"Besides, sir, you don't have to focus only on the land to benefit the world!"
"And you should know that commodity trading not only facilitates people to get what they need, but also benefits production."
"For example, the Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival costs hundreds of thousands of dollars on the surface, but there will also be more people entering the city to sell various goods, and a lot of commercial taxes will be increased."
"Once the Aoshan Lantern Festival is no longer held, the flow of people will drop sharply, and the number of merchants selling various goods will also drop sharply. Such implication will affect the production of paper and saltpeter near Gyeonggi."
"In terms of business, the impact of various tariffs is probably no less than that of the Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival. Not to mention, it will reduce the income of many craftsmen and small traders who rely on it, and the impact will be It’s about Ding Yin next year.”
Seeing this, Zhu Yijun took the initiative to speak again.
What Zhu Yijun said is indeed true.
It is basically difficult for ordinary people to associate their entertainment life with luxury. After all, their financial resources are limited.
Even if you gamble and drink, you can't make money every day. Even if you listen to books and watch local operas, you will only be rewarded with a few copper coins. Most of them just shout out and sing well.
Because of this, Zhu Yijun, who came from a later generation, had a better understanding of the lower class and the main strata of luxury consumption, so he still did not feel that banning the Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival would bring much benefit in promoting frugality.
Zhu Yijun even believes that the Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival can enrich people's entertainment life, promote the prosperity of commercial transactions, and increase the income of a group of lantern-making craftsmen.
What's more, for the imperial court, the official money spent was actually not much, and it was really not as much as the cost of holding a grand ceremony.
The court can also make money back through taxes due to the increase in transaction volume.
But if you really want to uphold frugality, it's better to attack the powerful gentry.
Originally, the increase in the income and consumption scale of civilians in the Ming Dynasty was far less than the consumption scale and income increase of the powerful officials and gentry.
Therefore, we cannot just let the powerful officials and gentry spend money in their own homes, spend money like land, listen to plays and hook up with prostitutes, or even be richer than treasures, while the people are not even allowed to watch the fireworks and lanterns, making the people really like cattle and horses, and can only Eating, giving birth and working, reading books from sages, but no entertainment.
In this way, it will only cause the people to be spiritually deficient and have insufficient desire to consume.
In this case, how can we talk about working enthusiasm?
What's more, this will make it more difficult for the people to have the concept of a country and realize that the prosperous times are related to themselves.
Instead of letting the people realize that the Ming Dynasty was strong and prosperous, at least the court and officials could get greater spiritual satisfaction in culture and entertainment.
In this way, the people will have a deeper awareness of the orthodoxy of the dynasty, which can prevent cults from taking advantage of the people's spiritual lack and spread unscrupulously.
Therefore, if we really want to restrict extravagance, we should ban the luxury of wealthy nobles and officials, and impose heavy taxes on those who bid high prices for antiques from famous prostitutes.
Properly organizing some national cultural activities for the common people is conducive to letting the common people have the concept of king, father and country.
Zhu Yijun also said to Zhang Juzheng that stupid people would give opportunities for evil cults to take advantage of, which would be detrimental to the people's concept of the king and father of the country: "Sir, what do you think now? King father, king father, do you really want the people to only know that there is a king and not know that there is a king?" father?"
When Zhang Juzheng heard what Zhu Yijun said, he couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Zhu Yijun continued to ask: "Sir, do you really want the people to be easily exploited by evil cults due to their ignorance and not know the need to be loyal to the emperor?"
"Even if you have read a book, you still only know the words of saints and are so ignorant that you don't understand the actual practice. So in the future, if there are bandits and plunderers, you will not know how to resist, but will only obey?"
"Even if you study and become a scholar-official, when you encounter this kind of situation, you only know how to read the books of sages and ask the sages for answers, but you don't know how to give advice?"
Zhang Juzheng wanted to explain: "Your Majesty, minister."
Zhu Yijun continued without waiting for Zhang Juzheng's explanation: "Even the king only knows how to control the people, but does not know how to prepare for a rainy day. He does not know how to consider increasing profits for the people from the beginning, so in the end he has to embark on the road of restructuring again to save the country. However, And because there are more and more pedantic rich people, and the resistance to reform is much greater than before, it will lead to the reform becoming worse and worse, leading to a rapid demise?"
