Chapter 128 With Ouyang Lun dead, all problems will be solved! ! (Please subscribe!!)
Li Shanchang was very excited at this moment. Originally, he was quite optimistic about Ouyang Lun. After all, being able to manage Yong'an Mansion like this within a few years is enough to show that Ouyang Lun is a capable person. An old man like him, for someone with the ability, The descendants of Ouyang Lun are also willing to support/invest in him. If Ouyang Lun rises to great heights in the future, this will be a very profitable investment.
But this does not mean that Li Shanchang can tolerate Ouyang Lun breaking the rules and prohibitions! After all, Ouyang Lun is just a third-rank local official who dares to ignore the imperial court's order to ban the sea. If he does so, it will be tantamount to a slap in the face of the imperial court/emperor. Although he, Li Shanchang, has retired, this " "Sea Ban" was a national policy that he set when he was prime minister.
Naturally, I won’t watch Ouyang Lun break! "Master Ouyang, actually I think Mr. Li is right. We can build large ships, which should be a great achievement. If these large ships can be equipped for the Ming Navy, they will definitely increase the combat effectiveness of the Ming Navy several times. We Just don’t form an ocean-going fleet to go out to sea for trade." Li Fuyuan stood up and said.
Although Li Fuyuan was involved in the whole process of shipbuilding and even believed that sea trade could make money, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and former Prime Minister Li Shanchang were both here today, so he did not dare to openly support sea trading.
He kept blinking at Ouyang Lun, but the latter didn't understand Li Fuyuan's painstaking efforts. "Old Li, what's wrong with your eyes? You keep blinking. Do you want me to let the doctor take a look at you?"
Forehead. Li Fuyuan quickly covered his eyes, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine."
After saying that, he patted Wu Jingzhi, who immediately said: "Master Ouyang, I also think that we need to have a long-term discussion about sea trade. Now that the imperial court has ordered the sea to be banned, we can't go against the trend and commit crimes."
After saying that, Wu Jingzhi patted where he was next to him again.
"Haha." He Fang smiled awkwardly, "Mr. Ouyang, I'm a rough guy and I don't think as thoroughly as Mr. Li/Mr. Wu. But since everyone said that we should consider it, then this matter should really be considered. You are right. No?"
Hearing the persuasion of Li Fuyuan/Wu Jingzhi/He Fang, Ouyang Lun was very confused and wondered: "We all agreed on going to sea at the beginning, but now the ship is half built, why are we still hesitant? "
"And when the three of you heard about overseas trade, each of you was more excited than the other. Why are you so scared now?"
"No matter what you say, now that my ship has been built, I am really determined to sail on this sea!"
Seeing that Ouyang Lun was still determined, Li Fuyuan and the others were completely at their wits' end. When Ouyang Lun mentioned that they were also involved in the shipbuilding and going to sea plan, the three of them were extremely nervous. They really wanted to rush up and cover Ouyang Lun's mouth, please. He stopped talking.
The three of them winked at Ouyang Lun wildly.
"Hey, you three are so weird. Your eyes keep blinking. Is there something wrong with your eyes?"
Ouyang Lun said quite simply.
Li Shanchang was so angry that he pointed at Ouyang Lun's nose and started to talk, "You Ouyang Lun, you are so audacious/daring!"
"Banning the sea is a national policy, and you can do it just by asking?"
"Don't think that just because you have made a lot of contributions/achievements in Yong'an Mansion, you can do whatever you want!"
"If His Majesty gets to know about this, I'm afraid your life will be in danger!"
In Li Shanchang's view, Ouyang Lun did something treasonous and unethical, and he must be severely reprimanded.
"Mr. Li, what if opening the sea is not a mistake? Only opening the sea can promote the development of coastal areas, and the Ming Navy can also enter the ocean from the rivers! Why worry about the Japanese pirates/pirates being destroyed!"
Ouyang Lun always seemed relatively calm and said gently.
"Hmph! Even if we really want to open the sea, this matter will still need to be discussed by hundreds of officials in the court, and it will also need the personal nods of six ministers/prime ministers and His Majesty the Emperor. How can it be decided by you!"
"You are simply looking for death!"
Li Shanchang never expected that Ouyang Lun would be so bold!
Seeing Li Shanchang react so fiercely, Ouyang Lun was also speechless. Why is this old man Li so stubborn? Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood at the moment. After all, he was very happy to see Li Shanchang confronting Ouyang Lun.
Keep going, don't stop!
This is Zhu Yuanzhang's inner thought at this moment.
