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In the next words, Xu Wenchang did not speak, because it takes a lot of money to build the city tower, and now this court, this situation, I am afraid that it will not allocate funds to build the city wall because of the form of the southeast.

After all, the imperial court not only has the Japanese in the southeast, but also the Mongolian ones in Liaodong who almost hit the doorstep.

Wang Shaoqing sighed and said: "When Xia Yan Xia Ge was in the court, he would definitely not be as pitiful as he is now, it is said that the military salary in the past few years has been extremely pitiful, which must be very clear to the chief of the text. ”

Xu Wenchang smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "The imperial court itself has been empty and tight in recent years, and the payment for many projects is still unaffordable, not that the Ministry of Industry is unwilling to give, but it is really impossible to get the silver." ”

"Now the Ming Dynasty can be said to have encountered a dead knot, in order to save the financial deficit of the imperial court, vigorously develop sericulture in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but in this way the people's rations have become a problem, and they need to transfer grain from Huguang, and the grain merchants there deliberately raise the price, so that the people can't afford to eat food......"

The two talked about the financial problems of the DPRK and China in recent years, and Shen Wuyan also had a general understanding of these reasons, roughly speaking, about the revenue and expenditure of a dynasty.

In recent years, especially after the Jiajing year, the problem of land annexation has been extremely serious, and some wealthy businessmen and magnates have even owned tens of millions of hectares of fertile land, compared to the 300 acres of thin fields of the Shen family, it is simply the relationship between Haoyue and Firefly.

These rich people own so much land, but they hide taxes, to put it bluntly, it is tax evasion, in short, they can not pay if they can, so that the income of the imperial court gradually decreases.

In this case, the lack of disasters everywhere has led to a significant reduction in grain production, which can be said to have made matters worse. At the same time, the Mongols in the north invaded the capital year after year, and the DPRK and China had to increase troops and salaries, and military expenditures increased year by year.

Shen Wuyan listened and did not speak, because he knew very well that in fact, the problem was not so simple, and there was an extremely important factor.

"In recent years, the royal family's expenses can be described as a huge expense, and I have calculated before that there are about 28,492 royal family relatives in the Ming Dynasty today, and these people do not work and distribute money, plus they have always been extravagant......

Shen Wuyan didn't say any more, this was also because the two people in front of him were familiar with each other, otherwise this kind of matter involving the royal family would have been a forbidden area.

Fortunately, Xu Wenchang and the others agreed with Shen Wuyan's point of view, Wang Shaoqing was better, Xu Wenchang was directly overjoyed: "The wordless words are directly to the point, in fact, the royal family is only a part." Nowadays, many officials in the imperial court are idle, and they are almost the role of eating for nothing and not doing anything. ”

Shen Wuyan smiled faintly and teased: "If Elder Brother Wen's words reach the imperial court, I am afraid that he will soon be drowned by the saliva of the officials of the Six Branches." ”

Although it is a ridiculous sentence, it is a big truth, now the imperial court needs a reform, and many people also know the criticism of the Ming Dynasty, but no one dares to move, after all, reform has to pay a price.

"Now that the strict party is rampant, I really don't know when it will be a head. Your Majesty is now obsessed with cultivating immortals, when will you be able to open your eyes to see the Daming country. ”

Wang Shaoqing's words are roughly the thoughts of many literati, if they are given a chance, I am afraid that they will also be admonished, this is the backbone of the literati of the Ming Dynasty, but now it is just that there is no chance.

Shen Wuyan shook his head: "Although I haven't seen the dignity of the Son of Heaven, I don't think Your Majesty is stupid......

The sound stopped here, Shen Wuyan looked at the surprised eyes of the two people, and suddenly realized that if he could be convicted now, it would be a crime of disrespecting the saint, but he would be killed by raiding his house.

Thinking of this, Shen Wuyan smiled slightly: "I am such an idle person,...... I heard that when His Majesty first ascended the throne, he defeated Yang Tinghe, the elder of the Three Dynasties, and then Zhang Xuan failed to make big waves, even Xia Yan was still under his control. In recent years, Yan Ge has ...... It's not good to comment. ”

It's a fact that it's not good to evaluate, Shen Wuyan really doesn't know how to describe Yan Song, to be honest, he was still an upright person in the early years, and he was also favored by Yang Tinghe back then, but now he has become like this, I am afraid that he can only blame the current situation.

"All the officials think that Yan Xiang is good at writing green words, so he is quite appreciated by His Majesty, but when it comes to green words, who can write better than Xia Yan? …… Back then, Shen Lian and Yang Jisheng were indeed worthy of our respect. ”

Xu Wenchang and Shen Lian were good friends, when Shen Lian was still in Jinyiwei, he often disdained Yan Song, and then was exiled because of the impeachment of Yan Song. But he still didn't forget to scold Yan Song every day.

For Shen Lian, Xu Wenchang has actually always felt guilty. In the past few years, because of Hu Zongxian's relationship at this level, he has also written some articles praising Yan Song with a clear conscience, and he feels ashamed every time he thinks about it.

