The light smoke and red sleeves dance, add a cup to drink from the sorrow.
Zhao Dayu and Hu Yuan frowned, their eyes full of worry. Liang Wenxing was a step late and was punishing himself with three cups.
"Is the news about the big copper mine true or false? Brother Hu, you have connections, can you find out more about it?"
Zhao Dayu looked at Hu Yuan sadly.
Hu Yuan held the wine glass and looked at the wine in the glass with empty eyes. After sighing, he brought the wine glass to his mouth and drank it. No fraud.”
Zhao Dayu's heart was heavy and he asked melancholy: "Could it be that there is really a big copper mine at this time?"
Hu Yuan also couldn't understand how this happened by such a coincidence. It would have been better if he discovered the big copper mine earlier or later. The copper coins he is holding are not yet warm. You tell me that there is a big copper mine outside. Isn't this right? Does it cost lives?
"You two, listen to me. While the situation is not serious now, take out the copper coins you have hoarded and exchange them for silver."
Liang Wenxing advised kindly.
Zhao Dayu suddenly became angry and shouted: "Previously, the imperial court exchanged 700 copper coins for one tael of silver. Now it is 800 copper coins for one tael of silver. If we deposit copper coins at this time, wouldn't we suffer a big loss?"
Liang Wenxing knew that Zhao Dayu's anger was not directed at him, but he felt sorry for his loss, so he did not get angry. He said tolerantly: "If you don't act now, you will suffer even greater losses when a thousand coins are exchanged for one tael of silver. Survive with a broken arm, Be decisive."
Hu Yuan stopped Zhao Dayu who wanted to speak and said to Liang Wenxing: "You are right. Since the imperial court reopened Jinchuanmen and other central banks, the initiative is no longer in our hands. Brother Zhao, if you don't take action, I'm afraid it will really drag you down." In the quagmire.”
"I want to move you! I don't believe how much copper there is in Jiangxi. Doesn't it take time to mine, smelt, and cast? The copper shortage cannot be solved by news, it requires a lot of copper coins!"
Zhao Dayu shouted unwillingly.
Liang Wenxing looked at the paranoid Zhao Dayu, shook his head slightly, and said: "I'm afraid the imperial court's determination to suppress silver and copper will not waver. Perhaps the news of the copper mines in Jiangxi was artificially blocked, and the news was not released until needed. If that is the case, , then the Central Bank is not meat and potatoes, but a trap, a devil's cave that eats people without spitting out their bones."
"I don't know if you have heard, but the reason why the Central Bank has been able to persist is not only because the court is fully prepared, but also because of the support of countless people in the capital! The people deposited copper coins into the bank, ranging from dozens of coins to several coins. The bank How did they accept it? They all exchanged it for silver and gave it to them!"
"Even if some of them wanted to deposit money into the bank, they were rejected by the steward and the money was exchanged for them! If you haven't understood what I said to this point, then continue to be confused!"
Enthusiasm waned.
Liang Wenxing stood up to say goodbye and left Qingyan Tower. When passing by the Central Bank outside Jiangdong Gate, you can still see people carrying or carrying copper coins.
Is this what people want?
Businessmen use tricks to make profits, but if they are enemies of the people's hearts, they are going in the opposite direction.
Fengtian Temple.
Zhu Yunwen handed over the pending memorial to the court for discussion. After consensus, he approved it and sent it to the General Affairs Department, and then asked the ministers: "Is there still a main memorial?"
After a moment of silence in the court, Bao Zhao, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, came out and solemnly said: "In response to the urgent report from Kaifeng, Yu Ge announced an edict to the Prince of Zhou's Mansion, inviting the Prince of Zhou and his family to the capital. They are now on the river.
It was thought that although the King of Zhou was a relative of the royal family and should be punished by the clan government, he colluded with local officials and reached out to the Kaifeng Mansion and the Three Guards of Henan Province, secretly installing cronies and excluding dissidents. "
"Those who violate the laws and regulations in this way should have their vassal status abolished, demoted to common people, transferred to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation, and dealt with according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Only in this way can the country's laws be rectified and people's hearts be enlightened. I also ask for the emperor's permission."
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly and said: "The King of Zhou is my family after all. If he misses it, he should be handed over to the clan to deal with it, so I won't bother the Ministry of Punishment..."
The news that King Zhou had been arrested could not be sealed. The cabinet estimated that King Zhou was already halfway there, so they spread the news.
But how to deal with the King of Zhou and who should deal with the King of Zhou aroused controversy in the court.
The Ministry of Punishment wants to deal with the King of Zhou because they want to extend their rights to the royal family members. Once the emperor takes this initiative, if any of the royal family members make mistakes in the future, following precedent, they will be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment for disposal. The emperor will change his mind at a moment's notice. There is no room for it.
Zhu Yunwen naturally disagreed. Although he had the concept of "everyone is equal before the law" in later generations, when it came to the interests of the royal family and the people's hearts, Zhu Yunwen ignored "equality".
The national law is so magical, line up and deal with the family law first.
Although the Zongren Mansion will exist in name only in the future, that is because there is no more powerful vassal king. But now that so many uncles are still alive, the Zongren Mansion still needs to play some role.
Bao Zhao still wanted to fight for it, but was blocked by Zhu Yunwen.
When Zhou De of the Metropolitan Procuratorate saw that the others were no longer talking, he stood up and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I have my own report!"
"Tell me!"
Zhu Yunwen said in a deep voice.
Zhou De took a deep breath and said: "I want to impeach Qi Tai, the Minister of Civil Affairs!"
After Qitai heard this, his face darkened.
There is no need to go to Dongchang to impeach officials at the court meeting, and the court meetings in recent days gave these censors more opportunities to impeach. But Qitai believed that he was conscientious and did not miss anything.
