All dynasties in the past have tried every means to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. No dynasty or generation would dislike having more money and food in the national treasury. After several generations, many policies have naturally been adopted, but almost all of them went astray in the end.
It’s not that there are too many corrupt officials, it’s just a matter of replacing more corrupt officials. The emperor is determined and has good governance that benefits the country and the people, so he will naturally have honest and upright people to assist him in government.
In fact, most of the faults of this kind of policy were caused by the emperor himself, either because he was too late in his life, because he was in power, because he was militaristic, or because he was fond of extravagance.
Therefore, until now, officials in the Ministry of Revenue and even other government agencies are only focused on seeking stability and dare not offer suggestions, lest bad policies harm the country and only make future generations laugh.
But things are different now. The Holy Emperor is resolute and the Prince is resolute. They are not heroes who will be easily shaken. As long as they don't go back to Xuanzong's affairs, there is much to be done.
Your Majesty has reached this age and was born into a poor family, so it is unlikely that he will change. It is only worth worrying about whether His Highness will change after he ascends the throne.
In order to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, Zhu Biao, who originally planned to go to Jinshen Hall in half an hour, stayed in Wenhua Hall for more than three hours and had lunch with several hall officials.
In the evening, Zhu Biao followed Zhao Wenjing to the Ministry of Revenue, and the other officials met with the government offices to draft a memorial. What was discussed today will be put up for public discussion in the morning tomorrow.
Zhu Biao sat in the position of the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and together with seven or eight accounting officials, he asked the embroidered clothes envoy to check the taxes and property confiscated this time.
After another hour, Zhu Biao was exhausted and had compiled the accounts and said: "No matter how much money and food is accumulated in the treasury, it is nothing but useless. In addition to leaving the necessary food reserves, the rest still have to be spent."
Go out and circulate throughout the world."
"Including those rare treasures shipped from overseas, there is no shortage of these things in the palace. My father and I have no intention of accumulating them for fun. There is no need to collect them in the future. They can just sell them in bulk in the market."
"promise."
Zhao Wenjing stopped the tea cup Liu Jin handed him and delivered it to the prince himself. Zhu Biao was a little surprised, took it and said with a smile: "You are the pillar of the country, and you have a heavy responsibility. If the general wears armor and does not show full courtesy, there is no need to do so. Sit down.
Let’s have tea.”
Zhao Wenjing bowed his head and said: "I may have some abilities, but my temperament is disgusting. If His Highness did not appreciate, promote, reuse and trust me, I would not be able to serve the Lord today. I am so lucky."
"Okay, okay." Zhu Biao picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He waved to Liu Jin to serve tea to Zhao Wenjing and said seriously: "We are of the same mind. The monarch and his ministers know each other and are willing to follow the example of the ancient sages."
"The only option is death!"
When Liu Jin's tea was delivered to Zhao Wenjing, the serious atmosphere just now gradually dissipated. Although the powers of the Ministry of Revenue have been divided, they are still getting bigger and bigger, and the status of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the court has also increased.
Much better than the previous dynasty.
Therefore, it is normal for Zhao Wenjing to hope to gain further support from the prince.
Because of the conversation just now, Zhu Biao made a few more entries in the account. This part of the money and food was to be misappropriated and transported to Fengyang.
It turned out that there were still more changes, even if it was to save face, it was also to prevent the courtiers from being uneasy. After all, they all now knew that the embroidered envoy who suddenly appeared was from Fengyang.
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What else is there in Fengyang, the imperial hometown? Many people in the government and the public want to know. The Jinyi guards who stayed behind in Fengyang have captured and killed dozens of unknown spies.
But now, since Zhao Wenjing has decided to abandon his identity as a Qing minister of the imperial party, there is no need to go through many detours and he can directly let him handle many things.
Zhu Biao has always allowed his courtiers to be conservative, that is, no matter who succeeds in the end, they will only be loyal to the person on the throne.
This is nothing at all, as long as you can get a job and do things, there must always be separate people from the left and right.
After Zhao Wenjing read it, he carefully noted that from now on, even if he has completely entered the line of prince, it is actually a bit biased from his ambition back then. When he entered the official position, he determined to become a dynasty instead of a person, and now he is finally a prince.
And intimidated.
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The winter of the eighth year of Hongwu was extremely cold. State capitals reported heavy snowfall several feet deep, severe hail and frost, and prices for firewood, coal, food, and cotton soared. For example, Shandong reported that the ground was several feet thick, branches were broken, and birds and animals were hungry.
