In front of everyone in the Jia family, Feng Yibo couldn't explain the reason clearly.
Moreover, this matter cannot be rushed.
In particular, the fault this time is not with Baoyu.
But it stemmed from Emperor Jingshun's dissatisfaction with Jia Zheng.
If he really said it in public, not only would the Jia family not remember him well.
Maybe Jia Mu and the second roommate of Rong Mansion will still hate him.
What's more, telling him in advance would increase Jia Zheng's psychological burden.
When facing Prince Zhongshun, it is inevitable to show timidity.
Now that the beating is over, let them take Baoyu to apologize first.
After the dust settled, Feng Yibo informed the matter privately.
By then, even if Jia Zheng can't accept it for a while.
It won't have any impact anymore.
So after the Jia family came back to apologize and everything was settled.
The next day, Rong Mansion hosted a banquet for Feng Yibo.
I want to thank him for his help.
Feng Yibo came here early specifically to find an opportunity to talk to Jia Zheng in the study.
When he told the story, Jia Zheng suddenly looked in disbelief and said anxiously:
"Yibo! I ask myself that I only serve the country! There is no selfishness!"
He believes that only by being loyal can he recommend talents for the country.
And the reason for today is also Baoyu teasing an actor.
How come it happened because of him?
But Feng Yibo said that it was Emperor Jingshun who was beating him, so Prince Zhongshun took action against Rongfu.
Jia Zheng had to believe it again.
Before, he blamed Baoyu for everything and beat him half to death.
I almost wanted to strangle him!
Thinking of this, Jia Zheng couldn't hold himself any longer.
Fortunately, Feng Yibo had expected it.
There were only two of them at the moment, so no one heard them.
As soon as he saw Jia Zheng's expression, he quickly comforted him and said:
"Uncle, please calm down. This matter has passed. As long as you don't mess around with me in the future, it won't be a problem for the wealth of Rong Mansion to continue for several generations."
Regardless of whether Emperor Jingshun had any other heirs, Yuanchun's son was at least a prince.
If he can ascend to a high position, the wealth of the Rong Mansion will not be a problem.
It's a pity, how can Jia Zheng listen at this time?
What he couldn't hold back was not his wealth, but his own intentions.
After hearing what Feng Yibo said, he explained with a sincere look:
"No! Yibo, I really have no selfish motives. The people I am talking about are all virtuous people who know their roots!"
He asked himself, everyone who guarantees the performance has been in contact with him.
No matter in terms of talent, knowledge or character, he is the best choice.
And they have been reused after being recommended.
So he couldn't understand why Emperor Jingshun was dissatisfied with him because of this?
When Feng Yibo heard this, he could only point out a few words and said:
"I also know that my uncle is innocent, but you are really protecting your relatives."
A few mentioned by Prince Zhongshun.
Zhen family, Wang Ziteng, Jian Guogong and others.
They are all old relatives of the Jia family.
But when Jia Zheng heard this, he suddenly became more anxious and said:
"Yibo, I was just promoting the virtuous and not avoiding relatives! I was doing it all for Wei and the Holy One!"
Speaking of this, he was still not convinced:
"What's more, I not only came to protect my old relatives, but also protected many stable veterans, such as Na Yucun, Mei Hanlin, Yang Shilang, Li Yuanwai..."
Good guy!
It's okay not to mention this. Feng Yibo only remembered it when he mentioned this.
Not only a group of old relatives, Jia Zheng also joined forces with Wang Ziteng to recommend many old parties.
Among them, Jia Yucun is related to the Jia family, and Mei Hanlin is related to the second wife of the Xue family.
That is to say, except for Yang Shilang and Li Yuanwailang.
They are all relatives of the Jia family!
"uncle!"
Feng Yibo was speechless and sighed:
"Those are all old parties that have failed in the party struggle. By recommending them, aren't you going against the Holy Father and the ministers in the cabinet?"
He hoped that Jia Zheng would stop being troublesome, so as not to implicate Yuanchun in the palace.
But Jia Zheng actually still has some scholarly energy...
No, it should be a stale and sour Confucian attitude.
He thinks he is sincere, but all he does is nonsense.
Feng Yibo didn't expect that he would be so ignorant.
"I……"
Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment by what he said, and then he said harshly:
"But they are all very knowledgeable people. Just because they are on the wrong team, they have to exclude dissidents. This is not what a gentleman would do!"
Seeing that he is still stubborn, he still thinks that Emperor Jingshun and the cabinet are not gentlemen!
Feng Yibo couldn't help but sigh.
It seems that we can only start from the root cause, that is, to reverse his thinking.
Thinking of this, he patiently said:
"I know that my uncle is dedicated to serving the country, but he is not a knowledgeable or moral person who is beneficial to the country."
As soon as these words came out, Jia Zheng disagreed and frowned:
"If you don't appoint people on their merits, how can you say that you should appoint people on their own merits?"
Such diode thinking made Feng Yibo laugh out loud.
"When a saint governs a country, there are many things to consider. We cannot simply say nepotism or meritocracy."
Having said this, he paused on WeChat and said seriously:
"It doesn't even matter whether you are close or wise!"
