Chapter 165: The Great Hontang Monthly Exam
Zhu Yunwen was also very excited, because he was also betting on the topic of making money, and it was written for him by his mother and concubine.
In fact, the three strategies of the Lu family have been done once, but the focus is on the third article that Zhu Yunwen memorized.
Because according to her understanding of Lao Zhu and the analysis of the existing situation in the imperial court, Lao Zhu will most likely choose this question.
Lao Zhu saw that everyone was starting to write, so he drank tea boredly, and by the way, he took out two relatively long notes from his sleeve.
Generally speaking, there is no way to cheat this kind of on-site question, and everyone relies on their ability to answer the question.
But Lao Zhu didn't have any hope for them, the court lacked silver, the war lacked silver, the disaster relief lacked silver, the Manchu Dynasty ministers couldn't do anything, and their own princes and grandsons who were raised in the deep palace had a way?
Oh, that's not right......
Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was struggling to write, and secretly had a trace of expectation in his heart, maybe this grandson can really have some way.
This grandson can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a month when he opens a bookstore, and it seems that he is still very talented in making money.
It's just that doing business is different from governing the country, and the money of the imperial court comes from taxes, from opening up sources and reducing expenditures. If you really pursue profits like businessmen, then the world must not be in chaos?
Lao Zhu saw that Zhu Gui also answered the question with a serious face, and suddenly had some doubts in his heart, this old thirteen will also share his worries for the monarch's father?
Lao Zhu thought about it and felt that it was impossible, so he shook his head helplessly and continued to watch the music.
About an hour later, Lao Zhu began to order people to collect the scrolls.
Zhu Zhi and the others all cried and mourned when they heard the receiving, they didn't even know how to spend money, how could they know how to make money.
Zhu Gui looked proud, feeling that his first hand was already pinching and bringing it.
Zhu Yunxi's face was full of ambition, not only was he the first to hand in the paper, but he also looked at Zhu Yunxi provocatively after handing in the paper.
It's just that Zhu Yunxi didn't pay attention to this side at all, but silently bowed his head and answered the question.
Lao Zhu saw that his eldest grandson hadn't finished writing yet, and he didn't rush to urge until he saw him pick up the test paper, and then announced that the exam time was over.
Huang Zicheng hurriedly went down to collect the exam papers, Zhu Yunxi's must be placed in the final finale, Zhu Yunxi's recent performance is also good, let's put it in the back, let the emperor compare it himself. Zhu Gui also wrote a lot, and he also put it in a lower position.
As for the test papers of other princes and grandsons, they were all collected regardless of the order.
Even if he only glanced at each test paper in a hurry, he knew that none of these people were reliable.
Lao Zhu took the test paper and swept it through the ten lines at a glance.
Although he didn't expect the princes and grandsons to write any decent articles at all, he still frowned depressedly when he saw that they were so unbearable.
What is this about?
Some people say that they make money by selling grain and cloth, but these fools don't want to think about it, grain and cloth themselves are money, right?
If we have food and cloth, and we can't get any money?
Relatively speaking, Zhu Zhi's strategy is quite reliable, and he proposes that the official buy the official and sell it. It is that the government buys it at a low price and then sells it at a high price.
Lao Zhu was not surprised that Zhu Zhi could come up with this method, because his uncle was a weaver in Suzhou and was responsible for providing brocade for the palace.
And for Zhu Zhi's proposal, Lao Zhu didn't find it novel. Because the profits of salt and iron, which have been maintained for thousands of years, are actually the way for officials to buy and sell.
It's just that this thing can be two but not three, you can't cut off the people's way of life, right?
Lao Zhu's face looked better when he saw Zhu Yunwen's strategy, but he didn't feel much novelty.
Whether it is printing treasure money, or raising taxes and commercial taxes, etc., these are all suggestions made by the ministers of the imperial court countless times. Only the throttling aspect is a little interesting, and it is recommended to save from the palace and reduce the expenses of the harem and the prince's mansion to support the imperial court's northern expedition.
