It is very happy to agree in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but if this matter can successfully persuade Zhu Yijun to agree, it is actually still a little difficult, even if he is pragmatic, he has to carefully consider his rhetoric.

There are a few important points why this is difficult.

One is that the imperial court has formed a habit of using this batch of free labor, and whether it is the Ministry of Industry or Zhu Yijun himself, it is very likely that it is difficult to understand why the use of this batch of "idle labor" actually has to pay for it. Aren't you soldiers raised by the imperial court? Since it is, why don't you listen to the dispatch of the imperial court?

The second is that the Ministry of Industry is a civil official yamen, and in addition to Gao Shishi, the assistant director of Jingying Rongzheng, the rest are basically military ministers, at most there are a few low-level clerical officials in the five prefectures, and there is really a huge difference in status.

In the face of the Wuchen Yamen, the psychological habit of the Wenchen Yamen is to come and go as soon as it is called. The Ministry of Industry probably thinks like this: My Ministry of Industry calls your people to do things, that is to look down on you, you should feel very honored, why are you so ignorant, and you still talk to me about money?

Of course, in addition to the huge difference in the status of civil and military affairs, the formation of this mentality is also one of the reasons why Beijing was really useless before, and the Ministry of Industry estimates that there is also a mentality of waste utilization.

Since it's already waste, what's the point of not having money? It's like picking up horse manure on the street, do you have to pay the owner of the horse?

The third is that Zhu Yijun may not be able to calculate this account. In fact, this account is directly on paper, once the imperial court pays the money, it looks like it is indeed a loss, but Gao Pragmatic knows that this view is too superficial, how can the economic account at the national level be calculated like this?

The Beijing camp or the three major battalions, which were made by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, originally existed as the "Central Army" of the imperial court, and what are the characteristics of the "Central Army"?

The characteristic is that no matter how bad the finances of your court are, you must maintain the stability of this army, because once even this army is unstable, your court will not be far from falling apart - this point is very clear in the last years of Chongzhen, after the troops that the court can really mobilize smoothly are finished, regardless of whether it is Wu Sangui or Zuo Liangyu or other soldiers, Chongzhen has no other way than coaxing.

Now of course, the imperial court also knows this, so the Beijing camp still has to invest a lot of money every year, the maintenance and replacement of weapons and equipment is one thing, and maintaining the Beijing camp at least will not starve to death or freeze to death is the other hand.

However, after the restructuring of the Production and Construction Corps at present, the imperial court has actually been liberated in this area, because from then on, the Production and Construction Corps will not only be "responsible for its own profits and losses", but also have to feed and supply the Praetorian Guard, which really exists as a central field army.

In this process, the proportion of the imperial court's burden was already very low, and most of the regular expenses were all under the responsibility of the production and construction corps, while the imperial court's appropriation was only responsible for equipment changes - such as the purchase of new cannons, muskets, and so on.

Of course, the exception is this special case in wartime, which is in the nature of "war funds" and still has to be paid by the imperial court.

In this way, since Jingying has to be responsible for its own profits and losses, it usually belongs to the nature of commercial operation regardless of whether it takes over the project or produces it on its own. At this time, your court still wants to come to call people for nothing, how can you say it?

As for whether it is a loss or not, first, the regular burden of the imperial court itself has been reduced, and the household department does not need to spend this expenditure anymore, and of course this money can be transferred back to the Ministry of Industry to start a big work. Second, after the Production and Construction Corps was defined as commercial by Gao Pragmatic, it itself was also taxable, and it was also a special tax - Gao Pragmatic named it "Production and Construction Surplus Tribute".

This "production and construction surplus tribute" is a special "tribute" paid to the internal treasury after being calculated by Gao Shishi, a military official, and a quarter of the annual surplus of the production and construction corps as a special "tribute."

Why is it the internal treasury and not the household department? Because Gao Pragmatic feels that as long as this money is linked to the household department, he may be able to control it without intervening too much when the real school is in control of the household department, but in the future, if the household department is not controlled by the real school, according to the habits of the civil official group, most of them will have ghost ideas. For example, if you directly intervene, or even squeeze the production and construction corps by changing the payment ratio and other means, it will be over.

The Production and Construction Corps is actually the financial foundation of the Praetorian Guard, and if it is eaten up by the Ministry of Households, then the Praetorian Guard can only be finished, and the restructuring of such a high level of pragmatism in Beijing will also die.

