Chapter 90                                                             �

Jiajing looked at the silver coins in his hand and looked over one by one. He said, "Zhou Qing is indeed a world-class financial manager. The problem that many people have difficulty solving is just a problem of waving their sleeves. It seems that this great steward of the court will be the one who will be here long ago."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen felt that the implication was that he wanted to return to the Ministry of Revenue. He didn't know what to do for a moment. It seemed that the more he performed, the more things went against his wishes. He could only say: "Your Majesty, I just have a foolish gain, and it is because Mr. Fang has rich experience. If Mr. Fang had no guidance, I wouldn't have thought of this."

Zhou Mengchen wanted to push the credit to Fang Dun, but Fang Dun didn't want it.

Nothing else, Fang Dun is commensurate with Zhou Mengchen's uncle and nephew. Although this contribution is not small, Fang Dun, as the Minister of War, is one step away from being a great minister. This improvement is definitely not just a matter of merit. Fang Dun estimated that he would retire from the position of Minister of Revenue and at most he would be transferred to the Ministry of Personnel or the Minister of Rites. However, there would not be any essential changes. More is more than more, less is more than more.

Since he is like this, why bother to fight for him?

In his opinion, Zhou Mengchen was still young and was just when he was short of credit. It was just right to give it to him.

Fang Dun immediately said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhou is humble. The old minister is old. He has some experience and experience. Others are just mediocre. When he sees this strategy, he has endless wonderful ideas. How can he think of it?"

"Okay." Jiajing smiled softly and said, "Others are competing for merit, you are making merit. But I am not blinded. Whoever deserves merit, it is who I deserve. Both of you are meritorious ministers, and each one is rewarded."

"Your Majesty, it's not too late to reward you later." Zhou Mengchen said: "Today's affairs are just a prototype. I don't know what to do, and even whether it can be done. If something unexpected happens, wouldn't it hurt Your Majesty's wisdom? Isn't it that I dare to take credit?"

Zhou Mengchen was worried, so Jiajing blurted out that he would be transferred to the Ministry of Revenue, which would be a big problem.

In private, Zhou Mengchen's rejection was already a shame for Jiajing. If he refused in front of outsiders, he would be too ignorant. Jiajing became angry and embarrassed, and Zhou Mengchen had no way to deal with it.

Just cut it off first.

Jiajing may not have understood Zhou Mengchen’s intention. He looked at Zhou Mengchen’s words deeply and said, “Okay. After this matter is successful, I will reward you with Shangshu Fang.”

Fang Dun said, "I am here."

Jiajing said, "I will order that all the silver in the palace will be exchanged for silver dollars, one tael for one yuan, and some interest will be regarded as granting funds to the Ministry of Revenue."

Although Fang Dun didn't know how much money there was in the palace, he would definitely not be less than 2 million taels. After hearing Jiajing's words, he could only immediately thank him and said, "I thank you for your kindness."

Jiajing nodded and said, "What else is there to do with this matter?"

Fang Dun said: "Your Majesty, I am preparing to reorganize the Baoquan Bureau and find a place in the outer city to build a new site. I also need to transfer military weapons to supervise skilled craftsmen and issue bans on the stamping machine for coins. Anyone who holds it among the people will be guilty of the same crime."

In ancient times, there were only swords and bows, only crossbows and armors. Hiding a certain number was a crime of accomplice.

Zhou Mengchen laughed in his heart when he heard this: "Old Secretary Fang still doesn't understand this machine very much. With this machine, what kind of armor you need? You can even make as many armor as you need."

Jiajing didn't seem to listen to Fang Du's words carefully. He held a silver coin and played with it in his hand, saying, "Accurate."

Fang Dun said, "There is one more thing. The money has not been settled yet?"

Jiajing looked at the silver coins in his hand and placed them on the mahogany tray, saying, "It's all."

When Zhou Mengchen saw it, it was a silver coin with a seven-coin ball dragon pattern.

Fang Dun immediately took over and said, "I obey the order."

At this time, Huang Jin hurried in and whispered a few words in Jiajing's ear. Jiajing's face suddenly became cold. Then it returned to normal, making Zhou Mengchen feel that this was his own illusion.

