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Chapter 570 0567 [Reversing the verdict for Su Shi]

The competition for the exclusive naming rights was extremely fierce. After the first businessman offered 300,000 yuan in an attempt to scare everyone, in less than half a cup of tea, the asking price had soared to 580,000 yuan.

Five hundred and eighty thousand guan, even in the city of Tokyo, is a huge amount of money.

It was enough to buy a mansion with two courtyards on the edge of the imperial city.

Seeing Dafu Lu looking like an old god, Yan Yucai asked curiously: "Brother Lu, don't you bid?"

Lu Dafu replied: "I am a small family, but I can't afford to put in the trouble. If I can get a second-tier job, it will be a big deal."

"hehe."

Yan Yucai smiled and said: "Brother Lu, why should you be so humble? If you are considered a small family, then no one in this capital dares to call you a high family."

Others don't know, but he knows it very well.

Lu Dafu comes from the Lu family in Donglai, and his ancestor is the famous Lu Yijian. Although he is a side branch, he is still a member of the Lu family no matter what.

Otherwise, why can I travel to and from the North to engage in hugely profitable business such as furs and Dongzhu?

Even though no one from the Lu family became an official in the new dynasty, after all, the family's academic background was not inferior to that of the Xie family in Fuyang, and there might be another prime minister.

"Six hundred and fifty thousand yuan, is there any higher bid?"

"If not, then the exclusive naming rights for Grade A this time will belong to Jixianju..."

Before Gu Cong finished speaking, he saw a wooden sign raised high.

"I'll pay 800,000 yuan!"

Lu Dafu finally couldn't help but take action and planned to make the final decision.

However, before he could be proud, another shout came out: "I will offer you a million dollars!"

Lu Dafu's pupils suddenly shrank, and when he looked around, he saw a young man looking at him proudly.

The young master’s family in Nanshanju.

Many people in the lobby were shocked by the price.

A million dollars is simply unheard of.

Lu Dafu hesitated for a moment.

Although it is a scam to make money at a loss, it can be roughly calculated in the past whether the investment can be recouped and how much extra profit it can bring.

But this time, this is the first time this has happened.

However, Lu Dafu didn't have much time to think. Gu Song's voice sounded again: "One million yuan, is there any higher bid?"

After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and decided to trust His Majesty.

At least so far, His Majesty has not done anything deceptive.

It is said that the Shandong businessmen who participated in the sale of refined salt dealers in the area in the early years are now making a lot of money and are talking a lot.

The opening of the sea and the construction of Jiaozhou Port made many people rich.

Immediately afterwards, Hai Cuo was vigorously promoted, allowing him to successfully change careers.

Thinking of this, Lu Dafu said loudly: "I will pay 1.2 million yuan!"

Since you have decided to get it, you have to do it in one step. Nanshanju's financial resources should not be underestimated. Otherwise, if you increase it little by little, you may not be able to win the 1.2 million yuan in the end.

This quotation caused everyone to marvel.

Yan Yucai's eyelids twitched at the side, looking at Lu Dafu in disbelief, secretly sighing at the other party's courage.

1.2 million yuan, he could get it even if he gritted his teeth and scraped it together.

But it's one thing to be able to use it. It's another thing to dare to invest in tricks with unknown results.

The two are not the same concept at all.

Sure enough, the face of the young master of Nanshan Residence changed, and he lowered his voice and quickly discussed with the old man beside him.

I don’t know what the old man said, but the young master of Nanshan Residence looked gloomy and said nothing.

After waiting for a while, when no one bid again, Gu Siong banged the wooden hammer and said loudly: "The exclusive naming rights of Grade A are won by No. 213!"

"congratulations."

"Brother Lu is so courageous, I am ashamed of myself."

As the wooden hammer fell, a group of wealthy businessmen handed over their hands and expressed congratulations.

Lu Dafu said with a smile on his face, "It's just a fluke, it's just a fluke."

……

Inside the Chui Gong Hall.

Han Zhen was discussing matters with a group of courtiers.

