Jinyi champion

Zhu Sidao: "Old Jiang Ge, why do you say those high-sounding words? As an emperor, I did not ask the court for money, but raised money by myself to meet the needs of the court. This is not okay?

"If it is said that my money comes from the common people, who do you guys get your money from? Could it be that your money belongs to yourself, while my money belongs to the people of the world?"

Jiang Mian's tone was eager, and he asked angrily: "Your Majesty, how can a ruler get wealth? Isn't it provided by the people?"

"Mr. Jiang Ge, are you wrong?"

Zhu Si sneered, "I haven't received a penny from the court for two years. The people's supply to the court is nothing more than taxes and labor. The income becomes the people’s supply? Isn’t it self-sufficient when I send people to Xishan and Yongping to open mines?”

"His Majesty……"

"Okay, okay! If you have a reason, just say it. If you don't have a reason, don't mess around. It's just making people laugh... If you say that those mines belong to the common people, then the common people will develop them by themselves. I have no objection. Why did I send people to mine?" Opening mines and earning income, those people will suffer from pink eye and go to make trouble?

"As a courtier, don't always be proud of opposing the king's decision-making. Sometimes you should think about why the emperor would do this. I didn't cheat the people of the Ming Dynasty. Every penny I earned is innocent!"

Zhu Si dismissed Jiang Mian to pieces.

Although Jiang Mian had many views and opinions in his heart, and even felt that the little emperor was just messing around, he still held back at critical moments.

This made him very angry.

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The meeting is over.

As soon as the ministers came out of the palace, they started talking like a frying pan. Many of them walked up to Jiang Mian, citing scriptures and criticizing him one after another.

"...These minerals and roads in the four seas are not owned by the imperial court? Your Majesty relies on the imperial court's things to make money, but thinks that these things have nothing to do with the imperial court? It's really unreasonable! The imperial court is dark, and some people want... to bring disaster to the country and the people!"

The ministers had fierce opinions, and they almost said that Zhu Si was a foolish emperor, and that the man who brought disaster to the country and the people was the present day.

Jiang Mian did not answer, he paid more attention to the views of the neutral faction, because both Sun Jiao and Zhao Huang had come forward to oppose the emperor's suggestion of continuing to build the railway.

Now he wants to contact the two, launch a neutral faction, and together oppose the emperor's move to further mine.

Jiang Mian walked up to Sun Jiao and asked, "Brother Zhitong, what do you think about this matter?"

Sun Jiao looked at the eyes all around him, and a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "To be honest, the Ministry of Household Affairs once sent people to explore the coal mines in Xishan, and there are many mines there. It's a pity that if you It is basically unprofitable if the department organizes manual mining.

"Why don't you think about it and persuade His Majesty to hand over all the mines to the Ministry of Households? Then hand over the people who are in charge of the mines in the inner government to the Ministry of Households? It's much better than simply handing over the accounts... I just don't know if Your Majesty Agreed."

At first hearing these words, it seemed as if he was standing with civil servants, but who couldn't tell that Sun Jiao was sneering?
From Sun Jiao's point of view, today's Holy Majesty has the ability to find talents to open the mine, and make profits from it, and has his own small treasury.

If you are not convinced, you can find someone to open the mine yourself. Don't expect the Ministry of Accounting to come out, because the Ministry of Accounting does not have that strength.

Or you think that as long as the emperor entrusts the mines to the Ministry of Households to take care of them, the emperor's financial resources can be cut off... This is also wishful thinking, because these mines must be managed by special personnel in order to make profits, otherwise they will be handed over to the Ministry of Households In your hands, you will lose money soon, unless you can get the emperor to hand over all the management talents.

Wang Chengyu, the left servant of the Governor's Beijing Savings Department, frowned and asked, "Mr. Sun, it's a bit preposterous for you to say that, isn't it?"

Sun Jiao said disdainfully: "The people in Jingcang have collected so much coal recently, so you haven't sent anyone to Xishan to investigate? Besides the coal mine opened by His Majesty, which coal mine is profitable? Many of the technologies used by Your Majesty's coal mine are unheard of , Do you think His Majesty only built trains and railways?

"If someone has been to the Xishan coal mine, they will know that His Majesty's confidence is not the result of a few words with our courtiers in the court. Looking at the scene outside, I don’t know how the world is doing now.”

Having said that, Sun Jiao walked leisurely into the distance under the contemptuous and hostile eyes of everyone.

All the ministers were filled with righteous indignation.

"Sun Zhitong just sided with His Majesty like this? He...is really a gentle scum!"

"That's right, in order to curry favor with His Majesty, I don't even want my face!"

"How can such a villain be worthy of the responsibility of Minister of the Household Department?"

Everyone almost started scolding directly.

After all, Jiang Mian has some knowledge. He heard the "powerlessness" in Sun Jiao's words. That doesn't mean that the resources in the hands of the emperor can be realized immediately. There are many things that cannot be obtained from the emperor. Nothing.

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Cabinet value.

When the three cabinet scholars came back, Jiang Mian remained calm, Shi Shiran sat back in his seat, and Fei Hong asked, "What do you mean by comrades? Why did he say that even if he got the right to operate the mine, the court would not Can't make any money?"

Liu Chun asked without answering: "I don't know who is the one who advocated the construction of this train? This thing has never been seen in any ancient books. It is unimaginable that it can carry so many things at one time!"

"This……"

Fei Hong was speechless.

Jiang Mian was quite interested: "Renzhong, do you know the inside story?"

Liu Chun couldn't be sure, so he shook his head honestly.

