When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhao Changge asking for a reward, his face became unusually ashamed.
"What about that, Mr. Zhao, you have indeed helped us a lot. How about this, how about I give you a knighthood? You have to know how many people in the world are begging us to give you a knighthood, but none of us are willing. You have a knighthood." , how about establishing a firm foothold in Ming Dynasty?"
"Not at all." Zhao Changge shook his head and refused: "I like to be more direct. I don't care about any titles or official positions. I just like money, and I want gold."
"Hey, why are you so tacky? Can gold be compared with a title?" Zhu Yuanzhang became a little unhappy and scolded him with a straight face.
Zhao Changge was unmoved: "I am just a layman, Lao Zhu, you are the mighty Hongwu Emperor, you will not be stingy with this reward."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked around embarrassedly, and when he saw that no one was there, he complained to Zhao Changge: "Zhao boy, I won't lie to you. It's not that we are stingy. In fact, we are poor now. I am really grateful to you in my heart." Yes, so if I want to give you a reward, it must not be less. Otherwise, where will we put our face? But when it comes to giving you a large reward, we really can’t give it now. Now the six departments in the court need money everywhere. , since we can’t issue treasure banknotes at will, the imperial court’s finances have suddenly become tense, and there really is no extra money.”
This time Zhu Yuanzhang did not lie. He really had no extra money. The imperial court required money for shipbuilding, recruitment and training of the navy, compilation of the Hongwu Grand Ceremony, disaster relief in various places, military pay, etc., so Where Zhu Yuanzhang spent more money, he also tightened his belt at this time.
As he said, the imperial court would not be so poor that it had no money at all, but if the reward for Zhao Changge was less, Zhu Yuanzhang would be embarrassed, so the matter has been delayed. It is not that Zhu Yuanzhang does not take it to heart.
Zhao Changge understood Zhu Yuanzhang's difficulties at this time, shrugged his shoulders and did not continue to press.
The reason why he took the initiative to ask for rewards this time was because Zhao Changge found that the cooling time of the crossing gate was getting shorter and shorter. It would be much easier to go back to the next life in the future, so the place where he lives now is not suitable. After all, he will inevitably have to go back to the next life. The best way to take people to the next generation is to buy a big house in the suburbs, but buying a house requires money. Zhao Changge thought about it for a long time and felt that the best way to cash out was to bring back gold from ancient times.
Of course, the inflow of a large amount of gold into the market will definitely attract attention, so Zhao Changge has already made plans to exchange a little bit of gold each time, and then go to different places.
But now that I have been living in Hongwu for so long, I don’t need to worry about daily expenses, but I still haven’t found the gold to buy a house in my future life.
"Okay, okay, I just said it casually. I also understand your difficulty. Your family has a big business and there are too many things that need money. Don't worry about my rewards or anything like that." Zhao Changge was free and easy. said.
This sentence made Zhu Yuanzhang's favorable impression of Zhao Changge even higher.
"Boy Zhao, I'm very happy that you think so. Don't worry, we will keep your help to us in mind. When we have the opportunity in the future, I will compensate you in one go. I will never let you down."
Zhao Changge nodded in agreement.
"By the way, actually we have a very important thing to come to you for. Although nothing happened to Xiongying this time, smallpox is a sword hanging over everyone's head after all. Now that the imperial court has the ability to make the people of the world no longer Due to the smallpox problem, we are considering whether to promote the vaccine nationwide."
Zhao Changge raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked: "With a population of tens of millions in the Ming Dynasty, can the imperial court now fully promote it?"
"The quantity is naturally not that large, but Biao'er has always been very concerned about this matter, and now there are quite a few in stock. Our idea is to use Yingtian Mansion as a pilot, and let all the people in Yingtian Mansion plant it first, and then promote it. Nationwide.”
Zhao Changge nodded: "Sooner or later, this vaccine will be fully promoted, but have you considered one issue? After all, if this vaccine is vaccinated, there will be reactions. Will the people be scared when they see it? There is also a mandatory promotion by the imperial court. If so, will it cause panic and resistance among the people? After all, not all people will believe that the vaccine is harmless."
Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed deeply: "You have considered it very carefully. We didn't think much about this before. If the imperial court comes to enforce it, I'm afraid many people will resist it and even give it to some people with ulterior motives. It would be bad if the opportunity to cause trouble secretly triggers a civil uprising. Is it possible that the vaccine will not be promoted? "
"It won't work if we don't promote it. If smallpox spreads to a large area one day, many people will die. Since we can't force promotion, it's better to find another way and let the people take the initiative to ask for vaccination."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head in disbelief: "How is this possible?"
"There is a saying that what goes up works and what goes down works, and there is another saying that things are rare and valuable. If you force the promotion and give it to the people for free, the people will think there is something fishy in it. It is better to arrange some important officials and nobles in the court and let them fight first. Moreover, the vaccine should be said to be extremely precious, and ordinary ministers and nobles should not give it to them casually. In this way, those who have been vaccinated will feel very honored, and those who have not been vaccinated will definitely be envious in their hearts and will try their best to get it. Then you slowly loosen your mouth and gradually allow all the officials in the court to have the opportunity to get vaccinated. After all the officials were vaccinated, they got off to a good start. When the people below saw that these big shots in the upper echelons were so rare for the vaccine, , I will definitely want to plant the vaccine myself, and the court must make good use of this mentality to spread the vaccine bit by bit."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep look at Zhao Changge: "Boy Zhao, if you become an official under us, we will definitely be wary of you. You understand people's hearts too well."
Zhao Changge rolled his eyes: "I kindly helped you find a way, but you still talk about me like this, Lao Zhu, don't expect to hear any good ideas from me next time."
"Hehehehe, we were just joking with you. Why did you take it seriously? Okay, this time I owe you another favor. We will arrange this with Biao'er. By the way, let me tell you one more thing. Regarding the matter, Lan Yu will return to Beijing soon. He went out and almost wiped out all three major Jurchen tribes. We have already informed him that his master will return to the court."
Zhao Changge smiled: "Old Zhu, although the Jurchen clan is gone, the demise of the Ming Dynasty has little to do with foreign races. The Ming Dynasty will not last forever just because the Jurchen clan was wiped out."
"We all understand this truth. If the Ming Dynasty wants to last for a long time, it can only survive itself. Foreign races are just one of the reasons. But we can understand it in our hearts. When we think of the Ming Dynasty being destroyed by the little Jurchen tribe in the future, we I felt very aggrieved, but fortunately Lan Yu did a good job this time." Zhu Yuanzhang patted his belly and laughed.
