My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 77 Can He Handle It?

There is no selfishness in heaven.

In the eyes of the current emperor, anything that happens to him or around him is not divided into public and private, only good and bad.

The night when Shao Weng was exposed, the emperor lost face and it was a bad thing.

It is a good omen that the prince followed closely behind.

Despite the good and bad things coming one after another, the emperor was still able to quickly complete the transition from the harem to the court and did not miss any opportunity that could be exploited.

today.

The same is true.

On the second day after the crown prince was confined to his room, the emperor once again convened a special court meeting on coinage, salt and iron.

The quarrel came as expected...

But this time, the Imperial Censors, who firmly supported the prohibition of private coinage, gained a significant advantage in the court.

The reason is very simple. The leader of the opposition, Prime Minister Li Cai, is currently reflecting on his mistakes at home!

The third master of your family is not here.

My husband is staring at you, are you afraid?
Whether one is afraid or not depends on the individual, but as long as one's official rank is lower than that of the Three Dukes, if one encounters the Grand Censor, one will definitely feel intimidated.

If you feel weak in your heart, your momentum will be weak. The weaker you are, the stronger I will be.

As the situation changed, the emperor saw the situation he wanted to see. The Imperial Censor overpowered the other officials and asked again:
"It is strictly forbidden for the people to privately mint coins. Anyone who mints coins illegally will be sentenced to death!"

Since all the officials had no objection, the emperor immediately spoke:
"allow!"

The reason why the salt and iron monopoly was not mentioned was because there were still people who strongly opposed it and refused to give in, so no final decision was made at the court meeting.

But the emperor kept this bubbling hot pot burning for so long, how could he not have made some other preparations?
First of all.

On the fifth day after the special court meeting, the emperor suddenly issued an edict to dismiss the Zong Zheng, who had the loudest opposition in the salt and iron affairs!

It was just to dismiss the other party from his crime, which had nothing to do with salt and iron. The crime was -

He is arrogant, extravagant and dissolute, and lacks moral character.

Second.

The emperor recruited Kong Jin, a native of Nanyang, who was the head of the Wancheng Kong family, a wealthy iron smelter, and appointed him as the Minister of Agriculture!
Also recruited was Dongguo Xianyang, a major salt merchant in Qi.

The same position as Minister of Agriculture!
One demotion and two promotions disrupted the local tyrants' plan to form an alliance to resist the imperial court.

When the news came out that the two new ministers of agriculture would be in charge of salt and iron, and even jointly wrote a petition to the emperor requesting a salt and iron monopoly, everyone was completely panicked!

He fought hard with the imperial court, but ended up turning back.

The enemy is beside me?
At this time, chaos and division, as expected, descended upon the powerful families, and also affected all officials in the court.

The most significant change was that two of the Nine Ministers, the Minister of the Imperial Household and the Minister of Agriculture, who had previously remained silent in their opposition to the salt and iron monopoly, now openly expressed their support.

The court was bustling with activity.

At the local level, there were also censors who traveled around, looking for those who still took the risk after the decree strictly prohibiting private minting of coins was issued.

All will be severely punished!
The mastermind was executed, and the rest were all relocated to the border of Hexi, and their property was confiscated...

Everything is progressing steadily over time, and the emperor is always the one who sits firmly on the Diaoyutai.

As the prince.

Liu Ju could set up a small stool next to him, sometimes fishing, sometimes scratching his butt, and sometimes turning his head to look at his emperor father...

……

"I was wondering why Li Ji was not punished at all. It turns out that she was pregnant. Haha."

Taiwong.

On the balcony of Jiaguan Hall.

Liu Ju liked this place. Even though he was under house arrest, he could still overlook the nearby palace and the distant Chang'an City from here.

"Although the news is late, it is better than no news at all."

It was still a recliner. With one movement, Liu Ju lay on his back, looking at the clouds in the sky, and moved his fingers.

"Xiao Shengzi, tell the Grand Chamberlain to keep working hard and take the twenty gold coins from the palace and say it was a reward from me."

"Hey!"

Eunuch Wei nodded and bowed hurriedly. Previously, the prince was discussing the concubines and he did not dare to interrupt. But now he was smiling and flattering him.

"Your Highness is kind and generous. I will definitely convey this message!"

"All right……"

Liu Ju waved his hand.

