Hongwu three years in May Jinling

In the blink of an eye, it was the third year of Hongwu, and the city was full of traffic and excitement, and there was no breath of war at all.

It's just the ancient city of Jinling, where the vines climb on the city wall, becoming more and more deep and majestic.

Liu Yu finally finished his errand and returned to Jinling, as soon as he arrived in Beijing, he felt this prosperous and lively atmosphere, and he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

This is the imperial examination, and a large number of people are in Jinling.

Not only the imperial examination, but also the meritorious heroes are also very lively, but the court has been discussing the knighthood since last year, and the court has been arguing for about a year, and it is said that the list of knighthoods has come out.

The title of this dynasty is not an empty title, there is a knighthood, there is a title, there is a hereditary, it is the capital of inheritance and establishment, so the competition is particularly fierce.

However, this matter is not related to the award, although Liu Yu is reused, but in the end, he is shallow and has no military merits, so this title cannot be ranked.

When I returned to Jinling, I asked to see him, and there was a will immediately, and Liu Yu entered the house to meet him.

Liu Yu came in with the inner attendant, passed the triple instrument gate, arrived at a mausoleum mountain, under the mountain is an artificial lake, there are several pavilions on the road, the mountain is full of pine trees and bamboo forests, the pine trees can be embraced, the bamboo forest is continuous and quiet, along the Fu Road, there is a fine house and a small hall.

There were twenty or so guards standing in front of the door.

Liu Yu stepped forward to ask for a meeting, and after a while, an inner servant came out to say that he had seen him, Liu Yu bowed down to obey the order, followed the guidance of the inner attendant, and also walked into the hall.

This hall is not big, the gold bricks are polished smooth, the mountain wind is blocked by the screen, the gust of wind is slow, but it is still deep and cool, Liu Yu saw Wang Hongyi, and knelt down.

Wang Hongyi only wore a gauze robe and did not wear a crown, looking very comfortable, and looked at Liu Yu: "Yes, very energetic, the errand is finished, get up and talk!"

Liu Yu kowtowed and thanked him, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is done, except for the grassland, the list of all provinces and counties in the world that can be included in the main sacrifice is here." ”

As he spoke, he took out a fold and handed it to him, and his own attendant took it.

Seeing the emperor waving his hand, Liu Yulian got up, and saw several ministers of the cabinet sitting inside, and bowed again.

Wang Hongyi looked at Liu Yu with a smile, took a look at the fold, put it on the case, and said: "You are diligent in your work, you are promoted to the fifth grade, and the specific official position needs to be discussed by the ministry." ”

As he spoke, he turned to the cabinet ministers: "Now all the countries, how many are willing to sign concessions with this dynasty and open up business?"

"Your Majesty, there are five countries: Nanyue, Zhennan, Siam, Gaomei, and Fusang, and their Nanyue, Zhennan, Siam, and Gaomei are all willing to sign concessions with this dynasty and open business, but Fusang hesitates. ”

Wang Hongyi, who is deeply interested in colonization, does not like national wars, but likes to seize interests step by step.

The colonies were first and foremost concessions, with administrative autonomy and extraterritoriality in the territories of other countries, mostly located in port cities, through which they could dump goods and exploit cheap raw materials from other countries, and use them as a base to prepare for further colonization.

This alone,A year of benefits of millions of taels of silver,And it also accelerates the process of sinicization of these countries.。

Wang Hongyi listened to it and said: "Fusang refuses, just use the water division, there is no need for a war to destroy the country, cooperate with the 3,000 army, and it will hurt the king of Fusang, so he will naturally open the port and cut the land for trade, and call Fusang to compensate, Tian Wan taels of silver." ”

Wang Hongyi's expression was solemn, his eyes looked into the distance, and he said to himself: "You have also seen the benefits of the customs over the years, eight million taels of silver a year, I can say that these five countries have been completed, and within three years, the imperial court can earn fifteen million taels of silver, and this internal affairs can be governed." ”

"The affairs of the world lie in the governance and taxation of officials, and if you can take it from the outside, you don't have to squeeze the people of Li, and when the taxes are relaxed, the people will flourish, and the number of qi will be condensed. Wang Hongyi was silent after speaking.

Yu Zhao knew this policy, so that the folk scholars have different intentions, but after being the prime minister for a few years, the situation in the world has been handled, since it is not only a corrupt word, and he will retire in the sixth year of Hongwu, and his son still hopes to be the prime minister, saying: "What the emperor said is that Fusang is full of towns and towns, and the people's livelihood is withering, but there are a large number of silver and gold mines. ”

At this time, Zhang Youzhi said: "Indeed, now in trade with Fusang, a large amount of silver and gold have entered this dynasty, and even iron pots and straw mats and the like can be dumped in Fusang, and the price is very high, but Fusang basically cannot produce it, a Zhejiang iron pot can be exchanged for white calcium in Nagasaki, and it can be transported to Kyoto in Fusang, and the price can be increased by five times, which is too much of a benefit, but Fusang is restricting trade in view of this." ”

Wang Hongyi bowed his head and said: "Therefore, it is necessary to open Fusang with a sailor, force it to fully open the port and cut land for trade, and I will earn 10 million taels of silver a year to subsidize the country." ”

"The second is to make gunpowder, rather than the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry to open mines, it is better to import from Fusang, Fusang has a lot of sulfur in the country!"

"What the emperor said is that it is only difficult to make money in Fusang, and the money is used in this dynasty, especially in this dynasty, the copper six lead and four are bright and golden, which is very popular with Fusang, and a lot of money is transported, and the ministers are afraid that it will affect the people's livelihood. Yu Liangbo said that this is another huge government affairs for people's livelihood.

