Chapter 43: Slap in the face is going to hurt (4)
If you ask in modern society, what are the parliamentarians in countries that implement the so-called Western democratic system? Well, an adult with a little common sense will tell you that the so-called parliamentarians are just representatives of the donors, or they themselves are the donors.
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Switching to the Ming Dynasty, what are the officials and censors of this era? In fact, many of them are similar to the so-called parliamentarians of later generations. Behind them, most of them are court bosses or big businessmen. Their role is generally
They are just cannon fodder used by the big guys behind the scenes to attack political opponents and achieve their own goals.
Of course, according to the actual situation that ancient Chinese feudal society actually operated strictly in accordance with Xunzi's idea of "promoting rituals and respecting laws". Although most of the censors and officials of ancient Chinese dynasties were spokespersons for the interests of the big bosses,
But no matter what, on the surface, everyone is flaunting their "integrity" - I am impeaching you, definitely not because of interests or the instructions of the boss behind me, but because of justice, for the entire society, and for the people.
, for the sake of justice...I impeached you!
Breaking it down to specific matters. There may be one or two stupid young people in the group of public officials, but most public officials are not stupid. They still have to think a lot about whether they want to impeach someone.
The best impeachment is one where you don't have to worry about retaliation after being impeached and can increase your reputation. There are not many opportunities like this, but once you encounter it, you don't need a big boss to speak behind you, and you don't need an organization.
People tend to rush forward: for example, more than a year ago, everyone impeached Guo Zhengyu for failing to teach the prince well, which caused the prince's mouth to smell like copper.
The second-class impeachment means that the reputation will be greatly increased after the impeachment, but there may be retaliation. This needs to be weighed. Because the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, except for Taizu and Chengzu in the front, the emperors who followed did not
He likes killing people too much. Therefore, impeachment of the emperor is a matter that is not very risky, but the benefits are destined to be high. Therefore, if there is an opportunity to impeach the emperor, it must be actively pursued - for example, in a national dispute.
The first priority is political disputes. This risk obviously outweighs the benefits. However, as a public official, you are often the puppet of the big bosses. Therefore, although you don’t want to be cannon fodder in your heart, you can be a big boss.
When the guy calls you, in addition to being brave enough to take the initiative, you also have to pretend to be upright and upright - otherwise, it would be a shame if you die without getting a good reputation.
In short, anyone who can serve as an official in the Ming Dynasty is not a fool. Before you submit your salary, you should consider the comparison of benefits and expenses. There are people like Hai Rui who will go to death to remonstrate, but there will never be too many.
As for Zhu Youdong's soap industry, in fact, shortly after the soap was launched, the news that the emperor's grandson was the major shareholder spread. The officials actually wanted to play it off. However, on the one hand, the emperor's grandson was the major shareholder.
You are still very young. Do you think it is true that a four-and-a-half-year-old child has toiled so many things? If it is true, it will make people unconsciously think of the vision of heaven and earth more than four years ago -
—Dan Taisun, are you going against God?
Besides, this is the year of Beijing and Chaoyang! Now is not the time for a feud over the country. If you offend the grandson, you will offend the emperor and the prince at the same time. That shameless chief minister, Shen Yiguan, is extremely soft on the emperor.
, and he is presiding over this year's Beijing Inspection... Tsk, tsk, tsk, just bear with it, at worst, wait until this year's Beijing Inspection is over before taking action next year.
Therefore, the soap has been on the market for a long time, but officials have been reluctant to take action.
However, after the auction, the officials were forced to take action.
Why? Because the big guys behind me have spoken.
The entire auction, said to be an auction, is actually more of a designation. Who is designated to? Designated to those clans and big businessmen under the control of nobles. This means that many big businessmen under the control of high-ranking officials do not get the monopoly rights.
.As a result, some big guys are unhappy.
You make us have no money to make, right? Then I will flip the table so that no one can make any money!