Chang Yukun said loudly: "Your Majesty, the officials of the Chengdu Prefecture, the Nine Prefectures, the Two Supervisors, and the Army, as well as the gentry under the rule, jointly submitted a letter, willing to submit to our Daqi. This is the letter of all people."

The people on Fulu Road in Chengdu were really scared.

It's not that they are afraid of war. Since ancient times, the Sichuan army has never been cowardly. Whenever foreigners invade, the center of Shu is often the last place to fall.

In addition to the dangerous terrain in Sichuan, the Sichuan army dared to fight and endured hard battles.

But the problem is that for the people in Shu, the Qi State is not an outsider. The Central Plains Dynasty is still the Central Plains Dynasty. It is nothing more than the person in charge, who has changed from the old Zhao family to the old Han family.

The key is that Grandpa Erlang is their local god at Guanjiangkou in Sichuan.

Your Majesty is one of your own, is it possible that you can still harm them?

Therefore, many people in Shu have a natural affinity for Han Zhen.

This kind of war is completely meaningless. Once the war breaks out, the peaceful and contented life of the people in Shu will be broken, and the prosperous business will be forced to stop.

After Meng Chang's decades-long rule, the people of Sichuan have tasted the sweetness of living and working in peace and contentment.

When Zhao Song attacked Hou Shu, they not only took away Meng Chang's property, but also transported away all the copper coins in Shu. In desperation, Shu could only trade with iron coins.

Wang Xiaobo rebelled, Zhao Song suppressed the rebellion, and Sichuan suffered another disaster.

The uprising of the father and son named Zhu a few years ago caused the people of Shu to be looted again.

Three consecutive turmoils frightened the people of Chengdu Fulu. After learning about the fall of Xiangyang, they wrote to the local government and asked to submit to Qi.

To show his sincerity, he also kidnapped all the Zhao family members who had been living in Shu.

We Shu people resolutely support the idea of ​​bringing tenants into acres and tax reform. If anyone dares to say no, the people of Shu will take care of it themselves without His Majesty taking action. But there was only one condition: the Yanzhou Army stationed in Xiangyang was not allowed to enter Sichuan.

This is not because the people in Shu want to create a state of China, but because they are simply afraid of Qiu Bahui from Zhao Song. In the eyes of the people in Shu, these Qiu Bahuo are more ruthless than his mother's rebel bandits.

As the saying goes, bandits are like a comb, soldiers are like a grate.

But when Qiu Ba of Zhao Song entered Sichuan, he simply shaved his head.

After reading the Book of Ten Thousand People in his hand, Han Zhen pondered for a moment and then slowly said: "Sichuan cannot be without soldiers."

How could there be no troops to guard the newly conquered land?

Moreover, Chengdu Fulu Road is close to Tubo in the west and borders Dali in the south. The garrison here can familiarize itself with the environment and intensify training to prepare for the future.

Xie Ding advised: "Your Majesty, the people in Sichuan have been suffering from war and disaster for a long time. Rushing to send troops into Sichuan may arouse the people in Sichuan to resist."

Zhang Shuye made a plan and said: "This matter is easy to handle. Your Majesty can issue a decree to ensure that the people in Sichuan will not commit any crimes when they enter Sichuan."

As the second-in-command of the military, he has complete trust in the lieutenants.

One is that His Majesty governs the army harshly, and the other is that the treatment in the army is good and he looks down upon the ordinary people. Zhao Ding added: "The Qingzhou army has strict military discipline, but the people in Shu have no way of knowing it. Therefore, an official from Shu can be sent with the army to appease the people."

"What Zhao Shangshu said is reasonable, and I second my opinion."

Zhao Ding's words attracted everyone's agreement.

Han Zhen asked: "Do you have anyone you would recommend?"

If you are from Shuzhong, your official position should not be small, and your reputation should be good.

Hearing this, Chang Yukun said: "I recommend He Li, the governor of Kaifeng."

