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Chapter 706 The Century of Ming Dynasty

The small court meeting was dispersed.

The ministers walked together in twos and threes, discussing today's court affairs and exchanging ideas.

"Brother Luo, why are you teasing me? Why don't you let me say it? Your Majesty's heart is too biased, and he only gave 10 taels. Isn't this water transportation important? This water transportation is also related to the lifeline of my Ming Dynasty." What a big deal? Why is Your Majesty treating one person so favorably than another?..." The minister who had loudly objected in the Wenhua Palace just now yelled as soon as he came out of the hall, asking the official who just yelled at him why he yelled at him.

His voice attracted the attention of colleagues nearby.

The officer who was questioned immediately pulled him aside and explained to him immediately.

"My Lord Zhang, you still don't understand. This matter is no longer a matter of road construction. Your Majesty wants to develop Liaodong and reduce dependence on the south. What is Lord Luo still involved in? Huh? Is this someone Zhang can stop you?" The official called Mr. Luo said immediately, looking for your own good.

"Why can't we say this? Your Majesty's heart is biased!" The official still insisted on his point of view, thinking that the emperor's heart was too biased.

"Hey, my Lord Zhang, do you still think so? You didn't see the obvious meaning of His Majesty's feelings! After the development of Liaodong, the situation between the north and the south is slightly balanced. Otherwise, the north depends entirely on the south. Transporting food, transporting silver, how can this waist become so hard? Once your majesty develops this Liaodong, the money and food that rely on the south will be reduced a lot in the future. This is a tough word. Brother Zhang has not seen through your majesty's mind? This is the emperor Mind tricks! Why is Brother Zhang so confused..." The official surnamed Luo explained.

"This..., but..." The official surnamed Zhang seemed to understand a little bit.

"...This matter is more related to the Donglin Party, and it involves party disputes. Brother Zhang, you can't get involved. If His Majesty is offended, I don't know how His Majesty will get angry..." The official surnamed Luo explained.

"Involved in party disputes? Donglin Party? This Donglin..." The official surnamed Zhang was a little dumbfounded, and looked at the official surnamed Luo stupidly. Wasn't the Donglin Party dismantled by the emperor?Now that it has been divided into several shares, why is it still related to the Donglin Party?
"Brother Zhang, you haven't figured this out yet! They say weeds are cut and rooted. Before, it was just cutting weeds. This time, it's only rooted... Brother Zhang still doesn't understand the knowledge in it!... Why is there something wrong? Lin? Why is there a party struggle? It’s nothing more than some people in the court fighting against the party for the benefit of a certain place. Therefore, His Majesty spent a lot of effort to sell the land of Liaodong, and to engage in the development of Liaodong. To quell the faction, to quell Donglin completely... So, brother Zhang wanted to stop this matter, not to mention the effort, and offended many people..." the official surnamed Luo explained.

"Ah! This, what is this..., what is going on here? Offended?" The official who yelled loudly in the Wenhua Palace just now was frightened, and for a while he couldn't remember what was going on. Who is offended again?

"Who is offended? Nowadays, so many people invest money in Liaodong, and there are not one or two people who buy land in Liaodong. It's no wonder that those people don't hold grudges when Brother Zhang prevents His Majesty from building roads with such fanfare. Relief, in fact, is also to build roads for those who bought the land in Liaodong...So, once Brother Zhang said this, I don't know how many people have offended..." The official surnamed Luo shook his head, looking like you are miserable Said like.

"This..., the land sale in Liaodong, is it really so hot? Are there really so many people buying it?" The official Zhang surnamed has lost his previous strong "momentum", and has lowered his stance and reduced his stance. With a loud voice, I asked the official surnamed Luo carefully.

"Brother Zhang! You just came to Beijing, and you don't know much about these things... The purpose of developing Liaodong is to reduce the imperial court's dependence on the south's money and food, and to reduce the influence of the south, especially the Donglin Party, on the court. Balancing the court, this is the emperor's mind; the second is to integrate the interests of various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and to integrate the various factions that each serve their own interests into one, and work together with the outside world. One envoy, what a great power this is, if His Majesty completes this task, it can be said that the world is so big, let me gallop, who in the world can block my blow?" The official surnamed Luo generously gave this Zhang The official surname explained.

