Chapter 188: The Calculation of the Civil Officials
These words were deafening, and Zhu Qiyu was enthusiastic when he heard it.
That is his ancestor, and as a descendant of later generations, he has honor.
But listening to Li Qing's words, "And I, am not immortal, one day I will be old and die; So the emperor, why bother to ask for a small road and lose the avenue? ”
Zhu Qiyu was stunned and nodded: "What Mr. said is that I am just a little curious." ”
Li Qing smiled and didn't pierce him.
Then he led the topic to the court: "If the emperor is not good at refusing, then drag it out." ”
"How long can it be delayed?" Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that the more I delay, the more energetic they will be." ”
"That's right." Li Qing nodded: "However, it is not difficult to punish them." ”
Zhu Qiyu perked up: "Sir, you might as well say it clearly." ”
Li Qingdao: "The emperor has just ascended to the throne, and he doesn't know the situation thoroughly enough, and the people below will definitely not let go of this opportunity, and there have been a lot of financial expenditures in the past six months, right?" ”
"That's true." Zhu Qiyu nodded, and immediately realized the deep meaning, "What does Mr. mean...... They lied, concealed reports, and embezzled public funds from the imperial court. ”
"Whether that's the case or not, you'll find out." Li Qing said with a smile, "Jinyiwei and Dongchang are institutions that supervise hundreds of officials, and they are not in the official system;
In the past, Taizu built Jinyiwei and Taizong built the East Factory, the purpose of which was to supervise the ministers for a long time, why did the emperor abandon it? ”
Seeing that Zhu Qiyu was still a little hesitant, Li Qing smiled and said: "It's normal for the factory guards to not be treated by the ministers, and there are indeed some bad people in these two institutions, but they can't be completely denied;
Abandoning the factory and guarding is not used, the emperor is tantamount to abandoning his martial arts, and the ministers wish you were like this. ”
Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "I will consider this, but ......"
He asked the question he was most concerned about: "If it really comes to the point of welcoming back the emperor, can Mr. really do it...... Is it? ”
"My words count, and he can't come back." Li Qing said seriously.
"Hmm..."Zhu Qiyu relaxed a little and sighed: "Let's decide like this first, it's all for the sake of the country, and the emperor can understand it." ”
"He'll understand." Li Qing nodded.
Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu felt comfortable, then remembered something, his smile gradually faded, and said:
"Some time ago, Yu Aiqing told me to mint copper coins and exchange copper coins for treasure money, which has always been a hundred ......."
As he spoke, he frowned slightly: "This is not a small number!" ”
If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, today's Zhu Qiyu no longer has the psychology of 'can't spend it, you can't spend it at all'.
The treasure money printed by several emperors was all returned by him, although Zhu Qiyu has not counted the reason, but he also knows that it must be an astronomical amount.
This alone is afraid that it will take more than ten years of national fiscal revenue, and maybe it will be more.
He didn't know about the others, but it was said that Taizong didn't print less money.
Li Qing sighed and asked, "Are there any oranges?" ”
“?”
Zhu Qiyu was a little confused: What is this? I have come to you to discuss state affairs, but you are anxious about eating.
“…… Yes. Zhu Qiyu ordered someone to bring fresh oranges.
Autumn is the season when oranges are ripe, and the queen is even bigger and fuller, and the quality is excellent, Li Qing picked up a left hand and a right hand.
Eat if you want to eat, and say things are okay after eating...... Zhu Qiyu was a little helpless, "Sir, you might as well try it, this orange tastes good." ”
"It's done, then talk while eating." Li Qing set aside one.
Em~
Sweet and juicy!
Unconsciously ate a few more, until there were only five left in the fruit bowl, and then began to talk about the theory of five oranges.
Zhu Qiyu didn't think so at first, but when he listened to it, his expression became solemn.
Li Qing was talking about something very new, and he had some difficulty listening to it, but he could feel that although Li Qing's set of theories was incredible, it was very useful, and it was not alarmist.
The importance of money and purchasing power...... Zhu Qiyu pondered for a long time and said:
"Sir, since the result of the imperial court's printing of money is paid by the people, and in the end, the Ming court will bear the consequences, so why not abolish the treasure banknotes?"
Li Qing was stunned: "Abolish the treasure banknote? ”
"Hmm." Zhu Qiyu said: "What if there is a loser in the monarch of the future generations and prints money like crazy, and the emperor behind him doesn't want to pay it back, or can't afford to pay it back?" ”
"It's better to abolish it altogether." Zhu Qiyu said, "Wouldn't it be better to do it once and for all?" ”
Li Qing was moved, but after thinking about it carefully, he still refused rationally.
