Chapter five hundred and ninety-six timely rain Mr. Zhang
Guo Ying was really in trouble. He read it over and over again, even guessing, but he still didn't know more than ninety words. Converted into a board, hitting Ru Taisu on the butt one by one, it would be a million-dollar living
No more.
Is there any good way?
After holding it in for a long time, my subordinates came up with an idea to let us fight, but they didn't let us finish the fight at once, so let's fight separately!
Come first twenty at a time!
Guo Ying rolled his eyes, what's the idea?
If you hit him carefully, twenty blows can kill Ru Taisu!
But now that I have said it, it is an idea. Let’s give him twenty for now and leave him alive for the time being. Then we will see what His Majesty wants. If you really want Ru Taisu to die, then no one can save him.
On the other hand, he should not offend civil servants.
Guo Ying is also a clever person. This incident will definitely be shocking. No one can say who will be implicated and what the future of the government will be like!
The biggest storm is coming since Your Majesty ascended the throne.
Guo Ying subconsciously tightened her collar, fearing that the wind and rain would blow on her head.
His hunch was very reasonable.
The day after Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Ru Taisu to be captured and severely punished, Li Shanchang entered the palace.
If there was a choice, Lao Li wouldn't want to.
But as the head of a hundred officials, there are some things he cannot avoid.
"Your Majesty, Ru Taisu has always had a good reputation and is diligent in his work, so he was transferred to the Yushitai to be in charge of the court affairs. It is possible to say that he is showing off his knowledge. However, this matter is not a crime worthy of death.
I hope your majesty can be lenient!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "How can we open up one side of the net? We have already made repeated orders, not to waste pen and ink... In this memorial, he kept using words and allusions without saying a single word. Even if we wanted to spare him, there was nothing we could do.
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Li Shanchang was stunned for a moment, then finally plucked up the courage and knelt down to prostrate himself.
"To answer your Majesty's question, in fact, Ru Taisu didn't write like this in the past. He, he thought a little too much."
Zhu Yuanzhang hummed: "Mr. Li, you finally said it, we thought you didn't dare to say it!"
Lao Zhu said rudely: "Does he think that by speaking tactfully and obscurely, he can escape the crime of impeaching the prince? What is he thinking! The more this happens, the more we will kill him! Let him die miserably!"
Li Shanchang was about to cry. It was not that he was willing to solve this riddle. In fact, if any courtier was beaten to death by the emperor for showing off his eloquence and writing a memorial with too many unfamiliar words, he, the prime minister, would not be able to live his life.
He didn't want to point it out, but he couldn't help but point it out.
"Your Majesty, I think it seems that, regardless of what Ru Taisu said, impeaching the crown prince is not a capital crime!"
Lao Li considered it and said, let's put aside the facts. I don't think Ru Taisu deserves to die.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he laughed, "Mr. Li, at this time, you are still pretending to be a lake? The Salt Law has been going on for so long, and as the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Zuo, you don't have an opinion?"
Lao Zhu just make it clear, stop beating around the bush and talk about the key things!
No matter who instigated Ru Taisu, he should be the one who stands out.
But now that he's come forward, let's talk about it!
Zhu Yuanzhang unleashed his chariots, horses and artillery. Obviously, Li Shanchang did not have the courage to show off his cards yet.
"When I return to the throne, I will tell you that Prime Minister Zhang advocates setting up a trading house to sell salt, lower the price of salt, and benefit the people. It is indeed a good thing to benefit the country and the people."
As Li Shanchang spoke, he secretly observed Zhu Yuanzhang and found that Lao Zhu was not that angry. He bravely said: "After all, the Salt Law has a lot to do with it and has a wide range of implications... If nothing else, in Yancheng and other places, there is a kitchen household alone.
Fifty thousand families, including two Zhejiang provinces, as well as salt merchants and salt shops from all over the country, so many people rely on the salt law to make a living. If you change it easily, I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future!"
Li Shanchang played another unique trick, called: One million water workers, food and clothing are the key!
Even if it's right, so what, aren't there still so many people?
If they get into trouble, the consequences will be disastrous!
If he were an ordinary emperor, he would have given up 80% of his thoughts at this point. But the person opposite is Zhu Yuanzhang!
Lao Zhu didn't care. The more people there were, the more excited he was.
It's been several months since I've made a move, it's time to let you know how powerful we are!
"Since this matter is of great importance, let's call all the people from all the ministries and yamen and ask them to go to Fengtian Hall. Let's gongs and drums in front of each other! Let's talk about it carefully. If the prince's idea is wrong, we, the father, will
I won’t tolerate it, just don’t worry.”
Damn it, you want to catch them all in one fell swoop!
Li Shanchang became even more upset. He was helpless to find that since he captured Dadu, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer paid much attention to Yuan Ting.
Or to put it simply, the use of troops on the border is still a big deal, but it is not as big as government affairs.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had diverted his attention, regarded the ministers as his main opponents.
Is this life-threatening?
Li Shanchang felt more and more that if it really didn’t work, he should retreat bravely!
Otherwise, it would be too difficult for him to return home alive and enjoy his old age?
After Li Shanchang lamented, there was nothing he could do.
