"Your Majesty, if His Majesty knew about this, he would definitely be happier."
Royal study room.
After all the people dispersed.
Zhu Yunxuan returned to the imperial study room and looked at the signatures in different handwritings on the Wanmin Book and the fingerprints pressed because he could not write.
Very touched.
Jiang Wei said from the side: "All the people gathered together and bowed down to worship. This is a feat that countless emperors have not achieved."
"Even Your Majesty, I'm sure you would be very envious of me."
Zhu Yunzhen smiled and said nothing.
This is all because the ancient emperors had their limitations and never truly considered the people.
Go help the people and do practical things!
If you have not penetrated deeply into the people, how can you win the respect of all people?
But Zhu Yunxuan will not be complacent about this.
Because all he has done is to stand on the shoulders of giants and follow behind the great men to practice what has been done.
And compared with great men, the things he did were really too little...
If we want to truly improve the current situation of the people of Ming Dynasty, there is still a lot to do.
Naturally, Zhu Yunxuan would not become complacent or complacent because of this.
"Grandpa Huang has always been able to understand the essence of things. I'm afraid he may not have the same opinion as you on this matter."
"Sheng Mi's favor, fight with Mi's hatred."
"You still have to grasp the amount of it, otherwise with the instigation of thoughtful people, if you make the slightest mistake, your kindness will turn into hatred!"
Zhu Yunzhen was not fooled by appearances.
Instead, I started thinking about the pros and cons.
There are certainly benefits. After this incident, Zhu Yunxu's position as crown prince can no longer be shaken.
Anyone who dares to take his position will probably be drowned in the saliva of the common people!
But the downside is that if the image of an emperor is too benevolent, it will become wrong!
Giving both grace and power is the truth!
Only one who makes people grateful and afraid at the same time is the real emperor!
Zhu Yunxuan still has a long way to go...
"Your Highness is smart and self-taught without a teacher. I am really ashamed of myself..."
"If His Majesty knew that His Highness thought this way, he would probably feel more at ease."
Jiang Wei said from the bottom of his heart.
He also watched His Highness Taisun grow up little by little. He was naturally happy to be where he is today.
"Okay, you can continue to keep an eye on the officials secretly."
"If you have any news, report it immediately."
The biggest use of the Jin Yiwei now is to keep an eye on the ministers. Although the last incident with King Qi allowed Zhu Yunxu to uncover a large number of corrupt officials, there is no guarantee that no one will continue to take action.
After sending Jiang Wei away.
Zhu Yunxu also ordered people to recruit Yu Xin, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Also because of King Qi, the previous Hubu Shangshu had been sent to prison, leaving the current Hubu Shangshu position vacant.
Yu Xin, the right servant of the household department, is temporarily in charge.
Yu Xinfei was not a Jinshi by birth, but was recruited from the common people. Starting from the 21st year of Hongwu, in just a few years, he had reached the position of Right Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It can be seen that his ability is really extraordinary.
"My lord, Yu Xin, the right minister of the Ministry of Finance, has met His Highness Taisun!"
Soon, a middle-aged man about forty or fifty years old walked in.
He has a slim build and strong eyes.
At first glance, he is a talented person.
Zhu Yunzhen nodded and said, "Get up."
Then he immediately asked: "How is the land reform going in recent days? There are no problems with the accounts, right?"
When it comes to land reform, practical operations are very important.
But the above account management is also very important. If there is a mistake, there may be a confusing account that no one can explain clearly.
It was impossible for Zhu Yunzhen to let the people bear this loss.
At that time, it will inevitably be another loss.
"Your Highness, every account is done clearly and clearly."
"I have set up a special wooden cabinet to keep the accounts and land deeds in different categories."
"At the same time, we have made backups in case of any eventuality."
"I can guarantee that there will never be any accounts with unknown destinations or land deeds with unknown origins during this land reform!"
Yu Xin said solemnly.
The sincere and powerful words made Zhu Yunzhen feel more reassured.
"Your ability to do things. I'm relieved."
There is no doubt about Yu Xin's abilities. Even Lao Zhu praised him. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for him to be the right servant of the Ministry of Revenue within a few years.
This kind of promotion speed is as fast as heaven!
"But what Gu is most worried about is the issue of silver."
"Let's tell the truth. Based on the current situation, can the money from the treasury be used to support the land reform of Yingtian Mansion and Suzhou Mansion?"
"If you want to complete the land reform of the entire Ming Dynasty, how much money will you need?"
Zhu Yunzhen asked with a worried expression.
Although he had a rough idea, Yu Xin was, after all, the Minister of Household Affairs, so he must have a better understanding of the specific situation.
Yu Xin tidied up his words.
Narrated: "Your Highness."
"With the current amount of money in the national treasury, it is more than enough to support the land reform of Suzhou Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture."
"Especially in Suzhou Prefecture, there are a lot of official fields, most of which come from the property confiscated by former criminal officials, as well as the fields of Zhang Shicheng and Meng Yuan officials."
“The proportion of private land is not high, and the expenditure is not large.”
"So the money that needs to be spent is much less than normal."
"The national treasury is full, so there is no need to worry at all now."
"It's just that... with the current situation of the national treasury, if we want to truly spread the land reform to the entire Ming Dynasty, the amount of silver required is almost an unimaginable astronomical figure!"
“It’s simply hard to measure!”
"Even the national treasury, which is now as full as ever, can only last for a month or two at most."
"Then it will bottom out completely and there will be no way to support it."
Zhu Yunzhen nodded silently, roughly understanding the current situation in his heart.
