Chapter 396 The Lively Court (Please Subscribe)

The reason why Jia Huan reminded Mr. Zheng was not out of nowhere, but because he was really worried that something like this would happen, and Mr. Zheng could easily fall for it.

He prides himself on being a scholar, but he often regrets that he failed to pass the imperial examination and become an official!

I have great admiration for those powerful scholars, or the so-called great scholars.

It just so happened that both the cabinet bosses and Hanlin bachelors were the top scholars he admired.

If such a being is approached deliberately, it will be easy to gain the trust and favor of Mr. Zheng Er.

If they guide Mr. Zheng to charge into the battle and serve as the vanguard, it is not impossible to achieve their goal!

Anyway, which of the top scholars who have been baptized by the officialdom is not a sharp-tongued and eloquent person?

It is not difficult to deceive Mr. Zheng Er, who is acting stiffly and stiffly, into lameness.

Jia Huan doesn't want this to happen!

Although, even if the second master Zheng was deceived and became lame, and he still acted as a pawn in the charge, the current strength of the Rong Mansion and Jia Huan's ability could ensure that the second master Zheng escaped unscathed in the end.

But such a thing is quite troublesome, so why take the initiative to get involved?

Anyway, the purpose of coming up with the idea this time has basically been achieved.

As expected, the royal family members took the initiative to make a fuss.

Through various channels, they openly support certain policies of the current emperor.

"Aren't you just paying taxes and food like ordinary people? What's the big deal?"

"As long as the decree is promulgated today, the Imperial Village under my king will definitely respond to today's call immediately!"

"Today's government decree, if the royal family doesn't fully support it, who will support it? Could it be that we have to rely on those landlords and squires? Don't even think about it!"

"Hmph, those group of landowners and squires have taken so many benefits from the imperial court by virtue of their tax-free status. They should be rectified and rectified, lest they think that such good things are justified!"

"No matter what, if the current emperor wants to issue some decrees, I will definitely support it!"

"..."

The royal family members became very angry, which was quite disrespectful, and their words were extremely unpleasant.

The key is that they are not just as simple as yin and yang, but they also really dare to act.

One day at the court meeting, an official suddenly came forward, hoping that the current emperor would promulgate the good governance of "returning fire to the public" and "officials and gentry receive food from one body", so as to increase the revenue of the treasury and boost the national strength.

Then, he handed over two thick memorials directly.

Inside, there are two quite complete policy contents, all concocted by the royal family members with related interests, who summoned their close aides and worked with Jia Huan.

They all have other ways out. Naturally, they don't have much resistance to such a policy that damages their own interests, but they are full of energy to improve it.

In Jia Huan's opinion, these guys are somewhat gloating about their misfortune!

It seems that they are eager to see certain guys and forces suffer misfortune, and they are very arrogant about watching a good show!

In fact, with a large offshore territory, the royal family members did not take the interests of Daqian here too seriously.

However, they don't want the forces on Daqian's side to prevent them from collecting enough resources and people when they develop and build their offshore territories, otherwise they will fight to the death.

Obviously, some forces have hindered their interests at this time, so there is nothing to say.

Isn't it just looking for trouble? It seems that only certain guys can do it, but they can do it too!

The entire court meeting soon turned into a noisy vegetable market!

All the uninformed court officials were shocked. They did not expect that their colleagues would be so violent!

This is a rhythm that will offend all the squires in the world. Do you still want to hang out in the court?

His expression was neither sad nor happy, he just glanced at the two thick memorials in his hand.

He actually didn't like such an uncontrolled scene, but there was a hint of excitement and expectation in his heart.

He is also quite dissatisfied with the cabinet and certain forces.

Why, you are not happy that he, the emperor, wants to make money to enrich the treasury?

At present, officials under the royal family members jumped out to stir up trouble, and he was naturally happy to watch the show.

This day's court meeting was just like a joke.

The courtiers were noisy and unbecoming, and if it weren't for the fact that the current emperor was watching, some of them would have been so angry that they would have gone full force.

The news spread throughout the capital like the wind, causing a sensation throughout the city.

The officials and people in the capital were well-informed, so naturally they would not be surprised by the excitement at the court meeting.

What shocked them was that there were actually officials who dared to propose such crazy policies as "returning fire to the public" and "officials and gentry receive food from one body".

Even though the courtiers who agreed with it did not constitute the majority, they did not appear to be one-sided!

This is amazing. It seems that there will be another bloody storm in the court.

that's the truth!

Except for the second ministers of the cabinet, the rest of the big bosses, as well as most of the six ministers, are absolutely impossible to watch the two major policies being promulgated today. Isn't it digging up the roots of representatives of the squire power?

