The lecture of the Beijing official reached an unprecedented peak when Li Shanchang, the first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Duke of Korea and the imperial master of the dynasty, gave a lecture.

Not only because of his fame and official position, but also because he was the last to give lectures, so that more people from all over the world had enough time to come.

As a result, this vocational academy here in Xiangshan County became famous at once.

Many people who came and couldn't hear the lectures would ask what other lectures were here?

Or, some learned people feel that they can earn some money for lectures, and they also start to ask how they can teach at this vocational college.

As for Li Shanchang and others, after the lecture, they began to use the content provided by Zhang Yifan as the basis, and first to complete the things delivered by the emperor, at least to come up with a framework.

On this day, when they were busy, Le Shaofeng, who had paid for his own food because of the delicious food, came back, and after seeing his colleagues, he immediately said to them: "Do you know, what vocational academy did we go to give lectures, and the concubine gave us ten yuan per person, don't you think it's a bit much?" ”

Li Shanchang didn't care about the money, but the other officials were different, and when they heard this, they answered one after another.

"That's natural, we each have ten yuan, and in just a few days, the horses have to spend a hundred yuan, which is really a lot!"

"But the horse is double the money, and I can afford it!"

"No, for us, ten times a person is indeed a lot, but the colt can still take it out, and a little money won't mind."

“……”

Listening to what they said, Le Shaofeng immediately clapped his hands and said: "You all want to go wrong, the horse is making a lot of money, I went out to eat just now, and I heard others mention it, so I can be regarded as understanding!" ”

As soon as they heard what he said, these Beijing officials were all surprised, and they all asked what was going on? Even Li Shanchang, although he didn't care about the money, he cared about the way the horse did things, and he listened with his ears pricked up.

I only heard Le Shaofeng say loudly: "The horse sells tickets, which is the voucher for admission, do you know how much a ticket costs?" One of the two runs is the lowest, and then it is even higher, and even the one where the master lectures, what is the ticket price, and the highest price of a ticket is more than 100 times! ”

That vocational academy is not small, and it is not a problem to accommodate forty or fifty people. According to the ticket of two yuan per person, every time it is full, the income of that lecture is about 100 yuan.

Not to mention, the Taishi lectures, and a single ticket has reached 100 times, which is simply a huge profit!

Even Li Shanchang himself was a little moved when he heard it: this colt was pitted by him again!

Just one lecture by these Beijing officials is equivalent to earning back the cost of building a vocational college.

Hearing Le Shaofeng's words, the Beijing officials were immediately in an uproar. How much is their money, and the horses are casual, and they have earned more than a few years of their money, and there is a feeling that they want to vomit blood!

Listening to these people complaining, Li Shanchang's heart suddenly moved, could it be that the weakness of the horse is greed for money?

Doesn't it mean that the income of the county government in Xiangshan County can reach two million yuan in a few years? Then the pony can just pick up some money in this, it's enough to peel the skin and fill the grass, right?

Although Li Shanchang's intuition felt that it was impossible for Emperor Hongwu to really skin and fill his son-in-law, no matter what, if he really wanted to find evidence, it was also a handle!

Thinking about it like this, he was energetic and decided to take advantage of the opportunity in Xiangshan County to pay a good visit and check the economic accounts of the horses.

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang said to his colleagues in Beijing: "How can the horse make money, then when everyone is idle, you might as well walk around and ask, see how the horse makes money, maybe everyone can rub a little, and it can be regarded as not coming to Xiangshan County so far in vain." ”

The reason why he said this was that he felt that he might be less likely to find clues if he checked alone, and he might be able to find clues by mobilizing these colleagues to investigate together.

The others listened, but they didn't expect his "good intentions", and thought that the Taishi was for their good, so they agreed one by one.

So, these Beijing officials took the opportunity to go out, not only began to visit the education of Xiangshan County, but also began to inquire about making money by the way.

It's okay not to ask, but as soon as they inquire, they immediately blew up.

No, after returning to the post station every evening, what they discussed was the economy of Xiangshan County.

"I really didn't expect that Xiangshan County was so rich, and the Jingshi side was ashamed of itself!"

