Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 258 258 Marriage? no.

Facing Hu Weiyong's questioning, everyone present looked at Wang Buli.

This matter is too far-fetched.

Even Dayuan knew that repairing the Yellow River would cost money.

It's just that all the money approved by the imperial court was embezzled by officials of all sizes, so many people starved to death while building the Yellow River.

Finally, unable to bear it anymore, the Yellow River Uprising broke out.

What's more, the construction of the Yellow River in the Yuan Dynasty was not really for the people, but the product of high-level struggles.

Hu Weiyong glared at Wang Buli. He was also afraid that Ming Dynasty would follow the same path as Yuan Dynasty.

The river management project was touted in temples as a great project to relieve the emperor and his father and benefit the people, but the people would only become more and more dissatisfied.

Not long after Wang Buli got married, he wanted to gain political achievements quickly and adopted aggressive strategies. The end result could only be to provoke a popular uprising.

We might as well build a project to enter the river mouth first, accumulate experience and train water conservancy talents for the court, and then control the Yellow River when the country is strong.

It is true that the people who rebelled long ago were Xu Huishou who established the title of capital.

Of course, even if Wang Buli knew it in his heart, he still had to pretend not to know.

"That's fine. There are no people from Jiangnan forces present."

Hu Weiyong nodded slightly. The fact that Wang Buli could say such words showed that he had a brain.

This is the scheduled capital of the Ming Dynasty.

"Prime Minister Hu also knows that building the canal is a big project, but now we have powerful Mongolian enemies outside the Ming Dynasty and Yunnan has not yet been recovered inside. There are too many places to spend money. How can we have extra money to repair the canal, right? "

Of course, these wealthy businessmen are all subjects of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty has decreed that they cannot be forced to spit them out. Isn't this robbery? "

“So there is too much money in the hands of businessmen, which is not conducive to the circulation of the economy. We need to find ways to let them spend some of the money.

Your Majesty lets them enjoy themselves and spend their money. Only then can this money be called money! "

"good."

Facing the Prime Minister's inquiry, Wang Buli quickly waved his hand and said:

Wang Buli stretched out his hand and gestured to divide the canal into sections.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care at all. He didn't believe that Hu Weiyong could not be tempted by Wang Buli's plan.

Building a canal is not something that happens overnight, especially the management of the Yellow River.

After Wang Buli finished speaking, Hu Weiyong did not dare to say anything.

"Since this is a big project, we have to complete the project in phases. We are only starting the first phase of the project. In this way, the cost can be controlled within a reasonable range?"

"Yang Shangshu is from Qishui County, Hubei Province. He rebelled with Emperor Tianwan (Xu Huishou) early in the morning. He is a trustworthy person."

When Wang Buli opened his mouth to praise the emperor first, Hu Weiyong rarely interrupted him. Even the emperor who wanted to save his face would not be able to do such a thing.

Especially since the project has not yet started, the people around Yingtian Mansion are looking forward to earning this money.

My idea is to spend a small amount of money to do big things. "

Hu Weiyong explained to Wang Buli the origin of Yang Siyi.

Yang Siyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, stood aside and wondered what the two of them were muttering, especially since Hu Xiang glanced sideways at him.

Wang Buli cleared his throat and said: "The emperor Xiuye ​​Qinhuai Zhao told the wealthy businessmen from all over the world to come to visit, and he also imitated Guan Zhong's method of gathering wealth. Everyone knows that they have money in their hands, but they have a lot of money in their hands. In fact, Then it's not called money.

After all, the emperor often did this kind of thing. He moved many wealthy families in Jiangnan to Fengyang to visit their graves.

Hu Weiyong nodded slightly when he heard this, changed the angry look on his face, and then shook his head:

Hu Weiyong's chest rose and fell, and he immediately bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, the news sent by Wang Buli and the secretary have been read and carefully checked. Ten thousand people are to be recruited, and the wages alone are five hundred taels of silver per day.

"Xiang Hu, this is just a joke from your Majesty. How can you build a canal without spending money?

Only then can many people have a drop or two of water in their hands, and the Ming Dynasty's national power will flourish.

