Chapter 618 The T-shaped volume uses the theme as a reference
Everyone here is not a nerd who only reads dead books. After decades of experience in the temple, they can join the cabinet and serve as prime ministers. Naturally, they are no strangers to court affairs.
Even if they are not that specialized in a certain aspect of specific affairs, they can understand the basic meaning of the matter at a glance, so Feng Ziying's words just went around in their minds and they understood it. .
As long as businessmen and even ordinary people can keep trusting in this credibility and believe that the court has the ability to repay such debts in all aspects, it will be no problem even if you borrow new debts to repay old debts, and you can even borrow more and more.
This kind of reputation is not just a credit for repaying debts, but also means the court's recognition, respect and protection of their property rights.
Of course, apart from Feng Ziying, other people, including the businessmen themselves, are not yet aware of this meaning.
They simply think that as long as the court can keep repaying it, then what does it matter whether their money is stored in the cellar, in a bank, or bought into land and shops?
When you buy a bond, you don't need to worry about custody, and you can also collect interest. However, the current land price is not only expensive, but also the tax is not light, unless you find a way, so this is something that is easier for businessmen to convert. Bonds are more convenient.
Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe both came from practical backgrounds. Ye Xianggao served as the Secretary of the Household Transfer Department, Fang Congzhe also served as the Assistant Minister of the Household Transfer Department and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Fang Congzhe even worked in the local area, and Ye Xianggao also worked in Nanjing. , so both the height and depth of things are different.
Needless to say about Qi Yongtai, Feng Ziying had discussed this issue with him a long time ago. Although some concepts were difficult for Qi Yongtai to accept for a while, after all, he had been exposed to them earlier than these people, so he was more able to realize them.
As for Emperor Yonglong, he has been keeping silent and thinking carefully, rather than expressing his views and attitudes in front of the cabinet ministers.
Ye Xianggao thought for a long time before slowly speaking: "Ziying, your point of view is somewhat new, but I feel that it is somewhat similar to the treasure banknotes issued by the former Ming Dynasty. But we all know the proliferation and final results of the treasure banknotes issued by the former Ming Dynasty. No matter how reputable the imperial court is, if you let it go without limit, you will probably be the source of disaster..."
"Master Chief Assistant, I also know that the former Ming Bao Chao you mentioned is somewhat different, but it is still somewhat different. The former Ming Bao Chao is simply paper printed by the former Ming court regardless of the consequences. It does not have any replacement power, and our bonds are not Same, it was bought by merchants with real money, which means that a bond corresponds to this amount of silver, and it is not aimed at ordinary people, and its use is completely different from that of banknotes... Of course, there are similarities, then It is related to the credibility of the court. If the treasure banknotes are not issued indiscriminately without limit, but are restrained on the basis of land tax, and can be exchanged for silver and copper coins, which can be used to offset taxes, this may not be impossible to persist..."
Even Feng Ziying is half-full of the specific truth behind it, and can only explain it to everyone in vague terms, so that everyone can understand it with only a little knowledge.
When Feng Ziying stepped out of the Zuoshun Gate, her stomach was already growling with hunger. It was too late to go back for a meal, but the emperor did not give him a meal, so he could only follow a group of elders in the Wenyuan Pavilion to the prime minister's house in the Wenyuan Pavilion. Let's eat while we're there.
There is a small kitchen next to Wenyuan Pavilion, which is of course not specially prepared for a few pavilion elders, but also includes a group of staff, officials and servants who work in the prime minister's mansion.
According to the rules of the Zhou Dynasty, all staff are hired by the officials themselves, more or less casually, but the salaries are paid by the officials themselves.
Of course, as senior officials at the level of cabinet ministers, six ministers, and ministers, there are basically three or five staff members, so naturally they can find workarounds.
For example, ask the staff to fill in the identity of an official who is not a good official, look for opportunities to supplement the status with merit, and then donate the official position to give him a good background.
The reason why this is so is because it is generally difficult for those who donate official posts to get a replacement official position from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Therefore, if you can register your merits in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you can also get some opportunities by donating official posts.
It was also the first time that Feng Ziying rushed to have a big meal with a group of elders. In addition to him, there was Zheng Jizhi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although this old man was over seventy, he was in good health and could eat, drink and sleep.
In addition to the four meat and two vegetables, the exquisiteness is far less than that of the carefully prepared dishes in Fuzhong and Jiafu. However, the portions are sufficient and satisfactory, and a bottle of wine is also provided. This relaxed atmosphere makes Feng Ziying very envious. .
However, although a bottle of wine can be provided, the people who eat in this house are not restrained and self-disciplined, and they only drink two glasses and then stop drinking.
"Ziying, the Ministry of Punishment has sent people south. The Nanjing Ministry of Punishment has obviously neglected its duties in this matter, so this is also the opinion of the cabinet. If you can't go back for a while, you'd better say hello to Dongxian and send an e-mail. I am writing to your classmates that the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate is currently doing a good job, but Long Jinwei is also doing evil things there..."
