Prince of Chaos

Chapter 679 Zhu Changluo Is Fishing
Wang Xijue carefully tried the coffee in the small cup in his hand, and drank it on the tip of his tongue in one gulp, a sense of bitterness that he had never felt before flooded into his brain immediately.

It lifted Wang Xijue's spirit, this thing is so bitter!

This was Wang Xijue's first reaction to coffee.

But when the aftertaste came after the bitter taste, Wang Xijue suddenly felt that this product was not bad, quite novel.

Shen Sixiao also tasted the coffee, his reaction was not different from that of Wang Xijue, both of them had the same expressions.

The rest of the people are also without exception.

On the contrary, after Wang Jiaping sipped the coffee, he became excited instantly.

Wang Jiaping immediately knelt down and said: "Your Highness, this thing is extremely harmful! Please mobilize the army to reopen the Western Regions and prevent this thing from entering the Central Plains!"

Wang Jiaping's reaction was so violent that everyone couldn't help being stunned.

How could Wang Jiaping, who has always been steady and only wanted to be the chief assistant, become a vanguard at this time?

Zhu Changluo looked at Wang Jiaping's reaction, and said, "I know what Qing said. I summoned Qing for this purpose."

"The Western Regions are vast, with long distances, and numerous races, unbearable to be kings. If you start a war rashly, you will not be sure of victory. Besides, the Toungoo Rebellion in the south is still not settled, and there have been frequent changes in the northern grasslands in recent years. If there is another war In the Western Regions, I am afraid that the country will be uneasy."

At this time, Zhu Changluo was not in a hurry, he started to back away in a circle.

However, Wang Jiaping could not hesitate.

Because, behind Wang Jiaping is a huge family of tea merchants. As far as his family is concerned, their family started from the tea horse business.

Although, by the time of his generation, he has become a leader and a minister, so he no longer talks about the ways of merchants.

However, Wang Jiaping never gave up on the interests of tea horses. After all, only those in the game can know how big the interests are!
Therefore, after Wang Jiaping tasted the coffee, he felt the unique taste of coffee, and he immediately felt a huge threat!

If so, this thing is really going to be introduced to the Central Plains, let's not talk about family and country affairs.Even he and the vast number of tea merchants behind him can't sit idly by.

After all, this thing has the ability to break the foundation of tea monopoly.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents!
This is not a joke.

Therefore, a strong attack must be made.

Not only can't coffee poison the Western Regions, plateaus, and grasslands!
Let's not let coffee enter the Central Plains and cut off the lifeline interests of tea merchants!
Therefore, Wang Jiaping, as the spokesperson of the tea merchant, naturally cannot tolerate coffee threatening the status of tea.

Wang Jiaping said: "Your Highness, this thing is evil! If this thing is spread to the world, it will not only disrupt the country's security, but also disrupt the foundation of the world! Tea is the soul of my China. If it is invaded by other things, my soul will die." Bao, the order of China will also be chaotic!"

Hearing Wang Jiaping's big hat on top of the coffee, Zhu Changluo sneered in his heart.

How can coffee do such a thing?
How can tea be so heavy?

In the final analysis, the two are nothing more than daily drinking products.

If it is just for the sake of profit, it is a bit crazy to suppress the other end as the root cause of the world.

Zhu Changluo said: "Whether this thing is evil or not is still inconclusive. Now, the most important issue still needs to be discussed. How to minimize the harm of this thing is the important topic of this court meeting."

"I think we should make two preparations now. One is to send people to study coffee and try to introduce it. The other is to prevent coffee from outside the Western Regions from entering the plateau, grasslands, etc. through the Western Regions, and destroy the stability of our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Changluo's words immediately made the eyes of Wang Xijue and others light up.

These few of them are not in the tea business, and there is no contribution from the big tea merchants behind them.

If coffee can be introduced to the Central Plains and become a product of the Central Plains, then they can also take a share of the opportunity and pave the way for their descendants.

Therefore, these people are not as excited as Wang Jiaping, at least they don't think coffee is evil!
Wang Xijue immediately stood up and said: "Your Highness's words, I think you are wise! Although coffee is a foreign thing, it is not impossible to make it your own. If it is, you can introduce coffee to China and make it a Chinese thing. Then , supplemented by national power, it will be established as state-owned. Blocking the coffee road outside the Western Regions, my Ming Dynasty can not only sit back and relax, but also get a powerful weapon that is not inferior to tea!"

