Chapter 670: It's a Coup!
Zheng Zhilong couldn't believe his ears!
Zheng Sen is actually in Shane...... Emperor Xie Zhu made him the ambassador of Nanyang trade and the envoy of the Dongning Military Festival! Is there a way for him to be a son? Is he still a filial son?
Zheng Sen happily took the plate of Quantai, which was equivalent to cutting off Zheng Zhilong's retreat at once!
Because Zheng Sen became the ambassador of Nanyang trade and the envoy of the Dongning Military Festival, what else should Zheng Zhilong do?
can only be the head of the household department...... Otherwise, you will have to be imprisoned by Zhu Cihong!
Zheng Zhilong came to his senses at this time, and it turned out that he had encountered not only the big pit of the household department and the basin of feudal debts, but also a coup d'Γ©tat...... His rule in Quantai has been overthrown by the conspiracy of Zhu Cihong and Zheng Sen - I really didn't expect that Zheng Sen, who had learned so many sage truths with Qian Qianyi, was also a rebel!
No wonder Zhu Cihong values him so much...... This is a sympathy!
I knew that I shouldn't have taken him out of Japan back then!
Although he knew the truth, Zheng Zhilong still couldn't resist, because Zhu Cihong didn't want to withdraw the domain of Quanzhou, but just to change the lord of the domain, and let Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Sen come to power - for the entire Zheng group, the interests of replacing Zheng Zhilong with Zheng Sen are obvious, first, the establishment of the Dongning domain town of the festival to make the hereditary; The second is to bring the relationship between Zhengjia Fan Town and the imperial court closer, Zheng Sen is a senior brother!
With Zheng Sen as the lord of the domain, the Zheng family can make a fortune with peace of mind......
So even Zheng Zhilong's brothers and cousins will not stand on Zheng Zhilong's side in this father-son dispute, what else is Zheng Zhilong doing?
"Old Taishan," the gloom on Zhu Cihong's face had been swept away, and he was replaced with a gentle smile, "The position of the household department, it is most suitable for you to take on it...... And the envoy of the Dongning Festival, it is most suitable for the senior brother to be the envoy, because Zheng trusts the senior brother the most! β
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, his heart trembled. Most trusted Zheng Sen...... In other words, I don't believe in my father-in-law, Old Taishan!
That's why he had to use a more reliable Zheng Sen to replace his own control of Quantai and the Zheng family's water master.
"Minister, the minister is willing to take over the household department, but the minister, the minister is a martial artist and a businessman, not a civil official......" Zheng Zhilong swallowed, still reluctant, "I'm just afraid of provoking criticism!" β
There's really nothing to say about this set! Zheng Zhilong's army and territory were taken away by the great filial son Zheng Sen, and he had to help his son-in-law Zhu Cihong fill the bottomless pit of the household department!
"Old Taishan doesn't have to worry," Zhu Cihong said, "Wu Xiang is also a martial artist, isn't the military department doing a good job?" No one criticizes it! β
Can that be the same? Zheng Zhi Longxin said: The Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs, and now it is a world of great contention, so it is quite appropriate to use a martial artist. But the household department has always been the territory of civil officials!
"And," Zhu Cihong paused, "and I'm going to reform the university system soon...... A scholar should be a scholar, not a minister. β
In fact, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty did not care about learning, they were the emperor's advisers at the beginning, and then gradually obtained the power to draft edicts for the emperor, so they became auxiliary ministers.
However, Zhu Cihong has now restored the prime minister system, and the work of drafting the edict has also been returned to the Hanlin Academy, and the scholar has become a dispensable name.
However, this is not the reason why Zhu Cihong reformed the university scholar system, Zhu Cihong's purpose in reforming the university scholar system was actually to promote the progress of Confucianism.
"Minister, the minister can be the secretary of the household department," Zheng Zhilong ran out of options, "but the minister has many staff and stewards, and relying on them, the minister can run Quantai and run business." β
"Old Taishan, don't worry, I will give you a quota!" Zhu Cihong smiled, "I won't let you be alone." β
The reason why the high-ranking civil officials of the Ming Dynasty did not seem to be very competent was also related to the fact that the Son of Heaven liked "lonely ministers". A good man needs three helpers, can a good official have a bunch of good helpers? A lonely minister, when he meets a group of treacherous and cunning old officials, isn't he a fool?
