But it doesn't matter what happens to Zheng He's side.

The things that the Ming court has to do still can't be delayed, and there are still many things that Zhu Yunxi has to worry about.

The matter of land reform is being carried out in an orderly manner, although there have been some minor episodes, but they have also been resolved, and countless Zhejiang officials have also been dismissed.

There is also an old and serious minister like Wang Yu to help, and there is almost no need for Zhu Yunxi to worry about it.

What Zhu Yunxi is really worried about now is the price problem after continuing to increase the issuance of paper money and the continuous distribution of money to the people.

On Zhu Yunxi's way back to Beijing from Yangshan.

What he saw and heard clearly told him that the prices of the Ming Jingshi had begun to soar uncontrollably!

It's just that sweet potatoes are also being promoted rapidly, and there are still some stored grains in Daming.

It's still within acceptable limits.

But if it continues, it will inevitably make prices soar to a level that is unacceptable to the people! Maybe...... The story of the Third Reich is about to be repeated in the Ming Dynasty!

The matter of 500,000 marks of a piece of bread may really happen in the territory of Daming!

And then...... All it takes is a mustachio-like figure to climb up and shout, and Daming will disappear overnight!

This is not alarmism, but a fact that it is entirely possible!

But Zhu Yunxi couldn't tell anyone about these things, so he could only bear these things silently and work hard to find a way out for Daming.

If you want to curb prices, the first choice is naturally to enrich the material output of the Ming Dynasty.

The money that the common people and landlords get can be spent.

And as long as there is money with purchasing power, there is no question of depreciation.

But this point could not be implemented for the time being because of Zheng He's loss of contact, so Zhu Yunxi could only retreat and find a way to consume a lot of wealth.

Let all the money in the hands of the landlord be used.

Otherwise, the landlords and gentry had a large amount of money in their hands, but they could not find a place to use it, and the money in their hands continued to depreciate in the face of soaring prices.

They will also be in a hurry!

They have literally lost the land to produce food sustainably!

But what you get is banknotes that may depreciate into waste paper at any time, who can not be in a hurry when this is left behind?

So Zhu Yunxi had to find a way out for these landlords.

Invest money in sustainable and profitable material production.

Let them see hope.

And the way Zhu Yunxi helped them think of was to let them transform!

From the land, move in other directions.

From the original landlord and gentry, he has become one capitalist after another.

Although none of the capitalists are good, we have to admit that the capitalists are quite progressive and superior to the landlords and gentry.

The capitalists are really too helpful for the circulation of social wealth!

Zhu Yunxi can only help them transform into capitalists, so that their goal is to shift from hoarding more land to acquiring more wealth.

to make the money in their hands work.

Instead of hoarding ashes in the warehouse, and letting the money circulate to the market of ordinary people, and compete with ordinary people for food.

Let the price of food skyrocket.

As for how to transform landlords into capitalists, Zhu Yunxi mainly set two directions.

The first direction is that the imperial court will contract the road construction project to the landlords, so that these landlords can take the initiative to invest in road construction, and then obtain income from the imperial court.

It's arguably the best of both worlds.

One is that the cost of building roads in the imperial court is definitely more expensive than that of the landlords and gentry to build roads.

After all, after the landlord transforms into a capitalist, he will definitely squeeze the labor force.

Let the workforce work as much overtime as possible to get more benefits.

As a result, even the construction period is getting shorter and shorter, and the efficiency has been greatly improved.

On the other hand, if the imperial court is allowed to carry out the construction, on the one hand, it is impossible to let the imperial court urge the people to work overtime, so that it is not similar to the original forced labor?

It may make the people resentful of the court.

The landlord and gentry did not have this concern, and the imperial court also transferred this layer of resentment to the landlord and gentry under the pretense of the landlord and gentry.

The more the people hated, the more they relied on the court.

The imperial court only needs to go down at a critical moment to punish a few landlords and gentry to calm down the people's anger.

Isn't it beautiful?

Secondly, the cost of road construction in the imperial court must have been much higher than that of the landlords.

First, it is inevitable that all aspects of greed and ink are avoided, embezzlement a little here, a little misappropriation there, and the overall budget is a little over, and it is almost the same problem.

On the contrary, the more stringent the review, the more it drags down the construction period.

Let the pace of road construction be much slower.

It's not a good deal to look at.

Therefore, it is better to directly set a price, directly throw it to the landlord and gentry, let them contract the project, organize the workers themselves, and let them be responsible for repairing the road.

At that time, the imperial court can completely let go of its hands to carry out land reform.

Reduced a lot of clutter.

It's cheaper and time-saving, so why not do it for the imperial court?

As for the landlords and gentry, they could get a large sum of silver for building roads, which made considerable profits, and at the same time gave their money a suitable destination.

