The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 63 Setting the tone

"Yingzhong, why did Zhao Yu do what she did today?"

Liao Yingzhong smiled: "My lord, Yingzhong thought that firstly, the emperor used the empress dowager's prestige to establish himself as an emperor, implicitly implying that my lord, the king is the king, and the ministers are the ministers; Be Shi Miyuan."

Jia Sidao shook his head and said: "It's reasonable, what is Yiying's idea, what should we do next?"

"My lord, we can't figure out the emperor's intention at present, and the emperor's reputation has greatly increased since the Tianxiang incident. Show weakness a little, and secondly, Meng Shuai has to do it, and Shi Miyuan has to do it too."

Jia Sidao was puzzled: "Why?"

"Your Excellency is in it, you only need to think a little bit to know." Liao Yingzhong did not say it directly, but continued, "My Lord, I just thought of a plan to spread rumors inside and outside the court, saying that the Emperor is about to promote the public land law everywhere."

"Yingzhong, this matter is not allowed. Only Zhao Yu, the Queen Mother, and I know about this matter. In this way, wouldn't it be easy for Zhao Yu to guess that I said it?"

Liao Yingzhong said in a calm manner: "Your Excellency, probably not. The emperor just expressed his attitude towards the public land law, and the courtiers will naturally guess that the emperor has such thoughts. Yingzhong thinks that the emperor will not think of you, my lord, who supports the public land law. He will guess those fierce opponents, and then the adults will try to add fuel to the flames, intensify the contradictions between the two sides, and achieve the goal of dividing the queen mother's party."

Jia Sidao thought for a while and said: "Yingzhong, this plan is feasible, let's arrange someone to do it tomorrow."

"Yes, my lord. The current situation is in the tentative stage for both sides. Yingzhong suggests that your lord must not be like before, and you need to restrain your edge a little bit."

The Great Court Meeting in two days' time.

"My dear friends, continue to discuss our dynasty's economic issues today." I said first, "There is news from Mongolia that Kublai Khan has quelled the civil strife and is currently preparing to move his capital to Yanjing. Once it regains its vitality, it will invade our court at any time, and I estimate it will only be two or three years at most, so there will not be much time left for our court."

The courtiers in the hall heard the words and began to whisper, "Mongols, invade the south?"

Weng Yinglong took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, we must seize the two or three years to develop the economy in order to deal with the Mongolian invasion."

Impossible, this Jia Sidao party actually spoke for me.

Ma Tingluan said: "Your Majesty, although I don't know much about military affairs, I also know the saying that the country is rich and the army is strong. As long as our country is rich, we can strengthen our army, and naturally we will not be afraid of the Mongols' invasion."

Ye Mengding also said: "Master Ma is right. Although I don't know when the Mongols will invade the south, as long as our soldiers have enough food and the army and the people are united, we will be invincible."

"Well, what the three of you said is very reasonable. Before that, I would like to announce two things. First, I plan to set up a department in charge of the economy (except agriculture) of our dynasty besides the six ministries, called the Ministry of Commerce. Jiang Wanli."

"The minister is here."

"I ordered you to be the first minister of the Ministry of Commerce, with the rank of third rank."

Jiang Wanli hesitated a little and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

I knew Jiang Wanli didn't understand economics, so seeing his hesitation, I didn't point it out and continued, "Liao Yingzhong."

Liao Yingzhong went out of class and knelt down and said: "My minister, Liao Yingzhong, sees my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"Liao Aiqing is dead."

Liao Yingzhong is in her 30s, with a moderate build and looks gentle and elegant.

I looked at Liao Yingzhong and said, "Liao Aiqing, I will appoint you as the servant of the Ministry of Commerce, temporarily holding the rank of fifth rank."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I will do my best to serve my dynasty."

"Second thing, I promoted the original Guantian office to be the Guantian Division, directly under the Ministry of Commerce, and no longer under the jurisdiction of the local government. Liao Yingzhong was also appointed as the first Guantian Supervisor of the Guantian Division."

