Chapter 164: Fang Xiaoru's Temptation

"What?" He Xi said, "You want to subordinate the banking department to the Shaofu?"

Fang Xiaoru said, "Lord He, do you think there is something wrong? If something is wrong, it can be corrected. I think it's okay, and now the silver dollar banknote has been passed all over the world, it is a national weapon, and it can't be overemphasized, and some of such an important department are not suitable for Beijing. How about settling in Nanjing? My lord has stayed in Beijing for a long time, and he just needs to take on this matter."

He Xi wanted to refute. But he couldn't refute a word.

The banking department represents the financial sketch of the future of the Ming Dynasty planned by He Xi, which is very important to He Xi. For a long time in the future, the banking department will be an important tool in He Xi's hands.

This tool is not only used to balance the value of the currency, but also to develop industry.

It is a leg that He Xi envisioned.

Investment and consumption are the two most important economic activities. Consumption needs a market. And a lot of the money needed for investment has to come from the bank.

And where is the future industrial center finalized? In Beijing.

If the bank is moved to Nanjing, this role will be completely lost. Let He Xi manage it, it seems that He Xi's interests will not be moved, but in fact, He Xi knows too well that once some things are done. I can't help him.

It's just a delaying tactic.

It's just that He Xi can't think of anything to refute at all.

How to refute?

Fang Xiaoru did this, of course, he was cutting He Xi's power and taking the most important financial power out of He Xi's hands. But the reason is very good, first of all, the strong cadres and weak branches, the banking department is in charge of a large amount of gold and silver, such financial power, should be in charge of the center, not the local, even Beijing, in the eyes of these people, is also local.

This alone is justified. No one else can refute it.

"This is what the prince set in the first place." He Xi's heart turned and said, "It is inevitable that it is a little inappropriate to talk about this matter at this time. Why don't you drag it out? When the limelight is over, it's not too late."

Fang Xiaoru looked at He Xi talking nonsense, but he didn't care, and said, "What Lord He said is extremely true." Speaking of this, his expression suddenly gloomy, as if he was missing His Royal Highness the Prince, he sighed and said, "There is just one thing, when the prince was here, he always wanted to do it, but now he can't delay it any longer."

He Xi chuckled in his heart, and had a bad premonition. said, "What's the matter?"

Fang Xiaoru said, "Open the imperial examination. In recent years, it is good to only hire officials from the Guozijian, but it is too few. It is not enough to correct the atmosphere of the world and declare His Majesty's intention to persuade learning. Thinking about it, it is better to open the imperial examination to calm the hearts of the people of the world. I don't know, what does Brother He think?"

There was a hint of bitterness at the corner of He Xi's mouth.

The resumption of the imperial examination is simply a topic that will never go out of style. From Song Lian at the beginning to Fang Xiaoru today, there have been many people among them, but the determination to promote this matter has always been great. I never thought of giving up.

The imperial examination was too important for scholars and doctors.

It's an important sign.

In fact, it is not impossible to recruit officials from the national prison. You must know that part of the students of the Guozijian are Yinsheng, that is, the fathers and ancestors have contributed to the country, and one of the rewards is the Yinguo Zijian. That is, to give his son a chance to go to school in the country.

And the vast majority of them were selected from below, known as Bagong. From the local government school and county school, the top-notch honor students were admitted all the way up and studied in the country. Among them, the difficulty is actually no worse than that of the Jinshi examination.

From the point of view of selecting talents, from the county school to the government school, from the government to the school to the Guozijian, from the Guozi to invigilate the official examination, so as to become a Ming official, the difficulty of passing the test along the way is not worse than the difficulty of the Jinshi.

It's just that the significance of the imperial examination is no longer limited to the selection of talents.

The Son of Heaven is heroic, and the article teaches Ercao; Everything is inferior, but reading is high. With the dynasty for Tian Shelang, twilight to the Tianzi Hall; There will be no seeds, and men should be self-reliant.

