"Brother Liu, do you mean to put all the silver into the Daming Money House?" Duke of Wei Xu Wenjue asked, staring at Earl of Chengyi Liu Kongzhao.
"Yes!" Liu Kongzhao nodded.
"No, absolutely not!" Xu Wenjue shook his head vigorously, "Everyone knows that Daming Bank is your Majesty's bank! Isn't it like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth to deposit money in a bank?"
"Not necessarily!" Zhu Guobi suddenly explained: "First of all, the bank only recognizes banknotes and not people. As long as we don't show up, no one will know that we have deposited money in the bank!"
"Secondly, whether the money in the bank can be exchanged for Ming Yuanbao depends on your majesty's intention." Zhu Guobi continued, "We can deposit the silver in the bank first and wait and see. If your majesty is willing to exchange it, then we will follow the trend; if your majesty is not willing to do so, then the silver is still in the bank and we have no loss."
Xu Wenjue still had doubts: "But the bank belongs to His Majesty after all, what if he..."
Zhu Guobi interrupted him: "A bank is a business after all! If you want to develop in the long run, you need to abide by the rules of the bank. Your Majesty cannot do whatever you want. What we deposit is silver, not our lives!"
Xu Wenjue still shook his head: "I'm still a little worried."
Zhu Guobi smiled and said, "It's true that Brother Xu is cautious, but being too cautious will affect the overall situation! There is no such thing as a foolproof thing in this world. Money is important, but it is nothing compared to life."
"Everyone, please remember the methods your majesty used when the bandits besieged the capital!"
Everyone was shocked.
When the bandits besieged the capital, Chongzhen "robbed money" and killed people, "doing all kinds of evil!"
What’s even more terrifying is that there is evidence of guilt for all the people who were killed, and the evidence is irrefutable!
Once Chongzhen targets you, you will probably repeat the mistakes of those who were killed!
In the face of the bloody lesson, Liu Kongzhao began to find a way out for himself: "I think what Brother Zhu said makes sense!"
Zhao Zhilong also followed suit: "It's more than just reasonable. It's simply a wise saying!"
Xu Wenjue was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Well...well, since you all said so, there is no need for me to object. After all, we have formed an alliance, and we must advance and retreat together!"
After the three of them finished their discussion, they returned home and acted according to their plan.
The next morning court session.
At the instruction of Zhu Cilang, Liu Zongzhou, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Nanjing Censorate, who was in his seventies, listed the crimes of Linhuai Marquis Li Zushu at the court meeting.
"Linhuai Marquis Li Zushu used the names of previous emperors to resist the new policy, committing the crimes of disrespect, deception, and slander! According to Ming Dynasty law, he should be executed!"
When Liu Zongzhou read out the charges, the nobles in the court suddenly panicked.
If Li Zushu died, what would happen to these nobles like Li Zushu?
Without waiting for the nobles to plead, Right Censor-in-Chief Li Zan took the lead and said, "I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!" Ruan Dacheng, the Censor of the Military Department, followed suit.
Right Censor-in-Chief Seeing that the time was almost right, he also stepped out and said, "I second the motion. Your Highness, please severely punish Li Zushu!"
There are two major forces in the Nanjing court, namely the civil officials group and the nobles group.
Although there were factions within the civil officials group, such as the Ma Shiying faction and the Shi Kefa faction, they were able to unite when facing the noble group.
They wish all the nobles were dead.
The same is true for the noble group. The first thing they do when they wake up every morning is to hope that the civil officials will die.
When the nobles saw the civil officials making trouble, they immediately stood up and pleaded for mercy.
Liu Kongzhao spoke first: "Your Highness, I think that what Linhuai Marquis Li Zushu did before was not intentional. Please look carefully!"
"Li Zushu's ancestors made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Your Highness, please spare him for the sake of those contributions." Zhu Guobi followed.
"Your Highness, please think twice!" Xu Wenjue also stepped forward to guarantee the person.
Zhu Cilang began to pretend to think.
He should handle this matter like an emperor, adhering to the principle of combining kindness with severity.
In fact, it is not accurate to use both kindness and severity at the same time. It should be severity first and then kindness.
Unprovoked favors will not only fail to increase loyalty, but will make the other party lose their sense of awe.
Zhu Cilang snorted coldly with a sullen face: "As a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zushu should have supported the new policy to relieve the country's worries! But he actually used the excuses of previous emperors to resist the new policy. This is simply unforgivable!"
"As the crown prince, the heir apparent of the Ming Dynasty, I must uphold the wisdom of our ancestors!"
"Pass on this palace's order to have Li Zushu imprisoned in Nanjing, awaiting execution in the autumn!"
There was total silence in the Chunhe Hall.
All the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.
What shocked them was not Li Zushu's crime, but the fact that Zhu Cilang, who had always been weak, actually took the initiative to kill people.
What made him make this change?
Is it the decline of morality or the extinction of humanity?
In fact, Zhu Cilang is still the same Zhu Cilang as before, no change.
He was forced to kill Li Zushu for two reasons.
The first is to implement currency reform among the nobles.
The second is to maintain the balance of power in the court.
Now the power of nobles in the court is obviously greater than that of civil officials.
He must be weakened!
"I will obey the orders of the Crown Prince!" Right Censor-in-Chief Yang Wencong was the first to receive the order.
Yang Wencong was Ma Shiying's brother-in-law, and his opinions represented Ma Shiying's opinions.
With him taking the lead, officials from Ma Shiying's faction all followed his orders.
Although the nobles wanted to continue pleading, they gave up after exchanging glances.
The matter is a foregone conclusion and there is nothing they can do to change it.
After everyone stood up, Shi Kefa, who had not participated in this matter, bowed to Zhu Cilang and said, "Your Highness, I have something to ask."
"What's the matter?" Zhu Cilang asked.
Shi Kefa calmed himself down and said, "This matter was caused by the currency reform. Although Li Zushu has been arrested and imprisoned, the currency reform cannot be stopped. So please ask the prince to issue an order and order Li Zushu's family to exchange all the silver in the mansion for Ming Yuanbao."
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