Chapter 382 - Second Enlarged Meeting of the Standing Committee
Let all the many scribes and servants disperse, Sun Shaozong led Wei Ruolan, Lin Delu, and Qiu Yunfei into the hall, and sat down behind the public case with a sinking face, and there was no word for a long time.
The others were just doing it, but Qiu Yunfei was idle, and he made a few grimaces at Wei Ruolan there, and when he saw that the latter ignored him, he felt more and more bored.
So he simply broke the silence in the hall and said with a grin: "My lord, aren't you a little bit of a snake shadow?" Last time, the 'fairy scatter' was just that, after all, it was something that could harm people's lives, and this time it was just a plaything, is it worth so much excitement? β
Just a plaything?
If it's really just a plaything, it's easy to do!
But what Sun Shaozong cared about most was not that 'Tao Zhu Jinbei' had a channel to circulate in the market with the help of casinos as a medium, but the scribe's eloquent remarks.
It can be traced back to the ancient relics, and there are gentry who have opened their eyes recently, and there are even the great Confucians of the Hanlin Academy, who said that 'it is better to eat no meat than to hide no shellfish'.
At this point, this 'Tao Zhu Jinbei' has obviously developed a set of theories, a set of theories that can make some people believe in its 'intrinsic value' - and with the theory as a basis, it also greatly increases the deception and appeal.
Even in the modern society with advanced information, there are still many people who are deceived by such specious theories, let alone ancient people who have never been exposed to the 'financial bubble'!
Therefore, if you sit back and watch it spread, the consequences are really incalculable.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong slowly shook his head: "Whether the official is worrying about the sky or not, there will be no mistake in taking some precautions in advance to avoid the situation getting out of control." β
"But my lord."
Lin Delu hesitated: "Buying and selling such playthings is not an act expressly prohibited by the imperial court, our Criminal Name Division has come forward to prohibit it, I'm afraid that the teacher is unknown, right?" β
Wei Ruolan also questioned: "There are many similar objects on the market, and no one has ever ordered the prohibition of such playthings in all dynasties. β
Even Qiu Yunfei couldn't help but pout: "That Laoshizi Jinbei only sold for five hundred taels of silver, and I saw a palm-sized cricket jar a few days ago, and it cost a thousand taels!" β
Tut~
Although Sun Shaozong had long expected that everyone would not necessarily agree with his opinion, he couldn't help but waver a little in the face of this opposition and questioning-perhaps, it was really his own concern?
Not to mention, the crickets, cockfights and other playthings, is it not the same that the value is inflated to the sky?
But I didn't see any social problems caused by this.
But......
After all, Sun Shaozong is accustomed to hearing the danger of financial bubbles, and even if he does not know much about the causes and consequences of its formation, he is still naturally a little more vigilant than others.
Therefore, after hesitating again and again, he still insisted: "I don't want to ban it explicitly, but I just want to send someone to investigate it first, to see what channels this thing circulates through, whether there are people secretly manipulating it, and how many people are involved." β
Wei Ruolan immediately asked: "What if there is no one behind it, but the people spontaneously like this thing?" β
"If no one is in charge......
Sun Shaozong hesitated for a moment, and then said categorically: "If there are a large number of people involved, we should also find a way to remind the people not to overestimate the value of this thing, let alone listen to the rhetoric of 'only going up and not falling', and blindly hoard this thing." β
Wei Ruolan obviously didn't agree with this approach, but she didn't bother to argue with Sun Shaozong, so she arched her hand and said: "Since Sun Zhizhong has made up his mind, there is no need to discuss it with us anymore, the lower officials still have official business, and they will leave!" β
As he spoke, he turned around and walked out of the main hall.
Seeing this, Qiu Yunfei was about to follow suit, but suddenly saw Wei Ruolan turn back from the outside again, and reported: "Sun Zhizhong, Han Mansion Yin and Jia Mansion Cheng summoned you and me to go to the inner hall to discuss matters immediately. β
Inside the house?
Since it was Han Anbang and Jia Yucun who jointly called each other, Sun Shaozong naturally didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly cleaned up and rushed to the inner hall of the mansion with Wei Ruolan.
When I arrived in the inner hall, I saw that in addition to Han Anbang and Jia Yucun, Qian Liangtong Judge Fu Xian and Sundries Judge Zhao Liben were also in the hall, and Chen Zhichuang, the chief of the Experience Department who was in charge of important meeting minutes, also participated.
This should be regarded as an 'enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee' of Shuncheonfu.
The last time there was such a battle was during last year's 'Halloween' - could it be that something big happened again?
Sun Shaozong suppressed the suspicion in his heart, first stepped forward to greet everyone, and then sat on the chair on the right side of the public case, forming a pattern of humming and two generals with Jia Yucun, and guarding Han Anbang, a hollow boss, in the middle.
It wasn't until Wei Ruolan also sat down in the hall that she heard Han Anbang say solemnly: "This time the mansion summoned all the lords to come because the cabinet passed down a decree this morning, ordering us to check the slaves and maids raised by the rich and noble families from now on to confirm their number and origin. β
That's what happened.
When the 'Longsheng Old Store Heart-Gouging Case' was reported to the palace, Sun Shaozong figured out that Emperor Guangde had the intention of suppressing slavery, so he was not surprised.
Jia Yucun is notoriously moody, and he naturally can't see what he is thinking at the moment - but he has only been in Beijing for two years, and there are definitely not too many slaves at home, so there is no need to worry about getting angry.
