"However, our focus next is not this!"
Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but be stunned, then nodded clearly and said: "Since the Mongolian tribes always go south to plunder after autumn, this matter is certainly not a big deal for the young master. It's an urgent matter, and our focus now should still be the fight with that old guy Huang Yourong in the court."
However, Zhao Junchen shook his head and said, "The party dispute with Mr. Huang Yourong and Mr. Huang Ge is just a trivial matter. What's more, it is now a game that we must win, and it is not our next focus."
Xu Qingyan asked: "Is that a plan against the prince?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head again and said: "Although we have many plans for the prince now, they are just shaking the prince's foundation. Although it is important, it is not the focus now."
"Is that... His Majesty's upcoming southern tour? There is indeed a lot of interest in this matter!" Xu Qingyan continued to guess, and nodded in agreement, convinced by his guess, and for him, it didn't matter. There are more important things than making money.
Zhao Junchen still shook his head, but this time he did not explain. He just told Xu Qingyan: "Now, after several months, the 'Yerongfang' we have opened has opened all over the country. I think it has also cultivated many capable and capable people. Are you an eloquent and observant shopkeeper? When you go back, pick a few of the most outstanding, loyal and reliable ones to come to see me. I have something to tell them to do."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen added: "Do this in a more subtle way, don't make a big show of it. Don't attract attention, remember!"
After saying that, he ignored Xu Qingyan's doubts. Zhao Junchen put down the sedan curtain, leaned in the sedan and closed his eyes to rest.
On the other side, Xu Qingyan was indeed puzzled by Zhao Junchen's lackluster order, but seeing that Zhao Junchen was unwilling to talk more, he did not dare to continue questioning, and just ordered the bearers on the side to carry the sedan. Then he followed the sedan in the direction of Zhao Junchen's mansion.
However, although he didn't dare to ask, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but think that it was just to find a few "Yue Rongfang" shopkeepers. Why did Zhao Junchen order so cautiously?
Zhao Junchen seems to have a new plan, so what will this new plan be? How could he be so valued by Zhao Junchen? This level of attention even exceeds the party dispute with Ge Lao Huang Yourong, the frame-up of Prince Zhu Heyu, and the upcoming southern tour of Emperor Deqing?
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As the saying goes, crises often coexist with opportunities.
Today, the Ming Dynasty’s armaments are in a state of decay. This is exactly the case for Zhao Junchen!
certainly. The crisis is the crisis of the whole world, and the opportunity is the opportunity of Zhao Junchen alone!
In fact, after Xu Wenqing, an aide to the trilateral governor Liang Fuchen, introduced to him the corrupt status quo of military towns in the northwest, Zhao Junchen had such an idea in his mind - since the officers in the military towns were so bold, in some cases Under the threat of the Mongolian tribes in the north, for their own benefit, they would not hesitate to weaken border defenses, waste armaments, and even encourage military families to flee! They had never thought about what a tragic end they would face once Mongolia broke through! --So. Does it mean that as long as Zhao Junchen gives them more benefits? Can these people abandon their loyalty to Emperor Deqing and switch to loyalty to Zhao Junchen?
Zhao Junchen does not intend to bribe too many military and town officers - although Zhao Junchen can now be said to be "incomparably rich", he still does not have the strength to bribe all the armies of the Ming Dynasty - but he only needs to bribe some military towns around the capital. Officer, when necessary, Zhao Junchen has the trump card to turn defeat into victory and fight against the odds!
Therefore, this matter is crucial to Zhao Junchen! More important than the party struggle between him and Huang Yourong! It’s more important than framing Prince Zhu Heyu, and it’s more important than Emperor Deqing’s next southern tour!
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Zhao Junchen's new plan is actually very simple.
Select some capable and trustworthy shopkeepers from the "Yue Rong Fang", and then, after severing the relationship with these shopkeepers, secretly manipulate them to form a new business firm, and this new business firm only cooperates with officers from major military towns around the capital. Let's do business!
Then, the newly established trading houses resold ordnance supplies in the military town and collaborated with the military town to smuggle salt and iron in illegal businesses, allowing the officers in the military town to gain more benefits and benefits!
And while they were trying to stop, Zhao Junchen, through the newly established trading firm, could also master many of the criminal evidence of these military town officers! ——Enough evidence for them to confiscate your home and ask for execution!
