Liu Che briefly introduced to Zhou Yafu and Chao Cuo the amount of iron produced by the blast furnace in Shaofu and the operation of the salt drying method in Jiangdu Kingdom.

When he heard that the blast furnace could produce the highest iron kilograms in a day, and it could also produce crude steel, Zhou Yafu's breathing became short.

As the prime minister, Zhou Yafu naturally knows what it means for a blast furnace to produce thousands of pounds of iron a day.

This meant that only a thousand similar blast furnaces were needed, which would meet not only the entire needs of the Han army, but even the iron needs of agriculture.

Zhou Yafu is not just a military general with troops.

In fact, the www.biquge.info of his career began as a clerical officer.

Before Emperor Taizong Xiaowen was six years ago, Zhou Yafu's official position was the county guard of Hedong County.

This is also a portrayal of most prime ministers in the early Han Dynasty.

The horse can govern the army, and the horse can calm the people.

Those who can't do this are not qualified to become prime ministers at all.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to go to Shaofu to see that blast furnace ......" After a moment of silence, Zhou Yafu made his request.

If what the Son of Heaven said is true, then the salt and iron official camp is not only feasible, but also promising.

The Han court now earns 500,000 yuan a year.

☆ But what is embarrassing is that 300,000 of them went into the private small treasury of the Son of Heaven.

That is, only two hundred thousand dollars were credited to the treasury of the state.

This money was barely enough to sustain the operation of the imperial court, as well as military spending.

In the event of war, it is often necessary for the Son of Heaven to provide support and subsidies from the treasury of the Shaofu.

This man has no money, and his waist cannot be strengthened.

In the same way, the treasury has no money. The ministers faced the Son of Heaven and couldn't even speak.

There are many yamen in the Han dynasty at present. They all rely on the support of the Son of Heaven to operate.

Under such circumstances, the Son of Heaven, who holds the money bag in his hand, can naturally take power.

And the decline of the prime minister's status. That's why.

If the Prime Minister's Mansion can be rich and no longer need to beg the Son of Heaven for money, then the Prime Minister's power will naturally increase, and after having money, Zhou Yafu himself can transform the Han society according to his wishes.

Since ancient times, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first.

As an accumulating veteran, Zhou Yafu certainly knows it. Financial power is the principle of status.

Liu Che looked at Zhou Yafu and nodded with a smile.

Although Liu Che is now full of promises, it will be set up under the yamen of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

But the crux of the matter is that without Shaofu, the salt and iron order can only hit the streets.

What's more, the Shaofu will not sit idly by and watch the Prime Minister's Mansion snatch food from their mouths, and it will be the fattest and most beautiful piece of meat as soon as they bite it.

When the time comes, Shaofu will definitely have a move.

You know, in the power structure of the Han family. On the surface, Shaofu only accepts orders from the Son of Heaven, but in reality, it is a complex yamen that accepts multiple leadership.

In addition to the Son of Heaven, the Queen Mother and the Empress can interfere in the operation of the Shaofu. Order the subordinate officials of the Shaofu.

When the time comes, there will definitely be people who 'teach' the people of Shaofu to go to the East Palace to cry.

The character of the Donggong Dou clan. It is inevitable that they will intervene directly in this matter.

In other words, salt and iron order the yamen. In fact, it's just a big cake that Liu Che painted for Zhou Yafu, and it's impossible to eat it in your mouth at all!

The so-called life is like a play. It's all about acting, and this is especially true of the emperor.

But Zhou Yafu immediately retreated in a hurry, and couldn't wait to go straight to Shaofu.

After Zhou Yafu left, only Chao Cuo and Liu Che were left in the palace.

Originally, Chao Cuo also planned to go with Zhou Yafu to see the blast furnace that could produce thousands of catties of iron a day, but was hinted by Liu Che to stay.

When Zhou Yafu completely disappeared outside the hall, Chao Cuo respectfully bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister is wrong!" ”

Looking at Chao Wrong's table, Liu Che was very satisfied.

