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

Chapter 35 Zhu Zhanji: As usual, I want [-]%! ! !

Early the next morning, Zhu Zhanji was woken up again by someone arranged by Zhu Gaochi!
After washing and changing into court clothes, Zhu Zhanji put away the stack of papers full of handwriting and pictures on the temporary desk in front of the bed.

As soon as he went out, he saw Hu Shanxiang coming out of the next room with a quilt in his arms.

"Grandson!"

Hu Shanxiang blushed when he saw Zhu Zhanji, and immediately saluted obediently!
Seeing her small appearance, Zhu Zhanji probably just moved here, so he nodded and said:

"Since you have moved in, you should stay here. If there is anything you can't solve by yourself, you can tell me when I come back. When you have nothing to do on weekdays, you can go to the Crown Princess for a while. The Crown Princess usually Also often alone, you spend more time with her."

Hu Shanxiang's face showed joy when he heard the words, knowing that Zhu Zhanji was teaching himself to coax the princess, so he nodded quickly and said: "Your servant obeys the order!"

"Well, I'll see you tonight!"

Seeing her cute little appearance, Zhu Zhanji was very satisfied, and walked towards Qianqing Palace without saying anything more.

He felt that his current appearance was very similar to those social animals in later generations, who would get up to work and clock in before dawn every day, and then be busy until dark when he was busy.

But the key is that social animals still have wages, what about themselves?Zhu Zhanji guessed that when he asked Zhu Di for his salary, Zhu Di must have a wonderful expression.

When I came to the Qianqing Palace, the imperial case was full of all kinds of papers.

At this moment, the palace gate had just opened, and before San Yang came, Zhu Zhanji flipped through a few papers casually, and after looking at it, he found that there was nothing serious about it.

Most of them are about the transfer of materials for the Northern Expedition and the changes of officials in various places.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji divided all these papers into three parts, and then asked the little snot to be placed on Sanyang's table.

Zhu Zhanji has already decided that before the end of Zhu Di's Northern Expedition, he will keep Sanyang's small table in Qianqing Palace.

Or if you find good talents in the future, you can add a few more tables at that time!
After he had almost arranged everything, officials from various ministries who came to Qianqing Palace Dianmao began to arrive one after another.

Some people handed over new brochures, and some people asked Zhu Zhanji to report some things. After Zhu Zhanji dealt with them one by one, he saw that Sanyang had entered the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing the booklets that had been laid out on his desk long ago, San Yang looked at each other with wry smiles in their eyes.
After meeting Zhu Zhanji, he sat back very consciously and started to deal with the paperwork.

Zhu Zhanji was very satisfied with Sanyang's attitude. If everyone in the Ming Dynasty Hall was so conscious, Zhu Zhanji guessed that he would not have to come to the Qing Palace every day in the future.

After all, the fish in the pond will swim to the sea after all!

While drinking tea, Zhu Zhanji was thinking about whether he would have to learn from the emperor behind him in the future and find some hobbies for himself.

I saw Xia Yuanji walking in with a green-robed official who was about 30 years old.

"Chen Xia Yuanji sees His Royal Highness Grandson!"

"Minister Zhou Chen sees His Royal Highness Taisun!"

The two saluted, and Zhu Zhanji took another look at Zhou Chen.

Xia Yuanji said yesterday that he would recommend a talent for himself, and now it seems that if he guessed correctly, it should be Zhou Chen.

Looking at the white pheasant on the blue official robe, he should still be a fifth-rank official now.

Zhu Zhanji didn't pay much attention to the officials of the first and second ranks in the court before, so naturally he didn't have much image of this small official of the fifth rank.

Taking advantage of the gap between the two saluting, Zhu Zhanji glanced at the little snot next to him, and winked at him, and the little snot understood.

Soon, Little Snot took a booklet and put it in front of Zhu Zhanji. When he opened the first page of the booklet, it was Zhou Chen's name.
And all kinds of information about Zhou Chen in the back are also clearly recorded on it, and even the ancestors of three generations can be clearly found.

Zhu Zhanji glanced at Zhou Chen's message, and after getting a general understanding of Zhou Chen's situation in his heart, he said to Little Snot: "Give me a seat for the two adults!"

Little Snotty nodded when he heard the words, and when he brought stools to the two of them, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Let's all sit down!"

Xia Yuanji was not polite when he heard the words, he thanked him and sat down.

He is old and casual, while Zhou Chen beside him is well-behaved.

After the two of them sat down, Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhou Chen and said with a smile: "Are you Zhou Chen? I heard Master Xia say yesterday that you are a rare talent. I originally planned to visit you in person. However, Jin Shangshu of the Ministry of War was seriously ill yesterday, so it was delayed, so I asked Lord Xia to bring you here."

