Although Wang Gui is now a little old and a little deaf, he can still understand what Zhang Yue said.
Once the world is liberalized and merchants are allowed to freely distribute and sell salt, it will definitely have a huge impact on the salt road.
How dare Zhang Yue be so bold, move so fast, and make a hasty decision without consulting the various officials and transshipment envoys at all.
Under normal circumstances, the courtiers would definitely not have agreed without discussing it for several months.
But now the salt banknotes have plummeted, forcing the court to make a quick decision.
After Zhang Yue's statement, the officials would have no objection. Once this policy is implemented, all the salt profits in the world will be concentrated in the imperial court, but officials from all walks of life will not make any money.
This move is conducive to the centralization of power, to be precise, financial power, so the officials must be in favor.
However, officials cannot express their opinions in this way, otherwise they will be regarded as money-seekers.
The official said: "This law is indeed a good law, but the officials from all walks of life below are afraid... I am afraid that there will be discussions. It is the lesser of two evils. Once the salt banknote is devalued as worthless, the harm will be even greater.
big."
Huang Lu came forward and said: "Your Majesty, if this method is implemented properly, it will not be harmful to the people, but will be beneficial. It will not only relieve the suffering of the people in this dynasty of salt for hundreds of years, but also benefit business and the people."
Cai Quedao: "I don't agree with the statement of benefiting business and the people. All the money raised by the anti-salt banknotes belongs to the imperial court, and Baisi became the expenditure side. In this way, all government agencies are starved of funds."
Huang Ludao: "On the contrary, as long as the imperial court uses the salt banknotes to subsidize various places, then salt households, merchants, and magistrates will all benefit from it."
Cai Quedao: "What should I do if all the canals are empty and I lose the salt profit? Is it possible for the government to subsidize it?"
Huang Lu said: "Instead of transporting official salt, you can transport other things, or rent it to the people for use."
Cai Que raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great concern, so we have to decide it hastily for fear of unforeseen circumstances."
Zhang Yue was not surprised to see Cai Que and Huang Lu bickering in front of the emperor.
Why did Cai Que oppose his idea of salt banknotes?
Because now in Zhongshu, although Wang Gui is the prime minister, Zhang Yue is the real person.
Except for some personnel matters, most of the real policy decision-making power comes through Zhang Yue's claims. As a person with political ambitions, Cai Que must gain his own political presence or win some by opposing Zhang Yue's claims.
Chips are used for gaming purposes.
Cai Que once told several confidants in private that Wang Gui is weak and Zhang Yue is strong, which is like the relationship between Shu and Wei in the Three Kingdoms. If Cai Que favors Zhang Yue, he may not be reused, but if he favors Wang Gui, he can gain his
support.
So Cai Que stood up and opposed it.
At the same time, the reason why Cai Que clearly showed his flag is because he has no evil intentions in his heart. Although he is not honest as an official, he is honest enough. Cai Que has not done anything crooked, so his heart is open.
Cai indeed was able to loudly oppose the salt banknote case because of this. He acted upright, so he sat upright and didn't look like someone else.
After the officials had shown their support for Zhang Yue's salt banknote method, Cai Que's opposition was actually of no use.
Han Zhongyan of Sinong Temple, Xiong Ben, Huang Lu of the Third Chief of Staff, and Xue Xiang, the political counselor. Some of these officials already support Zhang Yue's decision, and some have not yet expressed their stance, but the result is the same.
As for Cai Jing, who was standing aside, let alone that. He was originally an official of Zhongshu, and he was here to listen as an exception today. He was not even qualified to speak.
Now Zhang Yue has complete control over the economic power of North Korea and China.
The official asked Wang Gui, "What do Wang Qing think?"
Everyone looked at Wang Gui. Wang Gui still stood with an old look. After listening to the official's questions, he said: "I have no objection."
Zhang Yue admired Wang Gui a little at this moment.
Even though I'm old, not everyone can do it when it's time to let it go and when it's time to cut it off.
Assuming that Wang Gui objects to this matter today, of course he can, and there is no harm in even delaying it for a moment or two. But if the salt banknotes continue to plummet tomorrow, how about Zhang Yue submitting the evidence that Wang Gui instructed his family to sell short to the officials?
Wang Gui can't even keep his position. That means losing his wife and losing his troops.
Seeing this, the officials said: "The law of banknote salt has been trusted by the people for a long time. It will make the country rich with money and it will be of great benefit. I am determined to implement this law temporarily!"
All the ministers said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
At this moment, the ministers retreated, Wang Gui closed his eyes, stood for a moment and then walked out of the hall.
Zhang Yue followed and walked beside Wang Gui.
Wang Gui's appearance was quite calm.
Wang Gui said: "Save it."
Zhang Yue said: "The students are here."
Wang Gui said: "Did you say how many Prime Minister Zhaowen there are in this dynasty?"
Zhang Yue said: "The student has never done the calculation, so he still asks the teacher for advice."
Wang Gui said: "I don't know either, but you said that such people left several pages of ink in history books."
"Since I took office as Prime Minister, others have said that I have done nothing, and I am afraid that I won't be able to leave a few articles. Even if future generations want to say that I have three decrees, let them go. Don't you think so?"
Zhang Yue said: "Teacher, why did you say this? Your fortune, your temperament, and your talents are all there."
Wang Gui smiled slightly and said: "I don't dare to talk about fortune, career and talents, but I have some ideas about fortune."
Zhang Yue lost countenance and said, "Teacher, did the student say something wrong just now in the hall? The student should ask the teacher to clarify."
