The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Daiyu pondered for a moment, but said, "That's not entirely true."

Lin Ruhai looked at Daiyu with an incomprehensible look.

Daiyu went down and said: "For example, according to the usual practice, when our family encounters three festivals and two birthdays, we will reward the servants. If things go on like this, the servants will also regard these rewards that have not been obtained as their own. Suddenly, a festival Next, I suddenly announced that not only will there be no rewards this year, but there will also be punishments. The servants are naturally panicked. Then, Sister Lan told the servants that although the rewards are gone, the punishment can also be avoided. Even if the servants do not get the rewards, they will Satisfied, even grateful.

When the Ninth Prince entered the Changkang Palace, he was worried because he had already regarded the sea trade business as something in his pocket, and then he knew that the sea trade business must be included in the imperial court's monopoly, and he was naturally disappointed.As for coming out of Changkang Palace, he looked much more relaxed, not necessarily because he had some countermeasures.It is also possible that Concubine Zhong just told him that the situation is not as bad as he imagined. "

Lin Ruhai was originally an extremely intelligent person, but he had been very busy during this period of time, he was a little tired, and his thinking was also affected.As soon as Daiyu reminded her, Lin Ruhai came to her senses: "Yu'er means...as long as the sea trade business doesn't fall into the household department, it's really not that bad for the Ninth Prince."

Daiyu also nodded lightly but firmly.

Lin Ruhai frowned slightly: "If the intention of Changkang Palace is to separate the sea trade business from the household department, it would be a good idea to hold the sea trade in your own hands in the future, and the feasibility is extremely high. After all, Starting from the salt tax case, Donggong has gained a lot of practical benefits, if the sea trade is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, it will hardly fall on Donggong's head."

Daiyu also has a different opinion on this, "These things should belong to the imperial court. As long as the government and businessmen don't collude and use the power of the imperial court to oppress the people, what difference does it make if they are managed by which department? As long as they don't It is a good situation for Changkang Palace to take advantage of the opportunity to bring Haimao into its sphere of influence, not only for us, but also for the people of the world. Haimao does not have to be managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Lin Ruhai glanced at her daughter with admiration. With such a big heart, not to mention in the boudoir, even if it is full of civil and military affairs, it is rare.There are only a few people like Wen Cheng, who have always been impartial in the party struggle, focusing on the overall situation.But this kind of impartiality is also because Emperor Taizong gave him enough support.

Otherwise, who can be truly impartial?For example, because I am the prince's brother-in-law, I was naturally assigned to the prince's camp. I wanted to be neutral, but which one of the former second prince and the current ninth prince didn't want his life?For example, as long as the officials of the Ninth Princes Department used their power for personal gain, what chance would they have to come back to be impartial?Once a person has a standpoint, it is easy to think about problems from his own standpoint, and his vision pattern will be limited.

For example, doesn't the Ninth Prince know the benefits of including sea trade as a monopoly of the imperial court?Of course he knew it, but if the sea trade was in his own hands and he would benefit even more, who would care how much the court would lose?Whenever you consider the problem from your own perspective, the pattern will have limitations.But Daiyu is not limited by her standpoint, if she can say which department the sea trade belongs to, it is beneficial to the people of the world, she is really smarter than many people.

However, Daiyu's words also provided Lin Ruhai with an idea, "Yu'er said just now that the reason why the Ninth Prince came out of Changkang Palace in good spirits is because Changkang Palace found a way to separate the sea trade business from the household department? "

Daiyu said: "No one knows about the conversation between Little Concubine Zhong and the Ninth Prince. But from the perspective of Changkang Palace, this is the best way. Since the matter of exclusive maritime trade was decided at the Great Court Meeting, I think Changkang Palace will not do anything to prevent the court from fighting against the Holy One."

Lin Ruhai tapped the table with his fingers, and said: "Even so, it has added a lot of trouble to us. I have almost prepared the implementation rules of the sea trade franchise, and I just wait for an opportunity to play them. If the plan is handed over, I'm afraid it will hit Changkang Gong's arms."

