I'm really not doing business

Chapter 859: The Responsibility of the Water-Balance Master

There are traces of Wang Qian's approach.

Starting with the fine woolen silk coins, many private trade fairs with high thresholds emerged around the Yanxinglou Trading House. These trade fairs were the prototypes of Wang Qian's Tongji Money House.

When the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty first invested overseas, Wang Chonggu led the Jin Party to give the emperor 1712 million silver coins, which was considered an investment. To this day, Wang Chonggu is still receiving dividends. It will take three years to fully recover the cost, and it will be pure profit in the future.

Wang Chonggu and the Shanxi merchants paid this money purely for life-saving purposes and they never expected that they would get the money back. Your Majesty has an excellent reputation and even the rebels recognize your credibility. Your Majesty really does what he says and never breaks his word.

The most terrifying thing is that the dividends are increasing every year, because the scale of the 110 South Seas plantations belonging to the emperor is still expanding. These plantations no longer need additional investment, and the retained profits of the plantations are enough to support the expansion of the plantations.

Moreover, as long as the emperor does not take the risk of causing the country to lose credibility and arousing public suspicion, these original shareholders of Kaihai can continue to receive these dividends.

If the time is extended to thirty or fifty years, what a terrifying return this is! It is much more than the efforts of several generations of Shanxi merchants.

The reason why the emperor no longer led the investment in recent years and there was no donation from the Jin Party, Zhang Party, and Zhejiang Party was because the emperor already had money and no longer needed to ask others to take out silver and distribute dividends to them. The development of the Jinchi Governor's Office and the Datieling Guard was due to the same reason.

It's already a pleasure to take advantage of the emperor when he has no money, but you expect to continue to take advantage of him when he is in his prime and has sufficient treasury. Isn't that insanity?

"Your Majesty, Wang Yushi's idea can still be realized." Zhang Juzheng said with certainty: "Why do the powerful and wealthy people and local gentry want to annex land? They would rather abandon it than annex it. In fact, it is what Wang Yushi said, they are afraid that their descendants will be unfilial."

"Your Majesty, Xu Jie has annexed 400,000 acres of land. Even half of Huating County in Songjiang Prefecture belongs to the Xu family."

They would rather abandon the land than merge it, just to accumulate enough assets for future generations to squander. Land is an asset with very low risk, especially in Ming Dynasty where the land is cultivated intensively and there is no shortage of manpower. It cannot make people rich overnight, but it can definitely prevent descendants from sliding down the social ladder.

It's very simple. If there had been wise rulers from generation to generation, the Ming Dynasty would have conquered the West long ago.

Starting a business is difficult, and maintaining a business is even more difficult. Usually the reason why it is difficult to maintain a business is that the descendants do not have the courage or wisdom of an entrepreneur. They can keep the business if they are mediocre, but they are inexperienced and playful, and they cannot wait to prove that they are better than their parents and grandparents, so they continue to start a business and end up losing everything.

Wang Qian continued, "There are many ways to make people fall down the social ladder, such as opium, gambling, and listening to slander. Tang Zhihan, the general manager of Yuegang Ocean Trading Company, listened to his wife Liu and pretended to divorce him in exchange for a real tax cut. However, he did not expect that he would lose everything and was almost beaten to death."

"There are also some brokers and compradors who target these wealthy people and try to defraud them."

Zhu Yijun still remembers Tang Zhihan's case. Tang Zhihan's wife Liu was involved with Xu Zhenyi. Liu transferred all her property to Xu Zhenyi. After the divorce, Liu and Xu Zhenyi had a marriage certificate. Tang Zhihan thought he was caught in adultery, but he was almost beaten to death for breaking into the house at night. If he hadn't been very skilled and ran fast, there would be no follow-up. (Chapter 737.)
After this incident, the wealth and property of the powerful and wealthy in the Ming Dynasty were all managed by the accountant instead of the housekeeper.

The main problem with opium is that it is very expensive. One opium ball weighs one pound, enough for one person to use for a year. One opium ball costs three thousand silver coins, which is simply unaffordable for ordinary gentry and wealthy families.

The powerful and wealthy families can afford it, but the guy who makes the decision has become a drug addict and I am afraid he can't make any correct decisions.

