Seeing this, Zhang Gui raised his eyebrows: "Why should Cheng Ge be like this! Whoever is on this secret recital, please forgive me for not being able to tell me, this is the rule, and only with the permission of the Son of Heaven can it be revealed."

Cheng Jiming heard Zhang Gui say this, so he had to bow down and apologize: "It's a contemptible gaffe, and he was punished."

"Hey! You don't have to be so remorseful."

Zhang Gui waved his hand and didn't care about it, but continued: "It's not really to ask who among the princes is seeking the benefit of the powerful officials and gentry at this time and intending to harm the interests of the country, not to mention that based on this secret music alone, it is impossible to find out who it is, and it is impossible for Gu to really arbitrarily say that those who advocated cutting spending and avoiding the waste of state funds in the past are all people with ulterior motives."

When Zhang Gui said this, Cheng Jiming and other bureaucrats who advocated cutting expenses were slightly relieved, and they were really grateful to Zhang Gui for his magnanimity.

And what Zhang Gui wants is also this effect.

He knew that it was impossible for the bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty to learn to respect him, a relative who had been crowned a prince.

Because the people of this era have not learned what respect between people is, even when the emperor is not liked by them, they will still curse the emperor to death.

Zhang Gui can only let these bureaucrats know that they are afraid of him or respect him.

"Today, I took this secret music out just to let you talk about whether this secret music makes sense, and the princes who advocate cutting expenses and benefiting the people are also thinking about it, if the court really does this, will it make the court even if it gives up a lot of benefits, it will also go to the hands of the majority of the people, and fall into the private pockets of the powerful and bureaucrats?"

"In addition, the princes must know that with the increase of the population of the entire Ming Dynasty, even if the problem of redundant personnel, redundant expenses, and redundant soldiers is solved, the number of officials needed, the number of soldiers needed, and the places that need to be spent will continue to increase. But have you ever thought about whether once you really cut your expenditures and let all the world's profits fall into the private pockets of the powerful and bureaucrats, will you force the imperial court to inevitably increase its expenditures only in terms of taxes, and then increase taxes on the people?"

"There are also local powerful officials and gentry, once they are rich and rival the country, will the authority of the imperial court also be greatly affected?"

After Zhang Gui said this, Bi Ziyan spoke first: "You must not allow this situation to happen! Your Highness is right, if you give in to the people, it is equivalent to giving power to the people, and if this is the case, there will be chaos!"

"If it doesn't benefit the people, why should we change the law and innovate? Mencius said that the people are precious, the monarch is light, and the community is secondary. If the imperial court does not seek benefits for the people, what is the significance of the imperial court establishing the country?"

Liu Hongxun asked at this time.

"The sage only mentioned the people, but did not mention the rich and poor among the people, which shows that the learning of the saints needs to be re-developed. In my opinion, benefiting the people is not simply to benefit the people, but to let the rich not be poor, the poor out of poverty, the tricky know the law, the foolish know learning, and the lazy are afraid of escape, which needs to be coordinated by the imperial court. If governing the country is only for the benefit of the people, then it is better to have a fault, and let the rich get richer and the poor get poorer in this world."

Lu Xiangsheng, who succeeded Yuan Keli as the secretary of the ministry, also spoke up at this time, and obviously supported Bi Ziyan's view.

And Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also followed: "Your Highness's concern is right, saving national funds can only be a temporary technique, and the real way is to unify the organization of the imperial court to open up the source of power and coordinate the distribution, and not let the local government become a powerful official government because it is beneficial to the people, rather than the official government of the central court."

Wen Tiren also said: "Yes, the Ming Dynasty can only have one Son of Heaven, and officials everywhere in the world can only shepherd the place on behalf of the Son of Heaven, not the princes of secession, and the power and interests should be attributed to the imperial court."

Most courtiers also obviously could not accept the destruction of the centralized institutional model, after all, if it was destroyed, their own power would also be affected.

No bureaucrat wants to have no power over the officials and the people below.

Therefore, most courtiers could not accept the existence of rich and powerful officials and gentry in the people, and thus challenged the authority of the central political system.

Only a few courtiers were either really bribed or really simple pedantic to still insist on benefiting the people.

In the end, Zhang Gui also said bluntly: "Lone also believes that what the imperial court should consider now is not to cut expenditures, not to solve the problem of redundant personnel (), redundant expenses, and redundant soldiers, in fact, it cannot be solved, but to continue to increase the treasury revenue, and not to increase the treasury revenue by increasing taxes, that is, to continue to expand the official industry, and the benefits of the world will mainly become the interests of the whole country.

Zhang Gui said and looked at Cheng Jiming and the others: "If there are those who can't accept this national policy, they can directly resign from the official, and they don't have to think about seeking an opportunity to reverse the national policy. Now, if you leave with dignity, you can still have a chance to be honored."

After Zhang Gui said this, he announced the send-off.

And the next day, Cheng Jiming and the others really handed over their resignations to the imperial court.

Zhang Gui also signaled Wen Tiren and Wei Zhongxian to approve it.

At this point in the Ming Dynasty, after Zhang Gui used the secret music system to pinch the life of the bureaucrats in the world, there is no need to fight for officials with different political views, because there is no need to force the other party to tear his face.

At this point, those who are still in the court basically support the ministers of the Ming Dynasty to continue to expand, continue to open source, and increase the revenue of the treasury.

However, the departure of the courtiers, who supported the reduction of expenses and the benefit of the people, disappointed many of the crony bureaucrats who hoped to make more profits in the beginning of the steam industry.

"Unexpectedly, Uncle Zhang Guo still chose to support Bi Ziyan and Lu Xiangsheng, so that our plan to open a coal mine to make a lot of profits failed, and even Wu Qinghou and their desire to get the right to operate the railway from Tianjin to Beijing also failed. In addition, the head of the household department has already been strict, and he has asked the imperial historian to inspect the world's minerals to prevent the government and the people from privately mining minerals and seizing national interests!"

Zhu Changhao was quite disappointed at this time, and said to Fan Wencheng and the others.

"It should be Bi Ziyan and Lu Xiangsheng who chose to support him Uncle Zhang Guo again!"

Fan Wencheng also replied quite angrily, and said: "He, Uncle Zhang Guo, used the secret music system to control the world's powerful officials and gentry, and then in the name of secret music, he won over Bi Ziyan and Lu Xiangsheng, most of the bureaucrats in the court who only want to unify the world, and used this to deal with the rumors we created against them, and then our possibility of wanting to take the benefits of the world is shattered!"

Zhu Changhao nodded: "You're right, this Uncle Zhang Guo is really scheming!"

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"It's not for the scheming of the husband, but for those who are selfish and self-interested, and they don't preach morality! That's why I forced my husband to do this."

Zhang Gui also told Shang Jinghui about the real reason for his secret music system, and then asked Shang Jinghui: "Find out who first spread the rumor that her husband and Princess Le'an had a daughter?"

Shang Jinghui nodded: "Found out!"

"Who is it?!"

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