Gu Chengyu was in the capital, and Xia Qing had some trouble getting rid of him. As long as he transferred the person to Yingnan Mansion and out of sight of the emperor, it would be much easier for him to deal with this person.
The prince laughed when he heard this, "Gu Shaoqing? Are you kidding me, Chief Assistant? My father has just promoted Gu Shaoqing to the rank of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and you asked me to make him the magistrate of Yingnan Prefecture. You asked me to promote my father to the position of prefect of Yingnan Prefecture."
Where to put it? Isn't this a blatant disobedience to my father?"
The prince's eyes widened, his face was as dark as water, and he glared at Xia Qing angrily.
Xia Qing was a little surprised. The prince was usually good-tempered, but he didn't expect to get so angry today?
His Royal Highness, who always greeted people with a smile and a simple and honest face, was now sullen, with his lips pursed tightly, and his chest heaving violently.
Everyone present could see that the prince was very angry, and couldn't help but look at each other, and even glanced at Xia Qing.
They were also very shocked by what Xia Qing said today. The emperor had just promoted Gu Chengyu to the rank of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and you asked the prince to dismantle the emperor. Isn't this just disrespecting the prince and the emperor?
Could it be that Xia Shoufu looked down upon the prince because the emperor ordered him to assist him in supervising the country? How arrogant would that be?
Is Xia Shoufu's move trying to alienate the friendship between the prince and the emperor?
But the prince is the crown prince after all, the future king of a country. If the prince agrees to this, he will hate Xia Shoufu afterwards.
"Your Highness, this is no joke. Please don't get angry. Please listen carefully to what I have to say."
Xia Shoufu ignored the strange looks from everyone in the hall and continued: "The south of the Yangtze River is much richer than the land in the north. Everyone here, there shouldn't be any controversy about this, right? Take rice grains as an example, the output in the south of the Yangtze River is more than that in the north.
Can it be compared?"
Everyone present nodded. There is no doubt that Jiangnan is prosperous.
"But the imperial treasury is empty. Why can't Jiangnan use its strength? Isn't it because our imperial court is not good at taking advantage of Jiangnan's geography and cannot collect taxes? According to my official, Gu Shaoqing is very good at how to make money! If he stays in Jiangnan
In a few years, Jiangnan will definitely become the money bag of our court."
Xia Qing's words made the prince's face soften slightly. He knew Gu Chengyu's abilities very well.
Jiangnan has many specialties, such as silk, porcelain, grain, tea, etc., all of which attract a lot of money.
Even though Jiangnan paid much more taxes every year than other state capitals, the court still didn't get much benefit.
In the final analysis, it was because the taxes on merchants were too low. And Gu Chengyu was able to cleverly set up a name, not only collected the taxes, but also made these merchants willingly pay for it.
The prince actually started to think about it seriously. Let's not talk about anything else. Judging from the tea introduction and the Chamber of Commerce, it can be seen that Gu Chengyu is indeed very knowledgeable about these things.
"I don't want you to let His Highness the Crown Prince make the decision directly. You can report this matter to the Emperor. Maybe the Emperor also thinks that my proposal is a good one?"
Yin Kun was so angry that his nose almost became crooked. Is Xia Qing still shameless? Is he planning to get his junior brother away so that he can stay away from the court?
If you go to Jiangnan, your term will be three years. Before that, it is impossible to be transferred back to the capital unless specially summoned by the emperor.
But how can the emperor always remember you? If you are not around in front of his eyes, it won't be long before the emperor forgets you.
Besides, even if you are transferred to a local area, it cannot be a level transfer, right? If you are a local official and you are level-level, this is an overt promotion and covert promotion!
It is so chilling that the junior brother contributed money and efforts to relieve the disaster in Jiangnan, but ended up like this in the end.
Yin Kun became anxious when he saw that the prince was really considering Xia Qing's suggestion.
He quickly said: "My Lord Chief Assistant, please forgive me for disagreeing with this statement. Gu Shaoqing is indeed very capable. If he goes to Jiangnan, he will manage Jiangnan very well. But in this whole dynasty, is it possible that only Gu Shaoqing can be used?"
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Yin Kun looked ugly and his words were very sharp.
"The insufficient treasury is a matter of the Ministry of Revenue. As an official of Dali Temple, Gu Shaoqing went to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief because of the emperor's order. According to what the Chief Assistant said, Gu Shaoqing and the Hanlin Academy are also very accomplished in compiling history books. Then the Hanlin Academy
How can we let Gu Shaoqing go? Last time in the Hejian Mansion case, Gu Shaoqing took care of all these corrupt officials. Doesn’t Dali Temple also need Gu Shaoqing? And about the tea tax, doesn’t the Ministry of Household need Gu Shaoqing even more?”
Yin Kun didn't care about offending other yamen. This was a critical moment. Who knew what the emperor was thinking?
If the emperor has made up his mind to suppress the younger brother's limelight, then wouldn't the younger brother really want to go to Jiangnan to serve as the prefect?
A good fourth-rank Beijing official was transferred to Jiangnan as the prefect. No one could swallow this breath.
The purpose of what he said was to make the prince consider the talents of his younger brother. No matter what yamen he was in, the younger brother was still looked up to and out of reach by the courtiers.
Xia Qing's face turned pale when he heard this. Yin Kun and Gu Chengyu were the same. While Gu Chengyu was removed, Yin Kun could not stay.
If you cut the grass without removing the roots, you are asking for trouble for yourself.
The prince was startled when he heard what Yin Kun said. That's right! Gu Chengyu is very capable, wouldn't it be better to stay in the capital?
Even if Gu Chengyu is not in Jiangnan, he can still have good suggestions.
When Yin Kun saw the hesitation on the prince's face, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The prince's temperament is just bad, he is always a little indecisive. As the crown prince of a country, this is really unacceptable!
Xia Qing glanced sideways at Yin Kun, and then spoke slowly: "It's better not to take the selfishness of Vice-Censor Yin so seriously. Gu Shaoqing went to Jiangnan for the sake of the imperial court. How could he abandon the imperial court just because of his own selfish desires?
Are you ignoring his safety? I know that Vice-Censor Yin is reluctant to let his junior brother go to Jiangnan. But although Gu Shaoqing is a young man, he is a court official, so it would be better to let him go earlier and let him handle things independently."
Everyone present twitched their foreheads when they heard this. Isn't this too shameless?
Doesn't this mean that Gu Chengyu is a baby who has not yet been weaned and cannot live without his senior brother?
This is a bit too much. Gu Chengyu's performance in the past two years has been witnessed by everyone. Which one of them can the ministers of the DPRK and China think of?
Xia Shoufu's words can be described as lying with open eyes, just like his past behavior.
"Your Majesty, your words are wrong! The tea tax and salt tax reforms proposed by Gu Shaoqing are absolutely unimaginable by a lower official. Why do you need a lower official to teach such an ability? If this is not considered to be ability,
If he has his own opinion, then it seems that the nephew of the chief assistant must be more assertive than Gu Shaoqing. Aren’t we having a headache about the empty treasury? If we leave it to the nephew of the chief assistant to come up with ideas, I believe it will be better than the incompetent Gu Shaoqing.
Much more talented."
The two were quarreling with each other, but the prince did not stop him, and there was no wave in his deep pupils.