Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 305 Politics is a game

"The opposition is quite loud."

Xiyuan, Diaoyutai, the sunset on the horizon is very red, the sun is setting in the west, Zhu Youxiao is leaning on the deck chair, showing a faint smile, as if he is thinking about something.

"After Mr. Bi Ge mentioned this matter, the atmosphere of the cabinet meeting changed."

Wang Tiqian, who stood with his head bowed, reported the situation truthfully, "And other officials in the cabinet, more or less, heard a lot of private discussions, and some even quietly left the cabinet."

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Where there are rivers and lakes, there must be interests.

"What do you think?"

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian who were sitting next to him. On the other hand, the two of them frowned with solemn expressions.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why, but I always have an intuition in my heart." Zhu Yujian hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhu Youxiao and stopped talking.

"What intuition?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, reached out to pick up the tea cup next to him, and asked calmly.

"It feels like Bi Ziyan did it on purpose."

Zhu Yujian thought for a while, frowned and said what he was thinking, "Perhaps what happened in this cabinet meeting was in his expectation from the beginning, but there was something he couldn't understand. More than half of the cabinet was opposed to this matter. After all, How can self-reliance accomplish this?"

"Brother Chen thinks so too."

Zhu Youjian, who was standing on the side, followed closely and said: "Judging from the results, this cabinet meeting has rejected this proposal. Now what Bi Ziyan can do is to present it directly to the emperor and let the emperor make a decision. , one is to raise a cabinet proposal again, but no matter what it is, there will be more or less problems."

"So what Bi Qing thinks is the key point."

Zhu Youxiao took a sip of tea and said with a slightly raised corner of his mouth: "I will never believe that the financial minister I am looking for for Ming Dynasty, Bi Qing, can be so superficial."

Zhu Youxiao knew very well what problems existed in the central finance of the Ming Dynasty. If the imbalance of revenue and expenditure could not be solved, the Ming Dynasty would not be able to get rid of its difficult situation.

Bi Ziyan was specially promoted to take over as Minister of Household Affairs. Zhu Youxiao valued his talent and believed in his character, otherwise he would not have promoted him to the cabinet subsequently.

At least for Zhu Youxiao, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, will have to hold this position for ten consecutive years unless he commits a major mistake during his tenure. After all, finance is different from others. If you want to see results, Without a long period of precipitation, it would not be visible at all.

Anyone who dares to mess with Bi Ziyan is trying to mess with the Ming Dynasty!

The messy financial system requires a talented person who understands this field to sort it out. The current situation makes Zhu Youxiao feel that Bi Ziyan has taken action.

Things are never as simple as they seem.

"Is the cabinet meeting over?"

Zhu Youxiao, who thought of this, looked at Wang Tiqian and said.

"not yet."

Wang Tigan hurriedly lowered his head and replied.

"go."

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said: "Send someone to the cabinet. After the cabinet meeting is over, summon Bi Qing to come to Xiyuan to see me. Prepare to drive out the sedan chair and ask Bi Qing to sit in."

"Here!"

Wang Tiqian suppressed his surprise and raised his hands to bow.

It is no small honor to come to the imperial court in a sedan chair.

Not only Wang Tigan thought this way, Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian subconsciously glanced at each other after hearing this, with a bit of surprise in their brows. "Have you any doubts about my decision?"

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe and stood up, facing the Taiye Pool in front of him. Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian saw this and hurriedly followed Zhu Youxiao.

"Brother Emperor, this doesn't seem good."

Zhu Youjian thought for a while, frowned and said to his imperial brother: "After all, this cabinet meeting has caused a lot of controversy. At this time, the imperial brother wants to summon Bi Ziyan to appear in court. This is nothing, but he has given me a sedan chair to come to the emperor. I'm afraid that other ministers in the cabinet will inevitably think too much in their hearts."

"good."

Zhu Yujian nodded and said: "In any case, they opposed Bi Ziyan at the cabinet meeting, and that was for the sake of the stability of the country. After all, official land is used as an anchor, and the Ministry of Revenue issues bonds to the outside world. If this happens, If the principal and interest cannot be paid when due, then the official land will be used to replace it, which will be a huge loss to the court."

"Everything you said was good."

Zhu Youxiao stopped and looked at the Taiye Pond in front of him with a faint smile, "But I do this to make them think more. Maybe I don't know much about others, but I still know Bi Qing better." Yes, Bi Qing will not do anything frivolous or impulsive, the household department is different from other government offices."

"To put it bluntly, if something goes wrong in other government offices, it may be possible to save it, but in the Ministry of Revenue, even a small error may cause serious losses."

"The consequence of a bad tax system is that a large amount of taxes that should be paid cannot be collected by the court and fall into the pockets of individuals. However, the burden on the lower class groups remains the same as before."

Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian showed solemn expressions.

During this period of time in the Imperial Palace, they heard a lot, saw a lot, and thought a lot, which caused their thoughts and concepts to change significantly from before.

"Bi Qing is the financial minister of the Ming Dynasty that I have chosen!"

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves and said in a sonorous tone: "Others can question him, deny him, and oppose him, but I can't. I want firm support."

"If you want to improve and reverse the Ming Dynasty's finances if nothing else, you must do this."

"So my attitude must be clear, otherwise it will be difficult for Bi Qing to hold his position in the government. I don't want Bi Qing to be troubled by these trivial matters."

If you want the people below to fight for you, you must have the right attitude. Even if everyone opposes him and questions him, you, as a superior, cannot do it.

Once a person's heart is cold, it is impossible to warm it back up again.

Sometimes, when people choose to do something, they rely on their inner energy to support it. Once this inner energy is exhausted and they want to work hard again, they will find that they are unable to do what they want.

The person is still the same person.

But the feeling has changed.

When it comes to the political level, the truth is clear. There is not so much black and white in this world, and it is impossible to judge everything as right or wrong. Sometimes it depends on the heart!

"Liu Ruoyu, go ask the dining room to prepare dinner."

Zhu Youxiao turned around and walked towards Chongzhi Hall. Liu Ruoyu, who was serving in front of the emperor, heard the words and hurriedly bowed his head in response, and then arranged for people to prepare.

"You two will also participate in Bi Qing's performance."

On the way to Chongzhi Hall, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said: "But we must abide by the rules. You can only listen, you can only see, and you can't talk too much. Do you remember them all?"

"My brother knows."

"I understand."

When the two heard this, they immediately bowed to each other.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao wanted to stay in Xiyuan for a few days before returning to the Qianqing Palace, but now it seems that with such things happening in the cabinet, it may be difficult for him to stay. After all, some things require action to show attitude, otherwise Various ideas will emerge one after another.

(End of this chapter)