Hua Qifang, Jiang Yunlong, and Zhu Yousong, the prince of King Fu, stood in the upper study together, and both sides were surprised when they saw each other, and they didn't know what the emperor was going to do when they summoned them together.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the confused appearance of the three of them, and then opened his mouth to solve the doubts of the three of them, "I asked you to come over together because I wanted to give you a task.

After the promulgation of the gold bill, because the people of the world did not know anything about the economy, many people blindly threw gold, almost disrupting the market. Although things have finally returned to normal, some people have also suffered a lot of losses as a result.

In order to avoid accidents like this one again, I hope that Secretary Hua, Secretary Jiang and Prince Fu will do an economic study together, so that the people of Daming can understand the basic economic knowledge.

Of course, this matter is also beneficial to the imperial court, if half of the people in the world agree with your final research results, then when the imperial court formulates economic policies in the future, it will be able to make better predictions about the choices of the majority of the people.

I don't know if you understand what I mean? ”

Regarding the emperor's words, Zhu Yousong was confused. To be honest, after running from Luoyang to the capital, his small life was quite comfortable.

When he was in Luoyang, although he was the noble prince of King Fu, he could do almost whatever he wanted in Luoyang City. But no matter how much he tossed, he couldn't get out of the four high walls surrounding Luoyang City. has lived under such a narrow sky for more than 20 years, no matter how beautiful Luoyang City is, it is just a big prison in Zhu Yousong's eyes.

In fact, during their long imprisonment, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty either behaved strangely or were completely addicted to alcohol, and there were very few normal people. Talented clan disciples like Zhu Zaiyu are completely rare.

On the way out of Luoyang City to the capital, it was the happiest time in Zhu Yousong's life. Even a farmer on the side of the road plowing a field can keep him watching for a long time.

Originally, he thought that after a short trip, after entering the capital, he would return to the life of a prisoner in the past. However, Zhu Yousong's personality has always been relatively weak, and he already plans to clean up his mood and return to the life of the prince of the vassal king in the past.

However, he didn't expect that the cousin emperor was a benevolent person, not only ordered him to enter Yenching University to study, but also specifically allowed the scope of activities of King Fu and his son to expand to within 30 miles outside the capital, and if it exceeded this range, he only needed to report in advance.

Although his father complained very much, this young son of heaven was too stingy, not only took back a large amount of land in the name of the Fu Wangfu, but also cut down many eunuchs, miscellaneous servants and other personnel provided by the imperial court to the palace.

But Zhu Yousong didn't agree with his father's opinion in his heart, in his opinion, as long as he could ensure the current free life, even if he handed over all the land, it was worth it.

Otherwise, the house is full of gold and silver, and their father and son are just a pair of birds locked in a golden wire cage. What does the money that cannot be spent mean to them? Besides, as the king of the Ming Dynasty, can the imperial court really watch them starve to death?

In order to keep this little freedom now, Zhu Yousong completely stood on the side of Chongzhen's cousin in his heart. He felt that it was best for this cousin to live a hundred years longer, at least longer than himself, and not like his father and brother, who did not live forever.

As for the extravagant hopes in the hearts of his father and grandmother, Zhu Yousong didn't think about it at all. Being able to live more freely than in the past is already his greatest wish. As for wanting to get closer, it will inevitably be a bit long.

And his study and life at Yenching University finally allowed him to find some joy in life. In this regard, he became more and more fond of the life of studying knowledge with his classmates in the university.

While he was enjoying this college life, he was suddenly called by Chongzhen, saying that he was going to put him in charge of research on an economic issue. When he was still scratching his head, Hua Qifang, who was standing next to him, said to Chongzhen unhurriedly: "I don't know what the economic problem Your Majesty wants the ministers to study?" ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at him and nodded, "What I want you to study is the study of the nature and causes of national wealth.

To put it simply, it is to study what are the sources of growth of national wealth, and what are the ways of growth. Of course, I have already asked you to prepare some information and framework, and the next thing you need to do is to do a production survey and fill in the exact data.

In general, the essence of wealth should be human labor; And the means to promote the development of productive forces is the division of labor; The exchange of products arising from the social division of labor, and money as a medium of exchange. Finally, the growth of national wealth can ultimately be divided into three parts, namely, wages, rent, and capital gains..."

Under Chongzhen's explanation, Hua Qifang and the other three finally breathed a sigh of relief. When the emperor issued the instructions, they did not find a way to cut into the study of this so-called economic problem in their minds.

