One hundred and ninetieth chapters emperor's smugness
Zhu Xu left, leaving behind a group of ministers who were extremely uncomfortable.??
They were used to Zhu Youxiao's way of attending court. As long as they rose up, they could always have a way to force Zhu Youxiao to make concessions and act according to their wishes. Moreover, Zhu Youxiao has always been indecisive and lacked independent opinions, and they had a lot of room for operation, which was completely different from the neatness of the new emperor Zhu Xu.
Although the adults were still a little unable to make a turn, they had already retreated and could only come together in groups of three or three to squeeze out the hall slowly.
The adults in the palace felt very uncomfortable and the outside of the palace was not calm.
With a strong spirit, Lord Wang Jinyun from the Dong Transport Department hid in the inn at this moment and did not dare to go out. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely that he could not finish it.
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang..."
The low anxious knock on the door was heard outside the door by Li Changyong, the Haibei Press Officer.
Wang Jinyun hurriedly opened it, and before he could speak, Li Changyong broke in, quickly closed the door, and said with a look of fear: "Mr. Wang, what news is there? Now there are Jinyiwei everywhere outside, catching the people from our salt class everywhere."
Wang Jinyun's face changed, his eyes were more afraid, and he said anxiously: "Where can you get news now? Lord Li, what should we do? The court is serious this time and we will take action against our salt class!"
The matter came too suddenly. Almost all the Jinyiwei went out, and no one could resist with the imperial edict. Li Changyong frowned, his face changed for a while, and he gritted his teeth and said with hatred, "Wait a minute, haven't been in court yet. After going to court, let's inquire first, then operate, leave the city first and then make a decision."
Wang Jinyun was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said, "Okay, that's it, just leave the city first."
The two of them didn't see anyone, but the salt merchants who met them yesterday were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, running around in the city, looking for people everywhere.
The fat man who wanted to teach Zhu Youjian a lesson yesterday almost cried out and said, "What should I do? This time I took out all the money to buy salt rays. Now the money has been out. I haven't seen the salt rays yet, I'm going to finish!"
The other salt merchants also had pale faces, and they were all whispering in a hurry, talking nonstop.
According to the Ming Dynasty's salt law, salt was sold to merchants. The merchants bought and sold salt by themselves, and after paying the full tax, they were responsible for their own profits and losses. Now they paid the silver but did not get the salt quotation. The court wanted to seal off all salt quotations, each of which was the chief executive and the transport quotations. Everyone was in danger. Anyone who was a little sensitive knew that they might not be able to get the salt quotations this time, and they would not be able to get the silver back!
The middle-aged man sitting in the middle was dressed in a low-key and gorgeous dress, and seemed very calm. He waited for everyone to argue for a while before saying, "Don't be anxious. The court cannot seal the salt field for too long. It doesn't matter if the people don't have salt, but the court still needs silver. So, we have to wait now. When will the court produce salt? As long as the court produces salt, we will have a way to get the salt and transport it to the salt!"
His words were reasonable and well-founded. Everyone calmed down for a while and agreed: "Yes, what Manager Sun said was right. The court could not keep salt from the salt!"
"Yes, the court needs these silver more, and it will definitely not affect Xia Yan, it will definitely be soon!"
"It's worthy of being Su and Zhoufu. This calmness alone is amazing, I admire it!"
"No wonder Manager Sun can do such a big business, and he bought the most salt in this time..."
Sun Yong was listening to the compliments around him, his expression was calm, but his heart was not as calm as he was on his face.
He had a nervous premonition that the court would never stop easily with such a big move this time, but I was afraid that it would be less easy for them to get the salt ray.
The adults who walked out of the Golden Palace gathered together in groups of three or three, whispering non-stop. Zhu Youjian, Gu Bingqian and others walked behind. They were about to turn to the cabinet room after a few steps.
Yang Lian was surrounded by a group of people and walked towards the palace gate. His originally solemn face, his frown slowly relaxed, and his resentful face became a lot loosened.
"Mr. Yang, the emperor's methods are really neat." A censor whispered beside Yang Lian.
Yang Lian couldn't tell what it meant from his words. He looked down and said with a blank expression: "The emperor acted neatly and had a wise monarch. You and I should be relieved."
When everyone heard what Yang Lian meant, they knew what he meant and immediately began to express their opinions.
"What Mr. Yang said is that since ancient times, wise ministers seek wise kings, it is not easy for the emperor to be so decisive at a young age."
"Indeed, the emperor dealt with the matters discussed today very properly, with the legacy of Taizu!"
"The emperor has been taught by Lord Yang, so it should be like this."
"The whole world is not far away, and the Ming Dynasty's rejuvenation is in sight!"
A group of people flattered her, which made Yang Lian feel inflamed, quite energetic and full of confidence!
On the other side, a group of people were talking in a low voice with a serious look on their faces.
"It is definitely not a good thing for the Emperor to trust the King so much."
"Yes, now it is said that all the matters in the cabinet are left to King Xin, and Master Gu sometimes has to give in to three points."
"King Xin is extremely diligent. I heard that every day, I sit in the cabinet until the palace gate is closed, and I enter the palace as soon as the palace gate opens."
"He, a vassal king, is so diligent, where does the emperor place..."
"You don't know yet. I heard the rumors of the eunuch. The emperor's affairs today were taught by the king, and he had even drafted a list of officials before..."
"Be careful of your words, be careful of your words!"
"Yes, leave the palace, leave the palace..."
Although their voices were very low, many people still heard them. Among them, there were censors from Kedao, all of whom looked dark and had a violent look between their eyebrows.
The reassuring of the government of King Xin was the last emperor before his death. At that time, they all believed that Zhu Youxiao was worried that the emperor was young and the country was suspicious, which would shake their Zhu family's country, so the adult King Xin was assisting the government and consolidate the foundation of the country.
But judging from the current situation, I am afraid that there will be a national foundation danger!
Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu went down the stairs side by side, looked at each other, and felt relieved. Then they smiled bitterly again, as they didn't need to worry at all.
"Mr. Fu, Master Zhou stay."
Cao Huachun chased after him a few steps from behind, arrived in front of him, and smiled and said, "Two sirs, the emperor summoned him to Wen Zhao Pavilion to discuss matters."
The two looked at each other and said without hesitation: "Yes, please lead the way."
In Wenzhao Pavilion, Zhu Xu sat on the soft collapse, climbed up piles of folds, and said to the two people coming in without looking back: "Sit all, let's talk about salt methods today."
In the late Wanli period, the Ming Dynasty changed to the salt method. Simply put, the court was responsible for salt production, salt merchants were responsible for underwriting, the court collected taxes, and merchants were responsible for their own profits and losses.
The reason for changing the salt method is very complicated, and the fundamental reason is the salt tax. However, the government reached its peak in the late Ming Dynasty. None of them was clean from the lowest salt producers to the top Beijing Ministry of Revenue, so it actually did not have much effect. The salt tax continued to be lost and the salt price gradually rose.
Chapter completed!