Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 441

The next day, look forward to the sun.

Li Shanda opened his arms and asked his servants to tidy up his robes while talking with his younger brother Li Cunyou.

"Are you ready to set up the Department of Banknotes and Banknotes?"

"Don't worry brother, everything is ready." Li Cunyou said. "Actually, they are all off-the-shelf items. The property that Dayuan used to make banknotes were transported back to Beijing as spoils of war after the capital city was destroyed."

"It was originally pressed in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry, and it can be used directly when it is taken out. Brother, will His Majesty really agree to set up a treasure banknote lifting department?"

"National affairs are difficult. What else can we do if we don't use precious money?" Elder Li Shan said in a determined tone. "If you want to come to the court today, you will make an order. At that time, I will recommend you to your majesty as the treasurer's secretary. If the superior asks you what you should answer, you must keep it in mind."

"You are a body that wears a sin. I try my best to find you this fat job for my brother. You must remember to do things well. Take what you should take, and don't take what you shouldn't take. Leak some from your fingers and give it to the people below. Go. Those people are relatives of the courtiers, so don’t offend them easily, do you understand?”

"I know, I know!" Hearing what his elder brother said with certainty, the younger brother of the duke scratched his head with joy.The reason why he is said to be guilty is because his niece is Hu Weiyong's prospective daughter-in-law.Originally, when talking about Lianzuo, it was necessary to implicate his official status.But Lao Zhu saw Li Shanchang's face, opened his mouth to avoid Li Cunyou's execution.

However, with this taint on him, Li Cunyou's career in officialdom was considered lost.Li Shanchang wanted to use the benefits of raising the banknotes to link up with all the officials. As a state official who had already retired, it was naturally inconvenient for him to go out in person, so he thought of using this brother to remotely control the banknotes.

After all, when it comes to economics, the superiors can only rely on me, Li Shanchang, and if I don’t let me recommend the candidates, what else can I do?
Li Shanchang was very determined.

On the other side, Li Qi silently handed the wat board used in the court to his father. He listened to the conversation between his second uncle and his father, but he couldn't help worrying in his heart: His Majesty has not officially established the treasure bank promotion department, and his father will promote a position Privately handed over to the second uncle.

He even contacted all the officials, and divided up the fat servants and all the officials in this yet-to-be-established yamen...

If His Majesty knew about this, what would His Majesty think?
"By the way, what's wrong with the cabinet recently?" Li Shanchang asked casually.

"It's nothing unusual, and no one has thought of a better solution than treasure notes to solve the financial shortage." Li Cunyi replied. "Just one thing... Yesterday the third prince and the fifth prince galloped into the palace on horseback. I don't know what His Majesty said."

"Brother, do you think that because of the fifth prince, you will also give the matter of the treasure..."

"..." Li Shanchang's heart skipped a beat.The old face was also stiff.But he quickly collected himself, shook his head and said: "No, even though His Majesty is partial to this son, but the issuance of banknotes is a major matter for the court, how can a child be allowed to talk about it?"

"Don't worry, no one knows Your Majesty better than me. The matter of the treasure is a certainty."

"Okay. Then I'll wait for the good news from my brother." With Li Shanchang's assurance, Li Cunyi turned his worries into joy.

Li Shanchang packed up and got on the sedan chair decorated with gold and silver chi embroidery.Emperor Hongwu believed that sitting in a sedan chair was human beings as animals, so he issued a ban on sedan chairs, prohibiting officials from going to court in sedan chairs.However, Li Shanchang was bestowed with a sedan chair by the emperor himself because of his old age.Among the chariots and horses in front of the palace gate, only Li Shanchang's sedan chair decorated with gold and silver is eye-catching, which can be regarded as full of ostentation.

When all the officials saw the old man get off the sedan chair, they rushed up to support him.His Majesty at the court today is very likely to issue banknotes, and the enactment of banknote laws will inevitably fall on this "Xiao He".As soon as the banknote law comes out, there must be gold and silver everywhere. How dare these officials ignore this former prime minister who has become an official?The emperor of Ming Dynasty's fingers were tightly sewn. Compared with the Yuan Dynasty, the family of the big guy can be said to have plummeted.Finally, Daming finally came out with this God of Wealth, so why don't we hold it up and make offerings?

Li Shanchang also had a complacent expression on his face, and he seemed to have returned to the time when he was the prime minister and held power in the court.The Huaixi lineage that I pulled together with painstaking efforts has already declined, but it is just a treasure, and it has attracted all these Qingliu who used to be enemies with Huaixi lineage... With such a means, even I can't help but feel proud.

With the opening of the palace gate, all the officials entered the court one by one. Li Shanchang, who was walking in the forefront, saw Lao Zhu wearing a uniform on the throne for the first time... Seeing Lao Zhu's scrutinizing eyes, he couldn't help feeling Hiccup: What's the situation?Why does the superior look at me like this?

He quickly reviewed all his deeds, and he thought there was nothing wrong with it, so he let go of half of his heart: It's okay, the banknote method is a great tool to solve the problem of financial scarcity, and the pure reason for proposing this policy is from public heart.As for wooing all the officials... the conversation was all in the dark room, and there was no reason for it. Even if someone leaked the news, I firmly refused to admit it.

I am the number one hero in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, even though my disciple Hu Weiyong died, the superiors did not doubt me.Anhui will feel bad for me because of these pretentious remarks made by Qingliu, who was originally in the same vein as us in Huaixi?
Li Shanchang made up his mind, Xu Shi just made a mistake.

After all the officials were in place and shouted all blessings, Lao Zhu couldn't wait to speak: "A few days ago, we visited you several times to discuss the problem of the treasury's shortage. These days we are thinking about it ourselves. We don't have any Qian Liang, we can't sleep tossing and turning!"

"But hesitating, that's not our style. Fortunately, there are capable people around us who can make suggestions..."

Hearing this, Li Shanchang couldn't help straightening his old back.The superior is complimenting me!I just saw it wrong...

"We already have a clever plan, and it happens to be announced at this court meeting..."

"From today onwards, we will..."

"Issuance of precious banknotes!" Li Shanchang continued in his heart for Lao Zhu, not only him, but many officials who had a secret agreement with Li Shanchang long ago also showed excitement: good!Very good!Sure enough, as Li Xiang said, His Majesty has finally made up his mind!

After the treasure banknotes are issued, they will buy silver with banknotes and hoard silver for sale... I don’t know how many ways to make a fortune. As long as you can get a good life in the treasure banknote collection department, you will plunge into the sea of ​​gold and silver...

"We want... to increase the business tax!" In the eyes of all the officials looking forward to it, Lao Zhu said four completely different words in a resounding voice.

"Hey?"

Baiguan was stunned.

Li Shanchang was stunned.

Seeing Lao Zhu's determined expression, Li Shanchang, who knows Lao Zhu best, knows that these four words must be the last policy measure proposed by the superior after careful consideration.

This also means... No comment!
Whenever the superior announces the decision in this way, if there is someone who speaks out, there are often only two endings...

Or be demoted and exiled, or die!
But...it shouldn't be, the superior has been thinking about the treasure banknote for more than ten days. Logically speaking, if he is dissatisfied with this method, he should have called back to the court and asked the officials to come up with another method.

Moreover, yesterday morning, the superior called him into the palace, and asked him carefully about the matters that should be paid attention to when opening a banknote raising department.

...Why did the superior resolutely change his mind before the last day?
What happened in the middle?
Li Shanchang can't understand...

(End of this chapter)