Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 545 Father, it is so hard to be an emperor! (Please subscribe!!)

"This is the significance of the court's loan!"

"The future of the Ming Dynasty cannot be achieved without the support of talented people. Even with the guarantee of nine years of compulsory education, there will still be many families who cannot afford to send their children to school!"

"Among these children who dropped out of school, there may be talented people. If we bury these talented people because of lack of money, wouldn't this be a huge loss for the Ming Dynasty?!"

"As for what Lord Li said, asking me to give money directly to the people, I don't agree with it."

"It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Lord Li should be very clear about this principle!"

"The court borrows money mainly to solve the urgent needs of the people, not to let them sit and wait for death. The people can also borrow money to do some small business. Do you think the court will give money to the people every day?"

As Ouyang Lun spoke, he glanced at Li Shanchang and said, "If this is the case, it won't be long before the treasury is empty and the Ming Dynasty's economy will completely collapse."

"It seems that Lord Li is indeed not suitable for managing the economy!"

After hearing Ouyang Lun's last sentence, Li Shanchang was so angry that he trembled all over, but he was speechless for a moment.

Zhu Biao nodded, "What Prince Consort Ouyang said makes sense."

"Lord Li, do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, Ouyang Lun explained so much, but it was just an excuse for his own evil ambitions!"

"What are we Ming officials doing? Isn't it to make the people live a better life? Now you want to lend them money. This is pure exploitation, and it's blatant exploitation!"

"Your Majesty must think twice!"

The Prince Consort Ouyang Lun and his party have evil intentions, but you, Li Shanchang, and the Huaixi disciples are the ones with clean hearts? ? ! !
To be honest, even the officials of the Huaixi Party felt embarrassed by what Li Shanchang said.

However, having said this, the officials of the Huaixi Party will not back down.

Zhu Biao frowned. He originally thought that this was just a simple discussion between the two parties, but he didn't expect that the two sides would argue so fiercely.

This made Zhu Biao a little troubled. Deep down, Zhu Biao undoubtedly believed in Ouyang Lun, because Ouyang Lun had never let him down. Many times, although the methods he proposed might make people feel problematic at the time, they would later find that the method was really powerful!

However, what Li Shanchang and others said is not without reason.

The court directly lent money to the people, which could easily be seen as exploiting the people, and would have a bad impact on the Ming court. There is also the issue of execution involved here. Could it be that officials were taking advantage of this to embezzle or were they truly exploiting the people?

In the end, the people and the Ming Dynasty would become alienated, which would be a disaster.

While Zhu Biao was thinking, the quarrel in the Taiji Hall was still going on.

Although Li Shanchang and Ouyang Lun had not spoken, officials from both the Prince Consort's Party and the Huaixi Party were arguing endlessly. If they continued to argue like this, it would not be long before a fight broke out.

Suddenly Zhu Biao seemed to have thought of a solution, and then he stood up from the dragon throne and left.

The emperor's departure temporarily stopped the Huaixi Party and the Prince Consort Party. At this time, the eunuch Xiao Lizi stood up and said, "Your Majesty has instructed that the ministers can continue to discuss and take a break when they are tired. Your Majesty should take a rest first and then come out to preside over the court meeting."

Upon hearing what the eunuch Xiao Lizi said, the officials from the Prince Consort's Party and the Huaixi Party immediately started arguing again.

Ouyang Lun simply closed his eyes and began to rest.

Zhu Biao was not really resting, but left from the back door of Taiji Hall and ran to Taile Palace.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also learned from Ji Gang what happened in the Taiji Hall.

Seeing Zhu Biao running over, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Biao'er, weren't you presiding over the court meeting in the Taiji Hall? Why are you here?"

Zhu Biao saw Zhu Yuanzhang's smiling face, and then saw Ji Gang standing beside him. He immediately guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang already knew what happened in the Taiji Hall, so he sat down opposite Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Father already knows, why bother asking your son!"

"Father, it's so hard to be an emperor!"

"Haha!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed. "Everyone in the world wants to be the emperor, but when you really become the emperor, you will regret it every day!"

"If it is so easy to be an emperor, why are there so few good emperors throughout history?"

Now Zhu Yuanzhang has put down his burden, looks like an outsider, and his words are full of relief.

