The hall was still silent. Diaphragm

At this time, it seems that it is not appropriate to say anything.

Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but sneer: "In this case, it is inconvenient for Qing and the others to speak freely in front of me, so let's discuss this matter well in the next court meeting." This Taiping Mansion up and down, if you don't use all your lives, how can you have today's achievements? Since Zhang Anshi, the hero of the first meritorious service, everyone needs to recount the meritorious ......"

After a pause, Zhu Di added: "Just follow Jiang Xiu!" ”

Kang Xiu's standard ......

Zhu Di immediately said: "If it weren't for that, just one Jiang Xiu would still give such a rich reward, but the court would ignore the people of the Taiping Mansion, wouldn't it be favoritism?" In the future, who else is willing to serve the imperial court, please wait for yourself to see it, I am all here! ”

finally dropped a sentence: "Set up the Wenlou, the prince and Zhang Qing come." ”

As he spoke, he brushed his sleeves away. Diaphragm

Leaving this palace full of ministers, they were speechless.

Everyone looked at the back of His Majesty leaving, chewing His Majesty's words carefully, and there were indeed many difficulties at the moment.

His Majesty himself did not directly make an invention, but he pushed this matter of merit to the heads of hundreds of officials. This is clearly a big problem for hundreds of officials.

But Zhu Di has already walked away, obviously, he has more important things to take care of.

Zhang Anshi obediently supported the crown prince Zhu Gaochi and went to the Wenlou.

After a few steps, Zhu Gaochi was already out of breath, but he said with a smile on his face: "This Taiping Mansion is really second to none, but at this time...... You must remember that the more this time comes, the more modest and cautious you must be. ”

Zhang Anshi nodded obediently. Diaphragm

But I heard Zhu Gaochi say with emotion: "Hey...... Why didn't I see you so smart when I was a child? ”

Zhang Anshi: "......"

The two of them whispered and went all the way to the Wen Building.

walked in, but saw that Zhu Di was already in the high seat of the building, and the two hurriedly saluted after entering.

Zhu Gaochi looked tired at this time, he was most afraid of walking, after all, his body was too heavy, and he stayed in the Chongwen Hall for more than an hour.

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi, showing disappointment.

He is still satisfied with Zhu Gaochi, facts have proved that this son is indeed a good heir, acting steadily, decisively, and mild-mannered is not necessarily a bad thing, although he has his own views on the governance of the world, but at least a gentleman who keeps the success is not a problem, especially in terms of civil affairs, he is even much stronger than Zhu Di. Diaphragm

However, Zhu Di, a person who has been fighting all his life, more or less still doesn't like the image of a weak body and a big belly, whether it is his own likes and dislikes, or because of Zhu Di's concern for his son's health.

Zhu Di had no choice but to ignore Zhu Gaochi's embarrassed appearance, deliberately staggered his gaze, looked at Zhang Anshi, took a sip of tea, and said, "This Taiping Mansion...... How can there be so many taxes? ”

The real reason, Zhang Anshi did not dare to say.

As the only channel for the whole world to the countries of the four seas, the entire Taiping Mansion almost monopolized the trade between the Ming Dynasty and the whole world.

The tax system adopted by Zhang Anshi is not a simple poll tax or land tax, but a value-added tax for the production and circulation of goods.

That is, the tax is directly levied at the source of production and circulation, so that it means that the goods produced and distributed in Taiping Province and supplied to the two capitals and eighteen provinces are all taxed for Taiping Province.

On the surface, what the Taiping Mansion levied was nothing more than the commercial tax of the Taiping Mansion. Diaphragm

But in reality? But it is equal to the clothing, food, housing and transportation of all the soldiers and civilians in the two capitals and eighteen provinces! When they bought goods from overseas, they were subject to customs duties imposed by the Taiping government. And if they buy goods from Taiping Province, they have been charged a value-added tax.

In the long run, if the 18 provinces do not carry out new policies, then ...... The various commodities of the Taiping Province from overseas, as well as the goods produced and processed by the Taiping Province, will continue to be attacked by large-scale trade and production, until their small peasant economy is completely dismantled.

