Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 141
Zhu Houzhao glanced at his father, the Ye family punished according to the law, although it gave the ministers face and Ye Qi face, but the Ye family punished according to the law is not light!But the ministers can't help but make trouble, Your Majesty, this is enough to give face, and still make trouble?If you make trouble again, it's flattering, so this matter is settled like this.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh with emotion about the emperor's power tactics, and his father's power tactics are also very good, at least such a light-hearted handling method, Zhu Houzhao can't do it for the time being.

But Zhu Houzhao also realized another thing, that is, these civil servants are not really helping the Ye family, they want to give Ye Qi face, what they want is their own privileges.What the old man said earlier also has a fifth level of meaning, a deeper and more subtle meaning, which is to give them these privileges, and the life and death of the Ye family must not be a big deal.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao felt a little scary. He raised his head and glanced at his father who was sitting on the dragon chair without any signs of happiness or anger. He didn't know his father's mood and thoughts now.

Even if this incident is over, Zhong Zhong also stood up from the ground and stood in the queue again. Li Dongyang put down the test book in his hand, picked up another test book again, and then unfolded: "This test book is salt. Tie Si Qi You posted a book about rectifying the officials of the Salt Road and managing the salt merchants, everyone can circulate it and discuss it."

Zhu Houzhao had read this inscription before, and he also knew the content on it. In fact, it was to set up saltway management officials, but it did not set up specific small saltworks.

The management power of the small saltworks below is no longer handed over to the officials. These officials have no hope of promotion in their lives, and they are too hard to squeeze the kitchen households. They will be abolished and replaced by the production team system.The team leader is appointed by the elders in the village, and the deputy captain is also appointed by the elders in the village. The treatment of the kitchen households is improved, and the system of more work and more pay is adopted to increase the production enthusiasm of the kitchen households. In addition, it is used to reduce the sales of the kitchen households act of salt.

Of course, these are not the key points. Everyone already knows what the prince did in the Lianghuai Saltworks.

Facts have proved that what His Royal Highness the Prince has done is very effective. The Lianghuai Salt Field is rebuilding the salt field, changing the original salt cooking field into a drying salt field. In addition, the production team system is also very effective.According to the reports from the people below, the output of the Lianghuai Salt Field will increase significantly this year. In the month before His Royal Highness the Prince's visit, the Lianghuai Salt Field produced [-] shi of salt.

Of course, this is the official data, and the part that was lost is not counted, but according to the data found by the imperial envoy, about [-] shi were lost.

The Lianghuai Salt Field can produce 30 shi of salt a month. Once it develops according to the system established by the prince, and at the same time changes from frying to drying, it is estimated that the Lianghuai Salt Field can produce 50 shi of salt a month, and the annual salt output can break through one million shi. More than double.It is not bad to know that the Lianghuai Salt Field can produce [-] shi of salt on the surface every year. This output is not as good as that of the Song Dynasty, when the Lianghuai Salt Field produced nearly [-] shi of salt.

If you count the drift, you still can't catch up with the Song Dynasty, but this time it is different, which means that His Royal Highness's strategy is useful.

If it hadn't been for Lianghuai Salt Benefits being held by Shou Ninghou, memorials praising His Highness the Crown Prince would have poured in like a flood. It's just that everyone doesn't care about flattery right now.

Although everyone seemed to have never read the title book of Yantie Secretary Qi You, everyone present knew what was written in it, so after a brief circulation, the title book returned to Li Dongyang's hands again. superior.The atmosphere in the hall became serious again. Compared with the Ye family, this time the matter was much more serious.

In the first half of the question book, there is nothing to say, no one will object, His Royal Highness’s strategy, and it has been proved to be useful and easy to use, everyone can only admire and flatter, no one will be stupid enough to say something.

The key point of this draft is in the back. Later, Qi You of the Salt and Iron Department explained the private salt case in Yangzhou, directly pointing out the fact that those salt merchants bribed local officials, and at the same time explained that this cannot be done, and it has to be changed. How to change it?The meaning of implementing the salt merchants' access system is obvious. Not everyone can do the salt business. If they want to do it, they have to pass the examination of the court and pay money.

The power of review is in the court, who can do business and who can't do business, what the Yandao officials say doesn't count, what the court says counts.

In this way, the power of the Yandao officials was directly cut off. If they dared to stop them, the salt merchants could go to the Yantie Division Yamen to sue, which greatly limited the authority of the Yandao officials and the possibility of corruption.Salt merchants are re-examined every five years, and all unqualified salt merchants are replaced. Except for these admitted salt merchants, no one is allowed to sell or buy private salt, otherwise they will all be punished as smuggling salt.

"If you have any opinions, let's talk about it!" Li Dongyang put the question book away, and then said in a calm tone.

Although the people present already knew what was written in this question book, they were still a little terrified in their hearts, because this move was too cruel.

Once Shou Ninghou has mastered the salt road, how much money will he hold?How much power will he wield?With money and power, who will be able to control Shou Ninghou?Others basically looked at the cabinet scholars. This matter is too big, and they still have to decide, or set a tone, but they were disappointed. The three cabinet scholars are just old gods. sitting.

"I think this matter is feasible!" This time it was still Shangshu Zhong of the Ministry of Finance who stood up, and it was not surprising that he stood up, because it was a matter of the Ministry of Accounting.

"This strategy is very good. It is well thought out in all aspects. It can also increase the revenue of the court. It is really a good strategy. Therefore, I think it is feasible. It is only about the admission of salt merchants. I think it can be reviewed by the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Once any salt merchant commits a crime, he will be punished immediately, and after the review is passed, the cabinet will draw up a list, and His Majesty will approve the list."

Zhu Houzhao took a look at him, he is very bright today!
Looking at Zhong Zhong, Zhu Houzhao probably realized that this was done by one person, and if it was done, it would be done. If it didn't work, Zhong Zhong would definitely write a letter to ask for it, and at the same time use public opinion to force the court.At the same time, Qi Zhong is retreating in order to protect himself, because if the matter fails, the Minister of the Household Department, Qi Zhong, may not be able to keep it, so it is better to retreat and seek fame.

Once Zhong Zhong was defeated, then it must be extremely glorious to go here. Anyway, if he could not enter the cabinet, the Minister of the Household Department would come to an end. In fact, Zhong Zhong had not worked for a few years, and he was not too young.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao sighed inwardly, none of these old fellows were easy to get along with, but this was not beyond his expectations, but their determination shocked Zhu Houzhao.

(End of this chapter)