"Ah! How did this happen? This... the first point is easy for me to understand, but the second point is hard for me to understand. Could it be that Brother Luo is talking about dealing with Donglu? Please ask Brother Luo to explain it to me. "The official surnamed Zhang seriously asked for advice. This matter seemed to be getting clearer and clearer. It seemed to be getting clearer and clearer from far to near, but he couldn't grasp the key point, and couldn't put the whole thing together. Capture the whole picture of things.

"Donglu? Just a Donglu, how can he be so highly regarded by His Majesty? If His Majesty expends so much energy just to deal with Donglu, then Brother Zhang really thinks too highly of Donglu. Your Majesty's gaze, It’s the vast land beyond the Ming Dynasty. To be more fashionable, one should look at the world from the height of the earth...” the official surnamed Luo explained with a smile.

"Looking at the world from the height of the earth? This..." The official surnamed Zhang was even more dumbfounded, vaguely remembering something.Now this mansion newspaper can be regarded as an important reading material for popularizing common sense. It introduces all kinds of novel knowledge, novel gadgets, and novel knowledge. The concept of the earth is not a rare thing nowadays.

"That's right, His Majesty's plan is for the whole world, not for a small Eastern captive. Otherwise, why would His Majesty use such energy to sell the land of Liaodong? The governor is enough, so why did His Majesty personally do it for so long? The land sale in Liaodong is actually a touchstone for His Majesty to integrate the interests and power of the entire Ming Dynasty. If it is done well, there will be a template for opening up the world in the future. This is a template, Brother Zhang, just imagine, His Majesty has reconciled the interests of the entire Ming Dynasty, and the power of the entire Ming Dynasty has been deployed in one place, who else in the world can stop me, Daming? So, this matter is the most important thing for Your Majesty Seriously, compared with Donglu, it’s really not enough. Brother Zhang went to block His Majesty without knowing it. Isn’t this just a mantis blocking a car? It’s also because of His Majesty’s good temper, otherwise, Brother Zhang would not be as relaxed as he is today..." The official surnamed Luo explained that he might know more about the inside story, so breaking the news was particularly scary.

"Ah!... This, is there such a saying?... This, I really can't believe it, this..." The official surnamed Zhang was stunned, unable to accept the huge amount of information, but judging from his lowered posture, it was Believe in these words.

"...Your Majesty always makes decisions before acting. What you do must be confusing at first, but the more you do it, the clearer it will become. When I see clearly what Your Majesty is going to do, there is actually no way to stop it. Oh... well, in fact, His Majesty has been preparing for this matter for a long time, and when he said it at this time, it has already reached the point where the truth has come to light. With Brother Zhang, it is impossible to stop it. Brother Zhang, think about how many people bought Liaodong's Land, now they are all eagerly counting on Liaodong to become more and more prosperous, but Brother Zhang came out to stop His Majesty from building roads. Isn’t this cutting off their wealth? As the saying goes, cutting off people’s wealth is like killing their parents. Brother Zhang has thought about the consequences Brother Zhang, think about it, how much power is behind His Majesty? Even if some people support Brother Zhang for the benefit of water transportation, so what? With such great power of His Majesty, Brother Zhang's power in water transportation is basically Not in the eyes of His Majesty, the energy of the water transport is not worth mentioning at all..." The official surnamed Luo continued to break the news, and the words he said had already scared the official who was shouting in the hall just now.What is the earth, what is the height of the world, what is the template, what is the benefit, what is the power.

"...This, this...Why can't it be stopped?" The official surnamed Zhang was already stupid, and asked weakly.This official surnamed Zhang originally thought that the power of water transportation was very strong, and he could win the support of many people in his early days. After hearing the analysis of the official surnamed Luo, he realized that the seemingly powerful water transportation power in the past was actually under the emperor's control. In front of them, it is not worth mentioning at all, and the emperor even disdains to attack the water transportation faction.

