Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye it’s been another three years!
The eldest master became the chief minister of the cabinet, and the Rongguo Mansion was extremely prosperous for a while, even more glorious than the previous and subsequent generations of Rongguo Dukes were at their peak.
Three years was enough for all the officials in the world to see how powerful and crazy the great master was.
The anti-corruption storm started by the big boss single-handedly resulted in the arrest of thousands of corrupt officials in three years. These were all particularly serious cases, and the less serious ones had not yet been targeted.
After all this trouble, the atmosphere in the entire Daqi officialdom was cleared, and no one said nonsense like "three years to clear the prefecture and one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver".
The eldest master was not polite at all. He combined the power of the General Secretary and the Xiuyiwei to the maximum. All officials with huge unidentified property in their families were in bad luck, no matter what background and backing they had.
The salt tax reform was launched and the energy-consuming and time-consuming method of boiling salt was replaced by the sun-dried salt method, which directly led to the collapse of the salt merchant groups of the Huaihe and Huaihe generations. Salt farms bloomed all over the coasts of various provinces. The price of salt plummeted, which worried the people. The imperial court just blocked the sales channel, and the salt
Not only were taxes not affected, they were significantly increased.
The official road traffic in Daqi has been significantly improved. Most of the official roads between provinces, provinces and prefectures, and prefectures and counties have been repaired or consolidated, which has increased the speed of land transportation in Daqi by more than 30%.
The canal has also been repaired in sections, and Daqi's canal traffic has also been greatly improved.
The dams of major river systems such as the Yangtze River, Yellow River, and Huaihe River have begun to be reinforced and repaired, and private capital has been involved. Both the speed and efficiency of project completion have been significantly improved.
The imperial court also vigorously encouraged agricultural innovation and rewarded those with the ability to cultivate new grain varieties and new grain crops. At the same time, it vigorously planned nationwide farmland water conservancy projects, developed better soil fertilizers, and other measures, which improved the grain production of the entire Daqi.
Production has improved significantly.
At the same time, grain was purchased from all over Nanyang, causing the price of grain in Daqi to fall again and again. Even the poor who lived the most miserable life could feed their families as long as they worked hard.
Not to mention that the food and clothing problem in Daqi has been completely solved and the food conflict in Daqi has been greatly improved. The situation in Daqi is as stable as a puddle. Even if there are disturbances from time to time, it has no impact on the overall situation.
In the prosperous age, Daqi has entered the prosperous age that feudal ancient scholars have been striving for in just three years!
The eldest master is the founder of a prosperous era, and even his current reputation has been reduced.
Because of this, the momentum of the Rongguo Mansion reached its peak, and the so-called clan princes and princes with different surnames who held military power had to step aside, and even the current limelight was suppressed.
The old lady was smiling and happy all day long, and the house was filled with a cheerful atmosphere all day long.
The servants of the Rongguo Mansion were once again trembling in the circle of servants in the capital, and they were even more arrogant than when they were most arrogant in the past.
Everything seems to be moving in a good direction.
With such a long-term vision, he said that as long as the eldest master remains in the position of chief minister of the cabinet for another five years, the entire Daqi will enter a truly peaceful and prosperous age!
It's just a pity...
"Brother-in-law, why are you so aggressive!"
In the study room in the east courtyard of Rong Mansion, Lin Ruhai and Jia Zheng were sitting upright. The elder lazily leaned on the back of his chair. Lin Ruhai's expression was not very good and he asked with a wry smile.
"Haha, now that I have reached this position, I naturally have to do something great!"
The elder didn't take it seriously and chuckled: "Is it possible that Cheng Cheng remained indifferent because he was worried about offending other people's interests?"
"But, uncle, you didn't leave any way out by doing this!"
Lin Ruhai smiled bitterly and said: "As far as I know, there are many forces that want to remove you from the position of chief minister of the cabinet, even today..."
After saying this, he paused for a moment, his face became extremely solemn, and he was extremely disappointed.
Yes, the great master single-handedly led the prosperity of Daqi. Unfortunately, his actions were too big and too intense, and violated the interests of too many forces, causing a cry of fighting and killing.
Also, the great master's momentum is too great, which also hinders the eyes of today, and he also wants to suppress it.
This made Lin Ruhai very dissatisfied and disappointed. The great master had single-handedly brought about the great prosperity of the Qi Dynasty at the moment. Didn't he benefit from it now?
The elder did not take all the credit, but put the present first in everything.
At present, the reputation among the people of Daqi has surpassed that of Taizu Taizong. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the leader of Daqi at its peak.
In this world where there are ancestral spirits and Yintu Longting, it is no exaggeration to say that depending on your current merits and popularity today, when you arrive at Yintu Longting in a hundred years, you may become the Qingtian of Yintu Longting.
Pillar!
It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for the special status of today, as long as it accumulates popularity for another ten years or so, it is even possible to compete for the position of emperor in the underworld!
