Since Empress Dowager Qi followed Wang Baobao, she felt a little bit taken care of. In order to hide their eyes from others, they could only communicate secretly. Even if everyone knew it, before the window paper was pierced, they could only stay underground. lovers.
However, this is enough... I just can't bear to go to hell together now.
Empress Dowager Qi's thoughts kept flying wildly, and countless fantasies appeared in her mind, each of which had a happy ending with Wang Baobao.
Unfortunately, dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Empress Dowager Qi did not wait for the result she wanted, but instead waited for the envoy sent out. The envoy had been captured by the Ming Dynasty and was now here to deliver the news.
"Empress Dowager, I am coming back this time because General Lan Yu of the Ming Dynasty let me come back to deliver a message to the Grand Master."
The envoy's nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He didn't know whether he was beaten when he was captured or on his way back. After all, pretending to be pitiful would look more convincing.
Empress Dowager Qi asked directly: "They asked you to come back. What news did they ask you to send?"
"Lanyu said that as long as the grand master surrenders, you, your children, and the grand master's life... can all be saved."
The envoy bowed his waist and said to Empress Dowager Qi: "Lanyu said that the reason why he was willing to be open to the enemy was because of Zhu Han."
Zhu Han, Zhu Han again.
Empress Dowager Qi didn't like Zhu Han at all.
She felt that if it weren't for Zhu Han, the Ming Dynasty would never have become a climate, and they wouldn't have to migrate thousands of miles here.
However, Empress Dowager Qi cannot hate Zhu Han now. After all, it was because of Zhu Han that the Ming Dynasty generals were able to spare them. Empress Dowager Qi was not a fool. She could understand why the generals of Ming Dynasty looked after Zhu Han. The reason for letting them live was because Wang Baobao's sister was with Zhu Han at this time.
Queen Mother Qi doesn't want to die, she wants to live.
But how should we persuade Wang Baobao?
Surrender is impossible. If Wang Baobao was willing to surrender, he wouldn't have waited until today.
After much thought, Queen Mother Qi still wanted to talk to Wang Baobao first.
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Yingtian Mansion, the Imperial Palace.
"Qiwu, your little boy will find trouble for us."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed. He had too many things to do now, and he couldn't handle them anymore.
Moreover, what Zhu Yuanzhang is dealing with now are all big things, and there are no small things at all. Now Zhu Han went to Hangzhou. He originally thought that he was going to see the beauties, but who knew that he brought a man named Jia Lu to him, saying that he wanted to Manage the Yellow River.
It’s not that Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t know about the floods in the Yellow River. Floods in the Yellow River also accounted for part of the cause of the people’s hardship in the late Yuan Dynasty. But now the Yellow River has improved a lot through Jia Lu’s management, and no more water has caused damage to the surrounding people. Could it be that Can't you drag it back?
"Brother, I also want to delay it, but we can delay it, but Jialu can't. He is already over sixty years old, and he still has some minor health problems. Such a master of water management has wasted many years. If he continues to waste it, , this is our Ming Dynasty’s loss.”
Zhu Han was also helpless and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "As far as I know, Jia Lu has a high prestige in Henan, Shandong and Huaibei. He can lead the people to manage rivers. This may not be a good thing, and it also shows the people in the north. It shows our determination to serve the people wholeheartedly, and also lets them know that our country has always opened its door to talented and capable people."
Zhu Yuanzhang agreed with what Zhu Han said, but he also had his own worries: "The national policy we formulated at the beginning did not include recruiting people to work for free. Recruiting them costs money. The development of silver mines on Wo Island is not what our Ming Dynasty is doing now. There is no shortage of money, but... too much money flows into the market, and the money in the hands of the people will become less and less valuable. What will happen when the people start complaining?"
What will people do when they have money? One is to save money, and the other is to improve family life. Today, the productivity of Ming Dynasty cannot keep up with the expenditure of 200 million people.
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang has this kind of worry is also because of Zhu Han. Zhu Han gave Zhu Yuanzhang a book, which elaborated on the possibility of "Currency War".
The impact it will have, if there is more money, it will inevitably cause devaluation. In the end, if it is not the national treasury that bears the burden, it will be the people who bear the pressure.
