With the consent of Emperor Hongzhi, Xie Zhi sent Wang Shouren to Uliangha for a trip.

This matter is beneficial and harmless to Ulianghak.

They were originally the Ming Dynasty's army, and the Ming Dynasty sent them to be ordered.

Except, of course, that they want to get out of the Ming asylum.

Now the Ming Dynasty uses them and gives them food to eat, which is better than them sitting on the empty mountain.

Therefore, after Wang Shouren just made it clear, Wuliang Habu agreed.

On the day after agreeing, he sent 2,000 light horsemen to patrol the frontier of the Ming Dynasty.

After Uliangha began to act, the holy decree of Emperor Hongzhi also reached the clouds.

Xie Zhi sent He Sanyou out naturally, and more than 100 people joined in with flintlock pistols and artillery.

Soon, a copper wall was built on the frontier of the Ming Dynasty......

It seems to be a bit too much to say that the copper wall is ironclad, but in this way, the Ming frontier is really much more stable than before.

At the same time as solving this matter, Tang Yin also opened night schools in various village schools.

Xie Zhi's expectation was very correct.

There are quite a few night students in each village, but there are only a few of them who really want to read and write, and the rest of them just want to keep warm by the red stove burned in the school, and some women also want to do some needlework by the lights of the school.

Rather than that, what's the point of making this school?

Tang Yin rushed a few times, and under the control of the village and Mr. Zheng, such situations gradually decreased.

But without this kind of person who steals light and borrows warmth, the school will be deserted all of a sudden.

There is not even a single person who is really seriously literate.

It was expected, but Xie Zhi was easy to accept.

It's December, and the pottery and oil mills in the clouds are still running steadily.

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and there are a lot more people buying oil than ever before.

Now the clouds have begun to see the scene of prosperity, a winter of uninterrupted labor, has saved some silver, every household has been able to buy New Year's goods.

Tailors, grocers...

As long as the shops are open in the whole cloud, there are many customers coming and going.

Zhu Houzhao finally came down from the Two Wolves Mountain and wandered around the streets of Yunzhong with Xie Zhi.

Looking at this lively scene, he sighed: "This palace hasn't come for a few months, how did this cloud become like this?" This is much stronger than before, but after all, it's a lot more lively... Do they have any silver for buying so many big bags and small bags? ”

It's a bit redundant to worry about, and those shopkeepers aren't stupid, if they don't have any money, can they give them these things?

These are Xie Zhi's political achievements, Xie Zhi is in a good mood, and he can explain the previous sentence to Zhu Houzhao seriously.

Xie Zhi pulled up a smile and replied: "The ceramic workshop has been open for a few months, and the people in the clouds have also earned silver, and they have some savings in their hands, so they can have a good year, if these shops want to be lively, the business can do well, and they have to rely on the common people, and the big households will also need it, but they will also have their own unique channels for procurement, how can anyone choose things from these shops..."

After Xie Zhi explained, Zhu Houzhao was noncommittal, and after a long time, he asked again: "Yunzhong is now on the right track, when do you plan to leave Yunzhong?" ”

Xie Zhike hadn't thought about this question yet.

From the perspective of Xie Zhi, as a descendant, the current situation in Yunzhong is still far behind.

Xie Zhi didn't explain specifically, and replied: "Yunzhong is rich, but the goal of one county leading a country has not been achieved!" ”

The wealth in the clouds only feeds tens of thousands of people and thousands of soldiers.

Millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, tens of millions of people are still waiting. At this time, it is still too early to talk about success.

Zhu Houzhao was surprised and asked, "This is not enough?" ”

Since it has been explained, let's simply explain it one by one.

Xie Zhi said: "The clouds are rich, and how much is the treasury full?" ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, Yunzhong is so rich, the silver has been earned by you, a profiteer, that balm, you want the palace to share two percent of your profits, and how much does your pottery workshop share the palace, if you don't say it, the palace will forget about this matter..."

