Chen Yuanheng was taken aback, thinking in his heart, this time it was bad, he was excited for a while, and he told the old bottom. To say it or not to say it? Speaking of which, some tables are too much, and if you don't say it, this level will not be easy to pass at the moment.

Chen Yuanheng secretly glanced up at the emperor, only to see that the emperor was looking at him solemnly, his eyes were full of longing. Chen Yuanheng was shocked and remembered a qiē about the emperor. This emperor was not treated well by the emperor since he was a child, and he still relied on the power of his mother's Li family to stand out and become the crown prince. After becoming the crown prince, he was subject to the Li family everywhere. It wasn't until many years after he took charge that he slowly cleaned up the Li family, but there are too many people in the world who can restrain the emperor, the queen in the palace is in charge, that is the power of the Wang family, and there are five major families outside the palace, including his Chen family, of course. In the world, the land of Baiyue in the south is nominally under the control of the Great Chu, but in fact it has long been autonomous, and in the northwest, the barbarians often knock on the gates, and the Great Chu Dynasty resists very hard. This emperor can be said to be suffering from internal and external troubles.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuanheng began to make trouble in his heart after reading the sage books for so many years, and the idea of loyalty prevailed, Chen Yuanheng took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers see that if there is no food, even if the sage rules the world, the people will rebel." And it is not enough to have food, if you want the country to become strong, you also need the people to become rich. If you want to be rich, you can't just rely on farming, you still have to rely on business. For example, this Deqing and Ancheng are both places that have been governed by ministers. Because the minister set up a livestock and poultry market in Anseong, he revitalized the economy of Anseong at once. The people began to be willing to raise livestock and poultry, because they could sell them in the market and get money. Those merchants from near and far did not have to go to great lengths to collect the livestock and poultry raised by the people, they could just go to the market to buy them, and they could make money as soon as they changed hands. For those wealthy families, restaurants don't have to worry about having money to buy meat. The yamen was also happy, because when they bought and sold, they had to pay taxes, so that the yamen's income would increase. Besides, these merchants want to come to Anseong to buy poultry and the like, and they have come from afar. To eat, to live, to raise people, to take a car and a boat, all these all cost money. In this way, there were more customers in the restaurant, the business of the carriage shop was better, the business of the inn was better, and these people who were good in business had to pay taxes, so naturally the yamen was happy again, and the treasury had more income. And then there are the people who have made money by selling their poultry and livestock. Originally, I only bought one dress a year. Because the income is a little more. I bought an extra piece of clothing for my wife and children, so that the cloth merchants sold more cloth and made more money. I bought more meat for my family, and of course I paid more taxes. A little more here, a little more there, summed up in a county office, and the tax revenue of this county government is much more. If there were more in the whole world, the treasury of my Great Chu Dynasty would be much more. ”

The emperor pondered. Chen Yuanheng said: "Later, the courtier's family sold the patented technology, and thanks to His Majesty's love, he made a will. Let only one person in a county buy our technology, and if they don't buy our technology, they will be severely fined. In this way, no matter how far or near the world, those businessmen have come to Deqing to buy the technology of the Chen's house. Of course. As a result, the courtier's family became rich. But Deqing's economy has also improved. ”

The emperor was the one who made the most profit from selling technology this time, so he naturally knew how many counties came to buy technology, and asked strangely: 'What does Deqing's economy have to do with your family's sale of technology?' ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "At that time, the ministers were in Deqing, and they had to come to Deqing if they wanted to buy technology. Then the merchants would have to come from where they were. None of them came alone, after all, they had to carry money, so the people, the guards, and many people came by car and boat. These people want to eat, live, and spend, so naturally they have brought a lot of business to Deqing's restaurants, restaurants, and inns, and even the rental houses of the people's families have made money. And that's not to mention. These merchants are very shrewd, they bring these people all the way, and they spend a lot of money, so they simply bring the goods, anyway, they also use bodyguards, guards, they bring more goods, sell them, and the money they make can make up for some expenses. In this way, everything in the Deqing market can be bought from all over the world. This attracts many businessmen to buy goods without buying technology. This brings some people with you and incurs some expenses. When these merchants left, they had acquired technology, their goods were sold, their cars were empty, and their ships were empty, so they thought of buying some of Deqing's native products back so that they could make some money. In this way, there are more workshops in Deqing. There are those who buy Deqing's clothes, those who buy Deqing's fans, those who buy Ancheng's bean curd, and those who buy Deqing's silk, etc., all of which have brought business to Deqing's workshop, and naturally they have made money, and they have paid more taxes, so Deqing's taxes have been very good in recent years, and there is this relationship. ”

The emperor remembered that Deqing's taxes had been over the level in recent years, so he nodded.

