Almost subconsciously, Hu Guang frowned, but he immediately returned to normal and asked casually: "What do you mean?"

At this time, he was a little confused. Is Min Hong's learning a bit mysterious, attracting attention or seeing the shortcomings and speaking out directly?

Min Hongxue seemed not to see the change in Emperor Chongzhen's face, and directly replied: "On the way to the capital, I heard that the court had mobilized grain, and adopted the method of deporting grain to the capital one by one province in turn. I think this method is inappropriate!"

Hu Guang didn't expect that he mentioned it and was a little surprised. This method was proposed by him, which was a very good method. He couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he asked directly: "Why is it inappropriate?"

"This strategy seems to be great, but it ignores whether the specific implementation of the local government can meet expectations." Min Hongxue said this, his expression became serious and raised his voice, "With the understanding of the minister, this is a waste of people!"

Hu Guang finally frowned after hearing this, and defended him a little unhappily: "I have sent the factory guards to supervise. If you dare to do something illegal, I can also know it and never give up!"

"Your Majesty, I admit that this move may be effective, but there are only a few factories and guards. How big is the land in a province? It is possible to monitor it? In the prefectures, counties and below, there will be factory guards monitoring it? Local officials take the opportunity to extort and rob..."

After hearing this, Min Hongxue didn't need to talk about it any further. Hu Guang already understood what he meant. He is worthy of being a capable local official, and is familiar with the local situation, far from comparable to officials in the capital.

"... Therefore, I think that the final result of this policy will cause disturbances to the people across the provinces of the Ming Dynasty. If there are other disasters or those who are interested, it may cause civil unrest in many places! This statement is definitely not an exaggeration!" Min Hongxue's face was already very serious when he said this.

Hu Guang nodded repeatedly when he heard this. After Min Hongxue finished speaking, he quickly asked: "In the opinion of Min Qing, the capital is short of food, so what should we use to support it?"

In fact, if it is just a land in the capital, because a large amount of grain was seized during the inspection of Shanxi merchants, it was considered to have temporarily resolved the food crisis. But Hu Guang still had to ask, so he was naturally very careful.

"My stupid opinion is to choose a relatively large area in the surrounding provinces and allow them to supply the capital to temporarily replace the vacancy period when major grain-producing provinces transport grain to Beijing." Min Hongxue bowed and replied, "Try to minimize disturbances between local governments!"

Hu Guang nodded when he heard this. At this point, he really believed in Min Hongxue's real talent, so he asked humbly: "In Min Qing's opinion, what else should I say?"

When Min Hongxue heard this, he was not polite and immediately replied: "The court used salt to compensate grain households. The original intention was to reduce the harm that disturbed the people, which was indeed good. But this move was taken for granted!"

When Hu Guang heard this, he was a little unexpected and asked quickly: "How can I take it for granted?"

"Your Majesty may not know that our Ming Dynasty salt entries have already been hoarded. Many merchants have empty salt entries, but they have never received salt. They can only sell them at a low price or pass them on to their descendants!" Min Hongxue replied without hesitation.

When Hu Guang heard this, he couldn't help but say, "What's the difficulty? It's just to increase the salt production!"

"Your Majesty, the facts are not that simple!" Min Hongxue immediately looked serious and replied seriously: "There are great interests and will be boycotted by the existing salt merchants. There is a high probability that in the first few years, the salt tax revenue will be greatly reduced. I wonder if Your Majesty, can the court bear it?"

Speaking of this, before Hu Guang could speak, Min Hongxue himself added: "In fact, too much salt has been attracted and has not been fulfilled for many years, so it is also a contribution of the salt merchant! For example, private salt is mixed with official salt, and it is maintained at a high price, etc...."

If Wen Tiren was not the chief minister, if he had not changed his view of the emperor after coming to the capital, he would not have been so heart-wrenching.

"Also, the court seems to be well prepared for the Shanxi merchants, but it is not. In my opinion, the court has not thoroughly investigated the matter after the Shanxi merchants were investigated. For example, pacifying the people's hearts, pacifying the morale of the border troops, etc. All of this is useless to rely on the Baigang Army alone. For example, the Baigang Army is a knife and a fist. In addition, the court lacks a date. In my opinion, the search for the Shanxi merchants has shown signs of expansion."

Speaking of this, Min Hongxue bowed, then looked up and said seriously: "I think it's time to stop the investigation of the Shanxi merchants. Moreover, the court should make the decree to spread the world and smuggling. Before today, it will not be investigated. If you commit it again after today, just like Fan Yongdou and others!"

He said this because he was afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would misunderstand him, so he deliberately took a serious attitude and immediately added: "Otherwise, I am afraid that it will be in chaos if I am afraid of it. This is definitely not a blessing for the court and the people. I hope Your Majesty is cautious!"

Hu Guang was indeed a little unhappy when he first listened. It would be a pity that all the Shanxi merchants were killed. However, after hearing this, he also remembered many things in later generations. As long as the scale was large, they would definitely expand and cause very bad consequences.

If the Shanxi merchants are searched and continued, there may be a chain reaction. By then, the borders in various places will be in chaos, and the trouble will be really big.

Thinking of this, Hu Guang also looked serious and nodded in affirmatively: "Min Qing's words are reasonable, I understand!"

Speaking of this, he remembered the problem that had been temporarily put on hold before and asked: "Min Qing, most of the soldiers in Xuanfu Town are dispersed..."

After he finished talking about the matter, Min Hongxue immediately replied: "Your Majesty, I just said that it is time to give it to jujube. The court should quickly send officials with local governance capabilities to fill in the vacant positions, so that they can calm the hearts of the people and the morale of the army, and jointly govern the Xuanfu with the Baigang Army!"

Hu Guang nodded when he heard this, and was very satisfied with Min Hongxue. Then he asked in detail about Min Hongxue's local governance, the people's sentiments in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, and for the first time he heard the real situation in Yunnan and Guizhou.

The king and his ministers chatted for a long time, and finally Hu Guang was quite satisfied with the title of Min Hongxue as Minister of Personnel and Grand Secretary of the Huangji Palace, and joined the cabinet to assist in the government.

Subsequently, Hu Guang adjusted his strategy and, according to the proposal of Min Hongxue, abolished the collection of grain from other provinces other than major grain-producing provinces, sent officials to Shanxi urgently, stopped the Baigan Army and the Factory Guard to search other small-scale Shanxi merchants, and according to the proposal of Min Hongxue, he clearly stated the order of the whole world.

Of course, Hu Guang did not pardon the eight major Jin merchants and other large-scale Jin merchants that had been searched. The final judgment was that the eight major Jin merchants led by Fan Yongdou would kill nine clans, among which the backbone of the Tonglu clans, such as Fan Yongdou and other family clan leaders, were all Lingchi. Other direct relatives were killed and executed, and they were the first time again. The man was exiled to Hainan, and the woman was admitted to the Jiaofangsi.
Chapter completed!