Chapter 116: Seven Tricks

The two fat monks were talking about Ye Yu in the game, and Ye Yu, who was far away in Chuzhou City, naturally didn't know it. Now that there are more than four long vacations left before returning to Beijing to accept the post, Ye Yu decided to plan carefully.

The news of Ye Yu's three yuan and the first was already known to Pan Zhisuo and Shen Jinchuan, so they specially sent someone to send a congratulatory gift. Ye Yu knew that both of them had signed now, but Shen Jinchuan was in Shouzhou, and Pan's place was far away in Fuzhou.

Ye Yu originally wanted to visit the two of them in his spare time, after all, the two of them were not as free and light as he was in public office. But as soon as he thought of the assassination incident at the original post station, Ye Yu dispelled this idea with trepidation.

Maybe at this time, these gangsters are waiting for themselves to get out of the city, and then they will rob and kill them halfway.

Thinking that he was like a sheep, always being remembered by the evil wolf hidden in the shadows, Ye Yu felt a chill and helplessness. Dealing with enemies in the open, Ye Yu can still deal with them calmly, but for enemies in the shadows, he is really a little powerless.

can only be careful in the future, Ye Yu can only comfort himself like this.

In these days, after learning about the current sales of cloth, Ye Yu consulted with the retired Liu Yuanshan and decided that it was time to contribute some of the machine drawings drawn that year to the imperial court.

Nowadays, the price of folk cloth in Jianghuai and other places has been on par with the price of the imperial court! If you want to lower the price of cloth in the entire Great Song Dynasty again, it is no longer something that Ye Yu can do alone.

Because if the price is lowered again, it will cause market disorder. His own cloth is very popular in places around Jianghuai, as well as in Shudi. But compared to the merchants of the coastal states, it is still a small thing.

If these businessmen unite, the business storm that swept away is by no means a small fight, and I am afraid that in the end, they will go bankrupt, and the price of cloth will rebound strongly after the storm.

Instead of benefiting the people, this is counterproductive, and is not a very unwise choice.

These consequences are not what Ye Yu wants to see, so he feels that in this saturated environment, it is time to use the heavy weapons of the imperial court to influence the entire world!

Ye Yu knew very well that perhaps he would be able to become a businessman in a rich country in the future with these opportunities in the future! But so what, is that your original intention?

After becoming a kind of monopoly, what is the difference between it and the Pan family back then? A lone branch will never make the country rich and the people strong, what is needed is for a hundred flowers to bloom and a hundred schools of thought to contend!

Besides, it is easy to die young! Ye Yu knew this truth very well in his heart.

When Liu Yuanshan asked Ye Yu with a smile if he was willing to give up this priceless drawing, Ye Yu smiled very calmly, nothing more than reluctance, no reluctance. Now that three years have passed, when will this rate be reached?

Money is just about gathering and dispersing, and the wealth of the world is not how much you occupy, but how much you have and how much you influence......

Therefore, he wrote a 10,000-word concert, expounded his own philosophy, and explained the results of his many tests, and finally forwarded it by Fan Chengda, the Chuzhou general judgment. Because Ye Yu is still a jinshi without an official position, he has no right to reach the heavens.

Fan Chengda attaches great importance to Ye Yu's recital, and even appreciates Ye Yu's generosity. He is not a mediocre person, so he naturally sees the importance of this at a glance.

So he sent someone to Lin'an Capital overnight, and there was no delay for a moment!

In the imperial study of the Ouchi Palace, Zhao Yan was reading the mountain of music as usual. When the chapter was halfway through the review, Liang Ke tiptoed in with a stack of chapters: "Your Majesty, this is the chapter presented by the Privy Council and the Third Division......"

"Well, let's submit it......" Xiaozong Zhao Yan didn't look up, still dipping in cinnabar to review the prelude to the case.

Liang Ke carefully placed the piece in front of him, and then instructed the eunuch waiting next to him to prepare fragrant tea. Liang Ke has served his master for many years, and he already knows Zhao Yan's daily habits.

After Zhao Yan finished reviewing the recital, he patted his forehead and said to himself: "After all, I am no longer young, I have just reviewed it for a while, and I feel that my back hurts......"

At this time, the eunuch brought fragrant tea, Liang Ke hurriedly took it, personally delivered it to the desk, and comforted: "Your Majesty is just past the age of not confused, how can you say that you are old?" The old slaves are already sixty, and they have never said that they are old! ”

"Hahaha! You old man Liang......"

Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing, but then he said with emotion: "It's been more than thirty years, when I was young, you served by my side, and thirty years suddenly felt like a dream with a flick of your fingers......"

Zhao Yan, who looked dazed, looked at the concert in a daze, as if he was recalling something.

Then he shook his head helplessly, put the memories behind him, and opened the new piece sent by Liang Ke.

But when he opened the first piece of music, his face became extremely heavy, and then he read more than a dozen pieces in a row, and finally slapped the table and said angrily: "It's the same old tune again, I'm not dead yet, and these courtiers are very concerned about the matter of establishing a prince!" ”

"Your Majesty, the crown prince can set the hearts of the people and consolidate the community, and the courtiers are also kind, and there is no intention of alienating His Majesty......"

