The Huangdian thing happened to have started during the Zhengde period, but in history, Emperor Zhengde most likely opened a store for fun, so he opened a tavern in Yongxiang in the second year of Zhengde. As soon as the emperor opened the tavern, all the eunuchs and maids came to support it. Because it was a playful work and lacked planning, it basically became a tool for making money.
Of course, Zhengde also made his reputation even more unreliable.
This is not the case with Zhu Houzhao now.
In the East Palace, the three pavilion elders and several ministers heard the prince say that they wanted to discuss how to deal with the shops and workshops, but they could not understand the prince's intention for a while.
Generally, when merchants commit crimes, people are more concerned about money, but they don't use their brains to think about how to continue to operate those shops and workshops. In many cases, they just put a seal on them.
Min Gui didn't understand what he meant, so he thought of a good idea first, "Your Highness, the imperial court is short of silver. Disaster relief, border preparation, and river construction are all major events that require hundreds of thousands of silver. Since the imperial court has confiscated the money of these sinners this time, Can shops and workshops be given as rewards to meritorious ministers? This can also save money for the court."
This suggestion is a bit outrageous. Giving silver coins as a reward can save a lot of money, but the old men who read the saint's book lack economic acumen. Zhu Houzhao does not blame them for this, "What do you think, Master Situ?"
Han Wen originally wanted to open his mouth to speak, but his brows remained furrowed. Then he shook his head and said, "I am too stupid to offer anything to Your Highness."
When the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance said this, the others stopped doing anything.
Zhu Houzhao stopped being mysterious. His ideas were beyond the reach of these people.
"Before I speak my mind, Mr. Liu Ge, Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, as well as Otsuka Zai (Minister of the Ministry of Personnel), Da Situ, Da Sikou, plus the two ministers Gu Zuo and Liang Chu, I I want to ask you something first."
Everyone did not expect that the prince would be so formal, so they did not dare to neglect, "Your Highness, please speak."
"I would like to ask you, in your hearts, do I have more public-mindedness or selfishness? Is it more for yourself or for the sake of the people? Liu Jin and other internal officials are here today. Even when the minister is away, I can Have you ever asked for something delicious and fun, or are you interested in any novelty gadgets?"
Liu Jin said that flattery has the least psychological cost. He immediately knelt down and said with some emotion: "His Royal Highness spends his days reading when he is free and managing politics when he is busy. Not only does he never ask his slaves to search for treasures, but some people speculate on it." He offered the treasure with his thoughts, and it taught His Highness a good lesson."
These words are not Zhu Houzhao's way of valuing himself. In his previous life, he was a boring man who was educated in an exam-oriented manner. Food and clothing were not his hobbies. Eating to him was just a matter of filling his stomach. He couldn't even understand why some people always wanted to go there. Isn’t it a waste of time to research where to find delicious food?
Facts are facts. Naturally, ministers cannot give a second answer when faced with this question.
Wang Hao was the one who could best understand the prince. He said first: "His Highness puts the people first in everything. Since ancient times, it is very rare for someone to serve the people with such sincerity as His Highness."
Everyone knows this. The Crown Prince is diligent in his work and handles various government affairs. He rarely messes around. The outside world says that he does not accept advice. It is a joke. As long as it is from the perspective of the common people, the Crown Prince is easily persuaded. ….
"I say this...not to boast, but to ask the ministers to trust me."
These words were so serious that all the ministers knelt down and listened to the prince's lecture.
"...But I don't have any selfishness or desire at all. My selfishness is to establish my own immortal achievements, and my desire is to make the Ming Dynasty recreate the atmosphere of the celestial dynasty during the reign of Taizu and Taizong! Therefore, Liu Jin and others sometimes I also asked if His Highness the Crown Prince was tired... Hey, I told them, when you do something you like, you don’t even know you are tired even if you are tired.”
These are words that speak from the bottom of my heart.
Liu Jian and other ministers were excited after hearing this. Like the prince, these boring old men also had a desire to strengthen the country and enrich the people, and they also had a desire to leave a name in history.
