Chapter 652: Soaring
For a moment, the court was in chaos.
The scene of attacks between the eunuch party and the Donglin party was restored.
Emperor Tianqi looked at it quietly, as if he was watching the fun. Seeing a person exuding fragrance, his mood was surprisingly wonderful today.
Of course, most of the people who attacked each other were people like Zhou Jin and Zhang Jian.
The real cabinet ministers and the ministers were silent.
However, the chief assistant Huang Liji finally couldn't hold back his anger, and then slowly stood up and said, "What we are discussing today is the national affairs, how can we be so noisy? Let's just look at the opinions of the Lords."
The essence of court discussion is to count the heads.
There are too many people who oppose it, so you can't do anything.
But once there are more support, it will be different.
Zhang Jian said coldly: "Okay, let's see, who supports this so-called new policy."
He finished speaking...
Liu Hongxun stood up slowly and said slowly: "I agree."
Zhang Jian: “…”
Suddenly, the court officials began to whisper again.
Immediately, Li Qixian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, also stood up: "I agree."
Li was very poor at first, and his family had long been gone. He has lived a very hard life in recent years. However, relying on his official salary, he saved some silver, so he was so happy that he could not die. When he issued new shares, he also bought 200 shares.
Of course, his little money will not affect his decision-making.
But if you have too many hard days, you can understand many poor people a little more. Thinking that I am at least a minister, at least I have an official salary, and those ordinary people who have no land will live a very miserable life.
Moreover, he went deep into the market and saw with his own eyes that after the railway was built, a large number of human resources were recruited, and there were no idle people on the market, almost everyone had a salary, which led to the prosperity of all industries.
Based on this alone, Li Qixian, who was not rich and powerful, felt that the new policy was beneficial to the country and the people.
Of course he knew that any national policy would be harmful.
But...Isn't the situation worse now?
These two people have always had a very good reputation. If other eunuchs come forward, their influence may be greatly reduced, but their support for the new policy will be a fatal critical blow to people like Zhang Jian.
Then, someone said: "The country has to change its course and restore the Zhou rituals, and I agree."
Everyone looked at it, it was Sun Chengzong.
As soon as Sun Chengzong responded, Huang Liji breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone agreed, so...
Huang Liji coughed and said, "I agree too."
"Your Majesty, I agree."
“Additional.”
"I also agree..."
Almost all the cabinets passed, and three or four people from the Shangshu stood up.
There are also quite a few other officials like the Nine Ministers.
On the one hand, in the Ming Dynasty, the number of ministers in the north and south was almost the same as that in the south.
The rural economy in the north has suffered huge damage.
Under the rampant natural disasters and bandits, to put it bluntly, it means that you can no longer obtain any profit from the land.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult for someone to get a piece of the pie from the railway company, so how could he easily throw away this piece of fat?
Among the ministers in the south, there are also a large number of poor families, but there are not many places anyway. If they can hold on to the thighs of the cabinet ministers, it will not be a bad thing.
There are also some, whether it is stocks or land, which has profits, but the rise and fall of stocks have a great impact. At this moment, everyone is as clear as a mirror. The essence of the new policy is to protect the laying of railways.
Of course, there were many voices of opposition, but judging from the situation in the court, it became a minority.
This is actually understandable. Those local officials are far away from the capital and naturally do not know what is happening in the capital, but the capital officials are the main force in purchasing stocks.
In the end, Huang Liji made a final decision: "Since the supporters are the majority, the new policy should be implemented. The key to the new policy is to benefit the country and the people, and to restore the ancient law. Confucius praised Zhou Gong and practiced Zhou Gong's well fields. It would definitely be impossible to be wrong. As for how to make the new policy, it still needs to be discussed with the cabinet and the six ministries and discuss it with Your Majesty. Then we will announce it to the world. Today's court discussion is over."
As he said that, he saluted Emperor Tianqi: "I don't know what Your Majesty thinks."
Emperor Tianqi said, "Then what should the illegal gentry in Shandong do to deal with it?"
"I think it is appropriate to ask the three departments for the trial."
Emperor Tianqi thought to himself that the crimes of these people were all "reported" by Zhou Jin and others. In order to prove that they did not slander, then the subsequent trial of the Three Divisions was so afraid that none of these people would be able to escape, and it would be impossible to overturn the case.
To implement the new policy, we must first kill a group of people to sacrifice to heaven, so that we can deter those opponents.
Emperor Tianqi then laughed and said, "Since that's the case, let's do it like this. You guys spend some time, and use these thirteen memorials as the key points, formulate a complete charter, and send it to me to read, and I will make a decision."
