"Facts have proven that cement roads are more effective than imagined in harsher environments."
In the Wenyuan Pavilion, Xie Jin held a document in his hand and spoke loudly in front of the officials of the Sixth Department, Five Temples, Three Laws Division, Shanglinyuan Supervisor, and Taxation Department.
At this time, the yamen of various ministries and departments of the imperial court have been sealed, but the officials of the ministries and halls still have to conduct the last year-end summary and plan the work for the next year.
As Xie Jin began to state the superiority of cement roads, several chamberlains sent documents with the same content to the more than ten officials in Wenyuan Pavilion.
They were the people with the highest status and the most authority in the entire Ming Dynasty official system.
For example, Zhai Shan, the newly promoted bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and the official minister, Ren Hengtai, the newly promoted bachelor of Wenhua hall and the official official minister.
Everyone took the work summary and planning documents of Wenhua Palace Walking Xie Jin and began to read them.
Xie Jin continued: "There is currently a cement road in Ming Dynasty, starting from Yingtian City and connecting to the Taiping Mansion Mine. This winter there is heavy snow in the south of the Yangtze River, and the official road is blocked and difficult to clear.
Although the snow later stopped and the court and government cleared the roads, in the past few days, as the snow melted and turned into water, the official roads and rural roads have become increasingly muddy, making it increasingly difficult for the court to transport grain and supplies and for merchants and people to travel.
The cement road from Yingtiancheng to Taipingfu Mine is still smooth and has not been troubled by melting snow and water. Freight between the two places is smooth, which shows the convenience of the cement road. "
Having said this, Xie Jin turned around and looked at the emperor's grandson sitting above him.
"Your Majesty, I have requested that in the 28th year of Hongwu's reign, the imperial court allocated grain and grass, and the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs collaborated to build cement roads between the eight counties of Yingtian Prefecture. Construction of cement roads between Yingtian Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, and Fengyang Prefecture cement road."
Xie Jin This is the imperial budget for the 28th year of Hongwu. Only the budget plan passed today will be discussed and the amount will be finalized at the imperial budget meeting after the beginning of the new year.
Zhu Yunxi leaned on the armchair. This was his first time to participate in Ming Dynasty's financial resolution and budget meeting.
The emergence of administrative behavior did not appear suddenly. Since the Central Plains had a complete political system, there have been many political behaviors that will also exist in later generations.
Before Zhu Yunxi could speak, Yu Xin, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace and Minister of Household Affairs, stood up.
He first bowed to Zhu Yunxi, then looked at Xie Jin: "Hubu disagrees."
Yu Xin didn't give Xie Jin a chance to refute and explain.
Instead, he continued: "The convenience of the cement road has been obvious to everyone in the court these days. I have no intention of slandering the cement road. Bachelor Xie spent more than a year paving the road last year, and his hard work has made great achievements.
According to Xie Xueshi's document, regarding the construction of cement roads between eight counties in Yingtian Prefecture in the 28th year of Hongwu, the Ministry of Household Affairs could also provide money and food, as long as the Ministry of Works could organize enough civilian workers to pave the roads.
However, the cement road connecting Yingtian Prefecture to Hangzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, and Fengyang Prefecture, the Ministry of Revenue believes that the cement road has just been developed and is not connected to Yingtian Prefecture. At this time, the imperial court is spending money and food to spread this matter. Will the Ministry of Revenue still give money to the ditches, water transportation, sea transportation and other matters next year? "
Wang Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also stood up in response: "Your Highness, Xie Xueshi has the heart to connect the world's roads. I admire Xie Xueshi for his service to the country and the people.…"
However, if cement roads in eight counties of Yingtianfu are to be built next year, cement roads from Yingtianfu to Sanfudi will also be built.
Not to mention how much it would cost, it would be difficult for Chen's Ministry of Industry to organize so many civilian workers at one time. "
Not that much money, not that many people.
Yu Xin and Wang Jun directly asked Xie Jin two questions.
For a while, Xie Jin could not find a reason to refute. I can't say in front of such people that the court only needs to build roads and doesn't need to do other things.
In the end, Xie Jin could only look at the emperor's grandson above.
Zhu Yunxi kept patting the armrest of the armchair gently with his palm, his eyes slid over the faces of Xie Jin, Yu Xin, and Wang Jun, and finally looked at Zhai Shan, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
"How do the officials think this matter should be decided?"
Zhai Shan did not expect that such a matter, which only concerned the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works, would have to be reported to the Ministry of Personnel.
What.
He could only stand up bravely, looked at the two ministers beside him, and then looked at Xie Jin standing aside.