This Li Shanchang is also an eloquent person. Coupled with his many years of experience in court disputes, I believe he can make Ouyang Lun frustrated once! Zhu Yuanzhang has now begun to think about how Li Shanchang will persuade Ouyang Lun. After all, it is quite scary for civil servants to be stubborn.
When facing Li Shanchang's aggressiveness, Ouyang Lun didn't panic at all.
"Mr. Li, does Mr. Li know how much ship tax the Ming Dynasty collected last year?"
"It's ridiculous that you want to test me with this question." Li Shanchang looked proud, "Last year, the Ming Dynasty ship tax totaled 68 taels!"
"68 taels." Ouyang Lun nodded, then raised his head and said with a smile, "What if I can increase the Ming Dynasty shipping tax tenfold?"
"Nonsense. The Ming Dynasty ship tax has been stable at around 70 million taels. If you say it will be increased ten times, then it will be increased ten times?" Li Shanchang scoffed.
"Mr. Li may not know yet. The stamp duty previously promised to the court has been handed over to the court in recent months. According to the current situation, it is not difficult to reach 500 million taels per year. This old man Li and the others can testify for me!”
Ouyang Lun said lightly.
"Stamp duty? 500 million?" Li Shanchang's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Li Fuyuan/Wu Jingzhi/He Fang nodded repeatedly.
"What Mr. Ouyang said is true. The total stamp duty in the first two months was 100 million taels. According to the original agreement with the court, half of the stamp duty was paid and half was retained by the local government. The stamp tax of 50 taels has now arrived in the capital!"
"With the stamp tax, the court has another tax revenue channel, and the stamp tax has the potential to increase!"
After the three of them finished speaking, Ouyang Lun continued: "With the successful case of stamp tax, the ship tax I am talking about now is not weaker than this stamp tax!"
“Of course, if we want to achieve this, we need to open up sea trade!”
Ouyang Lun suddenly changed his tone and said with a smile: "I also know that this sea ban order is a national policy and cannot be changed easily, but if the imperial court can give me documents for sea trade, I can also pay a large sum of money for this document! "
"When ocean trade starts, let's discuss sea opening and ship tax at that time!"
Ouyang Lun never expected to be able to eat a big fat man in one sitting. The process from "forbidden sea" to "open sea" was extremely complicated, and he could not do it just by talking.
This old Mr. Li has a great influence in the capital, and he has a clear mind, is neither corrupt nor corrupt, and is dedicated to serving the country. He can be used as a breakthrough! "A large sum of money? How much?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.
Ouyang Lun raised his index finger.
"Ten thousand?"
Ouyang Lun shook his head.
"One hundred thousand?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up Lun shook his head again.
"One million?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up completely.
"That's right, 100 million! As long as Mr. Zhu and Mr. Li are willing to help me get the imperial court's approval to go to sea, I am willing to hand over 100 million taels to the national treasury in the name of Yong'an Ocean Fleet! In addition, I will not treat you two badly. The previous ten Tens of thousands of hard work/luxury carriages/permanent VIP guests in big hotels/memberships in heaven and earth are all arranged!”
Ouyang Lun said with a smile.
Hearing this, Li Shanchang was stunned.
Another opportunity was before him!
It seems that he has, especially a membership in heaven and earth and a lifetime VIP in a grand hotel. With these two things, he can retire in Yong'an Mansion! Moreover, what Ouyang Lun said was so conclusive, and there were successful cases. It was just to get him a document to go to sea. The imperial treasury would be 100 million more, and he could also gain something. It was perfect! I really want to agree! However, Li Shanchang turned his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. The latter looked calm and showed no emotion or anger.
This made Li Shanchang feel quite cold.
His Majesty the Emperor hates corrupt officials the most. Accepting bribes in front of him is undoubtedly seeking death.
Although Ouyang Lun's conditions are really exciting, his own life is more important.
Thinking of this, Li Shanchang made a difficult decision and said righteously: "Prefect Ouyang, although what you said makes sense, but according to state-owned and national laws, as long as the sea ban remains in place, it is illegal to trade at sea. As the imperial court, Officials, if they do it in private, they are breaking the law knowingly and will be punished with an additional penalty!"
"When the time comes, I will inevitably have to read your book in front of His Majesty!"
Li Shanchang here has just finished speaking.
Zhu Yuanzhang also spoke, "Ouyang Lun, your method is indeed good. I will come up with a solution for you on the overseas documents. The conditions are still to hand over 100 million taels to the national treasury. In addition, since Mr. Li refuses to help, then you can give him his share Give me the benefits!"
Um! ? ? What! ? ? Zhu Yuanzhang's words immediately stunned everyone present.
