Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 39 Cabinet Speculations

At noon, Wang Zhi had dinner at Lin Cunde's house. The injury on his face was still bruised, but it was not a big problem. There were only two of them in the dining room. Lin Cunyi knew the rules very well and knew that there were guests at home, and he and Ye were not allowed to go. In addition, he also found that Qiu Shuang did not go to the dining room to eat.

After finishing the meal, Lin Cunde sent Wang Zhi back, and he went to the study again to read.

At this moment, Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Jin Lian, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Chen Xun, the Chief Minister of the Cabinet, and Yu Shiyue, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, were sitting in Chen Xun's study. Zhu Qiyu insisted on letting the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion continue to train the Third Battalion of the Capital. They made many suggestions, All were rejected, and it was just a sentence of respecting the ancestors, which made them very helpless and unable to refute.

"I've said what needs to be said. If your Majesty insists on doing this, there is nothing you can do. Those generals are happy!" Yu Shiyue sat there and said, stroking his beard.

"How much money does the Ministry of Finance have left?" Chen Xun looked at Jin Lian and asked.

"How can there be any money? There is Miao rebellion in Guizhou, bandits are rampant near the capital, Zhejiang and Fujian bandits are infested, and Japanese pirates are often intruding along the coast. In addition, there are constant wars this year. How can there be money to rebuild the third camp of the capital? If you ask me, don't mention this! "Jin Lian looked at what everyone said with a wry smile.

"Jin Shangshu has also told His Majesty about this matter, and it will probably dispel His Majesty's determination to rebuild the Third Battalion of the Capital!" Yu Shiyue asked, looking at the three of them.

Yu Qian shook his head at this moment and said: "No, the third battalion of the capital must be rebuilt. Otherwise, the capital is not safe, the capital is not safe, how can we be safe? This matter cannot be short-sighted!"

"I agree with what Yu Shaobao said. The Third Battalion of the Capital City needs to be rebuilt, but it needs to be in the hands of the Ministry of War, rather than continuing to be in the hands of the Fifth Army Governor's Office. Otherwise, we will be even more passive. We still need more persuasion on this matter. Your Majesty is the one, Yu Shaobao, your Majesty trusts you very much, please give me more advice!" Chen Xun looked at Yu Qian's suggestion and said.

"That's true, but your Majesty may not listen to me this time. I have tried to persuade you many times but to no avail. Moreover, some of your Majesty's recent actions are hard for me to understand! You have seen the imperial edict issued yesterday. Let the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army and the Imperial Guard carve monuments for the fallen soldiers. All the expenses will come from the internal treasury! Why is this? Now that the court has no money to use, Your Majesty still has to do this, even though the money is from the internal treasury. Yes, but there is not much money and food in the internal treasury. Now I just ransacked the homes of some eunuchs in the palace and got a sum of money.

Your Majesty and the Queen do not want to save money in order to prepare for the lean times next year. It is really inappropriate to spend such money now! "Yu Qian was sitting there at the moment and said very incomprehensively.

"I feel a little strange when you say this. You can notice that His Majesty seems to be more confident now, much more confident than a month ago!" After hearing this, Chen Xun also expressed his own doubts.

"I haven't discovered this yet, but I think your Majesty is now familiar with how to be an emperor, so it's normal to be more confident!" Yu Shiyue looked at them and said.

"I didn't notice it either. This must be normal, right?" Jin Lian also looked at them and said in confusion.

Yu Qian started to think about it. He had noticed this before, but he didn't expect Chen Xun to feel this way too.

"Yu Shaobao?" Chen Xun saw that Yu Qian didn't speak, so he called Yu Qian.

"Well!" Yu Qian came back to his senses and continued: "I had this awareness before, mainly because the Queen Mother was reorganizing the harem and seizing control of the palace from the Queen Mother. I had suspicions that the Queen Mother had Such a strategy, not to mention doing things in an orderly manner, and the city is extremely deep! If you look at her taking control of the palace step by step, I think Empress Dowager Sun was careless. She didn't expect that Empress Wang moved so quickly, and by the time she realized it, the situation was already over!"

"It's true!" When the three people heard this, they all nodded.

"Now, Mr. Chen Ge said that His Majesty has become more confident. It seems that it started in the harem. Could it be said that the Queen is still the Zhuge among women?" Yu Qian looked at the three of them and asked.

When the three of them heard this, they were a little shocked. You look at me, I look at you. Chen Xun continued: "It's unlikely. Let alone the empress, the empress's father Wang Ying is not a strategic person. , It’s not an exaggeration to even call him a reckless man!”

Yu Qian continued: "You may have heard that Wang Ying is in control of these very good-selling soaps and soaps. There is also news that the Queen is behind it. This is very strange!"

"I've heard that rumors are just rumors after all, and they may not be taken seriously. Maybe someone deliberately released the news to deceive the world!" Yu Shiyue shook his head.

"No, I think it's nine out of ten!" Jin Lian suddenly said, and everyone looked at him.

