"They no longer look down on the little income from the land, and they turn their attention to commerce."

Do you want to open this opening? Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, will the participation of the imperial court nobles in commerce and trade disrupt commerce? Now commercial tax is the main source of income for the imperial court,

Once stirred by them,

It will destroy the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, the country of the Ming Dynasty was agriculture, and now it is commerce.

But if they are not allowed to participate in commerce, it will be difficult to recover the land. If the six dukes and twenty-eight marquis do not hand over the land, the local gentry will also not hand it over.

Whether to keep commerce clean and pure, or land, you can only choose one of the two.

Zhu Yuanzhang began to weigh the pros and cons in his heart, and after a long time, he felt that it was more important to nationalize the land first. So he said: "In the eyes of you scholars, wasn't the matter of Shang Jia a low-class in the eyes of you scholars?"

"Why do you want your nephew to do business today?"

"Return to the top." Li Shanchang said, "In the past, we looked down on businessmen, but we were really short-sighted. Thanks to the teachings of Mr. Qin and the emperor, the old minister realized the importance of businessmen. ”

"And the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty today is a great contribution to the merchants."

"The ministers should also keep pace with the times, learn the way of businessmen, and do their best for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty."

"In that case, we're ready. Anyway, in the Ming Dynasty, there is no law that prohibits officials from doing business," Zhu Yuanzhang said, and then said with a condensed expression, "Shang Jia is now the national capital of the Ming Dynasty, and we don't allow anyone to destroy it." ”

"The instructions of the superior minister must be taken to heart, and after going down, he will strictly teach the nephew and let him obey the law." Li Shanchang said, "If he dares to mess around, the old minister himself will not be able to spare him." ”

"Alright, so be it." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

As a result, the two monarchs and ministers reached a tacit understanding at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang allowed those Huaixi nobles to enter the business world, and the Huaixi nobles took the initiative to return the fiefdom and fertile land to the imperial court.

The excitement of the day has passed.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma returned to the dormitory.

"Girl, we don't know if the decision made during the day is wrong." Zhu Yuanzhang asked Queen Ma.

It stands to reason that the daytime affairs are national affairs, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the emperor will not discuss this kind of thing with the queen.

But because the matter is too big, Zhu Yuanzhang really has no bottom in his heart. Besides, when he encountered a big problem before, he liked to close the door and discuss with Queen Ma.

It's become a habit.

So this time, he discussed his political affairs with Queen Ma for the first time.

"Your Majesty is asking about allowing those Huaixi nobles to participate in the business and hand over the land?" Queen Ma immediately understood Zhu Yuanzhang's intention and said.

"Not bad." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The two can only choose one of the two, after all, this matter is related to their vital interests." Taking away the fertile land that has already been in their hands is equivalent to cutting meat from them, and if they do not compensate them for something, they will not be willing, and we will take a knife and cut off their flesh. ”

"There's absolutely no way to have it both ways."

"The concubine thinks that His Majesty is completely right, and it is more important to take back the land." Queen Ma Road. She was not only virtuous, but also very politically savvy.

Many of the problems that Emperor Zhu encountered before were made by Empress Ma behind the scenes.

Queen Ma's talent is even stronger than that of Lu Pheasant. And both of them have experienced hardships, taking their husband's son to exile and being arrested and imprisoned by hostile forces.

The two have very similar experiences.

"Why?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"The biggest hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty now is that most of the land is in the hands of the gentry and wealthy families." Queen Ma said, "This is a problem that needs to be solved urgently, and of course we must solve it first." ”

"Burn your eyebrows, and look at your eyes."

"As for the business business, it is a new thing that has just emerged, and those nobles do not necessarily understand the operational know-how. They don't understand the way of business and are eager to make money, and lawbreakers are easy to show their handles. ”

"Not bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We only allowed them to participate in business, and we didn't allow them to bend the law." Once they dare to bend the law, we will never tolerate it. ”

"In addition, there is an important point." Queen Ma Road,

"If they don't participate in commerce and trade, they will harm the people, and they will eat the people. Once they are involved, their attention is diverted, and they will no longer be arrogant and oppress the villagers. ”

"Most of those Huaixi nobles were military generals, so what they did was to lead ships to sea in search of wealth. And the ocean-going ships went to sea in search of wealth, which had little impact on the trade of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"With the word girl, we are much more sure-footed." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

I secretly sighed in my heart that I had married a good wife, Queen Ma's wife is not only affectionate, righteous, beginning and end, but also virtuous and benevolent, and most importantly, capable, is his female Zhuge .

Being able to marry such a wife is simply a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes.

"Now there are more and more people in Daming who go to sea to seek wealth." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "The workers of the Ship Division are rushing to build ships day and night, and they can't meet the needs of the businessmen." ”

"And most of the ships they ordered are the most advanced steamboats at present, and the previous ships have basically been eliminated."

"Just selling ships is a huge source of income."

"The officials of the Ship Department are a fat man, we have to use our own people." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "It's better to use our prince to take on this position." ”

"After all, this is the first time they have brought a steam turbine to the ship division."

"And ships are also important strategic materials, an important department in charge of strategy and money, you must use someone you can trust, let Zhu Rong, the third king of Qin, take on the role."

Empress Ma did not participate in the emperor's personnel appointment, and said: "It takes a lot of steel to make steam turbines, and coal is needed to make iron, and the coal business in Shanxi will be more prosperous, and those coal bosses will make a lot of money." I heard that in Concubine Zheng's family, someone gave the Zheng family a coal mine, and the Zheng family is going to make a fortune. ”

"This is what those businessmen, for the sake of Mr. Qin's face, gave to the Zheng family." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"If you climb with Mr. Qin, you can get a mine! What a miracle! Queen Ma sighed, "It can be seen that the people of the Ming Dynasty love Mr. ”

"Sir has made them all rich and has received practical benefits, and of course they will love him." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Their love for Mr. is from the bottom of their hearts, and it is like their love for those 'sages' who only know how to talk empty words and do not give people actual benefits." The love for those saints and sages is pale. ”

"Shipbuilding requires a lot of timber, and the timber industry is thriving because of it." Queen Ma Road,