Chapter 228 If you want to survive, smash the pot!
Tian Jing's eyes moved, and there was an extra sparkle in his eyes.
He looked at Xia Zhibai and said: "What do you mean by the bachelor's degree, will your majesty do something else?"
"No." Xia Zhibai shook his head and said: "Now the south is in chaos. , with the current situation, the court can only choose to settle the matter. Even if His Majesty has a follow-up, it can only be settled by the emperor, but the person who will settle the accounts at that time was deliberately pushed to the front. "
Tian Jing frowned. Wrinkled and asked in confusion: "Then what do you mean?"
"Besides, with the ability of Jinyiwei, how can we not find the person behind it?"
Xia Zhibai smiled half-smilingly and said: "Of course we can find out, but as you said before Yes, what kind of prince, what kind of prince-in-law, or even the son of a grand master, does your majesty really want to directly overturn the table now?"
"And except for Zhou Dexing's son, even if others are involved, they are involved secretly. You only know one name, and how much you are involved depends on the other party's mouth."
"And even if Sima Lun and Li Shanchang's son are killed, what will happen. ? "
"Can Li Shanchang, Chang Sheng and others be blamed? "
Tian Jing opened his mouth and shook his head. Of course, this was not possible.
And since these people dared to participate in it and even reported their names, they may have already thought of a way to deal with it. Moreover, many of them have death-free tickets personally given by His Majesty. , How can your Majesty slap yourself in the face?
Xia Zhibai said again: "I have already said that this is based on the current situation, but what if the situation does not continue?"
Tian Jing was stunned and said in surprise: " How is this possible?"
"Why not?" Xia Zhibai looked at Tian Jing with a smile.
Tian Jing looked around and finally determined that Xia Zhibai's eyes were on him. The confusion between his eyebrows became more serious and he said in confusion: "Me? I am only a fourth-grade official, and I have long been regarded as an outcast. What can I change?"
Tian Jing smiled wryly at himself.
Xia Zhibai laughed and said: "Why do you have to belittle yourself?"
"You are indeed only a fourth-grade official, and you are indeed regarded as an abandoned son by all parties, but the world is still uncertain, you Are you really willing to be killed like this? Are you willing to be manipulated like this, or even be manipulated at will?"
Tian Jing's face turned red.
Of course he is not willing to give in, but what can he do if he is not willing to give in?
Even His Majesty can't do anything, so what can he do now?
See this.
Xia Zhibai said with a smile: "Deputy Tian Yun, you underestimate yourself a little too much, and you underestimate your position a little too much. Your Salt Transportation Department is currently at the center of this storm. You are naturally qualified to influence the aftermath of this storm.”
“Do you remember what I asked you earlier?”
"Whose side are you on?!"
"If you choose nothing, you are siding with the south."
"Let the situation ferment, and eventually the officials of the Salt Transportation Department, big and small, They will all be pushed out to die.”
“But if you stand on the side of the imperial court, the situation will be completely different, because now His Majesty is dissatisfied, but it is difficult to make an attack. If you stand on the side of the imperial court, But it can provide His Majesty with an opening to attack, and the situation will naturally change."
"Although you are from the south, you are currently a court official."
"Based in Kyoto - Yingtian Mansion!"
Tian Jing was stunned.
There was a trace of struggle in his eyes.
But this look of struggle came and went as quickly as it came.
He has been abandoned by the South, so naturally it is impossible for him to stand in the South again. Although standing on the side of the imperial court is likely to make the same mistake as Wu Yong, at least he has vented his anger for himself. Jing is not so easy to be manipulated!
Think about it.
Tian Jing's eyes became firm, and he bowed to Xia Zhibai respectfully: "Please also ask Grand Master Xia to teach me."
Xia Zhibai said with a half-smile but not a smile: "I'll give it to you. I have told you your method a long time ago.”
“You are an official of the imperial court, so naturally you should take the imperial court as your priority.” As a minister, I will report all the things we have discussed before. There is no need to consider the reaction of the South, let alone the dissatisfaction of the South. You have to be a spoiler and completely disrupt the original situation. "
“As an official of the Department of Salt Transportation, I am deeply saddened by the chaos in the local area and determined to thoroughly standardize the salt administration.”
“Abolish household registration and start temporary ‘worker and peasant’ registration.”
“Establish and improve the factory system, Factories can only use the 'employment system', and can only hire workers with 'worker and peasant' status, to completely eradicate the chaos of the old system and bring stability to the people."
"At the same time, the imperial court was removed, which is why there was unrest in the place. , essentially making a living without a job, and the south was having difficulty raising people in the short term, so it was proposed to the court to 'migrate' the population north. In order to encourage the population to move north and reduce the pressure on the south, the north should provide certain jobs or provide certain fields, and the court would give a certain amount of land. Tax exemption or low tax”
“Of course the specific measures will be discussed in detail”
"Furthermore."
