Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 165

Zhu Yunqi was also very excited, because he also bet on the topic of making money and having a great way, and it was written for him by his mother and concubine herself.

In fact, Lu's three strategies have been done once, but the key point for Zhu Yunqi to memorize is the third one.

Because according to her understanding of Lao Zhu and the analysis of the current situation of the court, Lao Zhu will choose this question with a high probability.

Seeing that everyone was immersed in writing, Lao Zhu drank tea boredly, and took out two relatively long memorials from his sleeve to read.

Generally speaking, there is no way to cheat in this kind of on-the-spot question, and everyone answers the question based on their ability.

However, Lao Zhu didn't expect much from them at first. The imperial court lacked money, the war lacked money, and the disaster relief lacked money. There was no way for the princes and grandchildren of his family who were raised in the deep palace.

Oh, that's not true either...

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunxi who was writing vigorously, and secretly had a glimmer of hope for him, maybe this grandson can really do something.

This grandson can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a month from opening a bookstore. It seems that he is very talented in making money.

It's just that doing business is different from governing the country. The court's money comes from taxes, and from increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.If you really pursue profits like merchants, then the world will not be in chaos, right?

Old Zhu saw that Zhu Gui was also answering the question seriously, and he was a little puzzled. Will this old thirteen share the worries of Junfu?
After thinking about it, Lao Zhu thought it was impossible, shook his head helplessly and continued to read the memorial.

About an hour later, Lao Zhu began to order people to collect the papers.

Zhu Zhi and other people all cried when they heard the closing of the papers. They don't even know how to spend money, so how could they know how to make money.

Zhu Gui, on the other hand, had a proud expression on his face, feeling that his first move was to bring it with his hand.

Zhu Yunxuan's face was full of ambition, not only the first to hand in the paper, but also looked at Zhu Yunxi provocatively after handing in the paper.

It's just that Zhu Yunxi didn't pay attention to this at all, but silently bowed his head to answer the question.

Seeing that Dasun hadn't finished writing, Lao Zhu didn't rush to urge him. He didn't announce the end of the exam time until he saw him pick up the test paper.

Huang Zicheng hurried down to collect the test papers, Zhu Yunxuan's must be placed at the end, Zhu Yunxi's recent performance is also good, let's put it at the back, let the emperor compare it himself.Zhu Gui also wrote quite a lot, and put it in the back position.

As for the test papers of the other princes and grandsons, they were all collected regardless of their order.

Even if he only glanced briefly at each test paper, he knew that none of these people was reliable.

Lao Zhu took the test paper and scanned it at a glance.

Although he didn't expect the princes and grandsons to write any decent articles at all, seeing how unbearable they were, he still frowned depressingly.

What is this writing about?
It is said that selling grain and cloth makes money, but these idiots don't think about it, grain and cloth are money in themselves, right?
If we have food and cloth, why don’t we worry about getting money?

Relatively speaking, Zhu Zhi's policy theory is still reliable, and he proposes to buy officials and sell them.That is, the government buys at a low price and then sells it at a high price.

Lao Zhu was not surprised at all that Zhu Zhi could come up with this method, because his uncle was a weaver in Suzhou, who was responsible for providing brocades to the palace.

And for Zhu Zhi's proposal, Lao Zhu didn't think it was novel.Because the benefits of salt and iron that have been maintained for thousands of years are actually the way for officials to buy and sell.

It's just that this thing can be one or two but not three. You can't cut off the livelihood of ordinary people, can you?

Old Zhu's face looked a little better when he saw Zhu Yunqi's strategy, but he didn't think it was too novel.

Whether it is to print more precious banknotes, or to increase taxes, commercial taxes, etc., these are all suggestions made countless times by court ministers.Only saving money is interesting. It is suggested to save money from the palace and reduce the expenses of the harem and the prince's mansion to support the imperial court's northern expedition.

Although this method is unreliable, Lao Zhu is very pleased that Zhu Yunqi has such a heart.

Old Zhu wrote a pen on Zhu Yunqi's test paper, and then looked down at the next article. Seeing that it was written by Zhu Gui, he felt a shock in his heart. What good article can this guy make?
Lao Zhu watched it patiently, and after watching for a while, his chest heaved violently with anger.

"The king wants to take the wealth of the world, but only the power to take it."

"It's called taxation, it's called clever taking, and it's called tyranny."

"The so-called tax collectors include regular taxes, miscellaneous taxes, service taxes, commercial taxes, and dozens of other types."

"Even if there is no one, it can be compiled temporarily."

"In short, the authority is with me, and I can charge as much as I want!"

"The so-called tricksters include outsmarting, defrauding, and extorting..."

"The government can run a gambling house and lure the common people to play it, which is called gambling. The profits here are huge, and millions of dollars can be collected in an instant..."

Seeing this, Lao Zhu roared angrily.

"Come here!"

"Drag Zhu Gui out, beat him twenty... no, no, beat him forty!"

"Hit us hard!"

When Zhu Gui heard this, he was frightened and stupid. The heavy beating was already very severe, and the heavy beating would kill him half of his life?

"Father, what is wrong with my son's writing that it made you so angry?"

Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to Zhu Gui with the test paper and threw the test paper on his face.

"Look for yourself, what nonsense you wrote!"

"The government runs a gambling house and lures the people to gamble. It's hard for you to think of such a dirty way!"

Zhu Gui said in disbelief.

"Isn't this a good idea?"

"I mentioned it to my eldest nephew before, and my eldest nephew said that this method is good. He also said that as long as a set of double-color balls is produced, and then regular draws are made, and a part of the rewards are given to the people, the people will flock to them!"

As soon as Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately looked at Zhu Yunxi who was sitting aside viciously, and Zhu Yunxi was so frightened that he quickly shook his head.

