Xinshun 1730

Chapter 991 Smoke Screen
Using the analogy in Liu Yu's fourth memorandum, the three-inch man jumped up and touched the ten feet, and the nine-foot-high one touched the sky and reached out to touch the same place ten feet high. I did it too.

This metaphor is the source of Li Gan's guilty conscience.

After the tragedy of the universe where Liu Yu pretended to be a child, Li Gan actually understood, how can there be eternal generations?
Loving a son, a daughter, or a wife is worse than loving yourself.Love my feathers, love my posthumous name, love the supreme pleasure of controlling power, love my reputation in history books.

Now, in Liu Yu's view, this tinker-level reform, in Li Gan's view, is an earth-shattering reform that will determine his future reputation.

Originally, I just wanted to make trouble in Huaihai.

As a result, there are too many things involved now. From the canal Changlu to Sichuan, it is understood that things are universally connected, and what it means to affect the whole body.

After sighing, Li Gan finally asked: "Qing said just now, you can be sure that within three years, the salt ratio in southern Sichuan can meet the needs of Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet. I also know that you have already made an appointment with Xijing Dajia to come to the Academy of Sciences in advance. Discuss the matter. I can trust you to guarantee the ticket."

"In my opinion, the reform of the salt administration should be scheduled for next spring. If there is no major problem with the construction of the Huaihe River, it will happen that in three years, Huainan and northern Jiangsu will be slowly reclaimed, and the salt industry will gradually decrease."

"I read your fourth memorial carefully before, and talked about the salt administration in the previous dynasty. I got its origin and used it in this dynasty."

"Navigating merchant ships is the method of opening China's salt in this dynasty; the foreign trade of this dynasty is the salt introduction of the previous dynasty. It really comes from its origin, and no one in the court knows the true meaning of this."

"Correcting to the root, I thought of the article written by Aiqing Wude Palace many years ago when he won the championship. The Western Region of this dynasty is in Nanyang. The root is here. The establishment of the Central Salt Administration is for the north, and the maritime trade colonization is for the south."

"Many people in the DPRK are still unaware of this change in strategy, so in Aiqing's opinion, what else can be changed in this DPRK?"

Asked this, Liu Yu said nothing.

Although he kept slandering in his heart, saying that this was all a tinkerer's reform, but the reform could only be a tinkerer's reform. How could the real core land issue be changed by reform?

He said nothing, and the emperor sighed with regret.

After all, there is a difference between not saying a word and saying that there is nothing to change.

"That's all, that's just the current reform, the salt coup in March next year, what else does Aiqing want to advise?"

In stark contrast to the silence just now, Liu Yu hurriedly said: "Go back to Your Majesty, there is nothing to make a big move. Your Majesty's temple is considered unparalleled, and it is most appropriate to move in March."

"As soon as March is over and the dry season is over, it will be convenient for Xing to transport salt to various places."

"Secondly, there are various preparations to be made during this period, not just one thing that needs to be changed."

"However, the many previous arrangements can already guarantee that there will be no problems during the salt reform. Also, please Your Majesty... relax."

The emperor understood Liu Yu's meaning, so he still led the snake out of the hole and Zheng Boke's method.The imperial power has the ability to directly use the army to hinder the counterattack of the salt merchants who collect salt and try to disrupt the market, but Liu Yu hopes that the emperor will not do this, because it will make the imperial court less money.

Only by taking advantage of this time to empty out the salt merchants, there will be no hindrance to the salt reform in Huainan.

The emperor hummed, and said, "There is one more thing."

"Ai Qing often said that the most feared thing in the reform is the death of people and the death of the government."

"Now that Aiqing is in charge of various industries, although it belongs to the internal funds, the name is not justified. Now it is all supported by Aiqing's 'shogunate', and it is most likely that the government will die."

"You go back and arrange the regulations. In addition, I also want to train some young people here. This time, I will follow you there. I will make a document with you first, and learn more. It will be useful in the future."

"The Xuzhou Prefecture in southern Sichuan, if you recommend it, please report it as soon as possible."

"Lu Fangweng said: What is learned on paper is shallow, and I know that this matter must be practiced. I also took a test a few days ago with the practical study companion next to the prince. I have practical learning skills and can answer the questions fluently. However, the specific current affairs still need experience. It happens to be a clerk by your side first, learn more and read more."

"In the future, the regulations on your side will be clarified, and the name will be justified. You will not be able to open the government, and it will not be under the control of the six governments. It will only be regarded as the emperor's yamen. If it is not the original official vacancy, it will be so cheap when it is selected."

Liu Yu was not surprised by the emperor's arrangement. Obviously, the emperor was preparing for the future.At my age, I definitely can't use it as a money bag for the prince, nor can I use it as a gun for the prince.

Da Shuncong was so radical at the beginning that he replaced eunuchs with the system of female officials. Although it was abolished later, eunuchs could not interfere in politics after all.

Since eunuchs can't do politics, the prince must have a group of supporters around him, otherwise he will really be "lonely" when he becomes an emperor in the future.That's basically the case, either the eunuch is a confidant, or the prince has a team around him since he was a child.

In Liu Yu's view, the emperor's arrangement conveyed such a meaning.

Allowing the prince's people to practice is actually telling Liu Yu: You are mine.

In the royal family, "Father is kind and son is filial".Now industry, commerce and maritime trade are becoming more and more important. The reason why the emperor can stand tall and talk to people in the past few years is because he has money in his internal funds.

