Chapter 290 (Repair)(1/2)
After the court meeting, the emperor called Nalan Mingzhu and Soetu to the imperial study room together, and scolded the two of them.
He scolded Nalan Mingzhu for doing nothing in recent years and criticized Suo'ertu for being arrogant and arrogant, thinking that he would be at ease with the prince.
Kangxi: "I think you are sick and your brain is ruined!"
Soetu stared at the angry emperor in a daze, and suddenly remembered that when he finally saw the emperor in his previous life, he was also so angry, and pointed at his nose and scolded him for being arrogant.
What the emperor said now is completely opposite to what he said in his previous life.
Kangxi in the previous life: I remember that you are the prince’s foreign family and ordered you to be the prince’s tutor. It was just to give you honor to help the prince do things, not to influence the prince. But you don’t even know your own duties and have ruined my prince. You Suoetu is my number one sinner in the Qing Dynasty!
"I trust your ability and I like you as the head of the Hesheli clan. You are not only the teacher I pointed at the prince, but also his uncle from his foreign family. As a result, you know what you should teach the prince, but you disappointed my expectations. You are over fifty years old and were led by the prince throughout the journey!" Can it be useful? Can you be a little less capable?!
After hearing Kangxi's angry complaints, a subtle feeling arose in his heart.
He always felt something was wrong and quietly looked at the reaction of his old opponent Nalan Mingzhu.
According to Nalan Mingzhu's character, she had long been gloating when Soetu was scolded by Kangxi and took the blame.
Now, Nalan Mingzhu is waiting quietly and staring blankly, noticing that Soetu is looking at her and showing a subtle smile.
Soetu shivered and showed a look of ghosts.
The emperor obviously took advantage of the absence of the prince and scolded Soetu so much.
He was still waiting for Soetu to say some excuses so that he would have a step forward.
Unexpectedly, Soetu was extremely weak in his legs, just like a boneless soft-legged shrimp, kneeled in front of Kangxi and said sincerely: "Don't calm down."
He didn't even make a defense, obviously he was to take all the mistakes on himself.
Still calm down, why should I calm down?
Kangxi pointed at him tremblingly and asked him in anger: "How far can you do for the prince?"
Soetu said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Highness, and live and die!"
Kangxi asked again: "Even if the Hesheli tribe is sacrificed?"
Soetu replied without hesitation: "Yes."
Kangxi was so angry that he stomped his feet!
"Then I'm going to kill you now?"
Soetu felt desolate in his heart, recalling the pain of his previous life, respectfully accepted his orders, "Then it must be that the old minister did an unforgivable thing, and the old minister was willing to die generously."
"Dong!"
Kangxi picked up a piece of stuff and threw it on Suo'ertu's head, hoping to smash a big hole in his head to see if there was water inside.
The thing rolled onto the ground, smashing Soetu was confused. He felt a little itchy on his head and didn't hurt at all.
Hey, isn’t this an eraser produced by the Institute of Science and Technology? Use it to wipe the things written by the graphite pen. It turns out that the graphite pen and eraser were also available in the imperial study.
Nalan Mingzhu looked at the emperor slightly as she heard the emperor getting so angry.
After teaching Soetu a lesson, it's his turn.
Nalan Mingzhu sighed lightly, and before Kangxi turned his eyes to him and was about to scold him, he leaned over and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to do."
Kangxi looked at him steadily and waited for him to speak.
Could it be that Nalan Mingzhu finally realized that it was inappropriate to abolish the Eight Banners system and should make a long-term plan?
Seeing that the emperor gave him this opportunity, Nalan Mingzhu couldn't help but feel relieved: "In recent years, the old minister has often felt weak, physically ill, and mentally tired, and may no longer be able to perform his current official position. The old minister begged the emperor to allow me to retire, go home to educate my descendants, and enjoy my life."
Soetu was suddenly shocked and glared at Nalan Mingzhu incredibly: What's wrong with Mingzhu's old man? He is planning to give up the position of prime minister?