Seeing that Qi Tai was calm, Zhu Yunwen said: "To impeach Qi Shangshu, you have to think about the charges well."
Zhou De's heart skipped a beat, knowing that the emperor was favoring Qi Tai. He also knew that Qi Tai had followed the emperor when he was in the East Palace and had a close relationship with the emperor. This impeachment was a bit risky.
But doesn’t being a censor exist just for impeachment?
Zhou De took out the memorial, raised it high above his head, and shouted: "The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examination, promotion, promotion, transfer, etc. of civil servants all over the world. Qi Tai is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but he is blind and ignores Kaifeng." The collusion, corruption, and crimes committed by officials at the top and bottom of the government have harmed countless people in Kaifeng Prefecture!"
"At present, Kaifeng Prefecture is almost completely collapsed from the prefecture to the county magistrate. Although I am worried about the calamity in the officialdom of Kaifeng Prefecture, I am even more surprised by the inaction of the officials, unfair examinations, unclear promotions, and lack of evidence for appointments and dismissals. These are the problems of Kaifeng Prefecture. The root cause! Therefore, if we don’t punish the officials and police officials, if another disaster happens to the local government in the future, wouldn’t it be a violation of the law?”
Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes slightly, and Zhou De said a lot, which was summed up in one sentence:
There is a collective problem in the officialdom of Kaifeng Prefecture, and the officials need to shoulder the leadership responsibility.
The collapse of the officialdom of Kaifeng Prefecture is the biggest local officialdom problem that Zhu Yunwen has faced since he ascended the throne. The responsibility lies not with the official department at all, but with the King of Zhou.
Zhu Yuanzhang established the vassal king and gave the vassal king sufficient status and power. Although he tried hard to cut off the relationship between the vassal king and the local area, there were problems in the actual implementation process.
It was the King of Zhou who used his power and means to win over and control the officialdom of Kaifeng Prefecture.
However, the King of Zhou only bears the primary responsibility, and the secondary responsibilities must also be shouldered by the officials. By the way, a Metropolitan Procuratorate must also be added.
The responsibility of the officials lies in the failure to do a good job in merit examination and selection, which resulted in a lot of moths staying in Kaifeng Mansion for a long time. The responsibility of the Metropolitan Procuratorate lies in the supervision and impeachment of deficiencies, especially the censors who went to Henan and Kaifeng Prefecture. They concealed the truth about Kaifeng Prefecture in cold silence or noisy praise.
Qi Tai closed his eyes slightly, sighed, opened his sad eyes, and knelt down before leaving the office and said: "I have been guilty of dereliction of duty and negligence, which has caused many problems in the officialdom of Kaifeng Prefecture. Please forgive me."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Huang Zicheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, hoping that he could say something. But to Zhu Yunwen's disappointment, Huang Zicheng chose to remain silent and looked at Chen Di, Zheng Ci, Ru Yu and others. Among the six departments, Huang Zicheng also No one spoke.
Xie Jin felt Zhu Yunwen's gaze and had to leave his job and said: "Your Majesty, there is a problem in the officialdom of Kaifeng Mansion, and it has the greatest relationship with the King of Zhou. The officials have been covered up, which is why the problems in Kaifeng Mansion have been ignored..."
"Master Jie, if there is such a problem again in this place, can everyone use the cover of 'being blinded' to escape punishment?"
Zhou De said bluntly.
Just as Xie Jin was about to speak, Qi Tai shook his head at Xie Jin, kowtowed and said, "I am guilty and should be dealt with according to the court's laws."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Qi Tai who was kneeling below. Historically, he was in charge of the army, but due to his rashness and lack of ability, the Jianwen Dynasty was gradually destroyed.
Facts have proved that Qitai was just a poor man who was misplaced. He had no military talent or strategic wisdom. He was just put in a high position to show his loyalty and serve the country with his so-called loyalty to the emperor. Power gives orders and talks on paper.
Although he tried hard, he failed miserably.
But at this time, Qi Tai was not in charge of the military department, but in charge of the personnel department, in charge of personnel affairs. In this regard, Qi Tai did a good job, and he was a suitable candidate for the official department.
"My Healing Game"
But now, there is a collective problem in the officialdom of Kaifeng Prefecture, and a few people must be found to take the blame.
Zhu Yunwen pondered for a long time before he said solemnly: "Qi Tai, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, leads the Ministry of Personnel without paying attention to the place. His examinations are just a formality, and his appointments and removals are inappropriate. He is dismissed from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. But I think he has been successful in his hard work and was sent to Kaifeng. I am serving as the magistrate of Kaifeng and rectifying the officialdom of Kaifeng. If I fail to succeed during the three-year examination period, I will take the initiative to submit my resignation!"
After Qi Tai heard this, he kowtowed heavily and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, with the official title of the second rank, was directly demoted to the prefect of the fourth rank and expelled from the capital. The punishment was not light.
But Jie Jin, Huang Zicheng and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Qi Tai was punished, fortunately it did not affect his official career. The emperor's punishment was indeed smart.
After the dynasty was over, Xie Jin looked at Qi Tai and said with a smile: "Shang Li, your departure from the capital this time is a good time for Kaifeng Mansion. When you get Kaifeng Mansion in order, it will be time for you to return to the capital again."
In Xie Jin's view, going to Kaifeng Mansion at this time is not a punishment, but a reward and attention.
The reason is very simple. The officialdom of Kaifeng Prefecture has collapsed. Whoever has the ability to reshape the officialdom of Kaifeng Prefecture and put the place in order will have a great achievement.
Qi Tai also knew in his heart that he did not show any disappointment. Instead, he smiled at Lian Zining of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who came to comfort him and said, "I wonder if Mr. Lian or Mr. Jing Qingjing accompanied Qi to the north..."
