Chapter 487 Undercurrent is surging
Chapter 487
Wei Hao sat there and heard what Wei Yuanzhao said. Wei Hao didn't know how to answer. Wei Hao had never cared about how the money in the treasury was spent. Besides, he wouldn't be his own control.
"This time, when you come to Luoyang, everyone is watching, just hope that you can also issue shares according to Chang'an. Just buy shares. If you still have to decide on the treasury, more people will probably have opinions.
Shenyong, you have to think clearly that the world's wealth cannot be given to the royal family. Moreover, giving it to the royal family may not be a good thing. Now those princes are also making money everywhere. If they make money, then they will make money from ordinary people. Do you think it is appropriate?" Wei Yuanzhao continued to say to Wei Hao.
After hearing this, Wei Hao did not speak, but sat there thinking.
"Shenyong, this time, everyone came here, hoping to reach an agreement and promote this matter together. Why did so many princes send people here? It was because they were a little dissatisfied. Why couldn't they do it? So, they came here, and I hope to talk to you. Many officials also hope that the shares this time will be handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, not to the Royal Family.
The last time the new workshop incident made the Royal and the Civil Affairs Ministry fight once. This time, the Civil Affairs Ministry still needs to continue fighting. At the same time, the governors, don’t masters, county magistrates, etc. They should also fight for it, otherwise, every time they ask the Civil Affairs Ministry to apply for money, there is no one!" Wei Yuan looked at Wei Hao and said,
Wei Hao sighed and poured tea for Wei Yuanzhao.
"Shenyong, you have to know that you have done a lot for the royal family over the years, but does the royal family really care about you? Not to mention anything else, just talk about Su Rui before, although he did not directly conflict with you, all the merchants you knew were dealt with by him, and the Crown Princess didn't take you seriously. Think about it, will the rest of the royal family really take you seriously? They just regard you as a tool to make money!"
"Okay, don't say such things!" Wei Hao heard Wei Yuanzhao's words become more and more excessive, and immediately reminded him that some things cannot be said. If Wei Hao doesn't say them himself, it doesn't mean he doesn't know.
"Shen Yong, then what do you mean? Are you standing on His Majesty's side or on the side of all the officials?" Wei Yuanzhao immediately stared at Wei Hao and asked.
"It's nothing to do with me. You are full and have been full. You have just started doing things after just two years. Really, I'm convinced you!" Wei Hao said to Wei Yuanzhao with a sigh.
"You can't say that!" Wei Yuanzhao disagreed with Wei Hao's words.
"Okay, I don't want to listen anymore. Are there any other things?" Wei Hao waved his hand and signaled Wei Yuanzhao not to say anything.
"Yes, this time there is only a county magistrate. Can our Wei family get one? In addition, I want to mobilize Wei Cong here to serve as a different driver. Wei Cong is also qualified. Although it still needs to be upgraded to half a level, it is still OK for us to operate it here!" Wei Yuanzhao asked Wei Hao.
"Don't think about it. Your Majesty has already given the candidate. I can't tell you who to give it!" Wei Hao looked at Wei Yuanzhao and felt a little angry. Wei Cong didn't know how many resources his family had used, but now he still had to give him resources. Wei Chen had never used the resources at home. Now he is an earl, so Wei Yuanzhao didn't say he could take care of him.
"Is this settled?" After hearing this, Wei Yuanzhao looked at Wei Hao hesitantly.
"Well, I'm determined, don't tell the public. The impact is not good. Don't come to me about the county magistrate's affairs. I won't go to talk about it. You can go to your Majesty. I guess your Majesty will not give it to you. The nine county magistrates below must need your Majesty to nod, and I guess there are considerations in terms of origin!" Wei Hao said to Wei Yuanzhao.
"This, if you come here to be a governor, our family will have no benefits!" Wei Yuanzhao said to Wei Hao complainingly.
