Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 112 112 Are you the one who built the gravure printing machine? (Please subscribe)

The key point that Zhu Yuanzhang struggled with was that Baochao was an important means for him to solve the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty.

And he thinks it’s a “good disease”!

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's paper currency system had a very serious problem, which was that it did not use precious metals or other materials as banknotes (what is today's so-called reserve fund), and he was not aware of it.

The issuance of banknotes became unrestricted.

Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted money to do his own thing.

But money doesn't come out of thin air, so he can only choose to make it himself.

The government directly prints new banknotes to pay salaries to officials and soldiers, or the government directly uses the new banknotes to purchase supplies from the private sector.

In this way, the government is issuing banknotes indiscriminately and implicitly taxing the people.

This year, Zhu Yuanzhang had just "given the Beiping garrison and levy officers and soldiers, more than 50,8700 ingots of banknotes, and more than 82,000 pieces of cloth" to encourage them to resist the Mongolian attacks and build up morale.

Zhu Yuanzhang's first reward has been shipped, and the subsequent large amounts of treasure banknotes have not yet been given, waiting to be printed.

One ingot in the Ming Dynasty was equal to five strings.

This huge reward was what Zhu Yuanzhang turned paper into money with just one sentence.

Especially since the Banknote Law has only been implemented for one year, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the opportunity to make a lot of money.

A problem arises, how can he accept it easily?

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang could not make concessions to benefit the people, so he could only choose continuous exploitation to complete his idea of ​​establishing the Ming Dynasty.

"Chongba, since something has happened, we are not in a hurry to solve it immediately." Empress Ma served the father and son a meal:

"I think the ministers will come up with a solution, but they were just stunned by your momentum and were thinking about how to get away with it.

Instead of using your brain to think of solutions, give them some time and give you more time to think. "

Queen Ma's words of enlightenment actually calmed Zhu Yuanzhang down.

"That is, my sister will excuse them, and I will save their lives." Zhu Yuanzhang took over the job:

"If they can't come up with any proper solution before dawn, then don't blame me for beating them."

Zhu Yuanzhang got the answer from Wang Buli. Although he was very dissatisfied, according to his temperament, problems must be solved as soon as they are found, and they must not be delayed again and again.

The solution proposed by Wang Buli was to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. In view of the lack of gold, silver, copper, etc. in the financial situation of the early Ming Dynasty, he did not elaborate on the harm.

Lao Zhu is not a person who easily listens to the advice of others.

He has always had his own ideas about governing.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's dining room, the eunuch below reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.

It was the little official who gave them a reward, but his subordinates didn't dare to ask for it.

But this matter cannot be treated as if it did not happen, and we must tell His Majesty.

Zhu Yuanzhang had extremely strict control over eunuchs.

They are not allowed to be literate in order to prevent them from seizing power and doing things that will endanger the Ming Dynasty. This potential threat must be solved from the source.

He also punished the palace maids and eunuchs extremely severely for eating against each other.

At this time, most of the food between them was for survival, and rarely for pleasure.

The palace maid takes care of food and shelter, and also gets a monthly salary, or is rewarded by the concubine, so she can save money for living.

They cannot leave the palace at will, but they want to support their families.

The eunuch becomes a confidant who helps him go out to buy things from the palace, and he will develop some good feelings after visiting.

And when eunuchs fall in love with palace maids, they mostly do it so that they can have enough to eat.

Many low-status eunuchs worked in the palace and needed to pay special attention to serving people.

He couldn't eat properly on time, especially since Zhu Yuanzhang worked overtime so much that a bunch of eunuchs had to work overtime.

By the time they were able to eat, there were only scraps left in the kitchen.

Who would reheat or redo a dish for a few eunuchs?

Moreover, most of the eunuchs did not dare to heat the dishes themselves or redo them. Burning firewood easily produced smoke, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel it was a waste.

The palace maids have small kitchens like the concubines, so it is much more convenient to heat meals.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard the report from his personal eunuch Yu Jin, he waved his hand to express his understanding.

"Listen, that boy Wang Buli also knows how to bribe the people around us." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a dish between his hands:

"He is worthy of being a low-level county official. Even though he is young, he is very slick in his work!"

Zhu Biao didn't have any opinion on this matter.

Because I was still recalling the conversation I had just had with Wang Buli.

