In the royal study.
Yan Song had already slept for nearly twelve hours, but he was still snoring like thunder.
The ginseng soup, porridge, and snacks had been changed again and again.
Not only did Jiajing not blame him, but he also sighed with emotion."It seems that Minister Yan is really exhausted. After this matter, I will reward him well.”
Huang Jin saw Jiajing's performance and couldn't help but sigh in his heart."After this incident, perhaps Lord Yan is really going to soar.”
However, at this moment, the eunuch outside the door reported that the Minister of Works, Zhou Yongchun, and the Minister of Rites, Yang Tinghe, were requesting an audience.
"What are these two doing here?" Jia Jing frowned.”
However, after thinking about it, he still waved his hand." Summon them in…No, tell them not to come here. Tell them to go to Yangxin Hall."”
……
Outside the palace gate, the eunuch said,"Milords, the Emperor has allowed it, but this time we are going to Yangxin Hall."”
Yangxin Palace Hall?
Yang Tinghe and Zhou Yongchun were stunned.
Yangxin Hall was a palace that was supervised by Jiajing 10 years ago. It was located on the west side of Qianqing Palace, but it was not used much after a few years. Why did he summon them to Yangxin Palace Hall? And not in the usual royal study?
Zhou Yongchun suddenly thought of Yan Song. The only possibility was that Yan Song was still sleeping in the royal study.
"Such grace…Damn it, this grace should belong to me!”
Zhou Yongchun's heart was filled with jealousy!
Yang Tinghe looked at Zhou Yongchun and said with a smile,""Lord Zhou, it seems like you know why His Majesty chose Yangxin Hall.”
Zhou Yongchun snorted coldly, too lazy to bother with Yang Tinghe, this traitor! However, this expression made Yang Tinghe realize that Zhou Yongchun must have known the reason, and he couldn't help but feel curious.
However, Yang Tinghe didn't care about this. Instead, he was more concerned about the competition this time.
"Lord Zhou, why don't we cooperate this time?”
"Hmph, don't even think about it!"
" Don't refuse yet. Listen to my analysis. When you and I meet His Majesty later, we each have a 50 - 50 chance of reporting to His Majesty first. If I report first, then you won't have a chance. If we cooperate, we can completely win together without fighting to the death.”
"Hmph, Yang Tinghe, don't forget that you only stole my plan!”Zhou Yongchun flew into a rage at the mention of this.
"Haha, it's all based on your own abilities. Who asked you to be so careless?”Yang Tinghe said without hiding anything.
"Damn it!" Zhou Yongchun was agitated by Yang Tinghe.
The two of them did not reach a consensus.
Soon, they arrived at Yangxin Hall. The two of them waited for almost an hour before they arrived at Jiajing.
"Tell me, my two beloved ministers, what do you want from me?”Jiajing was not very patient.
"I have something to report!"
Yang Ting and Zhou Yongchun said in unison and took a step forward at the same time.
Jiajing looked at it playfully and finally pointed at Zhou Yongchun."Minister Zhou, please speak first."
This voice was like a fairy's voice. Zhou Yongchun kowtowed excitedly."This subject has already thought of a good method to obtain two million taels of silver out of thin air. It's enough to add a lot of dignity to Your Majesty's birthday banquet!”
When Jiajing heard this, he was immediately interested.
"Please speak, dear minister."
"Your Majesty, this lowly subject's method is in the outer city of the capital. There are hundreds of thousands of citizens and merchants there, and the economy is flourishing…"
Jia Jing narrowed his eyes and a trace of anger flashed through them.
Zhou Yongchun was in high spirits and his words were full of enthusiasm." When Emperor Taizu was in power, the treasury was tight and the barbarians in the north were expelled from the north…After Emperor Yingzong ascended the throne, Marquis Jiang Wan of Ding Xi petitioned for the construction of the outer city of Beijing. He said that Emperor Taizu had built a foundation in Nanjing and built an earth city outside the capital to protect the residents. It was a foundation that would never be removed. Today, Beijing only had an inner city and no outer city. Unfortunately, there was a change. Later, when the court discussed Jiang Wan's memorial, he said that the construction of the city should be held on the day when the army and the people were resting. Thus, the construction of the outer city was put on hold for more than sixty years…"
The more Jiajing listened, the angrier he became. Wasn't this Minister Yan's memorial? Zhou Yongchun, how dare you steal Minister Yan's memorial. I want to see what you can do.
Zhou Yongchun still did not know Jiajing's anger. Seeing Jiajing Emperor listen carefully, he thought that Jiajing Emperor was very satisfied with his memorial.
Hence, his voice became even more excited.
"This subject has a plan. It is to mobilize the officials of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue to clean up the residents and merchants in the outer city one by one. All the residents will pay five taels of silver per household, and all the merchants will pay 300 taels of silver per shop…This subject has calculated the population of the outer city…This…This…In the end, Your Majesty will receive two million taels of silver!”
"The commoners can obtain land, houses, and shops with land certificates. They don't have to worry about someone forcefully occupying them in the future, and His Majesty can obtain two million taels of silver out of thin air.!”
After saying this, Zhou Yongchun was so excited that he was about to go crazy.
What he did not know was that at this moment, 10,000 curses were running through Jiajing's mind.
This is your good idea?
Jiajing looked at Zhou Yongchun's smug look, his face flushed red, and then thought of Yan Song's haggard look.
Moreover, their methods were simply incomparable.
Zhou Yongchun's method was simple and crude. If he forced the payment, it might arouse the anger of the people. Wouldn't he be called a tyrant and a fatuous ruler? How would the history books evaluate him in the future?
As for Yan Song's method, although he had not finished speaking, Jiajing had already seen the benefits from it. Many parties benefited, and the people and merchants obtained a better environment. They did not have to worry about Antahan entering the country. As for the management of the outer city by the six departments, it would be more standardized...
Comparing the two sides, Zhou Yongchun's method was trash! And Minister Yan's method was simply a stroke of genius!
However…
"Haha ~ Good, Minister Zhou is right.”Jiajing laughed and praised Zhou Yongchun.
Zhou Yongchun felt as if he was drinking sweet dew when he was laughed at by Jiajing. His entire body felt extremely comfortable!
Jiajing smiled." Minister Zhou, tomorrow will be the first time you go to court in the new year. Prepare the plan in detail and bring it up at the court meeting tomorrow."”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Yongchun was excited. I will definitely do my best!"
Jiajing laughed out loud." Minister Zhou, well done. This is the kind of capable minister I want!"”
" Your Majesty..." Zhou Yongchun was speechless. He was so emotional that he cried.
He didn't notice the ruthlessness that flashed in Jiajing's eyes.
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(The plot was the court meeting.）
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