Let the landlord's money flow.

It can even make these landlords and gentry bear the cost of road construction first, and the imperial court will finally distribute it.

It relieved the financial pressure on the imperial court.

There are hardly any drawbacks in sight!

The only drawback is that there may be collusion between officials and businessmen at that time, which breeds a large number of moths and rampant corruption.

Just like in the previous life, if you have a certain project and want to contract, you have to give gifts.

As a result, a large number of officialdom culture and wine table culture have been derived.

Who doesn't know that engaging in projects and projects is the most profitable?

However, unlike later generations, Zhu Yunxi still has a brocade guard in his hand! And one of the sharpest knives!

For these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, Zhu Yunxi has only one word: kill!

"Grandpa Huang is right, Jinyiwei is used for this, and when the hundred officials are killed, then change the commander of Jinyiwei."

"No matter how big it is, just replace Jinyiwei with the East Factory and the West Factory."

"This is a knife that can't be used any better!"

After making up his mind, Zhu Yunxi did not delay any longer and directly issued his own order.

"Let the people from the Advisory Office sort out the progress of the construction of the national highway and check that there are still those roads that have not been repaired."

"Report it all."

"And the price will also be given to the orphan report."

Soon, an official letter was submitted, followed by the Minister of the Advisory Office, Yang Jing.

Yang Jing was holding a map with an official map of the Ming Dynasty drawn on it.

There are also lines connected with various markings, and it is obvious that the lines above them are the national highway routes to be built.

Zhu Yunxi took a closer look.

The perfect road built today is none other than the section from Songjiang Mansion to Yingtianfu.

And there is another way, albeit intermittently.

But most of it has been completed, that is the road from Yingtianfu to Beiping, which is a national highway from Yingtianfu to the border between Daming and Beiyuan!

"Not bad." Zhu Yunxi first affirmed the progress of the work of building the national highway.

Then he said: "Lone plans to contract the road construction to the landlord Hao Gentry to take over." ”

"The technology is still led by the imperial court, but the specific construction is all organized by the contracted landlords and gentry."

"Forget about roads like these that are being built."

Zhu Yunxi pointed to the national highways under construction on the map, and pointed to the national highways that had not been constructed but only planned, and said: "Like these national highways that have not yet started construction. ”

"Wait a minute, set a total price, and contract it out."

"It's tentatively scheduled for half a month later, and a bidding conference will be held."

"Let all the landlords and gentry who are interested in bidding come to Beijing, and as long as they confirm that they have the ability, they will be contracted out."

"The future road will be done in accordance with this charter."

"The imperial court bids, the gentry bid, and the project is contracted to the landlord and gentry."

Zhu Yunxi was not discussing with Yang Jing, but directly ordered in a commanding tone.

Although Yang Jing had many questions in his heart.

But he didn't dare to ask more, so he had to take the order, turn around and go down to do what His Royal Highness Taisun wanted.

It's just that Yang Jing couldn't help but think about it in his heart...... Let the landlords and gentry contract to build roads? Can this work?

His Royal Highness's orders are always unheard of and unseen.

And after Yang Jing left.

Zhu Yunxi still did not stop thinking about it, and letting the landlord contract to build the road was just one of his solutions to the rising prices.

To put it bluntly, the fundamental reason for rising prices is that there is too much money in the hands of the people.

And there are not enough goods that can be used to buy and consume.

Food is just one of the commodities!

Zhu Yunxi can't conjure food out of thin air now, but the goods are ...... But there is a possibility!

In response to rising prices, Zhu Yunxi's second measure is to open a factory! Let those landlords and gentry who are unwilling to contract national highways to build roads have invested money in opening factories!

Put into production and construction!

Let the goods circulating in the Daming market become more and more.

It can also slow down the rise in prices.

Maintaining the purchasing power of paper money, while not curbing the rise in food prices, can also slow down the depreciation of paper money.

When there is enough food in the future, the increase in food prices is just a normal market fluctuation.

Harmless.

Naturally, it will be smooth back in the future.

Increase the confidence of the people of the Ming Dynasty in paper money, after all, paper money, to put it bluntly, depends on the people's confidence in the court!

Strong confidence, no matter how to increase the issuance of banknotes, the people are willing to pay!

But if confidence is weak, just a slight price fluctuation can lead to tragic consequences!

"It's time to start a factory...... However, if you want to start a factory, with the current size of Jinling City, it is not suitable. ”

Zhu Yunxi was silently thinking in his heart.

The Kyoshi must be expanded!

Zhu Yunxi planned to open the first batch of factories in the Ming Dynasty in Beijing.

Wait until everyone realizes the benefits of the factory, and then concentrate on the magic capital and open factories in large quantities!

Manufacture goods, dump abroad!

(End of chapter)