The corner of Xia Yuanji's mouth twitched when he heard the words, why didn't he remember what the grandson in front of him said yesterday that he wanted to visit in person?
Looking at Zhu Zhanji's serious nonsense, if it wasn't for what he experienced personally, he almost thought that his memory was confused.

Zhou Chen was quite nervous when Xia Yuanji brought him into the Qianqing Palace. He is not a big official, but now he is a member of the Ministry of Punishment, and he is considered a fifth rank.

According to the usual rules, he only had the opportunity to go to court during the monthly court meeting.

However, in the past, the prince was basically in charge of the country, and it was rare to hold a court meeting. Basically, major state affairs were settled in the Qianqing Palace. Speaking of which, this was the first time he entered the Qianqing Palace.

Originally, he still didn't understand why Xia Yuanji, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had to bring him such a Yuanwailang who belonged to Sesame Mung Bean in Yingtian when he entered the Qianqing Palace.

Now when I heard Zhu Zhanji's words, I suddenly came to my senses, and then I couldn't help but get excited.

The person in front of him is the grandson of the emperor of Ming Dynasty. In other words, as long as there are no accidents in the future, he will be the future emperor of Ming Dynasty.

I am an official the size of a sesame mung bean, but I can get the favor of the future emperor, and I plan to visit him?

Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, it is an attitude towards national scholars when these words are spoken from the mouth of a grandson of the emperor.

Zhou Chen was a little flattered when he heard the words, and immediately stood up, bowed respectfully again and saluted, and said neither humble nor overbearing:
"It's my honor to be honored by His Royal Highness, how dare I bother my grandson to visit my minister personally, my grandson has orders, just order!"

"Ok!"

Seeing Zhou Chen's attitude, Zhu Zhanji was very satisfied in his heart. He didn't say much, but one sentence was enough to show his attitude.

This man is very good at it!

Zhu Zhanji silently labeled Zhou Chen in his heart, and then said with a smile: "Okay, sit down quickly, let's not be polite, I called you here this time, actually there is one thing, I want to see your Thoughts, if there is no problem on your side, this matter will be handed over to you!"

Zhou Chen heard the words and said respectfully: "Please tell me grandson!"

Zhu Zhanji glanced at Xia Yuanji who was on the side, and wanted the old man to say it, but Xia Yuanji acted like it had nothing to do with him at this time, so Zhu Zhanji could only give up and say:

"A few days ago, I proposed to the emperor the idea of ​​purchasing grassland wool and stimulating grassland herdsmen to raise sheep, thereby reducing grassland horses. This matter has passed the emperor's consent and has been handed over to me and the household department to be jointly responsible, but this There are a lot of things involved, not only to arrange for people to go to the grassland to buy wool, but also to be responsible for processing the purchased wool, weaving it into woolen blankets, woolen sweaters, etc.!"

Zhu Zhanji briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter, looked at Zhou Chen and said, "So, I asked Lord Xia to call you over because I heard that you have unique knowledge in finance and taxation, so I wanted to see your thoughts."

The latter sentence is Zhu Zhanji's comment about Zhou Chen in the information he just saw.

Zhou Chen was a Jinshi in the second year of Yongle. Although he is now working in the Ministry of Punishment, his articles on the Jinshi examination back then have very unique insights on finance and taxation.

Zhu Zhanji estimated that this was also the reason why Xia Yuanji recommended Zhou Chen to him.

After all, finance and taxation are directly linked to the Ministry of Household Affairs. With such a talent, Xia Yuanji will naturally not let him be buried in the Ministry of Punishment.

Buy wool?

Zhou Chen frowned when he heard the words, thought for a while, and then looked at Zhu Zhanji and said:
"Taisun wants to buy wool so that the pastoral herdsmen can increase the number of sheep and reduce the number of horses?"

"Ok!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said:

"I really think so. The pastures on the grasslands are limited. As long as we are willing to buy wool, the herdsmen will naturally increase the number of sheep when they see the benefits. If there are more sheep but not many pastures, they will naturally reduce other sheep. The number of livestock!"

Zhou Chen thought for a while and asked: "I have seen Hu people selling blankets in Yingtian's market before, but this product has a strong smell, and it takes time and effort, and the asking price is also very high, so no one buys it. , Your Highness must have a way to get rid of the smell of wool, right?"

"Ok!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded. It's no surprise that Zhou Chen would have guessed this matter. Xia Yuanji could have guessed that he had a way and was recommended to him by Xia Yuanji. If he didn't think of this, Xia Yuanji probably wouldn't recommend it to himself.