Daiyu's expression was as usual: "Father considers things from the perspective of a minister, so he will naturally draft the implementation rules from the perspective of bringing the sea trade into the Ministry of Households. But Changkang Palace will also speculate on my father in this way, as long as my father catches him by surprise and seizes Just go ahead."

Lin Ruhai's eyes widened, and he said, "Yu'er means that I will directly write a letter to establish the Haimao Yamen outside the household department? And I must hand in the paperwork before the Ninth Prince?"

Daiyu nodded confidently.

Lin Ruhai clapped his hands and exclaimed, "This strategy is indeed very clever." Now Emperor Taizong is in power, but Emperor Taizong himself is a somewhat suspicious emperor. It is precisely because of this that the previous prince was imprisoned.Similarly, although Emperor Taizong was happy to see sea trade included in the imperial court's monopoly, if two sets of plans were put before Emperor Taizong: one was to incorporate the sea trade business into the household department as a whole, and the other was to establish a new special sea trade office. Most emperors would choose the latter.

It is also based on this that Changkang Palace is confident that as long as the Haimao Yamen is independent from the household department, it can be included in its own sphere of influence.

Just imagine, the sea trade franchise was proposed by Lin Ruhai. If Lin Ruhai proposed to incorporate the sea trade franchise into the household department, it would be nothing.However, if there is a plan to list maritime trade as a separate franchise in front of Emperor Taizong, it will inevitably arouse Emperor Taizong's suspicion.

At that time, the sea trade will still be listed separately, and it will be monopolized by the imperial court, but at that time, the prince's line will be passive. When the officials recommended by the new sea trade yamen are recommended, the officials recommended by the prince's line will also be abandoned by Emperor Taizong.Then, with the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind, the Haimao Yamen is indeed very likely to become the Ninth Prince's sphere of influence.

Thinking clearly about the twists and turns inside, Lin Ruhai said: "If both the Ninth Prince and I hand in an implementation plan for setting up a separate maritime trade yamen, and the imperial court will exclusively manage it, then the timing of the submission is extremely important."

Daiyu nodded and said: "This time, the sooner the better. We have to hand over the notebook before the Ninth Prince submits the letter. When this memorial is handed over to the emperor, the Holy Majesty will definitely believe that the father is dedicated to the public. When the time comes When electing officials for the newly established yamen, the East Palace will definitely take up the hand."

The pattern is big enough, the thinking is broad enough, and the determination is decisive enough.Lin Ruhai said sincerely, "Yu'er, in terms of strategy, I am not as good as you." You must know that Lin Ruhai is a first-class outstanding person in the world who can make him feel that there is a gap in his intelligence. It is indeed No.1 that Lin Ruhai encountered.

Daiyu laughed and said, "Yu'er can't afford such praise from her father."

But between father and daughter, there is no need to flatter each other.Just now Lin Ruhai was expressing his feelings, but now he also brought his thoughts back to the matter of Haimao. "Yu'er's plan is very clever. As a father, I was in a hurry, and I really couldn't think of a better way. The only thing is that the sea trade yamen is listed separately. Although it can temporarily prevent the fishermen of Changkang Palace from benefiting, in the long run, if The Haimao Yamen is running well, and someone will write a letter to merge the salt and iron franchise with the Haimao Yamen, thereby weakening the power of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

In political struggles, various moves have always emerged in an endless stream. You come and I use different moves, and in terms of speaking skills, all parties have legitimate reasons.

Daiyu laughed and said: "Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. Our family has devoted all our energy to assisting the East Palace. Could it be that our father is obsessed with power? No, our family is just trying to protect itself. So what if the household department is weakened due to the merger of Haimao? The household department belongs to the imperial court, and Haimao salt and iron also belong to the imperial court. Whoever does well will be managed by whichever side, and the people in the world will benefit. Our family only needs to survive for a few years When the crown prince ascends the throne, it doesn’t matter how much real power he has. Besides, my father is the minister of the household department now, but he won’t be the minister of the household department forever. Don’t worry too much about the power of the household department.”

