"If you want to be rich, raise more pigs and build more roads!"
puff!
Zhu Yunxi was drinking tea and almost choked on a mouthful of water.
Zhu Gaochi glared at Lian Zining, the fat on his face trembling.
"Raising pigs is good!" Lian Zining seemed to be intoxicated with his wonderful ideas about people's livelihood. He didn't realize that the people around him looked a little strange, and continued, "Hasn't Hongshu been promoted in the past few years? Chen's hometown is in Huangjia Village, Jiangxi Province.
, it was originally a poor place, and I am also a student from a poor family. In the early years, people had nothing to eat, so there was nothing to raise large animals. Even the landlords only raised a few chickens. They were so thin that they were not much bigger than a quail!
"
"Last year, my cousin wrote a letter saying that sweet potatoes are grown on the mountain, and the leaves of the sweet potato seedlings can be used to feed pigs. Nowadays, every household has a vegetable garden in front of the door and a pigsty behind the door. My cousin also said that when the Chinese New Year comes, let me go back
Go home and eat pork!”
As he said that, he suddenly felt his foot being stepped on.
When he looked up, it was Yan Zhenzhi, the censor of the left governor, who kept winking at him. He didn't understand it at first, "It's true! Pork is good meat. Su Dongpo also wrote this when he was sent to Huangzhou
...." At this point, he immediately reacted.
He stood there, stunned and speechless.
For a moment, I said I was happy, that I was smooth-talking, and that I was stupid.
The Ming Dynasty did not prohibit people from talking about pigs, but it was among the people. In the palace and in the court, as ministers, they still had to avoid the emperor...
"I made a mistake!" Lian Zining leaned over and saluted.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and nodded, "From relief for work to canal trade, from trade to people's livelihood, so good!" He said three good words in a row and praised, "Insighted, thoughtful, planning, and far-sighted.
To live up to the honor I promised you, I will give you seven days off during the Chinese New Year and allow you to go home and eat pork!"
At this time, Zhang Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, said, "I agree with Lian Shangshu's proposal to build roads first!" After saying that, he sighed, "In recent years, the imperial court has invested countless money in maritime transportation and coastal defense..." said
At this point, he looked at the emperor's face again and changed his words, "Building roads is a good thing that benefits the people. I second my opinion!"
"I also second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
All the ministers in the palace nodded.
Building roads is very difficult, especially in this era when people are needed in addition to money. The Huaibei flood is a rare opportunity.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Then which road should be built? Do you have a plan in mind?"
"Xuzhou Ancient Road!" Lian Zining said loudly without waiting for others to speak, "Since the prosperous Tang Dynasty, a lot of money has been spent to build the Xuzhou Ancient Road. "Yuanhe County Map Chronicle" records that this road reaches Sizhou in the south and is 500 meters long.
Ninety miles, 143 miles to Peixian County to the northwest, and 175 miles to Feng County!"
"This road is only 150 miles away from Suzhou. Suzhou borders Bengbu to the south, Huaibei to the west, and is adjacent to Shangqiu and Heze!"
"Building this road will connect Yan and Henan together. Moreover, this road and the canal are also connected, so you can switch between water and land at any time!"
"Moreover, the mainland from Xuzhou to the south not only passes through Suzhou, but also Chuzhou, Fengyang and other places where I am headed towards Longxing, and it also connects to Pukou and goes directly to Gyeonggi!"
"This road is not only geographically important, but also has good luck in all kinds of materials. It happens to be next to the canal. When the road construction began, the work-for-relief policy greatly reduced the pressure on the court to relieve the victims. The people in the cities along the way also benefited from the construction work.
The road has benefited somewhat!"
"Even if the court still has to spend a lot of money in the end, it is for the people, for the people! After the repairs are completed, both land and water can travel thousands of miles to Youyan, and the land of Huaibei will also have a new look!"
All the ministers in the palace nodded in approval secretly.
Road building is not a matter of just slapping your head and making a road. Otherwise, why would the ancients spend astronomical amounts of money to build the north and south continents such as the Xuzhou Ancient Road!
