"To your Majesty, as far as I know, usually, even if you pass the inspection, for example, a piece of satin may be worth one hundred taels of silver, but the Weaving Bureau will only pay the weaver craftsmen thirty to fifty taels of silver." Wang Chengxun replied in this way.

"Then aren't weaver craftsmen losing money?" Zhu Yiliu said in surprise.

"Yes, otherwise why would I say it is so miserable? Whenever the Nanjing Weaver Bureau receives a task, it will be a headache for us. Because the actual value of the work done by the weaver craftsmen is far higher than the money paid by the Nanjing Weaver Bureau, so there is no way in Nanjing. It can only be done with the will of the weaver craftsmen to subsidize the weaver craftsmen, otherwise what should I do? But even so, no weaver craftsman is willing to take over the work of the Nanjing Weaver Bureau."

"Then how do you get the levy?"

"Every year after the Nanjing Weaving Bureau's plan, Nanjing has to send people to gather the weaver craftsmen in Lijia, and draw lots in pieces, and whoever they catch will be."

"It's not a solution for this long term."

"Your Majesty, everyone knows it's not a solution, but there's no other way!" Wang Chengxun said, "This is the first difficulty, the second difficulty is the embroidery girl. She will be sanitized according to the style and then embroider various patterns..."

"It's worth it, needless to say." Zhu Yiliu waved his hand and said, "It must be very strict. The Nanjing Weaving Bureau pays very little wages, right?"

"yes."

"I just want to know how much silver it costs to make a dragon robe?"

"I paid less than 2,000 taels of silver from the Nanjing Weaving Bureau's books, and Nanjing still has to subsidize two thousand taels of silver."

"That means that it only costs four thousand taels in total?"

"Yes." Wang Chengxun nodded affirmatively, "This is enough to make a lot of money."

Zhu Yiliu couldn't help but look up at Feng Bao, and he looked surprised when he saw Feng Bao.

Zhu Yili sighed and sighed: "I heard that my father was the cheapest dragon robe made by Emperor Longqing before the grand ceremony. It cost 8,000 taels of silver, and the clothes I was wearing were 10,000 taels of silver."

"Yes." Wang Chengxun looked at Zhu Yili's heavy face and replied cautiously, "It is indeed the cheapest dragon robe made by Nanjing Weaving Bureau."

"How much is the actual value?"

"This..." Wang Chengxun hesitated a little.

"Speak honestly."

"Yes, the actual value of the clothes worn by Emperor Longqing and His Majesty is known, and it costs about two thousand taels of silver." Wang Chengxun replied.

"What is the actual value of the dragon robe that is usually 20,000 taels of silver per piece?"

"About four thousand taels, this ratio is usually the same."

"It's one fifth, and half of these one fifths are paid in advance, not from the Nanjing Weaving Bureau, right?"

"Yes."

"Then Nanjing Weaving Bureau invites so much silver, where has the remaining money gone?"

Zhu Yili was already furious and slapped the imperial desk suddenly and asked loudly.

Wang Chengxun was so scared that he was furious that he couldn't help but feel a sudden sweat. He hurriedly replied: "Go back to your Majesty, the Nanjing Weaving Bureau is directly under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Internal Affairs. I have no right to inquire about the accounts of the bureau. I hope your Majesty will clearly observe."

"I'm not asking you." Zhu Yili calmed down when he saw Wang Chengxun had a misunderstanding. Of course, he knew that the Nanjing Governor could not control the accounts of the Nanjing Weaving Bureau.

His eyes were on Feng Bao.

"I want to ask my companion, the huge difference between the cost of a dragon robe and the silver asking for money is so big. Where has the silver gone? Why is no one cared about it?"

Just caring about his joy, Wang Chengxun felt a chill on his back. Feng Bao, the chief supervisor of the inner corpse, was still sitting next to him. Isn’t this a terrible thing that makes people feel ugly? Look at how to handle this matter...

"Long lively, I don't know about this." Feng Bao looked innocent.

"The company's general manager, Danui, has been more than ten years old, and he doesn't even know this?"

"Long live, first of all, I have never been to the Nanjing Weaver Bureau for on-site inspection; secondly, the Nanjing Weaver Bureau always requests silver hours and writes the data clearly, and I think it is true; furthermore, this matter seems to be difficult to deal with."

