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Text Chapter 12 (27) Jiang Tuan¡¯s Troubles

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    When a person stands at the crossroads of life with anxiety and feels that he cannot correctly grasp his future destiny and future, he usually does not pay attention to some changes that are happening around him.

    With Jiang Tuan¡¯s guidance, Gao Xiaosan, who was hesitating between doing business and being an official, finally made a decision that was extremely important to him.  Then he left with a heart both light and heavy.  From beginning to end, he didn't realize at all that Jiang Tuan was actually very worried.

    What Gao Xiaosan was thinking about was whether or not he should be an official; and Jiang Tuan encountered exactly the same problem as him, whether he should be an official or not.

    This problem has been bothering Jiang Tuan for a long time

    Initially, the reason why he was able to take up a position in the Ministry of Industry was because the Ministry of Industry had a large deficit in the liquor business.  In order to make up for his mistakes and make up for the debt, the burning Ministry of Industry rushed to seek medical treatment. With a piece of official document, Jiang Tuan was transferred from Yanshanwei to Beijing to be responsible for the management of liquor.

    When he received the official document, he was so excited that he packed his bags immediately.  He couldn't even wait for his family, so he set out on his way to the capital alone.

    He left Yanshan with great ambition and came to the capital with great ambition.  He also lived up to others' expectations of him!  After arriving in Beijing, he first negotiated a new contract with Huojia Liquor House in Yi County, ensuring the superior position of the Ministry of Industry in liquor technology. Then, through a series of bilateral or multi-party meetings, he reached a number of agreements with major liquor workshops in various places.  The agreement, through leasing or selling, solved the problem of the government-run workshops of the Ministry of Industry that had fallen into losses since the day they were completed, and at a price that everyone could accept, the Ministry of Industry stockpiled a few pieces of wine used to steam wine.  One hundred thousand shi of grain was also disposed of to wine shops in various places, thus completely pulling the Ministry of Industry out of the quagmire of liquor.  He also helped the remaining government-run workshops to formulate some rules and regulations that were conducive to business operations, and persuaded the Ministry of Works to abandon the long-standing arrogant practice of forcing craftsmen to work in government-run workshops, and instead used more reasonable wages to recruit craftsmen and  helper.  At present, the liquor workshops preserved by the Ministry of Industry in Shangjing, Chang'an, Chengdu and other places are all implementing these regulations.  Facts have proved that these regulations are effective-the sales of several liquor workshops are no worse than those of private workshops!  Since liquor is not a specialty of the Ministry of Industry, government-run workshops can actually compete equally with private workshops. This situation is completely beyond people's expectations and is almost unbelievable!

    He handled the liquor matter quickly and securely, and he was praised many times by the Minister of Industry and Ministers, which gave him some fame among the six ministries.

    At that time, he was high-spirited and high-spirited, and wanted to do something wholeheartedly.

    But what happened next was like a bucket of cold water poured on the fire, making him feel cold from head to toe, and even to the core of his heart.

    When he was in Yanshan, he was already a minister of the eighth rank, and his position was from the right Jian Shushu of the Sixth House of the Admiral's Palace of the seventh rank, to the actual civil servant of the eighth rank.  Following the practice of this dynasty, when local officials promoted a direct yamen such as Liubu, they would usually be promoted by half a rank in the rank to show honor and recognition; but he did not receive such care.  The Ministry of Industry only gave him an eighth-grade post, Chief Cang Cao, Director of the Ministry of Industry, but he didn't care much.  If he is in the eighth rank, he should be in the eighth rank. After all, he is the one in charge of Yiying liquor affairs and not anyone else. It doesn't matter if he has not been promoted to Sanzhi. He has shares in Liuji Warehouse and gets a lot of dividends every year.  I really can't look down on the hundreds of thousands of dollars of salary that comes with that level of Sanzhi.  He thought at the time that this was the Ministry of Industry's last resort to stop others from gossiping; as long as he showed his skills and let others see what he was capable of, he would have everything he should have.  However, the cruel facts ruthlessly shattered his wish!  When the liquor incident broke out, Chang Xiu, the left minister, proposed to reward the relevant personnel, and Zhai Cuo, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the right minister agreed.  As a result, everyone else's commendations and rewards were passed, but when it was his turn, he only passed half of them.  There is no problem with the money, food, cloth and other rewards he deserves, but he doesn't even think about promotion.  Those who opposed his promotion had only one reason - he was just a scholar.  He is neither a Jinshi nor a Jinshi, nor is he even a scholar. He is just a scholar This reason is enough.  In the face of this reason, no matter how much ability or skill Jiang Tuan has, it is of no use!  Even Shangshu Zhai Cuo and Minister Chang Xiu had nothing to say for him!

    But when he heard the news, the loss in his heart could not be described in words.  He was depressed for a while, then slowly picked himself up again.

    Don¡¯t mention the Ministry of Industry matters anymore.  Although he is still the person in charge of the Eighth Grade, he has no affairs in charge at all. At most, he only has a name in the Ministry of Works.  This is probably because the Ministry of Industry was afraid of being accused of "crossing the river, demolishing the bridge, unloading the mill and killing the donkey", so it did not send him back.?Shanwei.  But there are also advantages to being anonymous. At least he has a lot of free time to sort out his experiences in the past two or three years. At the same time, he also has time to think more deeply about some "economics" issues that he cares about.