"Why, to be honest, I'm all moved. I just asked the restaurant that opened it, and it can earn as much as 200 yuan a year! ”

"Yes, have you found that the price of sugar here is no less than three times cheaper than that of Jingshi. If you can transport the sugar to Jingshi or other places to sell, it will be a huge profit! ”

"Also, I've heard that the house here has doubled in just one year."

“……”

These officials, every word you say, I say a word, they are all moved.

Anyway, in this Ming Dynasty, it has not been said that officials cannot do business. According to the news they heard, basically those who do business in Xiangshan County have made a lot of money.

Because of Zhu Yuanzhang's high-pressure crackdown on corruption, most officials dare not reach out to be corrupt. Then this legal business naturally makes them excited.

Don't talk about them, even Li Shanchang is tempted.

His salary is much higher than that of ordinary officials, but there are many people who can't support him! Ten times, eight times, he can't look at it, but the endless flow of ten times, eight times, that is also very attractive to him.

As a result, these officials wrote letters to their families, asking them to come to Xiangshan County to do business, and it was okay to sell them. Even Li Shanchang, without exception, secretly began to arrange this matter in private.

At this time, Song Lian and another colleague who was recuperating in Guangzhou finally had a similar place to recuperate, so they went to Xiangshan County from Guangzhou.

This time, they are the way to take a boat on the Pearl River. After all, this way is the fastest and not tired.

As a result, what the two of them didn't expect was that there were unexpectedly many people on this side of the dock.

Song Lian looked at the people on the dock and said with a little puzzlement: "Why are there so many people helping the old and the young, this is a family going to Xiangshan County?" ”

In the past, he accompanied the prince to Xiangshan County once, and he also took a boat, although he took a warship, but on the dock, he could also see a small number of people.

So, he sent an attendant to inquire about the situation and see what was going on.

After Song Lian and the others entered the passenger ship, the entourage rushed back and told him: "My lord, these are the victims of the disaster in northern Guangdong, I can't wait for the imperial court to provide disaster relief and go to Xiangshan County to beg for a living!" ”

This time, the wind disaster in Guangdong is really big, many people died, and Song Lian didn't know about the affected victims, but he could also estimate that there were definitely a lot.

The Guangdong side has already played a game, asking the imperial court for disaster relief and exempting the field from the tax.

Judging from past experience, the imperial court will definitely be accurate. However, there will definitely be some delay on the way.

Song Lian listened to the entourage's advice and couldn't help frowning.

The entourage seemed to see what he was thinking, so he said to him again: "The villain asked, many of them don't want the fields in their hometown anymore, and said that they went to Xiangshan County to work, and the family can live a better life." If you stay in your hometown, a natural disaster, not to mention the hard work of a year, and you may not even have enough to eat! ”

Song Lian couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

Farmers rely on the sky for food, and when the harvest is good, it is fine, but once there is a natural or man-made disaster, it is really sad.

Although it is said that they went to Xiangshan County, it was a spontaneous response to this natural disaster.

Judging from the wharf, there is no one from the government to stop them, and it should be the government that supports these victims to go to Xiangshan County.

However, Song Lian felt that this way of abandoning the fields and fleeing to Xiangshan County to live was not good!

If it goes on like this, first, does Xiangshan County have so much food to feed the growing population?

Second, there are fewer and fewer people in other parts of Guangdong, what about the fields?

With this worry, he finally came to Xiangshan County again.

Needless to say, I haven't seen each other for more than half a year, almost a year, and Xiangshan County is a few laps bigger than before. And there are many construction sites on the periphery, which are leveling roads, repairing houses, and looking thriving.

The wharf in Xiangshan County is also becoming more and more prosperous, not only outsiders flock to Xiangshan County, but also see many merchants, carrying goods up and down.

After Song Lian arrived, he first went to the post station to meet, and then told the Taishi Li Shanchang what he saw.

When Li Shanchang heard it, he was a little strange.

It stands to reason that so many people flock to Xiangshan County, which will definitely make the price of food in Xiangshan County skyrocket. However, in the past few days in Xiangshan County, they have also gone out, but they have not felt that the price of food has risen much.

The food problem, these people who came from the troubled times, knew that it was a big problem, so they immediately prepared to investigate, and it happened that Fang Xiaoru heard that the teacher had arrived, so he rushed over. Naturally, they caught Fang Xiaoru and asked.

