"That's what Gao Xu said..."
In the afternoon, as Zhu Gaochi's words fell in Wuying Hall, Zhu Jixi and Zhu Shangbing in the hall turned to look at Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yuanzhang.
In their view, what Zhu Gaoxu said was simply a waste.
Judging from the current situation, Su Song's second government can receive various kinds of in-kind taxes worth at least nearly 2.6 million guan.
Even if the second house handed over all treasure banknotes, judging from the price of Su Song's second house's treasure banknotes, even if it falls later, the 2.6 million banknotes would still be worth 1.3 million banknotes.
1.3 million strings, even in any period in ancient times, this was an astronomical figure, enough to support tens of thousands of soldiers.
According to Zhu Gaoxu's intention, as long as the treasure money is collected, it must be left idle and cannot be released. This is simply a waste of natural resources!
"grandfather……"
Zhu Yunwen, who had been silent for a long time, spoke under the eyes of everyone. He stood up slowly and bowed in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang:
"You know that the imperial court's expenses are high this year."
At present, this is what Zhu Yunwen wants to do, to fully promote the mining of gold, silver and copper mines in Yunnan and carry out a larger-scale 'tax offset with cash' for the land in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Dong...dong...dong..."
The two of them knew it well, bowed to each other, stood up, and exited the Chunhe Hall.
While Zhu Yunxi was still alive, his status as the "legitimate son" who was righted was not considered stable.
Just facing his words, Guo Ying shook her head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with dead eyes:
The gaze was as plain as wheat, very dazzling, and everyone avoided it.
At the same time as he left, a familiar figure also walked out of the side hall next to the side hall.
Many images flashed through his mind, but before he could explain, Guo Ying took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, I forgive you for being rude."
Guo Ying, wearing bright armor, stood at the entrance of the palace, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's call.
"Gao Xu...must leave Beijing!"
If you add taxes and silver, it can basically reach one-fifth.
After they walked out of the Chunhe Gate of the East Palace, Huang Zicheng looked back at the East Palace, shook his head and said, "What Taisun did today was not very smart."
"Not much..." Zhu Yunwen nodded with satisfaction, and after walking back and forth, he explained to Qitai:
"I thought this kind of thing wouldn't arouse Yun Wen's attention, but I didn't expect that he still couldn't calm down."
In Susongchang Town, these four prefectures are the largest taxpayers in the world. The annual taxes and grains paid are often around 4 million shi, accounting for one-sixth of the private taxes and grains.
Therefore, winning the hearts of these four prefectures is equivalent to winning the support of a quarter of the temple. Zhu Yunwen naturally understands this truth.
"The next year, Xiyang Ha led a small group of thirty-four people to surrender. The court gave each of them a piece of clothing and a thousand, three hundred and seventy taels of platinum."
Grain was Zhu Yuanzhang's lifeblood. In the past, anyone who dared to mention selling old grain would be scolded by him, but now Zhu Yuanzhang has changed his past temper and ordered the sale of old grain that is more than three years old.
Matching the economy is the population of the four prefectures.
"Besides, if he is let go, King Yan will have a legitimate son following him, and the court will have fewer things to control him."
"Yes..." Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai bowed in response, and upon seeing this, Zhu Yunwen waved his hand to signal them to retreat.
"He is still young, so he should continue to stay in Beijing."
Since the death of Zhu Biao, Zhu Di has become the most worry-free and most meritorious vassal king among his legitimate sons.
With the sound of dusk drums, everyone in Wuying Hall stood up one after another, bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and left.
"In addition, we have issued an order to the Department for Promoting and Promoting Bao Banknotes to suspend the printing of Bao Banknotes."
In his opinion, the most important thing now is to implement the policies that have been implemented first, and the precious money can be exchanged with the private sector.
The closer Zhu Yuanzhang is to Zhu Gaoxu, the more Zhu Yunwen will want to drive him away, not because of Zhu Gaoxu's talents.
Chief, this is the chief officer of the Six Ministries and Four Divisions, and the only chief officer in the court named Qi is Qi Tai, the chief officer of the Ministry of War.
Because of this, Zhu Yunwen values his position more than anyone else, and he pays more attention to potential threats than anyone else.
