Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 388 Accusing Gao Shilian, the eldest grandson Wuji has an audience
Not long after, Gao Shilian arrived.

After seeing Fang Yuan also, Gao Shilian's face changed slightly, but recovered soon.

"Your Majesty, are you looking for me?"

"Fang Shangshu is here too."

Gao Shilian saluted Fang Yuan.

Then pretend to notice that Fang Yuan is here too.

But he didn't call Fang Yuan Master Shangshu like he did in Hubu.

Instead, he deliberately downplayed the superior-subordinate relationship with Fang Yuan.

It's not wrong for him to call him this way, after all, he is the Duke of the country, and his status is higher than Fang Yuan.

"Xu Guogong."

Fang Yuan stood up to return the salute tactfully.

"Gao Shilian, sit down."

Li Shimin asked someone to move the seat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Gao Shilian nodded and sat down.

"I heard from Fang Yuan that you went to Huaxia Bank to inspect?"

Li Shimin said bluntly.

"Yes."

Gao Shilian suddenly realized.

I understood that it was Fang Yuan who came to complain.

It's really fast, I just went to the Huaxia Bank on my front foot, and I was called into the palace before I returned to the household department.

"Huaxia Bank is not bound by any institution of the imperial court, so there is no need to inspect it in the future."

Li Shimin said calmly, expressionless.

"Why?"

"Huaxia Bank is the largest economic organization, but it is not restricted by the court. Isn't it easy to lose control?"

Gao Shilian's expression changed, and he asked in confusion.

"He is bound by me and Fang Yuan."

Li Shimin added a sentence.

"Your Majesty has a lot of work to do every day, and Fang Shangshu is also very busy."

"I thought it would be better for Huaxia Bank to be managed by the household department."

"Your Majesty, Huaxia Bank involves Datang's lifeline, please consider carefully."

Gao Shilian said seriously.

"I will consider it carefully, you go back first."

Li Shimin nodded and waved his hands.

"I retire!"

Gao Shilian's face became even more ugly, and he got up and left.

"Your Majesty and Xu Guogong have a bad relationship?"

Fang Yuan asked in surprise.

"It's good, but Gao Shilian likes to rely too much on the empress. I don't want him to think that I treat him well."

"Go back, too."

Li Shimin waved his hands.

Gao Shilian is the uncle of Changsun Wuji and Changsun Empress.

Naturally, Gao Shilian is also Li Shimin's uncle in name.

But it is impossible for his own uncle Li Shimin to be too kind to them, let alone his wife's uncle.

But Gao Shilian sometimes overdos things because of his status as the eldest grandson queen, and always asks Li Shimin to take extra care of him, so Li Shimin treats him like a normal person.

Before he was not in Chang'an City, he was demoted out of Chang'an City because of something.

"I retire!"

Fang Yuan didn't say much, got up and left.

But to Fang Yuan's surprise, he did not see Gao Shilian after returning to the household department.

In fact, after Gao Shilian came out of the palace, he did not return to the Ministry of Household Affairs, but went to the Ministry of Officials.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Changsun Wuji was surprised by his uncle's arrival.

With my uncle's political awareness, he usually wouldn't come looking for me at this time.

When there was anything important, after returning home from get off work, the two of them closed the door and chatted in private.

"Today it made me very angry."

"Tell me, what happened to the Huaxia Bank, only Fang Yuan and the emperor can intervene?"

Gao Shilian said angrily.

After he sat down, he poured himself tea.

He may be more familiar with this office in the Ministry of Officials than Changsun Wuji.

"Huaxia Bank was founded by Fang Yuan when he was in Liaozhou, and he only cooperated with the emperor after he came to Chang'an City."

"Currently, Huaxia Bank is mainly engaged in the three businesses of saving money, lending and currency exchange."

Changsun Wuji thought for a while and said.

Banknote printing is the responsibility of the Banknote Bureau, and Huaxia Bank is only responsible for exchanging them.

It itself does not have the function of printing banknotes, but the simulation technology of banknotes is all thought up by Huaxia Bank, so the banknote bureau is within Huaxia Bank, but not under the management of Huaxia Bank.

"It turned out to be like this, no wonder there is Fang Yuan who can manage besides the emperor."

Gao Shilian finally understood.

It turned out that Huaxia Bank was founded by Fang Yuan.

No wonder Fang Yuan can take care of the emperor.

"Huaxia Bank is the most lucrative place."

"It is said that Fang Yuan is not short of money, he can print whatever money he wants."

Changsun Wuji said sourly.

Naturally, this was only said in front of Gao Shilian's own uncle.

"In that case, why let Fang Yuan control the Huaxia Bank?"

"For the development of the imperial court, and for the sake of the empire's plans, the Huaxia Bank should belong to the imperial court."