First, it is beneficial to fellow travelers, as this is the shortest and fastest way.
Second, it is convenient to govern.
Third, taxes.
It is conceivable that if this road is repaired, the annual city gate taxes of the cities along the way will be a large sum.
"I have also heard about this!" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, "It is said that the starting point of the Xuzhou Ancient Road is at the East Bank Station in the east of Xuzhou City. The East Bank Station is at the foot of Zifang Mountain in Xuzhou. It is said that the tomb of Marquis Liu is next to it!"
, he smiled, "And this road also passes through Peixian County, Your Majesty... Speaking of which, Peixian County is still the place of our ancestral home!"
The ancestral home of the Zhu family was really Peixian County, and they later moved to Sizhou, and then Fengyang...
"The road must be built, otherwise Huaibei will continue to be poor!" Lian Zining looked at the emperor, looking forward to the emperor's final decision.
Speaking of which, Huaibei was the richest place in the world during the Tang Dynasty. The reason why it became what it is today, apart from wars, is because the roads were abandoned and many people forgot about it.
This is what happened in China. No one cares about lonely cities or people, so let them remain lonely. Because revitalizing a lonely place is thankless. Rebuilding is far inferior to building a new one. There is gratitude in building a new building, but there is trouble in rebuilding.
Zhu Yunxi was very happy because he had always been the one telling his ministers what to do.
But this time, it was the ministers who took the initiative to tell him, the emperor, what to do. Moreover, they also put forward strong evidence and plans. The most important thing is that apart from the struggle between bureaucrats, Zhu Yunxi is really rare.
We have seen how concerned the central officials are about the livelihood of ordinary people.
"When you said that, I also remembered it!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "When I was studying in Wenhua Palace, the bachelor once talked about this road. Su Dongpo called this road Shifoshan South Road, and he even wanted to build it in Xuzhou for a time.
Buy hundreds of acres of land nearby and live in seclusion, haha!"
As he said that, he looked at Lian Zining, "I guess this idea has been in Aiqing's mind for a day or two, right?"
"As a minister of the Ming Dynasty!" Lian Zining bowed his head and said, "I am fed by the emperor and supported by the people, and I always think about leaving something in the world! Since I took charge of the Ministry of Industry, every time I look at the whole map of the world,
I can't help but wonder, if the roads here were better, the people's lives would be better. If there were roads there, those chieftains wouldn't rebel..."
"Okay!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and nodded, "Very good! That's great! I, the Ming Dynasty, want courtiers like you!" He said with a smile, "That road has been abandoned for a long time, tell me, what is it?
Should we build it according to the original route or redesign the route?"
"Just build it along the original route!" Lian Zining said, "from Xuzhou to Huaibei, and from Huaibei to Yanyu. The villages along the way were all post stations and beacon towers as early as the Tang Dynasty. Many of them were wells in the villages.
, it is still the Yinma Pond hundreds of years ago. I personally visited it and found that the road is deserted, but the roadbed is still there. If you dig down two meters deep, you will find long strips of stone more than one meter wide!"
As he said that, he suddenly paused, glanced at Zhu Yunxi, and said hesitantly, "We have the manpower to build the ancient road again, but it costs..."
"Don't worry about money!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hand, "I will find a way for you!"
The national treasury may be a little stretched, but the emperor's private treasury is full again!
Those bastards like Tang Jing and Wang Ning naturally had their property confiscated from his private treasury as the emperor. They had a lot of property from the private salt business over the years.
There are also officials involved in the Lianghuai Salt Transport, who also have a lot of money.
The big ones are the salt merchants who were implicated, and all of them are fat and oily.
I dare not say more, but I can still get a few million!
"Do what you can, tut tut!"
Looking at Zhu Yunxi's large package, Zhu Gaochi felt a little disgusted. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind, "What on earth did Deng Ping and Zhuo Zi say just now? You haven't revealed a word for so long. Damn it."