At that time, a combination of coercion and inducement may not be able to make these officers change their stance and abandon Emperor Deqing and fall into the arms of Zhao Junchen!
The reason why Emperor Deqing's imperial power was unshakable, and why Zhao Junchen did not dare to resist Emperor Deqing in the slightest, was it not because Emperor Deqing firmly controlled the military power of the Ming Dynasty? !
Once the military power in the hands of Emperor Deqing was infiltrated by Zhao Junchen, how would Emperor Deqing control Zhao Junchen in the future? !
"Profit! Profit is everything! The officers are loyal to Emperor Deqing just because of their interests! Then in the future they will betray Emperor Deqing only because of more interests!"
Sitting in the sedan chair, Zhao Junchen closed his eyes to rest, and after carefully completing the plan in his mind, he finally slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and then murmured softly to himself!
The big stone that had been weighing on Zhao Junchen's heart since he came to this world seemed to be relieved a lot at this moment because of this plan!
"But..." Zhao Junchen frowned again: "Another new plan. My various plans in the future are really too many! I am afraid that I will need to spend more time in the future!"
While speaking, Zhao Junchen raised his hands and pressed his temples lightly to relieve the pressure on his tired brain.
Yes, Zhao Junchen's next plan is really too much.
First of all, through Zhang Daoquan's "Tongji Temple", he infiltrated the people and low-level officials of the Ming Dynasty in the name of religion, and then secretly affected the situation between the government and the opposition!
Then, it was through Chu Jiayi that the "Ming Dynasty Tax Reform Plan" was handed over to Prince Zhu Heyu, causing Prince Zhu Heyu to get into huge trouble and his foundation was shaken! ——In addition, now that Prince Zhu Heyu has left Beijing to investigate the case, and under the promotion of thoughtful people, he has been imprisoned and unjust cases are being dealt with. The local government is in turmoil and will inevitably rebound in the future. This is also one of Zhao Junchen's plans for Prince Zhu Heyu!
Next, there is the party struggle between Zhao Junchen and the cabinet boss Huang Yourong - Zhao Junchen plans to take this opportunity to remove Huang Yourong from the position of cabinet boss, support his own people to rise to power, and eventually annex Huang Yourong's power, thus becoming the only powerful person in the court in one fell swoop. Yu Zhou Shangjing’s factional forces! ——Chen Dongxiang, under the instruction of Zhao Junchen, pretended to seek refuge with Huang Yourong for counterintuitive plots, which was also part of this plan!
Then, with the help of Emperor Deqing's southern tour, he established good relations with Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants and became a community of interests, thus further expanding Zhao Junchen's influence between the government and the public!
Now, Zhao Junchen has a new plan to secretly infiltrate and control major military towns around the capital!
There are many plans - some have already begun, some are nearing completion, and some are still in the preparation stage - and they involve all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, both court and public, and are extremely complex. Now, taking care of everything, Zhao Junchen naturally felt a little exhausted!
But there was no way. The situation in the Ming Dynasty was complicated, with various factions restraining each other. Under the calm surface, there were even more turbulent undercurrents. In addition, Emperor Deqing had bad intentions towards Zhao Junchen, and Prince Zhu Heyu regarded Zhao Junchen as an enemy. ——If you want to reverse the decline and become the ultimate winner, just one plan is definitely not enough. If you complete one plan before moving on to the next one, it will definitely delay the opportunity!
Therefore, Zhao Junchen had no choice but to carry out several plans at the same time. Although he would be exhausted and might even have more loopholes and be overwhelmed, Zhao Junchen had no choice!
"Just be tired if you are tired. This is the path you have chosen. You cannot regret it and there is no turning back!"
While feeling this secretly, Xu Qingyan's voice suddenly sounded outside the sedan.
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"Get off the sedan!~~~Master, let's go back home!"
It turned out that while thinking, time passed without realizing it, and Zhao Junchen's sedan had already returned home.
After Xu Qingyan opened the sedan curtain, Zhao Junchen walked out of the sedan. Just as he was about to stretch himself to relieve some fatigue, he saw a steward from the Zhao family hurriedly came to Zhao Junchen and said softly: "Sir, the left of the Ministry of Industry The minister, Chen Dongxiang, has just entered the house through the back door and secretly asked for an audience, saying that he had something important to do!"
"Oh? Has his affairs been settled?"
After hearing the steward's report, Zhao Junchen smiled slightly and walked towards the house! (To be continued...)