Facing this slightly unfamiliar title, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly raised his head and glanced at Zhu Yunwen, but only saw him leaning back on his chair calmly.
"Actually... there is a rebellion somewhere."
Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his attitude. He chose to believe in Zhu Gaoxu and his grandson.
"But whether he can be let out, not even the grandson can decide. It still depends on Your Majesty."
After many days, Zhu Yunwen used the title "Grandpa Huang" again.
"As for the affairs of the Liaodong Dusi, let them suppress the matter and wait until Wei Guogong and Song Sheng go to Yunnan before reporting."
For now, except for the policies proposed by Zhu Gaoxu that are related to the future, the rest of the policies that are close to the present have almost no mistakes and are worthy of Zhu Yuanzhang's trust.
"Naxi Yangha is the leader of the Haixi Jurchen Uzhe tribe. He has tens of thousands of tribesmen under his command. He paid tribute to the former Yuan Dynasty from the first to the first year of the year, and gained the qualification to take charge of the wild Jurchens in our area."
It's just that his decision was difficult for Zhu Yunwen to accept.
Under this situation, Zhu Gaoxu showed talents that he should not have, and his political ideas were roughly the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's.
Zhu Jixi and Zhu Shangbing looked away, but Zhu Gaochi was uneasy. He knew very well that this conflict came from his younger brother.
"No..." Huang Zicheng shook his head: "Although the chieftain of Yunnan is ready to make a move, he has not taken action after all. Moreover, His Majesty has sent Wei Guogong and many other good generals to guard it. There is no shortage of county kings who have not been on the battlefield."
This year, the money from Su Song's Second Mansion must be spent no matter what.
"Every man is innocent, but he is guilty of carrying a jade."
"The people in Su Song's second house have benefited, and now there are more people who agree with the grandson in the temple."
Returning to his seat anxiously, Zhu Gaochi could only force himself to focus on the contents of the memorial on the table.
"in addition……"
This certainly takes care of himself, but it further illustrates the importance of Zhu Gaoxu.
Once the taxes of Susong and Songfu are suspended and the gold, silver and copper mines cannot be mined in time, what Zhu Yunwen wants to do will have to be postponed for several years.
Huang Zicheng nodded in agreement, apparently agreeing with what Qi Tai said.
"This news should have just been sent to Wuying Palace. It's normal for the grandson not to know."
"You and I had better persuade the grandson to give up this idea during this period, otherwise if you let Yan's second son Xu leave the capital, you will be counterattacked in the future."
"Hmm..." Qi Tai nodded slightly: "It is easy to let Yan Zixu out, but it is difficult to get him back."
In this regard, Qitai also explained: "The Jilin Shipyard now has a thousand military households and 300 craftsmen households stationed there, and has cultivated more than 2,000 acres of farmland. It cannot be self-sufficient. It relies on Liaoyang Dusi to transport grain every year to survive."
Zhu Yunwen turned around and clenched his fists tightly: "I know he has no intention of fighting with me, but ordinary people are not guilty...he is guilty of carrying a jade!"
Guo Ying raised her hands and bowed, walked into the hall silently, came to the place where Zhu Yunwen left and sat down.
However, judging from today's situation, if the collected treasure money cannot flow back into the people, then Ming Dynasty will only be dragged down.
Didn't Zhu Gaoxu say that treasure banknotes should be circulated? Isn't this circulation?
"What's more, the chieftain of Yunnan is ready to make a move at the moment. Although the local gold, silver and copper mines have been explored, it will take several years for mature mining and smelting. The money from Su Song's Second Mansion..."
In his opinion, Zhu Yunwen really couldn't keep his temper and actually wanted to let Zhu Gaoxu return to Peiping.
Looking at the appearance of his four grandsons, Zhu Yuanzhang gave his own answer...
When Guo Ying questioned Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunwen in Chunhe Palace also turned violently towards the two civil servants in front of him.
His change in attitude made Zhu Jixi and the others sweat, but in the face of his change, Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm from beginning to end, as if everything was under his control.
Of these two civil servants, one is Huang Zicheng, who is always by his side, and the other is a thirty-year-old civil servant who wears a sixth-grade official uniform, has a foot-long beard, behaves dignifiedly, and has a serious expression.
But Zhu Gaoxu is different. Zhu Gaoxu is too popular with his grandfather.
