My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 257
Facing the golden Goutoujin, even Xia Yuanji, with a Dao heart, was beating wildly and couldn't help it.

Money touches people's hearts, that's right.

"Let King Zhao spread the news through the mansion!"

Xia Yuanji nodded.

His agreement showed the horror of being the two giants of the imperial court.

Jian Yi is in charge of the Ministry of Officials and manages all officials, but people live for money. Xia Yuanji is the head of the financial and taxation system, and he is in charge of money.

Half of the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty is in the hands of others.

In fact, if you take a closer look, the Inspectorate, the Six Sections Gallery, Jinyiwei, including the Pingzhangyuan run by Xu Jingchang, are all for the purpose of supervising several real yamen.

In other words, Lao Xia is the one who has truly grasped the executive power.

He nodded, Yingtian, Beiping, and the other thirteen chief envoys all started to move... Liaodong has gold mines and huge wealth.

If you want to make a fortune, go to Liaodong.

Zhu Gaosui's residence newspaper can only be published in major cities. If you want to go deep into the countryside, you have to look at the yamen at all levels.

So soon there were many notices everywhere.

There are also special people who stand at the gate of the village and read and explain to the people.

Among them, Shandong was the most attentive. They not only posted the official notice, but also posted the residence newspaper.

Some officials went down to various villages, beating gongs and drums, and preaching lively.

Yuan Gang, the governor of Shandong, and Zuo Yutian, the chief envoy, got together, and after a little discussion, Zuo Yutian decided that he would go to various state capitals in person, take the lead in demonstrating, and persuade the aspiring young people to go north to hunt for treasure.

Yuan Gang said: "It will be hard work for you, but I have another plan, that is, can I send the prisoners in the prison to Liaodong and let them go to seek gold?"

Zuo Yutian paused, "Zhongcheng intends to report to the emperor?"

Yuan Gang subconsciously said: "Shouldn't they be sent to Yingtian?"

Zuo Yutian laughed and said, "If we send it to Yingtian, when we go back and forth, I'm afraid Shandong will already be behind!"

Yuan Gang was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "You are the champion, you really don't look like a nerd at all... Otherwise, you should go down and find out how many prisoners there are. Everyone is transferred to Heze and other places, and as long as the court grants permission, they will immediately go north by boat. No matter what, we must not fall behind."

Zuo Yutian laughed and nodded, "Don't worry, no one can stop us!"

The two civil servants who held great power in Shandong quickly reached a consensus.

From their point of view, the amount of gold panning is secondary. After all, it is the business of the Ministry of Household Affairs. What they really care about is getting rid of some annoying people.

For example, those thieves and grass bandits hiding between the mountains and the sea.

As mentioned earlier, because Jingnan's main battlefield is Shandong, there are many bandits there, and there are even troubles caused by the White Lotus Sect.

After Yuan Gang became governor, he raided the Kong family, and recently took back the property of Prince Qi's mansion.

Grant the people land, help the refugees register their households, pardon the gangsters, let them return to their hometowns, cultivate the fields, and be honest people.

It can be said that the actions of Yuan Gang and Zuo Yutian are effective.

They have greatly reduced the number of bandits in Shandong, and improved people's livelihood by the way. The people in Shandong praised it.

But at the end of the matter, the two also faced difficulties and could not solve them.

First, after all, there are still some stubborn bandits who do all sorts of evil, murder and rob goods, and do everything.There is a lot of blood debt on his body... Such a person cannot be forgiven.

Second, when suppressing the powerful and eradicating the big households, many people must be arrested.

Now this group of people are all detained in the prison, and many of them also have connections with court officials, so there are constant memorials to impeach Yuan Gang and others.

Fortunately, Zhu Di protected them, Pingzhangyuan also watched, and Zhu Gaochi knew what was going on.

But as time goes by, things are hard to say.

Many capable ministers and officials who rushed to the forefront often did not end well.

People who benefit from you may not do their best to protect you.

Those whose interests have been harmed by you will definitely gnash their teeth, desperately put to death and then hurry up.

It just so happened that as the years passed, your achievements gradually faded and were forgotten by people.

At that time, it will really be unavoidable to kill the donkey.

So for them, it is very important to solve the problem fundamentally.

Send all these people to Liaodong, so that there will be no future troubles.

"Fellow folks, elders...Shandong's land is barren, and the number of people is growing. It's hard not to starve if you guard an acre of land. Now the golden opportunity has come. There is gold in Liaodong. After returning from the gold rush, you can make a fortune. , Guangzong Yaozu!"

"No matter who it is, even if it's a gangster with a life on his back, as long as he is willing to go to Liaodong, the past will be erased."

"As long as the folks go there, after a few years, the Yamen will recruit officials, and they will be hired first!"

The last one is fatal... Shandong men may not appreciate how much money you make, but being an official and eating the emperor's food is a big thing for Guangzong and Yaozu, so you can't be vague at all.

After the news spread, many people were tempted.

