The next day at the court meeting, Yun Dingxing took the initiative to stand up and asked to be exempted from the money the civilian husband had to pay for purchasing tools. He made a rough calculation and found that it was about 600,000 yuan, maybe more.
Wei Jin, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, stood up and said: "Others say that a broken leg from the Ministry of Civil Affairs costs more than 600,000 yuan. If you say it will be waived, do you think Yun Shaoqing thinks that the money from the treasury belongs to your family?"
Yun Dingxing said: "After repeated inspections, the treasury now has a large balance. The people in the north are exhausted due to continuous labor use. Wei Gong should support some measures to benefit the people."
"The Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of the national treasury, and there is no room for error in each expenditure," Wei Jin said: "When we move the abacus, every particle must be weighed and considered over and over again. Yun Shaoqing opened his mouth.
It’s just 600,000, doesn’t that sound a lot?”
In the early days of the Sui Dynasty, the calculation tool was called suanchi, which was calculated by placing small wooden sticks in a certain shape, like this: 〣, 〦, 〨, 〨...
Yang Ming thought it was too rough, so when he was very young, he used a pile of pebbles to show the appearance of an abacus and the carrying method in front of his teacher Xiao Gai, a doctor from the Imperial College, and deliberately let Xiao Gai see it.
As a result, Xiao Gai, together with Zhang Weixuan, the Taishi Ling of the Secretariat Province, Dr. Liu Zhuo, Wang Xiaotong, Zhen Zu and others, actually invented the abacus.
The abacus that just came out had a base plate on the back, and the carrying method was very backward, so Yang Ming secretly wrote down the formula for abacus addition and subtraction behind the base plate. Now that it was done, these people started to fight for it, and they all said that the formula was his.
It was written, but later the commotion was too big, so Liu Zhuo was dismissed from office.
Therefore, abacus has existed for fifteen years in the Sui Dynasty, and it has begun to become popular among the people.
When Wei Jin finished saying this, he looked at the other two elders of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Cui Zhongfang, the minister, and Pei Yun, the censor and minister.
Cui Zhongfang looked at his eyes, nose and heart, while Pei Yun had no expression on his face.
Cui Zhongfang knew that Yun Dingxing was left alone by the prince last night. As a result, at today's court meeting, Yun Dingxing came up with such an idea. Needless to say, it must have been the prince's instruction. So why should I get involved?
As for Pei Yun, he is more cautious. He still doesn't understand what's going on, so it's better not to say anything.
Wei Jin felt something was wrong. I don't belong to the Ministry of Civil Affairs alone. You two are pretending to be deaf and dumb. What do you mean?
At this time, Yun Dingxing continued:
"The loss of tools during road construction is a huge number. A pickaxe or a spade is nothing to the court, but it is what the people rely on to make a living. I think that by reducing this item, I can show your majesty and the prince's kindness.
Love for the people.”
After saying this, Wei Jin looked at Yang Ming, observing the changes in Yang Ming's expression.
At this time, Yang Ming also looked at Wei Jin and asked: "How much is the current balance of the national treasury?"
Before Wei Jin had time to speak, Cui Zhongfang said first:
"Prince, the national treasury currently has 31.25 million guan. Putting aside all the budget expenses that have been reported this year, there should be a balance of 14.5 million guan. According to the system, 7 million is the national treasury.
The emergency reserve cannot be touched, so the available balance is 7.45 million guan."
Yang Ming nodded and said, "Is it appropriate to allocate 600,000 yuan to Taifu Temple to make up for this shortfall?"
"Of course it's appropriate," Cui Zhongfang said: "The prince cares about the people, so this money should be spent."
Wei Jin wished he could go over and kick him over. Old man, have you received any news in advance? Why don't you just say hello to me, just wink?
So he quickly turned the wheel and stood up and said: "The prince's kindness is really a blessing to the people."
"Then it's settled," Yang Ming looked at Yun Dingxing and said: "For specific matters, you can discuss with the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In everything, the priority is to reduce the pressure on the people. The Hebei family knows that the people are in difficulty, and some people don't seem to want to reduce or reduce debts.
Understand the suffering of the people."
One compliment and one belittle.
Wei Jin's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Yang Ming was scolding him.
Cui Zhongfang took the opportunity and hurriedly said some good words for the family, probably those two sentences, about relieving the king's worries, cherishing the people, and so on.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, the three elders of the Ministry of Civil Affairs left together to discuss appropriation matters on the road.
Not long after Cui Zhongfang returned to Beijing, he asked the two people beside him:
"I think that although the prince is young, he is rigorous in handling affairs, mature and capable, resourceful and good at making decisions. It is a blessing for the country to be the crown prince."
You haven't seen the cruel side of people yet. You just came back, so you should gain experience slowly. Pei Yun nodded and said:
"But he is not an ordinary person. The prince came to the court to attend the meeting. He seems to be fifteen years old, right?"
Wei Jin shook his head and said: "No, at the age of fifteen he only participated in court meetings sporadically. He officially participated in the meeting at the age of seventeen. When the prince came of age, he went to Jingzhou to serve as the general manager. Almost two years later, he came back to serve as the governor of the province and concurrently as the right officer.
The leading general is now twenty-three years old. In six years, the prince has done a lot of great things."
"I don't know the prince very well, and I will have to rely on you two from now on. Please remember to remind me when it is critical," Cui Zhongfang said with a smile.
