Be the Emperor from Today / the Young Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

In Zhu Yijun's opinion, the sea ban was a wrong policy. If Daming had a strong coastal defense and a strong navy, why would there be any fear of bandits and Japanese pirates?

I don't care what method you use to make money, I only need money. (for flowers, for collections)

Zhu Yijun's business reforms have a total of thirteen strategies. Now the decree implemented by the Ming Dynasty is to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. In the eyes of the emperors of all dynasties, businessmen are not involved in production, but businessmen have a lot of wealth, which is the source of national turmoil.

Zhu Yijun's decree was to liberate commerce. Except for salt, iron, grain, and ordnance, all other commerce were lifted and no longer fully controlled.

Zhang Juzheng looked at the business reform strategy with a bit of urgency on his face.

Zhang Juzheng said after reading Zhu Yijun's business reform strategy.

"Your Majesty, according to the minister, the root of the country lies in agriculture and no longer in business. The minister believes that the land and fertile fields should be thoroughly investigated, and stricter agricultural taxation should be formulated, and commerce should not be unbundled..."

Zhu Yijun knew that Zhang Juzheng wanted to implement a whip law, collect taxes on an acre basis, prevent the squires from corruption and fraud, and conceal the fertile land...

"Your Majesty, I think that what Zhang Juzheng said is very true. Commercial looting has always been the source of national chaos. Bandits and Japanese pirates in Guangdong and Guangxi are often supported by businessmen..." Gao Gong opened his mouth and echoed Zhang Juzheng.

"According to the construction of the ministers, we should cultivate fertile fields and make the people rich... If the people are rich, the world will be stable..." Gao Gong said again.

"If the ban on commerce is lifted, I'm afraid it will lead to dissatisfaction among court officials..."

The two cabinet ministers did not support Zhu Yijun's business reform strategy. They were from scholar-official backgrounds and had always looked down on businessmen. Moreover, among the soldiers, businessmen, and businessmen, the status of businessmen was extremely low...

Zhu Yijun looked at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng and said with a smile: "What the two Ai Qing said is very true, agriculture has always been the foundation of the country, but in my eyes, business is also indispensable."

After Zhu Yijun said this, he looked at Zhang Juzheng and said, "I just read the account of the Ministry of Household, and there are only 4 taels of silver left in the treasury? You are the second assistant in the cabinet, and you have the responsibility of supervising the Ministry of Households. , where did my money go?"

"There are 4 taels of silver in the treasury, how come it's less than half a year, and only [-] taels of silver are left? Two patriarchs, you are so capable of spending money, you give me all my money. Where did the flowers go!!"

When Zhang Juzheng heard Zhu Yijun asking the treasury where the silver was going, Zhang Juzheng was so angry that his beard stood on end, and he spoke loudly.

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Juzheng's voice suddenly increased.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Menggu attacked Datong Mansion, the Ministry of Household allocated [-] taels of silver, and the arrears of [-] taels of silver for the repair of the Yellow River will be repaid in time! In order to strengthen the morale of the Bingzhou Legion, you reward each soldier with [-] taels of silver. Silver, and the state legion has ten thousand soldiers and horses, spending [-] taels of silver..."

"Agricultural tax revenue is only [-] taels per year, but these silvers are just enough for the soldiers' salaries. There are thousands of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. The annual salary of each soldier is [-] taels, and the annual military salary expenditure is [-] million taels!"

"At the end of the year, the salaries of the officials will be [-] taels..."

"You support Yin Zhengmao's fight against bandits and transfer ten thousand taels of silver."

"You said that you have used two million taels of silver to increase the defense of the Forbidden City. Until now, I don't know where His Majesty spent the two million taels of silver!"

"Yesterday, an order was passed to the Ministry of Household, and another two million taels of silver were taken away by Qi Jiguang."

"Your Majesty wants to ask where the silver in the treasury has gone. I can only tell you that you spent all the money. It is not easy for our treasury to save 4 taels of silver..."

Zhang Juzheng listed the whereabouts of last year's treasury silver money in one breath.

Zhu Yijun listened to Zhang Juzheng's answer, his face was not red or his heart was beating, yes, all the money in the treasury was spent by Zhu Yijun, but Zhu Yijun couldn't blame himself, and solving the shortage of silver in the treasury was a matter of the cabinet, Zhu Yijun only hoped to spend it Don't worry about money...

The 4 taels seem to be a lot, but in less than a month, the army will be paid for the army, and then it will be the expenditure of [-] taels of silver...

And official salary...

Now if I want to arrest the corrupt officials and dig money, I can’t deduct them anymore, because last year’s call to crack down on corrupt officials has already killed all the big rats, and the rest of the corrupt officials have nothing to gain…

If there is no tax revenue, it will be time to tighten the belt again next year to live in poverty...

In the imperial garden, Zhang Juzheng and Zhu Yijun stood up.

It all means that the officials of the dynasty are stinky and tough, and today Zhu Yijun finally saw it...

This Zhang Juzheng dared to contradict himself...

Zhu Yijun also finally felt the helplessness of the emperors of the past dynasties. When Wei Zheng and Li Shimin were tough, Li Shimin was afraid that it was the same situation.

Zhu Yijun remembered a legend.

That is, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty liked to fight against the emperor the most. When I saw you today, it really happened...

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At this time, the Minister of Rites opened his mouth to be a peacemaker and gently pulled Zhang Juzheng's sleeve.

Zhang Juzheng turned his head and looked at the swimming fish in the pool...

"If I want to build a navy, money is indispensable. The two gentlemen think of a solution for me. I want a satisfactory answer."

After Zhang Juzheng heard this, he instantly turned his head and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty still asks the minister for money? Where is the minister going to change it for you?"

"This is something you have to worry about, I don't care, no matter what method you use, I only need money! You can think of ideas for me, I want a stable country and a bumper crop of agriculture! I also need a sufficient treasury to be able to fight tough battles and support hundreds of people. Ten thousand troops..."

Zhu Yijun looked at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, and acted as a hands-off shopkeeper. I wouldn't strongly ask for business reforms, but I just wanted to spend money.

No money!Your cabinet will change it for me!

I don't care what method your cabinet uses, I just want the money anyway.

In the face of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Yijun used the emperor's privilege to play a rogue, and the emperor played a rogue, it was fatal...

After Zhu Yijun gave Zhang Juzheng an order, he waved at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

"Your Majesty, aren't you embarrassing an old minister? Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce has always been a national heritage. How can we reform? If we lift the ban on commerce, I am afraid that we will be despised by the world's gentry..." Gao Gong's voice did not fall.

Zhu Yijun said: "This is something you have to consider, I only have money and a perfect solution!"

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