Chapter 904 Banning the Shanxi Merchants Guild
There is no doubt that the supervision power after the renewal is very strong... to the point where it is so terrifying that Zhu Di plans to hand it over to Liu Chun, which is really not a temptation.
However, Liu Chun proposed to hand it over to Ge Cheng, which made Zhu Di difficult.
Ge Cheng is of course a reliable candidate, but the old man is so old, can he bear it?
I have to say that since many old friends died, Zhu Di has cherished these elderly people very much. Even if he doesn't do anything, it is good to be able to chat with him anytime.
"Your Majesty, if you hesitate, you might as well invite Mr. Ge to come over and talk to him." Liu Chun suggested.
Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and suddenly said, "Let's go to his house to have a look."
Liu Chun had nothing to say, and followed Zhu Di to the Ge Mansion.
The old man’s house is very spacious and the yard is very clean. Old man Ge usually has nothing to do, so he teaches the children around him at home.
At first there were only three or five people, but now they have grown to more than twenty people. You can hear the sound of reading aloud from a distance.
His Majesty and the Grand Tutor arrived, and the family hurriedly went to report. Ge Cheng was holding the book in his hand, slightly stunned, but did not put it down immediately, but continued to explain to the students... A full quarter of an hour later, the old man put down the book and told everyone to take good care of it before he went to see Zhu Di.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is guilty. Please forgive me."
Zhu Di chuckled, "I'm just here to see it, just a little business. Teaching students is a serious matter, and it's not easy to be careless."
Ge Cheng sighed, "Your Majesty, the old minister was not clear before. He thought that the imperial court would promote school and all the children could study... But recently, the old minister realized that many workers left their hometowns and arrived in the capital. The money they earned was barely enough, so how could they care about these children?"
"They either played on the street or were taken to workshops and worked as child laborers... The old minister called them home and led them to study so that the children would not go wrong. This is the only thing the old minister could do."
Ge Cheng sighed, then looked up and said to Liu Chun: "Tai Shi, I have no intention of accuse you. In fact, the court has done too much in recent years. It's a pity that the family is big and the business is big, and there are always places that cannot be taken care of..."
Liu Chun smiled and nodded slightly.
"Old Ge, I know these things too. The court doesn't want to care about them, but this cannot be solved by the court with money." Liu Chun leaned over and said sincerely: "Old Ge, if you are willing, there are quite a few things you can do!"
Ge Cheng widened his eyes and expressed his doubts.
Zhu Di, who was standing beside him, coughed slightly. He knew Liu Chun so well that he was digging another hole.
In order to avoid the poor old man Ge being cheated, Zhu Di had to say, "The Grand Master suggested to me that you should take charge of the supervision. I am still a little hesitant and want to see what you mean."
When Ge Cheng heard this, he waved his hand, "Your Majesty, the old minister has long been no longer concerned about the world, and he is old and weak, so how can he do this? The Grand Master loves him wrongly, and His Majesty loves him wrongly!"
Zhu Di was not surprised to reject the old man, but Liu Chun didn't care.
"Ge Lao, the focus of the court's supervision this time was on business. In the past, the Censorate and the Six Sections were both focused on officials... Logically speaking, the administration of officials is also a very important matter. But the current situation is that someone uses money to bribe and win over officials and form a group that echoes the court and the country and combines officials and business. Therefore, if you want to solve the problem, you must start from both the symptoms and the root causes."
Ge Cheng nodded with a smile, "The Master is always superior in his knowledge. I appreciate it very much, but I am really powerless, so please choose another one..."
"Old Ge!" Liu Chun interrupted his words and said with a smile: "Supervising merchants not only makes them honest, but also one thing is to make them make more profits, and at least they must be responsible for the protection of some work-related injuries and diseases... The workers relieved their worries and naturally let the children go to school."
Liu Chun smiled at Ge Cheng, "How is it? Is Mr. Ge interested?"
Zhu Di turned his head aside, Liu Chun smiled, life and death were unpredictable! This kid was so capable of catching people. Old man Ge did not want nothing to teach. Since he had a pursuit, he could not escape from Liu Chun's palm.
Zhu Di deeply understood this point.
Sure enough, Ge Cheng's attitude softened. He lowered his head and pondered, "Taishu, are you really going to let the merchant pay?"
"This is their responsibility. Do workers work for them, and don't they need to ensure the lives of workers?"
"Tai Shi, I have already paid for my wages when I hired a worker. Isn't that enough?"
"Hahaha!" Liu Chun chuckled, "Old Ge, if the workers' labor income is all counted as wages, what else can the businessman make?"
Ge Cheng hesitated for a moment, "What does the Grand Master mean?"
"Residual value!"
Liu Chun smiled and said, "This is a book I have been preparing recently. I will talk about it in more detail. How to distribute it to fairly..."
Ge Cheng thought for a while, twisted his beard and sighed: "The masterpiece of the Grand Master has always been extraordinary. On the day the book is completed, I will definitely be the first to read it!"
