Chapter 48 Yao Guangxiao’s Ambition
As a result, it is difficult for the Jinyiwei in Beijing to get along with the power of these nobles. Even these nobles sometimes engage in Jinyiwei. Naturally, they dare not do it in Nanjing. However, in Beijing, they secretly plot against them. , but very easy.
Even for Beijing, it is more difficult to check Jin Yiwei. But for you, it is not difficult to start from Nanjing. After all, no matter Nanjing or Beijing, the means of confidentiality are limited. Especially for some nobles.
If Zhu Yunwen was more generous, the situation would be different.
However, Zhu Yunwen wanted to imitate Zhu Yuanzhang everywhere. But he didn't have Zhu Yuanzhang's strength, so he looked different.
Ji Gang said: "Sir, this is not the time to talk about this. We have come to Nanjing to do things. We are now in Cao Guogong's mansion and we are not allowed to come in and out freely. How can we fulfill the entrustment of the chief assistant?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "I will test you, what are you going to do to complete the task?"
Ji Gang pondered for a while and said: "I have inspected the market and found that there are many things produced in Beijing. In other words, there is a smuggling route from Beijing to Nanjing. What I have to do is to find this smuggling route and Control the smuggling merchants, rely on these smuggling merchants to establish banknotes, find ways to get enough banknotes from Beijing, and hit the market when the banknotes are exchanged. Or directly reduce the value of the banknotes."
Yao Guangxiao said: "They brought the goods from Beijing and sold them publicly in Nanjing. Who do you think is behind them?"
Ji Gang was not a fool. He was stunned and then said, "Is it Duke Cao?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "There are others, but not just him. It's very complicated behind this. One thing you have to understand is, whether it's Nanjing or Beijing, if you have too much money and no background, something will happen. Every man is innocent and has a jade." You don’t know the truth about sin, right?”
"And what kind of big thing are we going to do? How can we do it if we don't find a good backer?"
Ji Gang said: "Your Excellency is wise."
After Ji Gang wanted to understand this truth, he immediately had some doubts in his heart. Said: "It's just that if this happens, the bulk of the money here will probably be in the hands of Duke Cao. We won't get anything."
Yao Guangxiao smiled calmly and said, "Why can't we get anything? We got Cao Guogong."
Ji Gang was stunned and said, "Sir, didn't you say that Duke Cao Guo is not one of ours?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Of course it's not. But it will definitely be the case in the future. If one day in the future, Nanjing knows that someone took away a lot of the money they worked hard to get, and now the court is very difficult, with almost no money. If the pot is over, what will Nanjing do?"
Ji Gang's eyes lit up and he said, "Of course we should get rid of this person and confiscate his family property."
Yao Guangxiao said: "If there is a housekeeper who steals the owner's property and steals more and more, it is almost impossible to hide it. What is the best way?"
Ji Gang smiled slightly and said, "Of course, I will find a way to let the master die."
Ji Gang then saluted and said, "Only now will my subordinates understand your master's methods."
Yao Guangxiao didn't say anything. He thought to himself: "Ji Gang's vision is still too shallow."
Ji Gang's eyes were limited to Cao Guogong Li Jinglong. Yao Guangxiao's eyes are not just on Li Jinglong.
Yes, Li Jinglong is important. Li Wenzhong had great influence in the military. Li Jinglong is not just a person, but a representative of Cao Guogong's family in the military, and a member of the family's relatives in the military. Even if he is suppressed now, he still has considerable influence in the military.
But it's just influence.
If Li Jinglong really jumps back, it won't have any big impact.
Compared with the entire Nanjing court, the strength of Cao Guogong's family was still too weak.
What Yao Guangxiao wanted to do was to use Li Jinglong as a springboard to unite many noble generals who were dissatisfied with the Nanjing court. Attack at critical moments.
Yao Guangxiao knew very well that even if he managed to get a large amount of money through a series of actions such as currency exchange, it would be difficult to transport the money back. Even nothing
What meaning.
