Chapter 659. Tongue Debate.
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Zhao Junchen glanced at Jin Hong from the corner of his eye, and the disdain in his expression was not concealed at all, and he directly asked, "Are people worried?" Shaanxi and Gansu have had three consecutive years of drought! There was also a drought in Henan the year before last! There was also a locust plague in Shanxi last year! Liangguang has experienced floods this year! With such frequent natural disasters, can Jin Yushi dare to guarantee that the wind and rain will be smooth next year? If Jin Yushi dares to guarantee this matter and is willing to take all the responsibility, then all this can be regarded as my own worry! But if Jin Yushi didn't dare to guarantee this, why did he pin the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty on God's mood? ”
After Jin Hong opened his mouth to refute Zhao Junchen's opinion, he was waiting for the hundred officials to express their opinions one after another, but he didn't expect Zhao Junchen to directly scold him before the hundred officials expressed their opinions. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Now, Zhao Junchen has initially established his prestige in the temple, such as Jin Hong, a small role, let him mix in the ranks of hundreds of officials to express his opposition together, if he is allowed to compete with Zhao Junchen alone, but he does not have the courage and confidence at all!
At this time, seeing Zhao Junchen's cold gaze forcing him, Jin Hong's body couldn't help shrinking slightly.
Then, Jin Hong avoided Zhao Junchen's questioning, but continued to insist on his own point of view, and said: "Lord Zhao, it's not that the lower officials intend to embarrass you, but in the eyes of the lower officials, the current food shortage problem is only temporary, not only Jingtong Ercang still has grain, and soon there will be new grain harvested, at that time, the current food shortage situation will inevitably be solved, and there is no need to make a big move for a temporary food shortage!" ”
Zhao Junchen sneered: "It seems that it is Jin Yushi who is taken for granted!" As the head of the household, this official naturally understands the situation of the imperial court's money and grain! Indeed, at present, there is still grain in Jingtong No. 2 Warehouse, but most of this grain cannot be used! Why? Because most of this grain has to be used to distribute official and military rations! Indeed, this year's new grain will soon be levied, if all localities can be collected in full, then the situation of the imperial court shortage of grain can naturally be alleviated, but how many years has there been a shortage of grain in various parts of the imperial court? It's good to receive six or seven percent a year! According to the official's estimate, even if this year's new grain is levied, aside from the official salary, the soldier's food, the vassal king's salary, the nobles' salary, and the necessary emergency food, the amount of grain and grass available to the imperial court is only 4.6 million stone...... Can Jin Yushi know what these 4.6 million stone grains mean? ”
Hearing Zhao Junchen's continuous rebuttal, Jin Hong didn't dare to mess around, but just said, "Please also ask Lord Zhao for advice!" ”
Zhao Junchen's expression was a little more serious, and he said slowly: "Even if only one person is allowed to eat half full every day, this grain is only enough to last two million people for a year!" ”
After explaining, without waiting for Jin Hong to react, Zhao Junchen continued to ask: "So, does Jin Yushi know how many people are in Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, and Henan that were affected this year?" ”
Jin Hong was stunned again, his face was faintly blushing, and he said again: "Please also ask Lord Zhao for advice!" ”
Zhao Junchen said coldly: "Nearly seven million households, the population is at least ten times that of 1.2 million!" If you count the hidden population of tax evasion, this number will increase a lot! That is to say, even if only one-tenth of the people in Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, Henan and other places are affected by the disaster and need relief from the imperial court this year, the surplus grain of the imperial court will be completely consumed! Now, does Jin Yushi still think that the food in the imperial court is enough? ”
Seeing that Jin Hong was speechless, Zhao Junchen sneered and said: "Jin Yushi, I advise you, even if you want to oppose other people's opinions in the future, it is best to investigate the actual situation first, don't be self-righteous and take it for granted, although the imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have the right to supervise and advise, but they must also be realistic, if you can't even defend the whole grain, it's best not to talk nonsense!" ”
After hearing Zhao Junchen's ridicule, Jin Hong turned even more blushing, but he was completely unable to refute Zhao Junchen, so he just whispered "Thank you Lord Zhao for your advice", and then hurriedly retreated to the queue of hundred officials.
However, although Zhao Junchen's rebuttal to Jin Hong was justified, his attitude was too arrogant, and his sarcasm was undisguised, which made many officials feel indignant.
This is also the reason why Zhao Junchen grabbed Jin Hong and chased him fiercely, although Jin Hong is a neutral faction in the temple, but he has always been long-sleeved and good at dancing, and he is good friends with the officials of the major factions of the imperial court, so Zhao Junchen repeatedly refuted Jin Hong's views and made it clear that he was sarcastic, in addition to suppressing the momentum of opposition, it was also to provoke the officials as much as possible and further create a scene of himself being besieged by the opposition of the officials, so as to further reduce the suspicion in the heart of Emperor Deqing!
In fact, Zhao Junchen's plan was very successful, and when he deliberately humiliated Jin Hong, many officials who were friends with Jin Hong were angry.
Among them, Sheng Wenxuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but come out and said: "Lord Zhao, even if the current grain stock of the imperial court is indeed insufficient, but Lord Zhao, all your worries are based on the fact that there will still be large-scale and frequent natural disasters in the imperial court next year, and this kind of thing may not happen, so it will be a big success, and it is inevitable that it is not enough to convince the public!" ”
Zhao Junchen squinted at Sheng Wenxuan and asked, "It may not happen, but it may not happen!" It is the duty of our officials to prevent trouble before it happens, so will Shanda dare to guarantee that next year will be smooth and the world will have a bumper harvest? If there are still natural disasters next year, will Shanda people be able to guarantee the food rations of the victims? ”
Like Jin Hong, Sheng Wenxuan is also good at avoiding talking and changing the topic, after hearing Zhao Junchen's questioning, he arched his hand at Emperor Deqing and said: "Now that I have the Holy Son of Heaven in my pilgrimage, it is a prosperous era of Qingping, and naturally there is the blessing of heaven, where will disasters continue to occur?" ”
Sheng Wenxuan's statement can be described as nonsense, but this set is very comfortable in this era, and he is obviously using Emperor Deqing to suppress Zhao Junchen.
However, Zhao Junchen still didn't give an inch, and asked directly: "If the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, there is the blessing of heaven's will and the wind and rain are smooth, then what is the situation in various places in recent years?" According to Master Shan, could it be that His Majesty has not been holy enough in the past few years? ”
With Emperor Deqing's oppression, Zhao Junchen is also extremely skilled.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's rhetorical question, Sheng Wenxuan's expression was suffocated, but he didn't dare to say anything, but he immediately fled back to the queue of hundreds of officials, and he no longer dared to argue with Zhao Junchen.
With Jin Hong and Sheng Wenxuan losing to Zhao Junchen's tongue in a row, the opposition of the officials finally decreased slightly.
Then, finally, a heavyweight official came out on the list.
But it was "Prince. party" cabinet elder Cheng Yuandao.
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