Chapter 203: The Capital Revolution

Seeing that Zhan Ming, who had always been calm, was very nervous, Ouyang couldn't help but ask nervously: "Who is it?" ”

Zhan Ming leaned into Ouyang's ear and whispered, "Commander Ouchi." ”

Ouyang was shocked: "The commander of the internal guard? Cavalry General? The one who assisted Emperor Shenzong, Emperor Zhezong, and Emperor Zhezong entrusted Gu with the chief boss of the internal guards in the whole world? Impossible, right? His loyalty to the emperor ......"

"Shh Zhan Ming interrupted and whispered: "According to my understanding, this Liu Sinu is actually secretly working for the current emperor. My lord, think about it, if the Emperor Taishang has any thoughts and actions, who can only rely on to communicate with the outside world? There is only one Liu Sinu's relative. Moreover, the Emperor Taishang still loves Liu Meiren. How can a daughter not turn to her father? As long as there is wind and grass, how can Liu Sinu not know the news? Therefore, he secretly bought Liu Sinu, and the emperor's every move was also under the supervision of the Great Interior, and he couldn't jump into the palm of his hand. ”

Ouyang didn't believe it: "How come, if the emperor wants to harm me, there is no need to make such a big scene, she has more handles in her hands." "If nothing else, don't try this matter by yourself at all, put yourself under house arrest according to the usual practice, and let others investigate the case. Ten *** is also a possible crime.

Zhan Ming spread his hands: "I am also very puzzled by this problem. Seeing that the emperor has been in Yangping for many days, he has always maintained the adult. Besides, I don't see that the emperor has any reason to attack the adults. ”

Ouyang asked: "Can you be sure that the emperor and Liu Sinu have a connection?" ”

"It is certain that through the secret visit of Qianzhuang, Liu Sinu has used the money exchange token four times in the past few years, and two of the four times were deposited by the commander's father, that is, the commander of Zhezong Dauchi, and twice were deposited by the commander himself, the smallest amount of each amount is 10,000 guan, and the largest amount is 70,000 guan."

"The water is getting muddy." Ouyang walked around the room and thought for a while before saying, "Order the withdrawal of the official who went to Tokyo for a secret visit, and tell Li Yifeng not to pursue this matter anymore." You tell your cousin in a moment, and that's all for this case. No one is allowed to talk about this case. ”

"Yes!"

"Zhanming, if the emperor really wants to buy Zhang San and Li Si to spy on me, then many things are more likely."

Zhan Ming nodded slowly. It's not impossible, the best way to spy on Ouyang is to buy the people around Ouyang. If everything is instructed by Zhao Yu, the truth of everything will be revealed. The news that Zhan Ming brought to Ouyang was like a thunderbolt. In order to prevent implicating others, Ouyang still stopped the case. I thought it might involve a certain minister, but I didn't expect it to involve internal guards. If it was modern, Ouyang would definitely ask Zhao Yu out for dinner and ask things clearly. But in this era, Ouyang is not so idiotic. Suspicious of the king, big trouble.

But what if Zhao Yu didn't know at all, and didn't know that the person he trusted the most was actually doing bad things? And will the news collected by Li Yifeng be faked? What does Song Huizong want to say to himself, he must not say it in front of the internal guard? Countless mysteries, Ouyang felt a headache.

There was also the hem of the clothes that Yan Lan gave, Ouyang looked at the hem and thought about the people he could trust. If Zhao Yu makes small moves, I'm afraid that the only people he can trust are Zhan Ming and Ou Ping. So why did Zhao Yu make small moves? Could it be that Zhao Yu has already seen the harm of commercial reform to the feudal system? Or did he have insight into himself and Liang Hongyu, or did the traitor slander himself? If you are clearly looking for trouble with yourself, you are also a famous person, which will definitely cause suspicion and dissatisfaction in the business community, even in the people and the imperial court, Zhao Yu's prestige will be greatly discounted, and the bow will be hidden before the bird is finished...... If it is in the name of prison, then no one in the world can argue with it. If this is the case, Zhao Yu's acting skills can be elected to the Oscar for Best Actress. But if you think about it, is the *** family who is not good at acting worthy of being the *** family?

Zhan Ming saw Ouyang looking at the hem of his clothes and asked, "My lord?" This hem? ”

"Zhanming, do you have anyone you can trust in the Tokyo Forbidden Army?"

"The Tokyo Forbidden Army? My cousin was in charge of supplies. ”

"Is it shrewd and reliable?"