As a prince, he is usually aloof.

Without spending the money himself, he didn't realize that the common people had such an attitude towards treasure money.

It seems that he will have to visit the people more often in the future to see the real life of the people.

Otherwise, even if the school is under control, they will not specifically inquire about this kind of thing, and will mostly focus on the supervisory officials.

"I think Wang Buli has a right way of living and is not a loser." Queen Ma sat aside:

"He has never been served by anyone before. When he entered the palace, he was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he was cautious. But it is much better than just saying thank you."

"We see that he is very courageous. We are here hungry to discuss matters with all the ministers, but he falls asleep after eating. He also wants a blanket to cover himself, for fear that he will catch a cold!"

Zhu Yuanzhang bit the mutton hard in his mouth.

"However, neither the eunuch nor the maid accepted it. It is precisely because the rules set by you, Chongba, are good. They all took the initiative to report the matter and did not dare to hide it."

Listening to his wife's praise, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but take two more mouthfuls of rice with pride.

After Empress Ma interrupted him like this, Zhu Yuanzhang was too lazy to ask Wang Buli to "bribe" the palace officials.

"Dad, I just communicated with Wang Buli and found a problem."

"what is the problem?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at his eldest son.

He had been listening to the whole conversation behind them and didn't discover any problems.

"I haven't walked among the people for a long time. I don't even move around as much as Lao Si and the others. I know the sufferings of the people." Zhu Biao bit the steamed bun and did not pick up the mutton with the chopsticks in his hand:

"If I took the treasure money and went to a store to have a meal, I could have discovered this kind of thing in advance and wouldn't be so passive."

Zhu Yuanzhang has no intention of sending his son away yet. He has always kept him by his side and wants to pass on his governing philosophy and experience to him.

Now when he heard the elder said this, Zhu Yuanzhang also stopped chewing and was also thinking seriously.

After a while, he replied:

"Let's discuss this later and resolve the immediate matter first."

"it is good."

Zhu Biao also ate meat and never mentioned the matter again.

After all, the emperor cannot live in a deep palace and not know the sufferings of the people.

After Zhu Zhanji, Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, became emperor, he would go to the people's homes in Beijing to eat from time to time. He felt that the food was very delicious, and this was what the people ate.

Therefore, he also began to recuperate and recuperate later. Even the food of the people in the capital was like this. Looking at the whole world, how could it be better?

It's okay for Zhu Zhanji to have a hobby of playing crickets. Unlike his grandfather Zhu Di, who had to do a lot of things to prove that he was worthy of being an emperor, this grandson began to care about the people.

Lan Yu is in front and Zhu Di is in the back.

People in the world who want to prove themselves are like the prince across the river.

Of course the north is a bitter and cold place, but the south is different.

Because of the Yuan Dynasty's preferential treatment of southerners, a large number of northerners came here to seek a living, settle down and multiply.

The population in Jiangnan is becoming more and more dense, but life is also a little richer.

Until Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, this situation did not change, and the only option was to forcibly relocate the people.

Peiping, where Zhu Di went, was actually a bitter and cold place.

Inside the hall.

The ministers were eating meat buns one by one, and they were served with tea by the palace maids. They felt very unhappy.

Tijiu, who had just been dismissed from office, looked very ugly, so Hu Weiyong comforted him with a few words.

Now that His Majesty is angry, another problem has arisen, and you have not given a good solution to satisfy His Majesty.

I will go to Liaodong to stay for a while, and then I will call you back when your Majesty has calmed down.

Although Hu Weiyong's power is increasing, many people in the court are approaching him, with him as the leader.

But he will not contradict the emperor at this time.

After all, the emperor always sticks to his word. As soon as the emperor finished telling others to leave, you, as the prime minister, forcefully told him not to leave.

Isn't this just seeking death?

Hu Weiyong still knows how much he weighs.

How could he now have the ability or idea to challenge Zhu Yuanzhang!

"Everyone, think about it carefully." Hu Weiyong said to the ministers who were chewing meat buns:

"You all know what His Majesty means. If you can't think of anything else, it won't just be a rebuke!"

Many ministers also understood what Xiang Hu said.

The person who filed the application hurriedly returned to the office to look through old books. He was not the first person in the Ming Dynasty to implement treasure banknotes.

Just in case you can find some good way, no matter whether it can be solved once and for all, just get over the current difficulties first.

