From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Don't even think about talking quietly when Fan Tiande is here. This guy is uneducated, but he talks like a fart, and every word he says is stinking.

Zhou Yuan sent him away and told him to go back and wait for the money.

Then he looked at Guan Lu and Xiong Kuohai, frowned and said: "The initial pain of opening the sea is necessary, we have been mentally prepared for this, but we have also made arrangements in advance, that is, we must control the gang with the gang, form rules in the secret area, and finally transition to the legal stage to end the pain."

"If we can't even do this 'control the gang with the gang', the pain will be deeper and longer. In this way, the 'pain' will inhibit the progress of opening the sea in another way, because this will gradually form a monopoly and make Kaihai gradually lose its economic vitality."

"Old Xiong, you do this, and you have to do it well."

Xiong Kuohai grinned and said helplessly: "I can only assist you, because it involves the overall situation of opening the sea. Unlike the investigation of the Jinyiwei in the past, here we have to pay attention to the consequences. It is difficult for me to control the scale, so I will probably just follow orders."

What Zhou Yuan admired was Xiong Kuohai. He had a clear positioning of himself and never showed off. If he said he couldn't do it, he definitely couldn't do it.

Guan Lu said, "Why don't we listen to Lord Zhao Cheng's opinion? He will be here soon."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's listen to what my father-in-law says."

Everyone rested for a while, and about half an hour later, Zhao Cheng came quickly.

After nearly two years of separation, the father-in-law and son-in-law met again, and the first words were very cordial.

"Zi Yi, do you still remember that the Fuzhou Governor borrowed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from our Ministry of Commerce two years ago?"

Zhao Cheng sat down and rubbed his hands and said, "You used the pension as an excuse at that time, and you never paid it back. You won't forget it, right?"

Zhou Yuan scratched his head and said, "Father-in-law, I really don't remember it. Is that true?"

Zhao Cheng covered his chest and said, "Your words hurt my father-in-law's heart. You know that the Ministry of Commerce is short of money..."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, I believed you when you said that the Ministry of Commerce was short of money two years ago, but the current scale of going to sea... lack of money is a fart Ah."

"Smelly boy, talk nicely!"

Zhao Cheng couldn't help laughing and said slowly: "Now the scale of exports is large and the customs tax revenue is stable. Although there are a lot of policies to support merchants, we still make a lot of money."

"But all this money must be returned to the national treasury. The part we intercepted belongs to the fiscal allocation. It's tight and can't do anything big."

"You still have to pay it back, otherwise how can I pay the account? You can't let me ask His Majesty for it, right?"

"Besides, you don't lack that little money... It's just a few hundred thousand taels."

Zhou Yuan's heart was bleeding.

He doesn't lack that little money, but the money in the family is all earned by Boss Qu with great effort!

How much has he invested in these years? As long as the court doesn't have enough money, Boss Qu is the one who bears it. He has lost millions in a few years and his family wealth is almost empty.

She works hard to run around, and she can't even go home to make money. Zhou Yuan doesn't want her to be so tired.

"Okay!"

Zhou Yuan said helplessly: "My father-in-law has said that I, as a son-in-law, cannot not support the work."

"Pay it back! I will pay it back in a while!"

Finally, he clasped his fists and said: "Please tell me about Ningbo Prefecture and give me some advice."

When Zhao Cheng heard about the repayment, he immediately drank a sip of tea with satisfaction, and the whole person seemed to be refreshed.

He was no longer in a hurry, and said slowly: "The chaos in Ningbo Prefecture is inevitable, you should be able to analyze this."

"The Ministry of Commerce is not inactive, but it is incapable."

"Politics is closely linked, and so are national policies and development."

He tapped the table lightly and sighed: "Why do we open the sea? Because the Great Jin has been fighting for years, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the gentry has exploited the people. The people have become extremely poor. Most of the coastal provinces have been invaded by foreign races, and the economy has been greatly damaged. If we want to recover as soon as possible, we must open the sea to make money."

