Chapter 1822 The ruling and opposition parties were shocked
In Chang'an City, almost the same plot happened...
When His Majesty Li Er received Fang Jun's report, he looked gloomy.
At first, he complained about Fang Jun's nonsense. He just felt that Fang Jun had always been reliable in doing things, so he never showed it, but he was always a little dissatisfied in his heart. As the commander-in-chief of an army, it is important to act expediently and adapt to changes, but it is even more important to firmly grasp the strategic goal and remain unwavering!
If every general could do whatever he wanted when leading his troops, wouldn't it mean that the world would be in chaos?
He can endure it, but others cannot.
The opening of the Grand Canal made Guanzhong's control over Jiangnan more stringent. If there was any slight disturbance in Jiangnan, Guanzhong would immediately notice it. Xiao Yu relied on the power of the Xiao family in Lanling to recruit miners in the south of the Yangtze River. How could these officials above the court not know?
At first, he thought that Xiao Yu had discovered a large mine and planned to mine it privately. Some officials who had always been against him secretly began to collect intelligence, planning to get involved in Xiao Yu's book. The mountains and rivers are all state-owned, and the mineral deposits in the mountains are expressly stipulated to belong to the state. Anyone who dares to mine privately will be a felony next to treason if caught!
Competing with the country for profit, do you want to die?
Then everyone discovered that it was not the case. They were actually helping Fang Jun recruit craftsmen...
So it was revealed that Fang Jun had occupied Sado Island in Japan, and a group of idle censors suddenly became excited!
It is said that although there have been constant turmoil in the court in the past two years, since Hou Junji conspired to rebel, there have really been few major events. All the members of the aristocratic families participated in the "Eastern Datang Trading Company" initiated by the emperor, and made money crazily overseas. Ship after ship of goods was shipped out, and ship after ship of money was brought back. The speed of wealth accumulation far exceeded the number of members of the aristocratic families. After decades of savings, these people have gradually looked down on the little wealth produced by the fields...
What's the point of giving the tenants some tax breaks?
The tax on hundreds of acres of land is less than the profit of a boatload of porcelain. For the petty profit of the tax, the tenants in the village are forced to lose their families and their families are ruined. They make themselves infamous and have their spines pointed at and scolded. What's the point? mean?
Even when some farmers encountered unexpected misfortune such as illness or accident, the family members were able to donate generously to help them tide over the difficulties.
As a result, the folk customs are simple and the neighbors are kind.
Most of the officials in the imperial court came from aristocratic families, and their families had extensive financial resources. Those officials who liked to make money gradually became restrained. If he was punished by His Majesty and lost his official position due to corruption, or even implicated in his family being expelled from the "Eastern Datang Company", wouldn't that mean he would die?
If you have that kind of spirit, you might as well do more serious things and achieve great results.
As a result, officials are honest and their administration is clear.
As the saying goes, "You can know the etiquette if you have enough food and clothing, and you can know the honor and disgrace if you have enough food and clothing." A large amount of overseas wealth poured into the Tang Dynasty, which actually made the temples harmonious and brought spiritual civilization to a higher level...
As a result, the censors and officials became depressed because they suddenly found that they had nothing to do.
Officials no longer commit crimes, and aristocratic families no longer exploit the people. Who do you want them to impeach?
It was under such circumstances that the news spread that Fang Jun was "not doing his job properly" and occupied Sado Island in the Japanese country. The idle censors were naturally excited and inexplicable, and they all geared up to impeach Fang Jun!
Unfortunately, before everyone could prepare the materials, things suddenly changed again.
A big gold mine was discovered...
The process of doing things is very important. As the saying goes, "People decide what to do and God decides to succeed." As long as you follow the right path, you can sometimes accept it even if you don't get a good result.
However, it is undeniable that if a good result is obtained, all your means and choices will seem to be insignificant, because after all, all means and choices are just to pursue this perfect result...
This is the case for Fang Jun right now.
You can say that he is not doing his job properly and is messing around, no matter what, but the problem is that when someone discovers a big gold mine, then all the doubts and criticisms become insignificant. Even some censors who came from aristocratic families no longer care about impeaching Fang Jun. Instead, he quickly reported the matter to the family and asked the clan chiefs and elders to decide quickly. Since "Eastern Datang Company" has everyone's shares, will this "big gold mine" be embezzled by the money-minded Emperor? .
It seems treasonous to say it, and some look down upon His Majesty Li Er, but this is entirely possible...
His Majesty the Emperor is now obsessed with revitalizing the imperial examination, trying to promote the imperial examination throughout the world and make it the only way to obtain officials in the Tang Dynasty, so that all children from poor families can participate based on their talents and learning, instead of relying on their clan status as in the past "Nine Ranks of Zhongzhengfa" Choose to become an official.
