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Chapter 461 Han Yu
Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, talked about the salt class, and after arguing with the ministers, Yang Reform "unhappily" accepted the proposals of the ministers, reprimanded him, and ordered to end the matter.

The matter of the salt class was finally over. After being scolded by the emperor like a storm, all the officials felt that life was hard to endure. Fortunately, it was all over now.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I would like to ask, how to fill the gap in the salt class with this money?" The Minister of the Household Department continued to ask. Originally, this matter has been ordered and the reprimand has ended. However, in this way For a big gap, he still had to come out and ask again. It wouldn't be because the emperor issued a decree to warn that the silver gap would disappear.

The minister just let go of his heart, but he is suspended again. Does Bi Ziyan, the Ministry of household affairs, have a grudge against the salt merchant?Still mentioning this?
Yang Reform also looked "powerless", and said a little decadently: "What else can I do, besides filling up the money from me, could the Ministry of Households still provide tens of thousands of taels of silver?" Unceremoniously ran against the Ministry of Accounts.

Bi Ziyan was quite embarrassed, and had nothing to say about being run on by the emperor.

"...Alas, I am now burdened with heavy burdens, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice! There will be a big war in the spring of next year, so I have to prepare three or four million taels of silver to fight the war, the national policy silver, and the expenses of the new army. Even though I said to fill this hole, it’s enough! That’s 400 million taels of silver... oh..." Yang Reform said weakly.

No one spoke to the ministers, and they all hung their heads in their collars, fearing that the emperor would catch them to deal with the 400 million taels of silver, which would be an impossible task.

There was silence in the hall for a long time, and the cold air blew away the smell of wine that had been permeating the hall.

"...Hey... Forget it, I will sell some of Liulizhai's shares to fill this hole... Alas, I just hope that this warning and reprimand will work, and the salt merchants can understand the truth..." Yang Reform With a helpless face, he said complainingly.

The ministers looked at the emperor in amazement. This is again in the court, and the matter of stocks is clearly mentioned... It is an interesting thing that stocks have entered the court.

More ministers are concerned about the stock of Liulizhai, which is a good thing. The original 1000 taels has now risen to 2000 taels, a full double. Such a profitable business, the emperor actually wants to sell part of it. Now the emperor is really bleeding a lot!Ministers, you look at me in private, and I look at you.

"Your Majesty is holy!" Bi Ziyan agreed sadly. The emperor asked him to mention this matter, but he did. Unexpectedly, the final result was that the emperor sold stocks to fill the hole. Bi Ziyan felt sorry for the emperor and was also a little confused .

In the main hall, there was silence again!

The emperor sat high on the throne, his expression was silent, with some helplessness and distress.

The ministers had their own thoughts, and some were thinking, should they take advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's stock sale to buy some of Liulizhai's stock?Or shot?
Liu Zhouzong kept opening his mouth countless times, but every time the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. The imperialists wanted money and wanted it very happily. He wanted to mention it. The matter of running the school fund has never been interrupted, and it was snatched away by the fast-talking military and household departments. When everyone stopped talking, he didn't have the courage to mention it. The hole of the 400 million taels of salt, the emperor would To maintain it by selling stocks, one can imagine his education funds, not to mention more, 200 million taels is still needed.Now they did some calculations and found that it would take 200 million taels of silver to make a decent appearance in some prefectures and counties, otherwise, it would be better not to do it.The emperor had already paid for it, and wanted the emperor to pay 200 million taels of silver. Liu Zhouzong felt that it was better not to provoke the emperor.

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After the court, the emperor and his ministers went north and south.

As soon as the court was over, the chief assistant Shi Fenglai was drunk, and held the hand of the senior scholar surnamed Han, drunkenly saying thanks. In terms of his "national policy", this big man from the southern department has done a lot, so Shi Fenglai took his hand and always said some words of thanks.

Han Yu was very embarrassed. The chief assistant of the imperial party, the former Wei party, now enthusiastically took his hand, thanked him constantly, and refused to let him go. ", everyone stared at the scene, but the ministers were relieved when they heard the first assistant's mouthful of thanking Han Yu for drinking. Today, the first assistant has shown his face and earned enough prestige. Thanks to Han Yu, without Han Yu's words of "fairness", the national policy may not be so easy to pass. It is natural for the first assistant to thank him, but it is still a bit dazzling... Maybe it's drinking If you drink alcohol, you may be drunk and you can't tell.

