"Does Weichen think that the specific amount of salt farms to be set up depends on the situation of the salt farm auction?" Han Wen's white beard shook and shook, and his idea was very simple.

If the auction went smoothly, the imperial court received enough salt to not only make up for the two salt classes in previous years, but also increase it slightly. So it doesn't matter how you redeem it.

But if the auction doesn't go well, and other salt farms take it to redeem it, won't this year's income from the two Huai salt classes become a flower in the mirror? And the two Huai are the first salt industry in the world, other places can make up for the lack of two Huai, which one of the two Huai can make up for their own missing?

At that time, the household department suddenly lost hundreds of thousands of taels of regular income, but there was a lot of money to be spent, and the emperor and courtiers asked him for money for this household book, could he conjure up silver?

And hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are also a lot for the household, and every piece of silver itself has a place to go.

Zhu Houzhao understood his thoughts, and as the head of the household, he wanted to be stable, and there was no problem with this.

But stability is stable, but the courage is insufficient,

It's a bit hesitant to pay back the money, and I'm afraid that I won't have the money if I pay it back. This kind of thing makes people feel sticky.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao did not agree immediately for a while, but slowed down first, "Da Situ is thoughtful. Anything else? ”

Chen Jili, who was weak in his voice, stood in the crowd with his head bowed, he wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.

Gu Zuo looked over slightly, originally his gaze swept to Chen Jili and wanted to raise his hand, but he only saw a young man whose arm was raised and quickly put down, and then silent, and a little extremely weak.

Chen Jili did have something to say, but he didn't dare. He dared to deal with the matter of the salt farm before, because it didn't touch anyone here, but how could he dare to refute the opinions put forward by Han Wen, the secretary of the household department?

The fact that the Shaofu is to be set up as the seventh department is a very important institutional adjustment. The emperor and some of the most powerful ministers knew about it. But he is a young man, and he basically hasn't heard of it at all.

Therefore, Shaofu is still under the household department, and the household department Shangshu is still his superior.

Chen Jili's afterglow saw the emperor through the gap, he was wearing a red Twelve Chapters Tuan Dragon Gon, and a white jade belt was tied around his waist, and all kinds of impressions in the past made him feel that the current saint was a majestic emperor.

National affairs must not be played out here.

If it's not right, it's a big accident.

And after no one put forward new ideas, Han Wen's opinions were generally based on stability, and obvious mistakes could not be picked out, so even Li Dongyang and Xie Qian did not object.

But the voices of 'ministers seconding the proposal' did not dispel Zhu Houzhao's intuitive doubts, he touched his nose and said, "Let's discuss this here in advance." Take a break for a while, and I can't rush it. ”

He just cares about the little things, anyway, the general direction is good, and it's almost fine. But when it comes to salt, it's really different.

Although the courtiers were a little strange, since the emperor said it, it was okay to do it.

Zhu Houzhao has also dealt with this in the past. After all, sometimes there are many things, and they can't be continuous, not to mention that these old men can't stand it, and he himself will feel tired.

Seeing that the sun was rising outside, Zhu Houzhao simply said: "Let's have a meal first, and let's continue after lunch." ”

"The ministers obey."

So they took their leave, and went back to their own places to eat.

This time the emperor did not entertain them.

In fact, it is a very tiring thing to face Jun and see Jun, and I don't see any physical work, but when people are nervous, they will still be tired after a long time. Since he wants to let the family rest, then he, the emperor, will not be here to influence others. He has experienced first-hand what it is like to eat with a leader.

On the way out of the Qianqing Palace,

Gu Zuo called Chen Jili to his side.

"Deshi (Chen Ji Lizi), do you have anything to say?"

Chen Jili is too young, he was twenty years old, he went to the local government for two years, and later he was recommended to enter the Shaofu, and it was only a little more than a year after entering the Shaofu, and the paleness of the experience made it difficult for him to have the confidence to speak on such an occasion.

"Shao Situ ......" he turned sideways and bowed, "There are some things that the lower officials really dare not say." ”

Gu Zuo deliberately slowed down two steps, distanced himself from the crowd, and then replied: "You have been in the Shaofu for some time, and you know that Your Majesty values the Shaofu now, so what do you think you rely on?" It's just a matter of facts. ”

Chen Jili was slightly entangled, and then spit out a sentence, "The lower official thinks ...... If you do it according to the way of the Great Situ. Auction...... On the contrary, it can't be done! ”

Gu Zuo also turned around and squinted at him seriously, "Do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Xia Guan knows. Da Situ's idea is to be safe. There's nothing wrong with that, but auctions are bound to suffer! ”

"Come with me. Out of the palace, you will talk about it in detail. ”

"Yes!"

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……

The emperor himself asked for three dishes, cold tofu, hen soup, and a braised carp.

But when the dishes were on the table, he was in a daze with a fast child in his hand.

After Qiu Yun saw it, he came behind him and skillfully rubbed his shoulders for him, "Doctor Tan said that there are times in the four seasons, and every meal must be accurate, Your Majesty's hard work every day is good for the people of the world, and she is not easy to say." But at least every meal should not be skipped, rushed, or messed up. Your Majesty, no matter how big and difficult things are, the dragon body must come first. ”

When I heard Dr. Zhu Houzhao, I felt that my scalp was tight,

A few days ago, he suddenly wanted to enter the palace, and he handed over a note in a serious manner, which made him think that he had to drink that kind of unpleasant and disgusting Chinese medicine again, but fortunately, his body recovered well, and there was basically no problem.

It's a false alarm.

