C15
"Your Majesty, you can't!" Zhu Zhao's expression changed drastically, "I suffered from Liu Jin and others' disaster a few years ago, so my court is already unstable. Once the court is cleaned, the entire court will be in a precarious situation. The moment someone takes advantage of this chaos and makes a move, I will be in danger! "
"That's right!" "Your majesty." At this time, Wan San also repeatedly advised, "The Emperor's business reform is a matter of interest to the nation and its citizens. This subject will definitely cooperate. "The imperial court is the core of a country, and business is the core of a country. Once there is a problem with both, the collapse of the Ming Dynasty will be in front of us!"
When the Righteous Emperor heard this, he smiled and said, "You are overthinking it. Do you think that I have not considered such a thing? You have misunderstood me. How can I reform the business and purge the imperial court at the same time? "I mean to take advantage of this business reform to see which of the officials in the imperial court are truly of service to the nation and which are in the wrong and want the Cholera Court."
"Your majesty is wise. Business reform will definitely affect the hearts of many people, and if they were to contribute to this cause, they will be loyal to Your Majesty, and be of service to the people. On the other hand, if someone was to disrupt the reform of the business for his own personal reasons, he must be a member of the Cholera Faction! When the emperor was able to reform the business for the benefit of the people, he was also able to clear away the court and the countryside. This plan is truly remarkable. " Wan San could not help but compliment.
He felt that things were not going well for Wan Three. Back then, Wan Three had been able to survive through a crisis because the late emperor had secretly opened the treasury to support him. That was why he was able to lay down such a large fortune in such a short period of time. He was ordered by the previous emperor to build up the Dragon Mountain Villa, and then he got the support of ten thousand people. Only then did he establish that enormous information network, and if ten thousand people changed from supporting him to supporting the emperor, then it would be a huge disaster.
Not to mention the fact that the emperor had received the support of 13,000 the richest men in the country, his control over the imperial court would be greatly enhanced and his authority would be weakened as well. If the 23,000 yuan supported the emperor, he wouldn't be able to fully support the emperor like before. This would undoubtedly greatly weaken his power. It would be greatly disadvantageous to him!
The emperor smiled and said, "This plan is indeed good, but it cannot do without your support. Without the support of you, the richest man in the world, business reform would have been a joke."
"The emperor has praised me, this humble subject is only someone who has some potential in business. This humble subject is deeply honored to be able to help the emperor share his worries, and to seek blessings for the commoners."
"Well said." The Righteous Emperor nodded his head, then clapped his hands and called over a eunuch who was holding a tray.
Wan San and Zhu Qing looked over and saw three scarlet-gold tokens on the tray. Under the instructions of the Righteous Emperor, the eunuch brought the tray to Wan San and passed it to him.
"Your majesty, may I know who these three gold medals are?" Wan San asked doubtfully.
The Righteous Emperor smiled and said, "You are willing to share my worries and support me in my decision to reform the business. I will naturally not treat you unfairly. The first gold medallion represents what I intend to do. Where the gold medallion resides is for me to come in person. You can hold on to it and let officials from all over the country cooperate with you in reforming your business. I think with this, the efficiency of your business reform should be greatly increased. "
"Your Majesty is right. With the cooperation of the local officials, this commoner can reduce unnecessary worries. Business reform can inevitably greatly increase the success rate and progress. If this commoner was confident that he would be able to complete his business reforms within a decade, three years would be enough time. " "Yes!" Wan San was overjoyed.
"Very good." The Righteous Emperor nodded, then pointed to the second gold medallion and said, "This gold medallion represents your status. Although business reform is my idea, you are after all just a commoner, ordinary officials of the imperial court will not disobey my wishes. However, some people will not necessarily approve of you. "The second gold medal is the position that you have been bestowed by us. Although we do not have the right to take you on again, your status is actually higher than a official of the second rank."
"This commoner thanks Your Majesty for his grace." From ancient times, it was the division of industry and commerce, the status of merchants was the lowest, although he had a lot of money in his hands, but he was oppressed by the officials. Now that he had this token, he was no longer just a business person.
