Mingshi

Chapter 1559 Seizing Power
"In the past, Master Xu was in charge of the Criminal Department. Now that Master Xu has returned to his hometown, I will be in charge of the Criminal Department."

No one spoke.

Gao Gong glanced across the crowd, feeling very satisfied in his heart, no one said anything, which meant no one objected.Originally, there was still some fear of Luo Xin, but it suddenly eased a lot.After coughing twice, he continued:
"Now that Mr. Xu is returning to his hometown, the affairs of the cabinet are complicated. The matter of making silver coins by the Ministry of Industry should be handed over to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Lord Luo can just keep an eye on it."

This is to let Luo Xin turn direct control over the production of silver coins into indirect management, weakening Luo Xin's control over the Ministry of Industry.Luo Xin thought for a while, now the matter of making silver coins is on the right track, and this matter is only in the initial stage to keep it secret, so he personally controls it. Now there is really no need for this, but Luo Xin also knows that things cannot be done according to reason To do it, it should be done according to the rules.

What are the rules?

The rule of being an official is exchange. Being deprived of power for no reason, without exchange, will give people a feeling of weakness.Gao Gong thinks that he is weak and there is no problem, but just like the officials of the court think that they are weak, people's hearts will be scattered.Therefore, he immediately opened his mouth and said:

"Ge Lao, through this silver coin production, I have a point of view. The Ministry of Industry is the most important department in the future of Ming Dynasty."

"Oh?"

Gao Gong was stunned. Although he was afraid of Luo Xin, he knew that Luo Xin never lied, so he said curiously:
"How to say?"

After I took charge of the Ministry of Industry, I read through the contributions made by the Ministry of Industry in history.From cold weapons to today's firearms battalion in Ming Dynasty, from plowing plows to plowing plows for plowing, everyone can see the contribution of these technologies to military and agriculture.

Not bad!

These inventions of my Ministry of Works are called science and technology.

I think the weakness of the Ming Dynasty has developed by leaps and bounds. If it wants to surpass the heyday of the Han and Tang Dynasties, science and technology will play a vital role, that is, the Ministry of Industry will play a vital role.

I have a good friend named Zhou Yu, everyone knows it.Over the years in Nanjing, I have been exposed to a lot of scientific and technological knowledge from Western vassal states. The advantage of my Ming Dynasty is that I can tolerate and absorb all the essence. Therefore, I proposed to transfer Zhou Yu back to the capital to serve as the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, and to bring the benefits to the Ministry of Industry. A wind of revitalization.

Gao Gong was silent for a moment. He knew that this was a deal proposed by Luo Xin. If he did not agree, Luo Xin would also reject him in the matter of handing over control of the silver coin production. After all, Luo Xin was directly in charge of the Ministry of Industry.The most important thing is that the relationship between Luo Xin and Emperor Longqing is very good.Pushing Luo Xin into a hurry, he would lose face if he went to Emperor Longqing to ask for a decree.

This is the first time I presided over a meeting as the chief assistant of the cabinet, and I must follow my own pace, that is, all my proposals must be passed, so that I can establish my own power in front of the officials, even if I pay for it.

Thinking of this, Gao Gong couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart, he had expected that Luo Xin would be difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult to deal with.

Gao Gong thought of becoming the chief assistant of the cabinet to gain prestige, and Luo Xin also thought of taking this opportunity to make a deal with Gao Gong. At this point in time, pinching Gao Gong was very uncomfortable.

but……

Gao Gong changed his mind and thought again, listening to Luo Xin, this is to reform in the Ministry of Industry.Since ancient times, reformers have never had a good end. Even a whip that is reforming now is full of difficulties, and no one knows the future result.While this whip is still in the experimental stage, Luo Xin wants to reform in the Ministry of Industry, and this may be the beginning of Luo Xin's departure from Maicheng.So he said with a smile:

"Master Luo, do you want to reform in the Ministry of Industry?"

"I have some ideas."

"Hehe...you are still young and energetic. Okay, I agree to transfer Zhou Yu back to Beijing as the left servant of the Ministry of Industry."

"I will go and hand over the item-by-item matters of silver coin production to Mr. Wang."

"it is good!"

Gao Gong and Luo Xin looked at each other, with smiles on their faces.

Zhang Juzheng felt more and more cold in his heart, he felt Luo Xin's fearfulness, and a thought suddenly appeared in his heart, maybe after a few years, Luo Xin would replace Gao Gong, Gao Gong was not Luo Xin's opponent.

Ma Fang was very happy in her heart. Although he didn't have so many twists and turns, he knew that Luo Xin didn't suffer a loss in this round.

Yan Na's eyes flickered, and he finally understood the gap between himself and Luo Xin. To behave in the world, it is not enough to just be kind.

Gao Gong is very happy now. On the one hand, he has compressed Luo Xin's rights, and on the other hand, he has dug a hole for Luo Xin, so he continued:
"In order to solve the problem of money shortage, Mr. Xu from the household department set up the financial department. Now that the problem of money shortage has been solved, there is no need for the financial department."

Everyone's eyes were on Luo Xin. This high arch is really cruel. Just now, Luo Xin's power in the Ministry of Industry was reduced, and now Luo Xin's influence in the Ministry of Households is going to be reduced.

Luo Xin didn't care much about the financial department of the Ministry of Accounts, which was different from the Ministry of Industry.There is no Luo Xin in the Ministry of Industry, so they forced a deal with Gao Gong to insert Zhou Yu'an into the Ministry of Industry, and the left servant of the Ministry of Industry is also a third-rank official, which also made Zhou Yu a high-ranking official.However, the household department is different, Xu Shixing has already entered the household department, and he is still the left servant, so he can manage it slowly without having to fight for a while.

not to mention……

The financial department was originally to solve the money shortage, but now it has completed its mission.Just take it as a face for Gao Gong.So he nodded and said:

"It's true that there is no need for it to exist anymore, but a whip has already been implemented, and Xu Shixing should be the person who is most familiar with the taxation of a whip through the experience of the financial management department. Therefore, I thought that the financial management department could be dissolved. The power belongs to the original department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, Xu Shixing is still in charge. At the very least, there must be a transitional period, and after everything is stable, it will be handed over to others. Now that Mr. Xu has just returned to his hometown, it is better to be stable."

Originally, Gao Gong wanted to oppose Luo Xin's suggestion immediately.

The financial management department was dissolved and the rights were returned to the original department of the household department, but Xu Shixing was in charge.How did this weaken Xu Shixing's rights?It clearly increased Xu Shixing's rights!

But hearing Luo Xin's last words made his heart tremble.

Now that Xu Jie has just returned to his hometown, if there is a cabinet discord at this time, what impression will he be given by the officials?
After thinking for a while, he said: "A whip is a big deal, and it will be the main business of the Ministry of Accounting in the future, so this matter should be entrusted to the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, with Xu Shilang as the assistant."

"Okay!" Master Luo thought for a while and nodded, this is already the best result without tearing his face.

"Also!" A trace of tension flashed in Gao Gong's eyes. The following is what Gao Gong is most worried about: "Since Mr. Luo came back from the north and established a financial management company to solve the money shortage, he has been in charge of implementing a whip. The burden of reform."

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