Shen Sixiao also said: "Your Highness, I think what the chief minister said is very true. If you can use it as your own, it will not only dispel the power of coffee, but also bring a peerless weapon like tea leaves to Ming Dynasty!"

"Since ancient times, our people in China have been striving for self-improvement. The sea is full of rivers, and the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty began today. After the Han Dynasty opened the Western Regions, things that did not belong to China in the past, in this mighty general trend, are also Influx into my country of China, enrich my China's materials, and enrich my China's people's possession."

"Therefore, I think that coffee should be introduced, and the Western Regions should be opened. The two are not in conflict. The minister will mobilize the materials of the Ministry of Industry, and give priority to connecting the smooth road from Ningxia to the Western Regions. Once our army and heavenly soldiers arrive, the Western Regions will be subordinated, and the people of the Western Regions will have a rest Emperor En, thank you for your mighty grace!"

What Shen Sixiao said was full of pride, more confidence than Wang Xijue.

This made Wang Xijue couldn't help turning his head to look at Shen Sixiao, could cement really be so profitable?
Thinking of the cement quota in the hands of the Ministry of Industry, Wang Xijue couldn't help scratching his heart and lungs.

He has been jealous of the Ministry of Industry's cement for a long time, especially when he saw countless people inside and outside the capital trying their best to get some cement quota from the Ministry of Industry, Wang Xijue would suffer from jealousy.

After all, it is too difficult for the cabinet to be in charge.

Although the household department is now in his hands, the situation of the household department is still hard to describe.

It is simply wishful thinking to expect the money from the Ministry of Households to do great things.

Therefore, it is already a great skill to be the chief assistant after the late Ming Dynasty and to keep the state machinery running normally.

After all, it's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice.

There are too many countries and too many places where money is needed.

If you can't properly arrange these places where money is used, and want to govern the world of Ming Dynasty well, it will be harder than heaven.

Therefore, when Wang Xijue heard Shen Sixiao's inhumane words, Wang Xijue was really jealous.

After Zhu Changluo listened to Shen Sixiao's words, Zhu Changluo stretched out his hand to press down and said, "I understand Shen Qing's meaning. But the Ministry of Industry has tasks from the Ministry of Industry. The current cement production capacity is limited, and it is already tight to supply Shen Yongmao. "

"If these shares are misappropriated to build roads to the Western Regions, it may affect the progress of the national basic water conservancy project that Shen Yongmao is currently leading."

"Today is not as good as in previous years. If the imperial court cannot prepare for the people of the world, in case there is a long drought or a long flood. What else can the people of Ming Dynasty live on?"

"The father of the people of the world alone, not only considers the future of the Ming Dynasty, but also considers the future life of the people."

"Gu must ensure that they have a ray of strength to resist danger when they encounter a famine. It will last until my Ming Dynasty sees the sun, and ZTE is expected to see the prosperity of the world."

"Therefore, the overall plan of the Ministry of Industry must not be taken lightly. Everything must be carried out in accordance with established national policies. In Gu's heart, there is nothing more important than people's livelihood."

At this time, Zhu Changluo must once again emphasize the importance of people's livelihood.

Shen Sixiao wanted to use the cement from the Ministry of Industry in exchange for credit. This is not impossible, but it will take time.

Now, it is an important moment for Shen Yongmao to preside over the construction of national basic water conservancy facilities. Cement is better than steel, so it is natural to use it wisely.

If cement is really going to be used, it will only be considered after Zhu Changluo releases the power of cement again and allows a new cement factory to open.

Otherwise, with the current cement production capacity, Zhu Changluo would never allow anyone to misappropriate the cement indicators that should be used for the national water conservancy infrastructure.

Whoever dares to come up with the idea of ​​using cement for water conservancy infrastructure at this time, Zhu Changluo doesn't mind sending his whole family to reunite with the underground ancestors in advance.

Moreover, Zhu Changluo has been doing this for the past two years.

Zhu Changluo not only asked the Metropolitan Procuratorate to send a censor to supervise, but also asked the Anti-Corruption Agency to send a commissioner to inspect. At the same time, he also ordered Sun Xian to send Dongchang and Jinyiwei to conduct a secret investigation.

In the past two years, thousands of officials at all levels in the cemetery, including Zhu Changluo, have been exiled because of embezzling cement to repair private houses.

It can be seen that Zhu Changluo did not discuss this matter at all.

After all, Zhu Changluo knew the power of the Little Ice Age.

If everything could not be prepared in advance to deal with this protracted and decades-long natural disaster, then the fate of Daming would definitely be extremely bleak.