"On this basis, the decision to open the sea was hasty and impatient."

"This is self- Of course, it means that the rules we have prepared for various contradictions are not sufficient and perfect, and chaos will naturally occur. "

"Then we should complete the rules according to the contradictions and make the opening of the sea orderly. This is what the Ministry of Commerce should do."

"But it is still based on haste. The Ministry of Commerce is short of staff and the opening of the sea is strong. Naturally, we can't keep up with the progress. After all, we can't expand the scale of the Ministry of Commerce and lower the threshold of political review, because that may allow people with ulterior motives to sneak in."

"In fact, some people have already sneaked into the Ministry of Commerce. Our purity still gives way to efficiency."

Xiong Kuohai couldn't help but say: "That's notCan we suppress the gang members appropriately? Maintaining the business order at sea is also within the scope of the Ministry of Commerce's responsibilities! "

Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "Of course we suppress them, but under the temptation of economic interests, suppression cannot scare those people."

"But can we take heavy measures? No."

"Because the most fundamental function of the Ministry of Commerce is to implement national policies, to maintain or increase the scale of opening the sea, to ensure that there are goods going out and money coming back. Countless people in Dajin are waiting for food and money to spend. What we have to ensure is the continuation of national policies and strategies."

"The chaos of gangs is just a drop in the ocean in front of the national policy."

"It is like a sore on the foot of a giant. As we move forward, we must bear the pain it brings, but based on the current situation, we can't stop to dig out this sore, because the need to move forward is far greater than "health". ”

As the top scorer in the Jinke exam, Zhao Cheng has a clear grasp of the current situation. He knows the responsibilities of the Ministry of Commerce and what he should focus on as the helmsman.

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Father-in-law is right. The Ministry of Commerce's function is to control the general direction of opening up the sea. At least in the next few years, opening up the sea is the most important task of the Ministry of Commerce."

"The competition for opening up the sea can't be blocked, it can only be combed. The Ministry of Commerce currently does not have the ability to smooth it out."

Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "Wait another two or three years, when a new batch of students from the Imperial Academy graduate, our Ministry of Commerce will expand its staff, various departments will gradually improve, and the laws will keep up with the progress. It will be time to wipe out these gangs."

"Now, we have to fight black with black and dark with dark. I'm too busy. Ziyi, you have to take action."

"If this chaos continues, monopoly will emerge."

"The Ministry of Commerce will not allow monopoly to emerge. That is not conducive to the export business environment and the implementation of national policies. At that time, I would be forced to take action and cut off all of them with one stroke. In this way, it would also be a regression of the policy of opening up the sea. "

Speaking of this, the top scholar of the Jinke was also a little helpless, and spread his hands and said: "Politics and economy are just like this, going back and forth, stumbling and stumbling. It is almost impossible to go smoothly, at least under our current political system. "

"And the evolution of the political system cannot be decided by one or two people. It requires too many things. "

"In the long river of history, we are all a drop in the ocean. Let's do what we should do in the current era. "

The more Zhou Yuan listened, the more frightened he became. He gradually realized a problem, which was... his father-in-law, who was already very smart, had come into contact with many merchants and external forces during the two years of opening the sea. He had begun to question the feudal system of Dajin and had his own new insights.

He was really a talented genius.

If Dajin wanted to develop and move forward, the role of Guanlu might become smaller and smaller, but the role of his father-in-law might become larger and larger.

The first minister of the cabinet would definitely be his in the future.

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "It is impossible to completely eliminate the gang forces at present, but I can control the gangs, form subtle rules, and draw red lines for everyone."

"Within ten days, I will solve two problems."

"First, the gang problem."

"Second, the traitor problem."

Zhao Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and murderous intent flashed across his face.

He laughed and said softly: "It seems that you also realize that someone is colluding with the island pirates, in addition to merchants, there are also officials. "

Zhou Yuan sneered and said nothing.