My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 111 Zhu Di is a Good Emperor

Zhu Di sighed very much, "It is also human nature to start a family and carry on the family... I will reward you with a house, what do you think?"

Lin San was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "The grass-roots dare not look forward to the mansion, even if it is rewarded to the grass-roots, the grass-folk can't afford it."

Even though he refused, Zhu Di became more interested. He asked curiously, "Then how are you going to buy a house? It's not easy for Ying Tianju!"

Lin San said bluntly: "Returning to Your Majesty, Caomin is getting more and more familiar with it now. If there is no accident, next year's wages will be able to reach 120 coins. After deducting food and rent expenses, you can save fifty coins a month. It may be possible to save it for five or seven years. Cao Min’s fiancée also wants to come out to do things, but I don’t want to. She’s a woman who doesn’t know her well, and it’s not easy.”

Zhu Di took a look, this Lin San is not too young, it is really pitiful to buy a house and get married after five or seven years.

"Third son, do you have any plans? These are all your soldiers, you should make their lives better." Zhu Di scolded Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaosui cried, "Father, the so-called not worrying about the few but the unevenness, if you increase the wages of so many people together, I am afraid that the boy's residence report will not be able to go on. But please rest assured father, the boy will try his best to find a way. "

Zhu Di frowned, and he could tell that this newspaper and bookstore is just a small imperial court. It must be able to make money, and it must be fair.

Zhu Di put his gaze on Xu Jingchang again, "Tell me, do you have any ideas?"

"Have."

This time Xu Jingchang answered very simply, "Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, their difficulties are that they have no fixed place to live, their family members are involved, and they can't do things with peace of mind... If they can pick open land outside the Jubao Gate and build a batch of houses, it doesn't need to be too big. It is enough for each household to have two rooms. The price of the house can be lower, or it can be deducted from the monthly wages, so that they can live in it first. As for the family members, especially the female family members, I It can also be heard that they don't want to come out to do things, but letting them serve as maids and servants for others is not only unseemly, but also troublesome. Therefore, an area was set aside around the house for them to work. Start a small business, do laundry, set up a small restaurant, a small tea house. Then arrange people to patrol and protect, if you dare to violate the female relatives, you will be severely punished!"

Zhu Di pondered for a while, and there is no shortage of land outside Jubao Gate.

And let these people feel at ease, and they will definitely be able to do things better. This proposal is very good.

"Mr. Ding, you said that you want the female relatives to do some business outside the Jubao Gate, what about the tax?"

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "It's easy, let them register and register, a small business has a symbolic sex every month, and if it grows bigger, it will pay taxes according to the general rules. They are starting from scratch, which is much easier than other places. "

The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more reasonable he became, "What about the second child? What about the people from Hanwang?"

"It's the same, but there are many weavers there, and the income is poorer. Maybe we can build a house for several people to live together. All in all, if the imperial court wants to collect taxes and enrich the country and people, it must first solve the worries for the people. They live and work in peace."

Zhu Di thought for a while, nodded and said: "Very good, this proposal is great. You should draw up a detailed plan and submit it as soon as possible. Try to implement it within this year, so that they can live in a new house next year."

Zhu Di returned to the palace excitedly. After checking it this time, it really opened his eyes and gave him a glimpse of the unusual way of governing the country.

The traditional way of governing the country, Wenzhiwugong, the father has reached the extreme.

If you want to surpass your father, you have to look at these new gadgets.

Zhu Di was thinking secretly... On the other side, Lin San was so excited that when he got off work, he couldn't wait to return to his residence.

Passing by a roast duck shop, he bought a quarter of a roast duck and went back smiling.

Tang Sai'er frowned when she saw it, "Third brother, it's too wasteful. Although your wages are quite a lot, you have to rent a house and eat, and you can't stand the trouble."

Lin San chuckled, "What a virtuous girl... But don't worry, something good will happen."

Lin San told her about today's experience, and the little girl's expression changed with fright, "Brother San, have you seen the emperor?"

"Seeing it, it's actually not surprising. There is an emperor's grandson in the school, and this is King Zhao's business. It's only natural for His Majesty to come and have a look. But I didn't expect that His Majesty would love the people like a son and be able to help us poor people." People think about it, but he is really a good emperor."

Tang Sai'er was startled again, and said involuntarily: "Third brother, his soldiers are fighting all over Shandong. Without him, we wouldn't be living in exile."

Lin San pondered for a long time, then suddenly smiled, "It's right and wrong, we ordinary people can't say clearly. Emperor Jianwen wanted to kill Emperor Yongle, and Emperor Yongle couldn't stand still. The common people also said that beating people is not good, and swearing is not good. It is impossible for the people not to suffer. But just looking at His Majesty's actions now, I think he is a good emperor."

Lin San paused, and then said: "I've also heard that it's possible to arrange something for the female relatives, so you don't have to humble yourself to serve them, isn't that good!"

Tang Sai'er was taken aback, and couldn't help saying: "If this is the case, I, I also think he is a good emperor!"

