in the southeast were going to and from going to sea to prevent trouble and rebellion. In addition, in the early Ming Dynasty, there were not many official ships in the court, and they were even worse than some wealthy ships. In this case, the ban on seas was indeed conducive to maintaining rule. But now, it is a bit ridiculous to use this reason to make a case.
The ancestral system... The ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu is not one thousand or eight hundred. When the Hongzhi Dynasty was in the middle of the ancestral system, no one was really abiding by it. Now it is about to open the sea, but it is ridiculous to use the ancestral system to talk about things.
"Why did Your Majesty say this? It's really... it's really..." Liu Tong was confused. Zhu Youzing actually said that opening the sea might not be a bad thing, which was simply outrageous! Originally, he wanted to say that Your Majesty was really ridiculous, but in the end he held it, and he seemed extremely excited and almost couldn't breathe.
Zhu Youzhang said seriously: "Kaihai is not a tiger's butt, can't you touch it?"
This was like stabbing a hornet's nest. No one had ever thought that the emperor would be so determined on the issue of opening the sea. Someone immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the strategy of sea ban has been implemented for a hundred years. Now opening the sea not only destroys the system of the ancestors, but also easily causes chaos. Please think twice."
"Your Majesty must not be. Who is making trouble in front of Your Majesty? The matter of maritime ban cannot be discussed. If Your Majesty refuses to obey, I would rather retire and return home!"
"His Majesty……"
This time, not dozens of officials stood up. Almost all the civil and military officials in the court stood up, looking indignant. Someone even rolled up his sleeves and shouted loudly: "As soon as the sea ban is opened, the country will be overturned. Your Majesty is concerned about small profits, and opening the sea easily will inevitably cause chaos. Your Majesty, this matter must not be done, and the poor ministers and others will never agree." (To be continued)