Fang Ying was sitting on pins and needles.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Do you know why I sent you to Guangxi?"
"Your Majesty ordered the ministers to reorganize the guards of the royal palaces and then guard Guangxi to guard against rebellion." Fang Ying replied truthfully.
"That's just superficial meaning."
Zhu Qiyu said quietly: "The literary style in Guangxi is not strong. Although Xue Xuan is in charge, educating the natives is not a temporary effort."
"I plan to move a few branches from Nankong and take root in Guangxi."
"In addition, I plan to vigorously promote the local natives. Those who are most familiar with the natives are often the natives, and I plan to use them."
"Xue Xuan is a stubborn person. He is good at reciting poems and writing, but he is just a fool when it comes to managing the place."
"So, I'm sending you, Zhu Yong, and Zhu Yi."
"Because if you want to promote the natives, you must be careful of the natives' backlash. I cannot trust these natives, but when you arrive in Guangxi, you must pretend to be trustworthy and muddle along with small mistakes and small things. You must pay attention to this control."
Fang Ying understood that the emperor was cultivating his political ability and cultivating him to be both civil and military.
Although Zhu Yi and Zhu Yong are disliked by the emperor, they are capable. There are still talented people like Chen Wang and Weng Xin in the place, and Xue Xuan is there to control the situation for them. The team is definitely very strong.
This was carefully matched by the emperor for him, hoping that he would stand out and become the mainstay among the ministers.
"I will live up to His Majesty's expectations!" Fang Ying kowtowed to the ground, her voice choked with sobs.
"Fang Ying, I don't have much time for you. In three years, five years at most, it will take most of the native people in Guangxi to speak basic Chinese and at least identify themselves as Han people."
Zhu Qiyu asked him to get up: "You have been in Guangxi for three years, and I will grant you the title of Marquis!"
"You had the foresight to send Fang Han to the martial arts hall."
"The martial arts hall will become the cradle of the generals of the Ming Dynasty. Fang Han's future is limitless."
"If Fang Yi stays in the palace to serve, I will put him to good use."
"You don't have to worry about matters in Beijing. Unless there's a war, I won't easily transfer you away from Guangdong and Guangxi."
"You first learn politics under Xue Xuan. Next year, I will transfer Xue Xuan."
"When the time comes, you will supervise Guangdong and Guangxi."
"After you have made some great achievements, there should also be handsome men and women who are capable of civil and military service among the honorable ministers!"
"This is my high hope for you. I hope you can take care of yourself."
Fang Ying burst into tears and thanked her.
He left the palace after eating.
He did not remember the taste of the royal meal, but he only tasted the taste of thunder, rain and dew, all of which were the king's favor.
The emperor wanted to use him, but he had to beat him first.
It is impossible to say that he is not afraid. The emperor is treacherous and moody, and is a difficult monarch to fool. Therefore, it is more difficult to govern in local areas than to fight in the army.
The reason why he is used as an honorary minister to govern is probably because he saw that there were too many civil servants who were willing to accept civil servants and military officials, and wanted to push out a few from the honorable ministers to check and balance the civil servants.
Fang Ying sighed, I am so damn unlucky!
"Fang Ying left the palace?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened.
"Back to the emperor, Nan Hebo has just left the Meridian Gate." Feng Xiao didn't know why the emperor asked.
"It will take three or four years to come back after leaving the capital. Send an imperial doctor to accompany you. Give Fang Yi another day off. Go back to accompany Fang Ying and let him have a reunion dinner."
Zhu Qiyu asked: "Are there any good-looking people left in the palace?"
"Your Majesty, during the Dragon Boat Festival, you rewarded hundreds of them at once, but now there are not many who are still in the palace for special training." Feng Xiao smiled bitterly.
"Pick one with a good color and send it to Fang Ying. Don't get those cheap things!" Zhu Qiyu just wanted to stare at Fang Ying.
He trusts no one.
Instead of always talking about trust, it is better to talk directly about interests and tie them up with interests. This is the best way to control people.
The reason why Fang Ying was kicked out of Guangdong and Guangxi.
The main reason is that Fang Ying is not suitable for political fighting and is a weakling when it comes to fighting.
If you stay in Jingzhong, you will inevitably get involved. It is better to go somewhere and do some practical work. Otherwise, if you stay in Jingzhong and make trouble twice, you will not be able to save your head.
"Tell Ke Qian of the martial arts hall to give Fang Han half a day off, go home and have dinner before returning to the martial arts hall." Zhu Qiyu lowered his head again and continued to deal with the memorial.
There are so many trivial things in the world.
