"Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Qianqiu."
"Well, open the lock and wait outside."
"No." The jailer, who had a large word "Jail" embroidered on his clothes, answered loudly with his chest puffed out, opened the cell door neatly, and then reluctantly backed out.
Liu Jin stepped inside first, walked around the kneeling figure, wiped the tables and chairs, took out the wine and food from the suitcase, set them up, and then silently hid the figure in the corner.
As a marquis who has ascended the rank of nobility, Kang Duo was extremely comfortable even if he was imprisoned by the Ministry of Punishment. Although the Kang family was not from Huaixi, it was still a family of top martial artists, especially now that they were orphans and widowed, and the princes and princes in Beijing were all Very tacit understanding to contribute to preservation.
However, a prison is a prison after all. Since the beginning of its construction, the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment has not deliberately built any spacious and bright cells. At most, the bed sheets should be cleaner, more water and food are provided, and the toilet bowls and urinals should be changed more frequently and dragged in. Things should not be withheld or wasted.
This is an unbelievable environment for other prisoners, but for Kang Duo, who was raised in a pampered way, this place is really too painful. There are no exquisite and delicious refreshments, no charming and considerate maids...
Kang Duo knelt on the ground in grievance, wiping his tears and crying. He had spent some time studying with the prince in the palace a few years ago. Although he read most of the time by himself, he was still familiar with the prince compared to others.
He had always regarded the prince as his trustworthy brother. Since he was imprisoned, he finally found someone to support him, but he could not express his grievances properly and ask the prince to take him out.
Zhu Biao ignored his complaints about the jailer. He acted as if he were on duty. Anyone who was taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment without getting the order was a prisoner. If Zhu Biao came here to see Kang Duo in fine clothes and fine food, then he would Just to get angry.
Sitting on the chair, he asked: "The businessman named Chen comes to offer his services. Is it you who makes the decision or someone else?"
Kang Duo was not afraid of the people from the Ministry of Punishment, but he would never hide it from the prince. He could only reply hesitantly: "It was my elder brother who introduced the person into the palace, but it was also the minister who made the decision to accept it after seeing him."
Zhu Biao frowned slightly, not because he was worried about a mere Kang Jian, but because he suddenly realized that he had been ignoring certain groups of people. Originally, it was okay to ignore them, but after Hu Weiyong discovered this, he would inevitably have to pay more attention in the future. Pay attention to the arrangements.
After informing Kanduo about his will this morning, giving him some time as a buffer, he broke down the inside information and explained it clearly.
For this matter to end beautifully, Kang Duo must not complain. Young people may not be able to understand the tacit understanding of adults, so Zhu Biao made this trip specially.
Fortunately, Kang Duo is not really a brainless child. He is just a little naive and convinced of Zhu Biao. Although he is still afraid and sad because he lost his father's title, when he learned that as long as he went Ping Xihou's subordinates worked hard and were able to regain their title. After being reinstated, their mood eased a lot.
Afterwards, Zhu Biao let him eat some food and poured some wine into him. After he was a little confused, he took him to be tortured with a stick. No matter how measured the executioner was, it was not something that the sober Kang Duo could bear.
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"Officials engage in business, businessmen buy land, landowners become officials, and finally, officials and businessmen become one."
"If we can really hide wealth among the people, then why worry about the insufficient use of it by the family and the country, lest we end up hiding wealth among businessmen and officials."
"The four peoples have lost their positions, and their masters have been turned upside down. I am afraid that in a hundred years' time, even though the scholar-bureaucrats are in the family, they will all be merchants traveling around, trying to attack the family business, and they are successful, but their ambitions will not be investigated, and they will abandon them and serve the merchants."
"If this is done, at least the emperor will lose power and become a virtual king; at worst, the country will collapse, and all the people will be exploited by merchants like cattle and sheep."
With a calm expression, Zhu Biao read through the joint remonstrances of several censors at the Censorship Station. He had to say that the imperial court was really not short of insightful people. What they said may sound exaggerated, but the reality is far worse than that. Be exaggerated.
Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business has never been a secular prejudice, but a necessity of governance. Collusion between officials and businessmen is absolutely unavoidable. It will intensify social conflicts and shorten the life of the dynasty.
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Then do you still want to do this?"