"He Fuyin is from Meishan, and he is the number one scholar. He has an excellent official reputation. It is appropriate for him to go." Xie Ding nodded.

Han Zhen made the final decision: "The cabinet has decided that He Li will be the pacification envoy to the southwest. He will set off today to follow the Yanzhou Army into Sichuan and patrol Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou Road, Zizhou Road, and Kuizhou Road."

"I accept your order."

Xie Ding responded.

Suddenly, Han Zhen thought of a person and asked, "What is Su Di's official position now?"

Zhao Ding, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at the time, immediately replied: "Now I am working as editor of "Qingzhou Morning Post" in Jinzou Academy."

Han Zhen ordered: "Assign Su Di to appease the deputy envoy and ask him to go with him."

Sansu is very famous in Shu. As the grandson of Su Shi and the son of Su Guo, Su Di is also a good candidate.

Xie Ding muttered: "Since your Majesty wants to use Sansu's reputation, why not overturn the case for Su Dongpo."

"The rebellion against Su is not over yet?"

Han Zhen said in surprise.

Zhao Ji held high the banner of the New Deal and made profits for himself, and Su Shi, as the leader of the Yuanyou Party, was naturally targeted extremely miserably. Not only was Su Shi's poetry banned from being circulated among the people, but all the stone tablets engraved with Su Shi's poems and inscriptions across the country were also banned. smashed.

To be honest, if Liang Shicheng hadn't begged Zhao Ji, Su Dongpo's poetry would have completely disappeared.

Su Shi's disciples such as Huang Tingjian and Li Zhiyi were also implicated, and a large number of collected works were burned.

Han Zhen knew about Su's downfall, but he didn't know when he was rehabilitated.

Xie Ding replied: "Your Majesty, from the second year of Chongning of the Puppet Song Dynasty to the present, the trend of overthrowing the Soviet Union has not stopped. In the fifth year of Xuanhe, the Taibai Star can be seen in the daytime. The street guards were afraid of it and ordered the destruction of Yuanyou's party membership monument. Then Wang Fu, Cai You and others violated the regulations and did not implement them. I was busy handling government affairs and was temporarily negligent. Please forgive me."

"Nothing to do with you."

Han Zhen was overjoyed and ordered: "Preach my decree and destroy monuments of Yuanyou Party members across the country to rehabilitate Su Shi and other Yuanyou Party members!"

The Yuanyou Party Monument was created by Cai Jing instigating Zhao Ji to put all his political opponents on the list and kill them.

Zhao Ji even personally wrote an inscription on the monument, labeling the person on the monument as a traitor and never to be hired.

There are as many as three hundred people on the monument, including not only the old party, but also many officials who support the new party.

By overturning the case for Yuanyou's party, Han Zhen was able to gain a lot of popular support in Shu.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhao Ding and others shouted in unison.

At this moment, Liu Chang reported: "Your Majesty, Vice President Gu wants to see you."

"Xuan."

Han Zhen waved his hand.

The next moment, Gu Songxing hurriedly walked into the hall. Seeing Xie Ding and others were there, he calmed down and reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, the auction has been successfully concluded, and a total of 1.86 million yuan has been collected. fee."

hiss!
This number made all the ministers look surprised.

Good guy, it was just a Cuju competition, and nearly 2 million guan was raised just from the invitation. After all this, not only did your majesty not pay a penny, but he also made 860,000 guan.

Liu Mi winked at Chang Yukun. Chang Yukun immediately understood and said: "Your Majesty, the budget for the Cuju competition is one million yuan. The recruitment fee is enough now. I wonder if we can give it to the Ministry of Household Affairs and keep it as a reserve." Used for holding great ceremonies.”

Han Zhen gave full authority to Chang Yukun about the great etiquette.

The money, of course, comes from the treasury.

Now that I saw Gu Si raised so much money, I immediately became cautious.

Gu Si immediately quit. Emotionally speaking, I came here to beg for help, right?
I work so damn hard to organize the auction, but you, the Cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs, can just sit back and enjoy the profits, and you can share the money with every hand.

