"Gu Gao, you must have come here to discuss the matter of Li Jin with your fellow members, and you want to fight in the ring with me, right?"

Gu Gao was still in a daze, his ears were full of discussions on how to raise chickens, pigs and ducks, and he was dizzy for a while, feeling that his head was a little bigger. If you want to talk about the small drama of ordinary songs, or the secret twists and turns of the official gentry families in the south of the Yangtze River, or the secret jokes of the Beijing Dynasty bigwigs, and then which of the people on the Qinhuai River has recently sung any new tunes...... He is a treasure of this kind of thing, but when it comes to raising chickens in this kind of land...... The young master of the Gu family can distinguish between spring leeks and autumn siought, which is good!

When he was in a daze, the crown prince said a word, but Gu Gao's face turned pale in shock, and although his lips moved a few times, he didn't know what to say.

"It's something you're used to, so it's no surprise."

Gu Gao's face turned pale, but Zhu Cihong looked calm.

Although they have been fighting with Donglin Fushe for several months, up to now, the two sides have not torn their faces, and they are all fighting each other within a certain range.

Of course, there are very few people like Huang Zongxi who make small moves and escalate state affairs above personal attacks.

At present, it is a good time to split and co-opt, such a behemoth as the Donglin Restoration Society, unless you send troops to slaughter, it is very difficult to completely eradicate it, but it can be divided and used, but it can be started slowly.

These young scholars like the ones he is using now were originally the best in the Restoration Society, and after a long time, except for a few people, I am afraid that they are only in his camp.

"Minister...... The minister has a subordinate affection. ”

Since Zhu Cihong has started, Gu Gao doesn't have to be polite, this trip was originally to reduce the amount of money, since the prince asked, it is better to show it in person.

............ "Speaking of which, it's just because you are scholars and scholars, that you want to be taken care of by the imperial court?" ”

Hearing the end, Zhu Cihong also looked disgusted.

Of course, Gu Gao came here to ask for intercession, and he also wanted to reduce or reduce the fee, and he had a heavy responsibility, that is, to inquire whether there would be any tax collection in the future. And whether the official gentry with status can reduce some cents of gold as appropriate.

If it was really the same as ordinary businessmen, at least the gentry would not be able to get down on their faces.

In the past month or so, there have been many big businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River who have gone north, but the real official gentry family has not moved, and the background of Gu Gao's coming here is very clear.

"Reducing the centicent, that's impossible."

Zhu Cihong looked at Gu Gao and said slowly: "Don't talk about my face, do you want the face of the court?" The order of the court changes overnight, how does the world view the court and me, the crown prince? The whole camp in Qingjiang was also faceless. Gu Zifang, you come to beg you like this, what do they think in their hearts? This guy will set up a feast first, eat and drink well, and then you see which of them dares to meddle with your affairs? ”

These words are too straightforward, it is not like what a prince said, but it also solved the problem of Gong Dingyu and others, and no one felt that the prince was speechless, on the contrary, they all felt relieved.

Hou Fangyu is the son of the family, and he originally understood and sympathized with Gu Gao's situation, but at this time, he actually felt relieved.

The longer he worked under Zhu Cihong, the more his past problems and thinking changed, but sometimes he didn't even understand it.

"Yes, the minister is rude and guilty." Gu Gao was also happy, the situation in front of him could be regarded as giving him face, even the crown prince himself said that it was impossible, and after he went back, he could be regarded as having an explanation.

As for how those big families of the gentry deal with it and how they operate in the southern capital, it is none of his business.

It seems that his own family can only swallow his anger and admit it for the time being.

Thinking like this in my heart, I couldn't help but bring a little color on my face. After all, he is the son of a family, and he has not suffered a single grievance, and in front of the crown prince, he can't help but change color on his face.

When Zhu Cihong saw it, he couldn't help but smile. Over there in Nanjing, Zhenzhen sent a straw bale.

However, straw bales also have the benefits of straw bales, and there are some things that you might as well say it bluntly.

"The gold must not be reduced, and the camp will never give in to the business business. However, there is still a way to think about business-to-business. ”

Zhu Cihong said a word, then turned around to drink tea, and before turning around, he only looked at Chen Mingxia.

"Zifang, you come with me."

Chen Mingxia had already been instructed, and at this time, he pulled Gu Gao, who was in a daze, straight into the side hall next door, obviously according to Zhu Cihong's intentions, to explain to Gu Gao.

According to Zhu Cihong's instructions, the official gentry families in Nanjing, especially the die-hard faction in the Donglin Restoration Society, who are still resistant to Li Jin, might as well use the previous method of opening up the Chinese law.

In the past, the salt merchants wanted to get salt by transporting grain from the south to the northwest. Even if there was no Xiaoice River raging in the past, the northwest has always been short of food.

There is no way, the vegetation in the northwest has been destroyed for more than a thousand years, Guanzhong, and southern Shaanxi can still be fed and clothed, and the nine-sided garrisons in northern Shaanxi, northern Shanxi, and Gansu have to transport grain to the past. The so-called Kaizhong method means that merchants transport grain to the border, and then draw vouchers, and exchange vouchers for salt after returning home.

Although it is troublesome, the merchants are not afraid of hard work if they have the opportunity to make a fortune, and there are sufficient food reserves at the border.