After accepting the order, the minister of the Legalist family went all out, which made Liu Che very satisfied.

"I let Qing stay, there are two things...... Liu Che said unhurriedly: "The first thing, the gold offered by Zhuangwu Hou Song Chang this year is not in good condition, and there is a lack of ten gold ......"

Liu Che looked at Chao Cuo and continued: "Qing should know what to do about this matter......

Of course, Chao Cuo knew what Liu Che meant.

If he just wanted to punish Song Chang with this, the Son of Heaven didn't need to personally explain to him, the imperial historian, and let Shang Shutai let out some rumors, and there would be an impeachment of the imperial history, and Tingwei would follow up.

The current court lieutenant Zhao Yu is young and full of energy, and since he took office for more than a year, this court lieutenant is simply holding a magnifying glass to look at every aristocratic official.

So far, more than a dozen unlucky sons and nephews of the princes and eunuchs have been invited by this court lieutenant to drink tea and chat.

But he still lacks a weighty political achievement.

And the political achievements of the court lieutenants of the Han family are calculated by how many marquis or two thousand stone ministers have been overthrown.

Therefore, the court captain Zhang Shizhi can move the world, not because he changed how many laws, nor because the Han family abolished corporal punishment in his hands, but because he took the crown prince to brush his prestige.

Song Chang is not in good condition, and there is also a deficit in quantity, as long as this matter reaches Zhao Yu's ears, that Zhao Tingwei is afraid that he will wake up laughing when he sleeps at night!

Therefore, Chao Cuo immediately said: "The minister understands! ”

Since the Son of Heaven does not know Guò Tingwei, but directly communicates with Guò, the Imperial Historian, of course, he hopes to dig deep into the affairs of Song Chang.

Pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and it's better to catch a few more lieges to do it together.

Because, if Tingwei intervenes in this matter, then Song Chang is afraid that he will immediately take poison and commit suicide to apologize for his crimes!

This is the unspoken rule of the Han family, and it will be a tradition that does not disgrace.

Not only will the emperor save face for his courtiers, but the courtiers themselves will also save face for themselves and preserve their dignity.

As for the Yushi Dafu Yamen, you can take your time, first find another less sensitive excuse, invite Song Chang to the Yushi Dafu Yamen for tea and chat, and enter the Yushi Dafu Yamen, and Song Chang can't help it.

Chao has been in the political arena for more than 20 years, and of course he is very clear about these tricks and methods.

Liu Che saw Chao Cuo receiving the order, and nodded, this matter all depends on how Chao Cuo understands it.

In other words, after Liu Che gave the order, Chao Cuo could understand it as he wanted.

Liu Che will only sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and wait for things to develop.

No matter what the final outcome is, Liu Che doesn't want his hands to touch this matter again.

Hypocrisy?

Hypocrisy, perhaps!

But the essence of politics is hypocrisy.

Liu Che must maintain his image of being benevolent, approachable, shameless, benevolent and loving.

This is essential for domination.

The common people will love and support a man who is full of humanity and magnanimity.

But few people will honor a ruthless and selfless emperor.

Even if this emperor actually envisioned them for them.

Liu Che didn't want his image to become a skinning genius like Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty.

After talking about Song Chang's affairs, Liu Che continued: "I heard that there is a villain around the Empress Dowager of the East Palace recently, and Qing, as a doctor of imperial history, should pay attention to one or two, I will let Wang Dao contact Qing......

Liu Che said leisurely: "Qing go and check carefully, see who is disturbing the peace of the Queen Mother, investigate to the end, and never tolerate it!" ”

Those guys in the East Palace who helped Sister Wang Wan speak, Liu Che didn't want to let go of any of them.

It's winter!

The Winter Lord is slaughtering, it's a killing season!

"No!" Chao Cuo immediately obeyed when he heard this.

That's the beauty of Chao Mistake.

Not afraid of things, let alone death, as long as he accepts the order, there is no object he dare not start! (To be continued......)