Chapter 404: Ask on behalf of the common people

Truckloads of packed goods were pulled to the palace, in front of the Fengtian Palace, on the wide square, at this time there were boxes piled up, and the suspicious Zhu Di and Xu Shi were walking around these boxes, and they really couldn't figure out what they contained?

"These are the harvests of Erchen's trip, and it should be said that they are the harvests of the bright face."

No matter how much Zhu Gaoxian wants to sell Guanzi, he will not let his parents have doubts all the time, which is undoubtedly unfilial piety.

Zhu Di nodded at the dog, and the dog asked people to open all the packages outside, among which were huge wooden boxes, he opened one of them casually, and a burst of jewels shot out, almost blinding Zhu Di and Xu's eyes.

Zhu Di was surprised, pointed to the boxes of goods that were still being transported by the trucks like a hill, and asked, "This is you, your harvest this time, this time?" That's all?"

Zhu Gaoxian said "um", he helped Zhu Di, motioned to his wife Mu to help Xu, slowly walked towards the Fengtian Palace, and comforted Zhu Di, "If it was a few years earlier, Erchen would definitely persuade his father to send a part to the treasury, but now, Erchen thinks that there is no need for this."

"In Annam, Champong, and those areas of India, the annual output is flooding the treasury, and in recent years, the output of hybrid rice has more than doubled compared with previous years, and compared to the treasury and the common people, my father is a poor and sour lord."

"Nonsense, who said I had no money?" Zhu Di was naturally unhappy when his son said this.

"How many years has it been since the Queen's head jewelry was made new? Every year, the big festival has to be renovated with silver, and fortunately, the father did not canonize more concubines, otherwise, the father's hair will not be rewarded in the New Year's Festival, and the son will be faceless."

Xu reprimanded his son on the side, "How can you say this about your father? What does the queen mother want so much jewelry for? Everything in the harem is simple, this is the queen mother's own request, can the queen mother violate it herself?"

Zhu Gaoxian said, "Okay, the son said that he can't say that his father and mother can't do it, but these are brought back by the son, and the father and emperor are in the inner treasury. There are also 18 million taels of silver, which my son plans to use as scientific research funds, and I hope that my father will approve it."

Zhu Di will definitely agree, but Zhu Gaoxian must ask his father to show him, and his father will show grace, so that he will be more decent.

"I know, this fund, I will divide it between the Academy of Sciences and several universities depending on the situation." He glanced at the mountains of treasures piled up outside the door and said, "If there is any gold or silver in these that can be used, my father will also take it out and set up a foundation according to the method you said, which will be used exclusively for my Ming's scientific research funds."

Zhu Gaoxian smiled and said, "Father, don't take too much at once, take a little at a time, let people have a thought."

"You stinky boy, are you reluctant?"

The dog cooperated with Huang Yan to verify these gold, silver and jewelry, and when the inventory was registered, Zhu Di and Xu came to look at it again, he was shocked and puzzled, "Where did you go to rob these?"

Although Zhu Gaoxian was silent in front of outsiders, he still showed the pride of a child in front of his parents, he grabbed a handful of pearls and handed them to his wife, and said with a smile, "My son didn't go far, and the prince of their country invited his son to the country of Timur next door, and his son helped fight a battle, how could he not have gained something?"

"Twenty million taels of silver, didn't they give the employment fee?" Zhu Di became more and more puzzled.

Zhu Gaoxian said disapprovingly, "Just 20 million taels of silver? Do I still lack this mere 20 million taels of silver now......

Before he finished speaking, he saw the chamberlain hurriedly coming over with Xia Yuanji and others, Zhu Gaoxian hurriedly collected what he was going to say, and waited for a few courtiers to come over to salute, and he didn't know what was going on in such a hurry?

Xia Yuanji and the others were stunned, Song Li almost fell, he was not in charge of the household department, naturally he didn't know that the treasury was abundant now, but no matter how abundant, it was impossible not to put 20 million taels of silver in his eyes.

The Xu family waited for Xia Yuanji and the others to salute, and then returned to the harem with the Mu family.

As early as when Xia Yuanji and the others came, the dog covered the box of pearls, Mu

The family held the pearl in both hands, and the sleeves were not covered in a hurry, but Xia Yuanji and others saw the clues.

Xia Yuanji couldn't help but guess that His Royal Highness must have brought good things back when he went out this time, and what was piled up in this square must be, but if it was said that all of them were gold, silver, jewelry, and treasures, it would be too sensational.

"Your Highness, this ...... It's all ...... Are they all treasures that His Highness brought back from abroad?" Xia Yuanji still couldn't help but open his mouth, if nothing else, perhaps, the treasury can also be stained?

Zhu Gaoxian knew the character of Xia Yuanji's family, and he grabbed Xia Yuanji's shoulder, "Old Xia, over the years, I have been working under my father, and when I am a secretary of the household, in addition to being busy, I didn't let you suffer from lack of food and clothing, right?"