Jia Zheng has been influenced by the words of saints all his life, how could he hear such words?
"ah?"
He first spoke in surprise, then questioned:
“If you don’t appoint people on a nepotism or merit basis, how can you appoint people?”
Of course, you need to find someone who obeys you first!
No matter how close you are, no matter how virtuous you are, what’s the use of being disobedient?
Feng Yibo thought so, but he still didn't have the nerve to say it directly. He just said:
"Only those who share the same goals and aspirations can work together in the same boat."
After a pause, he was afraid that he was too tactful and Jia Zheng would not understand, so he added:
"Now that the world has been in peace for a long time, corruption and corruption are everywhere, so if you want to achieve something, you need many ministers who are of the same mind as the Holy One!"
After hearing this, Jia Zheng still disagreed, shook his head and said:
"Yibo, I'm going to say something wrong about you!"
As he said that, he showed the look of an elder giving instructions, pursed his lips and said:
"You are still young, how can you think so much of the Holy Lord and the princes of the dynasty? Besides, aren't all ministers loyal to the Holy Lord?"
I talk to you about reality, and you talk to me about ideals?
For the first time, Feng Yibo understood what it means to talk like a chicken with a duck.
"Haven't you heard that "eating the emperor's salary is the only thing to be loyal to the emperor"? "
In a hurry, Feng Yibo even came out and said:
"Since my uncle said that ministers must be loyal to the Holy One, why should my uncle protect those whom the Holy One has abandoned?"
Speaking of this, he said word for word:
"Isn't it disloyal for my uncle to act like this?"
This is a bit heartbreaking.
But Jia Zheng didn't take it seriously and shook his head:
"Recommending the wise is the way to be loyal to the emperor."
Feng Yibo immediately caught the loophole in his words and asked with a smile:
"According to what my uncle said, if you flatter your emperor, you are a sycophant. So why don't all the civil and military officials in the dynasty listen to your emperor?"
This is a reverse question using his diode thinking.
"This...of course that's not what I meant."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he was dumbfounded.
But after thinking about it, he shook his head and said:
"There is no one who is foolish, wise, or virtuous, and who does not want to be loyal to oneself, and to promote the virtuous to the left."
This was written by Sima Qian in the biography of Qu Yuan in "Historical Records".
As a prodigy, Feng Yibo is naturally knowledgeable.
It's a pity that although Qu Zi was loyal, he could not avoid the fate of being ostracized and exiled.
"My uncle is right, 'There is no better choice for a son than a father, and a better choice for a minister than a king.' So seeking loyalty and virtue is the way to be a king." "
He deliberately emphasized the four words "the way to be a king" and added:
"And the way to be a minister is to do your duty well and let the Holy One see your virtue, in the hope that the Holy One will choose you."
At this point, he turned to the topic and said:
"Instead of interfering with His Majesty's employment."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he still struggled and said:
"Recommending virtuous people is not to let the Holy One know my virtues?"
He feels that he has recommended a virtuous person, which is his virtuous character.
"So, they are also veterans. If they are wise, why doesn't the Holy One use them?"
When Feng Yibo heard this, he could only use magic to defeat magic.
Having said this, he looked at Jia Zheng with a half-smile and asked again:
"Can't the Holy One see that they are virtuous?"
Jia Zheng actually realized that he was wrong after hearing this.
It is only because of the deep-rooted knowledge in my heart that I have been able to hold on until now.
He has always been tough-talking, not without knowing he is wrong.
I just don’t want to deny my persistence over the years.
But the two of them went back and forth, going around and around.
Jia Zheng has also reached his limit.
Especially the last heart-wrenching words were too destructive to him.
really!
Whether one is virtuous or not is not his final say.
And the emperor thinks you are virtuous, you are virtuous.
Being smart, I thought I was loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
Unexpectedly, cleverness can be mistaken for cleverness.
Those recommended are those whom the emperor despises.
In normal times, he might have to discuss it with Feng Yibo for another 800 rounds.
But thinking that Jingshun Imperial City sent people to beat him, Jia Zheng finally had no intention of arguing.
The whole person felt a little depressed for a moment, and instantly seemed to have aged ten years again.
As soon as Feng Yibo saw him in this state, he knew...
Jia Zheng's mentality also collapsed.
It is difficult for such a rotten person to maintain his faith after being beaten by the emperor.
But it's okay, now I can relax.
At least he won't mess around anymore.
This will prevent Yuan Chun from being implicated in the future, and may also be involved in the dispute between the new rich and the old.
Jia Zheng was left alone to calm down, while Feng Yibo ran to the front yard.
Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Rong and several other juniors from the Jia clan have been waiting here for a long time.
Seeing him coming, he was busy and asked someone to call Jia She.
After Jia Lian gave the order, he still said doubtfully:
"Why didn't the second master come with you?"
As soon as Feng Yibo arrived at Rong Mansion, they got the message.
I just heard that he went to see Jia Zheng first and stayed here.
Now that Feng Yibo came by himself, everyone in the Jia clan was naturally a little confused.
