It is said that Master Li copied "advanced experience" on a whim, but ignored the ideological differences, and came into contact with the unspoken rules of Ming Dynasty officialdom.
You are really asking for trouble and causing trouble. Li You complained to himself. It was another mistake, not big or small. When will the tuition be paid?
Mr. Li can understand the thoughts of the Cisheng Empress Dowager. As the current actual ruler of the country, no matter how well she does, she is always willing to be praised by others for her prosperity, peace and prosperity for the country and the people. By the way, you can never say too many good things about Yao and Shun.
The previous Dibao was of no use to the Queen Mother, and she had no intention of using it, or in other words, it had no place in her consciousness. But after Li You had been working on it for a few days, she was keenly aware that it turned out that
The newspaper can look like this.
In fact, the bachelors also agreed with Li You's approach. After Li Zhongshu entered the imperial court, he finally did some good things that were not on the table, which made them less constrained and less noisy in their affairs and power. Who wouldn't feel comfortable? Moreover, the outer court had control over them.
Most of the ministers who care about real power and have an ungenerous character also hold this view.
However, every era has its own "political correctness", and the country and the dynasty are no exception. Smooth speech is the "political correctness" that all civil servants in Tianhe, no matter what they think in their hearts or what they do in practice, can never oppose verbally.
, otherwise you will be a foolish king and a sycophantic minister.
In one sentence, you can kill him, but you can't shut him up.
This three-hundred-year-old tradition is deeply rooted, and no one from top to bottom dares to bear the reputation of blocking the way of speech, so it is a secret feeling, and no one will publicly stand up to support Li You's actions.
It is also true that a person like Li You, who has a shallow family background, was promoted quickly, lacked immersion, and was crooked, would make the mistake of mistaking Feng Jing for a lie and borrowing "advanced experience" to rewrite Di Bao's oolong story.
You must know that ideology is not science and technology, and it would be completely inapplicable in another time and space. In public these days, caring about the country and the people is a universal value, and praising virtues is only suitable for special events that need to enhance the atmosphere, such as festivals and ceremonies.
Occasion, or a very sexy occasion.
For example, everyone knows that the Minister of Civil Affairs holds the power of election, but in order to curry favor with him, you dare to flatter him openly at the court meeting. I'll be damned if the official doesn't drive you out of the capital. If you visit me again, say
A few words of romancing may be very effective.
Therefore, even though he is a wise and powerful time traveler, and even with the tacit approval of the Queen Mother, Mr. Li can only compromise sadly in the face of this unspoken rule of officialdom. If a war really breaks out, he and Yan Guan will probably not even be able to form a fighting situation. It will definitely be
He was ravaged on one side. He was not a eunuch, and he had to be humiliated in the civil service circle.
But how to proceed next? It’s possible that you have seen pigs running away. At worst, it will just create an “internal reference”.
With the plan in mind, Li You wrote quickly. Of course, he had to defend himself a few words first, which Mr. Li was very good at.
"I believe that speaking officials should seek to have pure knowledge rather than mixed words. It is the right way to observe what others cannot detect and realize the righteousness in ordinary situations. Therefore, you should not point too much to see and talk too much to listen. Unexpectedly, it will cause surprise and suspicion at home and abroad.
There is misinformation that blocks the way of speech, which is not the intention..."
The central idea is that my intentions are good, but I do the wrong thing with good intentions. It is really an unintentional act, and blocking the way of communication is all a misunderstanding.
After writing the beginning, an eunuch came to deliver the message, "Guide Chitose is summoned for questioning."
Li You threw down his goose pen, got up and followed the inner prisoner to Zhaofeng Hall.
Guide Chitose saw Li You coming in, put down the documents in his hand, stepped back, and said: "You claimed to keep a low profile, but you really didn't stop."
Li You said helplessly: "Your Highness, please don't make sarcastic remarks. The powerful slaves of your palace have occupied 343 acres of land in Hejian Prefecture. If I hadn't deleted the memorial from the residence newspaper, you would still be in the mood to gossip here."
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The eldest princess didn't care much about this, "Oh? Is this happening? I'll ask later. If it's true, I'll definitely punish you severely."
There is a question that Li You has been wondering about for a long time. If he had 100,000 acres or more of land, and he didn't pay a few thousand dollars a year, he would definitely be able to live in peace and quiet counting money. How could he have the energy to continue to work hard to make money? He would just endure it.
He kept asking: "His Royal Highness Tianhuang, is he still short of money?"