Therefore, Zhu Cihong allowed department chiefs and local chiefs to nominate some subordinate officials. Of course, not everyone can be nominated, there is still a threshold, and you have to pass the examination of the officials.
However, Emperor Zhu can open the back door for Zheng Zhilong - Zheng Zhilong himself can't pass the examination of the ministry, let alone his helpers. But people can really take care of money! Before Zhu Cihong came to power, the Zheng family's big account managed a lot more money than the Ming household, and it managed it well, and he could manage more and more money. Emperor Chongzhen's foolish household department should go to the Zheng family's big account office as an apprentice for a few years......
Don't look at Emperor Zhu, who can make money himself, he can rank first among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, but he is much worse than Zheng Zhilong - Zheng Zhilong is the best man who became the richest man in the Ming Dynasty (maybe the richest man in the world) with his own hands, and he doesn't have a golden finger. In the future, he is at the level of Li Chaoren! How can Zhu Cihong compare with him?
So the "CFO" of the Ming Dynasty is none other than Zheng Zhilong!
Now that Zheng Zhilong has finally complied, Zhu Cihong's mood is happy, he stood up and walked to Zheng Zhilong, pulled up the old black and thick black hand, and smiled so much that he couldn't close his mouth.
"With Lao Taishan in charge of the household department, Daming Zhongxing is hopeful!" Emperor Zhu said again, "I have already asked someone to prepare wine, let's get drunk today!" β
Zheng Zhilong's brows were still slightly twisted, and he asked Emperor Zhu, "Your Majesty, how should this feudal debt end?" β
"Legislate!" Zhu Cihong smiled, "It's too late to make amends!" The reason for the excessive speculation of feudal debts this time is that there is no legal constraint. Therefore, we plan to enact a "Securities Law" to regulate the issuance and trading of bonds, stocks, and futures. At the same time, a Banking Act should be enacted to regulate the conduct of banks. β
The "Daming Securities Law" and the "Daming Bank Law" have long been drafted. But the time has not yet come for it to be announced β there must be a bloody lesson such as the "feudal debt turmoil" before these two laws will be accepted by the market.
Zheng Zhilong hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "What about the people who lost their money before?" β
Zhu Cihong just spit out eight words: "Set the threshold, at your own risk!"
The best means of protection for investors is to adhere to the two principles of setting thresholds and taking risks! β
Emperor Zhu did this in his previous life, although he was not a big bull, but he knew that the important reasons for the losses of small and medium-sized investors were that there was no threshold; The second is to have illusions about the "hand of God".
That's why he set a face value of 100 taels for the debt, and at the same time, he would not use the "hand of God" to make up for the losses of the losers...... Because the result of doing so will only make investors lose more in the future!
Good intentions can sometimes lead to bad things!
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Chongqing Mansion, Bishan.
Since the beginning of winter, hundreds of thousands of people have gathered from all over Sichuan under the rule of Dashun to a feng shui treasure in the wall mountain near Shunjing and Chongqing - this is the treasure cave found by Song Xiance with the technique of dividing gold and fixing acupoints, as long as Li Zicheng is buried here, he can protect Dashun for 200 years!
Therefore, Li Guo will now levy the people and build an imperial tomb for his father, who is two years younger than him.
However, the treasure cave found by the Song army does not seem to be very spiritual, and before the end of the year, bad news came from the direction of Xiajiang.
Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty will attack Shu in three ways, and Wu Sangui, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi and the governor of Pingxi Jiedu, will take command in the north, and mobilize 150,000 soldiers from the two towns of Pingxi and Shuofang, and will send troops from Qishan or Dasanguan to attack northern Sichuan.
Ma Shiying, the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou and the governor of Guizhou, took command of the southern route, mobilized 150,000 troops from the two towns of eastern and western Sichuan, and sent troops from Zunyi to attack Chongqing.
On the east road, the emperor of the Great Tomorrow drove his own expedition, sent 200,000 troops, entered from the Three Gorges, and attacked Kuizhou Mansion.
The three-way army has a total of 500,000, and it really has the potential of Mount Tai to the top!
Moreover, in order to raise military salaries, Emperor Zhu also owed millions of taels to the Huguang merchant gentry, and also appointed Zheng Zhilong, the world's first profiteer, as the head of the household department...... The splendid country of Dashun is in jeopardy!
Therefore, Li Guo, the great Shun emperor who was strolling in the Yongling Tomb of Shun Gaozu that had not yet been built, couldn't help but let out a long sigh.