At noon the next day, a group of ministers came to the Wenhua Hall on time.

After the Wenwu train stood still, Wu Gonggong, the chief of the inner house, sang: "The prince has arrived!" ”

"Greetings to the prince." The civil and military ministers knelt down to greet His Royal Highness the Prince.

After the crown prince ascended to the throne in the Wenhua Palace, he said softly: "Everyone, let's be flat." ”

"Your Highness."

After the ministers stood up and made up their minds, the governor of Ouchi, Wu Gonggong, read out the emperor's will again.

“…… People rule the world, there are tens of thousands of days, and the world benefits from one thing; If you lose something, the world will suffer. Since ancient times, only the king of entrepreneurship has been industrious, up to personnel, and thoughtful in physics, so when dealing with things, he has rarely been excessive.

"The king of success, growing rich and noble, if it is not for the practice on weekdays, there are few people who are not wrong in the government. In addition, although people have the ability to be sensitive, they are not experienced, and they will act willingly, which will inevitably lead to mistakes, and it is too late to repent and change. Therefore, I specially ordered Er'er to come to the ministers and listen to the announcements of the ministers in order to practice national politics. Chin this. ”

"The son receives the order and obeys the teachings of his father." The crown prince knelt on the ground to receive the decree, and then offered the decree, which was the legal basis for his imprisonment.

Hear this. Hu Weiyong and Chen Ning at the bottom of the stairs quickly glanced at each other, knowing that the emperor's will, in addition to authorizing the prince, also had a very important purpose - to tolerate Zhu Biao's mistakes.

Emphasizing that this is an experience. Of course, the minister has to take it seriously and be meticulous, but the crown prince can make mistakes because he is practicing state politics. How can you practice without making mistakes? Everyone should be patient, and after two and a half years of practice, they will not make mistakes again.

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After the prince sat down again, Gonggong Wu said to the ministers: "The ministers have something to do early, and they have nothing to do to retreat." ”

"The minister has his own music." The eldest cousin who is in charge of the affairs of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, Xiao Cao Guogong is out of class.

When the eunuch presented the transcript, Li Wenzhong reported loudly: "Prince Qijuan, Wu Si Zangxing commanded the envoy to report, and the previous time he sent the tribute envoy Gong Ge Suonan and others, and led the delegation to be intercepted and killed by Tubo on the way to the tribute. Usizangdu commanded Ban Zhu'er to hide the divination, and asked the imperial court to send troops to severely punish Tubo and avenge Usizang! ”

"Tubo ......" The prince groaned slightly when he heard this, he followed his father to listen to the government for many years, and he knew the country's military and political affairs well.

Speaking of which, the Tubo in Li Wenzhong's mouth is completely different from the Tubo Kingdom in the Tang Dynasty that occupied the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

To put it simply, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Tibet fell into a long-term state of division and separation due to royal strife, religion and other reasons, and no longer existed.

After entering the Yuan Dynasty, Tibet was placed under the direct jurisdiction of the central court. The Yuan Dynasty divided the main Tibetan settlements into three Xuanwei Divisions, two of which were in Tibet.

There is also a Tusi Ma Xuanwei Division, also known as the Tubo Xuanfu Envoy Marshal's Mansion, located at the junction of Qinghai and Gansu, and governed in Hezhou.

Therefore, the Tubo in the context of the Ming Dynasty refers to the Tibetans in Hezhou.

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The crown prince looked at Deng Yu and asked gently: "Duke Weiguo, how does the palace remember that Tubo has been annexed?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Deng Yu hurriedly returned from his shift: "In the third year of Hongwu, the emperor ordered the end of the general to capture the deputy general of the left and cooperate with the general to recover Gansu. After the annihilation of Wang Baobao's department, in August of the same year, the last general led the army into Kehezhou and Wusizang, surrendered Tubo, pursued the king of Yu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to the West Yellow River, and killed the Yuan general Asa Bald in the black pine forest, and the army penetrated thousands of miles northwest of Gansu. Tubo consolation made He Su Nanpu and others surrender, and the west of Hezhou entered my Ming territory! ”

is a simple statement, but it shows the fierceness of the Ming army at the beginning of the country!

