It is said that Master Li copied the "advanced experience" on a whim, but ignored the ideological differences, and touched the unspoken rules of the Ming officialdom to ask for trouble, self-inflicted trouble, Li You felt sorry for himself, and it was a big mistake, when will this tuition be paid?

Regarding the thoughts of the Empress Dowager Cisheng, Master Li can understand it very well. As the current de facto ruler of the dynasty, no matter what she does, she is always willing to be praised by others for her prosperity, national peace and security, and by the way, there are not too many good things to say about the female middle Yao Shun.

The previous Di Bao was useless to the Queen Mother, and she didn't think about any use, or there was no place for Di Bao in her consciousness. But after a few days of Li You's work, her old man was keenly aware that the original Di Bao could be like this.

In fact, the scholars also agree with Li You's approach. After Li Zhongshu entered the cabinet, he finally did some good things that were not on the table, which made them have a lot less restrictions and noises in handling affairs, who is not comfortable? Moreover, most of the ministers of the foreign dynasty who hold key real power and have surnames that do not have Gengjie also have this view.

However, every era has its own "political correctness", and dynasties are no exception. The smooth flow of words is the "political correctness" that all the Son of Heaven and civil officials must not object to in words, no matter what they think in their hearts and what they actually do, otherwise you will be a faint monarch and a minister.

In a word, you can take his life, but you can't shut him up.

This three-hundred-year-old tradition is deep-rooted, and no one from top to bottom dares to bear the infamy of blocking the way of speech, so no one will publicly stand up in support of Li You's approach.

It is only a person like Li You who has a shallow family background, rapid promotion, lack of immersion, and crooked talent that makes the mistake of treating Feng Jing as a horse and borrowing "advanced experience" to adapt the Di Bao.

You must know that ideology is not science and technology, and it is completely inapplicable in another time and space. In these days, in public, the style of worrying about the country and the people is a universal value, and singing praises is only suitable for special occasions such as festivals and ceremonies that need to set off the atmosphere, or very private occasions.

For example, everyone knows that the official department Shangshu holds the power of election, but in order to appease him, you dare to openly tout the horse at the court meeting, and it will be hell if the official boss does not drive you out of the capital. If you visit in private, a few meaty words may be very effective.

Therefore, even if he is a wise and martial traverser, even if the Queen Mother acquiesces, in the face of this unspoken rule of officialdom, Master Li can only compromise gloomily. If there is really a war, it is estimated that the battle situation between him and Yanguan will not even be formed, and it will definitely be ravaged one-sidedly. He is not a eunuch, and he has to mix in the civil official circle.

But how to continue below, it's hard to see a pig run, it's a big deal to create an "internal reference".

The plan in his heart has been decided, Li You has worked hard to write, of course, he has to defend himself first, which is what Master Li is very good at.

"The minister thinks that the minister of speech should seek to be knowledgeable and pure, not to be mixed with words. It is the right way to perceive what people cannot perceive, and to perceive righteousness in ordinary places, so it is not allowed to look at it too much and listen to it too much. Unexpectedly, it caused Chinese and foreign countries to be suspicious, and there was a misinformation that blocked the way, which was really not the original intention..."

The central idea is that my original intention is good, but I did the wrong thing with good intentions, which is really unintentional, and blocking the way of words and the like is a misunderstanding.

Just wrote the beginning, and an internal supervisor came to the cabinet to say, "Guide Chitose to pass on the question!" ”

Li You threw down the quill and got up to follow the inner supervisor to Zhaofeng Palace.

When Guide Chitose saw Li You come in, he put down his Chinese book, retreated left and right, and said, "Don't you claim to be low-key, but you really haven't stopped." ”

Li You said helplessly: "Your Highness, don't say cool things." Guifu Huangzhuang Haonu forcibly occupied 343 acres of land in Hejian Mansion, if I hadn't taken it out of the Di newspaper, would you still be in the mood to gossip here? ”

The eldest princess didn't care too much about this, "Oh? Is there such a thing? Wait for me to ask, and if it is true, I will be severely punished. ”

There is a question Li You has been wondering for a long time, if he has 100,000 mu or more of land, and he gets a few thousand salt quotations every year, he will definitely lie down and count the money with peace of mind, how can he continue to work hard to collect money. He couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness is a nobleman, is there still a shortage of money?" ”

"The royal people don't eat the fireworks of the world?" Guide Chitose asked sharply: "Otherwise, you will spit out the thousand taels?" ”

This one... Li You's heroic was short of breath. If it weren't for the 1,000 taels rewarded by the eldest princess, relying only on the 500 silver she brought from Suzhou, she would definitely not be as relaxed as she is now. Some time ago, he also auctioned dozens of taels of silver to buy a luxury version of the fur to decorate the façade, and it was difficult to make a fortune from luxury.