Zhu Han had his own opinion on this and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, the most important thing for our people is food, clothing, housing and transportation. Let every common people own land, which solves their food problem; we might as well solve another problem: housing. ! We build houses for people, let them move into new homes, and find a channel for money to be stored. This real estate is a good place for inflow."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Han's words, he immediately became interested: "Can you tell us in detail?"
Zhu Han explained to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Have you told me before that you let local governments at all levels set up their own trading firms? Let them do urban construction first and build houses for the people. For example, building a house requires one hundred silver coins. They There is no need to pay the money all at once. The payment can be divided into ten years. Then they put the money they pay every year in the bank. We then use the money in the bank to let the governments at all levels carry out construction, thus forming a closed loop."
Zhu Han's method was similar to the "rescue" method used in later financial crises, but Zhu Han was more conscientious. He did not ask the people for interest and asked them to pay off their money in batches.
"Brother, I have done preliminary calculations. Take the matter of river management as an example. In addition to farming, people can earn about 20 silver coins through work every year. They use half of the silver coins to build houses every year and the rest. Improving their lives can protect the currency from devaluation to the greatest extent."
Zhu Han looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and continued: "The money in our treasury will be used to calm prices. When the people have money and the housing problem is stabilized, the problem will no longer exist."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Han's words, he couldn't help but nodded: "This method is good. It can not only benefit the people, but also protect their money from being affected. This is a good thing. Jia Lu... we know about it. We beat him back then." In Henan and Shandong, many places even erected monuments to him."
Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart began to waver.
What he cares most about is the people.
"Okay, let's do it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision, and then said: "However, we have to call Shen Wansan over. He is currently engaged in breeding in the countryside. He has invested a lot of gold and silver in various state capitals in the Ming Dynasty. If he does nothing else, he will engage in breeding... Shen Wansan is really good at business."
Engage in breeding?
Zhu Han couldn't help but his eyes lit up after hearing this.
This guy Shen Wansan is really a natural businessman!
Compared with him, Zhou Gushan is not even inferior to him. Just because of his foresight, Zhou Gushan is not as good as Shen Wansan.
Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Han: "Qiwu, you still have to deal with this guy Shen Wansan. I'm not as good as you in business. You and he can have a try."
"I'm not looking for him." Zhu Han refused flatly. He was not trying to avoid suspicion, but because Shen Wansan was doing business to such an extent that it was not entirely a business matter: "Brother, this person has to You figure it out. You don’t need to discuss business with him. You just need to tell him what he should do and what he shouldn’t do. If you hit him from time to time, Shen Wansan will understand everything. For example, the breeding business he is doing now, you You have to tell him that you can’t raise prices too high, that’s enough.”
This was an administrative intervention. Zhu Yuanzhang was very good at doing this. When he saw Zhu Han's refusal, he didn't force it anymore. He just nodded and said, "Okay, we'll listen to you."
[In view of the general environment,
After Zhu Yuanzhang decided to control the river, he said to Zhu Han: "Where is Jia Lu? This old guy has a high prestige and is really capable. If we want to use him, we have to make a big deal out of it."
Jia Lu was a minister of the former Yuan Dynasty. There were also many scholars who chose to live in seclusion after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty and the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Many of these people had good abilities, but they believed that "loyal ministers do not serve two masters", so they chose to resign and return to their hometowns. Teach and educate people to make a living.
If it were in the past, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't think it was a big deal, but now that the Ming Dynasty is developing too fast and is in urgent need of talents, the old ministers of the previous dynasty will be of great use.
With a little training, they can go straight to work.
Jia Lu is a good example. Zhu Yuanzhang is going to make a big announcement and let the former officials who have lived in seclusion work for the Ming Dynasty... As for whether a few bed bugs will get in, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care and will clean them up when the time comes. that is.
When Zhu Han mentioned Jia Lu, he thought of another person: Meng Duan.
The number one liar in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, he defrauded the entire Henan province by himself. This old guy was quite capable.
Zhu Han asked: "Brother, where is the man named Meng Duan? What is his ability?"
"My ability is just average. It's not very good, but I can't say it's bad either. It's just that I'm too slippery and I always reserve two cents of my strength in everything I do."
When Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned Meng Duan, he almost used the word "old oil man" to describe him: "We transferred him to Yingtian and let him serve as the governor of Yingtian Mansion. This guy is not bad in ability, and everyone in Yingtian Mansion has been He manages things in an orderly manner, and the dandies who used to live in Yingtian Mansion no longer dare to wander around in the streets, and the people also quite recognize him."
