() "I'm just thinking about it. I won't come up with bad ideas like you and waste human life until I think about it." Wen Tiren acted like a rogue.
"You..." Cheng Jiming wanted to spray him, but he didn't know how to spray him.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Fengxiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, went out to divert their attention and said: "Your Majesty, please allow all places to transport grain to Beijing quickly."
Sun Chengzong objected: "Although Jianlu has left the capital, he is still in the capital. His whereabouts are undecided. He is afraid that Jianlu will fight back and his food and grass will fall into the hands of the captors. Moreover, it is now the coldest period of the year, and the canal has already frozen.
Feng, how to transport food?"
Zhong Jinwei had been watching from the side, wanting to see what good ideas these high-ranking ministers could come up with. But after listening to it, he thought of many ideas, but none of them were reliable. So he also spoke out:
"Your Majesty, I also have a plan, which is simple and feasible."
When everyone in the palace saw that Xing Bo, the newly appointed minister, had a plan that was feasible, they couldn't help but wait for his news to see what good plan was feasible.
The Wenhua Palace fell silent for a moment. Zhong Jinwei saw that everyone was focusing their attention on him, and he did not have stage fright. After all, he had already experienced this scene.
Zhong Jinwei faced Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, the current difficulty is food. There is a shortage of living materials such as charcoal. Is that so?"
Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said nothing because it was obvious.
"I just came back from the refugee camp. I saw many restaurants open along the way, and there were not many people eating and drinking. From this, we can infer that the wealthy families in the city will not be short of food and drink expenses. It's just that life in the capital city
The uneven distribution of supplies results in people who are full and starve to death.”
Some people heard something interesting when they heard this. Could it be that they suggested that the imperial court rob the rich and give to the poor?
In fact, it’s not that the imperial court wouldn’t do this. On the contrary, the imperial court had found reasons to raid the homes of wealthy businessmen for emergency relief because of lack of money. But this is the capital, and there aren’t high-ranking officials standing behind that wealthy businessman.
Yes, there are even some wealthy businessmen who are just decorations on the surface, but are actually the property of the high-ranking officials in the capital. How dare Zhong Xingbo rely on the favor of the emperor to offend the officials and nobles in the capital?
Zhong Jinwei didn't know that many people in the palace were already thinking about Xiao Jiujiu, so he continued his speech: "Then, I suggest that your Majesty, in the name of the imperial court, take over all grain stores, charcoal suppliers or other similar
The urgently needed supplies will be uniformly allocated by the imperial court, which can alleviate the current predicament."
As soon as Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, there was an uproar in the palace. It was more powerful than they thought. This was not a question of finding one or two wealthy businessmen to attack, but a matter of raiding the homes of all the wealthy businessmen in the capital. They wanted to fight against Xun Gui, the official behind all the wealthy businessmen in the capital.
You are an enemy, even if you are the Holy One, you will not dare to be afraid!
Sun Chengzong thought he was brave enough, but he didn't expect that Zhong Jinwei was braver than himself and dared to challenge all the officials in the capital. Most of the people in the palace were probably going to attack him.
Wen Tiren secretly said hello. Now there is an official in the court who is so loyal as Zhong Jinwei. He doesn't care about his own future and only cares about the court. It's just a pity that Zhong Jinwei didn't discuss it with him and just threw the matter away in front of everyone.
He came out. Instead of using a more rounded approach, all he could do now was support him from behind.
Emperor Chongzhen thought that Zhong Jinwei's method could solve the current difficulties and was simple to operate. However, Emperor Chongzhen also understood that as long as he had a little political acumen, he would know that this method would not be realized at all. If all of these ministers must be selfless,
If you sacrifice small profits for the greater good, the government will not fall to this point.
Sure enough, before Emperor Chongzhen could express his approval or disapproval, Cheng Jiming, who was standing below him, jumped out and objected: "Your Majesty, Uncle Zhongxing's words contain evil intentions and are intended to trap the imperial court into injustice. If he hadn't been able to save him,
, I suspect that he is a spy of Jianlu."
As soon as Cheng Jiming's words came out, the hall suddenly became quiet. If someone took the lead, just take a look at it first, and then go ahead if it doesn't work. But if you object, just object. Why do you put such a big label on it?
Everyone looked at Emperor Chongzhen to see how he would deal with it.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhong Jinwei and saw his stunned look. He felt funny in his heart and said to himself: "Now that I have seen how powerful these civil servants are, they can use their hats to suppress you. Not only you, I am often suppressed by them."
After thinking about it, he still said with a serious face: "How do you say this?"
Before Cheng Jiming could speak, Wen Tiren came out and lectured Cheng Jiming: "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. If you dare to make false accusations casually, be careful I'll spit in your face."
