The documents sent from the Yuan Dynasty Shipping Department were piled up in two high piles in the side hall where Han Cheng was.
Very comprehensive, nothing is missing.
Throughout the dynasties, when imperial power changed, one regime replaced another. In addition to the treasury, there was another thing that was more important.
This thing is a lot of information left behind by the previous dynasty.
Including household registration, number of acres, and records of various aspects.
This is something extremely important.
With these files, the new court can formulate corresponding countermeasures faster and better, grasp various situations more easily and accurately, and establish effective rule.
This is why when Liu Bang led his troops into Xianyang for the first time, many soldiers cheered and celebrated. Liu Bang, the leader, even slept directly in the palace to taste the aftertaste of the Qin Dynasty. Xiao He But he did not join this ranks.
Instead, they are desperately collecting and protecting the reason why the Qin Dynasty left so many materials.
Later, after he began to govern many places in the Qin Dynasty, he soon discovered the brilliance of Xiao He's actions, which proved Xiao He's long-term vision...
Zhu Yuanzhang came from a humble background, but eventually conquered the world. Among the famous emperors, Liu Bang's origin and experience are more similar to his.
Zhu Yuanzhang liked to compare himself with Liu Bang.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to various archival materials left over from the Yuan Dynasty.
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, protect it if you can, and collect it if you can collect it.
It doesn’t take up much space anyway.
Therefore, after giving the order, information about the Shipping Department of the Yuan Dynasty was quickly obtained.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Di all looked through the materials of the Yuan Dynasty Shipping Department here.
The main thing is to look at the total income of the shipping companies in the Yuan Dynasty over the years and record it.
As for Han Cheng...
At this time, Han Cheng was already lying on the bed and asleep.
He was so sleepy that he couldn't even keep his eyes open.
When I saw Zhu Yuanzhang asking someone to get the information, I knew that it would take a long time from getting the information to reading the information, so I took some time to catch up on my sleep.
As a result, an extremely rare sight appeared in this room - the two emperors and princes Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, plus the King of Yan Zhu Di, were carefully browsing the information here, looking very busy. look.
As a result, Han Cheng was sleeping there, snoring slightly.
These three people are all very prominent figures in the Ming Dynasty. They would make the Ming Dynasty tremble when they stomp their feet.
Not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, it was just Zhu Di, the King of Yan, and the rest of the Ming Dynasty had to bow respectfully when they saw him, and did not dare to show too much neglect.
Even Hu Weiyong, a tough man who is rare to see in the ages, still needs to show off when he meets Zhu Di.
As a result, Han Cheng was lucky. With the three of them gathered together, he actually fell asleep like this! !
After a while of this, the results were finally sorted out.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark when he looked at the income of the Shipping Company of the Yuan Dynasty over the years that Zhu Biao had personally copied before him.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di next to them also have similar expressions, and they can't be said to be very good-looking.
Because after looking through the information, they came to the conclusion that the results were beyond their expectations - neither Han Cheng nor Zhu Yuanzhang said anything about the income of the Yuan Dynasty Shipping Company!
The Shipping Company of the Yuan Dynasty was indeed very profitable. At its most glorious time, the customs duties received by the Shipping Company, plus the maritime trade directly participated by the Yuan court, directly earned more than 3 million yuan! ! !
Not to mention the rest, just one shipping company in Taicang City was able to obtain more than three thousand taels of gold and four to five hundred kilograms of pearls for the Yuan Dynasty in one year!
The numbers Han Cheng mentioned before were much smaller than the benefits the Yuan Dynasty obtained from the sea every year.
However, after experiencing its most glorious moment, the income of the Yuan Dynasty Shipping Company began to gradually decline.
Moreover, after a period of time, there was even a cliff-like decline.
I fell tens of thousands of guan, thousands of guan, and in the end it was simply gone!
Therefore, both Han Cheng and Zhu Yuanzhang are right.
The only difference is that Han Cheng was talking about the income of the Shipping Department during the peak period of the Yuan Dynasty, while Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about the income of the Shipping Department in the later decades of the Yuan Dynasty.
So there are two completely different results.
"Fuck it motherfucker!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the final result compiled in front of him. After looking at it with a gloomy face for a while, he finally couldn't help but cursed.
"We were deceived by those stupid guys!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he wanted to slap his face on the table to vent his anger.
However, Han Cheng's table had been smashed by him long ago, so he could only endure this thought.
The data is clearly in front of him. Zhu Yuanzhang still doesn't know that he was fooled by those guys from Zhongshu Province and was deceived by these daring things! !
These guys, when they first showed themselves the income of the Yuan Dynasty Shipping Company, they only showed him the income of the following decades.