Isn't that the reason?The court has always had the final say on how to employ people, and I really don't have to care about the actual power of the Ministry of Household Affairs.Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing: "I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, I just live in this mountain. As a father, I am limited to fighting with Changkang Palace, and my vision is narrow. Yu'er's words are very true."

In the following days, Daiyu was so busy that she put aside all the trivial matters of managing common affairs, except for daily meals and sleep, and daily exercise, so she managed to make a new plan for the establishment of a new sea trade office in the study every day.Fortunately, housekeepers Su Lan and Yinglian have already taken care of them. Even if the housekeepers of the Lin family are well tuned|taught, Daiyu will not be able to tire Jia Min even if she puts aside her common affairs.

As for the new plan for setting up the maritime trade office, Lin Ruhai is mainly doing this, and Daiyu is just giving some references and suggestions.But because of the experience of traveling through later generations, the establishment of the Maritime Trade Office can refer to the Ministry of Commerce in modern society.Therefore, Daiyu also put forward a lot of constructive suggestions, which made Lin Ruhai feel ashamed.

Lin Ruhai had long made a plan to set up a sea patrol office, but according to that version, the sea patrol office was set up under the jurisdiction of the household department.Now it is only necessary to make some modifications to the original plan, and the new plan will be perfected.

As for the Ninth Prince's Mansion, the Ninth Prince and several cronies, senior officials, and counselors were also busy day and night.Both the Ninth Prince and Little Concubine Zhong knew that Lin Ruhai must have been ahead of the Changkang Palace in drafting the regulations for the newly established Maritime Office.Therefore, the Ninth Prince's Mansion did not dare to slack off, and after a busy period of time, it came out with a very bright charter.

Then, the Ninth Prince sent someone to find Cheng Engong, Bao Linghou and other trusted officials of the Ninth Prince's lineage, and asked them to prepare for the response at the Great Court Meeting.After all, setting up a sea trade yamen alone is just a means, and the key point is to install one's own talents in important positions in the new yamen. This requires the cooperation of someone from above when recommending officials.

At that time, the outline and implementation rules for the establishment of the maritime trade office made by Lin Ruhai had already been placed on Emperor Taizong's dragon case.

Now that Lin Ruhai is a minister, he can face the saint directly, so he doesn't have to worry about ghost tricks like being stopped by the eunuch Bingbi for the memorial.

Because Emperor Taizong had a lot of time to deal with, Lin Ruhai made very detailed outlines and detailed rules, especially a separate clear outline. Emperor Taizong could accurately grasp the key points of these two memorials with just a glance.From Emperor Taizong's point of view, Lin Ruhai's proposal was perfect, and he only needed to ask all the officials to express their opinions at the meeting before they could start to try it out.

However, the candidates who went south to inspect the Wang family were still unable to decide, and Emperor Taizong was well aware of the twists and turns.People change their minds, and if they don't handle it well, there will be big troubles.So Taizong just glanced at Lin Ruhai's memorial, and said: "I see, if Lin Aiqing has nothing else to do, let's go down first."

People who have been emperors for a long time are always difficult to distinguish between emotions and anger, and Lin Ruhai didn't really understand what Emperor Taizong meant.But the emperor had spoken, and Lin Ruhai would not refuse to leave, so he saluted and left the upper study.

In the days that followed, the memorials that Lin Ruhai handed over were like disappearing into the sea, without any feedback.Taizong didn't say yes, he didn't say no, and he didn't tell Lin Ruhai to discuss it.

Of course, Concubine Zhong, as the concubine who is in charge of the sixth palace, has her own contacts in the palace.Concubine Zhong couldn't find out what Lin Ruhai said in front of the palace, but Concubine Zhong knew how long she had been in the upper study.Moreover, Concubine Zhong also knew about Lin Ruhai's handing over the memorial when she was a saint.But this time, Emperor Taizong classified the memorial directly into the secret category, and was guarded day and night by Long Jinwei, and it was not obtained through bribery of one or two eunuchs holding pens. thoughts.

Then Concubine Zhong passed the news to the Ninth Prince.

