Two hundred and sixty-four chapters, there will be gains and losses
Chapter 264: What you lose must be what you gain
Among the salt fields of the Kingdom of China, Lianghuai is of course the first. Huai salt is sold in a wide area, including Nanzhi, Huguang, Jiangxi and other places, and its reputation is also great. The famous name of Huai salt or Yangzhou salt merchants is known to everyone.
.However, the importance of Changlu salt in the imperial court, the birthplace of this wave, was not less than that of Huai salt, and even had stronger political significance.
Hejian Changlu is close to the capital and the border. Not only is its salt output second only to the Huaihe River, but the two Zhejiang provinces are the third in the world. It directly involves the capital, Zhili, and Liaodong, which are comparable to the heart and throat, and also involves a large number of border troops.
He Xungui. Most of the salt merchants who made a living from Changlu salt gathered in the capital, so the storm of bankruptcy mainly affected the area directly north of the capital. The scope was small and the response was extremely small, but it could still shock the imperial court.
In the temple, the Gonggun princes were preparing to rack their brains to work for the country, and they had just brewed the mood of "Splendid xon repaying the country's kindness". The storm was surging, heavy responsibilities were on their shoulders, and the debate between lenient and strict lines was fiercely launched in the court room.
A collision with Xungui is almost inevitable...
At this time, a junior who was only famous for his palace fights suddenly appeared in the field of vision. He lightly and casually wiped away the problems that the big bosses were waiting for, as if "the oars and oars were wiped out in ashes while talking and laughing"...
It was neither expected nor reasonable. It was unbelievable. The two bachelors who were actively competing for the position of the first minister felt that this was very unscientific. The limelight was robbed, and the two of them couldn't help it.
It seems reasonable to complain a few words.
There is never only one way to do things in this world. You can definitely come up with other ideas, but it is difficult to reach the level of Mr. Li's three principles.
Yan Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue had been restless for several days worrying about the salt issue, and now he felt relaxed. Although Li You's proposal is only on paper at the moment, judging from his experience, it has strong practicality and should be able to be implemented. The key is still
Yu Li You's method was relatively gentle and would not cause big conflicts, making it difficult for him as the head of the household department. He nodded and praised: "Although it is not earth-shattering, it is like moisturizing things silently."
The Chief Situ of the Ministry of Revenue was so kind, and Li You reciprocated his kindness by saying, "I'm overly complimentary, sir. It's just my humble opinion, and I still need to be fair."
For a moment, everyone was in harmony with each other. It was rare to see such a harmonious time in the court recently, which made people mistakenly think that the cold winter was coming to an end.
The Queen Mother then issued an order, "According to Li You's method, it will be handled by the Ministry of Household Affairs."
After receiving the order, Shangshu Yan said: "There may be some inaccuracies in this method. Please send Li You, a member of Zhongshushe, to assist in this matter."
Li You secretly rejoiced that this minister was so knowledgeable that he actually volunteered for him, saving him the trouble of having to worry about it. When the time comes, he will be here, and Father Cheng will be over there... You must know that in economic activities, he is both Party A and Party A.
It couldn't be more exciting to be Party B again.
The Queen Mother agreed to what Yan Shangshu had written, and then gave instructions to her left and right: "There may be some omissions in my words, so I will pass on the detailed regulations written by Li You to all the ministers to clarify the matter."
The middle officer next to the Queen Mother, Mr. Mai, took out Li You's secret book and walked down to pass it to the ministers for circulation. The first one was Yan Shangshu.
Li You turned green instantly.
Yan Shangshu, who was in a good mood, opened the secret document with a smile, scanned a few lines, and then... his face turned green. If he had no eyesight, the first few sentences of this secret document would be: "I heard this from the memorial, and the household department is mediocre and incompetent.
, Afraid of shoving the blame, even a trivial matter of salt dares to alarm God, causing the Most Sacred Heart to worry, and the sin is unavoidable..."
It's terrible, Mr. Li, I have no tears to cry. Everyone in the officialdom knows that the reason why the secret book is called the secret book is that it is always sent directly to the king for opening. Only the queen mother or the emperor can read it alone, so the ministers can write some inappropriate things in the secret book.
Publicly speaking the truth is also a powerful tool to attract attention and spread slander.
The reason why he slandered the Ministry of Finance in the secret report was firstly because he was resentful that the Ministry of Finance dared to ignore him when he convened a court meeting, and secondly, he wanted to highlight himself as a foil. Without a supporting role, how could he show the hero's wisdom and prowess? At the same time, he wanted to take revenge.
Once you get to the household department, you get the best of both worlds.
But now the Queen Mother has made his secrets public, and the first paragraph has also been exposed in front of others. This is like saying bad things about others behind their backs but being heard by the person involved. It is so embarrassing, especially when she and Yan Shangshu just expressed their goodwill to each other.
In case of unwind.
Inexperienced... Li You sighed in his heart, he really shouldn't have written down the Salt Regulations and denigrating the Ministry of Household Affairs in one book. Once the regulations were discussed like this, it would be leaked.
The secret was passed around in the hands of everyone in the palace and returned to Eunuch Mai. Everyone felt dumbfounded, but this kind of thing is nothing in officialdom. There are too many times when everyone's face and heart are inconsistent.
Yes. It’s just that Mr. Li is very lucky. Today it was exposed and turned into a joke.
Those who are familiar with the history of the previous dynasties will think of a fellow countryman of Mr. Li, Shen Shixing, the first assistant of the Wanli Dynasty. Shenwu County went to Mishu to have a few intimate words with Tian because of the matter of establishing a prince, and then Tian deliberately sent Mishu to Liu.