Here are the original military households of the guard... According to the latest government decree, the military registration has been cancelled, the original guard officers can still study martial arts, and ordinary military households can get land and become ordinary people.

But there are always people who are not reconciled. For example, a military household of the Qi family in Dengzhouwei was tempted.

Father Qi's eldest son has already gone to Peiping to study martial arts, and he has two sons, the second one is always honest, so he stays at home and guards the land.

As for the third child, let's go to Liaodong.

"When you get there, you don't have to rush back. In the early years, my father fought Liaodong with Liang Guogong, and I know the situation there. Although the climate is bitter and cold, the land is very fertile and the shepherd's wheat is everywhere. It is a good place. .If you can find gold, look for it. If you can’t find it, it’s good to settle down and prosper.”

The third master of the Qi family nodded, "My son understands."

Two days later, with a salute and a bag of soil from his hometown, he embarked on the road to Liaodong.

Along with him, there are many fellow villagers.

These people are generally young people in their teens and early twenties.

If you do a little research, you will find common characteristics. They are generally born after Hongwu 15 years.After experiencing the turmoil at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he entered the stage of recuperation.

If it was born in the first year of Hongwu, it would be enough to be a father by the 15th year of Hongwu.

To put it bluntly, these people are the second generation of the Ming Dynasty.

By their generation, it became clear that land was not enough.

Shandong was still troubled by the battle of Jingnan, and the population decreased a lot.

But even so, some people feel the pressure.

The population keeps increasing, but the land does not.

The grandparents can still live well, but the parents can only ask for food and clothing, and the grandchildren will probably starve.

Although ordinary people don't know the reason behind this, the pressure of life is real, and no one dares to be careless.

Since there is an opportunity, and the court has such support, it is only natural to fight for a fortune.

Therefore, the news came out that there were as many as 8000 to [-] people who went to Liaodong from Shandong alone.

"The actual number is far more than that." Xia Yuan Ji hummed: "I have received secret reports from Laizhou and other places that many people directly cross the sea by boat and enter Liaodong. The purpose is to bypass the Shanhaiguan controlled by the imperial court and save 50 taels silver."

Xu Jingchang said: "Old Xia, since this is the case, are you going to send someone to supervise?"

Xia Yuanji smiled and said, "Why?"

"That's 50 taels walking one by one! Can you allow someone to evade taxes?"

Xia Yuanji laughed loudly, "Duke Ding, are you an idiot for being an old man? They can hide for a while, but they can't hide forever. Don't worry, I have already made arrangements."

"How did you arrange it?"

"The old man has already set up household banks in Liaoyang and Shenyang."

"Housebu Bank? Have you thrown off the King of Han?" Xu Jingchang asked in surprise.

Xia Yuanji smiled and said: "Are you so stupid as an old man? After watching it for several years, you still don't understand? This time, I want to take all the harvest from the gold panning into my hands."

"Old Xia, what are you going to do?"

Xia Yuanji said with a smile: "It's not easy. Anyone who finds gold, as long as it is deposited in the bank of the household department, I will give the corresponding amount of treasures, and I will also protect their safety. I make it easy. Don’t worry, their money will be taken away.”

Xu Jingchang snorted directly: "Lao Xia, are you still worried? You obviously took the money away!"

Xia Yuanji laughed loudly, "Is there? Didn't I give the banknotes according to the market price? How about I give some interest?"

Xu Jingchang was speechless, this old Xia had really gone bad.

Gold and silver, as the ballast stone of currency, can be inflated completely.

One tael of silver is used as the principal, and treasure notes equivalent to ten taels of silver can be issued.

So no matter how much the gold diggers earn, they can't compare to the imperial court, which is an order of magnitude worse!

But for gold diggers, pockets are safe.

What will happen if it is not deposited in the court?If you carry gold sand on your body, once it is discovered, it will be confiscated immediately, and it will be thrown into the prison.

Of course, this is not bad, if you encounter black people, then you probably won't be able to come back.

You pay 50 taels of silver and get the imperial court's brand. You are an official gold digger and can get the imperial court's assistance throughout the process.

Without this brand, it is unavoidable to be trembling, and in the end, if you want to deposit it into the household department, you have to double the compensation.

Xia Yuanji grinned and said, "Mr. Ding, what do you think of this old man's method?"

Xu Jingchang sighed, "Old Xia, you are getting worse and worse now. You have calculated people's hearts thoroughly."

Xia Yuanji smiled and said: "It's ridiculous, this is just a trail. It's still far away from a rich country and rich people! To be honest, this old man has a higher trick."

Xu Jingchang said: "Could it be that you want to auction off the mining rights in Liaodong?"

Xia Yuanji's eyes widened, "How do you know?"

Xu Jingchang said: "The king of Han made his fortune by relying on silk workshops, and this time he has gold mines, how can you not do it like this?"

Xia Yuanji said in great distress: "Mr. Ding, why did you say that I never thought that when you invested in Hanwang... now you are the richest in the entire court! This time, no matter what, I can't miss the good opportunity to enrich the treasury We, Daming, want money!"

(End of this chapter)