This heavy rain fell for five days and five nights before it was changed to a light rain, and it was still endless, as if the rain of the year was going to be finished in these days. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The rain is endless, but the hustle and bustle does not stop.

On the dock, piles of goods were unloaded from the ship, and then pulled away by large trucks, dense and hot.

"Hey, fortunately there is this new road, otherwise these goods would have to be lost!"

"No, I heard that there was no new road built in Texas, and many boatmen wanted to cry without tears, and they were all drenched in heavy rain."

"Fortunately, the imperial court spent a lot of effort to dredge the canal before, otherwise it would have been unlucky."

"This wharf, I'm afraid it can only be compared to Ying/Tian."

The boatmen gathered in twos and threes, standing on the boat, watching the laborers unload, and talking happily.

A middle-aged man who looked like a steward came out of it, looked at the sky, and said, "Don't gossip, let's go down and move together, there are hundreds of boats waiting behind." ”

Several boatmen hurriedly agreed, and one of them smiled and said, "Yes, yes, but the second master, let's bring so many good cloths, can we really sell them out?" ”

Someone spoke, and someone hurriedly continued, saying, "Yes, Second Master, our batch of goods is enough to make fifty or sixty thousand pieces of clothes, if it is in Ying/Tianfu, how good it is, there are many people, there are many rich people, and it must be sold quickly, why do you work hard to transport it to the capital?" ”

The middle-aged man didn't have any points, smiled and pointed to the helpers who were unloading, and said, "Guess how much these people can earn a day?" ”

Several boatmen were stunned, looked at the bare-chested helpers, thought for a while, and said, "Can you earn thirty yuan?" ”

The middle-aged man glanced at a few people and said, "To be honest with you, it's fifty wen an hour, which is still low, once there are more ships, the price will increase!" ”

Several boatmen were immediately shocked, and one of them stammered: "Isn't that it, it costs six or seven taels of silver a month?" ”

This is about to catch up with the steward of an ordinary large family.

The middle-aged man looked at the sky and said, "It's rare and weird, let me unload it, if you don't unload it before the heavy rain, I will deduct all the money from your trip." ”

The boatmen hurriedly laughed, but they didn't take it seriously, rolled up their sleeves and went to unload the cargo.

The middle-aged man looked at the dimly visible north/capital in the distance, and said softly with a smile on his face: "Chongzhen New Dynasty, it's really different......

Not only the canal, but also the official roads in various places, as long as the cement roads are built, and the rain is well prevented, the traders who come and go have not been delayed, playing horses, transporting cars, going from south to north, and the excitement has not decreased much.

Sharp-eyed people have discovered the 'business opportunity' and have joined the road construction team, all over the large and small county capitals of the Ming Dynasty, and there are long road construction teams everywhere.

At the same time, with the heavy rain in the capital, other places have stepped up the dredging of the river, and even re-excavated and opened the river, firstly to prevent flooding, and secondly, to fight drought.

The whole Ming Dynasty seems to have entered some kind of boom, building roads and digging rivers, and reclaiming wasteland, which is in the ascendant.

In Huitong Commercial Bank.

Zhu Xu, Fu Tao, Fu Changzong and others were all here, listening to the half-year report of Wei Liangqing and others.

The first one was Wei Liangqing, who was holding a thick account book in his hand, glanced at Zhu Xu, coughed lightly, and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Fu, the eldest prince, this year, Huitong Commercial Bank has 90 million taels of silver, most of which come from our cooperative chamber of commerce, this is a constant, and there are even 20,000 taels in a few cases." Our surplus is 8 million taels, and the other is the money we have lent, and we still have 5 million taels that have not been recovered. ”

Zhu Xu nodded when he listened, Huitong Commercial Bank can simply reflect the overall operation of Daming, which is still good.

After he finished speaking, it was He Spruce of the Huimin Chamber of Commerce, and he continued: "Your Majesty, Lord Fu, the eldest son, the Huimin Chamber of Commerce has now spread to most of the county governments, and it is expected to cover the whole country this year, with more than 5,000 large and small branches and branches, as well as nearly 10,000 cooperative merchants. The half-year surplus is 2 million taels, and as long as there is a bumper harvest of sweet potatoes this year, it is expected to exceed 6 million taels for the whole year. ”

Zhu Xu smiled and bowed his head, this is what he cares about the most, and it is an important channel for disaster relief.

He Yunshan was a little nervous, and then stepped aside.

Zhou Jianyu took a step forward, bowed slightly to Zhu Xu and the others, and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Fu, the eldest prince, the shipping industry is still developing rapidly, Caoyun has a profit of more than two million, and there are 500,000 taels by sea, and the other is the Nanyang side, which is quite profitable, about three million taels, and it has not yet been settled." ”

Zhu Xu also smiled approvingly, this he can roughly know through the customs, as the customs gradually take shape, the merchants who go to sea have begun to get used to it, and the customs alone has more than one million taxes in half a year, which shows the profits of overseas trade.

Then Fu Tao stood up and said to Zhu Xu: "Your Majesty, father, in addition, there are other large and small cooperative chambers of commerce, including the previous Huijin Commercial Bank, several large chambers of commerce in the south, salt, silk, medicinal materials, etc., The profit is also more than three million taels, and the specific figures will not be accounted for until the end of the year." ”

Zhu Xu heard the meaning of Fu Tao's words, in fact, these are all the income in the account book, and the real ones are clearly calculated, I am afraid that there will be a lot more.

