Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes gradually widened,
He kept staring until his eyes seemed to pop out of their sockets,
He never thought of it,
The solution given by Zhu Xiongying is to cut the royal family’s expenses!
Zhu Xiongying is also a member of the royal family! ! !
Isn't this like cutting off one's arms? !
But in Zhu Xiongying's heart, what dissatisfaction does he have with these uncles? !
If this is the case, after Zhu Xiongying succeeds to the throne,
There is bound to be a conflict between the imperial power and the power of the vassal king.
The first thing Zhu Xiongying did was to cut off the vassalage!
The result will definitely be a lose-lose situation for both parties!
No matter what the final result is,
Zhu Xiongying was defeated or the vassal kings were killed.
This is not the situation Zhu Yuanzhang wants to see!
In other words, this is what Zhu Yuanzhang has been trying to avoid!
In Lao Zhu’s view, a family must live in harmony.
Moreover, the lack of family ties at a young age made Zhu Yuanzhang pay more attention to his family.
Siblings cannibalize each other,
This is a situation that Zhu Yuanzhang absolutely cannot accept! ! !
Just one sentence from Zhu Xiongying made Zhu Yuanzhang think very far,
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, looked as if he didn't recognize Zhu Xiongying at all, and asked,
"Grandson, what...what does this mean?
But do you have a grudge against these uncles? ! If anything happens, tell grandpa!
Grandpa is definitely on your side! "
Even Zhu Yuanzhang didn't realize that his voice was trembling,
The words came out as if they were vomited from the throat,
Zhu Yuanzhang is so scared!
On the contrary, Zhu Xiongying looked harmless and shook his head.
"Grandpa, what do you mean by this question?
The grandson naturally has no dissatisfaction with his uncles.
The grandson was just discussing the matter. "
"Let's discuss the matter?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone suddenly increased, and even his voice became much shriller.
"My grandson, these are all my own family members!
If you want to save money for the court, you must be fine.
But this knife must not be struck on one's own head!
Think about it, these civil and military officials are not our own people.
And these uncles who are connected to you by blood are our own!
You still have to point them to guard the country for you!
If this cuts off their salaries, can they not harbor grudges? !
How can I work for you wholeheartedly in the future? ! "
Zhu Yuanzhang said earnestly, his feet jumping anxiously.
Zhu Xiongying sighed,
"Grandpa, don't be impatient.
My grandson knows that you are a little anxious, but don't be anxious yet. "
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up suddenly and roared,
“Why don’t we be in a hurry!!!
Even if the court has no money, it can’t touch the royal family’s money! "
Lao Zhu was startled for a moment, and suddenly felt that he was a little too excited.
Then he sat back down, breathing heavily.
No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang is so sensitive, his family has always been Zhu Yuanzhang’s enemy.
If the person in front of me was not my great grandson, if someone else had said these words,
The heads have been separated long ago!
Zhu Xiongying stood up, walked to Zhu Yuanzhang, and gently stroked Zhu Yuanzhang's back.
After Zhu Yuanzhang's breathing gradually stabilized, Zhu Xiongying spoke leisurely,
"Grandpa, my grandson is saving all his uncles by doing this~"
Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head sideways with a strange expression, and his throat felt dry.
"What? You cut off their salaries, not only are you not harming them, but you are saving them?!
We really don’t understand this! ! ! "
Zhu Xiongying had a calm expression and said with a smile,
"Grandpa, aren't we talking about this? We don't really want to do this either.
Don't be too excited. Let your grandson tell you his thoughts first.
If you think it's right, let us think more about it.
If you feel something is wrong, your grandson will never mention it again~
Grandpa, please don’t let your anger break your body, otherwise, your grandson will be committing a heinous crime! "
Zhu Xiongying's words made Zhu Yuanzhang calm down.
Lao Zhu thought about it,
This is indeed true,
After all, these things are just words.
It has not been truly implemented yet.
Why are we in such a hurry?
After thinking about this, Zhu Yuanzhang burst into laughter.
Our Qi-nurturing skills are not as good as those of our eight-year-old grandson!
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone slowed down a lot and he said,
"Eldest grandson, you say it, grandpa listens."
Zhu Xiongying gave a heavy hum, then pulled a piece of rice paper from the desk, picked up the pen and started writing,
As for Zhu Xiongying’s unique skill of not seeing things with his hands and eyes, and using his pen to move around,
Every time Lao Zhu saw it, he couldn't help but marvel.
Lao Zhu stuck his head out curiously and looked over.
The two heads, one big and one small, are put together,
I saw that Zhu Xiongying wrote numbers on the rice paper, and filled in these numbers in a complicated form.