Zhan Ming said with a smile: "He is the little boss of the kitchen, he has earned three wives and two houses in a few years, he is not only shrewd, but also a good person." As for reliability, as long as it is not for him to help rebel, it is no problem to kill someone. ”

Ouyang nodded: "Secretly asked him to find out the owner of this piece of clothing, can he do it?" ”

"In a hurry?"

"Don't be in a hurry, I'd rather lose than be surprised, and be safe."

Zhan Ming nodded: "No problem." Whelan will go to Tokyo in a few days, and I'll accompany Whelan to talk to him when I visit. ”

"Yes!" Ouyang swept his hair and leaned back against the chair: "If everything is true, then it's troublesome." He thought of Zhang Xuanming, if Zhang Xuanming guessed that Zhao Yu did it, then the high-profile disposition seemed to send a message to someone, so that it could be explained. As for why Zhang Xuanming wants to help himself, the answer is very simple and likely, if someone wants to move Ouyang, Zhang Xuanming hopes that he is the knife, not someone else. Of course, everything is conjecture, and it is still far from the truth.

Having dinner with Ouping Wang Baofu that night, Ouyang was not in a good mood and had a bad appetite. Wang Baofu was very well-behaved and went back to the room to write first. Ou Ping felt that although the case proved that Ouyang was framed, Ouyang himself was not on the case. If you have any questions, ask Ou Ping very directly: "Young master, it's rare to see you have such a difficult thing." ”

Ouyang nodded: "En...... I guess someone is going to do something to me. ”

"Anyone?" Ou Ping said: "Young master, who is this?" ”

Ouyang pointed to the roof and did not speak. Ou Ping was shocked, it turned out that the emperor was going to attack Ouyang. Ouyang saw that Ou Ping was about to speak, so he spoke first: "Don't ask, don't care." If I have three longs and two shorts, I have to ask you to take care of Baofu and my uncle and aunt. ”

Ou Ping said cautiously: "Young master, I don't think it can be the emperor." If it were the emperor, he would not use such a complicated prison to frame the young master. ”

"Just because it was done to me, the crime can't just be *** crime. If she fully estimated my influence, the use of prison was the best means. Ouyang said: "Although it is not yet possible to make a conclusion, it is time to prepare." I, Ouyang, am not used to waiting for others to raise a knife before running for my life. Don't worry about it, don't ask about it, just don't know anything. This year, Tokyo Royal Roads University will open a women's class to accept a small number of female students. The number of places is limited, and after graduation, you can get the qualification to raise people, and you can participate in the imperial examination, and you want to find a way to send Baofu in. ”

"There is no problem with this, with the young master's current name, everyone will sell some face." Ou Ping said: "Young master, but didn't you always say that you want Bao Fuping to live a peaceful life?" ”

"Lifting people is like a gold medal to avoid death. If she becomes a female official, I shouldn't be implicated on her side. Ouyang stood up and said, "I'll go back to the room, you eat slowly." ”

Prepare, what to prepare? The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were strong and strong, and even Arab countries did not dare to take them in unless they fled for their lives in the Mediterranean.

Ouyang wrote the information in English, and he wanted to sort out a line of thought. The focus of the material is on the French Revolution. The government of the French Revolution is very similar to the government of the Song Dynasty. Capitalism was very developed in France in the 18th century, and large-scale manual workshops appeared. The capitalist class is the richest class, but it has no place in the world. The rural areas retained the feudal land ownership system. During this period, three classes emerged in France: the first was composed of Catholic clergy and aristocrats, the second was the rulers of all levels who ruled the people, and the third was the capitalist class, the peasants and the urban commoners.

The outbreak of the revolution was due to the financial constraints of France, and the king increased new taxes on the third estate in the Estates-General (quite a court). The Third Estate demanded that the Estates-General be reconstituted into the National Assembly. When the king was preparing for the use of force, the people of Paris staged an uprising. A constitutional monarchy was formed, but soon after, there was a revolt and a republic was formed.

The origin of the Great Revolution was naturally class contradictions, but the catalyst was the Enlightenment. In the final analysis, it is the blueprint and vision of capitalist society. And in the revolution, the most important thing is Congress.

Ouyang thought about the comparison, the Song Dynasty would have the same thing as the French three-tier parliament. The French parliament was also made up of the first and second estates, and the king had one veto and one pass. Suppose that if you can control the court, you can control the emperor without bloodshed. For the time being, a parliament was formed by feudal officials and a constitution was issued. But the most important thing was that the majority of the court officials must support capitalism. According to the current structure of court officials, although merchants infiltrated the court ministers, most of them were still feudal. Even the small part that infiltrates the tangled is based on money and interests, and has no understanding of the capitalist society. The most regrettable thing is that the businessmen seem to be only interested in temporary interests, and have given up the idea of interfering, and at most they are asking the friendly ministers to approve or disapprove certain policies.