After that, the imperial court set up the Hezhou Guard here, with Wei Zheng, the general of Huaixi, as the commander, and He Sunampu as the commander of the Hezhou Guard. It has jurisdiction over Hezhou, Taozhou, Xining, Minzhou four guards, collectively known as 'Xifan four guards', under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Metropolitan Division. Deng Yu finished his introduction, and then said in a deep voice:

"It is indeed unexpected that Tubo will travel thousands of miles away to intercept and kill the Wusizang tribute envoys. But Di Yi's ingratitude and rebellion are also reasonable. As he spoke, he arched his hands and said in a loud voice:

"The last general will please Ying, lead the army to smash Hezhou, and hit Tubo to set an example!"

"Hmm." The prince nodded, asked Li Wenzhong, Hu Weiyong and others for their opinions, and then said in a deep voice:

"What Wei Guogong said is extremely true. This time, Tubo intercepted and killed the tribute envoy and Wu Sizang asked the court for help, and if the court did not show thunderous means, it would kill those who dared to offend Tianwei. I am afraid that not only Tibet, but even Wu Sizang will be contemptuous of the imperial court, and will no longer be respectful to the Celestial Empire. Therefore, this palace will play the emperor and ask for troops! ”

"Your Highness is wise!" Deng Yu, Li Wenzhong and other military ministers were overjoyed when they heard this, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had this kind of courage and courage, which was enough to win their respect.

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After the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion retreated, Hu Weiyong also came out to report:

"The household department played the book, saying that the previous issue of the Ming treasure banknote, because the folk heavy money and light banknotes, for the banknote protection law, the Baoyuan, Baoquan Bureau, stop casting 'Hongwu Tongbao'. However, the lowest denomination of treasure banknotes is consistent, and it is inconvenient for people to use them, and copper coins are urgently needed to ensure transactions. Therefore, please order the political secretaries to reset the Baoquan Bureau, mint small money, and banknotes, so as to fill the civilian use. ”

"In addition, the treasure banknotes have been circulating for more than a year, and they have begun to decay, and the household department asks for instructions on how to dispose of these faint banknotes, whether to order them to continue to use them, or to allow them to be reloaded?"

Hu Weiyong is holding back the bad water, and as soon as he came up, he reported the most difficult and professional financial problems in the Ming Dynasty. Deliberately let the prince show his timidity.

"If I continue to use it, will I continue to use it at face nominal value, or will I make a discount? If banknote pouring is allowed, is it free trade-in, or is it a part of the ink fee? ”

"......" The crown prince frowned and asked, "What is the precedent of the previous dynasty?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, the past dynasties have been the simultaneous use of money and money, the money is charged in small amounts, and the banknotes are used in large amounts, which is convenient for the people." Hu Weiyong replied slowly: "So the old minister suggested that he agree to the request of the household department, and ordered the political secretaries to reset the Baoquan Bureau, mint small money, and banknotes to fill the civil use." ”

"Yes." The prince nodded.

"In addition, there have been rules for money dumping throughout the ages. In order to ensure the integrity of the banknotes and avoid counterfeiting, the use of worn banknotes has not been allowed in the past dynasties, and it is necessary to replace the banknotes with new ones before they can continue to be used. However, it is necessary to pay a certain cost to the company, which is called the labor and ink fee or the head money, and the money can be poured into the bank.

"For example, when the Northern Song Dynasty exchanged children, they charged 30 wen per fee; The Jin Dynasty charged 15 wen when handing over the banknotes. Hu Weiyong talked eloquently and gave suggestions: "So the old minister suggested that this dynasty should formulate a banknote dumping law to prohibit the circulation of faint banknotes." Of course, there is a fee for exchanging old banknotes for new ones. ”

"That's a bit excessive." The prince frowned and said, "The copper coins in the hands of the people will not change for a hundred years. Prime Minister Fang Cai also said that the people are already heavy on money and light on money, if the old money is replaced by the new banknote, and the fee is charged, wouldn't it be even more aggravated that the people dislike the treasure money and choose copper money? I'm afraid this will further destroy the banknote law! ”

"Your Highness is wise......" Hu Weiyong bowed his head.

The heart said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really not to be underestimated, and his knowledge is high.

But in vain, because of the small farmer Boss Zhu, he will definitely not agree to exchange money for free......

(End of chapter)