The next day, I looked forward to the great dynasty.
Li Shanchang opened his arms and asked his servants to tidy up his robes while talking to his younger brother Li Cunyou.
"Are you ready to establish the Treasure Bank Bureau?"
"Don't worry, brother, everything is ready." Li Cunyou said. "Actually, they are all ready-made things. The property that Dayuan used to make money was all shipped back to the capital as trophies after the capital city was destroyed."
"It was originally stored in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry. You can use it immediately after taking it out. Brother, will your Majesty really agree to the establishment of a treasure bank transfer department?"
"The country is in dire straits. If we don't use precious money, what else can we do?" Elder Li Shan said with a firm voice. "I think today's court will issue an order. At that time, I will recommend you to His Majesty as the Treasurer and Treasurer. If the superior asks you anything, you must remember how you should answer."
"You are a guilty person, and I have tried my best to get this fat job for you. You must remember to work hard. Take what you should take, don't be greedy and occupy what you shouldn't take, and leak some between your fingers to give to the people below. Go. Those people are all relatives of the Lords in the court, so don’t offend them easily, do you understand?"
"I know, I know!" Hearing his brother's assurance, the younger brother of the Duke scratched his head and scratched his head with joy. The reason why he is said to be guilty is because his niece is Hu Weiyong's prospective daughter-in-law. Originally, when talking about Lianzuo, his official status was implicated. But for Li Shanchang's sake, Lao Zhu made excuses to avoid Li Cunyou's execution.
However, with this stain, Li Cunyou has lost his career in officialdom. Li Shanchang wanted to connect hundreds of officials with the benefit of raising treasure banknotes. As an official, it was naturally inconvenient for him to do it himself, so he thought of using his brother to remotely control the banknote matters.
After all, from top to bottom in the country, when it comes to economic matters, I can only rely on me, Li Shanchang, to be in charge. If I don’t recommend the candidates for promotion, what else can I do?
Li Shanchang was extremely determined.
On the other side, Li Qi silently handed the wat tablet used in court to his father. He listened to the conversation between his second uncle and his father, but he couldn't help but worry in his heart: His Majesty has not formally established the treasure bank transfer department, and his father will be promoted to a post. I gave it to my second uncle privately.
He even contacted the officials and divided up all the fat servants and officials in the yet-to-be-established yamen...
If your Majesty knew about this, what would your Majesty think?
"By the way, is there anything unusual in the cabinet recently?" Li Shanchang asked casually.
"It's nothing unusual, and no one has thought of a better way to solve the financial problem than treasure banknotes." Li Cunyi replied. "There is just one thing... Yesterday, the third prince and the fifth prince galloped into the palace on horseback. I wonder what His Majesty said."
"Brother, do you think it's because of the fifth prince that you have to deal with the treasure banknotes..."
"..." Li Shanchang's heart skipped a beat. The old face also stiffened. But he quickly calmed down, shook his head and said: "No, even though His Majesty prefers this son, issuing banknotes is a major matter for the court, how can a child be allowed to comment?"
"Don't worry, no one knows your Majesty better than me. The matter of the treasure banknotes is a certainty."
"Okay. Then I will wait for the good news about my brother." With Li Shanchang's assurance, Li Cunyi turned his worries into joy.
Li Shanchang packed up and got on the sedan decorated with gold and silver embroidery. Emperor Hongwu believed that riding in sedan chairs was treating people as animals, so he issued a ban on sedan chairs, prohibiting officials from going to court in sedan chairs. However, because of his old age and high merit, Li Shanchang was given a sedan chair by the emperor himself. There were a lot of carriages and horses in front of the palace gate, but Li Shanchang's sedan decorated with gold and silver was the most eye-catching. It was full of pomp and ceremony.
When the officials saw the old man getting off the sedan, they rushed up to support him. His Majesty is very likely to issue banknotes at the meeting today, and the formulation of banknote laws will inevitably fall on this "Xiao He". Once the banknotes came out, there would be gold and silver everywhere. How could these officials dare to ignore this former prime minister who became an official? The emperor of the Ming Dynasty had very tight fingers. Compared with the time before the Yuan Dynasty, everyone's family could be said to have plummeted. After all the hard work, the Ming Dynasty finally gave birth to the God of Wealth, so why not hold it in his hands and offer it to him?
Li Shanchang also looked very proud, as if he had returned to the time when he was the prime minister and in charge of the court. The Huaixi lineage that he had worked so hard to build up was already in decline, but with just a treasure, he was able to win over all the Qingliu people who were enemies of the Huaixi lineage in the past... With such a method, even he couldn't help but feel proud.
As the palace door opened, hundreds of officials entered the court one by one. Li Shanchang, who was walking at the forefront, saw Lao Zhu in the imperial robe at the first sight... Seeing Lao Zhu's scrutinizing eyes as he turned towards him, he couldn't help but feel... Deng: What's going on? Why does the superior look at me like this?
He quickly reviewed all his actions and thought that there was nothing wrong with him. Then he relaxed half of his mind: It's okay. The money method is a great tool to solve the problem of financial shortage. The reason why he came up with this strategy was purely from his own heart. Public spirit. As for wooing all the officials... the conversation was all in a dark room, so there was no basis for it. Even if someone leaked the news, he just had to deny it.
I am the number one contributor to the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Even though my disciple Hu Weiyong died, the superiors did not doubt me. Anhui will have a grudge against me because of these catchy words uttered by Qingliu, who is of the same blood and fire as me in Huaixi?
Li Shanchang calmed down, maybe he had just seen it wrong.
After all the officials were in place and everyone called for blessings, Lao Zhu couldn't wait to speak: "A few days ago, we visited you several times to discuss the problem of the national treasury. We have been thinking about it these days, and there is nothing in our hands. We are tossing and turning over money and food!”
"But hesitating, that's not our style. Fortunately, we have capable people around us who can make suggestions..."
Hearing this, Li Shanchang couldn't help but straighten his old back. The superior is complimenting me! I really saw it wrong just now...
"We already have a great plan, and we will announce it at this meeting..."
"From today on, we will..."
"Issue treasure banknotes!" Li Shanchang continued in his heart for Lao Zhu. Not only him, but also many officials who had secret agreements with Li Shanchang for a long time also showed excitement: Okay! Very good! Sure enough, as Prime Minister Li said, His Majesty has finally made up his mind!
After the treasure banknotes were issued, from now on you can use the banknotes to buy silver and hoard silver for sale... There are not many ways to make a fortune. As long as you can have a good life in the treasure banknote lifting department, you will plunge into the gold and silver sea...
"We want to... increase commercial taxes!" In the eyes of hundreds of officials who were looking forward to it, Lao Zhu said four completely different words in a loud voice.
"Why?"
Baiguan was stunned.
Li Shanchang was stunned.
Seeing Lao Zhu's calm expression, Li Shanchang, who knew Lao Zhu best, knew that these four words must be the last policy measure that the superiors came up with after careful consideration.
This also means...there is no room for criticism!
Whenever a superior announces a decision like this, if anyone comments on it, there are usually only two consequences...
Either be demoted and exiled, or die!
But... it shouldn't be. The superiors have been considering the treasure banknotes for more than ten days. Logically speaking, if they were dissatisfied with this method, they should have gone back to the court and asked the officials to come up with new ideas.
Moreover, yesterday morning, the superior summoned me into the palace and asked in detail what should be paid attention to when opening a treasure bank transfer department.
...How come the superior changed his mind before even a day passed?
What happened?
Li Shanchang can’t understand...
(End of chapter)
