Chapter 93 Meeting
Sometimes, He Xi didn't know how to evaluate him when facing these people.
Most of those who resolutely oppose He Xi are people with ideals and ideas. As for those with real vested interests. On the one hand, they did not dare to take the lead for fear of being cleaned up by Zhu Yuanzhang. On the other hand, bureaucrats are actually in a very magical position. It cannot be completely distinguished by class. Because in the eyes of most bureaucrats, their own power and position are the most important.
As for the sutras to be sung, it has nothing to do with them. They can only let them do this. It's not enough to affect his power. If you have power, you will naturally have glory and wealth.
This creates a paradox.
Anyone who is not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's power and opposes He Xi. From a moral perspective, it's all pretty good. Just like the struggle between the old and new parties in the Song Dynasty, Sima Guang and Wang Anshi actually had different political views. But in terms of personal cultivation. They are all worthy of being called gentlemen.
On the contrary, their party members, whether from the new party or the old party, are waiting and waiting.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Everything that your Majesty is thinking is also of great benefit to the world. If you draw such a big cake, you don't have to worry about Fang Xiaoru falling into the trap. In addition, your Majesty asked Fang Xiaoru to participate in this matter. What do you think?"
He Xi said: "I didn't understand before, but now I understand. Let the prince get involved."
Yao Guangxiao said: "It's not just the prince. There are others. Great things in the world can't be accomplished by one person, even your majesty? If you want to do great things, you can't rely on your majesty alone."
He Xi thought thoughtfully and said, "Make yourself more friends and less enemies?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "That's exactly it."
He Xi said: "But there are many things that cannot be compromised, so what should we do?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Sir, please see what your Majesty did? An enemy for a while is a friend for a while."
He Xi said: "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests?"
Yao Guangxiao said; "This sentence is a bit explicit. Take it as a matter of justice."
He Xi smiled slightly and said to himself: "Forget about other things, modern people are not much better than ancient people in terms of tactics. After all, the relationship between people has been the same for thousands of years. Let Yao Guangxiao go back In modern times, as long as he can understand the new relationships in modern times, Yao Guangxiao can also succeed."
He Xi said: "Okay, then I will know Fang Xiaoru."
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An idle room in the Ministry of Industry. It was cleaned cleanly this day. This became the place where He Xi and Fang Xiaoru discussed.
First of all, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to make this matter a big deal. Of course, thoughtful people in both the government and the public have noticed this. But for others, they will only feel that this incident is mixed in a group of complicated affairs of various ministries, and it will pass in an instant.
Secondly, the newly established Coal and Iron Department of the Ministry of Industry should logically handle affairs in the Ministry of Industry.
However, the first person He Xi saw was none other than Zhang Du, the new coal and iron director.
This Lord Zhang Duzhang has a somewhat contradictory appearance. Judging from his face, he is only in his forties, but his hair is already gray. Although it varies from person to person, it is normal for people in their forties to have gray hair. But this Zhang Du is a little too much.
He is serious about words and deeds, and behaves according to the rules. He seems indifferent, but in fact everything is within the regulations of the court. Even how many steps to take, what etiquette to use, and how far to bow. There is no mistake at all.
He Xi and Zhang Du were both a little uncomfortable together.
After all, in many cases, regulations are regulations, and in actual actions, the regulations may not be followed.
Especially the human society. The word "renqing" contains thousands of meanings. If the relationship between people can be defined by a dead rule, then there will be no such thing as human feelings.
He Xi also learned a lot of etiquette. But his real practice is in some major etiquette, such as morning court, large court meetings, etc. Normally, he doesn't pay so much attention to it. But meeting someone like Zhang Du. It's strange that He Xi can feel comfortable.
But He Xi didn't know that Zhang Du was the one who was at a loss and had a drum in his heart.
On weekdays, I am very open-minded, but I don’t do anything out of line. But in private, it is not so serious. Only today, he couldn't be serious. Not long after he returned to Beijing, he figured out the problem of the Coal and Iron Company.
