Prime Minister

Chapter 459 Counterattack (Part [-])
Inside the Exchange.

Cai Jing also proposed to Zhang Yue that the gold and silver exchanged for salt banknotes should be reserved as reserves, and the rest should be loaned to private warehouses as interest. Handling fee between payments.

This is the second time that Cai Jing has asked Zhang Yue, and Zhang Yue certainly understands that what he said is very reasonable.

What Cai Jing is talking about is the operation mode of modern banks. Depositors deposit money in the bank, the bank pays interest, and then the bank gives a higher interest, and lends the money to merchants or countries, using the interest difference as the source of profit.

Now Shanxi and Luoyang branch offices have been opened, and the handling fee for depositing and withdrawing salt banknotes in other places is the usual money minus [-] Wen, which is equivalent to [-]%.

This handling fee is higher than that of Jiaozi, and the handling fee of Jiaozi is [-]%.

If you are in Bianjing, the local deposit and withdrawal in Luoyang is ten Wenqian, which is one percent.

Cai Jing had intentionally reduced the handling fee for salt bills to [-]%, which dealt a dimensionality reduction blow to Jiaozi and reduced the living space of Jiaozi.

Zhang Yue knew what Cai Jing was thinking?

But this move will inevitably offend the Sichuan and Sichuan Jiaozi merchants, touch the interests of others, and it is not good for oneself. Isn't this a knife for Ren Shouzhong and others to stab himself?
As for lending gold and silver to private warehouses and exempting the handling fee through the interest difference, this is of course better, but the step is too big, and if the step is too big, it will be messed up.

Although Cai Jing has never been an official, he also understands Zhang Yue's concerns.

Cai Jingdao: "Should the bachelor set up another quality warehouse and let the officials take a stake in it?"

Zhang Yueyan said: "That's good, but I'm afraid I won't be able to escape the criticism of the scholar-bureaucrats."

Cai Jingdao: "What the bachelor is worried about."

Zhang Yue saw that Cai Jing looked a little sad, and said with a smile: "Do you think I worry too much, so it's hard to do anything?"

Cai Jingdao: "Jing thinks that the concerns of scholars are right. There are many things in ancient and modern times that were not done by incompetent people. In fact, they are all bad because mediocrity hinders them."

Zhang Yue said: "Let's put aside the matter of interest."

Zhang Yue added from the bottom of his heart, at least wait until the outcome between me and Ren Shouzhong is decided.

Cai Jing bowed his hands and retreated.

Looking at Cai Jing's back, Zhang Yue couldn't help but praise him, what a talent!

Now that Zhang Yue has recommended Wang Shao, his two-year trial is over.

Four years after Jingde, the officials of the Jing Dynasty had a survey every three years and an examination every year.

Ouyang Xiu reduced his research to one year, so three years were reduced to two years.

As a rule, the more you have to go to the trial court to accept the test, the official test pays more attention to qualifications than family background, time and not talent.

In a word, when the term of office is up, you can get it.If you had nothing to do with the officials of the trial court before, or if you made a major mistake during your tenure, or someone reported you, you will generally not be stuck during the trial.

Although Zhang Yue's personnel relations are now in the Zhengshitang, Mo Kan is still assigned to the official court for assessment.

Zhang Yue's official is Zuo Lang, Zuo Lang is generally transferred to Secretary Cheng, and the junior is transferred to Zuo Lang, and if the outstanding one is transferred to Taichang Cheng, it mainly depends on how the trial court arranges.

But for Zhang Yue, everything is not a problem, because the judge of the court is his head, Wang Gui.

Zhang Yue took his own printing paper and calendar paper to the trial court, and then explained to the trial court his achievements, faults and the name of the master.Zhang Yue was born as a Jinshi, and the column of the master is vacant.

Wang Gui talked for a long time when he saw Zhang Yue.

Both of them were reminiscing about the old days, and they didn't mention a word about whether Zhang Yue was Zhuo Lang, Secretary Cheng, or Tai Chang Cheng after his investigation.

The two chatted happily, and Wang Gui suddenly said, "Duzhi, have you offended anyone recently?"

Zhang Yue's heart trembled, Wang Gui was warning him.

