Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 336 The Ming Empire, the guiding light on the road ahead

Dong Ci and He Zhien were already waiting.

The Royal Commercial Bank has expanded rapidly in recent years and is a leader in various industries. However, it has only dabbled in business and played a leading role, and has not received many dividends.

After some reporting, Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly: "Only made 1.7 million taels?"

The Royal Trading Company was established nearly five years ago, and all the emperor's ideas were led by the Royal Trading Company. Most of the reasons for the prosperity of commerce were driven by the Royal Trading Company.

As a result, Dong Ci actually said that there was only this little money on the books.

"Your Majesty, please."

Dong Ci kowtows: "According to what you said, the Royal Commercial Bank is divided into five branches and thirteen lines: clothing, food, housing, and commerce. The commercial bank has investments in various industries in the Ming Dynasty."

"If all miscellaneous investments and patent revenue are included, the total assets exceed 500 million."

"Actually, we haven't reaped the dividends from various industries."

Speaking of this, Dong Ci had some regrets on his face: "I won't talk about the past, let's talk about the radiator industry. We just built the factory and haven't made back the cost yet. You turned around and rewarded the people on the battlefield in Guizhou. Men of merit.”

"Over the years, you have regarded the factory as a military exploit and rewarded it to the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty."

"If all these things are placed in a trading house and monopolized by the palace, they can make hundreds of millions a year."

Indeed.

Most of Zhu Qiyu's rewards for civil and military officials were factories.

One is to find a stable way for the civil and military forces to make money, and tie the civil and military forces of North Korea and China on his chariot; the other is that many industries cannot be built without the intervention of powerful people.

Just talk about the briquettes, the largest factory in Beijing, and Yu Qian is behind it.

The bosses of Shanxi mines were not easy to deal with. Even the emperor was fooled by them, but Yu Qian came forward and made honeycomb briquettes sell well in the capital.

At present, there are thousands of briquette factories in the north, and they are all backed by powerful officials.

In the past, we were doing business secretly, but now we are doing business openly. Because it was given by the emperor, you can just pay taxes normally. The emperor does not restrict private business.

As for causing large-scale corruption, they have always been corrupt in the past. Why not put corruption in the face? At least when they raid their homes in the future, they can know how much property they have.

"Your Majesty, next time you give a reward, can you discuss it with your servant?"

Dong Ci made a grimace: "Many factories have great potential. The glass factory, soap factory, toothbrush factory, and radiator factory are all used by ordinary people. You can reward them as you please."

"There is also the hand-pressed well. The cost of that thing is only 50 yuan. If you sell half of it and half give it away, the factory will lose money."

Looking at Dong Ci's injustice, Zhu Qiyu smiled: "List all these values ​​and give them to Feng Xiao. When I reward him in the future, I will reward him according to this."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

The Royal Commercial Bank is taking over the salt mines and salt fields in Lianghuai and will auction them off after inventory.

"Dong Ci, you can't just look at interests, but also look at politics."

"Everyone in the government and the public knows how valuable those factories are."

"I will reward you with deep meaning."

Zhu Qiyu didn't get killed despite all the trouble.

It is these factories that are exerting their strength, replacing the new king and taking the throne to see if the factories can take it back.

That was the factory that laid the golden eggs. What emperor would be willing to reward them?

"My servant has little knowledge, please forgive me, Your Majesty." Dong Ci understood, but why should he give it to those untouchables when he had a well plant in hand?

If you give it away like this, how will you sell it in the future?

Mainly to prevent drought, we can only sell half of the money and give it half to speed up the drilling of wells.

"Where is the money in the account?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Of course it's deposited in the bank."

"No usury money?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.

Dong Ci was startled and quickly said no.

"It's a big loss for the bank."

Zhu Qiyu pondered: "Think of a way to invest everything and make more money."

"Your Majesty, can you invest in repairing the road?" Dong Ci smiled. Asphalt roads are a profitable business. They are losing money now, but they will make money in the future.

"It is solely owned by the palace, and no one is allowed to interfere." Zhu Qiyu planned to finance it entirely from the palace, and all future profits would also go into internal funds.

"Your Majesty, the Royal Trading Company also belongs to you, and it will also be the palace's income in the future."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Now the industries have not yet taken shape. In the future, when all walks of life take shape, I plan to dissolve the Royal Commercial House and auction it off."

"Isn't it a big loss for the emperor?" Dong Ci was anxious.

"It is enough to rely on roads and patents in the palace, but too much money is useless." Zhu Qiyu believed that roads must be in hand, which is the cornerstone for the imperial power to penetrate into places.

As for patents, we can’t see how much money we can make now, but they will be a big golden egg in the future.

On a deeper level, if the palace masters the patent, it can control the foundation of the merchants in the world and make the merchants serve the palace obediently.

If the emperor had too much money, he would become a weak emperor from generation to generation. Even if the Ming Dynasty had no money, the emperor would still inherit the throne. How could he still lose his country if he had money?

"Royal Commercial Bank's money should be invested in industries with quick results and short return cycles."

Zhu Qiyu originally wanted them to invest in inventions, but he suddenly felt that this was not possible: "Because the country needs money everywhere, and there may be an urgent need for money at some point."

"The Royal Commercial Bank also needs to have its accounts audited by the Supervisory Department."

"Dong Ci, if someone inside takes my money home, you should know what to do!"

Dong Ci swore an oath that no one would dare touch the emperor's money.

After hearing his report on the steady development of various industries, Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly.

This Dong Ci looked down upon unskilled work such as brick kilns, but was willing to invest in construction industries such as cement factories and iron bar factories.

This is vision.