Jin Lian then analyzed them and said: "Think about it! Your Majesty insists on rebuilding the third battalion of the capital, and he has never let go. Where does the confidence come from? The ancestral system is one thing, but our household department has no money, how can we rebuild it if we don't have the money? , Yu Shaobao said before that underwear depends on confiscating homes? Now that I think about it, it may not be possible. The money and food from confiscating homes can only support it for a while, and it will definitely not be able to support the third battalion of the capital for more than a year. Moreover, at least the weapons, armor, horses and food need to be prepared. 50 taels of silver!
Nowadays, the Empress has ransacked a lot of houses, but she doesn’t have much cash. They only have some fields, real estate, shops, etc.!If you want to sell it, it may not be so easy to sell!And I heard that the business in the hands of the Queen Mother is still in her hands, and the Queen Mother has not controlled it! "

After hearing this, Yu Qian had a clever idea in his mind and said quickly: "You mean that the Queen is going to use the soap and soap profits to support the construction of the third camp of the capital? This is unlikely, right? With such a huge profit, I have also heard about the profit of pancakes. I heard that one piece is only twenty cents, and the process is complicated and takes a long time! Even if they produce 1 yuan of soap and soap every day, it is only 200 taels of silver, and only 6000 taels a month, which is a drop in the bucket!"

"But what if the profit is huge? What if the profit is more than one hundred cents?" Jin Lian looked at Yu Qian and asked.

Yu Shiyue, who was next to him, immediately calculated: "That's a profit of 1000 taels per day. In one year, it will be more than [-] taels of silver, which can barely sustain the daily training of the Third Battalion of the Capital!"

"Unlikely, how can there be such a huge profit!" Yu Qian immediately waved his hand and said, Chen Xun also nodded, he also knew the profit of Yizi.

"What is your Majesty's confidence in rebuilding the Third Battalion of the Capital?" Jin Lian asked Yu Qian.Yu Qian was also stunned by the question and could only look at Jin Lian.

"At this time, it's time to conduct a secret investigation. Let him inquire about anyone who has a good relationship with Wang Ying. Wang Ying is a good drinker. If he drinks a few more glasses, he might be able to figure out something!" Chen Xun asked, looking at Yu Qian.

"Then let's ask around and see if there's anyone suitable!" Yu Shiyue nodded.

"Well, this is not important. What is important is how to get His Majesty to agree that the Ministry of War will be in charge of the training and command of the third battalion of the capital!" Yu Qian waved his hand and said. Now he just wants to balance the civil and military power of the capital. Although in the country, civil servants have obvious advantages. He is better than the generals, and this is also true in the court. However, in the capital, if the generals control the strength of the third battalion of the capital, plus the Jin Yiwei are also military generals, in this way, the civil servants will not feel safe. Although Yu Qian does not want this Yes, but this is the expectation of all civil servants!

Although Yu Qian doesn't agree with this very much, he is still a civil servant after all, and subconsciously he looks down on generals. Moreover, he is the Minister of the Ministry of War. If he doesn't talk about this matter, the civil servants will also have opinions on him.

"Continue to present the memorial, let's clarify the interests!" Chen Xun said solemnly.

Yu Qian shook his head and said: "It's useless. It's made by ancestors and is worth all the memorials. We need to find a solution from other places!"

"Then the money can only be stuck with the Ministry of Finance!" Chen Xun looked at Jin Lian and said.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs has no money to begin with!" Jin Lian said with a wry smile.

"Hey!" Yu Qian sighed, there was no good way for him at the moment, the ancestral system was on the heads of their civil servants this time.

At Lin Cunde's house, Lin Cunde was still reading when there was a sudden knock on the door. Grandpa Yang shouted from outside: "Master, there is a guest at home!"

"Who is it?" Lin Cunde put down his books, walked to the door, and opened the door.

"The guest said he is Ye's brother, but the younger one is not sure whether to let him in!" Grandpa Yang said. After all, this is Lin Cunde's home. Without Lin Cunde's permission, outsiders cannot come in, even Lin Cunde's relatives. Either way.

"Oh, let him come in, notify the second brother and the second sister-in-law, and ask them to meet him, and I won't show up!" Lin Cunde said, he didn't want to know so many people, and he was not familiar with the other party, although it was rude. However, it is inconvenient for me to keep my filial piety at home and see many guests.

"In addition, inform the kitchen and arrange a table of good food for the second brother! Send it to the small living room of the second brother's wing alone!" Lin Cunde thought of this and told Grandpa Yang.

"Okay!" Grandpa Yang nodded after hearing this.

Lin Cunde returned to the study again and continued reading.

After a while, Ye's brother Ye Xianteng also arrived in the living room of Lin Cunyi's wing.

Ye Xianteng also looked at the furnishings in the room. They were all mahogany furniture, and the porcelain on the table was also of high quality. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "As expected of an official's family, the family is still well-off. I'm still worried. You are living a poor life here!"

"Brother, how can you do that?" Lin Cunyi stood there and said with a smile.

"It's not a poor life. Not only can't make a penny, but you still have to work!" Ye complained while holding her child.

Ye Xianteng also took the child at this moment and wanted to tease it, but the child refused to give birth and started crying, so Ye Xianteng could only continue to hand it over to Ye.

"Our boss is planning to open a store here in the capital and needs manpower. Are you willing to go?" Ye Xianteng looked at Lin Cunyi and asked.

"Go, go, brother, go to Cunyi!" Ye said happily after hearing this.

"This, not me!" Lin Cunyi looked at Ye Xianteng very embarrassed at this moment, he couldn't go now.

"What? You don't want to go? Things are not easy to find these days. You are our old family member. The boss will definitely want to use your old family member!" Ye Xianteng also looked at Lin Cunyi displeased and said.

"This is me!" Lin Cunyi was very depressed. He needed to discuss this matter with his fifth brother. He came to the capital to take care of him, not to make trouble and make money.

(End of this chapter)