I’m exhausted from watching it every day.
But he never tired of it, because the memorial meant that he had control over the world.
If the emperor does not read the memorial, he will be fooled by the people of the world, and will eventually be worshiped as a clay-embedded wood sculpture. Although the civil servants may not say it with their mouths, they will say in their hearts that this is the rule of thumb.
He couldn't solve many of the problems in the memorial.
But he must read and know in order to minimize being fooled by local officials. Moreover, the memorial is also a channel for him to communicate with local officials.
"Your Majesty, it's raining outside again." Feng Xiao came over to report.
Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial, raised his head, and heard the patter outside. He sighed faintly: "It has been dry for nearly a month, and then it is flooded again. Don't count on the good harvest this year."
"The Jialing River is also struggling with the common people. The water has risen twice in more than a month, and the common people and fertile farmland have suffered."
"We're definitely going to be hungry this fall."
"Send a decree to the imperial censor to submit the areas affected by this year's disaster to the cabinet, and order the cabinet to reduce or reduce taxes as appropriate, and then send the supervisory department to investigate to see if it has been implemented. We must let the people survive."
Zhu Qiyu moved his body and continued to sit down to deal with the memorial.
The light was too dark, so he had some lanterns added.
In order to protect his eyes, he tried not to read under the light, but there were too many memorials in the past two days, so it was too late to deal with them.
It wasn't until the first watch that he finished reading them all.
Stretching himself, he walked to the door: "The rain hasn't stopped yet?"
"Who is waiting outside the door?" Zhu Qiyu saw a figure who seemed to be shaking a little from the cool breeze.
"Back to the emperor, it's Eunuch Liu Yu. He brought two people from Shibo Company. Because it was getting late, he placed the people in the Siyi Pavilion (Huitong Pavilion) and went into the palace to pay homage to the emperor. ." Feng Xiao whispered back.
"Come in quickly."
Feng Xiao asked the emperor to retreat behind the screen so as not to be hit by the cool breeze.
Then he opened the door and let Liu Yu in.
Liu Yu fell to the ground, kowtowed and said something nice.
"Running back and forth makes me lose weight."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "You are used to the heat in Guangzhou, but you can't stand the wind in the capital?"
"Go back to your Majesty, this servant is very delicate in this cheap skin."
"When I first went to Guangzhou from the capital, I felt so hot that I felt uncomfortable all over."
"I have only lived here for a few years. When I returned to the capital, I couldn't stand the cold in the north."
"Tell me, this leather is not cheap!"
Liu Yu was exaggerated and strange, which made the emperor laugh.
"Get up."
Zhu Qiyu smiled brightly: "Tell me about those two barbarians, what's going on?"
"Go back to your Majesty, I will return to Guangzhou and find the person as you told me."
"At first I invited Mr. Yi, who said he was proficient in the Four Books."
"As a result, my slave gave him a test and found out that he was a liar. He only talked about calculations and didn't understand the meaning of the scriptures at all..."
Liu Yu was a little angry.
Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up: "Wait a minute, where has this person you mentioned gone?"
"Your Majesty wants to deal with him?"
"The slave sent someone to capture him and threw him into a prison cell in Guangzhou."
"You said that this man has wandered thousands of miles and came to the Ming Dynasty to show off and deceive. How can I tolerate this!"
"He was beaten and thrown into a cell."
Liu Yu said angrily.
However, Zhu Qiyu felt that what Mr. Yi understood was not the meaning of the scriptures, but the calculation.
But Zhu Qiyu couldn't be sure whether it was true or not: "Send someone to fetch him, be careful not to kill him. Let me see if the Yi people understand the meaning of the scriptures."
"Your Majesty, how can he understand? He is worse than a slave!"
Liu Yu's face was filled with disdain.
These days, not to mention the dignitaries, even the common people in the fields look down on the barbarians. The sense of honor of the Celestial Kingdom is very high.
"Bring it up and let me have a look."
Zhu Qiyu asked him to continue.
"After throwing the liar into the cell, the slave continued to search, and happened to find these two. They are both Franji people."
"My slave asked, they came with the merchant ship."
"But I don't believe it. They have calluses on their hands and smell like sea fish. They look like boatmen. They are either pirates or thieves!"
"It's not a good thing anyway!"
Liu Yu was very sure: "In recent years, there have always been Yi people approaching the shore, preaching some kind of religion, which seems to be similar to Nestorianism in the Yuan Dynasty. There are even Yi boats cruising in front of the city shipping department. If it weren't for the slave water diverters coming, I'm afraid Those barbarians are about to knock on the door!"