Gradually, the ministers who had left the early court were all gone, and Han Yu shook off Shi Fenglai's hand and said, "My lord chief assistant, please speak quickly if you have something to do, what's wrong with always going on and on like this, but Don't tell the old man that you are really drunk..."

Shi Fenglai's originally drunken eyes suddenly became bright and radiant. He stroked his beard and smiled and said, "As expected of Mr. Han Ge, you can't hide anything from a senior scholar. Yes, Shi is not drunk. Although this wine The stamina is relatively strong, but if you are drunk, it is impossible..." Although he said that he was not drunk, there was indeed a trace of blood red in his shining eyes, and he swayed slightly when standing.

Shi Fenglai smiled, staring at Han Yu with bright eyes and said.

"If you have anything to do with the Chief Assistant, just speak up." Han Yu also smiled, as if he had already made up his mind.

"Hehe... Mr. Han Ge really understands people, so Shi will say it straight. Before that, I still have to thank Mr. Han Ge for his fairness. Otherwise, this national policy will never be passed, even if it is this national policy. It is beneficial to the imperial court, it is beneficial to Ming Dynasty, and if you are caught in party disputes, you can only sigh, for the common people of the world, for the great Ming community, please accept Shi Mou's worship..." Shi Fenglai made a neat ninety-degree bow.

"Hey..., this old man can't stand it anymore, the chief assistant please get up quickly..." Han Yu hurriedly helped Shi Fenglai up.

"...Mr. Han Ge and Mr. Shi have been working together for some years. Naturally, I know what kind of man I am, so I am a fair person to Mr. Han Ge. I, Mr. Shi, will tell Mr. Han Ge what is in my heart. With this temper of this old man, this It is impossible to come up with such a national policy with a little courage, and even if you think about it, you know that you can't implement it, and you can't say it. This point, even Han Ge knows..." Shi Fenglai opened his heart through drunkenness come out.

"This..., hehe, the first assistant is exaggerating, and now His Majesty has the first assistant, Daming..." Han Yu immediately gave way and talked about the scene.

"...Well, Mr. Han Ge doesn't need to talk about these scenes. Today, Shi will tell Mr. Han Ge what is in his heart. This strategy was not thought up by Shi, but His Majesty said it through the mouth of the minister. This strategy , It's exactly His Majesty's intention..." Shi Fenglai interrupted Han Yu's words.

"..." Han Yu smiled without saying a word, this is an open secret, everyone knows about it, the chief assistant of the "megaphone".

"... Alas, Shi has lived for decades, and only met this Mingjun when he was old. Alas, Shi was born decades ago! Given time, with His Majesty's great talent, the country that I ruled by Ming Dynasty will surely be prosperous and the people strong. Far surpassing the Han and Tang Dynasties, it's not a problem at all, but unfortunately, I won't be able to see that scene!" Shi Fenglai said with emotion.

"The old man is now seventy-four. Compared with him, Shoufu is still young! It may not be impossible to see that day." Han Yan replied with a smile.

"... What does Mr. Han Ge think about this national policy?" Shi Fenglai saw that he was always talking about these scenes, and Han Yu had been playing with him all the time, so he started to talk about business.

"Well... this strategy is beneficial to the country and the people. If it is carried forward, it will be of great benefit to our dynasty. It is not impossible to solve natural disasters in the long run..." Seeing Shi Fenglai's serious words, Han Yu also answered seriously. , his face became serious.

"Mr. Han Ge has also seen the national policy. How do you feel about the five-year period mentioned in it?" Shi Feng said here, and smiled again.

"... Tsk..., every five years? What's the answer to this, the first assistant?" Han Yu thought for a while, and asked, this place is indeed a bit strange. If there was such a national policy in the past, didn't he hope to implement it? Tens of thousands of years, where are five years?Otherwise, just get an imperial envoy for a year at most, and the matter will be over.

