Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time for the court meeting again, early this morning, Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao were full of spirit, starting from the leisurely residence and the East Palace, and going to the Fengtian Palace.

After the courtesy, the scene immediately quieted down. Everybody knows what we're going to talk about today, so no one wants to do it. Hongzhi glanced at the ministers, and then said lightly, "Today, it is to discuss the issue of this imperial village and the royal family, whether everyone Aiqing supports the abolition or not, let's talk about it." ”

Liu Daxia is very entangled, he used to be the secretary of the military department, and he is relatively familiar with the military. The two paths proposed by the emperor hit him in the soft underbelly. There are basically two centers in the Ming Dynasty, one is the capital, the other is Nanjing, these two places are the most prosperous, and then to the north of Nuergansi, to the south of Guangxi, Yunnan and other places, the Ming Dynasty's ruling power is not strong, many places implement the policy of restraint, that is, the local ethnic minorities serve as Tusi. This toast is a combination of military and government, and the power in his hands is very large in the local area. Justice or something is also solved by the Tusi in the clan, to put it mildly, many Tusi have nominally become the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, but they are actually quite autonomous. But if the two roads that Hongzhi said are repaired, the Ming Dynasty's control over the southwest will be greatly enhanced, Shaanxi is on the border, bordering Tatars, and there is often smoke, if there is an efficient road, then the materials, the army will be much more convenient and fast, for the defense of the Tatar invasion is of great help. If you use the treasury to repair it yourself, it will be difficult to repair it, why? Too much investment.

These two roads can basically be said to span the east and west of the Ming Dynasty, north and south, such a project is not thousands, tens of thousands of people can be repaired, at least more than 300,000 people, just like that, there is no 3, 5 years can not be repaired. So many people can't use all the money and bring their own dry food. Then the wages of these people alone are a lot of money, not to mention the food consumption of these people, and it is easy to get tired to death if they don't have enough to eat and do heavy physical work. However, the royal family is in business, and it is not good to say it, and it is also quite suspected of competing with the people for profit. Therefore, as the initiator of the abolition of Huangzhuang, Liu Daxia did not come out to speak at the first time.

At this time, Liu Jian and Liu Ge Lao came out and spoke, "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has a large population, and it has been peaceful for a long time over the years, and the number of people is still growing, and the farmland of the Ming Dynasty is a fixed number, therefore, the old minister implores His Majesty not to increase the land of the Imperial Village." Hongji nodded, "That's right." "The old gentleman is agreeing to the royal family doing business.

At this time, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu came out and asked, "Your Majesty, the Royal Chamber of Commerce only deals in goods that are not available in the Ming Dynasty, can the old minister be wrong?" Hongji thought for a while and said, "This is true in the Ming Dynasty, but the Chamber of Commerce can freely trade with foreign countries, and at this time, it will purchase ordinary goods from the Ming Dynasty." In fact, this issue is of particular concern to many ministers. There were not many foreign states bordering the Ming Dynasty, one Korea, one Tatar, or a small country to the south. In the eyes of the minister, the jingle of the poor of North Korea and the small countries of the southwest, what kind of trade. The most profitable is Tatar and Japan, Tatar has a large area, and war horses, cattle and sheep have always been in short supply, but the Ming generally will not take the initiative to trade with them, because they need more Ming goods, tea and salt and other things are their daily necessities, and trade with them is suspected of being an enemy, and the royal chamber of commerce will not do this. Let's talk about Japan, in fact, they don't have anything, that is, Japanese brocade, knives, and gold and silver are needed by the Ming Dynasty, but they need ships to trade, and good craftsmen are in the hands of various big families, and it is not possible to build a large number of sea ships in a short time. Therefore, when Hongji said this, many people were relieved. So after Hongji's answer, many officials agreed.

Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao were both overjoyed, and now the officials who are in favor are basically three-quarters, and the situation is good. Liu Daxia stood up at this time and said, "The old minister asks Your Majesty to maintain the status quo of the imperial village, and the royal expenses are still allocated by the treasury. The royal family is never allowed to do business. In order to put an end to the royal family's business, Liu Daxia simply maintained the status quo and did not seek to abolish the imperial village. As soon as he finished speaking, some officials seconded the proposal.

The next thing is to look at the senior officials, more precisely, the other elders. There are a total of 4 old Daming Pavilion, Liu Daxia, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian. Li Gongmou, Liu Gongju, Xie Gongyou Kankan, this sentence is known to many people in the Ming Dynasty, of course, Liu Gong here refers to Liu Jian. Sure enough, Li Dongyang spoke, "The old minister thinks that there is nothing wrong with the royal family doing business, as long as it is not in the Ming Dynasty to compete with the people for profit, not to mention that once the highway that His Majesty said is repaired, it will be a contribution to the country and the people, and the benefits will be in the future." Even if there is a problem, it can be corrected. Xie Qian also came out and said a lot of sage's words, which can be summed up as trying first, and then changing if it doesn't work. After hearing this, Hongji nodded, and then said, "Since this is the case, then issue a holy decree and announce it to the world." After He Ding's "retreat", the court meeting ended.

Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao are naturally going to the court, so what about Zhu Houwei? He's also in a meeting. There were many people standing in the lobby of Guan Zhuang Mansion in Li Town, most of these people came out of Zhu Mansion in the past, and after several years of training in various positions, they all achieved good results.

Zhu Houwei looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Sit down first." Everyone sat down. Zhu Houwei continued, "You have also been training for several years, and to be honest, I am very satisfied with your results. I will teach you to come over today, mainly because there is one thing to announce. Now there are a lot of industries in Zhufu and Huangzhuang, and the management is also a little chaotic, so now a chamber of commerce in the city will reorganize these industries. First of all, the "People's Daily", since its inception, the newspaper industry has been booming, and Mr. Bai (Bai Shizhong) has made great contributions. "The days of Bai Shizhong in the past few years have been really good, the radiation scope of "People's Daily" has basically spread across the country, the sales volume of each issue can reach an astonishing one million copies, and the advertising income in a year is about 200,000 taels, and the newspaper is basically sold at cost price, so the advertising revenue is pure profit. Bai Shizhong communicated with the literati cartridges every day, determined the final drafts of newspapers and periodicals, and was the first to see gonzo stories from all over the country. The monthly money is high, and the life is very leisurely, but now he has long faded away from the heart of scientific research and is devoted to the development of the newspaper industry.

Bai Shizhong heard Zhu Houwei's praise, and hurriedly got up and saluted, "The prince has won the award." Zhu Houwei didn't say much, just smiled and greeted, and then continued, "In the future, the industries directly under the Chamber of Commerce include the People's Daily, the Quilt Factory, the Farm Tool Factory, the Carriage Factory, the Briquette Factory, the Soap Factory (developed this autumn and not yet on sale), the Crystal Zhai, the Cement Factory, and the Road Construction Team. The original person in charge remains unchanged, and the general person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce is Bai Xiaode. The industry under the control of Huangzhuang is the farm, as well as the military factory, and the general person in charge is Liu Jin. The property of the Chamber of Commerce and the property of the Imperial Village should be separated. That's basically it, is there any problem? Everyone shook their heads. Zhu Houwei stood up, his face became very serious, "Next year, the Chamber of Commerce will increase the seafood department, and we will go to Tianjin to buy seafood and send it back to the capital for sale." In addition, crystal food and soap will also be transported by sea ship and sold in Nanjing. Therefore, there is a need for a person in charge of the chamber of commerce in Nanjing, who can oversee the affairs of the whole country and make decisions on an ad hoc basis. Wang Juan, you can take someone with you. Everyone was stunned, but they didn't expect to choose her. In recent years, the quantitative sales of Crystal Zhai have made the supply of goods in short supply, but Wang Juan, as the store manager of Crystal Zhai, greets the people who come and go are dignitaries, the upper class, after a few years of time, now Wang Juan is already a famous female shopkeeper in Beijing, with good ability, good looks, treating people, gentle and generous, making people feel like a spring breeze. Wang Juan is 19 years old this year, tall, with slender willow eyebrows, big and bright eyes, Qiong's nose is dotted in the middle of the goose egg face, the corners of a cherry mouth are slightly raised, the first person to laugh, the whole person is charming and heroic, and the contradictory two temperaments make her more mysterious and moving. Wang Juan is generally men's clothing, and the same is true for the women of Crystal Zhai, so it is more convenient to do business. Over time, she went out into men's clothing. At this time, when he heard that Zhu Houwei was going to send him to Nanjing, his face was silent, but he was actually a little reluctant in his heart. stood up and gave a bow, "Lord Wang, this Nanjing trip, overview of the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, non-capable people can't do it, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Juan to take on a big responsibility." ”

The women who came out of Zhu's mansion, because of Zhu Houwei's order, basically did not use self-names such as people's daughters, concubines, and slaves, but directly called their own names. Zhu Houwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, my eldest brother and I believe in you very much, if something happens, our brothers will bear it, you can rest assured." Wang Juan sighed slightly, nodded and sat down.

After the matter was finished, Zhu Houwei immediately rushed to the leisurely residence, looking at this hour, he should have already gone down. When they arrived at Youranju, Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao were there, Zhu Houwei hadn't asked yet, Zhu Houzhao had already said with a smile, "It's done." Looking at the smiles on Zhu Houzhao and Hongzhi's faces, Zhu Houwei also smiled.