Once the four million children enter the county school, according to Han Du's plan, there will be four million mouths waiting for food, asking Lao Zhu for food.
When Lao Zhu thought about the four million mouths asking him for food, his head got dizzy.
"Four million, do you know how much food these four million children will need every year?"
Han Du calculated it seriously with Lao Zhu, "After all, half of these children can't eat much. On average, three stones per person per year is about the same."
Lao Zhu was really at his wits end with Han Du. He stretched out his hand and made a horoscope sign toward Han Du, and sighed: "There are four million people, three stones per person is twelve million stones. This does not include the money to expand the county school, Mr. Teacher And the salary of the academic officers, as well as the pens, inks, paper and inkstones they need every year. Calculating it like this..."
Lao Zhuyue said that his words could not help but tremble. These are all the same, but they are all money.
"I have already calculated it for the emperor. It is not much. It may be a little more in the first year, but it is about 35 million guan, which is enough. From now on, it will be maintained at 20 million guan every year." Han Du He said with a smile, completely unaware of Lao Zhu's increasingly ugly expression.
Lao Zhu heard Han Du open and close his mouth and say tens of millions of words, but he didn't say much. His eyelids twitched and he said displeasedly: "Do you know how much the Ming Dynasty's taxes were last year?"
Han Du also noticed Lao Zhu's unkind tone and quickly shook his head.
When Lao Zhu saw this, he glared at Han Du angrily, and said with a smile: "Seventeen million yuan, even this is included in the maritime trade tax of the Shipping Department, otherwise it would be even a Not even a million dollars."
"You just want me to spend 35 million yuan. Even if I spend all the taxes, it will only be less than half. I ask you, where can I find the other half? What's more, I still have to support you. If we don’t support hundreds of officials in the world, how can we support hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the border?”
Lao Zhu was so excited that his roar made Han Du's hair flow back.
Han Du felt spittle flying onto his face. After Lao Zhu finished speaking, Han Du touched his nose and said: "Over there in Nanyang, it doesn't happen every year..."
Before Han Du finished speaking, Lao Zhu glared and shouted: "That's my money."
Han Du glanced at Lao Zhu speechlessly, wondering how Lao Zhu became like this.
Once upon a time, when Lao Zhu was so poor that he dropped his pants, he spent a lot of money without any hesitation. The Ministry of War prepared ordnance, and Lao Zhu casually gave him 300,000 yuan.
How much money did Lao Zhu have at that time? Later Han Du heard Empress Ma mention that the three hundred thousand guan was almost all the money in the palace. After being used by Lao Zhu to prepare military supplies, the palace didn't even have any money to reward the servants. Queen Ma didn't add any more robes for a year before she slowly recovered. And now? If Lao Zhu had not spent any of the tributes he received from the Thirty-Third Governor's Mansion of Nanyang in recent years. Then his inner treasury may have already exceeded 100 million yuan. Even if half of them are rare treasures, they are difficult to realize. But the gold and silver alone would probably not be less than 50 million coins.
With so much wealth, Lao Zhu was unwilling to use it to build a county school. What did he want to do? Do you sleep with all this gold and silver?
Does this mean that the richer you are, the more stingy you are?
"Your Majesty, I have said it before. To Your Majesty, gold, silver and jewels are not money. Being hungry or thirsty is no different from bricks and stones. Only money spent is money." Han Du said I can't stand the behavior of the old Zhutu rich man.
The rich people are afraid of being known if they have some money, so they usually bury it in a pig pen, which smells like copper.
Although no one dared to take advantage of Lao Zhu's money, he still kept a close eye on his inner treasury, fearing that there would be less gold, silver and jewelry inside.
Lao Zhu sneered twice, lifted up his dragon robe in his spare time, and leaned back on the dragon chair.
He sneered and said: "My money is not money? How could I have raised millions of soldiers if I didn't rely on money to support the wars in the south and the north? That money was left by me to Biao'er, so don't make any decisions." "
"Your Majesty, the stability of mountains and rivers does not lie in dangerous passes, but in the hearts and minds of the people." Han Du continued to persuade unwillingly: "The Emperor is the common master of the world, and the people of the world are the subjects of the Emperor. If the Emperor can support the people of the world, , then we can capture the hearts of all people in the world, and the Ming Dynasty can be consolidated forever."
