Chapter 387 Yao Guangxiao: A sunny and cheerful boy!
Monks cannot hold positions in the court. This is a rule set by Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, but rules are dead and people are alive. Although Liu Bowen felt that he could not control Yao Guangxiao, he was indeed a talent. It was precisely because of his
Out of appreciation for his talents, he recommended him to Zhu Han. Otherwise, with Liu Bowen's cautious and self-protective character, would he have waded into this troubled water?
Seeing Yao Guangxiao again, Liu Bowen discovered that today's Yao Guangxiao was completely different from yesterday's, not because of his clothes, but because of his different temperament.
Before being taken away by Zhu Han, Yao Guangxiao had a sense of hostility in his body, which he suppressed, so Yao Guangxiao looked particularly serious, unsmiling, and had a feeling that he should not approach strangers.
But today, Yao Guangxiao's anger seems to have been wiped away, and his whole person has become much brighter.
It seems... Zhu Han has given him a lot of benefits.
Liu Bowen looked at the current Yao Guangxiao and expressed that he was very satisfied. With Zhu Han taking care of him, he didn't have to worry about his talents being nowhere to be used.
Before Yao Guangxiao could speak, Liu Bowen said: "It can be seen that the King of England is very considerate to you, a little monk. It is gratifying that you can bring about such a big change overnight."
"Without Prime Minister Liu's recommendation, how could I be where I am today?"
Yao Guangxiao held the wine and meat in his hand and said, "I'm here to thank Prime Minister Liu today. Please don't dislike it."
"Haha, what do I have to dislike?"
Liu Bowen laughed and looked at Yao Guangxiao, "I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo. If you Daoyan can come today, it will make my yard full of glory. Haha... I think the King of England has already completed the construction work of Yanjing City."
, I’ll leave it to you to participate, right?”
"yes."
Yao Guangxiao put down his wine and meat and said seriously: "I think the main purpose of King Ying and His Majesty building Yanjing City is not to show the majesty of the city, but to use the opportunity of building the city to boost the northern economy and benefit the people.
So in order to boost this main purpose, more must be done.”
After Yao Guangxiao arrived in Yingtian and found Liu Bowen, Liu Bowen never mentioned the construction of Yanjing City to him, but he could analyze Zhu Han's thoughts so clearly, which made Liu Bowen couldn't help but ask: "How do you know about Yingjing City?"
What did Wang think? And... how did you get the news that Yanjing was going to build a city?"
"Your Majesty will divide the kingdoms in the Ming Dynasty, and rename the place where our Han people live to Huaxia. The capital of the Ming Dynasty will be moved to Yanjing. This news has spread in Yingtian Mansion. I already knew it when I first arrived in Yingtian, and in the north of Yanjing
It is no secret that the imperial palace is being built in Beijing. Many businessmen have already sensed the business opportunities and started to go north."
After Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, he continued to talk about his speculation about Zhu Han's purpose: "As for the construction of Yanjing City, I only learned about it after meeting the Queen of England yesterday. The reason why the construction of a palace suddenly turned into the construction of a city is not difficult to guess.
"
Speaking of this, Yao Guangxiao looked at Liu Bowen and said excitedly: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the decrees set by the King of England and His Majesty have all taken care of the people, equally divided the acres of land, prohibited the nobles from occupying the acres, and replaced the land with work.
Relief, money was taken from the national treasury to subsidize the working people. The roads of the Ming Dynasty have now been built in the countryside and at the doorsteps of the people's homes. The people's lives are getting richer and richer... This series of practices all embody four words:
Hidden wealth among the people!”
Hiding wealth among the people?
These four words are well said!
Liu Bowen couldn't help but applaud Yao Guangxiao. This monk is really a genius!
Know how to use all the information obtained to analyze a matter... Seeing Yao Guangxiao's excited look, Liu Bowen couldn't help but wonder, had he been wrong before? Why did Yao Guangxiao seem to be in the same group as him?
The first thing that comes to mind is the common people, which is not something that a demonic monk can think of.
Just when Liu Bowen was doubting his previous judgment, he heard Yao Guangxiao continue to say: "Your Majesty and the King of England are worthy of raising their troops from monks. Everyone is like a dragon, and they are in the Pure Land of Paradise... In the Ming Dynasty, where is the need to go to the Western Paradise? In the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to go to the Western Paradise.
It will be realized in the Ming Dynasty."
"..."
Liu Bowen's face darkened and he completely forgot about his previous evaluation of Yao Guangxiao.
This bald donkey still thinks about what the monk did!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han abandoned the temple so much, couldn't he still see the reason clearly?
Monks are bringing disaster to the country and the people!
If allowed to develop, they will be no less harmful than the local nobles!
He reminded Liu Bowen with a dark face: "Daoyan, you have returned to secular life now, so stop talking about the things in the temple. The King of England does not recognize it! Your Majesty does not recognize it! Neither do I!"