"...Hehe, the reason for this matter, Shi Mou also got some rumors from His Majesty, and he was not sure about it. It was also Shi Mou's speculation. Now I will tell the old man for Han Ge's reference and see if the old man is right. " Shi Fenglai said mysteriously.

"Oh, how is that?" Seeing that Shi Fenglai was mysterious, Han Yu became interested. He didn't know what hints and rumors this guy got from the emperor, so that this guy blatantly "hooked up" himself.

"Don't Mr. Ge feel that this policy is for His Majesty to pay money to buy political achievements for us? His Majesty spends a small million taels of silver every year to grow sweet potatoes, supplement food, and solve the problem of food. If it is implemented, Mr. Han Ge , Shi Mou asked, is it possible to solve the food problem of the people in the world?" Shi Fenglai asked mysteriously.

"...It's true. Your Majesty has given money to let the cabinet be responsible for supervision at all levels. Speaking of it, if this policy is really implemented, then our political achievements are indeed quite outstanding, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is dazzling. ,... to solve the problem of food for the people in the world, this strategy alone may be difficult, but with other means, it is not impossible..." Han Yu answered seriously.

"Okay! Mr. Han Ge is worthy of being a fair person. Dare to tell the truth, Shi admires him. Since His Majesty bought me political achievements with money, why should I not work hard? How can I let this opportunity go for nothing? ?” Shi Fenglai said seriously.

"This..." Han Yu didn't expect Shi Fenglai to say that, it really makes sense, the emperor gave them money to buy political achievements, they have no reason to refuse!Isn't that what idiots and fools would do? Of course, it would be different if there were factional disputes.

"Elder Han Ge thinks, why does His Majesty limit the period of planting sweet potatoes to every five years? Why not longer? This natural disaster is not five years, but more than ten years..." Shi Fenglai said mysteriously.

"This..., Shoufu, could it be that there is something else going on here?" Han Yu was puzzled, and sure enough, the emperor's mind still needs to be known by the imperial party.

"Shi guessed that His Majesty meant that he wanted to limit the term of office of the cabinet to five years..." Shi Fenglai said mysteriously.

"Ah!..." Han Yu was stunned, the cabinet is elected every five years?Doesn't that mean that if there are no major problems, his cabinet can still work for more than four years?This is not easy. Now that the cabinet has been changed so diligently, it is not easy to be able to work for a year. Many of them will step down after only two or three months.

"Han Ge always think about it, Your Majesty has just reached the crown, he is young and strong, and the days are still long. His Majesty has great plans to govern the country, and he is extremely smart. There is no need for us cabinet ministers to think of national policies for His Majesty. For example, although the old man is a cautious person, he can still sit firmly in the position of chief assistant. According to what the old man thinks, what His Majesty wants is a cabinet that can assist His Majesty in dealing with trivial matters and supervise the implementation of national policies. To complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty well, His Majesty would prefer to have a more stable cabinet. Therefore, according to His Majesty's wishes, Shi estimates that His Majesty will not consider changing the cabinet in the past five years, provided that the cabinet can be better. Carry out His Majesty's national policy..." Shi Fenglai said mysteriously and seriously.

"..." Han Yu has lived for more than 70 years and has seen countless things, but he was still shocked by this incident. For a while, all kinds of things were mixed. It's not good for the emperor to be too smart!Nothing about their cabinet.

"...The matter of planting sweet potatoes is actually His Majesty using money to buy political achievements for our cabinet ministers. With His Majesty's money, as long as we work hard to supervise, why not worry about not having political achievements? With political achievements, Your Majesty will not change people. Let us This cabinet, with these four or five years, can definitely do a great job, although it can't be said to be famous forever, but it is enough to leave a name in this world." Shi Fenglai looked at Han Yu expectantly.

"Hehehehe..., the first assistant is really good at joking, this matter, Han does not believe..." Han Yu didn't want to believe this kind of thing, and he didn't want to believe it, and he felt evil.

"...Mr. Han Ge thinks that this old man is thinking wildly? Shi knows that, and Mr. Han Ge must be suspicious. Why would Shi, the imperial party, talk to the leader of the Donglin Party? There must be a conspiracy, right?" Shi Fenglai said sternly .

"..." Han Yu felt that he had really bumped into a ghost today...