He Xi has actually been increasing the money supply. It is precisely because of the development of productivity in Beijing and Liaodong that this over-issuance situation is not so obvious and is still being maintained. However, how much currency can be circulated in the market? On this issue, what is the problem? Xi is very cautious.
So much money was made from Nanjing. Moving to Beijing may not be a good thing for Beijing.
Moreover, after He Xi's various means, Beijing is now not short of money. Yao Guangxiao believes that money can also solve the problem in the future.
After all, money is just an indicator of social resources. There cannot be a complete equation between the two.
Since there are various problems with withdrawing a large amount of funds from Nanjing. Yao Guangxiao thought of another solution, which was the golden egg offensive. Use this money obtained from the Nanjing court to bribe the nobles of Nanjing. Read the book
Li Jinglong is actually a typical representative.
In fact, as far as Nanjing nobles are concerned, there is a big difference between Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunwen as emperors.
Actually it's not big. It is naturally difficult for Nanjing dignitaries, as supporters of He Xi's new law, to let He Xi overcome all obstacles. But letting the nobles of Nanjing become the protectors of the old law, throwing their lives and blood for the old law, is something that is unthinkable.
They are more just weighing the pros and cons.
In fact, there are many nobles in Beijing who don't want to offend too much. It's just that He Xi has a friendship with Li Jinglong.
If these nobles were allowed to receive a huge sum of money, would they feel comfortable in front of Zhu Yunwen?
Also, things are relative.
Yao Guangxiao wanted to make a big fortune, but the political structure of the Ming Dynasty showed that with a lot of power, you can get a lot of wealth, and in this era, there were no developed financial means in later generations. In other words, it is almost impossible for Yao Guangxiao to tell Li Jinglong to make a fortune without being discovered.
Of course, Yao Guangxiao did not lie to Li Jinglong.
Because the two of them have different concepts of "big".
For Li Jinglong, one or two million is nothing. Even if the wealth has exploded in recent years, Cao Guogong's family wealth is only a few million taels. But for Yao Guangxiao, there is no bottom line of one or two million. How could it destroy Nanjing’s financial order?
It is natural to hide the size of several million taels, but there is no way to hide tens of millions taels or even more.
That's a clear sign.
Even though it was not clear who did it at the time. It cannot be hidden afterwards.
It’s just that if there is only Cao Guogong behind him, he can’t afford it at all, but if there are many nobles behind him, even the emperor will have to think twice before taking action, just like Xiao Jiang hunting tigers in Shanghai, and he can only be disappointed in the end The same as leaving.
However, Yao Guangxiao also knew that his actions only intensified conflicts.
The original conflicts between Zhu Yunwen and the nobles were intensified. This does not allow the nobles to defect to Beijing en masse. What really determines everything is victory or defeat on the battlefield. His victory and defeat on the battlefield are nothing more than off-the-charts and small moves.
This is Yao Guangxiao's greatest contribution in this battle, and it is also Yao Guangxiao's purpose of going south this time.
Yao Guangxiao also cherished his life. If he had not done something earth-shattering in this battle, he would not have risked going south. He knew very well that there was very little he could do in this war.
On strategic issues, He Xi sees things more clearly than he does. On financial issues, He Xi understands them very well. On military issues, a new era has arrived and there is no need for Yao Guangxiao to interrupt. He doesn't quite understand the tactics of today's firearms era.
The battlefield of Nanjing is the most suitable for him.
His ultimate goal is to have Nanjing completely in the hands of Beijing at a suitable time.
If he can achieve this, Yao Guangxiao can be regarded as leaving his name in history. The same can be said of his feelings for Nanjing. After all, he has lived in Nanjing for many years and has many deep feelings for Nanjing. He also knows Nanjing's defense. During the Zhu Yuanzhang era, Nanjing was never stopped being reinforced. The artillery on the top of Nanjing's city was dense enough in the entire Ming Dynasty.
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Once the battle broke out in Nanjing, almost everything was scorched earth.
This is what many people don't want to see. Including Yao Guangxiao.
Just wanting to do this is a long way to go.
