As soon as he returned to his study, he immediately ordered Feng Ning to come. Feng Ning entered the room and immediately kowtowed and said, "I wonder what grandpa's instructions were for calling his grandson here?"
Feng Bao took off his badge from his waist and threw it over and said: "Take our badge and go to Prime Minister Zhang's house immediately. Make sure to explain the matter clearly!"
After that, he told Feng Ning exactly what happened in the Queen Mother's palace. After he remembered it, he turned around and left the palace to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion. More than an hour later, Feng Ning rushed back with all his might.
Feng Bao saw him coming in and asked hurriedly: "What did Prime Minister Zhang say?"
Feng Ning gasped and said: "Master Zhang said he knew, and said he would break up with Master Long Live tomorrow!"
Feng Bao was very happy after hearing this and said: "You have worked hard, little monkey, go down and rest!"
After sending Feng Ning away, Feng Bao sat in the study and meditated. Regarding the matter of controlling Emperor Wanli, although he and Zhang Juzheng had different purposes, they stood on the same position. So he really didn't want Emperor Wanli to escape his control!
But his identity was very embarrassing, because he was a royal eunuch, and it would be difficult for him to do anything that went against the royal family, so he could only place his hopes on Zhang Juzheng!
Today, the four most powerful people in the Ming Dynasty did not sleep well! But the difference is that Emperor Wanli was so excited that he couldn't sleep, and Zhang Juzheng, Empress Dowager Li and Feng Bao were upset because Emperor Wanli was out of control!
The next day, Emperor Wanli went to the Royal Study Room for class. He was a little worried, worried that Zhang Juzheng would attack him! But Zhang Juzheng taught as if nothing was wrong, which made him feel at ease.
When the lecture was over, Zhang Juzheng waved away the attendants. Emperor Wanli knew that Zhang Juzheng really knew what happened last night, and he couldn't help but hate Feng Bao even more! The palace gates were blocked at night, and Feng Bao sent people out to inform Zhang Juzheng. Do you still have me as the emperor in your heart?
But although he was resentful in his heart, he still said respectfully: "Mr. Zhang, do you have something to tell me?"
Zhang Juzheng said calmly: "I heard that your Majesty put an imperial village under your name. It should be to raise money, right?"
At this time, Emperor Wanli mustered up his courage, looked into Zhang Juzheng's eyes and said, "It's not just to raise money, I also want to practice my skills with a small village! After all, sooner or later, I will take on the responsibility of this world!"
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng nodded noncommittally and said: "Your Majesty has a good idea, but your Majesty needs to remember that you cannot compete with the people for profit! You must know that your Majesty is the best person in the world. If you Interfering in business affairs will easily trigger others to follow suit, and I'm afraid those wealthy businessmen will become even more lawless! Your status is valuable, and the people below will rely on His Majesty's influence. I'm afraid no one can stop it! When forced buying and selling occurs, I’m afraid it would be bad if it affects people’s livelihood!”
Emperor Wanli nodded and said: "Sir, don't worry, I will never do anything to compete with the people for profit!"
Zhang Juzheng said: "This is very good!"
After saying that, he packed up his books and left the imperial study, leaving Emperor Wanli sitting there alone. Emperor Wanli originally thought that he was going to have a debate with Zhang Juzheng, but he didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng asked about the matter in a few words, said a few words and left, which made him a little confused!
At this time, he suddenly remembered what Liu Haojia said in his letter. He said that Zhang Juzheng was a great man of his generation and would not dwell on trivial matters. As long as His Majesty can be fair and just and not interfere in private business, then he will not stop it!
Because there is no glass mirror in the world, making this thing is considered to have opened a new business, and there will be no competition with the people for profit at all! Moreover, the families being sold are all from large families and will not affect the livelihood of ordinary people at all, so there is no need to worry about Zhang Juzheng! Thinking of this, Emperor Wanli even more admired Liu Haojia for his foresight!
When Emperor Wanli came to his senses, he called Zhang Jia over and asked, "Have those old kiln workers Liu Haojia asked for been transferred?"
Zhang Jia nodded repeatedly and said: "It was settled a few days ago! Not only the kiln workers passed by, but their families were also settled in Liuzhuang."
Emperor Wanli said with emotion: "Okay, success or failure depends on this round!"
Zhang Jia said with confidence: "Long live Lord, there will definitely be no problem this time! Since Liu Haojia can make one mirror, he can make more! And with the help of the kiln workers in the palace, Things are even simpler!”
It turned out that a few days ago, Zhang Jia had quietly placed several kiln workers and their families from the four inner courts in Liuzhuang. In this era, the status of craftsmen itself is low, and Zhang Jia has spent enough money, so several kiln workers who almost no one paid attention to were inexplicably placed in Liuzhuang, and they have not recovered yet. Come! Because the person who placed them just told them to wait for news in the village, they were still waiting in fear for the unknown fate to come!
And the person in charge of this matter took the money and naturally kept silent to eliminate the disaster! Anyway, in his opinion, this was just a trivial matter. Maybe Zhang Jia just wanted to find someone to do some private work. This kind of thing happened all the time, so he didn't report it at all, and Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao didn't know about it at all.
That evening, Feng Bao sent the relevant documents to Emperor Wanli. After receiving the document, Emperor Wanli hurriedly arranged for Zhang Jia to deliver the document to Gu Ningbo's house. Liu Haojia felt like he had found a treasure when he got the documents! He knew that starting from today, his plan would be launched step by step!
Two days later, the packed Liu Hao family rushed to Liuzhuang with their people, preparing to take over everything in Liuzhuang. In addition to his servants, he also brought two of his own kiln workers with him, just to impart experience and open up the situation as soon as possible.
Before that, Liu Haojia had already made a comprehensive plan. He was going to give some benefits to the bankers first to win over their minds, and then let most of them perform their duties. He planned to use the rest to expand the kiln and then build a new mirror workshop. Then as long as he takes a small part of the profits from the mirror, he can change the lives of the bankers!
The reason why he planned to do this was because he knew that the dealers in Huangzhuang worked extremely hard! Please don’t think that the bankers in the Imperial Manor are living a happy life just because they are protected by the Emperor! In fact, that’s not the case at all!
On the contrary, because the people in charge of them are all very well-connected people, and because they are under the management of the inner court, the local government has no way to control the inside of the imperial village, so the oppression of these farmers is even more severe. many! It’s simply calling the sky to be unresponsive and the earth and the earth to be ineffective! Therefore, most of the bankers in Huangzhuang are living in dire straits!
