Today, it is a good day for Zhu Chen to become a small landlord, Zhu Chen invited these homeless people to have a good meal, and the homeless people also congratulated Zhu Chen one after another.

In particular, the decree made them proud as if it were a reward for them.

After going back, Zhu Chen slept well, got dressed the next day, and went directly to the Yamen of the household department.

When Zhu Chen came to the south side of the imperial city, he was about to enter the Zhengyang Gate, but he was stopped.

"This is the important place of the imperial court, and there are six departments in it, what is your business?" The two officials looked at Zhu Chen.

Zhu Chen took out the holy decree from his arms and said, "I'll come to the household department to get something." ”

Seeing the holy decree, the two officials immediately became respectful, and hurriedly invited Zhu Chen into Zhengyang Gate.

Behind the Zhengyang Gate, almost all of them were the offices of the imperial court, and after Zhu Chen found the household building, he walked in directly.

After entering the household compound, Zhu Chen looked left and right and found that there was no one.

At this time, a thin middle-aged man wearing an official uniform walked out of the main hall.

This person is none other than the head of the household, Xia Yuanji, who has a lifelong bond with the emperor's grandson!

In history, he is one of the founders of the Yongle prosperous era, not only a princeling, but also has a teacher-student relationship with the imperial grandson, which makes Xia Yuanji always love the imperial grandson.

This is a fetter destined to meet, and it is also destined that the two will eventually meet.

When Zhu Chen saw him, he hurriedly asked, "Where can I get something?" ”

Receiving something?

This kind of trivial matter does not belong to Xia Yuanji.

He was about to call out the household officials to do something for Zhu Chen, but after seeing Zhu Chen, Xia Yuanji was slightly stunned.

It's not that he knows, but an inexplicable feeling of kindness crept into his heart, he felt that Zhu Chen's temperament was very peculiar, heroic and extraordinary, and he was cleanly dressed, at least it looked very pleasing to the eye.

He couldn't help but be a little more curious, and beckoned to Zhu Chen: "Which family are you?" ”

Zhu Chen shook his head and said: "The younger generation is an ordinary person, with no door and no household. ”

Xia Yuanji was even more curious.

Ordinary people's families, can they teach such children with extraordinary temperament?

Moreover, Xia Yuanji noticed that Zhu Chen was still holding a holy decree in his hand, which made Xia Yuanji even more curious, can ordinary people get the emperor's holy decree?

"Can you show me what you have in your hand?" Xia Yuanji asked curiously.

Zhu Chen handed over the holy decree, Xia Yuanji opened it and looked at it, his eyes when he looked at Zhu Chen were even more surprised and surprised.

This holy decree is a reward for this young man.

What kind of arrogant person is the emperor, even the prince he doesn't appreciate it, but he is not stingy with a young man's appreciation?

Xia Yuan Jigao glanced at Zhu Chen, and then said, "You wait, I'll go and get it for you personally." ”

Zhu Chen arched his hand: "Thank you." ”

Soon, after Xia Yuanji took the deed and gold, he walked out and handed these things to Zhu Chen.

Zhu Chen took it and smiled: "Thank you, sir." ”

Xia Yuanji is so easy to get along with, Zhu Chen has a little more affection for him.

After taking the things, Zhu Chen planned to leave, but at this moment, outside the household yamen, another person walked in, it was Lao Hanlin Yu Xuekui.

Yu Xuekui originally came to the household department to do something, but after seeing Zhu Chen, Yu Xuekui's eyes suddenly lit up: "Little brother, little brother, it's me, Yu Xuekui." ”

After this period of discussion and deeper understanding of psychology, Yu Xuekui admired Zhu Chen's talent even more, but he had been suffering from Zhu Chen's delay in coming to him, which made this old Hanlin very distressed.

Now that he suddenly met in the household, Yu Xuekui was overjoyed, came quickly, grabbed Zhu Chen's hand and refused to let go.

"Little brother, last time you came to Yufu to look for me, the old man waited at home for a while, but he didn't wait for your shadow." Yu Xuekui said dissatisfied.