Jiajing snatched a memorial from Huang Jin.

I looked carefully and saw no changes in my face. I just threw it on the table gently. Then I raised my head and asked, "Is there anything else?"

As soon as he heard this, he knew that he was a visitor. Even if Fang Dun and Zhou Mengchen had something to do, they could only think that there was nothing left at this moment. They immediately stood up and took the leave without mentioning it.

After the two of them left.

Jiajing's face could no longer maintain his normal expression. Then he swung his sleeves and brushed the memorials on the table, tea bowls, pen holders and other things on the ground. He had ice skewers in his tone and said, "Are the Dongchang and Jinyiwei dead? I actually know about such a big thing?"

Huang Jin knelt on the ground with a "thump". He slapped himself and said, "I should die, I should die, I should die."

Jiajing sneered and said, "Okay, you can't die, tell me. What's going on? Is Wan Tong's incident true or false? Forget it, it must be true, and it's proof of it. Otherwise, Xu Jie wouldn't take action like this. When did Xu Jie prepare for this matter? Why did he take action at this time? Who else participated?"

How did Huang Jin know? He could only kowtow and apologize.

When the incident happened suddenly, Huang Jin came over immediately after he knew it. Many of them had not had time to check. How could they know about this? Huang Jin now knows it, but it may not be much more than Jiajing.

Jiajing sneered and said, "I haven't checked yet. Why do you ask me to invite you? Let Lu Bing come."

Huang Jin immediately got up and went down to work hard.

Jiajing suddenly felt a little sad when he looked at the memorials soaked in tea. This was the impeachment of a seventh-rank censor. It was a thousand words in it, and Wan Tong was charged many crimes. What was hoarding goods and reselling grain in Jiangxi, and Jiangxi people died on the road, and thousands of families were rich for thousands of years. This was unkind. What was the reason for resumption and sent huge bribes for Yan Song, and then he jumped up and became the Minister of Personnel.

Actually, this is all a small problem.

All of Jiajing knows this.

But there are two fatal things, which are to have children during the mourning period. According to Confucian rules, parents are mourning for three years after their death, and couples are not allowed to have sex. However, in the Jiajing era, there were more vague scholars and officials. Some people do not abide by the rules.

And to be honest, you really have to do something ugly. As long as you cover it up, no one knows it. After all, information exchange is not as good as future generations these days. Things in the countryside of Jiangxi only need to be covered up. Who will know?

This is unfilial.

Another thing is a matter of this year.

In the 29th year of Jiajing, the Tartar soldiers were at the city. At that time, the court passed a special clause, which was to give priority to the selection of ministers and generals who were good at using troops. This clause allowed many intellectuals to be promoted to the fast lane.

Even Zhou Mengchen's promotion may not have benefited from this.

But now, time has changed. The north is peaceful. Although the south is in chaos, the greatest impact on the Ming Dynasty was actually financial. So Wan Tong submitted a petition to terminate this special clause.

This was not a big deal at all. It was also within the scope of the responsibilities of the Minister of Personnel. However, he shouldn't have been sure, and in his memorial, he linked this matter with the Luntai Edict of Emperor Wu of Han.

Perhaps Wan Tong's original intention was to stop the troops and stop the battle and to combat the internal troubles first. He did not want to fight on the frontier, but also wanted to restrain the border generals. In fact, he was talking about Zhou Mengchen.

Jiajing also had an impression of this memorial. He glanced at it but didn't think anything was wrong.

However, the person who submitted the article is good, and I don’t know how many times he has been beaten at first glance. It’s simply not easy to say a word. After quoting Wan Tong’s original sentence and using it, I came to the conclusion that Wan Tong’s original meaning refers to His Majesty today, just like the later years of Wu of Han.

It made Jiajing extremely angry.

On the one hand, even though he knew that Wan Tong might have been an unintentional mistake, he was still angry. After all, Wan Tong was born as a Jinshi. Jiajing did not believe that he was a typo. People with typos can't pass the imperial examination at all.

On the other hand, he was angry. The people below dared to arrange themselves from this perspective. If they did not have this meaning in their hearts, how could he read this meaning from Wan Tong's words?

Of course, this is not what Jiajing is most angry about.
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