This is the truth, Xia Yuanji thought about the Hongwu Dynasty, the Jianwen Dynasty, and then thought about the fact that he took over the post of the head of the household department of the Yongle Dynasty, and originally planned to fight a tough battle, and he tried his best to handle the government affairs well, so that the people could live a few days of stable life.

Who knows, although he is very busy every day, but there has never been a shortage of money and food in the treasury, although the first thing must also be guarded against, it also happens from time to time, but a series of systems implemented by the household department, to a large extent, guarded against ***, in addition to receiving money and receiving soft hands, he really has not experienced the suffering of lack of food and clothing.

"Thanks to the blessing of the emperor and His Royal Highness, although the old minister is tired, as His Highness said, over the years, the minister has not suffered from lack of food and clothing, and the common people have not suffered from lack of food and clothing."

"I heard that you have asked for the construction of several treasury coffers, and I heard that the silver ingots in them are covered with a layer of mold?" Zhu Gaoxian asked.

Xia Yuanji scolded in his heart, who is so long-mouthed? Is this kind of thing something that can be said casually?

But this is indeed a fact, Xia Yuanji noticed that his mind was being seen through by the Fourth Highness, and his old face turned red, "Your Highness, this is ...... How did this kind of thing reach His Highness's ears so quickly? I don't know where I got to hear God so fast!"

Zhu Di glanced at Xia Yuanji dissatisfiedly, "I said it, did I wronged you?"

Xia Yuanji trembled, and just entered the main hall, he knelt on the ground, "The minister is afraid, the emperor has not wronged the minister, the household department has added two new warehouses, and the silver ingots in them will grow mold because they have not been used for a long time."

Zhu Di didn't mean to get along with Xia Yuanji, he glanced at it, then gave him a flat body and walked towards the throne.

Zhu Gaoxian pulled Xia Yuanji up and patted him on the back, "Old Xia, you are in the prime of life now, don't look like you're tired to death, exercise more on weekdays, and take good care of your body."

These words, for Xia Yuanji, are no better than taking a panacea to make him feel comfortable, which means that the Fourth Highness values him, even if in the future, the emperor will control the sky, and the Fourth Highness will rely on him.

Xia Yuanji suddenly became transparent, and said in his heart, when he goes back today, he has to find someone who can practice Tai Chi Bagua to teach him to take care of his body.

Song Li glared at Xia Yuanji, Xia Yuanji was excited, and when he woke up, he was almost fooled by Zhu Gaoxian, and when everyone was ready, Zhu Di sat on the high dragon chair and asked, "Say, what are you doing here?"

Xia Yuanji took the lead, "Your Majesty, just from the railway station, there are cars all the way to the palace to transport things into the palace, not only the ministers, but also the people in the capital are also discussing, guessing what the four highnesses are transporting to the palace, and the ministers will come into the palace to take a look."

"Fangcai, you've all seen it? What other questions?"

Zhu Di's words fell, but Xia Yuanji and the others raised their heads reluctantly regardless of the etiquette of the monarch and the ministers, and looked at Zhu Di in shock, they accidentally saw a handful of pearls in Princess Yan's hand, and the dog saw them coming, so they hurriedly closed the box.

Thinking about it, it is not difficult to guess, what did His Highness bring back from this trip?

If it was all of these, full of wagons, not counting the 20 million taels of silver, what a terrifying wealth it would be.

Xia Yuanji and the others gasped, and Song Lizhan asked tremblingly, "Dare to ask the emperor, will a part of these be allocated to fill the treasury and be used by my Ming people?"

I really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and I want money until tomorrow

The Son came.

Zhu Di rolled his eyes in anger, and he endured it and said, "Xia Yuanji, in my Ming treasury, are you about to run away?"

Xia Yuanji knelt down again, "If you go back to the emperor, the Ming Dynasty, the Ming treasury, the treasury is full, there is none, there is no deficit."

Not only is there no deficit, but the savings can't even be saved in the previous warehouse, which can be imagined.

"I only took a small part of the silver shipped back from Mingwei Island, Yamato Prefecture, and those nearby areas, and most of it was filled into the treasury each time, I thought that over the years, Daming's life should be very good, what, Song Li, what do you want to do, Xia Yuanji doesn't give you money, you hit me with the autumn wind?"

"Minister, minister is just a generation, ask on behalf of the people." Song Li stammered.

Zhu Gaoxian couldn't help laughing, but he didn't dare to laugh blatantly, for fear that his father would sprinkle the anger on himself, but he was also happy to see it.

"If you ask, it's in vain!" Zhu Di said, "Although I can't use up these belongings, my children and grandchildren may not be rare, and I don't plan to fill them into the treasury."

Xia Yuanji, Song Li and others looked at each other, not knowing how to admonish Zhu Di, the emperor loves money, but it is not a good thing, so many property, there is already a lot of discussion outside, they can't watch the majesty of the imperial power being damaged, and the emperor is still obsessed, right?