What Yan Shifan didn't expect was that although he had reduced his sense of existence as much as possible, he still hadn't escaped Jiajing's eyes.

Immediately, I saw Yan Shifan get up from the seat suddenly, his face was tangled, and he followed suit.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, Wei Chen is only a shallow learner, I am afraid it is difficult to take on such a heavy responsibility! ”

"You must know that this is an exam specifically for the clan and nobles, Weichen thinks that it is better to let the Ministry of Rites come, after all, the test questions are from their side, and it will be ......good when the time comes."

It's just that Jiajing seemed to see what Yan Shifan was thinking, chuckled, and turned to speak.

"Yan Shifan, you don't have to worry, when the time comes, you just need to follow the process of the imperial examination, and you don't have to save face!"

Jiajing paused for a moment when he said this, and then added.

"The level of the clan and the nobles, I can't be clearer, when the time comes, you just need to deal with it impartially, understand?"

Seeing that Jiajing had already said this, Yan Shifan knew that he was powerless to shirk it, so he had no choice but to accept this errand.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Yan Shifan had taken over the errand, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly, and immediately commanded.

"Well, sit down!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After this, I saw Yan Shifan sit back in his place, and at this moment, his face was full of doubt.

"What does Your Majesty mean, why do you specifically emphasize the process of the imperial examination, isn't Your Majesty worried that those clans and nobles can't answer the questions?"

"You must know that the main purpose of Your Majesty's holding of this examination specifically for the clan and nobles is to silence the mouths of those ministers, so that the clan and nobles can enter the official career justifiably and participate in the government politics!"

"And now, Your Majesty has emphasized that I should deal with it impartially, is it that Your Majesty's side has been prepared for a long time. Or ......"

Just as Yan Shifan was still racking his brains to think about the intention behind Jiajing's move, he saw Lu Fang stand up and say in a deep voice.

"The first thing the cabinet has discussed this time, and we will continue to discuss it after a short break!"

As soon as Lu Fang's words fell, everyone present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

And Xu Jie's heart on the side was full of happiness, because His Majesty handed over the "hot potato" of the examiner to Yan Shifan's hands.

There is nothing more satisfying than making Yan Song's father and son deflated!

"Hmph, Yan Shifan, I want to see how you should deal with this scene when the time comes, are those clans and nobles getting along, in the end, you don't have to end up in a dilemma!"

"If you follow Your Majesty's orders, you will definitely incur the dissatisfaction of those clans and nobles, if you don't follow Your Majesty's orders and want to cheat for personal gain, then I Xu Jie, I will find a ginseng for you, so that you can't eat and go around!"

Xu Jie thought so, and immediately glanced at Yan Shifan without a trace.

After that, about a few minutes later, I saw Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, stand up, and after looking around, he said loudly.

"The first thing in this cabinet discussion has been discussed, and now we will start discussing the second thing, the related issues of receiving the Rakshasa Mission!"

After this, Lu Fang did not hesitate at all, and immediately returned to his original position, like a sculpture, bowed his head, and said nothing.

As soon as Lu Fang's words fell, Xu Jie, who was on the side, stood up and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a play!"

"Speak!"

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie, and immediately ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Xu Jie organized the words in his mind, he spoke unhurriedly.

"Your Majesty, this Rakshasa mission came to my Daming from thousands of miles away, just to carry out long-term trade with my Daming, to buy silk, tea, porcelain and other luxury goods produced by my Daming, Weichen thinks, we should make good use of this opportunity!"

When Jiajing heard Xu Jie's words, the whole person suddenly became interested, and asked with interest.

"Oh, Xu Jie, what do you think, just say it!"

When Xu Jie heard this, he thought for a while, and then said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks so, although all along, the silk, tea, porcelain and other luxury goods produced by my Ming Dynasty are very popular among these countries."

"Before this, Weichen had specially learned about the relevant situation from the officials of Honglu Temple, so he knew a fact."

"That is, in the countries of Fanbang, the people who can afford to consume silk, tea, and porcelain account for only a small part, and most of them are princes and nobles."

"This time, the Rakshasa mission that came to my Ming Dynasty from thousands of miles away was also ordered by the royal family of their country to buy silk, tea, and porcelain from my Ming Dynasty."