Some people are happy and some are angry, but things finally come to an end.
All the officials said yes to Emperor Tianqi, and then said goodbye and left.
As soon as the man left, Emperor Tianqi suddenly turned red and couldn't help but pull Zhang Jingyi who had not left, and said, "These guys... are really hateful. It is clearly the new policy of me and Zhang Qing. They took it away, but put it in the shell of Zhou Li."
Zhang Jingyi smiled and said, "In history, the new policies have to be entrusted to ancient times. How can we show the reputation of righteousness without taking out ancient sages? So if they want to take it, just take it, as long as everything goes in the direction of Your Majesty and the minister. As for some false reputation, I don't care."
Emperor Aoki shook his head and said, "But I care."
Zhang Jingyi: “…”
Emperor Tianqi thought that it seemed that it was not interesting to run to fight with people for this, so he said again: "But this matter has finally been decided. When they formulate the regulations, they must keep an eye on it and not let them mix other things in the new policy. Humph, these people... are full of kindness and righteousness, but what they do is for the sake of the family's personal gain, and I am not at ease."
Zhang Jingyi said very understandingly: "Who is willing to fight to the death without any interest? Just as Your Majesty believes that the new policy can stabilize the Ming Dynasty, it will be of great benefit to Your Majesty, so Your Majesty supports it. If any new policy does not give some benefits to those who formulate and implement it, then everyone will have no motivation to fight to maintain it."
He paused and continued: "There is still many obstacles to implementing the new policy. Although there is barely a consensus among the court, the gentry in various prefectures and counties, local civil and military officials, and even the royal families in various places are probably dissatisfied. At this time, you can't suppress it by relying on Your Majesty and your ministers alone. It is precisely the people in the court who support the new policy need to serve Your Majesty, so that you can overcome all obstacles and make drastic moves. Otherwise... how can this new policy be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people?"
Emperor Tianqi nodded: "What you said is not unreasonable. Okay, don't be too verbally speaking. Let's go out now."
"Go out?" Zhang Jing looked at him and said in surprise.
Emperor Tianqi said excitedly: "Of course I have to go out and see the fun. Do you think I don't know why these people strongly support the new policy today? Isn't it today? Go quickly, go quickly."
Zhang Jingyi smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty... I am afraid there will be no peace in the capital now."
"I have nine lives." Emperor Tianqi said righteously.
Zhang Jing resisted the urge to roll her eyes, but couldn't help but complain in her heart, history, if you really had nine lives, you wouldn't have fallen into the water and get sick and die.
But seeing Emperor Tianqi looking very interested, Zhang Jingyi couldn't bear to pour cold water on him and could not neglect him. So the two changed into regular clothes, selected another team of guards, and went out of the palace!
At this time, outside the palace, it was already boiling.
The message was very fast.
Almost all the rumors have spread as soon as the court controversy ended.
The new policy is about to be implemented again.
And this time the intensity is extremely strong.
All the officials in the court supported him.
Especially in the cabinet, three great scholars spoke in unison.
And it is possible to directly formulate a charter to inform the world.
This is much better than Zhang Jingyi's wild path at the time.
This was directly passed through the cabinet and issued an order, which belongs to the real scope of the Ming Dynasty's laws and regulations.
It’s no longer the wild way to go one hammer in the east and one hammer in the west.
As soon as the news came out, there were gongs and drums.
On the market, all the stocks to be sold were frantically swept in a short period of time.
Some sellers also noticed the smell and stopped selling immediately.
And the buyer is like a crucian carp crossing the river.
You know, this stock was originally 17 taels of silver, but now it is only 20 to 30 taels. Re-implementing the new policy means that there may be no obstacles in the construction of the railway. You only need to consider the construction costs and future profits. What is this? This is a big profit!
And someone has already vaguely smelled something wrong. Why do the officials support it so much? Could it be that it is also related to the railway stocks?
If so, the people who formulate and implement policies will hold a large number of stocks like His Majesty and Zhang Jingyi, what will this mean?
This means that the future national policies may be tilted towards railway companies.
This railway company...is really going to soar into the sky.
So... everyone was trying hard to sweep the goods.
Many people even use their mansions and their wife’s dowry as collateral.
As long as there are stocks on the market, no matter what price they appear, they will be swept away immediately.
In just a few hours, the transaction price had reached eight taels.
In two hours, it increased by four times.
At this moment, it seemed like the wind was helping the fire, and the atmosphere began to heat up.
Everyone doesn't care about the railway company's announcement at this time. As soon as it will be announced, the construction will start sooner or later, it is obviously a foregone conclusion.
Chapter completed!