With so many benefits... and criticizing Meng Duan first, it shows that Zhu Yuanzhang dislikes Meng Duan's slippery character.
Zhu Han was very eager to see Meng Duan, so after Zhu Yuanzhang complained, he helped Meng Duan smooth things over: "The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. It is not easy for Meng Duan, an old liar, to do something practical. Everyone is prejudiced against him. If How can he be a good governor of Yingtian if he is not more nimble? Brother, you just said that he manages Yingtian well and the dandy does not dare to make too much noise. Isn't this a good thing? "
"What a shame!"
Zhu Yuanzhang cursed directly, "Do you know who is now in charge of the nine admirals? It's Xu Huizu. This kid was fooled by Meng Duan. From a scourge of Yingtian Mansion to a selfless judge, a sixteen-year-old Boy, he was lifted to a high position, how can we use him in the future?"
"..."
Well, Meng Duan was not unjustly scolded.
Zhu Han also felt that he had nothing to do, and wanted to go to Yingtian Mansion to see Meng Duan, so he said goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, I have nothing to do. I'm going to go and have fun with Meng Duan. This old liar, I I also want to know how he handles official duties."
"Go, go, you're just like him, you're both in trouble!"
After Zhu Han left, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Han's leaving figure and smacked his lips in disgust: "This boy has done nothing less, but he lives so coolly. He lets us do it even if he comes up with ideas. ...We, the emperor, are too tired, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt uncomfortable when he thought that he could only rest for three hours a day and spent the rest of the time on work.
"No, we need to rest too!"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he could no longer be so tired, so he might as well continue to delegate his power.
Thinking of what Zhu Han said before, it is almost enough for him to control the military power and personnel appointments. If he has a few capable people around him... isn't Zhu Biao capable of working? Let him stay with us as secretary...
In order to be lazy, Zhu Yuanzhang also began to choose to delegate power.
However, he did not delegate it to others, but put Zhu Biao to use.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang has high expectations for Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao, his world-beating team member, can be used directly. This alone is enough to prove that he values Zhu Biao.
Calling Zhu Biao over, Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his thoughts: "There are more and more things happening in Ming Dynasty, and our energy is limited, so I want to add some burden to you."
Zhu Biao stood with his hands tied and followed Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement: "We are going to reorganize the three provinces and six ministries. Li Shanchang and the others will continue to handle government affairs, but the six ministries need to be split. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs are particularly important. Biao'er, what do you think? ?Tell it to us?"
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, Zhu Biao said directly: "The Ministry of Industry should be split. Didn't Dad say before that we would form a construction corps? The craftsmanship battalion under the Ministry of Industry can be split off and set up a separate department. How about the Research and Engineering Department?" ?」
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.
Zhu Biao saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had no objection, and then continued: "The Ministry of Works is divided together according to its different tasks. Post roads, river management, building buildings... are all divided into departments. My uncle said that there are separate lines like mountains, and the Ministry of Works is too general. , the Minister of Industry can
We can divide the responsibilities, but professional things must be left to professional people. Rivers, roads, and housing are all different types of work. We must be more refined when doing it..."
Zhu Yuanzhang has no objection to this. No matter how he changes it, the final power will be concentrated on him.
Shared responsibility is a good word to use!
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that this was definitely proposed by Zhu Han, and he was the only one with such foresight.
The same is true for the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of the world's money, food, and population. This power is too great and must be separated.
As for the Ministry of War... Zhu Yuanzhang has his own ideas: "The Ministry of War must also be divided, but it cannot be the same as the civil service system. The Ministry of War must fight wars, and we must divide the Ministry of War according to wartime rules."
Zhu Yuanzhang would control the military power in his own hands. He had to make his own decision on how to change it... If he couldn't think of a way to solve the problem, he asked Zhu Han.
The balance between civil and military forces has been a problem that has existed since ancient times. Military generals will conquer the world immediately, while civilian officials will rule the world. This situation is very unreasonable. Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and found that if he wanted to satisfy both parties, there was only one way, then The emperor must be very mature and be able to find the key points of checks and balances among the civil servants and generals. If he cannot do this, the civil servants and generals will not be able to achieve good cooperation.