Therefore, Gao Shishi would rather give this money to the internal treasury than to the household department, even if the household department is still in power by the real school, he does not dare to open this opening.

And there is another advantage in this way, that is, even if Zhu Yijun is looking at this money, he will give more consideration to safeguarding the interests of the Production and Construction Corps, rather than allowing them to be bullied and oppressed by the civilian clique and remain indifferent.

However, judging from the actions of the Ministry of Industry this time, either Zhu Yijun still doesn't know about it at all, or he hasn't adapted to this line of thinking, or even more directly, he may not know how much the Production and Construction Corps can give him "tribute".

Perhaps in Zhu Yijun's mind, the Production and Construction Corps was able to feed themselves and the Praetorian Guards according to a highly pragmatic plan, and Amitabha Buddha was thankful, as for the tribute or something, he might not have expected it at all.

Gao pragmatic analyzed the interests in his mind again and again, until he was clear, and then relaxed. Looking at the time, it's time to go down again.

Tonight is still the same as some time ago, and I will spend the night directly in the champion of Zhaohui Jinggongfang, and I will not go to Baiyulou.

But unexpectedly, when he returned to the champion, he found that there were already customers coming to the door.

This guest is very familiar with the pragmatic champion, and is sitting in the viewing pavilion at the moment enjoying the scenery of Shichahai at sunset.

Seeing Gao Shi coming over, the guest dressed in a red silk unicorn robe greeted him with a smile, and said with a smile: "Brother Qiuzhen, uninvited guests come uninvited, and want to have a dinner, I don't know if Brother Qiu Zhen is willing to give a charity or two?" ”

Gao Pragmatic laughed, bowed back, and said half-jokingly: "The dignified Zuo Zongzheng is coming to the door, and the lower officials have lost their welcome, which is extremely rude, and it is also appropriate to set up a banquet to make amends, so how can we talk about charity?" ”

It turned out that this "uninvited guest" was none other than Hou Gongchen, the lieutenant of Zuo Zongzheng, who had just been appointed as Zuo Zongzheng.

Hou Gongchen has lived here for a short period of time, he is very familiar with this place, and even the door in the house is very familiar with him, plus Gao Pragmatic has long been explained, Hou Gongchen belongs to the guests who can be directly invited into the door, so he can directly wait for Gao Pragmatic in the mansion.

The subordinates of the Gao Mansion are naturally very discerning, and when Hou Gongchen first came, he knew that he would definitely have a sincere conversation with his master, so he had already prepared a dinner party for the two. Gao Pragmatic had a weight loss experience in his previous life, so he was used to eating dinner early, so he directly pulled Hou Gongchen together.

What is the matter with Hou Gongchen here, that is what the blind can see, Gao Pragmatic and other dishes will send the people out, and the two of them pour themselves and eat each other.

Gao Pragmatic is a person who has a lot of alcohol and is not addicted to alcohol, and even if he entertains guests at night, he only uses a small bottle of wine.

"This wine came from Florence in the far west and arrived in the Ming Dynasty by sea, and the quantity is quite limited, but it just so happens that I have a few bottles here. Let's open a bottle today, which can be regarded as a celebration of Brother Hou's new appointment. ”

Gao pragmatically smiled, personally opened the wine bottle, and poured wine for Hou Gongchen.

Hou Gongchen was a little flattered and thanked him again and again.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Hou, look at this wine bottle stopper, do you feel a little different from my Daming?"

Hou Gongchen was stunned for a moment, subconsciously took it and looked at it, said lightly, pinched it hard, and hesitated: "The wood of this cork is so soft." ”

Gao Shicheng laughed: "Brother Hou is really thorough, this is a cork." Stored in such a sealed manner that the wine will never deteriorate. ”

Hou Gongchen said with some puzzlement: "Never degenerate? But our mud seals can do the same. ”

Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said: "It's true that mud seals are okay, but don't Brother Hou think that sealing with such a cork will be higher in style?" ”

Hou Gongchen didn't understand what Gao Pragmatic wanted to express, but he knew that Gao Pragmatic must be clear about the purpose of his visit, so he didn't dare to take it seriously, so he had to follow Gao Pragmatic's words: "Oh, that's right, it looks clean like this, but it's indeed better than mud seals." ”

Gao pragmatically nodded and said, "Yes, it's just good-looking...... Brother Hou, sometimes, if you want to get good results, whether it looks good or not, is actually very important. ”