"People in the royal family don't want to live in the world anymore?" Guide Chitose sharply asked, "How about you spit out the thousand taels?"
This...Li Youxiong was short of breath. Without the thousand taels rewarded by the eldest princess, he would definitely not be as relaxed as he is now with the 500 silver he brought from Suzhou. Some time ago, he even sold dozens of taels of silver to buy luxury goods.
It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality when wearing fur coats to decorate your face.
Chitose didn't want to dwell on this shameless issue for both parties, "I can show you a clear way to report the matter of the imperial palace, the mother-in-law's fame, and her position as an official for profit..."
"No, I have my own thoughts. From now on, the Di Bao can be divided into two parts. The first one can be circulated throughout the world as it is now to encourage people's hearts, and the prefectures, county offices and all schools are ordered to post it for public display every day; the second one can be posted as before.
The style was only copied to the capital's yamen and officials above the local prefecture. In this way, each took what they needed without contradicting each other, which not only achieved the success of education but also did not block the way of speech."
"You are indeed a smart person with ideas." Princess Guide praised, "Can you give me an idea? The Cheng Yanshang you recommended is indeed a useful person, but his temperament is a bit difficult to control.
What do you think should be done?"
Li You remembered that Cheng Cheng was a bookish person and could only be used as a sign. With his current reputation, it was easy to lure him back to be the director of the Salt Industry Guild or something like that, but he really had to do something that would not be on the table.
But the thing may not be easy to use. "For this matter, you can easily find a close relative of him to join forces and seek wealth together, and then use his name to do things. As for Mr. Cheng himself, just pay for it."
Princess Guide continued to praise: "It's so good. Who should be the best candidate?"
"It is only natural that he should inherit his father's legacy. It would be great if he has a son who can take advantage of it..." Li You continued to make suggestions.
"It's a pity that his son is three miles away and won't be able to return to Beijing for a while. There is only one girl in Beijing that you want to get your hands on."
Regarding Cheng Xiaoniang, Li You has asked the eldest princess at least three times, but has failed.
It is definitely not that Mr. Li can't find anyone else to be his concubine except this one. He has heard an experience before, saying that women in the capital have a broad vision, are arrogant and greedy by nature, and are unwilling to leave the capital. If a foreigner
Marrying a young man in the capital often made the family uneasy. If he wanted to return to his hometown, it would be his wife's whole family who would cause trouble. Therefore, Mr. Li can be said to be "always restrained and always very cautious."
Currently, there is only one young lady from the Cheng family who has good looks and a reassuring innocent temperament. She is a good candidate for a warm bed, so Li You has been looking for her diligently.
However, when he heard that the eldest princess took the initiative to mention Cheng Xiaoniang, Li You was greatly alarmed, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"
"According to your opinion, if the Cheng family has a suitable daughter-in-law, she should be a good candidate for the job."
If it were someone else, he would have probably subconsciously asked where the daughter-in-law of the Cheng family came from? But Li You pointed to the core of the problem: "Who is the daughter-in-law of the Cheng family you are talking about?"
Guide Qiansui Shen Yin said a name for a moment: "Wang Qinian."
Li You was immediately furious, "You want to use this person? This person is an enemy who covets my position."
This reaction was expected by the eldest princess, "But he is not my enemy."
Li You swallowed his anger for the time being and asked, "Why do you have to use him?"
Guide Chitose said calmly: "Cheng Yanshang felt that Wang Qinian secretly took care of his family when the family was in trouble, and because of the verbal agreement back then, he wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law. Why didn't I do this convenient favor? If they become a son-in-law, they will act as one.
Convenience. This is one.
Everyone knows that Wang Qinian surrendered to me in the first place. If I abandon him and ignore him, wouldn't it be a shame to others? Now he has no way to go, and his loyalty is not a problem. These are two.
Wang Qinian is a man who is capable of making plans and can be used, but his luck is not good. A few days ago, he expressed his willingness to give up his official position and work for me, and he is also a sensible person, so why should I not use it? This is the third point."
Li You shouted: "Shut up, I created the Salt Industry Law. You excluded me with one hand and extorted Old Man Cheng from me with the other. This is fine. I can give in. But you brought in my enemies."
Regarding this matter, if I give my beloved girl to my enemy, do you think this is not too much?"
After knowing each other for several months, Princess Guide was scolded by Li You for the first time, and it was also the first time in more than ten years that she was scolded by someone. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Li You didn't wait for her to react, and continued to scold: "With your wealth, is the silver from Jingshi Salt Industry worth it to you? You are not willing to break up with me?"
