Chapter 358: Turmoil in the Government and the Opposition
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Xu Qianqian said very sensibly.
"But it's not completely impossible." Xie Shen paused and said, "I'll talk to Yizhong another day and see if there is anything he can do there." ”
Xie Pi is also in charge, and he still has some right to speak.
Although this kind of thing is ultimately decided by the squire and the scholar, it is these five or six rank officials who give advice.
His wife and brother have a request, and if his brother-in-law completely ignores it, it will be too impersonal. But he must not come forward in person, and this degree must be mastered well, and must not be exceeded.
Qianqian was obviously a little surprised: "Husband, is this really possible?" ”
Xie Shen smiled: "It depends on what your eldest brother wants." If it is promoted, it will definitely be no fun, and it is not a big problem to get a mid-term review. ”
The most important reference in the evaluation of the Ministry of Officials is the performance of officials. The political achievements are nothing more than that. In terms of taxes, Xu Lun definitely doesn't count on it, but it can be mentioned in educating the people and building water conservancy.
Although Xu Lun went to Huating County to be a Baili Hou when Xu Guan had returned to Beijing, Xu Lun could not touch the old man's work in controlling the water, but the subsequent water conservancy maintenance and dredging was also remarkable.
This is called the predecessors planting trees, and the later generations enjoying the shade.
When these two political achievements are mentioned, they can probably offset each other's merits. It shouldn't be a problem for Xu Lun to continue to be a seven-grade county order.
History doesn't mention much about him, and probably won't have any great achievements.
It's good to live a life like this.
"For the sake of my husband, I will write a recital, and I will accompany you when it is written."
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Early the next morning, Xie Shen submitted the request for the opening of the sea ban to the imperial court.
Emperor Hongzhi did not suppress the song, but immediately approved the word "know", and ordered the six departments to copy a copy of the report and send it to the yamen.
The emperor's reply was very exquisite. Usually the opinion is not directly signed on the note, but only a few short words to make a position.
The most used is naturally "know".
The reason why the word "known" instead of "accurate" is used contains extremely high political wisdom. Because "knowing" only means that the emperor knows about this matter and asks for acquiescence to his subordinates.
There are some things where there is a big difference between acquiescence and consent. If his subordinates do something inappropriate, the Son of Heaven can also severely reprimand. But if it is reprimanded after permission, probably the Son of Heaven will have no face.
As for the specific handling opinions, the cabinet scholars have already drafted their votes, and the Son of Heaven only needs to read them once.
Therefore, when the report of the palace reached the Metropolitan Procuratorate a day later, Xie Shenzhi was a little helpless.
The Son of Heaven asked the six departments to write down the transcription in the newspaper of the palace for the hundred officials to read, and the meaning could not be clearer.
That is to see how the officials react to this matter. Another detail is that the Son of Heaven did not order Wang Huashang to copy a copy of the recitals in the matter, which proves that he was very hesitant about this matter.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Xie Shen immediately became a man of the hour. In the Imperial Procuratorate, no matter what grade the imperial historian was, there was a heated debate on whether the sea ban should be opened.
What Yushi does is a lip service, and his mouth work is natural.
A group of imperial masters got together, foaming at the mouth, and finally evolved into a scolding war between the two sides.
Many veteran imperial historians are not surprised by this, and they are drinking tea in a leisurely manner, but Xie Shen is very embarrassed, and it is not persuasion, nor is it persuasion.
Fortunately, this round of scolding did not last long, and a consensus was soon reached that the sea should be banned.
This surprised Xie Shen, how could the fair-minded Feng Xianguan be so open-minded, but he didn't know that Wang Hua released the wind in advance and asked several colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to secretly guide the wind direction.
In other words, from the very beginning, it was not as simple as one or two people playing it.
In order for the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to agree to the ban on the sea, it is necessary to gain support in public opinion.
This is the case with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the same is true with the yamen of other ministries and temples.
It's just that, unlike the Inspectorate, there are even more differences among these yamen, and they have been unable to reach an agreement for a long time.
Of course, this is not what Xie Shen wants to see, you must know that the greater the disagreement, the more the determination of the Son of Heaven will be shaken.
Once the Son of Heaven wavered in his determination, the probability that this matter would not be resolved would be greatly increased.
As a traveler, I naturally know the importance of the open sea ban to the development of the Ming Dynasty.
Only through maritime trade can we make up for many congenital deficiencies of the Ming Dynasty, and can we achieve real Zhongxing.
Otherwise, according to the development of history, the so-called Hongzhi Zhongxing is just a self-consolation that treats the symptoms but not the root cause.
But it was impossible for him to go to the temples one by one to lobby. Daming has no such political tradition, and even lobbying is carried out in private by relying on personal friendship, and must not be moved to the table.
There are so many differences in this matter, in the final analysis, it is still due to interests.
The officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty were not distinguished.
Many officials themselves are big landowners, and it is even more common for families to do business.
Maritime merchants such as Zhejiang merchants and Fujian merchants basically controlled the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty and made large sums of gold in the form of smuggling.
Much of this money was given to the members of the temple, who of course had to speak for the maritime merchants.
After the opening of the sea ban, the biggest impact was on these Fujian and Zhejiang merchants who originally monopolized the sea trade by smuggling.
With the Maritime Economic Bureau, everything has to go through the process, and it is impossible to make profits by relying on the previous set.
This book is different from Xie Shen's previous books.
In the past, Xie Shen was only impeached against one person, and the threat was limited to that person and his allies.
And Xie Shen asked for a ban on the sea, but it was an entire group that was offended.
Judging from the current situation, the number of this group is really quite large.
But Xie Shen didn't plan to retreat, because this was the best opportunity to change the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty.
If the sea ban cannot be opened at this time, or if the sea ban is not completely opened, the idea of rejuvenating the country through sea trade will come to naught.
Therefore, he joined forces with the imperial history in the Imperial Court who supported his views. Ten benefits of the ban on the sea are listed, and objections raised by opponents are refuted one by one.
Sure enough, as soon as this joint letter was presented, even the cabinet was greatly shaken.
The pillars represented by Xu Pu and Liu Jian were very opposed to this, while the Shaozhuang faction represented by Li Dongyang and Xie Qian supported Xie Shen's request to open the sea ban.
Even the cabinet tended to split, and Emperor Hongji could no longer sit still.
The Son of Heaven immediately summoned the cabinet scholars and held a pre-imperial discussion on the matter of opening the sea ban.
The reason for Xu Pu and Liu Jian's opposition is that "the ban on the sea is the law of the ancestors, and the law of the ancestors cannot be abolished." ”
The reason for Li Dongyang and Xie Qian's support is "to open the sea ban, increase taxes, and strengthen the country's fortunes." ”
Both sides made sense, but Emperor Hongzhi was still very embarrassed, and finally had to declare Xie Shen to enter the palace to inquire.
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