Cheng Ji Ming ignored this old man and said: "Your Majesty, the merchants in the capital abide by the law and have done nothing wrong. However, Uncle Zhongxing wants to ransack their homes. This is an injustice to the court."
Wen Tiren directly interrupted Cheng Jiming's words: "During the Jiajing period, there was an example of confiscating Zhejiang silk merchant Shen Yishi's family property for military supplies, and Taizu..."
"Uncle Zhongxing is trying to steal the wealth of all the merchants in the capital!"
"So what? I'm usually rich and unkind, but I watched the refugees starve to death without doing anything. I deserve to have my house confiscated."
Cheng Jiming was too lazy to pay attention to him. If the argument continued, no one would remember Zhong Jinwei.
"Your Majesty, the second thing is that Jianlu is still in the capital. If the property of all the merchants in the capital is searched, it may cause civil strife in the capital. If Jianlu takes the opportunity to attack the capital, the capital will be in danger! I infer from this that Zhongxing Bo
He has ulterior motives and thinks that Jianlu is a good person."
"What a joke, are the troops outside Rudang City vegetarian?"
Being interrupted and opposed again and again, Cheng Jiming became angry: "Old man, you have bullied me too much. I have tolerated you for a long time." After saying that, he stepped forward and pulled Wen Tiren's court clothes. Wen Tiren did not want to suffer a loss.
Then he went to pull his beard into shape. You came and I came and went, and the Wenhua Hall was in chaos.
Zhong Jinwei, the person involved, was left out in the cold, and looked quite speechless. Later, I saw on the Internet that a netizen explained that officials of the imperial court were fighting in the Jinluan Palace. I even commented on the post that the netizen made it up, but I didn't think about it.
Saw it.
Emperor Chongzhen stood up from his throne and commanded the imperial guards stationed in the palace to quickly separate the two fighting men.
In fact, Wen Tiren and Cheng Jiming seemed to be fighting fiercely, but in fact they were both moderate. At most, their clothes were a little torn, and nothing else happened.
The two of them finally separated, but they didn't stop talking to each other. Other officials also joined in, basically all of them agreed with Cheng Ji's order. Anyway, they had the same idea: whoever wants to steal the property of the merchants in the capital should be the one to do it.
Our enemy.
Emperor Chongzhen raised his voice and coughed. The people below calmed down when they saw that the Holy Emperor was about to speak. Wen Tiren and Cheng Jiming also straightened their official hats and returned to their respective positions.
"I know that all of you, ministers and ministers, are loyal to the country and are doing it for the sake of the court, but you must also pay attention to etiquette!"
"Please keep this in mind."
I have said this many times, but in the end it was still the case, and Emperor Chongzhen was helpless. Seeing how they were dedicated to serving the public and working hard, they were even embarrassed to give the imperial staff.
To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell had to be tied. Emperor Chongzhen knew that Zhong Jinwei could not have such an idea, so he asked him: "Master Zhong, what do you have to say to the words of the cabinet minister?"
"Your Majesty, I think the method just now is the most direct, effective and simple to operate, so I mentioned this method first. But it seems that someone just misunderstood. It is not that they understand that they want to raid the merchants' homes, but that the imperial court will uniformly distribute the urgent needs.
It's just supplies." Zhong Jinwei replied. In his own time, there was a historical period to survive the famine. Now it seems that except Wen Tiren, all the other ministers are opposed to this method.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw that Cheng Ji was about to leave work again, he hurriedly waved to him, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "There is something wrong with this method and it is not feasible for the time being. Does Master Zhong have any other methods?"
When Zhong Jinwei saw that this method was rejected by Emperor Chongzhen and many ministers, he was not in a hurry, because he prepared a back-up plan, and this back-up plan was his key disaster relief strategy. However, the first method was simple and effective, so let’s talk about it first.
Yes, it would be best if you can pass. It doesn't matter if you can't.
"Your Majesty, I have another way, but it's just a little more troublesome."
Wen Tiren recalled that when he first met Zhong Jinwei, he was talking eloquently about the current problems, and he seemed to be confident. It suddenly flashed in his mind, it turns out that this kid still has a skill, and this should be his real solution.
Strategy. However, I didn't lose anything. I fought for him, and despite being a favor, in front of the Holy Master, I appeared to be alone and disloyal, and I didn't agree with those people who were eating nothing.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly. This is Master Zhong in my impression. Anyone who has experienced the world knows that the previous idea is not feasible. If only one or two of the wealthy businessmen are inspected, maybe it will be okay.
If the capital was copied together, it would be appalling, something that has never happened before in all dynasties.
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Shen Yishi's example is based on "The Ming Dynasty 1566", which may not exist in history. But such things definitely exist. This is a novel, so all you book friends can do is read it.