Zhu Biao bowed slightly and said: "How can there be a thousand-year dynasty in the world, and the state and Zhou Dynasty only have a destiny of eight hundred years? What's more, in today's world, I only hope that the Ming Dynasty can bravely surpass the Qin and Han Dynasties and shine through the Tang and Song Dynasties. In this way, we can live up to the founding of our father." The hardships.”
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In April of the sixth year of Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty, the banknotes that had been prepared for a long time were finally issued. Subsequently, additional government banks were also established in the various capitals of the Ming Dynasty. The stalls were widely spread, but the number of banknotes issued was not large. It seems a little louder than thunder.
Zhu Biao was very cautious about this because he wanted to issue banknotes in the scope of reserves, collect them after circulating for a period of time, and then issue new banknotes to ensure the credibility of the court.
The convenience of banknotes is not comparable to that of copper coins, and this is also true for the imperial court. In fact, in the Song Dynasty, there were very few metal coins. The Song Dynasty cast a large number of copper coins, but they were not enough, so they had to cast iron coins, which eventually led to the creation of Jiaozi , the Ming Dynasty was far more copper-deficient than the Song Dynasty.
The minting scale of Hongwu Tongbao has long been difficult to maintain, so once the banknotes were issued, Lao Zhu's pressure was greatly relieved. He even wanted to issue more in one go, but Zhu Biao pushed back.
With the precedent of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and with the protection of Zhu Biao, the powerful prince, paper money entered the Ming Dynasty in a good manner. Although ordinary people did not dare to use it at first, with the imperial court's order, paper money could be used. After paying the tax, the situation became much better.
After that, major business gangs began to widely use banknotes for transactions, and banknotes began to be circulated and used in various states. With a certain amount of gold and silver reserves across the country, they were issued according to annual tax quotas. The court collected and released banknotes, and the people could also submit banknotes at any time. The treasury was exchanged for gold and silver of equal value.
Many gentry and landlords who were watching began to accept that the situation was good and the anti-counterfeiting technology was very safe. Zhu Biao ordered the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Household Affairs to start drafting legislation on banknotes. The operation of banknotes in any country depends on strong laws. Support, the same is true for Ming Dynasty.
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In Borneo, Huang Yuanshou wiped his face and reached out to take the water handed over by his subordinates. He felt a little bitter in his heart. As he left the territory of the Ming Dynasty, his subordinates' hearts became a little scattered. During this period, twenty or thirty people had already escaped.
If you still can't stabilize people's hearts, then all the people under your command will run away. In this harsh situation, how long can you survive alone?
"Boni Kingdom is not far away. Have the people sent there to deliver the message come back?"
"When I went back to the general army, they haven't returned yet, but the scouts discovered a few more villages. They are very xenophobic. At a glance, nearly half of them are Han Chinese, and their status is not very high."
Huang Yuanshou's eyes gradually turned cold. He didn't know whether he could get hold of the hundreds of elites from the Balni Kingdom, but if he still lived in such an unstable state, the 180 people under his command would simply kill him and become pirates.
"Choose a stronghold and attack it after nightfall. Leave the Han people or those with Han blood behind. Those are the remnants of the Song and Yuan Dynasties and are our brothers. Kill the rest. It's up to you to divide the contents. I, the general, have everything. don't want."
Hearing this, everyone licked their dry lips and revealed wolf-like, terrifying gazes in their eyes. They had been suffering for too long, in this humid and hot ghost place full of wild beasts.
"Don't forget, why did we leave our hometown? Isn't it just to gain a good background for our children and grandchildren? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already promised me, and I will put my words here today. We will achieve success and wealth together. If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth." !”
"I am willing to die for the general!"
Huang Yuanshou took a deep breath. To be honest, neither the terrain nor anything else around here is good, but how can everything in the world be as perfect as one wishes? At this point, the most important thing is to stabilize people's hearts first, no matter what method.
As long as we can stabilize the elites we have brought, and then promote our confidants, and once we get the support of the Bo Ni Lu family, and our identity is clear, we will have the opportunity to become a marquis immediately. If we still stay in the Ming Dynasty, we will probably stay there for the rest of our lives. There is no chance to seal the wife's shadow.
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Huang Yuanshou appeared in Chapter 791. If you forgot about it, you can take a look (^_)☆