Young Eunuch Wei immediately understood and turned to leave. He did not even glance at Jin Midi standing beside him, pretending that he had never seen him. "Your Highness."

When there was no one else around, Jin Midi leaned over and handed over a curled piece of paper.

Liu Ju took it, unwrapped it and looked at it. "Oh, the Marquis of Luoyin is really good. He has sex with four women for three consecutive days. Can he handle it?"

Jin Midi bent down and said some information that could not be put on paper, "Your Majesty once rewarded Luoyin Hou with a pill. According to my investigation, it has aphrodisiac effects."

"Marquis Luoyin knows the taste of the marrow."

"Recently, a Taoist priest was invited to secretly enter the mansion to make elixirs for him. Excessive sexual intercourse may be related to this."

Listen.

Liu Ju raised his eyebrows, "Great, the pill is a good thing, he should eat more."

After silently encouraging the fat man Hunxie Wang, Liu Ju returned the note to Jin Midi and instructed him, "Spread the eyeliner outward."

"No need to focus on Luoyin Marquis's Mansion anymore, try to reach out to Li Cai's Mansion."

"Yes!"

When replying this sentence, Jin Midi's eyes were filled with excitement.

It was not because of spying on the Prime Minister that made him do so, but Jin Midi knew clearly that the prince had finally recognized his ability, and from now on, he would be in charge of the secret spying.

Taking action against the Prime Minister is just the beginning!
Jin Midi didn't care how high the prime minister's position was, or whether the crown prince had any grudges against him or how they had made enemies. He only followed one rule -

He did whatever the prince said.

I won’t ask about the rest!
"Now that we have grown in size, we need a name." At this time, Liu Ju rubbed his chin and said to himself, "The embroidered clothes have been taken by someone else, what about the brocade clothes?"

"Forget it."

"Glamour and beauty are only for the emperor, otherwise... sticking to the pole? That's not appropriate either. Why bother to repeat what others say?"

While the prince was talking to himself, Jin Midi stood quietly beside him, with no intention of interrupting.

Liu Ju pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't find a satisfactory one after choosing. Until his peripheral vision fell back to the railing from above, he slapped his forehead in a trance.

"Jiaguan, Jiaguan, just call it [Jiawei]!"

A slap on the head.

A name that was destined not to be a random organization was just casually decided.

Liu Ju raised his hand and pointed backwards, "You are the leader of the [A-guard], and you should draw up a charter as soon as possible, including personnel selection, grade division, reward and punishment measures, etc."

"It's ready. I'll check and fill in the gaps."

"Yes." Jin Midi clasped his fists and said.

As he spoke, Liu Ju stood up and continued, "From now on, you don't have to ask Wei Sheng for money. I have set up a private treasury and you can withdraw money directly from me."

"Whether you should save or spend, it's up to you to decide."

It costs a lot to build an intelligence organization from scratch, but as Liu Ju just said, money has to be spent where it counts.

The reason I mention this is to save money.

It’s because the Prince’s Palace has lost its source of income…

Ten days ago.

The Shaofu suddenly announced to the public that there had been major innovations in papermaking technology, resulting in low costs and simple processes, and began to sell large quantities of paper.

at the same time.

From Yanzhao in the north to Jiaodong in the east and Hengshan in the south, there were merchants selling paper in the name of Shaofu.

The moment he got the news, Liu Ju realized that his father, the emperor, had begun a century-long plan...

The more exciting one is.

Even though the market price of paper is as low as a few coins nowadays, the emperor still keeps the 'white paper money' worth 400,000 coins per piece!
No reason given...

One can imagine how the princes and nobles would react.

The emperor's attitude remained the same. You can scold them as much as you want, but you have to pay. He just told them: "I am robbing you openly, so what!"

Let me put my gangster side aside for now and talk about my son.

The first moment after the paper is spread out.

A magical phenomenon occurred to Liu Ju, that is, the hostility that he had just washed away by beating the prime minister was back again!
If the last hostility was caused by paper and caused a lot of uproar.

This time, the problem was caused by the paper itself. The strange thing was that few people criticized it openly, and those book collections that had more than ten thousand bamboo slips seemed to be silent.

There were only gloomy eyes flashing in the corner from time to time.

To prove the hostility...

(End of this chapter)