Chapter 390 Great changes in the situation of the DPRK
Today's capital is no longer what it was before Yuzhu left.
Now, the members of the Ba Ye Party have risen to power in the court.
The eighth old man is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the fourteenth old man is in charge of the Ministry of War, and the ninth old man is in charge of Guanglu Temple. Even the idiot old ten is in charge of Honglu Temple.
The household department is still in charge of the fourth child, who happens to be Yuzhu's immediate boss again.
The current Minister of Household Affairs, Mu Helun, whose surname is Xitala, hails from Xilan Banner Manchuria, and was originally the Minister of Rites.
The errands were never finished. Yuzhu came out of the palace and went straight back to Long Mansion.
Longkodo happened to be at home.
When Yuzhu handed the sign to the palace, he had already received the order at the infantry commander's office.
The father and son had not seen each other for more than a year, so they ordered the kitchen to prepare a table. The father and son sat across from each other and began to drink heavily.
Longkodo drank three glasses of wine in a row but didn't eat a bite of food.
Yuzhu knew that his father was not very happy in his heart.
Also, as soon as Yuzhu returned to Beijing, he snatched Longkodo's seat of real power again. No matter who was involved in this matter, how could he feel comfortable?
General Jilin, although he is a genuine Jilin native emperor, he has a strong grasp of military and political affairs.
However, in Jilin, the weather is cold, the land is vast and the people are sparse. Even if ginseng, mink skins and other special products are piled up in mountains, they cannot be transported into the customs.
Why?
Hey, fur goods and ginseng from Jilin have been smuggled into the customs. You want General Shengjing to drink the northwest wind?
However, this old concept is seriously outdated in Yuzhu.
Yuzhu remained silent, immersed in Longkodo's company, and drank ten glasses of wine in a row.
When Longkodo started to pick up the vegetables, Yuzhu said slowly: "Ama, the big ship supervised by Cao Yin is about to be built. By then, after the big ship has left the sea, it will go to Jilin.
A hundred-year-old Korean ginseng, sable skins, and other good things were shipped directly to Dagokou. Hehe, General Shengjing’s grandson, even if he wants to take advantage of you, he will only get your farts."
Longko was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, he immediately understood what Yuzhu meant.
Tianjin Wei is Long Keduo's old territory, and Tongzhou Zhizhou is Zhao Donghe, Yuzhu's sect.
After Longkodo thought about this clearly, the depression in his heart immediately dissipated a lot.
After all, they are father and son. No matter how uncomfortable Longkodo feels, he can't beat Yuzhu, right?
It was too late for Longko to feel sorry for such a good and upbeat son, so how could he be willing to fight him?
This meat always rotted in the Tong family's own pot!
Longkodo lost his real power in Beijing, but he continued to make a lot of money because he had a monopoly on mountain goods in Jilin and could trade by sea.
Between power and money, Longkodo finally had something to gain, and felt more psychologically comfortable.
"Alas, the emperor is old, and his memory is not as good as before. He often forgets things." After Longkodo felt calmer, he began to tell Yuzhu the details of the power circle in Beijing.
Between father and son, as long as the minor grudges are resolved in time, what matters cannot be discussed?
Yuzhu nodded. He was far away in Hunan. Naturally, he was not as careful and thorough as Longkodo about the dynamics of the DPRK.
You must know that Longkodo gradually climbed from the third-class bodyguard to the throne of the nine-door admiral by figuring out his superiors' intentions.
Objectively speaking, Longkodo's analysis of Kangxi has extremely high reference value for Yuzhu.
"In addition, the emperor has recently had the idea of promoting the Third Master and fighting against the Eighth Master." What Longkodo said was actually only half correct.
Longkodo was a member of the fourth master's party and had never told Yuzhu. He thought Yuzhu didn't know his old background.
Yuzhu was clear in his heart. After the second prince was deposed, the reason why Kangxi promoted Lao Ba and Lao San was still because the emperor's mentality of checking and balancing power was still at work.
In today's court, the third, fourth and eighth children all have opportunities, but no one is sure.
This is obviously Kangxi's brilliance.
However, the disadvantages of doing so are also obvious.
In order not to expose the identity of the new crown prince, Kangxi inevitably had the following scenario when distributing power: the third oldest brother would gain more real power, and the fourth and eighth youngest sons would also follow suit.
If the eighth child is unlucky, the third and fourth children will also lose their power.
So on and so forth!
It can be said that one move affects the whole body!
However, before the wine was finished, someone from the Ministry of Revenue was sent.
The person who came was Zhong Nahai, the chief minister of Hubu.
When Nahai saw Yuzhu, he hurriedly saluted and said respectfully: "Young Master Si Nong, Prince Yong, who is in charge of the Ministry, has ordered you to come to the Yamen to discuss important matters."