"Brother Zhang, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? You haven't seen the way His Majesty used to deal with the salt merchants. How to stop what His Majesty is going to do? When His Majesty said this at this time, the situation had already been laid out. It has already been discussed with relevant people, and we are waiting for the opening, and there is no objection at all..." the official surnamed Luo said.

"Then we must stop it?" The official surnamed Zhang has only held back his breath until now.

"...Well, to put it bluntly, even if His Majesty has a good temper and ignores Brother Zhang, I am afraid that other people involved in this matter may not have such a good temper as His Majesty. If His Majesty does not kick Brother Zhang away, I am afraid that other people I also want to kick Brother Zhang away. Brother Zhang has left the court, how to stop His Majesty? Now Han Ge is charging forward, the imperial party is behind, and His Majesty is watching from the sidelines. There are countless nobles and colleagues dancing and dancing , even the chief constitutional lord who was most hostile to the emperor in the past is on the side of the emperor, how much strength does Brother Zhang think it will take to turn things around?" said the official surnamed Luo.

Only then did the officials surnamed Zhang have a new understanding of the "gentle and elegant" and amiable emperor. What kind of amiable emperor is this? This is simply an invisible "abyss".

Thinking of how insignificant his own strength was in the battle with the emperor in the Wenhua Palace, and how insignificant his own strength was, and how "kind" the emperor was, this official surnamed Zhang only felt that he was stupid and ridiculous, blocking the car with his arms, It is really the best portrayal of yourself.

"Hey..., mantis arm to block the car, overestimate one's ability..." The official surnamed Zhang let out a long breath, his expression completely depressed. The words of the official surnamed Luo today really hit him too hard .

"Hehe, Brother Zhang, you don't have to be so concerned. Brother Zhang is also new to His Majesty, and he is not very familiar with His Majesty. After getting along with His Majesty for a long time in the future, you will get used to it. Your Majesty is actually very easy to get along with..." The official surnamed Luo smiled. Said.

The official Zhang's feeling towards the emperor at this time is an "abyss", and even the eyes of the past will be attracted into it, how can we get along well?
"Sigh, I don't know what His Majesty did, whether it was right or wrong. If you follow Brother Luo's words, Your Majesty must be doing something that has never happened since the beginning of the world!" Regarding the various rumors about the emperor, regarding the current officials in the officialdom As for the news, this new official named Zhang has also heard about it, but he just doesn't believe it. Now that the official named Luo has explained it, he has enough understanding of these inside stories. It can be said that he has mastered it and expressed such emotion.

"Brother Zhang thinks too much. With His Majesty's intelligence, he has not made any wrong judgments so far. Since His Majesty wants to do this, it is obvious that His Majesty has his reasons. We are ordinary people, and we are not as wise as Your Majesty. I did it with His Majesty..." the official surnamed Luo said with a smile.In fact, it is more about laughing and following the emperor to make money. In terms of making money, the emperor seems to have never missed it. It is recognized that it is easy to make money by following His Majesty. Officials surnamed Luo will naturally laugh, but they may not really have a high level of consciousness. .

"Brother Luo is right, thanks to Brother Luo's reminder, otherwise, I will violate His Majesty's big taboo..." The official surnamed Zhang is also a little scared, just as the official surnamed Luo said, the emperor has a good temper and ignores himself, but others People don't necessarily have the good temper of the emperor. I just came to Beijing to be an official, and I'm afraid I will be kicked out again soon.

"Oh, brother Zhang is serious. You and I are in the same year, so we should be reminded." The official surnamed Luo said.

"Brother Luo, please accept the next obeisance..." The official surnamed Zhang bowed seriously to the official surnamed Luo, which was regarded as a formal thank you.

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it... If Brother Zhang has the heart, why don't you buy a copy of "Kun Yu Wan Guo Quan Tu", or buy a globe, with Brother Zhang's grade, these two things can be bought, now These two things are necessary for being an official. If Brother Zhang is free, you can look at these two items more. I think that in the future, I will be more aware of the movements in the court, and when I do things, I will be more comfortable..." Luo surnamed The officials continued to indoctrinate this official Zhang with certain ideas.