At least he had to find someone to step in for him, but His Majesty was too "sincere". It was only after he changed his name to Ye Qinhuai that he asked Li Jinglong to take the lead.

Wang Buli's words were really over-the-top. Almost all the top official positions in the early Ming Dynasty were from the Huaixi Group, and the rest were mostly people who had defected to the company a long time ago.

It's not a good idea to spend a small amount of money to do big things. "

"Buli, please tell Hu Xiang your thoughts."

Wang Buli looked at everyone present and said:

Zhu Yuanzhang himself has a certain order of employment, so there is no need for him to worry about it.

"Then you are not spending a small amount of money to do big things, you are still deceiving His Majesty."

"Hu Xiang." Wang Buli took hold of Hu Weiyong's clothes and whispered:
"There are also strategies that complement each other and cannot be known to many people. I would like to ask, is this Minister of Household Affairs from Jiangnan?"

"Instalments?"

This does not include the loss of food, drink, shoes, clothes and tools, and the cost of heating in winter is also considerable.

If it is not handled properly, it will trigger civil unrest.

"That's nonsense."

Therefore, the reputation in the emperor's hometown is mixed.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to read the memorial during this compliment and did not hear what Wang Buli said.

"So I came up with an idea, which is to let them take the initiative to contribute money to help the country build projects."

Wang Buli asked the eunuch to unfold the construction section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and mark it: "You may want to ask, how can we make them willing to pay?
Not long ago, His Majesty asked Hu Xiang and others to adjust business taxes according to levels. Once this policy is issued, it will inevitably curb many farmers who want to do business.

But for businessmen, it actually enhanced their competitiveness, and the government directly classified them into different grades.

The big taxpayers next year will definitely be rewarded by His Majesty. A plaque hanging in front of their house must be enough to pass on, right? "

Spending money to buy honor was so outrageous that Hu Weiyong didn't think of how to refute Wang Buli for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang also strongly agreed that plaques with the four words "big taxpayer" could earn a lot of money.

Our pen and ink are so valuable!

So when Wang Buli mentioned this idea, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately agreed.

If he had known this method, why would he have opened a brothel?

As long as whoever donated more money to the court, Zhu Yuanzhang would just write a poem for him.

Lao Zhu climbed up from the bottom and was extremely pragmatic.

On the contrary, Yang Siyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, coughed: "How can the emperor's calligraphy treasure be given to those merchants casually?"

"It's not a gift, it's a reward, to establish a positive image for the businessman." Wang Buli couldn't help but laugh:
"This is a plaque written by the founding emperor. If anyone gets it, their ancestral graves will be covered in smoke.

What's more, this is also a constraint. Once they are found to have problems with paying taxes in the future, they will naturally be taken back and given to other good merchants who are dedicated to paying taxes for the court. "

"It's quite interesting."

Hu Weiyong nodded in agreement. He was also a pragmatist. If he could use this method to get those businessmen to send money to the court, it would be an excellent strategy.

After all, it is the emperor's calligraphy treasure. How can ordinary people have the chance to obtain it?
"But this result will have to wait until at least the eleventh year of Hongwu to spread on a large scale. How can you get the tax money of those merchants?"

Faced with Hu Weiyong's inquiry, Wang Buli shrugged:

"Now that the news has been released, those who are willing to believe it will naturally be rewarded. Those who are unwilling to believe it can just go for it in the future. Since it is an investment, you have to show some courage.

What's more, it's so easy to get the emperor's calligraphy treasure.

Now asking them to pay is just a small test. Since commercial taxes have increased, merchants involved in the construction will also have corresponding tax reduction policies after their cargo ships heading north pass through the lock. "

Wang Buli is very optimistic about businessmen who have gambling risks. There is no business that is guaranteed to make a profit without losing money.

The key is this kind of political sense. It depends on which one of them can take advantage of it.

Otherwise, when Lao Zhu used Hu Weiyong's case to deal with the big businessmen in Jiangnan, he wouldn't have been swept into the garbage by Lao Zhu.

Now Wang Buli is giving them a chance to go ashore. Whoever can seize it will be lucky.

"Your Majesty, then I have no objection."