If Yao Guangxiao had not been introduced to Zhu Han, he might have refuted Liu Bowen, but now he has changed from a stern monk to a sunny and cheerful boy. Hearing Liu Bowen's reminder, Yao Guangxiao immediately smiled
He said: "I know, I know, the Western Bliss mentioned in the temple has a strong utilitarian nature. They are trying to deceive the people of their offerings, but the Ming Dynasty is different. They seek benefits for the people without asking for anything in return."
Yao Guangxiao spoke so thoroughly that Liu Bowen didn't know if he was just perfunctory or if he really wanted to understand, but it was useless to remind him at this time. If Yao Guangxiao did not change his true thoughts, no matter how much he said, it would be useless.
To thank Liu Bowen, Yao Guangxiao did not drink even though he was carrying wine and meat. He had to meet Zhu Han in the afternoon. In order to avoid losing his temper, he suppressed the alcohol bug in his stomach and went back after lunch honestly.
In the afternoon, I came to the Prince's Palace and saw Zhu Han flying a kite with his son Zhu Kai. On the huge lawn, Zhu Kai chased Zhu Han and had a great time. He stretched out his hand to ask for the kite string, but Zhu Han refused to give it. Zhu Kai
Even if it was hung on Zhu Han, the kite string could not be retrieved.
Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Han having fun and felt that Zhu Han wanted to play with the kite and Zhu Kai just came to join in the fun.
"I didn't expect that the King of England is also a pure man."
Yao Guangxiao did not disturb Zhu Han who was having fun and stood aside waiting.
Zhu Han saw Yao Guangxiao and ignored him. When he was having fun, he handed the kite string to Zhu Kai and patted him on the butt: "Go and play by yourself."
It's really boring to play with a little boy, it's better to play with a girl.
Zhu Han's heart melted when he thought of the image of his eldest daughter Zhu Yun holding his neck and calling her daddy with a milky voice.
Walking to his seat, Zhu Han picked up the teapot and took a sip of water, then waved to Yao Guangxiao: "You've been standing there for so long and you still can't come over? I don't have that many rules here."
Yao Guangxiao lowered his head and responded: "Yes."
Zhu Han looked at Yao Guangxiao and asked, "Did you come to see me this morning?"
Yao Guangxiao immediately said: "Yes, they said you would only have time in the afternoon, so I had nothing to do in the morning, so I went to see Mr. Liu and talked about the construction of Yanjing City."
He originally thought that Zhu Han would ask what he and Liu Bowen had talked about, but Zhu Han seemed to have no intention of asking at all: "Well, if you have nothing to do, just go to Liu Bowen. Just do this well."
Then, Zhu Han continued: "You have just arrived, and you have nothing to do. Just go and complete the construction work of Yanjing City with peace of mind. Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen have other things to do in the court. They cannot go to Yanjing, so you can go to Yanjing."
Well, if you have a good relationship with the people there, it will be easier for you to work in the future."
"Well……"
This leaves all the work to me, right?
Yao Guangxiao didn't expect that Zhu Han would be so casual in employing people. He just followed Zhu Han for a day and asked himself to be responsible for such a big thing?
Even if you are trusted again, you won’t be trusted like this, right?
Yao Guangxiao wanted to do something to prove his worth, but he didn't expect that he would be trusted so much to oversee the creation of the future capital of the Ming Dynasty. What an honor it would be?
How many people wanted to participate in it, but now it has become Yao Guangxiao's pioneering work... Faced with such a huge temptation of glory, Yao Guangxiao himself hesitated and said to Zhu Han hesitantly: "Your Highness, I, I
What should I do if I don’t do it well? I’m worried that I will betray your trust, Your Highness.”
"If it was built wrong, it needs to be demolished and rebuilt."
Zhu Han said it was just like sprinkling water, but Yao Guangxiao knew how much it would cost.
If it was built incorrectly and it was demolished and rebuilt, how much more would it cost?
Even if Zhu Han wanted to hide wealth among the people, could the Ming Dynasty's treasury afford such reckless spending?
Who would have known that Zhu Han's next words made Yao Guangxiao immediately speechless: "The funds for reconstruction will be deducted from your salary."
"..."
I built it wrong, do I have to pay?
Isn’t this just using your own money to do public business?
If it was really rebuilt...not to mention how many times, even if it was only rebuilt once, Yao Guangxiao would have to work for Lao Zhu's family for free for more than ten lifetimes.
But Zhu Han had already arranged this matter, and any refusal would be a slap in Zhu Han's face. Yao Guangxiao had no choice but to accept the task, and after bidding farewell to Zhu Han the next day, he hurried north to Yanjing.
