If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 62
Under the night, two young eunuchs held lanterns to lead the way. His Royal Highness Zhu Gaochi, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and his son Zhu Zhanjuan were walking together in the imperial city under the night.

The six official offices of Nanjing City are located outside the inner palace of the imperial city, so it is very convenient to return to the East Palace from the Hubu Yamen. You only need to pass through the wall of the imperial city.

The city of Beijing in the Ming and Qing dynasties had the same layout. The official offices of the Six Ministries were located on both sides of the Thousand-Step Corridor between Tiananmen and Daming Gate. However, this part of the imperial palace wall, together with the Daming Gate, had all been demolished in later generations.

On the contrary, the Daming Gate in Nanjing has gone through 600 years of ups and downs and still stands at the same location as it did [-] years ago.

"Zhan Yun, fortunately you were able to convince Xia Shangshu today, otherwise we would have been entangled with the new treasury for who knows how long!" Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but feel lucky when he thought of the debate between Zhu Zhan Yun and Xia Yuanji just now.

The main issue he and Xia Yuanji had argued about before was whether the new money bank should be under the control of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although the strategy for establishing a new money bank had been determined during the court meeting, logically speaking, whether the new money bank should be under the control of the Ministry of Household Affairs The quarrel should have been over in the court hall.

However, there was no clear conclusion about this ownership issue from the beginning. The quarrel in the court was only whether such a new money bank should be established, but ignored which yamen the new money bank should belong to.

Maybe someone did it deliberately, or maybe it was really missed, or maybe everyone acquiesced from the beginning that this was an area under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue. In short, the court really did not reach a conclusion on the issue of ownership.

The emperor's decree was only to order the prince to take charge and coordinate with the Ministry of Household Affairs to handle it.

So Xia Yuanji had his mind set on bringing this new treasury under his command.

"Xia Shangshu wants to bring the new treasury under the control of the Ministry of Revenue. This is understandable, but what does the court think of the new treasury?" Zhu Zhanyu asked this question that he was very concerned about. After all, the establishment of It is simple to create a new department, but it is difficult to make this department play its due role.

Regarding this issue, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's not easy for the court to do something. Don't blame Xia Shangshu for thinking this way. After all, your grandfather's decree was to first respond to the establishment of this new treasury. It will be piloted in Tianfu for one year and will be rolled out to the entire Zhili province if results are achieved.

In other words, although this new treasury has indeed been established, it is actually just a yamen of Yingtian Mansion. Xia Shangshu wants to transfer this yamen to the Ministry of Revenue, which is actually a kind of protection.

After all, as a superior, he will be able to say whether the new bank is doing well or not. "

"I heard that he meant this from Xia Shangshu's words, but compared to this, I still think that the new treasury must be set up separately no matter what." Zhu Zhanchen still insisted on his opinion on this, shook his head and said: "Once it becomes involved with the Ministry of Accounts, even if it can become independent from the Ministry of Accounts later, it will have some unnecessary impact on the new money bank, which is not good for allowing the new money bank to operate independently in the future."

Zhu Gaochi also nodded in agreement and said affirmatively: "I also thought of this, so I always insisted on setting up the new treasury separately and not allocating it to the Ministry of Revenue. It's just that my father is not as eloquent as I am. I couldn't convince Xia Shangshu, so it took so long.

It's fine now. Now that you have convinced Xia Shangshu, the establishment of the new money bank will be much smoother. I believe it won't be long before this yamen can be set up. "

Hearing what Zhu Gaochi said, Zhu Zhanquan did not show any happy expression. Instead, he frowned and said, "Dad, you can't just use this new money bank as a government office. It itself has to absorb depositors and funds. And you have to be responsible for your own profits and losses and make money!" "Don't worry, I know what you mean. Xia Shangshu and I discussed this point before. What we meant was to divide the functions of the new treasury into two, as the Yamen The part that is used as a money-making shop is separated from the part that is used as a money-making shop, but it is still used as a government office." Zhu Gaochi explained to Zhu Zhanqun, with a little smile on his face.

When Zhu Zhanjuan heard Zhu Gaochi say that arrangements had been made, his brows relaxed and he felt relieved at the same time.

How could he not know that the new treasury with the functions of a central bank would have separate functions of a central bank and a commercial bank?

But Zhu Zhanjun did not bring this up when discussing these matters with Zhu Gaochi. Instead, he hid the relevant information among many questions and let Zhu Gaochi figure it out for himself.

Originally, he was a little worried about whether Zhu Gaochi and the officials in the Ming court could figure this out, but now it seems that they have not disappointed him.

"It's so good. Facing the people and facing the court, one yamen has two doors. It not only takes care of the needs of the court but also the needs of the people. This is the purpose and original intention of the establishment of the new money bank. Dad, you The decision is really wise, and he deserves to be the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Zhanjuan smiled and complimented Zhu Gaochi a few times, and then asked another question: "But it doesn't sound good to keep calling him Qianku, Dad. Have you decided on a formal title?"

"Let's call it that for now. After all, it's just a trial run in Yingtian Mansion first. As for the name, we can wait until it is implemented nationwide before formulating a formal name." Zhu Gaochi acted more casually about this, and he was just a yamen door. The name does not require him, the prince, to pay too much attention.

However, Zhu Zhantun did not agree with this: "If it is just a yamen of the imperial court, then of course it can be called whatever you want, but dad, don't forget, this yamen has to face the common people, and it is closely related to the lives of the common people. , the name should be catchy, so that people can easily remember it and not say it, and they should also be able to know what it is for as soon as they hear it."

Hearing what Zhu Zhanqun said, Zhu Gaochi stroked his beard and thought for a moment before nodding in agreement: "That's right. You really should have a name that people can remember at first glance."

After saying that, Zhu Gaochi looked at his second son with great satisfaction, feeling satisfied that he had a son and everything would be fine.

"Zhanju, how about you come and help dad? You've been smart since you were a child, and dad still needs your help with these things!" He already knew enough about his second son's talent Zhu Gaochi, and he felt that Zhu Gaochi was very talented. Zhan Yun's talents are enough to assist him in handling the government affairs of the court, which makes him feel more relaxed.

However, Zhu Zhanquan shook his head at this request and said: "I accepted the task of training soldiers. Now the military camp is almost built. I will probably have to live and eat in the military camp for a long time. Dad, what are you doing here?" I'm afraid I can't be of much help.

Why don't you call your eldest brother back?He was so desperate that he told me he was catching an assassin, but now I don’t know if he has. "

　Daming Gate was the Great Qing Gate in the Qing Dynasty. It was called Zhonghua Gate after the Republic of China. It was still there when the People's Republic of China was founded. Later it was demolished to expand Tiananmen Square and the Chairman's Memorial Hall. The original site is the current Chairman's Memorial Hall.

　　
　
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