Chapter 1 The Emperor's Thoughts

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Zuo Chen woke up, his whole body was indescribably comfortable, his long-suppressed mind was relieved, and he didn't feel that it was so dazzling when he looked at the bright sunshine. muttering in his mouth, he didn't know when his uncle returned home last night, so he hurried to the front hall.

Last night, the incident of making a big fuss in the restaurant will definitely not spread to the court, but word of mouth is inevitable after the dispersal of the dynasty, how can my uncle Yu Xianmin not know? According to what my uncle said yesterday, he should have gone to the imperial study to meet the saint after the early dynasty, so if things were not too bad, he should have entered the palace before he entered the palace, and the saint still didn't know anything about the big trouble. Zuo Chen thought self-righteously, and he didn't think about the change at all.

Calmly Zuo Chen was neatly dressed, waiting for the palace to come to the decree, but Yu Xianmin in the imperial study was like sitting on pins and needles, he couldn't have imagined that he was separated from his daughter for only a few hours yesterday, and there was a major incident of attacking the imperial court officials, thinking that Li Xingfang was above the court, and the old tears appealed to the emperor for grievances, Yu Xianmin was even more uneasy in his heart, and secretly glanced at the teacher opposite, and saw that his old god was there, so he felt a little relieved.

"Zhejiang, which has always had serious floods, is now ...... At this time, it will be a rainy season, let's talk about what measures to deal with it. ”

The emperor closed the fold, looked at Yu Xianmin, and after finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down and reply. For his proper protection in previous years, compared with the measures of the first emperor, it can be said that he is well-intentioned and conscientious, so the emperor has always attached great importance to him and supported his ideas.

"Your Majesty, although the protective measures have been repaired a few years ago, the measures to fight floods and prevent flooding are not to be taken lightly. In the aftermath of the floods, it is important to reassure displaced people and the spread of the pandemic. ”

Yu Xianmin is very confident in the protective measures he supervises and implements. Based on past experience, the dikes in important areas have been repaired, but the vast waters of Zhejiang, the government government is also beyond the reach of the whip, coupled with the raging typhoons and continuous rain, displaced refugees abound, and the victims are hungry and unstable begging, causing chaos in law and order and the spread of the epidemic, which is the most headache for him.

"It's easier said than done to stabilize the victims!"

The emperor leaned back, leaned on the dragon chair and closed his eyes slightly, and the previous measures to rectify the displaced people were all vivid. During the period of the first emperor, the army was sent to suppress it, but it was temporarily alleviated, but the hostility of the refugees was high, and the bloodshed disappeared one after another, which made the emperor even more angry and rushed to the crown and made a big move, and died, and left his homeland in the border land, which made the rebellion of the displaced people more and more violent, and the official forced the people to rebel......

After he ascended the throne, he learned the profound lessons of the previous emperor's period, listened to Yu Xianmin's policy of active pacification, and rarely adopted repressive measures, which was indeed very effective! Opening warehouses to release grain and reduce rents is indeed a measure for the benefit of the country and the people, but in the face of the wave of homeless people returning to their hometowns after the calm down, it is so vulnerable. Knowing that the lack of effective resettlement of displaced people is the root cause of the spread of homesickness among displaced people, how can they be financially stretched and unable to focus on implementation.

"The financial situation is in dire straits, and you have to rely on the local government to help yourself to appease the victims, and after all, the imperial court can't prepare too much money for you." Pan Xiang glanced at the emperor, who was still with his eyes closed, and said slowly.

"The teacher is right! Taxes cannot be increased, and it is also stretched thin to rely on donations from local wealthy businessmen and wealthy families. If ......" Yu Xianmin said respectfully, he stopped talking.

Suddenly opened his eyes, and the emperor, whose eyes were like lightning, hurriedly asked, "What if?" ”

"If the rich businessmen and wealthy people of Da Antai are willing to donate, it should be solved!"

I thought it was some kind of clever means, how could these powerful and rich people donate generously to make a loss-making deal without getting benefits? It is their nature to be rich and unkind! Is it such a good thing to negotiate? Thinking about it, the emperor felt a little lost, and the feeling of irritability hit his heart and couldn't help clenching his fists, "Withholding food from the mouths of those foxes, without using iron-blooded means, how can they easily comply!?" Donation! I don't know how you came up with it. ”

Before the situation that threatened the safety of Antai, the emperor was naturally reluctant to break the atmosphere of harmony with the powerful and wealthy businessmen, and it was precisely because of the common interests that they were more supportive of the rule of the imperial power.

"Your Majesty, the ministers think that they can't generalize, and they think that there are many loyal people who want to share their worries and relieve the emperor's sorrows. The minister had a long talk with Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry yesterday, and learned that he wanted to donate the silver taels obtained from this business, but he was embarrassed because he could not see the holy face. ”

As he spoke, Yu Xianmin carefully looked at the emperor's expression, lest he dislike it.

"Oh!? Even if you can't see me, aren't there still people who serve as yamen? "The emperor thinks that he is not a helpless person, even if it is impractical to enter the palace to see the driver, it is very easy to do it through the duties of the government office.

