Daming: I asked you to supervise the country, Daming is all crazy?

Chapter 24: Zhu Zhanji, who asks all over the sky to pay back the money! ! !

The next day, the moon and stars were thin.

Before the non-laying rooster raised by the Prince's Mansion crowed, Zhu Zhanji was woken up by someone arranged by his father.

Then I got up against the moon, and after a series of "simple" cleaning, I came to the Qianqing Palace with some numbness.

"This day is over!"

Sitting on his own small bench, staring at the dead fish and looking at the papers that had been piled up on the imperial case early in the morning, Zhu Zhanji was speechless.

"Grandson, here are the documents sent by the Ministry of War about the various marches of the Northern Expedition in the past few days, and here are the documents sent by the Ministry of Officials about Ji Gang and the filling of vacancies after the party was purged..."

Beside Zhu Zhanji, there were still a steady stream of officials bringing over the notebooks. Just sitting here, he was in a daze for a while, and the notebooks in front of him piled up a little more.

After casually reading several documents from the Ministry of War, Zhu Zhanji signed them, and then asked someone to stamp them.

Only then did he look to the little snot and said, "Where is Xia Yuanji, Shangshu of the household department? Why didn't you see him come to Qianqing Palace today?"

Zhu Zhanji was still thinking about asking Xia Yuanji for money, but he had noticed just now that Xia Yuanji did not come this morning.

Under normal circumstances, although they do not go to court, civil and military officials will come to order if they have something to do every day.

It's similar to punching cards in later generations. Those who don't punch cards will be kept in small books by the boss.

"His Royal Highness, Xia Shangshu should still be counting the filth and punishment treasury!"

After the snotty nose finished speaking, Zhu Zhanji was about to say something when he saw Xia Yuanji walking in with a blushing face at the gate of Qianqing Palace.

Really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there.

Ji Gang, who was in power for a while, died,

If it is said who is the happiest in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, it is definitely Xia Yuanji.

When the gold, silver and other things confiscated from Ji Gang's mansion were filled into the household department, Xia Yuanyoshi's waist no longer hurts, and his legs are no longer sore.

An old face with a grinning mouth reaching behind the ears, and everyone's waist is taller than ever!
There is a difference between the household department with money and the household department without money.

When he was rich, officials from various ministries saw that Xia Yuan Kina was closer than his own father in the court hall.

Just like at this time, Xia Yuanji had just entered the Qianqing Palace, and the officials from the six departments who were busy with their work immediately put down their work and greeted Xia Yuanji one after another.

With that smile, Zhu Zhanji felt that none of these officials were so enthusiastic when he came in.

"Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, sees His Royal Highness Taisun!"

After Xia Yuanji greeted several officials from the Six Departments of the same level, he immediately came to Zhu Zhanji with a booklet in his hand, and after the ceremony, he handed the booklet in his hand to Zhu Zhanjihui to report:
"Grandson, this is all the money confiscated from Ji Gang's mansion. It has been counted and counted by the household department day and night. Excluding antique calligraphy and paintings, everything is worth about ten million taels of silver!"

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded and read the booklet once, then put it down, winked at the little snot, and said, "Go, show Xia Shangshu a tea seat!"

"Here!"

The little snot should be, and soon the serving eunuchs brought the tea and stools up.

After Xia Yuanji sat down, Zhu Zhanji moved his buttocks, and sat down beside Xia Yuanji with his own stool, touched Xia Yuanji with his arm and said:

"Master Xia, the Ministry of Households is rich now, right?"

When Zhu Zhanji asked the question, he had a nice smile on his face and was full of enthusiasm. It was very similar to the appearance of the six officials when Xia Yuanji came in just now.

But I don't know if it's a bit different in learning, Xia Yuanji didn't follow Zhu Zhanji's set,

This old man is old and mature, Zhu Zhanji almost guessed Zhu Zhanji's intention just when he smiled,
He took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and after putting down the teacup, he stretched out a finger in front of Zhu Zhanji:
"His Royal Highness, for the purchase of wool, the veteran can give 100 million taels!"

"Old man Xia, you are going too far. I have worked so hard to risk offending the emperor and pulled Ji Gang off the horse. You will give me this little money?"

As soon as Xia Yuanji opened his mouth, Zhu Zhanji's face changed, and he stretched out two fingers with an angry face and said:
"2000 million taels, as you know, although wool is not expensive, but if you want to see the effect as soon as possible, you need at least 2000 million taels, otherwise the herdsmen won't see the money, and they won't be able to inspire their determination to raise sheep!"

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Xia Yuanji's expression did not change at all, and then he took out another booklet from his arms, handed it over and said:
"His Royal Highness, this is the total population of the grassland when Ye Bu Shou inspected the grassland a few years ago, led by the two tribes of Oala and Tatar. According to the information obtained from the investigation, the total population of the grassland is about 600 million, and some slaves are thrown away. , the average number of herdsmen on the grassland is about 200 million. If each person raises ten sheep, the number of sheep on the grassland should be around 2000 million. With the addition of some big nobles, the total number of sheep will not exceed 5000. Ten thousand."

Zhu Zhanji took Xia Yuanji's booklet and read it, the more exciting the expression on his face became.

The things in this booklet are the statistics of the population on the grassland, as well as the number of cattle, sheep and horses. Although some places are a bit vague, such a data can be produced in this era.

Should it be said that this old man is worthy of being Daming's pocketbook.

He's still thinking about making money these days, and the old man has already done a good job of investigating the situation of the people he does business with.

After Xia Yuanji finished speaking, he paused and continued:

"His Royal Highness, as far as I know, wool is not a valuable thing on the grassland, and the price of a sheep is only a tael of silver. Even if you buy all the wool and sheep together for 5000 million sheep, it will not cost much. It is more than 5000 million taels of silver, and if it is only through the purchase of wool to drive grassland herdsmen to raise sheep, it will be 500 million taels of silver at most."

"Deal, 500 million taels of silver, just 500 million taels of silver!"

After Xia Yuanji's words fell, Zhu Zhanji nodded immediately.

"Um???"

Xia Yuanji was taken aback by Zhu Zhanji's words. He just did a simple calculation. When did he agree to 500 million taels of silver?

Xia Yuanji came back to his senses and was about to say something more immediately, but saw that Zhu Zhanji had already patted his butt and sat back behind the imperial case with his small bench.
Then he picked up a pen and wrote a note, handed it to the little snot next to him, and asked the little snot to pass it to Xia Yuanji and said:

"This is a note for the transfer of silver taels. Xia Shangshu, the purchase of wool must be carried out as soon as possible. 500 million taels of silver is a lot of money. We must mobilize it as soon as possible. After all, this matter is related to Daming's future strategy for the grassland!"

Xia Yuanji took the note in a daze, looked at the 500 million taels of silver written on it,
Then I heard Zhu Zhanji say that it was the national policy of the Ming Dynasty. I didn't know that Zhu Zhanji's so-called 2000 million taels of silver was asking for prices and paying back the money.

He estimated that the 500 million taels of silver exceeded Zhu Zhanji's low price.

However, Zhu Zhanji firmly insisted on this matter, and he had to cup his hands with a wry smile and said:
"The minister leads the order!"

"Okay, this matter is over, let's talk about the next business!"

Seeing that Xia Yuanji agreed, Zhu Zhanji said with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Next business?"

(End of this chapter)