Chapter 56: Zhu Qizhen's Heart

Yu Qian is still a little incredible.

Yu Qian knew that there was money in the palace, but he never expected that there was money in the palace to this point.

This is also the reason why Zhu Qizhen has taken care of many things.

There is no money, and the inner treasury will give out 500,000 taels, and there will be no money for this, and another 500,000 taels.

Yu Qian said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Let me see that from ancient times to the present, people all over the world have unearthed shaved food, so have the people, and so has the imperial court, but the land can support people is limited." From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, the population has increased by at least tens of millions. I am confident that among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, I can be regarded as a top-notch one, this problem, I will not solve it, will it be left to the descendants, at least the prince will not be able to solve such a problem. ”

Yu Qian actually had a faint feeling.

Shaofu is actually the commercial overlord of North China. In particular, the iron industry is the absolute hegemon. There are other areas where there is interference.

It's just that Shaofu is mostly engaged in production and does not participate in downstream business activities. All subway shops sell iron, and this iron is sold by merchants from Zunhua.

Many of the horses in the Beijing Horse Market are produced by the Royal Horse Farm.

It's just that Shaofu rarely has a relationship with the people, even the most down-to-earth industry, collecting rent in the capital, is also related to these shops, and is not directly related to the people.

Moreover, Beijing has the influence of the royal family in all aspects, and the people are also accustomed to having relationships with people in the palace, unlike people from other places who make a fuss.

If you don't think about these things, you can't think of them.

After all, now the connection between Daming business and officialdom is not too close, and the Jin merchants, who have just had some sprouts, were also in the Yangzhou salt case and were taken as a blow.

It is not as good as the officialdom of later generations and almost clings with business.

So Yu Qian is not clear, and it is normal.

Zhu Qizhen saw that Yu Qian didn't speak, and said, "Sir, what do you think?" ”

Yu Qian said: "Your Majesty, there are all kinds of Shaofu, whether it is the policy of the official mountains and seas, why does Your Majesty think that Shaofu can support people?" ”

Yu Qian's evaluation hit the nail on the head, pointing out the reason why Shaofu can make so much money, Shaofu is essentially a continuation of Guan Zhong's policy of putting forward Guanshan Hai, and it is because of the monopoly position that modern achievements have been made.

Especially iron.

Salt and iron monopolies were available in ancient times.

Now it's just a different model.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, have you seen Duanmuzi? ”

Yu Qian said: "I've seen it." ”

Although this book was forged by the emperor, the emperor's every move will be interpreted by hundreds of officials, but he has only read it.

Zhu Qizhen said: "The Shaofu model is the model of division of labor. By producing in this way, more things can be produced. For example, iron. In the early stage of orthodoxy, the common people had a pair of iron-beaten farm tools at home, which was enough to be used as a treasure heirloom. Now, not to mention other places, just in Hebei, almost every household has iron farming tools. ”

"Hebei has become the granary of the north in recent years, and it is also for this reason."

"The imperial court drove out the tile thorns, and the south of peace and the Shaofu were also meritorious. This is the national strength, with such a large national strength, it is enough for me to open up land for the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"It's just that the Shaofu is big, not the blessing of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that many people have followed the example of Shaofu, how profitable Shaofu is, and Mr. has also seen it, how does the imperial court not tax this form, just from the land, I am afraid that the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer, but the taxes of the imperial court are not as rich as a family, how should the imperial court maintain it? ”

Although Yu Qian didn't know if it was possible to have an industry with an annual income of more than 10 million taels, he understood very well that it was difficult for the Ming court to allow the people of the Ming Dynasty to have a factory like Shaofu.

If nothing else, just one thing, it is mining.

The imperial court has always been very protective of the mining industry, especially after the Yeliuzong uprising, and they are worried that once the miners get into trouble, the trouble will be out of control.

In the same way, the imperial court is also very wary of gathering people for no reason, who knows if you are visiting the temple fair, or preparing to rebel, and the first step of many cult rebellions is to gather people.

Therefore, it is impossible to develop a large factory in Daming.

