Imperial City, Daming Palace.

Dangqingmen.

When Jia Qiang was led by the eunuch, in addition to Emperor Long'an and several military ministers, there were also important officials such as Prince Zhongshun, the minister of the six ministries, and the minister of Dali Temple.

After seeing Jia Qiang come in, many princes and ministers looked at him with different eyes.

But the atmosphere in the hall really doesn't seem to be a celebration...

After the ceremony, Emperor Long'an said lightly: "Jia Qiang, someone impeached you, used evil ways to confuse the national policy and invite people to win the hearts of others. It also made small foreign countries despise Da Yan and forget the great righteousness for small profits. The crime is not light. What do you say?"

When Jia Qiang heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "I read books when I was young and heard that corrupt scholars were ruining the country. I thought that such things were far away from me, but I didn't expect that they would emerge one after another."

"Mr. Ning, if you have something to do, you must argue with yourself. If you are just accused of yourself, you will just defend yourself. Have you only heard of corrupt scholars and harm the country, but can you hear of evil and evil harm the country?"

The speaker was Cai Wen, the new Minister of Rites, and one of the world's famous scholars.

Such people have their own views on politics, even Emperor Long'an could not shake the aura in his heart, let alone Jia Qiang?

It is still for Lin Ruhai's sake that Cai Wencai did not directly quote the classics and nailed Jia Qiang to death.

Jia Qiang looked at Cai Wen, wondered, and bowed, "I don't know if you are..."

“…”

In the Yangxin Palace, the king and his ministers all looked strange.

Seeing Cai Wen's face suddenly turned gloomy, Jia Qiang bowed again and said, "Don't misunderstand, this marquis has never entered the court, so he has never known a master. You can think I am ignorant."

Lin Ruhai turned around and said lightly: "This is the new Minister of Rites, Cai Wenbo Angong."

Jia Qiang bowed to Lin Ruhai to show his understanding, and then asked Cai Wen: "The court implemented the new policy, which happened to change in the past two years. This marquis has received the emperor's kindness, so he tried every means to get some food back. Even if it was not considered a merit, he would not be detrimental. Why did he put on one hat after another?"

Cai Wen shook his head and said, "Ninghou does not need to be quibbling. Although you are young, you are very smart, so why should you ask him knowingly? I heard that Ninghou wanted to expand his territory overseas and was salivating at the fertile land of the South China Sea. Now, using grain and rice as bait, it has attracted people's hearts to be fluctuating. Your plan to hide the world is so big that it is shocking. At this moment, why should you pretend to be stupid?"

There are indeed people with great wisdom and scheming in the court.

Jia Qiang shook his head and said, "Mr. Cai said that this marquis is salivating to the countries in Southeast Asia. Yes, you are right. But what does this have to do with the food this time? This time the food was bought by the Ministry of Internal Affairs with real money and silver..."

"You still dare to argue!"

Before Jia Qiang finished speaking, Cai Wen shouted sternly: "Is that the real money and silver of your Ministry of Internal Affairs? In the name of a false money house, it is rare in history! He used the silver of merchants to force small countries to sell grains in friendly countries. How could it be the innocent grain? It is the dirty and despicable grain! The patriots do not drink the water of the stolen springs, and the honest ones do not accept the food given by pleading food. Lin Ruhai has not even taught you these two words?"

Jia Qiang looked ugly and frowned and said, "What does it mean to be dirty and despicable grain that is emitting the stinky smell of money? Your old master eats the salary of the court and lives in the official house granted by the court. The land in his hometown does not even have to pay taxes, and the whole family cannot be frozen or hungry. If there is rice from the court, he naturally does not have to eat the grain bought by merchants. But if you go to Shandong to see the victims of disaster, go to Gansu to see the victims of disasters, and countless people in the world who cannot eat enough food! Can you make the decision for them and not buy rice sold by grain merchants?

Lord Cai, if you can donate the food in the bowl to them and donate all your clothes and houses to them, then Benhou thinks you have noble ambitions. Can you do it? Can't do it? Even if you are a saint of the world, how many people can you save after you donate it? Why do you deprive the people of the people of their right to live?"

