Why!
Old Xia Tou!
This mentality is really unacceptable!
It's just such a small amount of money and you just pass it by?
Zhu Gaoxu sighed to himself while watching the imperial doctor diagnose Xia Yuanji's pulse.
"Tell me, Lao Xia Tou's mentality is really bad!"
"It's just such a small amount of money. Does it matter to him?"
When Yang Shiqi and others heard this, the corners of their mouths twitched.
What?
What did you say?
Such a little money?
Such a little bit of money?
Ten and fifty million taels of snowflake silver!
The tax revenue of Ming Dynasty was only more than three million taels a year!
The total fiscal revenue of Ming Dynasty is only more than 70 million taels a year!
Yang Shiqi and others were already numb, and they were too lazy to talk to Prince Han who was showing off at this moment.
They were more concerned about Xia Yuanji's situation, but they didn't want to get over it.
Although Hu Bu is rich, there are still many things waiting for Xia Yuanji to deal with.
The New Salt Law, the Ming Dynasty Bank Plan, the Shepherd Plan... each of these can be called a century-old plan of the Ming Dynasty, and they all require Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, to implement them!
The Ming Dynasty could have done without him Yang Shiqi, without him Huang Huai, without him Jian Yi, without him Zhu Gaoxu...
Well, Prince Han cannot live without him, a little expert in making money!
But we must not live without Xia Yuanji!
At this moment, less than half an hour had passed since Xia Yuanji passed by. The imperial doctor was still making diagnosis, and Xia Yuanji had not yet woken up.
Zhu Gaoxu was a little anxious when he saw this. If Lao Xia Tou really passed by, who would be left to take care of this mess in the household department?
Zhou Chen?
He is not qualified enough!
Regardless of his qualifications or prestige, Zhou Chen has trouble convincing everyone!
Thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxu immediately stepped forward, leaned over Xia and whispered in Xia Yuanji's ear.
"Old Xia Tou, if you don't wake up, I will become the prince!"
There was no response, Xia Yuanji still had his eyes closed.
Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised when he saw this. It seems that this stimulation is not enough!
"Old Xia Tou, if you don't wake up, I will have a 50-50 split with the Ministry of Revenue..."
"What's 50/50? This is all the money of the imperial court! It's all the money of the Ministry of Revenue!"
When Xia Yuanji heard this, he "raised his coffin" on the spot and glared at Prince Han!
Zhu Gaoxu: "!!!"
Good guy!
What a great guy!
You are a master who wants money rather than life!
"Prince Han, what is the 50/50 split? The Ministry of Household Affairs has never agreed to this matter..."
Xia Yuanji was still asking, but Yang Shiqi and others were stunned. The imperial doctor who was checking the pulse was even more stunned.
What, you’re not just faking it, are you?
Fifty-five!
What an astonishing number!
On the first day of the tasting, I earned 15 million taels of silver!
If it is really a 50-50 tie with the Han Palace, it means that the Han Prince will be able to get at least 10 million taels of silver from this tasting!
Xia Yuanji suddenly became anxious. If he still fainted, his head would be forcibly rowed away by Prince Han!
Zhu Gaoxu saw that his eyes were red and he was excited, so he didn't dare to continue coaxing him.
"Okay, okay, they're all from your household department and the imperial court, and I won't take a penny from them!"
After hearing this, Xia Yuanji felt relieved and smiled happily.
It feels so good to have money.
Zhu Gaoxu held his chin and fell into deep thought.
According to their previous discussions, the imperial court will definitely take the majority in the division of new salt interests.
The fifteen thousand taels of silver in front of me are just the agency fees for the merchants to bid for the agency site. In addition, they must also pay a deposit.
Moreover, when agents get new salt from the imperial court, they have to pay a cost of fifty cents per catty. Although the price is not high, the quantity is there, and it is also a huge income for the imperial court!
After such calculations, if the new salt law is passed by the imperial court, the income in a short period of time will be several hundred million!
