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Imperial Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion.
In Cao Yi’s office area, two old men sat opposite each other.
Today, in Wenyuan Pavilion, only the office areas of the three prime ministers are left.
Nangong Ji has actually been deprived of the honor of deputy prime minister. He only has an office area in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and all his staff have been taken out.
This is not only a physical loss, but also a loss of honor.
If the people who followed Nangong Ji hadn't left such deep traces, they would have already gone their own way to make a living.
That is to say, Nangong Ji comforted them and said that he would make arrangements for them before leaving, and this group of people settled down.
At this moment, sitting opposite Cao Yi was Nangong Ji.
The two are the oldest people in the cabinet and the ones who have been in office the longest.
To put it bluntly, they are all old foxes.
Normally, Nangong Ji was also in charge of the household department and had no substantial conflict with Cao Yi. Now that he went directly to the household department, there was still little conflict with Cao Yi.
Cao Yi is not very capable, but one good thing is that he can gather people together and glue everything together without going wrong.
Such a prime minister is liked by all emperors.
At the same time, his own risk factor has also been greatly reduced.
For example, in this big shock, the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of War, Water Transport, Navy and other departments were all severely damaged, but they had nothing to do with Cao Yi.
This is where his sophistication comes in.
Nangong Ji always looks down on Cao Yi, but now that he is unlucky, he realizes how much benefit a low-key prime minister like Cao Yi has.
Of course, it is impossible for him to imitate Cao Yi.
If he learns from Cao Yi, he will never get ahead in his life.
Didn’t Nangong Ji get promoted step by step because he pleased the emperor at the Ministry of Household Affairs and satisfied all the emperor’s requirements?
As my thoughts passed by, I heard Cao Yi say: "Prime Minister Nangong, the recent inspections by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are almost complete, right?"
"It's basically in place. Now we just have to discuss it with the prime ministers in the cabinet and then submit it to the emperor for review." Nangong Ji replied.
"What's the specific number?" Cao Yi asked.
"The money deficit of the Ministry of Household Affairs is about 8 million taels, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is about 6 million taels." Nangong Ji said: "The food loss is greater, about 56 million taels in total, including the Gyeonggi area, Shandong and Anhui. The three provinces suffered the heaviest losses Jiangnan also suffered some losses, but it was within a reasonable range. Liu Renhuai has already started to report to the court, hoping to be more lenient."
"Well, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. Jiangnan has been under too much pressure in recent years and has paid too much. If there is a slight violation, just relax a little. Otherwise, if you work under huge pressure, sooner or later it will collapse." Cao Yi sighed. , "Looking at it like this, Liu Shaoling may not be able to change his position for at least three years."
"He is forty-six years old this year and will be fifty in three years." Nangong Ji said, "When he comes to the capital, no matter how much the emperor wants to reuse him, the necessary steps and time still need to be taken. "…Being able to become prime minister at the age of fifty-three is all because of his astonishing speed."
Cao Yi nodded slightly.
After Liu Renhuai enters Beijing, he should directly be the deputy prime minister, but he definitely cannot be the prime minister. Otherwise, what will happen to the people above him?
It has been several years since I became deputy prime minister, so you have to be on a first-come, first-served basis.
"But Liu Renhuai definitely wants to be the prime minister. No matter it is Emperor Jinghe or the one after him, he will do so.
But, whether Liu Renhuai still has such good energy and courage by then is another question.
Cao Yi can't control that much.
Because by that time he had already retired and returned to his hometown.
Thinking about his mistakes, Cao Yi asked again: "Where are the gains from ransacking homes to make up for the shortcomings?"
"There are a total of 46 million taels in this part." Nangong Ji said without changing his expression, "The emperor's intention, according to the calculated figures, basically those below the fifth rank will be redeemed with money, and those who can pay will be removed from office. Return to their hometowns, and those who cannot pay will be exiled.”
Those below the fifth rank can still exit with dignity, but those above the fifth rank will not have it so easy, and they will just have all their homes confiscated.
The worst offender was naturally Nangong Ji. His family’s property was confiscated totaling 13.9 million taels, which was unprecedented.
Emperor Jinghe could bear it now and did not exile him directly, which can be regarded as truly treating him as a confidant.
&The food was also guaranteed, so Miao Taisheng couldn't get angry and couldn't find a reason to get angry! "
Zhong Chang smiled helplessly.
??It should be said that these grain merchants are much smarter this year than last year.
Last year, they dared to refuse to sell the food when the people in the capital were crying for food. In the end, Miao Yan took the opportunity to "beat them up" before obediently shipping the goods.
This year is different. Because of the bumper grain harvest, the capital itself is not short of food. Not only is there no shortage of food, but the price is not high.
The price of a liter of rice or wheat usually sold in the market is only 20 cents per liter, which is second only to the 15 cents per liter before the disaster last year.
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Many families who are able to afford it now basically don’t eat rice porridge or steamed buns adulterated with bran.
The amount of bran on the market this year has plummeted from about fifteen cents per liter last year to five cents, and even if the quantity is large, it can be negotiated.
That’s why the imperial court was able to purchase a large amount of bran at such a cheap price and mobilize it to the disaster-stricken people in the two lakes and Sichuan.
“But when faced with the imperial court’s acquisition, they resisted and pushed back.
From this point of view, as long as the basic needs are guaranteed, the acquisition by the court is not mandatory.
Dakang has always respected business rules.
You must be willing to sell before the court can buy it.
You can’t say what price I set, you have to sell it to me.
This is breaking the rules.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????…???It’s better not to engage in grain trading, otherwise you won’t be able to make any money after working hard for a while, and the court will suffer a huge loss, who is willing to do such a business?
Last year, when Miao Yan was so big, it only forced grain merchants to meet the needs of the people, and it did not involve the imperial court's purchase at all.
Even the grain merchants resorted to fraud and mixed the grain with stones. If they wanted to get away with it, they could only seize the typical post-processing.
Both Emperor Jinghe and Zhong Chang understood this.
However, it is not easy for businessmen to "lose" and "submit" in vain.
Suddenly, while walking, Emperor Jinghe stopped.
He raised his head and looked into the distance.
I saw Xiong Dabao's huge body running towards this side like flying.
Not good!
The emperor and the deputy prime minister shouted in unison.
Even Xiong Dabao acted so urgently, something must have happened again!
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