Zhu Qiyu frowned. In this era, the West is trying to knock on the door of the Ming Dynasty?
Think about it, the West is looking for a new continent, and naturally covets the East where gold is everywhere. The fact that they don't bombard the country with cannons shows that they are still in the exploratory stage.
"Your Majesty, those Westerners are extremely unfaithful when doing business."
"Collude with pirates to rob my goods."
"They still refused to admit their debt afterward, and they changed the price they agreed upon."
"I find many reasons to keep lowering the price of my Daming goods in disguise..."
Liu Yu made a fuss and expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the trade between the Western Barbarians and the Western Barbarians.
Letting the scholar-bureaucrats do business is a wrong decision.
To do professional things, you have to use professionals.
There were also many profiteers in the Ming Dynasty. They were sent to compete with the Yi people to see who was more evil-minded?
"Liu Yu, you have mastered these very well."
"To be honest, the Ming Dynasty's grasp of the Western Yi and the Yongle Dynasty's information are too old and they don't know as much as you do."
"The court did not pay much attention to the Shibosi in the past. You, the guarding eunuch, are just trying to make money for the palace. Even the Shibosi is a tool for the palace to make money."
"I know that you have been wronged over the years."
Of course Zhu Qiyu understood, Liu Yu was crying.
What is the use of the eunuch asking for money?
What he wants is the emperor's favor, the pinnacle of power, and the glory of his heir, not simply greed for money.
Therefore, he used Xiyi's mouth to complain to the emperor.
"I don't think it's hard for a servant to run around for the emperor." Liu Yu choked with sobs.
"Okay, don't cry. Do you have a complete grasp of Shibo Division?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
Liu Yugang got up and immediately knelt on the ground: "I promise to the Emperor that wherever the Emperor points his finger, the Shibo Division will hit him!"
He just wanted to say that the slaves were also capable, so he begged the Emperor to use them as soon as possible.
"You have done a good job by offering rice."
"I plan to separate the Municipal Shipping Department from the General Affairs Department and directly subordinate it to the Military Aircraft Department."
"I'll give you another spot and recruit three thousand naval officers on the spot."
"The first is to protect the cargo of the Shipping Department; the second is to guard against Western barbarians."
Zhu Qiyu tapped the imperial desk with his fingertips: "You continue to be the admiral eunuch of the Shipping Department, and then bring a few people from the Qianqing Palace to serve as eunuchs to fill the official position of the Shipping Department."
Zhu Qiyu didn't trust him very much, so he sent someone to keep an eye on him.
Liu Yu's face was full of excitement, and she knelt on the ground: "I will live up to your high expectations!"
"Speaking of royal rice, the slaves brought back half a boatload from the Shipping Department, all of which were trafficked by the Western Yi."
"There is also a plant that I have never seen before. Please present it to the Emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyu stood up suddenly: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Bring the things up quickly, quickly!"
Zhu Qiyu thought it was potatoes or sweet potatoes.
As a result, two little eunuchs were carrying a wooden box containing a sunflower!
Bai was excited.
The best this thing can do is to control the gossips of the common people, but it is not hungry, so what can it do?
"Your Majesty, this thing is shaped like a chrysanthemum. I heard from the Yi people that this thing grows toward the sun and is an excellent ornamental plant."
The more colorful something is, the less likely it is that anyone will dare to eat it.
Just like the persimmon tree, Zhu Qiyu has not eaten a single persimmon until now.
Because the palace people tested the poison, only one was left.
This one cannot be eaten, but is kept for cultivation and planting.
"This stuff is good."
Zhu Qiyu looked around it. At this time, the sunflowers had not yet produced fruit and the melon seeds had not yet formed.
"Your Majesty, I used a boatload of silk in exchange for this. I wonder if it's expensive?" Liu Yu was worried.
The rice was sold by the barbarians, so he bought it cheaply.
But the Yi people were not stupid. After selling it once, they knew that there were dignitaries in the court who liked it, so they tried to trick Liu Yu to death. They opened their mouths and asked for a hundred ships of silk. They bargained for several days, and finally the price was settled for one ship of silk.
"It's not expensive, this thing is a treasure!"
Zhu Qiyu understood a little bit. In fact, many crops were about to be introduced to the Ming Dynasty, or had already been introduced to the Ming Dynasty.
But the rulers only cared about eating, drinking and having fun, and did not care about the people's dining tables. It was not until corn, sweet potatoes and other crops were planted on a large scale among the people that the court became aware of it.
To put it bluntly, it is the inaction of those in power.
Therefore, he ordered the people of the world to search for crops, and there would inevitably be crops that should not appear in this era, appearing in the court.
