At this time, the anger in Liu Che's heart was rising.
At this moment, he had the urge to transform into Starshu, stuff all those powerful people into cannonballs, and launch them into outer space.
But, as an emperor, he cannot do this.
Putting aside the political vacuum and political paralysis that may result from joining these powerful men.
If a country suddenly exposes a scandal in which most of the upper-class ruling class is preying on lower-class civilians, it will inevitably shake the legitimacy of the entire regime and cause turmoil that affects the entire world.
Since the powerful are preying on the common people, what is the emperor doing?
This is undoubtedly a very scary and extremely fatal proposition!
But if you leave it alone, you will turn a blind eye.
Liu Che believes that the appetite of those powerful people will become bigger every time.
In the end, Liu Che will have no way to retreat.
Liu Che closed his eyes, countless ideas swirled in his mind, and then were rejected one by one.
Any attempt to force the powerful to the ground through orders or edicts will only intensify the situation.
Blocking someone's way of making money is like killing one's parents. The hatred of killing one's father is irreconcilable.
The fate of Wang Mang and Wang Anshi has made all those who try to touch powerful interest groups think twice.
"Uniting the majority and attacking the small group is the fundamental way to govern the country!" Liu Che thought in his heart: "Then this time, who is the majority and who is the small group, this issue must be clarified!"
Although it seems that almost all the powerful people in Guanzhong were involved in this incident.
But in fact, if you look past the appearance and look at the essence, you can easily find that the powerful want to launder money through this autumn harvest and pass the blame on the common people for the bad coins they have accumulated. However, it is impossible for all the powerful to have a large backlog in their hands.
of bad currency.
Among them, there are bound to be four types of people: those who have a large backlog of bad coins, those who own a certain amount of bad coins, those who only hold a small amount of bad coins, and those who are just here to make soy sauce.
People who have accumulated a large amount of bad coins are definitely people who will not give up under intimidation and threats.
But those who only hold a certain amount of bad currency, a small amount of bad currency, or are just soy sauce people can be easily broken up.
So. Now, the problem before Liu Che is: just distinguish those who have accumulated a large amount of bad coins from others.
Then the matter was easily solved.
After thinking about this problem clearly, Liu Che quickly narrowed down the list of suspects to only fifty people.
The reason is simple. Except for these guys, everyone else can happily live a luxurious and corrupt life without any need or reliance on coining money.
For example, Bo Dou Chen, who is a relative, and Wan Huhou, who is a veteran, are basically excluded from this list.
Because even if they really have a lot of private money in their hands, after Liu Che comes forward, they will give up their current approach and think of other ways.
Such a top-notch noble family has no need to use such crooked ways.
They can just let the young master help them solve the problem openly and openly.
The same is true for the other three ministers and nine ministers.
They have been poaching the Shaofu for so many years. When did they ever keep a low profile?
In other words, the people outside under the banner of these people are at most the bastards of these families or simply retainers, housekeepers and other low-ranking people who want to preserve the value of their wealth.
To deal with these guys, Liu Che didn't need to use any force at all. As long as he grunted, they would run as fast as rabbits.
Thinking of this, Liu Che quickly made a decision.
He turned around and issued an edict to the ministers who were waiting aside: "I have heard that the money we are going to pay today may be three bahts, eight bahts, four bahts, half a liang, or five bahts."
The size, shape, and even the weight are all different, and the good and the bad are mixed together, confusing the people and causing chaos in the country's government! Yi Yun: Make it convenient and make the people tireless, so the sage king's rule is to eliminate complexity and simplify.
I have ordered the superior to speak about money affairs. I will choose the good ones and give them to them!"
This is the rumor that financial reforms will be launched and all other forms of money except the five-baht coin will be completely banned.
This is both a warning and a throwing stones to ask for directions.
Let’s see the reaction.
But there is one thing that Liu Che can be sure of. With this edict, most people can be separated from the "small group" immediately. Anyone who is not determined and must exchange their accumulated bad currency for value-preserving food will know what to do.
What to do, after hearing the news, they foolishly stayed in the "small group" and tried to fish in troubled waters. Liu Che didn't mind reducing the number of members of the Han Dynasty's feudal class and reducing the burden on the country.
As for the five-baht coin as the country's only legal tender, financial reforms will be carried out at the same time.
This is something Liu Che has wanted to do for a long time.
This time it's just a matter of following the current, taking this opportunity to throw it out there and see the reaction.
If the reaction is too intense, just be patient for now.
The ministers did not hesitate and immediately drafted the edict.
Liu Che looked back at Wang Dao and gave the order: "Get the car ready, I'm going to visit the old prime minister!"
The old prime minister Shen Tujia, after entering August, his life began to falter.
A few days ago, I almost didn't survive. Thanks to Chun Yuyi's timely arrival and the power of wild ginseng produced in Liaodong, I barely managed to survive.
However, he only managed to hang on to his life.
According to what Chunyu Yi said, Shen Tujia would probably not survive August, so he had to prepare for his funeral as soon as possible.
This incident made Liu Che very sad.
Shen Tujia was the biggest turning point in his life.
To Liu Che, this old prime minister was like a kind and honest elder who personally led Liu Che to the throne of the king.
Liu Che could not imagine that without Shen Tujia's initial support, he would probably not have been able to successfully ascend to the position of crown prince and rule the world.
As a human being, you must repay kindness.
Being an emperor requires this even more.
Otherwise, other people probably won't work wholeheartedly for you.
Therefore, in the days after Shen Tujia became critically ill, Liu Che personally went to the Gu'an Marquis Mansion to express his condolences almost every day.
It is a pity that Shen Tujia has been in a coma. He wakes up occasionally, mostly in the middle of the night or early in the morning.
Liu Che had no way to talk to him, so he could only encourage the descendants of the Shen family after the visit.
Liu Che estimated that Shen Tujia died of illness within a day or two.
For this reason, Liu Che ordered Yangling Lieutenant to select a cemetery with excellent Feng Shui for Shentujia on the mountain of Yangling as the burial place of Shentujia.
This is the tradition of the Han Dynasty.
The emperor's prime minister will be buried with the emperor, and the emperor and his ministers will be in power again under the Nine Springs.
Especially during the reign of Liu Che's father, the Communist Party had only one prime minister in the strict sense: Shen Tujia.
Later, Zhang Ou was just a puppet.
For the sake of his father's face, Shen Tujia had no choice but to accompany Emperor Renzong Xiaojing.
Although logically speaking, Shen Tujia is more suitable to be buried in Baling to keep company with Emperor Taizong. (~^~)