Wang Hongyi was silent for a moment and smiled: "Copper four lead six, poor fineness, inconvenience of circulation, or this, this is the topic of the rise and fall of chaos, and it cannot be considered from the economic point of view alone." ”

"And Fuso is not without copper, copper money can be shipped over, but you can buy a large amount of copper ore from the Fuso domains, and there are also copper mines in the five countries, you can buy our own mines, and the cost will more than triple. ”

Wang Hongyi said again: "This opening of the port and cutting land for trade, not only to make money, but also for the five countries to farm and open mines for us, they will not, we can send guidance, the only thing in the world is money and grain, tea, silk, porcelain, can be exchanged for white flowers, can be exchanged for a large amount of gold and silver, this people's livelihood will be solved." ”

"This matter is in accordance with this purpose, your cabinet should not have selfish intentions or concerns, and proceed in accordance with my national policy, and I will remember that the ministers are diligent, and I will bear any blame. ”

Yu Zhao was moved in his heart, and left his seat and kowtowed: "The emperor is shining with a candle, and the ministers admire it in their hearts, please rest assured that the emperor will do his best to do things for the emperor." ”

Yu Zhao said seriously, several people bowed, only to see that the hall was silent, listening to Yu Zhao continue: "The Yellow River in the world is going to be repaired, repair embankments, build sluices and dams, and ensure that there is no flood, this matter is calculated by the cabinet, and it will cost 10 million taels of silver." ”

"Although the world is peaceful, there are still natural disasters, and it is a huge amount of money to provide disaster relief to the people, as well as to rectify the salt administration and cultivate crops,... All need money and food, and those scholars have always ignored their corrupt opinions. ”

After listening to Yu Zhao's words, Wang Hongyi asked the prime minister to get up, pondered for a moment, and smiled: "The prime minister deals with yin and yang, analyzes political affairs, and when I see this, I feel at ease."

Yu Liangbo bowed down and said: "At the beginning of the world, there were people who were corrupt, there was more money, more food, and they had to clean up the moths.

Liu Yu saw that all the ministers were discussing politics, and the fate of tens of millions of people was decided in a few words, and his heart was awe-inspiring.

Wang Hongyi continued: "Therefore, the sailors cannot be withdrawn, I will not engage in national wars, the labor division will mobilize hundreds of thousands of people, and I will only send 3,000 people, so I can force the foreign Yi to open the port and cut the land for trade. ”

"Not to mention the Tuwang tribute tax trade, you can also teach them to reclaim and open mines, a piece of porcelain for five stones of rice to be transported back to the dynasty, even if you can't dump it at will to the people so as not to hurt the peasants, but the treasury and military treasury do not have to be levied from the people. ”

"Some rì a few years ago, it is said that the grassland eight banners have finally been flattened, although the grassland does not raise cattle, but it is not impossible to raise, has sent a lot of people to raise cattle, herdsmen have learned a lot, now the grassland is flat, it is time to breed on a large scale, pass on my will, you can buy a ploughing cow for two taels of silver. ”

A cow in the mainland is worth 20 taels, and now only 2 taels are purchased from the grassland, which is such a huge profit and squeezing.

Of course, at least the price of cattle in the mainland can be reduced to ten taels, and almost every family can afford to raise cattle, which can benefit millions of households and tens of millions of people, and naturally has a great impact on the fortunes of the country.

At this point, the national policy has been decided.

At this moment, suddenly, someone announced: "Your Majesty, the Eight Banners Khan have arrived in Beijing and are waiting to be summoned." ”

"Oh, let them in at once. Wang Hongyi's eyes flashed and he said.

The chamberlain hurriedly passed the decree, and after a while, the interpreter whispered nonsense, and saw eight people come in, kneel down according to etiquette, and sign up for their surnames one by one.

The interpreter listened to them speaking nonsense, so he translated, and Wang Hongyi weighed it.

Balu is forty years old, Bige is in his twenties, and Liuhan is about forty years old, all of them are not tall, but they do have a bit of a strong spirit.

Looking at the eight sweat clouds again, I saw that the red and black qi was pervasive, Wang Hongyi's eyebrows jumped, and said: "It's not easy for you to come to the court, you just stay in Jinling to live for some rìzi, and it's not too late to go back next month." ”

"Your Majesty!" Bige kowtowed to Wang Hongyi at this time and said: "Your Majesty, this time we are also asking for help, last winter, my flag alone, 30,000 sheep and 6,000 people died...","

Speaking of this, he was already choked: "Please also ask the emperor to ,..."

The man fell to the ground and wept in a low voice.

Wang Hongyi bit his lower lip and thought about it, nodded and said: "So that's the case, I can allocate some grain and grass first, and I can't let the Eight Banners go hungry again, but this has to be paid back by ploughing cattle, so let's do it, you will be temporarily received by the Siyi Pavilion, and the specific Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household will discuss with you." ”

After a pause, he said: "You go back to rest first, it just so happens that after three years, I will hold a knighthood ceremony, and you will also be canonized, and I will have a reward at that time!"

When the Eight Khans heard this, they were a little disappointed, so they had to answer and bow down.

Seeing them go out, Wang Hongyi asked, "The cabinet has already agreed on the reward and title, right?"

"It's all agreed, it's all here. Yu Zhao replied.

"Well, until today, the world has come to an end. Wang Hongyi muttered: "The following is the peaceful and prosperous world." (To be continued)