Chapter 417 Everyone has their own plans
The key is that this person does not love power or money.
The only possible weakness is that he likes women and is extremely picky.
The servant girl named Amei was beautiful, so she became a concubine.
The original personal maid was released from the inner courtyard and became a steward at the farm.
Li Mu was considered to be extremely beautiful, so he became the manager of the textile workshop.
The woman sent by the Xu family was inferior, so she could only go to the fields to grow vegetables.
As for Guan Ji, a woman of unparalleled elegance, he is planning to marry her back to the house and become his wife.
But now his ties to the Han Dynasty are all arranged by the Prime Minister. What about after the Prime Minister?
After becoming Prime Minister, His Majesty must personally govern. This is the final bottom line Zhang Xingcai has set for himself.
But after His Majesty takes charge, how should he restrain Feng Yong?
Zhang Xingcai was thinking when he heard Adou's voice coming from behind him, "What is the Queen thinking about?"
Zhang Xingcai turned around and quickly said, "I have met His Majesty."
“Cainiang doesn’t need to be polite.”
Adou helped Zhang Xingcai up and looked at the scenery outside side by side with her. He smiled and said, "Standing here, I just feel refreshed and have the pleasure of looking down from above. It's really good."
Zhang Xingcai smiled slightly, "Isn't your Majesty Liu Junhou explaining the classics in the front hall? Why are you here?"
“Halfway through, I pretended to have a headache and asked him to go back first.”
As Adou said, he pointed to a carriage guarded by guards on the official road, "Well, isn't that his carriage?"
Zhang Xingcai was also a little helpless about His Majesty's behavior of frequently skipping classes. "If he tells the Prime Minister then, I'm afraid His Majesty will be taught a lesson again."
“It’s okay, he won’t tell his father-in-law this time.”
Adou's little chubby face showed an inexplicable smile, hehehe.
Zhang Xingcai almost gave birth to a child to Adou, how could he not hear what Adou meant?
“Is there something wrong, Your Majesty?”
Adou nodded, he had nothing to hide in front of Zhang Xingcai, "Liu Junhou told me today: the people can follow it but not know it."
“Now Xinghanhui and Dongfeng Express are examples of what the people can do. But if left to their own devices, they can control the price of beans today, and they can also control the price of grain in the Han Dynasty in the future.”
“At that time, there will be a suspicion that it is unreasonable. Therefore, he felt that the court should let Xinghanhui and Dongfeng Express ‘know’ about it. Only in this way can a good thing turn into a bad thing.”
Zhang Xingcai heard this and asked with some interest, "Then how do we 'know' it?"
“Of course it’s best to have it controlled by the imperial court, so that those nobles can later know where the favor comes from?”
Adou chuckled.
"The Prime Minister is currently marching south, and Li Zhongdu has to guard Yong'an. Within Jincheng, General Zhao has to guard the central army and has no time to care about others. The only person left with the highest official position and free time is Liu Shuowei, who has a good idea. "
Zhang Xingcai's eyes flashed, and he immediately thought through what Liu Yan was thinking.
“Yes! I think so too.”
Adou held up his palms and smiled.
“So, Your Majesty agrees?”
Zhang Xingcai asked.
Adou shook his head and said, "How can we make such a big decision so easily? So I just said I had a headache, and he agreed to stop explaining. That's why I came over to ask Cainiang what she meant."
Zhang Xingcai glanced at Adou appreciatively.
The emperor was naturally not as intelligent as the prime minister, nor as evil as Feng Yong among his peers, but he had one advantage, that is, he was good at listening to others and could accept advice with an open mind.
Coupled with the fact that he is the Lord of all nations, this is the greatest advantage.
As long as his subordinates are willing to do their best, why should he personally handle state affairs? The world can also be cured by governing from the top down.
Zhang Xingcai waved his hand and asked all the people around him to retreat.
Then he looked at the car that disappeared into the crowd on Chaoguan Road, his eyes finally sank, and he said slowly, "If it were when His Majesty was in charge, Liu Shuowei's words would naturally be good words. But he chose this time. Tell your Majesty, that’s because you have ulterior motives.”
"Oh, Cainiang thinks so too?" Adou nodded repeatedly and said, "Although there is nothing wrong with what Liu Shuowei said, I always feel that something is wrong in my heart, but I can't explain it."
"Your Majesty, it is true that kindness comes from above. But now all the government orders of the Han Dynasty come from the Prime Minister's Mansion. If Your Majesty really agrees to him, in the eyes of outsiders, he is taking advantage of the Prime Minister's absence in Jincheng to buy people's hearts and prepare to think I’m going to take charge personally.”
