Originally, Zhu Yijun didn't intend to say what was in his heart.
But Zhu Yijun thought that Zhang Juzheng was taking the initiative to take him out of the palace. It was obvious that he was partly to take the exam and partly to test.
And I also need to give Zhang Juzheng reassurance, so that he will be more willing to implement the New Deal for himself at all costs.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun took the initiative to say what was in his heart.
Originally, there was no need for such clear communication between the monarch and his ministers.
But who made him and Zhang Juzheng both monarchs and ministers, teachers and students, and even more like-minded people on the road to restructuring.
Zhang Juzheng couldn't hide his joy and replied hurriedly: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Sir, you have good intentions."
Zhu Yijun also smiled and replied.
Zhu Yijun then ordered Sun Long outside the car: "Send someone to ask about the prices of various goods."
Sun Long raised his hand and said yes.
"Pork costs two cents per pound."
"Eggs cost five cents per catty."
"Chicken costs five cents per catty."
"Two cents per catty for light wine."
"Barley costs three cents per stone."
Half a quarter of an hour later, in the slowly moving car, Zhu Yijun murmured to himself the prices of various goods that Sun Long had just returned to report, and then said to Zhang Juzheng: "I remember that the Dongchang reported last year that the price of pork was two jin per catty. It is divided into five cents. Eggs are about one cent per catty. Barley also costs five cents and one stone."
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "It seems that after the implementation of this new policy, more benefits from the world have been transferred to the people. Not only have people's transactions increased, but the prices of daily goods have also dropped a lot."
"What your Majesty is saying is that in the past, grain and oil were mostly stored in large households, which were not circulated and wasted a lot. Now they are left in the hands of the people. People are short of silver and gold, so they naturally have to trade them in the market. Therefore, prices are low and people use them enough."
Zhang Juzheng replied with a smile and said: "Your Majesty knows so much about commodity prices that he must have asked his ministers to inquire. It shows that your Majesty has always paid attention to the people. It seems that I don't have to take the risk of being criticized by the Empress Dowager and criticized by the Taiwanese to lead your Majesty." Go out to Beijing to investigate the sufferings of the people."
"Sir, there is no need to say that. Seeing is worse than hearing."
After Zhu Yijun said that, he put his hands on his knees and said: "The new policy has made prices lower. Not only will the people have enough daily necessities, but the government can also take advantage of this to buy grain and put it into Changpingcang to prepare for the disaster year."
Zhang Juzheng nodded hurriedly: "Your Majesty said so!"
Zhu Yijun asked Sun Long outside: "Are there any prices that have become higher due to the New Deal?"
"Back to your Majesty, the price is much higher. The price for selling servants has been raised."
Sun Long replied outside the car.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun nodded: "The price of people is high. It must be because there are fewer people selling their sons and daughters. To eliminate the trend of slavery, it seems that the root is to have a prosperous people."
After saying that, Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said: "However, this reminds me of what Mr. just said about the world's wealth being fixed. In my opinion, the world's wealth is not fixed. As far as I know, before the Song Dynasty, The rice grown was not Zhancheng rice, so the rice yield was far less than that produced after the Song Dynasty. In addition, before the emergence of the curved-column plow, the paddy fields in Jiangnan were difficult to cultivate because of their small size. After the emergence of the curved-column plow, Jiangnan became a place with high grain yields. Land. Therefore, I believe that the world's wealth is increasing, especially after there is a major improvement in skills or new and excellent crops, the increase in the world's wealth is incalculable."
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng began to think deeply, then cupped his hands and said, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true."
Zhu Yijun said: "As a politician, perhaps we should not just distribute the world's wealth well, but also increase the world's wealth."
Zhang Juzheng nodded.
At this time, Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Jing and said, "I heard that there is a high-yield sweet potato. Your Dongchang sent people to inquire about it. Maybe they can use it to cultivate and test it, and hope that it can increase the world's food in the future."
Zhang Jing raised his hands and said yes.
Zhu Yijun then said: "It's getting hotter, let's go back to the palace."
"According to the order!"
Soon after, Zhu Yijun returned to the palace.
After Zhang Juzheng sent Zhu Yijun back to the palace, he came to the cabinet.
Lu Tiaoyang and Zhang Juzheng returned to the cabinet, got up and walked over.
"Uncle, after leaving the palace and seeing the people in the market, what enlightenment did your Majesty have?"
Lu Tiaoyang asked first.
"His Majesty has actually been thinking about the common people of the country for a long time. He has already sent the Dongchang Official School to inquire about the prices. When he left the palace today, he even proposed the idea of increasing the world's wealth and benefiting the people's livelihood."
Seeing that Zhang Siwei didn't come, Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "Actually, with today's emperor's qualifications, it is enough for him to be in charge. At that time, your majesty thought that low prices would be beneficial to the government's food preparation for disasters, so he even decided to become an official and return to his hometown. meaning."
