Chapter 253: The Grace Order (I)

On July 17, Qin Hao went to the middle of the "Yihong Renxiao Guangpu Qien Fold"

In the blink of an eye, .

Fang Xin reviewed "I know" and returned it to the cabinet

On July 20, Qin Haozhong went up again, and Fang Xin retreated again

Qin Haozhong did not go immediately for the third time, pondered for a few days, and finally understood what the emperor meant, he mobilized the government and the opposition, joined the cabinet, and rolled up more than 1,000 officials in the world

Almost at the same time, the five major news newspapers began to publish one after another, and the pages were intense, and for a time, it seemed that millions of people all over the world were fully supportive, echoing the DPRK and Chinese officials

For a time, Luoyang paper was expensive, and in other words, those with vested interests were hated, and the same was true for the aristocracy, especially the originally high-ranking scholar class, who were worried about it

At the end of July, more than 300 talented people across the country published articles in newspapers in support of the prime minister's change of law

On 11 August, Shi Yunli wrote "On the Lack of Righteousness of Nobles", which directly pointed the finger at the nobles, regarded the nobles as sinners for the ages, and demanded that the emperor abolish the privileges of the nobles

On 21 August, the news published one after another the illegal deeds of the aristocracy, which almost caused public opinion to fall on the side, and a large number of merchants, landlords, and even some commoners raised their voices

After a brief silence, the nobles immediately hired gunmen to fight back, and the newspapers published them one by one, causing the relationship between the two camps to deteriorate and become superficial

On August 29, Shi Yunli was attacked by a mob, fortunately someone rescued him, he angrily reported to the government, and hinted in the news that this was a threat to the lives of the nobles

On September 1, 10,000 talents jointly signed a letter

On September 4, Fang Xin issued an explanation, saying that if a ruling was to be made, it would not be allowed to be discussed again

On September 5, Fang Xin summoned the Cabinet

On September 6, Fang Xin privately summoned Prime Minister Qin Haozhong

"Qin Xiang, please come in!" The eunuch said respectfully.

Qin Haozhong never accosted the eunuch, he just nodded slightly and followed the eunuch into the inner hall.

But seeing the eunuchs, palace maids, and guards outside the hall standing with bated breath and waiting for orders, the guards were strict, and only then did he enter, Qin Haozhong saw at a glance that Fang Xin was concentrating on reviewing the chapter on the case.

Qin Haozhong was about to kneel down and salute, Fang Xin put down a piece of music, waved his hand and said, "Get up, you don't have to salute, sir, please sit down, Rong Zhen will talk to Qing after approving this." ”

Qin Haozhong thanked him and sat down, this time his mood was different.

Now the situation is in full swing, and the entire class of scholars and doctors is involved.

At this time, the implementation of the "Tui En Order" was a matter of course, because the aristocracy was facing the pressure of the entire scholarly class

If the nobles rebelled because of this, they would only die and the clan would be wiped out, after all, the army was still in the hands of the emperor, although for two hundred years, the nobles and scholars had an intricate infiltration, and it was not a climate at this time

Thinking about it, I was very frightened, this is the emperor's mental technique

Unconsciously, Fang Xin finished today's recital, and said with a sigh of relief: "What do you think about the unification of currency played by the Ministry of Households?" ”

Qin Haozhong didn't expect the emperor to ask this, but this is also a major matter of the country, he thought about it for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, back to the emperor, due to the adoption of the casting machine, copper coins and silver yuan have been standardized, but each province has its own mold casting, each doing its own thing." It is advisable to unify the household department of the imperial court. ”

Fang Xin nodded silently, and asked again: "How much coal, steel, copper, and silver minerals are there now?" ”

"Back to the emperor, coal mines have been opened in various places to supply the world, but there is an imbalance between the north and the south, but there is little coal in the south, and the workshops and factories and steam engines are used a lot, and they have to be transported.

In particular, it should be pointed out that energy transportation has greatly constrained the development of various provinces

"Iron and steel production, according to household statistics alone, produces 150,000 tons of iron and 30,000 tons of steel annually." Qin Haozhong replied: "As for copper, the household department has established 17 mines, with an annual output of 6 billion copper coins, which can already meet the needs of the people. ”

"How much more do people turn money into copper?"

In ancient times, the quality of copper coins was poor, and the people resisted, and the quality of copper coins was good, and the people recast bronze for profit, which was a problem for the imperial courts of all dynasties.

"Back to the emperor, there is a lot of copper production over the years, copper is circulating in the market, the price has been reduced, and the matter of casting bronze with money is now less in the world, which is what my great fan can not do in the past dynasties!"

"What about gold and silver?" Fang Xin asked

"Your Majesty, over the years, although the output of gold and silver has increased greatly compared with the previous dynasty, there has been a silver shortage and gold shortage among the people, and the silver yuan minting is only two million per year, which is far from enough."

