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

Securities Regulatory Bureau!

Didn’t Ouyang Lun just say that the Securities Regulatory Bureau has the right to monitor all economic activities in the entire Ming Dynasty!

The power is enormous, comparable to that of the Imperial Guards.

Moreover, judging from the attitudes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, the establishment of this Securities Regulatory Bureau might be impossible to stop, so the best way is to seize control of the Securities Regulatory Bureau.

Even if he didn't get the authority from the CSRC in the end, as long as Ouyang Lun didn't get it, he, Li Shanchang, would be considered a winner.

snort!
Ouyang Lun, you have bullied me one after another. Now it’s my turn to fight back.

"Your Majesty, I have to say something for Prince Consort Ouyang. In the past two years, Prince Consort Ouyang has done enough for the Ming Dynasty! It is really too difficult for Prince Consort Ouyang to be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility!"

Li Shanchang spoke with great righteousness.

Not only Li Shanchang was a smart man, but other cabinet ministers also naturally reacted.

The greater Ouyang Lun's power, the worse it is for them, so it is necessary to divide some power at this time.

Therefore, in a very short period of time, Li Shanchang and other cabinet ministers reached a consensus on their interests and ideas.

"Your Majesty, I agree with what Duke Han said. The burden on Prince Consort Ouyang's shoulders is too heavy. We are willing to share it!"

"I have almost finished handling the government affairs I have been handling recently. By then, I will have enough time and energy to manage the new agency, the Securities Regulatory Bureau."

"Although handling economic affairs is not my specialty, I am willing to learn, especially from Prince Consort Ouyang. I believe Prince Consort Ouyang will be generous in teaching me!"

The cabinet ministers spoke up one after another.

Seeing these words from the cabinet ministers, Ouyang Lun was too lazy to speak. Anyway, he had already said everything he should say. He really didn't care who would be in charge of the CSRC. After all, if there were any problems with the economy in the future, the person in charge of the CSRC would have to take the blame!
Zhu Biao frowned, his heart in turmoil. Of course, he hoped that the Ming Dynasty would develop better and better. He didn't think much of the suggestions Ouyang Lun had just made on solving the currency problem. If they wanted to use the new version of treasure notes, then they could use it. There was no problem in assigning the coinage right to the Central Bank of the Ming Dynasty. After listening to Ouyang Lun's explanation, he also felt it was necessary to set up a Securities Regulatory Bureau. The only problem now was who would be the person in charge of the Securities Regulatory Bureau!
Or is it Ouyang Lun?

This is obviously not appropriate. If all the titles listed above were written out, they could be a book!
Even if many honorary titles are excluded, Ouyang Lun is actually responsible for many things. If the Securities Regulatory Bureau is really handed over to Ouyang Lun, it will not only be unfair to Ouyang Lun, but also to other ministers. If Ouyang Lun has to do all the work alone, it will make other ministers seem idle or even useless!
This is very challenging for the harmony in the court. As an emperor, you must make timely adjustments, otherwise it will be too late when things happen.

But if Ouyang Lun is not allowed to be in charge of the CSRC, then who would be a more suitable candidate?
Listening to Ouyang Lun’s description just now, everyone can naturally see that the power of the Securities Regulatory Bureau is extremely great!
Li Shanchang of the Huaixi Party?

Neutral faction Lu Chang and Song Lian?
Or should we choose someone from the prince consort's party?

Zhu Biao couldn't make a decision for a while.

Unlike Zhu Biao's entanglement, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite angry at this moment. The first thing he thought of was not the harmony of the court, but these cabinet members... When he asked them to make decisions just now, none of them spoke. Now that the ideas have come out, one by one they jumped out to grab power. What's the difference between this and picking peaches!
If it were according to his previous personality, he would have scolded these ministers severely!
But after thinking about it carefully, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it would be a good idea to let Li Shanchang and others compete for it. If no one competed, wouldn't Ouyang Lun become arrogant?

However, at this moment Ouyang Lun spoke.

"My lords, you are so impatient. We haven't even finished talking about the matter yet, but you are already eager to fight for the official position. Do you know what the Securities Regulatory Commission is? You keep asking me to teach you. Am I your father? Are you sure that I will definitely teach you?!"

