Chapter 51: The Northwest Tea Horse

As for the second question, it is a question of the system.

Obviously, the policy of the early days of the country is no longer suitable for modern times, and Zhou Chen's comprehensive reform of the silver conversion has had the opposite effect on this matter.

Therefore, this system must be reformed. Zhu Qizhen didn't care about how to change it, after all, if Liu Dingzhi dared to put it forward, there must be a draft.

Zhu Qizhen only needs to listen to what Liu Dingzhi has to say, and there will naturally be a result in discussing with the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Zhu Qizhen has always known that in terms of guiding ideology, Zhu Qizhen's ideas may have an advanced side, but when these ideas are summarized into specific regulations, ten Zhu Qizhen are not as good as the bureaucrats in the cabinet.

Zhu Qizhen is most worried about the third problem, that is, smuggling.

First of all, Zhu Qizhen was worried about the problem of banning smuggling. Smuggling has not been banned for so many years, and it is clear that at the border, a group has formed. Zhu Qizhen was worried, and the local defenders were involved.

This worry is not superfluous at all, just like the situation of smuggling on the nine sides, even if Zhu Qizhen is strictly investigated and punished, there are still people who take risks, most of them are local health offices.

Secondly, it is to be able to form such a large scale, if they don't have one or two Austrian aid above the imperial court, Zhu Qizhen doesn't believe it, but who is this Austrian aid?

Is it military, is it civilian?

If you can't find this line, Zhu Qizhen will not be easy to deal with.

Zhu Qizhen didn't really want to divide this backstage by capital punishment, after all, the love and malpractice of so many years is not the fault of one or two people, but from generation to generation.

Zhu Qizhen's main purpose is also to correct mistakes, not to kill people, of course, if the strength of this behind-the-scenes support is insufficient to reach a balance with Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qizhen doesn't mind killing people and raiding his home.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen's battlefield is in Beijing, find out this person, or recruit it, or kill it, but the matter in Yanbian, Shaanxi, is not something that Zhu Qizhen can reach, he must have a minister who is highly respected, has a strong wrist, and can be trusted by Zhu Qizhen.

Who should this person be?

Zhu Qizhen silently calculated his entrainment in his heart. is different from when he first ascended the throne, there are already enough people in Zhu Qizhen's belt at this moment.

Zhu Qizhen didn't know how many thoughts flashed in his heart, got up and paced, and said: "In this way, I am afraid that the tea and horse division will not be useful, this law is going to change, do you have any ideas?" ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "For the government affairs Jane, this is Zhou Wenzhong's will, the minister thinks that since the Sichuan and Shaanxi official tea has been folded silver, it is better to let the tea households return to the people, the minister has seen the pain of the stove in Fujian, and has also seen the suffering of the craftsman in Beijing, and the minister thinks that it can be relieved by a point. ”

Zhu Qizhen sighed lightly and said, "I know." It's just that you want Sichuan-Shaanxi official tea to use the method of the southeast? ”

Emperor Taizu in the Ming household system, although for the good of the people, wanted the people to inherit their father's business from generation to generation, showing a stable small-scale peasant economic system.

But the problem is impossible.

Stove ding, artisan households, mine tops, tea households, and other household registration restrictions, and even untouchables, are really a major drawback in the Ming system.

It's just that because of the prestige of Emperor Taizu, Zhu Qizhen didn't dare to say anything publicly, but quietly released these messy household registrations to the people.

Zhu Qizhen hopes that one day the people of Daming will be able to live above the household registration, and there will only be a difference between military households and civilian households, and there will be no other differences.

After all, the health center system is still of positive significance in the frontier. It can't be wasted.

Liu Dingzhi said: "Merchants seek profits, just like the water on the bottom, tea and horse trade, is really a source of profit, the minister wants to use the customs system, in the northwest switch, let the people can come, as long as the tax can be paid, the imperial court can also use the tariff to directly buy horses, transfer the Beijing division, for the use of the imperial court." ”

"It's just that there are two problems, and the minister is still suspicious."

"The grade of the tea and horse division is too low, not enough to deter Xiaoxiao, the minister thinks that it should be like the salt law, send the tea and horse imperial history, supervise the mansions, and do not have fornication with the people, but the minister is in the capital, for thousands of miles away, what is the situation, can not be remotely controlled, this tour of the tea imperial history, not a shrewd and capable person, can not be used."