Death, Henan reports that the day is like night, there is heavy rain and snow, the river is ice-cold, and the load is heavy...
Fortunately, the three feet of ice does not last a day. As early as the beginning of winter, disaster warnings were reported from the Qintian Prison and other places. The imperial court urgently sent out imperial envoys to patrol, and they found that it was snowier and colder than in previous years.
In previous years, the imperial court would have known about it and could only try its best to prepare some relief food. But this year, the imperial court has a lot of wealth and food, not only from the income from ocean voyages, but also from business taxes and the seizure of wealthy merchants' properties.
Therefore, it was easy to make up the amount of previous years. Seeing that there was still enough remaining power, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Industry to rush to make briquettes and allocate cotton from the south of the Yangtze River to make warm clothes and bedding.
The prince ordered the local prefectures to stabilize prices, especially for grain, clothing and cloth. He also ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to implement a balanced policy, transporting grain, salt, coal and other items accumulated in local warehouses to sell them at a fair price. He sent embroidery envoys and imperial envoys to rush there.
Inspect areas with severe disasters to deter and punish corrupt officials and profiteers.
After three months, there were countless people alive. Local statistics were reported. Although some people still died of cold, starvation, and disease, they were much fewer than in previous years when there were no snow and freeze disasters. This effect can still be achieved under this natural disaster.
, is already a feat that has never been done before in the history of the dynasties.
For a time, the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government shouted long live, saying that the age of peace has arrived. The Holy Lord protects all people, and the people under the rule can live and work in peace and contentment...
The father and son looked at each other and both knew that this was obtained by filling the national treasury regardless of losses. It was to use national wealth to compete with God's will. If there is a natural disaster of this scale in the beginning of spring, it will definitely be difficult to maintain.
After all, free money can still be squandered. Without this free money, every tael of silver in the court must be carefully calculated. They would rather provide disaster relief afterwards than do this again, unless the national treasury has such a surplus every year...
At the Marquis Mansion in Xiping, Yunnan, Mu Ying was waiting in front of the house. She kept looking up and up, and finally saw the thin figure riding a green donkey, with soldiers guarding him behind him.
Mu Ying stepped forward and asked, "Is Mr. Yang okay?"
"The Marquis made a mistake. I'm fine. The small wound has healed." Yang Siyi got off the green donkey and said with a smile, "Now the Marquis knows how worried I was at the rear when you were charging in armor."
Mu Ying felt relieved after seeing that he could still joke: "How can it be the same? Ying is a warrior, and it is his duty to fight in battle. You are a man who governs the people, so you should not take such risks."
The two of them politely introduced each other into the mansion and sat on the prepared banquet. Mu Ying sighed: "The Han Dynasty studied the building of the ship, the Tang Dynasty marked the iron pillar, the Song Dynasty wielded the jade ax, and the Yuan crossed the leather bag. Until now, Yunnan has
It is really not easy to come under the rule of the Han people. For this eternal plan, Mr. Yang still has to take care of himself and not take risks like this."
Yang Siyi touched the wound on his shoulder and said: "Nanzhao, Dali's history books written in Bo script for hundreds of years, we have collected and burned all the classics, but there are still a few wealthy families who have kept the books. We originally wanted to marry them.
I tried to persuade them face to face. After all, they have a high prestige among the local people, but I didn’t expect that the Dong family would actually have the spirit of being willing to live in ruins.”
"I have sent Feng Cheng and Fu Zhong to lead the troops to kill them and other clansmen, and their heads were cast in the capital to terrify them."
Yang Siyi thought for a while and said: "The execution of the clan is enough. Zhujingguan is a little more than that, so let's leave it at that. Those families have begun to waver and have started to exchange letters with me. If they are forced too much, it will not be beautiful."
"Thinking about it, I still need a general to take in two concubines."
Mu Ying hesitated for a moment and said: "I still have to write a letter to ask for permission from the Holy Father and His Highness. Without permission, we really cannot be related to the place by marriage."
"I will also report to the court. Your Majesty and His Majesty both have great faith in the Marquis. His words revealed that he wants the Marquis to guard Yunnan for a long time. Such a small matter is necessary and will not be denied."
"I don't dare to live up to the emperor's kindness, but if I can succeed, I won't refuse. Not to mention marrying a concubine, even if I am wrapped in horse leather, I will gladly do so."