How much wealth did the Jin merchants have?
Uncountable, completely uncountable.
From Shen Yicheng's point of view, it should be enough to solve the reconstruction and disaster relief in Shanxi and Datong.
The whole process of disaster relief and reconstruction only needed to go through the national treasury, and the rest would belong to everyone. Wouldn't they be full after eating such a big lump of profit?
Hahahaha! How delightful!
Thinking of this, and looking at Shen Li's livid face, Shen Yicheng's mood seemed to be soaring with the wind.
Shen Li used to be one of Zhu Yijun's teachers, and she taught Zhu Yijun very well. Zhu Yijun liked this teacher very much in his early years, and Shen Li also fought with Zhang Juzheng for Zhu Yijun, but she failed.
After Zhang Juzheng died, the emperor took over the government, and Shen Li had a period of glory. But as the conflict between the emperor and the officials increased, Shen Li stood on the opposite side of Zhu Yijun, and was gradually hated by Zhu Yijun.
Shen Yicheng was happy.
So what if you were the emperor's former teacher? Who asked you to fight for the country's capital? The emperor was so good to you, but you stubbornly insisted. What face do you want? You want to be a whore and build a memorial? Who do you think you are? Aren't you still being despised? Hahahaha!
He was most annoyed by Shen Li. This guy, who put on airs and called himself the emperor's tutor, looked down on him. So what if he was the emperor's tutor? You should have just accepted the benefits that the Emperor had given you, but you insisted on mingling with the officials. What false reputation do you want? You should have relied on the Emperor to fight against the officials without fearing any attacks, but now you are standing on the opposite side of the Emperor.
You want to be a whore and build a memorial?
Now you're screwed, aren't you?
Shen Yicheng was full of schadenfreude.
"How could this old man have any objections to Pavilion Elder Shen's words? I'm just following the good advice. Now the situation in Shanxi and Datong is tense, Wang Shiyang has neglected his duty, and Xiao Zhennan has taken over. Isn't he doing a good job? Daming, this wasn't the Song Dynasty. Did they have to use formations to restrain their generals? It's just an urgent matter. Once the matter is over, we'll withdraw. It's not a big deal. "
Shen Yicheng's words set a complete conclusion for this meeting. Shen Li's heart was filled with unresolvable sorrow.
The Cabinet was now completely under the control of Shen Yicheng. Shen Yicheng directly skipped Zhao Zhigao and became the de facto Prime Minister. Now it was Shen Yicheng's turn to be the helmsman of the Daming Dynasty. And he was a loser in the political struggle. He might not be a loser now, but he would be soon.
Because no one supported him anymore.
Seeing that everyone had basically finished discussing and the situation had been determined, Lord Zhao seized the opportunity to stand up and show his existence.
"Since we've come to an agreement, let's draft a decree and submit it to His Majesty for him to deal with! We should also quickly prepare for the disaster relief in Shanxi Datong. I'll leave this to the Second Secretary. "
Shen Yicheng hurriedly stood up and bowed to Zhao Zhigao.
"Yes!"
Cabinet Elder Zhao was really a rare soft persimmon. No matter how big or small the officials were, as long as they passed by him, they basically couldn't help but pinch him. But only Shen Yicheng had never been disrespectful to Zhao Zhigao. Shen Yicheng respected Zhao Zhigao very much and was very polite to everyone.
Perhaps because of this, Zhao Zhigao saw the beast hidden in the bottom of Shen Yicheng's heart.
The beast that bared its fangs and brandished its claws, waiting for an opportunity to break the chain.
It was a pity that most people didn't see the beast clearly, so the beast came out in the near future and brought an unexpected disaster to the Daming Dynasty.
Zhao Zhigao was the only one who saw it and tried his best to stop it. But he was too old, too weak, and too easily discouraged.
Now, Zhao Zhigao had completely given up on himself and didn't care anymore. As long as he could die peacefully, it would be a success.
In this way, under the circumstances that everyone had their own evil intentions, they reached an agreement and paved the way for Xiao Ruxun to pass the seemingly insurmountable natural moat.
When the cabinet's vote was sent to Zhu Yijun, Zhu Yijun was seriously re-educating Luo Sigong.
"I won't kill you, not because I'm magnanimous, but because I pity what you've done for me. Considering that you've done meritorious service, I can spare you this time, but there won't be a second time."
Zhu Yijun warned Luo Sigong very seriously. And Luo Sigong also had reason to believe that it was not that the emperor didn't want to kill him, but that killing him would be more difficult to deal with than not killing him, so he kept him alive. Because he was still useful, the emperor still needed him, so the emperor kept him alive.
If not, he wouldn't be able to keep his life at all.
"I thank Your Majesty for not killing me! I thank Your Majesty for not killing me! I will sacrifice my life for Your Majesty! Until the day I die! "
Even Luo Sigong himself didn't believe these words, not to mention Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He didn't believe Luo Sigong's words at all.
"I'll remember these words, and I hope you'll remember them too! I'll give you a task, and you must do it seriously. "
Luo Sigong hurriedly nodded, "I'll definitely complete the task Your Majesty has given me!"
"How much do you know about the Shanxi Merchants' grain storage caves?"
Luo Sigong swallowed his saliva and silently calculated.
"About seventy to eighty percent."
Zhu Yijun nodded.
"Send your most elite team to Shanxi with the information you know and hand it over to Hsiao Jixin. After that, have your men listen to Hsiao Jixin's arrangements and wipe out all the grain storage caves for me. Hand over all the grain to Hsiao Jixin. Do you understand?"
Luo Sigong wanted to say more, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
Because he had also realized that the reason why the Emperor was so resolute, and even a little iron-blooded, was because the Shanxi merchants had suffered heavy losses in this war, and their strength had been greatly reduced. The various factions had probably already received this news, and were beginning to be wary of Shanxi!
He reckoned that the Shanxi Merchants' power would be at risk.
This was good as well. At least his brothers who had died in Shanxi could rest in peace.
Damn it! The Imperial Bodyguard, which had been awe-inspiring since the founding of the country, had fallen to such a state. They couldn't even stand up for justice when their underlings were killed. As the imperial power declined, the Imperial Bodyguard seemed to have reached a dead end.
Now was a good time for the Imperial Bodyguard to regain its prestige.
At this moment, the cabinet's draft was sent to Zhu Yijun's desk. Zhu Yijun opened it to take a look.
"Let Hsiao Jixin be the Governor?"
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