It’s 10,000 times better than just building a house and playing with bubbles.

"Cement is not strong enough yet, so we need to continue research and development." Zhu Qiyu has also seen the cement that Chen Tai has continuously improved, but the quality is still poor and the cost is extremely high.

I was willing to use it only when building water conservancy projects.

Reported for more than an hour.

Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with the report card handed over by Royal Commercial Bank.

"Dong Ci, you have managed such a large royal trading house in an orderly manner. You are really capable."

"After a few more years of working in the Royal Merchant Company, I will go to be the Supervisor of Ceremonies."

Zhu Qiyu began to draw the cake: "Zhang Yongchengqi, you are proficient in writing and calligraphy, and you have made great achievements in the royal merchant house. You are completely qualified to be the chief ceremonial officer."

Dong Ci's body was trembling slightly. The eunuch in the palm of the ceremonial department was the ceiling among eunuchs.

How old is he? He is not one of His Majesty's personal eunuchs. It is extremely difficult for him to be able to do this.

"This slave is willing to do his best for the emperor." Dong Ci choked with sobs.

He Zhien was full of jealousy on the sidelines.

"He Zhien, you should learn from Dong Ci. When he leaves the Royal Trading Company, it will be up to you to shoulder this burden."

He Zhien quickly thanked him.

"Eight treasure ships have been built. I plan to send people out to sea to open up trade. Your royal trading company will select some people and then select items to follow the fleet and make money for me."

He Zhien asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you going to Spain?"

"We don't have a chart to Spain, just to India."

"Chen Jiayou's Shangshu said that there are dozens of small countries in India."

"Just in time, we sent people out one by one, mainly to buy food and their books."

Upon hearing this, Dong Ci suddenly lost interest.

Ming Dynasty has been trading with India for two years, and has gained insights into India. There is indeed a lot of food in that place, but the economy is very poor. There is nothing that Ming Dynasty needs, and the money they make is only a small amount of money.

Zhu Qiyu could see his frustrated look and kicked him angrily: "When I have settled the southeastern barbarians, I will let people go to Europe for trade. Then you can bring more goods."

"Hehe, the emperor still has a way." Dong Ci was kicked, but he was happy with it.

"get out."

Zhu Qiyu said angrily. As soon as he went out, he called back: "Go to my money, pick out a few things you haven't seen before, and take them back to play with."

"My slave, thank you for your kindness!" The two kowtowed and left happily.

The heads of the Ordnance Bureau and the Military War Bureau came in one after another and reported confidential matters.

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "When spring comes next year, I will go hunting in Rehe. I will use your equipment then."

"I plan to open an ordnance factory in Shaanxi and start preparations in the spring of next year."

"Open a small ordnance factory in Baozhou Prefecture as soon as possible."

"Incendiary bombs must be manufactured in large quantities and sent to the Navy."

Molotov cocktails are made from gasoline.

Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with the armaments they produced and asked Feng Xiao to take some pocket watches and reward them with them.

The pocket watch was imitated by Min Jie, with a porcelain cover, which was more refined, but the error was a bit large.

He presented a hundred yuan, and Zhu Qiyu rewarded the courtiers as appropriate.

As soon as they left, it was almost time for dinner.

Xu Jue came in and kowtowed.

He received the emperor's imperial edict to return to the capital to report on his duties, so he arrived in the capital a few days earlier than the emperor.

The emperor gave his family large houses, one in Beijing, one in Tongzhou, and one in Tianjin. Although he was an eunuch, he could go home and live there. This was an extra favor.

Zhu Qiyu looked at this guy who looked like an enemy but not a friend, with a smile on his face: "Xu Jue, the Ming Dynasty promoted the planting of new crops and the people can have enough to eat, you deserve the most credit!"

Xu Jue repeatedly said that he did not dare, and then reported the number of cultivated land in the world and the yield per mu.

Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly: "The yield per mu of corn is not high."

"Your Majesty, the crops need to adapt little by little, and then carry out artificial hybridization to increase the yield per mu bit by bit. You can't rush it." Xu Jue explained.

Jilin is under reclamation and the seeds are ready.

"What do you think of Zhancheng Rice?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

The King of Siam paid tribute to rice seeds, and then the Ming Dynasty occupied Annam, Champa, and Cambodia. They took a large amount of rice seeds from the local areas and brought them back for hybrid cultivation.

He also asked other countries to contribute rice seeds, and they are all being cultivated.

"Back to your Majesty, the yield of the Champa rice presented by Siam is very low. The slaves thought it was the King of Siam who was deceiving the Celestial Empire."

Xu Jue adapted to the title: "The rice seeds brought back from my country are all high-yielding rice seeds."

"My slave, along with 30,000 people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, has developed a new rice species through continuous research and development. I want to call it Daming Rice."

“With this rice seed, the yield per mu can be doubled and the taste is better.”

"It's just that it's not particularly cold-resistant and can't be planted in Jilin and Heilongjiang, but it can be planted in Liaoning."

"The Academy of Agricultural Sciences is developing cold-resistant rice seeds, which will be effective soon."

The food problem is a bottleneck problem.

must be resolved.

Zhu Qiyu kept smiling.

The Academy of Agricultural Sciences was originally a school. With the emperor's large-scale investment, he was given some official status. Naturally, more students studied in this field.

Branches were built in various places, with a population of up to 30,000.

There are also nearly a hundred professors who are proficient in agriculture. They are now preaching and cultivating crops in agricultural palaces in various places.

“Rice seeds need to be improved, and other crops such as wheat and barley must also be improved and cannot be left behind.”

Zhu Qiyu asked: "Can soybeans be grown in Jilin?"