Not to mention the prince, even the prince, Zhu Yunwen probably wouldn't be jealous.
"His fiefdom is too far away, and neither His Majesty nor King Yan will be happy. If it is placed too close, it will not be able to shield him from the Yan Mansion..."
Zhu Yuanzhang crushed Zhu Yunwen's ideas with one sentence.
Looking at the neatly arranged pen and ink on the table, Guo Ying took advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang to drink tea and said: "It is really not a good idea to let Yan's second son Xu return to Peking."
"Isn't it possible in Yunnan?" Zhu Yunwen frowned. After all, the chieftain of Yunnan was ready to make a move and was far enough away.
"Grandpa Huang, the gold, silver and copper mines in Yunnan have been enough to keep the imperial court busy for a while."
"Gao Xu's abilities can be best demonstrated at the frontier. It would be a pity to keep him in the capital."
Time passed little by little. Throughout the afternoon, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Gaochi did not actively express their suggestions as before, but concentrated on processing the memorial.
"Yes..." Zhu Yunwen gritted his teeth and felt that his breathing was a little hot.
But with his age and experience, he was still too young to see anything from Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
"..."
"I think about it, I'm afraid that my grandson also saw this, and that's why he was so jealous of Yan's second son, Zixu." Guo Ying expressed his opinion.
As soon as Qi Tai's words were spoken, Huang Zicheng also frowned and said: "There is no war in the north right now, otherwise we can use the excuse of war to send him to a remote place first. As for sealing the country, we can talk about it separately."
In his opinion, maybe he did it deliberately by getting close to Zhu Gaoxu and making Zhu Yunwen unhappy, just to see Zhu Yunwen's character.
As soon as he said these words, Huang Zicheng and the sixth-grade civil servant looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Xiyang?" Zhu Yunwen frowned, obviously he had never heard of this name, but Qi Tai gave a thorough explanation:
Qi Tai expressed Zhu Yunwen's thoughts. After all, Zhu Gaoxu's performance was too outstanding, especially his ability to "see mountains and mines". If he were to return to Peking, Zhu Di would definitely be even more powerful.
These articles alone are enough to prove that Zhu Gaoxu is far-sighted and more suitable for the big stage of Nanjing.
"Tens of thousands of local tribute students are also building water conservancy projects. The northern capitals of Liaodong, Gansu, and Shaanxi all rely on food transfers from the imperial court to support them. Without the money from the Susong Second Mansion, many things will be difficult to turn around."
"In my eyes, you have never been so close to a prince who is not from the lineage of the former prince."
Guo Ying was able to make a name for himself in the late Yuan Dynasty, and even saved his life during the Hongwu period. Naturally, he had his own unique insights.
After getting what he wanted, Zhu Yunwen no longer struggled, but took advantage of the situation and bowed: "My grandson will obey the order..."
You know, the quantity of this batch of grain is quite large. Once sold, whether it is mining or counterinsurgency, this grain amount can be easily dealt with.
The country cannot be sealed too far away, so Huang Zicheng found another way, thinking of using the war to distract Zhu Gaoxu and place Zhu Gaoxu far enough away from Zhu Di.
After thinking again and again, he bowed and said: "Great grandson, although Yan's second son Xu is angry, he is talented in both literature and military strategy. In addition, he is proficient in looking at mountains and mines. Letting him out of the capital is like letting the tiger return to the mountain. "
"Okay!" Zhu Yunwen was rarely angry at his mentor Huang Zicheng. While interrupting, he stood up and walked up to the two of them and asked:
Zhu Gaochi and the others turned their attention to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was calmly handling the memorial, but saw him raise his head unhurriedly, and scanned everyone in just a moment.
After all, if his father hadn't straightened his mother up, he would have been a bastard.
If his eldest brother Zhu Xiongying was still alive, or if Zhu Yunxi, born to the Chang family, could also show outstanding abilities, then the position of grandson would not fall to him in any case.
He lowered his eyes and expressed Zhu Yunwen's thoughts.
Zhu Yunwen understood Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards him better than anyone else.
"If next year's summer tax and autumn harvest can expand the scope of 'paying taxes with banknotes' to Changzhou and Zhenjiang, then the East Palace will dominate the temple."