The person who made money in front of him didn’t even show it to him!
So he didn't pay much attention to Shibo Division.
Later, he saw that the income of the Shipping Department of the Ming Dynasty was indeed not high. Because he had seen the situation in the Yuan Dynasty to compare it, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think much about it at the time.
I just think this is normal.
So later when the Marquis of Jiangyin, Marquis of Jinghai and others listed a series of disadvantages such as the open shipping department, which was not conducive to guarding against pirates and could easily be spied on, Zhu Yuanzhang basically did not hesitate much. The shipping department was closed down.
After all, judging from the information he got, Shibosi only made three melons and two dates a year, which was not enough money to bother with driving.
There are so many disadvantages, so why keep it open?
As a result, now, after looking through all the records of the Yuan Dynasty Shipping Department, I got such a result!
If he had seen this information at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang would have said that he would not close the shipping department at all!
These guys are playing well! !
He was deceived!
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he wanted to kill someone!
But when I think about this incident, many years have passed. After the prime minister system was abolished by himself, and even the Zhongshu Province was abolished by himself, it was difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang to kill people.
“I didn’t expect this company to make so much money!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were red.
Thinking again of the previous argument between himself and Han Cheng, and the way he vowed when he said this in front of Han Cheng, Zhu Yuanzhang's face felt a little hot for a while.
Unexpectedly, I was wrong about this matter!
If Han Cheng hadn't woken him up, he would have been kept in the dark until now.
Zhu Biao beside him was also surprised by the money made by the Yuan Dynasty Shibo Division.
"Yeah! I never thought I could make money like this!"
He sighed aloud.
“But then why did Shibo Company stop making money in the following decades?
Yuan Dynasty or Yuan Dynasty, Shibosi or Shibosi, how come the gap between before and after is so big? "
This is also the question in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
"Check! This matter must be investigated clearly!
As long as the reasons behind it are clarified, our Ming Dynasty Shipping Department can reopen!
You can also make money! "
Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists and said loudly.
At this time, he never said anything about reopening the shipping company.
As long as he thought of the huge shipping income of two to three million dollars, Zhu Yuanzhang became extremely excited and full of energy.
If the imperial court can make such a huge sum of money every year, how many more things can he do! !
"We must find out!"
Zhu Biao also clenched his fists and his voice was decisive.
After saying that, Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "Sea trade must be profitable. It is impossible that sea trade, which has been profitable since the Northern Song Dynasty, suddenly stopped making money in the last few decades of the Yuan Dynasty.
It is very likely that this money was made away by others! "
But the reason why this money that should have belonged to the imperial court was taken away by others was something that few of them could not figure out for a while.
The investigation was a bit time-consuming, so the eyes of several people once again fell on Han Cheng, wanting to get the answer by asking Han Cheng.
In the end, it was okay not to look at it. Zhu Yuanzhang was a little stunned when he saw it.
Good guy!
What a great guy!
Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, Han Cheng is the only one who can still sleep soundly in front of a few of them!
"This boy really doesn't regard himself as an outsider!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, and then opened his mouth to wake Han Cheng up.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"
Han Cheng, who opened his eyes a little, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked.
The voice sounded sleepy.
If others dared to do this when facing his inquiries, Zhu Yuanzhang would have exploded!
Even if it was Zhu Di, his son, he would still do it.
But at this time, looking at Han Cheng in this state, Zhu Yuanzhang did not do this.
It's just lip service.
Ignoring Han Cheng's state that made people want to slap him, Zhu Yuanzhang personally informed Han Cheng of the results he had just obtained and asked Han Cheng if he knew the reason.
Han Cheng reluctantly cheered up after hearing this, and rubbed his face vigorously to clear his head.
After sitting here thinking for a while, just when Zhu Yuanzhang thought he fell asleep again, Han Cheng finally spoke:
“I don’t know either, but the Yuan Dynasty Shipping Company’s revenue suddenly dropped sharply, which is really surprising.
But my elder brother is right about one thing.
That is, sea trade has always been very profitable, but due to some reasons we don’t know, taxes suddenly stopped being collected..."
"Wait a moment."
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly shouted to Han Cheng to stop what he was saying.
"Your elder brother? Who is your elder brother?"
"Of course, His Highness the Crown Prince, he is Yourong's eldest brother. Yourong and I have made an engagement, so isn't that my eldest brother?"
Han Cheng said matter-of-factly.
"What, Your Majesty, do you want to admit it?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Han Cheng say this, his nose was almost crooked with anger, but he had to resist the urge to hit someone and said: "How can we not, how can we default on the debt? Are we that kind of people?"