Chen Yuanheng said: "Later, Chen thought that this selling technology was only this time. In the future, can we often attract these businessmen from other places to return to Deqing? Therefore, the minister built a trading market, so as to give preferential policies, to attract those merchants to transport local things to Deqing twice a year, and to make a difference in the price of the things bought in Deqing. In this way, Deqing's economy has remained prosperous. ”

The Emperor nodded.

Chen Yuanheng said: "This is a place in Deqing, if the Great Chu Dynasty also has such a place, you can transport the things of the Great Chu Dynasty out, and bring in the things of other countries, and all countries come to trade, isn't my Great Chu Dynasty also prosperous?" ”

The emperor's heart moved: "Well, Aiqing's idea is the same thing as the sea trade they said in Lichuan." ”

Chen Yuanheng saw that the emperor took the initiative to talk about this, so he said: "Regarding sea trade, the minister doesn't know much about it, and the minister's Huzhou is not close to the sea. But the second son of the minister once went to investigate. These young people think that if the sea trade is opened, it will be very profitable. First of all, the minister thought that he hoped to sell those specialties of Huzhou through their sea trade, such as silk, cotton, vermicelli, vermicelli and so on. In this way, the economy of Huzhou, which is under the jurisdiction of the minister, will definitely prosper. ”

The emperor nodded and said, "I am very happy about what Aiqing said. Aiqing is a loyal minister and a capable minister. I hope that you can also do a great career in Huzhou, you must have a broad vision, have the world in mind, and I will reuse Aiqing in the future. ”

Chen Yuanheng heard that tears of excitement were about to fall, and he hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

The emperor asked again: "Aiqing, I heard that this disaster relief, the fourth child went to Heyang Prefecture and Suzhou with your children?" ”

Chen Yuanheng's heart sank, and he hurriedly said: "The children of the minister and the four princes are of the same age, they have known each other in the capital, the young people are warm-hearted, and the four princes are now married to their cousins, they are naturally willing to be close to the four princes." Besides, young people have good things, and they all want to follow and join in the fun. The minister thought that when they were in Anseong and Deqing, they had also helped the minister deal with the disaster victims and disaster relief, and they had some experience, so he agreed to let them go. ”

While saying that, Chen Yuanheng's back was already wet with sweat. The emperor smiled and said, "Aiqing, don't worry, I'm just asking." Actually, after the fourth child returned to Beijing, he told me that I plan to reward your second son, after all, he has contributed a lot. and the two young people around the fourth child, they should be encouraged and encouraged, and do things for the country, if I don't say it, wouldn't it make the world laugh? ”

Chen Yuanheng laughed dryly.

The Emperor said, "I just want to ask, you should know from your sons and daughters about the situation in these two states, and I want to hear your opinion." ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "Your Majesty, the minister has never been to Heyang Prefecture and Suzhou, hearsay, where do you dare to say anything? ”

The emperor smiled and said, "You and I are not only monarchs and ministers, but also Uncle Lang, and your own sister is my concubine, taking care of the affairs of the harem for me." Just talk about it as a relative. ”

Chen Yuanheng secretly complained, the only one who can be called Uncle Lang with the emperor is the queen's brother, where can it be his turn, his sister is a concubine, but not the queen, besides, he and the concubine are half-brothers, he is a concubine, where is the brother-in-law recognized by the emperor? But he didn't dare to say these words, Chen Yuanheng could only say honestly: "I heard my children come back and say that the terrain of Heyang Prefecture is different from that of Huzhou, and the climate is a little worse. This kind of place is the most suitable for growing cotton and corn. Cotton and corn should be promoted here. Those poor lands, such as river beaches and sandy land, are the places where sweet potatoes are promoted, so that the food problem in Heyang Prefecture can be solved. The topography and climate of Suzhou and Huzhou are similar, but the most important thing in Suzhou is that the business is developed, and such a place is the most suitable for the development of maritime trade. In addition, if Huzhou and the neighboring Heyang Prefecture both grow a large amount of cotton, a large number of cotton weavers will be needed, and this will require weavers from Suzhou. The place with the most weavers in the world is Suzhou, if Suzhou can be combined with Heyang Prefecture and Huzhou, we have cotton here, they weave, it must be a major event for the benefit of the people. Perhaps, in the future, the people will be able to wear soft, wear-resistant, cheap cotton cloth, and no longer need to wear rough and fragile kudzu cloth. ”

The emperor nodded, knowing that Chen Yuanheng was only talking about this, and he couldn't ask anything else, so he said with a pleasant face: "Come to Qing, go to pass the meal, just say that I want to entertain my uncle Chen Yuanheng, and invite the concubine to come to the banquet." ”

Came to celebrate and passed it on. Chen Yuanheng was so frightened that his soul flew out of the sky, is this uncle he can bear? It is conceivable that tomorrow all the wealthy eunuchs in the capital will know that the emperor calls him the uncle. Can this queen agree? Can this Wang family agree?

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