"Each period is five years, with 10 million silver coins. If everyone pledges to raise funds, I think we can still raise the funds." Wang Qian stated his plan to raise 10 million silver coins every five years, with full confidence.

Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "You can give it a try. Your father and Shao Sikou Wang Jiaping have tried to mess with the union three times. Although they failed each time, each time is better than the last. I think this Tongji Bank is okay. If it doesn't work once, try again and try a few more times to gain experience."

"Well, Yang Bo's son Yang Junmin has come to Beijing to serve as the chancellor of Shuntian Prefecture, and the position of prefect of Songjiang has been vacated. I will send you to Songjiang to serve as the prefect. The reason you are going to Songjiang Prefecture is because there is a lot of money there."

It seems that going to Songjiang Prefecture to be the prefect was a demotion. Wang Qian, a fourth-rank official in Beijing, went to the local area to be a fourth-rank prefect, which was a demotion. However, the special geographical location and economic status of Songjiang Prefecture made Songjiang Prefecture particularly important after the opening of the sea.

The prefect of Songjiang could be directly promoted to governor. Yang Junmin’s problem was that the emperor did not like his father, so seniority was definitely enough for him.

Wang Qian was overjoyed when he heard this. He bowed deeply and said loudly, "I thank you for your grace. Yao Guangqi is so arrogant in Shanghai County. When I arrive in Songjiang Prefecture, I will definitely suppress him, just like before!"

"When he was a playboy, he couldn't beat me. Now that he is a wise minister, he still can't beat me!"

Zhu Yijun raised his hand and asked curiously, "No need to be polite. Yao Guangqi is the son-in-law of your Wang family after all. How can he be so arrogant?"

"Your Majesty, this is a dispute between gentlemen." Wang Qian said with certainty: "He is a gentleman, and I am also a gentleman!"

Wang Qian wanted to compete with Yao Guangqi not for face, but for seniority. In the future, if Yao Guangqi, an outsider, were to suppress him, Wang Qian, in the ancestral hall of their generation of the Wang family, he would have to crawl out of his coffin even if he turned into ashes!
Wang Chongyi's three sons are all incompetent. Wang Qian's elder brother died outside the Great Wall. Wang Qian is the only child in the family. He must protect the ancestral hall of their Wang family and prevent Yao Guangqi from becoming the middle man of this generation.

Zhu Yijun said solemnly, "I understand. I remind you to be careful. I have sent the imperial guards to you, but you must also be very careful. If you do not do this properly, you will block the financial path of many people. Even some Shanxi merchants are ready to take your life."

Yanxinglou Trading Company has been running for sixteen years, and it would not be unable to survive without Wang Qian. When Wang Qian took up the post in Songjiang Prefecture, Zhu Yijun already had a new candidate.

"I will follow your Majesty's instructions." Wang Qian bowed his head again and chose to leave.

Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Qian's back and asked Zhang Juzheng, "Sir, what do you think of Wang Qian?"

"Better than Wang Ci Fu. To this day, Wang Ci Fu is still the same as before, and has not changed much." Zhang Juzheng said with certainty: "Wang Qian still has the people in his heart."

Zhang Juzheng's understanding of morality is completely different from Hai Rui's, especially when the research subject is officials. In Zhang Juzheng's view, officials are naturally shameless. How many of them are clean in this world's biggest world of fame and fortune?
Zhang Juzheng's understanding of morality, especially for officials, is that if they have the people in their hearts, they are moral enough.

But Hai Rui didn't think so. Hai Rui's standards were indeed a bit strict. It has always been difficult to be upright and righteous. If Hai Rui wanted to realize his uprightness and righteousness, he had to carry his coffin and make suggestions.

Hai Rui was very aware of this fact, so he always demanded strictness from himself and tolerance from others. When he fought against corruption, he often caught those incompetent people who took the money but accomplished nothing.

To be an official during the Wanli Reform, one must not be incompetent.

What makes Wang Qian's Tongji Money House different from other private transactions is that it needs to perform social functions to a certain extent.

Half of the profits of Tongji Money House will be used for four things: storing gold, supporting poor disciples, providing disaster relief and poverty alleviation, and passing on skills to craftsmen. This is Wang Qian's morality.