"Has Your Majesty thought about how to explain it to the Prime Minister? Or is Your Majesty already ready to take charge?"
“Pro…pro-government?”
Adou was startled. He looked around and saw that there was no one in the palace. Then he felt relieved and asked, "Is it so serious?"
Zhang Xingcai sneered, "The matter of Xinghanhui and Dongfeng Express does not require any act of kindness from Your Majesty. Because it is the royal family's participation that makes everything go so smoothly."
“If outsiders don’t know about it, don’t they know about the achievements of the Xinghanhui in the future?”
"Your Majesty just needs to wait patiently and see who among the Xinghan Hui can be of great use and then select them to be appointed in the court. After ten or twenty years, they will naturally be His Majesty's confidants, so why bother? "
Whether it’s the ranch, the workshop, or even the Dongfeng Express, which one doesn’t have the royal family’s nominal share?
Today's royal family, even if they do nothing, already have a large number of people tightly tied to the royal family.
As long as you wait patiently for those nobles to grow up and enter the court, they will be natural supporters of the royal family.
They are all about the same age as His Majesty. Once His Majesty can take charge personally, with their support, it will be the easiest thing to control the court.
That Feng Yong, whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally, has already done everything and is just waiting for His Majesty to reach out and take it.
So your Majesty just needs to wait, and there is no need to do anything else.
The thing your Majesty is most indispensable for is time.
Because Your Majesty has never been weak!
This is why Zhang Xingcai is thinking more and more about marrying his sister to Feng Yong.
Looking at the future, even if he cannot reach the level of an unparalleled national scholar like the prime minister, it is inevitable that he can become the pillar of the Han Dynasty.
The prime minister asked Guan Ji to tie her up with love, couldn't he do it himself?
Guan Ji is unparalleled in her beauty, isn't her sister just as beautiful?
"That's right!" Adou gave a high-five and cursed, "Why do I always feel something is wrong? It turns out that Liu Shuowei has no good intentions!"
Then he frowned again, "What is his purpose?"
Adou should call Liu Yan uncle on weekdays.
But in his heart, he actually disliked this uncle very much.
I am the emperor, and if I want to choose some common women to enter the palace, I will be sprayed with saliva.
In fact, this is nothing, after all, everyone is like this, even the Prime Minister's Palace is no exception. When the Prime Minister's wife entered the palace, she was still wearing coarse linen clothes.
But Liu Yan, let alone the food and clothing in your house, even the maids are more beautiful than the maids in the palace. Who doesn't know that the maids in Liu's house are the best in Jincheng?
This is absolutely intolerable!
The emperor's life is more miserable than that of his subordinates. Who would be happier?
“I remember that Liu Honglang, the son of Liu Shuowei, did not seem to have entered the Xinghan Society.”
Zhang Xingcai mentally reviewed all the main leaders of the Xinghan Society and found that Liu Liang's name was indeed not there.
Although Liu Yan has no real power, his status is noble. Therefore, if Liu Liang joins the Xinghan Society, his name will definitely be ranked first. However, according to the list controlled by Zhang Xingcai, he is not included at all.
“Don’t Liu Shuowei appreciate Feng Mingwen’s articles? I heard that the maids in Liu’s house sing most of Feng Mingwen’s articles nowadays.”
Adou slightly asked strangely, "Why didn't he let his son join the Xinghan Society?"
After hearing this, Zhang Xingcai smiled and had a clear understanding in his eyes.
"There is a reason for this, and I can guess at this moment that Liu Shuowei's actions are most likely for Liu Honglang. For his son, he has spent a lot of effort."
“What do you mean by Cainiang’s words?”
Adou asked impatiently.
He felt that the most right thing he had done in his life was to marry such a queen.
Whenever she has any difficulties, she can always explain them to her.
“I only found out about this by chance.”
Zhang Xingcai smiled slightly and said, "When Siniang wanted to get a name, Liu Liang was also one of the men who wanted to marry the Zhang family. Moreover, he was born in a noble family and was a member of the Han royal family, so he was quite popular at the time."
“Later, when Feng Langjun returned to Jincheng, the two of them met in the peach grove outside Jincheng. I heard that the meeting between the two was not very pleasant.”
“Is it the peach forest where ‘human faces and peach blossoms complement each other’?”
Adou's eyes lit up and he asked.
The peach grove of the Du family was originally a scenic spot in Jincheng. Since Zhang Xingyi got the title of "Flower Face and Moonlight Beauty" there, it has attracted countless young men and women to go there to view the scenery.
