Ming Dynasty: Huddle in Beiping Dangzhi County Text Volume Chapter 254 Everything in LifeLatest website: After hearing this, Zhu Di pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "Guo Qing, do you know that your father has issued an edict,
Strictly stipulates that all citizens must abide by their own profession...and if there are people who do not work in farming but only work in the fields, they will be regarded as refugees and they will be arrested."
Guo An sighed softly in his heart. This was the last thing he wanted to face, but he had to face it.
Lao Zhu’s household registration system is really too strict.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty is wise, and we must abide by His Majesty's will.
However, if those farmers can still have some work and earn more money after planting their fields, this will be a great merit.
If His Majesty blames it, Your Majesty will understand it if he explains it carefully."
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "Father will definitely understand this matter."
Guo An thoughtfully said: "Then His Highness is worried that those gentry will cause trouble in order to maintain their status?"
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di looked at Guo An and said slowly, "We just realized today that all Guo Qing's actions in the past few years are preparations for improving the status of craftsmen and merchants!"
Guo An was shocked and said: "Your Highness is wise.
However, Weichen is not dedicated to improving their status.
Wei Chen directly felt that if you want your horse to run fast, you have to feed it.
Craftsmen and merchants are of great benefit to the country and cannot be suppressed all the time.
If their status is slightly higher, the country can develop faster and better."
Zhu Di said solemnly: "Guo Qing is not afraid that if this statement spreads, he will be suppressed and abused by the officials in the world?"
Guo An smiled and said: "I dare to ask Your Highness, is the farm's good rice good? Is the cement effective? Is the grenade bomb easy to use? Is the transparent glass easy to use?"
“It’s really easy to use!”
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "However, in the eyes of those wealthy scholars, these objects are far less important than their status."
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I would like to ask you whether these items are easy to use?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Each of these objects is extremely important to us."
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That’s right!”
Guo An smiled softly, "I wonder which one is more important in His Highness' heart, those aristocratic families or these objects?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then pointed directly at Guo An, laughing and scolding: "You're such a thief Guo!
Don’t worry, if any aristocratic family dares to cause trouble for you, we will destroy them directly.”
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An bowed gratefully, and then said: "However, please rest assured, Your Highness, I am just giving it a try first to see if any of our gentry from Beiping Mansion want to start doing business with Prince Yan's Mansion. However, I didn’t expect that there are several more.
In this way, Wei Chen feels relieved.
Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. As long as there is a family of gentry that can accept the idea of a humble minister, there will be more gentry families..."
"Guo Qing wants to moisturize things quietly and slowly assimilate those gentry?"
"Your Highness, what you said is wrong. I just used Prince Yan's Mansion as an example to set an example for the gentry and small clans."
"It's just that the root of this matter still lies with my father. My father valued the gentry and underestimated the merchants and craftsmen."
"Your Majesty, it's just that your Majesty didn't see how much contribution craftsmen and merchants could make to the Ming Dynasty.
If Your Majesty really despises craftsmen, there will be no Tao Wanhu, nor will there be Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others who are the eighth-grade Di Gonglang."
"In this way, Guo Qing can do whatever he wants. Our Yan Palace is entrenched in Beiping. There are no big gentry families in Beiping Palace, and we are not afraid of any big gentry families."
"Thank you for your trust, Your Highness."
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Return to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Di then summoned He Zhong, the general manager of the house, Gong Zhengxu Yun, Chang Shisi and other officials.
In fact, the biggest manager of all the caravans in Prince Yan's house now is He Zhong.
Most of the people who keep accounts belong to the long history scribes.
This combination of accountant and cashier does not lead to any big corruption.
However, cases like Sun Chengdu's case of defrauding corrupt farmers are still unavoidable.
When everyone saw Zhu Di with a livid face, their hearts sank subconsciously.
Immediately afterwards, when he saw Sun Chengdu kneeling on the ground, his face full of fear and bruised and swollen, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
"I am here to see you, Your Highness!"
"Meet your Highness, little man!"
"Humph!"
Zhu Di looked at He Zhong, Chang Shisi and the other scribes and asked coldly.
"Do you know this person?"
A scribe quickly replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, this matter is about the caravan manager, Sun Chengdu, who went to the villages below Wanping County to purchase various goods!"
"Where can I find this person's account books?"
"Go back to Your Highness, the Chief Secretary!"
"Take it quickly!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
As the clerk ran out quickly, Sun Chengdu collapsed to the ground, his eyes full of despair.
Soon, the scribe walked in holding two account books.
"Your Highness, these account books are from Sun Chengdu's purchase of various goods in Wanping County this year."
Zhu Di gestured to Guo An on the side: "Guo Qing, give us a good review."
"Obey!"
The scribe quickly handed the account book to Guo An.
Guo An was not interested in reviewing the two account books one finger thick and turned directly to the last few pages.
Sure enough, all the crushed peppers and pepper seeds were collected according to Yiguanqian and Siguanqian.
"Your Highness, Sun Chengdu has collected more than 400 kilograms of crushed peppers and 16 kilograms of pepper seeds in the past few days.