"What benefits do you want? I want to ask you the benefits?" Wei Hao looked at Wei Yuanzhao with dissatisfaction and asked, why do everything have benefits.
"This!" Wei Yuanzhao found that Wei Hao was a little angry and immediately did not dare to say it.
"Benefits and Benefits, I ask you, what benefits did I get in the family? What benefits did my brother get in the family? Why, we brothers are so unpopular? Why don't you want Wei Chen to be the second driver in Luoyang? Just think of Wei Cong?" Wei Hao stared at Wei Yuanzhao and questioned. Wei Yuanzhao was stunned for a moment, and then said:
"This, Wei Chen is still younger after all, and it has been very good since he just served as the magistrate of Wannian County. I think that after he served as the magistrate of Wannian County, he will be able to return to the six ministries. There is no need to be mobilized, right?" Wei Yuanzhao said carefully at Wei Hao.
"But if Wei Chen arrived in Luoyang, he would be directly upgraded. After returning from Luoyang, he would be the Minister. Wouldn't it be better?" Wei Hao stared at Wei Yuanzhao and continued to question, but Wei Yuanzhao couldn't speak.
"You don't participate in the appointment here. Your Majesty will not let go easily!" Wei Hao reminded Wei Yuanzhao and said, while Wei Yuanzhao was looking at Wei Hao.
"Also, tell the clan leader that I will disappear this time. Let them go back. Meeting is nothing more than those shares, officials' appointments, and these things, don't tell me about them. I don't want to hear them. If you really want to fight for those benefits, go and find Your Majesty!" Wei Hao sat there and said to Wei Yuanzhao.
"This is not good, right?" Wei Yuanzhao was stunned for a moment and reminded Wei Hao.
"What's wrong with it? No, I'm here to inspect this time. I won't make any decisions, just take a look!" Wei Hao sat there and said, while Wei Yuanzhao looked at Wei Hao.
"I really won't make any decision this time. Don't come to me, and I won't reveal any news. Everyone knows that Luoyang needs to develop, and I can't let those people take all the benefits. I also need to leave some opportunities for the people and merchants in Luoyang, right? This is Luoyang, can't locals not make money?" Wei Hao sat there, looking at Wei Yuanzhao and said. When Wei Yuanzhao heard it, he looked at Wei Hao.
"Class leader, this matter is decided. If you come, I will never see you. I have to be busy with a lot of things now, but I don't have time to talk nonsense with you here!" Wei Hao leaned back and said.
"What can you do? I see you go downstairs every day, what can you see below? Others are not as tired as you are officials!" Wei Yuan looked at Wei Hao and said.
"If you don't go downstairs, can I know how the people are doing? Can I know what else I need to do? Okay, patriarch, anyway, you go out and tell them not to come to me, I won't see anyone, those merchants go back when they should go back, and if you want to invest here, I will not care about anything, and I will not give any advice. It's not time!" Wei Hao sat there, looking at Wei Yuanzhao and said.
"Okay!" Wei Yuanzhao sighed, knowing that she couldn't convince Wei Hao, but he didn't know why Wei Hao was like this.
Soon, Wei Yuanzhao went out. Wei Hao thought about it and immediately returned to the desk. He started writing with a pen and issued a document, requiring that the government in the entire Luoyang area not sell any land. If he wanted the land, he could buy it from the people. The government would not sell it and temporarily freeze it!
After finishing writing, Wei Hao handed over to a personal soldier and asked the personal soldier to Wang Rongyi's side. He continued to lean there, wanting to rest.
In the afternoon of that day, many people came to see Wei Hao. Wei Hao asked his personal soldiers to block him. No one was seen. Early the next morning, Wei Hao continued to ride a horse to inspect the area. After those people learned the news, they sighed. Many people had no idea what Wei Hao meant, and why they didn't even see them.
At this moment, in a mansion in Luoyang, Wei Yuanzhao and other patriarchs were also sitting here, drinking tea and chatting.
