Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 426 Zhu Youjian Will Make Money
Liu Wanchun, Minister of the Household Department, was stunned for a moment. He knew that Duke Baoguo's courtyard on the west side of the imperial city and the garden at Mochou Lake were not cheap, but at such a price, all the current emperors of the Ming Dynasty were settled here. Here, it can be said that there is no saving.

After all, according to the original plan drawn up by their cabinet, almost all the mansions of criminal officials should be allocated to these vassal kings as their palaces in Beijing.

But they didn't expect His Majesty to build the residences of all the princes and heirs with such a low expenditure of silver dollars.

Zhu Youjian asked Song Yingxing to lead them through the wall, and entered inside. What he saw was a large archway with the words "Tianjia Ligong" written on the archway.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why you named this place 'Tianjia Ligong'. It is not appropriate to use the emperor's name for the mansion of the vassal king."

When Gao Hongtu said this, Zhu Youjian burst into laughter:
"Ai Qing doesn't know that my palace is also here, and the only small red building nine steps higher than other palaces is my palace;

This place is not only the place where the vassal king lives, but also the place where my Zhu family gathers. I will also come here to cool off and escape the summer heat. I will summon the vassal king here. Normally, the vassal king is not allowed to leave here at will, and those who go out need to register. "

After all, these vassal kings have special identities. Even if they want to be recalled to live in the capital for a long time, they must be strictly controlled. Therefore, this is why Zhu Youjian arranged all the vassal kings' residences in Qixia Mountain for good management and harmony. monitor.

Naturally, the civil servants can only say that my emperor is wise, and they have no opinion on Zhu Youjian's decision.

But when they entered the nearest building No. [-] under the leadership of Song Yingxing like Zhu Youjian, they were shocked by the interior decoration.

Even Gao Hongtu has to lament that he has never seen such a floor paved with white tiles, gorgeous chandeliers, wooden seats that look like wooden collapses but look more comfortable, a towering dome and floating walls like a wall. window.

Everything in front of them made these civil servants novelty.

"No wonder Your Majesty believes that the vassal kings will like this kind of residence, but it's a pity that the humble minister is not a royal nobleman, otherwise he can live in such a bright building. At least reading is very good."

When Gao Hongtu said this, Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "If Gao Aiqing likes it, she can also buy one here."

"purchase?"

Gao Hongtu was a little stunned: "Your Majesty, forgive me for your boldness. Didn't you give it to the vassal kings?"

"Ai Qing said a good joke. There is no reason why houses in the world are given to people casually. Although I am the emperor, I have no salary and no spare money. How can I build such a house? These are the hard-earned money of the people. Where can I give it to them casually, it will naturally be sold to them. I have already calculated with Mr. Song Ge, and the price will be 20 silver dollars from the [-]th to No. [-], and the rest will be gradually reduced around this. Silver dollars."

When Zhu Youjian said this, the civil servants present paled in horror on the spot. They didn't expect that his great emperor, His Majesty, would be so stingy and stingy!
The brightest and unique buildings built in the most economical way are not to be given to the vassal kings, but to be sold to the vassal kings!

Liu Wanchun, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, wanted to say: "My lord, it's not that there is no money in the national treasury. Even if the military expenditure is a lot, there is still a surplus. There is no need to be so stingy!"

But he still held back. After all, the money was spent by the Ministry of Industry, and the money from the Ministry of Industry was allocated from his household department, so he could recover more of the money spent by selling it to the vassal king. Let the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts look better, and he, the Minister of the Ministry of Accounts, can also get more performance rewards at the end of the year.

Therefore, Liu Wanchun, Shangshu of the household department, chose to remain silent.

Zhu Youjian looked at the surprised expressions of the civil servants and didn't understand. These civil servants don't know how to do business. The cost of such a pavilion is only a thousand silver dollars. Selling it at a high price of [-] or even [-] is tantamount to making money out of thin air. A large amount of money was earned from these vassal kings.

In this way, half of the salaries issued by the treasury to the vassal kings can also be recovered, and the salaries in the next few years can also be recovered.

Isn't this a good thing to see?

"Your Majesty, isn't this too much? After all, these people are also royals. If they don't buy it, what should they do? The court can't force them to buy it, right?"

Gao Hongtu felt speechless, but he tried his best to maintain his demeanor, and patiently asked Zhu Youjian for advice.

Zhu Youjian pointed at Gao Hongtu with a smile: "Aiqing is really confused, they can't not buy it, if they don't buy it, they can just sleep on the street, anyway, I won't let any inn or officials take them in when the time comes, Otherwise, it will be punished on the grounds of collusion with the vassal king!"

Gao Hongtu didn't say anything else, he really wanted to say that His Majesty, these are all relatives of your family, you don't feel ashamed of your relatives sleeping on the street.

Zhu Youjian really didn't feel ashamed of this, he didn't believe that these vassal kings who had accumulated wealth for hundreds of years and already became wealthy had to sleep on the streets without buying gorgeous villas, not to mention that he also had a palace in Qixia Villa District, isn't this enough to attract feudal lords to come here to buy a house to live in?

The civil servants didn't say anything, so they had to continue to visit the Qixia villa area with Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian and Song Yingxing.

What the civil officials did not expect was that Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian also designated a section of the villa area as a block. In the center of the block was a square. The two rows of buildings in the block were of different shapes, but there were no walls and The gardens are all next to each other, and the gates are also very large.

"These are all shops. In the future, the vassal kings will inevitably drink flowers and wine, listen to operas and sing music, and even gamble money and fight crickets. As a royal family, going to other places will naturally lose their status and disturb the people. How about just Playing here is the same. According to His Majesty, merchants registered with the Ministry of Housing can buy or rent the shops here. The prices of shops vary from 20 silver dollars to [-] silver dollars. The rent is natural. It's the same price again."

When Song Yingxing said this, all the officials present felt that His Majesty must be crazy to make money, even thinking of such a way.

Let the vassal kings buy houses and live here, and there are no shops in this area now, but the vassal kings naturally have high living needs and spend a lot of money, but if they live here, they will be far away from the bustling area of ​​Nanjing City , if you open a shop here to earn money from the vassals, it will be very good.

But now His Majesty has counted these shops under his own name, and merchants who want to come here to earn money from the feudal lords can only come to His Majesty to buy or rent shops at high prices.

"The sale of this villa and the nearby shops is naturally not good. I will take the initiative, so the household department will come forward. The household department will set up a state-owned assets management department separately, and these industries will be in charge of this department."

When Zhu Youjian said this, Liu Wanchun, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had nothing to say. He didn't need to think about it and knew that if it was sold, it would be a big income for his Ministry of Accounting.

The other ministers in the cabinet can't say anything, and they are naturally willing to let the treasury earn more money.

(End of this chapter)