Wang Gui chuckled and said: "No, no. Just stay here, I want to go for a walk by myself!"
"Yes." Zhang Yue stopped and could only watch Wang Guiyuan respectfully and thought to himself, it seems that the other party bought a lot this time.
…
When Wang Gui returned to his mansion, his sons Wang Zhongxiu, Wang Zhongduan and Wang Zhongguan were all sitting in the mansion laughing and talking. His eldest grandson Wang Yan and Wang Sheng were all taking charge of their own affairs.
They were talking loudly about today's harvest.
"Dad, today when the salt banknotes fell to 90%, our eldest brother sold out all the salt banknotes and shorted 8,000 seats. The second brother was even more powerful. He sold short 17,000 seats. In the end, it is not as good as
Our Yan'er and Sheng'er sold out 30,000 seats."
"When the market closes, dad, do you know how many percent it will drop to? Sixty-and-a-half percent."
"The original price of a salt banknote was six guan. We sold out a total of 70,000 seats at 90%, not counting other people's. When it dropped to 65%, we made two hundred guan per seat, which is nearly fifteen thousand yuan.
Wan Guan!"
The eldest son Wang Zhongxiu said loudly, looking extremely excited.
The second son Wang Zhongduan said: "If it drops to 50% tomorrow, it will exceed 200,000 yuan. From now on, our Wang family will be the richest man in this dynasty."
Wang Gui said calmly: "Two hundred thousand yuan, I'm afraid no member of the Bianjing government has that much money!"
Wang Zhongxiu said: "Dad, what are you talking about? We in Bianjing only have Lu and Cui, and their family wealth exceeds one million yuan."
"Compared to others, our two hundred thousand is just part of the family wealth."
Wang Zhongduan said: "Dad, you are the dignified Prime Minister Zhaowen. In the Song Dynasty, hundreds of military states were looked after by you for the officials. The money you took is not much."
"No matter what, our Wang family shouldn't be compared to Lu and Cui. We usually see them living in eight seats. If it weren't for some ancestral influence, who would have gotten them..."
"Not much?" Wang Gui glanced at his sons and said, "I have told you many times, don't be too greedy, don't be too greedy."
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" All the Wang family's nephews were stunned.
They are dreaming of making 200,000 yuan a day.
Wang Gui immediately told what happened in the temple, and several people changed their expressions upon hearing this.
You must know that the salt banknotes on the market today are all based on Jieyan, and Zhangyan has more than 300 tons of official salt a year as its standard.
Now that salt is gone, once the salt banknote is replaced by 10 million guans of official salt existing in various places in the world, how many times will the salt banknote increase?
This is a number that no one knows.
No one knows how the price of salt banknotes will rise tomorrow.
No matter whether the imperial court issues new salt banknotes or not, before the market closes tomorrow, the Wang family's sons and nephews must produce these 70,000 salt banknotes and deliver them at the Exchange, otherwise their short selling will be made public.
If the salt banknote of 70,000 seats dropped from 90% to 50%, they could earn 200,000 guan with nothing. On the contrary, if the salt banknote doubled, they would lose 500,000 guan.
All the Wang family's nephews were bewildered, and they were all dumbfounded.
"Dad, this is Zhang Yue's plot against us!"
"Plan?" Wang Gui shook his head and said, "Zhang Yue has been with me in front of the emperor all day today. How could he predict your short selling today? Or did you tell him on purpose?"
"Even if you are planning, it's all your fault for being too greedy. It's your own fault! You haven't stopped after so many times. When I am an official, I always say that God knows, the earth knows, you know, I know. What you have done over the years is really shocking.
Do you think everyone else is blind?"
The descendants dare not say a word.
Wang Gui sighed and said: "You guys, if you are smart about small things, you will be confused about big things. You must have made a lot of money over the years, so use it to pay off your bills."
'I've also spent all my money. You go to the accountant and tell me to withdraw all the money. If it's not enough, borrow it. Borrow whatever you can. Just do your best and obey fate! As long as I make up for the shortfall tomorrow, I will
It is still in phase. No matter how strong the wind and waves are, the ship will not sink."
"If not, that's all."
Upon hearing Wang Gui's words, everyone complained incessantly.
"Dad, where can I borrow hundreds of thousands of dollars overnight? Even if I borrow it, I still don't know how much it will increase tomorrow."
Wang Gui said angrily: "Go and borrow money from people you usually hang out with. Our Wang family can still be a brand after all!"
Wang Gui raised his forehead and said: "It's already here, and I'm still making small calculations. I still can't bear to part with the money I've earned over the years. I still have a family here, which is all calligraphy, painting and antiques. You can take these to Beijing early tomorrow morning.
Resistance in."
"No matter how much it is, you have to borrow it. Keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood. Let's get through this first."
All the sons can only say yes at this moment.
"Remember to throw it away early tomorrow morning, don't worry about how much." Wang Gui warned.
Wang Gui watched them go away and sighed.
At this time, in several rooms in the hall, Wang Gui's sons and grandsons were talking to the shopkeepers of the Wang family and the businessmen who usually followed them just to make a living.
After saying some harsh words, these people dispersed from Wang's house overnight.
…
The next day, there was a crowd of people in front of the Bianjing Interchange Station.
The news of the flooding of Jiezhou Salt Pond spread throughout the capital overnight.
The businessmen holding large amounts of salt banknotes were frightened.
At this time, a notice was posted at the door of the exchange office.