Hu Weiyong felt that this step-by-step process from the increase in business taxes to the construction of the canal was really a chain of links.

This guy has studied the Romance of the Three Kingdoms a lot, right?

But currently getting financial support from those big businessmen is the business.

Otherwise, everything is just an idea based on paper.

When he thought of this, Hu Weiyong immediately changed his mind:

"Your Majesty, this matter is no small matter. As the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, I also want to contribute and see how it is done next to the Prince Consort and whether it is advisable.

After all, there will be many places where the court will need money in the future. "

Wang Buli counted on his fingers. Lao Hu was only a few years away from death, so it was better to stay away from him.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Wang Buli cracking his fingers in the fairyland, he narrowed his eyes slightly:

"Our good son-in-law, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, always plucking wool from a sheep will make the sheep bald and cause fierce resistance." Wang Buli made a gesture in the air: "I am plucking a bunch of sheep. If the court wants to It will take a long time and all the sheep will be killed sooner or later, so I don’t think it’s necessary.”

"Hahaha, interesting and interesting."

Zhu Yuanzhang liked Wang Buli's metaphor of shedding wool very much, and we also like shearing wool.

"Your Majesty, I just want to see how the Prince Consort operates. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the entire people of Yingtian Mansion will be in turmoil. I'm afraid it will be easy to cause trouble."

"Row."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think there was anything wrong, especially since Hu Weiyong also had rich experience in grassroots governance, so it made sense to send him to assist.

It just so happens that we have read all the memorials.

What's more important is that although Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Wang Buli was capable, he was too young and could easily lose control.

At the critical moment, someone with high authority had to come forward. If Hu Weiyong could attract more Jiangnan businessmen to approach him, then Lao Zhu would be even more satisfied.

"But there are so many people in Yingtian Mansion who want to help, how are the princes going to deal with it?"

“We will draw lots based on household registration, so we don’t need many workers in the first phase.

Simply include some people from Yingtian Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture, conduct a survey and ask them if they are willing. If they are not willing, they can withdraw early and leave the quota to those who want to earn this money. "

After all, some wealthy families of the right age don't want their father and brother to do such a thing.

Building a canal is never an easy task.

Many people cannot bear this hardship.

So after listening to Wang Buli's grand plan, a group of people withdrew with satisfaction.

Everyone wanted to see how the prince-in-law spent a small amount of money to accomplish big things.

Whether those big businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River are willing to be plundered by him is still a matter of course.

To be able to accumulate such a huge net worth, there are very few people who are not clear-headed and just do whatever others say.

It's like when Lao Zhu opened a brothel and let them come and play, they all came, but it was impossible to spend a lot of money every day.

Spending for a few days is considered as giving face to the emperor.

After Hu Weiyong and others had withdrawn, Zhu Biao called Wang Buli to stop.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I have."

Wang Buli pointed to Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the dragon chair:
"I still have a lot of treasure money given by His Majesty in my hand, which is enough for the first phase of the project."

Zhu Biao nodded slightly when he heard this. Although he was spending a small amount of money to do big things, how much investment could those businessmen have?

“Just go ahead and do it.”

After Wang Buli saluted again, he strolled out.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, watched Wang Buli go away, couldn't help but shook his head and said:

"I don't know much about the economy this guy is talking about. Although he gave me a high hat just now, if you think about it carefully, I really can't beat those who do business in the world of business.

Now that Wang Buli has chosen to break ranks with those people, I'm quite looking forward to it. "

Zhu Biao was a little high-spirited. He put his hands on his hips and said, "Dad, don't forget that Ye Qinhuai's new tricks were all proposed by Wang Buli."

"That's the experience he accumulated with women in London."

Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back and snorted:
"We don't know what genius he has in business. The bookstore he opened next to the Imperial Academy saw a sharp decline in business.

I didn't like the Water Margin very much. If the stars descended to earth and the rebellion failed, they couldn't even overthrow the Song Dynasty. They were finished. "

The overall impression is not as good as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, especially since this book has many examples of Zhu Yuanzhang's wars that he learned from, so he likes it very much.

