"Your Majesty, no!"

Dressed in a silk robe and tied to his waist with a jade belt, Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, resolutely came out and said generously.

"The country has experienced war and the people's livelihood has withered, and it is the time to live with the people's livelihood, and it costs money everywhere to provide disaster relief, reconstruction, and the acceptance of displaced people. The thirteen political envoys of the Ming Dynasty have no more than fifteen million stones a year, and now His Majesty has allocated a whole million stones to reward the feudal domains, and the household department does not have this money! ”

Xia Yuanji held his head high, ready to face Zhu Di's anger.

But to his surprise, Zhu Di's expression was very calm, and he was not angry because of his outspokenness, nor was he the kind of calm that hid his killing intent.

"Xia Shangshu is loyal to the country, and gives a unicorn suit and ten silver coins."

Xia Yuanji took the lead in the thunder, and many ministers saw that the emperor was not angry, so they played one after another.

Among them, it is nothing more than the country's finances are tight, and the ancestors cannot abolish the law.

After listening patiently, Zhu Di motioned for the ministers to sit down and said, "I know Xia Shangshu's worries, but this matter has to change the old system of Taizu, as for why, you might as well take a look." ”

Subsequently, a eunuch spread a huge chessboard-shaped carpet in the open space in the banquet.

The palace maids in fluttering clothes held boxes of chess pieces and placed them on the carpet in a regular manner.

When a chess piece was placed in the first square, the ministers did not care.

And as the chess pieces were released more and more, some smart people finally realized why Zhu Di said this.

First of all, he was the best at the way of mathematics, and then Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, and Xie Jin......

The ministers began to talk to each other, and those who understood suddenly realized, and those who did not understand scratched their ears and cheeks on the side, and tried their best to listen.

Zhu Di gestured slightly, and Dao Yan, the "black-clothed prime minister", stood up and explained to the ministers.

“...... If the old system of Taizu is not changed, the Ming clan will reproduce hundreds of thousands of millions of people in the ninth generation, and at that time, the country will spend more than one million stones! ”

The ministers were silent, shocked!

The feudal clans were even more worried about the fact that their future descendants were very likely to be unable to afford the state finances and had no ability to make a living, and eventually ended up without food and clothing.

Zhu Di looked at these shocked ministers with satisfaction.

Thinking that at the beginning, he was also shocked by Jiang Xinghuo.

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, it's your turn.

Zhu Di's gaze fell on Xia Yuanji, the head of the household book, and Xia Yuanji suddenly felt that the emperor seemed to be waiting for him...... Oppose?

Xia Yuanji said stubbornly: "Your Majesty has Your Majesty's reasoning, but after all, this is a matter after tomorrow, and the country can't afford to pay for it now." ”

Zhu Di seemed to be waiting for his words.

Hearing this, Zhu Di smiled slightly.

"I know that the country is in trouble, but the second child has also put forward an idea that can improve the country's financial predicament, and I also think it is feasible, you may as well listen to it again."

When he heard that Emperor Yongle planned to lift the sea ban and that the emperor, the clan, and the nobles would pay for overseas trade in the West, the feudal lords and nobles present suddenly boiled.

The head of the military generals, the general of the Yan Army, Qiu Fu, who is over the age of six, stood up and took the lead in supporting.

"Chen Qi Guogong Qiu Fu, willing to sacrifice 20,000 stones!"

Cao Guogong Li Jinglong's position is embarrassing, and he is not far behind at this time, this handsome and dashing middle-aged handsome guy shocked the audience as soon as he made a move.

"Li Jinglong, the minister of Cao Guogong, is willing to offer 25,000 taels of silver!"

Even the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi, who had been listening silently, couldn't help smacking his tongue when he heard it.

One tael of silver can buy more than two stones, Cao Guogong is really rich.

"Brother Zhu Hu, King of Zhou, is willing to offer 30,000 taels of silver!"

Almost in the time of a cup of tea, the nobles of the clan present came up with a start-up capital of more than two million stones for the marine trade.

Crowdfunding has gone to the West.

"Xia Shangshu, how is it? The household department first sent this year's 'year-end reward package' for me, and this money was borrowed from the household department on behalf of the clan, and within three years, I could completely solve the country's financial difficulties! ”

With Xia Yuanji's answer, Zhu Di achieved all his goals.

He forced the feudal lords to return the three guards and horses, re-established the clan support system, promised a "year-end reward package", and raised funds to start up in the West.

Zhu Di looked at the scene in front of him, and then recalled what Jiang Xinghuo said, it was not bad at all.

Zhu Di was deeply impressed again.

Jiang Xinghuo, the world's genius!

............

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet can be described as a joy for the guests of honor.

The drunken prince Zhu Gaochi was carried into the carriage by several personal eunuchs and sent back to the palace.

Back in the palace, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Xie Jin, the three of them welcomed Zhu Di into Nanjing together, became the supporters of the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi together, and were selected into the Wenyuan Pavilion together, and they were already waiting in the inner hall.

Zhu Gaochi washed his face and sat on the main seat, his eyes were clear, and there was no drunkenness at all.

And just when Yang Shiqi was about to close the door with his own hands, a small figure suddenly rushed in.

"Son, go to your mother's place."

Zhu Gaochi looked at the panting Zhu Zhanji and commanded kindly.

"My son has something important to report! ...... vomit"

Xie Jin looked at the child in front of him and wanted to laugh, what important thing can the emperor's eldest grandson do, didn't eat enough pastries at the banquet?

And Yang Rong recalled the scene at the banquet when the emperor's eldest grandson had been immersed in the queen's arms and kept eating pastries, but he suddenly frowned.

"Father, the son heard the third uncle tell the imperial grandfather in person that the second uncle was in the edict and ate moon cakes with 'Jiang Xinghuo'."

"Grandpa Huang also asked, how is 'Jiang Xinghuo', have you eaten moon cakes."

Everyone looked dazed, no one knew who Jiang Xinghuo was.

And Zhu Gaochi glanced at his young son deeply, strained his fat body, and even bent down and stroked his son's head.

"You've been eating pastries in Grandma Huang's arms just now, do you want to hear more news for your father?"

"Son, my father wants you not to get involved in these things, okay?"

"Vomit ......" Zhu Zhanji retched, but said firmly, "Under the nest, there are no eggs?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Xie Jin couldn't help but be in awe.

Zhu Gaochi personally carried his son out, handed it to the maid, and then returned to the inner hall.

Xie Jin also talked about what he saw and heard in the Great Heavenly Realm Temple yesterday, not only about the sequelae of Zhu Di's cutting of the feudal domain and his euphemistic advice, but when he said that when he was leaving the Great Heavenly Realm Temple, when he saw Ji Gang hurrying from the direction of the Imperial Prison, several people were silent.

"Your Highness, the second prince will never have such wisdom, the minister originally thought that Master Daoyan said it through the mouth of the second prince."

"This twist and turn is not the second prince's idea at all!"

"Fortunately, His Highness did not speak, otherwise, I am afraid that as soon as this plan comes out, His Highness's prestige will be hit."

Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly, he rubbed his chubby face, and said helplessly.

"It seems that the second child did get the guidance of a master in the edict...... You may not know, in addition to how to cut the domain, my father also left me two questions, these two questions are probably left by the master in the edict. ”

After listening to the two questions left by Jiang Xinghuo, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Xie Jin fell into contemplation at the same time.

For a long time, Yang Rong, who had not spoken, sighed.

"To be able to ask this kind of question, and it seems that there is a conclusion for a long time, this person named 'Jiang Xinghuo' is probably already a pedantic celestial!"