And in this process, the taxes of Taiping Mansion will also rise, and now the 60 million taels of silver are actually just hors d'oeuvres.

After all, overseas trade has just begun, and with the Taiping Province having such a vast market as the eighteen provinces and overseas vassal states, the benefits brought by industry and commerce will only continue to grow until the eighteen provinces are completely thrown away.

Zhang Anshi put on a serious look and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks there are three reasons for this. ”

Zhu Di said: "Let's listen to it." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "First, it is up and down the Taiping Mansion, most of them are law-abiding, and everyone is content with their duties. In addition, the preparation of the customs was a great success, which also means that the maritime trade strategy of Taiping Province is on the right track. As for the third, and most important, it is the result of the great support of His Majesty, so that the people of the Taiping Mansion can produce and trade with peace of mind, and the military and civilians are the result of the efforts of everyone under the love of His Majesty. "Ahh

Zhu Di listened, and frowned: "It's obviously two points, you have to use me to make up this number, you don't have to make a contribution to me, I only picked up a ready-made one." ”

Zhang Anshi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's words are ...... bad."

Zhu Di frowned.

Zhang Anshi said very seriously: "The new policy Yin Shi can be said to be struggling, and the resistance suffered, Your Majesty must also be aware of it, not to mention that the civil and military officials do not agree or even oppose it, and those gentry and scholars, which one is not strongly opposed, I can't wait to teach this new policy to be stillborn." ”

"Don't say it's them, even ordinary people, how many people can understand the new deal? Over the years, because the minister presided over this new policy, he knew that today's achievements were really hard-won, if it weren't for His Majesty's ability to override public opinion, ignore the opposition of countless people, and still support the minister to continue to work, how could there be today? ”

Zhu Di's face softened slightly, and he saw it this time, Zhang Anshi's words seemed to be sincere.

However, he was afraid of being touted by Zhang Anshi, and he still felt that this guy's skill had risen by a few percent, so that he couldn't tell the difference. Diaphragm

I saw Zhang Anshi continue: "So when the minister looked back, he felt lucky. There are some things that the minister has to say, and I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

Zhu Di nodded at Zhang Anshi.

With Zhu Di's permission, Zhang Anshicai said: "The minister is thinking that the new deal is so resistant, if it is replaced by other emperors, even if he is willing to support it, how many can support it, for example, when Song Shenzong was in power, didn't he also want the new deal?" But no matter how much you support it, won't it end up in the end? ”

It can be seen that if it were not for Emperor Taizu Gao or His Majesty, it would be absolutely impossible to implement this new policy. The New Deal has always been to snatch jobs from other people's hands, and taking people's money is like killing parents, is it a mediocre monarch, or is it not enough prestige to deter the young Son of Heaven to succeed? ”

"What the minister is glad about is that His Majesty is on the throne, otherwise, he will die!"

After hearing this, Zhu Di only smiled and said: "After saying so much, I am still saying good things about me, I show you as the first credit, but you want to put this credit on my head." I'm telling you, I don't need any credit, I want money! ”

It seems that the word asking for money is a bit too naked. Diaphragm

So Zhu Di added: "The important thing is that only with silver can I make the Ming Dynasty forever." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhang Anshi did not hesitate to praise: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, all for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's eternal foundation. ”

Zhu Di said: "Nearly 60 million taels of silver, how much silver needs to be left in Taiping Mansion, and how much, sent to the internal money, how much is left, leave it to your Zhang family, you Taiping Mansion, you have to quickly come up with a number." ”

Zhang Anshi immediately understood Zhu Di's meaning and said, "On the minister's side, it must be done as soon as possible." ”

Zhu Di was very satisfied, and said with a smile: "Here in Taiping Mansion, you don't have to worry." None of you or their credit can be lost. In the words of the businessman, our business partners, after the transaction is completed, it is time for mutual benefit. ”

Zhang Anshi said modestly: "The Taiping Mansion is all His Majesty's courtiers, where do you say that you are partners?" His Majesty's words made the ministers panic. ”

Zhu Di only smiled and said: "The world is different, and there is a new atmosphere." You don't have to be scared of anything! "Ahh

As he spoke, Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi: "This Zhang Qing ...... but your brother-in-law, I am old......"

