Chapter 65 Let’s wait and see
He Xi was a little confused by what Yang Zhen said.
After a moment, he smiled bitterly in his heart and thought to himself: "Perhaps what Yang Zhen said is the reality."
Although the powerful and the capitalists may laugh at each other at the same time, which one looks better? Mostly capitalists. Capitalists treat people as capital and machines, but when they are valuable, they are still very polite. When you want to make more money, you don’t mind taking a piece of the pie. But what is the powerful?
There is no one in front of the powerful. Only dogs. No people, just stuff.
In fact, speaking of it, these powerful people in Ming Dynasty are already quite good. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang is watching. No one dares to mess around. Otherwise, please look at what the powerful people in the Northern and Southern Dynasties did, treating people as objects. However, there is a limit to what is good.
As for why He Xi didn't meet these, it seemed to him that most of the powerful people were pretty good. At least very capable and skillful.
The two are not in conflict.
First, He Xi's position. As the consort, he was Zhu Yuanzhang's most favored consort, and his treatment was almost equivalent to that of a prince. Once they arrived in the Ming Dynasty, they were all at the top of the powerful circle. No one dared to offend He Xi. He Xi himself didn't know that many people were familiar with the various rumors about He Xi that were spread outside before meeting him. Determined not to violate taboos.
Second, today’s Ming Dynasty’s dignitaries are still one generation and two generations, which is actually okay. Not to mention the veterans who were killed in the war, even the second generation who were taught by their fathers are actually very capable. Even the Ming Dynasty God of War Li Jinglong. Regardless of whether he leads hundreds of thousands of troops or has a ship behind him in time, he is much better than those nobles of the later generations of the Ming Dynasty. At least he knows how to fight and survive in the court.
Moreover, the real dark methods will not be personally carried out by these powerful people. Confucianism says that if you see a person alive, you can't bear to see him die; if you hear his voice, you can't bear to eat his flesh. Therefore, a gentleman is far away from the kitchen. This passage is worth reading carefully.
It turns out that people always have to eat meat. But you can't do it yourself. There are white gloves in later generations. Today's powerful people certainly don't. But some things are not done by themselves. What are the wealthy families using for having so many wealthy slaves?
Of course, there are people who are gentlemen and cooks far away. Why don't some people eat minced meat?
He Xi also felt that his level in Ming Dynasty was too high. Some people can’t see clearly the true face of Ming Dynasty.
Why do almost all bourgeois revolutions take human rights as the starting point? Soon, of course, capitalists do not treat people as human beings. But the powerful don't treat people as human beings. Even if fifty steps makes you laugh at a hundred steps, a hundred steps is better than fifty steps.
Confucianism regards the rule of three generations as the most beautiful thing in the world, and many people in later generations regard ancient China as a pastoral, which is actually the same disease.
He Xi said: "I understand what you mean. How about Zhang Youzhi?"
Yang Zhen said: "Yes, he is very polite in his conduct."
He Xi said: "Then give it a try?"
Yang Zhen said: "Sir, you don't need this. The more you intervene, the less anyone dares to touch him. When he reaches the end of the road, he will naturally come to find you."
He Xi said: "If you do too much injustice, you will be killed. How about we wait for now?"
Yang Zhen said: "Your Excellency is wise."
But He Xi didn't feel that she was very wise, she just felt that she was a bit useless. It is very simple to simply develop productivity and promote technological development. But there will be bottlenecks, and now I feel that I have reached the bottleneck period. He Xi previously felt that the reason for the delay in building a practical steam engine was insufficient investment, insufficient personnel capabilities, etc. Now it seems that there are also reasons related to production relations.
The political adjustment is too troublesome.
The order is very important.
He Xi sighed and said, "Let's put this matter down. Let's wait."
That’s all for this matter.
He Xi saw Yang Zhen off, and soon Yang Shiqi arrived.
He Xi and Yang Shiqi were not polite and said, "How many people are coming from Liaodong?"
