Zhu Houzhao stood on the steps, the expression on his face was very serious, and he also knew that it was almost time to settle down today. Originally, Zhu Houzhao thought that there would be many opposition to the establishment of the Salt and Iron Division, not to mention the surging feelings, but Zhu Houzhao was disappointed, which was not the case at all.

Some of the ministers were against it, and some were in favor, which made Zhu Houliang a truth, and these ministers were scattered many times.

Everyone has their own demands, everyone has their own ideas, and it is not very difficult to get these people to agree on their opinions, and basically everything is agreed upon. Of course, if all of them are against it, it is difficult to say, such as what these people insist on, and it is not uncommon for the emperor and his courtiers to have a great duel in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The courtiers boycotted the court, or just ran outside the noon gate to block the door, these things were done by the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Later generations said that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was brutal and advocated the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and this kind of thing was in the Ming Dynasty, and you died early in the morning. Although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not as high as the status of the Great Song Dynasty, it is really not low in the later period, and Zhu Yuanzhang's tax-free field is evidence.

This time, the ministers also opposed the matter of the Salt and Iron Division, and there were many of them, but there were also a lot of favors, which meant that the emperor could do it.

Why? Because for the emperor, as long as a matter is not opposed by all the ministers, basically the emperor can do it without any problem. Some people oppose it or jump up and down, it doesn't matter, it can be put aside, as long as someone is willing to do it. This is also the reason why many people are called traitorous ministers, what these people do is basically what the emperor says, I agree, I support it.

Of course, this has also become a reason for many people to attack their opponents, if you agree, you are slapping the emperor's ass, you are a traitor! No bottom line!

Early in the morning when he was discussing political affairs, Zhu Houzhao wandered into the world, he looked at the serious faces below, and his tone was firm and powerful when he spoke, but Zhu Houzhao just felt vague and felt very distant. Turning his head to look at the father sitting on the high dragon chair, Zhu Houzhao sighed, it should be more blurry and more difficult to see.

"Let's talk about the Shiotsu Division!" It seems that after discussing other matters, the matter of Zhu Youzhu Salt and Iron Division was taken out.

"A few days ago, Qi You participated in the salt administration in the matter of the household department, the salt class is decreasing year by year, and the income of the imperial court is also decreasing. Qi Aiqing said that the imperial court should establish the Ming Salt and Iron Division, I want to hear the thoughts of the Aiqing, and the Aiqing are also on the question, and it seems that most of them still agree, so this matter is decided! ”

While speaking, Zhu Youzhu turned his head to look at the cabinet, and then ordered: "The cabinet will take a piece of paper as soon as possible, and it will be in the council office when the time comes." After saying this, Zhu Youzhu retreated and left.

Zhu Houzhao also breathed a sigh of relief, this matter has finally passed the first stage, and it is time to start preparing for the second stage, and Zhu Houzhao has probably understood the procedures for formulating policies in the imperial court.

First of all, someone has to ask questions, basically the courtiers or the emperor, and then there is the court council, that is, a small range of deliberations, mainly cabinet scholars and six scholars and squires. Basically, the emperor and the cabinet discussed first, and then counted the six important ministers such as the Shangshu.

If it's a general thing, it's basically a cabinet vote, and then the emperor approves the red, and that's it.

After the court meeting, the ministers can write a book to discuss, and then the court will implement it.

Generally speaking, there will be no large-scale opposition to the policy adopted in this way, because the decisions made by the bigwigs above cannot be listened to if you want to. The outbreak of large-scale conflicts between the emperor and his courtiers is basically what the emperor wants to do, and the opposition is a few bigwigs in the court, otherwise there will definitely be no such situation.

There are all kinds of pavilion elders, there are Yang Tinghe types who are just facing Emperor Jiajing, and there are papier-mâché three pavilion elders like Wan'an and Liu Ji.

Of course, there are also those like Yan Song who flatter the emperor without a bottom line, and sometimes the emperor will achieve his goal by dividing the ministers or taking out the disobedient ministers. Emperor Jiajing came up with the great etiquette, in order to elect ministers who listen to their own words, and they are talented in character or something, and they lean back.

Emperor Jiajing was originally a vassal king who entered the palace, and it can be said that he had no foundation, except for the righteous name of an emperor, there was nothing.

Those important ministers of the court still pushed him to the throne, not he pulled it up, and if he didn't want to be a puppet, he could only kill these people. Even Empress Zhang's maiden family has such considerations, that is, to consolidate their own throne. It's just that he died, and the Ming Dynasty still appeared with a high arch and Zhang Juzheng, and the power of the Ming Dynasty developed to the peak.

After Zhang Juzheng, the Ming Dynasty completely entered the scope of the party, and the Qi, Zhejiang, Chu Party and the Donglin Party were inseparable until the demise of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

This time the matter seems simple, but in fact, it is not, the main reason is that Zhu Houzhao has found an entry point, so that the ministers will not oppose it en masse, and the cabinet scholars want to unite people to oppose it, and the people below may not support it. This made Zhu Houzhao realize the scheming and balance, find a suitable position to cut in, and definitely not let the minister stand aside.

Whether what they think or do is right or wrong, they must not be single-minded, or even far less important than the art of balance.

Following behind his father, Zhu Houzhao pondered with a calm face, and sighed in his heart: "The emperor's technique is really cold, and it doesn't distinguish between right and wrong, and it doesn't even consider the pros and cons. ”

"What do you think?" Seeing Zhu Houzhao's absent-minded appearance, Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but smile and ask his son.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Houzhao decided to tell his father about the matter, and after thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao said: "Father, it seems that Erchen has done something wrong, Erchen originally planned to let Dingguo Gong take over the Salt and Iron Division, but now it seems that it is impossible." ”

"It's so obvious!" Zhu Youzhu looked at his son's appearance, and immediately smiled, and couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement in his heart to educate his son.

"This happened not long after the Hou of Shouning entered the palace, and Qi You and the Hou of Shouning were very close to each other in the matter of the Ministry of Households, and everyone knew that the matter of the Yan Tie Division was urged by Xun Qi in the back. The opposition was less fierce because officials wanted a piece of the pie from this yamen, especially those who wanted to go further. ”

"In charge of the Salt and Iron Division, there may not be many people staring at this position, if you want Dingguo Gong to be in charge of the Salt and Iron Division, no one will support it, and the opposition will definitely be loud."