Why did Zhu Chun agree so readily?
That's because his Princess Shu is Lan Yu's daughter. And the emperor treats his princess no differently than he treats his own sister. It can be said that Zhu Chun was born to stand on Zhu Biao's side and follow his footsteps closely.
Since Zhu Biao wanted to kill the troops of King Chu and King Qi, even if Zhu Chun's own losses were greater than the two of them, he would stand up and agree without hesitation.
Zhu Zhen and Zhu Zhu stamped their feet angrily at Zhu Chun's words. They originally wanted to use Zhu Chun's close relationship with the emperor to pull him out as a shield. But I didn't expect that Zhu Chun would be so willing to do it for the emperor. The three guards and horses said they didn't want it, so they didn't want it!
As a result, the two of them were trapped in a difficult situation!
But the two of them never expected that what would make them even more uncomfortable was what was to come.
Zhu Biao smiled and said, "I just said that the vassal states at the border are not included in this list. Although Lao Shiyi is not at the border, there are many chieftains in Bashu. These chieftains often rebel. If there is no heavy guard, it will not work. . Also, the Ming Dynasty has been booming in recent years, but Uzang has never stopped testing the Ming Dynasty since he surrendered. In addition to suppressing the chieftain rebellion, Lao Shiyi also has to deal with Uzang's temptations. The number of guards and horses is already very small and cannot be reduced any further."
This is the advantage of hugging his thigh. Even if Zhu Chun has prepared for the worst, Zhu Biao will find a reason and he will not be harmed at all.
What else could Zhu Zhen and Zhu Su say? The emperor's reasons were so good that they couldn't find an excuse even if they wanted to refute.
Zhu Biao looked at the two of them and asked with a smile: "Are there any chieftains in your vassal who are rebelling, or are they being watched by Wu Zang?"
"My dear brother, I sincerely obey the Emperor's will~"
There was no way, Zhu Zhen and Zhu Shu could only admit their defeat.
When Zhu Biao saw him, he burst into laughter and stepped forward to hug the two of them tightly. "He is indeed my good brother. He really did not disappoint me. Don't worry, I will never treat you badly."
With Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Zhen and Zhu Zhu's faces improved a little, and gradually became rosy, and embarrassing smiles gradually appeared on their faces.
Zhu Biao let go of the two of them and said to the others: "Then it's settled. All the land in the princes' palaces will be taxed like the common people. Of course, I will not pursue your unauthorized purchase of land. But from now on, no matter who it is, We can no longer purchase land without permission.”
"My ministers, I obey the order!" What else could the feudal kings say? Didn't you see that after Zhu Zhen and Zhu Shu said a few more words, two guards and horses were cut off? If they dare to talk any more, then their troops may not be saved.
Just pay the tax. Anyway, the emperor also added five thousand shi to his salary, so he didn't suffer much loss after all. As for the fact that they could no longer buy land, many feudal kings regretted that they should have bought more land in the first place.
When Zhu Biao saw that he was done, he waved his hand happily and said, "Come on, let's continue serving wine and food. I want to get drunk with all the royal brothers before we retire! Just play music and continue singing and dancing!"
Dozens of palace maids immediately came forward with plates of delicacies from the mountains and seas. The music played louder and the dance music became more charming. But faced with countless delicacies that no one would ever see in their lifetime, and beauties singing and dancing that they would never see in their lifetime, most feudal lords had no intention of enjoying it.
Although there were twists and turns, the tax system changes by the Ministry of Household Affairs finally began to proceed in an orderly manner with Zhu Biao's strong support.
With the establishment of taxation departments in various prefectures and counties, and the timely arrival of tax collectors, the autumn harvest has arrived.
The people harvested the grain and dried it in the scorching sun. Then the wind blew away the weeds and put them into their barns one by one.
Then the grain chief and the village chief gathered all the people within their jurisdiction and informed each family how much land they had cultivated, how much tax they should pay, and how many treasures or silver they should be converted into.
Rich people naturally paid taxes directly.
Even people who don't have money don't have to worry. Now the Daming Royal Grain Industry in the county is opening its doors, welcoming people to sell grain to them. Even the guy standing at the gate was smiling.
The look of welcoming faces.
But the people turned a blind eye to the enthusiasm of these guys, "Smile! No matter how beautiful your smile is, so what? Only fools will sell food to you!"
In a few days, those traders who travel from village to village will arrive. Not only will the prices they offer be higher than those of the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, but they will also go directly to people's homes to buy grain.
If you want to sell grain to the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, the people can only deliver the grain to the county. This is thirty or forty miles away. It is not an easy task to transport four or five stones of food from home to the county town. Even if you use an ox cart, it will still require two or three strong men, and it will take a day to go back and forth.