The Minister of Hubu, also known as Da Sinong or Da Situ. The Minister of Hubu, followed closely by him, also known as Shao Si Nong or Shao Situ.
After Yuzhu heard this, he couldn't help but smile. This fourth child has a short temper.
He had just returned home, and before he had time to deal with many household chores, the fourth child impatiently asked him to run errands in the Yamen.
Come on, Lao Si invites you, even if Yuzhu is reluctant, he will go over and deal with it.
The fourth child is not a very talkative guy.
In terms of details, Lao Si actually pays special attention to details. If you make a slight mistake, it will usually be fine. But when he wants to punish you, it will be used as evidence of guilt.
Yuzhu was originally a veteran in the officialdom.
After so many years, he had accompanied Kangxi and dealt with the princes and elder brothers, and he had long understood an objective law.
Basically, big shots often fall into indiscretion in details.
However, Zhang Tingyu, a veteran of the Three Dynasties, was an exception, and he happened to set an excellent example for Yuzhu.
In a nutshell, keep your mouth shut, never speak blindly, and be cautious in everything you do.
Only when you are in the middle of the game can you see it more clearly!
Yuzhu always believed that if Zhang Tingyu in his later years had not made a "faint move" and took the initiative to ask Qianlong to enjoy the lofty treatment of the Ancestral Temple, he would probably have died without a burial place.
In fact, Zhang Tingyu saw through Qianlong's real intention to eliminate the old dynasty elders and take sole control of the country, so he deliberately exposed himself and exposed the flaw.
Otherwise, with Qianlong's ruthless heart and vicious hands, he would even kill his wife, let alone Zhang Tingyu, a Han human prime minister?
Although Zhang Tingyu was severely beaten in his later years, he was able to die on his couch, which was regarded as a good death. Moreover, because of his knowledge and interest, Qianlong finally rewarded him and deserved the special treatment of the Ancestral Temple.
After all, Qianlong was a super ruthless political machine disguised as an emperor.
Longkodo waved his hand and said, "Go back and tell the fourth child that my father and son haven't seen each other for a long time and are drinking. We can go to the Yamen another day."
Yuzhu shook his head secretly, my dear father, you, in history, lost your life because you misjudged the fourth child!
"When you go back and report to Prince Yong, tell him that after I have fulfilled my son's filial duty with Amma, I will go to the Hubu Yamen to report as a director." Yuzhu's words were so comprehensive that they were seamless.
Yuzhu risked offending the fourth child and wanted to accompany Long Ke to fulfill his filial piety. How could Long Ke, the father of the third child, have any dissatisfaction?
At the same time, after the fourth child learned Yuzhu's reply, not only was it impossible to blame Yuzhu, but he would think that Yuzhu was good-natured, filial, and trustworthy!
In this era where morality is particularly important and filial piety is highly valued, if Yuzhu is not even filial to his own father, how can you believe that he will be loyal to the king?
A thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an anthill, which means paying attention to details.
However, Longkodo was also a very sensible person. Soon, he took the initiative to end the family banquet and let Yuzhu go out to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The Department of Husbandry is still in its old place east of Qipan Street, with the Department of Personnel to the north and the Department of Rites to the south.
After returning to Beijing, Yuzhu can no longer ride in the eight-carriage sedan chair.
Since he was already a well-known second-rank red-top official, he took a four-carriage sedan and went straight to the Hubu Yamen.
As soon as Yuzhu showed his face in front of the door of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he saw the guards guarding the door, all kneeling on one knee, saluting him respectfully, and saying in unison: "Young men, please bow to the Lord of the Ministry."
"That's all." Yuzhu just raised his hand slightly, gave a calm order, and walked into the Hubu Yamen with square steps.
There was a huge difference in status between him and the officers, and even a simple exchange of greetings was considered a derogation of status.
When he entered the Household Department again, Yuzhu was already a court official with great decision-making power, completely separated from the executive-level clerk class.
Among the six departments, the ministers and ministers are collectively called court officials. The ministers and ministers are called division officers.
In order to distinguish themselves from governors who hold the title of minister, ministers who do not have the title of bachelor usually call themselves the headquarters and omit the word "tang".
Correspondingly, in order to show respect for the minister, the ministers generally call themselves Honbu Tang.
In the officialdom, at the senior level, it is really overwhelming.
When subordinates refer to themselves with more or less cousin names, the subtleties reveal a huge difference between whether you are mature and sensible, or whether you have not only offended your boss, but also been treated as a joke.
According to the rules of the imperial court, Yuzhu, the left minister, was equivalent to the executive deputy minister of the Soviet Union's Ministry of Finance, responsible for the financial expenditure and reimbursement matters of various yamen in Beijing.