Looking at Xu Wenchang's gradually dimming expression, Shen Wuyan sighed and said: "The eldest husband has to ask for a clear conscience in the world, and I heard that Wen Chang wrote a congratulatory message to Yan Xiang before, but it doesn't mean anything, don't worry about this time." ”

Xu Wenchang is a wild and high-minded person, and what Shen Wuyan is worried about is that one day Yan Song will fall, and he will become a heart disease because he has written a congratulatory message to Yan Song.

After a little hesitation, Xu Wenchang laughed, and continued: "Since Wuyan knows that the imperial court's finances have been empty in recent years, and he also proposed to build a high city wall, he must know where the magic method is, and let's talk about it quickly." ”

Shen Wuyan shook his head: "I don't dare to use the magic method, but maybe it will be useful." …… When Taizu was in Nanjing, he knew that he would build a high wall and accumulate grain ....... After the construction of the city wall, it was the silver of the huge rich Shen Wansan. ”

"Speechless, ask the rich families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" Xu Wenchang paused slightly, and said with a wry smile: "It's not like that year now, it was a war era, and the people were scrambling to contribute money and efforts. Now it's different, in a good peaceful and prosperous world, which merchant is willing to pay. ”

Shen Wuyan nodded, what Xu Wenchang said is indeed reasonable, although the southeast is serious, but it also affects most of the common people, the imperial court is already banned, so it doesn't matter if the Japanese are not robbed, anyway, come and grab some money, if you don't come to rob, the money is still your own.

"It is naturally difficult to let them donate in vain, but if you can give them a title, such as the Pingkou Charity General, such a false name, it will definitely solve the problem of donations."

Wang Shaoqing, who had been silent, also smiled at this time: "Businessmen are profit-seeking, it can be said that there is no profit and they can't afford to be early, if building a high city wall has no actual benefit for them, what is the use of giving these false titles?" ”

"You don't think it's useful, it's because you were caught off guard. …… For example, a steamed bun that falls on the ground, you may think that it is rare to fall on the ground, but in the eyes of the hungry, it is the whole world. ”

Listening to Shen Wuyan's words, Xu Wenchang and the others suddenly felt reasonable, so they didn't argue.

Shen Wuyan simply packed up the chessboard and said, "When I go back, I will roughly write down this strategy and send it to you, this involves the question of how much money to donate to what kind of loud title, it is really a waste of my bloody literary talent." ”

Saying this, Shen Wuyan said goodbye to Xu Wenchang and the others, he came here today to inquire about Wang Zhenming's situation, and at this time, he had a general understanding, and he had to hurry up to get busy with the situation over there.

Back at the shop, Steward Liu hurriedly stopped Shen Wuyan.

He looked at Shen Wuyan with a sad face and said with a wry smile: "Today, Liu Fu and Liu from Deyue Tower have been here. ”

Hearing this name, Shen Wuyan felt ridiculous, so he said, "Are you afraid that I will secretly go to the Duanyang Poetry Club of Deyue Tower?" Don't worry, I don't have the heart to do that. ”

"This thing has something to do with Duanyang, but it's not a poem...... Steward Liu said today that there is a shortage of tea in the Yuelou. ”

"There is a shortage of tea in Deyue Building."

This is not a simple question, but it means that Deyuelou needs a tea supplier, which used to be Jixianju, and now it is found that the tea in Jixianju does not seem to be so good, so it is planned to be replaced.

"What do you say over there?"

Steward Liu paused: "Deyuelou said that before Duanyang, the entire teahouse in Suzhou had a chance, as long as the tea was good, there was a chance to be selected." ”

"What are the benefits of being selected?" Shen Wuyan suddenly became interested, if he could do the business on the head of Yuelou, then in the future, the three words of Xingbake would really be famous in Suzhou.

Steward Liu sighed: "If you can supply tea to Deyue Tower, then you can earn at least 10,000 taels of silver every month." ”

The concept of 10,000 taels was too vague for Shen Wuyan, but when he recalled that the annual income of the Shen family restaurant was only 10,000 taels, not counting some other expenses, he was suddenly a little moved.

"What are the opponents ...... Suzhou today?"

Steward Liu said: "The teahouse is actually not widely opened in Suzhou, but there are still a few good ones, not counting Jixianju, as well as Fuqinxuan, but these shops still can't be compared with Jixianju." ”

Shen Wuyan pondered for a moment: "In other words, now you only need to defeat Ji Xianju?" ”

Looking at Shen Wuyan's expression, Manager Liu couldn't help but remind in a low voice: "It is not an accident that Jixian Ju can be opened to such a point today, everyone in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has a certain relationship with that side. Moreover, most of the tea tasting people in Deyuelou are some old antiques, and they do not accept milk tea...... Milk tea is now difficult to win. ”

"There is another thing that the young master has to decide, and the Shen family restaurant has actually been pretty good recently. …… It's just that the young master said that opening a branch is a little difficult. The prices of the shops on Shiquan Street are really high. ”

Shen Wuyan replied and said with a smile: "I understand what you mean, you can fight for the Yuelou side, do your best." ”