As for the three general sentences, there are two people whose complexions have changed suddenly.
One of them is Fu Xian, this guy has recently annexed the Ma family's land and shops, and has also collected a lot of slaves, if you really check the origin one by one, won't the matter be exposed?
The other one whose complexion changed abruptly was Wei Ruolan.
As an emerging dignitary, his family's power has expanded rapidly in recent years, and at the same time, it has also swallowed up a lot of broken and noble family property slaves, which may not be a secret in private, but if it is spread out, I am afraid it will cause a lot of criticism.
However, since it is a decree passed down through the cabinet, it shows that several bigwigs in the cabinet have reached a consensus with the emperor, and as the magistrates below, they have no qualifications to oppose it at all, and the only thing they can do is to make amends as soon as possible.
However, he said that Han Anbang announced the purpose of the meeting, and said: "The matter is very high, and I would like to ask you to express your opinions and discuss a safe charter as soon as possible." β
"One is to live up to the trust of the Cabinet and His Majesty, and to complete this errand; Second, we should also try to pay attention to proportion, so as not to provoke the gentry in the capital. β
To put it bluntly, I just want to cut the tofu with a knife.
However, it seems that the more you want to please both sides, the easier it is to make people inside and out.
Therefore, these two items seem simple, but in fact they are not very easy, so after he finished speaking, the hall fell into an awkward silence.
In the end, Han Anbang had no choice but to name and say: "Jia Fucheng, the officials in the palace respect you, why don't you say a few words first?" β
This sounds a little sour.
Jia Yucun was the only one, and he said indecently: "Lord Fu Yin just said two points, but this official thinks that the second point is the most important, after all, most of the slaves and maids are gentry and nobles, and the gentry and nobles are the cornerstone of the imperial court, and they must not be shaken!" β
"Not bad."
Sun Shaozong immediately said on the side: "The reason why the imperial court appointed our Shuntianfu to conduct the inspection, instead of taking the lead from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, is probably also deliberately controlling the scope, not wanting to expand the situation and cause panic among the gentry and nobles." β
While speaking, the two exchanged glances across the public case, and they both showed a little understanding of each other.
If Emperor Guangde really had the intention to rectify the trend of slave accumulation, he would not reveal the direction of the wind in the newspaper in advance, and he could have ordered the dragon guards to secretly investigate, and then close the net.
Now that this fanfare is entrusting the errand to the Shuntian Mansion to deal with, it is obviously the intention of 'knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger', rather than really investigating and punishing it thoroughly.
Jia Yucun had obviously seen through this, so he opened his mouth to open his eyes for the gentry and nobles, and said something that was beneficial and costly, so as to brush up on the favorability among the gentry and nobles.
And when it comes to cheap things, how can Sun Shaozong let him specialize in beauty?
Han Anbang's political consciousness is half a step behind, seeing these two singing and harmonizing in front of him, although he feels a little inappropriate in his heart, he still habitually sings the opposite: "The two adults are wrong, the gentry and nobles are certainly the cornerstone of the imperial court, but the will handed down by the cabinet must not be sloppy!" β
Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun immediately got up and arched their hands and said, "Lord Fu Yin has taught you a lesson. β
In my heart, I have a little disdain for this guy's emotional intelligence.
Especially although Han Anbang sang the opposite, when he really wanted to discuss the details, he didn't have half a bit of 'toughness' at all, and he didn't dare to target those nobles at all.
So in the end, the result of everyone's deliberation was to first make an example of the bad businessmen, and then gradually expand to the homes of the gentry and noblesβif there were still people who were stupid enough to put their handles on the bright side, then it would be no wonder that Shuntianfu turned his face ruthlessly.
In the end, Han Anbang said shamelessly: "In the last 'Immortal San' case, our Shuntianfu dealt with it properly, and it was very popular, and this 'census and slave storage' must not be slack, and it must be more appropriate than last time!" β
Bah~
The last 'Immortal Scatter Special Rectification' action was obviously jointly carried out by the Criminal Name Division, the Ministry of Rites, and the Criminal Department, and at that time, Han Anbang avoided it, and now she is embarrassed to put gold on her face.
But......
His habitual grabbing of credit, but even Wei Ruolan was offended - the biggest contributor in the 'Immortal San' project was Wei Ruolan and Qiu Yunfei.
Sun Shaozong watched coldly, and sure enough, he saw a little resentment on Wei Ruolan's face, although he may not be completely against Han Anbang because of this, it is inevitable to deviate from morality.
The reason why Han Anbang became a hollow boss hall is really no wonder to others!
"Dude."
When the meeting dispersed, Sun Shaozong was about to lead Wei Ruolan back to the Criminal Division, but Jia Yucun came over and asked with a straight face: "I heard that you had a conflict with the second brother Lian yesterday?" β
Sun Shaozong spread his hands: "Actually, it's not a conflict, it's just a misunderstanding." β
"It's just a misunderstanding."
Jia Yucun's face softened slightly, and he said: "Although Xian Kunzhong has already set up the towering tree of King Zhongshun, don't forget the root cause - especially since your family and Rongguo Mansion have become in-laws, and it is time to support each other." β
Hey?
Although this is criticism, there is really a meaning of 'showing goodwill' inside, but the two have parted ways for more than half a year, why did Jia Yucun suddenly show favor to himself?
Could it be that what happened in this mansion and the changes that I didn't notice? ()
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