Chapter 496: The Emperor Without Power
In short, that's all, everyone wants to make money, even a pair like Longqing and Zhu Yijun, who sat on the throne and were in charge of such a huge empire, have an extraordinary attachment to money.
Longqing is better, after all, Longqing always dreams that he can become a generation of Ming Jun, even if there is any expenditure in the harem that cannot be paid by the silver in his inner treasury, Longqing will not openly ask the treasury for money, he will always let some people secretly help him get some money to spend.
The most obvious thing is that as long as Longqing has no money, the corrupt officials in the world will be unlucky, this was the case last year, Longqing has no money to spend, plus Zhang Fan got him a thousand catties of cistanche from Mobei at the beginning of the year, and almost lost his life, so Longqing decided to send Zhang Fan to Jiangnan, first, to help him get some money back, and secondly, to reward Zhang Fan in disguise, after all, Zhang Fan has suffered so much, and he is naturally an emperor to reward well, but if the reward on the official face is too heavy, was afraid that it would cause dissatisfaction among other ministers in the DPRK and China, so Longqing used such a more obscure method.
As for Zhu Yijun, Zhang Fan couldn't know much about it, but speaking of which, Zhang Fan knew that Zhu Yijun was also a "money fan" and only knew it from last year when he was in Jiangnan, at that time, Zhu Yijun expressed great indignation at Liu Shan and others bribing Zhang Fan, Zhang Fan didn't think much at that time, and after Zhang Fan explained his Western plan to Zhu Yijun, after seeing Zhu Yijun's fanatical appearance, Zhang Fan completely understood that Zhu Yijun was definitely a money fan, and the degree was quite deep, but for such a young child, and he was born in the royal family, as a prince, and has nothing to do with money, Zhang Fan can only give a "natural wealth fan" evaluation.
However, Zhang Fan cannot deny that Zhu Yijun's wealth obsession is very helpful for Zhang Fan's future plans, especially after Zhu Yijun ascends the throne and succeeds to the throne and really takes power, it is even more necessary.
So Zhang Fan planned to discuss with Zhu Yijun directly.
As for the Empress Dowager Li's side, Zhang Fan didn't plan to do anything, mainly because Empress Dowager Li was now in power, if this matter was discussed with her, then it was inevitable to put this matter on the surface, but Zhang Fan knew in his heart that if this matter was put on the surface, it might not be done.
It's not that it's hard to say that selling arms to Fusang is not a thing to say, after all, the Ming Dynasty hasn't done it before, but to Zhang Fan, if it sounds good, it is to make other people's country's national hardships, and to say that it is difficult to say that it is to eat inside and outside, and the two businesses are done at the same time, and this, for those old-fashioned ministers, it is naturally not allowed, Zhang Fan understands that if he goes to find the Empress Dowager Li, this matter is very likely to be yellow.
But now, there is another problem, Zhu Yijun is a money fan, and Zhang Fan can guess without thinking about it, as long as he tells Zhu Yijun that there is money to be made in this matter, then Zhu Yijun will definitely agree, but the problem is that Zhu Yijun is just a child who has just ascended the throne and is only ten years old, and this is not the point, the point is that although Zhu Yijun is an emperor, he does not even have any rights in his hands.
Therefore, even if Zhang Fan agreed, but this gun may not be able to be obtained, the Ming Dynasty was equipped with muskets on a large scale, and outside the Shenji Battalion of the Beijing Division, there was only Qi Jiguang's Qi family's army, although other armies were also equipped with muskets, but the number was not much, and it was very scattered, so the inventory of the military department has not been much, and the last time it was Longqing's decree that it began to be produced.
Now, if you want to produce another batch, you must first have the emperor's will, and then take the holy decree to the Ministry of War, and then the Ministry of War will send a document to the Ministry of Industry, and then start manufacturing.
Obviously, Zhu Yijun, who doesn't have a little power in his hands now, can't even issue a holy decree, because the jade seal is not in his hands.
Although Zhang Fan didn't have any good measures about this matter for a while, he didn't plan to sit back and think about it anymore, so he still talked about it first.
Today happened to be the day of the small feast, and when Zhang Fan went to the Qianqing Palace, he happened to see Zhang Juzheng walking out.
When the two met, they greeted each other, but they did not neglect any etiquette at all, just like the two masters and apprentices who were in the same path, and nothing seemed to happen between them.