""Kun Yu Wan Guo Quan Tu"? Globe? I know, thank you brother Luo for reminding..." The official surnamed Zhang lowered his status again and bowed in thanks.

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Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Yang Reform was also comforting Han Yu.

"The Qing family is worried about money? It's okay. I'm free to decide on this matter. Although I have given a fixed number, since it needs to be repaired, it must be repaired." Yang Reform comforted Han Yu with a smile, and calmed Han Yu down. !

"Thank you, Your Majesty!... But, Your Majesty, can 300 million yuan really repair such a long oil residue road?" Han Yu hurriedly thanked him, as if he had suffered some grievances.Today's Xiaochaoyi brought him to the forefront of the discussion. Although he was fine in the end, this feeling was really bad, and Han Yu didn't want to encounter this kind of thing again.

"Hehehe, don't worry, the Qing family. I know this matter well. It's the end of April now. I don't have enough money. Can I pay it next year? Isn't it possible to bypass the 300 million yuan? ... I don't care about the oil residue. I will tell Li Yanyi to lower the price..." Yang Reform said with a smile.This oil company is all monopolized in its own hands, and it can be adjusted as much as it wants, and as much as it wants, and the cost is completely up to it.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand..." Although Han Yu also expected this kind of ending, he was extremely discouraged when it turned out to be true. The 1000 million taels of road construction seemed to be out of his turn. The emperor really can scratch people's hearts. His heart was tickled by the emperor, and he had to follow the emperor's path.

"Hehehe, it's good to understand. This matter depends entirely on the Qing family. The Qing family will start work as soon as possible, and act as soon as possible..." Yang Reform said with a smile.I am very proud of myself. The development of Liaodong was pushed by me one after another, and gradually moved towards the end I wanted. The interests of the people in the world were also gradually twisted together by myself. Liaodong's fruit harvest is abundant, and its own layout will be completed. A Ming Dynasty whose interests are integrated into one body will be an irresistible existence. The importance of this matter is truly far beyond many things. The direction of the Ming Dynasty is basically finalized, and we are not afraid that history will return to the original old path. Once this model is activated, relying on inertia, the Ming Dynasty will definitely rush into the era of capitalism and industrialization.

"The minister leads the decree! The minister understands." Han Yu immediately agreed. After thinking about it, he had worked so hard for so long, but at least he ended up with such an errand. At last, his work was not in vain. He also thought that the emperor was secretly controlling this matter. Maybe he meddled without any scruples like other things, and Han Yu felt uncomfortable again, maybe he was really busy for nothing.The source of the road construction is controlled by the emperor. He has to do tricks, and he has to ask the oil residue sellers if they are willing, and he has to ask the group of eunuchs "accountants" if they are willing.Thinking of his expectations for this matter and the final result, Han Yu felt that the emperor was very shrewd, and his calculations were precise. He would not be able to eat his own fat, and it would be good to be able to drink some soup.

After sending Han Yu away, Yang Reform made his own calculations again.

I have been working on the sale of land in Liaodong for a long time, and it has always been treated as a major event. Its emphasis has surpassed many other things. What I think is that this matter is an attempt to integrate the interests of the entire Ming Dynasty. , He must not be allowed to fail. As the saying goes, when the hearts of the people are scattered, the team will be difficult to lead.Now, it is natural to take advantage of the fact that people's hearts are still there, and when the team is still able to lead, this matter will be turned into an "iron case", and there is no room for him to have the possibility of repeating it.

Thinking that although the interests of the entire Ming Dynasty have not been completely integrated, judging from the current integration situation, this is already a very powerful force.The problem of water transportation was considered a persistent disease in the Ming Dynasty, and it was one of the things that could not be moved, but this "water transportation" that could not be moved, in the face of this force, there was no scum at all, which is enough to explain the problem. Yang Reform is very satisfied with the result.

If you manage the integration of interests well, then you can say that the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with you, and you can sit back and relax. Once this matter becomes a rule and inertia, no one can stop its power of.

In the first half of the seventeenth century, who could resist the integrated Ming Dynasty?This seventeenth century is destined to be the century of Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)