Even if a cow can just eat grass, then people always have to eat, right? Even though the people seemed a little confused on weekdays, they were very shrewd in matters like this. Even if they sell the grain to traders at the purchase price of the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, they can still save two or three strong men a day's rations, right?
Even if the price is a little lower than that of the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, the people can accept it as long as they don't suffer a loss.
But once the people suffer a loss, they would rather travel thirty or forty miles than sell their grain to traders.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the two guys yelled at the door all day long. Even with unlimited tea to moisten them, their throats were still smoking.
The shopkeeper walked out calmly, holding his hands behind his back, and said to the two of them: "Stop shouting, you guys should also take a rest."
"Thank you, shopkeeper~" they both replied in unison.
One of them asked with confusion on his face: "Shopkeeper, we've been shouting here for a whole day and we haven't seen anyone selling food to us. What's the use of shouting like this?"
The shopkeeper sat down on the threshold, looked at the waiter with a smile, and said, "It works, of course it works."
"But, this whole day, I haven't seen a single person selling food?" The waiter looked puzzled.
The shopkeeper patiently said to them: "You have just come to our Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, so it is understandable that you do not understand some things."
"Please kindly ask the shopkeeper to let us learn more." The clerk was also smart and flattered the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper laughed happily and said to them: "According to Mr. Yu, what matters to us is not how much food we receive, but how much food we receive, but that the people do not suffer any loss."
"Who is Mr. Yu that the shopkeeper is talking about?" The two waiters heard this name for the first time, and when the shopkeeper mentioned it, their faces were full of reverence. They were obviously not ordinary people.
The shopkeeper said with a bit of pride: "Of course he is the general merchant of our Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry."
"Master General Merchant!" The two boys suddenly heard their most senior boss, and you can imagine how excited they were.
"Shopkeeper, is this really what Mr. Yu said? Has the shopkeeper met Mr. General Merchant?"
"Uh~ Well..." The shopkeeper's face looked awkward. He was a small shopkeeper from the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry in an unknown county. How could he have met the chief merchant?
Shopkeepers like him are already at the lowest level in the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, and are just a little better than ordinary clerks.
Even what he said just now was a rumor he heard from others.
"Ahem, don't you want to know what's the use of doing this? What are you asking? Do you still want to know?" The shopkeeper suddenly became serious and snorted from his nose.
Of course the two guys wanted to hear about the General Merchant, but they were not stupid either. Judging from the look of the shopkeeper, it is obvious that the shopkeeper has never met the chief merchant in person! Even if they wanted to hear the story of the chief merchant, the shopkeeper couldn't tell them.
The two had no choice but to step back and do the next best thing, nodded in unison, and replied with smiles on their faces: "Yes, of course I do, and I would like to ask the shopkeeper to let us know more about it!"
These two guys are pretty good and smart enough. There was a teachable look in the shopkeeper's eyes.
Clearing his throat, the shopkeeper said: "The people don't sell food to us because they are waiting for the traders to go to their homes to collect it.
Buy food. "
"Since they want to sell to traders, they can just wait at home. Why do they still come to our place to take a look?" The clerk had already noticed that there was an endless stream of people coming here today. But when so many people came, they all took a quick look and then left in a hurry, looking very hurried.
"They are here to inquire about our grain purchase price this year." The shopkeeper explained with a smile, "The price for low-grade grain is 800 copper and one stone, the medium grain is 850 copper and one stone, and the top grain is 900 and one stone. The reason for this is The two of you keep shouting these things just to ask you to tell the people the price of food this year."
"The people don't sell food to us. Is it useful for us to do this?"
The shopkeeper shook his head, "That's not necessarily true. If the price offered by the vendors is higher than ours, then the people will naturally not sell to us. But if the prices offered by the vendors are not as high as ours, then the people will sell the grain to us. of."
The waiter suddenly became confused, "Our price is higher than that of the vendors, so aren't we suffering a loss?"
The shopkeeper burst out laughing, clapped his hands and said, "We can't lose money! It's the autumn harvest now, and the price of food is the lowest in the year. Let's calculate a higher price and wait until the price rises in the future before selling." What you have to earn is just how much you earn. But don’t forget, it doesn’t matter even if we suffer a little loss, as long as we don’t let the people suffer!”
"So that's it. I understand. Thank you shopkeeper for clarifying my doubts." The two clerks quickly bowed sincerely.
This made the shopkeeper laugh even more happily and waved his hands repeatedly: "It's easy to talk, easy to talk. If you don't understand anything in the future, you can come and ask us!"
"Then, thank you, shopkeeper!"
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