Ke made it public. As a result, it caused a series of chain reactions. Later, Shen Shoufu could not withstand the pressure and resigned and returned to Suzhou, thus bidding farewell to officialdom.
In fact, everything is a coincidence. A few days ago, when a small household official who was not sensitive to government affairs was responsible for convening a court meeting, he used the old template and copied it. It would be damned if there was a new person like Li You, but this was not the case.
This led to Li You's dissatisfaction and misunderstanding. To use a famous saying to encourage the supervisor, there is no small matter in work.
Without further ado, he said that Yan Shangshu was well-educated, and there was no look of injustice on his face. He stepped forward and told the Queen Mother: "I am guilty of not thinking carefully. Li Zhongshu is in a central position, and every day
Don't leave lightly. And my household department has the largest number of people among all the departments, so I can handle it. I don't need to bother Li Zhongshu to leave his post without permission, so as not to delay the central document operation."
As for this, everyone in the palace can hear the three meanings. Whoever does not agree to Yan Shangshu's request means that he does not trust the entire household department. So unless he wants to force Yan Shangshu to resign, who dares not to agree?
Li You is a bit mediocre. He has created theories but cannot connect them with reality. There is nothing more tragic than this. Not to mention that he has offended the Ministry of Revenue and it is difficult to find some sense of security in this salt incident. Is it possible that the only way to do this is through Cheng
Dad goes to make some real money?
But he doesn't have to be too depressed. The main purpose of showing that he can do it and shaping his image is always accomplished.
But there are still questions that I can't figure out over and over again. The Queen Mother passed the secret to the ministers. Is this unintentional? Or is it intentional? It can be regarded as a true understanding of the unpredictability of the Sacred Heart.
But it would be a big mistake to think that Mr. Li would just accept the facts. Many of these people in the palace have already understood Li You’s character. Li Zhongshu is by no means a character willing to suffer losses in vain.
You have gains, but you don’t want to lose anything. So there must be something else below.
Sure enough, when the Ministry of Household Affairs took over the errands and was about to leave, they saw Li Zhongshu reporting to the Queen Mother: "This time there is a sudden storm in the salt industry, there is Di Bao who is pushing it, but one day Di Bao did not know the right time, place and people, truthfully
The unjust case of the Cheng family caused the salt merchant's heart to become excited and eventually led to misfortune. This cannot be ignored."
The Dibao of the Ming Dynasty was copied by the General Administration Department, which was responsible for the uploading and distribution of official documents from the foreign dynasties. The General Affairs Department had a small official in charge of the Dibao. Their main daily job was to excerpt and publish the contents of important memorials and edicts, which is called
Then each yamen will send special personnel to the General Administration Department to copy the daily newspaper and take it back. Of course, anyone else who is interested in the daily newspaper can come to the General Affairs Department to copy it. One advantage of the Ming Dynasty is that it is very encouraging.
The road is clear.
The official of the Department of General Affairs, the official of the General Affairs Department, was also one of the nine ministers, and was standing in the Wuying Hall at this time. When he heard Li You's words, his face turned green, but he had no choice but to do so.
The General Affairs Secretary was a very powerful official in the early years of the Kingdom, but it has become increasingly weak. Now it is only equivalent to the mail room of the outer dynasty. Among the Jiuqing, the General Affairs Secretary is definitely the last one with the most influence.
Even though he was a third-rank official, his power was even lower than that of Li You.
"Of course, the General Secretary Yamen has no fault in following the facts and following the rules, so everything is a mistake of the system and a lesson for future mistakes. I ask you to review the daily newspapers from the inside after additions and deletions, and then you can copy them after signing.
In order to avoid inappropriate things happening again, I recommend Mr. Yang to take on this responsibility."
Yang Lao, a scholar from Dongda University, couldn't help but raise his head in surprise when he heard Li You mention him. Copying and distributing newspapers is the business of petty officials. What does it mean to ask a distinguished scholar to do the work of the head of petty officials?
However, he had more contact with Li You, and there was still a tacit understanding. He immediately woke up and stepped forward and said: "It is more convenient for Li Zhongshu to send and receive documents in his palm, and also to manage the newspaper at his residence, so it is better to have Li Zhongshu in charge of the newspaper."
The Empress Dowager Cisheng agreed painfully, "Li You can sign and report to the residence."
Li You's contribution today is still recognized by the Empress Dowager Qian. He was not rewarded for making suggestions, and unfortunately he was let go by the Ministry of Revenue. No matter how you look at it, it is a bit unfair to the hero. Since he has this intention, then he will be rewarded.
Everyone else in the palace felt that there was something wrong with this matter, but before they could say anything, they saw the Empress Dowager's straightforward and accurate statement, so they had to suppress their opinions for the time being and talk about it later.
You have made a profit. If you don't suffer a loss first, you really won't have the blessing of having sympathy and sharing later. Li You secretly rejoiced.
Di Bao was the only official media of the Ming Dynasty, and its copies were distributed all over the country. When Li You was a minor official, he could still read Di Bao in the county government office every day. From a long-term perspective, the power of censoring Di Bao is more powerful than handling this salt incident.
Much more cost-effective.
To give a powerful example, censoring the Di's newspaper can even restrain the wasp-like Yan Guan to a certain extent. If you think about it, you will know that Yan Guan is very dependent on his reputation. His memorials cannot be published in the Di's newspaper and cannot be widely disseminated.
If the power cannot be established, the influence will be reduced by half, which is equivalent to turning into a tiger without its claws. Generally speaking, when ordinary officials encounter this situation, they can announce their attack.
Mr. Li, who created the evil Ming Dynasty censorship system, faced historical torture and expressed that he was under great pressure. After he resigned, he must find a way to abolish this system as soon as possible...