"Father, please stop teasing me. I came to you because I wanted to get some peace and quiet. Hundreds of people quarreling in front of you is more uncomfortable than having ten thousand or even a hundred thousand flies buzzing in your ears!" Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang pitifully and continued:
"Secondly, I would like to ask Father to give me some advice on what I should do in this situation. Or Father, please go with me to the Taiji Hall. I believe that with Father's intervention, the civil and military officials will stop arguing."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands and said, "Biao'er, you are the emperor now. There are some things you must go through. You should solve this matter by yourself. We finally got out of Taiji Hall, and now we have to go back. What kind of thing is this?"

"If you don't know, you might think we are dissatisfied with you! It will have a bad influence on you."

"You don't think you're just the crown prince regent, do you?"

Forehead.
Zhu Yuanzhang's words made Zhu Biao realize immediately that he was really confused!

He has already officially ascended the throne. He is Zhu Biao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and matters within the Taiji Hall must be decided by him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao's expression became firm, and he bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Thank you for your advice, father. I know what to do now."

After saying this, Zhu Biao prepared to leave and return to the Taiji Hall.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang called out to Zhu Biao.

"Biao'er, wait a minute."

"Is there anything else you want to tell me, Father?"

"You are in such a hurry. Have some tea before you go!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly, "As an emperor, you must remain calm and composed in the face of adversity."

"Yes, father." Zhu Biao picked up the teacup in front of him and took a big sip.

"Good tea!" Zhu Biao praised sincerely: "Father, the taste of this tea is so familiar, it seems... it seems like my brother-in-law Ouyang's tea." "Hehe. This is exactly Ouyang Lun's tea, which this kid gave to us." Zhu Yuanzhang said embarrassedly.

"Brother-in-law Ouyang is really good to you, father. I have asked for this kind of tea many times, but he refused to give it to me." Zhu Biao had no doubts. "Father, I am going back!"

When Zhu Biao appeared in the Taiji Hall again, the civil and military officials paid special attention to whether there was someone behind Zhu Biao. Someone would definitely ask who that person was? Who else could it be? Of course, it was the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang has now abdicated and no longer attends court meetings, the fear of Zhu Yuanzhang is deeply engraved in the minds of civil and military officials!
If Zhu Yuanzhang appeared, they would have no good days today.

However, after confirming that the retired Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang did not show up, the civil and military officials continued to argue, and the argument became more and more intense, with no sign of stopping.

The corners of Li Shanchang's mouth rose slightly. He had actually guessed that Zhu Biao went down to rest not for real, but to find the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Li Shanchang was very worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would follow Zhu Biao back to Taiji Hall. If that happened, it would become extremely difficult for their Huaixi Party to control the initiative in Taiji Hall.

Based on past experience, Zhu Yuanzhang would eventually support Ouyang Lun, and their Huaixi Party would be defeated.

But the good news is that Zhu Yuanzhang did not come, which means that Ouyang Lun will not get Zhu Yuanzhang's support. The new emperor Zhu Biao is different from Zhu Yuanzhang. His own position is not very firm. As long as the reasons cited by Li Shanchang and others are sufficient, they will win in the end!
To put it bluntly, Li Shanchang felt that Zhu Biao was young and inexperienced, and could not control the rhythm of the court like Zhu Yuanzhang.

At the same time, Zhu Biao went to Zhu Yuanzhang. His emotions gradually calmed down and his thoughts became clearer. He was no longer annoyed by the quarrels between the Prince Consort Party and the Huaixi Party, but began to listen quietly to the arguments between officials from both sides.

Zhu Biao not only listened, but also began to think about it himself.

Opening up loan services to the people of the Ming Dynasty is not only a business, but also a people's livelihood project.

If it is done well, money will be earned and people's livelihood will be guaranteed.

It can be said to be a win-win situation.

However, the concerns of Li Shanchang and others were not without reason. It would not sound good to say that the imperial court was personally running the loan business. It might even be accused by people with ulterior motives of exploiting the people and stirring up tensions between the people and the imperial court.

The Ming Dynasty's annual tax revenue now exceeds 200 million, so it is no exaggeration to say that the treasury is full. If the situation is normal, tax revenue will increase this year. It seems uneconomical to take the risk just to earn a little money in loan interest and service fees.

