However, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knows which is more important, and personal preferences are nothing compared to national interests, but whether it is a family or a businessman, he has always liked to hide and keep profits, how can he give food for nothing, and it is unreasonable to ask for it forcibly.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son and asked: "You kid doesn't want to sell the official mantle, if this is really the plan, then there is no need to say it anymore, no matter how tight the finances of the imperial court are, it will never be feasible." ”

Zhu Biao hurriedly waved his hand: "Erchen is not crazy, he is violent, he is a wolf-hearted dog, he sells officials, and he is a person with a rabbit's head and a deer brain, how can he not understand this truth, in fact, even if there is no matter in the north, Erchen also has a plan to find a family businessman, the problem of food shortage in the imperial court has not been solved in the past two years, and the grain retained by the family businessman is useless, so why not borrow it in the name of the imperial court." ”

If those imperial historians said such things, Zhu Yuanzhang would only laugh at them, at most he muttered a few words in his heart, nerds don't understand human feelings, but he knows that his prince is not that kind of person.

However, he really doesn't know what Zhu Biao can do, if he relies on his status, those families will also give face, but he can just take out some noodles to get by, which can be regarded as breaking the fortune and avoiding disasters, but the grain and grass needed in the north are not thousands of stones or tens of thousands of stones.

It is categorically impossible not to take out their family funds, whether the family businessmen are crazy or not, how can they hand them over for no reason, or that sentence, forced expropriation is meaningless, the court is the court, not a rebel robber, but the maker and guardian of the rules.

Zhu Biao stood in front of his father and said: "In fact, it is just coercion and temptation, Wei is that the imperial court is now purging the officials, and the officials are misbehaving, but who is giving them money?" No, they are still businessmen, in the final analysis, they are not clean, otherwise why spend money to honor others, this time the Qin mission will inevitably find a lot, they must be panicked, if they have the opportunity to show their loyalty in front of the court, presumably they will not be too stingy. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said dissatisfiedly: "How can these two things be implicated, do we have to open the net if they donate food?" The laws of the imperial court can tolerate other things, otherwise it will not become corruption and bribery in the imperial court, and this kind of atmosphere must not be opened. ”

Zhu Biao said with a smile: "My father misunderstood, how could my sons ignore the laws of Gangchang because of money and grain, but my sons hope that the court will punish them severely, especially those who want to go astray from the relationship, such as the drought in Shaanxi and Gansu, the grain production has been reduced, and the sons have heard that there are people in other places who collect grain at low prices and then transport it to Shaanxi and Gansu to sell it at a very high price. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this, he had already planned to use heavy codes in troubled times, although it was a bit bad to raid his family and exterminate the clan because of such things, but he didn't care about false fame, he had already driven the founding ancestor of the Tartars to the north, even if he died violently tomorrow, he would be famous in history, as long as the country was passed on, who would dare to say that he was not.

Zhu Biao continued: "In this way, their grain stocks can not be sold at a high price, if they are sold at a low price, they can't even earn back the loss of transportation, and then they are tempted to make profits, their grain is old grain, and after a few years, the grain production in the Central Plains and the land of Bashu will come up, then it will be even more impossible to sell, rather than rotting in the hands, it is better to find a way out."

"With the credibility of the imperial court as a guarantee, you can collect grain from the merchants, and you can make a contract, promising to repay it with the new grain of that year after three years, and repay an extra 10% of the grain as interest."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "If it is so simple, then there will be no shortage of food in that generation, the merchants of the family are the most treacherous, they will not trust the court, if there is a natural disaster and man-made disaster in three years, what if the court is not up, can they still go to sue the official?" ”

Zhu Biao naturally knows that it is not so simple, otherwise who will not understand this little thing, in the final analysis, the interests are not enough, if the court guarantees that whoever takes out the grain will give it to a third-grade official, then it will definitely rush to pay it, but it is better to save the old grain for the new grain, and the old grain is not unsellable, so why risk losing all your money for that little profit.

Zhu Biao had to go on to say that the above were just superficial articles, but Lao Zhu waved his hand directly and said: "Forget it, since you said it, you are sure, then do it, anyway, with your Lao Tzu pressing you, this day can't be overturned!" ”

Zhu Biao couldn't help but be unhappy when he heard it, Mongolia or a businessman, in fact, it is nothing, the Ming Dynasty now has absolute dominance over everything, and the reason why they have to think more is just to reduce their own losses, and they don't want to let the fine porcelain have scratches.

The money and food of the imperial court are not nothing, but they are all spent on rebuilding the town and settling the people, if you don't care about it, you are really reckless, the porcelain becomes a hammer, and you can gather a million troops to sweep the eight wildernesses and Liuhe in minutes, but this day is not enough, and it will take forty or fifty years to recuperate, and the elite of the bloody war and the founding general who fought in the troubled times are all alive.

Da Ming is poor, yes, but his mother's arrogance, forced to be fearless, whether it is a foreign race, or a traitor in civil strife, it is just a trivial matter, Zhu Yuanzhang is there, no one can turn the sky, and if he stands up to the sky, he will start all over again.

Zhu Biao didn't say much anymore, since his father believed in him, he couldn't live up to it, bowed respectfully and retreated, and then ordered Liu Jin to call Chen Youzong, the envoy of the general government, to the East Palace.

Someone still has to take the lead in this matter, the Chen family in Hangzhou is the best candidate, Zhu Biaoke still remembers that the Chen family was the largest landlord in Jiangnan at the beginning, and the Chen family is the best candidate in terms of fame and family background.

After returning to the East Palace, he saw Chang Luohua coming out to greet him, Zhu Biao smiled relaxedly: "Why did you come out to greet him in person, the wind is a little strong today, you still have to be careful." “

Chang Luohua said ashamedly after saluting: "The concubine has thought a lot today, she has been pampered since she was pregnant, and she has not served His Highness for a long time to dress and wash, and she is really a vain wife." ”

Zhu Biao comforted a few words softly on his face, but he complained in his heart, saying that it was as if you often served the palace before you were pregnant, but he also remembered that the imperial doctor had instructed that it was normal for pregnant women to have ups and downs, and they should not be worried.

After entering the house, Chang Luohua was still very ashamed, thought for a while and said: "The third princess of Goryeo and the sister of the Li family should have entered the palace to serve a long time ago, His Royal Highness understands that the concubine has never said it, but the concubine should be prepared as the crown princess, and she will go to ask the queen mother to make preparations tomorrow." ”

Zhu Biao waved his hand and said: "No need, there have been a lot of affairs recently, and the palace does not have that time to stay in the palace, let's talk about it next year." ”

After finishing speaking, he thought about it and said: "There is a little movement on the Mongolian side, and my father-in-law is leading the troops to guard it, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of rumors in the past two days, so don't worry too much, after all, you are pregnant." ”

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