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"I knew it, I knew it a long time ago! Xu Jingchang is a guy who pushes his nose and puts his face on his face! He uses the topic to play out of nothing, if he is allowed to toss around, the sky will be pierced." Xia Yuanji said angrily.

Next to him, Liu Jun, Minister of the Ministry of War, followed suit: "He took a step forward, we took a step back. We took a step back, and he took another step. Now there is no way to retreat, and we have to fight with our backs! I shouldn't have run a school for him in the barracks!"

Song Li, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, also sighed, "I just came out of a private school. I have only studied for a year. I don't even understand the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. I even entered the house and wanted to build a house outside the Jubao Gate. There are so many scholars in the world. Ten years of poverty, with a bright head I've been poor, and I didn't get anything. If this goes on, it will chill people's hearts."

Zheng Ci simply scolded: "What kind of scholars are they? To put it bluntly, aren't they households of hundreds of craftsmen? According to the logic, they are all lowly. If they can have a residence at the foot of the emperor, will they be honored or inferior? If things go on like this, the Ming Dynasty will be defeated!"

Several ministers quickly reached a consensus on Daming pills.

The courtiers have no way to retreat, and no matter what, they cannot compromise.

Neither money nor land can be given, and His Majesty must be prevented from messing around.

There is a difference between high and low, and there is an orderly order.

Song Li even gritted his teeth and said: "As the Minister of Rites, for the sake of general etiquette, I will fight to get rid of this black gauze hat, and I can't let this kind of chaos... Gentlemen, we can't retreat."

The courtiers encouraged each other, kept cheering, and thought of all ways to oppose this matter...

Dingguo Duke's Mansion, Xu Jingchang's side, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, are all listed, and Wu Shan, who serves the four of them by serving tea and water, is quite skilled in business.

Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyelids, and said helplessly: "I said cousin, I just can't figure out why the courtiers always oppose your proposal... Should you worship the Bodhisattva, or see if there is anything in this room?" Wrong place? Why don't you invite Young Master Yao to come over and hold a Dharma meeting for you."

Xu Jingchang said bluntly, "I just put an extra chair in this room."

"An extra chair? Where is it?"

"It's right under your butt!" Xu Jingchang said bluntly.

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback, but he hadn't reacted yet.

Wu Shan said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, Duke Ding means that you should go."

Zhu Gaochi was stunned, and then furious, "Cousin, if you do this again, I really don't care about you. I don't believe that you can fight so many courtiers with just a few of you!"

Before the words finished, Zhu Gaoxu snorted: "Boss, you go out quickly, without your involvement, we have a greater chance of winning."

Zhu Gaochi didn't like to listen anymore, "Second brother, you are getting more and more crazy now, I want to ask you, who gave you such a boldness?"

Zhu Gaoxu snorted, "Boss, if you can't even figure this out, you'd better go to school and study with your eldest nephew."

Zhu Gaochi was filled with anger, the second child was becoming less and less able to speak, he looked at Xu Jingchang, Xu Jingchang also spread his arms.

"His Royal Highness, why don't you ask King Zhao for advice."

third child?

Zhu Gaosui?
What does he know!

Zhu Gaochi was so dissatisfied, Zhu Gaosui chuckled, "Brother, I should have asked you to ask for advice with an open mind, but for your ignorance and fearlessness, I will tell you first, and it will not be too late for you to thank me later."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaosui said: "Not to mention anything else, the second brother has already signed a business of 30 bolts of silk with Shibosi. The raw silk he needs has already signed a contract with the people in western Zhejiang. He is now running workshops everywhere. , if a workshop with 100 looms is set up in Yingtian, it can produce about 30 bolts of high-quality silk a year. Selling it to Xiyang costs 30 million taels, and silk is heavily taxed, which is as much as [-]%. , [-] taels. Brother, you said [-] taels, how much is the state tax?"

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but fell into thought. Before Jing Nan, one tael of silver could almost buy two shi of japonica rice, and 30 taels of silver was 60 shi of grain.

In the Ming Dynasty, the four prefectures in Susongchang Town had the heaviest taxes. Among them, Suzhou had the largest amount of more than 200 million shi, and Songjiang Mansion was about 120 million shi... These two prefectures are far better than many provinces.

A province as rich as Zhejiang is 280 million shi.

Not to mention the other remote and poor provinces.

"Half of Songjiang Mansion's tax revenue is equivalent to the annual tax revenue of Gansu and other provinces...it's just a workshop of the second child!" Fatty Zhu looked at these people stupidly, his eyes almost fell out.

"This, is this true?"

Zhu Gaoxu tilted his eyes 45 degrees, and didn't bother to talk to him.

Zhu Gaosui snorted, "Brother, do you know how troublesome it is to collect food and how much it costs? But the second brother's workshop only needs such a large space, and the tax can be paid at once. Let me ask you, what do you say?" Why do those people fight us? Do they have the strength?"

(End of this chapter)