Hou Gongchen's heart moved, and he was thinking about what Gao Pragmatic was implying again, and he heard Gao Pragmatic continue to introduce: "In addition to this cork, there is also this wine bottle - you see, this thing is called glass, crystal clear, like pale green crystal, and there is only one place called Venice in the far west, and there can be such a process to make glass so exquisite." ”

Hou Gongchen noticed the wine bottle at this time, took it and looked at it, played with it carefully, but shook his head and said: "Although the crystal is good, it is not as good as the jade of a gentleman." ”

Gao pragmatic smiled: "I have long had glass in China, in fact, the glass and glass are quite similar, just because I am Chinese jade, so I often imitate jade, and I refuse to make it so crystal clear...... However, there is a lot of beauty and transparency, and once this glass is made extremely transparent, it is also very useful. ”

"Oh?" Hou Gongchen was a little surprised, but looking at that look, he seemed to be suspicious.

Gao Shishi got up and said, "I'll show Brother Hou two small things, and Brother Hou will know it." With that, he turned around and went to the warm pavilion next to him, and brought two things after a while.

"These two things, the mirror does not need to be introduced, the other is called a telescope, which can multiply people's eyesight."

But having said that, Gao Pragmatic still handed over the mirror first, and said at the same time: "Brother Hou, what is the difference between this mirror and the bronze mirror?" ”

Hou Gongchen took a look at it, and was taken aback: "I have seen this mirror in the princess's mansion, it is said to be a Western treasure, it can be delicately revealed, and Princess Shouyang has a piece when she comes out of the pavilion...... But it's also a lot smaller than asking for a true brother. ”

He secretly smacked his tongue in his heart: He is worthy of being the richest man in the world, such a large crystal mirror, he actually fiddles with it as an ordinary thing, and he is afraid that there are not even a few pieces in the palace.

Gao pragmatic smiled: "If Brother Hou likes it, this mirror will be given to Brother Hou, and it can be brought to Her Royal Highness the Princess next time." Saying that, he handed it to Hou Gongchen without taking it seriously.

"Ah, how dare Gongchen accept such a valuable thing? Please also ......"

"Eh, what's the big deal." Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Although this technology is regarded by the Venetians as more important than God, it is not a secret to me, if it weren't for the fact that there are still two difficulties in our glass manufacturing technology that have not been overcome, I will make a lot of them in minutes-cough, I mean, I Jinghua can make a lot of them at any time." As for this piece, it should be regarded as a congratulatory gift for Brother Hou in advance. ”

Hou Gongchen was surprised: "This mirror is made of glass?" ”

Ah......h Aren't you talking nonsense?

The corners of Gao Shishi's mouth twitched, but he still nodded: "Exactly." ”

Unexpectedly, Hou Gongchen frowned and said, "Then can't we use crystals to grind them out?" ”

Of course, natural crystals can be ground like this, but don't you consider the cost at all?

Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Once the glass manufacturing technology is overcome, the cost is of course lower than that of crystal...... But let's not talk about that today, you can look at this telescope. ”

Hou Gongchen took the binoculars and looked at them under Gao Shishi's guidance, and he was so frightened that he shrank his neck back and exclaimed: "How can it be like this...... Supernatural? ”

Well...... Your brother really doesn't come from a good background, and he is a little lacking in knowledge. I have been introducing this telescope into the Ming Army through the hands of Qi Jiguang and others for almost ten years, and even now Jinghua itself has changed to binoculars instead of using this kind of monocular, but you are still seeing you for the first time.

However, Gao Pragmatic didn't mean to mock others, he patiently introduced Hou Gongchen before saying, "Brother Hou, how do you see the use of this glass?" ”

Hou Gongchen nodded and said, "It's a good thing, but it's ...... Brother Qiuzhen, you have been introducing this thing to me, it must be just a whim, right? I am here today to ......"

"I naturally know what Brother Hou is here today, isn't this giving advice to Brother Hou?"

Hou Gongchen was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "What does it mean to seek true brother...... Zong Fan's incident this time is actually related to glass? ”

"It's not about glass, it's about silver." Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "The reason why I show this to Brother Hou is because the biggest obstacle to opening the ban is actually money, even if everything goes well, the emperor and the court will have to spend a lot of silver to provide that initial capital for the clan who is willing to fend for themselves."

However, whether it is the imperial treasury or the emperor's treasury, they will definitely not be able to come up with such a large sum of money now, isn't Brother Hou here for this matter today? Hehe, Brother Hou, you see, I have already sent all the countermeasures to solve this matter to Brother Hou, why did Brother Hou turn a blind eye? ”

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