"Let's tell Mr. Han Ge the truth. Shi feels that although Mr. Han Ge is a member of the Donglin Party, he is still a practical and fair person, and he is not just fighting for the sake of party struggle. Rather than arguing with those Donglin Party members who don't know the so-called so-called Donglin Party members, it would be better to work with the old Han Ge. Shi believes that as a man like Han Ge, he will be able to distinguish right from wrong and help His Majesty well..." Shi Fenglai's eyes, that It was only at this time that the naked light came out, and it turned out to be so sharp.

Han Yu took a deep breath, but Shi Fenglai's words hit his soft spot. He is a good member of the Donglin Party, and he also plays party fights, which is not bad. The world!That scholar didn't have this dream?Now, there is a huge opportunity in front of him. Of course, there are conditions... It's hard to choose!
Han Yu stood there in a daze, arguing fiercely in his heart.

"Shoufu, is this what His Majesty meant?" Han Yu was stunned for a long time, his face changed several times, and finally he asked this sentence.

"Yes or no, His Majesty never said it clearly, but judging from His Majesty's national policy, it does have this meaning, otherwise he would not have mentioned the matter of five years. It can be said that it is limited to natural disasters, and now Da Ming is in turmoil inside and outside , His Majesty would rather have a cabinet minister who is familiar with government affairs to assist His Majesty, and would rather have a national policy that can be implemented continuously, rather than changing people frequently, causing delays in national policy..." Shi Fenglai thought for a while, and said seriously.

"...Master Shoufu, if it's His Majesty's intention, Han is still willing to believe it, but... tsk tsk tsk, how can I believe this?" Han Yu was stunned for a while before asking .

"Brother Han, in the cabinet, Shi can be regarded as a member of the former Wei party, but now, he is still sitting in the position of chief assistant. Sun Zhisheng is also a member of the Donglin party. His Majesty still let him take charge of the staff department. Then Xu Zixian, He is a believer in Western religion, but Your Majesty, if you let him serve as an imperial envoy for immigration, Your Majesty will tolerate others..." Shi Fenglai said.

"Oh, is the chief minister threatening Han?" Han Yu suddenly realized after hearing Shi Fenglai's words. There are three cabinet scholars on the emperor's side. He is the Donglin Party. Lin Dang, if something really happened, what if the emperor didn't ask for his opinion?Even if his Donglin Party opposes it, in fact, as far as the national policy of planting sweet potatoes is concerned, it will not hinder this matter too much... At most, Jiangnan does not grow sweet potatoes. Thinking of this, Han Yu's mind has begun to become confused , All kinds of thoughts came out one after another.

"No, when Shi said this, he just wanted to say two things. One: Your Majesty has always been right about things and not people, and he is not afraid of a certain party. Your Majesty will not allow the imperial party to be monolithic, there must be other parties in the court, such as Donglin, the emperor's mind, Han Ge must also know..." Shi Fenglai said seriously.

"Hmm..." Han Yu nodded. This is indeed true. Judging from the current situation in the court, it is obviously impossible for the Donglin Party to dominate the family. As Shi Feng said, the emperor would not let the imperial party have a family dominant.

"Therefore, in the future, there must be a place for the Donglin Party in the imperial court. Shi felt that it would be better to work with Brother Han and help His Majesty better than to work with those who don't know what to do, only do bad things, and can only bicker. , Supervise this national policy well, and join us in the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty..., this is also what Shi said from the bottom of his heart..." Shi Fenglai said sincerely.

Han Yu froze, his slightly arched back straightened, and he looked far away.

Seeing that Han Yu was in a state of "war between heaven and man", Shi Fenglai was unable to express his opinion for a long time. After thinking about it, he said: "Brother Han's disciple, Yuan Chonghuan, needs His Majesty's advice now, but he is the mainstay of Liaodong. He is also a meritorious person, hehe, here, Shi wants to congratulate Brother Han, for teaching a good student, Brother Han has someone to succeed him!..." Shi Fenglai said this intentionally or unintentionally.

"Huh..." Han Yu took a few deep breaths, retracted his eyes that had been looking into the distance, stared at Shi Fenglai, and said: "As for the national policy, Han will do his best..."

(End of this chapter)