"I was about to congratulate the emperor. The soybeans recently developed by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences have been successfully planted in Harbin, Jilin Province. However, it is winter now and they were planted in the house. The slave is not yet sure whether it can be adapted to planting in the field. .”

Xu Jue said seriously: "But this is a huge progress. I think it will not be long before Jilin is full of rice and soybeans."

Zhu Qiyu attaches great importance to the development of large granaries in Northeast China.

In later generations, there will be the Northeast Plain and the Sanjiang Plain. A large piece of the Sanjiang Plain is still missing. If the Outer Northeast is added, it will be a huge granary.

Now they are all under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and the cultivated area has tripled.

When chemistry develops, the six northeastern provinces can support a population of one billion or more.

Xu Wei reported the research and development results one by one.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes have been promoted in Liaoning and will be widely planted in Jilin next year.

On the other hand, peanuts are still in the seed collecting stage.

The most gratifying thing is that chili peppers have flown into the homes of ordinary people, especially in the southwest, where they are inseparable.

Persimmons, apples, and onions are also widely available among the public, but they are still very expensive.

"Xu Jue, your contribution is enough to be included in the Confucian Temple!"

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "I also heard that you helped the flood control department repair the river and put forward many constructive opinions."

"I plan to leave all the river management and irrigation projects in the Northeast to you!"

Xu Jue's lips twitched with excitement, mainly because he could enter the Confucian Temple.

He is a eunuch.

You still have a deep hatred against the emperor, but now you can enter the Confucian Temple as a eunuch. How can you not be excited?

"I will let all parts of the country erect monuments and legends for you, so that farmers all over the world will never forget your contribution."

"After you successfully control the floods in the Northeast, I will have people build a temple for you along the river."

This is where Zhu Qiyu wins people's hearts.

Xu Jue kept kowtowing and thanking him.

"I will reuse your son Xu Shiliang. This is your legacy."

After Zhu Qiyu showed his kindness, he asked again: "How is the development of fertilizers?"

"Slave..."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "From now on, you can call yourself a minister, and you can call me your majesty. You don't have to call me a slave."

"Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty for your great kindness!" Xu Jue burst into tears.

He was a civil servant, and he was also a civil servant after being cut. He despised eunuchs from the bottom of his heart, but he became a eunuch. This was the biggest pain in his heart.

After getting excited, let’s get down to business.

Speaking of fertilizers, Xu Jue explained in detail the source and composition of fertilizers, and also discovered the main elements of fertilizers. Although he did not mention nitrogen, that's what he meant.

This is a super talented person. He should not be an official, but should engage in scientific research.

This is Yuan Longping of the Ming Dynasty.

"Read the Western chemistry books, and then go to the private sector to recruit a group of talents who study chemistry to see if they can be effective in fertilizers."

Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with Xu Jue: "I will not reward you, but I will let your son join the military aircraft department and serve as a walking officer."

"Your Majesty, this is against the rules."

Xu Jue wanted his son to take the right path in the imperial examination so that he could be ranked first.

"Next year, I will give you Enke and let Xu Shiliang take the exam."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Xu Shiliang has been with me for several years, and I know him well."

"Let me tell you something you don't want to hear, he doesn't have your abilities."

"But an honest man is more than capable of being a prefect. If he wants to be a governor of a province, I'm afraid he doesn't have the talent."

Xu Jue admired the emperor's vision of people. He had six daughters and one son. Xu Shiliang was the only child and had been spoiled since he was a child.

"Since you have high hopes for him."

"After Enke's examination next year, if he fails, you will take him with you. Whether it is agriculture or flood control, you will teach him everything you have to see how much he can learn."

"If you really can't learn, just go to the newly occupied land and become a prefect. After a few years of experience, you can also become an official in the central government."

Zhu Qiyu was heartbroken.

Xu Jue thanked him and reported some things. When it was time for the dinner, he also wanted to join the banquet.

The banquet was very big and grand.

The dishes are all carefully prepared by Shangshi Bureau. After understanding the taste of each official in detail, they are tailor-made and meaningful.

During the banquet, there were various opera troupes singing operas and reciting lyrics, and the carnival continued.

In the eleventh year of Jingtai, November 19th.

Great court meeting.

Zhu Qiyu was sitting in the doorway, and the civil and military officials of the court were standing on both sides. Today, the gods were behaving beautifully, and the warm sun crawled out from the sky, shining brightly.

"My lords, I have been away from Beijing for more than two years, and I really miss you!"

Zhu Qiyu sat on it: "Seeing that you are all vigorous and strong, I feel relieved."

"These are not prosperous times, but they are also peaceful times. This credit is not only mine, but also the common credit of all the ministers."

"I am very fortunate to have all the ministers assisting me, and the Ming Dynasty is very fortunate!"

Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Today is the meeting of the imperial court, so I won't talk to you about family affairs with the ministers. Let's talk about business first, and then I will meet with you one by one."

"As you all know, when I go to Jiangnan, I mainly do three things. One is to clean up the disobedient gentry; the other is to open up the sea; and the third is to manage salt."

"Now I'm back with success."

“There are tens of millions of hidden households in Jiangnan, and the total population reaches a terrifying 3200 million people.”

"I removed 1500 million people and left the skilled people in the south of the Yangtze River to shine. I also forced each family to divide their property and allocate houses and land to the common people."

"It's a cliché."

"I am talking about this because I want to talk to you about household registration."

"In the past, the Ming Dynasty was a traditional agricultural society, with strong control over household registration and not allowing people to circulate at will."

"But as commerce developed, the road guide system became a shackles restricting commerce."

