Qin Jiyan is not a kind person at heart. Although he is not warlike, he is not afraid of bloodshed. The idea of robbing Xihu and Northern Qi of grain and grass proposed by the Minister of Household Affairs does not suit Qin Jiyan's heart.
But it also scratched his itch, making Qin Jiyan reluctant to refuse.
But I thought about it, but couldn't show it on my face, "Xihu and Northern Qi are short of food all the year round. It would be too cruel for us to rob Xihu of food and support war with war." As an emperor, even if you want to be cruel, you can't say it yourself.
Come out, otherwise you will lose your reputation as a tyrant.
"The emperor's kindness is a blessing to the people of the world. However... Xihu and Northern Qi are ambitious and eyeing our Daqin. The emperor's kindness to them is cruel to the people of Daqin. Furthermore, Xihu and Northern Qi often harass and rob the people on our borders.
The food and property were stolen, causing the people on the border to suffer unspeakably. I would like to ask the emperor to allow the soldiers to help the people on the border get back their property and food that were robbed." Several officials next to the Minister of Household Affairs immediately stepped forward to express justice.
Said verbally.
These are civil servants. They are obviously robbing, but they can talk about it in a high-sounding way, which makes people feel embarrassed. Sometimes even Qin Jiyan admires the shamelessness of these officials.
I really don’t know how thick-skinned they are to say such things. It’s so shameless.
However, Qin Jiyan was very satisfied at the moment.
"My dear, what you said makes sense. I still feel that something is wrong with this matter. We will discuss it again at the court meeting in two days." Qin Jiyan was telling them that he agreed with this method, but he could not accept it as the emperor.
People say what they say, and they need to formally raise the matter in the morning.
"I didn't think carefully, please forgive me." Harmony between monarch and minister means that as a minister, you always understand what the emperor wants, and then do whatever it takes to achieve it for the emperor. Just like now, several ministers understand what Qin Jiyan means, and in
No matter what Qin Jiyan said at the court meeting, these ministers would argue with reason and make things go in the direction Qin Jiyan imagined.
Although the three methods proposed by the Minister of Household Affairs are all too simple and crude, they can indeed solve the problem. Especially the last one, it can be said that Qin Jiyan adopted it.
Therefore, when Qin Jiyan said the first two words, his tone was much softer, "The grain is in the hands of the big grain merchants. If you want grain, you must buy it from them. Your idea is not wrong, but your method is wrong."
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Status determines the direction of thinking. Businessmen have a low status and usually flatter and please officials. Therefore, these officials have never thought about problems from the perspective of businessmen, nor have they thought that businessmen will resist if they are forced to do so.
They only know that officials have their orders, and merchants dare not disobey them. However, they do not know that merchants value profits and follow their own methods, forcibly collecting grain or rounding up criminals and sending them to jail, which will only cause panic and dissatisfaction.
By that time, merchants would not dare to do business and fled Da Qin one after another. What would happen to Da Qin’s business? How would goods flow between the north and the south?
Qin Jiyan did not tell Gu Qiancheng's method directly. Instead, he first told the harm that would happen if he forced the merchants, and finally told Gu Qiancheng's method.
At the end, he added: "My capable minister is not even as good as a woman."
"Woman? Did a woman come up with this idea?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue thought it was Feng Sijin, or some businessman who came up with the idea, but he didn't expect it to be a woman.
Don’t women’s vision always lie in the back house, thinking about how to win favor? How can they understand this?
Qin Jiyan said nothing, but glanced coldly at the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. The look in his eyes made people lower their heads and retreat involuntarily.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue did not dare to ask any more questions, nor did he dare to say any more words. He hurriedly said that this method was very good, and he would go back to arrange the matter immediately, and promised that it would be done well.
Compared with the methods of the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue and others, Gu Qiancheng's approach was obviously much gentler, and he turned passive into active, allowing merchants to take the initiative to deliver goods to their doorsteps, and also saved the court a lot of money.
However, the method Gu Qiancheng mentioned has only one general direction, and the specific details still need to be agreed upon by people from the Ministry of Household Affairs. In the process of implementation, the interests of many people will inevitably be harmed. This is by no means a simple matter.
Although Qin Jiyan is not on duty in the Sixth Department, he is very clear about the work of the Sixth Department. Knowing that it is difficult to implement this matter, if there is no experienced person to guard it, things may not be done well, so Qin Jiyan waved his hand
, fulfilled the wish of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and gave him full responsibility for this matter.
If this matter is done well, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue can still save his life even if he cannot keep his official position. What if he does not do it well?
That's two crimes and punishable at the same time. The Minister of Household Affairs is waiting for his house to be confiscated!
This is an opportunity, an opportunity for him to make a comeback. Shangshu Hubu knows very well that only their new emperor will give him a chance when he has made such a big mistake.
, if such a big mistake was made, he would have to take the blame and wait to be dismissed and investigated.
With the regulations in place, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue no longer runs around like a headless fly. Even though he is physically exhausted, his spirit is very high. As soon as he leaves the palace, he returns to the Ministry of Revenue and summons subordinate officials to discuss the specific agenda.
Qin Jiyan received the news from the secret guard and nodded with satisfaction.
But Qin Jiyan was satisfied, but the secret guard was not.
They are the secret guards who protect the emperor. They are the strongest secret guards. They are trained to protect the master, not to monitor the court ministers. The emperor is overqualified and overqualified, and they are aggrieved. But...
Every time he saw Qin Jiyan, the secret guard complained and swallowed.
With the shadow of Master Ziche by the Emperor's side, they have no use at all. With Miss Gu with that tough man Tang Wanjin by her side, they are of no use either.
As a first-class undercurrent, he finally became a spy. His role was the same as that of the Wu Family Anbu. The secret guards expressed their sadness. What was even more sad was that they had to continue to keep an eye on the officials of the Household Department to prevent them from messing up or spreading rumors.
News that shouldn't be passed on.
After the secret guard left, General Feng and Feng Yao entered the palace to ask for a meeting. The grandfather and grandson were here to report on the follow-up affairs of Taiyuan. Qin Jiyan looked at the time and sighed softly.
It has been three hours, and he even said that he was going to see Gu Qiancheng for dinner. Now it seems there is no hope.
Since there was no way to accompany Gu Qiancheng for dinner, Qin Jiyan simply put all the things together and said, "Go and Xuan Pingxi Commandery Prince enters the palace."
Feng Yao was looking for a big one in Xihu. If he wanted to start a war against Xihu, it would be perfect to find Feng Yao as a staff officer. As for letting Feng Yao lead the army? Qin Jiyan had never thought of this possibility.
The Feng family can only guard the few troops and horses on the border of Northern Qi. Any more will destroy the balance. Even if he, the emperor, agrees, the ministers below will not agree...