Chapter 449 No one can touch my money
Yu Huatian respectfully gave Wang Zhi’s confession to Zhu Zaijing. Zhu Zaijing took a glance at it and almost couldn’t help laughing.
Wang Zhi is really good at bragging about his achievements. A pirate who is entrenched in the sea and disobeys the king's law. If he hadn't been surrounded by the Ming Navy under the command of Yu Dayou commanded by Hu Zongxian, he would have been so obedient and followed Hu Zongxian's instructions. Do you mean to accept Zhao'an's surrender and go ashore?
In general, Wang Zhi's surrender was a result of helplessness due to the situation being stronger than the people.
Zhu Zaijing continued to look at Wang Zhi's self-defense confession. Wang Zhi said: "The thieves are looking for profit in the business world, selling goods in Zhejiang and Fu, sharing the benefits with others, defending the country's borders, and never seducing party thieves. The intrusion is well known to all the gods and men of this world. How often do you deceive yourself and lose your property? I am really unwilling to do so."
Look at what he said, how does he look like a sinner? Like a loyal and loyal man who takes the initiative to serve the country.
Then Zhu Zaijing continued to read, and Wang Zhi also started to talk about some important information content in order to show his value.
Wang Zhi also told the truth about the information he knew about Japan, "Although Japan is unified by one king, the king has been weak recently and the ministers have been strong, but it is just a name. There are still sixty-six countries in the country, each of which is powerful."
This sentence may be new to ordinary people, but it is not new to Zhu Zaijing.
Because Zhu Zaijing originally knew that this era was the Warring States Period that Japan was in, and it was precisely because the annexation war in Japan was so brutal that there were so many people taking risks in small boats. Japanese pirates fighting in the autumn breeze on the coast of Ming Dynasty.
And because the Ming Dynasty's way of governing the people was more cruel than that of the previous dynasties, most of the people either did not have enough to eat and had no strength, or were tamed as serfs by the landlords of aristocratic families, and did not have the bloody courage of the people of the Han and Tang Dynasties. .
So when they encountered these cruel Japanese pirates who came from the battlefields of the Japanese and Warring States periods, the people along the coast would not have any psychological preparation, and could only be robbed and massacred one-sidedly.
And the Ming Dynasty has not had any powerful enemies for thousands of miles along the coast for hundreds of years, and it can even be said that it has nothing to do.
Suddenly encountering such a group of fierce and murderous Japanese pirates, it was difficult for the guards along the coast of the Ming Dynasty to withstand such ferocious enemies.
So, the final situation can be imagined.
Those samurai and ronin who were defeated in Japan, in order to survive and continue to live, they had no choice but to turn into pirates and invade the innocent people along the coast of Ming Dynasty who had not known war for hundreds of years.
After reading this sentence, Zhu Zaijing said to Yuhuatian: "The Japanese monarch is too weak to command the whole country, which has caused the country to be divided among the heroes, leading to constant wars, disturbing our sea areas and killing our people, which can be Zhu Ye! You should pay more attention to this matter in the future. Maybe in the future, I will send a middle official to follow Zheng He's example and go to the East!"
After hearing Zhu Zaijing's words! , suddenly became excited, and he immediately worshiped: "I will serve the prince like a dog and a horse!"
Zhu Zaijing continued to look at Wang Zhi's confession, and Wang Zhi basically said the above things. , and began to show loyalty and role.
Wang Zhi continued: "Just like the prince's kindness and kindness, he pardoned the sins of the ministers, and the dogs and horses galloped with little effort. Zhejiang settled overseas in Changtu and other ports, just like the Guangzhou case, customs clearance and taxation were done without losing anything. Tribute period.”
What this sentence means is that if Guangdong’s practice of allowing the opening of treaty ports and setting up customs to collect tariffs is extended to the coast of Zhejiang, and Japan’s tribute trade relations are restored, then the so-called “Japanese plague” on the southeast coast can be eliminated. solve.
This sentence is very insightful, but it does not have any political vision.
Does the current court care about Japanese tribute?
The battle for tribute in the second year of Jiajing's reign brought great disgrace to the Ming Dynasty.
The officials who originally received the Japanese envoy in Ningbo thought they had received a Japanese envoy who came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and were going to report it to the court as a serious matter, but what the hell actually happened was that two teams of Japanese envoys came Pay tribute.
Moreover, these two Japanese tribute missions started fighting in Ningbo without waiting for certification and refereeing from the Ming court.
