Xue Xiang said to Zhang Yue: "This is my way of disciplining the people below. Can my nephew understand it?"
Zhang Yue said: "The lower-level officials are soft-spoken and dare not say anything in front of the envoy."
Xue Xiang laughed loudly and said: "Those who are used to my nephew Xue's way of doing things will follow me and have good wine and meat to eat. Those who are not used to it will eat horse dung. We will have to deal with each other for a long time in the future."
, so there are some things I want to tell you clearly first."
Zhang Yue said: "I am following the envoy Xue Cao on business. I am here for good wine and meat."
Xue Xiang smiled when he heard this and said: "It's fun to talk to smart people. My dear nephew, tell me your method!"
Zhang Yue said: "The writings and words of Sansi are certainly not false. I can let this news out, as long as the Xixia people know that I am going to exchange salt banknotes for green salt."
Xue Xiang sneered and said: "I'm afraid the Xixia people are not so stupid. They think that the imperial court will really exchange salt banknotes for green salt."
"Besides, everyone knows that the imperial court will not allow the green salt of the Xixia people to enter the market. How can any minister risk such a relationship with the enemy to strengthen the power of the Xixia people..."
Zhang Yue smiled.
Seeing Zhang Yue's confident look, Xue Xiang couldn't help but cursed in his heart, but he said on his face: "Scholar Zhang might as well speak more clearly."
Zhang Yue said: "Xue Cao, as long as the price of salt banknotes continues to rise, do you think the Xixia people believe it or not?"
When Xue Xiang heard this, he thought for a moment, patted his head and said, "That's exactly the truth."
This is the hype of salt banknotes.
If the price of salt banknotes keeps rising, all kinds of good news will be released. Even if the court has no intention of explaining, some people will explain various reasons for the rise in the price of salt banknotes, and then countless people will follow suit.
On the contrary, as long as the price of salt banknotes keeps falling, all kinds of bad news will be released. Even if the court repeatedly clarifies that there is no bad news, the people still don't believe a word and will sell off.
In the final analysis, this is the mentality of ‘chasing the rise and killing the fall’ at work!
When the price is in an upward trend, good news will appear. When the price is in a downward trend, countless bad news will be released. During this period, the authenticity of the news is not important at all, because everyone only believes in news that is related to them.
For example, Clivia, tulips, etc... As long as the price continues to rise, people will automatically find reasons for it, and people will believe all kinds of outrageous news.
Xue Xiang asked: "Then what should the wise nephew do?"
Zhang Yue said: "The price is determined only by supply and demand. The number of salt banknotes issued in a year is decided by the Third Division and the Shaanxi Transportation Bureau. As long as we block this gap and secretly purchase salt banknotes in the market, we will not be able to make progress.
Then the number of salt banknotes on the market will decrease, and the price of salt banknotes will naturally rise."
"When the price of salt banknotes rises, they Xixia people will remember the news that we plan to exchange salt banknotes for their green salt, and then they will hold a large number of salt banknotes."
The relationship between supply and demand is a law. Who can affect the relationship between supply and demand is the big banker. Zhang Yue used the method of constantly increasing the salt banknotes to induce the Xixia people to hold large amounts of salt banknotes from the Song Dynasty.
Xue Xiangdao: "But if the Xixia people hold too many of our salt banknotes, they will not give up easily if the salt banknotes plummet!"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Xue Cao, selling high and buying low with salt banknotes is just a way of killing the goose that lays eggs. The most important thing for us is to let the Xixia Kingdom use our salt banknotes. As long as they use it, there will be a steady stream of wealth in the future."
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"After all, how much is this salt banknote worth?"
Xue Xiang couldn't help but be stunned. This guy was right. He actually lost several points to this guy in terms of opinions and knowledge.
Zhang Yue first asked the court to allow Xixia green salt to enter the market. Then the court exchanged salt banknotes and asked Xue Xiang to petition in the name of Shaanxi Yunsi.
