Liu Yu went to the toilet, and when he came back, he heard Su Yan ask Yuan Bolang in the back hall, which roughly meant to ask why the ministers today were abnormal. Yuan Bolang said righteously: "The monarchs in the world should also listen to the opinions of the court officials. If the court officials think it is inappropriate, it will naturally make the court officials dissatisfied. The emperor should submit to the people."

In order to show that he was a minister who dared to advise, Yuan Bolang had some disrespect in his words, with the pride and pedantic nature of a literati.

Su Yan was originally very afraid of this old-fashioned right prime minister. Now that Yuan Bolang came up with great principles to suppress others, he had no idea. At this time, Liu Yu walked into the back hall. Yuan Bolang glared at Liu Yu and stepped back, his expression as if saying, "Let's see how you end up."

"Master, why do those ministers disagree with such a good proposal? Selling some useless virtual officials and building a commerce department are all good things for the court." Only the master and apprentice were left in the back hall, and Su Yan couldn't help asking.

"Because of interests." Liu Yu sat down on the chair next to him and picked up a cup of tea ceremony. "Things that are beneficial to the court may not be beneficial to the court officials. Those merchants have low status. In order to gain recognition and some business opportunities, they must pay tribute to the court officials, especially the supervisors of various departments. In this way, the amount of private interests is so large that you and I can't imagine. Once these merchants have status and have business alliances like the Trade Department to unify the constraints of trade, they will lose this benefit. How do you think they are willing to compromise easily?"

Su Yan finally understood one thing and said, "No wonder those people are so nervous when they speak. It turns out that they are for money. Master, then... can we still run the commerce department?"

"You must do it. This is the first big thing you have after ascending the throne. If you give up halfway, the ministers will think you are easy to bully. The obstacles you encounter in the future will be greater. Small things can be concessions, and big things must not be given up!" Liu Yu said with a little decisive tone.

Su Yan nodded and said, "That master, I will listen to you later."

After the intermission, all the ministers involved in the court discussion came out from the rest place and walked into the office of the Six-Taiwan Yamen to continue the court discussion. Taking advantage of the leisure time before the court discussion, Liu Yu and Su Bi also exchanged views.

"Don't worry, Commander Liu, I have already informed some court officials, and will stand on your side when we discuss it later."

Su Bi's words were a bit confident. After all, no one could surpass the power in the court now. She said, even if the ministers under her command had any objections, they would do the same unless they didn't want her backer.

Su Bi said again: "But some ministers are in trouble. For example, the Ministry of Revenue originally turned behind my fourth and fifth brothers. They are now united and want to make a fortune. I don't know if the person surnamed Yuan is being used by them."

The establishment of the Trade Department has the greatest influence on the ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, which involves taxation issues. Although the Trade Department is affiliated with the Ministry of Works, it is actually a separate department and is directly responsible to the emperor. This makes some ministers very uneasy and think that it will be unprofitable from now on, which is also the fundamental factor of their opposition. As the fourth princess Su Bi, who has been in the court for many years, has a clear understanding of these interests, and she is also a kind reminder to Liu Yu.

"Although the Yuan Xiang did not accept the benefits of merchants, it does not mean that the Yuan family members would not accept them. It is not appropriate for anyone to use them. As long as His Highness Xin Zhujun stands on the side of the lower side, there is a way for them to submit."

Su Bi looked at Liu Yu with a look of doubt, but she couldn't imagine what he would do. In her opinion, the best way was to let the emperor issue an order directly, and even the court officials with opinions would be forced by the ruling power. The powerful fourth princess would also appear stronger when they thought of it.

The court's discussion continued.

Because of Su Bi's help, he had agreed with the court's opening of the Trade Department this time. There were still not many people who agreed. Even if Su Bi had given orders, many ministers involved in interests simply chose to remain silent, neither agree nor disagree, and an ambiguous attitude. Yuan Bolang didn't need to speak. The fans around him almost told all the truth. The most important one was: there was no precedent.

