"Go to court"
Following a loud chant, the civil and military officials began to enter the palace.
"Long live my emperor."
"My dear friends, no courtesy!"
"Thank you, my emperor!"
"When something happens, we start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we retreat."
"I have my original intention to report, and I will impeach..."
Jiapo was not in the mood to listen to the censor's rants. Now he was standing at the position of the head of the martial arts and looking around. He saw Xue Baochai wearing a second-grade female official uniform standing behind Sun Shangshu, motionless. Don't dare to look around.
He then turned to look at the two elders, Li Shoufu and Zhang Shangshu, whom he had sold, and nodded to them when he saw them.
I continued to turn around and saw that there were many hundreds and thousands of households under my command. Several hundreds and thousands of households also responded with winks when they saw their old boss.
"Ahem"
Hearing the sound of coughing, Japer quickly looked around, only to see Emperor Longchang looking at him with a black look on his face. He was so frightened that he immediately stood up straight. Several officials around him saw that they wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh, and felt very uncomfortable. Jiapo behaved like this every time he went to court. Emperor Longchang told him several times in private, but he promised not to change every time. Emperor Longchang was reluctant to punish him, so he let it go.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Just when Japer was about to fall asleep, Mr. Sun Shangshu stood up with a dark face.
"Oh! Sun Aiqing might as well speak up if you have something to say." Emperor Longchang saw that Sun Shangshu knew that the main event was coming.
"Your Majesty! Due to the continuous wars, the national treasury is now empty. I learned that yesterday, Mr. Xue, the head of the Commerce Department, received 15,673,200 taels of silver for establishing the Commerce Department, as well as various shops and land. , jewelry, etc., totaling 7,654,200 taels. Please allow your majesty to hand over these silvers to the Ministry of Revenue." Sun Shangshu looked at the emperor with firm eyes, as if you would fight if you don't agree.
As Sun Shangshu revealed yesterday's gains from the Department of Commerce, the civil and military officials in the court were also shocked, whispering to each other, and discussing.
"This Commerce Department Yamen was established yesterday, and it cost so much money that day. Chief Xue is really awesome."
"I have never seen so much silver before..."
"Yes, with this money, people will be more relaxed this year..."
"Quiet!" Xia Shouzhong shouted immediately when he saw the officials talking.
"Ahem!" The emperor coughed lightly and said to Sun Shangshu: "Sun Aiqing, this commercial office does not belong to the civil and military sectors, and business officials do not join the civil and military sectors. This money cannot be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Your Majesty! The Commerce Department, the Yamen, and the merchants all belong to Daxing. As the emperor of Daxing, your Majesty naturally has to consider Daxing." At this time, the left minister of the household department stood up to support his boss.
"Your Majesty, I dare not agree with Liu Shilang's statement. The two treasuries of our Daxing are not affiliated with each other. The Commerce Department Yamen was built using His Majesty's inner treasury. Yesterday, your lords did not agree with Your Majesty's establishment of the Commerce Department Yamen. Why do you want to use the inner treasury to build the Commerce Department Yamen today? The money from the treasury was given to the national treasury, what's the point?" Mr. Chang, the censor doctor, came out and started talking to Liu Shilang.
As the censor came out, the court began to argue with each other.
"That's enough, what's the point of making endless noises in the court?" Seeing that the two parties were about to fight, Emperor Longchang's face darkened.
"Li Aiqing, do you think this money should be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs?" The emperor saw that the old god was in a daze, and Li Shoufu threw the question to him.
Seeing the emperor looking at him, Li Shoufu cried out in his heart: "Your Majesty! According to the rules, it shouldn't be done, but it is a fact that the treasury is empty. We cannot let the people starve to death and become homeless, so I ask your Majesty to make an exception."
"Ai Qing is right. This is an exception. What about next time? What about next time?" Emperor Longchang was relieved to see that Li Shoufu understood what he meant.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to transfer the Department of Commerce to the Ministry of Household Affairs." Sun Shangshu said.