Cai Wen shouted in a deep voice: "Don't mess around with the disaster in Shandong and Gansu. The court has its own relief. How could this official deprive them of their power to survive?"

Jia Qiang smiled angrily and said, "This year is here to be saved. What about next year? What if there are more than these two provinces with severe drought next year, and two more provinces will appear?"

In the era when he lived in his previous life, he was already very enlightened, but he also saw from film and television books and materials how much resistance he encountered at the beginning of reform and opening up.

How many people would rather be poor and keep watching the people starve to death than stick to their ideology.

But what seems to be separated by a layer of books, film and television, is fine if it’s ridiculous for a while. What you encounter in front of you is not ridiculous, it’s clearly hateful!

Sure enough, Cai Wen did not disappoint his "expectations" and said coldly: "If there is a severe drought, the court will have its own countermeasures. The Ministry of Revenue should prepare food for storage, but it is not something that a noble person should intervene. If you are not in his position and plan for the affairs of foreign countries, you are ruthless in the Ministry of Rites, you will be arbitrarily and arbitrarily! If everyone is like your behavior, the court will not be confused? How dare you speak more for your own selfishness?"

Jia Qiang frowned and said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has the right to act externally. This trip is purely for commercial purchases and does not involve diplomatic relations between the two countries. What's the matter with your Ministry of Rites?"

Cai Wen sneered, but no longer paid attention to the ignorant child. He bowed to Emperor Long'an: "Emperor, I am not a pedantic person, but I also support the new policy. I know that the lack of food in the court is also a difficult task for the court, but how can the imperial destiny be controlled by the emperor? The Ministry of Internal Affairs should no longer hold on to those absurd people! What Ninghou Jia Qiang does may be able to solve temporary difficulties, but if you praise it vigorously, the court and the people will inevitably believe that if you can easily purchase food from overseas, why should you implement the new policy?

If people's hearts are in chaos, the great situation that the new policy will unfold will inevitably be ruined! How can such opportunistic strategies be put on the table? Who doesn't know that Ning Hou is determined to attack overseas and attempts to strengthen the country by plundering. His original intention may be good, but it is too frivolous and absurd, and it is not in line with the saint's way of governing the country based on benevolence! The emperor must not be confused by the benefits in front of him."

This made many people nod and agree.

Jia Qiang pulled the corner of his mouth for a moment, but before he could speak, Lin Ruhai smiled faintly: "Stones from other mountains can also be used to attack jade. Lord Cai has no trust in the emperor and us. The small profits in front of him are actually not small profits. Of course, even grains and rice that can solve the difficulties of the country cannot be changed. What is the fundamental thing about the new policy? It is nothing more than the word "official governance". The government is not clear. Not to mention that Jia Qiang only moves back some grains and rice, even if it can be moved back to a mountain of gold that cannot be eaten, the court will only become poorer and more difficult for the people.

The Emperor and the Military Affairs Office both have a consensus on this point. Therefore, the Emperor and the Military Affairs Office have no intention of commending Jia Qiang's behavior. Even the people and ordinary officials know that these foods were brought by Jia Qiang, and there are very few."

When facing Lin Ruhai, Cai Wen was more respectful, but he still refused to give in and said, "Secret Lin, you are in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. How can the court's life-saving food be entrusted to the merchants? Did Jia Qiang report to the court before his actions?"

Before Lin Ruhai could speak, Jia Qiang suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if the court doesn't want it. Lord Cai may have made a mistake. The grain and rice are transported back, not for free, but for the court. The stocks of the Money House in the Internal Affairs Bureau were sold for more than 20 million taels of silver, not for good deeds, but because the money house is worth this price and has to make more money than this.

The grain and rice business is its first business. Even if the court wants it, it still needs to give money. My husband once said that this is pure commercial business.

Since Lord Cai thinks that honest people do not accept food given to them, that's great. When these foods come back, they are cooked into wine and sold them. Not to mention ten times the profit, five times the profit will always be available. With this item alone, the emperor can become the richest man in the world, the royal family, the ministers, and the big investors who buy money-makers in Jiangnan can get a large amount of dividends in the first year.

Lord Cai, they will be grateful to you.”

