Chapter 154 The Hesitation of the Nobles
Feng Quji only mentioned this one sentence about Feng Jie's arrangement, and Feng Jie understood it.
However, he also secretly reminded himself in his heart.
My father reminded me that I needed to change my habit of hiding behind the scenes and letting others do everything.
Who would be willing to take on such an important task as facing the First Emperor and impeaching the Prince of Qin if he wasn't there to do it himself?
Now he is no longer just the behind-the-scenes military strategist for the nobles.
He has taken over the burden from his father Feng Quji and become the leader of a noble family.
The change of identity is not just about glory and benefits, it is also about responsibility.
This was Feng Quji's experience in the past.
Why did he have to stand up for so many things?
Because there is no other way!
As a leader, the meaning of others speaking to him is completely different.
Now, this responsibility falls on Feng Jie.
After Feng Jie understood what his father meant, he winked at Feng Quji, which was a tacit understanding between father and son.
"Well, I will report it to His Majesty then!"
"As nobles from aristocratic families, we should also contribute to the Great Qin!"
Feng Jie's words sounded so righteous.
Others also smiled and nodded repeatedly, and many even smiled and praised Censor Feng for his concern for the country and the people.
After a long while, when the whole hall returned to silence, Feng Jie spoke again.
"The above is my best plan for this matter!"
"In addition to the above plan, I have another plan, which is the below plan!"
Upon hearing that Feng Jie had a plan not only against the First Emperor, but also for the rest of the world, even an experienced man like Feng Quji couldn't help but smile with relief.
There is a successor!
Anyone who can look up is a mature official.
After all, officials' eyes are always looking upwards.
But to reach the level of serving as an assistant to the prime minister, Feng Quji knew very well that he had to look down from time to time.
Only when you have the king above you and the people below you in your eyes, can you truly sit firmly on the position of prime minister.
Even though Feng Quji was disliked by Ying Yuan at first, he was forced to "resign voluntarily" through some tricks.
But Ying Yuan never said from beginning to end that the Left Prime Minister did not have that ability.
And now, in Feng Quji's view, his own talented child seems to be on the right track.
"Well, it's great that Jie'er can hold a high position without forgetting to look down upon the mundane world!"
"In this case, I am relieved. If you have any ideas, just tell me. You can mobilize the whole Feng family!"
Feng Quji's words were earth-shattering.
The noble families in the hall had their eyes flickering when they heard this.
These are not ordinary compliments.
To put it bluntly, this means that he fully recognizes his son's abilities and is willing to give his family, surname, and clan background to fully support him.
If others could understand it, then Feng Jie would naturally understand it even better.
He took a deep breath, bowed deeply to Feng Quji, and then looked at everyone and said.
"Father, and everyone else, we should know that these people are all ignorant people who can't read a single word!"
"Even though they are now under the rule of our Great Qin, and have become more courageous, they are still just fools after all!"
"Short-sightedness, greed, blind obedience..."
"They have all the problems they should have!"
"That's why we can't stop the salt monopoly!"
As soon as Feng Jie said this, everyone nodded, and it was obvious that they all agreed with this point. In fact, the focus of Feng Jie's words just now was not on the people, but on one point.
That is, you can instigate those people, but you must never reveal your group to the public.
After all, to Ying Yuan, he was just a playboy who frequented brothels and indulged in wine and women.
But after becoming regent, they had all seen how ruthless Ying Yuan was.
It would be unwise to have a direct conflict with Ying Yuan!
This point has apparently become a consensus among officials and nobles in Xianyang City.
"In this case, does Lord Feng have any good ideas?"
Since Feng Jie has already spoken, he must have some ideas.
But, when there is a follow-up sentence from the straight man, it always feels like something is missing.
As soon as a clever nobleman opened his mouth, Feng Jie took the letter with a smile.
"It's not a good strategy, it's just old wisdom."
"My strategy for dealing with people is to keep them ignorant!"
"We should know why this salt industry can provide us with a steady supply of wealth for a long time?"
"Because this is a necessity for the lives of the people, they cannot live without it for even a day!"
"Therefore, there is no need to worry about not having this business!"
"And Ying Yuan values this very much!"
Speaking of this, Feng Jie seemed to have thought of the scenes where he was repeatedly troubled by Ying Yuan, and he spoke with gritted teeth.
"We don't care whether he is truly doing this for the common people or to expand financial resources for the court."
"Anyway, in my opinion, as long as we make his salt shop chaotic and sales go badly, then the common people will naturally not dare to come."
"But what if there is no salt in the house?"
"Then it's up to us to take action!"
"We can sell the private salt at a lower price when the time comes!"
"Anyway, there is only one thing. We must make Ying Yuan's so-called salt and iron monopoly the biggest joke in the Qin Dynasty!"
When this plan came out, it was different from the previous one. All the nobles frowned.
Because this plan is different from the previous ones.
In the previous strategies, the Feng family would charge in the front while they would just hide behind and cheer.
But now the plan is to make them face Ying Yuan directly.
To put it bluntly, Feng Jie's plan just now was to send people to cause trouble at the salt shop.
Not only did they go to the salt shops to smash and cause trouble, they even targeted the people who bought salt.
If anyone dares to buy salt from the salt shop opened by Ying Yuan, their people will go to that person's house and cause trouble.
Through these two means, the advantage of Ying Yuan's salt and iron monopoly was completely offset.
In other words, it will simply wipe out the other party's reputation and make this policy a complete joke.
But the problem is that we have to send someone.
But sending people to attack the salt shop opened by Ying Yuan on behalf of the court, what's the difference between this and seeking death?
Not to mention anything else, not even the city guards, let’s just talk about the Jinyiwei.
Could it be that the Jinyiwei, equipped with powerful crossbows, could not withstand a few ruffians?
For this group of killers who are only loyal to Ying Yuan, since you dare to jump and make trouble, they will dare to kill you!
In other words, every one of them has to take out the best hands from the bottom of the bag and put them in.
After all, ordinary hooligans can't stand it. Once they are caught, if they give away the people behind the scenes, they will be in trouble.
Therefore, we can only use our death squad.
But whose death warriors can be like leeks, one after another?
That was cultivated with great effort!
(End of this chapter)