My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 87 Cabinet Meeting
"I've told these idiots to get some miners to go to Nanhai Ziyuque, but what about them? They hired a group of ruffians from the streets."

"Now, let's let Jin Yiwei serve it in one pot."

At Zhao Nanxing's residence, after listening to the report from his confidants about the incident at Nanhai Zizhen, Zhao Nanxing was so angry at the manipulation of these people that he circled around in the study.

"This is also impossible."

After hearing this, the confidant stood at the door and said helplessly.

"The man named Zhao Shuang, who bears the seal of the third-rank internal official of the Emperor's new Ministry of Internal Affairs, brought the money and gave those idiots a raise in wages. Our people went to instigate it, but few people responded."

"It's true that we couldn't find any manpower, so we hired some people from the street. But who would have thought that the emperor was determined to compete with the people for profit, so he directly asked the Jin Yiwei to suppress the people who went there."

"What I'm worried about now is not whether I can prevent the emperor from competing with the people for profit."

Hearing that his confidants were still focusing on stopping the emperor, Zhao Nanxing hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.

"When you went to hire someone, you didn't show your face."

"Don't worry, boss."

The confidant heard this and said quickly.

"Same as last time, there were people in the middle. I found gangsters from the street and asked the gangsters to hire people."

"Ah."

Hearing this, Zhao Nanxing nodded with relief and then said.

"Those people are useless. Cut off contact with those people. I guess they will have Jin Yiwei come to your door soon."

"Yes."

After hearing this, the confidant cupped his hands and walked out the door.

Looking at his departing confidants, Zhao Nanxing's eyes flickered.

There is a saying that goes well, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Although he is from Jiangxi, he has been working in the capital since he was elected. Although he was sent back to his hometown because of his opposition to Zhang Juzheng and returned to the capital after Guangzong succeeded to the throne, his contact with the gentry in the capital has never been broken. of.

Zhao Nanxing was behind this incident at Beihongmen Palace.

Zhao Nanxing was responsible for the Guisi Beijing Inspection in the 21st year of Wanli. Donglin Party members Sun Quan, Zhao Nanxing and Li Shida presided over the Beijing Inspection and wanted to take advantage of the situation to knock down the Zhejiang Party headed by Wang Xijue. However, because they went too far, Wanli was They were all demoted.

Also demoted with him were Wang Ruxun, Wei Yunzhen, Zeng Qianheng, Yu Kongjian and others.

As Guangzong came to power, people who had been demoted were recalled one after another. He also saw the hope of returning to the court. As soon as Guangzong restored his status, he happily entered the capital.

Then, Guangzong died, Tianqi came to power, and the recall of former ministers who had been demoted came to an abrupt end.

These days, as Zhou Yingqiu ascended to the civil service, the emperor issued a special encore. Officials from all over the country were summoned to the capital in a hurry, and the demoted personnel were in a state of indifference.

You must know that this officialdom, especially the officials in the capital, is a carrot and a pit. As the official positions in the capital begin to be filled, Zhao Nanxing is very anxious.

There is no need to be impatient. All the memorials recommending his reinstatement have disappeared like mud into the sea.

Therefore, after learning that the emperor asked Wei Zhongxian to purchase the coal and iron mines in Xishan and Shijingshan, Zhao Nan was heartbroken and sent someone to contact the central government to organize a massacre incident.

I want to wait until things get serious and public opinion is boiling, and then I can petition for the people and use this reputation to re-enter the court.

But who would have thought that the little emperor was willing to spend money, so he directly used the money to destroy the mine and let the Jin Yiwei suppress the people in Yique.

This made his plan aborted.

"How to do it."

Pacing in the study, Zhao Nanxing was a little unsure of what to do next.

Just when Zhao Nanxing, the instigator, was in a difficult situation.

Han Xu, the chief minister of the cabinet, convened various ministers and opened a small meeting in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Sitting at the top, Han Xu felt uncomfortable looking at these officials whose monthly salary was higher than his own. The little emperor was too bullying.

