Chapter 552: The Big Picture
In just half a day, Zhu Houzhao begged to ban salt and spread it all over the yamen in the palace.
The cabinet and the six ministries were in chaos, and when the officials heard about the ban on the salt policy, they all bitterly called it a malpractice, and secretly scolded the prince for being stupid.
Even the twelve eunuchs of the inner palace frowned angrily, as if their father and mother had been killed by Zhu Houzhao, and scolded him.
Salt citations are divided into new citations and old citations.
There are many people who have salt in their hands and have not yet changed the salt.
First, the price of salt is not high, and if you buy it and hoard it in a collapsed house, you need to pay taxes.
Second, the lack of salt varies from place to place, so it is necessary to inquire clearly, where to sell it, and the highest price that can be sold, and it is delayed.
Third, the salt is not something that can be paid if you want it, you have to queue up.
Salt is a sure-fire business, they ask His Majesty to beg for salt, and then sell it to the gentry, they can earn thousands of taels of silver a year, and they see that their jobs are about to be gone.
Duty room of the Criminal Department,
Xiong Yu and the adjutant said that the prince had told him, and the news spread quickly, and the chief secretary and Lang Zhong came to verify it one after another.
"The salt introduction has lasted for nearly five hundred years, how can it be said that it will be abolished?!"
"My Majesty, what do you mean?"
"When the prince speaks, he has always forgotten it after a few days, so don't worry about it."
Xiong Wei took a deep breath and said, "You don't know, Gong Li is also in favor of abolishing the salt introduction, this time, I'm afraid that His Majesty will adopt it." ”
One word caused an uproar among the crowd.
Li Dongyang's weight in the court is not comparable to the sum of the two Jiuqing.
Your Majesty really wants to implement it with an iron heart, and it may not be impossible.
Wang Shouren sighed in his heart, the old brother is extraordinary, and his strategy is above himself, so he can come up with such an idea.
"Good governance."
The news spread from the palace to the community, and the gentry secretly asked people to inquire about the news in the palace.
They did not dare to act rashly.
If it is not abolished, the salt will be sold first, and it will be a big loss.
However, he didn't dare not sell it, and if the court announced that it would be invalid, he would also go bankrupt.
The guests of the inn, teahouse and green house are more than half of the usual? Who still has the heart to listen to a book and drink tea?
Retired early to the rear? Zhang Heling went back to the house to tease the birds and drink tea.
The butler ran in desperately: "Master! Oh no, Master Xiong of the Criminal Department just came out of the palace? I heard that the prince wants to beg? Ban salt citations. ”
"Your Majesty must have beaten the prince, right? Hahaha, huh? Deserve. ”
Zhang Heling pondered carefully for a moment, there must be someone in the market who can't sit still? Sell the salt in your hand.
"Quick? Ask if anyone sells salt leads, buy all the salt leads, and buy them at a low price! ”
Forbidden City, Canopy Palace.
Unusually quiet in the main hall? The little eunuchs don't even breathe? All with caution.
Emperor Hongzhi sat beside the imperial case and didn't say a word for half an hour.
"There is also salt in Liangxiang, why did Yan Chengjin ask me to beg for a ban?"
Xiao Jing was drowsy and suddenly woke up like a dream? replied: "The slave and maid don't know, maybe it's really for the court?" ”
Say it? Anyway, he himself believes it.
Yan Chengjin didn't dare to be greedy for the court's silver, not for the court? What is the reason for banning salt without anything?
Emperor Hongzhi nodded.
Yan Qing's family is barely my humerus's minister, although it is not as good as the three masters of the cabinet? But it can also be of great use.
"Check how much salt the imperial court has released."
Down the value? Yan Chengjin was waiting for Wang Shouren in front of the noon gate? Wang Shouren seemed to know that Yan Chengjin wanted him to guard, so he came out of the duty room of the criminal department early.
When he saw Yan Chengjin, he admired: "I have been thinking about salt politics for a long time, and the old brother is smart." ”
"Brother Bo'an, don't talk nonsense, this is the prince's idea."
Although Wang Shouren didn't believe it, Yan Chengjin said it to the officials on the side.
took out a bow and arrow and a long knife from the sedan chair: "This is the equipment that the official has prepared for you, quickly put it on your back." ”
Wang Shouren looked confused, and soon felt relieved again.