At this time, the people were still relatively simple, and almost all of them were able to repay kindness with drops of water and springs of water.
Han Du paused and continued: "If the emperor can give their descendants a chance to go to school, even if they fail to pass the exam, the people will not only not complain about the emperor, but will only think that their children are not worthy enough, and they will even educate My children, please remember the Emperor’s kindness.”
"The effect may not be obvious for one person, but as long as the vast majority of people teach their children this way. After the entire trend is formed, even if the hidden pillars left by the five families want to guide the children to continue to oppose the court, I am afraid it will It’s not that easy anymore.”
"Because when a child enters school, he will definitely be influenced by his teacher and classmates. Both his teacher and classmates say that the emperor is good, but his parents teach him how the emperor is bad. In this way, he receives Information will produce inconsistencies.
Once conflicts arise, they will become tit-for-tat. Either his teacher and classmates are right, or his parents are right. This will trigger his own thinking, who is right? "
"Furthermore, because everything the emperor provides for the children is visible and tangible to them. No matter how their parents slander the emperor, it is just one-sided words that cannot withstand scrutiny at all. Therefore, the longer the time, , the more mature these children’s ideas are, the more beneficial it will be to the emperor.”
"As long as the emperor can stick to this move, in a few years, the members of the five families will naturally disappear without a trace, and they will no longer be able to cause trouble in the world."
Lao Zhu nodded subconsciously, and he agreed with Han Du on this point. Since the people from the five major families cannot be found, using this method to make them disappear on their own is not a solution.
However, this method is too expensive. It will cost 35 million guan in the first year, and it will probably not be less than 20 million guan each year in the future. Such a huge expense made Lao Zhu unable to help but sigh. Even the cost of sending out three troops to conquer Meng Yuan was nothing compared to now.
And how brilliant was the original result? Lan Yu destroyed the Beiyuan Imperial Court in the first battle, captured tens of thousands of people from the Beiyuan Imperial Court, and thousands of officials, big and small, and wiped out the entire Beiyuan ruling class. There are hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and camels obtained. Although Han Du suffered heavy losses, he still defeated 50,000 Mongolian Yuan cavalry in one battle, captured the Bei Yuan Emperor alive, and recovered the jade seal passed down to the country.
Although Fu Youde and Zhu Di did not gain much, looking at it as a whole. The northern expedition to Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty also made a lot of money.
But now Lao Zhu is asked to spend 35 million yuan on his own to allow children all over the world to go to school, and there is not much effect yet. Although it can greatly win over people's hearts, Lao Zhu still feels that the price is too high.
After hesitating for a while, Lao Zhu did not directly agree to Han Du, but he would consider it.
Just think about it, Han Du himself can't do anything about it anyway. Not to mention that Han Du couldn't do this without so much money. Even if he had enough money, Han Du would not do it.
Because only the emperor can do such things as winning people's hearts. If anyone else does it, they are plotting evil.
Anyway, the world belongs to Lao Zhu, and there is nothing he can do if he doesn't want Han Du. He said what he needed to say, and Han Du shrugged and bowed before leaving.
...
After Han Du stepped back, Lao Zhu put the matter aside. He picked up a memorial on the imperial case and looked at it carefully.
This is Shen Zhou's confession.
Shen Zhou had only seen the various instruments of torture in the prison, and with Jiang Gu on the side deliberately introducing the power and function of each instrument to Shen Zhou, Shen Zhou was immediately frightened out of his mind. In order to survive, and to avoid suffering these inhuman tortures, Shen Zhou revealed everything he knew without any hesitation.
Including the origin of the Shen family, how they caused the catastrophe at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and how they prepared to profit from it, and even the location where the Shen family hid most of their wealth in Nanyang was clearly explained.
When Jiang Wei received Shen Zhou's confession, he was instantly overjoyed. His eyes, usually as sharp as an eagle's, could not help but overflow with uncontrollable joy.
Taking the confession, Jiang Wei immediately came to report to the emperor.
After Lao Zhu saw the cause of the chaos in the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, his eyes suddenly turned blood red. His parents and brother were starved to death, which was the deepest pain in Lao Zhu's heart. Originally, he only thought that he encountered a famine, an irresistible natural disaster, that his parents and brothers were destined to have such a calamity, and that it was the fate of the gods. But now, Lao Zhu realizes that the deaths of his parents and brothers were all caused by man-made disasters. Someone secretly hoarded food, causing chaos in the world.
