Lao Zhu glared at Zeng Tai fiercely.
Zeng Taicai replied helplessly: "I obey the order."
Lao Zhu glanced at Zeng Tai suspiciously and added, "If you can't do this well, then you shouldn't be the minister."
If you want to remove a minister casually, what is the arbitrariness of Qiangang? This is.
Zeng Tai's heart suddenly tightened, and the little thought he had just now was immediately thrown out of the sky. In the past few years, the emperor changed ministers like changing clothes. No matter how courageous he was, he never dared to take the emperor's words seriously.
Before becoming a minister, Zeng Tai's mentality was completely different from that after becoming a minister. Now that he has taken the position of Minister, he is not willing to leave easily unless he has to.
"I obey the decree. Your Majesty, put your head aside and guarantee that this matter will be done properly."
"Go back." Seeing Zeng Tai's assurance, Lao Zhu was temporarily relieved.
The matter of returning the food deeply affected Lao Zhu. If it is not done well enough, it will affect the emperor's reputation. Lao Zhu is not stupid, so he will not damage his imperial majesty because of a little food.
Zeng Tai stood back with his head lowered.
Tang He rested for several days before he fully recovered.
As soon as he recovered, he was invited to drink by Lao Zhu.
"Dear brother, you have really helped us a lot this time. Come and have a drink, let me toast you." Lao Zhu picked up the wine glass and toasted to Tang He.
Tang He was immediately flattered and quickly claimed that he did not dare.
"Come, dear brother, drink."
After three rounds of dishes and five flavors of wine, Lao Zhu and Tang He slowly started chatting.
"My dear brother, is there a lot of food overseas in Luzon?" Lao Zhu asked while pouring soup and wine.
Tang He took the wine glass respectfully and thought for a moment before saying: "It's not much now. The main reason is that they are not short of food. The reason why there is less food is because they are planting less now."
"How little is planted?" Lao Zhu was immediately surprised and couldn't help asking quickly: "This is grain, grain. Did they even grow little grain?"
"That's true." Tang He nodded repeatedly with a wry smile, "Those places can not only grow food three times a year, but also harvest it three times a year.
And the land is extremely fertile. Growing food is very simple, just clear the ground, sow the seeds, wait until it is ready to harvest, and then harvest again. "
"What did you say? Is it that simple?" Lao Zhu suddenly shouted. He is also a good hand in tending crops.
How did the people of Ming Dynasty grow food? It requires loosening the soil, plowing deeply, and weeding. Every day, we face the loess and turn our backs to the sky, leaving early and returning late. The only purpose of hard work is to harvest more food.
Tang He nodded and said: "That's true. When I went there this time, I happened to see them planting for the second time. The scene was really casual. Just scatter the seeds and forget about it. Because they have high grain yield. Not to mention, it can still be harvested three times a year. Food that is extremely valuable to the Ming Dynasty is ordinary and scarce to them."
"They don't like growing food, so what do they like to do?" Lao Zhu continued to ask while taking a sip of wine.
Tang He paid tribute to Lao Zhu and said, "Let's open a mine. The copper mines in Luzon are extremely rich, and there are even many silver mines and gold mines. Grain is not valuable in Luzon, and the income from growing grain is far less than mining. This is the reason why Han Du was able to get so much gold and silver from Luzon last time."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu didn't know whether he was a little drunk or was thinking about something. After a moment, he sighed and said: "Han Du really didn't say it. Now it seems that this overseas is not only not a wild land, but on the contrary, it is a treasure land."
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty must not ignore a place like this. According to Han Du, if this overseas place is managed well, the power of the Ming Dynasty will definitely far exceed that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and all nations will come to the dynasty."
The Han and Tang Dynasties were so powerful that all nations came to court!
Even Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel fascinated after hearing this. At the same time, he made up his mind in his heart that Ming Dynasty could no longer continue to ban the sea and must open the sea.
Henan Chief Envoy Department.
Han Du was also quite surprised when he got the news that Tang He had returned with 1.5 million dans of grain. Mr. Zhao and others were surprised. They did not expect that not only did they complete the original one million dan as scheduled, they were also able to come up with an additional 500,000 dan.
Even if so much grain is stored in the grain depot of the Ministry of Revenue, it will not give birth. In this case, it is better to use it for yourself.
Han Du touched his chin and thought for a moment.
He immediately returned to the room, picked up his pen and wrote a memorial to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, Han Du paused. Henan is in ruins. If you want to recover as quickly as possible, you must find a good strategy. As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first. Now that Henan's food has been destroyed and the people have nothing to do, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity. This is an opportunity to build large and small roads across the province..."
When Lao Zhu saw Han Du's memorial, it was when he and Queen Ma were having dinner together. Lao Zhu was very concerned about the situation in Henan, so he ordered that all memorials from Henan should be delivered to him in time, no matter when they arrived.
Unexpectedly, after just one look, Lao Zhu was so angry that he could no longer eat and was trembling all over.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Queen Ma asked while eating when she saw that Lao Zhu's expression was wrong.
"Damn Han Du, what does he want to do? He opened his mouth and asked for a million pounds. I just got some food, and he came to take advantage of it, you bastard!" Lao Zhu threw the memorial heavily on the table.
Queen Ma glanced at Lao Zhu a few times, swallowed the rice, put down the bowl and chopsticks, picked up the memorial, and read it carefully.
After closing the memorial, Empress Ma couldn't help but said: "I think Han Du is right. With so many people having nothing to do, there will be trouble. Repairing the roads can only serve a temporary purpose. If you want to keep the people alive for a long time, If there is something to do, we still need something important to do for the people.”
"Oh, repairing roads can only last for a while, so he wants to build all the roads in Henan into cement roads and it can last a lifetime?" Lao Zhu was a little angry.
When Queen Ma saw Lao Zhu Xiao's temper, she didn't argue with him. Instead, she said with a smile: "At least, it can last for a few years. And didn't Han Du say that people all over the province are building cement roads like this? There are not many opportunities, and if we don’t take advantage of this opportunity to build a cement road, it will be even more difficult to build it later.”
How could Lao Zhu not know that this was a good opportunity? How cheap it is to let the people build roads now. If they are given some porridge to eat half full every day, the people will be grateful and dedicated to the court for working hard to build roads without fear of hardship or fatigue.
If this were normal, try it. Not only is it impossible for so many people to participate in the construction at once, but even if the price is ten times higher than this, there may not be any people willing to do it.