"Then... I call you father-in-law, do you dare to agree?"
"Cough cough cough..."
Zhu Biao choked on his saliva when he heard Han Cheng's sudden words.
Good guy, Han Cheng really dares to say anything!
It’s okay to call him eldest brother, but now he actually dares to call himself father-in-law directly in front of his father!
Zhu Di was also surprised by Han Cheng's operation.
I was surprised and at the same time admired.
If I had been as shameless as Han Cheng back then, I am afraid that I and my wife would have gotten married at least a year earlier!
Zhu Yuanzhang was almost stunned by Han Cheng's words.
What's inside this kid's head?
"If you shout now, I will definitely not agree. It's too early.
When your marriage to Yourong takes place later, it won't be too late for you to change your mind. "
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly bit his back teeth and said so with a kind smile on his face.
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly changed the subject when he saw that Han Cheng wanted to speak, and seemed to want to talk more about this matter, and even wanted to ask himself when he would marry Yourong.
At this time, he really didn't want to hear such words from Han Cheng.
"Han Cheng, think again, is there any more news about this matter?"
Han Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I really remembered one thing, which shows that sea trade can make money in this era."
"What's up?"
All the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and others fell on Han Cheng.
"It is said that Shen Wansan, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, is as rich as any country. After your Majesty defeated Zhang Shicheng, you built Nanjing City. Shen Wansan directly spent one-third of the cost of building Nanjing City.
Your Majesty, you asked him about the labor force. He said that for the army of one million, he could reward each of you with one tael of silver for Your Majesty. There is no problem.
I don’t know if this is true? "
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Han Cheng said, he was stunned.
"Where did you see it?
Why don't we know this?
We have heard of Shen Wansan's name, but before we have fully achieved success, this guy seems to be gone.
Where can we go from him to ask for money to build the city of Nanjing?
Do you dream at night?
Shen Wansan can make so much money, is he a pig? Is it because you don’t want to die quickly enough and you want to reward the army for us?
If he really has this kind of brain, how can he be the richest man? "
Han Cheng sighed after hearing this and said: "Well, I know that the credibility of this matter is not high. Now I will personally verify it with Your Majesty. It is indeed the case.
Those people would be really cruel if they caught you! "
Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened a little: "Tell us, are there any other outrageous things about Shen Wansan?"
Han Cheng thought for a moment and said: "Apart from these two more famous things, I started to say that Your Majesty is being petty.
Because Shen Wansan was too wealthy, you tried every means to kill Shen Wansan, seize the family property, and almost everyone in the Shen family died.
Of course, there is another ending besides this.
It is said that after Shen Wansan paid for the construction of Nanjing City, you, Longyan Dayue, gave several of Shen Wansan’s sons high-ranking officials..."
"You can really talk nonsense!"
Before Han Cheng finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang, whose face turned black, could not help but curse.
"What kind of shit is being dumped on our heads?
Are those who make up these stories all pig-minded?
Not to mention that Shen Wansan has died a long time ago, even if he were alive, we would not do these things!
Because he was rich, he killed his whole family, and because he built the city of Nanjing, he gave his son a high official position... Are the high officials of our Ming Dynasty so worthless? Isn’t it too praising these businessmen?
What kind of person does this take us to be? "
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were also dumbfounded.
"Shen Wansan is indeed rich, but things are far from that outrageous.
The Shen family did pay for the construction of the city wall, but it was not Nanjing City, but Zhongdu City.
It was Shen Wansan's son who paid the money, not Shen Wansan. "
After being stunned, Zhu Biao spoke up to explain.
"Suzhou and other places were originally occupied by Zhang Shicheng, and the Jiangnan gentry also supported Zhang Shicheng in his opposition to his father.
Later, after defeating Zhang Shicheng, in order to weaken these Jiangnan gentry, his father studied the tomb system of the Western Han Dynasty and moved some of the wealthy merchants from Suzhou to Fengyang, the central capital.
Prevent them from continuing to cause chaos in Suzhou.
The latter two, Li Shanchang, were responsible for building Zhongdu City, which was the capital of the Ming Dynasty. They punished these wealthy households in Suzhou to a great extent, including the Shen family.
According to what I know, although the Shen family is rich, they are only responsible for a small part of it. How can it be as exaggerated as 30%..."
After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Han Cheng finally understood the general ins and outs of this matter.
Sure enough, many of these unofficial histories cannot be believed.
She is used to being pretentious and chasing shadows, Xia Ji's father makes baskets, Xia Ji's father makes knitting...
