Zhao Wenjing calmed down and said: "Your Highness is not ignorant of the situation in the southwest. I am also aware of the situation in the southwest. I am just wondering if Yunnan is really in a hurry to win it at this time?"
"Sichuan and Guizhou have just been recovered, and Liaodong seems to be not far away. This requires a lot of money and food to stabilize the population. If Yunnan is added to the list, the imperial court will really be unable to make ends meet. What if there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster? Is good?"
The minister of the Ministry of Industry waved his hand and asked all the low-ranking officials in the hall to step down. After hearing this, the officials who were not high-ranking just spread rumors, which made people panic.
Zhu Biao walked to the chair of the Minister of Industry and sat down and said: "You two Qings should also sit down."
Zhao Wenjing sat down on the chair on the left without any courtesy. The Minister of Industry shook his head and sat across from him. His Highness, that's all. You are trying to get a seat in my ministry. No wonder there are people arranging for you everywhere.
Zhu Biao was silent for a moment and said softly: "The disasters in various places have also been alleviated and spring plowing has resumed. The imperial court has saved more expenses, and the palace is the same. Zhao Aiqing always finds a way to take all the trouble."
The prince said this, and Zhao Wenjing's tone softened. He became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue with the intention of being an aloof minister, but after all, he still wanted to do his best to serve the country.
"Your Highness, I have saved a lot, but everything here requires money and food. It's not just about saving money. It's time to pay back the food you owe the Jiangnan nobles. Of course, if you allow me By acting cheaply, I can raise enough food and salary for His Highness."
Zhu Biao slapped his forehead helplessly. What's the deal? You just want to get rid of that batch of food and extort some from them. You are just like the gentry and merchants who have lost their roots. It's easy for the dignified Minister of Household Affairs to target them.
Don't look at the fact that Chen Youzong, the general political envoy from Jiangnan, seemed to be able to compete with the Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, but he had no real power. It was just that Hu Weiyong was unwilling to confront him tit for tat for the sake of the prince's face.
"I have already raised most of the grain from Jiangnan from several big merchants. Any shortfalls will be made up with the silver from the Northern Territory of the Tea Horse Company. There is no need for the Ministry of Household Affairs to come out."
Jiangyin Marquis Wu Liang's ocean-going fleet has been built to a maximum of seventy-seven or eighty-eight pieces. All the merchants in Jiangnan Province no longer dared to hide their secrets. Not only did they make up for what they needed, they also donated a considerable sum of money through the Chen family. Pay filial piety to the prince.
The trade between the Tea Horse Company and the Mongolian nobles was also very fruitful. The nobles of the Yuan Dynasty who returned to the grasslands and deserts had no use for gold and silver in their stomachs. It was rare that the Ming Dynasty actually produced such a large amount of tea, salt, silk and ironware this time. Don't be stingy, I'm afraid that Ming Dynasty will impose strict prohibitions after this time, and you won't be able to spend money if you want to.
There is no problem with the various incomes to make up for the food shortage in Jiangnan, and even a sum of gold and silver can be left as a reserve. However, this part of gold and silver cannot be filled into the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Zhu Biao has to save it for the future issuance of banknotes. Prepare.
"Your Highness..."
Zhu Biao waved his hand to stop Zhao Wenjing's words: The court has been in trouble for so many years, and it will be hard for a few more years, but the sooner Liaodong and Yunnan are recovered, the sooner they can be governed. "
"Zhao Aiqing, I am approaching the age of a weakling. Even if God favors me, I will only have a few more decades. I am not destined to live a thousand years. Liaodong, Yunnan and Guizhou are all in trouble. I don't know whether my children and grandchildren are good, but you and me, Can you bear to give up your long-cherished wish?"
"This is the crime of the ministers!"
When the two ministers heard this, they were shocked. They quickly left their chairs and knelt in front of Zhu Biao, covering their eyes with their sleeves and wiping away tears. No matter what, it was inappropriate for the prince and crown prince to say such words as he was forced by his subordinates.
Zhu Biao said to the Minister of the Ministry of Works: "Among the six departments of Zhongshu, the one who came to me the most is the Ministry of Works. Yin Yin hopes that you will know this. The Taiping Jingying camp has been in decline for a few years. How can we deal with the students a hundred years later?" For foreigners who are good at riding and shooting on horseback, they must ultimately rely on the benefits of firearms.”
"The so-called person who does not plan for the overall situation is not enough to plan for a region. Those who do not plan for the eternity are not enough to plan for a moment. The disasters of the Wei, Jin, South, North, Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, Song and Yuan were not enough to wake up? The Ming Dynasty was invincible at the beginning, but it could not take advantage of its prosperity to make progress and consolidate its foundation. , wouldn’t it be too late to wait until the future is full of disadvantages?”
