Chapter 333 When the punishment is punished, the punishment is punished

Zhao and Ju were not surprised by Chen Anping's reaction, in fact, it was expected by him.

Since its birth, capital has been drenched in blood from head to toe in every pore. Capital itself is unconscious, it is gluttony, eating everything it can eat, even itself. This way of eating is not only ugly, but also self-destructive.

As Marx said, it produces its own gravediggers.

He finally finished reading the recital, then sighed and leaned back.

Zhang Duanyi, like Chen Anping, saw that although the social wealth was far richer than at the beginning, at the same time, the gap between the rich and the poor was far greater than before the reform, and the huge unfair distribution made the people at the bottom although they also got the benefits of the reform, but the benefits were almost insignificant compared to everything they paid.

As a result of the long-term accumulation of such contradictions, the entire society is facing collapse. In the purely agrarian era, when the unbridled expansion of land capital led to rampant land annexation, farmers who had lost their livelihoods would take advantage of a crisis to carry out a dynastic renewal, but now that the Great Song Dynasty has entered the industrial age, workers who have lost their livelihoods are afraid that they will use muskets and steam engines to redistribute social wealth.

In this way, the contradiction between those who are greedy and deficient and those who are dispossessed has been transformed into a contradiction between Zhao and Ju and the army of emerging industries seeking social stability, and those who take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of social turmoil in the hope of social unrest. Zhao and Ju really didn't want the army they had trained for the national war to turn their guns around and aim them at the country.

But how can this be solved? In the case of Leng Ziqiang, who Chen Anping explained what happened, Leng Ziqiang was greedy and shameless, but his actions did have evidence in legal theory and did not violate the laws of the Great Song Dynasty. It is obviously impossible to expect to solve this problem through legal means, and it is obviously short-sighted to always expect one or two holy monarchs and famous ministers to stand up for the people at the bottom.

These people must know how to protect their own interests.

Thinking of this, Zhao Heju's heart moved, the current situation has not reached the point of being out of control, as long as he firmly controls the army in his hands, then Leng Ziqiang and his ilk can only rely on some scoundrels at most - that is, what later generations call lumpenproletarians.

He was thinking about this matter when another chamberlain came in and reported: "Hu Fulang asks to see him." ”

Zhao Youju stood up, stretched his waist, and moved his hands and feet, feeling a little uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. He motioned to Xie Daoqing to put away all the folds, and then ordered the chamberlain to bring in Hu Fulang.

Because it was snowing outside, Hu Fulang's cloak was stained with fine snow chips, and he naturally didn't dare to wear a snow-stained cloak into the office of the Son of Heaven, so outside the Boya Building, he took off the cloak and handed it to an internal attendant. The chamberlain knew that he had an unusual relationship with the Son of Heaven, so he smiled and moved a hanger, placed it under the eaves, and hung up the cloak for him.

Hu Fulang rubbed his feet on the carpet in front of the door again, the carpet was quite old, which made Hu Fulang feel slightly stunned.

The Son of Heaven is rich in the world, and today's Son is probably richer than the emperors of previous dynasties, and he is not the kind of person who is cowardly, but it can also be seen in this small place that the Son of Heaven pays attention to making the best use of things.

"Brother Jiu is here, he will go to King Rong's Mansion with me today, and have a home-cooked banquet with Concubine and Rui." Zhao Youju's mood was not affected by the beginning of the twists and turns, and after seeing Hu Fulang, he still called him the ninth brother in order as he did at the beginning. The Son of Heaven in the Song Dynasty was originally more casual when he addressed his courtiers, so although Hu Fulang was grateful, he was not to the point of not daring to agree.

"The official family has been going to King Rong's mansion a lot recently, and the ministers have heard what King Rong said." Hu Fulang replied cautiously.

Since the death of the Empress Dowager Yang, Zhao Youju has gone to the Rongwang Mansion more often, not only because he no longer has to care about the feelings of the Empress Dowager Yang, but more importantly, Mrs. Quan is now also an old man, more than half a hundred years old, and her health is not very healthy.

"I'm going to go every three or five days, and now that government affairs are on the right track, I have more leisure." Zhao Heju smiled and said: "Brother Jiu has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, let's talk about what's going on." ”

"The minister is here to report to the officials." Hu Fulang smiled.

Zhao Youju frowned slightly, Hu Fulang has more property in his hands than the outside world guesses, in addition to the steamship China Merchants Bureau, there are also sales channels of the Liuqiu Manufacturing Bureau, silk reeling, silk and many other businesses, as well as Sincere Department Store, etc., both for the domestic and foreign markets, and the annual money in and out of his hands is not less than the financial income of the entire Great Song Dynasty, and at least one-tenth of it is the net profit. Hu Fulang used to come to him at the beginning of each year before the Great Song Household Department made a budget, but he was generally more relaxed and not as preoccupied as he was this time.

"Could it be that business was sluggish last year? Although he fought for more than two months, it didn't seem to have much impact on the industry he mastered......" Zhao Youju thought to himself.

