His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is honest and honest, but not stupid. After this period of time, the Third Prince and Yang Xuan helped him build momentum and learned a lot.
He also made the two of them his confidants, because he gradually realized that with the help of these two people, his chances of successfully inheriting the throne would be greatly increased.
When he saw the cooperation plan, he understood what his father was thinking.
The first is to test yourself, and the second is to give yourself this opportunity to practice benevolent government.
There is also a bit of decentralization in it.
His Royal Highness the Prince wrote some of his own views and opinions on it, then approved it with the word "Approval", stamped it with the Prince's seal, and published it directly.
One thousand, five hundred and sixty-two counties across the country have started simultaneously to convert post stations into markets. This is a big project, and it is naturally impossible for the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay for it.
Yang Xuan also made clear plans in the plan. Each county will raise funds on its own, and you can decide how big it can be built. If you really don't have the money, just build a small one first and expand it later.
Then a portion of the profits from the market can be distributed to each county. The specific percentage is a matter for the imperial court.
In addition, Yang Xuan also suggested that the profits shared by each county could be used to provide some bonuses to officials of all sizes in the county government.
In the plan, Yang Xuan mentioned a concept called high salary to support integrity.
Yang Xuan did not understand the situation of official corruption, but according to his observation, the salaries of officials in the Dasheng Dynasty were indeed a bit low, and their welfare benefits should be improved.
If you are still corrupt like this, then the court should punish you severely.
Of course, this kind of thing is not that simple. Yang Xuan only mentioned it briefly in the plan.
The matter of the inn was settled in this way, and the officials of the Dasheng Dynasty did not know how many people. When they benefited from this matter, they would naturally be grateful to His Highness the Crown Prince for approving this policy.
With the expansion of the Shunfengxing carriage manufacturing base, the output has become larger and larger. After a period of use, it has been recognized by the Ministry of War and received an order from the Ministry of War.
The Ministry of War has to transport grain, grass and other materials to the border every year. To the north of the Dasheng Dynasty were the steppe wolves, and to the northwest was Tibet. The border areas between the two places consumed a huge amount of grain and grass.
Although the border guard station also cultivates wasteland, it is far from enough. It has to transport grain and grass every year. In the past, the transportation speed was too slow, which led to high costs on the road.
If we can speed up, the consumption of food and fodder on the road can also be reduced a lot.
This also means that Yang Xuan's current income can be said to be making a fortune every day.
But the more money you earn, the more you spend.
At the security company, Yang Xuan also set up a small technology research and development department, with Qin Laohan in charge. Scientific research is really expensive.
It may seem like nothing, but in fact, special materials are often needed. Some materials are not available near Yingtianfu. You can only go to the place of production to get them, and you can't buy them with money.
For example, the charcoal Qin Laohan needs to make gunpowder cannot be made from ordinary wood. It is best to use red birch wood.
However, red birch is a precious wood. Rich families use this wood to make furniture, and its price is comparable to that of golden nanmu.
There is also sulfur. The sulfur extracted from ordinary sulfur ore will not work. You have to use sulfur from active volcano craters, which has high enough purity.
All of these are very expensive.
Then there was Qin Laohan, who hired a craftsman, who was said to be a master who made tools specifically for his father.
Well, it’s a tomb-exploring tool.
This master's surname was Ma and his given name was De. He was in his fifties. I don't know if his virtue was damaged by tomb robbing. His family and children died of illness one after another, and in the end he was left alone.
Now it has been two years since he made any tomb robbing tools, and his life has become increasingly depressed. Then he was invited by Qin Laohan.
After checking this person's details, Yang Xuan told him what a lathe was.
Next to this factory is a small river coming down from the mountain. Using the water flow as the driving force, simple lathes can be made.
With lathes, you can make fine parts. With precision parts, you can improve lathes and make them more precise.
Although Yang Xuan had no drawings and was only telling the story orally, Ma De listened with great interest and quickly understood the principles of the lathe. He couldn't help but be amazed by Yang Xuan and immediately expressed his willingness to serve Yang Xuan.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, the money given by Yang Xuan is enough.
In this world, no one understands the power of technology better than Yang Xuan, so he has always been generous to skilled craftsmen.
Seeing that the new year is coming again, this year has just passed by.
Although Yang Xuan is making more and more money now, the grassland trade still has not been completed.
But it’s easy to say that this year, the weather in the grassland is good, the water and grass are abundant, and the grassland people have no worries about food and drink, so they don’t come to the border to cause trouble.
This also made Yang Xuan breathe a sigh of relief. If the war breaks out again, the trade issue may be postponed again.
Moreover, the leaders of the Prairie Wolf Clan have always been ambitious. Once they recharge their batteries, they may start another war.
So Yang Xuan directly asked Prince Hui to report and bring up the matter of trade.
Although the main tone at the court meeting was still opposition, the number of opponents was much smaller than last year.
At Prince Hui's residence, Prince Hui twirled his beard and said: "It seems that the conditions are not yet mature for this matter, otherwise we should wait a little longer."
His Royal Highness King Chun also nodded in agreement.
But Yang Xuan shook his head and said: "This matter cannot be postponed any longer. The weather on the grassland has been good this year, and the wolf tribe has been recharging its energy for a year. If the weather is also good next year, the wolf tribe will definitely have more desires. If there is a conflict with the border,
The trade issue will be put on hold again."
"In your opinion, sir...?"
"Forcibly push." Yang Xuan said firmly: "Although the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition now, his control over the courtiers has become more stable. I don't believe in the emperor's will. Who else dares to disobey? Those who jump out to oppose will be directly
Check whether they have any contact with the grassland, arrest a few typical ones, and use thunderous means to shock them."
Prince Hui and His Royal Highness Prince Chun looked at each other. They did not expect that Yang Xuan, who had always been smooth, also had such a tough side.
Due to the popularity of mineral salt workshops, the national treasury has received a lot of revenue this year, and Shengfa Company has also brought huge benefits to His Majesty the Emperor's private treasury.
Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor is indeed much tougher than before.
Although it was inconvenient for His Majesty the Emperor to speak during the court meeting, whenever he wanted to veto the ministers, his firm attitude and the gentle tone of the prince made the ministers dare not refute.
"Now that the conditions are ripe, it is the best time to promote trade. It is better to do it sooner rather than later. If it is too late, things will change."
In fact, he didn't say a word. If His Majesty the Emperor fell ill and passed away all at once, even if the Crown Prince successfully ascended the throne, he would probably have many twists and turns if he wanted to pass the matter at the court meeting.
"I will give the book to the emperor. Above the court, it depends on the two of you."
Seeing that Yang Xuan was so determined, Prince Hui and His Royal Highness Prince Chun both nodded.