Wang Chonggu respected craftsmen more to ensure his own political achievements. He did not have much sympathy for the poor and laborers. He judged craftsmen by their deeds rather than their hearts. Wang Chonggu respected craftsmen, which greatly improved their status.

Zhu Yijun said with emotion: "He is very talented. Tongji Bank took half of the profits, which won people's trust. These powerful people know very well that in this business of making money from money, if the bank does not take half of the profits, it means it is taking away their principal."

"It's just right for you to go to Songjiang Prefecture to be the prefect." Zhang Juzheng agreed with Wang Qian's personnel appointment, which meant that the emperor had opened the path for Wang Qian's promotion.

Zhang Juzheng is still not very clear that the official selection system was initiated by Wang Qian, otherwise he would have looked up to Wang Qian.

"Your Majesty, Shen Shixing did something unusual before returning to Beijing. He just came back from Songjiang Prefecture and is overly worried." Zhang Juzheng explained Shen Shixing's abnormality to His Majesty in advance.

In Zhang Juzheng's view, many of Shen Shixing's remarks seemed a bit crazy.

Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows and said with great interest: "Oh? Then sir, please discuss it with Shen Shixing first. I am not in a hurry. I am very curious about what he is going to do."

Since Zhang Juzheng didn't say anything, it must be that the master and the disciple have not reached an agreement yet. And judging from Zhang Juzheng's expression, Zhang Juzheng was probably the one who was persuaded. Obviously, Shen Shixing, who had returned from Songjiang Prefecture, had done something that even Zhang Juzheng could not cover up.

Soon, a memorial from Shen Shixing was entered into the palace, which aroused discussion among all the people in the capital. Shen Shixing requested a complete ban on prostitution in Songjiang Prefecture, because the scale of prostitution in Songjiang Prefecture had already had a huge impact on the local society in Songjiang. If it was not banned, the court would have to pay a higher price to maintain stability and law and order.

Once the bookstore became a den of illegal activities, it would pose a huge and unprecedented challenge to the Songjiang government office.

The black industry surrounding prostitution is really too huge, and the huge security costs have made the Songjiang government office run around in a hurry.

If the imperial court did not ban prostitution, it would reclassify prostitutes as slaves, meaning that the imperial court would have no obligation to waste any time on them. This would represent the complete failure of the new policy of abolishing the slave class since the ninth year of the Wanli reign.

Tenants, servants, prostitutes, and slave traders, these poor coolies who sell their labor and bodies for a living have never been the beneficiaries of 'selling themselves', but the exploited bottom of the entire industry chain. The local gentry, brothel owners, and human trafficking are the beneficiaries, who trample on the dignity and lives of others for profit.

The black market surrounding prostitution has spread to people's blood.

In October of the 16th year of the Wanli reign in Songjiang Prefecture, a major smuggling case was uncovered and more than 20 drug dealers were arrested. These drug dealers were completely centered around the Songjiang Prefecture's book residence.

Using prostitutes in brothels to sell opium was an important channel for selling opium. However, in this case, Songjiang prefect Xu Junmin and Songjiang government servants discovered a cellar, which was more like a devil's den than a cellar.

Prostitution in brothels is a young job. Some old, ugly or sick women are sent to these dark cellars and squeezed dry by drug dealers, pimps and thugs for the last bit of value they have, which is blood. Needles are inserted into their bodies and their blood is drawn out every day.

The use of this blood is even more shocking. Injecting it into the bodies of opioid users is an additional benefit.

This thing called blood medicine is a superstitious act. When it is sold, it is sold in the name of virgin blood. The drug addicts who inject this blood medicine firmly believe that as long as they inject this virgin blood, they can offset the harm of opium to the human body.

These poisonous insects had no idea that all the blood came from old, ugly, and sick women.

These blood medicines are processed. After being extracted, they are left to settle and then centrifuged. A hand-cranked separator is used to extract the top layer of clear water.

Among the seven bookstores that were seized, there were two cellars. Xu Junmin and the yamen runners rescued 27 women. There were still 13 corpses that had already rotted in the cellars. These drug dealers, brothels, and thugs did not even deal with the bodies and let them rot.

Soon, a massive cleanup operation was launched in the four counties of Songjiang Prefecture. All buildings on the ground in Songjiang Prefecture were searched house by house, and 327 victims were eventually rescued.

