"It is not enough to give 1,500,000 taels to the inner treasury as a reward of gold and silver, and the next levy is imminent, and one and a half million taels will be left to prepare for the reward of silver for the future levy;" Diaphragm

"The remaining nearly five million taels of silver cannot be left in Taicang."

"The division of the degree should be divided with the royal research institute according to the knowledge of calculation, and then split a sum of silver, which will be used to purchase all kinds of materials to suppress prices, so that the small people will not be affected by natural and man-made disasters, resulting in the sale of children and daughters in famine years, and the grain in good years will be cheap and rotten in the warehouse and cannot be turned into silver; At that time, the inner treasury will also give a sum of silver, and jointly reclaim the barren tuntian and set up government-run shops to level the prices. For example, in a good year, he buys grain and sells it overseas, and returns to China for iron ore, and in a disaster year, he buys grain from overseas and returns to China. ”

"In short, the silver is only placed in Taicang, he can only be silver, and he has to find a way to buy more real things that benefit the country and the people, even if he goes to the fields and people outside the country."

"The court can't learn from the way that the rich man only buries the silver in the soil to prevent the silver from flowing, and only thinks about passing it on to his descendants, so he has to use the learning of the saints and the ability of the world's talents to use the silver as a more valuable tool in exchange for leaving it to his descendants. It is also like strengthening water conservancy and agriculture, so that water and drought are from people, everyone has enough food and clothing, and it will continue to be peaceful for all eternity. ”

"Not only the silver, but also the grain in the major warehouses of the Beijing Division, the hundreds of granaries that stretch for several miles, it is not enough to let them be abundant, we have to let them flow, some old grain, the cabinet and the household department must come up with regulations for disposal."

Zhu Yijun continued to arrange at this time.

Wang Guoguang, Zhang Xueyan and other ministers all glanced at Zhang Juzheng in surprise after hearing this. Diaphragm

Zhang Juzheng didn't show surprise, and he didn't pay attention to the eyes of the other ministers, but said seriously at this time:

"Although Your Majesty does not want the state to accumulate funds and cannot benefit the people, I am afraid that although the purpose of leveling prices for the government-run shops will be achieved, it will make the government-run shops only lose money but not make profits."

Zhu Yijun knew that Zhang Juzheng would say this, because this method is indeed not new in Chinese history, the Han Dynasty and the Song Dynasty have done this, and the ministers are not unaware, as long as they have read the history books, they will know the disadvantages of the imperial court's direct involvement in commercial operations.

But Zhu Yijun really doesn't want to just put a pile of silver in the treasury, and then consume it day by day, and wait until more and more silver pours in, which leads to inflation.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun also had his own words to deal with it, so he said: "That's better than being drifted for no reason, at least it can have a function of stabilizing prices." ”

"However, after the bureaucracy was ruled badly, not only did they fail to stabilize prices, but on the contrary, some bureaucrats in charge of the official camp colluded with the rich and powerful to hoard and raise prices, and even deliberately lowered prices in the form of losing official money, so as to crack down on small traders and hawkers, make them bankrupt, and allow the rich and powerful to buy materials at low prices and sell them elsewhere to make a lot of profits, and then intensify the annexation of goods!"

"In addition, a large amount of silver is circulating, and I am afraid that the price of rice and salt will be high due to the shortage of commodities and goods in the world, so I am afraid that if I want to flow for the time being, I can only move a small part of the silver first." Diaphragm

Shen Shixing, who had returned to Beijing, also retorted at this time, as a wealthy businessman, he obviously also expressed his hidden concerns about the government's interference in the economy.

Zhu Yijun smiled, not angry, only secretly sighed that his ruling ministers were indeed not simple people, and they also had a clear understanding of the economy and human nature.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun also nodded and said: "It is also reasonable, as for how to avoid the disadvantages of direct operation by the imperial court, what if it is changed to only in foreign official camps, and the domestic imperial court only invests money and does not participate in the operation?" ”

"That is, only officials are sent to buy grain and ore from overseas and return to China, store them in the national treasury, or sell them to Dajia, even if they lose money, they will at least exchange the silver for other useful things."

"As for the silver that cannot be circulated in large quantities at once, this also needs to be considered, and only a small part of the silver can be circulated in the form of Ming silver dollars at the beginning, and the specific amount of circulation will be determined by the Du Branch Division according to the results of the Royal Research Institute."

"In short, the silver that the imperial court is going to spend is mainly used in the form of silver dollars to purchase more grain, ores and other materials overseas into the country."

Zhang Xueyan said first at this time: "Your Majesty Shengming, it is so obvious that the imperial court and government should take advantage of the outside, not the inside." Whoever wants to use all kinds of shady means to earn national funds should go out first! "Ahh

"This is indeed more appropriate, but the minister thinks that if the imperial court really wants to do so, when the Ming edict is in the land of open sea and trade, it is only allowed to trade with my Ming silver dollar, so that all countries need to save my Ming silver dollar through the benefits of business, and even in the future, it is best to directly use paper money as Ming silver dollar, so that even if my Ming officials are not able to govern and the poor people of the giant beetle, they can also transfer the trouble to other countries."