Yu Xianmin smiled secretly, "Minister, I don't know why." He didn't even mention the donation under the pretense of Weichen, let alone someone other than family affection. ”

The lie is not to deceive the king, on the contrary, it is to please the emperor more, but it is a real thing.

Hahaha, the emperor laughed out loud, "What a funny little guy!" Grandpa Sun, pass on my message! Xuan Liu Zuo quickly entered the palace in the morning to see the car! ”

"Holy Wisdom Pearl! This son is really a loyal person, and it is not in vain that the saint has a good eye for him, which is gratifying! Congratulations! Pan Xiangxi smiled and said respectfully.

Officialdom is like this, even if you can't send charcoal in the snow, the icing on the cake is flattery, in the mouth of a group of fox-like ministers, but it doesn't take much effort. Pan Xiang complimented him, and the emperor was very useful in his heart, and he smiled even more.

"Liu Shilang's loyal act, I am very pleased! The people of Da'an Tai are as charitable as Liu Shilang, don't you understand the pain of me being worried about the silver all day long and unable to sleep at night? The emperor smiled bitterly, and said: "If you don't know the price of firewood and rice, you are talking about the hard life of ordinary people, how can the world know about my embarrassment?" The drought is shouting that he is hungry, and the flood is also shouting that he is hungry, which courtier does not stretch out his hand to me to ask for silver? And who is willing to be frugal and think before and after thinking about me? burned the dormitory to find me to be the master, and even after being beaten, I was also looking for me to be the master, Lao Tzu was anxious for them every day, so there was no need to consider the suffering of the people in the country!? ”

Yu Xianmin was enthusiastic for a while, "Shengshang, that Li Xingfang ......" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor waving his hand, thinking to himself, what kind of mind does the emperor have to incite indulgence like this? After a mistake, Zuo Chen actually agreed with the emperor's wishes?

"He's out of luck! It's not good to mess with anyone! Just provoked that little evil star. Presumably, Zuo Chen can't bear it, and it's not enough to worry about trivial things, but how can your daughter also have a hot temper, but it is incomprehensible. Could it be that it is really 'red near Zhu, and black near ink'? ”

The emperor swept away the boredom and teased leisurely. Such a change made Yu Xianmin a little overwhelmed, that Zuochen really took shit luck, repeatedly caused trouble but was never punished, it was really incomprehensible, and he was even more confused about the emperor's connivance. couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty, the little girl has never been bad by Weichen's side, and she is not known to be bewitched by Liu Shilang......

Waving his hand to interrupt Yu Xianmin's words, Pan Xiang was very distressed that he didn't know the current affairs, obviously the emperor looked at Zuo Chen differently, how could it be said that he was bewitched? After blinking his eyes and signaling to him, Pan Xiang said slowly: "After Liu Shilang came to Kyoto, he often can't get used to being a tiger, and his repeated violence seems rash and reckless, but it also shows his upright temperament, the emperor is far-sighted and far-sighted, and he has already taken this son in full view, the general Liu Shangwu is brave and strategic, and his son is even more outstanding and decisive, and now he is donating silver to respect the emperor's grace, which shows that this son is loyal!" Don't use the word demagoguery! ”

"The teacher's lessons must be taken to heart!" Yu Xianmin got up and bowed, and hurriedly saluted the emperor and said: "Weichen's wording is inappropriate, and I ask the emperor to forgive me!" ”

"Knowing your mistakes can improve you!" The emperor leaned over the bookcase, smiling, without a trace of concern, "I, I have always disdained it for businessmen, and I don't want to work to specialize in speculation, and my interests have always relied on skill. But he never thought that he could also plunder a large amount of silver from other countries by doing business. Although the silver is only temporary, and the right can stand for a hundred years, but without the silver, the delusion of wanting to do something is exactly in response to the folk proverb 'It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice'! ”

took a sip of tea comfortably, felt a little cold and didn't care, and gently put it on the bookcase, still smiling. Seeing Pan Xiangshen nodding his head thoughtfully, he couldn't help but laugh, "Pan Xiang, do you always have any opinions on doing business?" Do you agree with me? ”

Pan Xiang was the emperor's master, and after the emperor ascended the throne, he was named prime minister, and he has always been respectful to him.

"This, I have never thought deeply about the way of doing business, and I feel quite reasonable when I hear the emperor say this...... "Pan Xiang is old and calculating, and he has no real power and can't be the master, how can he speak out to offend the emperor?" It is the most expected thing for the emperor to be able to live in his old age, regardless of whether you have silver or not!

After Pan Xiang finished speaking, the emperor said: "It's not that I don't know! Just a few boxes of goods doubled the price, and even looted more than 800,000 taels of silver from foreign merchants, and they are still flocking to it! It's really unexpected to get it without much effort and without making a big move. You think, it's worth it in the long run? After speaking, the emperor stroked his palms and laughed out loud, very arrogant and complacent, as if he was single-handedly operating to make a profit.

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