"Your Highness, Holy Ming! With the blessing of our ancestors, the Ming Dynasty has a crown prince like Your Highness. It is really a blessing to all the people in the world and a blessing to the country!" Min Gui highly respected the Prince of the East Palace.
Even Zhu Houzhao joked, "I can get the stubborn Min Shangshu to say something nice about me. It seems that I am pretty good at being a prince."
Min Gui said bluntly: "I am stubborn, but stubbornness does not mean being indifferent to right and wrong, and seeing black as white. Since His Highness has been handling government affairs, the things he has been concerned about have never been temples and palaces, but the people's food, rice, oil and salt. These ministers and all colleagues are looking at In the eyes."
"Thank you all."
How dare they, so they kowtowed again.
Zhu Houzhao slapped him so affectionately just to pave the way for what was to come. He pondered for a while and then said, "Da Sima once said that the East Palace takes silver from Zhejiang. There are no outsiders here today. I can tell you that the silver is all there."
These words were a bit shocking,
For a moment, the notation officer in the corner stopped writing in shock.
The prince glanced at Yunlun Wenxu and Wu Liang, who were on his left and right, "Remember what I say and leave it to the world and to future generations."
This is the image of a prince who dares to face the judgment of history. It may seem a bit false, but the power of historical writing was very powerful in the moral environment of ancient times.
Heroes such as Emperor Taizong and Kangxi of the Tang Dynasty asked to see the records of historians more than once. In fact, they were afraid that something bad would be recorded.
"...The money is all there, and not a single tael has been wasted."
"Your Highness..." Wang Hao was already in tears.
Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand to indicate that he did not have to say anything for himself, "Some people in Zhejiang used to say that I, the prince, compete for profits with the people, but how can the people of the Ming Dynasty gain anything? It is logical to talk about the sufferings of the people and at the same time compete with the people for profits. It makes no sense. To be precise, I am competing with corrupt officials for profit! Rather than letting them put it into my own pocket, it is better to go into the private treasury of the East Palace. At least I can spend every tael of silver on state affairs and on the people. !so……"
At this point, he became formal, "...So I have decided to do it after much thought. I will not hide it from you gentlemen. I have been thinking about this idea in my mind for several years. I want to establish an official. Run a business!"
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others were all civil servants who were familiar with history books. When they heard the prince's words, their expressions changed immediately and they exclaimed: "Your Highness! No!"
Why not? In fact, there is no need to talk about any big reasons. It is just that once power and business are combined, it is easy to breed corruption, which is a big problem. ….
In addition, in the Ming Dynasty, there is another point that cannot be justified, that is, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants are the last, and no one with some ambition will go into business. And it's not just a matter of face, it's also about the status of a businessman.
To put it simply, if all the princes go into business, then naturally they will not be dissatisfied with businessmen, so will the status of businessmen be improved? If so, what is the impact?
These are unanswerable questions.
Of course, everything has pros and cons.
For example, if the imperial court owns a large grain merchant, its ability to mobilize grain will naturally be strengthened, and it will have a certain ability to respond to famines, wars, grain price fluctuations, etc.
But people of this era cannot see this. Liu Jian immediately said: "Your Highness, I can guarantee that none of the ministers will question your Highness's heart for the people. However, I also ask Your Highness to think carefully and do business in the name of the imperial court. Going out will be a disservice to Your Majesty's saintliness and a disservice to His Highness's reputation. Moreover, there are only so many businesses in the world. If the court occupies one place, the people will lose one place. In this way, the court will become richer and the people will become poorer. I am afraid that I will end up with Your Highness’ original expectations are far from what you expected!”
Li Dongyang didn't agree very much, and basically followed Liu Jian's suggestion.
