Zhu Di, who has always faced tens of thousands of Mongolian troops, has not changed his face and is not shocked, and his voice trembled slightly.

But.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have any intention of laughing.

After listening to Zhu Di's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was also incredulous, and then trembled with excitement.

"The food stored in the homes of the people of Beiping Mansion is enough to eat for a year in the year of famine?"

Zhu Di: "Back to my father, although my sons and daughters have not learned about it carefully, the food hoarded by each family is enough for them to eat for half a year!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face sank, "What about half a year?" ”

Zhu Di hurriedly replied: "Father, the people of Beiping Mansion, they will sell grain to the grain shop set up by their sons every year.

The retainers stored all the grain, and even in the year of famine, they could sell it to the people at a slight premium again without losing money.

In addition, there are many wide accumulation warehouses, reserve warehouses, and granaries such as Yicang in Beiping Prefecture.

Enough for those people to eat for a year! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, he was the most sensitive to food.

As soon as Zhu Di said this, Zhu Yuanzhang could already imagine how much food was in Beiping Mansion!

Because.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was even more shocked.

There is also relief grain in Beiping Prefecture, and there are grain chambers of commerce in the surrounding prefectures to transport grain to the past.

This kind of grand occasion is not as good as Yangzhou Suzhou, which has always been known as rich.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "In the year of the famine, how did the people of Beiping Mansion get the money to buy food?" ”

Zhu Di replied: "Father, the people of Beiping Mansion are all rich. They made a lot of money by selling grain, cotton, cotton cloth, and chili peppers.

Moreover, when the farming is not working, there are still enough workshops and projects in Peiping Mansion to allow all the young and strong people in Peiping Mansion to work and make money......"

"In just the past two years, among the people of Beiping Mansion, thirty percent of them have built blue brick and cement houses!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes couldn't help but widen, his face was full of disbelief, "There are so many people, all of them have built blue brick and cement houses? ”

"Exactly!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly.

"Very good, very good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang instantly became excited, in the countryside, only to build a house, this can best reflect the financial situation of those people's families.

In particular, it is still to build extremely expensive blue brick and cement houses.

Thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "The people of Beiping Mansion are so rich, but the gentry and officials of Beiping Mansion have the phenomenon of exploitation and oppression?" ”

Zhu Di smiled faintly, and said: "Back to my father, I have had it before."

However, Guo Qing pointed out a new way to make money to those gentry.

For example, the green bricks used by the common people to build their houses were fired in the brick kilns of the gentry;

The child also allowed the gentry to participate in the trade between Beiping Province and Goryeo Yanguo......"

"There are many gentry, not born inferior gentry, on the contrary, many gentry want to be in harmony with their neighbors and be a good family.

In addition, the children of their families who want to participate in the imperial examination or enter the Beiping Mansion Academy to study are all controlled by our Yan Palace.

Even if some gentry wanted to exploit the people, they didn't dare to act! ”

"As for those officials, there are no gentry to cover them up, as long as they dare to have any bad intentions, the people will immediately report to our Yan Palace.

We can appeal to the court for impeachment......"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked excitedly: "In this way, the officials of Beiping Mansion are already so clear?" ”

Zhu Di said proudly: "Back to my father, this matter is true!" ”

"Very good, very good, we didn't expect that our Daming would have such a place of Datong......"

Zhu Yuanzhang trembled slightly with excitement, but soon remembered something, and his face sank.

"Then why hasn't anyone reported this to us?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, "Father forgives the sin, the child thinks that there will be an inspection of the imperial history in this matter, or the political envoy of Beiping Mansion, and the officials of the inspection and envoy department will pay tribute to the father and emperor!" ”

"A bunch of thieves!"

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and said coldly.

Zhu Di also figured out something, and sneered with some disdain.

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Di, and then asked Guo An again: "Let's remember, the three defense lines of the vassal kings we arranged along the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Great Wall were seen through by you."

So tell me, what about our three lines of defense? ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi hurriedly looked at Guo An, their eyes full of urgency.

Guo An was also shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, these three lines of defense can defend against foreign races in the north outside, resist the rebellion of the vassal kings inside, and consolidate the hundreds of years of the Ming Dynasty.

Your Majesty's long-term calculation is unmatched in the world! ”

A hint of smugness flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, these three lines of defense, he had studied for several years, and according to the history of the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, he came up with them.

He believed that even if the kings of the Ming Dynasty in later generations were as incompetent as the Zhao and Song dynasties, as long as there were these three lines of defense, they would be able to continue the national fortune for his Ming Dynasty.

Suddenly, remembering something, Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "However, if the king of later generations wants to cut down the feudal domain and destroy our three lines of defense, how can we prevent it?" ”

On the side, Zhu Di was shocked again.

"This ......"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly bowed, "Please also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness, Weichen is incompetent, he will only make money, or study some craftsman's things, such a long-term strategy, I really don't know how to think about it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Guo An quietly for a long time, and said with some displeasure: "You should know, since we have established the Ming Dynasty, we will abstain from luxury and frugality."

Even if it is as strong as the Tang Dynasty, Tang Xuanzong created the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, but in the end, it was because of indulgence in lust that led to the decline of the Tang Dynasty! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi's faces suddenly changed, the two of them were indeed used to luxury!

