I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 154 The Sensible Lu Fang

That night, some of the officials who had previously appeared on the Jiajing list had their homes ransacked without any warning, which caused a shock in the government and the public.

And today is the day for the cabinet meeting. Although the news of changing rice to mulberry has been released, the procedures that should be followed still have to be followed!At that time, Yan Song, the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, will take the lead. After the proposal submitted by him is approved by the Supervisor of Rites and approved by His Majesty, it can be officially implemented.

Early in the morning, Lu Fang came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation early to help Jiajing get dressed.

"Your Majesty, the servants ransacked the homes of eight officials according to the list last night. The crimes they committed are unforgivable!"

"My slave confiscated a total of 560 million taels of silver from these officials' homes. This slave made her own decision and sent 500 million taels of it to Your Majesty's internal funds. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, she knelt down on the ground and pleaded guilty to Jiajing.

"Hey, you, you, let me tell you what's good about you."

"I've said it before, you can keep the uncopied money for yourself! Oh, forget it, I'll forgive you this time, it's not an example."

Jiajing lifted Lu Fang up from the ground, with a look of hating iron but not steel.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

After Lu Fang was helped up by Jiajing, her face was full of gratitude.

"Okay, it's almost time soon, let me go to the cabinet with me!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he walked straight ahead without looking at Lu Fang.

Seeing this, Lu Fang hurriedly followed behind Jiajing. Judging from Jiajing's pace, he was in a good mood today.

……

In the cabinet, several ministers were discussing what happened last night.

"Old Xu Ge, do you know what happened last night? Why did the people from the East Factory come out?"

Yan Song turned his gaze to Xu Jie and asked.

"I don't know. Out of nowhere, I got news from my subordinates last night that the East Factory was dispatched! I heard that they have a list in their hands, and they are knocking on doors from door to door according to the names on the list."

At this time, Xu Jie also frowned, thinking about the meaning behind it.

"A total of eight officials' homes were ransacked last night, and these people's official positions vary, and they don't have much contact with each other. Did any major crimes happen in the capital?"

Yan Shifan on the side also analyzed closely.

"Hey, it was Jinyiwei a few days ago, and the East Factory has also popped up in recent days. It's really weird. If it goes on like this, it will definitely make the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty panic!"

Gao arched his neck and spoke.

On the other hand, Zhang Juzheng was only focused on drinking tea, and didn't pay attention to what everyone said.

"His Majesty is here!"

With a burst of high-pitched voices, everyone stopped discussing and knelt down on the ground, waiting for Jiajing's arrival.

After Jiajing's figure appeared in front of everyone's eyes, they said in unison: "The minister waits to kowtow to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Jiajing was in a good mood today, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said loudly: "Get up, get up!"

"Your Majesty is in a good mood today. Could it be because of what happened last night?"

This is the consensus of the five people kneeling on the ground at this moment.

With such doubts in mind, everyone sat in their seats.

After Jiajing took his seat behind the bead curtain, Yan Song stood up first, raised the memorabilia in his hand above his head, and said in a loud voice: "My Majesty, my minister Yan Song begs Your Majesty to officially implement the reform of rice into mulberry in Zhejiang!"

After Yan Song stood up, the other four people also knelt down on the ground and asked Jiajing: "I implore Your Majesty to officially implement the reform of rice into mulberry in Zhejiang!"

Jiajing caressed the carved dragon head on the dragon chair, and said softly to Lu Fang who was standing beside him: "Lu Fang."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After bowing slightly to Jiajing, Lu Fang came to Yan Song, took the memorial and handed it over to Jiajing.

Jiajing took the memorabilia from Lu Fang's hand, flipped through it roughly, and put it aside after seeing that there was no difference between the above content and the previous one.

"Well, get up, I've agreed to what you dear ladies have asked for!"

Jiajing looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground and said calmly.

"Lu Fang, in a moment, you can ask the supervisor of ceremonies to approve this memorial!"

"The slaves obey."

