golden scales

Duan's was not happy about the crown prince's return to the palace, but it was true that he was very nervous.She knew that she should regard the crown prince as her lifelong support and the closest person in the world.Isn't the old saying often said that the water splashed by a married daughter, now even her own parents have to abide by the etiquette when they see her.

But it's just fear.

There is no other reason, this kind of fear cannot be dispelled in Duan's heart, the longer the crown prince is away, the more free she will be in the palace, and the more cautious and fearful she will be when the crown prince returns.

Zhu Cihong keenly grasped this emotion and could understand it: two people who had nothing to do with each other suddenly became husband and wife, but the time they spent together was very short, and the gap caused by their identities naturally needed time to heal.Think back when Yao Tao, Lu Suyao and other female officials saw her, they were like mice seeing a cat?After getting along for a few years, this awe will naturally disappear.

"This child is a bit more like you." Zhu Cihong hugged his son Zhu Hegui.

"Boys grow more and more like their mothers, and he looked like His Highness when he was born." Duan said from the side.

"Didn't he look like an ugly monkey when he was born?" Zhu Cihong said casually.

Duan burst out laughing, and hastily coughed to cover up his disrespect.

Zhu Cihong hugged the child and shook it, looking at the first flesh and blood of the previous life.He really wanted to see the various "moods" of petty bourgeoisie, and write something like "ah, this is the continuation of my life" like a poet.

But in fact, Zhu Cihong looked at it for a long time, and didn't feel any connection between this little guy and his own life. Given the extremely high mortality rate of Prince Daming, if he died tomorrow, he probably wouldn't feel any heartache.This may be due to the individual differences between people. Some people are more able to perceive the metaphysical level-of course, it does not rule out groaning without illness and pretending to be a gesture.

The only thing Zhu Cihong could see was his own educational responsibility.

The prosperity of the empire is a long-term big project. After I finish it myself, I want to prevent my descendants from ruining it.Children and grandchildren must be educated.

"He lives with you?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"The concubine sees that he is still young..." Duan Shi hesitated.

"Well, let him live with us." Zhu Cihong didn't live with his father, queen and queen when he was a child. He was taken care of by a wet nurse and internal officials, and lived in a separate palace.This is true tradition.However, Zhu Cihong was very worried about the children's early education, so he specially issued an order.

Duan was naturally happy to hear this, but the wet nurse was not.If it was someone else, she might have shouted: this is not proper.However, facing the decisive Crown Prince, she didn't have the guts to stand aside, hoping that the Crown Prince could feel this resentment... As long as the Crown Prince asks, she will put the ancestral system and Tradition tells the crown prince to do his part.

It's a pity that Zhu Cihong didn't pay attention to these small details, but continued: "Try not to let the child out of your sight in the future. There is no danger, and don't pay too much attention to bumps and bumps. Haven't you heard people say that if you want the child to be safe, Often with three points of hunger and cold."

The wet nurse finally couldn't bear to refute, just looked up.But Zhu Cihong was holding the child and looking at her: "From now on, I will live next to my bedroom."

"Of order, young master." The wet nurse lost all courage, quickly took the child, and lowered her head.

Duan really wished she would not leave her child for a moment, she smiled happily when she heard this, buried her head deeply, and thought to herself: It really is my own flesh and blood.It looks like it's close.

"You can also do some exercise." Zhu Cihong said, "Calm your mind, exercise your body, you shouldn't be biased. What kind of exercise do you like?"

Duan was a little surprised when she heard that, she grew up so big, the biggest amount of exercise was walking.If you like it, you can't talk about it.

"Can you ride a horse?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"of course not……"

"I'll teach you how to ride a horse tomorrow."

A sweet taste suddenly appeared in Duan's heart.Looking forward to the next day's activities, but also a little nervous.

Zhu Cihong didn't realize this problem. He saw his wife and children, had lunch together, and there were still many things to do in the afternoon.

The first point is to discuss the issue of "dividing the spoils" with the cabinet.

This time, we will use troops again.In fact, there are many opponents in the DPRK and China.Most of them think that the country has just calmed down and it is time to recuperate.Expansion of troops in the north is a last resort, while deployment of troops in the south is an unwarranted provocation.

And just like Emperor Chongzhen, many people are not clear about the actual benefits of conquering Taiwan. For them, Taiwan is a wild island.Regarding the wild animals on the island, according to Confucianism and Taoism, civilized Ming people should not disturb these wild animals, and let them continue to live in a primitive state without any worries. This is "virtue".

Zhu Cihong can clearly explain to his parents in private the economic and political benefits brought about by regaining Taiwan, but in an environment where gentlemen are ashamed of talking about profit, such things must not be said publicly, otherwise it will ruin the atmosphere.

So it can only be done directly.

Zhu Cihong took away 100 million taels from Zheng Zhilong's ransom as the estimated income of Taiwan in Chongzhen for 21 years.Dividends in advance - of course, only for the 5.00% reserved for court officials, which is 5 taels.The money returned to Beijing along with the Donggong Xingyuan, and went directly into the internal storage.

"Although the income this year is not much, I believe it will increase year by year." Zhu Cihong said to Wu, Sun and Jiang.

The three elders looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering how to refuse this share.

