Chapter 34 The Pit for Zhou Yanru

"The minister also wants to wait until after this inspection to consider it in the household department, but the cost of the three sides is very large, especially the Liaodong Ningyuan line is more serious."

Han Ying is also an old fritter in officialdom, and he doesn't leak a drop of water when he talks to the emperor. Before I knew it, I was ready to throw the pot at the military headquarters.

"Zhou Yanru, you can also talk about it."

Zhu Youzhen was noncommittal, but named Zhou Yanru. As far as he knew, he had recently frequently checked the information on salt, military, and sea taxes. Cabinet in your thirties, I'm really optimistic about you, hurry up and light the flame of your youth.

"Since the minister was fortunate to enter the cabinet, he also felt that income was the foundation of the country. Han Shi is the words of the old man seeking the country. In the past few days, the minister has browsed the documents of the state and the dynasty, and felt that on the basis of Han Shi's advances, there is still room for rectification and adjustment in the salt field and military tun. ”

Zhu Youzhen was about to die of laughter in his heart, come on, come on, don't let me down.

In history, when Zhou Yanru entered the cabinet, it was five years later, when he was in his forties, he was also hit and betrayed by the party, and he had struggled with Wen Tiren for many years, which was much more tactful than now.

Now the young and vigorous Zhou Yanru is the Zhou Yanru that Zhu Youzhen wants.

In Zhu Youzhen's encouraging gaze, Zhou Yanru didn't even notice the change in Han Ying's face, and tried to stand in front of Yutu tremblingly.

"Among the three policies, especially the salt government is the first, taking the Southern Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty as examples, the salt price is the highest in our dynasty, but the salt tax in our dynasty is not as good as the Southern Song Dynasty. If there is improvement, it will be as little as 5 million taels of income per year. ”

Zhou Yanru was gambling, and Zhu Youzhen also knew that Zhou Yanru was gambling, but he was still very happy.

He knew that Zhou Yanru's change was brought about by himself. On the original historical track, Zhou Yanru would not have been involved in the reform of the field of salt administration at all.

"Salt politics involves three things, one is salt and silver, the second is salt and border grain, and the third is salt and the southeast."

At this time, Zhu Youzhen couldn't hide it. The second estimate is that Zhou Yanru doesn't understand, this is Zhu Youzhen's big plan, to see if he can use salt as a reserve to complete the issuance of his first currency, the most important and final thing.

Zhou Yanru was as excited as if he had met a confidant, and he couldn't care about Han Ying, who was coughing frequently, and he couldn't pretend to be at this time.

The second minister understood that the Jin merchants and Hui merchants were responsible for transporting the border grain, and the imperial court paid for it with salt. If it is rash, it may lead to the unsustainable border army. However, at present, there is a huge difference between the profit of salt and the purchase of grain and grass, and the imperial court can reconsider. ”

"First, third, please ask Your Majesty to solve your doubts."

Zhu Youzhen looked at Han Ying.

At this time, Han Ying hurriedly wanted to speak, otherwise Xiao Zhou said casually, if the emperor is obviously planning for a long time, if he is hunched on the head of the cabinet, not to mention how long this Shoufu can work, even if he has a net worth, he doesn't know when he will be taken.

"The opening of the salt policy is the foundation of my dynasty, although there are some flaws, the old minister does not recommend overthrowing it completely." After finishing speaking, I didn't forget to look at the emperor. I thought, Zhou Yanru is really ignorant, and you are still really uneasy.

Zhu Youzhen said with a smile:

"There is some truth in saying that there is an old man in the family and there is a treasure. Zhou Yanru said that Han Xianggong is an old man seeking the country, and it is indeed appropriate for me to look at it. With such a first assistant as a back support, Zhou Yanru rushed forward, but I still felt relieved. ”

Han Ying has been scolding her mother for a long time in her heart, do I mean that?