This kind of secret flattery is what I like.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disdainful of those public compliments. Of course I know that I am powerful. Do you need to brag?
Zhu Biao didn't refute it. It was just an area where Wang Buli paid Luo Guanzhong to write a book, and he didn't even think about making big money.

Which bookstore only sells two books?

Although business is not good now, the sales volume of Romance of the Three Kingdoms alone is enough to rival many other bookstores.

The most important thing is that Lao Zhu does not charge taxes at all on books, and the profits are not small.

The father and son chatted about Wang Buli's business knowledge.

Wang Buli went home directly to have a look.

At this time, Divine Doctor Wang was still busy in the medical clinic, but many people wanted to take the opportunity to ask if their son could be transferred away, and they all wanted to serve the prince-in-law.

Doctor Wang gave a standard answer. He didn't know much about this matter because the second son had been living in the princess's mansion since the wedding and had not come back.

Many people returned disappointed. After all, they had no other way to get in touch with Wang Buli. They could only ask a few questions in the name of medical treatment, hoping to get the job.

Fifty cents a day, what a good job!

What's more, they are still "doing corvee service" for the imperial court.

The government officials also stood guard here in the hospital, for fear that someone would cause trouble.

For these people, they just said that the candidates will be selected based on their household registration now, and it will be up to the court to decide how to arrange them.

The Prince Consort had warned them, just let the news out and don't explain it casually. Everything should be based on the official announcement.

If anyone dares to spread rumors indiscriminately, he must be imprisoned, punished, and then paraded through the streets.

"Second brother."

Wang Xingying was the first to shout in surprise. Just now she heard the words of fellow veterans at home and came out to take a look.

"Ah."

Wang Buli raised his neck slightly to say hello, and chatted with Wu Da and others for a while.

"Why are you free today?"

"I just came out of the palace. I was too lazy to go to the county office. I haven't gone home for a long time. I came back today."

Wang Buli leaned back on his chair carelessly: "Is everything going well at home recently?"

"Very good."

Wang Xingying sat opposite, curled her lips slightly and said, "Some people have wanted to marry me recently, but I don't want to get married so early."

"Damn it, who is still interested in my sister?" Wang Buli immediately glared: "You are only a few years old, but someone is still worried about you. I will beat him out next time."

"Said he is the son of Marquis Zhongshan." Wang Xingying said angrily: "Second brother, help me push him next time we meet. I must find a man I like."

"Well, second brother supports you."

Wang Buli responded to the girl first.

Then I thought about who the Marquis of Zhongshan was.

Tanghe!

He wants to marry his son?

Although Lao Zhu was very kind to him, his five sons seemed to be short-lived, so none of them inherited Tang He's title.

The eldest grandson also asked Fang Xiaoru to write an inscription for Tang He. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he did not restore the Tang family's title.

That's absolutely not okay.

Wang Buli really didn't want his family to have a relationship with any Huaixi noble group, unless it was the Mu family and a few other Ivy League members.

The rest are all uninsured.

Wang Buli currently has no chance to get to know Mu Ying.

Moreover, he had already married a wife and had a young son, so it was not appropriate for him to give anything to his sister.

Might as well marry the man she is proud of.

"Dad was afraid that it would be difficult for you, so he didn't tell you."

"You have to tell your second brother about your marriage in the future. Your room will be reserved in the Princess Mansion. You can also spend time with your sister-in-law when you have time."

Wang Buli comforted his sister, he didn't want her to become a pawn in a political marriage.

Lao Zhu wants to kill people in the later period, but it depends on you as a person with political marriage, especially if his son marries the daughter of a general. He is afraid that Zhu Yunwen will not be able to suppress him, and not one or two people will be forced to commit suicide.

"OK."

Wang Xingying immediately laughed:

"Second brother, I heard that you are recruiting cooks for your lucrative job. Widow Liu asked me to ask you if she can also work as a cook at the construction site.

The main reason is that she wants to make money to support her son, so that she can have money to study in the future. "

"Little things." Wang Buli waved his hand casually:

“If any of your neighbors want to make some hard-earned money, just come to me and I will make arrangements for you.

The most important thing is that they don't do anything wrong. They are serving the imperial court. Otherwise, don't blame me for turning against them. "

(End of this chapter)