In today's era of ethics and ethics, the most important thing in doing things is to follow the laws and regulations. The laws and regulations are summarized by predecessors. What they need is a "precedent". If they think that things without precedents are destroying the laws of the court, they must stop them in a thousand ways. This is the concept of moral conservatives and does not involve interests. If it involves interests, it will make the reasons so scattered. In short, two words: No!

Su Bi also expressed her opinion. She stood on Liu Yu's side, believing that opening a trade department and selling some idle officials could indeed generate income for the court and solve the urgent need for the court's financial tension. Liu Yu was still silent, while Yuan Bolang expressed the opinions of some court officials, and would rather continue to be owed their salary than let the court destroy the old system.

In the end, Su Bi was indeed forced to do so. She glared at Liu Yu and said angrily: "Commander Liu, do you have no objection to this matter?"

Everyone knows that this proposal was proposed by Liu Yu. When facing the Korean discussion today, he, the initiator, was surprised many people without saying a word. Many people originally prepared passionate statements to refute his views, but they are still useless.

"Oh, back to the emperor, Your Highness Xinzhujun, I have another thing to do now, so I will not doubt this matter for the time being, and everything will be followed by the results of the court's discussion." Liu Yu said indifferently.

Su Bi snorted angrily, and supported him in a blunt way. She immediately realized that Liu Yu seemed to have said something more in his words.

"General Liu, what important chores are there now that you are absent-minded in court discussions?" Su Bi asked again.

"Nothing." Liu Yu said, "Even though a few businessmen at home came to give some gifts yesterday, it was not worth a lot of money, about one thousand taels. I hope to find an errand for their brothers and sons in the Imperial Guard. I felt that this matter was related to the national system, so I temporarily detained these people in the heavenly prison for a large-scale questioning, and prepared to ask who else they had given gifts to."

Some ministers' expressions changed immediately, but Yuan Bolang said angrily: "Commander Liu, as the president of the Imperial Guard, you are responsible for the safety of the palace. When will it be your turn to hear the criminal?"

Liu Yu pretended to be surprised and said, "Did this general exceed his authority? They obviously bribed people in the military, so it is military affairs. Since it is military affairs, it cannot be tried. Should it be submitted to the Ministry of Justice?"

Yuan Bolang obviously did not expect that Liu Yu was also good at changing concepts and involved merchants' bribery in military affairs, which had nothing to do with the three departments.

Liu Yu said again: "Justice is about to report to the emperor and ask the emperor to issue an order to jointly with the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate the bribery of merchants and severely punish the officials involved in the case. All those who accept bribes will be dealt with by the imperial court's classics. I wonder what Yuan Xiang said?"

Yuan Bolang said with a dark face: "Someone violates the law, so naturally he will be punished severely. But..."

"If you have this sentence from Yuan Xiang, it will be done." Liu Yu did not let Yuan Bolang finish his words and continued, "Then please ask the emperor to issue an order."

Su Yanzheng was puzzled why Liu Yu involved the establishment of the Trade Department and investigated the bribery, but he still listened to Liu Yu's instructions and said, "Then I..."

As soon as he spoke, a minister knelt down and said, "Master, this matter is related to the national system, please think twice."

More ministers knelt down and asked the emperor to "think twice". It is obvious that the Minister of Justice was Wang Jian, who was the fourth princess Su Bi, and the new Jingzhao Prefecture was Liu Yu's vassal. Su Bi and Liu Yu were obviously on the side in this matter. If these two departments were asked to investigate thoroughly, wouldn't it be a punishment for the ministers who had accepted bribes to death?

Liu Yu sneered in his heart. What these ministers said about "is related to the national system" was purely to find excuses. The merchants' tributes were originally black money. They thought that they could continue to enjoy the fruits of the court by insisting on not allowing the court to open a trade department, which was a fool. Before, the court only thought it was a bad habit and no one cared about it, but if they wanted to seriously consider it, it was taking bribes and destroying the court's laws.
Chapter completed!