Suzhou, Canglang Pavilion, Qingxiang Pavilion.

Since the third brother began to enjoy life, the king of Chu moved here.

The plaque of this museum was inscribed by Han Shizhong that year. The name of the museum comes from Li Shangyin's poem 'Diligence does not make the fragrance transparent, and the alloy fish locks the Guicong'.

In front of the museum, there is a leaky window powder wall, which becomes a courtyard by itself, and there are several osmanthus branches planted in the courtyard, and it is a good place to cultivate quietly and quietly.

However, at this time, the three Suzhou parent officials in the museum, Li Heng, the prefect of Suzhou, Xue Dinge, the magistrate of Wu County, and Fei Mi, the magistrate of Changzhou, had nothing to do with purity, and the fire was almost the same.

Although the Suzhou civil uprising has stopped, the problems of unemployment and hunger that led to the civil uprising have not been solved at all. If this continues, people will starve to death.

When the time comes, if there is a mess, it won't be as painless as before.

"Your Highness, has the emperor replied?" Li Heng and the two magistrates can only pin their hopes on this highness who is not yet fourteen years old.

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen nodded and said with a wry smile: "Father said that there is no money, let us find a way to solve it ourselves." ”

"It's over...... the three officials heard this, and they all wanted to die.

"Don't panic." His Royal Highness the King of Chu still smiled and said: "There is a saying that 'as long as the mind does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties', and the living can still suffocate urine to death?" ”

"Yes, yes......" The three officials smiled on their faces, and their mothers criticized in their hearts. What's the use of slipping around with a mouthful, but think of a way?

"Your Highness, it's really not good, let's copy the Lu family first." Li Heng couldn't help but make a plan.

"Good idea." Xue Zhixian hurriedly responded and said: "Anyway, the uncle and nephew have already confessed, the Lu family is the initiator of this civil uprising, and it is natural to use their property to help the people." ”

"Your Highness urges the imperial court, hurry up and convict." Fei Zhixian also persuaded. Obviously, the three of them have discussed it, and they can only think of this way.

"......" Zhu Zhen looked calm, but he smiled bitterly in his heart. You don't want to raid your house as the king? I can't wait to copy all the big dogs in the emergency.

But the criminal department has been unwilling to speed up the conviction of the real people, and the king can only stare dryly.

He knew that this eighty percent was Hu Weiyong digging a pit and waiting for him to jump in. I'm afraid that as long as I can't hold my breath and orders to raid my house, the imperial history over there will be impeached.

And his brothers discussed it, this time the third brother sang with a white face, and he sang with a red face. There is a white-faced singing method with a white face, and a red-faced singing method with a red face, and the behavior must be in line with the personality.

So he said solemnly: "If you want to rely on raiding the house to help the citizens, wouldn't it seem that the government is too incompetent?" ”

"Your Highness, the most important thing now is not face...... Li Heng said with a wry smile.

"No, the government relies on a face, who is still convinced without face?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu taught Li Heng a lesson, and then changed his words and said, "Besides, this king has a better way." ”

The three officials were busy listening.

"Isn't it just that we don't have any money, let's just print some of it ourselves." Then he listened to His Highness's loud speak.

'Poof......' The three officials almost vomited blood.

"Your Highness, forging treasure money is a capital crime!" Li Heng said helplessly.

The two magistrates also resolutely said that they would not do it.

According to Boss Zhu's regulations, those who forge treasure money, regardless of whether they are the principal offender or accomplices, as well as those who hide and fail to report the information, will be beheaded and all their property will be confiscated.

Although Boss Zhu will not cut off his son's head, he will definitely cut off their head. Everyone came out to be officials, but they ate together, and they couldn't even take their lives.

"Who said you want to print money?" Only then did the king of Chu gasp and said, "If we don't print treasure money, won't it be illegal?" ”

"But we can't print anything else, and we can't spend it as money." Li Heng breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't kill him, he would do whatever he wanted.

"Why can't it be spent as money...... Zhu Zhen said lightly: "As long as we give it value, it can be spent as money." ”

The three officials of the "......" were confused. They hadn't heard him talk about money, so they didn't understand.

"Let's be straight, we're printing food stamps, and you can call them food stamps." Zhu Zhen said, picked up a hand-painted food stamp from the table, handed it to the three of them, and said:

"Ordinary people can use this coupon to exchange for food at face value...... Oh, this one says five buckets of japonica rice, and you can exchange it for five buckets of japonica rice. You say, what's the difference between this and money? ”

In those days, at least half of the salaries of officials and soldiers were paid in the form of food. In the lack of currency, the people can use grain to directly buy all the commodities on the market.

There have always been only sellers who don't collect treasure money, and there is no one who doesn't collect grain.

"There is no difference...... so the three officials instantly understood the words of the king of Chu, and they all felt that this grain stamp was much more reliable than the treasure banknote.

"It's just, where to get food?" At this time, Xue Zhixian asked a very important question.

"Of course, I went to the Yamen." I heard His Royal Highness the King of Chu say slowly: "Let the people go to the grain merchant to exchange?" They don't have that credibility. ”

"Huh?" The three officials collapsed again. "Your Highness, how can we have food for the citizens?"

"Nonsense, there are reserve warehouses in Fuli County, why will there be no food?" King Chu said with a smile.

"It's not Your Highness, the grain in the reserve warehouse can only be borrowed from the people, and cannot be given to the people in vain." The three of them hurriedly said: "When the household inventory is over, we will not be able to close the account, and we will lose our heads!" ”

The reserve position of the Ming Dynasty is similar to the regular position of the previous dynasty, but there are also differences. Its general mode of operation is that local governments at all levels will pay official money to buy grain for relief during the harvest period, and borrow money from the people in the famine year, so that they can repay it after the autumn harvest.

Boss Zhu enforces the law strictly, and no official dares to be sloppy with him. Li Heng and the others would rather not be this official than let people use paper to exchange the grain in the reserve warehouse.

"Then they lend food directly to the citizens!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu lowered his face and said.

"Your Royal Highness is angry, according to the regulations of the imperial court, to borrow grain from the reserve warehouse, you need to have the land in your name as collateral," Li Heng hurriedly explained: "Most of those weavers and shipwrights have no land, so they are not qualified to borrow grain. ”

"What kind of bullshit is this?" The King of Chu said with anger on his face: "Obviously there is grain in the warehouse, but the citizens are not allowed to borrow it, do you want to see them starve to death?" Won't it be flexible?! ”

"Alas, Your Highness, the lowly rank doesn't want to do this." The faces of the three of them wrinkled into bitter melons and said: "But after the empty seal case, who would dare to be flexible in the court?" ”

"It's also ......," Zhu Zhen was speechless. Those officials who know how to be flexible and have brains have all lost their minds. How dare the rest of them cross the thunder pool for half a step?

"In this way, how about this king borrow grain from you in the name of the Suzhou Weaving and Dyeing Bureau?" He thought differently.

(End of chapter)