Hearing what Jiajing said, Lu Fang on the side quickly responded respectfully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the procedures that should be followed have been completed, and the matter of changing rice to mulberry has been finalized, Yan Song is also relieved.

At this moment, Xu Jie stood up and said in a clear voice, "I report to Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"Oh, what does Mr. Xu Ge want to report to me?"

Seeing Xu Jie standing up suddenly, Jiajing couldn't help being a little surprised, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, I want to expand the national treasury!"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he raised the memorial in his hand above his head and said in a deep voice.

"Why expand the national treasury? Is the money in the national treasury almost out of place?"

Seeing Xu Jie suddenly put forward such an idea, Jiajing couldn't help joking.

"Your Majesty, yes, the national treasury is almost out of capacity!"

Xu Jie didn't realize that Jiajing was joking, but said in a serious manner.

"It turned out to be true! Is there so much money in the treasury? Why can't I remember?"

Looking at the expression on Xu Jie's face, Jiajing murmured to himself silently, with a hint of surprise on his face.

"Here is the plan for expanding the national treasury designed by Wei Chen. The specific cost has been estimated, and it is about 100 million taels of silver!"

"Lu Fang, go and bring me Xu Ge's memorabilia."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang finished answering, she took the memorial from Xu Jie and handed it over to Jiajing.

Jiajing then opened the memorabilia handed over by Xu Jie and read it carefully.

It has to be said that the plan designed by Xu Jie is perfect. It not only increases the utilization space of the national treasury, but also greatly saves the cost. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
"Well, the plan proposed by Elder Xu Ge is very good! Let's implement it according to the plan then."

After Jiajing finished reading the memorabilia submitted by Xu Jie, he waved his hand and said.

"This……"

Seeing that the emperor agreed to Xu Jie's request so readily, Yan Song on the side felt somewhat embarrassed. After all, he only agreed to him yesterday, and then he will try his best to persuade His Majesty, but he did not expect to achieve his goal so easily.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Wei Chen!"

Seeing that his suggestion was accepted by His Majesty, Xu Jie was a little excited for a moment, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

"Mr. Xu Ge, in the future, you should bring up more plans like this! But I will support anything that is reasonable."

Jiajing had a panoramic view of Xu Jie's performance, and did not forget to encourage him.

"Minister Xu Jie, thank you Your Majesty! This humble minister will definitely do your best for His Majesty, and I will die!"

After Xu Jie finished speaking, he returned to his seat and sat down.

"Well, there are only two things discussed in today's cabinet meeting. Do you have anything else to report to me? If not, then the meeting will be adjourned!"

As Jiajing said, he swept his gaze over several people one by one, and said calmly.

"Report to Your Majesty, this minister has his own performance!"

Yan Song tremblingly got up from the seat and spoke to Jiajing.

"Oh, Mr. Yan Ge, what do you want to report to me?"

As Jiajing said, he picked up the teapot beside him and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Just last night, without any warning, the homes of many officials in the capital were raided by Dongchang! This action caused panic among the ministers in the court, and they could not last all day long."

"Therefore, I want to ask Your Majesty, are these people guilty? Have they violated my Ming law?"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he knelt on the ground tremblingly and begged Jiajing.

"Oh, I heard Mr. Yan Ge meant that he came to ask me for an explanation, right?"

"I don't dare, I just want to give an explanation to the rest of the officials!"

After hearing what Jiajing said, Yan Song seemed to be terribly frightened, his body trembled suddenly, and then he summoned up his courage and spoke.

In fact, if there is a choice, Yan Song doesn't want to just stand up and question the emperor, because in this way, the probability of offending the emperor is very high, but Yan Song is the head of the cabinet and the head of all officials!At this moment, even though he was extremely unwilling in his heart, he had no choice but to stand up.

"Well, I can tell you clearly that those officials whose homes were ransacked are all criminals!"

Jiajing glanced at Yan Song and explained to him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for clarifying my doubts. Long live my emperor!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, goodbye.

"Okay, I'm tired too, let's stop here for today's cabinet meeting."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he left the cabinet with Lu Fang without looking at the crowd.

(End of this chapter)