“Master Li, it’s not easy to talk to the lower officials over at Long Jinwei. Why don’t you say hello to Master Lu?”
Feng Ziying knew that someone would definitely come back to complain.
Either it, the Chinese Book Division, or the Dragon Dragon, and even the Nanjing Criminal Ministry and Nanjing Metropolitan Institute, which will inevitably be played by people.
The benefits are so huge now, and the next step will continue, so I and Zhongshu Ke will definitely be fine.
But if we need to give some people who have suffered losses a window to vent, then the Nanjing Criminal Department, the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Long Jinwei will have to bear some responsibility.
However, the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate is doing its job happily, and Long Jinwei is bound to have some dirty tricks. Coupled with the poor performance of the Nanjing Criminal Department, it is estimated that the latter two families will drag out two more or less as scapegoats.
However, Long Jinwei mainly focuses on internal punishment. For such trivial matters, the punishment is nothing more than dismissal and demotion. After one or two internal operations, he can come back in a year and a half.
It is estimated that this group of Dragon Guards have long been determined to take the blame and reap the benefits. After all, such a lucrative opportunity is too rare.
Li Tingji didn't like to deal with Long Jinwei's people either. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Then let's ask the Metropolitan Procuratorate to ask about it. The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate treats the Nanjing Criminal Department lightly and it is difficult to have any effect. , and for this Long Jinwei, I guess the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate doesn’t have that thought.”
"Master Li, what students say is unpleasant. There are many problems in the Six Ministries of Nanjing. Each ministry in Nanjing is called a place to store materials, but everyone can see it. Far away from the emperor and the cabinet, who can always pay attention to it? It also stores materials. This Storage means ten years and eight years. Is this called storage of materials? I am afraid that the original thoughts have been exhausted. The student feels that if the imperial court really wants to rectify Nanjing, it should first give Nanjing Six Ministries. Whether it’s the Chaoyuan or the Dali Temple, we all need to think about it. We can’t just leave it aside so unclearly, and we still have to ask people to do work without seeing a future..."
Feng Ziying's pretending to be straightforward was a bit harsh in the ears of the cabinet ministers. Including Ye Xianggao, they all glanced at Qi Yongtai subconsciously. He was also the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Could it be that he wanted to carry out the model in Nanjing? Change?
But when they saw Qi Yongtai, he also raised his thick eyebrows and looked unhappy. Several people also laughed and said nothing. It was probably that the teacher and student had another disagreement.
“You are outrageous! How can you say anything about the imperial court’s employment rules and regulations?” Qi Yongtai scolded in a deep voice.
What Feng Ziying dislikes the most is Qi Yongtai's habit of beating himself up indiscriminately. Of course, he also knows that the other party has good intentions to avoid being too prominent and arousing jealousy.
But he is like this now, and everyone here is a bunch of old foxes, who still doesn’t know his background?
Moreover, he once heard Qi Yongtai mention that the personnel arrangements in Nanjing were unsatisfactory. If officials without great perseverance, determination and wisdom arrived in Nanjing, they would basically be considered useless and would have been wasted in three to five years. It was almost done, and at the same time it directly led to the delay and chaos in various affairs in Nanzhili.
"Master Qi, the students are just telling the truth. If they are really unusable officials, why not just order them to be removed from office? Such a meal in Nanjing's corpse will affect the prestige of the entire court in Jiangnan. From the students' point of view, this salt merchant is breaking the law. , The officials in various prefectures and prefectures in southern Zhili are slack and ineffective, which is largely due to this. Students have also heard that Lord Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of War, also talked about this situation."
It was Zhang Jingqiu, the Minister of War, who first mentioned it. Qi Yongtai looked a little better. After all, Zhang Jingqiu's status was not comparable to that of Feng Ziying. If Feng Ziying's words were spread, he didn't know how much trouble he would cause.
After pondering for a while, Qi Yongtai raised his eyes to Ye Xianggao and said: "I have heard some such statements. They all said that officials who worked in Nanjing for a period of time had a hard time adapting to the capital after returning to the capital. They always felt busy and tired. , but the city of Nanjing is full of floating boats on the Qinhuai River, and the jade boats are all dressed in crimson green clothes, which is enough to show how leisurely and contented our Nanjing officials are."
Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe both shook their heads. This matter was of great importance. Even if what Qi Yongtai said was true, it was definitely not the case now. Fortunately, Qi Yongtai also understood, and his tone softened when he saw their expressions.
"I just want to remind you two adults, don't expect us to be working hard in the capital, while the local officials are singing and dancing. That means that there may be something wrong with our official inspection system, and the staff should also be responsible for it." It’s best to give some thought to this issue, but please, sir, please think deeply.”
These last words shocked both Ye Fang and Ye Fang. They thought it was just Feng Ziying's words before, but now it seems that Qi Yongtai really wants to use the topic and has some ideas?
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