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes and continued, "Some of you are even more shameless. You must be thinking that you can take over after I have sorted out all the things. With your idea, I can let pigs do it better than you!"

Seeing everyone trying to seize control of the Securities Regulatory Bureau, Ouyang Lun really didn't have any ideas, but you guys are so ugly, he also has a temper, why bother so much? Just start scolding!
After being beaten up by Ouyang Lun, Li Shanchang and other cabinet ministers were naturally more confused than each other, but soon they became more angry than each other.

"Prince Consort Ouyang! It's really wrong for you to say that! We are doing this to reduce your burden!" Song Lian was the first to speak.

"Master Song, thank you. If you had done a little more, we wouldn't be so tired!" Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes. "You come here to grab power and profit at this time, and you say you are helping me. This is so fake!"

"Uh" Song Lian was so angry that he fell directly on the massage bed, and he didn't know if he fainted.

"Prince Consort Ouyang, we are all colleagues, and we are all making our own efforts for the Ming Dynasty. Why do you have to be so aggressive?" Lu Chang said quickly.

"Old Lu, stop pretending to be a good guy here. You're one of the people who just shouted that you would be in charge of the Securities Regulatory Bureau, right? You look honest, but you're a bad guy in your heart. You're not much better!" Ouyang Lun turned the "gun" and opened fire at Lu Chang.

"Actually, if you want to manage the CSRC, we welcome you to do so. After all, I have so many things on my hands. But you insist on saying that it is for my own good. It makes me sick!" Ouyang Lun continued.

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Ouyang Lun's fierce bombardment silenced the entire hall.

When you feel tired, just pick up the teacup and take a sip.

Originally, several cabinet ministers wanted to refute Ouyang Lun, but they would immediately be bombarded further by Ouyang Lun, and in the end, they dared not speak!
In the entire hall, except Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, everyone else was scolded by Ouyang Lun. Among them, Li Shanchang was the one who was scolded the least. The main reason was that Li Shanchang never opened his mouth to argue with Ouyang Lun. There was no other way, as Li Shanchang knew Ouyang Lun's fighting ability best. He knew that he could not win by scolding Ouyang Lun, so he simply stopped scolding.

It was precisely because of this that Li Shanchang was spared from many impacts.

"Everyone, let's not argue about who is in charge of the Securities Regulatory Bureau. This matter hasn't even started yet!"

Zhu Biao spoke to stop him and turned to look at Ouyang Lun, "Brother-in-law, please tell us more about the Securities Regulatory Bureau first, as detailed as possible! If it's just for supervision, I think it's okay to let the Royal Guards take charge directly."

As Zhu Biao spoke.

This shifted everyone's topic to the CSRC itself.

Ouyang Lun was too lazy to curse anymore, and instead said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Guard monitors everything in the world, and of course they also monitor the economy and finance. However, the economic market still needs professionalism to review every transaction. This is like the relationship between the Censorate and the Imperial Guard. Both the Censorate and the Securities Regulatory Bureau need to be in the open and be upright!"

"Only in this way can we have authority. In the future, the CSRC will become a tool for the emperor to guide the market economy, so it must be independent and professional!"

"Professional people do professional things. With the cooperation of the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty and the Securities Regulatory Bureau, I am confident that the new treasure notes will be issued smoothly and recognized by the people of Ming Dynasty. In the future, the only legal currency in circulation in Ming Dynasty will be the new treasure notes. Everything in Ming Dynasty will be priced, calculated and traded based on the new treasure notes!" "And gold and silver will become the ballast of Ming Dynasty's economy!"

"As long as the price of gold does not jump, the value of the currency of our Ming Dynasty will not collapse, and all the problems listed above will be realized!"

"Your Majesty, please imagine that in the future, people will no longer use gold and silver to trade, but will use new banknotes to trade. This will be the case everywhere. How harmonious will that be?!"

"There are many benefits to issuing paper money. For example, the court doesn't have to work hard to make gold and silver into ingots and silver bars, nor does it have to make copper plates. All it needs is paper money!"

"Gold, silver, and copper can be released to make exquisite jewelry, which can also make the economy of our Ming Dynasty prosperous."