It is true that the indiscriminate printing of treasure money is full of drawbacks, but this is the last line of defense of the imperial court, if the treasure money is abolished, then the Ming Dynasty will really have no money when there is no money.
Daming treasure banknote is like a hole card, you can not use it, but you can't do without it.
Li Qing wiped his mouth and said: "As long as it develops steadily, there will be more and more oranges, and the corresponding currency must also be increased to facilitate the circulation of the market economy, and treasure banknotes are the most efficient and cost-effective way to issue currency;
It's better to keep it in case you need it. ”
"Hmm...... Also. Zhu Qiyu nodded lightly, "Then take what Mr. said." ”
After a pause, "It is estimated that they will soon bring the matter to the table, sir, don't be like before, come and say goodbye without saying goodbye." ”
Li Qing smiled bitterly and nodded: "Don't worry, I'm here, I'm not going anywhere." ”
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I have to say that the civil officials are still very particular, and they did not go directly to the end, but played the salute first and then the soldiers.
They proposed that the former princess be canonized as queen.
This Zhu Qiyu naturally will not refuse, he is the emperor, and his wife is justified as the queen, and at the same time, it can also set off him as an emperor from the side.
It's just that the fly in the ointment is that his son is not the crown prince.
Zhu Qiyu still minds this very much, but he promised it before and swore a poisonous oath, only half a year has passed, and he is embarrassed to blatantly break the contract.
Let's do this first, and wait for Daming to settle down and the ministers return to their hearts...... Zhu Qiyu pressed his mind and began to manage politics more diligently.
At the same time, he listened to Li Qing's suggestion and secretly asked the factory guard to investigate the affected states and counties in the past six months, as well as the use of the imperial court's funds.
The top guards of the factory were all promoted by Zhu Qizhen, and now that the emperor has changed, his heart is empty, and when he sees that the new emperor is willing to use them, his heart is happy.
Rolled up his sleeves and went to work, bent on making some merit and elevating his status in the emperor's heart.
On the other hand, the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Cabinet ...... The work attitude of each department is also very correct, and the office is coordinated with each other.
The Ming Dynasty fell into a short-lived boom, and everything seemed to be developing for the better.
However, the good times did not last long, and in the second month of the queen's canonization, the civil official group began to behave as demons.
- Abolishing the vehicle and vessel tax.
In the court, a group of people talked about how much benefit it would be to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty after the cancellation of the vehicle and vessel tax, saying that the commercial tax was too high, which was not conducive to the development of the country, and the Ming monarch should benefit the people.
In all fairness, there is some truth to their words.
The commercial tax is indeed high, but this is based on the fact that the maritime trade is lucrative, and the commercial tax for domestic sales is still very low, and it is aimed at exports.
Taking a step back, the commercial tax was really abolished, and the extra money earned by the gentry would not be given to the people.
Zhu Qiyu decisively refused, joking, not enough to spend, not enough to spend.
If it weren't for the fear of public anger, he would have wanted to rise again.
The loans accumulated in several dynasties are now under him, and Zhu Qiyu is under a lot of pressure.
When the civilian-bureaucratic clique saw this posture, they were not happy.
Let's do a good job, the princess will make you a queen, you have to give some positive feedback, right?
Therefore, they put forward another suggestion - the officials should not compete with the people for profit, and all maritime trade should be delegated to the people.
Good guy, this is really killing Zhu Qiyu, how can he repay the loan if he stops maritime trade?
Zhu Qiyu didn't want to think about it, and decisively refused.
The multiple-choice question given by the civil official group, Zhu Qiyu directly handed over the white papers.
At this time, the civilian clique has stopped.
If the soft one doesn't work, then the hard one can only come.
welcomed back the Emperor Taishang and was officially moved to the table.
The ministers said that Zhu Qiyu would welcome back the emperor.
Especially the Hanlin Academy, the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, and the people in the matter, they cried in the court one by one, which moved the heavens and the earth.
I don't know, I thought my father was kidnapped.
However, the fact is that a large number of them have been severely beaten by Zhu Qizhen.
Zhu Qiyu couldn't refuse, and he didn't dare to refuse, otherwise he would be pointed out by thousands of people.
"It is inevitable to welcome back the Emperor!" Zhu Qiyu was awe-inspiring: "I will not abandon the emperor, of course, I will not ignore the Ming Dynasty, this matter must be taken seriously, and then we will discuss it......"
Let's discuss it again, and see if we come up with a proper method, how can you delay? The civilian clique hates and thinks.
They hope that Zhu Qizhen will come back, and they really hope that because Zhu Qizhen is back, Zhu Qiyu will definitely not dare to be so tough.
If the Ming Dynasty can change the emperor once, he can change it a second time!