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said: "Father Emperor Dragon is in good health......

Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "Don't say these useless words, I know that you and him are like brothers, there are some places, Zhang Qing is not as good as you, but there are also many places, you are far inferior to him." In the future, when many things cannot be adjudicated, I will have to find him to think of a way, he has a lot of thoughts, and his stomach is full of flowers. ”

Zhang Anshi: "......"

Is this a compliment or a smear?

Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to say: "Yes, the sons and daughters obey the teachings of their father. ”

Zhu Di sighed: "If one day, I really won't be a ......."

Zhu Gaochi was startled and was about to say something.

Zhu Di glared at him, and then said: "You don't have to be honest, it seems that Zhang Qing is so cautious, he learned it from you, don't teach it, teach some of the so-called ways of behaving in the book." These bullshit truths are useless for birds, except for teaching people to be a servant and the wisdom and self-preservation skills that are needed to save one's self, they are useless in the world. You are the crown prince, the prince, Zhang Qing is the prince, the humerus of the court, and the burden of all the people in the world is maintained on Er and others, what is the use of Er and others learning this? ”

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said: "Yes, the son is dead." ”

Zhu Di said: "I actually don't worry about Zhang Qing, there is a saying that being a good person does not live long, and disasters live for thousands of years......"

Zhu Di said this and added: "Zhang Qing, I am not talking about you, just an analogy. ”

Zhang Anshi smiled: "The minister understands." ”

But it's still heart-wrenching! Diaphragm

Zhu Di continued with confidence: "But the crown prince ...... Your body is too weak, not to mention being so fat, the inheritance of your ancestors is all on you. With such a heavy burden, if you don't have a strong body, how can you carry it? ”

As he spoke, Zhu Di's face turned cold: "I heard that the parents of ordinary people are all looking forward to the health of their children and grandchildren. In addition to my expectation that you will take on great responsibilities, I also hope that you will be strong and not as ...... as you are now."

"A few days ago, I sent many eunuchs and palace ladies to take care of your daily life and food, just to find a way to teach you to be stronger, but today, it seems that the effect is not good, your body is not only not better, but even weaker, and people are more fat!"

Zhu Gaochi suddenly realized that this was his father condemning him.

His face froze, and he hurriedly said: "The godfather emperor is worried, and he is really dead."

Zhu Di said with a cold face: "Isn't this effective?" Or are you stealing food every day? ”

Zhu Gaochi was so frightened that he sweated profusely, and hurriedly said, "Erchen...... Not...... No...... These days...... I've done my best, if my father doesn't believe it...... "Ah."

"Hey......" Looking at this son's trembling appearance, Zhu Di's heart was actually even more blocked, and he couldn't help but sigh faintly: "It seems that this is fate, could it be that you were born like this?" But I and your mother...... But it's not like you. ”

Zhu Gaochi's face turned red for a while, he was ashamed, and he wanted to explain and say something.

But he suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, his fat body swayed a few times, and he was busy subconsciously raising his hand to stroke his forehead, and his face showed an uncomfortable look.

Seeing this, Zhang Anshi hurriedly supported Zhu Gaochi.

When Zhu Di saw it, his face changed slightly, and he immediately shouted: "What's wrong?" ”

Finally, Zhu Gaochi eased up, barely stood firm, and the dizziness slowly dissipated a little.

Zhu Gaochi said with a little weakness: "Erchen...... Erchen is fine...... "Ah."

Zhu Di's face was pale, but he shouted: "Come on, spread that Cui Qian is here!" ”

That Cui Qian was one of the eunuchs in the East Palace who was responsible for taking care of Zhu Gaochi's daily life, and was personally appointed by Zhu Di.

At this time, Zhu Di gave an order, and Cui Qian was originally entering the palace with Zhu Gaochi, so he was soon summoned.