Fei Hong rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "Isn't Tang Bohu in charge of the construction? Your Majesty has always let this person handle matters concerning trains and railways. For this reason, Tang Bohu fainted at the construction site..."

Liu Chundao: "Assuming that Tang Yin is really in charge, the reason why the Xishan Coal Kiln prospered is most likely because of his technology and the people he brought in... Dare I ask the imperial court to bring the coal kiln under the household department, or open another one?" Yamen management, will Tang Yin and his followers sincerely rely on him?"

Fei Hong lost his voice again.

Jiang Mian sighed: "The current problem is just like this. Since the opening of the mine, His Majesty has used a group of folk craftsmen. I don't know where this craftsman came from. No one knows. The technology used after the mine is unheard of in ancient times. What's more...From exploration to excavation to mass production, no resources from the imperial court have been used...Your Majesty definitely has experts in this field by his side."

Fei Hong asked: "But the master of Xingwang's mansion?"

Liu Chun shook his head helplessly: "That's the problem. You said that Tang Yin is a mediocre Confucian, and the world's recitations in the past are only his achievements in poetry and painting. He really understands the craftsman's ingenuity? But apart from him, Who is the master in Xingwang's mansion, who has never shown his face in front of others?"

By saying this, Liu Chun already knew it in his heart.

Although he didn't believe that the expert was Zhu Hao, he also felt that he had a great connection with Zhu Hao. At least Zhu Hao should know who it was, and he might have the answer if he asked Sun Jiao.

In the past, things were not important, and Liu Chun didn't want to ask more questions. Now it seems that the mining, train building, and railway issues are about to become the main conflict between the monarch and his ministers. It seems impossible not to ask the bottom line.

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Just when the monarch and his ministers were about to start a confrontation for the ownership of the mining rights, as well as the repair of trains and railways, Zhu Hao, who was the instigator, was taking his little wife to watch the show.

It's really watching a play in a theater.

The location is Zhu Hao's own theater building, and today he brought Sun Lan over to take over the property.

Now Zhu Hao can't take care of many things, and recently he doesn't have much time to write some new plays. Anyway, he has created no less than [-] or [-] plays since he was a child. Alternative performances should be enough, and the rest is just daily life. business matters.

The weaving workshop involved a lot of business dealings with the imperial court. It was just right for Lou Suzhen to come forward, and Sun Lan helped him take care of some scattered family businesses, such as theaters, storytelling halls, hot pot restaurants, roasted seeds and nuts shops, oil shops, etc., without having to contact the government. It's a good deal.

"Eat some sunflower seeds, this kind of sunflower seeds are delicious... They were introduced to my Ming Dynasty from the land of the Far East..."

Zhu Hao pushed the plate in front of Sun Lan.

Sun Lan's gaze at this time was looking at the Kunqu Opera performance on the stage ahead from the window of the private room on the second floor.

Most of the theater troupe that Zhu Hao brought from Anlu are no longer on stage. In the past many years, even those who stayed in the theater to eat this bowl of rice have become master masters and will no longer perform on stage. Actors recruited from all over Ming Dynasty.

Although the newcomer's acting skills are lacking a bit, this does not affect Sun Lan's attraction to the plot.

"Ah."

Sun Lan looked down.

I found that I had never eaten the sharp dried fruit in front of me, and I didn't know how to eat it.

Zhu Hao introduced: "Such a plate costs about eight cents, which is much more expensive than snacks such as broad beans, peas, and dried longan. Many of the people who come to the theater in our theater are high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The requirements are relatively high, and some will bring their own servants..."

Zhu Hao's purpose was not to watch a play, but to explain business to Sun Lan.

Sunflowers, pumpkins, peanuts and other crops were introduced to Ming Dynasty from the New World after the great voyage. They were originally only grown as ornamental crops along the southeast coast. Zhu Hao sent people to introduce them after hearing the news, and now they are being promoted in Huguang Anlu and around the capital. Planting, the output is directly sent to the roasted seeds and nuts shop operated by the Zhu family, and then supplied to the theater and storytelling hall under the name of the Zhu family. Now the Zhu family oil workshop has tried to squeeze oil from peanuts under Zhu Hao's instructions.

Sun Lan kept nodding, but she didn't know if she had listened.

The performance on the stage is very attractive to her, but what her husband said is a bit hindering her from watching the show.

"Sometimes you need to pay attention to who is not here to listen to the opera, for example, those who look like teachers, carry the four treasures of the study, or a wooden box, enter the private room of the theater to order something casually, and then do not open the door for tea delivery , you have to be careful, most of them are sent by the surrounding theaters to copy plays..."

"Do you want to drive away?"

"Get away? Don't let them in at all. Anyway, we are not afraid of offending people... The circle of the theater industry is not big, and there are only a few people that the theater owners can find. There are always familiar faces, and there will be someone who recognizes them. Reminder, as the proprietress, you don't need to show up in person, someone will handle it properly."

"Boss lady?"

"It can also be called Mrs. Dong's family. Anyone here has a background and background. You just need to rest assured that your husband has accumulated some strength in the capital in the past two years. It is useless for other places. It is used to protect yourself. Make money!"

Zhu Hao wasn't bragging about this.

Whether it was before or after Yang Tinghe became an official, Zhu Hao did not make himself look threatening, but the emperor gave him a lot of authority, which was used by Zhu Hao to ensure making money.

The person who helped him manage the theater, although he also received wages, also served as the guard of Jin Yiwei, and the theater has also become an important information station for the factory guards in the capital.

"Silver is a good thing. It's always right to move it to your own home." Zhu Hao pushed a plate of snacks for Sun Lan, "I won't bother you anymore, let's continue watching the show."