Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 286 Teahouse Discussion
"It's really weird."

While Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian were chatting, several people sitting at the adjacent tea table drank tea leisurely and talked about what they saw and heard.

"Why is our Shuntian governor different from other officials?"

The middle-aged tea guest held the tea cup, the lid of the cup was picking up the floating tea leaves, and said with his tongue.

"How to say?"

The thin middle-aged man on the side smiled, picked up a piece of snack, looked at the man and asked.

"What stimulates this?"

Seeing this, another plump middle-aged man put down his tea cup and said: "They are all officials, what can be the difference? It's just greed for more and greed for less."

When he said this, the man looked around specifically.

"But this one is really different."

The middle-aged tea guest holding the tea cup raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I don't think about how to make money and gain fame, but I worry about the people and do practical things for the people. You guys think it's strange or not."

Ok?
The topic that several people were talking about attracted Zhu Youjian who was drinking tea. Seeing that they were talking about Sun Chuanting, Zhu Youjian looked at his imperial brother. On the other hand, Zhu Youxiao was not affected at all and took the tea cup handed by Liu Ruoyu. .

Such as teahouses and restaurants, these are the topics most talked about.

Strange to say.

There are always some people who are very well-informed about various topics or news. The truth is revealed among the lies, and the truth is revealed among the lies. It has not been released yet, but it has already begun to spread among the people.

Zhu Youxiao really wanted to hear this.

Compared with the things heard in temples and officialdom, the topics spread among the people often represent a certain kind of public opinion, and officials cannot represent the people.

"We won't talk about it if it's far away."

The middle-aged tea guest said: "As for the repair of Tonghui River, I all know that every few years, people from Shuntian Prefecture or Daxing County will do it in the name of repairing the river canals. , allocating money to boat shops, foot shops, tooth shops, etc., saying that they would completely repair the canals."

"Yes."

The thin middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "If it's too much, you'll have to pay a few hundred taels, if it's too little, you'll have to pay dozens of taels. I didn't say that I wanted to repair it thoroughly, but after collecting the money, I didn't see anyone doing it."

"Why doesn't anyone fix it?"

The plump middle-aged man glared and said, "Haha, I went to the Tonghui River to dig a few shovels of soil. What I know is that I am renovating the canal. What I don't know is that I am still thinking, what are I doing digging in the soil when I have nothing to do?"

"Haha~"

Hearty laughter echoed in the teahouse.

Luo Sigong, who was sitting half-assed, frowned when he saw those people were so impudent and dared to slander and ridicule the government.

"A mouth is on a person's face. It's a person's freedom to say what they want."

Zhu Youxiao took a sip of tea and said something in a calm tone. This made Luo Sigong, who wanted to signal the accompanying Jin Yiwei with his eyes to remind those people, immediately felt nervous.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao agreed very much with what those tea guests said. Nowadays, it is extremely common for officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, whether they are close to the capital or elsewhere, to use various names to recruit officials. Phenomenon, how do exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes come about? This is how it comes about.

Without exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, how would a local official live a good life?
It is precisely because he is aware of these current situations that Zhu Youxiao's clear plans and deployments are mainly concentrated in the Beizhili area. It is really not that he is partial, it is simply that he can see and hear it.

If any problems arise, Zhu Youxiao will be able to make timely adjustments, rectify when necessary, arrest when necessary, and behead when necessary, thereby minimizing losses.The distance is far, like the southeastern provinces, or the southwestern provinces, it takes more than a month to go back and forth. Even if the policy idea is the best, no one will actually implement it, or if there is a problem that cannot be solved in time, then in the end All will be stillborn.

"Let's not mention these joking words for now."

While Zhu Youxiao was sighing with emotion, the middle-aged tea guest waved his hand and said: "You are also talking about Tonghui River. Do you know how many people are gathering along the Tonghui River right now?"

"how many?"

The lean middle-aged man raised his brows slightly and said, "I know there are many people who heard that the Shuntian government office is still responsible for two meals a day, but they are not required to do corvee work, but I don't know whether it is true or not."