It's because those in power want it, and no matter what the price, someone will get it for the sake of becoming an official.
Liu Yujin presented crops, and Zhu Qiyu rewarded him generously.
Naturally, some people will learn from him. If the emperor continues to award rewards, then everyone in the world will try their best to satisfy the emperor's psychology.
This is driven by interests, and this is the human heart.
"Does this thing have a name?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Please give me a name, Your Majesty!" Liu Yu knelt on the ground. Even if he did, he had to say that he didn't. Only with the golden words of His Majesty could he be qualified to give names to all things.
“It blooms toward the sun and looks like a sunflower, so it’s called a sunflower.”
"Your Majesty is very knowledgeable..." Liu Yu immediately offered the rainbow fart. In fact, he wanted to ask, why not call him Xiang Ju.
Just ask as I please.
Zhu Qiyu gathered around the sunflowers and looked at them: "Just bring one?"
"Your Majesty, if the Yi people learn to be smart, one plant will cost a shipload of silk."
"But my slave saw it. He had a few plants in his hand."
Liu Yufa said harshly: "If this servant had soldiers, he would have been killed right then!"
"Anyone who dares to blackmail the kingdom of Heaven should send troops to attack his country! Destroy his lineage!"
These words entered Zhu Qiyu's heart.
"stand up."
Zhu Qiyu patted him on the shoulder and praised: "You are the eunuch of the Ming Dynasty who has this kind of thinking. I allow you to have five thousand troops and I will support your logistics with internal funds. If there is any blackmail from the Western Yi, I will simply send troops to beat him." !”
Liu Yu didn't expect that with an unexpected sentence, he would take a picture of the emperor's dragon fart.
"This servant must make good use of five thousand people to expand the territory on the sea for the emperor!" Liu Yu is really good at flattering.
Zhu Qiyu laughed loudly: "As long as you have this intention, take the five thousand people first. When you bring them out, I will give you a regiment and camp and let you be the commander-in-chief."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!" Liu Yu kowtowed and thanked him.
Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood, and gave him instructions on how to lead troops, and asked him to go to the martial arts lecture hall to learn while he was in Beijing.
"The half boatload of rice will be transported to the palace for me. There can be no mistakes."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Then you can live in the palace, Feng Xiao, and arrange a place for him."
"My slave obeys the order!"
After sending Liu Yu away, Zhu Qiyu watched the sunflowers, but he didn't know how to raise them.
"Bring Xue Xilian here." Zhu Qiyu suddenly said.
"Your Majesty, the palace door has been locked. Do you want to open the palace door?" Wynn asked in a low voice.
Zhu Qiyu pondered slightly: "Open the palace gate and tell Xue Qing that we have something important to discuss and ask him to come quickly."
Last time he rewarded Chen Yu, this time he rewarded Liu Yu.
It is estimated that more and more people will bring strange-shaped things to offer treasures. Just as the emperor likes auspiciousness from the sky, the people can't wait for 10,000 auspiciousness to appear in one day and offer it to the emperor.
As long as there are enough people offering treasures, sooner or later the treasures will be found.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xue Xilian wiped the sweat from his forehead and went into the hall to bow.
"Xue Qing, don't worry, just look at this thing!" Zhu Qiyu pointed at the sunflower.
Xue Xilian was stunned. Do you regard this as an emergency?
I was already sleeping with my concubine in my arms. The medicine had just taken effect. You said it was urgent, so I came running all over the place. And then, that’s it?
"This is a sunflower. When the fruit matures, you can eat it directly or fry it." Zhu Qiyu blinked and looked at Xue Xilian.
There are no waves in an ancient well; there are no waves in an ancient well.
Xue Xilian thought silently in her heart, really wanting to slap the emperor on the face.
Isn't it okay to tell the court tomorrow morning about this?
"I thought that Xue Qing knew about agriculture, so I wanted to give this thing to Xue Qing."
Seeing Xue Xilian's eyebrows twitching, Zhu Qiyu pretended to be angry and said: "Xue Qing, please don't underestimate this thing. The Shipping Department exchanged it for a ship of silk. It is the only one in the Ming Dynasty."
"What? A boatload of silk?"
Xue Xilian opened her mouth wide: "Your Majesty, no matter how precious this thing is, it is not worth a boatload of silk."
"Xue Qing, don't say that. Silk can be woven, but if this crop is successfully cultivated, it can enrich people's dining tables. Why not?"
Xue Xilian kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and I will definitely take good care of this...Kui."
It should be called Ju, why is it called Aoi?