Last time, he was seriously ill, and he scared the Empress Dowager Zhang a lot, so Dr. Tan is now 'status' high, if she enters the palace to treat the emperor but is refused, she can't say that the Empress Dowager Zhang has to come out and nag.

"It's not that difficult, but I vaguely thought about it, but I didn't know the gist, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to remember it for a while."

Qiu Yun was behind her, her fingers touching lightly, and she could feel the warmth and tenderness when her neck was rubbed.

"Your Majesty can't think of it, I'm afraid it's because I'm hungry, and when I eat and have the strength, it will definitely be a spring of thought."

"It's a spring of thought." Zhu Houzhao reluctantly corrected her, "I see that you want to spring up." ”

"Yes, yes, whatever Your Majesty says is what it is. It's the slave who wants to spring up. ”

Qiu Yun laughed like this, which made Zhu Houzhao's mind a little wrong, and the most important thing was that he suddenly realized that Yongquan seemed to be a little wrong......

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Gu Zuo and Chen Jili's meals were not rich, but a plate of green vegetables and radishes and stir-fried shredded pork.

“…… Everyone says that the folk salt merchants are suffering, but I am afraid that no scholar or scholar has really experienced the hardships. But Xia Guan has feelings. There is a salt guide in the lower official's house that has not yet been paid! ”

Gu Zuo was a little shocked, he was really afraid that Chen Jili would take it out on the spot. You can't support the salt, so you give this idea to the court, isn't it a matter of interest?

Fortunately, Chen Jili just moved his mouth, not his hands, "Xiaguan's grandfather was also a water merchant, and he got 100 taels of salt after several rounds, but there was no one in the court, and there was no salt to support this salt introduction, so he went to the Yunsi to ask, but said that he would wait until thirty years later!" ”

Chen Jili probably thought of some sad things in the past, and said with a little sadness: "It is also because of this that Xiaguan's grandfather was unable to repay his debts, and the family originally had some small wealth, but later his grandfather and father had to be tenants for others. There are some words that kill the head, and the lower officials dare not say it, but if the court does not show its determination to redeem the money, which merchant will come to the auction? ”

What a smart person Gu Zuo is,

He understood it all at once.

This is the reason why Chen Jili said in the Qianqing Palace that he would set up a salt farm.

When the court designed the system, they thought about it very well, but when it comes to money, that is business, but the court does not keep its promises at all!

I paid the salt that I got in exchange for money, but I couldn't pay the salt.

Falling on paper is called guarding the support seriously,

Fall on the head of the merchant, people fucking hate you!

You don't want to clear the old account, snap your fingers and say, ah, I have a new idea, let's play according to the new rules. Isn't it just a matter of asking for an extra set of money?

Who knows if there is another hole in this?!

How could the high-ranking courtiers understand the pain of being broken into a treaty!

“…… In fact, Xia Guan has bolder ideas. Chen Jili clenched his fists and gradually became excited, "Even if the imperial court wants to conduct a salt auction, it can't be in such a name!" ”

"What's that name?"

"Clean up the old leads, solve the guards!"

Gu Zuo pondered for a moment, "What you mean is that the imperial court wants to show the salt merchants in the world that it wants to solve the problem of guarding the branches, but at the same time, in order to take care of the income from the salt class, it made this decision to auction off the management rights of some salt farms as a whole. ”

"Yes!"

Gu Zuo stood up, and turned the back of his hand around his back several times,

"Then you should have said it in the Qianqing Palace just now."

Chen Jili held back, "Da Situ said that, how dare the lower officials say that Da Situ's idea will cause the auction method to be ineffective?" ”

"Then when you return to the Qianqing Palace, do you dare to say?"

Chen Jili raised his head, his face didn't even have much beard, the flesh on his face swayed, and the pitiful expression he put on made Gu Zuo feel angry and funny.

"At the beginning, the official achieved the rank of squire all the way in the household department, and it was also based on this. Da Situ has never cared, not only did he not care, but he also advocated the promotion of me, so that I am where I am today. The household department is a place of His Majesty's concern, and it must not be false in the slightest. After all, it's true that you can get the money. You have real talent and real learning, why don't you dare to talk about it? ”

"Shao Situ ......" Chen Jili's voice softened, "These thoughts, I dare to talk about them in private." But in front of His Majesty...... Things in the world are never accurate, and the lower officials are not sure that their ideas must be correct. This matter is also about hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and about the treasury...... In case something goes wrong. ”

Gu Zuo was also anxious, he didn't want to rob others of the credit, so he tried his best to say it by Chen Jili himself.

I can't tell him, and then remind him that it is Chen Jili who thinks. Doesn't that make it even more like this guy doesn't dare to say anything?

"How dare you talk about the salt farm?"

"It was discussed with someone, and the subordinate was somewhat sure. Refuting Da Situ's words, Xia Guan is not sure......"

"You're so honest!"

Chen Jili was even more frightened by the roar, "Your Majesty is extremely smart, and the monarchy is very heavy, if you are not sure of anything, if Your Majesty asks something, I will ...... I can't answer? ”

"If you can't answer, you say you don't know. Your Majesty is not a flood beast. ”

"But ......"

Gu Zuo was not impatient, but this guy was sticky and crooked, which made him impatient.

"Shao Situ...... Why don't you and Your Majesty go and report it? ”

Gu Zuo simply explained to him, "Then what if Your Majesty only rewards me and not you?" ”

"Oh, that's fine, as long as it's done right." Chen Jili's expression suddenly relaxed.

This guy!

I really don't know if he has no heart or no heart!

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