Anyway, Lao Zhu doesn’t understand.
Zhu Xiongying has always been among the best in calligraphy and art in Taixue. Even Mr. Taixue said,
Shengsun is naturally very intelligent, but they have nothing to teach him in calligraphy and martial arts.
So Lao Zhu didn't think much about it and just thought that his grandson was extremely talented.
"Grandpa, look~"
Lao Zhu secretly thought,
We have been watching! Isn’t this incomprehensible?
"This is?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and couldn't help but ask,
Zhu Xiongying grinned,
"This is the annual expenditure allocated by the imperial court to the royal family members."
"oh?"
After Zhu Xiongying's prompting, Lao Zhu understood it instantly.
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and leaned over,
The first few lines of the table are the financial expenditures from the ninth year of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Hongwu.
Since the ninth year of Hongwu, when it was determined that the imperial court would be responsible for the livelihood of the royal clan, until now,
All financial items are listed in detail!
There is no difference in the numbers!
This is the extraordinary memory provided by [Xiongwu Immortal],
Zhu Xiongying just glanced at the account book.
As long as you want to call up the contents of the account book,
Immediately, my mind will be like a camera, searching out the contents of the account book.
Then, Zhu Xiongying just copied the image in his mind.
But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think so. He just thought that Zhu Xiongying had been preparing for a long time.
Just waiting to raise the issue of the royal family’s salary with myself,
This made Lao Zhu look serious and look at these numbers seriously.
"What's the problem?"
But,
Lao Zhu really doesn't understand this thing about account books.
As soon as he saw so many numbers, Lao Zhu felt dizzy subconsciously.
I completely didn’t notice the secret hidden inside!
"Grandpa, look."
Zhu Xiongying stretched out his hand and touched the paper,
“This year’s financial expenditure for the royal family is 970,000 dan.
This is only food, not counting the allocated real estate.
This accounted for half of the entire Ming Dynasty's finances. "
Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a long sigh of relief and said easily,
"Hey! What did we think?
It only accounts for half of the Ming Dynasty’s finances! What's this? !
We have conquered the world, why can’t we let our children enjoy it?
Grandson, your worries are unfounded!
Don't say half percent, even if it's 10%, it won't matter!
There have been too many troubles in the past two years, which has made the court somewhat overwhelmed.
After two years of waiting, everything will be fine! "
Zhu Xiongying sighed and said
"Grandpa, please look again."
Zhu Xiongying pointed his finger at the line in the ninth year of Hongwu,
Then from top to bottom, little by little,
It didn’t stop until the fifteenth year of Hongwu.
Afterwards, he highlighted the line of Hongwu’s fifteen years again.
Zhu Yuanzhang's relaxed smile froze on his face, his eyes widened wider and wider, and he was stunned.
Lao Zhu finally understood what the problem was!
In the ninth year of Hongwu, the royal family’s salary expenditures were
Three hundred and ninety thousand stones.
In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the royal family’s salary expenditures were
Nine hundred and seventy thousand stones.
This has doubled! ! !
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up suddenly and took down the tea cup on the table.
There was a snap,
The teacup fell to pieces on the ground!
Lao Zhu exclaimed in surprise,
“This, how is this possible?!”
Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Outside the room, several figures gathered in an instant.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Zhu Yuanzhang held his forehead and felt that the world was spinning.
"Go! Go get all the treasury account books from the ninth year of Hongwu to the present!
Go quickly! ! ! "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhu Xiongying supported Zhu Yuanzhang and said nothing.
Now, Lao Zhu's whole heart is focused on looking at the account books.
The whole person seemed to be in a state of despair.
The secret guards are extremely efficient in their work.
After a while, all the mountain of account books were moved into the house.
Account books are not recorded on paper because paper corrodes easily and cannot be kept for a long time.
Therefore, the account books of the household department are all engraved on bamboo slips.
It's troublesome, but it works.
By the time all these account books were moved into the house, the grandfather and grandson had no place to stay.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and signaled the secret guards to go out.
The secret guard, who had kept his head down, quickly exited.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and rummaged through the account books of Hongwu's ninth year.
"Here it is!!!"
With a swish, Zhu Yuanzhang pulled out the bamboo slips.
Read directly backwards,
Lao Zhu was eager to see that number.
"this!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang froze in place, and a huge number came into view.
One item of royal family expenses,
Three hundred and seventy thousand stones.
No problem with numbers! ! !
In other words, from the ninth year of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Hongwu,
It only took seven years,
The expenses of the royal family have more than doubled? ! ! !
bang,
Zhu Yuanzhang sat down on the ground,
Everyone was completely confused.
Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and murmured,
"Why on earth is this?"