As for the problems that will be exposed in the future, they will naturally be left to future generations to solve.

Let's just worry about it now.

Hu Weiyong sat on the chair, he was just thinking.

Why did His Majesty suddenly find himself in trouble with the Judiciary Committee? Everything happens for a reason.

But in the palace, he would not make random inquiries.

Because Hu Weiyong's power has not yet reached its peak, but has just begun.

In the literary building.

Wang Buli was not allowed to sleep for a long time. He inspected the school and arrested people for work. He directly took all the criminals in the counterfeit banknote case from Jurong County, 90 miles away, to the capital overnight.

As soon as the action was taken here, someone rushed to Jurong County to report the news, and then the people who had been ambushed there began to capture the main leaders and asked them to explain who their accomplices were.

Without distinguishing between true and false, they were sent to the capital together.

Around Yinshi, Wang Buli was woken up by Lan Yu. The prisoners had already arrived, and some preliminary trial records were brought to him. The inspector was extremely professional in this regard.

Even Wang Buli, a "professional" torture chamber master, couldn't see any loopholes.

The prince asked him to wake up and take a nap. After a while, all the prisoners were taken to the Wenhua Hall, where he would judge the case himself.

The case can be considered from beginning to end, and it was all handled by Wang Buli.

Wang Buli saw the young eunuch on the side bringing him cold water and asked him to wash his face and refresh himself.

It's not that cold in the summer, but I'm still sleeping at this time on weekdays, and my biological clock is not easy to adjust.

But these little eunuchs had long been accustomed to it. Around this time, His Majesty had already started to get up and deal with government affairs.

After Wang Buli washed his face and mouth, he walked around the literary building again.

The young eunuch on the side asked Wang Buli if he needed to go to the toilet, so that he could lead the way and clean the place by the way.

Wang Buli nodded, and Lan Yu and the other three were reminded to pee and poop.

After Zhu Yuanzhang received Mao Xiang's report, he sat behind the barrier again and waited for Wang Buli to come in. Prince Zhu Biao listened and made the final decision, so as to save Wang Buli from some unnecessary penalties.

In fact, this is not in line with the rules at all.

But the emperor's words are more effective than the Ming laws he set.

Wang Buli and the others were brought back to the Wenhua Palace by the eunuch, and they all saluted the prince.

Zhu Biao stayed up all night and looked a little decadent, but he was young after all and his sleepiness had passed.

Wang Buli thought about the first counterfeit banknote case discovered in the Ming Dynasty. Why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang come to ask about it?

At least let him see if Lao Zhu has a pig-kidney face, the kind of ugly portrait that was deliberately made.

"Ming Gong has an extraordinary appearance, with dragon and phoenix eyes, heaven and earth, the five mountains are attached to him, the sun and moon are beautiful in the sky, his bones are attached to his temples, his voice is loud and clear, and he is indescribably valuable."

In the language of physiognomy, heaven refers to the heaven, which is the forehead; earth refers to the earth pavilion, which is the chin.

"Heaven and earth arch together" means that the forehead and chin are convex at the same time, forming a distant relative shape.

It's probably a rather weird face with a long forehead, a nose like a garlic, and a protruding lower jaw.

Folklore calls it "shoehorn face" or "pig kidney face".

Another portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang handed down has a face like a full moon, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a peaceful expression.

Before Wang Buli could get confused, Li Jinglong, who was energetic, asked for him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you coming? We can welcome him in advance."

"Father, please rest. He only wants one result for this matter."

Prince Zhu Biao responded to Li Jinglong's words and also looked at Wang Buli:

"Wang Dianli, please do your job well. We want to take a closer look at your methods."

Wang Buli bowed again. He thought that the three major Hongwu cases were all handled by Zhu Biao himself.

As for the blue jade case, Zhu Biao didn't have a chance to arrest him, it was because of him!

If he hadn't, the sapphire would not have been cleaned.

Zhu Biao pointed to the main seat on the side, which thoughtfully placed a piece of wood for Wang Buli, which could be regarded as an early experience of the power of the first and second county magistrates.

Wang Buli didn't show any pretense. He pulled up his robe, walked up the steps and sat where the prince usually worked.

Li Jinglong's heart skipped a beat when he saw Wang Buli refusing to refuse.

He is really very courageous!