"The empire does not allow such a large organization to be out of the empire's control!"

Gao Shilian said seriously.

"Is that bad?"

"The Huaxia Bank is now under the emperor's control."

Changsun Wuji said awkwardly.

If it is said that Huaxia Bank is controlled by Fang Yuan alone, then he will definitely have opinions, and there will definitely be many ministers who have opinions.

But apart from Fang Yuan, the emperor is also one of the persons in charge, which is equivalent to the emperor's private property.

For example, tea and fine salt are all privately owned by the emperor, and ministers can make as much money as they can from it.

"For the stability of the empire, how can this kind of industry be controlled only by the emperor and Fang Yuan?"

"This is a dictatorship. It is not a good thing for the Huaxia Bank. We want to serve the Tang Dynasty and the people of the world. The bank should be managed by the imperial court!"

Gao Shilian said in a low voice.

The appearance of justice moved Changsun Wuji.

But for his uncle, Changsun Wuji can be said to know him very well.

"Uncle, show me the truth."

Changsun Wuji said in a low voice.

"Whoever controls the Huaxia Bank is the God of Wealth, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the empire is the second richest and most powerful."

"How can such a huge organization be controlled by a young man with no roots?"

Gao Shilian pondered for a moment, looked at Changsun Wuji with disgust, and said in a deep voice.

"But this kind of thing can't be achieved by the two of us alone."

Changsun Wuji was a little moved by what he said.

He also knew the importance of Huaxia Bank, and even thought about winning it.

But Fang Yuan who owns the firecracker is too strong, if he can't grab it by force, he can only give up.

"Who said it was just the two of us?"

"As long as we let the wind out, many people will support us!"

Gao Shilian snorted coldly.

He is not for himself, but for the Tang Dynasty, and for the people of the world.

At that time, no matter whether it is a colleague on his side or not, they may support it.

Surely many people don't like that Fang Yuan and Li Shimin enjoy the benefits of Huaxia Bank exclusively.

"It's very likely."

"Did uncle really decide to do it?"

Changsun Wuji thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

"Don't you have a problem with Fang Yuan?"

Gao Shilian said in a low voice.

He went to the household department because his eldest grandson Wuji had an opinion on Fang Yuan.

Otherwise, he would look down on a small household servant.

"I understand!"

"I'm going into the palace now, to create momentum!"

Changsun Wuji nodded and said in a deep voice.

Now that you have decided, start right away.

This matter does not require a long-term plan, it only needs the support of most ministers.

Soon, Changsun Wuji entered the palace to meet Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, are you free?"

Changsun Wuji looked like he was about to talk for a long time.

"Tell me."

Li Shimin is not very free.

But since it's the eldest grandson Wuji, let's just listen to what he has to say.

"I think Huaxia Bank is an important weapon of the country, and it is not suitable for individuals to manage it."

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.

"Are you here to ask your uncle for an explanation?"

Li Shimin frowned and said.

As soon as Gao Shilian left, Changsun Wuji came back.

It was inevitable that Li Shimin would not think of this.

"No, His Majesty misunderstood."

"Uncle doesn't know the situation, and I don't know that he went to Huaxia Bank."

"But I suddenly feel that the Huaxia Bank is in charge of an individual, which can easily lead to authoritarian behavior."

"Fang Shangshu has no dissent now, but what about His Majesty after a hundred years? What about Fang Shangshu after a hundred years?"

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.

"Auxiliary machine, are you thinking too far?"

"Fang Yuan and I are only in our thirties!"

Li Shimin frowned and said.

"A major event for the country is a plan for a thousand years."

"Your Majesty, a thousand-year-old heavy weapon has to be considered in advance."

Changsun Wuji said with a serious face.

Since ancient times, major events in the country have been considered for a long time.

Both Huaxia Bank and Datang Banknotes are plans for a thousand years, and they have been considered rationally for a long time.

"You're right, but the matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

"And there are too many things in the court now, let's talk about it after this time."

Li Shimin thought for a while and said.

This is a perfunctory remark of the eldest grandson Wuji, but he still has an idea to consider later.

The Huaxia Bank is an important weapon of the country, he is not at ease in Fang Yuan's hands, but he is not at ease in his own hands.

"This minister resigns!"

Changsun Wuji hesitated for a moment, bowed and retreated.

He could see that Li Shimin was perfunctory and didn't intend to pursue it.

This is reasonable, and he didn't feel particularly surprised.

After all, Huaxia Bank was founded by Fang Yuan, it would be embarrassing to take it away, after all, Fang Yuan did not make a mistake.

But Li Shimin's embarrassment doesn't mean he's embarrassed. His interview this time is just the beginning.

Soon, Changsun Wuji left.

Similarly, instead of returning to the Ministry of Officials, he went to Zhongshu Province to find Fang Xuanling.