"You don't believe what I said. Now you know. No one sees you. Now you won't release any news. Everyone, don't be busy. I guess you will have to wait until the spring is over to find out. Now, we should go back!" Wei Yuanzhao sat there, looking at the clan leaders and said.
"That's right, but you just bought land from the people yesterday. If I remember correctly, I bought 200 acres, which are all in the suburbs!" The head of the Cui family looked at Wei Yuanzhao and asked.
"There is no choice. In the afternoon, Wei Hao issued a document and did not allow transactions, so he could only buy it from the people. As for me, I also wanted to bet on the opportunity. The people I bought were all mountainous land. This kid, hehe, he would not destroy fertile land. He used mountainous land as suggestions. I also went outside the city to take a look. There were mountainous land in the east, west, and southern suburbs. There were mountainous lands. I bought some from all over the place, but the best location was still not available. They were all from the government. I dare not sell it in Luoyang!" Wei Yuanzhao said with a smile.
"There are also shops. You have bought no less than ten shops in the city!" The head of the Cui family continued to ask.
"Same, I don't know what area Wei Hao will develop vigorously then, so it's better to buy some, but you can buy them too, don't talk about me!" Wei Yuanzhao said as she smiled and looked at them.
"Captain Wei, do you think Wei Hao will definitely develop this place vigorously?" The head of the Wang family looked at Wei Yuanzhao and asked.
"You said that if he doesn't make great efforts, he can go to various places to inspect. You forgot that when he was the county magistrate in Wannian County, he also inspected all areas, followed by large-scale construction, all those roads were repaired, safe houses in each village were also built, and he had investigated clearly how many people there were in various places.
What is Wannian County like now? What a great place. The living standards of Wannian County and Luoyang Prefecture are simply from heaven and from earth to earth. I believe that Shen Yong is willing to hold a meeting to focus on the development of Luoyang. Moreover, you must know that once the governor is appointed, His Majesty rarely takes it easily. In other words, the governor of Luoyang may have been Shen Yong in recent decades. Do you think Shen Yong can develop well?" Wei Yuan looked at them and said.
"Yes, yes, that's right!" When the others heard this, they nodded and said, "It's true. Once they serve as governors, they will basically not change. Therefore, it may have been managed by Wei Hao.
"Have you ever thought about it? Your Majesty also intends to let Wei Hao come here. One is that he does not want Wei Hao to join the competition among the princes. The other is that Chang'an needs Luoyang to guard. Once there is something wrong with Chang'an, Luoyang's troops will be able to arrive immediately.
Therefore, Your Majesty gave the most important position to Shen Yong, and he also trusted Shen Yong. Therefore, Wei Hao's tenure as the governor of Luoyang may be a lifelong event. What Your Majesty trusts most is Shen Yong, so this place will be left to Shen Yong for management." When the head of the Cui family heard Wei Yuanzhao's words, he immediately nodded and said with appreciation.
"So, there is nothing wrong with the things I bought here now. I will continue to buy them tomorrow!" Wei Yuanzhao sat there and said.
"I have mobilized 10,000 guan from my family this time and are planning to buy all the land. Now the land outside Chang'an City is so expensive. For the land in the industrial area, 50 guan per mu was still expensive before. Now, the price has reached 1,000 guan per mu. It takes twenty times in a year!" The head of the Zheng family also spoke.
"Okay, but it's better not to make a big fuss. I'm worried that this guy Shen Yong will find out. It will be troublesome to get angry when the time comes!" Wei Yuanzhao said worriedly. He is a little afraid of Wei Hao now. Wei Hao's energy is too great and his ability is too strong. There is nothing he can't do. What he wants to do will definitely be able to do!
At this moment, in the palace, Li Shimin was sitting there with a pale face. The basic memorial was placed on the tea table. On the side of the tea table, there were also Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Tai, Li Yuanjing, Li Yuanchang, Li Xiaogong, and Li Daozong, all of whom were royal children.