But after the emperor made additional explanations and showed the three of them a large stack of information, it gave them some confidence. This is actually similar to a propositional essay, and the emperor has established a general framework for this problem, and all they have to do is some errand problems.

After solving the doubts in his heart, Hua Qifang's mind suddenly thought of something else, he hesitated for a while and then said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the prince has just entered school now, and he should focus on his studies. With His Majesty's information, the minister and Secretary Jiang can complete it even if they work harder. Isn't it better to leave this matter to me and Secretary Jiang? Don't bother the world anymore. ”

Zhu Yousong's ears moved subconsciously, but he didn't make any movements. He knew very well that this ugly Jinshi was disgusting himself and didn't want to have anything to do with him. More precisely, it should be a reluctance to have anything to do with the clan.

Although the status of the Ming clan is noble, the civil officials associated with them are equivalent to the cut off of the official career. Such as Hua Qifang's background, as long as there are no problems, it is the future of entering the cabinet. Therefore, he was naturally unwilling to get involved with the prince of Fuwang.

Zhu Yousong knew this kind of psychology of the Ming civil officials, so he didn't take it to heart. However, Chongzhen didn't mean to obey Hua Qifang, and said casually: "No, this matter needs to be led by the prince, and these investigations also need to recruit some students from Yenching University to complete them together."

I hope that by studying this issue, we will not only come to a correct and detailed conclusion, but also cultivate a group of usable talents.

If there are no other problems, go back and prepare. ”

Wang Chengen held back for a long time, and after the three princes of King Fu left, he couldn't help but admonish Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, although the Fu clan is close to Your Majesty, King Fu was a vassal king who was expected to inherit the unification in the past. Now that His Majesty has let the prince be involved in the government, will it give the Fu Fan an illusion, and it will not be good for the Fu Fan to make inappropriate moves at that time. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at him and smiled and said, "You stared at other people's homes for a year last year, and according to the report you gave me, my cousin is much more secure than his father. Why, I changed my mind so quickly, is it possible, what is the deviation of your report to me? ”

Wang Chengen had to explain: "The report of the ministers is still very rigorous, but this knows the face but does not know the heart, although the prince keeps to himself on weekdays, it may not be his real side." Maybe it's just limited to ancestral family law, and it's a last resort. But His Majesty has now opened a hole for him, giving him the opportunity to come into contact with the government, and he may not be as peaceful as in the past. ”

Zhu Youzhen said disapprerovingly: "If you can let your cousin show his true colors, then he should also be given a chance." If my cousin really has this kind of mind and ability, it is not necessarily a bad thing. Take this opportunity to see if his mind is not good..."

"Your Majesty." Wang Chengen's face turned pale, and he had to interrupt Chongzhen to continue.

Zhu Youzhen immediately changed his words and said: "In fact, in the next few years, we will start to reform the clan, and Emperor Taizu Gao has left me a big stall. If you don't take this stall, the growing population of the clan alone will be able to collapse the Ming Dynasty's finances.

Now in the Ming clan, the closest to the same bloodline is King Fu, King Rui, King Hui, King Gui, Fu Fan is the chief of all kings, the status is noble, although there is a dispute with his father about the country, but there is not much evil on weekdays.

If the Fu clan can stand on my side and support the reform of the clan, then it will undoubtedly be much smoother. If he takes the lead in opposing it, I'll have a lot of headaches.

In addition to King Fu, the other three close vassal kings are all unsuccessful, and they have caused a lot of trouble in less than a year since they were in the domain, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to support this clan reform.

If you want King Fu to be on my side, you always need to give him a little hope. I think it's better to let my cousin come out and do something than to add a few titles to King Fu. Let's not talk about this, how many people did the Japanese bring with them this time? Who did the Tokugawa family send? What did he think? ”

The emperor changed the topic, and Wang Chengen naturally didn't want to continue to ask. He retreated, and Lu Qi, who was in charge of contact with the Japanese, stepped forward and said: "The Japanese merchant ship brought 472 people this time, and the leader is called Matsuno Shigeyuan.

According to the Matsuno Shigegen, due to the shogunate's surveillance of his master, the trainees had to go to sea in batches.

In the next few months, there will be merchant ships that will bring people in one after another. This Matsuno Shigegen also hopes to be able to transport people with the help of my Ming merchant ships.

He hopes to send 1,500 people to Daming within this year to receive training in Daming's new firearms formation. ”