"I'm wondering whether to cancel the road guide?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "The proposal to cancel the road guide was proposed by Wang Wen, the governor of Yunnan. What do you think?"

It immediately aroused a heated discussion.

After a brief discussion, Li Xian went to work: "Your Majesty, let's not say whether to cancel the road guide. Let me assume that after the road guide is cancelled, how to arrest criminals? How to control the population flow?"

Zhu Qiyu pondered: "Is Li Qing worried about the return flow of immigrants from border provinces?"

"Yes, after the road guidance is cancelled, these people who have just been immigrated will definitely find ways to come back."

Zhu Qiyu immediately thought of ID cards.

"My lords, if a city's commerce wants to develop, there must be no restrictions. Procedures such as road guidance and city gate inspections will reduce the liquidity of commerce."

Zhu Qiyu looked for Qiu Jun in the crowd: "Qiu Jun, is this what your economic theory says?"

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is still based on agriculture and cannot be over-commercialized." Chen Wen came out to object.

"I think what you said is inaccurate. We should pay equal attention to agriculture, industry and commerce."

Zhu Qiyu said: "The old lady calculated the population based on the consumption of salt. Counting infants and young children, the population of the Ming Dynasty may be around 1.5 million."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

"This still hasn't completely freed the slaves. If the slaves were completely freed, the population might be around 1.6 million."

"Chen Qing, tell me, is it realistic that so many people are tied to the land?"

Zhu Qiyu asked.

Chen Wen went to see Geng Jiuchou. Geng Jiuchou nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "The population counted by the Ministry of Household Affairs is more than what your Majesty said."

Why are there so many people!

Chen Wen was trembling a little: "Your Majesty, where are there so many people!"

Zhu Qiyu's face showed bitterness: "I don't know either. When I left the capital, I thought there were only 30 million hermit households and the total population was only 80 million."

"Now it's doubled."

"Think about it, if 1.6 million people don't have enough to eat and rise up in rebellion, what will be left of the Ming Dynasty?"

This problem is very serious!

Chen Wen and Hu Hui discussed in a low voice. Hu Hui analyzed that the population surge was caused by tax reductions and exemptions, as well as the emperor's emphasis on medicine, the development of folk medicine, and the increase in newborn survival rates.

Another reason is that the native people's territory was taken away, and the native people became Han people, and the northern nomadic tribes became Han people, as well as North Korea. These people exceeded tens of millions, and their newborns combined There are twenty million.

"Your Majesty, doing business only makes one person rich, so it is better to develop craftsmen." Chen Wen suggested.

Zhu Qiyu had a smile on his face. Since ancient times, China has relegated workers to the lowest social status. This is one of the core reasons why the industrial revolution could not be born.

"There are many craftsmen, but there is no work. We still can't feed such a large population."

Ma Wensheng said: "It is better to move everyone away."

"The more you move, the more children you will have. People are worried about having no descendants, so they will definitely have more children." Chen Wendao.

This is a dead end.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "The status of craftsmen must be improved."

"Not only the craftsmen, but also the employees who used to be low-level workers will have their status improved."

"As long as the industry can feed the people and keep the people full of food, it is a good industry. The central government must support it and no discrimination is allowed."

“Especially craftsmen.”

"Have you seen the bell tower? This is the contribution of machinery, and I believe that machinery will occupy the mainstream in the future."

"All walks of life will continue to be updated because of machinery, pushing the entire society into a new era."

The foundation of the industrial revolution is primitive accumulation.

The Ming Dynasty’s immigration method was unable to complete primitive accumulation at all, and had to find ways to earn primitive accumulation.

For the first time, the courtiers did not oppose the craftsmen.

Because there are too many people, if they are not properly resettled, there will be big trouble.

No one can figure out where the population of Ming Dynasty came from?

"Back to business."

"Chen Wen just said that business only enriches one person and cannot benefit more people."

Zhu Qiyu said: "I have been thinking in the past few years, the factory is a business, right? How many workers are employed? Have these people benefited?"

"And Chen Wen said that it is right for one person to benefit, because he is the factory owner who makes the bulk of the profit."

"This involves a social equity issue."

"Qiu Jun's economic theory contains discussions on distribution and fairness, but it is not as profound as Yang Shouchen's theory on fairness. Liu Jian also wrote an essay on distribution, which is very good."

"I have read it all. It is very profound and very good."

"Since it involves issues of distribution and fairness, I established the seventh department of the Ming Dynasty, which is the Ministry of Finance."

"Since we develop business, we must discuss social distribution issues."

"From an agricultural society to a commodity society, the biggest problem is distribution. In the past, we were self-sufficient, but now we are mass-produced by factories and sold to the people, which has destroyed the small-scale peasant economy."

"And the profits were made by the factory owners."

"Then a secondary distribution is needed. This secondary distribution should be distributed by the central government. This is the distribution strategy discussed by Liu Jian."

"We will impose heavy taxes on people with high incomes to achieve fairness."

"And this heavy tax cannot be used for squandering, but should be used for infrastructure construction and social welfare."

"What is social welfare? One is to support the orphans and the elderly, and the other is to bring blessings to the people all over the world, such as education and medical care."

"Of course, I say these are still very far away. As for the future, it will not reach this point in the past twenty years."

Zhu Qiyu changed the subject: "The essence of the establishment of the Ministry of Finance is to collect taxes!"

"I have told the ministers in my memorial before." "In the next ten years, I will no longer collect agricultural taxes, and will use commercial taxes to subsidize agricultural taxes."

"At that time, all the ministers still thought that I was too whimsical."