"If that's the case, this matter can kill two birds with one stone. Not only can it stimulate the grassland herdsmen to raise horses, but it can also make a lot of money!"

After Zhou Zhen gave his own evaluation, he said:
"It's just that there are a few troublesome things about this matter. First, the Northern Expedition to Wala is imminent, and the grasslands must be more prepared against us Ming people. Second, it is extremely difficult to guarantee the safety of the caravans that go to the grasslands to buy wool. Third, if there are suddenly a large number of Purchasing wool will inevitably arouse the vigilance of grassland people.”

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Zhu Zhanji not only paid more attention to him.

As the saying goes, one person counts short, two counts long, and three people can discuss things easily!
After Zhou Chen mentioned it, Zhu Zhanji also found that there are indeed quite a lot of problems.

But fortunately, there are some small problems, after thinking about it, I said:

"This matter is easy to solve. After all, the Northern Expedition is only the Oirats. We can do business with other tribes. As for the safety issue, we will go to the grassland for danger, so let the herdsmen transport the wool to the border by themselves!"

Zhu Zhanji said, glanced at Xia Yuanji, and said: "I have to trouble Mr. Xia for this matter. Please ask Mr. Xia to give the emperor a note to open the border mutual market. At that time, the transaction will be held in the mutual market!"

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, Xia Yuanji immediately said: "The minister leads the order!"

"Well, then there is one last thing left!"

Seeing that Xia Yuanji agreed, Zhu Zhanji continued: "If the purchase of a large amount of wool will make the grassland people vigilant, then tell them that the emperor is planning to move the capital to Shuntian. The temperature in Shuntian is low in winter. We buy a large amount of wool to prepare for it." Prepare for moving the capital to Shuncheon!"

As Zhu Zhanji said, he took out some things he wrote yesterday from his arms, and said:
"Also, when I plan to buy wool, I will directly replace it with Daming ceramics, salt, cloth, silk and other daily necessities. In addition, I have a new way to make salt here. Take a look!"

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanji handed one of the papers beginning with "Mine Salt Refining Method" to Xiaonai, and let Xiaonai pass it on to Zhou Chen and Xia Yuanji.

Daming's salt and iron are all government-run, occupying a huge amount of revenue from Daming's finances, and the price of salt is also regulated by the government, so the control is not too bizarre.

It's just because the salt mines that can be eaten are limited,

A catty of salt is about two renminbi, one tael is sixteen renminbi, and it is 1000 renminbi when converted into copper plates. That is to say, the price of a catty of salt is about 120 renminbi.

Among them, the profit is very huge. Zhu Zhanji copied Ji Gang's house.

He knew Ji Gang's source of income, and a large part of it was obtained from the salt mines!

Moreover, compared with the various refined salts of later generations, most of the table salt of this era is actually poisonous.

It's just that although people in this era don't know why they will be weak if they don't eat salt...

But instinctively, salt is still regarded as a traditional Chinese medicine. If you don't take this medicine, you will be weak, and if you don't have strength, you won't be able to work.

Therefore, it is impossible to give up eating because of poisonous salt!

However, the matter of salt is more troublesome than glass. After all, salt belongs to the government and is the main financial income of Ming Dynasty.

The roads inside are relatively deep, so of course La Xia Yuanji needs to go into the water!
Xia Yuanji took a deep look at Zhu Zhanji when he took the paper handed over by Xiaonai. The matter of salt and iron has never been a trivial matter since ancient times.

He couldn't help but pay attention to it, not to mention that Zhu Zhanji was talking about a new way of making salt.

And after he finished reading what Zhu Zhanji wrote on the paper, he squeezed the paper in his hand and stood up, looking at Zhu Zhanji in disbelief, and said urgently:
"Dare to ask Your Highness the Grandson, is this method serious? You need to know that there is no room for half-joking about this matter. If those poisonous salts are really edible, just for this matter, His Highness the Grandson will definitely be famous forever!"

Zhu Zhanji was not surprised by Xia Yuanji's reaction, and said with a smile:
"I will be famous forever, you don't need to say, I will definitely be famous forever. As for table salt, as long as it is made according to my method, even the table salt made from poisonous salt will definitely be the best refined salt!"

Seeing that Xia Yuanji still had some doubts, Zhu Zhanji said again: "If you still don't believe it, you can get the stuff out and experiment with some rabbits!"

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, Xia Yuanji immediately put the paper into his arms carefully, then bowed his hands and saluted, and said without saying a word: "I will leave!"

After the words fell, the person turned around and walked out.

Zhu Zhanji: "..."

He was stunned for a moment, seeing that Xia Yuanji was about to leave the house, he finally came to his senses, and quickly shouted:

"Old rules, I want [-]%!"

(End of this chapter)