Even though there are many weaving mills in Jiangnan, these weaving workshops rely more on looms and do not necessarily bring people together.

Therefore, like the Zunhua Iron Works, a large factory that gathers tens of thousands of people to work together can only be official, not private.

Zhu Qizhen's idea of taxing from commercial production, Yu Qian did not object.

But he also knew that these acts were done by the most basic officials.

The corruption of officials may be specific, but the corruption of officials is certain. No matter what shrewd laws there are, it is best to practice them by the officials.

Even if it is to collect grain, the officials also have a sharp kick, that is, the grain in the measuring device is piled up, and then kicked on the measuring device, causing the grain on it to slide to the ground.

Even powerful people can kick down half a bucket with one kick, and anyway, the grain that falls to the ground is divided by the officials themselves.

If they were to collect more complex business taxes, there would only be two scenarios, one would be one-size-fits-all, and all the factories would not survive, or they would be in cahoots with the owners of these factories. Only a small amount of tax was paid, and they swallowed the rest.

No matter what, it's not what Zhu Qizhen wants.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen has been like a day for decades, and he can't get along with the class of Xu officials, so he has to get rid of them.

As soon as Zhu Qizhen opened the conversation, he talked endlessly, and said that once he succeeded, he would be able to shorten the journey from Beijing to Nanjing to within ten days, and a large number of food and supplies and troops would be able to travel from Beijing to Nanjing.

At that time, the grain and grass of the imperial court can be taxed and transported with the help of the railway, no longer worrying, consuming people's power, and the people only need to send the grain to the county, and then transport it from the county to the train.

Wherever there is a flood, drought, and locust plague, it can be easily pacified.

If yes, etc.

People are afraid of loneliness and loneliness, even the emperor.

Even if Zhu Qizhen sits in the world, he is also the loneliest person in the world, and his most heartfelt words are never and dare not and cannot be said to others.

He could only say it to Yu Qian.

It's not that he wants Yu Qian to understand himself, it's just that he trusts Yu Qian, and knowing these words, Yu Qian will never say it.

And the only person who can make Zhu Qizhen trust is Yu Qian.

Zhu Qizhen took a long time before he said, "Sir, what do you think I said?" ”

Yu Qian said: "Your Majesty, the minister is old. Since a few years ago, I have felt confused, and some simple things have repeatedly gone wrong. His Majesty asked so today, and the old minister didn't know if what His Majesty said could be achieved. ”

"It's just that Your Majesty has grown up. There are some things that can only be judged by His Majesty. As long as Your Majesty has a heart of love for the people, nothing can be done. ”

"There is really no one to teach Your Majesty, Lao Chen."

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he only felt a sour feeling in his heart.

If you do any deeper, you will find that you are the authority in this field. There is no one to guide you. Now Zhu Qizhen is in this state.

Yu Qian listened to Zhu Qizhen's own reasoning, and he had some achievements. Yu Qian is not one of those great Confucians, who has not experienced famine, flood, drought, or hunger at all. And Yu Qian has been in disaster relief, water control, and water conservancy repair all his life, and he has never seen anything.

He doesn't care about some theoretical questions, what is the rule of three generations.

He just wants to see if he can solve these problems.

Zhu Qizhen told him these things, more than what the fifth said to convince him.

But is it really right? Can it really work?

Yu Qian didn't know either.

This is the only thing he can tell Zhu Qizhen.

The questions raised by Zhu Qizhen, the things he wants to develop, and the problems he wants to solve have jumped out of the experience that this old minister has always had.

When Yu Qian was very young in Zhu Qizhen, he was transferred to the Beijing Division and was trusted by Zhu Qizhen. In Yu Qian's eyes, Zhu Qizhen has always been the image of a teenager.

It's like many elders look at their juniors, no matter how old they are, they are all children in the eyes of their elders.

The only thing that the younger generation did not understand but achieved great success was that the elders felt that the younger generation had grown up.

Now Yu Qian looked at Zhu Qizhen like this and said.

With Zhu Qizhen's words, although Yu Qian is not too comprehensible about many things, it is enough to feel at ease. At least the emperor's love for the people has not changed for a moment.