Zhu Cihong felt that he really needed a general staff. The lack of intelligence and the crudeness of statistical methods made it difficult for him to make the right strategic decisions. In such a situation, it is necessary to listen to the opinions of experienced veterans. However, even if the staff is to be formed, it is faced with a situation where there is no one to choose.

You Shiwei and Li Changling, the veterans who were exchanged back, are all loyal martyrs who have passed the test of life and death, and there is no problem at all in supervising a town in terms of experience and loyalty. However, they belong to the old-fashioned generals in Zhu Cihong's classification, and their understanding of the army as a national weapon is too old-fashioned. If they are used to organize the army, even if they can win all battles, they will only raise another Liao Town and Zuo Town.

Therefore, Zhu Cihong arranged these veterans in the lecture hall, serving as a secretary and teacher, and was responsible for explaining combat examples and training tactics to young officers. In this way, there is no need to worry about the spread of the old-fashioned style in the army, and the role of the veterans can be brought into full play.

- It's time to take a look.

Zhu Cihong suddenly found that he had never been there since he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Lecture Hall, and he had some expectations in his heart. He tugged on the bell, and soon heard the sound of his soft-soled shoes brushing the floor, and the door to the study was quickly pushed open.

A slender figure appeared at the door, blessed his body, and said loudly: "What does Your Highness command?" ”

Zhu Cihong glanced at it and said a little strangely: "Why are you on duty for three days in a row?" ”

The person who came was Lu Suyao, she stepped forward and said: "Your Highness has a lot of opportunities every day, and your affairs are busy, if you serve in shifts, you are afraid of negligence, so after the attendant room discusses, you will be summoned by Your Highness." ”

Zhu Cihong turned his face out the window. He is very aware of the importance of a full-time secretary, and he also believes that the people in the attendant room are not idiots, and they will not give up such a haode position to Lu Suyao in vain. Is there already a workplace deal? It seems that the balance and oversight of the various institutions must keep up. Otherwise, you won't know if you're in the dark!

"Hehe, it's really commendable to be able to take the initiative to think about the way of working!" Zhu Cihong had already put a smile on his face when he turned his face, and he said, "You have changed the rules so much, remember to talk to me." ”

Lu Suyao was beating a drum in her heart, and a smile was forced on her face: "It's a subordinate waiting for Meng Lang." I just thought that I couldn't disturb His Highness with the trivial matter of rotating duty. ”

"Rotation is a trivial matter," Zhu Cihong put away his smile, "Full-time is a big thing." If you don't understand this, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it. ”

- If you understand this, and still say such things, you are bullying the prince and being ignorant.

Lu Suyao made up for the meaning of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in her heart, and her face was already unconsciously pale. She suddenly understood: Yao Tao, who had always been strong, would give in easily.

The situation at that time surfaced very clearly in Lu Suyao's mind, as if she saw Yao Tao's weird smile again.

Zhu Cihong didn't dwell on this issue, Lu Suyao was a female official sent by Empress Zhou. Even if there is a task to ventilate the news, it only reaches the mother's ears. He said: "I emphasize again, to do things with my side, one must be diligent, the other must be smart, but when you should be lazy, you must not be diligent, especially your mouth, let alone be smart." Do you understand? ”

"Humble duty understands." Lu Suyao hurriedly responded.

"I'm going to go to the lecture hall in the next two days. I want to inspect the artillery factory, I want to go to the technical college. You give me a list of itineraries. Also, give me a list of requests every morning. The chamberlain gives you a separate office, and you choose two people to assist. It's okay to go down. ”

Lu Suyao was overjoyed, since the position was assigned, it was approved by His Royal Highness. She walked out of the door in a trance, until she was blown by the wind outside. Fang Cai controlled the joy in his heart, but instead rose a lingering palpitation.

"Don't stand stupidly, you don't have to kowtow to Husband Liu?"

Yao Tao came from the porch, and when she walked past Lu Suyao, she whispered softly. He didn't stop at his feet, and stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door: "Your Highness, the financial department is in the report." ”

Min Ziruo was standing at the door and heard what Yao Tao said to Lu Suyao, but he didn't know what kind of rule it was, he was just curious.

"Come in." Zhu Cihong said in a loud voice.

Yao Tao turned her head and smiled at Min Ziruo, and waited for the immature adjutant to push open the door before she stepped in.

Min Ziruo only felt a fragrance rushing to his nose, and couldn't help but sniff hard, and then looked at Yao Tao's swaying figure, and couldn't help but be a little distracted.