This battle not only affected Chiyu, but also involved Liu Jin, the commander of Beiwadu, and Qianhu Zhang Bor, who were trying to stop the fight. They died in this battle because two Japanese missions were competing for tribute. In the midst of the bloody fight.
So, after that, the internal officials of the Ming Dynasty were also reflecting on the root cause of this incident, but the direction of their reflection was very confusing.
Xia Yan, who was still in trouble at the time, directly put the fundamental blame for the incident on Shibosi.
Xia Yan reported to Emperor Jiajing, who had just ascended the throne for more than two years, saying that "Japanese disasters originated from Shibo" and requested that the Fujian and Zhejiang Ship Divisions be abolished, leaving only the Guangdong Ship Division.
Such a memorial was sent to Emperor Jiajing's court. Emperor Jiajing didn't know what was going on at sea. Moreover, all his energy at that time was still focused on the dispute over the ceremony, and he couldn't spare any energy at all. Study the consequences of shutting down Fujian and Zhejiang shipping companies.
Therefore, Xia Yan's petition was naturally approved by Emperor Jiajing.
Since then, the shipping companies in Fujian and Zhejiang were laid off, which also led to the severance of trade channels between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, making it impossible for the Ming Dynasty to learn about the changes in the domestic situation in Japan through tribute and trade channels, and also They ignored the breeding of Japanese pirates, which paved the way for the subsequent "Southeast Japanese Disaster".
Therefore, if we want to trace the current Japanese disaster in the southeast, Xia Yan is the first person responsible.
But what is Xia Yan’s identity now?
Xia Yan was a top politician who was once the chief minister. Although he was defeated and beheaded in the battle with Yan Song, the so-called "clean sects" in the court who now hated Yan Song's party all deified Xia Yan into an unjust quilt in their hearts. Kill the loyal minister.
If Zhu Zaijing really followed Wang Zhi’s last sentence and pardoned his sins, re-established the Zhejiang and Fujian Shipping Departments, resumed tribute trade with Japan, and relieved An environment where Japanese pirates breed. Then Zhu Zaijing dared to bet that not only would this matter not be possible, but Wang Zhi would also have absolutely no chance of survival.
Because once Wang Zhi's suggestion is adopted, it will be like driving another nail with an unpardonable sin on Xia Yan's coffin.
Although Xia Yan has been dead for more than ten years now, he has become Qingliu's spiritual totem, and he will not be allowed to be tainted by "splashing dirty water".
So although Wang Zhi’s last sentence is correct, it does not have any political foresight and awareness. He simply does not understand how turbulent the waves were under the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. The turbulence was definitely more terrifying than any strong winds and waves he had ever seen on the sea!
Therefore, as long as his words are spread, it will only make him die faster! Even if Zhu Zaijing wanted to save him, he would have no chance of survival.
Zhu Zaijing snorted, "A little pirate actually talks so loudly about important matters of the imperial court. Yuhuatian, go back and ask Wang Zhi to write another confession. I don't want to see any words that are too smart." "
Zhu Zaijing immediately collected Wang Zhi's confession and did not give it to Yu Huatian.
Although Yu Huatian still doesn’t know what Zhu Zaijing’s ultimate meaning is, he also vaguely guesses that Zhu Zaijing does not want Wang Zhi to die.
Since we don’t want Wang Zhi to die, the next direction of the re-interrogation will be easier to handle. Yuhuatian immediately replied: "I will go to retrial Wang Zhi immediately."
Zhu Zaijing waved his hand and told Yuhuatian to retreat.
Then Zhu Zaijing got up and returned to his study.
In addition to the interrogation of Wang Zhi in Yuhuatian today, there is another very important thing, that is, Hai Rui's three-year merit examination is coming soon, and he will soon be inspected from Shanxi to take up the post of imperial envoy Replace it.
So Zhu Zaijing also had to think of a new place for Hai Rui, otherwise the sword would get rusty if it was kept like this.
Moreover, Hai Rui has supervised the post-disaster reconstruction work in the north very well in the past few years. He is definitely the best choice in the examination. Even if Zhu Zaijing still wants Hai Rui to stay in office, he must at least be promoted to a governor. OK.
But it was not Zhu Zaijing's original intention to let Hai Rui be the governor of any place now.
Zhu Zaijing still wants to keep the divine sword Hai Rui by his side. After all, there is currently "no one available" around Zhu Zaijing. He still needs a pioneer who can overcome obstacles for him and help him. Open up a broad road.
So at this time, Zhu Zaijing was also very confused about how to arrange Hai Rui.