"Your Majesty! I don't agree with Lord Sun's idea." Just after Sun Shangshu spoke, Jiapo was afraid that Lord Sun would disrupt his inner plan, so he immediately objected.
"Prince Zhongping, why do you object?" Sun Shangshu was shocked when he saw that the person who objected was Jiapo. Jiapo had not spoken since he came to court. This was the first time he spoke against him, which made Sun Shangshu feel a little unhappy.
"Haha, don't be angry, Sun Shangshu. There is a reason for my objection." Japer looked at Sun Shangshu and smiled.
"There are only so many official positions in the Commerce Department. When the official positions are full, have you ever thought about how to get more money?" Japer looked at Sun Shangshu and asked.
"Have you thought about what to do with the Commerce Department when the Commerce Department can't bring considerable money to the national treasury?" Before Sun Shangshu could react, Japer asked the question a second time.
Following Jiapo's question, all the officials except Xue Baochai didn't know what to do. Xue Baochai kept looking at Jiapo when he spoke, with the corners of his mouth raised, looking very pretty. It was her first time to go to court, and the civil and military officials in the court cast their eyes on her many times, which made her even more nervous. If she hadn't experienced many storms, she might have lost her composure. The tension in my heart miraculously disappeared when I saw Japer.
"Furthermore, one of the most important functions of the Commerce Department is to supervise the world's commerce, and it itself wants to conduct business all over the world. Does any of you sirs have the ability to manage the Commerce Department well and ensure that it brings continuous benefits to the court?" Japer said while looking at everyone. .
Seeing that Jiapo had taken charge of these civil and military affairs, Emperor Longchang knew that it was time for him to speak, and he immediately said: "My beloved sirs, I also intend to include the Department of Commerce in the imperial court, but not in the Sixth Department and will be directly responsible to me."
It was as if the emperor had not said anything. The emperor still did not hand over the money obtained by the commerce department to the treasury. Seeing the emperor acting like this, Li Shoufu understood that the emperor needed someone to help him set up a stage. He sighed softly and said: "Your Majesty, this is a matter of passing the commerce department. , it can be seen how rich the merchants of the world are, why don’t I accept the merchants of the world into the Commerce Department?”
"The position of a business official has its own set number. Not all businessmen can enter the Commerce Department Yamen. I thought about it for a long time yesterday. All businessmen in the world who want to be a business official can go to the Commerce Department Yamen to register. Family property, business, etc. need to pay a hundred taxes every year. The profits earned from three years must be handed over to the Ministry of Accounts, and more than three years must be paid. During this period, no illegal crimes can be committed. Only those who do unethical business can report it to the Department of Commerce and seek an official. The Secretary of Commerce will verify and consider whether to give it to the official, what do you think?" The emperor started his first step of inducement and told everyone that merchants want to change their destiny to see if you listen to me.
"My Holy Emperor!"
"My Holy Emperor!
When the emperor said this, all the officials in the court were embarrassed to speak. Except for the nobles and the officials under their names who also had merchants taking refuge, everyone else also had an indifferent expression.
The four princes and eight princes looked at each other and knew in their hearts that this was the emperor's move to attack them. The emperor's move was simply a move to drain money from the bottom of the cauldron. The merchants under their command who sought refuge with them would definitely turn to the emperor for the sake of becoming business officials, but They have no choice. This is Ming. They can't kill all the merchants and threaten them not to ask for office. In that case, the emperor will definitely kill people with a sword in defiance of the order.
"Leave this matter to Sun Shangshu and Chief Xue."
"Sun Shangshu, I will transfer eight million taels to the treasury. I will not interfere with the treasury taxation in the future. This matter will only happen once and for all." Emperor Longchang looked at the excited Sun Shangshu and said with a smile.
Sun Shangshu: "Thank you, long live the emperor."
Xue Baochai: "Yes! I accept your order!"