The reason why Shen Shixing's memorial caused an uproar was entirely because he was a little anxious and went a little too far. He demolished all the human trafficking shops in Songjiang Prefecture, and arrested all the human traffickers, brothels, thugs, and brothel owners and put them all in jail. There were not enough jails in Songjiang Prefecture, so Shen Shixing locked up all the criminals in those cellars.

Now the existence of prostitutes has been practically banned in Songjiang Prefecture, which is somewhat like killing first and reporting later. Secondly, Shen Shixing issued a very controversial order that any drug dealer who dared to resist would be killed without mercy. The Songjiang yamen runners equipped with compound crossbows shot and killed 13 drug dealers who dared to resist.

This is not Shen Shixing's fault, because he did not expect that there would be so many dens of evil, so many victims, and such vicious cases. Things developed to the point where Shen Shixing had no time to think about the cost of doing so and made the decision.

"As the chief official of Songjiang Prefecture, he did a good job. He seems to be a little eager for quick success. Next time, he should pay attention and submit a memorial to me."

"Are drug dealers human? Obviously not, so there is nothing wrong with Shen Shixing's order. Guo Xing Zhengmao said that drug control is a war to the death. I always remember his concerns. When dealing with enemies, we must use all means to kill them."

"Send a memorial to the Ministry of Personnel to reinstate him to his original post as Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. When I go on a southern tour, let him lead the Wenyuan Pavilion." Zhu Yijun approved Shen Shixing's memorial and restored Shen Shixing's official position to the fifth-rank Langzhong cabinet minister, which was really a bit embarrassing.

Zhu Yijun chose to criticize Shen Shixing, asked him to be more careful next time, and then reinstated him.

Without exception, all those killed were drug dealers, who used drug trafficking to support their addiction.

Some officials might feel that this act of executing first and reporting later was a bit impulsive, or even a bit of a provocation to the imperial power. After all, it was such a big case, and he acted directly without asking for permission, and killed thirteen drug dealers.

Zhu Yijun saw a surprise in this case, that is, Shen Shixing has become very politically responsible and is no longer the master of keeping balance in the past.

Zhu Yijun was most afraid that Shen Shixing would return to the capital and start to smooth things over again. This was something that the Ministry of Rites should do, not the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

The chief minister of the cabinet must have political responsibility. He must be brave enough to do things that are beneficial to the country, even if there are some ambiguities and he may even bear the blame. He must not be afraid of being criticized or impeached.

"Mr. always said that development problems must be solved in the process of development. If they are not solved, it is a debt. No matter how long it takes, this debt must be paid." Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Take two bottles of fish oil sent by Ryukyu and send them to Shen Shixing. Let Shen Shixing live in the house that was vacated in Xiaoshiyongfang."

Xiaoshiyongfang is located on the west side of Taiye Lake, the real imperial city, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Such a high-level reward obviously shows that the emperor recognizes Shen Shixing's achievements in Songjiang Prefecture.

"I obey the order." Feng Bao obeyed the leader's order.

The fish oil recently sent from Ryukyu is a good thing. It comes from the marine fish farms on the east side of Ryukyu. These fish oils are tributes sent from Ryukyu to the capital. They are not considered medicines, but long-term observations by the Jiekuin have proved that fish oil can maintain the health of the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems and reduce the possibility of stroke.

In fact, what Shen Shixing did was not a big deal, but not a small one either. If you say it is a big deal, it is an act of usurpation, but it is not that serious. After all, Shen Shixing did not do this to cover up the matter, but to make things clear and give an explanation to the court, the people of the world, and the people of Songjiang Prefecture.

As an emperor, Zhu Yijun hated his ministers the most. In order to cover up the truth, the matter became bigger and bigger, and eventually it got out of control.

The Ming Dynasty has already begun to completely ban prostitution, but it is certainly impossible to completely eliminate it. Just like anti-corruption, the goal is to limit its scale so that it cannot become a nest of illegal activities and add unnecessary costs to the Ming Dynasty's administration.

This is also the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the barbarians. The Ming Dynasty court and government offices have power and obligations. If something goes wrong, someone must be held accountable for it, rather than achieving the effect of "no one is responsible for the disaster" through sophisticated institutional design.