Educational resources are in the hands of aristocratic families. In order to monopolize politics, they are naturally unwilling to hand over the resources easily. Therefore, if they want to allow children from poorer families to have the opportunity to learn, universal education is necessary.
Vigorously promoting universal education requires a huge amount of money to support it. Teachers, books, textbooks... everything requires money.
Since the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department in Huating Town, a large amount of commercial tax has been collected, which has given the emperor the hope of "making a fortune". If it were not for the joint resistance of the aristocratic families, I am afraid that the commercial tax would have been implemented throughout the country, instead of just being collected by the Huating Town Municipal Shipping Department. Taxes on incoming and outgoing goods...
The emperor needs money, so naturally he can do anything.
When the news of the discovery of a large gold mine on Sado Island spread to the major families, the elders of these aristocratic families who usually drank and had fun suddenly couldn't sit still.
We all put in a lot of effort when we first established the navy, but we haven't reaped much of the benefits yet. What if the emperor really takes it all for himself?
The heads of the Guanlong nobles gathered together quickly to discuss countermeasures.
As a result, before coming up with a regulation on how to deal with the emperor's possible "eating alone" behavior, news came back from the navy. Japan was in civil strife, ministers launched a coup, and the navy blatantly interfered under the command of Fang Jun. Not only Obtained the right to open trading ports in the Japanese country, and can also mine mines at will in the Japanese country...
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
What kind of business is the most profitable?
It's not silk, it's not porcelain, it's not tea, it's not glass, it's not even smuggled salt. Apart from coining coins, the most profitable business in the world is mining!
Even after a thousand or hundreds of years, if you want to determine whether the other party is really rich, then you have to ask: Do you have any mines at home...
However, all the mines in the past dynasties belonged to the imperial court. If private individuals occupied them, it would be tantamount to treason. Who would dare to seize the royal wealth? Currently, only the Changsun family and the Fang family are making a fortune from mineral deposits. However, even though these two families have their own mines, they still need to pay a large amount of taxes, and the profits they obtain rely on smelting in iron factories.
Now I actually have the opportunity to own a mine...
Where is the mood to discuss countermeasures? Who the hell cares whether the emperor monopolizes the gold mine?
Even if the emperor is willing to share the profits from the gold mine, how much will there be?
Compared with a mine... there is no comparison at all!
Forget about discussing, everyone should quickly show their talents and prepare to go to Japan for mining.
Then, when everyone was excited and preparing for the miners, news came from the palace...
*****
There was a heavy snowfall in Guanzhong two days ago, but the weather has been good in the past two years. The people's harvests have been good, they have extra money, and their houses have been well repaired. It has not happened like before when the heavy snow collapsed the houses. The tragedy of people being left homeless and freezing to death.
Moreover, the heated kang has spread all over the country from Lishan Farm and has become a heating tool that northern people rely on to survive the cold winter. As long as enough branches and firewood are prepared before winter, they will not be afraid of the harsh winter.
The people were not afraid of the cold, and the heavy snow seemed to be full of poetry and painting. For several days in a row, His Majesty Li Er went to the Bieyuan in Lishan Mountain to enjoy the snow and soak in the hot springs. Along with him, Xu Chongrong, who was the most favored person in this period, came from the Xu family of the Great Wall of Huzhou. It’s so gentle and affectionate, His Majesty Li Er feels that a man’s second spring is coming...
When the news from the navy came one after another, especially after the discovery of a large gold mine and the acquisition of trade and mining rights from the Japanese country, His Majesty Li Er no longer had the intention to study happy postures with the charming Xu Chongrong under the moonlight in front of him, so he immediately packed up. Get ready and drive back to the palace.
After returning to the palace, he summoned the prince and Ma Zhou into the palace, showed them the memorial sent back by Fang Jun, and then discussed with the two most trusted people before issuing an edict to Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu, and others. Zhang Xingcheng and three others entered the palace to play a duel.
It's nothing for the emperor to summon ministers. Although this emperor sometimes has a thick face and a dark heart, he is generally a good emperor. At least he is "diligent and caring for the people" better than most emperors in history. However, these three The identity of the individual has to make people speculate...
Behind Changsun Wuji was the Guanlong noble, Xiao Yu was the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, and Zhang Xingcheng was the spokesperson of the Shandong family in the court. These three people were summoned to the palace to play a duel, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the court.
Is the emperor going to start a war with the noble families?
For this year-end ceremony, please support me if you can. Thank you very much.
(End of chapter)