Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Hong, walked to his side and said softly: "Do things in a measured way, sometimes don't think too much, otherwise it won't do you any good." ”

"Yes, my lord, the slave knows." Chen Hong hurriedly knelt down and bowed his head and said.

"Let's go down and get the board yourself." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Remember, twenty boards." ”

"Yes, Emperor Xie, Emperor Xie!" Chen Hong hurriedly agreed.

After saying this, Chen Hong turned around and walked outside. He also knew that he was talking too much.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the back of Chen Hong leaving, and shook his head helplessly.

People are all selfish. When it comes to what to do, there are really not many people who keep their duties.

After thinking about it, Zhu You instructed beside him: "Send a decree to the Wei Dynasty and let him come back." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Someone next to him agreed, and then there was no sound in the palace.

Zhu Youxiao moved his muscles, turned around and walked outside.

It was nice to stand on the steps and watch the sun outside. Today's weather is nice and the sun is shining.

Since the beginning of winter, the weather in the capital has become unpredictable. Zhu Youxiao still remembers listening to Guo Degang's cross talk in his previous life, and he always likes to talk about how cold the old man is.

In fact, when the People's Republic of China was founded, the weather was still very, very cold. In the sixth and seventh years, winter also looks like winter, and there is no warm winter. It is nothing more than the residual temperature of the Xiaoice period, which makes the weather very cold.

And in Daming, which is about to enter the Xiaoice River period, winter begins to be cold. I believe that in a few years, the whole world will be even more difficult.

Zhu Youxiao has a very clear memory, the entire north of the Yangtze River is covered with heavy snow.

In the era when Zhu Youxiao was alive, there had not been such heavy snow along the Yangtze River for many years, and winter came very early, and there was not enough time for plants to grow.

In the spring, when the snow melts, plant the plants; By the time it snows again in winter, there is no way to harvest the plants. That's why it's so difficult for everyone.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was no food, mainly because of this, not to mention droughts, floods and earthquakes.

In short, the earth is not peaceful, and life is not easy.

In Jiangnan, which was supposed to produce strong grain, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang and other places, many places were replanted with mulberry hemp. "Ming Dynasty 1566" mentioned that "changing rice to mulberry is a national policy" is fictional, and in history, there is no such national policy.

It's just that the matter of changing rice to mulberry is real, because of the development of smuggling trade, Zhejiang and other places in the south of the Yangtze River need a lot of raw silk to spin.

Breeding silkworms requires a large number of mulberry leaves. The big families didn't need to be urged by the imperial court at all, and they replanted the fields with mulberry. As for small households, those who have fields don't need to talk about it.

What's more, for people with land, growing mulberry can make more money than growing grain. The germination of capitalism in the South, that is, the emergence of hired laborers, was also largely due to this reason, with high demand abroad and rampant smuggling trade.

Although the situation has improved a lot since the opening of the sea in Longqing, in fact smuggling is still rampant. The imperial court did not get much benefit from it.

A feudal dynasty that can't even collect land taxes, what taxes do you expect to be able to collect? Is it still possible to collect business taxes?

In this era, not everyone can do business, and you can't do it without some skills. I don't pay the field tax, do you want me to pay the business tax? It's so beautiful to think about!

Since the crossing, Zhu Youxiao has been thinking of various ways to get money to equip his army. To put it bluntly, I guarantee that no one dares to touch his own emperor.

As for Zhu Youxiao's reforms, they rarely touched on the fundamental interests. This time the reform of the Royal Academy can be regarded as a reform to promote the world, and nothing else.

Zhu Youxiao is waiting, waiting for his army to take shape, waiting for Liaodong to settle the world in a war, and waiting for his own army to come back with the power of a great victory, and then he can really start reform.

Until then, though, money is needed.

Standing on the steps of the palace and looking out, Zhu Youxiao's gaze seemed to penetrate the entire capital and see farther away.

After winter, although the weather gets colder, there is occasionally a day when the weather is good, the sun is shining and the temperature is not so low.

The sixth day of the first month of November is such a day.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, the capital has also begun to be lively.

Although there have been a lot of things in the past two years, the Ming Dynasty has been quite peaceful on the whole, and the court has been running smoothly.

The whole capital is filled with the warm atmosphere of the New Year.

In such an atmosphere, there is one thing that has always been talked about by the people of the capital, and that is that the newly developed urban area of the royal government is about to start to be recognized.

Although the word "fundraising" has just appeared, it has been accepted by everyone, and it has been discussed and discussed by everyone.

Many people are also gearing up, waiting for the start of this fundraising.

