Chapter 11 The Eight Imperial Merchants, the scum of the nation
Imperial dining room, outside the dining hall of the Government Affairs Bureau.
At this moment, Song Xiance was talking with Li Yan, the minister of the imperial party, about what the emperor mentioned at the previous meeting. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, it was said that since Li Yan was sent by the emperor to Yujin for research for half a year, he was transferred back to Beijing by Zhu Jian and became the minister of the imperial party, but in this half a year, Li Yan has carefully sorted out a series of gains and losses on the reform of Yujin and Jin in the past six months.
"Your Majesty treats people kindly, but he knows that people who are backward such as us have no possessions!"
Facing Song Xiance's words, Li Yan smiled and said.
"Lord Song, Your Majesty is benevolent, but about money, according to Li, it is a bad thing!"
As soon as Li Yan said this, Song Xiance glared at him slightly, and he said a word.
"My party minister, look at you, we are not the fish and flesh of the people, Your Majesty has said it, I will wait for this to be called...... It's called Promotion...... What. ”
"Promote the prosperity of commerce and trade, look at what you, the Minister of Organization, do!"
Speaking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes and said.
"Yes, yes, it's a thriving market! Hey, Master Li, don't mock me Song, although I don't know much about these words, but as the minister of the imperial party organization, I, Song Xiance, have never had anything wrong! By the way, Master Li, you are almost twenty years old, shouldn't this wife also marry, if the money is not enough, tell the elder brother, although the elder brother is not very rich, if the elder brother really needs it, the elder brother will still take it out. ”
Song Xiance was not annoyed by Li Yan's move, after all, the two of them were old friends, not to mention that they were both ministers who were used by the emperor at the same time, but jokes between the two were often made.
"Fuck you ......"
"Brother Li, we said it before, don't scold my mother, don't be rude....... Anyway, you're also a person who has passed the Jinshi! ”
“.......”
The two joked, but at this moment, the little eunuch who delivered the decree came to summon Song Xiance with the will.
"Lord Song, Your Majesty is in a hurry to summon you!"
Regarding the summons of the little eunuch, Song Xiance immediately put away his previous laughter.
"Brother Li, Your Majesty has summoned, and Song will leave first!"
"Don't send it!"
"By the way, you really need to think about it!"
Just when Song Xiance turned around, he didn't forget to tell Li Yan, but it made Li Yan, who was already a little depressed, more depressed, but because of the presence of the eunuch who sent the decree, some words were stifled alive.
"Father-in-law, do you know what Your Majesty is calling at this moment?"
Along the way, Song Xiance couldn't help but ask, after all, the meeting was disbanded just now, but at this moment, he was immediately summoned, and anyone else had doubts in his heart.
Facing what Song Xiance said, the little eunuch smiled and said.
"Lord Song, Your Majesty ordered the chamberlain not to participate in politics, and please don't blame Lord Song."
Song Xiance was a little embarrassed about what the little eunuch said, but he suddenly remembered that the emperor had decreed that he should strictly follow the will of Emperor Taizu, and eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics.
Of course, another edict that followed the promulgation of this edict was that the empire established the Ministry of Security, and merged Jinyiwei and Dongchang into the Imperial Ministry of Security, and the original Dongchang owner Ma was used to control the people, and Jinyiwei was responsible for military security, and the Imperial Security Department was directly under the party affairs committee of the Imperial Party and was under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor.
said that Song Xiance went all the way until he entered the imperial study, but Zhu Jian was reading the manuscript at this moment.
"Your Majesty."
Seeing that the emperor was fascinated by reading, Song Xiance called out loud.
Hearing this, Zhu Jian raised his head, and when he saw Song Xiance coming, he got up and said.
"Song Qing's family, I came just in time, but I have something to say to you."
After that, Zhu Jian was arranged by Song Xiance to sit down, and then said.
"The Jin merchant clan in Zhangjiakou, the Qing family thinks I am ready."
Regarding the emperor's words, Song Xiance nodded.
"Your Majesty commanded, the minister did not dare to slack off in the slightest."
It turned out that as early as half a year ago, Song Xiance had been ordered to conduct a series of investigations on the eight major Jin merchants, and then prepare for a series of public opinion battles in the future.
And when it comes to this, I have to mention the so-called eight Jin merchants.
The so-called Eight Great Jin Merchants are also the so-called Eight Manchu Emperor Merchants in later generations, in order of Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Guest, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, Huang Yunfa, among which Fan Yongdou is the leader.
In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, these eight Jin merchants were not only normal trade, but also secretly transported military supplies to the Manchurians, provided various information in the customs, and engaged in political trading.
For this record, the historical data has commented: the Ming Dynasty died in the Qing Dynasty, the reason for this is that the root lies in the negligence of political affairs, too wide with the scholars, too strict with the common people, the rise of the merchants, no profit, no profit can not be early, there is no righteousness of the country and the nation in the heart, only the income of the square inch, the fan traitor fights forever, the people of the Ming Kingdom, the Miao descendants of the Han Dynasty, but at the time of the national war, he does not seek to benefit the country and a dime, but he re-believes in the Qing people? Those who do not pay attention to the survival of the Han people, only care about the selfishness of the family, and forget the righteousness for small profits, there is nothing more than this, and the Qing people will rise so rapidly if they have no iron weapons? It is really to send sharp blades and enemies, and the beginning of the ten days of Jiading's three massacres in Yangzhou began with the hands of such traitor businessmen, although it is difficult to eliminate this hatred for eternity.
As far as Zhu Jian is concerned, these traitor businessmen are naturally familiar, so after gaining a firm foothold, Zhu Jian is ready to attack these profiteers.
It's just that with Zhu Jian's temperament, it is not an unprepared battle, not to mention the head of the profiteer Fan Yongdou, that was as early as the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Fan was doing business in Zhangjiakou and Mongolia, after seven generations, it was passed to Fan Yongdou to become a wealthy Han merchant in Zhangjiakou area to Manchu and Mongolian trade, and this Fan Yongdou was called "Jia Yu Border City, with faithfulness".
The most important thing is that Zhu Jian has been advocating the development of commercial trade all these years, and if such a big businessman is rashly arrested, how should the businessmen in the world think, if it is not good, it is possible to destroy the mercantile policy that has been established with great difficulty over the years.
But it is impossible not to move such profiteers, so the only way to eliminate these people in one fell swoop is to take other culpability, change the passive to the active, so that they will never turn over.
Naturally, it said: make it a sinner through the ages, a national scum, and notorious!
At this moment, for Song Xiance nodded yes, Zhu Jian was the way.
"Song Qing, this matter is very important, I think that the Qing family should be a tree to take Song Shiwen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu as an example, and vigorously establish the concept of the country and the nation, but it is also in response to what I said with the Qing family back then."
Song Xiance is a smart person, otherwise Zhu Jiandu would not let him be his propaganda minister, but at this moment, Song Xiance has a dignified face for what Zhu Jian said.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will not fail in his mission!"