"It's true that you don't want to go to the Three Treasures Palace, Sun Shangshu, why did you come here in person?"

Fang Xuanling was surprised to see Changsun Wuji coming over in person.

But the surprise was the surprise, he opened the door to welcome the arrival of Changsun Wuji.

"There is indeed something."

"Fang Xiang, what do you think of Huaxia Bank?"

Changsun Wuji nodded and sat down opposite Fang Xuanling.

"Fresh things, important weapons of the imperial court, will be far-reaching for the future development."

Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said.

Qianzhuang has only been around for a year or two, and it didn't exist before.

This kind of new thing should be able to have a far-reaching impact, and it is an important weapon that benefits the country and the people.

"Since it is a heavy weapon, why is it in the hands of Fang Yuan and the emperor?"

"The emperor hardly cares about it, it is equivalent to Fang Yuan controlling the Huaxia Bank by himself."

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.

"What do you mean by that?"

Fang Xuanling frowned slightly, not quite sure what Changsun Wuji meant.

"Since it is a heavy weapon, it should not be controlled by one person, but by the court."

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.

Fang Xuanling understood, but he didn't speak.

He thought that something as important as the Huaxia Bank should be in the hands of the court.

But it was caused by Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan is now the Minister of the Household Department, there is no need to make such an ugly scene.

So in the end, he didn't say anything, and until now Changsun Wuji mentioned it, making him think about it again.

"I think, judging from Fang Xiang's heart for the world, he must also think that the Huaxia Bank should be under the control of the imperial court."

"Perhaps we should unite with other ministers to persuade Fang Shangshu to let the imperial court give Fang Shangshu some subsidies and let him hand over the Huaxia Bank to the imperial court."

Seeing Fang Xuanling pondering, Changsun Wuji guessed a bit.

Because he knew that Fang Xuanling, like Du Ruhui, cared about the world and seldom had selfish motives.

Faced with such a thing, such a person is more concerned about the court and the overall situation.

"Although I have ideas, I feel that this is inappropriate."

"It's like robbing Fang Yuan's things, it's hard to convince my conscience."

Fang Xuanling sighed, shook his head and said.

The important weapon of Huaxia Qianzhuang, all subsidies are a bit fake.

"That's wrong. We are all for the court, for the country, how can we talk about robbing?"

"Fang Shangshu may not be very happy, but he is a person who understands the general situation, and he will definitely be willing."

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said.

It is not a big problem for Fang Yuan to disagree, as long as there are more ministers who agree.

Facing the opinions of the ministers, Fang Yuan's opinion is not important, the imperial court can directly send people to manage the Huaxia Bank.

"I want to think about it, you go back first."

Fang Xuanling did not give an answer, but shook his head and said.

"Okay, I'll talk to the other ministers."

Changsun Wuji didn't ask questions, nor did he persecute him.

He knew that Fang Xuanling would not agree so quickly.

But it doesn't matter, if more people agree, Fang Xuanling will agree too.

Considering the overall situation, the Huaxia Bank is managed by the imperial court, which is more stable than being managed by Fang Yuan and the emperor.

Fang Xuanling sent Changsun Wuji out the door, looked at the back of Changsun Wuji leaving, and sighed in his heart.

He felt that Changsun Wuji deliberately made things difficult for Fang Yuan, but to a certain extent, it is true that the Huaxia Bank should be managed by the imperial court.

Soon, Changsun Wuji went to another minister, one after another, and told them that Huaxia Bank should be managed by the imperial court.

Changsun Wuji contacted all the ministers so blatantly and soon let Fang Yuan know.

"It's really not reassuring!"

"Both uncle and nephew are staring at Huaxia Bank."

Fang Yuan's eyes turned cold, he muttered.

Only Fang Yuan knows the importance of Huaxia Bank.

If it weren't for the Huaxia Bank, the research institute's firecrackers wouldn't be able to make them at all.

There are also other research expenditures, a large part of which comes from Huaxia Bank.

Now it is Gao Shilian first, and then Changsun Wuji, this pair of uncles and nephews is really worrying.

"Fang Qingping, ask someone to bring news to Lu Xia of Huaxia Bank, ask him to find out which officials and their family members in Chang'an City have taken loans, and pass the information to this official."

Fang Yuan called Fang Qingping and told her to go to work.

"Yes."

Fang Qingping responded immediately, and left with Fang Yuan's order.

Soon, Lu Xia brought the materials to the household department to find Fang Yuan.

As for Changsun Wuji, he is still in contact with the ministers, even the relatives of the emperor.

The issue against the Huaxia Bank soon spread to the entire court.

Many ministers were contacted, some ministers supported Changsun Wuji, and some ministers did not express their views.

(End of this chapter)