Chitose doesn't want to dwell on this faceless issue for both sides, "The matter of the Di newspaper, the queen mother's name, the official for profit, I can show you a clear way..."

"No, I have my own plans. In the future, the newspaper can be divided into two, one of which will be spread to the whole world in the current style, so as to inspire people, and order the prefecture and county yamen and all schools to post it every day for public display; Second, as in the past, it was only copied to the Beijing Yamen and officials above the local prefect. In this way, each takes what he needs, and does not contradict each other, so that it can not only receive the work of education, but also do not have the risk of blocking the way of speech. ”

"You're a smart guy with ideas." The eldest princess of Guide praised, "Can you give me an idea?" The Cheng salt merchant you introduced is indeed a usable person, but his surname is a little difficult to call, what do you think? ”

Li You remembered that Daddy Cheng's nerdy surname was indeed only suitable for use as a signboard, with his current reputation, it was easy to say that he was in charge of a salt industry guild, but it might not be easy to make him do something that was not on the table. "This matter is easy! Find one of his close relatives, so that they can be associated with each other and seek wealth and prosperity, and then act in his name. As for Daddy Cheng himself, it's up to you. ”

The eldest princess of Guide continued to praise: "Very good! Who should be this candidate? ”

"It is natural for a son to inherit his father's business, and it is best if he has a son who can make use of it..."Li You continued to give advice.

"It's a pity that his son is far away on three sides, and he won't be able to return to Beijing for a while, and there is only a little lady in Beijing who you want to touch."

Regarding Cheng Xiaoniang, Li You has asked the eldest princess at least three times, but he has not succeeded.

It's definitely not Lord Li, except for this one, he can't find anyone else to be a concubine. He had heard an experience before, the Tao was that the women in Beijing had a big vision, how arrogant and greedy they were, and they were unwilling to leave the Jingshi. If a foreigner marries a child in the capital, he is often provoked to be restless, and if he wants to return to his hometown, it is the woman's whole family who will come to make trouble. Therefore, Master Li can be said to be "always restrained and always very cautious".

At present, only this Miss Cheng family is good-looking, and her spleen surname is more reassuring, and she is a good candidate for a warm quilt, so Li Youcai has always been diligent.

However, hearing that the eldest princess took the initiative to mention Cheng Xiaoniang, Li You was very vigilant, "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

"According to your thoughts, if the Cheng family has a suitable son-in-law, he should be a good candidate."

If it were someone else, it is estimated that you would have to subconsciously ask, where did the Cheng family get the son-in-law? But Li You went straight to the core of the question: "Who will be the son-in-law of the Cheng family you are talking about?" ”

Guide Chitose pondered for a moment before saying a name: "Wang Qinian." ”

Li Youden was furious, "You want to use this person? This man is an enemy who covets my position! ”

This was expected by the eldest princess, "But he is not my enemy. ”

Li You swallowed his anger for the time being and asked, "What reason do you have to use him?" ”

Guide Chitose said very calmly: "Cheng Yanshang felt that when the whole family was in trouble, he was secretly taken care of by Wang Qinian, and the verbal covenant back then, he wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law, why didn't I do this favor?" If they become sons and sons, it will be more convenient for them to do things. This is one.

Everyone knows that Wang Qinian served me at the beginning, if I abandon it, won't it chill the hearts of others? Now that he has no way out, loyalty is not a problem. This is two.

Wang Qinian's talent is all available for scheming, and it is enough to be used, but his luck is not good. A few days ago, he said that he was willing to give up his official position to serve me, and he is also an understanding person, so why don't I use it? This is three. ”

Li You shouted: "Shut up! The new law of the salt industry was created by me, you excluded me with one hand, and asked Old Man Cheng from me with the other, this is okay, I can back down. But you have led my enemy into this, and then sent the woman of my choice to the enemy, do you think this is not too much? ”

In the past few months of acquaintance, the eldest princess of Guide has been scolded by Li You for the first time, and it is also the first time in more than ten years that she has been reprimanded, and she can't help but be stunned for a moment.