Zhu Gaoxu was so capable that letting him go back to the north would be like letting the tiger return to the mountain. What's more, Zhu Yunwen's desire to reduce the vassal was already known to everyone in Sima Zhao's mind. At this time, what he had to do was to cut off the vassal king's wings and control his heirs.
Before he showed up, his grandfather had never dismissed his opinions like he did today. In order to prevent the two from conflict, he deliberately sold the old grain that had been unwilling to move for many years to take care of himself.
Anyone can tell Zhu Gaoxu to return to Peking. It can be Xu Huizu, Guo Ying, or even Zhu Di who is far away in Peiping, but it cannot be Zhu Yunzhen.
"However, not long after the imperial court rewarded him, Xiyang Ha rebelled and ran away, and now he is entrenched in the valley plain area in the northern part of Zhaozhou, Qianyuan."
According to statistics, the population of the four prefectures is more than 4.7 million, and the number of literate people is hundreds of thousands.
"Judging from His Majesty's behavior toward Yan's second son, I'm afraid that Yan's second son, Zixu, will stay in Nanjing for a while longer."
Therefore, after telling Zhu Gaoxu to leave Beijing, Zhu Yunwen kept staring at Zhu Yuanzhang, trying to read something from his face.
The conflict in Wuying Hall ended after Zhu Yunwen sat down.
"Don't worry about Wuying Palace's memorial. The cold winter is coming, and Xiyang Ha will probably invade the invaders again. When the next time he invades, you guys will submit the memorial together."
The more Zhu Yuanzhang protected Zhu Gaoxu, the more Zhu Yunwen wanted Zhu Gaoxu to leave, even if he broke his skin.
This truth was understood not only by Guo Ying, but also by Zhu Yuanzhang, so after he put down his teacup, he looked at Guo Ying:
"I have been with you since I was eighteen years old, and now I am forty-one years old."
Feeling that there was no movement between the two people behind him, Zhu Yunwen turned around and looked at the sixth-rank official: "Chief Qi, what do you think should be done if Yan's second son, Zi Xu, is released?"
"I think this is a good plan." Qitai said without thinking:
Facing the gazes of Zhu Yunwen and others, he bowed and said: "Grandson, on the twenty-fifth day of last month, the barbarians from Xiyang invaded Liaodong. This may make some sense."
But he wanted to drive Zhu Gaoxu back to the north just for the sake of a little love. This was not the thought and character of an emperor.
Zhu Yunwen did not continue, but everyone already understood his attitude.
However, when he thought about the distance between Jilin Shipyard and Peiping, he immediately hesitated: "It's just that Jilin Shipyard is under the jurisdiction of Liaodong Dusi, and Yan Mansion is in Beiping Dusi. This gap seems too big..."
Zhu Yunwen wanted to persuade him again, but Zhu Yuanzhang told him ahead of time: "I decree that this year, all grains that are more than three years old in the reserve warehouses, Changping warehouses, and Shuici warehouses in various places will be sold to the people, and the money for the grains sold will be paid to Yunnan Three Secretary, we need to mine the local gold, silver and copper mines as soon as possible.”
"When the imperial court wanted to use troops against him, he sent people to surrender. Your Majesty believed that it was a long way to conquer him, so he accepted his surrender."
"Zhaozhou is still more than 700 miles away from the Jilin Shipyard in the northeast of the imperial court. As long as the soldiers and horses of the Jilin Shipyard move out, Xiyang Ha will be able to flee north into the mountains as soon as he gets the news. The general will have no way to quell the rebellion."
Based on such a huge foundation, the four palaces can occupy a place on the imperial examination list every time, and sometimes they occupy nearly a quarter of the list.
"If I keep him in Nanjing, is it possible that he is waiting for Grandpa Huang to get closer to him?"
He was really not in a good mood today and had no intention of communicating too much with others.
Qitai explained Xiyangha and the tribe he belonged to. Zhu Yunwen nodded after hearing this, and Qitai asked:
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything about this situation. It seemed that this was the situation he wanted.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen asking him, Qitai, who was familiar with military affairs, also thought for a moment, and then bowed and said:
"In the 16th year of the Han Dynasty, when the imperial court was conducting military operations in Haixi, there were women from Haixi living in the Songhua River and Hulan River areas."