"Grandfather, don't listen to Uncle Thirteen's nonsense, I was just joking with him before, who knew he took it seriously!"

Old Zhu glared at Zhu Yunxi fiercely, then snorted coldly.

"Let's see you later, if you dare to scribble like this, I will accompany you to the board with Uncle Thirteen!"

As Zhu Gui was dragged down the corridor, not long after, there were screams of ghosts and wolves outside Daben Hall.

The emperor said that he was going to hit the board "heavy", who would dare to keep his hands?
As long as one board goes down, Zhu Gui will break through the defense.

A group of princes and grandchildren in the main hall heard the screams from outside the door, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.

Although I often hit the board in normal times, it has never been as scary as it is today.

Old Zhu returned to his seat, picked up Zhu Yunxi's test paper and looked at it, seeing that there were still a lot of words written, the anger in his heart suddenly diminished by half.

Regardless of whether the child can come up with a reliable solution, at least he really put his mind into answering the questions.

Lao Zhu looked forward with some expectation, and when he saw the word "Open Market Ship", his eyelids jumped suddenly.

That's right, can't we reopen the Shibo Division?

Although the thing doesn't have much money, it can still collect a few 10 taels of silver a year.

It's just that you have to greet the local officials. Merchants from foreign domains can come to do business, but they don't need to talk about paying tribute.

The little tax money collected by the Shibo Department all year round is not enough to send these beggars!

Lao Zhu saw a reliable suggestion, and when he looked at it again, he became more serious.

"Redetermine the commercial tax, optimize the taxation process, and collect it from the source of the goods..."

"what?"

"This grandson is a bit wise!"

Although what Zhu Yunxi also proposed was to increase business tax, he more suggested improving the method of taxation, which is very feasible.

After that, there will be government-run workshops, and this old Zhu is no stranger.

In fact, there are government-run workshops in all prefectures and counties of Daming, which are responsible for making farm tools and weapons.

But Lao Zhu never thought that this thing could make money, he always thought it was a money-losing product.

"Da Sun, come here!"

"what?"

"There are a few words we don't understand, please explain to me!"

"Oh!"

Zhao Mian, Minister of the Ministry of Rites who was accompanying him, couldn't help but glance at Zhu Yunxi when he heard the emperor's words.

He has served Lao Zhu in the court all year round, so he knows His Majesty's temper very well.This look means that I have seen a good idea and want to inquire further.

It's just that at such a young age, Zhu Yunxi can really come up with good ideas?

"Come and tell us, what does this public-private partnership mean?"

"Reporting to the emperor's grandfather, it means that the court and individuals jointly run workshops. The ownership of the workshops belongs to the government, but the daily operation is in the hands of the artisans themselves. The government only needs to set a reasonable income red line. The income within the red line belongs to the government, and the money outside the red line It can be shared equally by the craftsmen.”

"Grandson has already tried it in the Banking Bureau, and the craftsmen are very enthusiastic about their work. They not only completed the tasks assigned by the court in the shortest time, but also did a lot of extra private work, and everyone earned a lot of money. "

"This……"

Lao Zhu was quite moved after hearing this, and felt that this was really a good way.It's just that he is used to being cautious, and he always feels that he needs to go to the Banking Bureau to have a look first.

"You go back first!"

"Oh!"

Lao Zhu picked up the pen and wrote "A" on Zhu Yunxi's test paper, plus an extra word "上".

After reading all the test papers, only this grandson's strategy theory can be called a "A", and the others will be "A" at best.

It's just that when Lao Zhu thought that there were still poems to be tested, he stopped this thought abruptly.

He knew that grandson too well, and once he knew that he had won the first grade, he would definitely not be able to write poetry properly.

Although poetry is not important, it can best reflect a person's ambition and interest.

"Huang Zicheng, please reveal the title of the poem."

"promise!"

Huang Zicheng had already written it in large characters, and upon hearing this, he directly hung the title of the poem on the shelf.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the shelf, and saw that there were also three poems and essays on it, all of which were common summer scenes.

For example, willow, lotus and other chants.

This kind of question is really not difficult, but it is not easy to do it well.

When the other princes saw the title of the poem, all of them also had mournful faces.

Relatively speaking, writing poetry is not as good as writing policy theory.

Because policy theory can be written indiscriminately, but for poetry, there are only twenty or thirty characters in total.

Only Zhu Yunqi looked confident, because his mother and concubine had tailored these three poems for him.Whether it is about singing willows or singing lotus, he has ready-made poems, and the quality is not bad.

However, just when Zhu Yunwen was about to bury his head in writing a poem, a frog called "croak" suddenly came out of the main hall.Immediately afterwards, a dark green frog hopped and hopped directly onto the table in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Zhi turned pale with fright when he saw this scene. This is the green general he caught at noon, and he kept it in the water tank outside the hall, and ran out for some reason.

Lao Zhu stretched out his hand to catch the frog with a look of disgust, but to his surprise, the frog was very agile and escaped his clutches with just a couple of jumps, and then jumped into the inkstone, splashing ink all over the sky.

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped the ink on his face angrily, and was just about to order someone to slap this damn frog to death, when suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, thinking why not use "frog" as the title?
Firstly, it fits the occasion, and secondly, it can also prevent someone from preparing the questions in advance and waiting for himself to take the exam!
"and many more!"

"The three poems and essays on the shelf are invalid. Today, I will use this frog as the title and write a poem for each."

Zhu Zhi dealt with frogs all day long, and he knew more about frogs than he did his father. Now that his father changed the topic to frogs, he also showed ecstasy.

He will do this!

Seeing that Lao Zhu changed the topic temporarily, Zhu Yunxi searched in his mind, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Skillful!

He will do this too!
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