First of all, the Coal and Iron Department must first formulate the normalization of coal and iron. In a word, should coal and iron be sold by the government? This is a big controversy. This is not something Zhang Du can decide. Zhang Du actually desperately wants someone who can make the decision.
This can be regarded as a shortcoming of Zhang Du.
Zhang Du has particularly strong execution ability. But the prerequisite is the decision from above. Otherwise, he would be worried and at a loss as to what to do. Of course, ordinary little things don't matter. But for such a big event, Zhang Du was left to play drums.
Secondly, it is the one that makes Zhang Du play drums the most. Not a thing. But people.
Everyone in the officialdom knows that talents are the most terrifying.
Take today's conversation as an example. It seems that he is in charge. But in fact, one of them is a disciple of Song Lian, the emperor of the world, a staff member of the prince, and a person in front of him. One is His Majesty's direct son-in-law, the true prince-in-law, and he is also an important figure who has displayed his power in both the government and the public during the past six months.
Both of them squeezed him to death.
If there is a conflict between the two, what should Zhang Du do?
After much deliberation, he decided that it was just official business. He doesn't take sides. Just execute. The rest was left to the two parties to negotiate, and he only listened to the winner. Although he knew that this method might not be appropriate, after much deliberation, it was the best method he could think of.
Precisely because he had this kind of thought in mind, when he faced He Xi, he was naturally strict and never got closer or alienated in the slightest.
So the two got along very awkwardly. Originally, He Xi wanted to talk about the charter of the Coal and Iron Company. However, Zhang Du seemed to be giving orders without hesitation, but He Xi didn't know where to start.
Fortunately, Fang Xiaoru arrived after a while.
Fang Xiaoru's arrival actually relaxed the atmosphere here a bit.
It was not the first time that He Xi and Fang Xiaoru met, they were even quite familiar with each other. After all, when He Xi was in the secretary's prison, Fang Xiaoru was also there, and the two of them interacted a lot. However, there are rarely in-depth conversations between two people.
Just in terms of how he treats people and conducts himself in the world, Fang Xiaoru is impeccable.
At least the two of them chatted with each other, which was much more enthusiastic than Zhang Du.
When the three of them sat down again. The meeting has finally begun.
Fang Xiaoru spoke first. He said: "Master Zhang, Master He. Fang only represents the prince and is intervening on this matter according to the holy order. He has no other intentions and no other intentions. Please don't misunderstand me."
He Xi said: "That's natural."
Believe it or not, this is always the answer.
Zhang Du said: "Zhang, who has just been transferred from Changzhou to the capital, has a blank look at the situation in the capital. He doesn't know anything. He has no other ideas about this matter. I can only listen to the opinions of the two of you. Just obey.”
He Xi said: "Master Zhang, a state official, why do you say this? You are too polite. You are too polite."
In this way, the tone of today's meeting was set.
Fang Xiaoru did not directly get to the point. Instead, he asked: "Lord He, it was you who initiated the establishment of the Coal and Iron Department. I wonder what your views are on coal and iron?"
He Xi said: "I proposed the establishment of the Coal and Iron Department because coal and iron are the foundation of the country, the source of armor, weapons, and farm tools. Even among the people, the country needs a lot of iron tools for a year. Previously, the imperial court There are too many omissions in the government of coal and iron. There are no certain rules. My proposal is just government-run mining and metallurgy, which has been around since ancient times, and it is not something new. In fact, although it is coal and iron, it is actually just "
"What about the people?" Fang Xiaoru said, "But it is strictly prohibited?"
He Xi said: "No. First of all, the court may not be able to provide the coal and iron that the people need. Secondly, if it is banned, how can it really be banned? But no matter whether it is banned or not, we have to face one problem, and that is the miners. Thousands of them are gathering in the mountains and forests. If they are left unchecked, they may be a serious danger to the country. After all, the lessons from the previous dynasty are not far away. We, too, want the imperial court, so we should prepare for a rainy day."
