And after they were secretly changed by Liu Haojia, they all forgot that political matters require laws and regulations. What they need is strength in numbers, and what they need is strong strength! That's why they were completely defeated!
If the civil servants don't follow any laws at first, they will follow the old routine and beat them with random punches! Hundreds of civil servants knelt down in front of Emperor Wanli and shouted: "Do you want Wu Ning to stay or should I wait?" Emperor Wanli probably gave in! At that time, Liu Haojia was either dead or injured!
Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng secretly shook his head and sighed! This Wu Ninghou is a good young man, but it is a pity that he is not a civil servant! But today’s matter must come to an end! So he said slowly: "Since Eunuch Zhang said so, it must be true!"
Although the officials were very reluctant, they could only bow their heads and sigh! Because they also believe that Liu Haojia and the others will not cheat on this kind of thing, because it is too easy to find out if it is fake! Therefore, although many of them are unwilling to do so, they can only think of ways behind the scenes, and they dare not say anything now.
At this time, Zhang Juzheng said slowly: "Wu Ninghou, can your salt farm really lower the price of salt in Jiangbei to less than 40 yuan?"
Liu Haojia said: "We have only calculated this matter. Judging from the calculation results, it is feasible. However, there will definitely be some changes in the specific implementation. However, what I can guarantee is that within one year from now, the Yellow River will be The price of salt in the north will be limited to a maximum of fifty cents per catty. Within two years, or at most three years, the price of salt north of the Yangtze River will also be limited to this figure. But in the fourth year, it will definitely be below forty cents!"
Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and said, "When you talk about the salt price, do you mean the average salt price or the highest salt price?"
Liu Haojia said with a smile: "Of course it is the highest price! If the average salt price were the same, wouldn't it have not dropped at all?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Juzheng nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay! It is indeed a major event that benefits the country and the people!"
Liu Haojia took the opportunity to say: "It is indeed a major event that benefits the country and the people, because Xianguan plans to add the salt tax directly to the selling price of the salt farm! As long as you buy salt at the salt farm, you will pay the tax to the court, and no one will evade taxes. Tax evasion! Another point is that when the salt farm was built, Xianguan and those who promised that 40% of the salt tax would be handed over to the inner treasury in two years, and the rest would be handed over to the national treasury."
Hearing Liu Haojia say this, Emperor Wanli Longyan was very happy, because Liu Haojia obviously asked for a high price! So he nodded in approval! But just when he was excited, he saw Zhang Juzheng glance at him. Emperor Wanli suddenly felt chilled!
He immediately knew that the 40% salt tax could not be saved. It seemed that he could only discuss it with the teacher in private to see if he could keep 20%. If not, 10% would be fine!
Liu Haojia went on to say: "For the chief minister, in fact, all matters regarding the salt field have been handed over to Eunuch Zhang. He is already familiar with the job and will naturally handle it step by step. As for these scholars, I I think it’s better to have a better relationship with the staff department. What do you think, Chief Assistant?" Kanshu La
Zhang Juzheng admired Liu Haojia even more after hearing this! Because his words made two things clear! First of all, he will completely withdraw from the salt field and hand it over to the inner court. This means that Zhang Juzheng does not need to consider Emperor Wanli's side when collecting the salt tax. Anyway, he suppresses it in his dual capacity as teacher and chief assistant. Emperor Wanli will not even dare to fart, and will obediently collect all the taxes. Hand it over!
The second sentence he said was to tell Zhang Juzheng that the relationship between letting scholars join the civil service department was to tell Zhang Juzheng that you can incorporate these dozens of scholars into your civil service system without letting them wear the hat of inner court officials. ! This is tantamount to letting the imperial court seize the salt field, which can be said to be a complete show of goodwill!
Although the salt farm is still an industry of the imperial court now, if a large number of civil servants infiltrate it, it will soon become an industry of the imperial court! Zhang Juzheng said that our civil servants are very good at this kind of thing of removing money from the bottom and replacing pillars!
The conversation between the two of you made Zhang Juzheng even more optimistic about the young man in front of him! Because in fact, the two of them have completed an exchange of political interests in such a short period of time!
Zhang Juzheng dismissed dozens of officials in order to quell Liu Haojia's grievances, but none of these dozens of officials were from his faction! From Zhang Juzheng's eyes, he can naturally tell that almost all of these officials have
Half of them belonged to Zhang Siwei, so he quietly weakened his opponent's wings. At the same time, he also purified the court's discipline and combated the unhealthy tendencies of wantonly falsely accusing others. It can be said that he killed three birds with one stone!
At the same time, Liu Haojia performed well! He directly and implicitly handed over control of the salt field. Once the price of salt north of the Yangtze River drops in the future, this credit will be attached to Zhang Juzheng, and he will not be able to peel it off!
The civil and military officials present were not fools, and naturally they quickly figured out the reason. So the way they looked at the three people on the field was different!
They looked at Liu Haojia with envy and vigilance! Because through this incident, Liu Haojia can definitely successfully join the first assistant line, which is very enviable! And this guy was so difficult to mess with that he killed more than thirty officials in one go. That’s more than all the officials he killed in the past few years combined! So it’s better not to provoke him in the future!
And everyone looked at Zhang Siwei with regret and ridicule! It's a pity because everything he did this time was in vain, and he also ruined the futures of many of his subordinates! Not to mention the ridicule, he had been thinking about climbing up to the position of chief assistant all day long, but Zhang Juzheng took action and easily knocked him down!
When everyone looked at Zhang Juzheng, there was only reverence in their eyes! This is the real boss! It’s really like turning your hand to make clouds and turning your hand to make rain! Even Liu Haojia, a rebellious person, had to give in when he saw him!
Moreover, not only did he indirectly gain control of the salt farm, but he directly tied this achievement to himself, which is really amazing! It has also eased the relationship with Liu Haojia. Maybe in the future, the chief assistant will have another general who can get used to fighting!
When things have come to this point, there is no need to continue the entire court meeting! Zhang Juzheng took Liu Haojia and Zhang Zhi to inquire about some details of the salt farm and then announced his withdrawal from the court. The officials dispersed in whispers!
However, the aftermath of the whole incident soon rippled through the capital, and everyone was surprised by the outcome of the morning court! But everyone knows one thing, that is, Wu Ninghou is really not easy to mess with!