After saying that, Jia Qiang said to Emperor Long'an: "Emperor, I have received the emperor's orders earlier and I will be fully responsible for it. The Office of the Internal Affairs has the right to purchase overseas. I will not say anything irresponsible?"

Emperor Long'an nodded, Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Since I am not arbitrary and all of them are within my power, it is easy to deal with. I do not want to disrupt the court's rules with this matter. I think what Lord Cai said is justified, so I will not sell it. I immediately sent people 800 miles to rush to tell the nine families in Jiangnan that I would not buy the remaining food. I have to make a fortune and make a living. There is no need to cause so many troubles, and I dare not disrupt the hearts of the new policy.

The emperor, I will sue my retreat.”

Emperor Longan looked at Jia Qiang for a moment and raised his chin slightly. Jia Qiang didn't even look at Cai Wen and others whose face suddenly changed because of his lifting the table, and turned around and left.

"Jia Qiang, wait first!"

Zhang Gu, Zuo Xiang and others were a little worse at qi cultivation and couldn't stand up and shouted.

The main reason is that Jia Qiang has never had many rules in his actions and can do whatever he wants.

Sure enough, eight hundred miles were sent to quickly withdraw the food, and there was no place for them to cry.

It was just now that they stood by and let Cai Wen lead the rhythm to attack. Jia Qiang is now paying attention to the bird eggs!

After Jia Qiang strides away, Zhang Gu hurriedly stepped out and said hurriedly: "Master, how can this food be withdrawn? The court is in a hurry to lack food and rice, this is life-saving food!!"

Emperor Long'an frowned and said, "But what Cai Qing and others said makes sense. Many officials in the court also criticized them. Let's discuss this matter again."

After saying that, Emperor Long'an stood up and left.

After Emperor Long'an left, Li Han, Zhang Gu, Zuo Xiang and others hurriedly surrounded Lin Ruhai and said, "Lin Xiang, be sure to let Jia Qiang be calm for the time being, and do not rush to send people south. Time is urgent, so it cannot be delayed!"

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "This matter depends on what Bo'an Gong and others said. I also think that what they said makes sense."

Li Han and others looked at Cai Wen, and Cai Wen said in a deep voice: "We are not refusing to grain and rice. We are just that this matter is very important and the Ministry of Internal Affairs must not do it by itself. The Ministry of Internal Affairs should be handed over to the court to govern. When dealing with overseas affairs, the six ministries also need to work together to manage the country. If it is related to the national system, how can a few young people do it by arbitrarily?"

Li Han, Zhang Gu and others looked at Lin Ruhai again. Lin Ruhai smiled, said nothing, and left with a cane.

...

Inside the Hall of Care.

Emperor Long'an, Han Bin, and Lin Ruhai all laughed at Jia Qiang with expressionless faces.

Jia Qiang looked around and suddenly frowned and said, "Your Majesty, what's going on today..."

Emperor Long'an shook his head and said, "Today's affairs are not a trivial matter. This time, the contribution is too great, but most of the court officials don't know. Even if they heard about it, they just pretended to be a joke. Now that countless food has entered the territory of Dayan, all officials are just watching such a big thing, they are naturally uneasy. Moreover, what they say makes some sense. Jia Qiang, don't be angry, you are not in the court officialdom, you don't know that there are rules in this. The new policies of the world will ultimately depend on them to do it."

Jia Qiang was still puzzled and asked, "What does it mean?"

Lin Ruhai smiled faintly and said, "This matter is too big. The officials meant that they wanted the Ministry of Internal Affairs to hand over the money house and the court would also be responsible for the purchase of grain and rice."

Emperor Long'an, Han Bin stared at Jia Qiang, and Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Okay, no problem. The left and right are also handed over to the Ministry of Revenue, don't worry."

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "It is not placed in the Ministry of Revenue, but another yamen hall to transfer people from the six ministries to concentrate on this matter."

When Jia Qiang heard this, he looked at Lin Ruhai's gaze, smiled, and said, "Yes."

He still underestimated those people, or rather, looked down upon those people.

I thought it was just a different belief...

As a result, the benefits are still moving, not to mention that there is such a great benefit.

But, are they underestimating him too much?

...
Chapter completed!