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Zhu Gaoxu was too obviously different from others. Zhu Yunwen felt threatened, so he expelled Zhu Gaoxu from the capital by letting the tiger return to its mountain.
Zhu Yunwen was determined to send Zhu Gaoxu to the Jilin Shipyard. Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng didn't say much when they saw this. Instead, after Zuo Yi agreed, they started talking about "paying taxes with banknotes."
In his eyes, Zhu Yunwen was not a short-sighted person, let alone someone who would be jealous of an ordinary prince.
In one sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang's various external affairs during this period were clearly explained.
"Master..."
"Your Majesty, are you sure that when you faced Yan's second son, Zixu, all you were thinking about was how to temper your grandson?"
"Since we are going to release him, we naturally have to take the opportunity to make him the county king." Qitai said eloquently:
Even if Zhu Gaoxu doesn't have the current talent, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang still maintains his "specialness" towards him, Zhu Yunwen will choose to say those words no matter what the situation is.
Zhu Yunwen made an excuse for himself, but he knew better than anyone what his true thoughts were.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand towards him, lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
"What do you think if Gao Xu is sent to the Thirty Thousand Guards or Jilin Shipyard to encircle Xiyang Ha?"
But compared to this sentence, he recognized what Zhu Yunwen said before.
If Zhu Fan hadn't stepped in to fight for the throne, the person Zhu Yunwen should target most now should be Zhu Di.
Guo Ying's words made Zhu Yuanzhang not reply for a long time, and even he couldn't help but reflect on it.
However, this does not mean that Zhu Gaoxu's stay in Nanjing is a waste.
"How many soldiers and civilians are there in Jilin Shipyard, and how much farmland is there?" Zhu Yunwen did not answer Qi Tai's words, but asked about the situation of Jilin Shipyard.
At this moment, Huang Zicheng looked at his grandson Zhu Yunwen in front of him and didn't know where to start.
He stood up slowly, bowed, turned around and left Wuying Hall.
When he faced his grandson, was he really thinking about Zhu Yunwen?
"It's too close..." Qi Tai frowned: "Kaiping was the capital of the former Yuan Dynasty after all. Although it suffered from military disasters, its heritage is still there. Besides, this place is only more than 600 miles away from Peiping, only three days' journey."
Before leaving the palace, Zhu Gaochi looked back, but only saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunwen who were sitting in their seats without moving at all.
He couldn't afford to wait for such a long time...
If an ordinary county king was like this, Zhu Yunwen would not only not let him go back to the north, but would also detain him in Nanjing and let the northern vassal king throw a rat weapon.
He turned to look at Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng: "First, open up the mines in Jiuhua Mountain, and don't hinder Wei Guogong and others from leaving Yunnan. I want to see the gold, silver and copper mines in Yunnan in the shortest possible time." Send it to Nanjing City!"
"Of the treasure banknotes collected by Su Song's Second Mansion, all the old ones will be burned, and the rest will be put into the treasure banknote treasury."
"Zixu, the second son of Yan, is different from other princes. It is best not to release him from Nanjing. If he really needs to be released, he cannot be sent directly back to Peking."
Such an atmosphere affected even Zhu Jixi and Zhu Shangbing. They were careful and careful about the contents of the memorial, checked it repeatedly, and handed it over to Zhu Yuanzhang for reading after confirming it was correct.
When the three of them were communicating, Li Daiban, the eunuch of the East Palace, spoke cautiously, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"It's just that in the next few years, he continued to rebel and surrender. This time, he openly went south to rob several hundred households in the northern part of Sanwanwei and several hundred households in Jilin Shipyard."
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen became even more anxious about mining gold, silver and copper mines to fill the national treasury.
He hesitated to speak and finally chose to leave. After he left, Zhu Yunwen slowly said:
"Yeah" Zhu Yunwen responded, and then said: "How about Kaiping?"
"You want Gao Xu to leave Beijing..."
He admitted that Zhu Gaoxu was very capable, and also admitted that he would have a better stage if he went north.
As if he thought he had reached a good place, Qitai sounded a little happy.
"If we let Yan's second son Xu control the Jilin Shipyard to encircle and suppress Xiyang Ha, I'm afraid it will take several years of hard work and it will be difficult to achieve results!"