Therefore, it is necessary to use a hard hand and a dead hand to ensure the stable progress of this matter.

Shen Sixiao knew that he didn't seem to have a good grasp of the scale of flattery, he quickly turned around, knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Highness is benevolent! It is the blessing of my minister to be born at this time. The people in the world can have His Highness A benevolent father is also a blessing to all people in the world. I congratulate Your Highness!"

Everyone looked at Shen Sixiao's face-changing technique, and they were amazed in their hearts, but they were not slow in their movements, and they all followed suit: "Your Highness is benevolent! I will thank Your Highness for your kindness for the people of the world."

Zhu Changluo said: "Please, please, I just did what I should do."

"Now back to the coffee discussion. How do you think about reopening the Western Regions?"

Zhu Changluo was fishing.

He didn't want to pay any more money for this national war.

He wants to lure these people to actively solicit investment.

After all, there are not too many big households who depend on the tea-horse trade for a living.

It is reasonable to let these people bleed and pay some military funds and military expenses.

After all, this battle is for their interests.

However, these words cannot come out of Zhu Changluo's mouth.

When Zhu Changluo said it, he was fighting for profit with the people.

If these people proposed and Zhu Changluo reluctantly agreed, the situation would be different.

At that time, no matter how long the battle will take or what it will be like, they will be the ones who will be scolded in the end.

Zhu Changluo only needs to stand in a fair position and "speak up for justice" for the "common people" whose interests have been damaged.

However, even if he speaks uprightly, Zhu Changluo will not change the national policy, and will continue to kill those greedy and profitable people who are attached to the tea-horse trade.

After all, these people grew up by absorbing Daming's blood.

These people don't care about the rise and fall of Daming at all.

The Ming Dynasty died and the dynasty changed, but their business can still continue.

However, Zhu Changluo may not survive.

Therefore, Zhu Changluo naturally wanted to get rid of these pests who had no king or father and only knew to lie on Daming's body and suck blood.

Wang Xijue couldn't think of a good way, he opened his mouth several times, but he still didn't speak in the end.

After all, if you have no money in your hands, you have no confidence to say anything.

Three melons and two jujubes from the household department are not enough to reopen the military expenditure of the Western Regions.

It is a blessing that the Ministry of Finance can maintain a normal balance of payments.

Therefore, Wang Xijue couldn't come up with any good suggestions.

Dong Qichang turned his head around, as if he had guessed something.

However, after all, Dong Qichang is not a person in the middle of interests. Sometimes it is very cool to open his mouth to express the generosity of others, but the backlash after the fun is also huge.

Dong Qichang thought that his small body couldn't bear such backlash.

After all, their Dong family only produced talents in his generation.In the past, although it could be said to be a scholarly heirloom, in the final analysis, compared with those wealthy families in the south, the Dong family is still like a weak chicken.

Moreover, the Dong family's businesses are almost all their own business, not like those big surnames who are doing overseas smuggling business and filling their pockets.

There are no rich merchants like salt and tea merchants behind him, so Dong Qichang naturally chose to shut up about this matter.If you can't say it, don't say it.

If someone is blind and suffers a lot, and they hold grudges, then it will be a disaster.

That would have dug the roots of their Dong family.

Xing Jie is from Shandong, and he has always been specious about these twists and turns.Although some of them Shandong people also do sea merchants, these sea merchants are all small sea merchants, which are not worth mentioning when compared with Fujian and Zhejiang.

Instead of taking risks at sea, Shandong people still prefer land.

The land in Shandong is fertile. It is a fertile plain formed by the alluvial accumulation of the Yellow River for hundreds of thousands of years. The grain output here is almost always higher than the national average.

Therefore, the most important thing for the rich and powerful clans in Shandong and the vassal kings of all walks of life is to annex land.Nothing excites Shandong people's desires more than land.

Especially taking the Kongsheng family in Shandong as an example, the land annexed by the Kongsheng family can no longer be accommodated in the surrounding counties, and the farthest land has been annexed to Anhui.

It can be seen from this that how bad the land annexation is!
Therefore, Xing Jie has nothing to say about it.The tea business will not affect him, nor the Shandong Gang behind him.

Moreover, there is no tea in Shandong. Even if tea is grown, it is because after a few hundred years later, a peerless Taizu who dared to fight the sky and the earth issued a call, and the wise working people of Shandong planted tea in the Laoshan area. up.