"true and false?"

The middle-aged tea guest laughed, picked up a piece of pastry, put it in his mouth and chewed it, then stretched out his hand and said: "Brother, I can tell you with a pat on my chest, it's true, I saw it with my own eyes, working in Tonghui River There are more than [-] strong workers, and the Shuntian government office not only takes care of the meals, but also issues food stamps on a monthly basis."

"Do you know what food stamps are? Have you been to Huahui Bank? I just went to deposit the banknotes for Yinfa. I saved not much, just a few thousand taels."

"Let's talk about the food stamps. Go to any convenience store in and around the capital, and after being inspected, you can actually receive as many kilograms of food stamps as there are in total. Do you know what is the most surprising thing?"

"What is it?"

When the middle-aged tea guest said this, the two people sitting there became interested.

"The food stamps issued by Shuntian Prefecture have no expiration date."

The middle-aged tea guest clapped his hands and said: "In other words, you can get it whenever you want. If this catches up with the increase in food prices, you will make a lot of money."

"Can you do this?!"

The plump middle-aged man said in disbelief: "No, how can this Shuntian government office get so much money? If what I said is true, then the major construction projects in the capital area are not only the renovation of Tonghui River, but also the buildings in Nancheng. The dredging and widening of the moat outside the city and the repair of the city wall were all initiated by the Shuntian Mansion Office. Yes, there is also the renovation of the Dongbian Gate, which we can see with our own eyes..."

"Hey, you don't understand this."

The middle-aged tea customer waved his hand and interrupted: "Since the Shuntian government office's money has not been allocated to the private sector, its destination can only be allocated with internal funds. After all, the Shuntian government office still has to follow the household rules because of the ownership of the Chongwenmen customs. There is a lawsuit going on."

"That's not wrong."

The thin middle-aged man raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "I have heard that when His Majesty issued the decree and promoted a group of officials in the court that did not comply with the etiquette system, it was actually to promote the Shuntian Prefecture Yin. Look at this favor. , so it’s really not surprising that the internal funds are allocated directly to the Shuntian government office for food and salary.”

Listening to several people talking there, Liu Ruoyu and Han Zanzhou, who were standing and serving, frowned slightly and glanced at the emperor from the corner of their eyes from time to time, for fear that what they said would disturb the emperor's interest.

On the other hand, Zhu Youxiao was very leisurely, drinking tea and eating cakes.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao was not angry at what these people said, because that was the fact. The major projects that Shuntian Mansion Office had clearly started were promoted directly with internal funds.

This involves not only the Shuntian Government Office, but also the Convenience Society, Huahui Bank, and various lower-level groups. This is a big game planned by Zhu Youxiao.

Again.

If we want to build and develop Beizhili, we must get rid of the corvee model and allow more groups to participate. Only by realizing this can we implement the strategy of the Great Capital City, the strategy of opening up the sea in Tianjin, and the strategy of the Tangshan Intensive Smelting Group. Only then can it blossom.

However, there are still many practical problems ahead.

For example, the large-scale construction management system, the overall construction management system, the overall dispatch management system, how private capital intervenes, how government supervision and private operations operate, etc. These are all explored and summarized as soon as possible based on actual conditions. Zhu Youxiao is the grand strategy. A commander, if you want to effectively implement the grand strategy, you need many managers at all levels and even more participating groups, otherwise everything will be a joke.

The Shuntian government office led by Sun Chuanting is currently doing many things to attract the attention of all parties and attract the attention of various groups. While promoting the construction of the project, it also explores and summarizes some experiences, and then As time goes by, we will gradually expand the participating industrial chains.

The money that Zhu Youxiao poured in was not just disposed of casually. Its indirect role was to create a market atmosphere and attract private capital. As long as the right opportunity comes, some changes will quietly take root. , and then took the lead in breaking ground in the capital and Gyeonggi area!
(End of this chapter)