He tapped his fingers on the table, thinking to himself that the income of several major chambers of commerce was steadily rising, which made him feel very relieved. In addition, the summer grain is imminent, and the sweet potatoes are also ripe and can be dug up, for him, the emperor, he can really breathe a sigh of relief.

Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu's expression, could guess his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the number of sweet potatoes sown this year is far greater than last year, and it will definitely have a great effect on fighting drought, according to the minister's estimates, there will be at least 30 million stones, which can be double the tax grain." In addition, this year's expenditure will be much lower, and there will be a large surplus. ”

The so-called reduction is to omit the part of the clan.

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Uncle, sweet potatoes, corn, you have to increase the number of acres planted, all the land in the clan is planted, and then the governors of various places are ordered to step up the promotion, and the reclaimed wasteland and barren mountains can only be planted with sweet potatoes, and the seaside breeding and grain reserves in the warehouses in various places must be stepped up......"

Fu Changzong knew Zhu Xu's thoughts, and nodded his head from time to time in agreement.

After talking for a while, Zhu Xu realized that the occasion was not quite right, ended the conversation, stood up and smiled at Wei Liangqing and the others: "Well, everything is good, waiting for the reward." ”

The three of them were overjoyed when they heard it, and the emperor in front of them either didn't make a move, or they were all generous, and they all knelt down in a hurry and said: "The grass people have thanked the emperor." ”

Zhu Xu waved his hand, smiled and walked out of Huitong Commercial Bank, and talked with Fu Changzong for a while before parting ways for a long time.

It is rare to have a less hot weather, Cao Bianjiao is holding an umbrella by his side, and Zhu Xu is also relaxed, walking slowly on the street, feeling the atmosphere of the capital.

Even when it rains, the streets are full of people, with people everywhere, vendors and pedestrians, and the noise is endless.

Zhu Xu bought a few boxes of pastries, thinking about going back to give them to Xiao Yongning, and smiled at Cao Huachun on the side, "Zhao Han's ability is still good, go back and remind me to give him a promotion." ”

Zhao Han is Zhu Xu's old man, and he has always been Shun/Tianfu Yin, and he is a little 'wronged'.

Cao Huachun responded, and said: "Your Majesty, does the emperor have anything to think about who will be replaced?" ”

Zhu Xu put his hands behind his back, his eyes were a little deep, and said, "There is, Fan Jingwen!" ”

Cao Huachun was shocked when he heard it, the middle school of Wenzhao Pavilion?

He was really a little shocked in his heart, and then looked at Zhu Xu's side face, Cao Huachun didn't speak again, but just responded.

"Your Majesty,"

As soon as Zhu Xu entered the palace, Feng Zhu hurriedly ran over and said, "Elder Sun Ge and the others are already waiting in the imperial study, and they seem to be in a hurry. ”

Zhu Xu was stunned, thinking of a possibility, he strode towards Jingyang Palace.

After listening to it, he breathed a sigh of relief, it was not Huang Taiji, but something happened at sea.

Zhu Xu sat on the chair and said, "You mean, Ryu/Qiu has been attacked by more than a hundred ships and thousands of pirates, and I am asked to send troops to clear it?" ”

Sun Chengzong was also a little strange, and said: "Yes, according to the news from the Ryu/Qiu, and Chao/Xian side, the last time the Japanese country was defeated in the Chao/Xian, and the country has been closed, so it shouldn't be intruded on the Ryu/Qiu anymore." ”

Zhu Xu smiled secretly in his heart, I am afraid that this is not a Japanese country, but a real pirate who has also suffered from it.

I just don't know if it's the Zheng family's branch?

Zhu Xu pondered for a while, and said, "Send a decree to Xiong Wencan, and then pass a decree to King Shangfeng, let Liu/Qiu set aside a piece of land and make a base for the Southern Sailor." Then let the southern sailors select the most elite big ships to go to the Ryu/Ball, and boost morale. Then send a decree to Yuan Keli, so that the Chao/Xian will also set aside a piece of land between the Japanese and the country to make a base for the northern sailors. Then the Ministry of Engineering will cast a new ship, which should be big, strong, and able to sail far. As for the pirates, leave it to Xiong Wencan to deal with it. ”

Sun Chengzong listened to Zhu Xu's arrangement, his expression was a little different, he always felt that there was something hidden in it, but he couldn't guess the specific intention, but it was really beneficial to clear the pirates, so he agreed.

After discussing for a long time, Sun Chengzong came out of the imperial study.

Zhu Xu rested for a while and then looked at the recital again, his life was so boring that it seemed that there was nothing else to do except read the recital.

I don't know how long it took, Liu Shimin came in, handed over a notebook, and said, "Your Majesty, Wenzhao Pavilion has decided on the examiner." ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Xu was curious, took it over, and was even more surprised.

It's not Wen Tiren, it's not Qian Qianyi, it's not Wen Zhaoge's people, it's Jiang Dejing.

Zhu Xu looked at it, turned his head and said, "Who is this Jiang Dejing?" ”

Liu Shimin said: "It is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, carefully selected by King Xin, and he was not a person from Wenzhao Pavilion before. ”

Zhu Xu nodded thoughtfully, it should be that Zhu Youzhen no longer believes in the people around him, so he chose from outside the circle.

"That's right." Zhu Xu smiled, wrote a big word 'quasi' on the notebook, and handed it to Liu Shimin.

Liu Shimin took it and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to meet Master Jiang?" ”

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "No, this matter is fully handed over to Wen Zhaoge." ”

Liu Shimin glanced at Zhu Xu, bowed out, and sent the book to Wenzhao Pavilion.