Originally, the law was good, but after the middle period, it was taken the lead by the Great Tomorrow himself, and a hundred years later, no one remembers the system of that year.

At present, Huaishang lacks nothing, and the grain and silver reserves are sufficient, but the reserves of strategic military funds are greatly insufficient.

According to the method discussed by Zhu Cihong and the departments of the camp, it is to introduce the precedent of China and France, if the merchants of the Jiangnan gentry can transport iron, copper, sulfur, saltpeter, leather, cotton cloth and other military supplies to the north, in addition to paying the silver according to the price, the camp will also give some preferential treatment according to the military supplies sent in the gold.

Even if this is a bargain, in the Jiangnan area, the Donglin Party and the Fushe are too powerful, and there are too many supporters among the officials. Zhu Cihong's current prestige and strength are not enough to fight his opponents.

Since there is still a certain amount of time to coexist, compromise is inevitable.

Although the gold is still received, as long as it takes a little effort on the Donglin side, you can save a lot of silver, and your face looks a lot better. In this way, the current impasse can hopefully be resolved.

As for the situation that the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry controlled by Gao Hongtu and others did not support Jiangbei enough, it is incomprehensible. As for military supplies, there are really not many gentry in Jiangnan who do not open mines or do not participate in mining, and the great reason for the tax resistance during the Wanli period is that the Son of Heaven directly reached into the veins of the mine, sat on the ground to collect mining taxes, and stabbed the hornet's nest of the Jiangnan gentry who controlled the iron and copper mines.

Now Zhu Cihong of course doesn't have the time to open his own mines, as long as he negotiates with Gu Gao and others, the Jiangnan ore veins will continue to produce iron for him, and he is here to continuously cast cannons, guns, armor, and weapons.

With such a bargain, why do you have to reach out for everything?

Not to mention anything else, he doesn't know anything about mining things, what this method and that method, I have occasionally seen it in books, but I really asked him to get it, but he didn't know the point at all.

In this case, the status quo is the best option.

The crown prince was drinking tea in the house, of course everyone stood solemnly and waited, but in the next hall, Chen Mingxia and Gu Gao were muttering and talking, and after a while, Gu Gao's uncontrollable laughter could be heard.

Listening to such movements, Gong Dingxiao and the others couldn't help but squeeze their eyebrows.

This son of a family, the ability of the city government is very poor, but he dared to come to Qingjiang and his party with face, but he was really lucky to meet him.

As soon as this matter is resolved, I don't know how many giant gentry families in Jiangnan will be grateful to Gu Gao, and by the way, they will naturally take more care of the Gu family.

Behind Gu Tinglin, it can be regarded as being able to revive the family voice.

"What's the noise?"

Speechless for a while, when it was quiet and quiet, there was a sudden rumbling sound not far away, which was so loud that everyone's ears were buzzing.

"Thunder?"

Chen Mingxia also rushed out, his face a little pale.

"No, it's not thunder!"

Hou Fangyu had stayed in Zuo Liangyu's army, and he knew more about the army than these colleagues and friends in front of him, so he shook his head with certainty at the moment, and then nodded again: "It's not thunder, it's the sound of artillery." ”

"Franc cannon? It's still the Hongyi cannon, such a big movement, I'm afraid it's the Hongyi cannon. ”

"Not necessarily, the Franc cannon can also make a loud noise. The Hongyi cannon also depends on how thick the barrel is, and how many pounds of cannon is hit. The heavier the cannon, the more gunpowder it fires, and of course the louder it is. ”

The senior officials are worthy of having stayed in the army, and when it comes to explaining, it is also the first to say.

Zhu Cihong glanced at him with a smile, got up and pushed the door, and Liu Zhaohui, who was waiting outside, had already run over wearing an oil coat and said, "Your Highness, it is the artillery in the battalion who is testing the artillery." ”

Everyone showed such a look, but Hou Fang Yu was not proud, only frowned and said, "What kind of cannon to try on this rainy day?" Moreover, the sound of artillery is flickering in front and flickering behind, as if it is moving and fighting. ”

"Just check it out."

In recent days, Zhu Cihong has also spent his energy on the fields and fields, and a while ago, he spent it on the construction of the Department of Civil Affairs and the three departments of clean government and finance and taxation.

With these three divisions, local administrative malpractices and major fiscal and taxation policies can be grasped with one hand.

These few things really took up too much energy, and the newly established artillery battalions in the army were all under the management of Ren Shang, the deputy commander-in-chief, and there was also a group of assistant officers of Taixi.

Thinking of Feng Kaizhang's vaguely revealed words two days ago, coupled with the fact that the military funding problem is expected to be solved in the short term, Zhu Cihong also put on an oil coat and strode forward.

It's also time to spend your energy in the army!

Queue, physical fitness, loyalty, these are no problems, what remains is the coordination and cooperation of the infantry and artillery cavalry and other arms, and the ability of the general to command the large corps to do battle.

In the plain area north of the Qingjiang River, dozens of miles of battlefield for exercises have been circled, and it is best for soldiers to have training before experiencing the battlefield, and generals also need to do the same.

Even Zhu Cihong himself, although he has fought a few battles, he has never experienced the real test.

Judging from the current situation, it may be that once you experience it, it will determine the direction of the overall situation!

(To be continued)