Li You didn't wait for her to react, and continued to reprimand: "With your wealth, is this bit of silver in Jingshi Salt Industry worth your eyes?" He didn't hesitate to break with me? ”

His Royal Highness Chitose patted the case and said: "The eyes of the rat are inch! In the salt industry, gold and silver are like the sea, why can't I have them? ”

Of course, the plan of the eldest princess of Guide is not as simple as Li Youxiang's buying and selling of salt and long-term bonds. Li Youna's idea of establishing the Jingshi Salt Industry Association was only to use her rudimentary knowledge to create an emergency platform, but it opened a window for Guide Chitose's thinking, and she thought more deeply about how to make the most of this platform.

Her power, coupled with the platform of the Jingshi Salt Industry Association, should be able to transform into the most upstream general merchant who controls the Beizhi Salt Introduction. The major general merchants are attached to different roles such as transportation merchants and bulk merchants, so that a salt industry consortium with simple management, strict system and clear professional division of labor can be formed. Don't forget, you can also control the private salt that comes from this system.

During the Jinghe period, the annual net profit of the salt industry relying on the Changlu between the rivers should be more than one million taels, although it is absolutely impossible for one person to swallow it alone, but it is also a great force to be able to control the flow of more than one million taels of silver.

Of course, if you think that the eldest princess's eyes are only around Jingshi, it is too contemptuous of people, and if she does a good job, she can naturally infiltrate the two salt transportation divisions of Shanxi and Shandong. When it grows to a certain extent, it can penetrate into the world's first salt industry.

Li You estimates that the total profit of the world's salt industry in the first few years is in the order of 10 million, even if Guide Chitose can only control one-third in the end, and the capital flow is at least 10 million silver, which can be called a super huge scale.

Hearing the eldest princess's wild thoughts, Lord Li had long forgotten his indignation and was only stunned there for a long time. What does it mean to be bold? His Royal Highness Chitose's plans are really very different from his background as a small official, and it is not unjust to be reprimanded as a rat... The purpose of the eldest princess of Guide was to establish a Daming salt trust or a syndicate or a cartel in this era? Thinking of this, Li You was shocked by this majestic plan and stammered a little, "You... What is the figure? It's impossible for all this money to fall into your hands. ”

The eldest princess said domineeringly: "As long as it can be used by my royal family, why do you have to hold it in your own hands?" Why not leave your money with someone else? ”

Royal? Li You somewhat understood, this is still the meaning of seeking wealth and power for the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven, who has money in his hands and does not worry about expenses in the inner treasury, really has the confidence to fight against the foreign dynasty.

He made a slight correction in his heart, and the purpose of Chitose was to establish a Daming salt trust or syndicate or cartel controlled by the royal family.

Gradually recovering from the shock, Li You asked again: "Those salt merchants may not be obedient?" ”

Chitose saw this very thoroughly, "The businessman's surname is not happy to pay national taxes, but he is probably willing to let him buy power with silver." I have said a lot, but it is not in vain that I will let you know what I have in mind. You should give more advice, and I will not treat you badly. ”

Master Li suddenly remembered that in the pseudo-Qing period in his previous life, the emperor went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and the salt merchants enthusiastically took out a large amount of silver to take over, and the emperor wanted to fight, and the salt merchants enthusiastically took out millions of silver to donate... Is there really a powerful habitual surname in history, and in this Ming Dynasty, it should be staged in another mode?

As a traverser, did he finally bring about the butterfly effect, Li You sighed in his heart. An emergency idea to reverse his image has been tried to be used to such an extent that it is as if a Pandora's box has been opened.

"I admit that your idea is very atmospheric, but this is not a reason why you must use Wang Qinian, let alone give him my crush. You have been collecting money for the emperor for many years, and there should be many candidates under your hands. ”

"Everything is difficult at the beginning, you also know that to make a good start with the card of Cheng Yanshang, Wang Qinian is the best way to be his son-in-law and take charge. What's more, it is better for a knowledgeable person who has been an official to grasp such a thing, and ordinary people do not have this pattern. If you are willing to resign, then I will also wait for you, and naturally you can get rid of Wang Qinian. ”

Li You shook his head, "It's still not right, I need you to give me an excuse." Just like the last time you robbed me of the salt matter, I told me that this is for my good, and a Suzhou person can't get involved with the household, otherwise he will be impeached, and this excuse is very good. Although I know that in this dynasty, there is only a rule that Suzhou people are not allowed to be officials in the household department, and there is no rule that Suzhou people cannot handle household affairs, but I would like to believe that there is such a regulation. ”

The eldest princess of Guide was silent for a long time, "Because you are not obedient and obedient enough." ”

(To be continued)