The role of habit is huge. Today, these ministers in the court cannot completely break away from the ruling habits of the late emperor for more than 40 years. They are still used to giving advice in front of officials.
After being inexplicably interrupted by the officials, it was not only the court of the Qinzheng Palace that left, but also their enthusiasm that was ignited.
When the night wind outside the Qinzheng Palace blew across everyone's cheeks, they all woke up...~Where is Gongfang City? It is almost the private domain of the officials. What are the emerging industries in Gongfang City? It's all the same
It cannot be separated from the government. At least so far, no industry has been separated from the government.
At this time, everyone realized this: How bold could Han Zhen and Han Yuru dare to propose the sale of emerging products and craftsmanship in Gongfangcheng at the court meeting without official permission?
And in the entire discussion of political affairs, everyone ignored the interests of the royal family... What a mistake!
Fortunately, this is only the first discussion and there is still a chance to make up for it.
There has never been an issue as popular as the sale of various products and crafts in the Workshop City. Even if there is a war on the border, it will not attract such great attention.
Unfortunately, due to the restrictions of the confidentiality law, no information about yesterday's political discussion was disclosed, but one thing is certain, the imperial court really intends to sell those crafts.
This is enough, the rest is just a matter of more money and less money. Therefore, there are various rumors in the market.
It only took one night for the matter to come to a head. Yesterday, the prime ministers discussed political affairs, and the entire country was discussing political affairs.
The merchants thought that this was their domain, and officials were not experts after all. They should be allowed to comment on such matters. The court only needed to decide whether to sell it. As for the value...
As for value, some dental shops who can’t hold it back have already begun to estimate the prices of various processes.
To be honest, the industries in Workshop City in recent years are really enviable. From tables and chairs, to cement carriages, from cakes and biscuits, to wool textiles, almost including food, clothing, housing and transportation, there is no more profitable business than Workshop City.
The key is that there is only one company in the entire country, and there is no semicolon. But all the military states in the country have long recognized the products of Gongfang City. I heard that even Northern Liao and Xixia are proud to own a set of tables and chairs from Gongfang City.
, I am proud to own a car from Gongfangcheng. But Gongfangcheng focuses on military equipment, and these products are sold in limited quantities.
Anyone with a little knowledge will know that whoever can obtain the secrets and techniques of the products of the Workshop City will be able to obtain the continuous source of wealth for generations.
Some big merchants, including Yahang, started to show their presence in a hurry.
Because of the Market Change Law, they have been hiding it during this period, and even tried to put pressure on the court to prevent the court from blindly pushing back the Market Change Law.
The reason why the officials in the court actively criticized the market exchange law is because these people are behind the scenes. Now that something like this has happened, they can finally show their skills.
Therefore, from "Cuju Express" to "Shi Lun", there are articles related to the sale of products and crafts in Gongfangcheng.
"Cuju Express" focuses on analyzing and explaining Gongfangcheng's products...it doesn't need Gongfangcheng to advertise.
However, "Shi Lun" focuses on analyzing the impact of the sales of Gongfangcheng's products and crafts on the country's tax revenue.
I asked Zhao Xi for instructions last night... In one word: laissez-faire.
Early in the morning, everyone who discussed the affairs yesterday quickly finished handling their daily business affairs and quickly gathered in the political hall...
"Yesterday's discussion, regarding the sale of crafts in Workshop City, everyone's intention is basically agreed. Therefore, today, let's not talk about whether to sell or the pros and cons of selling crafts."
Everyone is used to Zhao Xi's straightforwardness.
"But because the incident in Gongfang City happened suddenly, I carefully considered it last night. I have a few requirements for Gongfang City's petition this time: To put it bluntly, Gongfang City still focuses on armaments, even if it sells crafts
, most of them are also products extended from armaments.”
"For example, carriages are no different from chariots; biscuits, for example, are related to military rations; cement, for example, is a sharp tool for building city walls and other fortifications. Boilers, for example, are also closely related to armaments due to the control of salt and iron."
“I don’t want to see other countries using our Song Dynasty’s tanks to fight against our army when fighting against other countries, and I don’t want other countries’ defenses to be built with Song Dynasty’s cement.”
"So, even if Gongfang City sells the craftsmanship of various products, it must ensure that these products and processes are not stolen by other countries. Regarding the sale of Gongfang City's products and crafts, it must be based on this. This is the bottom line."
"The sale of products and craftsmanship in Gongfang City must be in the form of authorization. Gongfang City cannot lose its dominance. In addition, the market exchange law is still under discussion, but there is basically a consensus on the disadvantages of the barter monopoly between the country and the DPRK. This time the Gongfang City
The authorization of many products and processes in the city will prevent the occurrence of monopoly."
"Considering that some products are related to armaments, I have decided to use government-run private assistance as the main form of authorization for product technology in Workshop City. As for how it will work specifically, let's discuss it based on this bottom line today."
"After everyone has discussed and reached an agreement, it will be handed over to me in the form of a memorial after being signed by everyone present..."
Zhao Xi didn't want to listen to their excuses. If he stayed here, he couldn't let them put their interests on the table.
After stating the basic principles and bottom line, Zhao Xi left the council hall, leaving behind a group of confused and messy ministers.
Yesterday's political discussion, due to the sudden incident, everyone hurriedly walked around with each other after the political discussion, and in various exchanges, they formed intentions on how to divide the craftsmanship, which also left enough benefits for the royal family.
We were all confident at first, thinking that today's discussion could completely finalize the sale of crafts in Workshop City.
But the result... Before it even started, the official's principles and bottom line had ruined what everyone had finally decided upon.
Discuss? How? It must be based on official requests. This is equivalent to starting over and starting over without any reason to refute.
The first is monopoly. Even the ministers who opposed the market transaction law also realized the damage caused by the monopoly of big merchants to the court.
The second is armaments. Since the Qing Dynasty, everyone knows that the country has been able to turn from defeat to victory because of the improvement in armaments.
On these two points, no one can find a suitable excuse to refute the officials.
Although everyone is essentially motivated by interests, to really take action and speak out, there must be a reason that can be put on the table.
Zhao Xi has a complete plan. The reason why he milks the cow in this way, squeezing it out bit by bit, is to let such elites focus on doing things for the country.
Because of the market change law, Zhao Xi pretended to get angry in the court, and also raised the selfish motives of his ministers.
But he didn't expect that that one time would completely wake up his ministers, or that a few words would make those old foxes change their ways and serve the country loyally.
Some things need to be done slowly. Whether it's changing dad's original style or establishing his own prestige, it can't be done overnight.
Maybe this was done intentionally to torment the minister, or maybe he really had this intention. In Zhao Xi's opinion, only by doing this a few times can the minister really pay attention and gradually change to a style that suits him.