Chapter 99                                                                                                                             �

This is why the emperor cannot fight against the entire system. The emperor is just one person, even if he has supreme power, he is only one person. It is estimated that when Jiajing discovered that his inner treasury and silver coins would become a national debt that would never be able to get back from the Ministry of Revenue. Moreover, the interest on the national debt would not be too high. Every year, he could only eat a little interest. He probably didn't know what to do?

Even killing cannot solve the problem.

Because there is no money, it is like a math problem. If you don’t know, it’s not. You won’t know it just because you work hard. You won’t know it anymore. You won’t know it anymore after working hard. You won’t know it anymore.

In an instant, Fang Dun became very interested in the bank.

Fang Dun said, "Let's find a place to have a drink and send someone to Zhang Siwei over. Could it be that we will still invite him?"

Zhou Mengchen also knew that in ancient times, he attached great importance to the tradition. Fang Dun was a minister of the Shangshu, and although Zhou Mengchen had now resigned from the title of governor of the three provinces, he also had a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, not to mention some scattered officials.

Zhang Siwei is now only a sixth-rank official, and he was promoted to the position of Shuji Shishi just after he was released. He is considered a junior. Of course, there is no intention of the two of them being condescending to visit Zhang Siwei.

Zhou Mengchen sent someone to invite Zhang Siwei, and they both had a drink in a restaurant. By the way, they made some contact with each other, and heard Fang Du talk about some of the rising stars in Huguang.

If the parties are divided according to the region in the capital, then Fang Dun is the leader of the Chu Party. Of course, the Ming Dynasty is not yet this far. Although Yan Song is also the leader of many people from Jiangxi, most of the officials have instinctive behavior of joining the group according to the region, in terms of political factions, there are more differences in political views and different styles.

This is also the reason why Zhang Juzheng was able to reform after Jiajing. Although most officials were corrupt and degenerate, most officials were still loyal to the Ming Dynasty, which means that people's hearts were not dissipated.

But it was not the case in the Wanli period. Even the Donglin Party, which was known as the highest moral, only they knew how loyal it was to the Ming Dynasty. That is why there was a dispute between the Chu Party, Qi Party, and other local parties and the Donglin Party.

At that time, there was no right or wrong, only interests.

While talking to Fang Dun, Zhou Mengchen also secretly recorded several names, which might be useful in the future. After all, other bigwigs have never lacked manpower. It can even be said that there are countless people who come to visit and seek promotion. However, Zhou Mengchen clearly feels that he is too short of people, and there are never fewer people who are competing for power. However, there are too few reliable people.

Zhou Mengchen could only look for it from several circles in the same year, Qixue, old subordinates, etc. Now Zhou Mengchen feels that he seems to be putting too little effort into the circle of fellow villagers.

Fang Dun seemed to be drunk and said, "Nephew. We are the people of Huguang in the court, you are. I was the Minister of Revenue. I was a hot potato. When I was the Minister of Revenue, many people didn't think I could do it for as long as I could, but I was punished. No one expected that I could sit for several years, so I naturally had the love of His Majesty. It was just a hot potato, no matter how long I hugged it, it was a hot potato."

"I have been exhausted both physically and mentally in the past few years, and I feel like I am fighting every year. Every day when I open my eyes, I think about how big the gap is in the court and where to get money. I, as the Minister of Revenue, will never last long. First, there will always be holes that I cannot block in the future. Second, if I continue like this, how can I last forever?"

Fang Dun said as he pulled a strand of hair off his head. He sighed: "Before I took office, although I had white hair, there were some black hair mixed in the white hair. I don't know when the black hair on my head was gone in the past few years. The hair is the manifestation of blood and qi, and the qi and blood are about to dry up. What can I do? I will be gone in the future. Whether our people in Huguang will carry you or bully you in Beijing depends on you, and we are also uncle."

Seeing Fang Dun talking dullly, Zhou Mengchen said, "Uncle Fang, what are you saying? Master Yan is still old, but Uncle Fang is old."

