My father is Jiajing

Chapter 225 The Young Elder's Plan
Emperor Jiajing actually didn't have high expectations for Ouyang Bijin and Yan Shifan.

Especially for Ouyang Bijin, most of Emperor Jiajing's impression of him came from the assessment records of the Ministry of Personnel and Yan Song's recommendation of him.

Moreover, there has never been a shortage of officials like Ouyang Bijin in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing naturally thought that Ouyang Bijin was just an ordinary official who was relatively lucky.

After all, the imperial court would select more than 300 Jinshi every three years, and although each of these Jinshi could be regarded as a chosen one of heaven, only a few of them could eventually reach the level of the six ministries.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing did not think that Ouyang Bijin had any special talents just because he could become the Minister of Works.

After all, there are too many talented people like Ouyang Bijin in the court, and some of them have not had the opportunity to display their talents.

So in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, Ouyang Bijin was undoubtedly just an ordinary person with some luck.

On the contrary, Emperor Jiajing’s attitude towards Yan Shifan was interesting.

Apart from Yan Song, perhaps Emperor Jiajing knew the most about Yan Shifan.

The reason why Emperor Jiajing dared to allow Yan Shifan to play a role in the court was actually because he saw Yan Shifan's arrogance and domineering behavior.

After all, there were many things that Emperor Jiajing could not do directly, but the clever Yan Shifan could accurately guess his thoughts and get things done.

Therefore, no matter how bad Yan Shifan's reputation was outside, Emperor Jiajing didn't care.

As long as he can still be used and can bring him benefits, even if Yan Shifan did something against the will of heaven and earth, Emperor Jiajing would pretend not to see it.

After sending Ouyang Bijin and Yan Shifan away, Emperor Jiajing could not help but begin to ponder quietly.

Emperor Jiajing reflected on whether his expectations of the Ministry of Works were really too high.

After all, in the past, what the Ministry of Industry did was just to make some improvements on the work done by its predecessors.

Even if the Ministry of Works was asked to build some new palaces and temples, they would only do so in accordance with previous regulations.

If Huang Jin had not brought back the suggestions from San'er for the expansion plan of the capital, would the Ministry of Works' plan have been a qualified one?
Emperor Jiajing reflected for a while, then turned to Huang Jin and said, "Do you think my requirements for the Ministry of Works are too high?"

Huang Jin was slightly stunned after hearing what Emperor Jiajing said. This didn't seem to be consistent with the questions he had asked in the past.

Huang Jin adjusted his mentality and replied: "Why would the Emperor think this way? The Ministry of Industry should be like this. The Emperor has high expectations for them because he trusts them."

Emperor Jiajing shook his head slightly and said, "No, that's not the case. In the past, when I wanted to build a new palace or temple, I would always follow the fixed etiquette when the Ministry of Works proposed a plan. Therefore, I always felt that there was no problem with these."

"But ever since I read San'er's proposal, I have always felt that there are problems with the Ministry of Industry's plan and it does not suit my wishes."

"Therefore, I have to think carefully about whether this is a problem of the Ministry of Industry or mine."

Huang Jin was also shocked when he heard this, and quickly said, "The Emperor will not have any problems, it must be the Ministry of Works' problem! I have also read Prince Yu's suggestion, it is indeed very meaningful. Although there is no specific construction plan, it also points out its great significance."

"The Ministry of Works cannot understand this. This must be the Ministry of Works' problem. So, I suggest that you ask Prince Yu to come up with some more specific suggestions so that the Ministry of Works can study them carefully?"

When Emperor Jiajing heard what Huang Jin said, he couldn't help but start thinking about it.

Emperor Jiajing said, "This is a good idea. After I hold the coming-of-age ceremony for the third and fourth sons, I will let the third son take on the task of expanding the capital."

"When the time comes, I will see whether the Ministry of Industry can come up with a plan that satisfies me under San'er's suggestion." Huang Jin said, "The Emperor is wise!"

At this moment, Ouyang Bijin and Yan Shifan, who had already left Wanshou Palace, walked side by side again.

Yan Shifan looked at Ouyang Bijin with dissatisfaction, "Minister Ouyang, we are old acquaintances. Ask yourself, if it weren't for the recommendation of our Yan family, would your career in office be so prosperous?"

"Your Majesty just wants a better plan for the expansion of the capital. Why can't you come up with one? I am very disappointed with you."

Yan Shifan's attitude towards Ouyang Bijin was as if he was Ouyang Bijin's immediate superior.

Although Ouyang Bijin was dissatisfied with Yan Shifan's attitude, he could do nothing about it.

Who made Yan Shifan the son of Yan Song?

Although both families are from Ji'an and are related, the gap between the two families is obvious.

Therefore, even though Ouyang Bijin was Yan Shifan's immediate superior, he never put on airs in front of Yan Shifan.

Ouyang Bijin spoke frankly, "Young Lord, the expansion of the capital is a very important matter. Your Majesty wants to expand the capital into an unprecedented majestic city, but this is not something that can be accomplished overnight."

"If our plan is too grand, but in the end the expansion of the capital is abandoned halfway due to money or other issues, wouldn't we become sinners for all eternity? Therefore, the Ministry of Works really cannot come up with this plan."

Yan Shifan turned his head and looked at Ouyang Bijin. He said in surprise: "Is this something you should consider? Doesn't Your Majesty know? Besides, the palace has made a lot of money from selling Yiran and Bingxin candies in the past two years. Do you still need to worry about this?"

"Besides, Yan Maoqing is also working hard on the salt administration to get money for His Majesty. What are you afraid of? Just do a good job on this plan, and you will naturally get the credit when the time comes."

Yan Shifan's words also made Ouyang Bijin stunned. To be honest, Ouyang Bijin knew very little about what was going on in the capital.

In recent years, he has been serving as an official in other places, and his understanding of the capital is still stuck in the past.

Especially regarding the Yiran Sugar and Bingxin Sugar that Yan Shifan just mentioned, he knew very little about them.

Ouyang Bijin was not sure and asked, "Are Yiran Tang and Bingxin Tang really from the palace?"

Thinking of the time when he was reprimanded by Yan Song for the Yirantang, Yan Shifan snorted, "How could this be false? If it wasn't from the palace, who would dare to build such a large industrial park in Shunyi? And it's under the name of Prince Yu, and it's supervised by the palace eunuchs?"

After hearing this, Ouyang Bijin couldn't help but take a breath, "Isn't this competing with the people for profit? Why would Your Majesty be like this?"

Yan Shifan rolled his eyes and said, "It would be fine if we really competed with the people for profits. The new gadgets in Shunyi Industrial Park cannot be made outside. It is too far-fetched to say that we compete with the people for profits."

"And now that Your Majesty has the money, even if the money from the salt administration cannot be maintained for a long time, for the sake of face, Your Majesty will not easily give up the expansion of the capital. So again, the plan for the expansion of the capital will definitely not be stingy. We must let Your Majesty see the ability of our Ministry of Industry."

After Yan Shifan finished speaking, Ouyang Bijin finally understood.

As expected, he is worthy of being called the young cabinet minister. He has such a thorough understanding of the problem and has even set his sights on the emperor's secret treasury.

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Asking for monthly ticket~~~Finally caught up.

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