Xue Xiangxin thought that this matter would probably not work, but it wouldn't hurt to give it a try. As long as it failed, he could take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the Shaanxi Branch.
As a result, the imperial edict was not issued, but when it came, there was an official letter from the Sansi Yamen asking him to negotiate with Xixia. Moreover, the official letter was very vague and did not even mention Qingyan.
Of course Xue Xiang was not satisfied, so he questioned Zhang Yue about this.
So Zhang Yue proposed to speculate on the salt banknotes, inducing the Xixia people to chase the rise and kill the fall, and let them hold a large number of salt banknotes.
After hearing what Zhang Yue said, Xue Xiang thought that Zhang Yue was going to use the method used by the Exchange in Bianjing to sell high and buy low, and ruthlessly slaughter the Xixia people.
But he did not expect that Zhang Yue had a longer-term vision and allowed the Xixia people to fully accept and hold the Song people's salt banknotes for a long time.
Xue Xiangtu said in his heart, Jiefu, Jiefu, why do you have such flashy words in your evaluation of this person?
When Xue Xiang heard this, he suppressed his smile. For the first time, he regarded Zhang Yue as someone he could discuss with him and said, "My nephew is indeed very wise."
After saying this, Xue Xiang continued: "My good nephew is really ten times better than your chief minister. If you were to take charge of these three divisions, then the troubles between Shaanxi Yunsi and the third division's Yamen would not be as bad as they are today."
Zhang Yue complained in his heart, if you had not issued salt banknotes indiscriminately in Shaanxi and asked the three companies to pay the bill, the trouble would not have reached this point.
Zhang Yue said: "The envoy was so complimentary."
Xue Xiang sneered and said: "I never praise others in vain. One thing I say is that if you do something right, I will reward you. If you do something wrong, I will punish you. I am in charge and I never talk about so many rules. What rules?
The truth can only be expressed by a rotten scholar like Sima Guang."
"I am a prince in the northwest. Millions of soldiers and civilians rely on me to provide them with food. Therefore, those who are capable are superior and those who are mediocre are inferior. How can there be so much effort and human ink!"
Zhang Yue smiled when he heard this. Xue Xiang gave him the feeling that he didn't look like a high-ranking official in the border areas. He spoke straightforwardly like a businessman who was a philistine.
After saying that, Xue Xiang waved his hand and said: "Come here, let's have a banquet! Let's talk about important things after we have a full stomach."
Zhang Yueyan said: "Wait a minute, Ambassador Xue Cao, what do you say from the Shaanxi Branch?"
Xue Xiang said dissatisfiedly: "My dear nephew, do you still doubt me? But there is one thing I say that the front branch must be placed under the supervision of the Transportation Secretary, otherwise nothing will be mentioned."
Zhang Yue said: "It is reasonable and reasonable for the officials to supervise the business affairs! The person should be selected from the Shaanxi Transportation Department, but the three departments must also agree."
Xue Xiang asked: "Okay, as for the selection of the supervisor, what are Duzhi's plans? Should he use the previous Luo Wengong or Cai Chizheng?"
Zhang Yue said: "Luo Supervisor is fair and upright, but lacks courage and talent. Cai Zhizheng has both, so he should do it!"
Xue Xiang smiled and said: "Well, then you might as well give him a try."
Xue Xiang said again: "Then the Jingzhao Prefecture Branch, our Shaanxi Transportation Bureau will ask for another 35% of the shares!"
Zhang Yue smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "The envoy is really good at planning! How can I plan and explain to him!"
Xue Xiang laughed loudly and said: "My dear nephew, we are all one family now, so why should we care about each other like this? Besides, you don't have to use Cai Jixiang to pressure me. I don't believe that Cai Jixiang is so tight.
I won’t delegate any power to you.”
Xue Xiangguo is really shrewd and powerful.