Kangxi: "…"
He knew that he had called these two old ministers to scold them today, which made him angry.
Not only did he punch the cotton, Nalan Mingzhu also quit.
Nalan Mingzhu had already thought it through. Since she had lost her holy favor and her son's character was deeply loved by the emperor, she was already a minister. With her current qualifications, it was only a matter of time before she got the position of prime minister.
The second son Kuixu was promoted to the bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy. He was about to be promoted to the Ministry and Academy to become a real-powerful official.
The third son Nalan Kui entered the Forbidden City and was already a second-class guard, following the old path of his elder brother Nalan Xingde.
All the sons have a promising future. It would be too eye-catching to stay in the position of prime minister and would block Rong Ruo's path.
It is impossible for two prime ministers to be born in the family.
Since I saw no hope of resurrection and was already "the sunset" in the court, it would be better to retreat bravely. While the emperor still had some feelings for their family, and while Rong Ruozheng was favored and the eldest prince retreated when he was in control of power, the benefits he gained were much better than waiting for the emperor to abandon him and force him to retreat.
So, Nalan Mingzhu made up her mind to resign from Kangxi.
When Soetu saw his old opponent resign, he felt a little panicked.
From the past to the present, he and Nalan Mingzhu have always been in a situation where they are holding each other. Now that Nalan Mingzhu has retreated, what are hesitating? Thinking about the suppression of them by the emperor in the last life, Soetu hesitated: Why don’t I retreat together?
But if he retreats, who can continue to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
The reprimand in the imperial study did not last long. Kangxi had a dark face and ordered people to call Yinreng and other princes who were waiting outside.
Nalan Mingzhu, who completely angered the emperor, failed to resign successfully, and her butt was stuck in the position of the Grand Secretary, and she was in a dilemma.
Soetu's expression was subtle. With Yinreng's wink, he quietly curled his lips and shook his head slightly to the prince.
Kangxi said in a deep voice: "Baocheng proposed to abolish the Eight Banners system. Baoqing planned to start with it himself. Are you ready to become a thorn in people's eyes? In the next period of time, the government will never be stable, and I am afraid that many people will impeach you."
Yinzhi said, "Khan Ama, Erchen is already prepared."
Kangxi said again: "Every time the prince touches something, he will isolate himself from the opposite side. It is difficult for me not to worry. If this continues, the accumulation of small amounts will be accumulated, will there be people in the court who support the prince?"
The other princes looked at each other.
Yinzhen said intimately: There are more and more people in the court who support the prince than a few years ago.
Due to the protection of the Hesheli family and the emperor, the Manchus did not dare to really attack the prince.
The Han ministers gradually gathered around the prince and said they disliked the prince. In fact, whenever the prince wanted to do something, they should be faster than anyone else.
Among the senior officials alone, Li Zhifang, Li Tianfu, Wang Xi, Chen Tingjing and others supported the crown prince. Nalan Xingde was actually a member of the crown prince.
Yinreng comforted Kangxi with a gentle voice: "It is easy to avoid hidden arrows and can't be prevented. If you impeach me head-on, I am not afraid of conspiracy and intrigue. The Luanyi Guards that Khan Ama gave to me are not vegetarians, so I will definitely not be hurt and have prepared to face the storm."
If it weren't for Luan Yiwei, he would have been afraid of how many people would have been sacked when he was building the Qing Dynasty Bank.
Everyone knows that the abolition of the Eight Banners will inevitably cause a rebound, and those who are touched will be anxious to jump over the wall.
Yinreng didn't care. If he was just fighting alone, he might still be unsure. If the elder brother charged with him and had a helper, it would feel different. He was very confident.
Seeing that no one raised an objection to the abolition of the Eight Banners, Kangxi was in a dilemma when he saw that he had no objection to abolish the Eight Banners.
The family rules of the ancestors and the views of the Manchu and Han Dynasty were all in front of the emperor.
Is it really abolishing the Eight Banners system like this? Everything is in my mind...