Although this method is unreliable, Zhu Yunwen can have this heart, which still makes Lao Zhu feel very gratified.
Lao Zhu wrote a nail on Zhu Yunwen's test paper, and then looked down at the next one, and saw that it was made by Zhu Gui, and he felt a diaphragm in his heart, what good article can this product make?
Lao Zhu watched it patiently, and after only reading one paragraph, his chest rose and fell violently in anger.
"The king wants to take the wealth of the world, but he only has the power to take it."
"It's said that taxes, clever taking, and robbing are also good."
"There are dozens of so-called tax payers, including regular taxes, miscellaneous taxes, service taxes, commercial taxes, and so on."
"Even if you don't have it, you can make it up temporarily."
"In short, the authority is mine, how much you want to collect!"
"The so-called tricksters have the ...... of outwitting, cheating, and demanding"
"The government can run gambling houses to lure the people into playing, which is called gambling. The profits here are huge, and millions of dollars can be amassed in an instant......"
When Lao Zhu saw this, he immediately roared angrily.
"Someone's coming!"
"Drag Zhu Gui out and beat him for twenty ...... No, no, hit the forty boards! ”
"Hit us hard!"
Zhu Gui was stupid when he heard this, the heavy beating was already very severe, and the heavy beating didn't cost him half his life?
"Father, what is wrong with what the son of the minister wrote, which can make you so angry?"
Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to Zhu Gui with the test paper and threw the test paper directly on his face.
"See for yourself, what bullshit you write about!"
"The government-run gambling house lures the people to gamble, and you can think of such a bad way!"
Zhu Gui said with an unconvinced face.
"Isn't that a good idea?"
"I mentioned it to my eldest nephew before, and the eldest nephew said that this method was good, and also said that as long as you make a set of two-color balls, and then draw the lottery regularly, and take out a part of the rewards to the people, you can attract the people!"
As soon as Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately looked at Zhu Yunxi who was sitting on the side viciously, and frightened Zhu Yunxi and hurriedly shook his head.
"Grandpa Huang, don't listen to Uncle Thirteen's nonsense, I was just talking to him before, who knew he was still serious!"
Lao Zhu glared at Zhu Yunxi fiercely, and then snorted coldly.
"Let's look at you for a while, if you dare to scribble like this, you can accompany your thirteenth uncle to the board!"
As Zhu Gui was dragged under the corridor, there were bursts of screams of ghosts crying wolves outside the main hall.
The emperor said that he was going to hit the board "heavily", which one dared to keep his hand without opening his eyes?
As long as the board went down, Zhu Gui was broken.
The princes and grandsons in the main hall heard the screams coming from outside the door, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.
Although I usually play boards, I have never been so scary as I am today.
Lao Zhu returned to his seat, picked up Zhu Yunxi's test paper and looked at it, seeing that there were still a lot of words written, the anger in his heart suddenly decreased by half.
Regardless of whether this kid can come up with a reliable solution, at least he did put a lot of thought into answering the question.
Lao Zhu looked down with some expectation, and when he saw the words "open market", his eyelids jumped suddenly.
By the way, can't we reopen the market?
Although it didn't cost much, it could still be collected for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year.
It's just that you have to say hello to the local officials, and it's okay for foreign merchants to do business, but if you want to pay tribute, you don't have to talk about it.
The little tax money collected by the city department all year round is not enough to pass these flowers!
Lao Zhu saw a reliable suggestion, and when he read it again, he was much more serious.
"Redefine the commercial tax, optimize the tax process, and collect the ...... from the source of goods at one time"
"Huh?"
"This grandson is a bit of a Taoist!"
Although Zhu Yunxi also proposed an increase in commercial taxes, he suggested more ways and means of tax collection, and it was very feasible.
After that, there is the government-run workshop, and this Lao Zhu is no stranger.
In fact, all prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty have government-run workshops, which are responsible for making agricultural tools and weapons.