The color is obviously that of chrysanthemum.
Zhu Qiyu didn't care what Xue Xilian thought.
After sending Xue Xilian away, he was thinking that eggs cannot be put in one basket, especially rice, which must also be planted in the palace.
"Is Xu Jue (Xu Youzhen) okay?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"It should be well raised. It has been raised for almost a month and it should be able to go to the ground."
Feng Xiao didn't know either.
But those Mobei people grew up very quickly, and they were able to walk normally in three days.
Literary men are valuable.
"Move a royal rice plant into his house and ask him to take care of it carefully. If he takes good care of it, he will have merit."
Zhu Qiyu knew that Xu Youzhen was a very talented person. Even if he didn't know how to farm, he was a fast learner and could definitely make a good living.
"My slave obeys the order!" Feng Xiao sent someone to deliver it to Xu Jue.
"Xu Bin from Nangong is also a talented person. Send him a plant and let him take care of it properly." Zhu Qiyu will not leave talents idle.
Liu Yu brought back a boatload of imperial rice. If it is used well, it can be cultivated this year and promoted nationwide next year.
Fall into sleep while thinking.
The next morning, Zhu Qiyu sat in the bed curtain.
Feng Xiaowen heard that the emperor got up, opened the door and came in, and saw the emperor in a daze.
"Feng Xiao, I had a strange dream last night."
Zhu Qiyu lamented: "The capital in the dream was full of traffic. The cars were not horse-drawn carriages, but gasoline-burning cars. They were running on the road. On both sides of the road were high-rise buildings, taller than the Drum Tower, all made of bricks. There are restaurants on both sides, and the fragrant smell makes me linger..."
It’s over!
The emperor is crazy again!
Did you dream about Emperor Renxuan again?
After putting on his clothes, Zhu Qiyu began to do morning exercises. He barely listened to a word of "Zhenguan Politicians" that Huai En read to him.
When he went to court, Zhu Qiyu told him about his strange dream last night.
"Your Majesty, have you listened to the opera recently?" Hu Hui said with a smile.
The atmosphere in Fengtian Hall is relaxed.
"I also saw how the people in the dream ate rice. They steamed it, roasted it, boiled it, and made it into polenta and polenta paste. There are all kinds of ways to make it."
But the courtier laughed it off.
The emperor had strange dreams not once or twice.
"I plan to separate the Municipal Shipping Department and directly subordinate it to the Military Aircraft Department. I will also give the City Shipping Department a real quota of 5,000 soldiers and order the City Shipping Department to train naval forces to protect offshore security."
Geng Jiuchou immediately sensed a business opportunity.
"Your Majesty, the Municipal Shipping Department is not under the control of the Chief Secretary, and the ministers have no objections."
Geng Jiuchou kowtowed and asked, "But is the cost of recruiting troops paid by the Ministry of Household Affairs or the internal funds?"
"What do you think, Geng Qing?"
"Wei Chen thinks that the Ministry of Household Affairs should come out. If all the money in the world needs to come from internal funds, why should the Ministry of Household Affairs do it?"
Geng Jiuchou said righteously: "So, I want the Ministry of Household Affairs to provide money to support the army."
Zhu Qiyu could tell at a glance what this guy was planning.
We must divide the shipping company's income.
"Geng Jiuchou, you can't hide your little thoughts from me."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Don't you just want to share the trade income?"
Geng Jiuchou smiled awkwardly.
However, this is what he, the Minister of Household Affairs, should do. It is the job of the Minister of Household Affairs to do everything possible to turn internal funds into the national treasury.
"Yes, I allow you."
"In this way, I also removed the currency customs and doubled the tax revenue. All the customs revenue will be collected by the household department, and no internal funds will be used."
"In the future, customs will be formed, customs proceeds will be returned to the court, and internal funds will not be allowed to have any say, let alone set up banknotes."
"What do you think?"
These words caused the courtiers to bow down.
The Holy Emperor has descended from heaven!
Because of the Chaoguan issue, officials wrote to the emperor every day.
However, the emperor pretended to be dumbfounded.
Unexpectedly, the emperor actually withdrew the money directly.
Guangzhou City Shipping Department, the Ministry of Accounts added banknotes, and received approximately one million taels of silver.
If all the money goes to the household department, the household department will be extremely rich.
"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live!" Baiguanshan shouted long live.
"Don't be too busy thanking me, I have conditions."
Zhu Qiyu will not do loss-making business.
He can set up banknotes and abolish banknotes, but future emperors cannot do that. He must consider future generations.
An emperor is an emperor if he has money; an emperor without money is a king who will subjugate his country.
