After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

That's right, Shi Nai's last request was revenge when he reported to the court officials to collect the bill.

Because I know those civil servants are not easy to mess with, I am also afraid that the saint will be too embarrassing.After Shi Nai had collected the debts of the clan and nobles, he did not force the civil servants to pay back the money.

Because he knew that among the civil servants, there were indeed people from poor families who were very clean and honest.

For this kind of family, it is good that there is no disease or disaster on weekdays. Once someone in the family falls ill, they have to borrow money to survive.

Shi Nai loved money, but he hadn't loved it so much that he didn't care about it.

Therefore, Shi Nai was saving face for these people by not using strong tactics.

It turned out to be a good thing. As far as Shi Nai knew, those whose families were really impoverished were patched together, and they were sent to the Ministry of Households as much as possible.

On the contrary, those families with surplus money seem to be unaware that they have borrowed money from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Many officials in the household department feel that these people are shameless, and they should take tough measures to let them know that it is only right and proper to pay back the debt.

But at that time, the battle in northern Xinjiang had already started, and what the court needed was stability.

After all, to fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside.

Shi Nai had no choice but to be patient, appease the household department and let them go for the time being.He pretended that he didn't even hear the provocations and sarcasms of some officials who were reckless.

But regardless of past life or present life, Shi Nai is not the kind of character who will suffer from boredom.No, as soon as he got the chance, he would immediately return it.

What was Shi Nai's request to the saint just now?

——Allow civil and military officials with extra money to buy shares.

Those who can't even pay off the treasury's debts must have no money at home.It is not difficult for you to pay for the shareholding.

The sage had long been dissatisfied with these civil officials in the court, and this time Shi Nai took the initiative to give Nenuri enough benefits.In addition, for the saint, the biggest benefit of this matter is not money, but to make Wala no longer have the power to raise troops.

Therefore, the sage turned a blind eye to Shi Nai's undisguised narrow-mindedness, and let him go.

For a sage, if a capable minister like Shi Nai is really a sage who neither delights in things nor sorrows in himself, then he will have headaches and distress, and feel worried.

After Shi Nai obtained the decree, he summoned the officials of the household department when he returned home, held a simple group meeting, announced the matter, and made everyone get ready.

Such a good job, naturally everyone is enthusiastic.

only……

Hu Zhan asked everyone's aspirations, "My lord, what if someone comes to the household department to pay back the money after these news spread?"

Shi Nai glanced at him, and said lightly, "My household department is busy with the trade between the two countries, how can I have time to pay attention to these trivial matters? I want to pay back the money, and we can talk about it after we are done with this business."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the household felt comfortable physically and mentally, and they all felt elated.

——At that time, you were given a chance to pay back, but you just had no money.Now it's not a question of whether you want to pay it back, but it depends on whether our household department has no free collection.

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Two days later, it will be the Grand Court Meeting.Shi Nai announced the matter in front of the court, and the sage blew up the pot at once.

Some people say it's inappropriate, while others say it's degrading.

But most people are men and women who eat and drink, and in the face of absolute interests, they simply and neatly abandon the so-called aloofness.

So, at the end of this matter, there was a lot of hymns.

After waiting for the court, someone stopped the officials of the household department to ask for details.

Of course, except for those who were family friends with the historians themselves, or those who had relatives who dared to stop Shi Nai, everyone else went to ask Hu Zhan and a group of doctors who were qualified to participate in the Dachaohui.

Fortunately, there are enough doctors in the household department, otherwise, it would be really overwhelming for so many people.

These people had received Shi Nai's orders in advance, so they naturally said that the trade with Wala would be profitable without losing money.If anyone expressed doubts, the official would throw out a sentence: "If it doesn't make money, our boss is willing to do it?"

The image of Shi Nai being stingy is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. As soon as these words were uttered, the effect was immediate, and the doubts in their hearts were immediately dispelled.

The military attache and the officials of the household department acted first, and the rest were watching.

After all, Honglu Temple was responsible for handing over errands with Fan Guo, and the news was relatively well-informed, and soon someone came to the household department, ready to buy shares.

Unfortunately, two of the three officials who came with me had IOUs at the Ministry of Households.

Jin Langzhong, who was in charge of receiving them, first went through the stock purchase procedures for the Honglu Temple official who had cleared the account, and then said to the other two people with a smile: "Our boss said that the stock purchase should be done according to one's ability. , It must be voluntary. There is no tension in the national treasury now, you two, don’t force yourself to be loyal to the saint.”

Those two people haven't reacted yet, they looked at each other and said, "Reluctantly? Not reluctantly."

With an expression of "I'm doing it for your own good" on Jin Langzhong's face, he said earnestly: "Although the benefits of this matter are huge, it will not be effective in a short period of time. The two of you must always consider the time spent by your family. food and clothing, right?"

The two were even more inexplicable, "We don't have any."