"In view of the chaos in the southern salt market, it is recommended that the southern salt administration implement planned production and plan in advance the salt production volume for the coming year. If the supply of salt is insufficient, the south can help by purchasing northern salt. The business of northern salt enterprises. "
"Finally."
"The salt transportation departments from all over the world will work together to establish a Daming Salt Association, and all salt enterprises in the world will join it."
"In addition to performing its basic functions of service, coordination, self-discipline, and rights protection, the association will also conduct macro-control of salt production in various places based on the actual salt consumption situation in various parts of the world, striving to keep the salt of Ming Dynasty in a stable condition for a long time. Avoid another shortage of salt or overproduction.""."
Listening to Xia Zhibai’s words, Tian Jing was stunned.
Is this really possible?
With this memorial, I am afraid that I will completely cut myself off from the south.
It did not leave any room for the South. The blockade in all aspects did not give the South any room to struggle. It even forced the salt enterprises in the South to stop working. He no longer dared to think about his memorial. If you go up, how big the opposition from the court will be, and how much verbal and written criticism will you receive.
Just thinking about it, Tian Jing couldn't help but shrink back and felt a chill on his back.
But then.
Tian Jing snorted coldly.
They are unkind, so why blame him for being unjust?
If Nanfang hadn’t done something so ruthless, how could he have been forced to this point?
And if you want to break the situation and find a way out for yourself, you must go to extremes.
Right now, it is the southern interest groups that are forcing His Majesty to back down, and if he continues to write this memorial, all the spearheads and conflicts will fall on himself. He will undoubtedly face the overwhelming wrath of all forces. But at the same time, it also allowed His Majesty to escape from it. This change of thought was his vitality.
And it’s all a matter of death.
Either die for Your Majesty, or die for the Southern Group.
He would rather die for Your Majesty.
He has completely clarified the suggestions given by Xia Zhibai.
It is expansion.
The southern forces are currently under control and do not dare to really let the situation get out of control. They are just using this to intimidate the court into making concessions. However, Xia Zhibai is not the same. He simply ignores the affairs in the south and finds another way. It is believed that the reason why these things broke out in the south was not because of the intervention of the imperial court, but because of the current irregular salt administration.
So just skip what happened in the south and work hard on the salt policy.
Let the South's revolt break the air.
They even directly ignored the many appeals and dissatisfaction of the south, directly imposed restrictions on the salt factories in the south, and used the power of the government to force these salt factories to close down. These people in the south are not doing evil, and they want to use the salt factories to make the kitchen households in the south survive. Don't you want to go down? Then stir up trouble and make the court give in?
Xia Zhibai is even more ruthless.
He just pretended not to see it.
I even directly think that the south cannot support so many salt workers, so we should simply let the south stop raising so many salt workers and send all the kitchen households to the north. All the kitchen households will be sent there. The unrest in the south , it will be solved naturally.
In order to achieve his goal, Xia Zhibai even proposed to implement "planned production" in the south, which was to force these extra "salt companies" to death, thereby releasing more kitchen households, and then these The kitchen households were brought to the north together, and they were all used to enrich the population of the north.
As for the lack of salt in the south.
The north has absorbed so many salt workers, and there are no restrictions on production. The salt will be transported over by then.
Sheng grabs the salt market in the south.
In the past, private salt smuggling was rampant in the South.
But after these methods, the number of kitchen households in the south has been greatly reduced. Those that can be smuggled can only be produced by steam engines. However, these salt factories must enter the Salt Association. Those that are not registered are illegal. The imperial court could directly arrest people for questioning and directly put an end to the rampant smuggling and smuggling in the south from a physical level.
Once these policies come out, the salt market in the south will be controlled by the north.
Normally it's all about bargaining, but Xia Zhibai just throws the blame directly. Since the South can't handle it, then just don't do it.
Tian Jing took a deep breath and calmed down.
He looked at Xia Zhibai and said with a wry smile: "Has Grand Bachelor Xia already thought of these ideas? Are you just waiting for me to fall into the trap?"
Xia Zhibai He smiled and said: "This is really an injustice to me."
"The situation in the world is changing rapidly. How can I predict it? My original intention at that time was indeed to achieve the smooth transition of the salt policy. However, these people in the south were too complacent and too pushy. Since they did not know how to restrain themselves, I naturally We should attack with thunder."
"I'm just talking. It's you who really need to face the officials in the court."
Tian Jing laughed. The look in his eyes had returned to normal, and the previous impatience and anxiety were gone. He said calmly: "Don't worry, since my life has been handed over to them, I can't let them down, and the idea you proposed is very important." That's good."
"I lacked this fierceness in the past."
"I also lacked your fierceness and recklessness."
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"I'll be bold this time."
"I also want to see what these people's faces will be like if I suddenly don't do things according to their ideas in my life that has been clearly arranged by them. I must be sure on the spot. It will be very exciting.”
“Haha.”
Tian Jing laughed wildly.
The smile was cold and a little crazy.
(End of this chapter)