Chapter 158: The Battle of the Court
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In the Taiji Palace, Li Er listened to the guards report all kinds of rumors slandering Qian Zhuang with a cold face.
He had expected this situation, and after listening to the guard's report, he just sneered.
Even the eldest grandson Wuji didn't know about the affairs of Qian Zhuang in advance, except for the henchmen sent by Li Er to various places, everyone else only knew about it after Qian Zhuang appeared.
People like Eldest Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng naturally saw through the pros and cons of Qian Zhuang at a glance, not only them, but almost all the ministers realized the meaning behind this move.
After the guards retreated, Li Erru casually asked the ministers standing below, "What do you think?" ”
Everyone understood that he was asking about Qianzhuang, and the ministers listened to Li Er's question, and habitually turned their eyes to the eldest grandson Wuji at the front.
The eldest grandson Wuji didn't seem to hear Li Er's question or feel everyone's eyes, he still lowered his eyebrows, his eyes were squinted, and he looked like he was asleep from a distance.
Those ministers all cursed secretly, "old fox", and then turned their eyes to Fang Xuanling on the other side.
The eldest grandson Wuji naturally couldn't really fall asleep in the Taiji Palace, at this time he was very awake, Chang'an, Luoyang, Yangzhou, Chengdu...... Almost all the prosperous cities of Datang have suddenly sprung up Qian Zhuang, which shows that Li Er has prepared this matter very carefully, and the one thing that can make Li Er prepare so carefully can naturally show that he attaches great importance to this matter.
Everyone looked at his reaction because in everyone's eyes, he was Li Er's most trusted person, and almost all confidential matters were discussed with him alone, but the matter of Qian Zhuang, the eldest grandson Wuji, did not know in advance. However, his current performance is unpredictable.
Seeing that everyone was looking at themselves, Fang Xuanling looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, who was "facing the old monk and entering the meditation", and sighed helplessly. stepped forward and said: "The money houses in various places are in the name of the imperial court. I wonder if that's the case? ”
In fact, he doesn't need to ask him to know the answer, such a high-profile in the name of the imperial court, and the rise of money in many prosperous cities at the same time, can also block the news so thoroughly, only Li Er has such great energy.
Sure enough, Li Er said lightly: "That's true." ”
"I understand." Fang Xuanling nodded and retreated to his place.
The other ministers are depressed, you understand? What do you understand?
However, Fang Xuanling seemed to have made up his mind to follow the example of the eldest grandson Wuji and no longer say a word.
Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling were determined to remain silent, finally a minister couldn't help but step forward and said, "Since the money village is run by the imperial court. Why haven't the ministers heard of it? ”
Li Er looked at the minister below who asked questions, looked at him with a dodgy gaze, and sweated on the edge of his nose before chuckling and said, "The matter of Qianzhuang was instructed by me, don't you all know about it now." ”
"But...... This ......"
The minister was furious by Li Er's heart and didn't know how to deal with it for a while, but now he knows, but it's too unreasonable to do such a big thing as Qianzhuang without discussing it with the ministers in advance, it seems that even Lord Fang Xuanling Fang has just knew, as for the eldest grandson Wuji...... No one could guess if he knew about it.
At this time, a rather prestigious old minister stood up and immediately attracted everyone's attention, while Li Er looked at the old minister with white hair and trembling when he walked.
Family!
Not to mention that the court's loan is already damaging to the image of the court, and letting the people save money is even more suspected of taking profits from the people, Your Majesty's move is still lacking in detail. The establishment of a money village is a major matter of the imperial court, and it should be discussed with the ministers of the DPRK and China. ”
"What the old man said is very true, the matter of Qian Zhuang has caused many suspicions and dissatisfaction among the people to the imperial court. It is really detrimental to His Majesty's holy name. Suddenly, many ministers echoed their words, and it sounded like they were all thinking about Li Er's reputation.
The other ministers were silent, they could already feel that this was a fight between Li Er and the family.
Li Er's heart was cold, but he still smiled on his face, as long as the measures he proposed in the court were not conducive to the interests of the family, even if it was beneficial to the country and the people, these people would jump out and refute from the perspective of righteousness. The fire in my heart is getting stronger and stronger, and sooner or later it will break out!
"I wonder what the old man thinks of me?"
Although Wang Tong is not as good as the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling, he has been an official in the court since the Sui Dynasty, and Li Yuan was even more of a prime minister when he was in power.
Wang Tong is a member of the Taiyuan royal family, and most of the family officials in the court are headed by him, and the Taiyuan royal family is the real family gatekeeper.
After listening to Li Er's questioning, Wang Tong spoke: "The old minister thinks that His Majesty should immediately stop running the money bank to maintain the imperial court and His Majesty's holy name. ”
"Suspend the bank?" Li Er smiled noncommittally, "You have also heard the rumors outside, some people say that the imperial court is doing loans, I want to ask you what is a loan?" ”
"Raising money to make a profit is borrowing money."
The eldest grandson Wuji, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.
Li Er smiled slightly: "What is the profit?" ”
"Private loans are often used to raise money, and the monthly interest is 200 Wen, and the interest is rolling."
"Oh?" Li Er put on a "curious" expression and asked, "Is there a matter of raising money and always making ten cents a month, and not rolling in the interest of the loan?" ”
After listening to Li Er's question, Wang Tong couldn't help frowning, he already understood what Li Er meant, the reason why the loan is regarded as an unrighteous act is because the monthly interest is high, and the interest rate makes the people who borrow money miserable.
Eldest Sun Wuji shook his head and chuckled, "This kind of loan minister is unheard of. ”
Li Er looked around at His Highness's ministers and asked with a smile, "Have you ever heard of such a loan?" ”
Everyone looked at each other, they had heard of the monthly benefit of 300 Wen even if it was 500 Wen, but the monthly benefit was 10 Wen...... Is this still a loan? Lao Cheng even said directly and aggressively: "It has always been ten dollars per month, and it is not profitable, how can there be such a fool in the world who takes out loans, hahaha!" ”
"Bite the gold, don't talk nonsense!" Qin Qiong next to him pulled Cheng Cheng and bit Jin and said in a low voice, isn't the fool in his mouth Li Er......
Although Cheng Yanjin spoke foully, at this time, everyone knew that he could no longer accuse Qian Zhuang of unrighteous loans.
What the family cares about is not the loan of the money bank, even if the monthly interest is 200 Wen, they don't care, and it doesn't matter how much Li Er is willing to borrow.
What they really care about is another move by the bank, which is to let the people save money, and this is what makes them feel threatened! (To be continued.) )