"Although His Majesty is already in charge, officials all over the world who don't know the details still cannot know everything about Your Majesty."
"What's more, uncle, you are not yet determined to become an official. If the new policy is carried out by His Majesty without you, it may not be conducive to its continuation. After all, His Majesty is not yet weak, so he cannot reassure the Queen Mother of the two palaces."
After Lu Tiaoyang finished speaking, he handed over several memorials: "Look, the memorials to impeach you and the new policy to impeach you have arrived."
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng's face suddenly became ashen as water: "I'll take it home first and take a look at it. I'll also go to the Ministry of Industry on the way."
Lu Tiaoyang said: "Okay!"
Zhang Juzheng also took the memorial and left the cabinet and came to the Ministry of Industry.
As soon as Zhang Juzheng arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he came to check in with Guo Chaobin, the Minister of Industry.
Guo Chaobin was surprised and said: "Why did Yuan Fu come here?"
Zhang Juzheng told Guo Chaobin that the emergence of Zhu Yijun's Quyuan plow and Zhancheng rice greatly increased the world's food supply, but he did not say that Zhu Yijun said it, but only said that he thought of it.
After hearing this, Guo Chaobin also began to think deeply: "Yuan Fu's idea is really a new approach, but it can also be regarded as a pragmatic way of doing things."
As he spoke, Guo Chaobin looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked, "Does Yuan Fu mean that the Ministry of Industry should also pay attention to the improvement of the skills of hundreds of workers?"
"Yes, that's what I mean."
"Since the opening of the sea, our dynasty has been able to take advantage of all the foreign countries in the world, and the wealth of Kyushu has increased sharply. This is related to the fact that the skills of our dynasty are stronger than those of our neighbors."
"As far as I know, the craftsmen of this dynasty are severely restricted and exploited by the system of this dynasty, so many people have fled. Therefore, I am thinking about whether we should abolish the system of craftsmen's status, free them, and go to work for themselves. Increase your income, and be willing to improve your skills to make more money, instead of running away and not wanting to be a craftsman anymore.”
"This will undoubtedly help improve the skills of our craftsmen, and the scale of craftsmen will not be reduced due to the meager income of craftsmen."
"When the imperial court needs craftsmen, they can use the profits from the official business and the land gifts to recruit them."
After Zhang Juzheng said this, he asked Guo Chaobin: "I wonder what the public thinks?"
Guo Chaobin immediately stood up and saluted Zhang Juzheng: "Yuanfu Gong is loyal to the country. What's even more rare is that he can think of the difficulties of the craftsmen!"
Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly. He couldn't say that it was the emperor who reminded him and made him realize that some changes should be made to further improve social productivity, especially to improve production technology.
Guo Chaobin, as a pragmatist in history who did not hesitate to go to Shandong from the capital to conduct surveys for several months in order to control the river, saw that Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister who was deeply trusted by the emperor, was willing to abolish the craftsman system to facilitate the development of technology. He naturally agreed very much and said: " As long as the craftsmen households are restored to being like ordinary people and do not need to rely on the government, the skills of the craftsmen will naturally improve faster, but the cost of upgrading the government buildings in the future will be shared by either the common people of the world, or the officials and gentry of the world."
"It can also be shared by the common people, officials, gentry and other countries."
Zhang Juzheng said.
After hearing this, Guo Chaobin understood: "Yuan Fu means to open up the sea further?"
Zhang Juzheng nodded.
Zhu Yijun said that Ming Dynasty's technological superiority led to the inflow of wealth in global trade into Ming Dynasty. This obviously inspired Zhang Juzheng, who began to think about further opening up the sea and began to focus his governance vision on the entire world.
Guo Chaobin laughed: "The lower officials did not think as far as Yuan Fu, but no matter what, it is better than a single craftsmanship. Otherwise, the ordnance will always be crudely made. Although it saves money, it is not conducive to border defense."
"This is exactly the truth. Then please write it in the official title book."
Zhang Juzheng said.
Guo Chaobin agreed.
After communicating with Guo Chaobin about the abandonment of the craftsmanship system, Zhang Juzheng returned to his residence.
"Father!"
As soon as Zhang Juzheng came back, Zhang Jingxiu came over to greet him.
As soon as Zhang Juzheng saw Zhang Jingxiu, he ordered: "Send back to him the two orchids given by Qi Yuanjing!"
Zhang Jingxiu was quite surprised, but he still agreed and asked, "How should I explain the reason to him?"
"What else can I say? Let's just say that he is already in the emperor's heart and has become the Prime Minister of Jizhou. He should know that it is the emperor who gave him all this, not his father!"
After Zhang Juzheng said that, he said: "Zhang Jing is not Feng Bao. This man obviously tells His Majesty everything!"
