Ma Enhui held an aquamarine gem delicately with her jade fingers, her face full of joy and intoxication. Concubine Shu, Concubine Ning, and Concubine Xian also looked at the dazzling array of treasures and discussed it with gentle words.
Zhu Yunwen didn't care about these so-called rare treasures.
coral?
Although the branches are intertwined, it is as red as a fire tree, and it is the best thing.
But this is not a tree, but an agglomeration of the bones of a type of animal. It is not effective at purifying the air or reducing carbon emissions. It is almost as good as grinding it into medicine in a pharmacy...
Big colorful gems?
This thing is not too heavy to wear. Besides, wouldn’t it be inappropriate for one person to have so many colors?
And the peacock...
Zhu Yunwen was a little depressed. Why did he bring the peacock back?
The palace is not a zoo. Does it serve people, or do people serve it?
It's useless to keep it and it's a waste of food. Let's kill it. I guess a lot of people won't want to...
That's a problem.
"Each of you pick a few that you like, keep a hundred pieces, and keep the others sealed. I plan to sell them."
Zhu Yunwen said a little depressed.
"Sell?"
Ma Enhui immediately became unhappy. This was a treasure obtained all the way from Southeast Asia. How could he sell it?
Concubine Ning was unhappy and stood in front of the coral, saying: "This is the merchant's wish, and it is also the wish of the King of Liao. How can you throw other people's wishes out of the palace? If this were known to others, wouldn't it be a joke? "
Ma Enhui nodded repeatedly and agreed: "There is no shortage of expenses in the palace right now, so why not sell off such rare treasures? If you don't keep it, you can reward the ministers in the future."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Ma Enhui, wondering if it would be his turn to reward the minister with these things.
None of these people do not understand the laws of the market. Now they are treasures, rare treasures, extremely precious, but if you wait another two years, they will probably be worthless...
Although the imperial court has not yet imposed a sea ban, everyone knows that within a year or two, the sea will be completely opened. By then, countless ships will go to sea, and many things will not be recovered. If there are too many things and the value of the things has depreciated before selling, wouldn't it be a loss? Big.
"There is no shortage of money in the palace, but the imperial court is short of money... After all, these treasures
It's not silver, copper, or grain, so it won't be of much use in the palace. It can be exchanged for money and grain, and it can also be used to buy some farm tools, cattle and seeds for Shanxi immigrants. "
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Zhu Yunwen explained.
When Ma Enhui heard this, she calmed down, put the gems in her hands back, and said with a smile: "In that case, I won't use it anymore, so I can exchange it for more money and food. It is not easy for people to immigrate, and they need to be careful with money and food." yes."
Zhu Yunwen stood up, walked towards the gem, picked it up and stuffed it into Ma Enhui's hand, saying: "That's not enough. Reserve more than a hundred pieces, and after processing the others, it will be enough."
"really?"
Ma Enhui was also a little reluctant to give up.
Zhu Yunwen reached out and tapped Ma Enhui's forehead. Suddenly he remembered something and asked, "I heard that the cultural troupe wants to build a big stage outside the palace?"
Ma Enhui put away the gem and replied happily: "The Legend of White Snake made the capital excited, and countless people wanted to hear about it. Some folk opera troupes have imitated it, but it's a pity that they have no follow-up stories, so they can't get what they want. Then Murong Jing'er proposed to buy a house in Zhongcheng and use it as a stage to make a profit by collecting entry money."
"Uh, are you starting to collect tickets so soon?"
Zhu Yunwen asked in surprise.
"What's a ticket?"
Luo Yan'er interrupted abruptly.
Zhu Yunwen turned around, secretly depressed. In ancient times, there was no concept of tickets. Famous mountains and rivers were all free. Theaters were often not ticketed, but reserved...
Those who can hire a troupe are usually either wealthy locals, nouveau riche, or officials' families, and the money given is "silver reward", not ticket money.
However, it is not unusual to charge "ticket" money. There were so many check-bars in the tile houses in the Song Dynasty. If you want to enter, most of them need to pay an entrance fee. However, they will not give invoices, so it is impossible to find someone to reimburse them.
"What I mean is that since it is just entry money to make a profit, we might as well improve things a bit and design a special ticket, marked with which show of "The Legend of White Snake" is, who is the corner, what seat number, what day and what time does it open?" …When the show starts, wouldn’t it be more convenient to have your seats confirmed with your tickets?”
Zhu Yunwen sat on a chair, took out a book and said.
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise, how did he come up with these wonderful thoughts?
of? The promotion of tickets saves a lot of trouble and makes it appear more disciplined and elegant.
Luo Yan'er was obviously used to Zhu Yunwen's whimsical ideas. For an emperor who could come up with medical gauze, prepare "clairvoyance", and turn wool into clothing, it seemed that it was nothing to think of a ticket...
"When the place is ready, I will lend it to the household department for use first."
Zhu Yunwen ordered.
"Tobe?"
Ma Enhui saw that Zhu Yunwen wanted to read a book and knew that he had a habit of marking books, so he stepped forward and asked, "What does this matter have to do with the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Zhu Yunwen looked up at Ma Enhui and said with a smile: "If you want to sell these treasures, you can't let me sell them myself, right? Since most of the things are sold for money, they will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs, so naturally they will be left to the Ministry of Household Affairs... "
When he thought of a staid civil servant like Huang Zicheng going to sell goods directly, Zhu Yunwen's fingers tapped the table happily.
The next day, Wuying Hall.
Zhu Yunwen summoned officials from the cabinet, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office to discuss Shanxi immigration matters.
Huang Zicheng said with some worry, "I have discussed with officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and believe that it is feasible to immigrate from Shanxi. However, the number of 500,000 proposed by the emperor is too large. If the decree is implemented, hundreds of thousands of Shanxi families will be broken up, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will It is recommended that only 200,000 be moved this year.”
Yu Xin frowned, agreed with Huang Zicheng, and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Haste makes waste. If a civil uprising is provoked, the gains may outweigh the losses. I think the transfer can be done slowly and it is not advisable to operate too hastily."
Zhu Yunwen did not speak, but spread out a map, examined it carefully, lowered his head and said, "Zhang Aiqing, what do you think?"
Zhang Yan took a step forward, bowed, and said: "I think what the Ministry of Revenue said is reasonable. Five hundred thousand people affect hundreds of thousands of families. They are closely related. It is very difficult to complete the relocation within one year. Moreover, moving to northern places such as Peiping and Kaifeng must be supplemented by farm tools, cattle, and houses. However, the preparations are still far from enough to support 500,000 people. It is appropriate to immigrate 200,000 people a year. Lift.”
Two hundred thousand?
Zhu Yunwen secretly calculated that if 200,000 were scattered, it would not explain the heavyness of Shanxi or the desolation of the north. This number was too small.
"Fifty thousand, irreducible!"
Zhu Yunwen knocked on the map and said seriously.