"Hahaha, where are you from, Dong'er? Come, come, come, take a look at these bullets. Well, there are more than two hundred copies. Almost all of them are for impeaching you. Of course, I and the prince also suffered a lot, hahahaha
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You obsessed with money, why are you so happy now? Isn't it because I gave Ouchi 50,000 taels of silver a few days ago? You are the emperor of a country, so 50,000 taels of silver is worth being happy for so long?
Well, let me take a look... Oh, you are indeed an elite trained in eight-legged essays. Such literary talent is so impressive!
Why: "A man who is a king loves Adu's things far more than the people, which is not how he behaves as a king." "Using a ridiculous thing to set a price that deceives the sky and plunders the people's grain." "If you don't practice the words of the saint, you will be punished.
Working with merchants every day, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty after a few decades is really unbearable for me."...etc. These are all considered trivial. The most classic one is this sentence: Competing with other gongs and shackles, every penny will be spent, and public money will be paid.
Surplus, private property is exhausted.
"Hahahaha, Grandpa Huang, my grandson remembers that these words are the exact words of Luo Yuren many years ago when he was drunk, lustful and wealthy, right?"
"Huh? Pfft~~" Wanli, who was taking some time to watch Zhu Youdong's embarrassment, suddenly spit out the tea in his mouth: "What's going on? Why are these officials so shameless, even using words that others have used?
Just copy them all and use them?"
"That's right, this is a classic. My grandson's teacher even took it out for his grandson to read."
"Hey! These ministers are so bold! I'm still here, and they actually let my sweet grandson learn this. Well, let's not talk about this. Prince, what do you think we should do about this?"
"Uh...Father, this..."
Prince Zhu Changluo was very confused about this matter.
On the one hand, he just received 20,000 taels of silver from Zhu Youdong not long ago. The prince, who was afraid of poverty, has been very generous recently. He is also much more generous to his chosen servants and the eunuchs around him.
From this, I heard more sweet words, and the attendants worked really hard to serve me on the bed. And the eunuchs who served me were also much more serious about their work. So, this money is really a good thing.
However, his teachers have made serious representations to him many times, asking him to take care of his son. The reasons are still the same: How can the grandson personally handle the affairs of merchants? Even if he does the affairs of merchants, how can he
How about operating something like soap? Haven't you heard what is said outside? After this thing came out, it was the most popular among women, especially the girls in the brothels. Those high-end brothels are better, and the lower-end brothels are more popular.
, a piece of soap can keep a girl waiting for a whole day! How can the royal family have a relationship with a brothel?
The prince is a kind man, but also a stubborn person. He always believed that if his position as prince had not been supported by his teachers and other moral ministers, he would have been overthrown by the third son before Zhu Youdong was born.
He was robbed. Therefore, he could not refuse the teachers' request.
However, this soap business also brought him real money.
"Uh, father, Dong'er, how about we set the price of the soap a little lower?"
"snort!"
After the grandfather and grandson expressed their contempt for the prince with their noses at the same time, the two shameless men, one old and one young, who had taken advantage of Qian's eyes, started discussing among themselves.
"Don't be afraid, Dong'er. Grandpa has seen this kind of situation many times. If you stay in the middle, keep them all in the middle. Let's see how long they can keep going. If the trouble gets too serious, just pick a few out and take the cane!"
"Grandpa Huang, my grandson thinks that of course there is no problem in doing this. But in my grandson's village, there are actually a lot of new things waiting to be launched. If we don't suppress this wave, these guys will keep flailing in the future.
.I’m so annoyed.”
"Is there anything else? Tsk tsk, how much money can I make from this?"
"I don't know, but after one year, it shouldn't be a big problem to replenish Grandpa Huang's inner treasury with 500,000 taels of silver."
"Five hundred thousand?! Okay, my dear grandson, what do you want to do? Grandpa will do whatever you want!"
Chapter completed!