"Of the three I said, there is a third, there is a second, and there is a second, and there is a second, there is one. Yuxian must understand that the first thing I have solved is the chaos in Yanwo, which is also a big problem in Yanhe and the southeast. I have lent you the East Factory privately, you might as well start with Yanwo. ”

Zhou Yanru was not irritable, and when he calmed down a little, he realized that this was a huge pit.

It was not that the imperial court did not have the problem of salt without smart people, but that the wise people were frightened by the problem of salt. In fact, Zhu Youzhen also knew that taking Beizhili as an example, Yanwo was actually in the hands of his biological sister Gong Yonggu.

It's good to be good, not only did he fall into the pit, but he was also brought in by the emperor who gave him a-like East Factory.

Looking at Zhou Yanru, whose face was a little pale, Zhu Youzhen knew that he still had to give some support and encouragement, otherwise such a good big animal would have to run away.

"Committing it to the most difficult and trying to go far, jade rope," the emperor does not call the courtiers very much on weekdays. "If we don't do some things and leave them to future generations, won't it be more difficult for future generations? In all dynasties, there are very few who can last for 300 years, and if they can prosper in the hands of you and my monarchs, what kind of merit should be. What's more, as long as I'm not afraid, what do you have to worry about? ”

In this sentence, not only Zhou Yanru, but even Han Ying felt that it was funny. Zhu Youzhen thought that if Zhou Yanru had the slightest hesitation, he would line up the puppet ball in his hand. But what he didn't expect was that the temptation to leave a name in the history books and the temptation of dynasty Zhongxing was so huge for these two.

"The minister is ordered."

Zhou Yanru raised his hand to Zhu Youzhen in a formal manner.

It is done, as long as the cabinet and the nobles are pitted against each other, I will have achieved more than half of my goal this year.

After finishing finishing business, he was about to disperse, but Zhu Youzhen stopped Zhang Ruitu, who had been in the morning.

"After talking about serious headaches for a long time, relax, and ask Zhang Zhen to show the Qing family a pattern." Speaking of this, Han Ying and Zhou Yanru also stood curiously.

Soon, the two little eunuchs unfolded a huge scroll in front of the map. It shows the geographical map of Changping Prefecture, and on the side near the mountain, an area of about 1,000 acres is outlined.

What follows is the layout of rows of houses and quirky facilities. Zhu Youzhen simply taught the geometric principles of perspective to the master craftsman in charge of the architectural drawings of the Wensi Academy, and in the ecstatic gratitude of several masters, he finally drew the layout of the army academy after ten days of continuous rotation.

In front of the rows of tiled houses was a huge pole with a black flag of no pattern held high.

"Although there is a military department to undertake military affairs, there is one item that has a great deal to do with you." Zhu Youzhen pointed to the high pole above the clearing.

"There are many flags in the army, among which the flag with the name of the main general is the heaviest. I thought about it for a long time, and I felt that it was very inappropriate. Zhu Youzhen thought about it, seeing how to talk to these people.

"I told the military department the day before yesterday that the army of the Ming Dynasty should take the four words of protecting the family and defending the country as the foundation of their lives, what do the secretaries think?"

Han Ying thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty's words are very true, this is very consistent with the words of self-cultivation and governing the country, and it should be done by Confucian generals." ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded, "Sun Xianggong also said so. But on this battlefield, should there be a banner of my Ming Empire? Otherwise, how can it reflect the spirit of the Heavenly Empire? Therefore, I also want to ask Zhang Xianggong to make a banner for the Ming Dynasty. ”

This really poked the itch of Zhang Ruitu, who is a master of calligraphy and painting, and he feels that although the saint is small today, but in terms of courage and employment, he is indeed the master of the saint. As for this, even Han Ying and Zhou Yanru were a little moved.

"Then I will hand over this matter to Zhang Xianggong, but I don't have to be too stubborn. Zhang Xianggong can also call good friends and close friends, and finally hand over to the military department after being selected by the cabinet, how about it? ”

"The ministers obey the holy commandment." The three of them said in unison.