With such a big money bag, since the prince's people came to practice, there must be someone from the emperor.

The emperor did not send "his" people to practice. From the eyes of the people in the court, it was tantamount to adding another amulet to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu didn't bother to think about the future, people's death, government affairs and so on, they have come to this point, and there is nothing to rest.Are we going to dig the Grand Canal again?

There is only one thing, Liu Yu has to ask clearly.

"Your Majesty, the construction of the Huaihe River in northern Jiangsu, do you also have to follow the experience?"

"Let's go after the Huaihe incident. This Huaihe incident is because you came out of town for the nobles who retired with the country. They only learn a little about business. How can such a big event get them?"

"Useless technique, Zhu Manman, Zhiliyi's useless technique ear! Where did you learn it?"

The emperor thought that if the prince came to the throne in the future, the people in charge of industry and commerce could only be low-ranking, low-power, but possessing the power of an extension of the monarchy.

Nowadays, the establishment of the system, starting from the establishment of the navy, is actually carried out by the emperor in the name of a eunuch similar to the inner court, and it is relying on the shogunate team set up by Liu Yu himself. It is impossible to open the government without opening the government.

It will definitely not work in the future.

It is definitely not acceptable to have high military merits, high prestige, and pocket money.The prince couldn't hold back.

As for not sending people from the prince's side to Huaihe now, because Liu Yu wants to do dirty things.

It's best not to know about these dirty things, even if it's the crown prince. The crown prince must never get hold of such dirty material about important ministers.

Liu Yu also understood the meaning of the emperor. After thanking him, he said something about the reform of industry and commerce in southern Sichuan. The emperor asked about how to deal with the competition between Shanxi Salt and Changlu Salt in Henan, and Liu Yu resigned.

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Not long after returning to Huaibei from the capital, shocking news spread from the court.

At the court meeting, the emperor expressed his opinion on the debate on the reform of the salt administration.

"Never Again"

No debate, no discussion, as usual for the time being, all memorials on the reform of the salt administration will not be approved.

The salt merchants who got the news rejoiced.

They didn't know that Liu Yu went to the capital this time to directly cut off their roots, to support the Shaanxi Capital Group, and to cooperate with the Songjiang Prefecture Capital Group to eat up their flesh and blood.

On the contrary, he felt that the bribes from his own side had played a role, or that the "begging money" given to the emperor was enough. Liu Yu returned to the capital this time to discuss the conditions of the salt merchants with the emperor.

The facts seem to be developing in this direction. Not long after Liu Yu returned to Huaibei, he went to Yangzhou to invite a group of big salt merchants to have a meal.

According to the previous agreement, the salt merchants "voluntarily" repaid 200 million taels of silver, which was used by the imperial court to repair the water conservancy of the Huaihe River. become clear rules.

After eating this meal and collecting the money for the emperor, everything seemed to be back to normal.

Liu Yu rolled back to his "old nest" Songjiang Mansion, and the Maritime Merchant Group and the Salt Merchant Group did not interfere with each other again.

In the court hall, the discussion on the reform of the salt administration was ordered by the emperor not to reconsider, and the earth-shattering rumors of the reform of the salt administration disappeared.

The salt merchants, based on what Liu Yu said that day, or what they call threats, did not encourage their disciples, Confucian scholars, to incite public opinion against the salt reform.

It seems that everything has returned to its original appearance.

It's just that the changes happened in places that ordinary people can't notice.

Soon after, an official ship docked at Songjiang Mansion, and more than 100 students from the Surveying and Mapping Department of Jinghai Palace came to Songjiang Mansion.

In name, they came to practice surveying and mapping, and took advantage of this opportunity to control the Huaihe River to practice drawing maps.

In fact, just like during the first war with the Raksha Kingdom, the Raksha Academy of Sciences sent students from the Department of Mathematics to the border, to work for the court.

What they want to do is an internship in name, but in fact it is to survey and map the land that can be reclaimed after the Huainan Salt Field is abandoned.

It seems that the court's focus is on the Huaihe River.

The Department of Surveying and Mapping is a purely civilian department. The heirs of noble families and wealthy families will not study this major. At most, they will learn some basic knowledge in other majors, but they will definitely not come to this major.

Anyone who learns this is basically from the common people in the new school, and they are also prepared to suffer hardships in the future.But compared to their previous life at home, this kind of suffering is nothing.

After these students saw Liu Yu, they couldn't contain their excitement.This has little to do with Liu Yu's new studies. The main reason is that they have been admitted to the Jinghai Palace. They have enough food, warm clothes, subsidies and money. When they are full, they have free thoughts and patriotism.

The excitement was mainly due to Liu Yu's military exploits, and these students who were full were the most enthusiastic people.

In order to show his importance, Liu Yu also came to greet these young students in person, and gave an inspiring speech. It was nothing more than what I am a famous hero in the process of making the Celestial Dynasty stronger. But more importantly, what you have done so many seems to be The unsung hero of little things and so on.

The blood of the students was boiling with excitement. The officer leading the team looked at these students, thought of himself when he was young, and then thought of the past when he was thrown into the Western Regions for surveying and mapping, and was almost eaten by mosquitoes in summer. Looking at these excited young people , thinking: "The 'good' days are to come! Little dolls."

(End of this chapter)