The account data reported by Hu Fulang is still very satisfactory to Zhao and Ju, this person from the grain store is now one of the two gods of wealth under him, if it were not for him and Meng Xisheng, how could Zhao and Ju have so much money to invest in domestic education, medical care and other welfare undertakings.

Meng Xisheng has the position of a governor, and he will have a background in the future, while Hu Fulang is just a false name, just to facilitate the entry and exit of the palace, from this point of view, Zhao and Ju are not very "kind" to Hu Fulang.

"Brother Jiu, I see that you are preoccupied, could it be that you are encountering some difficulties?" Seeing that Hu Fulang was always flickering, Zhao Heju asked directly.

"Ah...... There is nothing difficult for the minister. Hu Fulang hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.

Zhao Heju's level of observation and observation is now not the same as it was back then, he smiled, and his thoughts immediately turned to Hu Fulang's identity. In this dynasty, although the reform has been carried out for more than eight years, what man does not want to glorify his ancestors! Although Hu Fulang now has money, he does not have a title, which is really inconsistent with his contributions. But if it is given to the MG, then Hu Fulang himself is not suitable to run around the country, directly interfering in business matters, and will be attacked by the officials. Although most of the imperial historians were sent to the "study class" to learn how to supervise reasonably, this did not mean that the courtiers did not speak, it was precisely the absence of the imperial historians, and those ministers who were either invited to name or loyal to the country, the supervision of Zhao and Ju became more and more strict.

"Ninth brother, I want to give you a title, a hereditary title." Thinking of this, Zhao Youju said slowly: "It's just that now is not the time, now I can't leave the ninth brother to do things for me, if I am given a knight, the ninth brother will be trapped in Lin'an City, and I will no longer be able to go around to work for me." ”

As soon as these words came out, Hu Fulang trembled, and his mind was racing, was it his "exchange of interests" with Leng Ziqiang or was it known by the Son of Heaven?

He knew that Zhao Heju had secret spies in his hands, and the two intelligence systems of Li Yunrui and Huo Chongcheng, plus the original staff department, if the Son of Heaven was really staring at him, it would not be difficult to get the information that he and Leng Ziqiang exchanged interests. He hesitated slightly, gritted his teeth and knelt down: "Official, the minister is guilty!" ”

Zhao Youju didn't expect that he originally said a comforting word, but in exchange for his reaction, he was stunned at first, and then frowned: "Brother Jiu, if you have something to say, don't look like this." ”

Hu Fulang didn't get up, but said how his son was not talented and how he moved his selfish words, and he just swept away the content involving King Rong Zhao and Rui, and only briefly mentioned that Leng Ziqiang was behind Zhao and Rui. When Zhao Heju heard the news, he and Chen Anping's recital were confirmed, and then they suddenly realized.

He stood there for a moment, then sat back in his seat with a wry smile.

The matter involved King Rong Zhao and Rui, so it was not so simple. For this brother, Zhao and Ju know a lot, unlike Zhao and Ju, who have been running a family since childhood, Zhao and Rui can hardly remember the difficulties in their childhood, and since he was sensible, he knew that his brother had the ability to make money. He also followed the righteous boy to study in Yuzhang Villa, just because he had a jumpy temperament, everything he learned was fur, but he was very interested in Zhao and Ju's ability to make money. After Zhao and Ju became a pro-government, he became King Rong, with a high name and a high name, but he still had the same temperament as he did at the beginning, and even slightly arrogant, Zhao and Ju warned many times, but it was useless.

Thinking of the brother who was with him at the beginning, and now he doesn't know what he wants to do, Zhao Heju feels a headache. He believed that He Rui's loyalty to him was definitely not intended to contradict his brother, but at the same time, he also knew that after the two entered Beijing, they were surrounded by a group of old-style literati and Confucian scholars, and when Zhao and Rui were studying in Taixue, those old-style literati and Confucian scholars had a great influence on him.

And he is busy stabilizing the regime and handling government affairs, and in the past few years, he has been busy training troops to regain lost territory, although he always has to eat with Rui every month, but there are not many who are really used for brotherly communication.

"Brother Jiu, get up."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Youju sighed slightly, what he did was something that no one in this era could understand, for example, his measures to strengthen the imperial power, there were quite a few complaints among the courtiers, thinking that he was too much power, destroying the balance between the imperial power and the scholars, but they didn't know that he was taking power today to understand the decentralization. Another example is the industry in his hands, almost every month, there are scholars to play, criticizing him for his excessive accumulation, and even comparing it to Emperor Han Ling, who opened a market in the harem, but he didn't know that the income from these industries was almost all used for social welfare or scientific research and invention, and was used for his Zhao and Ju's personal enjoyment, which was really rare.

Therefore, Zhao and Rui can't understand his intentions, and it is even possible to regard their actions as helping him. Zhao and Rui are like this, and so is Hu Fulang.