Thinking of this, Gu Cong declined politely: "Chang Xiang doesn't know, the million dollars is just a bounty, the food and accommodation of various societies and the expenses of traveling to and from the capital are not included. In addition, some must be left in case of emergencies. Yes. Besides, in addition to organizing the Cuju competition, I also need to prepare for the ceremony, which requires spending money on everything. I really can’t help. "

Liu Mi said with a smile: "Dean Gu is outstanding in talent, and with Tao Zhugong's methods, it is easy to raise funds. I don't want too much, 300,000 yuan is enough."

"Liu Shangshu is joking. The treasury is full, and three hundred thousand guan is only a drop in the bucket."

Gu Si refused to let go, and refused to give him any money anyway.

The expenses for holding the Cuju competition were all paid by Han Zhen from internal funds. Otherwise, how could the officials of the imperial court so readily agree to the reward of millions of dollars?
Therefore, if there is any remaining money at that time, all of it will be returned to internal funds.

The national treasury is the national treasury, and internal funds are internal funds.

It is true that the treasury is rich, but the courtiers will never let go of the opportunity to take money from His Majesty's purse.

At this time, Han Zhen said: "The Great Ceremony is a grand event in the literary world. The grand occasion is no less than the Cuju Competition. Chang Qing can also hold a auction to raise funds."

Seeing that His Majesty was going too far, Chang Yukun and Liu Mi had no choice but to keep silent and began to think about the feasibility of the auction.

The Great Ceremony is a grand event in the literary world, and if merchants participate in it, it is inevitable that they will be tainted with the smell of copper.

But at the thought of saving hundreds of thousands of dollars for the national treasury, Chang Yukun and others couldn't help but feel excited.

Seeing this, Han Zhen secretly shook his head and laughed, looked at Gu Song and said: "Put the money with you for the time being, and leave the Cuju Competition and Mengcai to you. It must be lively and beautiful, the south and the middle of Sichuan. You can invite more societies to participate as appropriate.”

"I accept your order."

Gu Siong responded.

After discussing matters in Shuzhong, Han Zhen turned his attention to Shi Wenhui and Zhang Shuye and asked, "What's going on in Fujian?"

Zhang Shuye said loudly: "Your Majesty, Commander Kuang arrived in Hangzhou yesterday and submitted a detailed battle plan. It will take a few days to mobilize supplies such as grain, grass, ordnance, and it is expected that troops will be officially deployed against Fujian around the end of the month. "

"it is good."

Han Zhen nodded and asked no more questions.

It was just a small attack on Fang Qifu. The navy and army joined forces, and Zhang Jun was in charge, so he didn't need to pay too much attention.

Seeing that the cabinet and all the chief officials of the ministries and academies were there, Han Zhen said loudly: "I want to reorganize the Hanlin Academy."

After the words fell, everyone looked at each other in shock.

Xie Ding asked in confusion: "I wonder how your Majesty plans to reform the system?"

Han Zhen said slowly: "The Imperial Academy gathers the elites of a country, but they spend all their time cultivating their reputation and have to work hard for more than ten years before they can get the opportunity to join the cabinet or be promoted to other countries. Isn't it a waste of talents?"

As the country's talent reserve institution, the Hanlin Academy cannot enter unless it is the top three in the imperial examination.

It can be said that those who can enter the Hanlin Academy are the elite among the elite.

But what about after entering?

The euphemistic name is to raise one's reputation, but in reality, one spends his time wasting away every day, and then works hard for more than ten or twenty years, and then becomes a leader, becoming a minister in the cabinet, or being promoted to a provincial official.

If you don't get ahead, you can only stay in the Hanlin Academy until you grow old.

With neither practice nor experience in governing, wouldn't such a person be making fun of the emperor and the people by joining the cabinet or being promoted to the outside?

Originally, Han Zhen planned to cancel the Hanlin Academy directly, but after thinking about it, he decided to keep it and change it into an institution similar to a think tank.

(End of this chapter)