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
Zhu Qiyu stretched out two fingers: "I have two conditions."
"First, the Royal Commercial Bank must be exempted from customs duties when engaging in overseas trade."
"Secondly, the Municipal Shipping Department must be supervised by eunuchs, and civilian officials can only be the second in command."
The first one is fine.
The Royal Commercial Bank engages in overseas trade. I don’t know when. The most important thing is to be safe.
promise!
The second rule is no good. Since the Municipal Shipping Department has been relegated to the Ministry of Household Affairs, a civilian official should be the top leader. Eunuchs can only supervise, not supervise.
"Your Majesty, since the Shipping Department has been included in the imperial court, why do we need eunuchs to supervise it?" Geng Jiuchou expressed his dissatisfaction in a roundabout way.
"Because I can't trust you."
Zhu Qiyu was straightforward: "Don't think that I don't know that no one in the court goes to the sea, but private smuggling is rampant."
"If I release the Shibo Division to the court."
"Believe it or not, in a few years Shibo Simao won't even be able to collect it!"
"I can kill people, I can kill chickens to get eggs."
“But can the king of the hereafter do it?”
"The money collected by this shipping department is used for all the people in the world. If it is gone, how will future generations become emperors?"
"I have to think about them."
"Also, let me ask you one more question, do you know how to do business?"
"Don't you understand? You don't even bother to do it!"
Zhu Qiyu answered for them:
"I don't know how to march and fight, so I always delegate power to generals who are good at conquering and fighting."
"Since you don't know how to do business, you should learn from me and delegate power to businessmen and ask them to pay money to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"So, I don't have to pay for this business, but it must be supervised by the eunuch."
"I am in charge of the future generations!"
The originally lively atmosphere solidified again.
"Then according to His Majesty, the civil servants going to the Shipping Department are just a decoration?" Geng Jiuchou said bluntly.
“Officials are officials, people are people, and officials managing the people is an eternal truth.”
Zhu Qiyu considered it and said: "Only the business aspect should be left to the businessmen, and the customs duties have to be collected by the officials."
"How can it be used as a decoration?"
"Control those who deserve to be controlled, and kill those who deserve to be killed! It's the same as before!"
Zhu Qiyu changed the subject:
"Since we are talking about the Shipping Department, I plan to increase our trade efforts."
"It is recorded in the archives that the Yi State regarded silk and porcelain from the Central Plains as treasures."
"Have you ever thought about why you don't increase trade? Make money from those barbarians?"
These words made Zhang Feng happy.
You are such a layman, you are good at it and you love to put on a show, you are exactly that person.
"Your Majesty, silk is also extremely precious in the Ming Dynasty."
"How many bolts of silk can a weaver produce in a year?"
"Only after supplying the Ming Dynasty can it be sold. Naturally, we cannot increase supply."
"Moreover, the supply is sufficient for the Yi people, but the Yi people are poor in the isthmus. How much can they afford? After buying it once or twice, they can no longer afford it."
Zhang Feng's words aroused the approval of the courtiers.
They all believe that foreigners are living in dire straits.
The money to buy silk, tea, and porcelain is all squeezed out from between the teeth, so it is impossible to consume so much silk and porcelain.
Zhu Qiyu was also happy. I think you guys are ignorant.
He stood up from the dragon chair, stepped down from the throne, pointed at Zhang Feng and said, "What else can I say, you officials don't know how to do business!"
"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Zhang Feng was surprised.
"Silk and porcelain are the treasures of the Ming Dynasty, which the Yi people can only hope for."
"But you are too honest and insist on selling the best silk."
"The price is expensive, the profit is small, and the supply is insufficient."
"Why can't we take inferior goods and sell them to the barbarians?"
"Zhang Feng, do you think the Yi people are so poor? Remember in the Yuan Dynasty, the people of Da Shi were so rich that they wore silk and drank tea. So wouldn't the people of Da Shi country to the west be even richer?"
Zhu Qiyu instilled Western ideas of wealth little by little.
To arouse the ferocity of Ming people, it is time to imitate Meng people and go to the West to grab a wave.
"Your Majesty, what we sell to others is already defective."
Zhang Feng looked at the emperor as if he were a fool: "When Eunuch Zheng went to the West, he carried the finest silk. The kings of foreign countries all knelt down and worshiped the silk, thinking it was a sacred object woven by the gods."
I've made a fool of myself again.
"What about the inferior silk?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"How could the Ming Dynasty's exquisite weavers weave worse silk?" Zhang Feng's face was full of pride.
But he doesn’t understand business.
