The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 585 Storage and National Transportation
"Oh? Tell me, sir."

Zhu Houzhao said lightly.

"The first one is an idea. I want to build warehouses in various prefectures of the Ming Dynasty and implement a storage plan."

As soon as Xie Shen finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao interjected: "Wait, I know about the warehouse, but what does the master mean by the warehouse?"

Xie Shen knew that Zhu Houzhao wanted to ask, so he took the trouble to explain: "This warehouse is actually a way to use warehouses for reasonable transportation and distribution of materials. For example, if the capital is short of rice, it can be transferred from Baoding. For example, if Datong is short of food, it can be purchased from Shanxi. Grain adjustments in other prefectures and counties. The principle is to transport nearby to minimize losses. Of course, I just gave an example. If the storage plan is really implemented, it will not only be as simple as transporting rationed rice grains, but more things can be transported, such as silk, Porcelain, tea."

Seeing Xie Shen speak so well of this storage plan, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be moved.

He nodded and said, "I seem to understand what you said sir. But is it really necessary to build warehouses in every government? Isn't ordinary treasury not enough?"

Xie Shen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the warehouse that I advocated to build is not an ordinary warehouse but a comprehensive warehouse. It will be divided into zones according to the classification of goods and goods. For example, rice grains are in the rice grain area, and porcelain is in the porcelain area. The silk cloth is in the silk cloth area. Specifically, it needs to be subdivided, accurate to the shelf. Each commodity has an exclusive number plate, and warehouse workers can accurately locate the goods according to the number plate."

Xie Shen talked eloquently, but Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded: "I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The construction of warehouses can make the local government responsible for raising money, and the court does not need to allocate too much money. Later, it can also take out some goods and sell them to the people. Basically, it can be operated in a healthy way. Of course, things like salt and iron need to be Strictly controlled things that can be sold to the people must be on the list, similar to porcelain silk cloth."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help thinking.

Xie Shen's proposal is very imaginative, and it sounds very powerful.

If the warehousing plan is really implemented nationwide, it seems that the circulation of goods will be much smoother.

"Your Majesty, you can also use the name of the imperial court to conduct trade with foreign countries bordering Ming Dynasty. This kind of trade is not a show like Kanhe trade, but a bulk trade."

The most difficult part of bulk trade is the difficulty of transportation.

Especially in places bordering the border, it is not cost-effective to transport goods from the capital to there, requiring a lot of manpower and material resources.

This problem can be solved by building a warehouse locally and deploying goods from nearby.

Sea trade is now in full swing, and land trade cannot be left behind.

If Ming wants to be prosperous, there must be a large amount of official trade, and land trade and sea trade must go hand in hand.

"I know what the gentleman said. I will order the Jiuqing court to push it."

Zhu Houzhao's cheek muscles tightened slightly and said, "As for the second thing?"

Xie Shen clasped his fists and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the second thing is the White Lotus Sect that has been making a lot of trouble recently. I would like to ask your Majesty to issue a decree to allow the people to report the members of the White Lotus Sect. Those who provide important clues will be rewarded with one tael of silver to help capture the White Lotus Sect members. The reward is five taels of silver."

"Well, let me think about it."

Zhu Houzhao tapped his fingers and fell into thought.

Xie Shen's proposal can be said to attack the key point.

Why did a cult like the White Lotus Sect develop so rapidly and gather a large group of believers in a short period of time?
This is of course due to the ignorance of the people, but to a greater extent it is because the White Lotus Sect can grasp the psychology of the people.

What do people value most?It is natural to be able to live a good life.

In a disaster year, the common people suffer unspeakably, and if the imperial court does not provide disaster relief in time, they will definitely complain.

At this time, the members of the White Lotus Sect jumped out to describe the greatness of the White Lotus Sect and the benefits of joining the Sect, and they seduced people's hearts with clever words.

Wherever the common people have the ability to distinguish, they may be tempted.

Under such circumstances, the common people are easily coerced and become the amulets of the White Lotus Cultists.

If the court wants to completely eliminate the White Lotus Sect, it must remove these amulets and even use them for its own use.

What Bailian taught these people was small benefits, so the imperial court wanted to give them big benefits.

The purchasing power of one tael of silver in the Zhengde period was very strong, far exceeding that in the Wanli period.

Five taels of silver can even buy a courtyard house.

Under normal circumstances, this is a guy's salary for half a year.

As long as you report and assist the government to capture a White Lotus believer, you can easily pocket five taels of silver. Xie Shen feels that no one will refuse.

Even if the White Lotus Sect has a patron behind it, it is impossible to burn money without limit, and it is even more impossible to give five taels of silver to each person who joins the sect.

It was precisely because of this that Xie Shen planned to use the reward system for reporting against the White Lotus Sect.

The power of the people is huge, and if we make good use of this power, we can completely defeat the White Lotus Sect.

On the contrary, if the White Lotus Sect is allowed to draw this force over, it may be out of control, and even endanger the rule of the Ming court.

Zhu Houzhao was a little hesitant.

Since the implementation of the New Deal, the national treasury revenue has been rising every year.But that's not an excuse to squander your money.

There were too many places to spend money in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Houzhao wished that a copper coin could be broken into two halves to spend. Xie Shen asked for such a large sum of money to be used to reward the people who reported the White Lotus Cultists. Zhu Houzhao was really uncertain.

In Zhu Houzhao's subconscious mind, he still thinks that it is only right and proper for the common people to report the Bailian believers.Little do they know that all the people in the Ming Dynasty had a strong sense of family, and it is unrealistic to ask them to take the risk and voluntarily report.

But there must be a brave man under the heavy money.

As long as the imperial court provides paid rewards, there will be countless people scrambling to report the White Lotus followers.

This sounds sad but it is true.

"Should we try it out in the capital and Hebei first, and then implement it nationwide if the effect is good?"

"Your Majesty is wise, and I obey the order."

Xie Shen hurriedly sang loudly, for fear that Zhu Houzhao would go back on his word.

"Mr. finished two things, it's my turn to say it."

Zhu Houzhao looked a little nervous, clenched his fist with his right hand and said: "I am going to make Zaitang the crown prince."

Damn, this news is really exciting.

Xie Shen thought to himself, why did His Majesty want to appoint a crown prince all of a sudden?Don't wait for Du Yun to give birth to a child before making a decision?

Zhu Houzhao seemed to see what Xie Shen was thinking, coughed awkwardly and said, "Concubine Du persuaded me to do this. She said that doing so can reassure the people of the world. The prince is the foundation of the country, and he should follow the ancestral system to establish the elders." Li Xiao."

Now Xie Shen really admired Du Yun.People are selfish, which concubine doesn't want her child to become a prince, and to rule the world in the future?

Du Yun's persuasion to Zhu Houzhao to make Concubine Liu's son the crown prince is really very commendable.

(End of this chapter)