Zhu Houzhao listened patiently to what they had to say, and then responded plausibly, "If the imperial court can't touch any business, why is salt, iron and tea all government-run? I know that if this matter is done carelessly, there may be serious harm, but Ministers, have you ever thought that the national treasury is always unable to make ends meet. Looking at the panic of the Ming Dynasty, a disaster can force us people to do nothing. The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world's money and food, but what can the Great Situ do? Nothing more We have to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. After several years of saving, we encountered floods and droughts and then disappeared again. The central government's financial resources are so weak, how can we deal with various situations? The people ask us to be the leaders of the country. Which of you has the ability to take charge of this household? "
"In addition, after our officials and businessmen in the Ming Dynasty got rich, they did two things. One was to buy land, which led to the increasing concentration of fields and more and more landless refugees. The other was to build cellars to bury the money. This is As a result, the Ming Dynasty was increasingly short of silver. If there was a shortage, the court would have no silver to use, and the people would have no silver to use, and the people would be at a disadvantage in the distribution of wealth. The country is short of silver. Where can they get it? In this way, all industries will also Affected by this, it gradually withered."
"In this case, wouldn't it be better to simply concentrate the silver in the hands of the imperial court, and let us spend the money to circulate it again?"
Han Wen had been listening carefully, but he still felt unfinished after hearing this, "May I ask, Your Highness, how to spend it?"
"To regulate rivers and build roads, as long as the court has money, it can hire people with money instead of making them do labor."
Everyone's eyes lit up. If they could really be exempted from labor, the burden on the people would be reduced by more than half, but the money would be huge.
The prince talked so much at once, which made the ministers doubt himself a little. It seemed that there was indeed some benefit.
Zhu Houzhao said: "Actually, I am already doing this. The academies and women's medical clinics are all paid to hire poor people in the capital as laborers. All the ministers live in the capital, so they can naturally feel it. The people at the bottom have it. To make a living, have the number of refugees and hungry people in the capital decreased?”….
"Your Highness," Mr. Xie Ge did not speak. He asked a more critical question, "I dare you. If Your Highness is in charge of the government, this method may have more advantages than disadvantages. But if the kings of future generations do not have Your Highness's talents and virtues, the court will But it’s just asking for money from the world to use it. Your Highness should also consider the imperial court’s century-old plan.”
There is no way to guarantee this Zhu Houzhao, and it can be said that it is certain that he will give birth to a bastard. So I shook my head and got rid of this doubt, "Future generations also have the wisdom of future generations. We must believe in future generations."
Besides, which dynasty is eternal? His duty is to create a prosperous age and show the glory of the Han nation in the years he can control. It is not to let the Ming Dynasty continue for another five or six hundred years and send an emperor to future generations. What a shame for those proud people of the great country. Everyone knelt down and shouted long live, probably hating him to death.
Seeing the stalemate between the prince and the ministers, Wang Hao suggested: "I think the benefits of what your highness said are obvious. Can it be like this? Your highness often talks about whether it will work or not, and whether it is good or not depends on the practice. It is better to slow down the method of government-run business houses first." Let’s try it out for a while, then it won’t be too late to make a decision.”
The cabinet is silent, but it is really taking action. Who has the ability to ask the prince to cancel it? Who is this trick meant to deceive?
"Your Highness." Li Dongyang thought about it for a long time, but he also had a question, "If the imperial court wants to do business in this way, can the governor's office do business? Can the princes of the clan do business? Can relatives, eunuchs, and ministers all do business in this way? In this way , Can people’s livelihood be difficult?”
The deeper the discussion, the more direct the rhetorical questions will be.
Li Ge originally thought that this issue was critical, and it was indeed critical, because once this hole was opened, it would really be a big extortion of people's wealth. To be honest, officials below the fourth rank in the Ming Dynasty were allowed to do business. Zhu Houzhao had been thinking about changing this rule.
So he answered this question very firmly and shamelessly, with a childish voice that could not be questioned, "Of course they can't do business! What? There are still such rules in our Ming Dynasty, what the court does, what the royal family does , they all asked to do it? Then the emperor calls himself me, do they also want to call themselves me?! Mr. Li Ge, I can say this. There is no room for negotiation on this matter. These people you mentioned, they are all No one is allowed. If anyone really has great ability and feels it is unfair and simple, then ask him to use his ability and open a country for me to see. By then, I, a boy from the Zhu family, will regard him as the emperor!"
This is somewhat unreasonable, but what is imperial power? Imperial power is just four words: refuse to share.
You cannot have what I have, but I allow you to have what you have.
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