I don’t know if it was because Bi Ziyan fell ill or the cold current came too fast this winter, and the cold shone on the earth. The inside and outside of the capital were quiet, and there was a faint sadness.

But what was surprising was that after being sick for a few days, Bi Ziyan, who thought half of the man could step into the coffin, actually recovered. Although he was still bedridden, he was no longer seriously injured.

Liu Shimin brought his men to Guanfu in a grand formation and read out the imperial edict of the enthronement of Bi Ziyan as Xin Chengbo.

The whole family of Bi Mansion was extremely excited. With this will, it was equivalent to having a life-saving talisman, representing the emperor's will to protect himself. As long as the emperor's will remains unchanged for one day, Bi Mansion will not fall in one day!

Liu Shimin helped Bi Ziyan up and said with a smile: "Old Ge, no, Xin Chengbo, congratulations."

Bi Ziyan stood up tremblingly, looked at the imperial edict with a smile on his face, and felt a sense of ease as if a big rock had fallen to the ground.

This decree came out and indicated that he needed to leave the cabinet, and even if he was very good, he could not go back.

From this moment on, he had retired and completely separated from government affairs. Everything about the "New Policy" had nothing to do with him.

Bi Ziyan probably realized the so-called lightness of everything.

"Please, Eunuch Liu." Bi Ziyan waved his hand, with a relaxed smile on his face that he had never seen before.

Liu Shimin held the whisk and looked at Bi Ziyan with a motionless expression, saying, "Sir, can you really let go?"

The position of "Prime Minister", who can say let go if you let go? The biggest poison in the world is probably power.

Bi Ziyan, regardless of whether it was Liu Shimin's question or Zhu Xu behind him, said with a relaxed and natural tone, "Do you have to let go if you can't let go?"

Liu Shimin looked at Bi Ziyan and smiled for a while and said, "Then I wish Xin Chengbo a safe old age and goodbye."

Bi Ziyan raised his hand and said, "I'll send it to my father-in-law."

After the two walked a few steps, Liu Shimin stopped and whispered: "Sir, these words are my personal words, whether for myself, the 'New Deal', or anything else, be careful in the future."

As the former "prime minister", especially Bi Ziyan, if you speak at some critical moments, it may cause some bad consequences.

Bi Ziyan understood and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, I understand the right measure."

Liu Shimin stood up straight and said, "Boy, stay and say goodbye."

Bi Ziyan took a few steps and looked at Liu Shimin's back, and suddenly felt endless emotion in his heart, empty and helpless.

The mood is complicated and there is no way to describe it.

Bi Ziyan's son came over and without waiting for him to speak, Bi Ziyan said, "Get up immediately, I will close my door and thank the guests, and no one will see you."

"yes."

Several doors of Bi Mansion were closed at the same time, and it seemed very ordinary and unusual in this cold winter.

Sun Chuanting braved the snow and left the palace gate, turned east, and came to the royal money house.

This place is very special and has heavy troops to guard, so ordinary people cannot enter and exit.

In principle, the royal money house belongs to the cabinet, but in fact it belongs to Zhu Xu, and the cabinet never dares to interfere.

Sun Chuanting is about to take office as the "Chief Supervisor". He has been visiting and surveying recently. On this day, he arrived at the Royal Money House.

"Gemaster Sun, please." Fu Tao's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he led Sun Chuanting into the inside.

Sun Chuanting looked at the administrative district of the Royal Money House, then went to the printing factory, and finally listened to Fu Tao and the senior executives of the Royal Money House report.

Sun Chuanting has a rough understanding of the operation mode of the royal bank and has a clear understanding of the heart.

In the end, he kept Fu Tao and the two chatted privately in Fu Tao's class room.

Sun Chuanting took a sip of tea, looked at Fu Tao, and said with a smile, "I am a colleague of your father, and I will advance and retreat together. There are some things you can say, it's okay."

Fu Tao dared not be careless about Sun Chuanting. He still remembered that Fu Changzong was drunk and told the truth that time, and suspected that Sun Chuanting wanted to move even the cabinet. How could Fu Tao dare to be so close to such an ambitious "prime minister".

Sun Chuanting looked at Fu Tao and said, "I want to know how much money the royal money house has, and which of these silvers can I use?"

Fu Tao's expression remained unmoved, and his heart flew.

The royal bank issued new coins through loans, salaries paid by officials, the army, or projects of the Ministry of Works, etc., which were all distributed on a large scale.

These are all methods chosen by the Ganqing Palace and are not subject to the cabinet management.

Fu Tao thought for a while and said, "The cash silver exchanged by the Royal Money House this year has collected from all over the place, 38 million taels, plus 150,000 taels of gold, plus taxes and sea trade, the new coins to be issued next year will be around 10 million in the first half of the year, and it will be observed in the second half of the year. If the cabinet wants to use it, it needs the emperor's will, and it can be used at most... about 30 million taels, but this is a deficit and needs to be compensated."

Hearing 30 million, Sun Chuanting was convinced and said, "How to make up for it?"

Fu Tao said: "Of courses out of 30 million, five million are the profits of the royal bank. It doesn't matter. Two hundred and fifteen million are reserve funds to deal with the risk of bank runs in various places. Once the money is gone and there is a risk of bank runs, the reputation of the royal bank may be shattered and the consequences are unimaginable."

Sun Chuanting understood, pondered and said, "Can you issue more new coins? Use less reserves?"

