With Xu Miaojin's help in asking for leave, Zhu Ming naturally fell asleep and woke up naturally the next day, then stretched out contentedly.
"Liu Jin."
As soon as he sat up from the bed, Zhu Ming called Liu Jin over loudly: "Put yourself away, change into inconspicuous clothes, and accompany me out of the palace later."
Until now, he has not forgotten the most important task today, which is to see how the national debt issue mentioned that day is going.
"As commanded."
Liu Jin responded neatly, and then retreated. Not long after, he walked in wearing plain clothes.
Nowadays, Zhu Ming has been well acquainted with each other in the palace for a long time. Everyone knows that he is Lao Zhu's favorite, and no one dares to stop him.
"Zhu Ming!"
But as she swaggered out of the imperial city, she heard a coquettish cry in front of him.
Xu Miaojin pouted and glanced at him with some dissatisfaction, as if she had been waiting here for a long time.
"Why are you here?"
Zhu Ming was stunned for a moment and looked at Xu Miaojin with some confusion.
Didn’t this girl go to the main hall to ask for leave for herself?
"I will go with you."
Xu Miaojin just responded firmly, and then naturally came to Zhu Ming's side and walked side by side with him.
"What about my class?"
Zhu Ming looked at Xu Miaojin with some worry. If she were here, who would ask for leave for her husband?
He didn't care about going to class, but he was also afraid that his husband would go to Lao Zhu and complain.
"I asked my brother to go."
Xu Miaojin replied with a proud look on his face.
"That's...ok."
Zhu Ming reluctantly agreed, feeling pity for Xu Yungong, who was in his thirties or forties, the eldest son of Wei Guogong, and was treated like this by Xu Miaojin.
"What are we going to do now?"
This seemed to be the first time Xu Miaojin came out, jumping up and down beside Zhu Ming excitedly.
"Go to the bank."
This national debt is traded in silver, so naturally you have to go to the bank to check it.
The ministers in the Ministry of Revenue had never heard of this method, and they couldn't think of anything that could be improved.
Therefore, the strategy decided by Zhu Yuanzhang that night was announced the next day.
Along the way, Zhu Ming could hear people around him talking about it.
However, as he thought, there were still more doubts.
Who can be sure that this money will be reliably distributed in the future?
Even if the emperor allocates money, the Ministry of Revenue will pass it on once, the prefect and county magistrate will pass it on again, and when it reaches the bank, it will be passed on again.
After such a period of time, who can guarantee that the money will be recovered.
Xu Miaojin didn't care about these, and didn't care what others said. She looked left and right like a tomboy.
"Is this your first time at the fair?"
Zhu Ming looked at Xu Miaojin, who couldn't stop looking around, with some humor.
This guy has more energy than any boy.
Also, when she first entered the main hall, she was asked questions like whether she had military books.
Obviously Wei Guogong and others did not have any request for Xu Miaojin to be a lady of the world, and they allowed her to play around.
In fact, this is quite good. It would be uncomfortable if Zhu Ming was allowed to follow a standard lady all day long, and this one was not in line with etiquette and that one was not in line with the rules.
The emperor didn't ask much of me, so why?
"no."
Hearing Zhu Ming speak, Xu Miaojin stopped for a rare moment and shook her head at him innocently.
"That's right, my brother and father never let me run away alone."
As soon as Xu Miaojin finished answering Zhu Ming's question, her attention was immediately attracted by the candy player beside her.
It was only a pain for Liu Jin that Xu Miaojin came with him, so he naturally had to follow and take care of her.
He could only run back and forth, looking at the little emperor grandson for a while and Xu Miaojin for a while.
"Hey, whose little girl is this? She's so handsome. Do you want one?"
The shopkeeper looked at Xu Miaojin with his eyes wide open, his eyes shining as if he had seen the God of Wealth.
What he said was not a lie. Xu Miaojin was indeed a rare beauty. Even the beauties in the palace rarely had such a beautiful appearance as Xu Miaojin.
For a child like Xu Miaojin, he could tell at a glance that he was from a rich family, and he was never short of money.
"How much?"
Xu Miaojin was indeed coaxed into interest by him, and as he spoke, he had already dug it into his sleeve.
"Not expensive, just one or two..."
The vendor smiled cunningly and held out a finger.
I think such a rich kid never cares about money. If he sells this one, he will make more than this stall earns in a day.
Upon hearing such an outrageous price, Zhu Ming immediately stopped. Isn't this a clear attempt to rip off customers?
"Liu Jin."
He called Liu Jin lightly and nodded.
Without saying a word, Liu Jin slapped a few pennies on the table of the stall, and then pulled the bunch of candy people that Xu Miaojin was interested in to Zhu Ming's side.
"They said the price and asked me first."
Zhu Ming just glanced at Xu Miaojin calmly. He didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were when he was not a family member.
If we really have so much money, we might as well buy some national bonds and use them as military pay.
"knew."
Although Zhu Ming's attitude was a little calm, Xu Miaojin still nodded obediently.
She was not familiar with this place, so she couldn't lie to herself after listening to Zhu Ming.
When he reached the end of the market, Zhu Ming stopped and looked at the crowd gathered in front of him.
"World Bank?"
Zhu Ming raised his head and looked at the bank's sign, then walked directly in.
The people around them looked at the silk and satin on Zhu Ming and Xu Miaojin, and knew that the two children were born into wealth. They did not dare to stop them, so they stepped aside and gave way to the way.
"Why did you guys come to our bank?"
Just by looking at Zhu Ming and Xu Miaojin squeezing in from so many people, the young man in the bank knew that the newcomers were of extraordinary status, so they greeted them with a smile and appeared in front of Liu Jin.
"Why are they gathering at the door?"
Zhu Ming turned around and looked at the group of people still gathered at the door, and asked calmly.
Hearing Zhu Ming speak, the boy was obviously stunned for a moment.
He thought it was the tall man who made the decision.
Now looking at Zhu Ming's tone and gesture, it was obvious that he was the one who made the decision.
"They are here because of the military pay bills that came down yesterday."
However, this boy had some knowledge after all. He quickly adjusted his tone, leaned down, and answered Zhu Ming's question.
"Military pay bill?"
Zhu Ming pretended not to understand and asked again.
"You are still young and don't understand. Yesterday, the imperial court issued a notice asking the people to buy bills to pay for the army. When the army wins, they will return the money with interest."
The boy was not fooled by Zhu Ming's young age at all, but began to introduce him seriously.
Seeing that the development of things was as he thought, Zhu Ming nodded affirmatively.
After all, this is the first time the people have seen this national debt, so it is normal to be hesitant.
Then he asked innocently again: "Isn't this a good thing?"