But Lao Zhu never thought that this thing could still make money, he always thought it was a money-losing goods.
"Eldest grandson, come here!"
"What?"
"There are a few words we don't understand, you can explain them to me!"
"Oh!"
Zhao Mian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who was accompanying him, couldn't help but glance at Zhu Yunxi when he heard the emperor's words.
He has been serving Lao Zhu in the court all the year round, and he knows the temperament of His Majesty the Emperor too well. This is the meaning of seeing a good idea and wanting to inquire further.
It's just that Zhu Yunxi is only so old, can he really come up with good ideas?
"Tell us, what does this public-private partnership mean?"
"Returning to the emperor's grandfather, it is the court and individuals jointly set up workshops, the ownership of the workshop belongs to the government, but the daily operation belongs to the craftsmen themselves. The government only needs to set a reasonable income red line, and the income within the red line will go to the government, and the money outside the red line will be divided equally among the craftsmen. ”
"My grandson has already experimented in the silver bureau, and the craftsmen are very enthusiastic about their work, not only completing the tasks assigned by the imperial court in the shortest possible time, but also doing a lot of extra private work, and each of them has earned a lot of money."
"This ......"
Lao Zhu was quite moved after hearing this, and felt that this was really a good way. It's just that he's used to being cautious, and he always thinks that he should go to the silver bureau to have a look first.
"You go back first!"
"Oh!"
Lao Zhu picked up the pen and wrote a "A" on Zhu Yunxi's test paper, plus an extra stroke of the word "Shang".
After reading all the test papers, this grandson's strategy can be called a "Jia", and others will give a "Jia" at most.
It's just that Lao Zhu thought that there were still poems and texts that had not been measured, so he forcibly stopped this idea.
He knew the grandson too well, and once he knew that he had a good job, he would probably not write poetry well.
Although poetry is not important, it is the most important thing to reflect a person's ambition and interest.
"Huang Zicheng, show the title of the poem."
"No!"
Huang Zicheng had already written it in large characters, and when he heard the words, he directly hung the title of the poem on the shelf.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the shelf, and saw that there were also three poems and essays on it, all of which were ordinary scenes in summer.
For example, willows, lotuses and other songs.
This kind of question is indeed not difficult, but it is not easy to do it well.
When the other princes saw the title of the poem, they all cried and mourned.
Relatively speaking, it is better to write poetry than to write a strategy.
Because the strategy can be written blindly, but the thing of composing poetry, a total of twenty or thirty words, will be will, will not be will not, it can be said at a glance.
Only Zhu Yunwen looks like he has a bamboo in his chest, because his mother and concubine have tailored these three poems for him. Whether it is Yongliu or Yonghe, he has ready-made poems, and the quality is not bad.
However, just when Zhu Yunwen was about to bury his head in poetry, a frog croaking suddenly came from the main hall. Immediately afterwards, a dark green frog staggered directly onto the table in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Zhi's face turned pale with fright when he saw such a scene, this was the green general he caught at noon, and he kept it in the water tank outside the hall, and he didn't know how to run out.
Lao Zhu reached out to catch the frog with a disgusted face, but unexpectedly, the frog's skills were very agile, and he escaped his clutches with just two jumps, and then jumped into the inkstone, splashing the ink in the sky.
Zhu Yuanzhang wiped the ink spots on his face angrily, and just wanted to order someone to shoot this damn frog to death, when suddenly a flash of inspiration came to mind, and he thought of why not use this "frog" as the theme?
First, it can be adapted to the situation, and secondly, it can also prevent someone from doing a good job of the questions in advance and waiting for themselves to take the test!
"Wait!"
"The three poems on the shelf are invalid, and today I will use this frog as the theme, and each will write a poem."
Zhu Zhi has been dealing with frogs all day long, and he knows frogs better than his father, and now when he sees his father change the topic to frogs, his face also shows ecstasy.
He will!
Zhu Yunxi saw that Lao Zhu temporarily changed the topic, searched around his mind, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Coincidental!
He will do this too!
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