Today's Yuzhu has so much real power that people dare not look down upon it!
The fourth child's official office is still near the gate of the Hubu Yamen.
As soon as Yuzhu arrived, Lao Si immediately met him.
As soon as they met, Yuzhu bowed his head and saluted, and said very respectfully: "I humbly pay my respects to Lord Yong."
The fourth child glanced at Yuzhu and said with a smile: "That's all. Cousin, how many times have I told you that when you come to my place, don't pay attention to those false etiquette."
Today's Yuzhu is different from the past. He has not only served as a minister in the border area, but also as an official in the household department, and also as a minister in the southern study room.
Objectively speaking, with Yuzhu's current status, he can be regarded as an important official of the imperial court.
Among them, the Minister of Nanshufang, as the predecessor of the Minister of Military Aircraft, is particularly important.
In name, the status of the Minister of the South Study Room was far lower than that of the cabinet's bachelors. However, his influence on the emperor's decision-making actually exceeded that of the bachelors.
The logic is not complicated.
Minister Nan Shufang stayed just outside Qianqing Gate and could see the emperor several times almost every day.
The cabinet academicians probably only saw the emperor three or five times a month.
Of course, important ministers like Wu Jun and Li Guangdi, who are bachelors and ministers of the South Study Room, are the true prime ministers of this dynasty!
After the formal ceremony, Yuzhu sat down at the bottom of the fourth son without any restraint, and took the initiative to order the fourth son's personal servant Gou'er: "I drank a lot of wine and my mouth is dry, Gou'er. , hurry up and get a pot of hot tea."
"Hey." The dog didn't ask the fourth child, and went straight down to call for tea.
Gou'er dared to make the decision without authorization because he knew that not only was Yuzhu very close to the fourth child, but Yuzhu's position in the mind of the fourth child was also extremely important.
Maybe it was because Yuzhu didn't notice, or maybe it was for some other reason, but the fourth child's smile looked much more natural than before.
Yuzhu and Laosi have long been old acquaintances.
Facing the awkward smile of the fourth child, Yuzhu felt that it would be more natural to face the original face.
The fourth child is a guy who doesn't like to chat.
Now that Yuzhu has arrived, Lao Si cares about Longkodo's health and takes the initiative to get into the topic.
"Cousin, you are not an outsider, so let me tell you the truth. I don't know who is secretly laying the maggots, but my god, he wants to exempt the whole world from money and food for a year." The fourth child said through gritted teeth, and he was so angry. Hum hum.
Yuzhu understands it as soon as he hears it, who else can do it?
Either Lao San, Lao Ba or the others!
As Kangxi got older, he became more and more auspicious and liked to hear the word auspiciousness more than before.
The common people would also get some small profits from freeing money and food from all over the world. However, the princes, nobles, big bureaucrats and big landowners would benefit the most, so naturally they would work extra hard to praise the saint.
However, Kangxi only paid lip service to the false reputation of Tu Shengjun. The fourth prince, who was in charge of the household department, would have his legs broken and his heart broken.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But the problem is that the annual fiscal revenue of this dynasty is only more than 20 million taels of silver.
Universal exemption of money and food in the world refers to exemption of land tax and land rent, rather than exemption of all taxes.
Among the fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs, land tax accounted for more than 70% of the bulk.
In the blink of an eye, the fourth child's income will be reduced by more than 10 million taels of silver next year out of thin air. Who can bear this?
Yuzhu was not in a hurry to answer the fourth child's question. He thought for a while and asked the fourth child calmly: "Cousin, I don't know, what did Mr. Dai say?"
Dai Duo is a very powerful schemer next to Lao Si. The first thing Yu Zhu thought of was to listen to Dai Duo's analysis.
"Oh, he's not good at managing money." The fourth child was straightforward enough and immediately revealed the truth that Dai Duo didn't understand finance and taxation.
Then, Yuzhu called the names of a few more people, and the fourth child shook his head and said, "They don't understand this."
Seeing the fourth child staring at his face with bright eyes, Yuzhu understood completely.
The fourth child did not want to leave any room for Yuzhu to evade, but hoped that he would take the initiative to persuade Kangxi to change his mind and not let the national treasury suffer a big financial hole.
Yuzhu actually had a solution in his mind. However, he deliberately frowned and pretended to rack his brains.
Just because Yuzhu didn't want Lao Si to see that he actually knew the truth about Kangxi's temper very well.
If you don't figure out the Holy Will, you will definitely not be able to handle the mission well.
If you figure it out too clearly, but violate a huge taboo, this is called assuming your meaning, and your head will have to move sooner or later!
Grasping the scale and preventing anyone from noticing the mystery is Yuzhu's way to protect himself!
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