"But this year's revenue from the Ministry of Household Affairs shows that my idea is correct. It is imperative to replace agricultural taxes with commercial taxes."

"The standards for collecting taxes are different. The more you earn, the more you collect. Anyone who dares to conceal assets, transfer assets, or evade taxes will have their properties taken over by the public, and they will be killed themselves and their entire families will be exiled."

"Li Bing, tell me."

Zhu Qiyu called the roll call.

Li Bing, the first Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, came out of office. After saluting, he said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Finance has been newly established. The current focus is on rectifying the brothels all over the world."

"Weichen has prepared a tax schedule and divided various taxes in detail. Your Majesty, please read it."

He said and presented it.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at it casually and found that there were thousands of tax-sharing, door-to-door taxes, and various levies, all of which were tax collection points.

The Ming Dynasty originally collected taxes in this way, but there were not so many items, and Li Bing's Ministry of Finance increased them a lot.

Fortunately, there is no air tax. Xiyi still has an air tax, which is quite conscientious.

Li Bing continued to report: "After I took office, I established tax offices all over the world..."

He spoke in great detail and established the overall framework of the Ministry of Finance.

Zhu Qiyu took a cursory glance and handed it to Feng Xiao, who presented it to all the officials.

"The tax on small businessmen and hawkers can be collected according to their income level. This level is sliding..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Bingque said: "Your Majesty, the local tax office will definitely take advantage of policy loopholes. If you don't set a death standard, the local government will definitely be in trouble."

"Li Qing is right. Then set low taxes. There is no need to embarrass small businessmen and squeeze money from big businessmen."

Zhu Qiyu doesn't care about a few cents.

"Let the cabinet discuss this matter and then make a decision. There is no need to ask me for permission."

A slight adjustment to the tax rate schedule will make it final.

"I think the craftsmen's tax can be exempted for ten years first, and then collected after ten years." Zhu Qiyu wanted to fatten the sheep and then slaughter them.

This is no problem.

"Then we should also discuss the issue of road guides together to see if we should cancel the road guides, vigorously develop commerce, and support people's mobility."

Zhu Qiyu felt that this matter would not be discussed for a while, and he was not in a hurry to implement it.

"The merchant license issue must be resolved."

"The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Finance must apply for a license. Anyone who engages in business must apply for a license. Anyone who engages in business without a license will be arrested and exiled!"

"There are no restrictions on local licenses. Anyone can apply for one. Just charge the cost of the work. No arbitrary charges are allowed."

"Once you get a license, you have to pay taxes, which is a formal business, and the court must protect it."

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "Also, if local governments fail to implement the policies set by the central government, or implement them randomly, or fail to implement them in place, they will be severely punished!"

"This year, the Beijing Police will investigate for me. Officials like this will be severely punished by beheading! They will be exiled by all three clans! I will be beheaded by myself, both big and small, and my family will be exiled! If I am minor, I will be exiled by myself, my family will be deprived of my honors, and I will not be allowed to take the exam again!"

"Anyone who harbors this will be killed personally, his entire family will be exiled, and his wife will be sent to a military camp!"

"I would like to remind you again, if anyone dares to betray me, please don't blame me for using the knife."

All the officials knelt on the ground and said loudly that they did not dare.

"What I want are capable ministers, not mediocre, corrupt, or rotten ministers. All the useless people should be cleared out for me. Those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to be exiled will be exiled!"

"Remember, I don't care for idlers or useless people!"

"This year, the Beijing inspection will involve the West Factory. The West Factory will not make decisions and is not allowed to talk nonsense. It will only be responsible for supervision. The whole country must supervise!"

No one expected that the emperor would suddenly become angry.

Song Wei was in Jiangsu and killed many officials. Li Bing rectified the brothel and killed many officials all over the world.

This was the source of the emperor's anger. A local investigation revealed that some of Jingtai's ten-year policies had not yet been implemented. If they were not investigated, problems would arise.

Li Xian wanted to speak, but met the emperor's solemn eyes and shut up angrily.

"After the end of the Beijing-based inspection this year, local officials will be greatly reformed!"

"Let me give you a break, the place is going to change drastically."

"So this year's Beijing inspection is very important."

"Starting from next year, Beijing inspections will be conducted every six years instead of once every three years. Officials will also be included in the scope of inspections. Even officials, soldiers, etc., and anyone who eats public food will be included in the scope of inspections."

"I repeat it again, I don't care for idlers, useless people, or rotten people. I will clear out all useless people and kill them all!"

Zhu Qiyu's expression was fierce: "Every year there is heavy thunder and light rain in Beijing. What have you found? They fool me every year!"

"I'm very dissatisfied."

"Starting from this year, the Beijing Inspection Bureau and the Six Temples of the Pavilion Department will work together to conduct inspections and conduct random inspections."

"I will give you a quota, and you will catch 5,000 borers this year!"

"The Ming Dynasty is so big. If you say there are no moths in the place, you are fooling people!"

"Do you believe it yourselves?"

The courtiers were trembling.

No one expected that the emperor would suddenly become angry after saying so well.

Obviously, the matter of Yue Zheng and others has not yet passed in the emperor's mind. You can be greedy, but only with the emperor's permission. If you take it privately, it will be a crime.

The most embarrassing thing is that Yue Zheng and Xiang Wenyao have not returned yet.

I probably won't be able to come back.

Zhu Qiyu's expression was fierce: "Officials, find out 20,000 people for me! Dead people are included. As long as they are greedy, I will find them out! Dig them out from the graves and whip their corpses!"

"As soon as those who are alive are verified, they will be stripped naked and paraded through the streets! Then they will be skinned and stripped of their grass!"