These all illustrate the benefits of the imperial examination.

The greatest advantage of the scientific system is that it treats scholars with great courtesy, and the triennial imperial examination lists the champion as the benchmark in the world, which guides the social atmosphere and makes everyone in the world attach importance to reading.

It also makes the reader a master.

These contents have little to do with taking scholars, but more importantly, they are about winning people's hearts. Determine the status of the scholar over others.

After all, the rise of many businessmen nowadays, in the eyes of many people, is simply a situation of bad manners. They hope that the imperial court will set things right and make the people's customs more simple.

He Xi said, "I think Guozijian is very good."

Fang Xiaoru said: "This matter has been signed by many people. I don't know what you mean, Lord He, -----" Then he took out a stack of notes from his arms and handed them to He Xi.

He Xi opened it and was silent.

This text is not good, but it is an official article, and there is nothing good to look at. The text is not very much, one or two pages, and it has already been written. And there is a long fold at the back.

There are countless personal names written on it, with official positions and identities, He Xi just scanned them slightly, and there were dozens of them. He Xi felt that Fang Xiaoru was not for the imperial examination this time, but for He Xi's dismissal.

Boast your strength and muscles to He Xi.

He Xi said indifferently: "This matter is not for my secretary to manage, you can go and suggest to Your Majesty."

Fang Xiaoru said, "This matter naturally can't be bypassed by Your Majesty, it's just a greeting to Lord He in advance."

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Fang Xiaoru and He Xi talked about a lot of things, and after Fang Xiaoru left, He Xi was silent for a long time.

Fang Xiaoru proposed one by one, which seemed reasonable, but in fact they were all aimed at He Xi. But He Xi still can't grasp any problems. The reason for this situation,

There are two reasons for this.

On the one hand, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who protected He Xi too well.

In terms of sophistication and intrigue, there seems to be very little genius. These are all things that need to be experienced. Only when you really experience it can you know how to deal with it, and He Xi, like Zhu Xiongying, rarely puts his mind on the hook.

Don't look. He Xi has been a feudal official all the way, but in fact, He Xi has always been a regular officer, a seal official. In his own field of authority, he has never been the same. It is always someone else who tries to figure out his mind, not what he thinks about others.

For the arrangement of his subordinates, He Xi is still in place. But fighting with the same level is a very new thing for He Xi.

On the other hand, it is He Xi's overall disadvantage in the center.

It's not that He Xi didn't put people below, but compared to Song Lian and Fang Xiaoru, who have been in business for decades, they are far more powerful than He Xi who has just started.

Most scholars and doctors had an instinctive admiration for the imperial examination. Naturally, there will be many people who are fanatical in support, and Zhu Yuanzhang has suppressed them for so many years, so he has naturally had enough of it.

He Xi didn't even understand the counterattack, and he didn't even know where to start, which was the safest and most convenient way.

He Xi could only watch, the things that Fang Xiaoru had brewed were getting better and bigger, and He Xi was becoming more and more passive.

But there is nothing that can be done.

And on this day, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely summoned He Xi.

He Xi hurriedly came to the Qianqing Palace, but he didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang was not in the Qianqing Palace, but fishing in the back lake. He Xi could only hurriedly chase after Houhu to see Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw He Xi coming, he was dissatisfied and didn't care about beckoning He Xi over.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked the eunuch next to him to send He Xi a fishing rod, let He Xi sit next to Zhu Yuanzhang, and start fishing.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be able to calm down, motionless, waiting for the bait to bite the hook. It's just that He Xi doesn't have so much patience, it's okay to sit down just now, and he can still ensure his sitting posture, but after a long time, He Xi feels uncomfortable everywhere on his body.

Just try to hold your breath, inhale, exhale

, gradually let go of his mind, he didn't think about the fishing in front of him at all, and he didn't even know what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to say when he called him over?