However, the taste of this tea is a bit unsatisfactory.Although there are always people talking about it, it is still a minority after all, and not many people really like Shandong tea.

Therefore, Xing Jie also chose to shut up.

Naturally, Liu Pinru and Shen Li didn't mention it, their situation was almost the same as that of Dong Qichang and Xing Jie.

Liu Pinru's family is also a small family, and he has not been able to raise a talent like him.

Shen Li is from Guide Mansion, that is, from Shangqiu in later generations. As an inland family of poetry and books, Shen Li's family prefers land mergers.

Therefore, Shen Li also had reservations about his attitude towards this matter.

So, in the end, only Wang Jiaping and Shen Yiguan were left with a fierce attitude towards this matter.

Shen has always supported this matter, not because of his family, or how many tea merchants interests are behind him.

It's because Shen has always wanted to show his position clearly, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can see his value.

Therefore, Shen Yiguan also rarely supported Wang Jiaping's intention.

Shen ***: "I think this matter can be gradually figured out. The tea and horse departments in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and other places are in charge of the tea and horse exchanges in various places, and there are not a few tea merchants in Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian and Jiangxi. Therefore, I suggest that you can Appropriately increase the price of tea and charge an extra tax on tea and horses. Subsidize military use and use it for military funds in the Western Regions.”

As soon as Shen Yiguan said this, everyone's eyes gathered, Wang Jiaping also looked at Shen Yiguan in disbelief.

What does Shen Yiguan want to do?
Before the matter has reached a critical moment, thinking about slaughtering big households and competing for profits with the people is a very bad government!

Wang Jiaping immediately said: "It's a bunch of nonsense! Blindly increasing the tea horse tax and raising the tea price will cause turbulence in the tea and horse trade, and put my Ming Dynasty in a dilemma without horses."

"Your Highness, you must not listen to this statement. The price of tea quotations has been fixed for a long time, and the tea horse tax has been set since the emperor Taizu. If you change the ancestral system rashly, I fear that the world will not accept it."

Wang Jiaping vowed to protect the interests of tea merchants.

Shen Yiguan looked at Wang Jiaping, although his attitude was still respectful and modest, but there was still contempt in his eyes.

Shen ***: "Wang Junji's words are wrong! If there is no skin, how can the hair be attached? If the tea is really replaced by Fangwai's coffee, and we discuss the interests of the tea farmers again, in the end, no matter the interests of the tea farmers cannot be guaranteed. Even the most basic tea-horse trade will fall into an unprecedented predicament."

"At that time, don't say that there are no horses in Ming Dynasty. You can even say whether the tea farmers can keep their jobs! The land in Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian and Jiangxi has been barren since ancient times. I don't know how many people live exclusively by growing tea and picking tea? If so, Because of our indecision, these tea farmers cannot have successors, and we are sinners through the ages!"

Shen Yiguan directly refuted Wang Jiaping's words, and Wang Jiaping was suffocated when he heard Shen Yiguan's words!
What Shen has always said is correct.

If the tea leaves are really replaced by Fang Wai's coffee, then the lost benefits will not be as small as the star in front of them.

So, that idea that has to be done ASAP.

Zhu Changluo looked at Shen Yiguan appreciatively.

At the critical moment, the leader of the Zhejiang Party is still courageous.

It's no wonder that in the original historical time and space, this person was very capable from the top to the first assistant.

Zhu Changluo started appropriately: "I already know what Qing and the others mean. I asked Qing and the others to discuss it today, but I didn't mean to come up with a result right away."

"What is the effect of coffee? I'm just talking about it now. I'm going to give you a month to get used to the effect of coffee. After one month, I will call you again to discuss the coffee policy again. By then, I hope that you Waiting can offer a good strategy of old age to seek the country for Gu. Solve the tea crisis this time."

Zhu Changluo planned to let the bullets fly for a while, and by the way, within this month, let the eight people including the cabinet and the military aircraft department enjoy the refreshing effect of coffee, compare the effect of tea, and let them think about the fatal impact of coffee on tea.

Zhu Changluo believes that in less than a month, all tea merchants who have heard or tried the effects of coffee, or officials related to tea merchants, will be the first to ask the court to find a way to suppress coffee and save the country. tea!

After all, people die for money, and birds die for food!This is the unbreakable truth.

No one will just watch their own interests being eroded and impacted by a new thing.

This is like the reform that Zhu Changluo is going to carry out. When the critical moment comes, he will definitely not be as kind and gentle as he is now.

In the end, it must be a desperate fight!

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