Fang Dun laughed and felt a little drunk. He said, "Old Yan Ge is hard to get rid of the tiger."

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside, but Zhang Siwei arrived.

When Zhou Mengchen saw Zhang Siwei, he thought it was brilliant. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that Zhang Siwei looks so beautiful. Although there is no one who looks crooked in the Ming Dynasty. However, not every Jinshi looks as beautiful as Zhou Mengchen Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Siwei can only say that it is not ugly. It’s just that people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles.

Zhang Siwei knew that Zhou Mengchen and Fang Dun wanted to see him, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him. Whether it was Zhou Mengchen or Fang Dun, he could not afford to offend him. Especially Yang Bo was about to worry, and many things were also given to them.

Now, in terms of political factions, Zhang Siwei is also Zhou Mengchen's person. Naturally, he dare not neglect it.

So I came in a hurry and didn't even change my clothes.

What surprised Zhou Mengchen was this outfit. Zhang Siwei's outfit seemed simple, but it was very expensive. Zhou Mengchen estimated that his outfit plus some things, such as jade pendants, pendants, hairpins, etc., was a few thousand taels.

This is the confidence to be rich for generations.

Even in Zhou Mengchen's opinion, Zhang Siwei is more like a wealthy family than some nobles. After all, except for a few nobles, some noble families do not have much prospects. In addition to having many children, a certain young man may not be as rich as Zhang Siwei.

Zhang Siwei had an open-minded attitude in every move, forcing Zhou Mengchen to admit that this person is now considered the top rich second generation in the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhang Siwei gave his salute, Zhou Mengchen asked Zhang Siwei to sit down and asked the restaurant to redecorate the banquet. He said, "This time I asked you to come because there was a big thing that you had to do."

Zhang Siwei said: "My lord, even if he ordered, his subordinates will never refuse."

Zhou Mengchen said, "You don't need to die." Then Zhou Mengchen told the story of establishing a bank in detail. After hearing this, Zhang Siwei felt a little restless, and there seemed to be a beast in his heart shouting: "I must get this opportunity."

If, according to official practice, Zhang Siwei needs to be at least ten years in the Hanlin Academy to be qualified to truly participate in the government affairs. Zhang Siwei is also preparing for this, but now this matter gives him a direct chance to get in touch with the emperor, how can he not be overjoyed?

Zhang Siwei immediately stood up and said, "Thank you for your recommendation. I will never finish my re-creation in this life. I wish you a glass of wine."

Zhou Mengchen drank, waved his hand to let Zhang Siwei sit down, and said, "This matter must be foolproof. Otherwise, if something goes wrong in front of His Majesty, I can't even protect you."

Zhang Siwei said: "Please rest assured, I will definitely do this."

Zhou Mengchen asked, "What are you going to do?"

Zhang Siwei is already preparing to call people in large quantities from his family. He will draw out a group of people who have practical experience in the Yellow River Bank, but Zhang Siwei just let them do things directly and build the foundation of this bank. It can be said that even if others do this, even if it is not difficult to hell, it doesn’t have to worry too much when it comes to Zhang Siwei. It is a simple model that cannot be simpler.

After hearing Zhou Mengchen's words, Zhang Siwei wanted to express his thoughts, but his heart moved. He felt that to the truth seemed to be too incompetent. He also seemed to feel that Zhou Mengchen was not really asking about this. When he moved, he immediately understood. So he said, "The officials are not talented and knowledgeable. They are at a loss for a moment. Please give me some advice."

It is obvious that Zhang Siwei was right. Zhou Mengchen was obviously very interested in some things about this bank. He said: "It is not enough to give me some advice. You have two tasks. One is the bank Treasury Department of the Ministry of Revenue. This requires you to polish the regulations carefully. Take your time and don't be anxious. The other is the bank. After all, the Yellow River Bank has been operating for half a year and many things have regulations. You can just go and learn from the scriptures. However, you should pay attention to the differences between this bank and the Yellow River Bank."
Chapter completed!