Of course, the mother and son are both smart people, and they probably guessed that Lin Ruhai was talking about the sea trade office, and the mother and son felt that Lin Ruhai would definitely propose that the sea trade business be brought under the jurisdiction of the household department.It is also because of this that the mother and son are confident.Isn't the emperor's mentality about decentralizing power and making the officials restrain each other?Emperor Taizong would inevitably choose the plan of establishing a single government office.

At a new meeting of the Great Court, the establishment of a maritime trade office became the focus of discussion.

Last time, many people were arranged by Lin Ruhai. When everyone divided up the fat of the sea trade business, Lin Ruhai directly gave the imperial court all the fat that everyone mouthed.

You, Lin Ruhai, know how to pray for mantises and catch cicadas, so why can't I be behind the oriole?On this day, the Ninth Prince also took the memorial that he had prepared long ago and went to Donghua Gate.According to the Ninth Prince's expectation, the discussion on the establishment of a new maritime trade office under the household department was almost done today, and if he produced a memorial like Lin Ruhai did last time, Donggong was caught off guard.

After the Donghua Gate opened, all civil and military officials filed in.Because Emperor Taizong hadn't come yet, Jia Jing took Lin Ruhai aside to say hello and said, "Brother Ruhai, why do I feel that the Ninth Prince looks confident today, be careful, don't follow his way .”

Lin Ruhai nodded and said yes, and thanked Jia Jing again.Then go back to the train station.

After the morning court started, and sure enough other less controversial matters were discussed, they began to discuss maritime trade.Then, Emperor Taizong said bluntly: The Minister of the Ministry of Households had published the papers about the establishment of the sea trade yamen before, and he thought it was very good after reading it.He also asked the civil and military officials if they had any suggestions.

Since it was decided at the Great Court Meeting last time that maritime trade should be included in the imperial court's monopoly, basically all the officials have considered this matter after returning, and they all have their own suggestions.Lin Ruhai also kept in mind some of the more fruitful ideas, so he could go back and continue to improve his plan.

Because Lin Ruhai handed over the memorial a long time ago, and Emperor Taizong didn't make any statement, Lin Ruhai didn't speak again at the court meeting.What I should do has already been done, how to decide is the business of Emperor Taizong.

Whether or not to include maritime trade as a monopoly of the imperial court cannot be changed, and a question at the court meeting is just a process of expressing one's position; all civil and military officials know that the key point of contention is where the officials of the newly established yamen will be drawn.

The plan was proposed by Lin Ruhai. It is a matter of course that matters related to economy and commerce are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. The civil and military officials also acquiesced that the new yamen is a yamen under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Accounting. Most of the elected leaders of the new yamen are Lin Ruhai.

This is also the practice of the official system of this dynasty. For example, each of the six ministries has its own yamen, but the nominal head of each yamen is still the head of the department, but the ministers are all titles; and then the nominal second in command is the head in charge of the yamen. .

The promotion of Lin Ruhai to be the top leader of the maritime trade office is also a routine statement, and the selection of the nominal second-in-command of the maritime trade office is the focus of competition among various factions.

There was a battle of words and guns, each of them spoke righteously, and each had their own reasons, so there is no need to describe the process in detail.In short, under the premise that the courtiers all agreed that the Maritime Trade Association was included in the management of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the second in command of the Maritime Trade Office elected by all officials was also from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Only the second prince and a few officials objected, and even the officials of the ninth prince were either in favor or silent.

The smoother things went, the less at ease Jia Jing felt.Jia Jing is also an old fox. Jia Jing has a deep memory of the expression of the nine princes outside the Donghua Gate today who are determined to win.What is the number of ways the Nine Princes are playing now?Abnormally there must be a demon.

Sure enough, when all civil and military officials thought the matter was settled, the Ninth Prince walked out of the train.

Jia Jing cursed in his heart.Although the Ninth Prince didn't show it on the surface, he also had the pleasure of revenge in his heart.Aren't you, Lin Ruhai, good at fishing for profit?Today, I want to give back to him in the same way, so that you can know what it feels like to be snatched from your pocket.

"Reporting to the emperor, my son has something to play."

