Therefore, the relationship between civil servants and nobles is more of a kind of you among me, and you among me, relying on each other, interdependent, and hostile to each other, an almost dynamic balance!
So when they learned that Liu Haojia had become a money-splitting boy, the first reaction of the civil servants was surprise and disbelief! They didn't believe that someone would give away a heirloom deal!
Then the second thought that came up was envy, jealousy and hatred! These useless nobles have found another way to make money, and their families can continue to live on!
And the third thought is why can’t our civil servants interfere! We also want to take a share of it! In the past, when those distinguished nobles went to other places, they could not avoid us whether they opened workshops or shops, and it is the same now! So we can step in clearly and openly!
So those civil servants who had business or political dealings with the nobles took action one after another, wanting to participate in this wave of getting rich! But their ideas soon received a heavy blow!
The nobles made it clear that in principle they do not want civilian officials to participate in this business! But those civil servants who remain neutral and have good intentions towards the nobles can get a certain proportion of distribution! However, the nobles clearly rejected officials from the northwest and Jiangnan.
When asked about the specific reasons, these honorable nobles looked around, and only a handful of civil servants who were related to the honorable nobles got the real answer! That is, these two places are where the main members of the Dominion Society came from. The Liu family didn't want to deal with them, so they made this special request!
When they heard the words "Master Meeting", most of the civil servants were at a loss, but only a small number of officials changed their minds! These officials either know how powerful the Overlord will be, or they are related to the Overlord, or they are simply members of the Overlord's association!
So when the news spread, they were embarrassed and frightened! The shame and irritation is because when they have held power for a long time and cooperated with each other, few people can refuse their requests and let them make a fortune!
The fear is because Liu Haojia, the emperor's confidant, knows about the existence of the Master Society. So does the emperor know about it, and what is his attitude? This is what they are most worried about! After all, the biggest advantage of the Overlord Society is its secrecy, but now that they have been exposed, it is unknown whether they still have the ability to make trouble in secret!
At the same time, You Xungui came forward and presented a memorandum. The meaning is very simple, that is, maritime operations are different from inland river and lake operations, and require unified command and logistical supplies. Therefore, he hopes that the navy responsible for sea operations can be separated separately. , established a new military branch called the Navy! And set up a naval governor's office!
This news caused little disturbance in the court. Because no one in the Ming Dynasty paid special attention to the Navy. In their opinion, Ming's waters are extremely safe! Although some pirates are wreaking havoc, it is just a scabies disease and is harmless! What's more, many people know that some pirates are supported by the Jiangnan family!
However, in line with the principle that if the nobles agree, the civilian officials should oppose it. At the same time, they do not want the nobles to expand their sphere of influence in the army again, so many civilian officials can also start to write petitions to oppose it.
In the eyes of the civil servants, it is very easy to deal with this proposal. They just need to use their sharp tongue as usual and refute the ignorant nobles by citing scriptures! Even if you can't refute it, you can still drag it down with your own abilities! Until this matter was dragged to nothing!
Anyway, this matter has become the focus of the court. Every time the civil and military officials go to court, they have to discuss it! But just as this matter was still being discussed fiercely in the court, another thing happened that diverted everyone's attention!
That is Peng Yuan from Taiyuan Hospital who is returning to Beijing! At the same time, he brought back the exact news that none of the people who planted cowpox died of the disease!
This news instantly caused a sensation in the entire capital! But the civil servants are very scratching their heads about this issue, and even a little repelled!
Needless to say, Peng Yuanzheng will get all the rewards he deserves. Because he represents the civil servants! But what makes everyone really upset is that the inventor of cowpox was a noble man!
In the eyes of most civil servants, this incident should not have happened! Things like this that benefit all people should not be done by civil servants. How could it be done by a distinguished nobleman! So the civil servants immediately tried their best to reduce the impact of this incident.
So the civil servants put forward various suggestions. One of the more reliable ones is that the scope of Peng Yuanzheng's verification is still relatively small, and the scope of verification should be further expanded to delay this matter!
The other is to weaken Liu Haojia's contribution to this matter! The reason is that although variola often kills people, after all, most people who get vaccinated survive! Moreover, cowpox is just a step forward on the basis of variolation. It is not a revolutionary discovery, so it should not receive too high a reward!
These two consecutive matters were gradually fermented in the imperial court, and both civil and military officials in the imperial court were discussing these two matters with each other. Because these two things are related to nobles, this naturally aroused the desire of civil servants to fight back! They have regarded these two things as a battlefield to compete with Xungui!
In particular, the civil servants all know that these two matters cannot be ended in a short time. So they prefer that these two things fade away over time! However, some people no longer focus on these two things, and that is the officials at all levels in the Dominion Association!
At this time, the officials who dominated the meeting were extremely angry! The reason for their anger was not the above two things, but that when Liu Haojia led the officials to make a fortune, he actually made it clear that the people who dominated the meeting would be excluded! But how can this be done! You can ignore other things, but you have to fight for the things that make you rich!
But after they tested it many times, they found that the nobles were unexpectedly united this time, and their attitude was very firm and clear in rejecting any request from them to intervene! So the angry members of the Dominion Association used their old method, which was to connect with each other and combine their strengths to put pressure on the nobles!
But as soon as their action started, they were stopped by the social media leader Qida! The reason is that the Plum Blossom Society was established to limit the imperial power, not to allow everyone to collude to get promoted and make a fortune!
Moreover, the name of the Plum Blossom Club has actually been exposed to Emperor Wanli’s confidants, which shows that the royal family is very likely to know about the existence of the club! This may bring certain risks to the club itself, so we must keep a low profile at this time!