To carry out the Song Revolution, several points were necessary. The first point is the enlightenment of the capitalist society. The second point is that there are enough ministers to support it. Now in Ouyang's hands, there is the terrifying weapon of newspapers, as well as the unity of businessmen. If there is to be a series of chain revolutions, there is one thing that is necessary, and that is the financial crisis.

A month later, it was the annual North-South Chamber of Commerce at the highest level of consultation. Mr. Su has transferred most of the shares of Yangping Chamber of Commerce to Su Qian, who is not only the CEO of Yangping Chamber of Commerce, but also the first director of Yangping Chamber of Commerce. Zhou Anben is the founder of the Southeast Chamber of Commerce, owns 40% of the shares, and is currently the first director and CEO. Both sides are the number one, holding more than forty percent of the wealth of the Great Song Dynasty and controlling more than ninety percent of the currency circulation of the Great Song Dynasty.

There were three people in the first meeting, and the secretaries, departments or project leaders who were originally present at the meeting did not attend for the time being.

Ouyang said: "Everyone is their own person, so I don't say dark words." As far as I know, it seems that the imperial court is ready to go down against merchants. I don't think either of them will ask why the court is attacking the merchants, but why the court is ready to do so quickly. ”

Su Qian nodded: "At the beginning of the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, we were all worried. is worried that the influence of the Chamber of Commerce is too great and it will be tabooed by the imperial court. Now, the two chambers of commerce in the north and south have developed faster than the imperial court in terms of currency and people's livelihood. Take Upper Valley County, for example. There are 200,000 residents in the city, 60,000 young and strong, and eighty percent of them work in the fields under the Chamber of Commerce. To put it mildly, as long as the field stops, the upper valley will be in chaos. ”

Zhou An nodded: "As long as we order the closure of all fields for a month, the workers have no money, the residents have no supplies, and even the army logistics are not easy to supply." I believe that someone in the court should see this. It's just that it seems that the court shouldn't have done so quickly. ”

Ouyang nodded: "Half of the annual profits of the two chambers of commerce are taken out to have a relationship with the ministers of the imperial court, so at present, the internal *** and decision-making are inclined to businessmen." The collusion between officials and businessmen is not a new topic, and the emperor may not be unaware of it. At present, there are also places where merchants can be used. Needless to say, fighting a war burns money, when you look at me, a county magistrate, you know how much money it costs for the imperial court to have so many officials. Originally, I thought that the imperial court would not do it, but it seems that I was mistaken. ”

Su Qian hurriedly asked, "What do you say?" ”

"You should all know about the Yangping Sinking Corpse Case, right?"

Zhou An nodded: "It can be said that every household is well-known." The lord sent a letter, and if he hadn't seen that the lord was fine, he would have sent an order to ban the trade in gold. At that time, I was thinking, if something happens to the adults, and we don't communicate well between the north and the south, I'm afraid that the imperial court will slowly find a way to exploit us. ”

"Well, then what I'm going to tell you two is. Although it has not yet been conclusive, it is likely that the emperor instigated this matter, what do you two think? ”

"Your Majesty?" Two *** shocked, why did the emperor attack Ouyang? Could it be a prelude to the suppression of business?

"If I had planted this case, I guess you wouldn't have thought that it was the court's intentions. After that, various policies were slowly implemented, emphasizing agriculture over commerce, increasing taxes, collecting currency rights, taking over money banks, and so on. Control the industries that can affect people's livelihood in the hands of the central court. At that time, the merchant was a monkey, and he couldn't jump out of the palm of his hand. ”

"Humph!" Su Qian said dissatisfiedly: "They say that they are born when they say that they are alive, and they can die when they say that they are dead." Let's just say that the standards set by the commercial law are already very strict. However, last month, a document from the imperial court said that the internal accounts of the Chamber of Commerce should be reported to the household department every six months. It is a serious violation of the commercial law, and the commercial law also states that any change in the regulations must be announced to the public after the discussion. But as far as I know, this official document was changed when the emperor explained it to the household department. ”

"If there is a benefit, take out the commercial law, and if there is no benefit, change the commercial law." Zhou An sighed and said, "What else can we do?" ”

"The emperor is Lao Tzu, she will only listen to herself. So we have to use the court of the imperial court to speak. Ouyang said: "We can't have no right to speak at all, and we can't even convey the opposition."