"I think everyone knows what happened at Nanhaizi Beihongmen."

"What do you think?" "What do you think?"

Hearing this, Huang Kezhan, Minister of War, was confused about Han Xu calling people to a meeting.

"Now that the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment has not completed the work, I will use the Secretary of the Ministry of War to temporarily handle the affairs of the ministry."

"Those who were escorted back by the Jinyi Guards, except for the leader who was taken to Beizhen Fusi, the rest were sent to the Penal Department Prison. I have already gone to see where the miners are. They are all ruffians on the street. I don’t know who inspired me to dare to go to Beihongmen Palace."

As soon as Huang Kezhan opened his mouth, he determined the nature of the people in Beihongmen Yique.

"Besides, I also asked people to investigate. That Wei Zhongxian paid for the mine, not robbed people's wealth."

"Although Wei Zhongxian is using money to collect minerals, mining in this palace is ultimately about profiting from the people."

Hearing this, Han Xu said with twinkling eyes.

"If things continue like this, I'm worried that Your Majesty will resume the work of Shenzong and start the mine supervision again."

"Worrying about the future, let's first think about how the court is going to live now. Since the war between Liaoshen and Jiannu, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry have been collecting food and equipment for Liaodong. Not to mention the price of food, the price of iron has increased by [-]% .”

After hearing this, Xu Guangqi, Minister of Industry, spoke up.

"Yesterday I went to the market and asked. With His Majesty training troops in Nanhaizi, the price of iron in the capital has risen to one hundred catties and four taels of silver. A pair of full iron armor requires forty catties of iron and eight taels of iron. Now that the price of iron has risen, workers The expenditures of the Ministry and the Ministry of War are very high.”

"I think it's a good thing that the palace bought Shi Jingshan. In the future, whether it's the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of War, when they use iron or coal, they don't have to go to the market to buy it. They can just buy it from the palace at a low price, and the expenses will be... It’ll be a lot less.”

With that said, Xu Guangqi looked at Huang Kezhan and said.

"The two of us will be able to go to the branch office less often to ask for money from Bi Ziyan."

"It makes sense."

After hearing what Xu Guangqi said, Huang Kezhan agreed with his words.

In the past, we had to run the household department for budgetary purposes, but now we have to run the branch office.

But since it can reduce expenses and make fewer trips, who wouldn’t be happy?
"The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant. But if in the future, in order to please the Holy Emperor, Wei Zhongxian will set his sights on some other property, and in order to save money, he will rob it."

Stroking his beard, Han Xu said worriedly.

"His Majesty is extremely strict and prohibits corruption and bribery. To this end, His Majesty has specially given salary increases and sufficient salary to us officials."

At this time, Zhou Yingqiu, the official minister, who had been closing his eyes and concentrating, spoke up.

"If this really happens, I think your Majesty will not show favoritism."

"But by sending people in the palace to mine, after all, it violates the prohibition of cutting mountains and cutting rocks set by Taizu."

"The emperor does not open the mines in Xishan and Shijingshan. If those people open them, don't they violate Taizu's prohibition on cutting mountains and cutting stones?"

This time, the person who stood up and spoke was Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites.

As the Minister of Rites, his main role is to wash the emperor's land.

Moreover, he belongs to the Zhejiang Party and does not like Han Xu Donglin very much.

"Besides, since Zhang Jiangling's reform, our Ming Dynasty has violated the ancestral system quite a lot."

"Ah."

Hearing this, Han Xu nodded and said.

"Since everyone feels so, I also feel that the palace's acquisition of the mine is okay."

Han Xu made the final summary of this meeting.

That is, the emperor did nothing wrong in purchasing the mine.

Han Xu had no intention of causing trouble for the emperor, and the reason for holding this meeting was obvious.

Tell outsiders that this matter was decided by the cabinet and the six ministers.

Otherwise, if the emperor collects minerals and he, a minister in the cabinet, does not express his position, he will be easily scolded.

(End of this chapter)