Remind Ni Ma Tou, have you reminded me today? Wei Jin smiled and said: "That's natural."
At this time, a chamberlain came over and called Pei Yun away, saying that the prince had invited him.
Cui Zhongfang quickly pulled Pei Yun's sleeve and whispered: "If the prince has important instructions for the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Doctor Pei must inform him in time."
Pei Yun smiled and nodded, then followed the waiter and left.
"I said, you write," in the palace, besides Yang Ming, there was also the newly-appointed Minister of Internal Affairs, Wang Wei.
Yu Shiji always hindered Lu Chu, making it difficult for the latter to move forward in the Internal History Province, so Yang Ming asked his father to kick Yu Shiji out and replace him with Wang Wei, who was born in the Wang family of Langya.
After Pei Yun came in, he did not interrupt, but listened quietly.
"Ordnance is an important weapon of the country. It has suffered a lot of losses over the years. Taifu Temple cannot move around quickly enough to meet the needs. However, the smelting kiln is old and the technological bottleneck is difficult to overcome. My son Xiao Xiao said that the national treasury is in trouble. I asked Yu Wenxi to hire a private smelting kiln.
, to dig mines in Zhongtiao to make up for the shortage of inventory and prepare for future needs..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Pei Yun was listening and probably understood.
Private equity, Wenxi, Zhongtiao, this should be the purpose of the prince calling him here.
After Wang Wei finished writing, he handed it over to Yang Ming for reading, then sealed it and sent it to Luoyang.
"Sit down, sit down, don't stand," Yang Ming asked Pei Yun to sit down, then asked the waiter to serve tea, and said with a smile:
"Pei Gong is not here, there are some things I need to discuss with you."
Pei Yun nodded and said, "But what did Your Highness just say about the private sale of the kiln?"
"That's right," Yang Ming said with a smile, "I always need to say hello to you."
Pei Yun hurriedly waved his hand: "Your Highness is too outspoken. The Pei family is very brave towards you. You can do whatever you want in Wenxi. The Pei family will definitely support you fully."
The daughter of the head of the family is married to you, but you are the son-in-law of our Pei family. If we don’t support you, who will we support?
Yang Ming knew that what the other party said was just for show, and he had to make it clear about interests. Besides, Pei Yun's status in the Pei family was not good at all. He was not even as good as Pei Xizai in the clan, let alone Pei Renji.
When it comes to family interests, Pei Ju has to think carefully.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Some things still need to be made clear. I am building a mine and refining kiln. It is originally a private investment, so I intend to let the Pei family participate. I heard Ayun say that you have many mines in Wenxi?"
Pei Yun nodded and said: "To be fair to Your Highness, there are, but I don't know the exact number."
Yang Ming said: "Let's discuss it with the people in the clan. You raise 500,000 yuan, and I will prepare the rest. Counting Dugu Huaien, the three of us will cooperate."
Why should he be counted? Who the heck is he? Pei Yun asked curiously: "General Dugu also has this intention?"
"He proposed the matter, and I also intend to let him participate. Of course, he holds an important position and cannot go to Hedong," Yang Ming said with a smile: "This kind of thing still has to be left to experts, we just
It’s just a capital contribution.”
Pei Yun nodded and said: "Okay, I will discuss it with the clan members as soon as possible and give His Highness an answer as soon as possible."
"Okay, then go ahead and get busy," Yang Ming raised his hand.
Zhongtiao Mountain in the Hedong area is the closest to the capital and is where the largest mineral veins are distributed. Along the entire Zhongtiao Mountain, Taifu Temple has at least a dozen mines, but Wenxi has none.
Why? The old Pei family is blocking it.
Whatever the imperial court wants to do in a local area, it is useless if the local wealthy people do not agree.
This kind of obstruction is not done openly, but behind the scenes. For example, a mine has just been built, and bandits come looking for trouble every day. They will burn your barracks and kill your craftsmen at every turn. You send officers and soldiers to arrest you, eh~
~~Can’t catch it yet.
Over time, the mine in that place will be abandoned. Once the Pei family takes over, there will be no bandits left.
This is local power.
Officials who have always been appointed to Hedong, no matter how big or small you are, if you have no acquaintances in Pei, Liu, or Xue, your official position will be worse than nothing, unless you are a direct descendant of the royal family like Yang Ming.
Even for a relative like Dou Qing, in his first year as governor, he first had to visit the elders of the three families and establish good relations with them.
Just like this, if someone is slightly unhappy, Dou Qing, the prefect, will not be able to do it well.
However, there is no problem with Yang Ming. Pei Shuying is the daughter of Pei Ju, and she was born in Wenxi. She is a pure and orthodox direct descendant and has sufficient weight.
And now that Yang Ming has complete control over the Hedong Military Mansion, whoever dares to cause trouble among the three families will definitely be itchy.
After handling some more government affairs, Yang Ming returned to the East Palace to visit Chen Shuyi.
This girl, Yang Yinjiang, and Pei Shuying are the three women who are most important to Yang Ming. Now she is the only one who has no children, so Yang Ming is very happy about her pregnancy.
Give birth to a daughter. I really don’t want any more sons. It seems like one more son means one more trouble.
Chen Shuyi's direct grandmother, Liu Jingyan, is also here. This old woman was born in Dongjuanfang of the Liu family in Hedong. Her ancestors were the most powerful people in the Liu family during the entire Northern and Southern Dynasties, let alone generals.
Come on, there are many of the Three Masters and Three Masters.