Daming daddy

Chapter 39 Macroeconomic Regulation of the Economy

"Master, master, there is a man named Zhu Youxiao asking to see you outside." Xiaodongzi ran in in a hurry and said.He couldn't help being nervous.It was the first time he had seen such a big battle.There are about a hundred people, with splendid embroidered canopy, one can tell at a glance that they are either rich or expensive.He dare not neglect.I almost fell down while running.

"Hey, it's true that Cao Cao is coming. Go ahead and let him in," Wei Ming said.Originally, he was thinking of going out to greet her, but after thinking about it later, he decided to forget it.No matter what, you have to maintain your demeanor.Otherwise, he would be underestimated by Zhu Youxiao.In that case, it would not be a good thing for him.It is likely to affect his subsequent actions.

After a while, Zhu Youxiao came in.Fatty Wang also had a strong interest in this Zhu Youxiao, and wanted to see who he was.But under the signal of Wei Ming's eyes, he still tactfully withdrew.Before leaving, he didn't forget to sneak a few glances at Zhu Youxiao.The surname is Zhu, and he is a high-ranking official, so it is very likely that he is a relative of the emperor!Thinking of this, Fatty Wang's legs softened and he almost knelt on the ground.I couldn't help but admire Wei Ming again.Even being able to get on the line with the royal relatives, it seems that he is really not an ordinary person!It is a miracle for a businessman to do this.

"Brother Wei." Zhu Youxiao saluted Wei Ming when he came in.Of course, Wei Ming wouldn't take care of himself, so he returned a salute to Zhu Youxiao and called His Highness.The people who came were not only Zhu Youxiao, but also his younger brother Zhu Youjian.However, Zhu Youjian was not interested in Wei Ming, and looked around.It seems that seeing anything is more interesting than seeing Wei Ming coming.At this time, Wei Ming really felt that he had misjudged himself.This is the legendary Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian who is said to be miraculous, diligent and frugal?It is said that three-year-olds look old, and seven-year-olds look old. How can you say that you are a ten-year-old now, why are you so uninterested.

The three of them sat down as guest and host, and Wei Ming sat in the principal seat honestly, but Zhu Youxiao didn't feel that there was anything wrong.And Zhu Youjian doesn't care anymore.Not long after sitting down, it was passed around.It seemed as if he couldn't sit still for a while.

"Don't pay too much attention to my younger brother." Zhu Youxiao looked a little embarrassed, and bowed to Wei Ming again.

"Hehe, how could it be?" Wei Ming was also a little embarrassed.Throwing this matter to the back of his mind, he said, "I don't know what your Highness is doing here?"

"Hehe, it's actually nothing." Zhu Youxiao laughed twice.

"Your Highness, feel free to say anything, and I will listen attentively." Wei Ming said.In fact, he knew very well what Zhu Youxiao wanted to say.It was nothing more than a few words that were spelled out for him yesterday, and Zhu Youxiao didn't even sleep well last night because of these words.Came with two big dark circles.

"Ah, that's it." Zhu Youxiao sorted out his thoughts, thinking about how he could inadvertently put forward what he wanted to say.In the end, he gave up, so he said bluntly: "Yesterday, what Mr. said made me sleepless next night. I have a lot of thoughts, but I still can't understand what Mr. said to me. Please give me some advice." Zhu Youxiao put his posture on Very low, and even the title has changed.Being able to make the future emperor call him Mr. Wei Ming's visit to Daming is not in vain.However, some things cannot be said clearly.If it's clear, it doesn't mean much.Without that sense of mystery, it doesn't matter whether Zhu Youxiao still admires him, and whether he still respects him as much as he does now.However, if a person in history, and even a big person in history, is allowed to know the process of historical development and try to change it, then there will be big troubles.Everything is still under Wei Ming's control.It would be hard to say if someone made a hindrance.Therefore, for the sake of stability, Wei Ming finally said: "Your Highness, I have already told you enough last night. It is still the same sentence, everything has its own will. When God's will comes, manpower is very small. I want to try Going to change something will only lead to bad results in the end, and you will suffer the consequences yourself. In that case, it will be of no benefit to anyone. But I can tell you a way to get Daming out of the current predicament."