Feng Yibo smiled and covered it casually:
"I saw that my uncle was feeling a little unwell, and I thought that even if Baoyu was beaten, he wouldn't be feeling well either. He probably didn't sleep a wink all night. He squinted while we were chatting in the study, so I came here first."
When Jia Lian heard this, he wanted to get up. Feng Yibo hurriedly said:
"Let's drink ours! Let uncle rest for a while and don't disturb him."
Once everyone heard this, they didn't send anyone to urge him.
Soon, Jia She came over and asked.
Feng Yibo still covered it up.
Afterwards, Jia She announced the start of the banquet.
A few people were enjoying themselves while drinking and chatting.
We were chatting, and somehow we started talking
About the salary.
"Look at this, do you think it's strange?"
It turned out that Jia Rong went to receive the Qingming reward, and it happened that Jia Lian also received Lumi from Rong Mansion.
But when I went there, I realized that this time was different from usual.
Feng Yibo looked at what Jia Lian took out with confusion and asked:
"What's this?"
Seeing his hesitation, Jia Rong smiled and said:
"This is a new money order issued by the Ministry of Accounts."
coming!
Feng Yibo's heart moved.
The storm has been brewing for so long, is it finally coming?
"This time is different from before. The reward is not received at the Ministry of Rites, nor is it withdrawn from the treasury of Guanglu Temple."
At this time, Jia Lian saw that he had never seen him before, so he also explained and said:
"Instead, together with Lumi, they are all discounted by the Ministry of Revenue and distributed in the form of new tickets."
Feng Yibo looked at this money order carefully and found that it was very different from the original money order!
The original money order was made using special paper made by Qianshan Fei.
It is also printed using a special process.
If someone wants to copy it, they can tell the difference at a glance.
Although the newly issued money order is also issued by the Ministry of Accounts.
But everything from the paper to the production process is very different from the original money order.
You can tell at a glance that it’s definitely not the original recipe!
Jia Rong saw that he was very interested and complained deliberately:
"Whether it's a reward or a rice, it's been converted into a money order this time. I have to collect the money before I can withdraw it. It's really troublesome."
Good guy!
Feng Yibo was stunned by the court's operations.
Do you have to fill in the money first to get your salary?
"But this time only we Laoxun are treated like this. I think the new rich are still given rice cloth and silver coins, and they are driven in a cart, which is more troublesome than us."
Looking at Jia Rong's expression, Feng Yibo was speechless.
You've been doing it for a long time instead of complaining, but showing off?
But the first generation of nobles remained unchanged and still received Lumi.
The nobles who ascended the throne began to receive the money orders.
In other words, only the founding lineage can receive the newly issued money orders.
Jia Rong's proud words made Feng Yibo a little scared.
Recalling what Xia Bingzhong said before, Emperor Jingshun had obviously already intended to do something with the money order.
Is it because he wants to harvest the founding heroes?
Then this is much more convenient than ransacking your home!
But if this is really the case, then Zhao Shunjun, who can think of such financial means, is obviously not stupid.
But it's hard to say how clever it is.
Although most money orders are in the hands of the powerful, they seem to have little impact on the common people.
But how many people can survive the financial turmoil caused by this?
Will the loss of nobles and nobles eventually fall on the heads of the common people?
Not only that, it may also cause a crisis of trust in the court.
This is the biggest loss!
At this time, Jia She saw that everyone was chatting animatedly and also interjected:
"I heard that from now on, the civil and military salaries of the Manchu Dynasty will all be converted and distributed. It just starts with us veterans."
Hearing this, Feng Yibo was a little confused again.
Could it be that I am overthinking it?
It’s not about harvesting nobles, it’s just about issuing additional issuances?
But soon, Feng Yibo remembered the Ming Dynasty treasure notes from his previous life.
There was some hesitation for a moment.
It seems that the Ming Dynasty's excessive issuance of treasure money did not affect the foundation of its rule?
So, did Emperor Jingshun and Lord Zhao Shun consider the consequences?
At this time, Feng Yibo suddenly remembered something and asked:
"What about the previous money order?"
In order to prevent Wei from making excessive issuances, he had already sold out all the money orders.
Then I heard about
Naturally, we should pay attention to the news about the new money order.
When everyone heard this, they were a little confused.
Jia Zhen looked at him with some confusion, frowned and said:
"The money order from before is still the same!"
At this time, Jia Lian thought of something and said suddenly:
"Oh, by the way, the new one issued this time is not called a money order, it's called..."
The Jia family did not pay too much attention to these.
Just treat it as a new thing and listen to it once.
Now when Jia Lian talked about it, he couldn't even name him.
Fortunately, Jia Rong had a better memory and said for him:
"Call the money."
Jia Lian finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded repeatedly and said:
"Deal! Money!"
Is it really the Great Wei version of treasure banknotes?
Feng Yibo sighed in his heart.
After the birth of money order, to a large extent, it promoted bulk business between the north and the south.
This "hui" means the intersection of north and south.
Nowadays, the new money orders issued by the imperial court are named banknotes.
Obviously it is going to be used as currency.
It's just that the word "chao" used is composed of the two characters "shao" and "jin".
I have to say, it’s very mysterious!