Zhang Yue asked, "Did the teacher hear something?"

Wang Gui took a letter from his sleeve and showed it to Zhang Yue. After reading it, Zhang Yue knew that he had been bribed in Jiaoyin Prison.

But from Zhang Yue's letter, this person should not have a high position and doesn't know much about him, otherwise this time the case will be confirmed.

"It's Ren Shouzhong."

"It really is him."

Wang Gui burned the report letter in a candle, and then told Zhang Yue: "Be cautious when you are an official. Ren Shouzhong is the most vicious person. Fortunately, I have some friendship with him. Does he need the old man to intercede for you? ?”

Zhang Yuexi said: "Thank you teacher, if possible, I would like to admit my mistake to Senior Official Ren!"

Wang Gui nodded and said, "Alright, those who know the current affairs are outstanding!"

After Zhang Yue left Wang Gui's place, he knew that things were getting serious.

On this day, Zhang Yue didn't go back to the mansion, and went straight to the mansion of Cao Yi, the uncle of the country.

When Cao Yu saw Zhang Yue, he smiled and said, "Duzhi, Zhang Duzhi has arrived."

Zhang Yue said: "Ashamed, I was delayed in the trial court just now."

Cao Yu smiled and said, "Scholar Zhang is so busy. Zhang Duzhi sent me the Shu brocade today at the Queen Mother's request, otherwise he would not be able to leave the palace."

"By the way, Zhang Duzhi is extremely simple and doesn't need to give gifts... Just tell him the truth if you have any truth."

Zhang Yue said a sentence to understand.

Immediately Cao Yi led Zhang Yue into the room.

But I saw a well-maintained eunuch in his fifties sitting on a chair.

Zhang Yue bowed to the other party and said, "Everyone knows when I've seen it."

This eunuch is Zhang Maoze, who is well known in the family today.

Zhang Mao looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Scholar Zhang, don't gossip. Mr. Wen wrote to me before, saying that you have something to ask me, but it's hard to say in the letter. Now you can come to me in this country's uncle's mansion. Look." Let's see if our family can help you. Who told our family to owe Wen Xianggong a life?"

Zhang Yue said that he sent Ren Shouzhong to Yin prison for spying on him, and told Zhang Maoze truthfully that he was about to put himself to death.

There was a conflict between Zhang Mao and Ren Shouzhong. When Emperor Renzong was seriously ill, Empress Cao and Fu Bi secretly negotiated to let Zhao Zongshi ascend the throne.

Later, Emperor Renzong received a report and knew that his queen and the prime minister were discussing this matter, so he was furious and said in front of the prime minister Wen Yanbo that Empress Cao and Zhang Mao were colluding to usurp the throne.

Zhang Mao almost committed suicide, and finally Wen Yanbo stabilized the situation.

Zhang Mao failed to commit suicide and was demoted from the palace.

Zhang Mao knew that although there was no factual evidence, it was likely that Ren Shouzhong had learned the news from Huangcheng Sima and filed a complaint with Emperor Renzong.

Who asked Zhang Mao to support Zhao Zongshi, while Ren Shouzhong supported Zhao Yunchu.

This time Zhang Mao returned to the palace. He thought that Ren Shouzhong would lose power, but he never knew that Ren Shouzhong regained his trust by making money for the official queen.

Zhang Mao said: "The scholar wants our family to intercede for you in front of Ren Shouzhong. After all, there are not many people that Ren Shouzhong is afraid of now, and our family happens to be one of them."

Zhang Yue said: "Please read it before."

After speaking, Zhang Yue handed Zhang Maoze a piece of paper.

Zhang Mao took a look at Zhang Yue, and immediately picked up the paper to see that it was full of Ren Shouzhong's black material, such as Zuo Tian Min's incident in Yuezhou, colluding with Jiang Deming's reinstatement, framing the official's relatives for being unfilial, and handing over the two palaces , Self-opening treasures and goods dedicated to the queen's solid favor, the most important one is to spy on the whereabouts of the emperor.

Zhang Mao was taken aback and said, "These crimes are enough to kill Ren Shouzhong ten times. Where did you collect them?"

PS: There is another update tonight!
(End of this chapter)