Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 257 Shen Yi Has No Choice

After hearing what the Son of Heaven said, Shen Yi couldn't sit still anymore.

He walked two steps in the hall, a little annoyed, said.

"How can Wang Jianzhai be so reckless in such a big matter? You really are a reckless man!"

It was no wonder that Shen Yi behaved like this.

Whether to open the mutual market is an extremely complicated matter, which is related to the interests of all aspects, and belongs to the direction directly related to the imperial court's major policies.

With the opening of the mutual market, how should local order be maintained, and whether special local officials should be dispatched.

How to ensure taxation and how to combat smuggling.

How should the layout of the border troops be adjusted accordingly, and how to ensure the safety of the people and merchants involved in the transaction.

This is a series of matters involving the various yamen of the imperial court, not just a matter of touching the upper and lower lips.

This kind of thing must be discussed in court!
Speaking of this, both Zhu Qiyu and Shen Yi knew in their hearts that if the mutual market is to be opened, it can only be opened in the name of the court.

Such a large-scale trade activity, even the emperor, could not act on his own without going through the court.

Therefore, changing the policy of the imperial court and opening up the mutual market is the only way.

But negotiating to open it, and having promised to open it to foreigners without authorization are two different things.

This kind of move will only make the court meeting, which was not easy to pass, even more difficult.

Don't think that there is nothing wrong with the emperor's secret edict, it's still the same sentence, the imperial court is not a matter for the emperor to decide with one word.

The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty dared to refute even the emperor's imperial decree, let alone a so-called secret edict.

It's really going to be troublesome, and the courtiers will break the contract every minute to show you.

As the Minister of the Household Department, Shen Yi naturally hopes that the mutual market can be opened normally, so that the imperial court will have a lot of income.

Zhu Qiyu sighed, raised his hand to stop Shen Yi who was circling around like ants, and said.

"Shen Qing doesn't need to blame Mr. Jian Zhai, what he did was all my will. I had told him beforehand that he would be too modest, and he had no objection."

"At that time, the war was stalemate, and Tuotuobuhua was the only breakthrough. If you want him to retreat, you must have enough interests. Shen Qing should understand this."

He also launched a four-way army to attack Ming. The purpose was to contain the frontier troops everywhere. If he could not provide timely support, he dared to go straight in with confidence.

Tuotuobuhua withdrew, and the confrontation between Datong, Xuanfu, and Liaodong collapsed. Then this situation of containment, in turn, became Yexian's weakness.

The Bodu King's army he stayed outside Datong City was held back by Datong Guo Deng, and the Liaodong garrison rushed to help Xuanfu, so that Xuanfu had enough energy to cooperate with Fan Guang and sent troops to attack Yangheguan at night.

Cut off the supply line from Yanghe to Baiyangkou, besiege the generals within the border defense first, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

This is the whole battle plan that was formulated at the beginning.

Although in the end Baiyangkou was lost because of King Saikan's surprise attack, and Rang also fled back to the grassland first, but overall, the battle plan was successful.

The most critical part of this is to persuade Tuotuo Buhua to withdraw his troops when Liaodong is empty.

The essence of negotiation is the exchange of interests.

Although Wang Wen successfully broke the trust between Tuotuobuhua and Yexian through various means, but this alone can only make Tuotuobuhua willing to negotiate.

It is absolutely impossible for him to withdraw his troops without showing tangible benefits.

The mutual market is the biggest bargaining chip that can impress him, and it is almost the only bargaining chip.

Without Tuotuobuhua's withdrawal, there would be no Ming Dynasty's victory at Bauhinia Pass.

To some extent, this is the necessary price to pay to win this war.

Now that the war is over, Zhu Qiyu no longer keeps keeping secrets, and told Shen Yi the whole process at the beginning.

After listening to it, Shen Shangshu also had a complicated expression, and finally understood why the emperor had such a preference for Wang Wen.

This is no longer gambling with one's wealth and life, but gambling with one's name before and after one's life.

Since the emperor wants to open up the mutual market, the content of the negotiation with Tuotuobuhua will be made public sooner or later.

Although this matter is the handwriting of the emperor.

However, the Holy Son of Heaven cannot be wrong.

Then, as Wang Wen, who promised to open the mutual market without the permission of the imperial court, no matter what the reason is, he will suffer the most violent impeachment from the imperial court.

But what comforted Shen Yi was that since the Son of Heaven had said it, Yu Qian knew about it, which meant that he did not object to it.

In this way, Wang Wen, Yu Qian, and myself are still quite sure that the mutual market will pass the court meeting.

That's right, speaking of this, Shen Yi has automatically corrected his position.

The border needs to be repaired, the Ministry of Industry needs to repair canals, and if there is a disaster next year, disaster relief will be provided. It is said that the palace will also repair the palace.

Everything needs money everywhere, and the treasury cannot support it.

Obviously, the way the emperor pointed out to the Ministry of Household Affairs was to open up the mutual market and find a new source of income.

If he, Shen Yi, didn't want to go against the emperor, then assisting the emperor and successfully getting the mutual market to pass the court meeting was what he had to do.

Otherwise, today he helps the ministers to resist the mutual market, and tomorrow because of lack of money, the border repair or the Ministry of Industry's river repair will be delayed, causing disasters to the people.

Those censors will still play together to impeach him for a vegetarian meal.

At that time, he will even offend the emperor, so he will have to go back to his hometown and become an official.

This point, Shen Shangshu is still clear.

After thinking this through, Shen Shangshu's expression suddenly became a little strange.

Recalling all the things that happened these days, the emperor spends money so vigorously, tosses up and down, and even ruthlessly supports the Ministry of Households in front of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

No, you have been thinking about this for a long time, right?
After all, if the imperial court wants to open a mutual market, the most inescapable thing is the Ministry of Household Affairs.

If it weren't for the emperor's tossing around, Shen Shangshu wouldn't be so tight.

Ask yourself, if the national treasury hadn't been so tight, Shen Shangshu might not have been able to make this determination, and take risks with the emperor to fight against the Manchu court's objections.

Being stared at so thoughtfully by Shen Yi, Zhu Qiyu's expression was a little unnatural, he said softly.

"Shen Qing is the great Situ of the imperial court. Naturally, he should understand that cutting expenditure is not as good as increasing income. Once the mutual market is opened, the imperial court's finances will naturally be much looser. This is the fundamental strategy to solve the shortage of national treasury. It's much more useful."

Well, it's all here.

Even if the Son of Heaven had made the calculations in advance, Shen Yi had no other way to go.

And the Son of Heaven is telling the truth.

These days, Shen Yi has been very aggrieved.

If the treasury has no money, he, the big Situ, can't straighten up. A minister of the household department who has no money in his hand is nothing like a big Situ.

If the national treasury was abundant, how would those censors dare to taunt him, a current household minister, so blatantly.

In the final analysis, it was caused by not having money in hand!

After straightening his position, Shen Shangshu really began to think from the perspective of promoting the mutual market. After pondering for a while, he opened his mouth and said.

"That's what Your Majesty said."

"But after all, there is Yin Jian from the former Song Dynasty, and Taizu, Taizong's attempts at mutual trading all ended in failure. If this matter is discussed in the court, it will definitely encounter various voices of opposition."

"In my humble opinion, apart from the concern about the rise of the tribe that His Majesty just said, there are still several important issues that need to be resolved."

"Only by making a comprehensive response strategy can we ensure the smooth passage of this matter."

(End of this chapter)