"All the families will move to the frontier, and the women will all remarry and go to the frontier to reclaim wasteland!"

Who dares to persuade the courtiers? If the emperor is angry, who dares to say no? If you say no, you are supporting corrupt officials.

Especially the emperor's current imperial power has expanded to a terrifying level.

Without looking at Yue Zheng and the four men who were leading the troops in the battle, the emperor just cracked the whip if he asked someone to crack it. What a terrifying imperial power this is.

The most important thing is that the emperor stands on the moral high ground.

"Whoever dares to protect the place must not blame me for wanting to kill him."

"Once you have a great reputation, don't capsize in the gutter."

"I will give you a break in advance. If anyone does it again, I will punish you nine tribes at that time."

It was winter, and all the courtiers were soaked in cold sweat.

Zhu Qiyu was silent for a long time, and the atmosphere was extremely dull, then he quietly said: "Everyone, get up."

"Beijing inspection is the second most important thing I said. It must be done well for me and done to my satisfaction."

"The third thing is a good thing that involves your own sacrifice."

"Starting from the thirteenth year of Jingtai, the salaries of ministers will be doubled."

"The salary is indeed not much, but I have given you a factory. If you run it carefully, it will be a family heirloom."

"But the salary should be increased. This is what you deserve."

"From now on, only money will be given out, and no rice, grain or other items will be given out. After you receive the money, you can buy whatever you want."

"I plan to set up another Integrity Bank. Officials who have difficulties at home can apply to the central government for the issuance of the Integrity Bank. They will be issued after verification. In the initial stage, I plan to put 10,000 yuan in it."

When the courtiers heard this, they thought it was a good thing.

Seeing that the emperor's tone became lighter, the courtiers became bolder.

"Your Majesty, although it is said that the high salary is to support integrity, the imperial court has just increased the salary of officials when it became rich. I am worried that the money is not enough." Ma Ang fawned over the emperor.

"If Ma Qing is determined, the people's lives will be better, and the officials will naturally have a better life."

Zhu Qiyu said: "We will formulate a salary increase system. The salary will be adjusted every few years. As long as there are no disaster years or special circumstances, the salary will be paid. The emperor will not suffer from hunger and sickness."

"I would like to remind you that doing business in the future will be considered reasonable."

"Each factory is the source of making money. They should be run well and set an example for the place so that people all over the world can see it."

This statement immediately aroused opposition from the court officials, who believed that officials doing business would lead to chaos in the government.

"We have opposed business for four thousand years. Which official has not engaged in business?"

Zhu Qiyu sneered, let alone you, who will not be in business for a thousand years in future generations? The top level of society also controls the top level of business. Which ordinary people can do big business? If you can't do small business, what's the use of talking about fake things.

These words made the courtiers feel ashamed, and their moral integrity collapsed.

"Don't talk about those fake things in the future. I'm not a fool. I see them all."

Zhu Qiyu said bluntly: "When the Zhu family gets rich, you naturally have to eat and drink enough. Otherwise, how can you serve me? This is human nature and everyone can understand it."

"The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers."

"As an emperor, I like truth. I will keep what I have given you safely and manage it well."

Equality and fairness are all lies to fools, and whoever believes them is a great injustice.

Zhu Qiyu said: "Don't cry about being poor in the future. Wear the clothes you should wear and spend the flowers you should spend. As long as they are given by me, you are not guilty."

"But it's not given by me. You can weigh it yourself."

The courtiers kowtowed again, feeling worried.

"The fourth thing is to talk about Kaihai."

"The Jingtai Dynasty was able to open the sea, and all the ministers took great credit for it. I cannot open the sea with my own strength, and I know it very well."

"I will remember all your merits."

Zhu Qiyu said: "After the sea is opened, the most important thing will be related to tariffs. Most of this year's fiscal revenue will come from tariffs."

"But what's going on with the tariff, you ministers should know, right?"

"I paid it all from my own funds, how much did the merchant pay?"

"So next year, we must encourage businessmen to do business overseas, engage in foreign trade, and trade with foreign countries."

These words immediately caused Li Xian to roll his eyes: "Your Majesty, all the countries in Nanyang are at war with the Ming Dynasty. However, the Western Yi countries were able to trade, but they were slaughtered by Liang Yue and occupied their colonies. Now the only trade left in the Ming Dynasty is The target is the Japanese country. The Japanese country has no money, so it can only send people."

Zhu Qiyu was also embarrassed: "It will be fine in the future."

"Next year I will send a fleet to India to open up trade with India, so that we can cross the southeast and trade with India."

The courtier rolled his eyes, you must be thinking about the land of India.

The land in India is really fertile. The food shortage in the Ming Dynasty was borne by Indian food. However, Chen Jiayou said that India was starving all over the land because there was also a drought in India and all the food was sold to the Ming Dynasty.

But the Indian farming methods can only be compared with those of the Zhou Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was at least three thousand years ahead of them.

The courtiers were also greedy, but it was too far away.

"I opened the sea to make money. You have to think about how to make money from the sea."

The courtiers all rolled their eyes. You have almost destroyed the outside. Who is willing to trade with the Ming Dynasty? You will make a lot of money.

Besides fishing for marine life, what else can you do? You tell us!

Zhu Qiyu laughed, knowing that he was wrong. He changed the subject and said, "The fifth thing is the salt policy."

"The price of salt in Ming Dynasty has dropped visibly to the naked eye, which is really a good thing."

"Related to the salt policy is water transportation."

"Since the beginning of the 12th year of Jingtai, water transportation has been carried out by using both rivers and seas. Although there are some shipwreck losses, the cost is indeed declining."