In any case, the fact that the Tian family distributes the benefits to the courtiers, although this kind of thing is "the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world" in name, it is still a bit shocking in front of the eyes.

"Mr. Jiang knows the benefits of maritime trade," Zhu Cihong pointed out, "Nanyang Company is giving you dry stocks. First of all, it will not lose money, and even if it loses, it will not take money from you. Don't worry."

"Your Highness," Wu Xuan finally said, "This matter is inappropriate. We are all state cabinet assistants, how can we receive rewards for nothing? Doesn't this make us restless?"

"You have done a great job in stabilizing the government for me." Zhu Cihong said: "I know that you may not agree with me returning to Taiwan and using troops, but these days the government can be carried out according to the rules, the voices of dissent can be suppressed, and the hearts of the people can be united. It's all thanks to you gentlemen, how can you say that you are rewarded for nothing?" Zhu Cihong didn't expect to have to be so patient and enlightening when sending money out.

He added: "I have been thinking about the interests of the country, the interests of officials and gentry, and the interests of the people these days. After thinking about it, I am actually poor at both ends. The country is also poor, and the people are also poor. Only the rich Officials and gentry. So once I have a knife on officials, gentry and relatives, I will immediately have money."

The faces of the three cabinet assistants showed no signs of dissimilarity, they were indeed veteran officials.

"The problem is that it is impossible to kill all the officials and gentry." Zhu Cihong said: "I can kill the old officials and gentry, and the people I promoted have become new officials and gentry. If I do it harder, don't Speaking of the officials below, even gentlemen are unwilling to rule the world with me."

"Your Highness, officials and gentry are also the hearts of the people." Wu Tong affirmed Zhu Cihong's understanding, and was indeed afraid that this young master would be determined to kill the rich and help the poor.

"Officials and gentry want to be rich, common people want to live, and the court wants money, what should we do? I think there are only two ways, internal and external." Zhu Cihong lightly tapped on the table, emphasizing: "Inside, let's compromise with each other, and no one can eat alone. Officials While the gentry live a good life, let the people have enough to eat and wear warmly, let the court have money to support soldiers, resist foreign humiliation, and build water conservancy. Externally, we can't watch the Thai and Western people come from afar to grab our profits."

Speaking of this, Zhu Cihong looked at Jiang Dejing again, and said, "Mr. Jiang, I received a very interesting letter in Fuzhou."

Jiang Dejing didn't change his face, and said: "Please make it clear, Your Highness."

"Someone accused Fuquan Jiang's of relying on his old house to monopolize trade and buy and sell by force." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "I wonder if Mr. Jiang knows?"

"Your Majesty's lesson," Jiang Dejing said with a red cloud on his face, "I have been busy with official duties and haven't contacted the family for a long time. It must be that Xiao Xiao's generation used the name of my minister to defraud the village. The minister's family has been scholarly for generations, and even if the children are unworthy, it will not be like this !"

Zhu Cihong said casually: "I just want to say that it's not uncommon for this kind of thing to happen. Mr. Jiang's family doesn't have it, so it's hard to guarantee that Mr. Wu's family doesn't. Maybe Mr. Sun's family also has it...Later Li Ge and Zhang Ge will come later, Who can guarantee that the family will not do some small business behind their backs?"

"At its root, it's actually just one idea: profit is not too small, and if you can earn more, you can earn more." Zhu Cihong said: "Small profits in the countryside are like this, but in the vast ocean, there is no such thing as a big profit of millions of taels. People go to get it? Let those Frangji people and red-haired barbarians come thousands of miles to earn money."

Wu Xuan and the others immediately understood.The crown prince made such a big circle, in fact, he wanted to convince the cabinet that the interests of Nanyang should be held firmly in Daming's hands!Nanyang Company's dry stock seems to be a reward, but it is actually a bait. Those who have taken the silver always want to continue to take it and get more...so they have to support the use of troops in Nanyang.

No wonder this company is not called Taiwan Company, but Nanyang Company!

Wu Tong said: "Your Highness, I think that this dry stock should not be given to private individuals such as ministers." Seeing Zhu Cihong's displeasure, he quickly said: "Your Highness knows thousands of miles, so naturally he knows that we, the family of officials and gentry, have business. In fact, the benefits of the imperial court's use of troops have already been shared, how can they be divided again? Isn't it greedy?"

"Since Your Highness hopes that all the officials in the DPRK and China will pay attention to Nanyang, why don't you distribute the half of the dry shares to the various temples." Wu Sheng said: "The annual dividends go into the public accounts of the temples, and the officials of the various departments divide the money according to their positions. If you are working, you will have this benefit, and if you leave the job, you will no longer get a share of the benefits, so the policy of the government will naturally be stable for a long time."

Zhu Cilang certainly knows that departmental bonuses have a more significant effect on policy promotion than private bonuses.In the future, even if a certain boss is not willing to cooperate, he still has to worry about the morale of the entire department.It's just that he wanted to seduce step by step, but he didn't expect Wu Sheng to do it in one step.

But in this way, the lawful business of officials and gentry is equivalent to the approval of the crown prince.

Really underestimate the heroes of the world!

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Sorry, the title of the last chapter is wrong, but it’s harmless, everyone just vote for the monthly recommendation ticket as usual, hahaha~~!