Are you kidding me? Such a bad policy was proposed by an official and supported by some colleagues. It is simply ridiculous!

They will never allow this kind of thing to continue to ferment, let alone let the current situation take the opportunity to cause trouble!

Then, a fierce argument broke out in the court!

Officials and forces who support and oppose those two major policies argue fiercely for their own interests.

The entire court was in a state of chaos, but now it seemed like nothing was wrong. It chose to ignore the situation completely and had no intention of interfering at all.

As a result, the debate became more and more intense, and later on it began to change from a pure debate on the merits of policies to a mode of personal attacks.

Now he was so angry that he directly pressed the pause button!

Although he wanted to continue watching the show, he would not allow the debate in the court to turn into a party dispute. That was not the outcome he wanted to see today.

In short, the court hall afterwards was quite lively, and the noise and noise all day long was annoying.

At this time, Jia Huan was also qualified to participate in the Umrah meeting, and he saw all these things.

He had no intention of joining in, knowing that the noise wouldn't last long.

Sure enough, I don't know how the cabinet bosses negotiated with Jin Jin. The quarrel in the court was quickly stopped by Jin Jin, as if the previous commotion had not happened.

how can that be possible?

On the same day, news came from Prince Zhongshun that there was no problem with drying salt.

Hey, this exchange of benefits may make some guys so depressed that they want to vomit blood.

However, since the current emperor has gone too far, the issue of tax reform will definitely not really go away.

It's just that the royal family members no longer fully support it.

Without the loud noise they caused, relying solely on the emperor's trusted ministers would not be enough.

Not to mention, not everyone among today's closest officials agrees with his reform ideas.

It's not urgent now, anyway, he is in the prime of life at this time.

After the salt-drying incident is over, and my close friends will see the benefits, I think things will change in the future. I am still very confident today.

In fact, many courtiers, including cabinet bosses, have plans for the future.

Although he is currently in his prime years, no one knows how long he will live in the future.

Since ancient times, the lifespan of emperors has not been long. It is quite rare for someone like the Supreme Emperor to live as long as he did.

As long as the next emperor does not have the control he has today, it will be basically impossible to reform the tax system.

Not every emperor has the courage to go against the squires and landlords all over the world.

As a bystander, Jia Huan actually saw these very clearly, but he didn't say much, let alone take the initiative to get involved.

Being able to achieve the purpose of drying salt is already quite good.

Soon, there were two million taels of silver in the Hubu Yamen's warehouse.

Soon after, a large amount of sun-cured sea salt landed from Jinmen Port and Ludi Yigan Port, and was quickly transported to all parts of the country via waterways and land routes.

The interests of the Lianghuai salt merchants were directly affected, and the private salt revenue they presided over dropped sharply.

Although the sun-dried sea salt is not good in quality and has a somewhat bitter taste, it cannot be said to be cheap.

If shipped in large quantities, the price is even cheaper than private salt, and half of the grassroots stones are not included. This alone is much better than private salt.

In short, by the time of the Chinese New Year, the Lianghuai salt merchants were defeated and almost half of their private salt shares were taken away. Naturally, they suffered heavy losses.

However, Prince Zhongshun happily informed that the two million taels of silver had been easily earned back in just half a year, and there was still a huge surplus.

Sure enough, the salt profits were astonishingly huge. I wonder how much profit those Lianghuai salt merchants had made before?

Jia Huan didn't answer, thinking that when people make money, they have to share the majority of the profits, but you, the royal family members, can swallow most of the profits.

I have to say that the energy of these royal clan members is quite amazing!

Without the help of salt and the lack of mature sales channels, they relied on a huge network of contacts and influence to sell massive amounts of sun-dried sea salt to all parts of the country.

Of course, many imperial merchants contributed greatly!

Imperial business families such as the Xue family and the Osmanthus Xia family used their huge sales networks to directly spread massive amounts of sea salt to the lowest rural level.

Anyway, according to the information Jia Huan knows, Lianghuai salt merchants and related interest groups have almost done nothing this year, and will enter a state of complete loss starting next year!

If such a big thing happened, it would definitely not be too peaceful.

Regardless of whether it is the Lianghuai salt merchants, the salt gangs who rely on the salt merchants for survival, as well as the numerous private salt dealers, as well as the powerful local snakes in various places, they will definitely not agree easily.

Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents!

In short, ever since massive amounts of sea salt poured into Daqian's salt market, private sword fights and bloodshed have never stopped.

The most exaggerated one was a large-scale armed fight involving a thousand people. The local garrison was dispatched to quickly suppress it. It can be said that the movement was quite loud.

Today, they are indifferent to this, adhering to the style of dealing with local officials wherever there is disorder, but taking the opportunity to severely rectify the local officialdom.