His Royal Highness, he is plotting against me

Chapter 153

The so-called mutual market refers to transactions between nations and countries under the supervision of the government.

That is, a number of mutual market supervisors were set up at fixed points on the border, so that Dajing merchants and foreign Hu merchants could conduct barter transactions under the supervision of mutual market supervisors at fixed trading locations.

Of course, there are many types of "things".

Grassland furs, horses, precious medicinal materials, agate and emeralds can all be exchanged.

And these things are in short supply in the Central Plains...

Morning the next day,
When everyone was still talking about the construction of the Grand Canal, an adult from the Ministry of Household Affairs raised the matter of "mutual market" in a shocking way.

"Your Majesty, although China's power is at the forefront among the surrounding countries in Dajing, the people have food and clothing, and the army is strong, it is also a fact that the treasury is not rich. In times of disaster and wars, it is even more stretched. Now we have to dig the Grand Canal. Such achievements will last for thousands of years. How can His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince shoulder the feat of benefiting the country and the people? We are all the people of Dajing, so naturally we have to share the worries for the king and the country!"

This lord spoke with certainty, and he did not forget to express his loyalty to His Majesty and the Crown Prince!
While all the ministers spurned him, they had to admit that this man was right.

Especially Mr. Hubu Shangshuhuan.

They themselves are the ones who know their own suffering best. In such a big country, where does one not need to spend money?
Every year, Liu Bu chases him to his house with a note, but what can he do?
It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice!

He calculated carefully, and he was trying his best to maintain a national flower. If the crown prince hadn't given him the whole Jiangnan to cover the matter of digging the Grand Canal, he would definitely be the first to jump out of opposition.

Mr. Huan said that he also wanted to be famous in history, but he really couldn't get money.

Now that the servant of the household department proposed the idea of ​​a mutual market, the prince also said hello in advance. Anyway, he can make money, so he neither opposes nor supports it.

"In the name of the imperial court, set up a mutual market place on the border, barter with Hu merchants, use the surplus of our Dajing, import the rare things from other countries into our Dajing for sale, and the court will take three points of the proceeds..."

After Hubu Shilang finished speaking, the people from the Ministry of War jumped out first.

"My lord Yu said it so easily. May I ask who will manage the mutual market point at the border? The border is already mixed with fish and dragons. So if there are treacherous people or spies mixed in, what will happen to affect the stability of our Dajing border?"

A servant of the Ministry of Rites also said: "Since ancient times, Man Xia has been different. In the north, Rong Di Ru Mao drank blood, murdered like hemp, vulgar and obscene, and stubborn. If I, Da Jing, deal with them, wouldn't it be self-degrading and depraved? This is not appropriate. ,inappropriate!"

On the contrary, Mr. Cen, the new Minister of Rites, stroked his beautiful beard thoughtfully:
"This matter is not completely unacceptable. The surrounding barbarians are indeed detrimental to education, but in our country of Dajing etiquette, the sages said that 'there is no education without discrimination'. If we can use this to penetrate the enemy's interior, our Dajing culture Penetrate into the barbarians..."

As soon as Cen Shangshu said this, Xie Rui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, narrowed his eyes, and his eyes lit up.

Xie Rui was born in the Xie family and was a Confucian general.

He went to the battlefield when he was a teenager, and he returned to Shangjing only after His Majesty ascended the throne and the border was safe.

He went to Liangzhou back then, where he had seen the aggression of those grassland peoples. At the beginning, they suffered a lot, and they often had to sacrifice two or three people to take down one of them.

Even though they now have a way to deal with Rongdi in the north, it is not so easy.

If the mutual market really has that effect, Yu Dajing's benefits will be no less than the construction of the Grand Canal.

It can even help Dajing expand its territory!
Xie Rui was a little excited.

He knew that it was His Highness the Crown Prince's idea to propose a trade market, and it seemed that he would have a good chat with His Majesty after the court was over.

When Master Yu saw Cen Shangshu being so on the road, he was very excited to state their ideas one by one, just like meeting a bosom friend in a high mountain and flowing water.

Commonly known as: painting big cakes.

"... If we can introduce the culture and customs of our Dajing little by little through mutual market trade, and change all aspects of their lives, in the future, all aspects of the Hu people in the north will be controlled by our Dajing, and there will be no war at that time." And a subdued soldier!"

"To put it simply, if people don't learn from you, can you hold your head down and force them?"

"Hey, my lord, it's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but it's hard to go from extravagant to frugal. You're used to delicacies from mountains and seas. Are you still willing to eat bran-swallowed vegetables? Let's talk about salt. The Hu people eat raw meat, but if If you are used to eating cooked food with salt, how can you quit?"

There is also tea, which is not a drink in the north, but a general existence of "medicine".

The Hu people in the north feed on cattle and sheep. Tea can detoxify and eliminate diseases, relieve greasy and help digestion. It is an indispensable medicinal material for them.

Painting big cakes is the favorite thing of the Prince's faction in recent years.

Just like the famous pancake drawn by the prince who built the Grand Canal for them, Kai Mutual Market also drew a pancake for them to ride on the grassland and unify the surrounding area.

All the ministers wiped their faces: We ate this cake!
However, after some of the ministers agreed and some had reservations, His Royal Highness was not in a hurry to open up the mutual market at the border.

Instead, it was very cautious to propose that Yumen Pass, the largest pass in the northwest, should be tried first.

Prince Ren said: "This is a far-reaching plan. The mutual market needs to be discussed in the long term. So we opened two trading points in Yumen first. The specific regulations will be drawn up by Cen Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance and Mr. Yu, and left to the father to decide."

After such a long time, they have already convinced the prince.

To put it bluntly, unless their prince suddenly died suddenly of a serious illness, the other princes would not be able to keep up with them in walking horses in their lifetime.

As far as the things I have done in the past two years, let alone the fact that the court has become much clearer after the removal of the two great families. A power comparable to that of the aristocratic family in the hall.

Oh, by the way, at the beginning of the year, Mr. Cui officially submitted a letter to become an official.

Although His Majesty has not yet agreed, but the process is such a process!

After all, he is a veteran, so he still has to act like he is trying to keep him.

But now it seems that Mr. Zheng Yuan is the master of Zhongshu Province.

The other is Jiangnan and the land equalization system.

How much income Jiangnan has added to Dajing's treasury over the past year, even if they are not in the household department, they still have some idea.

One year after the implementation of the land equalization system, the folk atmosphere in Dajing has been completely reversed.

The people still face the loess and their backs to the sky, but they are exhausted, but their eyes are shining.

That is the expectation of life and the future.

Of course it didn't exist before.

In the past, they also planted land, but they were always worried that their land would be encroached one day, and worried that they would become tenants of wealthy households from good citizens, and even become slaves.

But it's different now.

They have their own land, which is still protected by the Dajing Law. As long as someone dares to occupy their land, His Majesty will make decisions for them!

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(End of this chapter)