Hearing that Zhao and Ju still called him the ninth brother, Hu Fulang finally put his mind at ease and got up, but he still didn't dare to sit down, but stood with his waist bowed. Zhao Youju shook his head: "Brother Jiu, sit down, I and Brother Jiu have known each other since the end of the day, if it wasn't for Brother Jiu's help, it would be difficult for me to lay out today." ”

Hearing Zhao and Ju repeatedly beckoning him to sit down, Hu Fulang sat down with a confession, he only chattered, and couldn't help but think about the scene when he first saw Zhao and Ju.

At that time, Zhao Heju was only a seven or eight-year-old child......

"After I ascended the throne, many things were inconvenient, and I still had to ask the ninth brother to do it for me...... How can I be a person who can only share hardships and hardships but not wealth and prosperity, the matter of the ninth brother Linglang, I don't come to find me, but I go to find that Leng Ziqiang - that guy is just a puppet, not a puppet, he is just a local wealthy businessman, what future can he give Ah Qi? ”

Ah Qi is the nickname of Hu Fulang's son, although Zhao Heju was blaming Hu Fulang, he heard Hu Fulang's heart warm, and he couldn't help nodding again and again.

"However, Brother Jiu, Ah Qi is stained with gambling and fun, but he can't get used to it, this is also to blame, if it weren't for me to instruct Brother Jiu to run around day and night, how could Ah Qi get these problems. If Brother Nine believes in me, I can give Ah Qi a good future, or the son will inherit his father's business, and take care of my industry for Brother Nine in the future, or become an official, what does Brother Nine think? ”

Hu Fulang hesitated for a moment, and then said ashamedly: "Official, Ah Qi is really not this material, and the ministers are already discouraged......

"His bad problems are related to me, and I promise to fix it for you!" Zhao Youju waved his hand: "Send him to Liuqiu, he is sixteen years old this year, right?" After three years in the Guards, I promise that nothing will go wrong, and I will be able to learn skills there! ”

Hu Fulang was stunned at first, and then felt that his eyes lit up, this is indeed a way, now it is not better than the past, the martial arts are discriminated against, since the Great Song Dynasty has repeatedly won battles to restore the territory and expand the territory, the status of the warriors, especially the Guards, has risen in a straight line in society, if his son enters the Guards, one will be in line with his fiery temper, and second, there will be the arrangement of the Son of Heaven, and the promotion in the future will not be smooth sailing?

As for the danger of being a soldier, Hu Fulang didn't consider it at all - with the current strength, strength, and combat power of the Great Song Dynasty, even if he fought to the Great Food, he would sweep all the way, what could he worry about?

"Thank you...... Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

He knelt down again, and felt a little regretful in his heart, his original vision was still narrow, and he only thought of arranging a way out for his son in the shopping mall or official career, but he didn't think of a martial artist.

"It's not worth thanking for what it should be, but the ninth brother has to give up his child, and when he is in the Guards, he has to endure hardships, he has just joined the army, and I won't give him any special care, when he practices, when he is punished, he is punished, do you understand?"

When he said the words "when the punishment is punished", Zhao Heju's voice became stern, and Hu Fulang's heart sank, knowing that this was actually beating himself, and he bowed down again.

Hu Fulang's matter is easy to solve, but the matter of Rongwang Zhao and Rui is difficult, Zhao and Ju feel that it is necessary for him to talk to this younger brother in detail, but Zhao and Rui are now twenty-five or sixteen years old, if they are directly called for training, the effect may not be good. He has always respected Yang Miaozhen, and if he wants to persuade him, he is afraid that he will have to move the fourth lady out.

Xie Daoqing watched Zhao Heju and Hu Fulang talking from the sidelines, thinking of what Chen Anping wrote on the fold, he was even more curious in his heart, how would the Son of Heaven deal with this matter? If you interfere directly, but it is inconsistent with the law that the Son of Heaven has always advocated does not violate the law and the officials will not be prosecuted, but if you do not use the power of the government to interfere, then Leng Ziqiang occupies the law, and what can be done to make this kind of person restrain his greed?

Note 1: Zhao and Rui's character can be seen from his treatment of Jia Nidao, after Jia Nidao lost power and was demoted, because he hated Jia Nidao deeply, he recruited people to escort Jia Nidao, got Zheng Huchen, and Zheng Huchen killed Jia Nidao halfway. Zhao and Rui lived a long life, and after the death of the Song Dynasty, they were sent to Dadu, and lived for another eleven years before dying. By the way, Jia Rudao offended Zhao and Rui the most is the implementation of the law of "buying public land", that is, to forcibly buy the excess land of Zhao and Rui and other wealthy nobles for confiscation and alleviate the financial crisis of the Southern Song Dynasty, which made Zhao and Rui very dissatisfied, but after the Meng Yuan destroyed the Song Dynasty, Zhao and Rui made a book of their own land, real estate and wine industry to the Yuan Dynasty in order to save their lives. Woohoo, when Wen Tianxiang was recruiting, where were Zhao and Rui?