Su Qian nodded: "I have also made friends with several second-grade ministers." If it was a commercial law discussion, these people would be able to speak out. ”

"This is too passive, we not only befriend the courtiers, but more importantly, we have to support our own people." Ouyang Dao: "I know you have small moves, but all you can master are seven-grade and eight-grade officials." If we can't even go up to the court meeting, we have to help these people who can be controlled, five grades, or even one grade. At the same time, you can't passively befriend the ministers, you have to use means. Otherwise, if there is a conflict of interest, we are likely to be the weaker ones abandoned by them. ”

Su Qian asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Build a dirty official account." Ouyang Dao: "My idea is to send a person who we don't recognize to be stationed in Tokyo. Record the dark side of various officials, and then blackmail them if necessary. But it must not be discovered that this man is one of our people. ”

Su Qian and Zhou An looked at each other, and Su Qian asked in a low voice, "My lord, you don't want to rebel, do you?" ”

"We don't do rebellion." Ouyang took a sip of herbal tea and said, "But if someone already wants us to spit out all our hard work, we can't be unprepared." Both of them are handsome, and they should know what I mean. I said yes, if one of you disagrees today, let's forget about it today, and let everyone come in for a meeting. If neither of them wants to be controlled by others all the time, and hopes that the merchant can also influence the decision-making of the imperial court in the future, we will study it downward. ”

Su Qian and Zhou An didn't say they agreed, but they didn't object either. Each began to meditate. Ouyang's meaning is very clear, it doesn't have to be a rebellion, but if the emperor persecutes him in the future, he can't be unprepared.

The two pondered, and Ouyang continued: "The imperial court can't all be said by the scholars, and it can't be unable to restrain the emperor. Everyone looks at Tang Xuanzong, at the beginning, he was extremely wise and opened an enlightened and prosperous era. However, in middle and late years, due to its mistakes, it led to the destruction of lives, the country, and the suffering. The fate of a nation, the fate of the merchants, and the fate of the people cannot be decided by one person, but by those who can represent them. ”

Su Qiandao: "It's not that this thing can't be done. From the perspective of the Yangping Chamber of Commerce, there are no adults and no chambers of commerce. After so many years, adults have never missed decisions. Rebel...... To be honest, none of us dared, but there was a way to be willing to cut off the emperor and dare to pull the emperor off the horse. If the imperial court really has any ideas, it seems that we should also make some preparations. Of course, this needs to be very well prepared. ”

In fact, in the past 100 years, there has been no shortage of Song Dashang. But there are very few good deaths. Gou Guan is just a temporary wealth. The struggle for the change of dynasty in the palace involved local magistrates and always involved many people. and they are coveted and envied...... I think I need to be prepared. Zhou An said: "Please also talk about it, let's discuss it." ”

"Good!" Ouyang said: "Then I'll talk about the idea first." ”

The three-person meeting lasted a day, and after three days of waiting, the meeting ended abruptly after a day of meetings. The three-person meeting determined several plans, the Yangping Chamber of Commerce was responsible for the official accounts, and the Southeast Chamber of Commerce was responsible for infiltrating the ministers of the imperial court. Ouyang wrote the outline and introduced it - sleepwalking. By using fantasy techniques, he writes about the life of modern commercial society. Equality is the main theme. Of course, Ouyang is letting others take the pen.

Not resisting is not Ouyang's style, it is another year's New Year's Festival, and on the morning of the New Year's Festival, Zhanming met with Ouyang in private.

"This person's surname is Jin, and because he is the third in line, he is called Jin San. It was recruited to the forbidden army the year before last, and because of its powerful martial arts and extraordinary martial arts, he is currently serving as a school captain. This man was a man of few words, and he did not have any dealings with the sergeant with whom he had good friends. My cousin paid attention to this person, firstly, because this person's appetite is famous for the Tokyo Forbidden Army, and secondly, he is good at making knives. I told my cousin that Kong Wu was a powerful knife man, and the first thing my cousin thought of was him. Zhan Ming said: "Around the time of the case, this person also applied to my cousin for a set of forbidden army clothes. ”

"He eats a lot, he doesn't fit in, he is powerful, and he is very eye-catching." Ouyang sneered: "And I also received new clothes at the time of the crime, nine out of nine is a trap waiting for me to investigate." Where are the people? ”

"A native of Qizhou, Tokyo East Road, he has got the address of his hometown."

Ouyang nodded: "Well, after the New Year, you will go to Qizhou hard, and you will say that you will go out on business." I'm sure no one will be able to track you. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, this matter is on me."

Everyone knows curiosity, Ouyang naturally won't mess around just because of curiosity, but when it comes to his own life, then he has to pay attention. Of course, Ouyang is also curious, what kind of trap is this Jin San's side?