There is a clear person in charge of the Ming Dynasty, and that is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If you fail to do your job well, the country will perish. This is also what Westerners like Legashi and Lorian lamented, that is, the people of the Central Plains dynasty are not docile, and the game logic of "if you don't let people live, no one will live" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Li Zhi's new classification of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans still divided the social classes of the Ming Dynasty horizontally, rather than vertically. Neither the culture nor the system of the Ming Dynasty supported the vertical division of society and could not fully create mutual harm among the lower classes.

Shen Shixing also mentioned another thing in his memorial. After repeated confirmation, a piece of news was confirmed that the Spanish Invincible Fleet was almost wiped out in the English Channel, and Philip was defeated.

The ocean monsoon brought news from afar, and the news of the defeat of the Invincible Armada spread to all the colonies of Tessa at the speed of a hurricane.

In the 16th year of Wanli, Felipe could no longer bear it and launched an attack on England. The Invincible Fleet sailed towards England in an invincible manner, but was then torn apart by the Atlantic storm.

The English won not because of the wolf pack tactics of the small boats, but because of the storm.

Felipe dispatched a total of 12 five-masted ocean-going ships, 18 three-masted frigates, 44 armed merchant ships, 23 round-rigged ships, 22 messenger ships, 13 light sailing ships, 4 medium ships and 4 long ships, with a total force of more than . Except for the twelve five-masted ocean-going ships that successfully escaped from the battle and returned to Lisbon, the rest of the fleet was all destroyed by the storm.

"I have advised Felipe many times and even sent Legazpi back to ask him to be more careful, especially about the hydrology. However, the Invincible Fleet was still swallowed up by the storm." Zhu Yijun felt a little emotional. The Ming Dynasty's attack on Japan was not a military adventure, because the Ming Dynasty's understanding of Japan's hydrology and geography exceeded that of Japan itself.

The Ming Dynasty's geomancy map of Japan is several times more detailed than the maps of Japan itself, and the markings for the monsoon are more complete. Every reef of Tsushima Island is marked on the geomancy map of Tsushima Island.

The navy had to sail around Japan every year to collect hydrographic and geographical data. Some Ming merchants in Japan spared no expense to purchase maps, which ultimately led to the two great victories at Tsushima and Nagato.

Felipe's expedition was not well prepared, which gave the English an opportunity to take advantage.

"Once the Invincible Fleet is no longer invincible, all the countries in the West will challenge Spain's maritime hegemony. What Felipe cannot accept the most is that the loose commercial alliance he carefully planned for the West will no longer be established." Feng Bao whispered, "Your Majesty, this is good news for the Ming Dynasty."

Once the Invincible Armada is defeated, no one will be afraid anymore, even if Spain's naval advantage remains. But the consequence of the collapse of this myth is that Thailand and the West will not be able to unite under Felipe. In this way, there will no longer be any substantial threat to the free trade of the Ming Dynasty.

For a long time, the Ming Dynasty was able to continue to maintain its commodity advantages. A united Western world was not something the Ming Dynasty would like to see.

Felipe resolutely launched an expedition against England, with the idea of ​​showing force and forcing the West to unite.

Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "The success of the Wanli Reform was never built on the failure of others, but on the hard work of the hardworking people. This must always be clearly remembered."

"Although the Ming Dynasty has new silver and gold flowing in, don't forget that Wang Situ once said that every cent of silver is the hard-earned money of the people."

There was a bit of a winning tone to Feng Bao's words. If Felipe lost the battle and could not form a commercial alliance, it would mean that the Ming Dynasty won. Zhu Yijun did not want such a victory.

Even if Taixi established a loose business alliance, Zhu Yijun was not afraid, and he would even become more excited. Without competition, arrogance would be bred, while with competition, there would be motivation to suppress the other party.

Felipe's loss in this war means that England has gained an advantage in the Anglo-Spanish War? In fact, it will not, because Spain won the Anglo-Spanish War of 60 years, and Spain's maritime power advantage still exists. This defeat may make Felipe sober.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month in the seventeenth year of the Wanli reign, the Ming Emperor convened the first court meeting after the Chinese New Year and determined the list of cabinet ministers who would remain in the government, including Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping, Shen Yikuan and Wang Yi'e.