"Your Highness, this is the number of iron farm tools shortages counted by the Second Mansion of Denglai, as well as the detailed list of loot stored this time." Yao Tao is used to speaking in front of the prince, and she is no longer as shy as she was at the beginning. She has a firm grasp of the Finance Section, as well as the Finance and Audit Divisions, which are part of the female bureaucratic system, and also has a direct influence on the Anthology Division.

The East Palace system and the female official system are nominally two parallel systems, the former being responsible to the crown prince and the latter to the inner palace. However, now the Forbidden Palace is just a government office, and all the palace people in Nandu are assigned to work, and there are not many female officials left, so the female official system is actually subordinate to the East Palace system.

I am afraid that this complicated situation can only be ended when the emperor leaves Laizhou with the inner court, or the crown prince succeeds to the throne.

Zhu Cihong read the report at a glance, signed the words that he had read, handed it to Yao Tao to go back to file, and said: "The summer harvest is about to be, and the financial department must prepare a sum of silver taels for grain procurement, so as not to be caught off guard at that time." Our goal this year is to starve to death as few people, so there is not enough food. ”

Yao Tao responded, and said: "Your Highness, Weichen has a doubt, I don't know if I can ask for advice." ”

"Say." Zhu Cihong has long been accustomed to the role of a teacher.

"Your Highness, the circulation of silver consumes money and energy, can you issue silver tickets and exchange them for silver?" Yao Tao saw Zhu Cihong stop what she was doing, just looked at her, and said a little embarrassedly: "Weichen has often wondered recently, the East Palace collected tax money from the second mansion, and then transferred it back, isn't all this back and forth work done in vain?" It is better to set up a treasury in the city, how much silver is put into the treasury to the state and county, and how much silver is used, and it is also used as silver, if someone can't believe it or wants to go out of the province, then go to the treasury to exchange it for cash, so it doesn't save a lot? ”

Zhu Cihong leaned back in the chair and crossed his ten fingers twice.

Yao Tao's suggestion was not unusual, the household department had long considered issuing currency symbols that could be exchanged with metal currency, but the Chongzhen Dynasty really couldn't find reserves, so this proposal returned to the old way of issuing Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. And treasure banknotes are actually a currency symbol of credit bankruptcy, and it is just a waste of paper when it is issued. And later, he couldn't even buy all the materials for papermaking, and Li Zicheng came to Beijing again, and finally failed.

"First, as long as there is a run in each prefecture and county, there will be panic, and the credibility of the imperial court will be difficult to protect." Zhu Cihong slowly stretched out a finger: "Second, our main income is still field tax, and farmers are the most conservative people. How to get this silver ticket into social circulation is also a problem. If this thing is done well, it will benefit the present generation and the future generations; If you do something wrong, it will be a misguided country and a misguided people, and you will never recover. You can go back and ponder it and write it down for me. ”

Yao Tao got the approval of the East Palace, and she was happy in her heart, and she was about to go out after she was blessed.

"Be fast." Zhu Cihong added: "If it is feasible, this year's summer tax collection can be used." ”

Yao Tao had more motivation, moved much faster, and obeyed the order.

After Zhu Cihong entered Shandong, he was first exempted from forced labor, that is, the poll tax, and the remaining large head tax was the field tax. According to the bad habits accumulated by the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, every time the land tax is collected, it is a round of exploitation. If financial means can be used to avoid possible damage to farmers, it is far more reliable than relying on the integrity and ability of local officials.

Thinking of taxes, Zhu Cihong had a headache again. There is a Grand Canal in Jiaoxi, and business is prosperous, but Jiaodong is a remote township, with no commercial foundation, if you want to collect commercial taxes, in addition to tax costs, I am afraid there is very little left.

The land tax mainly depends on the local farmers in Jiaodong. They received the land from the landlords and wealthy households, and although the hands of Donggong were stained with a layer of blood, it was worth it in terms of social benefits. As for how to make Donggong also benefit from an economic point of view, it depends on the results of this summer harvest.

As for the displaced households, each head of the household is given eight points of land and four points of land for relatives, and this kind of rent-free land, which can be changed to permanent fields after 20 years of cultivation, can continue to be tax-free, only ensures that they will not starve to death in a large area, and whether they can eat enough depends on God's will, and maybe a part of the summer harvest will be used to help them.

However, tariffs seem to be ready to be considered.

Zhu Cihong pulled down the rope again and said to Lu Suyao, who came in a hurry: "The day after tomorrow, I will go to Dengzhou to see Shen Tingyang." (To be continued......)

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