"When I think about it carefully, think about it again," Kangxi rubbed his eyebrows, but still did not agree.
The abolition of the Eight Banners is too big. It is a complete reversal of the system established since the founding of the Qing Dynasty!
Yinreng did not force Kangxi tightly, but left him room to think alone.
He was not in a hurry at all, and the ending was the same until the end. My elder brother said that the trend of leisure and labor among the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty had already appeared. Without war, corruption was just a matter of time.
In addition, in the army, the higher the status of the Eight Banners soldiers, the more proud and arrogant they are, greedy for life and fearful of death, and they cannot endure the hardships of training, and they are mostly incompatible with him. Spending money to support them is a waste.
Yinzhi also said: The military pay of the treasury is used to raise such a group of people fighting cocks and walking birds all day long, and the Qing Dynasty is really over.
When he went to the west to fight Junggar, the Eight Banners soldiers were not as good as the Green Camp composed of Han soldiers, and Khan Ama was no longer happy.
So, just wait for them to be exposed, Khan Ama will definitely agree.
Yinreng looked relaxed, and with free time this afternoon, he planned to go to Xiaojiu Yinzhen and give him an economic class.
Yinzhi's mathematical skills were very good and he was extremely sensitive to numbers. When he got his transcript, Yinreng felt that he had dug up the treasure of dust!
The prince abandoned Kangxi, who was struggling alone without hesitation, and turned to find the Ninth Prince, and began to teach his younger brother with great enthusiasm.
When the prince was not here, Kangxi had nowhere to be angry. He felt empty and couldn't help but want to go to the study room to take a look.
Economic knowledge is an abstract, and it is difficult to understand. Yinreng himself still struggled to understand Xiaomei’s knowledge, let alone the Ninth Prince who has no foundation for it?
So, for the sake of the ninth prince who was very good at making money in the church, Yinreng opened a small class alone in the study room. If other younger brothers wanted to listen, they could also come and listen. Just like Yin Yi, he didn't remember anything after listening for a long time. The knowledge was always just brains. The only thing I remember was the sentence "sustainable and stable growth."
"If you have the opportunity to make a lot of money and make all the wealth of the whole country into your pocket, what would you do with it?"
Yinzhen looked confused: "Of course you have to spend money if you make money."
"Where is it spent? For example, the Institute of Science has developed a new invention that is beneficial to people's livelihood and can increase the treasury income. You will replace the court to buy and sell foreign countries. Do you choose to maximize the profits you earn and gather all the wealth of the people in the treasury, or do you choose to sacrifice part of the profits so that more people can enjoy this benefit? But if the price is too low, the cost of producing this item plus transportation and sales will turn profits into losses. This involves the price adjustment and coordination of the court, how to set the most appropriate price to maximize the benefits."
The benefits in this refer to the benefits of people's livelihood, the harvest of the national treasury, and more long-term benefits to the subsequent development of the country.
"If there were too many big merchants in the country and the powerful people in the court hugged the money in their pockets, what would happen?"
This topic is about Yinzhen: "The great merchants and the powerful and powerful people of the court will enjoy this extra money."
Whether it is enjoying beauty or wearing gorgeous clothes, you can buy something that can show your identity, or something else.
"If there are many people and even occupy most of the court, then the trend of extravagance is prevalent, so is it right? Therefore, the Master said: If you are extravagant, you will not be grandchildren, and if you are frugal, you will be solid; if you are not grandchildren, you will be solid. (1)"
Yinzhen's Four Books and Five Classics have extremely solid basic skills, and he can easily learn it when talking about the Analects of Confucius.
Yinreng asked again: "If the country is painted as a ladder, the people at the bottom of the triangle are the largest. The higher they go, the fewer people, and the more wealth, status and resources they get. If you take a lot of money from the bottom, and a few people at the top are arrogant, extravagant and lewd, can such a country last for a long time?"
Yinzhen shook his head: "It can be seen from the past to the present that this cannot last forever."
To be continued...