"Secondly, the minister is worried about the situation in the west, and now the gold medal is no longer good, and the ministries may not be wait-and-see to my Daming, and have a connection with the tile spur. Among them, it is difficult for the minister to calculate and understand for a while. ”

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a while and said: "The history of the tea horse and the imperial history, it is natural to consider the candidates. But the second worry, but there is no need, if the West and the tile spur are connected, and now we are with the opening of the market, then what is the best thing for them? ”

Liu Dingzhi's eyes lit up and said, "What does Your Majesty mean?" Instead, they would be neutral between the tile spurs and the imperial court, transferring supplies. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Not bad. ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "It's just that in this way, isn't the imperial court's intention to blockade the tile thorn frustrated?" ”

Zhu Qizhen sighed and reflected: "Judging from the current situation, I am too naïve, trading with the tile spur, there are both advantages and disadvantages, and I will not allow it to trade with the tile spur on the nine sides, but if it is in Xining, the tile spur is transported thousands of miles, I have no opinion." ”

If you make a hole in any of the nine sides, Zhu Qizhen will not agree.

After all, he may be accustomed to selling weapons produced in his country to the other party while fighting for life and death, this kind of behavior of showing the bottom line. Therefore, if you cannot sell weapons to the enemies of the Motherland, you are not a good arms dealer.

But it's hard to explain to the soldiers below.

Letting the Ming soldiers die in the hands of the weapons made by the Ming Dynasty is a very demoralizing thing and a heartbreak for the army.

But Zhu Qizhen had to admit that Daming needed a war horse with a spur.

In Xining trade, this is exempted. After all, this is not the imperial court's monopoly on tile spurs, and the second is to lengthen the tile spur logistics line, even if the tile spurs buy the materials of the imperial court, they will first be transferred westward to Hami, bypassing Gansu, and then transported to Mobei.

Such a long road limits the number of tile spur transactions.

Moreover, the trade goods here are mainly tea, horses, salt, and grain, and there is not much iron. All Daming needs is a war horse. If you use these things, you can exchange them for war horses.

It couldn't be better.

Sometimes it is necessary to leave a ventilation hole.

Liu Dingzhi said: "Shengming has no fault with Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't know if Liu Dingzhi really didn't understand these roads, or if he was patting on the back. Or these things, he is not good at admonishing, so he can only make Zhu Qizhen understand it by himself.

Zhu Qizhen didn't care too much about this, he said: "This matter, after you go down, think about it carefully, discuss it within the cabinet, and then present it to me." ”

Liu Dingzhi said: "The minister understands. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Remember, Chen Xun is the first assistant after all. ”

Liu Dingzhi's forehead was slightly sweaty, and he said, "Minister, understand." ”

Although Chen Xun is the first assistant of the cabinet, the first assistant of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty is not the prime minister after all, and many times, they control power by prestige, not political status.

The six books of the Ming Dynasty, the squire, the cabinet ministers, the governors of the five armies, the governors of the provinces, and the governors. Metropolitan Inspectorate. The chief military officer of the local army, and even the eunuch of the town guard.

These people's performances generally do not go through the cabinet, but directly go to Zhu Qizhen, and after Zhu Qizhen sees it, he will be transferred to the cabinet.

In particular, the cabinet ministers have the right to secret, and they can go directly to Zhu Qizhen without going through the celebrant supervisor.

Therefore, some cabinet ministers who were close to the emperor could bypass the first assistant. The first and auxiliary are elevated into paper baskets. But you can.

Zhu Qizhen didn't know if Liu Dingzhi had this thought. But he wanted to remind Liu Dingzhi.

The reason is very simple, there is a normal order above the Ming court, which itself is the authority of Zhu Qizhen.

If Chen Xunzhen is not competent, Zhu Qizhen will not keep Chen Xun for long, but before that, the first assistant of the cabinet should have the authority of the first assistant of the cabinet.

This is given by the Ming system established by Zhu Qizhen.

It's just that Chen Xun got mixed up with this, which already shows that his ability is not enough. It's just that changing appearance is a big deal, and Zhu Qizhen is unwilling to change it easily, especially during the war.

Zhu Qizhen said: "It's good to understand." Immediately, Zhu Qizhen let Liu Dingzhi leave.

At this moment, he was silently thinking about one person, not someone else. It was Yu Qian, the governor of the river.