How can Adou, who likes to play, be an exception? He had actually wanted to visit that peach forest for a long time, but he had never had the chance. Now when I heard what Zhang Xingcai said, I was immediately interested.
“It’s the peach grove.”
Zhang Xingcai smiled and said, "I heard from Siniang that the two of them had never given each other a good look since the first time they met. Later, at the Huangzhuang outside the city, I asked Feng Langjun to take Siniang back to his home, and Liu happened to be there again. Liang saw it, and the two had a verbal conflict."
“So there is such a quarrel between Feng Mingwen and Liu Honglang?”
Adou's eyes sparkled with gossip, "Isn't he determined to marry Guan Ji? Why is there still a dispute between Si Niang and Liu Honglang?"
“The young man is so handsome, and that girl is so pretty! In front of her, the two of them will never consider themselves inferior to each other.”
Zhang Xingcai waved his hand and said, "So according to me, since Feng Yong is the leader of the Xinghan Association, once Liu Honglang joins, doesn't he think he is inferior to Feng Yong? So he must be unwilling."
"Now everyone in the Xinghan Society is working together to collect and transport beans for the Southern Expedition. No matter how big or small, they are all credit. If Liu Shuowei really wants to get involved in this matter, then there will naturally be a chance for Liu Honglang to get the glory. "
"And if Liu Honglang can be more ambitious and control Xinghanhui and Dongfeng Express, the benefits will be great."
The leader of the Xinghan Association is the elder brother of Jincheng who has made many achievements!
As for Dongfeng Express, let alone that.
Just look at Hanzhong and Jincheng.
As Hanzhong becomes more prosperous, the connection between Hanzhong and Jincheng also becomes increasingly close. How many things need to be transported between these two places every month?
There is no need to do detailed calculations, just look at the city gate in the direction of Jincheng towards Hanzhong and see how many vehicles and pedestrians come in and out every day, you will know how big the money is in this business.
Not to mention that Nanzhong will be added in the future.
Until a profitable business is discovered, few people will notice it. But once it is broken, people will suddenly realize that they have missed something.
And those with power and merit will have an inherent advantage in eating this bowl of rice.
There are ways, there are channels, there are channels, there are relationships...
It is simply tailor-made for them.
“He dares!”
Adou said angrily.
Dongfeng Express owns 40% of its share. If the Liu family really wants to take control of it, will they take themselves seriously?
Even though his surname is Liu, and he is similar to Liu Yan, he still has to settle accounts clearly among brothers!
“What is he afraid of?”
Zhang Xingcai smiled calmly, "It's just control, it's not like changing the share of the inner government. As long as Feng Mingwen is squeezed out, the goal will be achieved. Is it possible that Your Majesty will stand up for Feng Mingwen because of this matter?"
Adou was stunned for a moment, then remembered something, and suddenly became furious, "Of course I have to step forward! This old man, for his own selfishness, actually ignored me... and ignored national affairs!"
"How can Dongfeng Express be said to be able to do it? Who else can do it well except Feng Langjun? Let alone Liu Liang, even if it is Liu Yanlai, it is all in vain!"
When Feng Yong decided to establish Dongfeng Express, he sent the palace a "Dongfeng Express Development Plan."
In addition to describing an extremely wonderful prospect for Adou and Zhang Xingcai, it also points out the development steps and necessary things.
Let’s not talk about the incomprehensible content in the plan such as how many outlets we plan to build and how we will build them.
Let’s just talk about what Adou can understand: Dongfeng Express needs to transport livestock, and the Yunnan horse alone starts at a minimum of 10,000 horses, and the upper limit is uncertain.
Other than the pasture in Feng Yong's hands, who else could raise so many horses?
Do you really think that Dongfeng Express relies entirely on two legs?
So this Dongfeng Express cannot lack anyone without Feng Mingwen. Unexpectedly, that old man didn't know anything and dared to scheme to exclude Feng Mingwen. What a bastard!
This old man is really extremely selfish!
Adou thought bitterly, almost being deceived by him.
No matter how ignorant he is, he still knows that if Dongfeng Express can really develop to that point, it will be of great benefit to the big man.
As soon as there is a war, the Dongfeng Express in hand can be used by the court.
So this Dongfeng Express can only do well. Anyone who dares to do bad will not be spared.
“Your Majesty can think of this, I am really surprised.”
Zhang Xingcai’s eyes were shining with brilliance and there was a joyful smile on his face.
"Of course."
Adou showed off his manliness, patted his chest and said, "How can you hide this old man's little tricks from me?"
Zhang Xingcai secretly pursed his lips and smiled, as a man, you always have to let him show off.
(End of this chapter)