Zhang Yue knew that people like this were very smart and that his own moral conduct was still a little shallow, so he said: "Just follow the envoy."
Xue Xiang laughed when he heard this and said, "Okay, you and I can drink as much as we want, and we won't come home until we get drunk tonight."
Zhang Yue smiled and finally got the job done in Shaanxi this time.
That night Xue Xiang hosted a banquet for Zhang Yue.
The next day, Zhang Yue received a thousand salt banknotes from Xue Xiang. This was a stingy move. These salt banknotes were worth more than 6,000 salt banknotes according to today's market value, but giving some real money and silver was not a real gift.
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So Zhang Yue put the money into his bag while cursing.
Then Xue Xiang treated Zhang Yue with extremely high courtesy and gave him a banquet every day. After all the details of the branch were finalized, he finally sent Zhang Yue to leave Chang'an.
It was the end of September when I came to Chang'an, and it was the end of November when I left.
Cai Que personally sent Zhang Yue out of Chang'an.
Heavy snow is falling on the streets of bustling Chang'an today!
The trade roads that used to be frequented by people are now sparsely populated!
Zhang Yue and Cai Que both wore fox furs and rode side by side. Their horses' hoofs stepped on the snow, leaving two long hoof prints.
Cai Quedao said: "Xue Cao has already told me about Duzhi's recommendation of me as the governor. I acknowledge your kindness in this matter, and I will definitely repay it in the future."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother Chizheng is out of touch when he says this. The success or failure of a person's life is all related to the virtuousness of his friends, so you can't be careless."
"It's a blessing for me to get to know Brother Chizheng. You and I will have to support each other in the future."
Cai Que looked at Zhang Yue and nodded slowly: "Sanlang, I will treat you with admiration after three days of separation. You are no longer the Sanlang I met when I was at Imperial College. I dare not mention the words of mutual support again."
After saying this, Zhang Yue and Cai Que clasped their fists on the horse and parted from each other.
It was already the end of the month when Zhang Yue returned to Beijing.
During the days after leaving the capital, many things happened in the court.
Zhang Yueshen was scalding his feet with hot water at the inn while reading the letter written by Qi Niang telling him about the capital's affairs.
Zhang Yue also lamented that his wife was really virtuous. Even though she was pregnant, she still never forgot her husband's career.
First of all, the name of the temple of the late emperor was determined to be "Ren", which meant that he should be a ruler and stop at benevolence. This was advocated by Wang Gui, and it was also in line with the evaluation of the late emperor by the Manchu ministers.
Later, Emperor Renzong was buried in Yongzhao Mausoleum.
When the Yongzhao Mausoleum was buried, something strange happened today.
There were no tears the whole time, and the whole person stood there with no expression on his face. This scene shocked all the ministers.
The emperor is the nominal son of the late emperor, but he has this attitude from the beginning to the end, which really makes people wonder what to do.
Finally, Zhang Yue's old colleague Lu Xiaqing from Taichang Liyuan suddenly said to the people around him: "The officials are crying like soldiers!"
The ministers went back to read the book and saw that they were really crying.
As a result, the imperial court had no custom of crying for dead soldiers, so at Lu Xiaqing's suggestion, one was forcibly installed, and the practice started from then on.
Another thing is to change the Yuan Dynasty and bring peace, which is called Baopuzi. If it is to govern the world and bring peace, it is said to be righteous. To endanger the country and disrupt the ruler, it is said to be unrighteous.
Of course, this is a statement.
There is another saying, which was said by the officials at a sutra banquet with ministers.
He said that Zhang Yue once lectured on a chapter of Taixue at the late emperor's sutra banquet, and he also listened in. His idea of cultivating Qi Zhiping in Taixue was deeply appreciated by the late emperor.
Therefore, the officials first looked at the several alternative reign names sent by the ministers and made a thought, and then chose the word Zhiping as the reign title after he ascended the throne.
