Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 345 Mutual Market Ordinance
After leaving the Yamen, Yu Shiyue hurried to Yufu without much delay.

At this moment, he and Yu Qian were sitting opposite each other, with two cups of fragrant tea in front of them, and a full moon that seemed to be half full outside the window.

Based on the friendship between the two, there was no need to exchange any pleasantries. After sitting down, Yu Shiyue went straight in and asked.

"Reports from the Ministry of Household Affairs and Honglu Temple, His Majesty has sent out to the various yamen today. You should have received the news, right?"

Yu Qian nodded, still calm and calm: "The copy of the memorial was sent to the Ministry of War in the afternoon, and I have read it carefully."

Yu Shiyue frowned slightly, and had no choice but to continue to ask: "Since you already know about this matter, you must also understand that this matter involves a lot. In addition to the Ministry of Household Affairs, the opinion of the Ministry of War is especially important. What do you think?"

As far as the exchange market itself is concerned, its border attribute is greater than its transaction attribute. Therefore, the Ministry of War, which is in charge of border affairs, has the greatest say in this matter.

As Minister of the Ministry of War, if Yu Qian firmly opposes this matter, even if the matter is passed by the court, it may be difficult to implement it.

Moreover, as a veteran in the officialdom, after the cabinet meeting ended, Yu Shiyue quickly noticed the collision between the power of the monarch and the power of the ministers hidden behind the mutual market.

That's why he came to Yu's mansion in a hurry after he left the Yamen to find out Yu Qian's attitude on this matter.

Yu Qian pondered for a moment, nodded his head and said: "To be honest, brother Yu, this matter, in fact, Yu already knew about this matter long before the Oala war started."

Yu Shiyue was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized it.

Yu Qian participated in the formulation of the entire strategic plan during the War of Oala. As a key node to change the direction of the entire war, whether Wang Wen could persuade Tuotuo Buhua to withdraw his troops was obviously the core part of the entire plan.

If this cannot be done, then the follow-up raid on Yanghe and the supply line of Yexian will be a castle in the air.

For such an important matter, with Yu Qian's character, it is obvious that he will figure it out before he is willing to do it with confidence.

But after realizing it, the look on Yu Shiyue's face became more and more worried, and he frowned.

"So, the document in the Mongolian special envoy's hand with the emperor's seal is actually real? This is going to be troublesome."

In the letter handed over by Honglu Temple, many demands were put forward.

These include how many trading sites the Ming Dynasty needs to open at the border, how much material needs to be "rewarded" after accepting the "tribute", including how much iron, grain, silk, etc.

Not only was his tone very tough, but many of the conditions were simply unacceptable to the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty.

If it is done according to the conditions they put forward, they are afraid that they will be recorded in the history books.

Hearing this, Yu Qian shook his head and said.

"The document is true, but what is said in the letter is so untrue. Even if we were at a disadvantage at that time and wanted to get rid of it, it is impossible for His Majesty and Yu to compromise to that extent."

"The bottom line of the discussion at the time was that I, Da Ming, could open the mutual market to the five tribes under Tuotuobuhua's command, but there are several restrictions."

"First of all, the five major tribes need to regard Daming as the monarchy, accept the canonization of Daming, and send envoys to pay tribute every year to proclaim their ministers. Secondly, the location, time, and frequency of the mutual market are all determined by Daming."

Hearing this, Yu Shiyue's heart was half relieved.

The most important thing in Ming Dynasty is fame.

This is what he was most worried about after seeing the memorial of Honglu Temple. Generally speaking, Daming was relatively generous to the tribes who were willing to submit to him.

But this time the Mongolian envoy seemed vague on this matter, coupled with his confident attitude, Yu Shiyue couldn't help worrying whether Wang Wen had agreed to any conditions that he should not have agreed to due to the situation at the time.

If that's the case, then this battle might as well be head-to-head, a decisive battle under the capital city!
Yu Qian ignored him and continued to speak.

"And, in order to ensure the safety of the mutual market, non-governmental merchants are prohibited from trading. Daming directly trades with the envoys of the five major tribes. The envoys sent by the five major tribes are not allowed to carry weapons, and the number is limited to 50 people."

"At the same time, Tuotuo Buhua promised that after the opening of the exchange market, the Mongolian cavalry would stay away for five hundred miles. If they trespassed without authorization, Ming Dynasty would close the exchange market."

With that said, Yu Qian got up, went back to his desk, rummaged through it, took out a document, handed it to Yu Shiyue, and continued.

"To tell you the truth, a few days ago, Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of Households came to visit me. This is the regulation of the mutual market drafted by the Ministry of Households. The details are very detailed. You can take a look."

Yu Shiyue took the document and read it with her head buried.

After a while, Yu Shiyue closed the document with a strange expression on his face.

Not for anything else, just because the various matters written in this document are too detailed.

Moreover, Yu Shiyue feels that many of the measures are targeted. If this is carried out according to this method, then there will be no problem in ensuring the smooth development of the mutual market.

As for the reason for his strange face, it was because...

"Since Shen Yi already had such detailed regulations, why didn't he hand them along with the playbook?"

Yu Shiyue believes that if this regulation is announced to the public, it can dispel the doubts in the minds of quite a few courtiers.

At least for now, according to the news Yu Shiyue got, after the Ministry of Household Memorial was distributed to all yamen, most of the ministers expressed their opposition to it.

There are even many censors who directly impeach the Ministry of Households for wronging the country.

Moreover, Yu Shiyue paused for a while, flipped through the document, pointed to a certain article inside, and asked, "There is still this imperial store, what's going on?"

After reading this document, Yu Shiyue could understand the other clauses, but he was a little puzzled about the clause involving the Huangdian.

Yu Qian glanced at it and saw it was written on it.

"...The border market is exclusively handled by Huangdian, and private smuggling is strictly prohibited..."

So, he said, "Isn't it obvious that it has the emperor's character?"

"Our Majesty has always planned thousands of miles. Since he had the idea of ​​trading in the first place, he naturally had a detailed plan."

But only for a moment, Yu Qian's face became serious, frowning and muttering.

"The household department has been preparing this document for a long time. As Brother Yu said, with this document and the emperor's instruction, it is actually not difficult to pass the matter. What really worries Yu is precisely Brother Yu mentioned just now, why didn't Shen Shangshu submit this regulation together?"

Yu Shiyue fell silent, the answer was not difficult to guess.

The entire process of the mutual market discussion, from the envoys and Tuotuobuhua discussions, to the Ministry of Households making regulations, and then to the so-called imperial store responsibility, excluding private transactions.

From the beginning to the end, it was almost a matter of putting the emperor behind the scenes on the bright side.

That being the case, Shen Yi's current actions are naturally ordered by the emperor, but why did the emperor do this?

A moment later, Yu Shiyue held a glimmer of hope and said.

"Perhaps, Shen Shangshu wants to wait until the court meeting, and then take it out, so that he can make a final decision. After all, many of the clauses above are very targeted."

This is indeed an explanation, and there will inevitably be many people who raise objections at the court meeting.

There are many clauses in this regulation of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it is obvious that these voices of opposition have been specifically anticipated and formulated in a targeted manner.

If it is thrown at the court meeting, it will definitely have a miraculous effect.

but……

Yu Qian sighed, shook his head and said, "If that's the case, then it's easy. I'm afraid that this matter will eventually turn into a court dispute, and it will be troublesome."

(End of this chapter)