"It can be said that this is a good thing that benefits the entire Ming Dynasty!"

As Ouyang Lun said this, everyone in the hall, including Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, looked at Ouyang Lun in shock. Ouyang Lun's description just now had already formed images in their heads!

These scenes were something they had never imagined before!
And if it is really realized, the Ming Dynasty will definitely become more convenient and beautiful.

In the past, when they went out with money, they had to put the gold or silver in a purse, which was like carrying a large bag of stones and was very inconvenient. But according to Ouyang Lun, in the future everyone only needs to carry a few banknotes, such as the largest hundred-liang banknote, which is easy!

"Based on what you said, Ouyang Lun, I am indeed moved." This time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not contradict Ouyang Lun, nor did he hesitate to praise him. He took the new banknote in his hand and observed it, "This banknote is really good!"

"Can you print a portrait of Queen Ma on the other side? That would make it even more perfect."

Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Ouyang Lun smiled and said, "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I actually added the portrait of the Empress Dowager at the beginning. You only got one of the copies. Next time, I can bring you the 100-liang banknotes with the portraits of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor!"

"If that's the case, then let's do it! The new notes will replace the old notes, and gold, silver, and copper coins will gradually lose their currency status!"

"Brother-in-law Ouyang, since my father has agreed, I will naturally fully support it. I wonder if you have any suggestions? Please tell me all at once." Zhu Biao was also very happy. After all, the solution to the currency problem had been found.

"There are no other problems. Oh, there is one thing. Because it is a new currency and is intended to replace the old treasure notes, the first issuance volume must be large. There is not so much gold in the imperial treasury at present!"

"It's easy to print banknotes, but there's no way to print them if there's not enough gold!"

Want gold?!

Now it was the turn of Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao to have a headache.

Where can I find so much gold all at once? !
"Issuing a large amount of new banknotes?! Prince Consort Ouyang, I'm afraid that by then all the gold and money will go into your pocket, right?"

Li Shanchang said this out of the blue.

Ouyang Lun was not polite at all and directly retorted, "Does the Duke of Korea think that I am as poor as you?"

"If I really wanted to embezzle money, even if you had ten brains, you wouldn't be able to figure out how I did it."

"Don't just say whatever you want. You need to provide evidence for what you say. If you can't provide evidence, you are just being a hooligan."

Forehead.
At this moment, Li Shanchang really wanted to slap himself in the face. He was such a bad-mouthed person!

You know Ouyang Lun is a powerful guy, so why do you have to say this? It has no effect other than being scolded by Ouyang Lun.

In fact, it cannot be entirely blamed on Li Shanchang. Having been suppressed by Ouyang Lun for so long, he really did not want to miss the opportunity to ridicule Ouyang Lun.

and many more!

You, Ouyang Lun, accept gifts and make friends with business groups. Who would believe that you are not corrupt?

If it weren't for the protection of the retired emperor and the emperor, you would have been charged with corruption and bribery long ago. How can you be so tough?

"That's enough! We don't want to hear any more about Ouyang Lun's corruption and bribery."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke in a deep voice.

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well whether Ouyang Lun had engaged in corruption or not. Of course, he accepted money and gifts, and even extorted money, but none of the money Ouyang Lun took came from the people or the national treasury. All of it came from businessmen, officials, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

It's completely in the gray area between greed and not greed!

If any other officials dared to do this, they would have been skinned alive by Zhu Yuanzhang long ago. However, for Ouyang Lun, Zhu Yuanzhang not only selectively ignored him, he even endorsed him.

He, the emperor, was protecting the "corrupt official" Ouyang Lun. This was unprecedented!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was still quite depressed, as if he was being controlled by Ouyang Lun.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to think about such unhappy things now. Instead, he looked at the exquisite new banknote in his hand. It would be more reliable to implement this matter first.

"Ouyang Lun, think of another way to deal with the gold issue!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Your Majesty is right. The most important thing now is to replace the old treasure notes with new ones. I, your brother-in-law, cannot turn into so much gold!" Zhu Biao said with some difficulty.

"Your Majesty, I have a solution, but I need your cooperation and that of the other ministers!"

Ouyang Lun spoke slowly. (End of this chapter)