People who flatter others tend to get promoted easily!
Many people in Li Mo's camp shook their heads and sighed.
The Imperial Academy Reader was a sixth-rank official position, and Zhu Ping'an's original position was the Imperial Academy Compiler, which was a sixth-rank official position.
From the sixth rank to the regular sixth rank, this is a promotion of one level.
Don't underestimate this level. It's not that easy to get promoted in the capital. Many people have wasted more than ten years and still have the title of "subordinate". No matter how many tricks they use, they still can't get promoted. If you want to use connections, you have to spend a lot of money.
In addition, Zhu Ping'an almost created a record for promotion in the Ming Dynasty. He was the fastest person to be promoted among newly-promoted Jinshi. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no newly-promoted Jinshi has ever been promoted so quickly after being appointed. It has only been three or five days since Zhu Ping'an passed the Jinshi exam and was appointed to the Hanlin Academy. In just these few days, Zhu Ping'an was promoted. He can be said to be the first person to be promoted in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Ping'an did not expect to be promoted so quickly. He thought that Emperor Jiajing might just summon him to appear in person to commend him and give him some rewards. He did not expect that he would be promoted too quickly. This was really beyond Zhu Ping'an's expectations, so much so that he was stunned for two seconds before he reacted.
"Your humble servant thanks the Lord for his great grace. I will continue to work hard and serve Your Majesty with all my heart." Zhu Ping'an was stunned for two seconds before he reacted after being reminded by the eunuch, and once again bowed deeply to Emperor Jiajing.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Jiajing nodded with satisfaction.
After commending Zhu Ping'an, Emperor Jiajing did not let Zhu Ping'an leave, but instead asked Zhu Ping'an to listen to the ministers' debate on the maritime ban.
The ministers had rested by this time, and the hall was once again filled with lively arguments. However, after arguing for a while, they could not come up with anything. Emperor Jiajing was bored and waved his hand to signal them to stop arguing. After Emperor Jiajing waved his hand, the ministers stopped arguing soon.
"My dear Minister Zhu, what do you think after hearing this? In your opinion, should the maritime ban be strictly enforced or relaxed?" Emperor Jiajing asked Zhu Ping'an.
Well
Sure enough, I was asked about my opinion on the maritime ban. Fortunately, I had prepared the answer before I came. In fact, this question is very simple. What is strict ban or relaxation of ban? This is behind the trend of the times. The modern trend is the great voyage! As for the maritime ban and the like, they should all be thrown away. If we don't chase the dividends of the great voyage now, we will be abandoned by the times and can only wait for the salute of ships to open the country's gates.
Although he knew about the great voyages, and knew that the maritime ban was the root cause of China's future lag behind the West, and although he knew the harm of the maritime ban and the isolation of the country, Zhu Ping'an could not say so in front of Emperor Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, I have just listened to the remarks of Lord Yan, Lord Li and others, and have benefited a lot. I think that whether it is strict prohibition or relaxation of prohibition, there are reasons for it." Zhu Ping'an leaned over and reported.
What do you mean it all makes sense? You are just trying to smooth things over.
As soon as Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, there were several laughs in the hall, mocking Zhu Ping'an's opinions. In their opinion, Zhu Ping'an's words were a panacea, equivalent to saying nothing.
"My dear minister, you are playing tricks." Emperor Jiajing scolded with a smile. "You all make sense, so why should I ask you?"
Good scolding. Li Mo listened to the Emperor Jiajing's scolding and laughed, and felt happy in his heart. He felt that people like Zhu Ping'an deserved...
"I deserve to die. Actually, before I came here, I also looked up relevant information in the Hanlin Academy. However, my knowledge is limited, and I am ignorant about whether the maritime ban has been relaxed or not. I have not yet come to a conclusion after checking the information." Zhu Ping'an leaned forward and apologized.
"If you haven't found any conclusion, then what's the point of talking about it?" Emperor Jiajing scolded with a smile again.
"Your Majesty, although I have not yet concluded whether the maritime ban has been relaxed, I did accidentally find a method to double the national treasury without increasing taxes on the people when I was checking relevant information about the maritime ban. Of course, I have only taken a preliminary look and am not sure whether the method is practical." Zhu Ping'an bowed and replied.
The people's tax revenue doubled without any additional tax?!
Zhu Ping'an's voice was not loud, but at this moment it was like thunder, stunning everyone in the hall.
Then, there was a loud discussion, with the elders and ministers pointing fingers at Zhu Ping'an and shaking their heads from time to time.
At this moment, the strict prohibition faction and the relaxed prohibition faction finally reached a consensus!
Sensational!
What nonsense!
Almost no one believed what Zhu Pingan said. The people did not increase taxes and the national treasury doubled. Pay attention, this guy used the word "double"! Do you think you are Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty? Besides, Wang Anshi is such a big shot. What he said was "The people do not increase taxes and the country is rich". There is no "rich". He just said that the money in the national treasury should be more enough to spend. But you, Zhu Pingan, dare to use "double". What you said is to double the money in the national treasury! Too arrogant!
This is nonsense. How can the national treasury double its size if the people are not taxed more
This guy is really a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. In order to attract attention, he will do anything!
The look in Li Mo's eyes when he looked at Zhu Ping'an was even more disgusting! In Li Mo's opinion, it was a shame for him to stand in the same hall with Zhu Ping'an. This guy was not only a flatterer, but also a arrogant person who lied without thinking! This kind of person is simply hopeless!
"My dear, do you know what you said?" Emperor Jiajing asked Zhu Ping'an with great interest, but there was doubt in his brows.
"Your Majesty, I know that I only had this idea today, because Your Majesty sent people to collect information on the maritime ban, so I became interested in this information and searched for a batch of information in the library, hoping to find reasons to prove whether the maritime ban should be relaxed or not. However, I am not talented and knowledgeable enough and have not verified and come to a conclusion. Fortunately, I collected some interesting information from these materials. Out of curiosity, I read more and luckily got a method to double the national treasury without increasing taxes on the people. After preliminary verification by me in private, it seems to be feasible. However, perhaps it is also because I am not talented and knowledgeable enough, and it is possible that I made a mistake, but at present, it seems to be feasible." Zhu Ping'an bowed and said.
How outrageous! And you still dare to say that it might be feasible!
Li Mo and others looked at Zhu Ping'an with even more disgust. This kid said that he found a way to double the national treasury without increasing taxes on the people from the maritime ban. This is really nonsense. We have studied the maritime ban for decades and have never found any way to double the national treasury without increasing taxes on the people. This kid is really bold! Young people talk big without knowing the occasion. It's really a crime of their own making. I will definitely teach you a lesson later! (To be continued.)