"Why is it hard to manage?"

"Because since the founding dynasty Emperor Hongwu, the price of making dragon clothes has been like this, and it has always been high. It seems to have become a prescribed rule, and no one doubts whether it is reasonable."

"So, you never doubt how much silver you have to ask for, do you never doubt how much money you have to give? The huge price difference between them, where is the money going? Is there anyone who is greedy for his pocket? As the chief supervisor of the big house, he actually said he didn't know?"

"Long Sui, I really don't know!" Feng Bao was so scared that he fell to the ground and defended himself, "Although Nanjing is under the supervision of the Sili, it is beyond the reach. If you don't believe it, you ask Eunuch Tian. He is the supervisor of the Nanjing Sili. Can you interfere in the affairs of the Nanjing Weaving Bureau?"

"Long Sui, this is really not enough." Tian Yi replied hurriedly, "Long Sui has never been to Nanjing. I am afraid I don't know how luxurious the daily life of the imperial envoys in the supervised are. They eat and drink and have a big banquet for guests every day, and they just treat it as a joke."

Previously, Zhu Yiliu had always suspected that the Nanjing Weaving Bureau used silver to be fraudulent, but he did not expect the loophole would be so big.

The state taxes are limited, and the Ministry of Revenue can't help but break them into a few petals, but the eunuchs at the Nanjing Weaving Bureau are so greedy and squandering.

Even if the country is rich and silver, it is not enough for those prodigal sons to swallow their heads.

This is just making dragon robes. For example, this time, this time, the same situation will definitely happen.

The greed of the Ming Dynasty is really everywhere.

Because of the system - this is the main reason.

Whether Feng Bao was really unaware of it, Zhu Yiliu didn't want to pursue it at this time.

"Comrade, get up first."

But Feng Bao knelt down and didn't move: "Long live my life, I beg you to go to Nanjing for verification."

"Is it true that my companion has this heart?"

"Yes." Feng Bao said firmly, "I beg for the Lord Long Sui to promise me that I will follow Eunuch Tian and Wang Shoujie to Nanjing."

"That's fine." Zhu Yiliu thought for a while and replied, "Anyway, the teams who were sent to another country are about to set off. At that time, I will have to send someone to Nanjing to inspect on my behalf. Let's go on my behalf."

"I obey the order." Feng Bao then stood up.

Although Zhu Yiliu didn't believe that Feng Bao was unaware of this, he seemed to be unaware of it, looking at Feng Bao's expression and behavior.

Zhu Yiliu said jokingly: "I remember it is recorded in the "History of the Song Dynasty" of the Southern Dynasty that Emperor Gaozu Liu Yu was born in a humble background. When he was young, he made a living by cutting reeds. At that time, his wife, who later Empress Zang, made him a coarse cloth jacket. After wearing it for many years, it was patched, but he still couldn't bear to throw it away."

"Later, when Emperor Gaozu Liu Yu became the emperor, he still treasured the jacket. When his daughter got married, he used the torn jacket as the most precious dowry to his daughter, and told his daughter, "You must quit luxury and live a frugal life. Never forget the pain of ordinary people in the world. Those who are proud, extravagant and unwilling to be frugal, show him the clothes so that they know that although I became the emperor, I still do not pursue gorgeous and luxurious, and strive to be simple and simple, so as to share the worries with the people."

"The daughter of Emperor Gaozu Liu Yu took this torn jacket with tears in her eyes and has since been used as a treasure for family heirloom. Historical records of this story of keeping a pupil and being extravagant, and all the descendants of wise monarchs imitated it and followed it. During the Ming Dynasty, the founding emperor Ming Taizu was also a poor peasant family and always advocated frugality, but for some reason, he was so extravagant and costly in making dragon robes."

"It's good if my partner goes to the Nanjing Weaving Bureau to investigate this matter this time. I'll find out if this is the case. If so, how to change it. I hope the Silijian and the cabinet will discuss a proper way."

"As for my companion, it is understandable that I will wear new clothes in the first year of Taihe next year, but I don't think it is necessary to ask the Nanjing Weaving Bureau to spend one million taels of silver to make dragon clothes. Let's give up this matter for the time being. I will solve the problem of wearing new clothes by myself."

After saying this, Feng Bao could only nod in nodding.

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Chapter completed!