Zheng Zhilong couldn’t believe his ears!
Zheng Sen was actually thanking him... Emperor Zhu made him the Nanyang Trade Ambassador and the Eastern Ning Army's Military Envoy! How did he become a son? Is he still a filial son like this?
Zheng Sen happily accepted Quantai's offer, which immediately cut off Zheng Zhilong's retreat!
Because Zheng Sen became the Nanyang Trade Ambassador and the Dongning Army Commander, what else could Zheng Zhilong do?
He can only be the Minister of Household Affairs...otherwise he will be banned by Zhu Cihong!
Only then did Zheng Zhilong realize that what he had encountered was not only the huge pitfall of the Ministry of Revenue and the cesspool of feudal debts, but also a coup... His rule in Quantai had been overthrown by Zhu Cihong and Zheng Sen together - - I never expected that Zheng Sen, who had learned so many saintly principles from Qian Qianyi, turned out to be a traitor!
No wonder Zhu Cixi thinks so highly of him... This is sympathy!
If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have taken him out of Japan back then!
Although he knew the truth, Zheng Zhilong still could not resist, because Zhu Cixiang did not want to withdraw the vassal from Quanzhou, but wanted to change the lord of the vassal, and he still wanted Zheng Zhilong's eldest son Zheng Sen to come to power. For the entire Zheng Group, Zheng Sen replaced Zheng Zhilong. The benefits are obvious. First, it establishes the hereditary status of the Jiedushi of Dongning Fan Town; second, it brings closer the relationship between Zheng Jia Fan Town and the imperial court. Zheng Sen is a senior brother!
With Zheng Sen as the lord of the vassal, everyone in the Zheng family can feel at ease and make a fortune...
So even Zheng Zhilong's brothers and cousins will not side with Zheng Zhilong in this father-son dispute. What else is Zheng Zhilong doing?
"Old Taishan," the gloominess on Zhu Cixiang's face has been wiped away and replaced with a gentle smile, "it is most suitable for you to take on the post of household department... and Dongning Jiedushi, by It’s most appropriate for me to be the senior brother, because the one Zheng trusts the most is the senior brother!”
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, his heart trembled. I trust Zheng Sen the most...which means I don't trust my father-in-law, Taishan!
That's why he had to use the more reliable Zheng Sen to control Quantai and the Zheng family navy instead.
"I, I am willing to take over the household department, but I, I am a warrior and a businessman, not a civil servant..." Zheng Zhilong hesitated, still reluctant, "I'm just afraid of provoking criticism!"
There’s really nothing to say about this set! Zheng Zhilong's army and territory were taken away by his filial son Zheng Sen, and he still had to help his son-in-law Zhu Cixiang fill the bottomless hole in the household department!
"Don't worry, Old Taishan," Zhu Cixiang said, "Wu Xiang is also a military man. Didn't the Ministry of War do a good job? No one criticized him!"
Can that be the same? Zheng Zhilong said in his heart: The Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs, and now that we are in a time of great strife, it is quite appropriate to use a warrior. But the Ministry of Household Affairs has always been the domain of civil servants!
"Furthermore," Zhu Cixiang paused, "and I will soon reform the bachelor's system...the bachelor's degree should be engaged in learning, and should not be a cabinet minister."
In fact, the great scholars of the Ming Dynasty did not care about academic matters. They were advisors to the emperor at the beginning. Later, they gradually gained the power to draft edicts for the emperor, and then they became assistant ministers.
However, Zhu Cihong has now restored the prime minister system, and the work of drafting edicts has also been assigned to the Hanlin Academy, so the title of bachelor has become dispensable.
However, this is not the reason why Zhu Cixiang reformed the bachelor's degree system. Zhu Cixiang's purpose of reforming the bachelor's degree system was actually to promote the progress of Confucianism.
"I, I can be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs," Zheng Zhilong was at a loss for words, "But I have many staff and stewards. Relying on them, I can manage Quantai and run business."
"Don't worry, Old Taishan, I will give you a quota for employment!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "I won't let you take up the post alone."
The reason why the senior civil servants of the Ming Dynasty seemed incompetent was also related to the emperor's preference for "lone ministers". A good man needs three helpers. How can a good official not have a bunch of good helpers? If a lonely minister encounters a group of old and cunning old officials, won't he become a fool?
