The ministers in the palace were still arguing over whether the sea ban should be loosened or tightened. Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, turned a blind eye and flipped through the books in his hands, looking for the sentences quoted by the ministers in the debate below. 1 want
Huang Jin, who was waiting next to him, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the anger of the Holy Emperor gradually subsided.
Soon Emperor Jiajing read the section that the ministers had cited. After reading it, he seemed to have a disdainful expression. Then he closed the book and watched the debate among the ministers with great interest.
If you fight well, how can I control you if you don't fight?
Under the gaze of Emperor Jiajing, these ministers were even more excited, blushing and citing various supporting materials for the strict prohibition or relaxation of the prohibition they advocated.
"Nowadays, whether we have border troubles or Japanese rebellion, or the recent unruly people in Shandong and other places gathered together to rebel, the reasons are actually related to the word "money". Without money, the frontier army's food, pay and logistics are tight, and they cannot resist the Mongols. I answer: Without money, the coastal armaments are tight and we cannot exterminate the Japanese pirates; without money, we cannot provide disaster relief when there are floods, droughts, and locust disasters. If our government has abundant money and food, we will be plagued by Japanese rebellion and other minor diseases, under the wise leadership of the Holy Spirit. "If you lay down your hands, the world will be at peace." An official in Yan Song's camp said loudly.
"What do you think?" An official from Li Mo's side answered.
"Reopening the shipping industry, the official tax system will be determined."
The official from Yan Song's camp said categorically, and then became more and more excited as he spoke, "On the way to the city, the tax revenue is twice as high as other systems. As far as the Southern Song Dynasty is concerned, the Southern Song Dynasty is a corner of peace, and the fertile land in the north is occupied by barbarians. But why did the Southern Song Dynasty It can last for more than a hundred years because the tax revenue generated by the shipping industry was a blood transfusion for the Southern Song Dynasty. As far as I know, during the Southern Song Dynasty, the shipping industry in Fujian and Guangzhou alone earned two million yuan in interest per year. If all the merchant ships are brought in, the interest earned per year will be tens of millions. The income of the merchant ships alone can double our tax revenue."
"It's ridiculous, the Japanese pirates are responsible for the disaster of Shibu. It has been public opinion for a long time. Let your flowers fall into the sky. For the sake of our safety, Shibu must not be reopened." Li Mo shook his sleeves and accused with a dark face.
Li Mo's sudden outburst made some people on Yan Song's side feel a little scared. Li Mo is a civil servant and has the power to promote officials. Mr. Yan Ge gave him three points of courtesy, let alone us.
"The profit from trading ships is the greatest. If we handle it properly, we can get millions of dollars. Wouldn't it be better to take it from the people? The Southern Song Dynasty was weak, and trading ships would not harm the security of the country, not to mention the benefits of our imperial soldiers."
Others were afraid of Li Mo, but Yan Shifan was not afraid at all. As soon as Li Mo finished speaking, he retorted with a sneer.
Emperor Jiajing was listening carefully at this moment. Emperor Jiajing was very interested in what the minister just said about the shipping income of the Song Dynasty. The annual income of the Ming Dynasty was only more than 20 million yuan. He did not expect that the Southern Dynasty, a Pian'an dynasty that only occupied the south, was , the annual income of the shipping company alone can reach tens of millions, which is almost equal to all the taxes paid by my Ming Dynasty for the whole year. What if our government also opened a shipping company?
Thinking of this, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but light up his eyes. If the taxes were doubled, let alone half, it would be much easier to manage the country by himself. In addition, if the taxes were increased, he would have more money to make elixirs. .
Ever since, the more Emperor Jiajing thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. In order to obtain more accurate data from the Southern Song Dynasty Shipping Department, Emperor Jiajing wrote another small note and asked Huang Jin to send someone to the Hanlin Academy. He asked the Hanlin Academy to send the Southern Song Dynasty City Shipping Department to the Hanlin Academy.
The relevant classics on the shipping company's income and the annual income of the Southern Song Dynasty are ready to be presented.
It was Xiao Huangmen who had just delivered the note. This time he hurried to the Hanlin Academy again with a small note written by Emperor Jiajing.
When Xiao Huangmen brought the small note to the Hanlin Academy, Yuan Wei's eyes were crooked.
In Yuan Wei's opinion, this small note must be like the one written by Emperor Jiajing last time, "Sweet and sour fish is better for rice." It is another small note praising Zhu Pingan, so he quickly found what the emperor was looking for.
It's natural to receive praise.
However, when Yuan Wei actually saw the words on the small note, he couldn't help but laugh.
What was written on the note was, "Search for information on the Shipping Department of the Southern Song Dynasty."
This is another time to look for classics.
Well, just now Zhu Ping'an had great luck. He happened to see the two books that the Holy Master was looking for. Not only did he escape the disaster, but he also secretly made great achievements.
Huh, this time we are looking for information about the Shipping Department of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is not that simple. There are so many ancient books in the Zangge. I don’t believe you, Zhu Pingan, have ever seen such information!