"Then use machine knitting to keep costs to a minimum."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Increase the supply and sell it to the barbarians in exchange for silver."
"Reform the loom and reduce costs."
"Royal Commercial Bank will do it and be the first to eat crabs."
"Then I will send someone to talk to the barbarians."
"If it sells well, we will follow this method. The same goes for tea and porcelain, and we will make money from the barbarians."
"The only thing that remains unchanged is that people are not allowed to go into the sea! Those caught will move inland and are not allowed to go into the sea!"
"In particular, merchants are not allowed to trade with foreign countries. Anyone caught will be punished by the nine tribes! Write it into the Ming Dynasty Law and pass it down to the world!"
Zhu Qiyu didn't want to be embarrassed and ended the topic in a hurry.
He thought he was a prophet, but he didn't know that the ancients were a hundred times smarter than him.
"The Municipal Shipping Department has a Municipal Shipping Bureau, which is directly subordinate to the Military Aircraft Department. The doctor of the Municipal Shipping Bureau is recommended by the cabinet."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Shui Ma Post Station was proposed separately, with a Post Station Bureau directly attached to the Military Aircraft Department."
"According to my idea, this station bureau can get seven to eight hundred thousand taels of silver every year."
"Of course, a batch of investments will be made in the initial stage, and it will stabilize after two or three years."
"If business is good, contracting fees can increase in the future."
"This money……"
Zhu Qiyu looked at Geng Jiuchou.
Geng Jiuchou also pricked up his ears and wanted to join the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Now, as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, he is like a food-protecting dog. He wants to take a bite of everything and put it into his nest.
"Geng Jiuchou, tell me your opinion first." Zhu Qiyu didn't think about it well.
"Back to your majesty, I think it should be split 50-50." Geng Jiuchou wanted to eat a fat man in one bite.
"I can give it all to the Ministry of Finance!"
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I don't need any internal money."
Is there such a good thing?
Geng Jiuchou immediately became alert: "Your Majesty, why don't you just hold back a little."
"Haha, as a housekeeper, aren't you going to be Xia Yuanji?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "What? I took the initiative to give you money, but you still don't want it?"
"Wei Chen is worried that this is a trap." Geng Jiuchou was about to cry.
Zhu Qiyu laughed.
"Yes, this money will not be given to the Ministry of Finance in vain."
"I plan to continue building the post road."
"Add another section to the original post road to connect various cities."
"Especially in border areas."
"So, this money is only for the transfer department, and then it will be spent."
Geng Jiuchou breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason.
That can be considered his achievement.
"I have said before that every department and department must make a profit."
"Don't even think about asking the Ministry of Household Affairs to support you and others."
"I still say the same thing, I will try every means to get money, and then put the money into the national treasury."
“Only when the national treasury is full can the world be maintained.”
Zhu Qiyu's voice slowed down: "I was too mean to you before."
"People accuse me of being mean and unkind."
"I also admit it."
"I only know how to kill people with a knife, but I have never asked you how your life is."
"A high-ranking official in the world is not as good as a mere businessman. Who else can keep a balance in his heart?"
"I met with Shanxi merchants yesterday. Huh, those merchants are all greedy. They don't have any interests of the country and the people at heart, only their own interests!"
"So, I also reflect on myself at night."
"That's too harsh on you."
"Apart from me, you should be the most noble group of people in this world."
"Deserves better treatment."
"Don't kneel down, stand up, I'm telling you the truth."
"The ancients said that high salary fosters integrity. In the Ming Dynasty, the salary was so low that even a dog could not survive. Doesn't this force all officials to reach out and become corrupt officials?"
"The imperial court was poor before, so all the ministers should understand the imperial court."
"But it's different now. The court has become richer, and my internal funds have also become richer."
"It can't be the same again."
"I plan to increase my salary..."
But the words were not finished.
Hu Xi knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please stop talking!"
Zhu Qiyu frowned.
What kind of trouble is Hu Xi going to do again?
"Your Majesty, the so-called high salary to maintain integrity is nothing more than a scam."
"How can a person be satisfied with a mere high salary when he has power?"
"The so-called high salary, how much is considered a high salary?"
"The people's desire for profit cannot be satisfied by a little wealth."
"Your Majesty, I know that the Ministry of Household Affairs and internal funds are gradually getting richer."
"but!"
"It's not easy to save some money in the court."
"You can't just say it's a waste of money!"
"My words will offend all officials in the world, but I don't care!"
"Because you raised your salary today, what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?"
"This man's heart is never satisfied."
"You raised one stone of grain today, how much more should you raise the day after tomorrow?"