Although the amount of silver gained from issuing national bonds and printing money was large in the past, under the normal conditions of the Ming Dynasty, it might not be able to be used up in decades.
After all, Zhu Yunzhen accumulated 100 million taels of silver just by issuing national bonds!
The tax revenue for the whole year of Hongwu's twenty-fifth year was only at the level of tens of millions taels, of which nearly 9 million taels were in kind taxes, all of which were in kind such as rice and wheat.
There are also several million taels of silver in business taxes, adding up to more than 10,000 taels.
This is because Zhu Yunxuan reformed commercial taxes before!
So now the Ming Dynasty's treasury is truly full as never before! It is not an exaggeration to describe the money in the treasury as a mountain of money!
But land reform is a real waste of money!
To completely complete land reform, more money is needed.
Unconsciously, Ming Dynasty's financial crisis loomed. Although it was not obvious yet, hidden worries also appeared.
"This is a difficult problem..."
Land reform must be carried out!
No delay! Otherwise, the longer it goes on, the more changes may occur!
It may even end up being a dead letter!
But land reform requires a lot of money. It will be a huge expenditure before it is advanced for a day!
"In the end, we still have to continue to find ways to make money."
Zhu Yunxun grasped the core of this problem.
Lack of money means nothing more than increasing revenue and cutting expenditure.
Don't think about reducing expenditures now, but you can think of ways to open source.
The easiest way to get money is to issue government bonds and use them as reserves to continue printing money.
In this way, won't the money come in a flurry?
But the problem is that Ming has already issued treasury bonds once, and if it continues to issue more treasury bonds this time, the debt ratio will reach an extremely abnormal ratio.
And I am afraid that the effect of issuing national bonds will not be particularly good...
Because everyone with a discerning eye knows that Ming Dynasty is short of money now. It is easy to borrow money now, but will it be so easy to pay back later?
I'm afraid everyone will weigh it.
Don't look at Zhu Yunzhen's tall image in the minds of the people now.
The image of the imperial court is also excellent.
But after all, it is about money! People have always voted with their feet!
Daming doesn't look like he can pay you back, so the people will naturally not lend you money.
However, Zhu Yunxuan has a way to solve this problem.
Because at the end of the day, this is nothing more than a matter of confidence.
Since the people need confidence, then Zhu Yunzhen will give them confidence!
The next day.
Early morning.
Fengtian Temple.
Zhu Yunxuan suddenly announced: "How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed?"
"People from the Japanese country have repeatedly invaded our territory of the Ming Dynasty and offended the power of heaven! I have decided to send Zheng He, the prefect of Songjiang, to lead the Ming Dynasty navy to attack the Japanese country!"
"The first is to punish the Japanese country and let them understand their status!"
"Secondly, the invasion of Japanese pirates caused a lot of losses to the Ming Dynasty. I heard that there are many open-pit silver mines in the Japanese country, so I plan to go to them to settle the debt!"
The officials were stunned immediately.
Agrarian reform in the Ming Dynasty was in full swing.
It's the time when we can't tell the difference.
Everyone's focus was on the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but His Highness Taisun actually turned his attention to the Japanese country at this time.
It really surprised everyone.
Although the ministers of the Military Affairs Department have always been in charge of war, they have urged Zhu Yunxuan more than once to take advantage of the current financial abundance to send troops.
But they also didn’t expect that now was the time for land reform.
Taisun suddenly made the decision to conquer Japan!
"Lanyu, where is Zheng He now?" Zhu Yunzhen asked.
Sapphire was named.
He hurriedly walked out and replied: "To my grandson, Zheng He went to sea half a month ago and headed towards Jilong Island."
"Counting the days now, we should have arrived at the chicken coop, and may even be on the way back."
A few days ago, the Military Affairs Office issued this order, which was personally reviewed and directed by Taisun.
However, Lan Yu, Xu Huizu and others did not pay attention at that time.
After all, it's just a small chicken coop, not a big goal.
But I didn’t expect that the chicken coop was just incidental.
Taisun’s real goal is to stay in Japan!
"Well, the Military Affairs Office has issued the order and sent it to Songjiang Mansion first."
"When Zheng He returns, he will immediately let him conquer the Japanese country."
Zhu Yunzhen ordered, without any intention of discussing with the ministers.
Tell the truth and show your domineering power!
Then he set his sights on Yu Xin.
He instructed: "You, the Ministry of Household Affairs, also put in the extra effort to allocate another sum of money to Songjiang Mansion to purchase the necessary supplies and send them to Zheng He."
"To ensure that this expedition to Japan goes smoothly!"
Hube naturally nodded in agreement.
But I was a little curious. At this moment, the land reform in Ming Dynasty was short of money.
Yesterday, Taisun was very worried when he came to question him.
But why spend such a large sum of money on an expedition against Japan at this juncture?
You know, if the cannon goes off and you get ten thousand taels of gold, this is not bragging.
But fact!
Going out with an army is a waste of money!
Even if the navy led by Zheng He was not large in number, it would still be the same!
After all...the shells they need are really expensive!
Xu Huizu is outspoken.
He couldn't help but say: "Your Highness... If you want to send troops to conquer, you should go across the ocean to conquer the Japanese country."
"If we don't send troops to Bei Yuan, with Ming's current strength, it won't be a problem to destroy Bei Yuan!"
Lan Yu couldn't help but nod, in his opinion.
The Japanese country is only plagued by ringworm and scabies.
Bei Yuan is what worries me!
(End of chapter)