When Lao Zhu thought of the scene where his father and mother were starved to death, tears could not stop flowing from his eyes. At the same time, the hatred towards people like Shen Zhou suddenly rose to an unbearable level.
"Rebellious ministers and traitors, rebellious ministers and traitors... I will kill them, kill them..."
Jiang Wei was instantly ecstatic, but with a calm expression on his face, he quickly knelt down and said seriously: "The general is incompetent, and I am willing to share the emperor's worries."
Lao Zhu angrily grabbed the basic memorial on the imperial case, threw it towards Jiang Gu, and cursed angrily: "I promised Shen Zhou as long as he told the truth truthfully, and I would spare his life. How can you share your worries for me?" Do you want me to go back on my word?"
If necessary, it would not be a problem for Lao Zhu to go back on his word. If all the members of the six families are captured, even if Lao Zhu goes against his promise and kills them all, so what? The dead can't speak anyway, so who dares to argue for these treacherous officials and traitors?
But the key is that only Shen Zhou and others are captured now, and there are five other families outside.
Lao Zhu could not kill Shen Zhou, whether it was because of his true promise or because he regarded Shen Zhou as a model of surrender.
But if Shen Zhou is not killed, the anger in Lao Zhu's chest will be difficult to calm down.
Jiang Wei naturally understood why the emperor was angry, but he had a plan in mind and didn't care about being hit by the emperor with a memorial. He quickly bowed and said: "The general has a plan, which may be able to relieve the emperor's worries."
Seeing Jiang Wei's persistence, Lao Zhu looked at him quietly, wondering if he really had any solution?
"Say." Lao Zhu was finally prepared to listen first and then speak. If Jiang Wei's method is feasible, then Lao Zhu will not hesitate to reward him. If it is a fantasy, it will not be too late to punish him.
Jiang Wei raised his head and said directly: "Your Majesty, I thought that I could make the truth out of a lie."
Lao Zhu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he had already guessed what Jiang Wei was thinking.
Seeing the emperor's reaction, Jiang Wei suddenly laughed and continued: "The general can find someone who looks like Shen Zhou and let him learn every move of Shen Zhou in the dark. As long as this person makes one move Yi Dong is no different from Shen Zhou. By the end of the day, Shen Zhou will be defeated..."
True and false, false and true. Anyway, even if Shen Zhou could survive, he would definitely be placed under house arrest. If he were to be killed, it wouldn't be easy to hide. But just to replace him with a fake one, who can find the difference between the two people?
Even if someone wants to contact Shen Zhou secretly, they can be lured out.
The smile on Lao Zhu's face slowly appeared, and he nodded with satisfaction towards Jiang Wei.
Sure enough, a few days later, Lao Zhu's reward for Jiang Yu also arrived.
"...appoint Jiang Gu as the commander of Yiluan Division, and take charge of the affairs of the imperial guards in the palace..."
...
Han Du has a more important thing to do, which is to find a way to make the little girl accept him. In the past few days since he came back, Han Du discovered an interesting thing. Although this girl was a stranger to him and did not want to stay with him, she was extremely attached to her eldest brother, Han Kezhong. On the whole, he either stays with Anqing or with Zhonger.
Han Du also thought about asking An Qing to help him get familiar with the little girl, but after trying twice, Han Du found that it was useless. As long as An Qing was around, the little cotton-padded jacket clung to her tightly and ignored her at all.
Today, Han Du is going to let Zhong'er try it.
He waved his hand and asked his servants to find Zhonger.
"Dad, are you looking for me?" Han Kezhong came to Han Du's study and bowed slightly towards Han Du in a decent manner. He is already six years old and has just begun his enlightenment. He has already learned some common etiquette under guidance.
When Han Du heard his son's greeting, he put down his work, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said, "We don't need to be so polite between father and son."
"I obey my father's orders." Han Kezhong bowed again and said.
Seeing his persistence, Han Du stopped talking to him about it. Then he said: "You have begun to enlighten. Do you have any difficulty in reading and writing?"