The sun was rising, and Zhu Youxiao was walking on the streets of the capital, feeling very relaxed. Speaking of which, he hadn't been out and around for a long time. Huaxia Library

During this period of time, in addition to dealing with court politics, more often, Zhu Youxiao accompanied Empress Zhang and her son in the palace. So a trip can be considered relaxing.

Zhu Youxiao was still struggling with naming the child a few days ago, and now he can put this matter on the back of his mind.

Behind Zhu Youxiao were two eunuchs, one was Chen Hong, and the other was the Wei Dynasty, who had just returned from Liaodong.

Compared with when he left the capital, the Wei Dynasty at this time was much more mature. After returning to the capital this time, he felt a little more apprehensive and uneasy in his heart.

The Wei Dynasty didn't want to be let out again, and although the life of Liaodong was quite comfortable, it was very difficult.

Turning his head to look at Chen Hong from time to time, Wei Chao had a smile on his face.

Since the Wei Dynasty returned, Chen Hong began to look at him unpleasantly. Although during the period of leaving the capital, the status in the capital declined rapidly, and the manpower of the henchmen was also transferred a lot, but there were still people in the Wei Dynasty.

After all, judging from the current situation, the Wei Dynasty is likely to rise.

There have always been people who burn cold stoves, not to mention that the one in front of them is about to become a hot stove, so it is still easy for Wei Chao to find out the news.

The Wei Dynasty had basically figured out why Chen Hong was so hostile to him, to put it bluntly, it was a power struggle in the palace, and it was not a big deal.

Regarding the battle between the two behind him, Zhu Youxiao didn't care at all.

The reason why he brought the Wei Dynasty back was to suppress Chen Hong. After being by the emperor's side for a long time, Chen Hong finally gave birth to some thoughts that he shouldn't have.

People's ambitions change with time and power, and Zhu Youxiao understands this.

As an emperor, it is impossible to kill everyone, and it is impossible to make everyone unambitious. This is unrealistic.

It's important to find someone to put pressure on and maintain balance.

Glancing at the time and the sky, Zhu Youxiao said, "It's almost, let's go and have a good time." ”

"Yes, Emperor." Chen Hong and Wei Chao agreed together.

Today is the day when the Internal Affairs Office is preparing to raise funds, and Zhu Youxiao wants to take a look at how lively the matter is this time, and take advantage of the situation to test Huang Changzong to see if this person has the ability to go further.

For Zhu Youxiao, the role of the Internal Affairs Office will be great in the future, and if you don't find a capable person to do things, problems are likely to arise in the future.

Some of the people he sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs were suitable and did a good job; Some people are not suitable and do not do well.

As for the old father-in-law Zhang Guoji, he has now passed the stage of carrying pressure, and his name is almost the same.

In terms of the ability to do things, Zhang Guoji is not very good, and if the Internal Affairs Office hands it over to him, the consequences will be very serious. So Zhu Youxiao is already ready to be replaced.

The group soon arrived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This place has long been overcrowded, some of the people from the major families have come in person, and some have sent their subordinates, in short, it is prosperous.

The richly dressed officials were ready to buy a mansion to support His Majesty.

The officials at the bottom came to see the house built for them, after all, this is a benefit given by the emperor, and if they can get a house in the future, it will also be a property.

As for the merchants, they came to see the shops. The shops in the capital have long been saturated, and they can't afford the small ones, and the big ones can't buy them.

Over the years, the price of shops has been rising, and now that there are new shops, they naturally have to compete. What's more, these newly built houses are inhabited by officials and nobles, and it can be said that they are either rich or expensive, and the spending power of these people is naturally not enough.

The shops on their side must be prosperous, and if they deal in some high-end things, they will have a good sales in the future. So the businessmen who come here are basically rich businessmen, and they are all supported by people.

Even many nobles and relatives are ready to build a set of shops here, which can be regarded as seeking an industry for the family, which is a matter of killing multiple birds with one stone.

After showing the invitation to Menzi, Zhu Youxiao walked in with someone.

After entering the door, there is a large courtyard, where many people gather in twos and threes to talk about something.

In the middle of the courtyard, there is a huge wood carving model, which imitates the real estate of later generations.

Through this model, you can clearly see the distribution of functional areas and buildings, which is clear and clear.

Huang Changzong obviously put his heart into it.

Standing in front of the model for a while, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction.

Many people in the courtyard are also looking around the sand table, pointing from time to time, as if deciding which house to buy. As for the price, many people don't care too much, after all, there is no shortage of money in the house.

The people who can stand here are all outright local tyrants in their homes, and they don't care about spending some money, the key is that things are good.

With the sun rising, everyone's patience is running out.

At this time, Huang Changzong slowly walked out of the room, his chubby face full of smiles.