Therefore, Zhu Cihong allowed department chiefs and local chiefs to nominate some subordinate officials. Of course, not everyone can be nominated. There are still thresholds, and they have to pass the civil service examination.
But Emperor Zhu could open a back door for Zheng Zhilong - Zheng Zhilong himself couldn't pass the official examination, let alone his helpers. But I really know how to manage money! Before Zhu Cihong came to power, the Zheng family's accounting office managed much more money than the Ming Dynasty's household department, and the management was pretty good, and the money could be managed more and more. Those stupid household ministers of Emperor Chongzhen should work as apprentices in the Zheng family’s accountant for a few years...
Even though Emperor Zhu himself was quite good at making money, he was ranked first among all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, but he was much worse than Zheng Zhilong - Zheng Zhilong was a great man who conquered the world with nothing and became the richest man in the Ming Dynasty (perhaps the richest man in the world). And he doesn’t have a golden finger yet. In future generations, he will be at the level of Li Chaoren! How could Zhu Cixi compare with him?
Therefore, the "CFO" of the Ming Dynasty was none other than Zheng Zhilong!
Now that Zheng Zhilong finally surrendered, Zhu Cixiang was in a happy mood. He stood up and walked to Zheng Zhilong, took his old, black and thick black hand, and smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.
"With Lao Taishan in charge of the household department, there is hope for the Ming Dynasty to revive!" Emperor Zhu said again, "I have asked people to prepare drinks. Let's get drunk today!"
Zheng Zhilong's brows were still slightly furrowed and he asked Emperor Zhu: "Your Majesty, how should this feudal debt be ended?"
"Legislation!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "It's too late to fix the problem! This time the vassal bonds were over-speculated, all because there is no legal restriction. Therefore, I am planning to formulate a "Securities Law" to regulate bonds, stocks, and futures. issuance and trading. A Banking Law will also be enacted to regulate the behavior of banks."
The "Daming Securities Law" and the "Daming Bank Law" have been drafted long ago. But the time has not yet come for announcement - there must be bloody lessons such as the "Domestic Debt Crisis" before these two laws will be accepted by the market.
Zheng Zhilong hesitated for a moment and then asked: "What about the people who lost everything before?"
Zhu Cixiang just spit out eight words: "Set the threshold at your own risk!
The best way to protect investors is to adhere to the two principles of setting thresholds and taking risks at your own risk! "
Emperor Zhu had been in this business in his previous life. Although he was not a great expert, he knew the important reasons why small and medium-sized investors suffered losses. First, there was no threshold; second, he had illusions about the "hand of God."
That's why he set a face value of 100 taels for the feudal debt, and at the same time, he would not use the "Hand of God" to make up for the losers' losses... because the result of doing so would only make investors lose in the future. More!
Good intentions can sometimes lead to bad things!
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Chongqing Mansion, Bishan.
Since the beginning of winter, hundreds of thousands of people have gathered from all over Sichuan under Dashun's rule to a geomantic treasure place in the wall mountain near Shunjing and Chongqing - this was found by Song Xiance using the technique of dividing gold to fix acupoints. Treasure cave, as long as Li Zicheng is buried here, Dashun will be able to protect his country for two hundred years!
So Li Guo now enlisted the people to build an imperial mausoleum for his father, who was two years younger than him.
However, the treasure cave found by Song's military advisor did not seem to be very effective. Before the end of the year, bad news came from the direction of Xiajiang.
Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty was going to attack Shu in three ways. Wu Sangui, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi and the envoy of Pingxi Jiedu in the north, took command and mobilized 150,000 troops from Pingxi and Shuofang towns. They would send troops from Qishan or Dashanguan to attack northern Sichuan.
Ma Shiying, governor of Sichuan and Guizhou and governor of Guizhou, took command of the southern route and mobilized 150,000 troops from the two towns in eastern and western Sichuan to send troops from Zunyi to attack Chongqing Prefecture.
On the east road, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally marched and sent 200,000 troops to enter from the Three Gorges to attack Kuizhou Prefecture.
The total number of the three-way army is 500,000, which is really overwhelming!
Moreover, in order to raise military pay, Emperor Zhu borrowed millions of taels from Huguang merchants and appointed Zheng Zhilong, the most unprofitable businessman in the world, as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs... The beautiful country of Dashun was in danger!
Therefore, Li Guo, the Prince of Dashun, who was walking in the unfinished Yongling Tomb of Emperor Shun Gaozu, could not help but let out a long sigh.
