Chapter 539

The New Year's Eve is over quickly, and after the excitement of the Lantern Festival, people in the whole city have once again started a busy year.

A cold winter day ushered in a warm sun, although it is still accompanied by the bone-scraping wind, people are still happy about it, wearing new clothes for the New Year's Eve and going out to sell vegetables, and they still have to smile and say New Year when they see it it is good.

The children who received the newspapers from the newspaper office shouted enthusiastically on the street, "Read the newspaper, read the newspaper, the first issue of the new year's newspaper, the emperor wrote the New Year's message with his own hands, and encourage you all."

"The new move of this dynasty is to officially establish the Ministry of Commerce, and King Annan, the sixth son of the emperor, is the first Minister of the Ministry of Commerce."

"Read the newspaper. The first newspaper of the new year."

Everyone who heard the yelling became interested, and they took out their copper coins one after another, "Kids who sell newspapers, get a newspaper."

"Give me one too."

"I have memorized all the words written by the emperor on New Year's Eve to everyone. It is really exciting. There is also a New Year's message, which is not to be missed."

The next time is that people in the streets and alleys gather together to read newspapers in the aftertaste of the New Year, and those who can't read will ask people to read them, everyone is very excited.

I feel that there is no wiser monarch than their emperor in the world.

At the same time, the civil and military officials above the court are also very excited. Although today is the first official opening of the court after the New Year, they have already started work since the eighth day of the new year. The Ministry of Commerce was established in this dynasty. It's really surprising that they didn't hear any news about it.

Just looking at the indifferent expressions of a few important officials, I guessed that the emperor should have discussed with them.

For such a major event, the emperor naturally had to explain one or two to the civil and military officials, "With the incorporation of half of Beixiang, the household department has been changed from the original twelve divisions to nineteen divisions, and seven new divisions are responsible for Beixiang. The household department has also expanded from 280 people to 360 people, and according to the old calendar, all matters related to people and money are under the unified management of the household department.”

"Nowadays, the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs are becoming more and more complicated, and the amount of money used by the imperial court is increasing day by day. After all, tax money is limited. The purpose of establishing the Ministry of Commerce is to enrich the treasury and make it run more smoothly."

"The responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce is to formulate regulations that are conducive to increasing the revenue of the treasury based on the current situation of the Eastern Hub, monitor private commerce and trade, and stabilize prices. Looking at the whole country, no one is more suitable for this position than King Annan."

"I have written a letter to King Annan, ordering him to rush back to Kyoto to prepare for the affairs of the Ministry of Commerce, and King Annan is fully responsible for all matters involved."

The emperor's words were very clear, to put it bluntly: the country is bigger, and there are more places to spend money. You can't just rely on taxes, you have to generate income. When it comes to making money, no one is more suitable than King Annan, and I am People have been called back, so don't even think about intervening.

The meaning is very clear, from now on Huajingyun will be the imperial court's purse.

Thinking that the imperial court's purse would fall into Hua Jingyun's hands in the future, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty had different thoughts.

Those officials who had long thought of letting Huajingyun enter the court went crazy with joy, shouted that the emperor was wise, and then praised Huajingyun.

The vast majority of military generals also called the emperor's martial arts, and some of them were from Shumian. In the hearts of these generals, King Annan had been the general's son-in-law for more than a year and did not enter the court. worried.

It's better for your own people to sit in the big seat than others, right?

There are also some disciples of old general Zhang, who more or less hope that Huajingyun will have a chance, and they all have a steelyard in their hearts.

The rest are the supporters of the princes. Although these people look normal, they feel that there are dangers in their hearts. It's a pity that the emperor has finished everything and it's done. It's inappropriate for them to jump out at this time, just to provoke anger the emperor.

Someone who was not afraid of death stepped forward, "I would like to report to the emperor that the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce is beneficial to the country, but King Annan has never walked in the court and has no experience. Would you consider choosing another candidate?"

As soon as the words came out, someone jumped out, "Master Liu's words are wrong. The Ministry of Commerce is a newly established Yamen. Everything is new. No one dares to say that they have experience, but when it comes to business and understanding of merchants, There is no more suitable candidate than King Annan."

Immediately, someone came to echo him, "What Master Wei said is true, not to mention other things, the shopkeeper under King Annan's two trips to the sea can make a profit of more than 50 taels. If there are government orders to support it and the court to come forward, can it be far away? Exceed this number?"

"My minister also thinks that no one is more suitable than King Annan."

These people are ready to fight their tongues to reach their peak, and they can't wait for a few people to come out and let them play. If you want to say that the emperor knows his son best, he will hit the nail on the head. With King Annan in charge of the business department, all the departments will invite them in the future. I'm afraid it's easier to transfer money.

I really hope that King Annan will come back as soon as he has wings.

Hua Jingsheng and the others had mixed feelings. As the emperor's sons, they didn't know when their father had this idea, and they really caught them off guard. At this time, except for the sixth child who died on the way, You can only try to win him over.

If they want to end up with Lao Liu, they may not be able to do so, and if something happens to Lao Liu, their good days will come to an end. How can they get a piece of the pie in Lao Liu's hands?
Sad people!

Mood instantly fell to the bottom.

The next topic cheered up everyone again. The candidates to be sent to Beixiang must be decided as soon as possible, especially the candidates for the Minister of State have not been decided for a long time, and everyone is fighting for it.

Hua Jingsheng kept silent. In fact, it was most suitable for him to go, but he was afraid of losing the influence he had finally built up in the capital, which made him even more worrying.

At this moment, Yuantai, the reunited stewards are all excited, their prince has become the Minister of Commerce, and he will be in charge of merchants in the future. As a follower of the prince and a loyal old man, he is afraid that there will be no good days in the future. ever?
They are honored at this moment.

Seeing everyone eager to try, Wen Mianmian smiled, "Okay, let's just be happy about this matter, and do what you have to do next, and wait for your lord to come back."

"The people below should also be warned. Be stable at critical moments. Don't cause any trouble to your prince at this time. If I let this princess know who is gone, the money manager is still waiting for him in the cell. Go for company."

The stewards immediately shrank their necks, hurriedly bowed their hands, and soon dispersed.

Ren Zhihui and Manager Wei were left behind, and she always had to pay more attention to the accounts.

Wen Mianmian didn't speak until he finished talking about the business, "You are all from the mansion, and you are considered to be of high rank. This time, your prince is appointed as the Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce. It sounds very good, but the current Ministry of Commerce is only him A bare-bones commander has nothing yet."

"What I mean is that since this matter is a foregone conclusion, we must do it well. We must produce results before the end of the year, otherwise we will not be able to stop the mouths of those people in the court."

(End of this chapter)

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