Zhai Shan chuckled lightly: "Your Majesty, I just thought about it. In recent years, the reforms or new things in our dynasty have been implemented first in Yingtian Mansion.
Therefore, when Xie Xueshi said that cement roads should be built in eight counties of Yingtian Prefecture, Chen and the Ministry of Revenue had the same idea. This matter must be done first.
As for connecting the other three prefectures... Even if the cement road is to be built out of Yingtian Prefecture, it should be connected to the surrounding prefectures and counties of Yingtian Prefecture first. Therefore, I would like to hear Xie Xie’s reasons first. "
Zhu Yunxi hummed and looked at Xie Jin.
Xie Jin nodded and explained to everyone: "Everyone, the cement road connecting Yingtian Mansion to Hangzhou Mansion is built so that the imperial court can quickly transport money, grain and materials from the Hangzhou Mansion.
As you know, our dynasty has now opened up two roads, Jiaozhi and Champa, and the general is still opening up larger territory for our dynasty. Supplies from the entire south are sent to Hangzhou via Qinghua Port and Changhua Port.
The same is true for Huai'an Mansion. As for the construction of a cement road connecting Fengyang Mansion, it is because that is the land of my ancestors in the Ming Dynasty and the location of my imperial capital. "
After Xie Jin finished explaining the political and economic reasons for building cement roads in Sanfudi, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he continued: "As for what Shangshu Zhai asked, why not build cement roads in the counties around Yingtian Mansion first? This is because in Xiaguan's plan, these three cement roads serve as the backbone. As long as these three roads are repaired, everything will The imperial court can use this as the backbone to extend to the prefectures and counties along the road. In this way, doing it all at once will be more comprehensive than doing it step by step, section by section."
Zhai Shan nodded, he finally understood the reason.
At that moment, he couldn't help but look back at Yu Xin and Wang Jun, and then said softly: "Your Highness, I think Xie Xie's words are reasonable. But...it shows that the court is so grand, and I am worried about whether the court's money and food will be reserved for next year."
Yu Xin and Wang Jun, who were originally worried that Zhai Shan would turn to Jie Jin, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although Zhai Shan's words agreed with Xie Jin's explanation, they also pointed out the financial difficulties of the imperial court.
Xie Jin suddenly said angrily: "In the past two years, the imperial court's annual income has increased significantly. Zhejiang Dao gives one million taels of silver, millions of loads of grain and grass every year, and countless classes.….
The Japanese-suppressing army received millions of taels of gold and silver every year. Countless grain and grass supplies were transported to Hangzhou Fucang, Huai'an Fucang and Yingtian Hubu Dacang on Jiaozhi Road and Chamcheng Road.
How could the imperial court have no money or food and supplies? "
Yu Xin curled his lips and glanced at Xie Jin: "Does Bachelor Jie think that the world is a peaceful day every day?
This winter alone, in order to provide relief to prefectures and counties on both sides of the Yangtze River, our household department has allocated more than two million tons of grain and grass, and one million taels of silver. This does not include the cost of transporting grain for local people after spring. .
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Moreover, according to the memorial that His Highness King Yan sent back to Beijing a few days ago, King Yan will personally lead the northern expedition next year, and the imperial court will have to leave a sum of money and a batch of grain, grass and military equipment to be sent to Beiping City.
Bachelor Jie, open your mouth, there are so many ways, will our household department do anything else next year? Or is it that someone else wants money if I reply? "
Jie Jin stared, feeling depressed.
He felt that the Ministry of Household Affairs had been much better off in the past two years than in the past. Every year it received millions of taels of cash and millions of pounds of income, so how could it be possible that there was no money?
It looked like the two of them were about to quarrel.
Xia Yuanji, who was not qualified to participate in this Wenyuan Pavilion decision, stood up at the back of the crowd.
He was able to participate because Xie Jin was also the reason for walking in Wenhua Hall.
Xia Yuanji stood up, attracted everyone's attention, and smiled slightly: "Bu Tang, if it is next year, the household income will definitely be much more than this year."
Yu Xin's eyes widened when Xia Yuanji stood up
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It turns out that he can only represent the household department to attend today's decision. Just because Xia Yuanji has the reputation of walking in the Wenhua Palace, he can also participate.
But Xia Yuanji didn't give Yu Xin a chance to speak. He just looked at Xie Jin calmly, and then looked at the emperor's grandson above: "Your Highness, in the past two years, His Highness the King of Qin has been supervising the Six Daotian Tax Envoys and has been following the example of the imperial court. Zhejiang Road promotes the idea of dividing the land into an area.