"As for this last gold medal, I originally did not plan to bestow it upon you right away, because this is the benefit that I intend to give you after you've made a huge contribution to the reform of the business world." Seeing how confused and confused Wan 3000 was, the Righteous Emperor smiled and said, "This third gold medal is a death-saving gold medal."
"I guess you know what the Gold Medal means!" The Righteous Emperor said, "This Gold Medallion of Kindness will grant you immunity for all crimes. Even treason and crimes that involve the nine clans will be forgiven."
"This commoner is terrified. What virtue or ability does this commoner possess to be able to receive such great love from the Emperor?" Wan San knelt on the ground and expressed his gratitude.
The Righteous Emperor shook his head and said, "Three thousand, if you can complete this important business reform and bring the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty a step closer, what is a mere gold medal for saving one's life? I can bestow upon you the title of a noble and make amends for it. Besides, the reason I'm giving you this death proof gold medal is to prevent you from encountering some forbidden areas and being caught red-handed in this business reform. And with this Gold Medal for Life and Death, you will no longer have to worry about anything else. "
"The Emperor has spent so much effort for this commoner, and has also taken this commoner's full consideration. This subject swears that he will complete the commercial reform even if he dies, and will end the emperor's worries." "Thousands upon thousands of people are kneeling on the ground." This subject knows that in recent years, Liu Jin and his men have caused chaos and left the treasury empty. As he spoke, he took out the gift slip that he had prepared earlier and handed it over.
"Oh!" Eunuch Sun, who was sitting next to him, hurriedly took the gift slip and passed it to him. After the Righteous Emperor received the gift slip and looked at it, he couldn't help but be secretly astonished. Although he already knew that the richest man in the world, the richest man in the world, but the things on this gift list still let him know what it meant to be rich.
30 million silver taels, 5 million gold taels, pearls, ten emerald carriages, … All these items added together were worth much more than the wealth in the national treasury. They were truly worthy of being called the world's richest merchants! One had to know that this was only the one thousand three hundred thousand contribution points. No one knew how much of his assets was contained in it, but it was certain that the items on the gift slip were far worse than all of his possessions. It was not false to say that he was as rich as an enemy.
The Righteous Emperor looked at the gift list, then looked at 13,000 people and said, "As expected of the trillions who are as rich as nations, but I cannot accept your generous gift, the following business reform will require you to spend a large amount of wealth, and this money is not a small amount. With the help of this money, the business reform will be a lot easier." Even though the treasury is empty, it's not as if we don't have any money at all. "
"Don't worry Your Majesty, although business reform requires a lot of money, it still requires the cooperation of the local officials." Don't worry Your Majesty, although business reform requires a lot of money, it still requires the cooperation of the local officials. Wan San bowed and greeted them.
The Righteous Emperor nodded and said, "In that case, I will accept it. Coincidentally, I will need quite a bit of money for my next mission. This is a timely assistance!"
"Your Majesty praises me. Your subject is able to do what I can for Your Majesty and the people of this world. This is what your subject should do." Wan San said respectfully.
"If a hundred officials could be like you, thinking for the common people, my Ming Dynasty would definitely prosper a hundred times over." The Righteous Emperor lightly sighed, then looked at Zhu Ziyang and said, "Royal Uncle must be very curious as to what I want to do that requires so much money. This matter still requires royal uncle's support! "
Zhu Qin ignored the bow and said, "This king is indeed very curious about what the Emperor has done."
The Righteous Emperor smiled and said, "I remember that under Emperor Uncle's protection, there is a number one villa under the heavens. Within the manor, the number of people that are gathered is the highest in all industries. It's been rumored that the number one scout, Zhang Jin Jiu, is also amongst them. Is that true? "
"Your majesty is right, the number one divine scout, Zhang Jin Jiu, is indeed serving in the number one manor. I just wonder why Your majesty is looking for him?" Zhu Tian Zong curiously asked as he ignored his curiosity. This cup of wine was very close to him and was his trump card in collecting information. It seemed that the Emperor wanted to see him.