"Wechen is wondering, can I take this opportunity to promote the silk, tea, porcelain, etc. produced by my Ming Dynasty to the people of Fanbang countries, so that my Ming Dynasty can also grab more profits from it!"

"In the future, the silk, porcelain, tea, etc. produced by my Ming Dynasty can also be divided into two kinds like the newspapers of the imperial court, one is dedicated to the princes and nobles, and the other is for the ordinary people!"

As soon as Xu Jie's words fell, Yan Song on the side stood up and expressed his dissent.

"Hmph, that's ridiculous!"

"Elder Xu Ge, don't forget, the reason why the silk, porcelain, tea and other luxury goods produced by my Daming Dynasty are popular with Fanbang countries is because of their exquisite shapes and high prices?"

"In order to compare, the royal families of those countries will try their best to buy silk, porcelain, tea and other luxury goods from my Ming Dynasty by any means.

When Yan Song said this, he turned his gaze to Jiajing on the side, and then continued.

"Your Majesty, there is a way that scarcity is precious, let's take Liuxinju as an example, since Liuxinju has become extremely popular because of the propaganda of the imperial court newspapers, the price of their pickles has also risen!"

"Because Liuxinju's pickles are becoming more and more popular in the capital, later, Liuxinju even did not hesitate to use the method of purchase restriction to limit the number of people who buy pickles."

"But with the purchase restriction, the price of Liuxinju pickles has also increased several times, even to the point where ordinary people are discouraged!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for saying bluntly, the suggestion put forward by Elder Xu Ge will certainly be able to gain a lot of benefits in the short term, but in the long run, it is completely undesirable, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he bowed to the ground and quietly waited for Jiajing's decision.

In Jiajing's view, Yan Song and Xu Jie's views can be described in two words, namely quality and quantity!

Xu Jie wanted to expand the coverage of silk, tea, and porcelain at the expense of reducing the quality of goods by going through volume, and grab more profits from it, while Yan Song wanted to take the high-end route wholeheartedly and make money from those princes and nobles.

At this moment, Jiajing, after listening to Yan Song and Xu Jie's narrations respectively, quickly made a decision in his heart.

After all, in Europe now, ordinary civilians have difficulty even having enough to eat, so how can they afford to consume luxury goods such as silk, porcelain, and tea?

Immediately, I saw Jiajing raise his head and say slowly.

"Well, as Xu Ge Lao said, at present, in the countries of Fanbang, the people who can afford to consume silk, tea, and porcelain only account for a very small part, as far as I know, those ordinary civilians are even a problem to eat, how can they afford to consume these luxuries?"

"This suggestion made by Elder Xu Ge is certainly good, but now is not the time."

"I think that for now, we should focus on those princes and nobles, after all, they have the most wealth, and they will definitely not frown when they spend money!"

Seeing that Jiajing had made the final decision, Xu Jie, even if he was unwilling, had to nod his head and say yes.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Yan Song, who was on the side, saw that Jiajing finally accepted his proposal, and he couldn't help but feel a touch of happiness in his heart, and immediately sat back on his chair, looking like an old god was there.

At this moment, I saw Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, stand up and said loudly.

"The first and second things have been discussed in this cabinet meeting, and after the rest is over, we will immediately start discussing the third thing, that is, to reactivate the policy of changing the land and returning the river during the Yongle period!"

When Lu Fang's words fell, everyone cheered up with 120,000 points, and the next thing that needed to be discussed was the top priority of this cabinet meeting!

And at this moment, Jiajing also supported his chin with one hand and began to close his eyes and recuperate.

The rest of the cabinet was all holding their breath, for fear that the slightest noise would affect the emperor's rest, and the entire cabinet fell into silence.

Time passed slowly, and I saw Jiajing open his eyes, rub the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand, and after looking around, he immediately spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think about this, you can say it!"

As soon as Jiajing's words fell, Zhang Juzheng, who had been silent for a long time, stood up and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a play!"

"Speak!"

After getting Jiajing's consent, Zhang Juzheng slowly said the idea of changing the land and returning to the stream in his mind.

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that in the southwest, it is very necessary to implement the reform of the land and return to the stream!"