"Then who do you think I should appoint as the crown prince?" Zhao Yan didn't look at the music again, but turned his head to ask Liang Ke.

Liang Ke panicked when he heard this, and he just knelt on the ground and said in fear: "Your Majesty, the old slave is guilty!" ”

Eunuchs participating in politics have always been taboo by the emperor of the Song Dynasty, so Liang Ke knew that he had lost his words this time!

"Humph! It's a good intention, but I just want to stand in line earlier! Get up! Zhao Yan retracted his sharp gaze and regained his previous calm color.

"Thank you!"

"However, Kai'er and Dan'er are both my sons, and it would be a bit unfair to the other to choose one of them as the crown prince! It's hard to be a parent! ”

After saying this, Zhao Yan sighed slightly: "Take these pieces away, I don't want to see these!" ”

With an order, the little eunuch holding the chapter was ready to be sent out of the imperial study for burning.

Unexpectedly, a copy was dropped on the way, and Liang Ke was about to reprimand the little eunuch for not doing anything well, but was stopped by Zhao Yan, pointing to the fallen piece and saying, "Present that piece of music!" ”

Then Zhao Yan took the piece and opened it, and in surprise, he didn't look away again. Xiaozong Zhao Yan looked at the 10,000-word concert in his hand and watched it for several hours.

This piece is the price planning strategy that Ye Yu dragged Fan Chengda to submit.

Zhao Yan had a calm face, but his eyes burst with excitement. Because of the content of this concerto, as long as it can be put into practice, the price of cloth in the Great Song Dynasty will be more than doubled!

The reduction in the price of cloth, on the premise of not touching the foundation of the imperial court, ultimately benefited the people of the world. As an emperor, especially an enterprising emperor, the best way to prove his ability is to make the country rich and the people strong and expand the territory.

Xiaozong, who was inspired to recover the northern land, could no longer raise his interest in expanding the territory after the failure of the Northern Expedition shortly after he ascended the throne. Instead, all the focus is on the policy of recuperation.

Now this recital presented by Ye Yu is like a timely rain falling into a dry heart for Xiaozong.

"It's a good sentence 'This policy is applied to the world, and the people have no worries!' …… I really didn't misunderstand this Ye Yu......"

Zhao Yan put down the music and couldn't help laughing heartily. The previous gloomy mood was swept away at the moment: "Hehe! This minister has just impeached this son, and this kid actually gave me such a generous gift, what a seven-trick exquisite heart! ”

It turns out that many ministers have recently impeached Ye Yu for the integration of officials and businessmen, which is contrary to the official system of the imperial court! In fact, in the Southern Song Dynasty, an era of extremely developed commerce, it was not uncommon for businessmen to become officials.

Merchants and their sons can also participate in the scientific examination as long as they meet certain requirements. This is the only Song Dynasty that was so tolerant of literati, and it can be regarded as the luck of literati.

Therefore, logically speaking, Ye Yu is the champion in the system examination. But the reason why Ye Yu became the target of impeachment of the ministers is because no businessman has won the top prize in the examination, and he is still three yuan and first!

Over the years, it has been a rare miracle for businessmen to pass the Jinshi examination. Therefore, although the gap opened by the imperial court is very large, no one has touched the top.

Therefore, the additional tolerance gap created by the imperial court only satisfied a desire of merchants to enter the office. Since no one has touched the top, it is not considered a violation of the imperial court system.

But Ye Yu's strange trick is like a dark horse crossing the entire forest, and it comes directly to a three-yuan and first. Then this question comes, and the court must be entrusted with an important task.

What's more, Ye Yu is a three-yuan and first, which is understandable. But Ye Yu's identity as a businessman is extremely sensitive, and if he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility, it will be against the official system.

If Ye Yu becomes a role model and forms an atmosphere, where will these scholars and Confucian scholars who are self-confident and upright and well-rooted be placed at that time?

Recently, the ministers have been arguing about what position Ye Yu should hold in the future, and most of them feel that they should be pressed!

But as Zhao Yan said to himself, as soon as the ministers talked about Ye Yu's identity, Ye Yu's recital arrived in time, which is really unfortunate......

Liang Ke saw that Zhao Yan admired Ye Yu very much, so he praised him respectfully: "It seems that His Majesty opened Enke on the same day, which was prescient!" This son is a rare talent! ”

Zhao Yan nodded uncertainly, and then said solemnly: "You also saw this son on the side when he summoned this son to the palace that day!" ”

"Yes! In addition to the disability of his legs, both his talent and appearance are handsome and good! ”

"What do you think of him, don't you?"

The voice was very low, but it was quite puzzled in Liang Ke's ears.

"陛xià......"

Even if Liang Ke has followed Zhao Yan for many years, it is difficult to guess the meaning of this sentence. Are you asking Ye Yu if he is a talent, or do you want to ask something?

"That's it! You go and summon the ministers, and the Imperial Study will discuss it! After Zhao Yan's tense expression, he couldn't hide his loss and said.

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