"allow."

Then the Ninth Prince brought out the rhetoric he had prepared a long time ago: "I think that the Ministry of Household Affairs is already very busy in taking charge of the territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters of the whole country. As for the matter, firstly, I am afraid that the household department will not be able to cope with it; secondly, maritime trade involves the navy to maintain the stability of the coast and build seagoing ships. , it’s better to set up a new hospital, or set up a separate yamen, but it will be directly under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province.”

This remark is also justified and based on the overall situation.

Originally, the Ninth Prince spoke very confidently, but as he spoke, he felt that the condescending gaze from the dragon chair was a bit playful, and the more he talked, the less confidence he had.

Of course, the one sitting on the dragon chair was the Son of Heaven, and few courtiers dared to stare at Emperor Taizong, so not every official in the court could see Emperor Taizong's face. The Ninth Prince's proposal was supported by many.

Emperor Taizong had a solemn face.The emperor is majestic, and Emperor Taizong is basically serious. Only the Ninth Prince, who is a real son, can feel the subtle emotional changes of Emperor Taizong.But there was no turning back, and the Ninth Prince had to continue, "My son has already drafted a memorial here, which is about the establishment of the maritime trade office. Please look it over."

Emperor Taizong winked at Dai Quan, and Dai Quan came down to accept the memorial and presented it to Emperor Taizong.Emperor Taizong still glanced at ten lines at a glance, and asked indifferently: "Then, according to the emperor's intention, the newly established yamen will be established separately from the household department, and where will the officials be transferred from?"

Isn't it the origin of the head of the maritime trade office who is fighting for it?Where there is origin, there is faction.The Ninth Prince said: "This matter, I think that after being elected by all the officials, it will be decided by the emperor." The Ninth Prince's words can be said to be watertight.

However, Emperor Taizong has been sitting on the dragon chair for more than 30 years. Although he does not say that he can see people's hearts [-]%, it is not so easy to be fooled.I was taught by the Chujun since I was a child. When the Tai|Zu passed away, the court was in turmoil. At that time, the Emperor Taizong was still young, and it was through the bloody storm that he was able to secure the throne. Taizong has insight, and he only knows what the various factions are fighting some.

So Emperor Taizong said: "Since this is the case, if the maritime trade office is listed separately and under the jurisdiction of the Zhongshu Province, what should the official setup be? I also ask all the love ministers to recommend it."

When things developed like this, the civil and military officials also reacted.This is the last time Lin Ruhai's moves were learned by the Ninth Prince and sold by the Ninth Prince. Some officials who had suffered from Lin Ruhai couldn't help but curse in their hearts: You, Lin Ruhai, have today.

Jia Jing said inwardly that it was bad.

The newly established yamen is directly under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province, and regardless of the rank of its officials, this sea trade yamen is definitely a first-class fat vacancy, and it is not under the overall jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, which means that there will not be a thousand-year-old fox like Lin Ruhai Not even his immediate boss.This position is tempting, too tempting.

Just as Lin Ruhai's father and daughter expected, many officials thought that Lin Ruhai's idea was to incorporate the maritime trade business into the household department. Compared with the current proposal of the Ninth Prince, Lin Shangshu's proposal seemed too selfish.

Then, the main officials of this new yamen cannot leave from the household department.Of course, the sea trade business is also related to the income of money, and the household department cannot be completely excluded, so it is enough to place one or two representatives of the household department in the first five or six official positions under the new yamen.For the fat meat of Haimao, the Ministry of Households is empty after all.

There was even a very low exclamation in the hall, why is this sea trade business vacant?It was Lin Ruhai who cooperated with Jia Jing and Jia Amnesty to pull Wang Ziteng off the horse.Later, it was Lin Ruhai who proposed to incorporate sea trade into the imperial court's monopoly, and Lin Ruhai was the one who contributed the most. Unexpectedly, in the end, Lin Shangshu, who is so wise and close to a demon, actually made wedding clothes for others.

Emperor Taizong glanced at all the civil and military officials, and remembered those officials who had a slight look on their faces one by one.