Chapter 1116 The Suffering Lord Who Destroys the Family
Zhang Daozi and many grain merchants came to the entrance of the palace early and sat down cross-legged. They held up the word "Unjust" written on a wooden board and blocked the street.
It just so happens that today there is a court meeting, and all the officials will pass by here, and the grain merchants will loudly express their grievances.
"The officials of Dali Temple have done evil things. What's wrong with the grain merchants? Your Majesty, please clear our names and bring the evildoers to justice!"
"Fifty-one members of my royal family died tragically in my family. His Majesty once said that everyone is equal in the world. We, ordinary people, have no place to redress our grievances. Please make the decision for us!"
All the officials had heard about the grain merchant's extermination, and they all shook their heads with regret. However, the Chang'an Mansion had not finalized the matter, His Majesty did not express his attitude, and the Jin Yiwei did not move to drive him away, so it was difficult for them to say anything.
At the great court meeting, all the officials were solemn.
Various ministries reported relevant matters one after another.
Fang Xuanling: "Your Majesty, after expanded collection, most of the food and clothing from the Ministry of Civil Affairs have been distributed to higher-lying prefectures and counties one hundred to three hundred miles along the Yellow River. If floods occur, the same supplies may be needed.
Three times the amount, the Ministry of Accounts does not have enough money, and additional funds need to be raised."
"Let the Currency Department allocate some bank certificates to you." Qin Huaidao proposed a solution.
If you use a bank certificate, many things will be much more convenient, and the court can also use it flexibly.
Fang Xuanling said: "Currently, most silver certificates are circulated along the Yellow River. If you go further to the surrounding areas, you will need to use cash to purchase them, which will be too late."
After Qin Huaidao thought for a while, he found that there was no good solution. He had already transferred a batch of silver bound to the silver certificate from Wang Xuance's Currency Department. If it was used too much, it would have an impact on the entire Han Dynasty trade market.
"What do you, dear friends, think of this matter?"
Since I have no idea for the time being, maybe the ministers will have good ideas.
Ministers, you look at me and I look at you. I don’t have any particularly big ideas in my mind.
On the other hand, Han Qi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who had just entered the officialdom, walked out of the queue after some hesitation, saluted Qin Huaidao, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have a plan, I don't know if it is feasible."
Qin Huaidao was amazed. This Han Qi was originally a world traveler of Momen. He had traveled to many places over the years and had seen many different scenery and folk customs. He might actually be able to come up with useful strategies.
He looked at Han Qi with joy on his face: "But it doesn't matter."
"yes."
After Han Qi bowed again, he told what he had seen and heard: "I was lucky enough to go to Shiwanda Mountain in southern Xinjiang five years ago. In my recklessness, I mistakenly entered Shiwanda Mountain and failed to get out. After several tactful remarks,
, I didn’t expect that in this deep mountain lined with old trees, I would stumble upon an unborn tribe. This tribe does not use money and has no currency in circulation. They use the ancient method of exchanging things for things."
"I believe that the imperial court can produce some necessary things for the people and transport them to the land where grain is collected. Firstly, these things can be used in exchange for grains. Secondly, after selling the grains, the people will have more money in their hands and can use these things.
Sell to recycle the silver.”
After his method was revealed, Qin Huaidao suddenly realized it.
It's not that he didn't know these methods, it was just that the court had so many matters to deal with that he didn't think of them for a while.
"Well, you are worthy of being a disciple of Momen. You deserve a reward. I will give you a hundred taels of gold and two night-light pearls. The court is currently employing people. Han Aiqing can come up with more ideas. If it is useful to the people, I will support it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
Duan Lun of the Ministry of Industry once again mentioned the things mentioned in the previous memorial. Regarding the burlap issue, Qin Huaidao had already made a decision, so there was no further discussion. As for other ministers, it was mostly trivial matters, all kinds of things.
Quite a few.
Many matters could be solved by the Ministry of State, so Qin Huaidao didn't say much. He only said that they would be handled by the Ministry of State. Matters that the Ministry of State could not handle would only be discussed at the court meeting.
Seeing that the ministers had all discussed matters, Qin Huaidao mentioned the case of the grain dealer.
"I think that when you all came to the court, you have already met the grain merchants. The reason why I did not let the Jin Yiwei drive them away is because I wanted everyone to see them and see how much injustice the common people of the Han Dynasty have suffered."
As soon as this matter was mentioned, the court suddenly became quiet.
At this juncture, no one dares to express their opinions before the matter is finalized.
Qin Huaidao swept through the crowd. How could he not know what these ministers were thinking? Except for the five important ministers of the Ministry of State, most officials had the mentality that doing more is worse than doing less. If they were involved, they might also suffer.
Even Dali Temple didn’t take the initiative to explain?
Qin Huaidao was a little displeased. He turned to look at the Dali Temple officials and directly named them: "Dali Temple is in charge of the country's jails and punishments. Dali Temple Minister Gao Jifu, as a third-rank official and one of the three chief justices in the country, you should not
Say something?"
Gao Jifu, minister of Dali Temple, was born in the Bohai Gao family. He studied martial arts diligently and was extremely filial to his mother. He followed Li Mi in the uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty. In the first year of Wude, he submitted to the Tang Dynasty and was granted the title of Hucao from Zhizhou to join the army. During Li Er's period, he was overseen by the censor step by step and promoted from official to official.
Minister of the Ministry, he was transferred to Dali Temple after the founding of the Han Dynasty.
Seeing His Majesty's appointment, Gao Jifu hurriedly came out to pay homage to Qin Huaidao: "Your Majesty, this matter was not done by Dali Temple. Dali Temple has submitted a testimony to Chang'an Mansion. All our Dali Temple colleagues can testify. If there is any falsehood, Your Majesty will tell you."
Punishable."
Qin Huaidao waved his hands repeatedly: "Ai Qing has misunderstood. Of course I know that this matter has nothing to do with Dali Temple. However, at this time, the suffering master is redressing his grievances in front of the palace. What do you think Ai Qing should do?"
The Minister of Dali Temple was stunned when he heard this question.
What to do?
According to the logic of the old dynasty, of course, it is to win over a group of people, suppress a group of people, and then pay some money appropriately. If the murderer cannot find any clues within three days, there is a high probability that he will have to leave the matter alone. As a minister of Dali Temple, what can he do?
suggestion?
It's just that His Majesty asked him, and he certainly couldn't answer like this.
After thinking about it, Gao Jifu bit the bullet and replied: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the case of the grain dealer is too tragic. It is reasonable for them to gather people to redress their grievances. It is better to urge the Chang'an Prefecture to investigate the case as soon as possible and find the murderer as soon as possible."
Qin Huaidao glanced at the ministers again: "What do you mean?"
"It should be so." All the ministers agreed.
"Okay, in that case," Qin Huaidao turned his attention to Fang Xuanling: "Mr. Fang, the gathering of grain merchants is a civil matter. I will leave it to you to handle it. You must give the grain merchants a satisfactory answer. Of course, you cannot tolerate it.
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Fang Xuanling, who was watching the excitement of the Dali Temple Minister, was a little confused, but he quickly agreed. Although Qin Huaidao's behavior after establishing the Han Dynasty was different from that of the old dynasty, he knew how to deal with it.