Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 23 I have three plans, namely: the upper, middle and lower chapters.

There are still people in Lingnan who have the guts to set up a prime minister privately?
He glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang quietly. Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry and still looked kind and kind.

"Mr. Xu came here this time to ask you something."

Xu Da calmed down and said: "King Su, there has been a severe drought in Haozhou recently, and there is a high possibility of a locust disaster. Moreover, the Mongols are also ready to move, and our Ming Dynasty wants to form an iron cavalry. It's a pity, because We were financially strapped, so we kept putting it off.”

"I wonder if King Su has any good ideas?"

Zhu Tuo rolled his eyes at them and shouted: "Your Majesty will decide this matter, why should we be so worried?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said coldly: "I have a good idea, which is to report the actual situation in Lingnan to the court and ask them to increase taxes, increase taxes, and spend more money."

Zhu Tuo opened his eyes and said angrily: "You are too wicked. Didn't I set you up just now? Why bother my people in Lingnan?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I also tell the truth."

When Zhu Tuo heard the news, he suddenly became fierce, "This is my territory, and I have been canonized by the imperial court. How dare you use this method to blackmail me? Aren't you afraid that I will destroy your whole family?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tuo and said, "Kill the nine tribes?

Seeing the tough attitude of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, Zhu Tuo immediately put a smile on his face and chuckled.

"I am a member of the Ming Dynasty and should serve the Ming Dynasty." Okay, I'll tell you. "

"The severe drought in Haozhou is not because we are afraid of the drought, but because we are afraid that if these people gather together, they might make a big fuss."

Xu Da couldn't help but nodded.

Zhu Tuo said: "Especially food prices will skyrocket, so what we have to do is stabilize food prices."

Since the severe drought, food prices in Haozhou have been rising.

Xu Dadao: "Now the court has a decree that strictly prohibits merchants from raising prices, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."

Hearing this, Zhu Tuo almost burst into laughter and sighed: "I don't know who came up with the bad idea, and I don't know what my father meant. But he actually issued such an order. Doesn't that mean that the people will be punished?" Put to death?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was once again angered and snorted: "Businessmen are all for profit. If they are not suppressed, won't the price of food skyrocket?"

Zhu Tuo shook his head: "Therefore, the imperial court should actively increase the price of grain so that merchants can profit from it. In this way, Haozhou's grain and grass will continue to flow in."

"You are just messing around. Let's not mention that there is no money in the treasury. Just talk about this price increase. How can the common people afford it?"

"You deserve to doubt me?" Zhu Tuo sneered and continued: "If the court lowers the price again, those rich and powerful businessmen and big families will definitely refuse to sell grain."

"In this way, although the price of grain in Haozhou seems to be very cheap, there is nothing in the market."

"So, we must actively raise the price of food to make wealthy families and businessmen interested, and then sell it."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed, and he felt that Zhu Tuo was right.

Zhu Yuanzhang said hurriedly: "You should tell me."

Zhu Tuo sipped a large glass of water and said: "As long as there are businessmen making money, not to mention the merchants around Haozhou, even merchants from other places may flock to Haozhou. The food in the market will be Gradual saturation, or oversupply, what do you think?"

Zhu Tuo's eyes swept over the three of them.

Zhu Yuanzhang trembled all over.

As the Ghost King, his wisdom is unquestionable.After being reminded by Zhu Tuo, he suddenly realized.

So much grain and grass in Haozhou eventually led to an auction!

The result of competition is price!
The caravan outside saw that the situation was not good. Even if they ran again, it would be too late!
Anyone who leaves Haozhou must pay high taxes!

Later, even if those grain sellers can make money, they will not make much profit, so people in Haozhou will naturally be able to eat cheap grain.

"What a great idea, I want to report it to the emperor immediately!" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was overjoyed.

"Of course, I am the prince, how can I be compared with you?" Zhu Tuo shouted.

"However, this method can alleviate the food shortage, but how to resettle the refugees?" Xu Da said with a beard.Every year during times of famine, refugees would flee for their lives because there was no food. When the refugees gathered together, it was likely to cause a commotion. Perhaps they would start a rebellion after finding a turtle shell and cutting down a white snake.

"This is simple." Zhu Tuo waved his hand and began to say pretentiously: "I have three plans, one is up, one is down, one is up, one is down."

"Can I ask for advice?" Xu Da asked cautiously.

"The worst way is to punish severely. Anyone who dares to make trouble will be locked up, and there will be soldiers watching them to prevent them from making trouble."

Xu Da wiped his hands with cold sweat and thought, isn't this just forcing these refugees to rebel?

"The best way is to use labor to provide relief!"

"Really? The three of them were stunned.

Zhu Tuo glanced at the three of them and said solemnly: "Three of you, you all remember what I am going to tell you. Regular practice will be of great help to you throughout your life!"

Zhu Tuo stood up and remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry: "Do you have any good ideas?"

Zhu Tuo let out a long sigh, "I'm thinking about what I want to say, and how can I let everyone understand."

Even Geng Bingwen, who had always been good-tempered, couldn't help it and glared at Zhu Tuo fiercely.

As soon as the three of us stamped our feet, the whole Ming Dynasty would tremble.

I don't understand where your confidence comes from either.

Zhu Tuo pondered: "As the saying goes, replacing food with work is to let those people have food to eat and work to do. For example, dig rivers, build roads, dig wells, and then pay."

The three suddenly realized.

Zhu Tuo continued: “Those refugees are cheap labor, if you like.

A small sum of money can put them to work.It can not only ensure their basic survival, but also open up large tracts of farmland in Haozhou. "

The three of them suddenly realized what Zhu Tuo was talking about.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he also clapped his hands and applauded.

Xu Da also had a smile on his face: "If we can do this, then Haozhou's food can make a lot of money! King Su, you are kind to the people of Haozhou."

"That's fine, if you don't do it, there's no point."

"Don't worry, this matter will be handled by the court." Xu Da said with a smile: "Having talked about the famine, let's talk about this locust plague. Does King Su have any good countermeasures?"

"That would be much easier."

"with great difficulty?"

"Yes." Wang Yao said.

Lu Xiaofeng said: "How do you say it?"

"A word is settled!"

"What?" Li Tianming was stunned.

"Eat!" Chen Xiaobei shouted.

"Eat?" Wang Yao was stunned after hearing this.

Xu Da was confused, what is this concept?
What a joke! ?

The ancients were ignorant and believed that droughts and locust plagues were punishments from God. They could only let nature take its course and not disobey it, let alone eat them. Even if they wanted to summon forces to put out the fires, they would still cause panic among the people.

Moreover, these migratory locusts are very toxic and will cause discomfort once eaten.

(End of this chapter)