"And the people who are making a living on the canal have also been properly accommodated."

An estimated three million people make a living on the canal.

Some were drafted into the army, some were moved away, and the rest were transported separately by sea and water. Although there was chaos, it was still within control.

It was Ye Sheng who was in charge of this matter, and he hasn't come back yet.

Zhu Qiyu finally showed a smile on his face: "In the future, water transportation will be gradually cancelled, and all transportation will be by sea."

“When the north is reclaimed, sea transportation will probably no longer be needed.”

If the emperor had not gone to Nanjing, carried out massacres in all directions, and removed the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River, it would have been impossible to plow and clear the canal transport.

Water transportation affects many people's pockets, and those people have all gone to Cochin.

That’s why water transportation can be changed to sea transportation, and the change can be so smooth.

"This part of the expenditure has been greatly reduced."

"Then there are asphalt roads and water horse stations. These are developing well and I am very satisfied."

"As for the sixth thing, I want to build two capitals in Baiyue and Nanyang."

The courtiers immediately started talking about it. Building a capital was not a simple matter.

The emperor abolished the Nandu team in Nanjing, but it has not been restored yet. If the capital is built, four sets of teams will appear?

"One place is in Siam and the other is in Borneo."

This was something that Zhu Qiyu thought deeply about. Since the Ming Dynasty already had two capitals, why not build two capitals and turn them into four capitals.

"I have abolished the official team in Nanjing and will not set it up again in the future."

"The other two capitals do not have official staff, only palaces."

Obviously, the emperor was interested in Dacheng and the capital of Balni.

The Nanjing team was cancelled, which made the courtiers want to say something.

But Li Xian winked and said that today is not the time to discuss this matter. We will discuss it in the morning tomorrow.

"Your Majesty, this matter of establishing a capital is by no means a trivial matter. I think it needs to be discussed in detail before making a conclusion." Hu Hui said.

"As the old master wishes."

Zhu Qiyu agreed: "Then let's talk about the seventh thing. From now on, the Ming Dynasty will be renamed the Ming Empire."

"It is no longer the Ming Dynasty, nor the Ming Kingdom, but the Ming Empire!"

The courtiers immediately thought of the Roman Empire. It was understandable that the name was changed after learning from the Western Barbarians.

"I have no objection."

Zhu Qiyu added: "Books and newspapers published across the country must be marked with the four words Ming Empire."

"The first page of the book must be the map of the Ming Dynasty. The map shall be subject to the palace."

"Where the Ming Dynasty Dragon Flag is, it is the Ming Dynasty. Don't lose an inch."

The courtiers had no objection.

"Speaking of books, I plan to establish a copyright system."

"The so-called copyright system is to prevent plagiarism, useless and meaningless books, and even books that oppose the rule of the Ming Dynasty, which disrupt the market and cannot be published."

"There is a Copyright Bureau under the Ministry of Rites. The Copyright Bureau will register Tianxia Publishing House, and then the publishing house will set up its own review system. As long as it does not violate the publishing law, it can be published in Tianxia."

"The Ministry of Punishment has issued a publication law that stipulates in detail what can and cannot be published."

“Everyone, including newspapers, must establish an audit system.”

The courtiers supported this point. After all, writing is an elegant matter. Those plagiarized and junk books disrupt the market and make writing smell bad. How disgusting.

Zhu Qiyu actually wanted the copyright.

But it's not yet time. As long as the palace holds the copyright of the world's books, the kings of future generations can squander it on the copyright.

"Your Majesty, how do you count Xiyi's book?" Hu Hui vaguely guessed the emperor's thoughts.

Zhu Qiyu smiled suddenly: "The old master must want to go with me."

Li Xian also thought about it and rolled his eyes wildly, Your Majesty, please take a good lead.

"China has a long history and there are many sages, so there must be many writings."

"Is it okay to change it to the name of our ancestors?"

"Whoever dares to come to Ming Dynasty to file a lawsuit, I will send troops to destroy them."

"What do you think, gentlemen?"

Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

You are plagiarizing and robbing Chi Guoguo!

Translate something that is not yours, make it your own, and then send people to argue about it, saying that this thing is passed down from China, and you are not ashamed at all.

But we love it!

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Yu Zijun whispered: "Your Majesty, it is best to burn their writings, so that you can no longer find out where the source came from."

Zhu Qiyu slapped his thigh: "Yu Zijun, you should take on the heavy responsibility of this publishing bureau first. All the books translated from all over the world should be labeled with the names of your ancestors. You will do it."

Yu Zijun was helpless and funny: "I obey the order."

"All books that have not been reported to the Ming Dynasty Publishing Bureau are not allowed to be recognized. Only those books that have been reported to the Ming Dynasty Publishing Bureau are legal books!"

The court officials rolled their eyes wildly, you are encouraging the people to copy other people's books.

Your mind is a little crooked.

No one thinks that what the emperor said is wrong. Things that China has never heard of will not work if other countries pass them, because we are the country above China.

"Translation should not be sloppy. If the words do not convey the meaning, they should be checked again and again. Don't rush. The original text should be preserved and not damaged."

Zhu Qiyu changed the subject: "Since we are talking about the things of the Western Yi, we have to talk about the slaves."

"All registered slaves cannot be allowed to master knowledge."

"Unless those who have made outstanding achievements are allowed to leave their nationality, they are not allowed to acquire knowledge, have children, or join the army."

"And the people in the conquered areas all wear pigtails and call themselves slaves. They beat others and kneel down when they see them. Use the same tactics as the barbarians on them. They must be enslaved and make them think that they are slaves in their hearts. .”