Although the Six Roads are far more difficult than the Zhejiang Road, they lasted for two years. At the end of this year, I read the relevant documents submitted by the Sixth Road. Next year, the summer and autumn taxes of the Sixth Road will definitely increase by millions of Dan compared to previous years, which can be used to build cement roads in Sanfu and support other matters of the court.
However, I believe that if the three roads are built at the same time, even if the court is not short of money and food, the people will eventually suffer from being conquered and serving along the roads.
It is better to build a cement road from Yingtian Prefecture to Hangzhou Prefecture first. This can also connect the Hangzhou Prefecture and the Hubu Dachang first, making it easier for the court to transport grain and grass supplies between the two places in the future. "
Zhu Yunxi looked at Xia Yuanji, who was standing at the back of the crowd, and then gave Xie Jin a dull look.
Compared with Xie Jin's official position, Xia Yuanji is undoubtedly smooth. It explained the origin of the money and food, pointed out the most important choice for the court, and also explained the reasons.
Sure enough, after Xia Yuanji finished speaking, Yu Xin, who was originally upset that he had provided another sum of money and food for the Ministry of Household Affairs, also dissipated most of his dissatisfaction. ….
Yu Xin coughed lightly and said directly without looking at Xie Jin's intention: "Your Highness, if Xia Xingxing's wishes are followed, the Ministry of Revenue can allocate money and food next year so that Xie Xueshi can build a cement road from Yingtian Prefecture to Hangzhou Prefecture."
Jie Jin looked anxious. Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Yunxi had already raised a hand.
Zhu Yunxi glanced at Xie Jin, and then said to Yu Xin: "In this case, this matter will be brought to the court after the beginning of the new year. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works must negotiate in advance to see how much this road will cost. Money, food, and how many people’s corvees need to be levied.”
Xie Jin couldn't help but feel depressed, while Yu Xin and Wang Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
It's just that the three people with different feelings in their hearts thought that the matter was over.
Zhu Yunxi had already spoken again: "Huai'an Mansion is responsible for the storage of money and grain in Jiubian, and Fengyang Mansion is the place where my ancestors of the Ming Dynasty were born. These two cement roads must also be taken into consideration by the imperial court.
The cement road to Hangzhou Prefecture will be constructed in sections at the same time next year, and it will probably be completed by the end of the year. I hope that by this time next year, I can discuss the other two paths with you here. "
Yu Xin and Wang Jun, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt short of breath again. They looked at each other and sighed softly in their hearts.
It seems that road building will become a national policy sooner or later.
Yuan Sutai, who walked into Wenyuan Pavilion for the first time and participated in the top political meeting of the Ming Dynasty, was filled with excitement from the moment he walked in.
During this period of time, he looked left and right, constantly learning the performance of the few people just now and the responses of both parties.
At this moment, I saw that the road construction matter was finally over.
He didn't wait for his grandson to speak.
Yuan Sutai stood up suddenly.
Probably because Yuan Sutai was too excited, there was a clang, and the stool under his butt fell to the ground, pressing on the feet of Ma Quan, the Qing of Guanglu Temple behind him.
Ma Quan exclaimed, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Yuan Sutai, who had already stood up, looked at everyone's attention with a red face, and nervously turned around and said sorry to Ma Quan.
Then, under Ma Quan's resentful gaze, Yuan Sutai turned around.
"Your Highness, the supervisor of Shanglinyuan asked Hongwu to spend 300,000 taels, 300,000 dans of grain and grass in the twenty-eighth year, and levy 30,000 civilians."
Yu Xin, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who had just sat down, immediately stood up before Wang Jun, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, even before his butt was covered with heat. Wang Jun, who had just raised his buttocks without forgetting to reach out, pushed him back down.
Then, Yu Xin said to Yuan Sutai with a smile on his face: "Yuan Jianzheng, are three hundred thousand taels and three hundred thousand taels enough? If not, the Ministry of Accounts can support Linyuan Supervisor with five hundred thousand taels, Five hundred thousand loads of grain
Damn it, I think the Ministry of Industry will definitely recruit 50,000 civilians for Supervisor Yuan! "
Wang Jun opened his mouth, raised his head blankly and stared at Yu Xin, who had been overtaken and made the decision for his own work department.
This guy really deserves to be the son of a human being!
On the side, Jie Jin, who had three roads turned into one, had just felt a little relieved because his grandson said that he planned to build two more roads next year. At this time, looking at Yu Xin's face, he started to feel depressed again.
Are you going to make trouble by building roads yourself?
Xia Yuanji looked at the depressed Jie Jin, smiled slightly, shook his head and sat on the stool. ….
This matter is obvious. Yuan Sutai makes money for the Ministry of Household Affairs. Not to mention the cotton in front of him, just the sweet potatoes this year are enough for Yu Xin to spend one million taels for them to use in Linyuan Supervision.