Cui Qian entered the Wenlou and bowed, but he had not yet saluted.

Zhu Di said angrily: "Prince, what's going on? How are you living these days? ”

Cui Qian cautiously glanced up at the prince, he knew that the prince, as a son of man, could not tell His Majesty the truth, if His Majesty asked, the prince would definitely prevaricate with words such as his son's good health.

Now that His Majesty is asking about him, how dare he deceive the king? So he hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... These days, indeed...... It weighed three pounds and six taels, and in addition...... Besides...... His Royal Highness may be weak in health, and these days, he is always prone to dizziness. But fortunately...... It's not serious, slow down, and it will recover. "Ahh

Zhu Di took a breath, and his face became more and more solemn.

This dizziness is not a trivial matter!

What's more, he has tried to make this Zhu Gaochi lose weight before, but not only is it ineffective, but the situation seems to be even worse

Zhu Di frowned deeply, lowered his head slightly, squinted his eyes, and was worried.

As he grew older, he became more and more concerned about the issue of his heirs.

But the crown prince is like this, and the imperial grandson is young...... For Zhu Di, this is definitely something he doesn't want to see.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di's eyes fell on Zhang Anshi: "Zhang Qing, look, does the prince have any symptoms?" "Ahh

Zhang Anshi said: "Minister...... It's hard to say, but ...... The minister knows that people who are too obese are indeed prone to dizziness because they are too obese and their blood is ...... How do you say this...... Hmmm......"

"Lack of qi and blood?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said.

Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said, "Okay, it can probably be called a lack of qi and blood, so that this qi and blood cannot be supplied......"

Speaking of this, Zhang Anshi pointed to his brain and gestured: "I can't supply my own brain, so I have vertigo!" In addition, the other diseases caused by obesity are not only this, but it is fine when people are young, but once they are old, they are riddled with diseases......

In fact, there is no problem with these diseases in the future life, as long as you go to the hospital for examination diligently and seek medical treatment in time, it is not a big deal.

However, this is an ancient era when medical facilities were extremely expensive, and it is difficult to say that such a situation is difficult to say. Zhu Gaochi in history should have a few years to live, which should also be related to his obesity.

Zhu Di listened, worried, and did not forget to be angry. Diaphragm

So he looked at Cui Qian and said, "I ordered you to take care of the prince's daily life, is this what it looks like?" ”

Cui Qian trembled and hurriedly said, "Ten thousand deaths." ”

Zhu Gaochi couldn't bear it, and hurriedly said: "Father, it's all the son's fault, it's the son's minister's death, please don't blame him." ”

Zhu Di frowned and glanced at him and said, "Don't let your queen mother know about today's events." If she knew, she would be even more worried. ”

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said yes.

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi again and said, "According to Zhang Qing, is the prince's situation serious?" ”

Zhang Anshi was an honest person, he thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the most likely situation is ...... My brother-in-law may only have a few years to live. "Ahh

When Zhu Di heard this, he was shocked.

Of course, Zhang Anshi didn't say this to scare Zhu Di, so he immediately said busily: "So the top priority at the moment is to lose weight, as long as you lose weight and your body is slowly healthy, you naturally don't need to worry." ”

"But he can drink cold water and get raw meat." Zhu Di said eagerly.

Zhang Anshi pondered for a while, and then said: "The minister is thinking, this should not be used in the right way, the minister has looked at his brother-in-law's living archive, and there is indeed a big problem in it." This weight loss is indeed not easy, if you really make up your mind to lose the fat on your body, there may not be no way. ”

When Zhu Di heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Zhang Qing has a way?" ”

Zhang Anshi said truthfully: "You have to work out a charter first, but the process will indeed be painful, and you need the full cooperation of your brother-in-law, if you don't cooperate, then you have to use a strong ......"

When Zhu Di heard this, in fact, he already had an answer in his eyes. Diaphragm

So without waiting for Zhang Anshi to continue, he said with a stiff face: "Then use the strong one, no matter what method you use, you have to give it a try, you don't need to worry, even if you fail, you will never be guilty!" ”