Zhu Han accepted a retainer, but he didn't teach him anything at all, he just arranged the work... But even for such a position, countless people struggled to get it, but Yao Guangxiao did it effortlessly.
It must be said that the influence of historical celebrities is still very huge.
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As for what Yao Guangxiao was worried about, whether there was enough money in the Ming Dynasty treasury to build Yanjing City, it was completely blind.
At the residence of the Chief Minister of Japan, Fang Guozhen saw the order from the Ming Dynasty.
The order is very simple. This year, Japan will contribute 30 million taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty.
Silver is not yet a silver coin.
There was no right to mint money on the Japanese island, so they could only burn the mined silver ore into silver ingots, then transport them to the Ming Dynasty, and then mint them into silver coins at the local mint under the Ministry of Finance of the Ming Dynasty.
Thirty million taels of silver, double the production last year.
Fang Guozhen didn't take it seriously when he saw it. After writing down a sentence, he gave it directly to the students on Iwami Silver Mountain to do.
He doesn’t want the process, he just wants the results.
When Shi Jian Yin Shan Liu Bin and Zhou Lin saw Fang Guozhen's order, they showed bitter expressions on their faces.
If Mengdi doubles its output, how many more manpower will it require?
Nowadays, the mining of Shijian Yinshan has reached saturation, but the Ming Dynasty suddenly put down such a heavy task. How could they complete it?
But Fang Guozhen was an unreasonable person. The sentence behind the Ming Dynasty's order, "Don't look at the process, just the results" is enough to show Fang Guozhen's attitude.
How is it done?
Liu Bin and Zhou Lin thought about it over and over, but could not find a solution to the problem. In the end, they had no choice but to turn to their classmate and friend Sha Qiliang for help.
It has been nearly four years since Sha Qiliang and the other three came to Ming Dynasty. Sha Qiliang has resisted at the beginning and gradually accepted the various hell-like tragedies on the Japanese island. Now he can face them calmly.
The three of them came to the Japanese island. Fang Guozhen fell in love with Sha Qiliang at first sight and kept him by his side to deal with the affairs on the Japanese island. Fang Guozhen trusted Sha Qiliang very much. In addition, Fang Guozhen was not good at governance, so
Sha Qiliang is more like the top leader of the Japanese Chief Administrative Department.
Zhou Lin and Liu Bin also became the main persons in charge of Shijian Yinshan. They came to see Sha Qiliang together. After explaining the reason, Sha Qiliang couldn't help but frowned: "The imperial court suddenly asked us to increase the amount of silver."
The mining is enough to prove that our court is going to make big moves again."
"Brothers, this is a good thing. Our Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, and the greater our influence on the surrounding areas, especially our Japanese island. This is the first line of defense to the east of our Ming Dynasty. The strength of our Ming Dynasty is enough to give us a more stable control.
Japanese island."
When Sha Qiliang gradually analyzed the reason for the sudden order from Ming Dynasty, Sha Qiliang's frown relaxed, with excitement in his expression: "Brothers, we must complete this matter, and we must do our best.
Overachieved.”
Liu Bin and Zhou Lin couldn't help but smile bitterly when they heard Sha Qiliang's words.
Zhou Lin said to Sha Qiliang: "Brother Sha, you have never been to Iwami Silver Mountain, so you may not know much about the conditions inside. Now the mining volume of Iwami Silver Mountain has reached saturation, even if all the people on the island are
Even if we were sent there to mine, we wouldn’t be able to refine such silver.”
Then, Liu Bin and Zhou Lin told Sha Qiliang about the situation of Shijian Yinshan, and said that it was very good to be able to smelt 20 million taels of silver this year.
"Brother Liu, Brother Zhou, you two think about things too simply. The current dilemma is that the output cannot keep up, not other reasons. We can't just look for solutions right now. We can think of other solutions."
Sha Qiliang seemed to have thought of a solution to the problem. He looked at Zhou Lin and Liu Bin: "Think about it, what is the biggest advantage of Japan Island?"
What is it?
Liu Bin and Zhou Lin looked at each other, and then began to think... After thinking for a long time, they couldn't figure it out, leaving Sha Qiliang anxious.
These two classmates are quite capable. How come they have been training on the Japanese island for so long, and the more they live, the more they come back?
Sha Qiliang had no choice but to tell the answer himself: "You still can't figure it out? The biggest advantage of Japan Island is that it is close to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty!"
"What...what solution is this?"
Liu Bin spread his hands and expressed that he did not understand: "Can Ming still help us?"
"why not?"
Zhou Lin said he understood, and said to Sha Qiliang: "We have mature craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty. We just need to bring them to the Japanese island. As long as there are enough craftsmen, we can solve the problem of insufficient productivity."
Sha Qidian nodded: "Yes, think about it again, what do we have on the Japanese island?"
Liu Bin and Zhou Lin replied in unison: "Yinshan!"