If someone spent one million taels in Linyuan Prison, he could get back five million taels. What a cost-effective business. If Yu Xin didn't know how to settle the account, he could jump into Xuanwu Lake and drown right now.
You Jie Jin spends money building roads every day, and the benefits have to be measured over a long period of time to know whether you are making a profit or losing money.
Which one is more important, it is clear at a glance who Yu Xin loves.
Yuan Sutai swallowed, looked at Yu Xin sincerely, and said in a sincere tone: "Thank you, Lord Yu, but Shanglin Yuanjian only needs 300,000 taels of silver, 300,000 dans of grain and grass, and 10,000 people.
Next year, the Shanglin Yuan Supervisor will continue to improve grain varieties in the Central Plains, try out centralized livestock breeding, and promote the planting of sweet potatoes. At the same time, Shanglinyuan Supervisor also wanted to give the people some food and money first, so that they could choose to plant a crop of cotton in rotation and improve some of the fields that were too saline and alkaline.
There are too many. We don’t have enough people to handle things in Linyuan Prison, so we can’t use them all. "
Yu Xin was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Yuan Sutai to be so ungrateful.
If you don't want to go to Linyuan Prison, don't do it. There is no need to do it in front of so many people. When you just said that you can give more budget, you should just refuse it.
After thinking about it, Yu Xin could only groan twice to express his unhappiness.
no way.
Shanglinyuan Supervisor gave too much to the Ministry of Household Affairs!
Zhu Yunxi found it a bit funny. Although there was something wrong with the official atmosphere in the court recently, this scene seemed particularly interesting at this moment.
"Since the Ministry of Revenue has no objection, let's sort out the regulations on this matter and pass it at the court meeting after the new year."
Later, officials from the Ministry of War and other officials came together to present the relevant financial budgets of various ministries and departments in the 28th year of Hongwu.
The Wenyuan Pavilion seemed extremely lively for a while, making people feel that their colleagues in the Ming Dynasty were extremely friendly.
It was not until these ministers had friendly discussions all the way, and had a meal in Wenyuan Pavilion in the afternoon, that the last court meeting in the 27th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty ended.
Zhu Yunxi made concluding remarks.
"Everyone, in the 27th year of Hongwu, our government has been implementing various reforms and reforms for three years."
"This year, the Ming Dynasty will receive 45 million dan from the two taxes, 6 million ingots of banknotes, 800,000 bolts of cloth, 3 million taels of gold and silver, and millions and hundreds of thousands of goods from various sources."
"This is all your work. I hope you will work side by side in the coming year to recreate the prosperous times of the Central Plains."
More than a dozen officials from the ministry and hall bowed in unison: "This is the benevolent and benevolent government of the Heavenly Family. I, the ministers, have dedicated their lives and must serve the country to the best of their ability."
Zhu Yunxi stood in the hall and watched the officials leave.
Zhu Gaochi, who deliberately stayed until the end to complain that the tax office had not received a satisfactory budget, had not spoken yet.
Outside Wenyuan Pavilion, Yu Tian had already rushed in anxiously.
When Yutian entered the hall, his legs softened and he knelt on the ground. He slid to his knees and rushed to Zhu Yunxi's eyes.
Zhu Yunxi looked confused. He didn't know why this guy came here when he was not staying at Taisun's house. His face was full of joy and worry and he was sweating profusely.
Yu Tian was out of breath, gasping for breath: "Your Majesty... Your Highness... you are happy... you are happy! There is happiness in Taisun's house!"
Zhu Yunxi was still confused.
Zhu Gao
Chi quickly walked to Yutian and grabbed him by the collar: "Who is it?"
Yutian's face immediately showed bitterness: "It's the concubine...it's the concubine Mu who is pregnant!"
Zhu Gaochi's expression changed slightly, and when he turned to look at Zhu Yunxi, he still tried his best to put on a bright smile.
However, Zhu Yunxi's head was completely confused and blank.
Are you going to be a father?
Before Zhu Gaochi and Yutian could speak, Zhu Yunxi had already jumped out a lot.
When the two of them came back to their senses, Zhu Yunxi's figure was nowhere to be seen. He had already disappeared outside Wenyuan Pavilion.
Yu Tian swallowed his saliva and looked at Zhu Gaochi with wide eyes: "Your Majesty, now this and this..."
Zhu Gaochi stamped his foot. Brother Hei had forgotten his identity as a son of the royal family because he was a father for the first time.
He picked up Yutian, who was still at a loss, and slapped him: "What are you doing standing here! Why don't you go to Taisun's Mansion with me!"
Amata blinked.
I was pulled up by you~
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