My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Xiyuan, inside the emperor's study room.

At this moment, the four big men in the palace were kneeling on the ground neatly.

Behind them, kneeling were the cabinet ministers and the chief officers of the six departments.

"Your Majesty, we have found out something."

Holding a memorial in both hands, Wei Zhongxian knelt on the ground obediently.

"Send it up."

There was no emotion or anger in Zhu Youxiao's tone, and he simply waved his hand.

However, anyone in the palace who was not an idiot could guess that the emperor was in a very bad mood at this moment.

"In the past half month, my slaves have checked the supplies of thirteen people who were hoarding goods and profiteers. After interrogation, I learned that they were disrupting food prices in order to disrupt the imperial government's new policy."

"That new policy?"

Holding Wei Zhongxian's memorial in his hand and tapping it on the chair, Zhu Youxiao asked with his eyes closed.

"The one where all acres are taxed."

After hearing the emperor's words, Wei Zhongxian replied immediately.

"It has been verified that the price rise this time is because the Taoist priests and monks from Chongxuan Temple and Chaoyang Temple in the city were dissatisfied because their fields were taken away, so they colluded with each other and disrupted the price in Beijing."

"Just these businessmen and monks and Taoists?"

The memorial was turned over in his hand, and Zhu Youxiao finally raised his eyelids and looked at Wei Zhongxian.

"Back to the Emperor, there are also some Jin gentry in the capital."

He instantly understood that the emperor was dissatisfied with the arrest of so few people, but at this moment there were both foreign ministers and internal servants, and he did not dare to open his mouth to frame him.

"Jucha, they are dissatisfied because the emperor paid salaries to officials and abolished the "New Regulations on Preferential and Exemption Laws", and their family's fame is useless, so they also participated in it."

“In the final analysis, it’s still about money.”

Hearing that he was involved in it because he abolished the "New Regulations on Preferential Exemptions and Exemptions", Zhu Youxiao sat up from his chair and said in a cold voice.

"The bustle in the world is all for the benefit of others. The hustle and bustle in the world is all for the sake of fame."

"Every one of them reads books from saints and sages, but what they do is this kind of rebellious behavior that doesn't care about the life and death of ordinary people."

"Let's copy them all. The shop will be run by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The excess money will be kept at 50% as operating capital, and the remaining internal funds and national funds will be divided into 50%."

"The slaves obey the order."

Upon hearing the word copy, Wei Zhongxian immediately bowed and responded.

"Start your Majesty."

At this moment, Han Xu suddenly spoke up.

"I thought that when the imperial court ransacked the property, it was all about selling off the property of the prisoner. The outer court had three and the inner money was divided into seven."

"Based on what your Majesty said, I'm afraid we won't be able to get much food."

"..."

Zhu Youxiao asked as he tilted his head and looked at Han Xu.

"When did it become a rule?"

"Your Majesty, this was the case when Taizu and Chengzu were kings."

"It will change from today."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.

"I ransacked the house to deter profiteers who were hoarding goods, not for money or food."

Didn't he understand what Han Xu meant?

Of course I understand.

Han Xu planned to use money to bribe him, the emperor, and sell all the properties of those profiteers, so that he could get more money than now.

And the sharing ratio is still seven to the emperor and three to the state, which is such a high ratio.

If it was Wanli who was a money fan, he might have agreed to Han Xu's proposal.

But as a time traveler, Zhu Youxiao certainly understands the truth that only by sowing wheat can there be harvest in the future.

It is not advisable to kill the goose to obtain the eggs. Let these shops be run by the professional businessmen of the current Ministry of Internal Affairs, which will bring him more profits in the future than selling them.

Moreover, there is an unspoken rule in selling off the property of criminal officials, that is, the family property of the other person will not fall into the hands of others.

For example, during the Yongle period, Jie Jin's house was ransacked, and the items he found were bought back by his clansmen.

Seeing that Han Xu's proposal was refuted by the emperor, everyone present looked at Han Xu with something wrong.

This Han Xu was finally able to go to court, but he still wanted to lean forward no matter what he said.

"Your Majesty ordered the Royal Store in the Imperial Palace to sell the palace treasures to calm down prices. I am concerned about the people. I congratulate your Majesty." At this time, Zhou Yingqiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, spoke up at the right time.

Anyway, this wave of people provoked the emperor and disrupted prices in the capital. Within ten days, the emperor was asked to sell goods with his left hand and arrest people with his right hand to suppress them.

Such a vigorous and resolute action made people present feel at war with each other.

"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty."

With one person taking the lead, the ministers present immediately followed him.

"Besides this, do you have nothing else to say to me?"

Not happy because of the flattery of the ministers, Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes and looked at everyone present.

"Your Majesty, I have recently been appointed as the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet. There has been a lot of discussion among the courtiers. I would like to open a large court to appease all the ministers."

When the emperor asked what happened, Bi Ziyan immediately stood up and said.

He can bear some infamy.

But he couldn't bear some of the insults.

The emperor is now sixteen and getting married.

As the first assistant, he can be strong, but not too strong.

He could understand the emperor's idea of ​​not wanting to waste time by starting a dynasty.

But he still has to give advice when the time comes.

"The court meeting?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi and said to himself, waving his hands.

"Everyone is not pragmatic. It is a waste of time to hold a court meeting. When they give me a pragmatic letter, I will hold this court meeting again."

"..."

After hearing the emperor's words, everyone present fell silent.

Pragmatic, pragmatic, what a pragmatic approach.

Even if they want to be pragmatic, they can't.

"The people from the four yamen of the inner court will stay, and the others will stay."

After waving to the ministers, Zhu Youxiao said.

"Go back to the office to do some business."

"The ministers obey the order."

After hearing the emperor's words, everyone present did not dare to stay any longer and immediately walked outside.

After all the foreign ministers left, Zhu Youxiao leaned on his chair, looked at Yang Chengxiu and asked.

"I heard that your godson Yang Jinshui, in order to allow people who really want to buy food to buy it, let people mix sand in the rice?"

"This slave has failed to teach his son well. Your Majesty, please punish me."

After hearing the emperor's words, Yang Chengxiu immediately knelt down.

"Penalty, what's the punishment?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said to Yang Chengxiu.

"Your godson is a smart man and knows how to benefit the people. Please make arrangements and let him take on an extra burden."

"My slave, thank you for your great kindness."

Hearing this, Yang Chengxiu breathed a sigh of relief.

This emperor is sensible.

What is the purpose of adding sand to rice?
It is to increase the cost of hoarding by profiteers and to artificially slow down the sales speed of the court's grain.

After one stone of rice is mixed with sand, the price is lowered and can be sold as three stones.

Only common people would buy this kind of food, not big households.

Moreover, the amount of food that ordinary people can carry at one time is limited, so it is not a big problem for them to make more trips.

But once the grain in the hands of grain merchants is consumed too quickly, it will cause greater panic, and something will happen.

"I asked you to pick out all the businessmen who are submissive to the imperial court. Have you picked them out?"

"Go back to your Majesty, I have picked them out, and they are all engaged in various businesses."

Hearing this, the four people present looked at each other, and it was Prince Daju of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who spoke out.

"After settling all these people, I will be of great use in the future." (End of Chapter)