He is indeed a man with great ambitions, and he is not afraid at all sitting there.

Li Jinglong thought he wanted him to sit in that position, but he really didn't dare.

Can anyone do that?

Wang Buli sat in the middle position, which naturally attracted the attention of people around him.

It’s impossible not to attract people in the hall.

It’s true that all eyes are on me, I want to announce something!

Zhu Biao was also observing Wang Buli's movements after sitting down. His body did not squirm, and he did not feel that there were nails under the chair, which made him afraid to sit down.

And if you look at it from the side, you are not the kind of person who only dares to sit next to each other, sitting at least two-thirds of the way.

This son is indeed someone who has seen the world after entering the fairyland. He does not attach much importance to the majesty of the royal family. He is not like ordinary people who are trembling after suddenly gaining a great position.

Or maybe you are secretly happy and want to do something big.

Instead, he sat there calmly and looked at some confessions, with no expression on his face.

Zhu Biao closed his eyes and began to struggle.

When he comes to power in the future, where should Wang Buli be placed so that he can better shine for the Ming Dynasty?

Moreover, entering the fairyland was only discovered by his father by chance.

No one knows how long this kind of opportunity will last or how many times it will occur.

If he had waited until his father passed away, Zhu Biao didn't know if he would have the opportunity to enter the fairyland alone to explore the future of the Ming Dynasty.

There are many things to consider.

Zhu Biao had studied the article "Peach Blossom Spring".

He knows very well that once you explore some unknown things that are irresistible to human beings, you will get backlash and you will not be given a second chance to enter.

Agreeing the first time does not mean agreeing the second time.

Lan Yu also stood aside, watching Wang Buli sitting on the chair with a carefree attitude, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

It seems that this little brother is also suitable for hanging out in the officialdom. His calm spirit alone is not something ordinary people can match.

Mao Xiang lowered his head and came in to report to the prince, then glanced at Wang Buli, who was sitting in the prince's seat.

He looked carefully.

It was further confirmed that this person was the person His Majesty ordered to find that day.

The emperor's dreams are not comparable to ordinary people's dreams.

Otherwise, so many inspectors would not be sent to protect this child.

To be honest, Mao Xiang didn't think the portrait was remotely similar to the person in front of him, but His Majesty recognized it as him, and the brothers heaved a sigh of relief.

I am very lucky to have found it for Your Majesty.

Otherwise someone should be held accountable.

Mao Xiang sent people to investigate Wang Buli carefully.

Then they were collected and sent to Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

Mao Xiang still knew a little about Wang Buli. In the mouths of some people in the capital, he was a man who could solve cases like a god.

But Mao Xiang felt that a bunch of ignorant people were touting that there were still many unsolved cases in Jiangning County.

Especially because seven people died before and after a penny, including the accuser and defendant, and the murderer has never been found.

If Wang Buli was really as good at solving cases as rumored, how could he not find the real murderer?

As for the counterfeit banknote case, Mao Xiang also knew that it was Wang Buli who had the idea.

At most, he can solve cases better than ordinary people. He definitely cannot be called a god in solving cases.

So Mao Xiang couldn't understand why the emperor suddenly favored him, a small county official.

In particular, the prince treated him with great courtesy.

Is that the place where Wang Buli, a county official, should sit?

In the Wenhua Hall, in addition to the prince and others who were listening, and a few personal eunuchs, the palace guards with weapons standing around them were standing in place of the third class of the county government officials.

"Wang Dianli, you can start."

"Your Highness, is there someone who will take the confession next to you?"

"Just wait a moment."

"Okay, let's take the prisoner who is the craftsman who made the tin plates first."

Wang Buli opened his mouth and gave an order.

Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought Yang Man, the seventh-grade county magistrate who was the highest in the first trial, was there!

Wang Buli wanted to meet the man who had mastered the gravure printing machine and placed him among the technical talents of Ming Dynasty.

The craftsman was dragged in by the two inspectors because his legs were really numb.

He had never thought of being brought directly from his home in Jurong County to the palace. Would he still be able to survive?

There was a pool of yellow marks on the floor.

The little eunuchs came forward to wipe it and spray some fragrance at the same time to cover it up so as not to offend the prince.

Snapped.

Wang Buli patted Xingmu and said:

"The one lying down below the hall is Xijiangqiu Gaoshan?"

(End of this chapter)