As soon as Fang Xiaoru heard their doubts, he immediately smiled and said: "The officials know that in Xiangshan County, as long as important civilian resources are involved, such as this grain, Xiangshan County government grain stores have been set up to be responsible for the purchase and sale of grain. ”

"There are also non-government-run grain stores, but their prices will not be too different from the prices of government-run grain stores, otherwise the people will not buy them. What's more, they sell the best grain and sell it to the rich people in Xiangshan County to eat. As for ordinary grain, there are government-run grain stores, and they don't make much profit, so naturally they won't do it. ”

When Li Shanchang heard this, he frowned and asked: "I see that there seem to be many varieties of sugarcane in Xiangshan County, and the harvest of this grain field is afraid that it will not be able to support the increasing population of Xiangshan County, right?" ”

When Fang Xiaoru heard this, he immediately said with admiration: "This is the foresight of the concubine, he has already arranged for someone to sell grain from Nanyang. There is a lot of food over there, and it is cheap, and the most important thing is that this road is a little farther. ”

Dongguan He family's ability is indeed there, that He Gui is in charge of the Nanyang side, transport the materials from Xiangshan to the past, and then transport the special products of the Nanyang back, of course, there is a required proportion, there must be food, so as to ensure that Xiangshan County reserves enough food to stabilize prices.

Li Shanchang listened, frowned and asked: "In case the Nanyang side does not sell grain, then the increasing population of Xiangshan County, once a famine occurs, it will inevitably be catastrophic." Has the colt ever considered this? ”

At this time, he was not careful, based on his identity as a master, he naturally thought of this problem.

And, even if he doesn't say it, others will definitely think about it.

When Fang Xiaoru heard this, he immediately replied: "Xia Guan also asked the concubine about this matter. At that time, the horse's answer was that Nanyang is still a piece of scattered sand, and if this one doesn't sell it, the other one will sell it. And the horses have already asked people to go there and hire locals to grow grain, even if they have their own grain fields, they can also ensure food supply. The only thing the horse fears is that in the future, the people over there will be instigated against our Ming people; In addition, there is also the sea route that has to pass through Jiaozhi, they are relatively stronger than the rest of the South Seas, and if you block the road and rob it, the sea will be stuck! ”

Speaking of this, when he saw that some officials, especially his mentor Song Lian, showed a worried look, he hurriedly added: "The horse has also considered, if such a thing happens, it is categorically impossible for people to control our grain supply, and when the time comes, write to His Royal Highness King Yan and send a sailor to escort it." If anyone dares to get along with my Daming, he will ask Your Majesty to destroy those small countries! ”

Le Shaofeng listened to it and said a little seriously: "It's not so easy to destroy the small country of Fanbang. Far away, the logistical pressure is great. Those wild places have many high mountains and big rivers, and it is inconvenient to march. Not to mention that there is no certainty in fighting a war, even if there is a certainty of winning a war, the price to be paid will be very large. If you want to start a war, you still have to be cautious! ”

He used to be the secretary of the Ministry of War, and he has the confidence to say this and understands military affairs.

In fact, what he said is exactly what the court today, including Zhu Yuanzhang, thinks like.

It is also for this reason that Zhu Yuanzhang even listed ten countries for his children and grandchildren. One of them is Cochin.

However, his successor, that is, the Yongle Emperor, did not listen to him, and directly sent troops to destroy Jiaozhi and changed his name to Annam.

However, because of the expropriation and extortion of officials sent in the past, which led to the boiling of public resentment, and because of the rebellion on Annan's side, Emperor Yongle felt that his father was right, it was too cost-effective, and finally acquiesced in Annan's independence.

At this time, when Li Shanchang heard Fang Xiaoru's words, he was immediately overjoyed.

Because he finally discovered a real shortcoming of the horse, that is, it is easy to talk about military affairs on paper, and he can destroy people at every turn, but he will know that it is not so easy to move troops with a knife!

The colt is another Zhao Kuoye! It's not in politics, it's not in military affairs!

Li Shanchang decided, and when he returned to Beijing, he would start from this aspect and kill the horses!