Wang Guoguang also said.

Shen Shixing glanced at Wang Guoguang and Shen Shixing, nodded for a while, and then arched his hand: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

"What do you think, sir?"

Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng saw that Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan, two people who are good at managing money, agreed, so he followed and said:

"There is no objection to this, this move is indeed beneficial to the country! It's just that we should still advocate thrift and suppress the arrogant, and we can't just know how to maintain the society in this way, so that it is difficult for other countries to be peaceful, and in the long run, I am afraid that it will backfire against this dynasty. This is a technique, not a way. "Ahh

Zhu Yijun nodded.

"Pedantic!"

Wang Guoguang scolded secretly.

Because Zhang Juzheng also agreed, plus Shen Shixing, Wang Guoguang, and Zhang Xueyan all tried to Chen, and the ruling ministers of the other political affairs halls also had no opinions.

As a result, Zhu Yijun's holy will was officially sent to the cabinet and household department in the form of a holy decree in the future.

Zhu Yijun then asked, "What else do you have to discuss?" ”

Liu Yingjie, the secretary of the ministry, got up at this time and said: "The ministry has been instructed by the ministry to discuss the merit of implementing the new policy of integrated grain payment by the officials and gentry of the southern government and the merit of the disputes between the people caused by the rent reduction and interest reduction. "Ahh

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun nodded: "Quasi-play!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Shen Shixing hurriedly thanked him at this time.

Zhu Yijun said a waiver, and after Shen Shixing got up, he said: "According to your book, Wang Xijue and Wang Shizhen both took the initiative to cooperate in this rent and interest reduction?" ”

Shen Shixing replied: "Yes! The eunuchs of the same county, but there are those who have the wishes of the country, and the ministers are willing to recommend the two. ”

"In this case, the ministry will discuss and restore these two people according to the original grade as appropriate."

Zhu Yijun said. Diaphragm

Liu Yingjie said yes.

Wang Guoguang said again at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister here, just got the title book submitted by the governor of Nanzhi to the cabinet on promoting more landless people in Nanzhi to enter the weaving industry, saying that Wang, Xu and other big households intend to expand the scale of weaving and drive cotton and silk shops to Busan, which not only allows the local people to increase their income, but also allows the imperial court not to transport a large amount of cotton cloth to Pusan to meet military needs, but can make them these private merchants can transport cotton cloth over and sell it to the military at a low price, and the imperial court can directly import silver to them in the interior, and the imperial court can save the cost of transportation. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun asked: "Transporting cotton and silk to Busan, the loss of grain on the road is not low, and then selling it to the military at a parity price, what do they earn?" ”

"According to Hai Rui's words in the inscription, there are many skilled workers such as weaving and pad dyeing in Suzhou, Jiangnan, and there are famous craftsmen who are good at making exquisite spinning wheels and looms, and they can directly open classes to train displaced people in Fengyang, Xuzhou and other places, and then transport them to North Korea with low wages and high-yield cotton and satin, so that even if the cost on the road is high, it is enough to make a profit, and the remaining cotton cloth can be sold cheaply to the people of North Korea."

Wang Guoguang listened to the truth.

Zhu Yijun laughed after hearing this: "They also have a keen sense of smell, but it seems that this Japanese country has to be levied." ”

Zhu Yijun said: "Quasi-play!" "Ahh

Then, Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Juzheng and said, "The imperial sister has reached the age of marriage, do you have any suggestions for this?" ”

Zhang Juzheng understood, so he immediately got up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since the Qi Hou was recruited and trained by the order of the Shimiao, many of his old departments have been promoted to the main general of one party because of the anti-Japanese merit, and now the pro-army guard has a large number of its old departments in the name of training, and in the future, according to the title of the Privy Council, he can also be the commander, so that the generals of the southern soldiers can be suppressed, so that the order is forbidden, and this can be described as high merit and heavy power!" ”

"Although Your Majesty has no suspicion, he is also careful not to take advantage of this slander and provoke the opportunity, so in order to prevent trouble, when he is pacified, release his military power, and it is best to be close to the heavenly family, and show his honor."

"Therefore, the ministers discussed that the descendants of the Qi family were elected as concubines, so that in the future, even if the Marquis of Qi was dismissed, it would be justified, and the generals would be convinced."

Zhang Juzheng then spoke again.

At this time, Yang Zhaodao, the secretary of the military department and the assistant privy envoy, said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is inappropriate, the Qi family is a general, and he will be promoted to a national relative, wouldn't it make the children of the general's door no longer be used?" ”

"If you don't become a national relative, do you want the Qi family to marry my Zhang family, or to marry other powerful scholars and doctors?" Diaphragm

"In this way, do you really let Your Majesty rest assured that he can use his old ministry to defend the country?"

Zhang Juzheng asked.