Liao Yingzhong came out of the shift again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Well, well, let's talk about increasing income and reducing expenditure." I looked at the crowd and said, "Let me talk about this saving first. I saw a notebook in the late emperor's study, which said, Yu A minister must control the emperor first. It is the emperor, and then the ministers, that is to say, can only be imitated when they go up. I have read the expenditure list of various expenses in the court last year. Fifty percent, therefore, I decided to start with myself. This year, the budget of the inner court of the palace will be reduced by [-]% compared to last year, and it will be reduced year by year. The ministries, courts, and provinces will re-check this year's budget, starting with the central government, and then Go to the government offices of various states. In addition, the Ministry of Penalties will strictly investigate all kinds of corruption cases. From now on, any official involved will be punished with a higher crime, and will not be tolerated.

"The ministers obey the order."

"Next, I will focus on the matter of open source. I will focus on agriculture, and I will increase investment in agriculture, and the Ministry of Households will obey orders."

"The minister is here." Ma Guangzu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, responded.

"I ordered the Ministry of Households to start re-measurement of the land in conjunction with the Guantian Division. False reports, false reports and omissions are strictly prohibited. First, concentrate manpower and material resources. Starting from Guangdong and Fujian, all measurements must be completed within three months. I will carry out agricultural implementation according to the conditions of the land. The new policy encourages farmers to cultivate. At the same time, I agree more with the coexistence of multiple economic methods, and the development of commerce and trade in various places according to local conditions. You have heard Lu Xiufu talk about the practice of Master Li in Yangzhou the day before yesterday. The recovery of the salt industry in Yangzhou has driven the entire Yangzhou The recovery of the economy is a good example. I established the Ministry of Commerce to change the current single agricultural model. I plan to use Lin'an as a pilot and promote it in various places in half a year. Like agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce must be established At the same time, within three months, all businesses in Lin'an City will be registered in the register, and the opening certificate will be issued. During these three months, no tax will be levied. After three months, the tax rate will be formulated according to the harvest of each bank. Merchants without certificates will be prohibited from operating. The specific measures will be formulated together with the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Households, which Jiang Aiqing and Liao Aiqing belong to. Jiang Aiqing and Liao Aiqing, you should first draw up a plan."

"The ministers obey the order."

"Dear dear friends, the keynote of my future economic development is to operate along an economic model that is based on agriculture and parallel to commerce. Under this principle, if you have any good ideas and suggestions, you can directly submit a memorial to me. From today , This new economic model will become the main model of our dynasty's economy, and it will also be the main business of the court in the future, remember!"

Our country has always been dominated by agriculture. Although capitalism sprouted in the Ming Dynasty, it disappeared with the destruction of the Ming Dynasty. The later braided dynasty was even more ignorant, just like returning to the slave society. Until he was awakened by the guns of foreigners.

I know that there are almost no people who can understand economics in this era. It is also a helpless move for me to appoint Jiang Wanli as the Minister of Commerce. I can only cultivate new people slowly.

Fortunately, there will be another imperial examination next month. There has never been a shortage of young people who are brave enough to innovate in history. As long as they are well guided, those business masters in future generations will surely appear.I have already thought up the exam questions for the imperial examination, which is called "On the Economy of the Country". There is no need to follow a fixed format, and all students can play on their own.

Ma Tingluan said: "Your Majesty, I have a copy."

"please say."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Commerce is a new department, and the former departments should support it. I propose to select knowledgeable people from each department to recommend to Mr. Jiang, so that the Ministry of Commerce can operate as soon as possible."

"Well, ready to play."

Ma Tingluan continued: "Your Majesty upgraded the Guantian Office to the Guantian Division, and re-measured the land. Do you want to promote the public land law?"

Jia Sidao glanced at Liao Yingzhong and thought, "This is really fast."