    In this regard, he has achieved some results.  When the imperial court had just decided to implement the Eastern Japanese strategy and the clan decided to provide 6 million yuan of private loans to the first three families, he pointed out forward-lookingly that after the news about the gold and silver mountains of the Eastern Japanese kingdom was leaked and gradually confirmed, the existing gold and silver  The price ratio between copper and copper will fluctuate for several years in the future, but the general trend will be that the prices of gold and silver will gradually decline, and eventually there will be a situation where "silver is cheap and copper is expensive" - ??which is exactly the same as the current "silver price".  The phenomenon of "noble copper is cheap" is the opposite.

    Many people sneer at this assertion and regard it as a joke.  However, not everyone is dismissive.  An official from the Ministry of Revenue had talked with him many times about this topic, and he also wrote his views into the report and placed it on the desk of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.  It is a pity that this submission was not taken seriously by the Minister of Hubu, and the Yamen of Hubu and the imperial court were not alert to this possibility.  In the minds of officials, the price ratio between official silver and made money is the official price of one to two thousand, which is a constant and unchangeable exchange price.  As for the price of official silver and coinage on the market, in just three or four months, it has dropped from 1 to 25 or even 1 to 26 to 1 to 23. How much does this have to do with them?

    Soon after, Jiang Tuan pointed out another possibility again.  This possibility can be divided into two stages. The first stage occurred when the clan was loaning money to the first three families.  During this period, because a considerable part of the loans flowed into the Eastern Japanese in the form of money, a copper shortage would form in areas with densely distributed clans in a short period of time; therefore, if the court did not disclose the information in time and take effective measures, the impact of the copper shortage would be  It will gradually spread and eventually form a "deflation" phenomenon in a larger area.  The second stage is after the completion of the Eastern Japanese strategy.  Because of the large amount of gold and silver imported from Japan, Da Zhao is likely to fall into a larger and longer "inflation"

    It must be said that Jiang Tuan is the kind of person who has perseverance and perseverance and can endure the loneliness of learning; of course he also has some talents.  He learned some specious "hodgepodge" theories from his half-full teacher, and in the end, he actually derived a more credible conclusion.  Not long after he came to his conclusion, some signs of deflation appeared in the prefectures and counties surrounding Beijing.  In order to provide loans to the first three families, the clan sold off large quantities of land, grain, cloth, and everything else that could be converted into cash at almost the same time. The result was that the price of land in Shangjing continued to plummet, and the prices of items closely related to ordinary people, such as grain, cloth, and so on, also plummeted.  is continuing to decline.  Affected by them, the prices of salt, tea, medicinal materials, spices, wood, ceramics almost everything in the Shangjing market have dropped.  Even the labor costs at docks and yards are not immune.  At the largest pass terminal on the Luo River, the minimum wage for a helper here in May is 70 cents a day. In this season in recent years, the wages are almost the same.  But by July, the minimum wage had dropped to 60 cents a day.  On the third day of August, it fell below 60 cents without any suspense, sliding to 57 cents

    However, except for those who rely on selling their strength to support their families, few people care about the rapid changes in labor prices at the port.  Most people, including many important officials in the imperial court, thought this was a good thing. As prices dropped, the money in everyone's hands became more valuable than in the past.  The same money can buy more things, isn't that a good thing?

    When everyone thinks this is a good thing, and someone suddenly jumps out and says this is a bad thing, everyone will think this guy is more annoying than a fly.

    There is no doubt that this disgusting person is Jiang Tuan.  He is one of the very few people in this era who can clearly understand the negative consequences of deflation.  But this did him no good.  On the contrary, all he encountered was bad.

    When he predicted that the price of gold and silver would change, at least a few people were listening and thinking carefully, and put it into practice.  But this time, when he made nonsense about "inflation" and "deflation", almost no one paid attention to him.  He doesn't even want to find any confidants or like-minded people.  If others don't even know what "currency" means, how can they be interested in his principles?  Not to mention that this guy is full of new terms he made up!  Humph, a person who can't even pass the civil examination, does not do serious things, and wanders around the market and docks every day, what profound truth can he say?

    Jiang Tuan has heard such unpleasant words many times with his own ears.  But it doesn't matter. He can think openly and won't be the same as these people.  It's very common for people to be high-minded and low-key, isn't it?

      There is only one thing that makes him unable to think about it.  Whether it was in Liubu, or in other yamen, or even in the leisure time behind the yamen, when he met others for the first time, when they heard that he was not a Jinshi or a Juren, but just a scholar, and also a full-back  When scholars came from small counties, they showed a condescending look and attitude.  Sometimes, they don't even hide their self-conscious expression of being superior to others.  This undoubtedly made him feel humiliated and even more intolerable!

    A while ago, the Hubu Hall official he knew¡ªthis was the best friend he had met since entering Beijing¡ªhis friend wanted to help him find a position in the Hubu Hall where he could do some practical work.  People clearly pointed out that this is impossible!  A person with a scholarly background could at most be the county magistrate of Zhong County, but in the imperial court he could only be the eighth-rank official. Jiang Tuan is now the eighth-rank official of the Ministry of Industry, which is actually beyond the limit

    The Ministry of Husbandry not only rejected the suggestion of the official, but also informed the Ministry of Personnel about the matter.  Zhai Cuo, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, did not come forward, but the person Zhai Cuo found happened to be Xue Xun, the left minister of the Ministry of official affairs. It is difficult for anyone to say clearly what the outcome of this matter will be in the end.

    Although Jiang Tuan had nothing to do and was still an eighth-grade official of the Ministry of Industry, the idea of ????resigning had already taken root in his heart.

    He came to Shang Cheng this time because he actually wanted Shang Cheng to help him decide whether he should still be an official

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