The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 100 Zhu Yuanzhang is willing to be blind and go to the back door to find Mr. Ye!
"how can that be?"

"If it's not to get your attention, if it's not to reach heaven, what is it for?"

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Empress Ma's eyes obviously lost the confidence she had before, and her voice became less and less confident.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't answer, because he knew that her sister was very optimistic about Ye Qing.

In fact, why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang hope that such a talent could live and be used by him?
Whether it is greedy for his technology, or his achievements that can be seen with these eyes, it is enough to tell Zhu Yuanzhang a message.

As long as Ye Qing is willing to use him sincerely, in Zhu Yuanzhang's lifetime, he will definitely be able to see the great Ming Dynasty of the Han family built on the ruins of the troubled times, and return to the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties!
The people living in Daming show the pride of the Tang people on their faces!

And his Ming army once again had the confidence of the Han and Tang armies!

Zhu Yuanzhang is not very knowledgeable, but he has read a lot of history books. He knows that no matter where the Han and Tang armies go to conquer, they are like soldiers from heaven!
It's a pity that the crimes committed by Mr. Ye are as high as his political achievements, and in many cases, he almost reached the point where he couldn't bear it.

For example, the situation they are encountering now made Zhu Yuanzhang intolerable.

Judging from the current situation, Ye Qing's embezzlement of millions of snowflakes in three years is really not necessarily a lie.

But if this is the truth, why is he telling the truth?

Regarding this question, neither he, Zhu Yuanzhang, who is scheming once he calms down, nor Empress Ma, who is smart and careful, can't figure it out no matter how much he thinks.

But for now, whether this issue can be figured out has become less important.

"What are you reaching for?"

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, but just stretched out his hand, Empress Ma asked immediately.

"Give us a treasure note!" Zhu Yuanzhang just said seriously.

Empress Ma saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had become serious, and knew that there must be something on his mind, and it was something related to money.

If you don't think about this matter thoroughly, the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang will not become her family Zhu Chongba.

The reason why Empress Ma was able to get Zhu Yuanzhang's almost pampering love, apart from the special relationship between them as husband and wife and "comrades in arms", another reason is that she has very good eyesight.

She knew that she couldn't and shouldn't say much at this time, so she just took out a treasure note and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Usual money?"

"You just give us the usual money?"

"Okay, anyway, except for the denomination, everything else is the same!"

Zhu Yuanzhang squatted beside the banknote with the smallest denomination in Daming, staring at the banknote in a daze.

But it just looked like he was in a daze, his brain was active!
The Daming Treasure Banknote issued by Zhu Yuanzhang is called "Daming Tongxing Treasure Banknote", which is one foot long and six inches wide, and uses mulberry paper as the printing material.

On the top of the treasure banknote are the six characters of [Daming Tongxing Banknote], and at the top of the middle is the banknote amount of "Yiguan", which is what the common people call "one tael"!
Of course, it's just that the amount of this precious banknote in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand is "Yiguan"!
The lower part of the banknote is a pattern of ten strings of copper coins, and the two sides are respectively the words "Daming Baochao" and "Tianxiatongtong" in seal script.

At the bottom, there is a note that "The Ministry of Households is allowed to print and make Daming treasure banknotes, which are commonly used with copper coins. The counterfeiters will be beheaded, and the arresters will be rewarded with two hundred and fifty taels of silver.

And the decorations around the banknotes are patterns of dragons and sea water!
But in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes at the moment, there is only the "ten strings of copper coins pattern" under the banknote!
There is no other reason,

Just because he dreamed of changing the patterns of ten strings of copper coins into patterns of ten silver ingots, and even wanted to issue banknotes with patterns of ten gold ingots.

It's a pity that the current national strength can't do it, and he can't see hope.

It is only because in Zhu Yuanzhang's perception that China has been short of gold and silver since ancient times, copper coins are used as currency. Although there is a perfect exchange system for gold, silver and copper coins, it is basically useless.

If you want to issue silver and gold banknotes, you must have enough real gold and silver.

Therefore, he stipulated that the tax paid by each locality must be a certain proportion of cloth and grain, a certain proportion of gold and silver, a certain proportion of copper coins, and a certain proportion of precious banknotes.

He issued precious banknotes, but he did not allow all of them to be used to pay taxes, and he even did not allow private sales of gold and silver.

People can exchange gold and silver for corresponding proportions of treasure banknotes, but they cannot exchange the treasure banknotes in their hands back for gold and silver.