"Master Zuo said in "Warring States Policy": "Parents who love their children have far-reaching plans. Zhu Biao stood up and bent down to pull the two of them up and said sincerely: "I am the crown prince of the country, and your ministers are the officials of the country. It has only been a few years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Just like children, why don't we do it?" Its far-reaching plan? "
After all that was said, it was expected that the two of them would have nothing to say, and they had to show political achievements, otherwise how could they live up to the Crown Prince's sincere love and earnest expectations.
Again, the court's money and food will never be enough, but it will always be enough.
"The Holy One has returned to Beijing after performing sacrifices. When the Holy One comes back, I will report the difficulties to the Ministry of Household Affairs. No matter how much expenditure is reduced, it is not a long-term solution. Only by increasing revenue can we fill the national treasury."
"Commercial taxes need to be raised, but policies for merchants should be relaxed, and private trade should be encouraged. Mining and smelting can be decentralized to the private sector and allowed to be responsible for their own profits and losses. The Ministry of Household Affairs should also brainstorm ideas and come to the Holy Master to make suggestions."
"I respectfully obey His Highness's order."
"The 200,000 soldiers who are underpaid for the two armies will immediately raise funds to transport them to the Western Expeditionary Army as soon as possible, and then allocate 700,000 stones of grain and grass from the national treasury and the granaries of Jiangnan provinces to transport them to Sichuan."
"Okay, I can trust Zhao Aiqing to handle matters."
After Zhu Biao encouraged him for a few more words, he left the Ministry of Industry. Zhao Wenjing also hurried back to the Ministry of Revenue. He broke his legs after one sentence. It is indeed difficult to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and it was thanks to Zhao Wenjing's outstanding ability.
He was no longer in the mood to go to other ministries, so he went straight back to the Jinshen Palace and showed that he had drawn up a decree to confer a title on Zhao Wenjing. He was a second-rank minister of the Ministry of Hubu. Last year, the emperor also awarded him the title of Zide doctor, the top of the second rank. .
It is said that at this point, the civil servants will either continue to serve as Zhongshu Sheng, Yipin Pingzhang, and then become the prime minister, or they may be decentralized to the local prime minister or the provincial official.
In addition to these two options, the only thing left to mention was the emperor's favor and seal when he became an official and begged for his bones. However, Zhao Wenjing was in a special situation. The Ministry of Revenue couldn't do without him. Now that he was required to work hard, he naturally had to be extra merciful. Sealed.
The imperial court's kindness to scholars should not be more important than praise. The Ministry of Rites issued a decree and sealed it with the Minister of Household Affairs. Zai.
Zhengzhi Shangqing is the third rank among the ten levels of Wenxun, and Ronglu doctor is from the first rank of casual level. For ordinary ministers to have these when they enter the official position, they are already extremely honorable and can support their descendants for three generations.
And Zhu Biao now gave Zhao Wenjing a favor, which means to tell him, work hard. In the future, what you will pursue is not the trivial matter of favoring Yinzi, but the posthumous title with written words. Guangzong Yaozu's name will be recorded in history.
A posthumous title is a sign of great deeds; a title is a sign of merit; a person who has made great achievements is given a good title as a mark of recognition.
It is not easy for civil and military ministers to have their posthumous titles confirmed in the annals of history. In the Han Dynasty and the early Jin Dynasty, only those with a title of marquis or above were eligible to receive posthumous titles. In the Tang Dynasty, only third-rank officials and above could be given posthumous titles. Lao Zhu It raises the standard to the first level.
That is to say, the six ministers of the second rank of Zhengbu were not qualified to judge posthumous titles at all. They had to be high officials of the first rank anyway. Now even the most expensive of the six ministers of the official department has not broken through this restriction.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was stipulated that civil servants and military generals should all use the prefix Wen and Wu. Li Shanchang, Song Lian and others decided that Wen Zheng was the most valuable for civil servants, and Wu Ning was the most important for military generals.
Zhao Wenjing is good at managing finances, but he is mediocre in running the country with leftist politics. Wen Zheng and Wenzhen don't even think about it. With Lao Zhu's temperament, it is estimated that only Li Shanchang in this dynasty is far behind Liu Bowen. Now that I have a chance to think about it, Liu Bowen is far behind. .
You must know that the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty treated civil servants so favorably. During hundreds of years, only nine people received the posthumous title of "Wenzheng". It can be seen that the emperor had to cover up the white moonlight in the heart of this scholar.
If Zhao Wenjing could get one of Cheng, Zhong, Duan, Ding, Jian, Yi, Su, Yi, Xian, Zhuang, etc., his life would be in vain, and his descendants would be proud of it for hundreds of years.
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