"Shen Shixing handled the case in Songjiang Prefecture very well. The Censorate knows about it and there is no need to discuss it further." Zhu Yijun reminded Lu Guangzu that the case had already been determined and Shen Shixing did a good job. The censors did not need to submit any more reports. If they continued to complain, the case would be sent to Liaodong to be dealt with.

"Your Majesty is wise." Lu Guangzu answered very clearly.

"The director has already arranged for spring ploughing and has started tilling the soil." Shen Li came out to report to the emperor. His Majesty had just issued an edict yesterday, and today the process has been completed and arrangements for tilling the soil have begun.

Zhu Yijun asked in confusion: "The snow hasn't melted yet, how can we turn the soil?"

"They need to practice. They don't know how to do farm work. We need to let the experienced farmers teach them in half a month. It will be ready when spring comes and flowers bloom. We can't let such good land go to waste in their hands." Shen Li didn't dare to fool His Majesty about farming, because His Majesty really farmed and he was a doctor of agronomy. He was an expert in breeding and raising livestock.

In the training before spring ploughing, Shen Li really intended to teach these people how to farm, rather than forcing them to farm in a punitive manner, because the land must not go to waste.

"Good, the Ministry of Rites did a great job." Zhu Yijun once again affirmed the Ministry of Rites' actions, and was determined to thoroughly implement the imperial order and do the work very thoroughly and carefully.

"Last year, 300 clerks from the six ministries were selected to attend the Royal Institute of Technology. This year, a total of 360 clerks from various government offices in the capital were selected. This list was determined based on the performance after the basic files were opened before the New Year." The Minister of Personnel Liang Menglong presented a list. These 360 ​​people were the beneficiaries of the Civil Service Examination System and were also grassroots officials trained by the Ming Dynasty.

This group of students are all civil servants who have stood out through the examination system. Ever since the Li Ju System was implemented by the Ministry of Revenue, the clerks have been more motivated than each other and everyone is the best among the best, because these clerks know very well that the Li Ju System is the only chance to change their destiny in their lives.

Officials who exercise their subjective initiative are much better than those who are forced to do so by the performance evaluation system.

In time, these officials who were born as clerks will become law-abiding officials.

"Is there any resistance to the Li Ju Law?" Zhu Yijun asked Liang Menglong. The Performance Evaluation Law and the Li Ju Law were the most important new policies of the Ministry of Personnel, and Liang Menglong was in charge of the Li Ju Law.

Liang Menglong hesitated and did not answer.

Zhu Yijun sat up straight and said solemnly, "If you have any difficulties, tell me. If you can't help me, come to me. You can see me every day. If you have any difficulties, tell me. If I can't help, I will go to the Beijing camp."

If you don't want to be shameless, Zhu Yijun will overturn the table! If you don't want to live a peaceful life, then don't live a peaceful life!

"The official selection method has encountered some resistance, but I want to try it myself."

Liang Menglong bowed his head and said, "Some officials refused to release the clerks. When the Ministry of Personnel went to ask for them to leave, the various government offices would make excuses and refuse to let the clerks leave. The clerks were angry but could not speak out. Some simply took away the clerks' horse cards and fire cards, not allowing them to prove their identities and unable to enroll. Others deliberately set limits in the examination system, letting their cronies do simple tasks and exclude dissidents. "

"There are many more, but I can still handle them."

The game between officials and clerks over the official selection law began. This game was a game of power and there was never any warmth in it.

Liang Menglong was actually not very good at this kind of dogfighting in the court. He had led troops in battles for many years and, like Tan Lun, was a bit disdainful of this kind of dogfighting. Zhang Juzheng planned to let Liang Menglong take over the Ministry of War after Zeng Shengwu retired.

Liang Menglong recalled carefully, and there seemed to be no clear area where he needed help from the emperor. If all else failed, he could go to the Quan Chu Guild Hall to ask Zhang Juzheng for advice. Zhang Juzheng was unrivaled in dog fighting, and this was personally certified by Wang Chonggu.

"At the beginning, I was indeed a little unfamiliar, but I gradually discovered that these officials who set limits on the laws for official recruitment are just cowards. There is nothing to be afraid of." Liang Menglong answered His Majesty's question in full with a relaxed expression.

You don’t even dare to disobey the imperial order or betray it, and you still want to go against the imperial decree?
(End of this chapter)