"What way?" Zhu Youxiao didn't have much confidence in getting Wei Ming to speak clearly.It's just that if you don't come to ask, you will always feel unwilling.Although he was a little disappointed when he heard that Wei Ming was unwilling to say anything, Wei Ming threw out another fruit afterwards, which diverted Zhu Youxiao's attention to a certain extent.

"The situation in the entire Ming Dynasty is no longer optimistic. Prices are getting out of control. If this continues, it will inevitably lead to catastrophe. At that time, it will become a prairie fire, and no one can stop it," Wei Ming said.He is not alarmist.Now that food prices are out of control, people can't get enough to eat, and they will definitely stand up and rebel.When the uprising rises at that time, it will definitely disrupt the entire production.The law of production was broken, and the whole country fell into turmoil. More people had no food to eat, and more people revolted in order to have enough to eat.This is a vicious circle. In the end, people can survive if they rebel, but if they don't rebel, they won't have enough to eat.This is a very simple multiple-choice question, as long as you are not a fool, you will know how to choose.Although the risk of an uprising is great, the rewards are also great.Back then, Zhu Yuanzhang was still a monk, a beggar, and he became the emperor.Do princes and generals care about each other?No one wants to be an emperor. With a mass base, careerists will emerge in endlessly.At that time, the whole country will become a powder keg.At that time, there will be insurgents all over the place. No matter how powerful the officers and soldiers are, they will not be able to fill this bottomless pit.Once the momentum of starting a prairie fire is formed, it will be the time for the Ming Empire to perish.

"Then how to do it?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't think so far, but he felt that the current situation was really not optimistic.The food shortage in Lianghuai has already shaken the capital.The officials in the capital also tried their best, but it was hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Even if she had the means to reach the sky, without food, the people in Lianghuai could not be saved.And at this time, Wei Ming appeared, under the banner of the government, to lower the price of food, he was like a savior.That's why Zhu Youxiao became interested in him and came here to look for Wei Ming.

"Through the government's forcible intervention, issue decrees to control food prices in the form of law." Wei Ming said with a serious expression.Even Wei Ming thought of the ticket economy such as food stamps and cloth tickets in his previous life.Isn't it short of goods?We ration.Each family has a fixed number of tickets to ensure that everyone has food to eat.In this case, everyone is the same, and the heart will be balanced, and no one will rise up to rebel.Of course, it's not there yet.If there is such a day, Wei Ming doesn't mind using this method to solve the urgent need.Now if the government is willing to intervene to control prices and the economy at a macro level, the Ming Empire is not hopeless.

"Sir, I don't know something. The situation here is very complicated, and it can't be explained clearly in one or two sentences. This, hey." Zhu Youxiao sighed and didn't know how to explain this matter.Although the Ming Empire has not yet reached the point where it is terminally ill, it is indeed seriously ill.From officials to common people, there are problems.First of all, the problem of official administration.There is nothing wrong with the imperial examination, but those who have the money to study, who can study well, and who can obtain fame are all children of rich families, or are supported by rich people behind them.This results in that when these people become officials, they have interests to represent.What they represent is their family, or the interests of the interest group that their family belongs to.If the interests of the country and their small group conflict, they will definitely give priority to the interests of the group.Take Donglin Academy as an example, it is like this.The interests of the country are always in the second place.As for the common people, the stereotyped essays in the imperial examination seriously constrained the people's thinking.Even if some people can break through this shackles, but only a few people.Most people are still locked in this cage. The people are insensitive, and the rich are greedy. This is paralysis, which has been accumulated for a long time. It cannot be solved just by solving it.

(End of this chapter)