To be honest, now Zhang Fan has no opinion on Zhang Juzheng's impossibility anymore, but although Zhang Juzheng is in the struggle for power and profit some time ago, what he did is really a little inappropriate, but Zhang Fan knows that Zhang Juzheng at least has the mind to serve the country and the people, and he is not doing it completely for his own promotion, so now, Zhang Fan is still the same as before for Zhang Juzheng, and there is no change. will still seek Zhang Juzheng's answers and help, and if Zhang Juzheng needs Zhang Fan's help, Zhang Fan will not refuse, after all, now, the DPRK and China are already peaceful.
And Zhang Fan also understands that Zhang Juzheng is not too obvious about Zhang Fan's little bit of him, and it can even be said that he has not been too obvious at all, it is impossible not to be aware of it at all, after all, Zhang Juzheng is also a figure who has been in the officialdom for decades, and now he is the first assistant scholar of the cabinet, and he is naturally very clear about these intrigues, but since Zhang Fan did not tear his face with himself, or something else happened, Zhang Juzheng did not want to have a stiff relationship with Zhang Fan. After all, with Zhang Fan's current status, he will also be very helpful in the future.
It's just that the two of them understand in their hearts that the disagreement has already occurred, and it is extremely difficult to recover, but the disagreement between the two of them is also indirectly caused by some other things, as long as there is no more things that can directly affect the two of them, I believe that the relationship between the two will not deteriorate again.
Zhang Fan and Zhang Juzheng only said a few words, Zhang Fan felt that Zhang Juzheng's face was very proud, which was also natural, after all, Zhang Juzheng's official position has been achieved to the extreme, and through the feasts during this time, Zhang Juzheng can also clearly feel that Zhu Yijun's attitude towards him is more respectful.
After the two separated, Zhang Fan made a report and entered the Qianqing Palace.
In the palace, Zhu Yijun is enjoying this rare leisure time, without the sense of restraint that Zhang Juzheng gave him in front of him, and even less the nagging and wordiness of Feng Bao when he was by his side, Zhu Yijun is naturally extremely happy, and now he is also holding a cup of tea to enjoy, but Zhang Fan really doesn't know if the current Zhu Yijun can taste the difference between this superb red robe and the one or two silver pounds of tea.
"Taifu is here," Zhu Yijun was naturally even happier when he saw Zhang Fan coming, "Sit down quickly, Mr. Zhang just left, and I don't know if Taifu and Mr. Zhang have met,"
"Wechen met Master Zhang in Qianqingmen," Zhang Fan also said with a smile, "Wechen saw His Majesty like this, did he encounter anything good?"
"It's a good thing," Zhu Yijun tilted his head and thought about it, but found that he was now half-leaning on the chair, and a pair of calves were swaying because there were too many to reach the ground, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "Of course it's a good thing, Mr. Zhang just gave me a lecture, and I really benefited a lot,"
Zhang Fan heard him say this, if it weren't for the eunuch palace maid next to him, he almost couldn't help laughing, thinking that after Zhu Yijun became the emperor, there were indeed a lot of changes, to say what he thought of this feast, Zhang Fan felt that Zhu Yijun would not feel how bored he would be, but he would never say anything too yearning and benefiting a lot, obviously, Zhu Yijun was playing haha with Zhang Fan, but since the emperor is like this, Zhang Fan naturally has no objection to being a minister.
"And ......" but Zhu Yijun's words were obviously unfinished, "As long as Feng Bao is not by my side, I will feel comfortable anytime and anywhere,"
When Zhang Fan heard him say this, the expression on his face was helpless except for helplessness, and now, Zhu Yijun's hatred of Feng Bao is no longer just a secret between their monarchs and ministers, and now even the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace or the ministers in the court are all known and unknown.
Empress Dowager Li naturally knew this, but obviously, after knowing this situation, Empress Dowager Li had no reason to transfer Feng Bao from Zhu Yijun's side, in her opinion, it was obviously "good" for Zhu Yijun to do so, after all, it was naturally good to have such a person to control him.
And Feng Bao himself is not unaware of the fact that Zhu Yijun hates him, but obviously, Feng Bao himself also looks indifferent to this situation, and it seems that he also enjoys this kind of "treatment" quite a lot.
And Zhang Fan has nothing else to say about this except helplessness, Zhang Fan will never have the ability and reason to intervene in this matter, and now, he can only mourn for the future Feng Bao in his heart.
"By the way, I don't know what happened to Taifu at this time," Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Fan's intention, "Didn't Taifu just come this morning, why did you come here at this time?"
"Weichen has some things to discuss with His Majesty here," Zhang Fan said to Zhu Yijun with a very mysterious look.
Seeing Zhang Fan's appearance, Zhu Yijun suddenly let go of that relaxed look, and his eyes were even more radiant, obviously, he knew that Zhang Fan must have brought something that could interest him.