Zhu Di doesn't like to listen anymore, "Ge Qing, where did you put me Zhu Di?"
Ge Cheng pondered and suddenly laughed. He was no longer confused about the number of times, but sighed: "Your Majesty and the Grand Master are here in person. I must know at least that. I have taken this matter. But I am indeed old, and my body cannot keep up with it, and my brain is not useful enough. I want to ask the Grand Master for someone."
"who?"
"Yu Qian!"
...
"Come on, change the clothes, then go take a shower and get out of bad luck." Liu Yun stuffed a brand new set of clothes to Yu Qian and urged him impatiently. Yu Qian took it in his hand, looked back at the Heavenly Prison, and laughed.
"Junior sister, I have a premonition that I will come and go to this place in the future and treat it as a common occurrence. Don't care so much."
When Miss Liu heard this, she immediately lowered her face. Her husband was really unreliable. She had never heard of him lying in prison and having feelings for her. Not to mention that she was terrified of her brain, she wanted to find a doctor to take a look!
Yu Qian smiled and shook his head slightly.
He can know some things by himself.
Since he has become the son-in-law of Master Liu, whether he is low-key or not, he will become the focus of everyone's attention. Since that is the case, we might as well show our enthusiasm for being a world!
There is really nothing we can do, after all, we don’t allow our strength to keep a low profile!
Yu Qian cleaned up briefly and hurried to pay homage to Ge Cheng.
The two had already had a friendship, and this time it was useless, so Ge Cheng threw it directly to him in Xie Zhi's official uniform.
"Put it on, and I will go with me to seal the Shanxi Merchants Hall first... and go back to your father-in-law to get his promise."
Yu Qian nodded quickly, changed into the official uniform, put on a black hat, and his temperament changed suddenly. His young and handsome face increased the majesty of the superior.
Ge Cheng saw it and couldn't help but praise, "No wonder Miss Liu doesn't even look down on the emperor and the eldest grandson. You kid is indeed a character."
Yu Qian smiled humbly, "How dare I let my wife down!"
Ge Cheng happily tugged his hands. This was really a pair made of heaven and earth.
He stood up and ordered that the rebuilt Censorate was dispatched...but this time the weather was completely different from the past. Hundreds of case handlers from Jinyiwei, plus the Shenji Camp with 300 people, were full of murderous aura.
They are not comparable to those censors who only know how to quarrel.
The sound of horse hooves was full of murderous aura, like a group of tigers, rushing straight to the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce Hall.
The merchants in the capital are by no means simple. Whoever is not smart in his ears and eyes is clear-headed.
It’s not their fault that they are very capable, those who are incompetent have been eliminated long ago.
Therefore, since the Censorate and the Sixth Department were abolished, they had already smelled the smell. Some people quickly got out, and some were in a hurry to deal with the aftermath, fearing that the fire would burn them...
However, although their speed was not slow, the court took action faster.
Ge Cheng had warned everyone before taking action.
This is the first battle of the new Censorate!
You must play beautifully and simply, and you cannot make any mistakes.
"Yu Qian, I'm waiting outside, you can take someone to do it!"
"Abide by the order!"
Yu Qian turned around, greeted twenty case handlers, and rushed into the guild hall directly... When they came in, the guild hall was already in a mess.
Many merchants ran away early, but the number was not too large, and most of the remaining people had no idea what was going on.
We just went to Beijing to do business, so why did we get into trouble?
"Tell them that they are consciously doing serious business and those who are not involved are kept honest and don't be afraid. As for the rest, no one is allowed to let go!"
Yu Qian gave the order decisively, and then rushed directly to the innermost courtyard. A long distance away, he smelled the burning smell of paper.
There are also many paper ash, which rushes into the air with rising hot air.
Seeing this, Yu Qian immediately flew forward and they rushed into the yard. In the middle of the yard, a middle-aged man was throwing the books and letters in his hand into the fire.
When the personnel rushed into the outside, he was not panicked, but just smiled slightly.
The red flame reflected his face, with a strange rosy look, and there was a layer of delicate sweat beads on his forehead. His face and temples were stained with a lot of paper dust, making him look embarrassed and out of place, completely losing his former elegance.
Yu Qian knew this person. When he was a clerk in the Secretariat, he was one of the officials and businessmen who bought it for the palace. He was proficient in all kinds of things, was generous and had many abilities, and was highly appreciated by eunuchs in the palace. Many of them had a very good relationship with him.
"Yu Qian, I haven't seen you some days, and I haven't had time to congratulate you yet! This fire is just like the wedding gift I gave you in advance. It seems that the wedding wine is not enough. If you are willing, you can sprinkle a jar of Fenjiu on my grave, just like a friend's friendship, how about it?"
Yu Qian sneered, "Fang Zhizhen, what are you? You deserve to drink my wedding wine?"
Chapter completed!