Li Fuyuan and the others stared at each other with big eyes.
what's the situation?His Majesty actually agreed to Ouyang Lun's voyage!
Ouyang Lun was also extremely surprised. After hearing Li Shanchang's statement, he already thought that the lobbying had failed, but he didn't expect that Lao Zhu actually agreed. In this way, Lao Zhu is not the only one in the capital, Mr. Li. It’s a relationship!
It’s a good move to make friends with Lao Zhu! Haha!
"Of course there is no problem! Then you and your aunt will be members of Heaven and Earth/lifetime VIPs of the grand hotel, and you will stay for free!"
Ouyang Lun said with a smile.
The most confused person is Li Shanchang.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were full of strangeness! Is this still the emperor in my impression? If he had known that His Majesty the Emperor would agree, he would have chosen to agree! Oh, the [-] silver coins, the members, and the VIPs are all gone.
Beijing.
Prime Minister's House.
Hu Weiyong was discussing with Chen Ning/Tu Jie.
"I heard from people in the palace that our Majesty went out of the palace for a private visit again in disguise." Chen Ning muttered.
"Do you think His Majesty will go to Ouyang Lun's Yong'an Mansion again this time?" Tu Jie's eyes were gloomy. He would gnash his teeth when he mentioned "Ouyang Lun". After all, it was because of Ouyang Lun that his reputation was ruined and he was disgusted by His Majesty the Emperor. .
"Hmph! Get rid of all doubts. Your Majesty must have gone to Yong'an Mansion." Chen Ning's voice became colder and colder. "I don't know what magic Ouyang Lun used to make His Majesty value him so much!"
"The more favored Ouyang Lun is, the harder our lives will be in the future!"
"Yes, I have a feeling that once Ouyang Lun appears in the capital, it will be our nightmare! This guy looks young, but in fact he is the most insidious, harder to deal with than Liu Bowen!" Tu Nod nodded.
After Chen Ning/Tu Jie finished their conversation, they looked at each other, and then looked at Hu Weiyong who had never spoken.
"Hu Xiang, I have clearly felt recently that His Majesty no longer relies on us old Huaixi ministers as much as before. Lord Tu and I don't care, but Hu Xiang, you are the Prime Minister and should be the person whom Your Majesty trusts the most, but His Majesty is now No one will be notified when leaving the palace or returning to the palace, and private visits in private are also done by the prince to supervise the country," Chen Ning said solemnly.
"That's right! Your Majesty is now scolding and scolding our old ministers in Huaixi." Tu Jie turned to look outside the room. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he gritted his teeth and said, "Hu Xiang, I think we should make plans early. Well, if that day comes, our life and death will depend on His Majesty’s words!”
Hu Weiyong remained silent, but from the way his slightly trembling hands tried to control his emotions, one could tell that Hu Weiyong was in an extremely conflicted state of mind at this moment.
After pondering for a moment, Hu Weiyong showed a smile and pretended to be calm: "Actually, if you don't tell me, I already have a plan!"
"I went to the teacher's house before and expressed my concerns about Ouyang Lun."
Hearing this, Chen Ning/Tu Jie looked shocked, "How did the old prime minister arrange it?"
"The teacher's heart is still towards us, the children of Huaixi." Hu Weiyong smiled slightly, "He decided to go to Yong'an Mansion in person to meet this Ouyang Lun. With the teacher's ability, it is no problem to deal with an Ouyang Lun!"
"That's right! Old Xiangguo's action is just like Tathagata Buddha dealing with Sun Wukong!" Chen Ning said excitedly.
"With Lao Xiangguo here, we finally don't have to worry!" Tu Jie waved his hands excitedly.
Hu Weiyong continued: "But I got news this morning that the teacher's and His Majesty's motorcades collided. They were going to Yong'an Mansion together."
"This"
"Ouyang Lun has His Majesty supporting him. Even the old Prime Minister may not be able to do anything to him! You are careless!"
The smiles on Chen Ning/Tu Jie's faces immediately fell back.
"It can be seen that Ouyang Lun is blessed with great luck. He is His Majesty's son-in-law. He has made great achievements in Yong'an Mansion. It will not take long before he can directly enter the center. Don't talk about you, even I will do it. Make way for him!"
Hu Weiyong said calmly.
"We must not let him succeed!" Tu Jie's face turned ferocious, "We have followed His Majesty through life and death, hanging our heads on our belts, and that's why we have the status/power we have now. Ouyang Lun just married a princess and became the consort. He is already extremely rich, and he still wants to steal it from us. He is simply desperate!"
"If Ouyang Lun dies, all problems will be solved!"
(End of this chapter)