Three days later, all the ministers gathered in Fengtian Hall.
Li Shanchang commanded hundreds of officials. He closed his eyes and waited for the attack. He didn't think much. Anyway, it would be really difficult for him to let a man who only cares for the elderly go against Zhu Yuanzhang.
But the problem is that some of the ministers are obviously mentally disturbed. They are eager to try. Why are they like moths rushing to the flame?
Isn't one Ru Tai Su enough? You all have to give it as well?
Or do you have any clever ideas that can persuade His Majesty?
Since you have a solution, why don't you ventilate it with me first?
Li Shanchang can really only lament that people are getting old and can no longer control the situation.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the audience with a smile on his face.
"We know that this matter involves the prince. As a father, we cannot protect our children. Today we will be honest and honest. Even if what we say is wrong, we will not blame it. Everyone, let's talk about it!"
Good guy, when did Your Majesty become so reasonable?
Just when most people were still hesitating, Yang Xian, the censor doctor, actually took a step forward and bowed: "In reply to Your Majesty's words, I believe that firewood, rice, oil and salt are all necessary for people's livelihood and are of great importance. Since ancient times, the people along the coast have
, eat sea salt, eat pond salt in the northwest, and eat well salt in the southwest. This pattern has existed since ancient times. The soil and water support the people, and if we change it rashly, I am afraid that unexpected troubles will occur."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a sullen face: "What's the trouble? Just put it bluntly."
Yang Xian was stunned for a moment, and actually said loudly: "Your Majesty, you have set up salt transport envoys all over the place, just for fear that someone will control the salt administration and cover up the sky with one hand. This is not to say that any minister has ulterior motives, but it is a matter of course according to the laws of the country. Military power is not the same.
Should it be divided among the five military governors and commanded separately? How can the Salt Law be entrusted to one person?"
Zhu Yuanzhang never expected that Yang Xian would be so brave. He chuckled and said, "No one can do it? Not even our son?"
Yang Xian wanted to speak, but no one expected that Hu Weiyong took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask for advice. Could it be that in the future, all the salt officials will belong to the crown prince?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered slightly and said in a low voice: "It's hard to say. We intend to let the prince learn our skills. This is why we let him go to Peking."
Hu Weiyong immediately said: "In this case, the purpose of training the prince has been achieved. I secretly believe that the Salt Law still needs to be dispersed in various places and cannot be attributed to one person. It is inconvenient for the country to have the weight of one person!"
Yang Xian originally thought that he was acting alone, but he did not expect that Hu Weiyong also stood up. He also hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, from Changlu to Liangzhe, salt transportation departments have been set up to supply various places respectively. However, there are some problems in one or two places.
, and it will not affect the overall situation. Otherwise, we will all rely on the supply of Changlu. Once something goes wrong, the people will inevitably complain, which is detrimental to the sage!"
Zhu Yuanzhang had a sullen face, listening to the chattering words of this group of people. Lao Zhu knew that they were deliberately obstructing, but these people could really make some sense.
A very difficult argument to refute.
Salt is indeed not only good quality but cheap.
It also needs to be safe, reliable, and able to withstand risks.
In this way, it is indeed reasonable to spread the salt everywhere.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, and both Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian showed faint smiles.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang is powerful, as a sage king and wise master, he has to be reasonable and cannot act completely according to his temper. As long as they grasp the truth and argue appropriately, they can deal with Zhu Yuanzhang.
As for Li Shanchang, this guy has completely turned into a follower of the emperor. He has no courage at all. How can he lead hundreds of officials?
Let's see, as long as we can block the Salt Law this time, even if we only win a few points, we can tell the officials who can truly be the leader of the officials.
Excluding Zhang Ximeng, who has a special status, among the remaining people, Li Shanchang is sluggish and is really not worth paying too much attention to.
During the stalemate, someone suddenly sent an urgent report. It was a plan sent by Zhang Ximeng.
Unfortunately, Zhang Ximeng didn't expect such a coincidence. It's just that he was in Peiping, and the distance was far away. Wind and rain would affect efficiency, so the result happened to be delivered at this time.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care anymore and tore open the memorial in front of everyone. When he unfolded it, he found that Zhang Ximeng wrote not many words, only 800 words.
But the content inside made Lao Zhu's eyes light up. It was ten thousand times more nutritious than the Wanyan Book.
It’s Mr. Zhang, it’s really timely!
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at it for a few times, then smiled and said: "Yang Xian, Hu Weiyong, you are right to worry. It is definitely not possible to rely on Changlu Saltworks for something as important as salt. But there are salt transportation departments all over the place and so many kitchen households are arranged.
, it seems unnecessary to spend so much national and people’s money.”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and raised Zhang Ximeng's suggestion.
"Xiang Zhang came up with a way. He said that he only needed to include salt in the hoarding range of Changping warehouse. It was just adding more than rice and grains. The warehouse used for salt was much smaller than that of rice.
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Let Changpingcang sell salt!
Isn’t this what Yangzhou does?
It is indeed Zhang Ximeng’s handiwork!
Just when everyone was surprised, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "In that case, let Chang Pingcang start purchasing now... All salt fields, those with high quality and low price will get it. You didn't say anything this time, right?"