He introduced this series of systems, just hoping to get enough gold and silver, and then issue silver and gold banknotes.

It's a pity that no matter how much he uses his brains, it's just a drop in the bucket!

Not to mention real gold and silver, he hasn't even fully achieved the copper coin standard!

Thinking of this, he immediately thought of the scene he saw in the 'Dedicated Hall for General Affairs of Foreign Business Travel'.

The burly man used a sack to carry away these gold and silver coins of different shapes, and his forehead was sweating. This was a scene he had never seen in his life, let alone imagined.

The greedy expression of swallowing saliva, since he came to Yanmen County, he has appeared twice!
The first time was the technical knowledge I saw in the arsenal, and the second time was the gold and silver coins carried away in sacks!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang once again made up his mind.

As long as Ye Qing doesn't touch his bottom line of being a civil official and not being involved in the military, as far as he is a corrupt official, he can be half blind!

It can only be the little one who opened his eyes and went blind, no more!
After all, he, Zhu Yuanzhang, is Ye Qing's absolute boss, and he, Zhu Yuanzhang, must be the one who makes the most money!

In other words, when he, Ye Qing, filed his tax returns this year, he had to transfer truckloads of gold and silver to the treasury!

If he can't see the tax trucks in Yanmen County pulling gold and silver into the treasury when he declares his taxes this year, he will really want to use a knife.

He absolutely does not allow the situation that the courtiers are richer than the emperor, the treasury is richer than the treasury, and the locality is richer than the country!

Once this happens, there will be big problems sooner or later!
If he, Ye Qing, dares to make false accounts on this matter, it's the Heavenly King Lao Tzu who came to intercede, and he must be killed together!
As for the technology of the arsenal, if that time really comes, the only way to learn as much is to let the people in the Ministry of Industry study it desperately.

Absolutely can't ruin his Daming's world just because of this technology!

Zhu Yuanzhang can still tell which is more important!
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind, a county magistrate who came back from the toilet saw them sullen and seemed to be worried, and immediately walked over enthusiastically.

"What's the matter, you guys?"

"Is it because the county officials inside were not considerate enough to you and didn't help you solve the matter?"

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly stood up and said with a smile: "No, absolutely not. We just think the scenery here is good, so we came to have a look."

The county magistrate shrugged and shook his head, "Then why are you so unhappy?"

"Let me tell you, our Yanmen County treats everyone equally. If you have been treated unfairly, you can tell me with confidence."

"As long as the facts are true, the county magistrates who work for you will definitely be punished, and they will definitely send someone back to handle things well for you."

"Of course, if you falsely accuse the county magistrate, you will definitely be punished!"

At this time, Empress Ma saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation was not natural enough, so she immediately greeted him with a smile.

As soon as Empress Ma came out, the county officials believed it!

After the magistrate left, Empress Ma asked, "You squatted there holding a banknote, frowning for so long, what did you think of?"

Facing Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled naturally: "It's nothing, let's go, let's go and see his public service hall!"

As soon as the voice fell, Zhu Yuanzhang took the lead to go to the people's service hall.

Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's back, but followed him silently, and did not ask this matter any more.

Because she knew that she was in charge of the Zhu family's money, but her family's Chong Ba was in charge of the country's money!
As for what her family Shigehachi thought of before, it must be related to the country's money, and it must also be related to Ye Qing!

Thinking of this, Empress Ma also frowned slightly, he only hoped that Ye Qing would not touch her family's bottom line in this respect!

In the public service hall, which is twice the size of the tax hall, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma saw care, patience, and smiles.

Even for illiterate people, the girls will smile and explain.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang once again showed a satisfied smile.

I have to say, being kind to the common people really made him have a good impression of Ye Qing again!

And Empress Ma looked at the smile on her family's heavy eight face, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Lord Ye,"

"You have to live up to it!"

When Empress Ma secretly looked forward to it, the word 'back door' appeared in her mind.

She knew that their next trip was to find Ye Qing by the back door.

She only hoped that the process of going through the back door would not be too much, and that the little goodwill her family had accumulated with so much difficulty would disappear immediately.

"Walk,"

"Let's go have lunch, and after we eat, go to the back door and line up to find Master Ye!"

"We also want to ask him for advice in person. The emperor is not doing well enough. What does it have to do with having too many sons?"

Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang also walked out of the administrative hall with a smile.

It's just that in Empress Ma's eyes, no matter how you look at his smile, there is a knife hidden in his smile! .
(End of this chapter)