When Jiang Fu was dragged away, Ma Yongkang and Wu Lin happened to come to visit Zhao Buxi.
They could not help but sigh as they watched Jiang Fu, who had fainted with blood on his face, being dragged away like a dead dog.
It can be said that Jiang Fu's fate is no surprise, especially to Ma Yongkang. Zhao Buxi even told him clearly that he would treat Jiang Fu as a consumable, and this matter itself was led by Ma Yongkang. of.
He and Zhao Buxi sang a double act, concealing the truth and sacrificing Jiang Fu in exchange for temporary stability.
But Jiang Fu at least worked hard for Zhao Buxi. He did a lot of dirty work. Now when Zhao Buxi encounters something, he throws Jiang Fu out and lets Jiang Fu die. More or less, They still feel a little sad that the rabbit is dead and the fox is dead.
From now on, will there be anyone who will serve Zhao Buxi wholeheartedly?
Maybe it's not that Zhao Buxi doesn't understand, it's just that he has no choice.
Ma Yongkang and Wu Lin looked at each other and saw an extremely complicated look in each other's eyes. They sighed in unison and continued to visit Zhao Buxi.
The reason why they met Zhao Buxi was simple.
Let’s talk about the crisis faced by the Chengdu court in the current situation of Jiaozi’s collapse.
Ma Yongkang talked about the social crisis.
A large number of shops closed down, many people committed suicide, and the shops that were opened refused to pay. Jiaozi has become a waste of paper. However, many people have no iron money and only have Jiaozi. If they cannot spend Jiaozi, they will die sooner or later.
Such people are found throughout society.
Whether landowners, businessmen, handicraftsmen, or farmers, a large number of them went bankrupt and fell into a dead end. If the court did not do something, they could only die, or in other words, they would all rise up.
Can the army suppress the rebels throughout Sichuan and Sichuan?
Isn't this bad?
Ma Yongkang asked if the court had done anything to save the market, such as ordering the official salt shops to accept and only accept payment from Jiaozi to buy salt. This would alleviate the Jiaozi crisis to a considerable extent and give those in desperate situations a little hope. .
Anyway, for the court, there is currently no crisis in salt and it can be used to ease the situation.
In the salt trade, the imperial court was guaranteed to make a profit. Salt that cost a few cents could be sold for more than a hundred dollars. The profit margin was huge, so the operability was also very strong.
With a little manipulation, we can turn our credibility into a salt Jiaozi. This will definitely help us hedge against the financial crisis caused by the collapse of Jiaozi. Even if we can't completely hedge it, we can still stabilize the situation to some extent and prevent deflation from destroying Sichuan. economy.
This is the magic weapon for the Chengdu court to win!
If you don’t need it now, when will you wait?
Ma Yongkang's suggestion is very good and feasible, but Zhao Buxi does not view the problem that way.
"Since Jiaozi is already useless paper and has lost its credibility among the people, if the salt shop accepts Jiaozi, it will only cause the court to lose a lot of salt in a short period of time and get back a lot of worthless Jiaozi. Although the court is not short of salt, it will Doesn’t it cost money to collect and make salt? Doesn’t this money still need to be paid with iron money?”
Having just sacrificed Jiang Fulai to survive the crisis, Zhao Buxi was very unhappy and spoke in a bad tone.
"Jiaozi has been abolished, that is, it is abolished. No matter how the court adds value to Jiaozi, no one will dare to use Jiaozi in a short time. No amount of salt can change this situation. It will only plunge the court into Dilemma!
What's the use of a useless Jiaozi in the hands of the imperial court? Instead, a lot of salt will be bought! The Salt Administration is still the financial pillar of the imperial court. If this pillar is lost, what do you want me to do to run the imperial court?
As long as the court has money, it can kill no matter how many rebels there are. If it has no money, it can only sit back and wait for death! Mr. Ma, you are an important official of the imperial court, why are you so confused on such a big issue of right and wrong? Why don't you understand my painstaking efforts? I'm so disappointed in you! "
Zhao Buxi patted his desk and sneered at Ma Yongkang.
Ma Yongkang just said this.
He felt that the anger of this wave of local factions was really fierce, so he wanted to appease the restless local factions to some extent. If Zhao Buji was really unwilling, no one could force him.
Both Ma Yongkang and Wu Lin are people who want reputation, face, and posthumous fame. Moreover, one is in his fifties and the other is in his sixties. They are both in their twilight years, and it does not make much sense to pursue power and status.
Of course, Zhao Buxi would not approve of using the salt policy to cover up Jiaozi to alleviate the social crisis.
Of course, Zhao Buxi was not without any backup considerations.
It's okay for the people to rebel, but the entire official ruling class cannot rebel. If they rebel, they themselves will be in particular danger.
Therefore, he planned to divide and disintegrate again. For the Sichuan and Sichuan local officials who did not attack Chiang Fu in public this time, he would use various reasons to reward a batch of property and compensate them, in order to win over the moderates among the local officials.
This will also cause chaos within the local faction, so that they cannot gather together to resist their next decree.
He felt that his move was a successful example of concealing the truth.
After a wave of operations, he didn't lose anything. The Chengdu imperial court's treasury was full, the army was obedient, and he could also eliminate a group of people who raised questions. How great?
Ma Yongkang saw Zhao Buxi's expression of "No one knows how to hide things better than me", and felt speechless, so he kept silent and said nothing.
Ma Yongkang stopped talking, so Wu Lin was next.
Ma Yongkang was talking about government affairs, so naturally what Wu Lin was talking about was military affairs.
Zhao Buxi also knew what Wu Lin was going to say.
"The collapse of Jiaozi is like a waste of paper. The morale of the army is unstable, and morale has plummeted. As a result, the defeat of Zizhou and Suining Mansion has been very detrimental to the court's efforts to pacify the bandits. Your Majesty, please be considerate of the military's morale, be considerate of the soldiers, and give more comfort, otherwise the military situation If it’s not good, I really feel uneasy.”
After Wu Lin finished speaking, Zhao Buxi frowned.
If it were just a problem among the people, Zhao Buxi could still use a powerful army to maintain his rule. After all, his regime was based on the support of the bureaucrats, landlords and gentry class and the escort of the army. In the most extreme cases, the army was The last possibility to hold everything together.
Therefore, Zhao Buxi could withstand the blows of many things, but the only thing he could not bear was the lack of support and failure of the army.
His economic conspiracy was not originally aimed at the army. He even deliberately avoided the army and wanted the army to be left alone. The reason why he sent Jiaozi to the army was because he considered that the army was away fighting and could not use Jiaozi for the time being. Wait until they can use it. Okay, everything is settled.
With so much iron money in his treasury, he can always spend some to stabilize the morale of the army.
As a result, the situation unexpectedly changed.
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