It’s up to you, Zhu Pingan, what to do this time?! Even the Holy Master didn’t specify this time, it’s up to you, Zhu Pingan, to do something.
Looking at the words on the small note, Yuan Wei finally felt relieved. His depression was swept away, replaced by a deep sense of relief.
Like last time, Yuan Wei once again followed Xiaohuangmen to the Cangge where Zhu Ping'an was, and many Hanlin officials came with him. Almost all the Hanlin officials who had done well last time came this time.
"Shibo Division, let me think about it, it seems that there is a book named Haitu Kanyu that has been recorded, but I don't know that this book is now in the corner of the Tibetan Pavilion." A Hanlin official gave it to Zhu Ping'an at Xiaohuang Gate.
After writing the small note, he suggested to Zhu Pingan.
"I also remember that there is a bound volume of the Southern Song Dynasty Taxation Strategy that seems to have recorded the taxation of the Shipping Department."
"There is also a book called Food and Goods of the Southern Song Dynasty. I seemed to have seen it on the second floor of the Cangge in the early years. It's just that it's been a long time and I can't remember which shelf it was in. I just remember it was on the east side of the second floor."
From time to time, people would give suggestions to Zhu Pingan's ears, and soon they would recommend more than n books. However, although many books were recommended, none of them knew that the books they recommended were lying in the corner of the Tibetan Pavilion.
Yuan Wei looked at this scene and smiled secretly, yes, that's right, that's it.
"Thank you, dear friends. If you don't mind, please sit down in the pavilion and have a cup of tea." Zhu Ping'an interrupted the voices of the scholars recommending academic qualifications, and invited them to go to the Tibetan Pavilion to have a cup of tea.
Drink tea?
Think we are stupid. If you invite us to drink tea now, you will definitely ask us to help you find it later. No, no.
As a result, the Hanlin officials declined one after another.
Seeing this, the corners of Yuan Wei's raised lips became even brighter.
However, before Yuan Wei's good mood lasted, he saw Zhu Ping'an repeating his last words and actions. He cupped his hands and said thank you before entering the Tibetan Pavilion again.
This time I also heard Zhu Pingan's footsteps going upstairs.
"Ahem, guess, Master Zhu happened to have seen a similar book again?"
The Hanlin officials looked at each other and couldn't accept it for a while. One Hanlin official couldn't help but said something with a blushing face.
It's impossible, it won't be such a coincidence every time. It's a fluke every time. How can you be lucky every time? Everyone agrees with this, and they think Zhu Pingan should, roughly, talk about it this time.
It makes sense, probably not.
However, not long after, Zhu Pingan came out holding a thick book.
Crow's mouth!
As a result, all the Hanlin officials looked at the Hanlin official who had spoken just now. They did not expect that Zhu Pingan could find him so easily as he said.
"This Yongle Dadian is the detailed information about the Shipping Company of the Southern Song Dynasty. I put a signature here, and at the beginning of the signature is the record of the Shipping Company of the Southern Song Dynasty. Thank you, sir." Zhu Pingan handed the book to the little boy with both hands.
Huangmen reminded Xiao Huangmen, pointing to a lotus with a necklace in the thick volume.
"Master Zhu, you're welcome, so let's go back to our family." Xiao Huangmen said politely after receiving the classics from Zhu Ping'an, and then left carefully holding the thick classics.
"Oh, I guessed that there must be a record of the Shibosi in the Yongle Grand Canon, so I tried to search for it according to the Hongwu rhyme and the picture, and I found it. There happened to be a record of the Shibosi in the Yongle Grand Canon, from the establishment of the organization to the
All income is provided every year.”
Zhu Pingan explained this to the curious Hanlin officials outside the door.
Uh, Yongle Dadian, yes, Yongle Dadian covers all things, so how could there be no Shibosi?
After hearing this, all the Hanlin officials suddenly realized that it could still be like this, and they were somewhat convinced by Zhu Ping'an's quick response.
Yuan Wei once again had a gloomy look on his face, and walked to his position, his face so gloomy that water could drip from his face. Such a boy can no longer stay in the Hanlin Academy!
If Emperor Jiajing was a little surprised just now, then when Xiao Huangmen returned to Xiyuan Hall with this volume of Yongle Ceremony, Emperor Jiajing was very surprised. He did not expect that the efficiency of the Hanlin Academy would become so outstanding.
, they are completely different from before.
If the last search only aroused Emperor Jiajing's heartstrings, then this search was enough to arouse Emperor Jiajing's interest. After reading this volume of Yongle Dian's record of the annual income of Shibosi, Emperor Jiajing curiously asked Huang
Jin called the little yellow door and asked a few questions.
Facing Emperor Jiajing's inquiry, Xiao Huangmen did not hide anything and told Emperor Jiajing everything he saw and heard in the Hanlin Academy, Jiangzang Pavilion, and Zhu Ping'an.
"Interesting, interesting, he turned out to be my number one scholar. Huang Ban sent an edict to Zhu Ping'an to come to see him. I will give him a good reward." After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing smiled and opened his mouth. (To be continued.)
When the ground comes down and the clouds come down, come to the pavilion and you can get the view.]