"Fan'er, this problem is indeed very serious. These noble families are becoming more and more arrogant. I have long wanted to teach them a lesson!"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
Lin Fan looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Father, if you want to attack those aristocratic families, you must attack them from the root. First of all, you must strictly enforce the laws of the Ming Dynasty!"
"In the past, those aristocratic families were protected by people from the government. No matter how bad things they did, the officials of the government would help them suppress them!"
"And you don't know about this matter at all. If I deal with the officials, it will only cause more resistance among the officials. However, this matter must be resolved!"
"Otherwise, it will be a vicious cycle! Therefore, I thought of another solution. We don't care about the people in the government, but we will increase the punishment for the nobles of the aristocratic families!"
"They can do evil things a hundred times or a thousand times. As long as our court discovers them once, they will confiscate their families and exterminate their clans. In this way, the pressure on the various government agencies will be reduced, and it will also serve the purpose of frightening the nobles of the aristocratic families."
After Lin Fan said this, all the officials present were dumbfounded. This was the purpose of His Highness the Prince!
If that's the case, wouldn't these people have received favor from His Highness the Crown Prince?
After receiving the favor, they still want to cause trouble to His Highness the Crown Prince. Are they still human beings?
For a moment, these officials wanted to slap themselves in the face.
Emperor Chongzhen said: "Fan'er, your idea is really good. If you find out once, you will confiscate your family and exterminate your clan. If you do this, they won't dare to do it anymore!"
"Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done can be said to be far-sighted! In this way, those noble families will no longer dare to do evil things!"
"Not only that! The property of the three major families in Chizhou Prefecture was confiscated, which will also shock other families. When Master Ni goes to other cities to inspect the granaries, I believe it will be particularly smooth!"
"That's right! His Highness the Crown Prince's move is so wonderful that we are completely convinced!"
"Well! Your Highness the Crown Prince did the right thing!"
Officials praised him one after another.
They were all convinced by Lin Fan. Lin Fan listened to their praises, but there was only contempt in his eyes, and he said coldly: "Huh! You people are all idiots! You still can't understand this kind of truth!"
"I know that in your eyes, I have cut off your wealth, but what you don't know is that by doing this, I am actually continuing your family's luck!"
"You have to know that you are officials, but your descendants may not be. You are helping those noble families to make them stronger!"
"You are officials, so they will naturally flatter you. What if one day you return to your hometown to live in seclusion, or your family declines?
What will those noble families do?"
"There are many examples of families being destroyed due to being retaliated against by aristocratic families because they were dismissed, right?
Do you people think that such a thing cannot happen to you?"
"Officials protect each other and collusion between officials and businessmen will only make you suffer the consequences in the end. Li Zicheng's rebellion is a bloody example!"
After Lin Fan said this, all the officials nodded and said: "Your Highness, I know I was wrong!"
"Your Highness, originally we wanted to ask you to deal with Ni Yuanlu and put this matter aside, but now we have come to think of it!"
"These people from aristocratic families are so abominable! Just because His Highness the Crown Prince dealt with people from three major aristocratic families, they actually dare to openly oppose the imperial court!"
"They dare now and they will dare even more in the future. This shows that the power of the noble family is too great and must be suppressed!"
"Your Highness, if you trust us, leave this matter to us. We will definitely suppress the arrogance of the noble family!"
"That's right! We are not vegetarians. Aren't those aristocratic families not doing business with the imperial court?
Didn’t they stop providing military supplies and food to the imperial court?
That’s good! Let’s find someone else to buy it!”
"In the Ming Dynasty, there were a lot of small grain merchants. The grain of these noble families was purchased from those small grain merchants. We can bypass them and do business directly with those small grain merchants."
The officials said one after another.
Although these people are pedantic, they all came to their senses after being scolded by Lin Fan!
They allowed those aristocratic families to grow bigger, and they were the ones who suffered in the end.
After all, those aristocratic families hold too much evidence of their crimes. Once they lose their use value, the nobles of the aristocratic families can deal with them at will.
Therefore, it is right to suppress them so that they can live and benefit themselves without threatening their own status.
"Haha! I'm very happy that you have such an awareness. However, it would be too troublesome to bypass those grain merchants and directly contact the small grain merchants!"
"In this way, you are now going to issue a statement to the outside world, saying that all orders for military supplies and fodder from the imperial court in the next two years will be divided into ten parts!"
"These ten orders are to provide military supplies and grain to military camps in different regions. Anyone, regardless of whether he is a grain merchant or not, as long as he has the ability to provide grain and grass to the court, can participate in these ten certain snatchings!"
"The specific process is to ask them to quote each other, and we select the ten people with the lowest prices and sign contracts with them. Once the contract is signed, we will not order food from others for two years!"
"Of course, the contract has stipulations, that is, they must provide us with a sufficient amount of food per month according to the requirements in the contract, and the quality must be guaranteed."
"In this way, the signing of the contract means that the business within two years will be finalized. It depends on who offers the most affordable price. Those grain merchants who refuse to cooperate with our court will regret it."
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
kindness!
Hearing what Lin Fan said, the officials present were stunned. His Royal Highness actually had such a clever plan!
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Lin Fan in surprise, why hadn't they thought of such an idea before?
Officials were sent directly to negotiate prices for grain!
The advantage of this is that purchasing grain is fast and simple, but the room for maneuver is too large, officials receive kickbacks, and grain merchants will quote extremely high grain prices in order to protect their own interests.
Because there is no binding force, you may not come to them next time. Therefore, the quality of the grain provided by these grain merchants is also very poor.
But things are different now. Let them bid openly. Whoever has the strength will take the initiative. One signing lasts for two years. It is very stable. If you want to make this money in the long term, the price will be very low!
Moreover, the contract is binding, and these people must provide sufficient food, and the quality must be guaranteed!