"During the Hongwu period, Wusa Tusi was on the node of the Sichuan-Yunnan Post Road, and the imperial court found an excuse to quell the rebellion against Wusa in order to ensure the control of Yunnan."

"In the end, after killing more than 20,000 family members of Wusa Tusi and setting up Wusa Guard, the local area has completely settled down, and there is no longer any hidden danger of rebellion!"

"Since the Tusi in the southwest is not very peaceful at the moment, Weichen feels that he should follow the example of the Hongwu period and take thunderous measures to completely sweep it away in the name of counterinsurgency!"

"After it is swept away, we will set up a guard station, divide and rule, so that it can no longer pose a threat to our Ming Dynasty, and completely eliminate the hidden danger of its rebellion!"

"In addition, Tusi such as Yongshun and Baojing in Xiangxi, Emiyang in eastern Sichuan, Tianzhou in Guangxi, Jingdong in Yunnan, etc., who are loyal to my Ming Dynasty, should be vigorously appeased!"

When Zhang Juzheng's words fell, Yan Song on the side squinted slightly, and looked Zhang Juzheng up and down without a trace.

At this moment, he saw from Zhang Juzheng the ruthlessness and decisiveness necessary to become the first assistant of the cabinet!

In layman's terms, Zhang Juzheng skipped all the cumbersome established procedures and directly suggested that the emperor send troops in the name of quelling the rebellion, and then talk slowly after the local Tusi was completely subdued.

The lives of tens of thousands of people are tied to a few words that Zhang Juzheng understated.

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's proposal, Jiajing also fell into deep thought, and his fingers tapped on the table very regularly, making a 'da-da' sound.

Although before this, Jiajing had already written a personal letter to Feng Yue, the governor of Huguang, and asked the Ordnance Department to transport a large number of new weapons, as well as a lot of food and ordnance, so that he could be ready to deploy troops to quell the rebellion at any time.

Even though these preparations have been made, Jiajing still does not have much confidence, in the final analysis, it is because the local guards and soldiers have relatively low combat effectiveness, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of Zhejiang!

On the one hand, the local soldiers in Zhejiang have already been tempered in the long-term war with the Japanese and gradually grown into elite soldiers, not only that, because Zhejiang is very rich, the treatment of the local guards and soldiers, in addition to the border army, is also rare in the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Do you send troops directly, it's good to win the war, you can take advantage of this prestige, and you can also carry it out logically, but if you lose, or the situation is deadlocked, when the time comes, the court will want to implement the reform of the land and return to the stream, and the resistance will not be ordinary!"

After a long time, I saw Jiajing come back to his senses, and he didn't make a decision immediately, but turned his gaze to Xu Jie, who was on the side, and said slowly.

"Xu Jie, what do you think of Zhang Juzheng's idea?"

Xu Jie heard Jiajing's words, and after thinking for a while, he spoke cautiously.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that it will be too risky to send the army directly like this, and it is good to win the battle, but in case it ......"

When Xu Jie said this, he stopped and did not continue to speak.

At this moment, Gao Gong on the side stood up, only to see him arch his hand and say in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this idea is very feasible!"

Jiajing saw Gao Gong stand up and support Zhang Juzheng, and a trace of surprise couldn't help but appear on his face, and he immediately asked.

"Oh, high arch, what do you think?"

Gao Gong saw that Jiajing's gaze fell on him, and the whole person was not afraid at all, and after organizing the language in his mind, he said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, as far as Wei Chen knows, those local toasts have done everything to exploit the people under their rule, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as knocking bones and sucking the marrow, so they have already caused the people's resentment to boil!"

"This time, the imperial court went to conquer the southwest Tusi on the grounds of quelling the rebellion, which not only firmly occupied the righteousness, but also smoothed the hearts of the people, and the people will definitely eat pot pulp and welcome the king!"

"Besides, now that the treasury is abundant, the soldiers are strong, and the new weapons from the Weapons Division are helping to help, isn't it easy to deal with these toasts?"

After listening to Gao Gong's admonition, Jiajing nodded, which can be regarded as approving Gao Gong's words.

After this, I saw Jiajing withdraw his gaze from Gao Gong's body and asked.

"Then who do you think should be the best to operate first?"

(End of chapter)