At the same time, Gao Gong's term of office at the Ming Dynasty Fed will also come to an end, and he will no longer be able to remain as chairman of the Ming Dynasty Fed. Zhu Zaijing also has to consider the candidate for the next chairman of the Ming Dynasty Fed.
Although Zhu Zaijing was talking about selection at the beginning, whether such a thing can be done depends on who is standing behind the person being elected?
For example, if the next chairman of the Ming Dynasty Fed after Gao Gong is recommended by the Ming Bank controlled by Zhu Zaijing together with other directors of the Ming Dynasty Fed, will the other boards of directors have trouble with Zhu Zaijing?
Even if they are reluctant, they will still choose to obey in the end and follow Zhu Zaijing to support the new speaker. This is the charm of power. It can directly change the choices in people's hearts. Of course, this choice It must also be in line with some of their interests.
If it is a decision based on popular support, then it is right, but the final implementation effect will definitely be ridiculously bad.
And this is one of the reasons why reformers of all ages have failed.
Because their reforms touch the interests of others, they also fail to take care of the interests and emotions of some people. Therefore, as long as they introduce new policies and want to get rid of the bad old ones, there will always be a group of people who go against the rules and misinterpret the meaning of the new policies. , causing the reform to fail.
So in order to prevent himself from falling into isolation, the next candidate for the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve that Zhu Zaijing is thinking this time may be born from the Northern Construction Bank.
Because Zhu Zaijing also wanted to use the power of these Shanxi guys to let them wave the flag in the court and fight for maritime interests that they had never touched.
After all, due to the reconstruction of the north in recent years, many southerners have participated and gained a lot of benefits from their northern counterparts.
So for the sake of balance, the next candidate for the chairman of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve Bank will definitely not be able to run away from the northern forces represented by Shanxi merchants.
"Come here, go find President Qiao Wanjin."
After Zhu Zaijing thought about this, he sent someone to find Qiao Wanjin.
Now Qiao Wanjin is also exchanging shotguns for cannons. In order to control these banks, after several rounds of games, the imperial court also acquiesced in giving certain grades to the presidents of these banks based on their background and scale. .
Of course, this type of rank is time-sensitive and can only be owned by those who serve as bank presidents. At the same time, they will also be under the dual supervision of the Imperial Household Department and the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This is One of the key points of the last power game.
Although these old men in the imperial court are not pioneering enough, they are all good at operating and controlling power. Although they cannot directly control the major banks, they can use this kind of supervision. mode, affecting it to obtain certain benefits.
Zhu Zaijing also acquiesced to their approach.
Because Zhu Zaijing also knows very well that if no benefits are given to these people and they are allowed to work independently to influence the banks that can influence each other, there will definitely be big problems.
It is better to just go with the flow and let them toss this regulatory model and let them use the administrative power of the imperial court to influence the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve and the banking affairs under the management of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve.
In a sense, this can be regarded as a kind of control of the market by the visible hands of the imperial court.
It’s not a bad thing anyway.
Because even without the active game of these court officials, Zhu Zaijing would gradually establish a regulatory department headed by the court to supervise the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve and the banks under the management of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve.
Otherwise, if such a huge financial organization is controlled by these businessmen, something big will happen sooner or later.
So, Zhu Zaijing did not actually stop the game at all, he just pretended to say a few words that were not painful.
In the end, Emperor Jiajing made the final decision and finally settled the matter.
Afterwards, Zhu Zaijing heard Huang Jin say that Emperor Jiajing's attitude towards this matter was simply "my money"!
The meaning of this sentence is very obvious: "No one can touch my money"!
As long as the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve and the banks under the control of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve can operate smoothly, as long as it can bring a steady stream of real money income to Emperor Jiajing, then everything will be easy for Emperor Jiajing.
So according to the rank of the Minister of Accounts, who is currently serving as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Ming Dynasty, Gao Gong, the presidents of fifteen director banks like Northern Construction Bank will automatically receive an administrative treatment similar to that of a fourth-grade official. The second-level president can get the administrative treatment of a fifth-grade official, and the third-level president can get the administrative treatment of a seventh-grade official.
These three-level banking institutions have already covered the province, prefecture, and (prefecture) county levels of Ming Dynasty. Of course, due to the population and economic differences in various places, many prefectures or prefectures and counties still do not have a serious banking institution. Relying on their local bank model to maintain ancient financial activities.
But in some places where the economy is obviously developed and the population is obviously dense, banks at all levels open very quickly, and the competition between them is also very direct.
So this can be regarded as a kind of social progress. At least Zhu Zaijing thinks so.
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