"What the hell is going on? How did this happen? Why are so many ministers opposed the expansion of the royal treasury? Or opposed the royal continued to control more workshops? Who is the mastermind?" Li Shimin sat there, looking at the people and asked.
"Father, I'll investigate immediately!" Li Ke stood up and said.
"Father, I'm strange these days. There are such memorials every day. At first, I thought it was the idea of the aristocratic family, but later I found that many officials from non-aristocratic families also wrote memorials to discuss and oppose the royal family's continued control of Luoyang's shares. This is strange. Now there is no action in Luoyang, why do you react so much?" Li Chengqian also looked at Li Shimin and started talking.
"Everyone knows that when Wei Hao goes to Luoyang, the court will definitely vigorously develop Luoyang. Now, many people go to Luoyang just to get a share of the pie. The Royal Family has shares in the workshops opened by Shen Yong before, and many ministers are not satisfied. Now in Luoyang, those people probably think that Shen Yong will definitely open many workshops and will increase the taxes in Luoyang.
In this case, the merchants were dissatisfied. They were worried that the royal family would have too many shares controlled by the royal family. Therefore, if they wanted the royal family to give up Luoyang, those merchants would come to invest! There were also those officials who came to invest at home. Therefore, please pay attention to this matter, Your Majesty, let me see how to solve it. I have also heard a lot of news outside, which is all against the continued expansion of the royal treasury. Many people said that the income of the treasury was about to exceed the income of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so many people had a lot of opinions!" Li Xiaogong sat there and said to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin heard this and sat there without any movement.
"Father, do you want to summon Shenyong back? What's the solution for Shenyong?" Li Chengqian sat there and spoke.
"No, Shen Yong is busy sorting out Luoyang's things. It is his first time to go to Luoyang. He must have to figure it out. Calling him back at this time will make Shen Yong unable to figure it out. Besides, this matter has little to do with Shen Yong, and Shen Yong must also oppose those ministers. He hopes to hand it over to the treasury. The father knows this. Let's call Shen Yong back, which is equivalent to putting Shen Yong on the fire. Shen Yong has kindness, and we cannot push Shen Yong forward!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said.
"Ah? This?" Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin with some difficulty.
"You don't understand yet. They put pressure on me now, but in fact they put pressure on Shen Yong. Let Shen Yong choose whether to choose the ** department or the treasury? Do you understand? They want to force Shen Yong to take the team in this way. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to ask him to come back at this time?" Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and said, and Li Chengqian nodded.
"Your Majesty, the Emergency Secret of Duke Xia!" At this time, Wang De shouted from outside.
"Send it in!" Li Shimin said, Wang De came in with a secret document, handed it to Li Shimin, and immediately pushed it out and closed the door. Li Shimin looked at the sealing varnish, then opened it and looked at it, and found that Wei Hao was also talking about the ministers.
"Look, Shen Yong also knows it. I guess someone has gone to find him." Li Shimin gave the secret to Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian picked it up and looked at it. There were some suggestions on it, hoping that Li Shimin would handle these matters as soon as possible. Wei Hao would not reveal any news in Luoyang and buy time for Li Shimin.
"See, Shen Yong is still looking at me. If he publicly says he wants to build a workshop, you can see, there will be more objections. Now we should think of a way to see how to deal with this matter!" Li Shimin sat there and said, the secret message was passed in the hands of those people.
When it was Li Daozong's turn to see it, Li Daozong sighed and said, "Your Majesty, Shen Yong has been under tremendous pressure to do this. So many merchants, so many aristocratic families, and the nobles in the capital have sent people to Luoyang, and Wei Hao's words have not been revealed. I wonder how many people will complain about Shen Yong!"
"Hey, yes, so hurry up, get it clear!" Li Shimin sighed and said.
Chapter completed!