"However, although this matter is very different from the facts, Han Cheng is right. We can still see that sea trade has always been very profitable through Shen Wansan's fortune.
The time period when Shen Wansan made his fortune coincided with the time when Shipping Company in the Yuan Dynasty began to lose money.
It is true that the Shen family only made its fortune through sea trade at this time.
Therefore, it’s not that sea trade is no longer profitable, it’s just that the imperial shipping department is no longer profitable!
The money belonging to the imperial court was taken away by others! "
Zhu Biao's calm voice sounded.
So what happened to the money being made away by others?
Although no investigation has been conducted yet and he does not know the specific situation, Zhu Yuanzhang already has a general idea in his mind.
Whoever instigated him to close the shipping company in the first place must have such an inseparable relationship with him!
Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion was a little dark.
"By the way, do you know how those unlucky bastards in later generations spread rumors about us on other matters?"
After the matters of sea trade and shipping department came to an end for the time being, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and asked again.
Since future generations can smear him in this way regarding Shen Wansan's affairs, then they will definitely not let him go when it comes to other matters.
There are sure to be other rumors.
Han Cheng thought for a moment and said: "There are indeed more outrageous things, such as burning down the Qinggong Building.
It was first circulated among the people, and later adapted into opera singing by others.
The general story is that after your majesty gained the kingdom, you were worried that the civil servants and generals who followed you to conquer the world would rebel and threaten your rule.
So, you are going to kill these people.
Never suffer from future troubles.
So people began to build a large attic, which was called Qinggong Building.
First, Liu Bowen saw something was wrong and retired and returned home early.
But when Liu Bowen left, he quietly informed Xu Da that when your majesty entertains guests, you must pay attention and stay with your majesty at all times.
Xu Da asked why he did this, but Liu Bowen did not explain clearly.
He just told him to remember his instructions.
After a while, the celebration building is completed, and your majesty will give a banquet to the ministers.
But in advance, people secretly arranged a lot of firewood, gunpowder and other things in the celebration building.
We are planning to burn to death all the civil servants and generals who founded the Ming Dynasty..."
"boom!"
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped Han Cheng on the bed and cursed angrily: "Fuck! Damn it!!"
"Your Majesty, do you want to talk about it next?"
Han Cheng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he asked angrily.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said: "Talk! Keep talking! We really want to see how these thieves spread rumors!"
Han Cheng nodded, and then said: "After arriving at the Qinggong Building, His Majesty held a banquet for all the officials. Good wine and food were served, and many officials were drunk.
Only Xu Da obeyed Liu Bowen's advance instructions and did not drink more.
Your Majesty, when you saw that everyone was almost done drinking, you quietly got up and pretended to go to the convenience store.
Xu Da remembered Liu Bowen's instructions and immediately followed your majesty half step away.
His Majesty asked Xu Da why he did this. Xu Da said that he had protected His Majesty for half his life and could not relax even at this time.
Your Majesty, your heart has somewhat softened, and you have acquiesced in allowing Xu Da to follow you out.
After coming out, lock the door from the outside.
With an order, people set fire to the celebration building.
The drunken civil servants and generals who founded the Ming Dynasty fell into the sea of fire.
Except for Liu Ji who ran away long ago, Tang He who is no longer here, and a very few people such as Xu Da who followed him out, the rest were all burned by you..."
After Han Cheng finished speaking, the side hall was extremely quiet. Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were stunned when they heard this.
These people can really bullshit!
Can you pull out such nonsense? !
Has Father been kicked in the head by a donkey? After conquering the country, he sent away all the civil and military ministers at once, not separately, but directly together.
Is this because the Ming Dynasty's reign was too long?
"It's mother!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's angry curses sounded again.
"What kind of nonsense is this?! Who are we like that?
We gave them a death-free ticket!
Even if we really want to attack them, we can't use such crude methods!
Are we that stupid?
Liu Bowen was killed by Hu Weiyong. Where could he retire and return to his hometown?
There isn't even a fucking celebration building, so he just made it up for us with a nose and eyes! "
After knowing what he would do to others in later generations, Zhu Yuanzhang became very excited and cursed here.
I wish I could kill everyone who arranged him like this!
"Is this... the burning of the Qinggong Building spread widely?"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had scolded others in the distance, looked at Han Cheng and asked.
Han Cheng nodded and said: "It's very widespread. Storytellers have been telling it since the Qing Dynasty, and later it was adapted into operas and performed in big plays, which lasted for hundreds of years. Do you think it is widespread?"
Even I have heard about the burning of Qinggong Tower more than once.
To be honest, I was really shocked by your Majesty's actions at that time, and I despised your actions.
