Red Mansion Wind

Chapter 53;

Royal Palace.

In the political affairs hall, the emperor and the ministers are discussing matters.

"Your Majesty, this is the decree issued by the Zhengdan Dynasty. Please read it over. If it is correct, it can be approved and sent to various places."

Bai Shizhong, the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, took an approval document and handed it to the emperor for review. It was issued by the Zhengdan Dynasty to all officials above the magistrate to enter Beijing, while the officials of the yamen below the magistrate, big and small, wore official uniforms and went to the yamen where they held the "Watching" Que Yaohe" ceremony.

The officials danced the mountain call, performed fourteen salutes, and congratulated the emperor verbally on the new year. After the ceremony of congratulating and looking at the palace, the officials of the imperial court and the local area also communicated with each other and performed the etiquette of New Year greetings.

"Can"

The emperor saw that this was routine and there was nothing special to pay attention to. He picked up the ink pen and wrote a word, and then handed it back to Bai Shizhong, who handed it to the officials in the political affairs hall. everywhere.

"Your Majesty, the people who were sent to the northern prairie to carry out the division plan a month ago have something to say, they have arrived at the border, and they will be able to send food to those tribes in three to five days, and they should be able to return to Beijing at the end of the month. "

Zheng Guoxing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, took out a note and handed it to the emperor. The emperor looked at it in his hand, frowned and asked, "Why are they all sons of honor and nobles? Is it appropriate for them to handle this matter?"

The emperor looked at the book, and it was full of the names of the children of the Niu family, the Shi family, the Ma family, the Jia family and other honorable families. There is nothing he can do on weekdays, but he has the ability to fly eagles, walk dogs, and fight cocks.

When Fu Wang heard the emperor's question, he quickly picked himself out first.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this matter was selected and dispatched by the Privy Council, but in the end it is also a matter of logistics. After contacting the Ministry of War, it was assigned by the Ministry of War."

"Father, these people are all selected by the ministers, because Hachiko is quite famous among the grassland tribes, and it seems that the court attaches great importance to him by letting the sons of nobles. The heart of serving the country is to do something with them to see what they can do and what they can do, so that they can take the position according to their talents."

The King of Fu put the words down, and the eldest prince Song Chengqian replied to the emperor, and what he said seemed to be very reasonable. The eight princes had a record of conquering the north on the way to start their family. Their reputation still has a certain influence in the north, and these are all The direct lineage of the eight families.

Due to the suggestion of the staff in the house, the eldest prince started to win them over.

"Hmph, can they do something well? Don't mess up the matter at that time. The army dispatched by Brother Wang will arrive?"

The emperor was very dismissive of the ability of those noble sons to handle affairs, and instead asked how the King Fu's army was doing. It is a safe policy to go early and get strong and brave. King Fu replied to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses have been deployed everywhere Alright, after all the calculations, the day and the day after tomorrow will all be in place."

"Well, it's faster to march with fewer people. Su Yuan is a good idea this time."

The emperor knows that the army marches, the more people there are, the slower the march. An army of 5 people marching sixty miles a day is already marching in a hurry. This time, Zhou Suyuan's strategy reduced the number of troops to be provoked by half, and they were all in place within half a month. up.

Zhou Suyuan did not attend the small court meeting in the Political Affairs Hall today, he had already gone to the Beijing camp to start the year-end inspection.

"It's almost the end of the new year now. Is there a specific regulation for the transportation of grain at the border in the coming year?"

When the emperor saw the papers at the border, he thought of this incident again. In the past, Qian Mingzhong, the minister of the household department, would feel his scalp tingle if he said so, because none of the methods he thought of were in line with the emperor's wishes, but today Qian Mingzhong came out But with a happy face.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have heard of a solution recently, which may solve the problem of food transportation at the border forever!"

Qian Mingzhong is nearly fifty years old, and he is white and fat. He always smiles when he talks about it. He is happy and blessed. When people see him, they feel good. It is impossible to say that he can be promoted to the Minister of the Household Department with his appearance. related.

"Oh, what way?"

Everyone else looked at Qian Mingzhong. This matter was discussed several times in the Zhengshitang, but there was no conclusion. Either the method was too costly, or the loss of food transportation was too great, making it difficult for the court to continue all year round.

Qian Shangshu looked at the second prince and signaled him to speak, but Song Qianyuan knew that he wanted to avoid the limelight, so he signaled Qian Shangshu to answer the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the method of transporting grain to the border is called the Kaizhong method, and it is the salt field."

Qian Mingzhong brought together what the second prince had said about opening China in the past two days, and the two discussed many details, and thought that salt alone was not enough for the merchants, so they used tea and other materials controlled by the court as According to the introduction, as long as the merchants transport the grain to the border, they can get the qualifications to buy and sell these scarce materials.

"Your Majesty, if you can open the tea ban and other restrictions to merchants, merchants will definitely flock to them if they can make a profit. It's all self-explanatory."

Qian Shizhong bowed his head, and the words spread throughout the Zhengshitang. The tea ban he said was an imperial policy implemented in the northwest and other places where there is no shortage of salt. and other things, including silk, porcelain, iron, grain, and so on.

The emperor's eyes lit up when he heard this, he looked at the officials in the hall, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I agree with Qian Shangshu's policy."

The Zuo Xianggong of the Political Affairs Hall, Han Yunshan, a bachelor, first expressed his agreement. The benefits of opening up Chinese and French are really the best way for a person like him who is proficient in practical work. He explained to them repeatedly:

"This method can not only solve the food problem at the border, but also the merchants seek profit. Because of the huge cost of long-distance transportation of food, they will hire labor to cultivate fields on all sides. This will not only prosper the border defense, but also the food at the border can be self-sufficient. Self-sufficient."

"Your Majesty, I also agree with you. This method is indeed very good. I wonder if Qian Shangshu was thought up by that hall official of your household department?" Right Minister of Political Affairs Hall, also Jing Zhaoyin Bo Renxi clapped his hands together and praised:
"This method is wonderful. As a result, I don't know how many merchants come and go. This business is prosperous, and the people below have more beneficiaries. This is considered to be the government of the country. What increased labor and rest a few days ago, let the people bring their own food , are some of the policies that will harm the country.”

As soon as these words were called the eldest prince, the third prince's expression became exaggerated. Isn't that the way the two of them talked about it, and someone said it later?
"Hehe, this idea was told by the second prince to the lower officials. I don't know where the second prince got it, or he thought it up himself."

As soon as Qian Shizhong said this, everyone looked at the second prince in amazement. The second prince usually doesn't show off his mountains or leak water. He didn't expect to have such a talent for managing the world. This made everyone in the hall re-examine him. The emperor The idea of ​​being stunned was the second prince's idea?

But why does he feel that there is a sense of déjà vu in this matter, as if his style of acting is similar to that brat's, and it's all the idea of ​​finding a businessman.

as predicted.

Seeing that everyone else was looking at him, the second prince stood up and smiled, "Father, Uncle Wang, my lords, I didn't think of this idea, but I want you to guess who it is~"

"Isn't it possible that His Highness met some kind of genius?"

"Could it be, which Imperial Academy student?"

The ministers speculated one after another that the second prince was rejected. They only looked at Jing Zhaoyin Bo Renxi and said with a smile:

"The other ministers don't know this person, but Bo Xianggong is quite familiar with him. I wonder if he can guess?"

(End of this chapter)