"Yes, I know!" Fang Xin groaned that with a series of technological improvements, copper and iron could still meet the needs, but gold and silver were becoming more and more scarce if they were used as hard currency

If the environment in the previous dynasty is okay, after all, the folk copper coins have been able to meet the needs, but with the development of capital, a large amount of money comes and goes, and the copper coins are absolutely insufficient, and the demand for gold and silver is growing day by day

In fact, paper money has appeared in the people, this is the silver ticket of each bank, just to deal with this matter, Fang Xin thought about it carefully, knowing that this matter could not be implemented now, so he said: "This matter is important, but it is not a matter of one day and one day, and then discuss it - your excerpt, the cabinet has already discussed it, does Mr. have any other opinions?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the excerpt is from the old minister, and after discussion by the cabinet, what the minister wants to say has been completed, and the emperor is invited to see it!" Qin Haozhong replied.

"That's good...... This is a very important matter, I can't hold it alone, I must work together with the Cabinet, I have high hopes for you! After Fang Xin said this, he was silent for a long time, his eyes were gloomy.

After a while, he said again: "Sir, do you know that I have only approved it since July 17th?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is a big matter, and it should have been discussed!" Qin Haozhong said.

"You are sorry for me, but you are the prime minister, the prime minister yin and yang, but I can't help but tell you, these days, I have conducted a survey of the generals in various places, who should enter, who should retreat, I have a good idea, tomorrow will be issued in batches, not to mention anything else, the twelve guards I will adjust it, I just issued an order, and appointed Gao Shiming as the commander of the three guards - you say, the candidates for the commander of the nine gates and the three major battalions, do you still need to move?"

As soon as these words came out, Qin Haozhong immediately oozed out in a cold sweat, since the emperor was prepared to such a point, and adjusted the military of the imperial capital step by step, he couldn't help but say word by word: "Cai Tongcui, the commander of the Nine Gates, has always been loyal to the emperor, and he has not had much contact with the princes, so he can still be trusted." ”

"As for the three major battalions Tian Ling, Fang Yan, and Fang Jinyu, according to the old ministers, they will wait and see, but if they plot to rebel, they will never dare, after all, the emperor has nothing to lose, and the three major battalions of the emperor are the main force of the imperial court, and they are all military households of all dynasties, so they will not follow."

"Hmm...... The gentleman made it clear. Then I will be relieved! Although Fang Xin had a plan, he would not say it completely, seeing him say this, he smiled, took out the fold, took out the red pen, and commented: "Quasi-play!" ”

With these two words, the situation was immediately decided, and Fang Xin said: "Take down the fold, and the cabinet will immediately draft a decree, and after reading it, it will issue a holy decree to show the world!" ”

"Long live my emperor!" Qin Haozhong knelt down: "The old minister obeys the order!" ”

Qin Haozhong took the fold and went down quickly, Fang Xin started, thinking concentratingly, why it has been delayed until now this time, of course, it is a military precaution, but in fact, it is also forcing the scholar to express his position

If this edict is issued when the scholar has not drawn a clear line with the nobles, it is really foolish, it is Fang Xin alone, and now in this situation, the scholar jumps out, and the emperor turns dark.

The aristocracy was economically powerful, but it was always restricted from having direct control over the army and administration

Therefore, as long as the emperor and the scholar really join forces and there is no way out for each other, the nobles still can't resist the general trend, and if they do, they are also mantis arms as a car

But Fang Xin's meaning was not simply to weaken the aristocratic class

In fact, he was thinking about energy migration

The industry of 600 has become 6,000 industries, not to mention anything else, just by collecting taxes, how much can the imperial court profit? In a few years, at least there will be hundreds of millions of silver yuan, and that's it, this industry is divided, and 6,000 medium-sized industrial companies have been created, and they will finally be connected to ordinary small workshops and small factories, and the energy will be transferred, and this migration is the real way of social promotion, I don't know how many ordinary workers can be accommodated to work?

And invisibly, how many industries, technologies, personnel, and capital began to flow to the middle and lower strata of society

Not only the children of the aristocracy, but also in the society, all those who have property must enjoy this treatment, and if there are more, the title will not be worthless, so why bother desperately trying to cut it?

However, this timing must be grasped well, and it is necessary to wait for the 600 families to become 6,000 families, and when the division is successful, and it can no longer be reversed, then the commoners can be knighted according to their property.

In the council hall, it was empty and silent, and only Fang Xin was thinking alone

Looking at the glass, it rained again, hitting the glass, and the water droplets flowed down, which was really cold from the heights...... Fang Xin was a little distracted, stunned for a while, and then laughed dumbly.

The decree was drafted in the cabinet (of course, Fang Xin himself could also write it himself), and how to write this decree had already been prepared, waiting for the emperor's approval, so after a while, I heard footsteps

"Your Majesty, the ministers will present it." Not only Qin Haozhong, but also all the cabinet ministers came.

On a volume of holy decree tribute, Fang Xin took it, read it carefully, nodded, and wrote two words at the end: Qin this!

This means that the emperor agreed, and then ordered: "Take the jade seal!" ”

This is a major matter, it is necessary to use the jade seal of the country, and a special palm print eunuch stepped forward to ask for the jade seal, Fang Xin took it, put it on the seal, and covered it uprightly

On September 6 of the second year of the second year, Fang Xin issued a decree of encouragement and promulgated the world