His Highness Chitose slapped the table and said: "In the salt industry, gold and silver are like the sea, why can't they be mine?"
Princess Guide's plan is certainly not as simple as Li You's idea of buying and selling salt and long-term bonds. Li You's idea of establishing the Capital Salt Industry Guild was just to use his superficial knowledge to create an emergency platform, but it helped Guide Chitose.
Her thinking opened a window, and she thought deeply about how to maximize the use of this platform.
Her power, coupled with the platform of the Jingshi Salt Industry Association, should be able to be transformed into the upstream general merchants who control the Beizhi Salt Diversion. Under the major general merchants are attached different roles such as transporters and retail merchants, so that management can be simplified
, a salt industry consortium with a strict system and clear professional division of labor. Don’t forget, you can also control the salt coming out of this system.
During the Jinghe period, the annual net profit of the salt industry based on Hejian Changlu should be more than one million taels. Although it is absolutely impossible for one person to monopolize it, being able to control the flow of more than one million taels of silver is still an amazing force.
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Of course, it would be too disrespectful to think that the eldest princess only has eyes for people around the capital. If she does well, she can naturally penetrate into the two Salt Transportation Departments in Shanxi and Shandong. When it grows to a certain level, if it is necessary to go further, she can penetrate into the world's number one.
Lianghuai Salt Industry.
Li You estimated that the total profit of the world's salt industry these days is in the order of tens of millions. Even if Guide Qiantuan can only control one-third of it, the capital flow will be at least tens of millions of silver, which can be called a super huge scale.
Hearing the eldest princess's crazy ambitions, Mr. Li had long forgotten his indignation and only stayed there for a long time. What does it mean to be bold? His Highness Chitose's plans and concerns are indeed very different from his background as a junior official, and he was criticized as short-sighted.
Not unfair...
The purpose of Princess Guide is to establish the Daming Salt Trust or a syndicate or a cartel in this era? Thinking of this, Li You was shocked by this grand plan and stuttered a little, "What are you... planning for? You don't have so much silver."
Maybe it all falls into your hands."
The eldest princess said domineeringly: "As long as it can be used by my royal family, why should I keep it in my own hands? Why not leave the money with others?"
Royal? Li You somewhat understood, this still meant seeking wealth and power for Heaven. Heaven who had money in his hands and no worries about spending money in his internal treasury would truly have the confidence to fight against the foreign dynasty.
He made a small correction in his mind. The purpose of Guitoku Chitose was to establish a Daming Salt Trust, a syndicate, or a cartel controlled by the royal family.
Gradually recovering from the shock, Li You asked again: "Those salt merchants may not obey?"
Chitose saw this very clearly, "A businessman is not willing to pay national taxes by nature, but if he is allowed to use money to buy power, he will probably be happy to do it. I have said a lot, but I can't let you know my plans in vain. I should give more advice,
Of course I won’t treat you badly.”
Mr. Li suddenly remembered that during the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, when the emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River, the salt merchants enthusiastically took out a large amount of silver to pick him up. When the emperor wanted to go to war, the salt merchants enthusiastically donated millions of silver...Does history really have a strong inertia?
Is this Ming Dynasty going to be staged in another way?
As a time traveler, has he finally brought about the butterfly effect? Li You sighed inwardly. An emergency idea to change his own image has been exploited to such an extent, as if a Pandora's box has been opened.
"I admit that your idea is very grand, but this is not the reason why you must use Wang Qinian, nor the reason to give my lover to him. You have been making money for the emperor for many years, and you should have many candidates under your command."
"Everything is difficult at the beginning. You also know that if you want to make good use of Cheng Yanshang's card to get off the ground, it is best for Wang Qinian to become his daughter-in-law and take charge of the affairs. What's more, such a thing cannot be done by an experienced official.
It's better to grasp it, most people don't have this pattern. If you are willing to resign, then I will also wait for you, and naturally you can get rid of Wang Qinian."
Li You shook his head, "It's still wrong. I need you to give me an excuse. Just like the last time you robbed me of the salt affairs and told me that it was for my own good. A Suzhou native can't get involved with the Ministry of Household Affairs, otherwise it will
He will be impeached, which is a good excuse. Although I know that there is only a regulation in this dynasty that prohibits Suzhou people from serving as officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and there is no rule that Suzhou people cannot handle affairs in the Ministry of Household Affairs, but I would like to believe that this regulation really exists.
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Princess Guide was silent for a long time, "Because you are not obedient enough."...