Think about it, from now on, slaves will wear dog tails and kneel down to do it when they see people. The slaves will obey orders. Isn't it fun?

Three generations later, it is guaranteed that these people will consider themselves slaves from the bottom of their hearts. This brand can never be erased.

Li Xian thought for a while: "Then let them wear Hu clothes and become real slaves."

These words made the courtiers laugh.

"After the cabinet has reached an agreement, it will be implemented. All slaves in the occupied areas will be governed according to this standard."

"In this way, you can tell who is Han and who is slave at a glance."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "The eighth thing is the planting of new crops. I discussed this matter with Xu Jue the day before yesterday."

"He has great merit."

"I learned that corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes have been grown on a large scale all over the world and have entered the mouths of the people."

"Chili peppers, persimmons, onions, apples and other items have also entered people's homes."

"New crops such as peanuts are still being cultivated."

"Olive trees have been planted in Jiaozhi. You must have tasted olive oil, right? Does it taste good?"

"Liang Yue is sparse, and the palm trees in Bo Ni can produce palm oil. His intention is to spread the world and bring in a batch."

"Oil is the top priority."

“People don’t have any oil in their stomachs, so they eat more.”

"We need to have oil in the stomachs of the people so that they can eat enough and not be hungry until later."

Zhu Qiyu was really heartbroken.

"When it comes to food, I have to commend Nian Fu for his work in Hubei. This year, Hubei has raised 200,000 pigs. There is also a drought in Hubei, but the people are least affected."

"Because of these pigs, lard provides fat to the people, and pork can be sold to make money."

"This is a good idea."

"The cabinet urges local governments to follow this standard and engage in more breeding. Local officials should focus on local construction and stop looking upwards."

"Those who only look up will never come up in their lifetime. Those who come up are those who have done well in their localities, and others have no chance."

“To eat, you must wear.”

"There's not nearly enough cotton."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Geng Jiuchou: "Geng Qing, did you give me the memorial before? The cotton gap is too big."

"Cotton is everywhere in India, but it's a big loss to buy it. Cotton takes up too much area in the cabin, and it's not much to put on a ship. It's better to use it to buy grain."

Geng Jiuchou smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, if you want to plant cotton on a large scale, there is no land to plant it."

Zhu Qiyu said in a relaxed tone: "So I am reclaiming the Northeast. If the Northeast granary is reclaimed, there will be room to grow cotton."

“And the textile industry.”

"Development has reached a bottleneck. The quality of cloth is getting worse and worse, and people are less willing to buy it."

"The center should urge improvements in the textile industry, improve looms, improve weaving methods, and improve the quality of cloth."

“Everything important is food, clothing, housing and transportation.”

"I am very satisfied with the paving of this asphalt track."

"We will continue to pave it next year and cover a large area."

"The Water Control Department must also continue to control water. The Yellow River must be controlled, the Yangtze River must be controlled, the water in the northeast, northwest, and southwest must be controlled, and all water in the world must be controlled."

Zhu Qiyu was silent for a moment, and then said: "In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, there is no shortage of wine!"

"I think the beer presented by Xiyi is good."

"Kou Shen planted vineyards on a large scale in the northwest and made wine. This is good. He doesn't waste food and can drink wine at the same time."

"Encourage people to drink wine on a large scale and drink less liquor to get through the drought."

Food and wine are good things, but when food is scarce, drink as little as possible.

Zhu Qiyu added: "When I was in Jiangnan, I urged various places to build more social studies. The construction of social studies began in the Yongle Dynasty and has been steadily increasing. Now that the Ming Dynasty has entered the fast lane, the construction of social studies must also increase rapidly. "

"The internal funds and the imperial court jointly contributed a sum of money, which was completely placed in the Department of Education for educational purposes."

"Although the imperial court is short of people, the local children's examination and rural examination cannot relax the standards. What I want are talents, not waste."

"Li Xian, you and Yu Qian have done a good job in promoting the construction of martial arts together."

"Martial arts is the foundation of a general, and it must be established well."

Zhu Qiyu looked for Fang Ying among the officials: "Mr. Jiao Guo, why are you standing so far away? Come here."

Fang Ying trembled all over, hurried over and knelt on the ground.

"Are you fat? Have you eaten too much meat?"

Zhu Qiyu stared at him with a bad tone.

After Fang Ying returned to Beijing, she was so arrogant that the civil servants were itching with hatred.

Sure enough, the censor stepped forward to impeach Fang Ying.

"Did you hear that? The censor even suspects you of treason!"

Zhu Qiyu became angry when he looked at him and stood up from the throne: "Fang Ying, touch your conscience. When did I doubt you?"

"Do you need to use self-defilement to make me feel at ease?"

"Or are you, Fang Ying, just a loser? You win the battle entirely by accident?"

"Don't take yourself too seriously. Is Yu Qian's ability better than yours? Have I ever doubted him?"

"I am guilty, and I am aware of my guilt!" Fang Ying kept kowtowing.

"Today's court meeting, I will save some face for you, so there won't be another time!"

Zhu Qiyu hated him for failing to live up to expectations: "I will give you a chance to atone for your sins. For the first time in martial arts, you will go to the south to preside over the entrance examination."

Fang Ying's eyes lit up, the emperor really loved him.

This is a good opportunity to expand your sphere of influence.

Li Xian's eyes dimmed. This was obviously Yu Qian's credit, but Yu Qian led the troops to go on an expedition, taking advantage of Fang Ying.

"Who will be in charge in the north? Who do you think is suitable?" Zhu Qiyu returned to the throne and asked the civil and military affairs of the court.

(End of this chapter)