Zhu Youde was so angry at this idea that a city with a population of one million could not even be supported by the local output alone, even in modern times. Aren't all of them shipped in with materials from other places?
It was useless to argue with Feng Bogong, he had already been frightened by the skyrocketing prices in front of him.
Zhu Youde said: "Your Majesty, now we should order the prefectures and counties to build roads without worrying about anything else, and then arrange military villages along the way to patrol the commercial roads and crack down on robbers. We are worried that if they encounter robbers, they will kill them without mercy. In the four states of Gyeonggi, those who have retired
The soldiers can be reactivated, which can be regarded as a way for them to make a living, so that the price can be equalized!"
"Your Majesty, the capital has a population of one million and consumes countless amounts every day. I am powerless!"
"Go ahead, just build the road. If you don't understand, just ask the merchants. Sir, there are countless merchants in the capital now. Can't you see, sir? What do merchants do? Those people are all fine people. At first glance,
How can you sit back and do nothing when there is so much profit to be made? A large amount of supplies will enter Jinling within a few days. You just need to arrange the safety of the road leading to the capital!"
The ancients just thought too much, wanted to solve everything at once, and let the court intervene in everything!
The imperial court is also very busy, okay?
Zhu Youde was tired.
When Feng Bogong saw that Zhu Youde was no longer interested, he resigned. After leaving the palace, he still couldn't believe Zhu Youde's words.
When he came out, he met several officials. Everyone looked bitter. These officials could hardly afford to eat now because prices had risen too much.
"Shang Shu, what did your Majesty say? Your Majesty has decreed to stabilize prices!"
"No, Your Majesty wants me to wait for the road construction?"
Hunjun, Hunjun!
Everyone is almost dying from the price of goods, but you still let us build roads, are you sick?
What kind of brain is this.
According to the ideas of these officials, Zhu Youde should issue a tough decree to return prices to their previous levels, and anyone who raises prices should be killed.
When other countries in the world encounter this kind of thing, they must do it this way!
Jinling is the capital of Daliang, the capital of a country, and prices are as high as galloping horses, which is a sign of the country's demise.
"Your Majesty has no decree. This... the Order of the Secretary is not your Majesty's fault. Isn't it the danger of rising commodity prices? The price of goods among the people has skyrocketed, and the imperial court has suffered the greatest loss!"
In the world, the organization that needs to hoard the most supplies is not the wealthy merchants, but Zhu Youde's court.
Especially the materials for armaments must be collected from the market, such as animal sinews, isinglass, and steel. These military materials are already expensive, and with the current prices, the imperial court has suffered heavy losses!
How could Feng Bogong not know, but Zhu Youde didn't care, he could completely withstand this loss, okay?
Stabilize prices, is he stupid? Just take advantage of this opportunity to liberate the people in the four prefectures and counties of Jinling!
Allow them to move freely. As long as people are active, the economy will naturally be full of vitality. Wouldn't it be great for people to come to the capital to work?
The next step for Jinling, where merchants gather, is to develop the textile industry on a large scale.
Zhu Youde is actually under a lot of pressure. Merchants from all over the world have brought in a lot of money. How to use the money will also test his ability to be an emperor.
A wise ruler always uses simple means!
So the next day Zhu Youde summoned the ministers and announced: "It is my decree that in the area of Jinling and the four prefectures of the capital, 1/30 of the taxes on the weaving industry will be taken. People who grow cotton can receive cotton gold every year, calculated according to the number of acres of land.
The Yamen of the four prefectures should do their best to serve the public, and if anyone violates the law, they will be killed without mercy!"
The foundation of the textile industry is raw materials. As long as the raw materials can be guaranteed, Zhu Youde has the confidence to build a textile base in Jinling, which can easily produce a million pieces of fabric a year.
Feng Bogong and others were stunned by Zhu Youde's handiwork. In the feudal era, agricultural food was the mainstream product!
"Your Majesty, if cotton is grown in the four states, our government may not have enough food, and the people will have nothing to eat!"
"Go and buy it with the Southern Tang envoy!"
If not, just go overseas and buy it, okay?
Zhu Youde was very angry. These people just stared at what was in front of them.
As for national food security, that’s nonsense. Do people in this era have this awareness?
Zhu Youde's Taicang can now get food at any time, which is much better than other countries.
"Don't worry about money. Businessmen from all over the world have come to Jinling. What are these businessmen here for? They are all here to study. The national treasury will soon have a large amount of income. What are you worried about?"
Let the money flow. Only when it flows can big money give birth to small money.
How about playing with cash flow?
If you all hold on to your money and don’t spend it, what will I earn?
A businessman who doesn’t spend money is not a good businessman!
Seeing that the emperor had said this, Feng Bogong and others were not convinced, but they still had to do things. At most, they would say one or two words behind their backs, "You are a fool, or I, the leader, will complain all the time!"
This is of no use to Zhu Youde.
When he turned around, Zhu Youde and Wang Zhonghou were together.
"Wang Banban, how much have you earned recently?"
"Your Majesty is so wise that you can make so much money just by controlling the supplies in the city. The young master has already made six million in silver!"
"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhu Youde whispered: "Keep it secret. Don't let the outside world know that I am the one who controls the prices."
"Don't worry, your majesty, the people employed by me don't even know that they are doing things according to my words!"
Zhu Youde was relieved. Wang Zhonghou was reliable in his work and operated through several layers of people. If Feng Bogong and the others could still find out, Zhu Youde would just lie down without resisting.
As for searching for people's wealth like this, Zhu Youde doesn't care. Aren't the people in the world just leeks?
After cutting it once, it will grow back anyway. In this feudal era, the only person who has the ability to control market price inflation for millions of people is the emperor!
The royal family is the largest capitalist in the world, bar none.
Wang Zhong said kindly: "In just two months, it shouldn't be a problem for His Majesty's Young Mansion to have an income of more than 20 million taels!"
"Well, yes, it's quite profitable to stir-fry vegetables!" Zhu Youde exclaimed. You must be ruthless with garlic, and be ruthless with ginger. This kind of thing is the same in ancient and modern times.
The common people cannot afford to eat good food and will die for the time being. Didn’t he just open up Taicang to sell grain?
You can live just as well if you eat rice, okay? If you really want to eat vegetables, aren’t there wild vegetables in the mountains?
Do you have to eat green vegetables?
Thinking about it this way, Zhu Youde no longer felt guilty at all. He was indeed a good emperor who loved his people like his own son!
Those people who say that they are foolish kings are really blind.
"Having the young master raise more pigs is also a big investment. Remember to send more eunuchs there, and you need old men who are skilled in martial arts. If you give the pigs such a knife, the meat will grow faster!"
It goes without saying which company has the best castration technology in this era. No one can compare with those old eunuchs in the palace. They are all masters of castration!
People can be castrated without dying, let alone pigs!
This craft is about to be passed down. Zhu Youde looked back at Wang Zhonghou: "Wang Banban, please see if you can set up a class and recruit a few apprentices for this castration craft. It would be a pity not to pass on such a good craft like yours."
ah!"
Wang Zhong was so shameless that he said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean? Is there anything worth spreading about this kind of craftsmanship? Could it be that Your Majesty is dissatisfied with himself!"