Jingnan Strategy

Chapter 86
"Let Su Song's second house pay taxes with banknotes?!"

In Shenshi, when Huang Zicheng, who rushed to the East Palace, heard Zhu Yuanzhang's decision from Zhu Yunwen, his first reaction was surprise, and then he instinctively wanted to stop it.

But when those words came to his lips, he thought of his own identity, so he changed his tone and bowed to Zhu Yunwen, who was sitting in Chunhe Hall with a gloomy look on his face:

"Although Su Song's second government accounts for [-]% of the world's tax revenue, I don't think there will be much currency in circulation."

"Besides, this matter is also a good thing for the local people."

"However, Your Highness, what you need to care about is who is taking the lead in this matter."

"Of course it's me..." Zhu Yunwen replied subconsciously, then reacted and a smile instantly appeared on his face.

He stood up, walked to Huang Zicheng and helped him up: "Sir, are you saying that you want to use this strategy to win the hearts of the orphans?"

"It's not that I want His Highness to win over people's hearts, but His Majesty wants His Highness to win over people's hearts." Huang Zicheng saw clearly that the tax deduction with treasure banknotes was fundamentally Zhu Gaoxu's credit, but this credit was too great to let him Bear it.

Compared with Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of the Yan family, Zhu Yunwen, who now urgently needs to stabilize his position, needs this contribution more, and this is why Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Yunwen to do this.

"Although this is a good thing, I'm worried that without the taxes from Su Song's Second Mansion, the national treasury will be unable to make ends meet..." Zhu Yunwen hesitated.

Huang Zicheng knew what he was worried about. After all, no one disliked picking peaches, but the problem was that behind every peach there was a responsibility that needed to be borne.

At present, the Ming Dynasty's treasury seems to be quite rich, but for such a large dynasty, no one knows how long these treasury will be enough.

If something unexpected happens and the national treasury is insufficient, and Su Song's second government's policy of using banknotes to offset taxes changes, then the peach obtained may become a black pot.

Faced with such a problem, Huang Zicheng himself did not dare to be sure of the outcome, but he could tell from the emperor's attitude the likelihood of success.

"Your Highness, please rest assured. Since Your Majesty asked His Highness to do this, even if it is not [-]% sure, it is still [-]% to [-]% sure."

Huang Zicheng explained earnestly and gave Zhu Yunwen a shot of vaccination: "Even if something happens, your highness doesn't have to worry, your majesty will take care of it for you."

As a minister who came from Hongwu in the 18th year, Huang Zicheng had no other experience, and he could still give Zhu Yunwen some guidance based on his experience.

The former Crown Prince Zhu Biao was not a perfect person. He once criticized many government affairs that were criticized by others. However, the blame for these government affairs did not fall on his back afterwards. Instead, the emperor used some tricks to pass the blame on others. .

The emperor treated the former prince like this, so it was naturally impossible for the emperor to treat Zhu Yunwen, who was also the crown prince, so contemptuously.

"That's good..." Zhu Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Huang Zicheng's words.

After worrying about it, Zhu Yunwen frowned and mentioned the "Money Banknote Law":

"This "Money Method" was written by Gao Xu. Su Song got this credit from me. I think he might be dissatisfied."

"No..." Huang Zicheng shook his head and retorted:

"Although I have not interacted with the second son of Yan Mansion, I can still see something from his deeds and behavior."

"Since he dared to propose the Money Bill Law, he was already prepared to present the credit to His Majesty. As for whom the credit will be given to His Majesty? This is beyond his control."

"Besides, the eldest son of the Yan Mansion, Chi, is benevolent and good, but the second son of the Yan Mansion, Xu, no matter how great his achievements are, can only stop being the king of the county."

"Even if His Majesty feels guilty, the most he can do is elevate him and make him the leader of the county king."

"What your Highness is thinking about right now is how to make a fuss about the matter of "Su Song's cash withdrawal". It's best to make it known to everyone in the south of the Yangtze River." It has to be said that Huang Zicheng is quite good at maneuvering. Perhaps this is why Zhu Yuanzhang The reason why he was chosen to teach Zhu Yunwen.

Facing his words, Zhu Yunwen also walked around in place. After a while, he stopped, looked at Huang Zicheng and said:

"The Susong Second Mansion was able to deduct taxes with banknotes because three large gold and silver mines were discovered in Yunnan."

"If you want to continue to expand this matter, then Yunnan is the top priority."

"Gao Xu drew a lot of mines on that map, but he has only found three mines at the moment. If all of them can be found, the imperial court may be able to extend the tax deduction with banknotes to Su Song, Chang Zhenyang and Yingtian."

"That's it!" Huang Zicheng's eyes lit up when he heard Zhu Yunwen explain the ins and outs.

The six prefectures mentioned by Zhu Yunwen accounted for almost [-]% of the world's taxes. Although there were only six prefectures, the population was larger than that of many provinces, with millions of people.

Almost half of the world's dignitaries gathered in the Six Prefectures. Once it benefits the Six Prefectures, Zhu Yunwen will be able to gain a foothold in Jiangdong.

Thinking of this, Huang Zicheng had a lot of thoughts and thought of the most beneficial way.

He stepped forward and suggested to Zhu Yunwen: "In this case, we should urge Yunnan officials to search for minerals, and at the same time lead the matter to the Six Prefectures."

"Once the mines in Yunnan are established, I think the hearts and minds of the people in Jiangdong will gather on His Highness."

"I am here to congratulate Your Highness in advance..."

Huang Zicheng bowed in salute. After hearing this, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but breathe heavily. He held up Huang Zicheng's hands and said eagerly: "I will leave this matter to you sir."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have an old relationship with Professor Fang Xiaoru, Professor of Hanzhong, the Prince of Shu. We only need to ask this person to spread the word to his disciples. I think it won't take more than a month for this to spread all over the south of the Yangtze River!"

Huang Zicheng was full of confidence, and Zhu Yunwen nodded happily.

For a moment, the two of them seemed to have thought of what would happen after the people of Jiangdong returned to the East Palace.

However, after reverie, Huang Zicheng still did not get carried away by the joy. Instead, he forced himself to calm down and brought the topic to Zhu Gaoxu.

"Your Highness, although the second son of the Yan Mansion, Zi Xu, will only be the king of the county in the future, judging from his ability to see Shandian Mine, you should be on good terms with him for the time being."

"Since he can point out the mines in Yunnan, he may be able to point out other places."

"As long as all the mines in Yunnan are confirmed, you should get more information from him."

"Besides, now that the King of Jin is dissatisfied with your position in the East Palace, he should unite with Yan to control Jin."

"I know this, sir, don't worry." Zhu Yunwen nodded solemnly, and then told the eunuch of the East Palace behind him:
"Li Quan, send someone to select something from the East Palace treasury and give it to Gao Xu."

"Remember, pick something practical for him so that he can't refuse it."

"My slave, take your orders..." The eunuch on the side of the desk bowed and bowed in return, and then led people down to handle the matter.

As for Zhu Yunwen and Huang Zicheng, they continued to talk about the use of banknotes to offset taxes in Su Song's second house. After all, there are many things worth exploring.

(End of this chapter)