Zhu Biao never thought of using the Huaixi Party to suppress the Prince Consort Party, nor did he think of using the Prince Consort Party to check and balance the Huaixi Party. In Zhu Biao's mind, as long as the officials served the Ming Dynasty and were able to do things, they were good officials.

"Cough cough."

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice.

In an instant, the scene became quiet.

In fact, officials from both the Prince Consort Party and the Huaixi Party were tired of arguing. Neither side wanted to admit defeat, so they kept arguing, waiting for Emperor Zhu Biao to speak.

Swish--

All the eyes of the civil and military officials at the scene were focused on Emperor Zhu Biao. Everyone knew that Zhu Biao's next words would determine who would win.

Zhu Biao had already gotten used to the gazes of civil and military officials. Thinking of what Zhu Yuanzhang had just said to him, Zhu Biao became more calm and composed.

"Regarding the opening of loans, I think it is not a good thing for ordinary people. No one wants to be in debt."

"The people of our Ming Dynasty have just become wealthy. If we launch a loan program at this time, will the people think that the court is plotting against them?"

“I’m afraid the people won’t support this.”

When they heard Zhu Biao's words, the officials of the Huaixi Party could not help but cheer.

There is no way. Zhu Biao's meaning is very clear. You just disagree with Ouyang Lun's proposal to fully open up loans!

Disagreeing with Ouyang Lun means supporting their Huaixi Party. The Huaixi Party, which had just doubted the position of Emperor Zhu Biao, now had a changed look when looking at Zhu Biao. After all, Emperor Zhu Biao was on their side!
There is no right or wrong in the court. The head follows the butt. It’s better for only the people to support their own people!

Thinking of this, the smiles on the faces of the Huaixi Party members became even more intense.

Li Shanchang also smiled, and this time he finally defeated Ouyang Lun.

But this is just the beginning. In the future, he will ensure that any policy proposed by Ouyang Lun cannot be passed, and then gradually erode Ouyang Lun's power, and finally defeat Ouyang Lun completely!
Li Shanchang was not blindly happy. He also realized that Ouyang Lun still had a great influence on Zhu Biao. In order to ensure victory in the future, it was crucial to cut off the connection between Ouyang Lun and Zhu Biao and strengthen the relationship between Zhu Biao and the Huaixi Party!
Thinking of this, Li Shanchang planned to press on and pursue the victory, completely strangling Ouyang Lun's open loan policy in the cradle, and at the same time take the opportunity to discredit Ouyang Lun's image in the mind of Emperor Zhu Biao.

But just when Li Shanchang was about to speak, Zhu Biao spoke first.

"Prince Consort Ouyang, what I just said is not to deny the loan policy you proposed, but to point out the drawbacks or concerns of the loan policy that I can think of. I believe that not only I think so, but also many ministers will have these concerns. After this policy is implemented, I believe that the people will also have such concerns, so we must think it through."

"Can you explain it to us now?"

Forehead.
Li Shanchang was about to step out of the line, but was forced back by Zhu Biao's words. He even lost his balance and stumbled.

"Korean Gong, are you okay?"

Zhu Biao could naturally see it clearly as he was standing up there, and asked with concern.

"Your Majesty, I'm fine. I just stood for too long and my legs are a little sore." Li Shanchang explained quickly.

"That's good. Duke Hanguo must take care of your health! You are a pillar of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Biao warned.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will take good care of myself, your Majesty." Li Shanchang originally wanted to take this opportunity to speak.

As a result, just as Li Shanchang was about to speak, Zhu Biao said to Ouyang Lun again: "Prince Consort Ouyang, you can speak now."

Li Shanchang was so angry that the corners of his mouth twitched.

Ouyang Lun slowly opened his eyes, bowed to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Majesty, what you just said is just a small problem."

"The benefits of opening up loans to all people are obviously greater!"

Swish--

As soon as Ouyang Lun finished speaking, all the eyes of the civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall fell on Ouyang Lun.

The officials of the Prince Consort's Party were all extremely surprised, the officials of the Huaixi Party were as if they were facing a great enemy, and Li Shanchang was extremely angry.

(End of this chapter)