Later, as I grew older and started to come into contact with historical materials, my perception of you changed.
You know how outrageous this thing is..."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Han Cheng's words, his chest rose and fell a bit.
After taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly, Zhu Yuanzhang said bitterly:
"We knew it!
We have killed so many corrupt officials and cleared their land, so many powerful landlords have been hit here, and their lives are far less comfortable than they were under the tax farming system of Yuan Tartar.
Many literati don't get that much preferential treatment here.
These people will definitely be dissatisfied with us, and they will definitely spread rumors about us later!
Many people know how good we are to them, but they don’t have a pen in their hands, can’t make a sound, and can’t make anything that will be passed down to future generations.
Therefore, when we are alive, these people dare not mess around. When we are gone, these guys will start to act like monsters.
Start wagging your lips! "
"In addition to this reason, there is another reason. There was a Qing Dynasty later, and there were always people in the Qing Dynasty who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty.
In order to show the goodness of the Qing Dynasty, and those who knelt down, and in order to show the correctness of their choices, they began to catch the Ming Dynasty and blackmail them..."
Han Cheng was on the side, supplementing Zhu Yuanzhang's words.
"After knowing this, what will your Majesty do in the future? Will you change things?"
"Let's change the hell!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
"They can say whatever they like! If they want to do the same evil in the Ming Dynasty as they did in the Yuan Dynasty, they want to eat shit!
As for posthumous names... although we care about them, we can't stop doing things just because of some posthumous names! ! "
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Han Cheng gave Zhu Yuanzhang a thumbs up.
"In addition to this, there is also a piece of black information that has been widely circulated. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to listen to it."
Han Cheng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked.
Zhu Biao on the side wanted to stop Han Cheng. He was worried that if he continued like this, his father would not be able to bear the stimulation.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to Zhu Biao, looked at Han Cheng and said: "Just say it, we want to see what kind of blackmail these people can do to us."
Han Cheng nodded and said: "This is the follow-up to the burning of Qinggong Tower, and it is about General Xu Da.
General Xu Da survived because of Liu Bowen's advice, but he was also frightened because of it.
His Majesty was soft-hearted at the time, but looking back later, he still felt uneasy.
I was suspicious of General Xu again.
General Xu was so worried that he contracted back carbuncle.
It is said that because of this kind of disease, one needs to stop drinking and eating meat and fish.
As a result, Your Majesty, you sent someone to send steamed goose to Xu Da.
Steamed goose is a fat food. General Xu already knew that His Majesty had murderous intentions towards him, so he ate the steamed goose in tears, and soon the carbuncle on his back worsened and he died..."
"Fuck that shit!"
Sure enough, as soon as Han Cheng finished his words, Zhu Yuanzhang became angry and cursed again.
"Tiande is loyal to us, and he is the most sensible person. Even if we are suspicious of someone, we will never be suspicious of Tiande!
If we can't even trust him, we might as well stop living in this world!
Are you still attacking Tiande? When we learned that Tiande was ill, we didn't know how anxious we were!
Will we attack Tiande? !
Also, goose meat is fat?
Why haven’t we heard of such a statement? On the contrary, the imperial doctor once told me that goose meat is warm in nature and is a good nourishing food.
When we were injured on the battlefield, we ate goose, and we didn’t see any wounds!
These thieves are really good at making things up! ! "
But Lao Zhu had a hot temper. After being greatly stimulated and scolded, he asked Han Cheng again if he had anything else.
I have to keep looking for excitement.
Han Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Also, it's quite serious.
But I am not talking about His Majesty, but the Queen.
That... Your Majesty, eldest brother, fourth brother, what I say next are all rumors and are not my personal opinions.
It’s not that I am disrespectful to the Queen, I personally really respect her. "
Upon hearing Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di both raised their eyebrows.
Even Zhu Biao, who had a gentle temperament, changed his expression and became murderous.
Queen Ma is the common enemy of the three of them!
"How about... or don't say anything?"
After Han Cheng looked at the three people's reactions, he coughed and said so.
"No! Just say it, we won't blame you.
We just want to hear how many shameless things these shameless guys can do! ! "
Zhu Yuanzhang simply rejected Han Cheng's words.
The person who insists on listening to what happened later will get his sister into trouble.
Those thieves, even if they spread rumors about him, Zhu Yuanzhang, they even spread rumors about his sister!
And judging from Han Cheng's reaction, it should be very serious.
Otherwise, Han Cheng would not react like this.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di also wanted to see how dark the hearts of these people could be.
Seeing this, Han Cheng had no choice but to start talking to a few people about what happened to Queen Ma after being hacked...
(End of chapter)