The sedan chair went out of the noon gate and passed by the restaurant on Qipan Street.
It seems to be extremely deserted today, the gentry are nowhere to be found, Yan Chengjin guessed that he was asking someone at home to inquire about the news.
The minister spread the news out of the palace, and I don't know how many people's interests were touched by this move.
If Yan Yin really bans it, maybe someone will assassinate him, right?
It seems that you have to ask Mu Bin for a hundred more brocade guards.
When he arrived at the gate of the mansion and got off the sedan chair, Yan Chengjin said: "Brother Bo'an, we will go to the court together tomorrow." ”
Wang Shouren rode on his horse and bowed: "Hmm." ”
Yan Chengjin secretly gave Wang Shouren five-star praise,
turned around and returned to the mansion, and instructed He Neng: "Go to the palace, inform the king, and go to the court together tomorrow." ”
The capital is heavily guarded, and it wants to mobilize force on a large scale without being detected, unless it is a minister of the DPRK and China.
Walking with Wang Shouren and Wang Yue is still relatively safe.
Early the next morning, Wang Yue and Wang Shouren came to Yan's Mansion early and looked at each other.
After a while, Yan Chengjin came out of the house, how could he greet the sedan chair man and carry the broken sedan chair away.
Wang Yuehu doubted: "Why doesn't the virtuous nephew sit in a sedan chair?" ”
"Let the official's broken sedan chair go first, the officials in the court must think that the official only has a broken sedan chair, but in fact, this is just one of the sedan chairs of the official."
The next moment, Yan Chengjin returned to the new courtyard, and there were many sedan chairs parked, just like the garage of a luxury car.
Wang Yue and Wang Shouren were dumbfounded.
The palanquin driver brought a brand-new blue-topped palanquin.
"Go to court, there should be a change in the officials."
If Yan Yinzhen is abolished, I don't know how many officials and gentry will be harmed, and they will definitely be obstructed and even assassinated.
Yan Chengjin guessed, but he was afraid that His Majesty would not be easy.
Wang Shouren and Wang Yue rode on their horses, and secretly followed by Jinyi Wei, Yan Chengjin touched the soft armor on his body and was a little relieved.
At this time, in the palace.
The left and right doors were empty, and all the officials knelt in front of the Fengtian Palace, crying and grabbing the ground.
"Your Majesty, Yanyin is the ancestral system set by Emperor Gao, and it is good governance."
"Why should salt merchants be banned for supplying salt to the people of the world?"
Six Ma Wensheng and Xiong Yu knelt at the front of the team.
From the palace gate to the imperial staircase, it is full of ministers.
Yan Chengjin looked at Xiao Jing uncertainly: "Won't you go to court today?" ”
"You still dare to enter the palace......" Xiao Jing reprimanded in a low voice: "You can know that even the Queen Mother was alarmed." ”
The Zhou family and the Zhang family, as national relatives, needless to say, naturally control the salt business.
Some officials and gentry only sell salt, and the imperial court bans salt and will go bankrupt.
The greater the proportion occupied, the greater the losses suffered.
Empress Dowager Zhou understands that this is involved, and only depends on whether she understands the righteousness.
In front of the gate of the Fengtian Temple, wailing was everywhere.
The officials howled in front of the temple like a dead father.
"What is Your Majesty's attitude?"
Xiao Jing whispered: "Your Majesty is still in Renshou Palace." ”
Yan Chengjin thought about it and was about to go to the cabinet, but he was startled as soon as he stepped into the duty room.
"Where do you get so many bullets?"
"It's all about impeaching the prince, look at the good things you taught, the reputation of the prince, you have ruined." Liu Jian was furious.
Yan Chengjin opened his eyes and looked at it, impeaching the prince for interfering in court politics, impeaching the prince for his great rebellion, impeaching the prince for fighting crickets, and impeaching the prince for leaving the palace for a micro-visit......
One person has written several books, and obviously hates Zhu Houzhao.
Yan Chengjin breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't impeach him, Zhu Houzhao always attracted the hatred of hundreds of officials like this.
Li Dongyang looked at him unhappily: "What are you doing in the cabinet!" ”
"Come to find Shuzuo, the news came out yesterday, there should be a place for Shujuan to return to the capital." Yan Chengjin Road.