"Back to my father, since my father has taught his children to read pictures since they were young, the children know all the words taught by the teacher, so there is no difficulty. The teacher also praised the children." Han Kezhong smiled, obviously feeling a little proud.
When Han Du saw it, he couldn't help pouring cold water on him and said: "In learning, you must guard against arrogance and impetuosity. The reason why you are relaxed now is because you have worked hard before. If you want to be relaxed in the future, do it now. Just keep working hard, do you understand?"
"Yes, I remember it, kid." Han Kezhong agreed immediately.
Han Du glanced at him and didn't care whether he really understood what he meant or whether he agreed casually. Anyway, it will take a long time, and it is no better than rushing for a while.
Moreover, the purpose of letting him study was just to make him sensible, but he never thought about letting Zhonger get ahead by studying. As the eldest son of the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion, he will definitely inherit the title in the future.
Han Du doesn't expect Zhong'er to be very smart. He only hopes that he can do his duty in the future and not be easily fooled by others and interfere in messy things at will. Even with the title of Marquis of Zhenhai, he can live his whole life in peace, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?
"I heard that your sister likes to play with you very much?" Han Du first lectured his son before revealing his ultimate goal.
Han Kezhong didn't understand what his father meant, but said honestly: "Yes. My sister...well, she always wants me to play with her. However, I have to study, so I don't have enough time to play with her. many......"
Han Du looked stunned and immediately noticed the strangeness in his son's tone. After thinking about it for a moment, I knew what was going on. The little cotton-padded jacket is now the most curious time. He wants to push everything he sees. Naturally, he is even more curious about his brother Zhonger.
After hesitating for a moment, Han Du put the tea cup on the long table and said: "She is your sister, and your eldest brother is your father. You have to take care of her for the rest of your life. If she wants to play with you, then you can accompany her when you are free. Let her have some fun.”
"I know, kid." Han Kezhong nodded in agreement without hesitation.
"Yes." Han Du nodded with satisfaction, and then said to his son: "Where is your sister now? I think it is better for you to bring her here and play in dad's study."
"My child, go right away." Han Kezhong agreed, turned around and went out to find his sister.
Soon he came back with his sister.
When the little cotton-padded jacket saw that Han Du was there, he was still a little hesitant. However, under Han Kezhong's urging, she still obeyed and timidly called Han Du, "Dad."
Han Du nodded with satisfaction. This was the first time the little cotton-padded jacket was willing to call him daddy after he came back. The smile on his face narrowed and he said to his son: "Take your sister to play."
Han Kezhong took his sister in his father's study and started playing games that his sister liked.
Han Du on the side was sitting quietly on the chair, looking at the book in his hand. Although the little cotton-padded jacket had no communication with him, Han Du clearly noticed that the little cotton-padded jacket was much less wary of him when she turned back and glanced at him.
Sure enough, in just two days, the little cotton ball no longer rejected itself. Sometimes, she would even take the initiative to hold her hand and say her request in a sweet voice.
Of course, Han Du would not refuse her request.
A few days later, after the little cotton-padded jacket was willing to be hugged by him, Han Du asked her to ride a horse and lift her up high. After several twists and turns, the girl was no longer wary of Han Du. Even in turn, he likes to stick with Han Du. Sometimes he would fall asleep in Han Du's arms, just like Han Kezhong once did.
An Qing looked at the happy faces of his father and daughter, with a smile on his face, and said to Han Du: "Originally, I thought that girl was a stranger to you and was unwilling to get close to you. But now it seems that blood is thicker than water."
Han Du nodded with a smile and sighed: "That's right, you don't even look at my husband's methods. Even your husband can win, let alone her?"
When An Qing saw Han Du winking, he knew there was nothing good in his words. He couldn't help but blush and spat, cursing: "Who told you to take it down?"
Han Du carefully put the sleeping little cotton-padded jacket aside, approached An Qing with a strange smile, and said, "Really? If you have forgotten, I will help you recall it now, hehe."
An Qing's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and he quickly said: "You are crazy..."
I don't know why, but Han Du has become more obsessed with Anqing since he came back this time. Even when I saw An Qing, I couldn't suppress my impulse.
For this reason, after An Qing was tortured several times, he deliberately avoided Han Du almost during the day and would not run in front of him.
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