Naturally, the great master has great merits and virtues. The ancestors of the Lin family once had a dream, indicating that the heavens in the upper world have noticed the existence of the great master. With his massive merits and luck, he will be able to be a god after a hundred years, and he will still have real power and amazing power.
That kind of deity.
With the help of the great master, there are countless benefits that can be obtained today. But as soon as he saw the signs of prosperity, he wanted to kill the donkey. It would be too ugly to eat!
"Brother, what should we choose next?"
Mr. Zheng Er, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, his face full of anxiety and worry.
"Nothing to worry about!"
The elder waved his hand, narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "I don't want to stay here, I have my own place to stay!"
He didn't care at all about the current situation. Seeing that Lin Ruhai and Jia Zheng looked very ugly, he waved his hands and said leisurely: "If I really can't stay any longer, I'm leaving!"
He stretched out his hand to signal the two of them to stop talking. He continued to smile and said: "Go overseas to expand your territory and become the king yourself!"
Lin Ruhai's expression softened and he said with a smile: "When the time comes, my uncle wouldn't mind taking me with him, and let me be the prime minister or something like that in the kingdom he built!"
"Hahaha, Ruhai has been frustrated for so many years, it's time to show off his skills and fight hard!"
The elder laughed heartily, with a look full of joy. He turned around and glanced at the shocked second master Zheng, and said leisurely: "Second brother, when the time comes, the situation in Daqi will be supported by you and Lian Er!"
"Brother..."
Mr. Zheng Er was speechless. At this time, he was so confused that he didn't know what to say.
With the elder's ability and ability, as well as the strength of the Jia family at this time, it is not difficult to build a country overseas. But building a country overseas in a barbarian land, how can it be compared to the glory of being the chief minister of the cabinet in Daqi.
This guy's mind is still too rigid, which is the main reason why the elder didn't mention too many overseas affairs to him.
If he knew that even Prince Zhongshun and Prince Yi Zhong had gone overseas to establish their country early, he would probably be stunned and speechless.
The big boss is still as strong as ever, his methods are becoming more ruthless and relentless, and more and more forces are being offended and have their interests violated.
In the next three years, Daqi became more and more prosperous under the governance of the great master. Especially the emergence of various high-yielding crops led to great development in Daqi's grain production. The price of grain has reached an outrageous level. From this alone,
On the one hand, Daqi has basically solved the problem of eating.
With the strong suppression of the big boss, the business exchanges between various places were not greatly affected by the government and local powerful people, and they seemed to be more prosperous and prosperous.
The accumulation of conflicts is getting bigger and bigger, to the point where almost anyone with a discerning eye knows that the big boss's situation is not good, and it all depends on when he will take action now.
It wasn't until the big boss targeted private lending, cutting off most of the clan's channels for obtaining gray oil and water, that the conflict finally broke out.
Speaking of private lending, also known as usury, it is definitely an unscrupulous and illegal act that harms the people's power and the country's foundation.
Unfortunately, the benefits are too huge, especially in the capital. There are many clans who make a lot of money from this. They have mastered many lending channels either overtly or covertly, and have almost monopolized the lending business in the capital.
The big man is targeting the low-level lending business, which is usury directly to the common people. As for the lending business targeting wealthy families and merchants, he has not touched lightly.
The method is actually very simple. It is to divide the civilian areas into areas and let private lenders who are reasonable and conscientious after investigation to set up specialized small loan banks. The Bureau of Finance directly controlled by the cabinet is responsible for supervision and management. The regulations are set.
Lending interest became a lending institution protected by the government.
As a result, the rest of the moneylenders who targeted ordinary people were directly exterminated, causing quite a stir.
Originally, such a turmoil would have little impact on the chief minister of the cabinet like the elder. Unfortunately, this incident was like a spark, directly igniting the long-standing conflicts.
For a time, memorials to impeach the eldest master in the court were sent to Jin Jin's desk like snowflakes, and a lot of pressure was exerted on Jin Jin from within the clan.
If previous examples were followed, all these impeachment memorials would be dismissed today, and the clan would be severely criticized for interfering in government affairs.
But this time, today's behavior is very ambiguous, and he just left the avalanche of impeachment memorials unpublished.
After accumulating to a certain extent, let the great master defend himself at the court meeting!
The wind has changed, and the chief minister of the cabinet, Jia Enhou, is going to be in trouble!
All the courtiers were frightened. They didn't have much hope at first, but they didn't expect that they even started to think about it now. It seems that the great master is going to be finished this time.
Chiluoluo's humiliation!
This move today is the greatest humiliation for the dignified chief minister of the cabinet.
The elder looked around, with a faint smile on his face without rushing to defend, but none of the courtiers dared to look at him. Everyone felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable when he was glanced at.
"Your Majesty, do you want Yumo to kill the donkey?"
The elder chuckled softly and said what many courtiers were thinking but dared not say.