And the one who came with them was smarter than them.Although he didn't understand why he agreed, he was keenly aware that something bad was about to happen.

So, he pretended to make an excuse, pretended to have something to do, and left first.

——They are all colleagues, and they are still working in the same department. They don't look up and look down. This joke is not very good.

After the official left, Jin Langzhong didn't talk nonsense anymore, just took out the account book and the IOU, pointed to these two things and said: "The two adults are loyal and good. If the family has surplus money, they will definitely return it to the treasury first." It’s owed. And the two have not paid it back, it must be because the family is nervous.”

He said with emotion on his face: "The two of you didn't lose your face in order to collect this little money this time, right? Saints are the most kind, how can you bear the two adults to be wronged like this? You two should take the money and go back. Use it for the kids."

All in all, there are two sentences: As a loyal minister, if you have money, you will definitely return it to the treasury first.You haven't paid it back, it must be because you have no money!

With these words in front, who dares to say that it's not that they don't have money, but that they have money and don't want to pay it back?

The two had no choice but to go back aggrieved.

Naturally, they wouldn't say such a shameful thing.

But if they don't say it, it doesn't mean that the people in the household department will keep it secret for them.

It didn't take long for the rumor that "if you owe money in the treasury, you can't buy shares" has spread.

Of course they were not happy, so they went straight to the saint.

However, the sage is also a bachelor, so he said directly: "At the beginning, what the court said was to allow families with surplus money to buy shares. Your family is nervous, and you can't even pay the debts from the national treasury. How can I force you?"

Seeing that the saint can't get through here, let alone Shi Nai's place, anyone who knows him as a human will never seek to humiliate himself.

Or, pay back the money first?

But, will this trade really be as profitable as the people from the Ministry of Households said?

With Shi Nai standing there, they all believed that they would not lose money.But how much can I earn, I haven't seen an example, and I still have no idea after all.

Otherwise, wait and see?

This is the voice of most people.

But there are also some people who want to pay back the money first, and then invest in shares.

But at this time, it's not that they can pay it back if they want to.

People from the household department come and go for one reason: the household department is very busy and has no time to handle this business.

No matter how polite they are, they can't conceal the vigor of the villain.It made people gnash their teeth with hatred, but it was even more heart-scratching.

——If you really can't make a lot of money, how dare the people in the household department be so arrogant?

A month later, Liang Langzhong of the household department returned to Beijing with the money paid by Wala.

Because the saint had a will in advance, Wala paid the 500 million taels of silver, 50 was rewarded to the frontier army, and the old 200 million was left to Liao Yu for the start-up capital of trade with Wala.Therefore, what Liang Langzhong brought back was only half.

Shi Nai personally watched over the opening of the box, inspection of the goods, and weighing of the goods. Only the 250 million taels of silver would be included in the treasury.

Jin Langzhong reported Liao Yu's nervousness at Xuanfu to Shi Nai, and Shi Nai took him to face the saint together, and explained it to the saint again.

"So everything went well?"

Liang Langzhong said: "Reporting to the saint, everything is going well."

"That's good." The saint nodded and said to Shi Nai, "Then Shi Qing has chosen the venue?"

In order to prevent technology leaks, the place where wool is processed into felt must be far away from the north.After two years, the technology of degreasing wool can be passed on to Wala, and then Daxia can directly purchase degreased wool.

In the future, when the profit of this business is not enough, it can be opened to the people, and the imperial court is only responsible for reselling raw materials and finished products.

Shi Nai has detailed plans for these, and has reported them to the sage.

The saint also sighed: "If you go into business, those businesses can all close their doors."

It can only be said: knowledge is money, knowledge is power.

Shi Nai said: "The venue has been selected, please rest assured, Sage."

Then, he suggested that after Liao Yu came back, he could invite bids from the imperial merchants for the purchase of wool and the sale of wool felt in the future, so as to save the court's human resources.

Of course, what Shi Nai said was even more grandiose, "Your lords have been admitted to the Jinshi after ten years of hardship, and it was not for business. Isn't that killing chickens with a sledgehammer?

But the real reason is: no matter what the matter is, once it is presided over by the court, the efficiency will be reduced infinitely, and there will be countless hands stretched out halfway to take advantage of it.

Shi Nai didn't want to work hard and exhaust himself, only to fatten up a group of moths in the end.

Moreover, it's okay to hang this matter in the household department for the time being, but after cleaning up those salt merchants, it's better to ask the sage to set up a separate department.

No matter which department, too much power is not a good thing.

He likes power, but he prefers to be alive.

After all, only by living for a long time can you enjoy the happiness brought by rights for a long time.

No?

The author has something to say: After reading my 2019 annual summary today, I suddenly discovered that I actually coded 139 million words this year.Even the Jinjiang Reader said to me: It is impossible to dig a hole and not fill it!

Why is he suddenly a little proud?