After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, he said: "I have something to say that makes you unhappy. In terms of understanding human desires and natural principles, you are not as good as Gao Gong!"
Zhang Juzheng heard Zhu Yijun say this and suddenly knelt down towards Zhu Yijun: "I am ashamed! I dare not advise your majesty to use the virtues of a saint to restrain the powerful and powerful gentry, but I only dare to advise your majesty to use the virtues of a saint to discipline yourself and even control the people."
"I have disappointed His Majesty!"
After Zhang Juzheng said something, he bowed to the ground holding the elephant wat.
Zhu Yijun hurriedly stood up and helped Zhang Juzheng up: "Sir, please don't say that! In my heart, you are already a rare good teacher and minister in ancient and modern times."
Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Juzheng carefully: "I sincerely treat you like a teacher, not a minister who can be driven and scolded!"
"Therefore, sir, you don't have to think this way. My husband and I are both monarchs and ministers, as well as fellow teachers and students, so there is no such thing as disappointment. There is only the discussion and inheritance of knowledge. But although I respect you, sir, I respect the right way to govern the country even more!"
"So, sir, please understand that I am not trying to argue with you, but I am discussing the right way to govern the country!"
Historically, Zhu Yijun did not dare to question Zhang Juzheng.
Only Zhang Juzheng educated Zhu Yijun.
But in this life, Zhu Yijun would always use his status as a king to question Zhang Juzheng.
Because the current Zhu Yijun is not psychologically affected by Empress Dowager Li and Feng Bao, but respects and fears Zhang Juzheng, he respects but does not fear Zhang Juzheng, so he often dares to question Zhang Juzheng when he has disagreements, and even pressure him in the opposite direction. Zhang Juzheng changed his will.
By now, Zhu Yijun has begun to use Gao Gong as an example in front of Zhang Juzheng.
Therefore, Zhang Juzheng did not have the confidence to educate the emperor in front of Zhu Yijun as he did in history. He even had a lot of fear of the emperor and felt as if he was with the emperor like a tiger.
After all, although Zhu Yijun said that he would not liquidate him, he always expressed disappointment in him openly and secretly.
When he went out incognito to catch Hu Ji, he satirized Zhang Juzheng for not mentioning the fact that Zhang Juzheng only allowed himself to be lustful, but not the emperor.
Now, Zhu Yijun was insinuating that Zhang Juzheng did not dare to prohibit extravagance to scholar-bureaucrats, and even expressed dissatisfaction with his extravagant private life and insufficient self-discipline.
How could Zhang Juzheng bear this?
Especially now that Zhu Yijun is married and is already eighteen years old.
Naturally, Zhang Juzheng dared not disrespect Zhu Yijun and care about Zhu Yijun's views.
Therefore, even if Zhu Yijun refuted him, he did not dare to get angry now. He just wanted to explain. In the end, he simply admitted his mistake and said that he had let down your Majesty the Emperor.
Fortunately, Zhu Yijun hurriedly lowered his body and used his disciple status to respect him and explain, which made Zhang Juzheng look much relieved.
In fact, Zhu Yijun's words, "Although I respect you, Sir, but I respect the right way to govern the country even more" made Zhang Juzheng even more surprised, and he smiled and said: "Your Majesty can already govern personally!"
With that said, Zhang Juzheng explained the reason: "At least, I really didn't expect how important it is for a king to have the heart to benefit the people. I only know that the king should be benevolent and thrifty."
"It shows that Your Majesty understands better than I do!"
"Although you don't know the importance of benefiting the people, you also know the importance of people suffering for the country."
Zhu Yijun replied with a smile.
"Although I respect you sir, I respect the right way to govern the country even more."
Shen Li, the daily note officer, also wrote this into the daily note with a solemn expression.
Zhang Juzheng handed over his hand again: "Although I am ignorant, but for the sake of the country, I would like to take back my previous request to Your Majesty to ban the Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival, and also request Your Majesty to issue an order to Shuntian Prefecture to strictly prevent water leakage from happening, and to set up a fire brigade." .”
"Accurate!"
"Mr. You also believe that the king should be aware of benefiting the people, so in the future, when reforming the system, we should not only enrich the country and strengthen the army, but also add the idea of 'benefiting the people'!"
Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
Zhang Juzheng raised his hand and said yes.
Shen Li also smiled and hurriedly wrote Zhu Yijun's words into his daily notes.
(End of chapter)