Yang Shiqi said: "I have calculated that without affecting production in Liaodong, there are more than 30,000 people in total, and more than 20,000 of them are Koreans."
He Xi said: "Korea?"
Yang Shiqi said: "I think there are too many Koreans in Liaodong. If all the backbone of the Han people are removed, then ------"
He Xi raised her hand and said: "I understand, Koryo does not exist. There will be no Koryo people in the future. There are only Haidong people. Anyone who can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters is Han. I don't want to hear the term Koryo again. .”
Yang Shiqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I understand."
He Xi said: "The imperial court has not appointed the chief of the Construction Department yet. However, you should go to the Construction Department first and make your name. But don't worry, you have served as an inspector in Liaodong, and everything you should have will be given to you. . Let’s do things first, contact Kuai Dagong, and calculate how many factories are needed. Everything here is left to you. "
"I will go and see it then."
Yang Shiqi said: "Please rest assured, sir."
He Xi felt uneasy. What he was thinking about was Huang Zicheng.
Yang Shiqi is good. Courage and skill. ability. All are considered acceptable. But after all, the time of cooperation with He Xi was short, and he didn't know much about He Xi's temperament. It was precisely because of his understanding that the Liaodong incident happened. If Huang Zicheng was here, such a thing would never happen.
But Huang Zicheng has his own way out. Now they are doing it in full swing in Nanjing, copying what they did in Liaodong to Nanjing. Rely on various resources in Nanjing. It can be regarded as lively and colorful.
He Xi can't block other people's future.
He Xi said: "By the way. How is Liaodong?"
Yang Shiqi said: "Please don't worry, sir. I have already dealt with it before I came here. According to your wishes, all bills will be eliminated, leaving only one kind of banknote. And Liaodong Bank no longer exists. The entire team is here now." Also brought over were three million taels of silver. However, the banknotes were not brought over and were all left to Mr. Liu."
If possible, He Xi would like to complete the bill reform in Liaodong. But he was too busy. This matter can only be handled by Yang Shiqi. Fortunately, He Xi still believed in the ability of the future Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty.
As long as Yang Shiqi doesn't have any psychological burden, he won't do anything messy.
He Xi smiled bitterly and said: "So what if it's three million taels? You can't move even one tael. Do you think there will be any problems if Liu Jing presides over Liaodong?"
Yang Shiqi said: "Sir, Mr. Liu is calm and good, and he is determined not to mess up. And everything in Liaodong is tied to the capital. As long as he doesn't mess up, there will be no problems."
He Xi said: "Yes."
These three million taels are nothing else. It's a reserve fund. With so many banknotes released, it is estimated that there are nearly 20 million taels. The reserve fund is only 3 million taels, which is actually very small. However, nearly 10 million taels of silver notes are floating on the sea, participating in the entire maritime trade. With the traffic speed of this era, it is simply impossible to return to Beijing in time.
Therefore, He Xi is not worried about the exchange crisis.
But the problem is, according to the rules He Xi has set for himself, this reserve cannot be used. The crazy operation before. He Xi himself knew how risky it was.
As for Liu Jing.
Although not as good as Nai's father, he can still be regarded as a talent. As a talent, he knows best what should be done and what should not be done. Rather than the other way around. Liu Jing understands this best. He is very curious about everything in Liaodong, but he doesn't know much about it.
Many people always mess around with things they don't understand. But a truly smart person will never be like this.
Liu Jing really wants to understand the thoughts behind many of He Xi's practices, and is also studying many of He Xi's practices. But before I understand it clearly, I am determined to follow the rules. No messing around.
He Xi said: "It's just right, let's discuss the most important thing together. That is the budget issue. I can give up other positions to others. But only the banking department, this position, when I went to the court, I have already said it. Only I am in charge. This matter is the top priority. I have discussed it for several rounds before you came. Let’s see if you have any new ideas.”
In He Xi's view, the city of Beijing is certainly important. But the city of Beijing is just a dead thing. The future financial system is alive.