"The imperial court is wealthy now, but who can guarantee that there will be no natural disasters tomorrow? Will the imperial court still be this wealthy in a few years?"
"If the salary is increased, how will it be reduced once the court has no money?"
"Old minister, please your Majesty think twice!"
Hu Bi gave up.
He will never allow a salary increase.
To talk about wealth, the richest period was the Xuande Dynasty. The court accumulated more than ten million taels of silver, and the grain stored in the warehouse was infested with insects.
However, Emperor Xuanzong never mentioned salary increases.
Even in the Zhengtong Dynasty, when Sanyang was in power, he avoided raising his salary.
The reason is that the human heart is difficult to control and will never be satisfied.
If the Xuande Dynasty had raised salaries, the dynasty would have collapsed in the early years of Jingtai and been completely overwhelmed by finances. Today's Emperor Jingtai would be the king of subjugation.
It was precisely because he did not have a salary increase that he withstood the defense of Beijing in the early years of Jingtai.
It also withstood eight years of turmoil in Jingtai.
I have to admire Sanyang's wisdom.
"Old Master, please get up!" Zhu Qiyu was also confused. How could he make such a mistake?
Wasn't the late emperor more politically skilled than him?
Isn't Sanyang better than him?
The treasury is obviously stacked up like a mountain, why is there no salary increase?
It’s because I have to think about how to live when I’m poor.
It is impossible to live a prosperous life forever.
This is the truth of being prepared for danger in times of peace.
but.
Zhu Qiyu saw deeper. He tied his life to Hu Hui, but Hu Hui died from the world.
He is hiding!
Avoid my life support.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu's eyes darkened.
"The old master serves the country and the people, and I have learned from him."
Zhu Qiyu said: "However, although the old master said that the salary cannot be increased, it is indeed reasonable, but I think that we should set up a silver to support integrity."
"Old lady, don't try to dissuade me. I know what I'm doing."
"This Yanglian Silver is not cash silver, but 10% of the shares of the Royal Commercial Bank."
"I will give out 10% of all profits. Every year, according to the official positions of the officials in the world, I will distribute the money of the previous year in the second year. This money will no longer be distributed until the death of the person. "
"Whether it's more or less is my opinion."
"However, I think the future prospects of Royal Commercial Bank are excellent."
"10% of the profit may be worth millions of taels of silver, so each of you can get a relatively considerable sum of money."
Zhu Qiyu does not want high salary to maintain integrity.
Hu Xi is right, that is nonsense, and it is useless even if you give a high salary, you will still reach out when you should.
By giving him this money, he was actually motivating the officials.
Focus on making money for the court.
"I will thank Your Majesty for your grace!" The courtier kowtowed.
"I have one more thing to say. The Ming Dynasty restored the Han people's clothes, and their names were valued with two characters."
"But now, two-letter names are too difficult to come up with. There are too many names with the same name."
"There are two Cao Tai in the court hall, and I can't even tell them apart."
"Moreover, among the courtiers, their names have been called hundreds of times by their predecessors. There are too many names that have the same name as historical figures, and they sound completely unremarkable."
"Why don't you call me "Three Characters" instead? Look at me, I'm also called "Three Characters". Isn't it not noble?"
"Two words are repeated, but three words can at least be distinguished clearly."
"Why don't you all take the lead? Give your child a three-character name. It's awkward at first, but you'll get used to it after a while. At least it won't be the same name."
"I say this, can you understand?"
Zhu Qiyu really had a headache.
The naming ability of people in the Ming Dynasty was very poor.
Looking at Xun Chen's names, they all look ordinary, not domineering at all, and the rate of duplicate names is 100%.
Two words, that’s all.
"I support your majesty."
Hu Xi kowtowed to the ground and said: "Han people regard two words as noble, and now it's time to change."
"During the Tang and Song dynasties, names with three characters were common, and names with three characters were not noble."
"When the old minister returned home, he changed his eldest grandson's name to a three-character name."
The ministers bowed in obeisance and said, "I am willing to set an example for the world!"
It wasn't just the emperor who had a headache.
All the important cabinet ministers who handle government affairs have a headache.
Looking around, they all have the same names, and they are still civil servants. If we look at the uneducated ministers, they all have the same names, which is called perfunctory.
The names of ancestors are also called repeatedly.
Some are worried about offending their own ancestors, so they simply use the names of other people's ancestors, and they almost become ancestors of each other.
"Okay, the ministers will take the lead, and everyone in the world will follow."
Zhu Qiyu smiled contentedly and said: "My cooperation with all the ministers is perfect."
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