Sure enough, the huge profits from selling salt are so terrifying!
And this is only for three to five years of agency rights. After three to five years, the court can hold tasting meetings, eliminate salt merchants with poor performance, confiscate their homes as liquidated damages, and sell their agency land. To other salt merchants…
In this way, the imperial court's annual salt tax revenue is at least 100 million!
In this way, the Daming Bank plan can be implemented smoothly!
The silver obtained from the salt tax, plus Zhu Laosi's small treasury, is enough for the bank's reserve fund no matter what!
"Okay, today's tasting session has come to an end, let's wait for tomorrow!"
"These quotations are only for the first day. There will be two more days, so there is no rush to announce them."
Yang Shiqi and others nodded, completely convinced of this Han prince.
Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, was the best person in the world in his ability to make money!
I'm afraid those merchants never dreamed that the gold and silver they thought were actually nothing more than a mirage!
Through this new salt law, the only one who really makes money is the court!
Those salt merchants were just working for the imperial court.
"In addition, Gu Zuo, your Metropolitan Procuratorate can start preparations. Once the salt dealer's agency is confirmed, you have to ensure that they can get the salt smoothly. They will not have to pay a large sum to the local salt field officials as before. silver!"
Zhu Gaoxu wants to ensure that this new salt law will not be used by local officials to make huge profits like the Kaizhong Law!
Gu Zuoshen nodded in agreement, obviously very concerned about this matter.
Because of the corruption case involving Liu Guan and others, their procuratorate has lost all face. Now is the time to prove themselves.
It is their duty to protect the imperial court’s century-old plan like the New Salt Law!
Everyone left one after another, and Zhu Gaoxu was also preparing to fight until he returned home.
He has been busy with these trivial matters of government affairs, and has not accompanied Princess Han for a long time.
Concubine Wei's belly is getting bigger day by day, and she is probably about to give birth.
Although the son in his belly is also a cheap son, Concubine Wei can become his wife!
Although Meng De has passed away, the spirit of Cao Thief will live on forever!
Just as he was thinking about it, Lu Zhen, the Minister of Rites, suddenly came over.
"Ahem, Your Majesty, there is one thing I cannot control."
Lu Zhen, the Minister of Rites, is not a good person.
Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him with a teasing smile in his eyes.
Lu Zhen, who entered Imperial College through a provincial examination during the Hongwu period, surrendered directly when King Zhu Di of Yan raised an army and became Zhu Di's favorite.
Since then, he has been rising through the ranks, reaching the rank of Crown Prince, Taibao, and Minister of Rites.
This Lu Zhen had a very good memory and never backed up when he went to court. However, he was a sinister man and many ministers died unjustly because of his slanderous remarks.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Reporting to the prince, the Japanese envoys have asked to see the prince many times!"
Zhu Gaoxu: "???"
What?
Envoy from Japan?
Why do they want to see me?
Well...that's it!
Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered that at the last banquet of all nations, he asked Xu Bin and others to pretend to be Japanese envoys, and labeled the Japanese as assassins of the Ming Emperor.
Zhu Di also followed the trend and directly stopped the exploration and cooperation trade between the two countries of the Ming Dynasty and Japan!
Obviously, these Japanese people who were living a good life couldn't sit still anymore and began to think of ways to solve the problem.
Closing the joint trade between the two countries had little impact on the Ming Dynasty, but it was a disaster for the Japanese lords.
The price of goods from the Ming Dynasty increased several times in Japan, and the huge profits contained in them were something that the rulers of Japan could not refuse.
Japanese country, Japanese country, this is such a wonderful place!
Zhu Gaoxu's face immediately turned cold, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Should this disgusting and despicable small country be destroyed directly, or should it be turned into a colony?
He, Zhu Gaoxu, is now supervising the country's governance and is nominally the largest leader in the Tianfu. It should not be a problem to destroy a small country!
So, is it annihilation or colonization?
What a headache!