Guo Anxin was in the middle of it, he actually forgot about this stubble, Lao Zhu hated corruption and luxury the most.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins, and Weichen doesn't like extravagance and waste, extravagance!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled, "Then tell me, why do you still work hard to make money?" ”

Guo An sighed lightly and hurriedly said: "Return to Your Majesty, because Weichen found that although money can blind people's minds, make people indulge in lust and indulge in indulgence.

But if you don't have money, you can't starve to death and turn you into evil spirits......"

Moreover, the ancient sages also encouraged money. As Sage Confucius said, food and water are sparse, and the humerus is bent and pillowed, and happiness is also in it. ”

Xunzi also said that those who are righteous and profitable have both. Although Yao and Shun can't go to the people's desires, they can make their desires not restrain their righteousness. Even if they are ruined, they cannot go to the good and righteous ...... of the people."

"Weichen foolishly thinks that like Beiping Mansion, let the people have money, the gentry, officials and generals also have money, and then His Royal Highness the Prince will be in charge of the town, and all parties below will not dare to violate the law and discipline at will, so that the world can be the same!"

"The world is the same......"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and muttered to himself, "This kind of dynasty is the long-cherished wish of many emperors, but who can do it?" ”

Guo Andao: "So, Weichen wants to make money with the whole world and let them see hope!" ”

"People make money all day?"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head to look at Guo An, and couldn't help but say disdainfully: "Do you know how many people there are in the entire Ming Dynasty?" ”

Guo An said honestly: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, Weichen doesn't know!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You don't even know how many people there are in the entire Ming Dynasty, and you dare to say that you want to take the whole world to make money?" ”

This will, Zhu Yuanzhang's impression of Guo An will decrease again.

How naïve! Even more naïve than those stupid scholars!

"Wechen is willing to do his best!"

Guo An said honestly.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed, stared at Guo An tightly and asked, "Do you already have some ideas in your heart?" ”

Guo An couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's eyes are like torches, and Weichen admires them to the extreme!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask curiously: "Tell us, what kind of money do you, the god of wealth of Yanwangfu, have?" ”

"This is an outsider's joke, and Weichen is ashamed!"

Guo An hurriedly smiled.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, still looking at Guo An quietly.

Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is angry, why do those Mongolians in the north don't need to farm, they ride on horseback all day long to drink wine and eat meat.

If there is no food, we will come and rob us Han people of money, food and women!

Also, when those thieves were weak, the Tang Dynasty taught them the culture of the Central Plains and sent them so many objects and knowledge.

And now, they have actually taken revenge and plundered the coastal cities of our Daming Dynasty all day long......"

"So, you want to rob those overseas barbarians?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked stunned, and then said: "But you should know that the overseas barbarians are all barren, and I sent troops on an expedition in the Ming Dynasty, and the gains outweigh the losses!" ”

Guo An replied: "Weichen has the courage to dare to ask Your Majesty if you know how much silver can be calcined in a year in the silver mine of the Yan Wangfu's in the Wa Kingdom?" ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, and then asked with a puzzled face: "Isn't it two million taels?" ”

Guo An looked at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di said proudly: "Dad, my Yan Wangfu only sent dozens of silversmiths to the Wa Kingdom to dig a few mines, and now I can calcine more than 300,000 taels of silver every month."

In addition, the craftsmen sent by our Yan Wangfu did not only discover that silver mine.

In other parts of the country, three or four silver mines have been discovered one after another.

There was even a gold mine discovered last year.

These silver and gold deposits are extremely abundant, and it is estimated that mining will not be a problem for two or three hundred years......

It's just that in the past two years, my Yan Wangfu has been busy governing the Goryeo Yan Kingdom, and I haven't focused on the Wa Kingdom.

As a result, none of these silver or gold mines were mined. ”

"After three or four years of Goryeo rule, the entire Goryeo people will return to our Yan Palace...... Let's Ming, that child can send a large number of officials to the Japanese country.

In addition, in the past few years, a large number of machinery and equipment have been transported to the Japanese country, and some experienced craftsmen have been recruited.

At that time, the silver mines of the Wa Kingdom will mine 10,000 taels of silver a month, and it should not be a big problem! ”

"Hiss......"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly widened, staring at Zhu Di with a shocked face, and asked eagerly.

"You kid didn't make us happy?"

Zhu Di hurriedly said: "Dad, how dare the child deceive you? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and speechless.

In fact, there are also many silver mines in the Ming Dynasty, even if there are not a hundred, there are sixty or seventy.

However, these silver mines either contain very little silver, or the mines are small, and it is difficult to dig and costly.

Despite this, Daming is still mining bitterly.

In a year, two or three million taels of silver can be calcined.

Zhu Yuanzhang never thought that the Wa Kingdom, which he regarded as a barren land in the past, could actually have more than the dozens of silver mines in the Ming Dynasty combined.

In this way, how can Daming still lack silver in the future?

Thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang subconsciously shook his head and looked at Guo An, his eyes full of soft light.

"Guo Qing was called the God of Wealth by those people in Beiping Mansion, and there was really no trace of falsehood!"

Guo An hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty has praised it, this matter is thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's trust in Weichen!"

Fortunately, the barren land of the Wa Kingdom did not disappoint His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Weichen! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, then stared at Zhu Di and said coldly.

"If you kid hadn't become the prince, would you still have to hide such a big thing from us?"

Zhu Didun smiled wryly.

"Dad, the child also has a home, and I have to think about these boys in the family!"

…… (End of chapter)