Seeing Emperor Deqing's gaze, Zhao Junchen already had a way to refute. .
However, as shown on his face, Zhao Junchen still frowned, thinking hard, as if he didn't know how to refute.
Competing with the people for profit is indeed a taboo for the court. All kings in history who competed with the people for profit did not end up with a good reputation. It is natural that Emperor Deqing found it difficult.
However, just because Emperor Deqing found it difficult, Zhao Junchen could not solve it easily.
As a minister, you must never act smarter than the emperor. In Zhao Junchen's opinion, this is common sense.
After all, there are only a few kings who have the capacity to accommodate others.
On the other side, seeing Zhao Junchen frowning and being speechless for a long time, Prince Zhu Heyu couldn't help but feel angry. He raised the fold in his hand again. Just as he was about to say the last crime, Zhao Junchen finally spoke.
"Your Highness, wait a moment, I have something else to say."
Zhu Heyu was stunned, looked at Zhao Junchen coldly, and said: "What? Can you still deny that this soap is exclusively produced by the inner treasury, and it is not competing with the people for profit?"
Zhao Junchen ignored Zhu Heyu this time, but said to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty is a wise man, and you understand better than I do. Everything in the world has pros and cons, and every decision made by the court has pros and cons. , as long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, it is a good decision that benefits the country and the people. If the disadvantages outweigh the benefits, it is a bad decision that harms the country and the people. And this pancake is specially made by the inner treasury. In my opinion, the benefits outweigh the benefits. It is a good decision without disadvantages, otherwise, His Majesty, who is so wise and wise, would not approve it?"
Seeing Emperor Deqing nod, Zhao Junchen continued: "The pancreas is exclusively made by the inner treasury. According to His Highness the Crown Prince, its disadvantages are that it will make the people think that the court is competing with the people for profit, thus causing confusion among the people. In Yichen's opinion, , although it is true, it is an exaggeration.”
Zhu Heyu sneered: "Oh? Since what I said is the truth, how can I exaggerate?"
Zhao Junchen smiled slightly and explained: "The soap is exclusively produced by the inner treasury, which will certainly cause harm to some people, but it is by no means all the soap merchants and craftsmen of our Ming Dynasty. Now that the inner treasury is employing people, those soap As long as the horn craftsmen have real skills, they will be hired by the inner treasury, and their wages will increase. In this way, they will only be grateful to the imperial court, so how can they complain about the imperial court? In the end, who will really receive such a decree? The losers are only those soap locust merchants and some soap locust craftsmen who are not skilled in their crafts and cannot be used by the court. Those soap locust merchants are all wealthy, and even if they lose their livelihood, they can live without worries for a while, while those soap locust craftsmen who are not skilled in their craftsmanship are all wealthy. , in the final analysis, they can only blame themselves, not to mention, the total number of these people is only two or three thousand at most, even if they complain, how can it affect the overall situation? "
Zhu Heyu shouted angrily: "Sophistry! The river embankment collapsed in an ant nest. People's grievances are people's grievances. How can they be ignored just because of their size?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "I have not ignored it. I have also said it. Although your words, Your Highness, are a bit exaggerated, they are also true. However, as I said before, every policy of the imperial court has advantages and disadvantages." , Now that I have talked about the disadvantages, it is time to talk about the advantages."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen said to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, the soap is exclusively produced by the inner treasury. Although it will cause harm to some people, it will benefit the majority of the people. First of all, this soap is for the imperial court. After the collection, the money obtained by the court will be used for farming, river embankments, and raising the army. This is something that every common people can benefit from. As the saying goes, take it from the people and use it for the people. Secondly, this soap Although it is exclusively made by the inner treasury, it is also sold exclusively by merchants from all over the country. In this way, the exclusive merchants, transportation coolies, and shop assistants all make a living from this, and the number is far greater than that of the saponins whose profits have been harmed. Merchants and soap locust craftsmen have different priorities, and they have to choose. Thirdly, after the soap is exclusively made by the inner treasury, it can also be supervised by the court to reduce costs and lower selling prices, so that people can buy soap locusts at the same price. Being able to buy soap will ultimately benefit the people of the world."
At this point, Zhao Junchen's voice became louder and he continued: "It can be seen that your Majesty's decree to make the pancreas exclusively from the inner treasury was completely well thought out. Although the interests of a few people were harmed, the But it will benefit all the people. This is your Majesty's wise and wise performance. How can you compete with the people for benefit? His Majesty's words have misunderstood Your Majesty."
Prince Zhu Heyu was clearly trying to impeach Zhao Junchen, but after Zhao Junchen talked about it, it turned out to be a misunderstanding of Emperor Deqing. Many officials in the court were either secretly happy or secretly unhappy after hearing this. frown.
Prince Zhu Heyu could naturally tell that Zhao Junchen was being sophistical. Otherwise, according to what Zhao Junchen said, all kinds of goods in the world would be exclusively handled by the imperial court.
However, although Zhu Heyu wanted to refute, Emperor Deqing was partial to Zhao Junchen, and he was even more reluctant to make profits from Yizi. Before Zhu Heyu could speak, Emperor Deqing had already nodded and said: "What Zhao Aiqing said is exactly what I want." What I think is that Zhao Aiqing understands my thoughts."
As he spoke, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhu Heyu and said slowly: "Prince, what you said was out of consideration. What you think in the future must be more comprehensive. You can't say that wind is like rain, and fight with the people." How can we talk about things like profit casually? Let’s stop talking about this matter. In my opinion, this second charge is also far-fetched. You can talk about Zhao Aiqing’s last charge.”
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhu Heyu felt as if his chest was bursting with anger, but he did not dare to refute. He glared at Zhao Junchen again, feeling that the smile on Zhao Junchen's face was so annoying.
In the past, Zhu Heyu was only disgusted because Zhao Junchen was a corrupt official and was rumored to be the illegitimate son of Emperor Deqing, but after today's confrontation, Zhu Heyu was already suspicious of Zhao Junchen. .
Looking at Zhu Heyu's eyes when he looked at him, Zhao Junchen naturally understood what Zhu Heyu was thinking.
But Zhao Junchen didn't care.
Because there is essentially no difference whether Zhu Heyu hates or hates him. The two of them are ultimately enemies rather than friends.
After glaring at Zhao Junchen for a moment, Prince Zhu Heyu finally calmed down and continued: "The third crime is that Zhao Junchen abused his power for personal gain, borrowed the country for profit, took bribes and perverted the law! Father, as far as I know, Yizi is now a friend It is exclusively manufactured by the inner warehouse, and its supply for the next year was auctioned by Zhao Junchen to merchants from all over the world. However, the 'Yue Rongfang' under Zhao Junchen's name clearly did not get any supply from the auction, but these days Since then, they are still selling all kinds of soaps, and there is no shortage of supply. After careful inspection, they found that the inventory of 'Yue Rongfang' has long been sold out. The soaps on sale now are all specially made by the inner warehouse. Production in the workshop. Father, Zhao Junchen has been corrupt and violated the law. The facts are there and the evidence of the crime is conclusive. There is no room for sophistry. Please give me a clear warning!!"
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ps: The fourth update, there will be another update before midnight! !
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