Zhu Chen couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he learned his real name for the first time.

It turns out that he is Emperor Yu Xuekui in the Yongle period?

This Yu Xuekui was the deputy editor of the Yongle Canon, in short, he gave Xie Jin a hand.

If his teacher Xie Jin is the first troll of the Ming Dynasty, then Yu Xuekui has definitely inherited Xie Jin's skills, and often contradicts the emperor.

Zhu Chen smiled, but also polite, and coped with it freely: "It turned out to be Lord Yu, who was busy with his studies during this time, and he would definitely visit him another day." ”

"Don't change the day, just today, the old man still has a lot of questions to ask you." Emperor Yu Xuekui took Zhu Chen's hand and was about to pull Zhu Chen to sit down.

Xia Yuanji was even more surprised when he saw this scene: "Master Yu, do you know this little brother?" ”

Emperor Di's eyebrows fluttered, happy and excited: "This is the first place in the examination of the Academy of Sciences, his article has benefited me a lot, the deeper I read, the deeper the understanding." ”

"I dare to guarantee that there is definitely a place for him in the list of Jinshi!"

Yu Xuekui is an old Hanlin, and what he said has weight.

Touting Zhu Chen like this made Xia Yuanji even more curious, he couldn't help but look at Zhu Chen, it was just a matter of getting the emperor's commendation, even Lao Hanlin admired this little brother so much, which means that he has real talent and learning.

Xia Yuanji couldn't help but love talents, and he had the heart to nod Zhu Chen, so he smiled and said: "Little brother, Lord Yu said that you are a genius, I will give you a few household problems, see if you can answer them, how about it?" ”

Zhu Chen thought about it and sat down.

"It's okay left and right, so please ask the adults to ask questions." Zhu Chen said with a smile.

Xia Yuanji bowed his head, pondered for a moment, and then came up with a question: "If the imperial court fights for years and the treasury is empty, how should the treasury be filled?" ”

After finishing the question, Yu Xuekui also looked at Zhu Chen expectantly.

Filling the treasury?

Zhu Chen's face was strange, this adult seemed to be deliberately ordering the Yongle Emperor.

However, if you want to fill the treasury, you just have a belly full of suggestions to say, and you can seize the opportunity at this time.

Zhu Chen said without hesitation: "Increase taxes!" Raise taxes on merchants. ”

Raising taxes was the first way that the imperial court thought of after running out of money, but it was the first time that someone had heard of a suggestion to raise taxes on merchants.

During the Hongwu period, the grandfather of the great grandfather emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, and would rather collect less business tax than lower the status of merchants, he believed that merchants were cheap, depriving the people of the fruits of their labor, and collecting taxes was an affirmation of the status of merchants by the state, so the commercial tax of the Ming Dynasty has been very low.

But when Yu Xuekui heard this suggestion, he suddenly remembered Xinxue, and couldn't help but be even more excited, looking forward to Zhu Chen continuing.

"But all over the years you have raised taxes on the people, why are you unique?" Natsuhara Ji felt something new.

Zhu Chen said with a smile: "These businessmen are too rich, and when they become rich, it will be a disaster for the Ming Dynasty." ”

Xia Yuanji was suddenly surprised, he looked at Zhu Chen in surprise, and felt that Zhu Chen's insights were unique and his vision was high, beyond his imagination.

Yes, Zhu Chen is right, Daming does not collect taxes, those businessmen are getting richer and richer, and it will be a disaster for Daming in the future.

The idea of raising taxes on businessmen gradually fermented in Xia Yuanji's heart, and Xia Yuanji didn't expect that Zhu Chen, a young man, would have such a keen political vision.

When Yu Xuekui heard this, he suddenly felt a thrill, as if he was enlightened: "Yes, the little brother is right, this is my hidden danger." ”

Xia Yuanji glanced at Zhu Chen again, and continued to ask: "Then if the imperial court is short of grain, how should it buy grain from those big grain farmers?" ”