"The more money is issued, the greater the risk of a run. At the same time, how many new coins can I accommodate in the Ming Dynasty, whether it will cause price inflation and currency depreciation, you need to be careful to deal with it. Issuing more currencies, for now, is harmful but not profitable." Fu Tao looked at Sun Chuanting and reminded him cautiously.

As the upcoming "prime minister" of the cabinet, Sun Chuanting could understand what Fu Tao meant, with a sharp look on his face, and suddenly he was determined, saying, "If you hold down this money, the emperor will return to Beijing, I will personally request it."

"Yes." Fu Tao said.

After asking about this, Sun Chuanting said, "How much do you know about the profitability of Shenlong Mansion?"

As we all know, Sun Chuanting not only focused on the royal money house, but also brought it to the Shenlong Mansion.

Fu Tao knew very well about Shenlong Mansion. After all, all the accounts of Shenlong Mansion were passed through the royal money house, and all the huge amounts were in Fu Tao's mind.

Fu Tao was very likely to think about the profitability of the Shenlong Mansion, but he couldn't say it clearly, after all, it was related to the emperor's treasury.

He pretended to think for a while and said, "I don't know the specific profit situation, but recently merchant ships from all over the world gathered in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Ryukyu, North Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Southeast Peninsula, etc. Most of their trade is through Shenlongfu, and there are some unique specialties in the South China Sea provinces. They like it at home and abroad. It is a huge profit... There should be a profit of 20 million yuan every year."

Sun Chuanting looked at him, as if he was angry, and said, "Tell the truth."

Sun Chuanting is the auxiliary minister of the cabinet. He knows what Fu Tao said, and can also estimate it.

Fu Tao was still a little tender. Facing Sun Chuanting, the future "prime minister", he was under great pressure and hesitated, saying: "It's not that I'm hiding the details. I really don't know the specific amount. If you want to know, you have to ask Empress Chen or the Emperor."

Fu Tao's identity is very special. Not only Zhu Xu's cousin, Fu Changzong's son, who is in charge of an institution like the Royal Money House, but no one can easily move it.

Sun Chuanting had no intention of moving Fu Tao. After a moment of silence in the room, he said: "The cabinet will hold an enlarged meeting next year, and I hope you can attend."

Fu Tao used to be away from the court and rarely went in and out of the cabinet. He listened to Sun Chuanting's words and paused and said, "Yes."

Only then did Sun Chuanting feel satisfied, and then said, "I'll ask your father to come to my house to have a meal together."

Fu Tao knew that Sun Chuanting needed his father's support, so he did not refuse and said, "I'll go back and tell my father."

Sun Chuanting stood up and was about to leave, and said again: "Your money house has a lot of talents. You will be transferred out at that time, so don't be reluctant to leave."

Fu Tao's eyes changed suddenly, and he immediately said, "My lord is joking, how dare you stop their future?"

"That's good." Sun Chuanting smiled and left the money house.

Fu Tao sent him into the carriage and turned around the meeting hall. A group of people were already waiting, all of whom were at the top of the Royal Money House.

"Sir, what does Sun Ge Lao mean? Do you want to control our royal money house?"

"Did Mr. Sun Ge get the emperor's will, or should he come and test it?"

"Everyone said that Master Sun is ambitious, but now he finally understands that our good days are over."

"Bige is mature and steadfast, and Master Sun is as sharp as a sword. No wonder rumors are everywhere. There are probably many true things here."

A group of people talked and their tone was full of worry.

What they were worried about was just like those outside who were uneasy, that is, Sun Chuanting would break the stability of Bi Ziyan's court.

Fu Tao can now understand why his father was drunk that day and said that Sun Chuanting might have moved the cabinet.

Fu Tao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't spread this matter, you must also keep calm, I'm here for everything."

Even if Fu Tao said this, everyone was still very uneasy.

No one knew that Zhu Xu had entered Beijing at this time and settled in the Pingwang Mansion.

The Prince Ping's Mansion is full of belly. He is not worried about the capital in the past few years. Listening to music and dancing is nourishing. Looking at Zhu Xu sitting on it, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't come to me for a long time. Do you want to listen to music or dance, or be together? Oh, by the way, the Emperor likes to listen to small songs. I have it, I will find it for you..."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Okay, sit down. I'm just hiding here for purity, forget it."

King Ping smiled and said, "Whether it is good, the adults outside are really annoyed. They came to me these days and asked me to urge the emperor to return to Beijing..."

Zhu Xu drank a cup of tea and glanced at him. This emperor uncle was wise and foolish. His seemingly unintentional words were actually pointing out.

Zhu Xu said, "What, what do you think?"

King Ping smiled like Maitreya Buddha and said, "What can I think? The King of Lu has been very annoying recently. He told me that he would follow the old rules and wanted to go to Annan to take the vassal state. Then, the government and the people said that there were some bad statements about Sun Baigu Pavilion Master."

Zhu Xu naturally knew these things well. Looking at the heavy snow outside, he snorted coldly and said, "What are the old examples? He doesn't know them. I can hear the so-called statements of the government and the country. The more uneasy and worried they are, the more I have to do. Holding our ancestors, we have to live for the rest of our lives, without any enterprising spirit, and being conservative and stubborn!"

King Ping's face was still smiling. Listening to Zhu Xu's words, he didn't respond, and his little eyes kept blinking.
Chapter completed!