This guy just drilled into the money eye, isn't the silver in the treasury also from your old Zhu family? It has nothing to do with Xie Zhicai, but the most aggrieved person is Xie Zhi, right?

Xie Zhibai glanced at Zhu Houzhao, and said angrily: "Your Highness, so much to look at, the minister also has to distinguish between public and private, the pottery workshop is not the minister's, the minister wants to give His Highness some profits, I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't agree!" ”

When it comes to the matter of silver, Zhu Houzhao will definitely debate and understand.

Zhu Houzhao was about to speak, but Xie Zhi preemptively said: "Your Highness, this workshop doesn't look like it earns a lot of money, but it only makes profits from here, and its vision is too short... In the future, taxes will also be collected from the people who work in this workshop, so as long as they can be used to enrich the taxes of the imperial court, then there is no need to collect taxes from the fields, and the landed people will no longer need to sell their land... If the money earned in this way is more than that of the farmer, and whoever still farms the land, then those who own the land can only start selling the land to reduce their losses. ”

Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded and said, "Are you crazy?" Can they still collect taxes from the people who work in the farmer's household, and are they willing to give it? ”

Whether to give it or not is not up to the imperial court to decide.

Xie Zhi didn't care about Zhu Houzhao's questioning, smiled slightly, and said: "Being unwilling in the past does not mean that you are unwilling in the future, and you are unwilling in the future, what is the reason why they are unwilling, isn't it because they earn too little money and are not enough to support their families?" Why is it not enough, it's not that it has been squeezed by those black-hearted proprietors, as long as the imperial court can get money from these people, the tax is naturally much simpler... Of course, if you want to get money from other people, you have to let people earn money, so it is still necessary to support those businessmen..."

Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao is still smart, and he understands what Xie Zhi said.

Xie Zhi finally said: "The minister has done a good job of this example, the salary given by the minister is the highest, those big families, noble relatives and nothing can not find trouble with the minister, the minister voluntarily pays taxes for the court, voluntarily let my people pay taxes, they can't say anything...

In the future, in order to attract laborers, they will have to increase their wages for these laborers, and under the orders of the imperial court, the laborers themselves have no ability to resist, and it will become a matter of course to pay taxes. ”

Isn't that the intention of Xie Zhi to come here to be this magistrate?

Zhu Houzhao stopped talking, Xie Zhi no longer explained, and replied: "The minister has found a tailor, it's almost the New Year, and I have to prepare new clothes, Your Highness has time to go back and measure the size." ”

Although Zhu Houzhao's identity was exposed, his food and clothing were still the same as before, and he did not wear a prince python robe to swagger through the market, and he was still dressed in civilian clothes.

This dress is the same as Xie Zhi's, and he brought it with him when he came out of Jingshi.

At this time, people's ideas can be different from those of later generations, as long as they have money, what kind of clothes cannot be bought.

Nowadays, when people go out, they must at least bring a change of clothes all year round.

Zhu Houzhao's guy grew up fast, and there were many jumps, and the two winter clothes were not only an inch smaller, but also had several places.

Anyway, it's also a prince, and it's not appropriate to always dress in tatters.

Hearing that he was making clothes, Zhu Houzhao took a look at the hole in the clothes, and said with a smile: "It's time to change clothes, but it's a pity that my father is not here. ”

This is as if Emperor Hongji had praised him.

Emperor Hongzhi is also lenient and kind to others, and he has never had a good face towards Zhu Houzhao.

Although Zhu Houzhao's performance is good now, he really hasn't said much good things about him.

It's his old Xie, although he is quite serious, but he also says good things to his face.

Regarding Zhu Houzhao's narcissism, Xie Zhi is noncommittal, and he will not demolish him, so let him be happy first.

"Let's go, Your Highness, then let's go back..."

When Xie Zhi and Zhu Houzhao went back, they just in time for the tailor to be in the county office.

Xu Jing, who had just returned to the county government, heard that Xie Zhi had prepared clothes for several of them, and he was not polite enough to measure them himself.

Since Xu Jing was in charge of the caravan, he was much more cheerful and outgoing than before.