East Factory Governor

Chapter 27

Qin Shuhuai's mouth was bulging and he almost choked, so he quickly picked up the teacup and poured a cup of tea before swallowing it.

He also smiled, and joked to the visitor, "Could it be that Xiongtai also came to steal food?"

The young man laughed and said, "What's so delicious about this kind of jujube cake? To say it's delicious, the osmanthus jujube paste from Jiangnan Yipintang is delicious. It's a pity that this thing can only keep fresh for less than [-] hours, and it cannot Serve it iced. The south of the Yangtze River is more than two thousand miles away, and since the imperial court abolished the station, it will never be eaten again."

Qin Shuhuai said, "What's so difficult about this? As long as you have money, hurry up, and if there is a way to deliver it to you, it's a commodity economy!"

"Commodity economy? This is new." The young man smiled wryly, and said, "Unfortunately, other rich men can do this, but I can't."

Qin Shuhuai said, "What's wrong? I don't think you are short of money. Could it be your father... Oh no, your father won't give you money?"

The young man smiled and said, "Brother Qin's words are really funny. Although sweet-scented osmanthus and jujube paste are good, they are not expensive in the south of the Yangtze River, but they are extravagant when transported to the capital. Do you know that this journey is fast, and it takes [-] hours to transport it to the capital?" How much manpower and material resources? Extravagance is detrimental to the country, how can we people with lofty ideals take the lead in opening up this trend?"

Qin Shuhuai shook his head and said, "Brother, what you said is wrong. Extravagance can harm the country, but it can also benefit the country."

The young man raised his eyebrows slightly, pondered for a while, and said, "What do you say, brother?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Some people are extravagant, and some people make money. Take this osmanthus jujube paste as an example, let's calculate how many people can make money. First of all, to send osmanthus jujube paste from Jiangnan to the capital within [-] hours, at least If twenty fast horses are relayed, then the horse breeder will make money first. To raise twenty fast horses, at least a small horse farm is needed, and a small horse farm needs at least ten workers, so ten more workers make money .In addition, at least ten horse riders are needed along the way, so ten more people can make money. Horse riders have to eat and stay in the local area when they go out? If sales are good in the capital, Yipintang will not only hire more workers, but also increase the purchase of raw materials. In this way, those who grow sweet-scented osmanthus and jujube can make money. If you earn money, you will have food, so Look, how many people can be supported by the osmanthus jujube paste business alone?"

The young man frowned, thoughtfully.

Qin Shuhuai continued, "This is true for sweet-scented osmanthus and jujube paste, and it is even more true for other things. Our Ming Dynasty is rich in products. If they can be fully circulated and traded freely, they will be able to support more than tens of millions of people. Brother, just imagine, how many farmers in our Daming have no land now. Geng? If these people wander around for a long time, they will inevitably have heresies in their hearts, and they may be a disaster for Ming Dynasty."

In fact, due to the unprecedented land annexation in the current Ming Dynasty, a large amount of cultivated land was concentrated in the hands of a few vassal princes and landlords.Farmers have no land to cultivate, and there have been frequent civil upheavals.It was these peasants who finally forced Chongzhen to Meishan.If the imperial court does not have a proper way to guide these peasants to do something, then history will repeat itself.

But there are only two ways to make farmers have something to do. One is to develop industry and commerce and absorb a large number of land-lost farmers.Obviously, the second point is not possible now, so he only said the first point.

The young man pondered for a while and said, "Brother, do you mean that you want to promote business and suppress agriculture? Agriculture is the foundation of the country. If everyone is a merchant and travels for food, wouldn't the country have no farmers to cultivate?"

Qin Shuhuai said again, "Brother is wrong again. The peasants' reluctance to farm is not the result of heavy commerce, but the fact that the land has been concentrated in the hands of feudal lords, relatives, and landlords. It is because they are unwilling to farm. If nothing else, just It is said that the former emperor rewarded King Fu with 200 million mu of land. Would Fu Wang take good care of it? For the 200 million mu, Fu Wang only needs to hire people to cultivate 190 mu of land to live comfortably. What about the remaining [-] million mu? The land belongs to King Fu, and if he doesn’t want to cultivate others, he can’t cultivate it. This is just King Fu’s family. How much land in the Ming Dynasty was idle like this? Even those landlords in the south of the Yangtze River who are willing to cultivate the land under their name, they give the tenant farmers a lottery The success is pitiful, and the tenant farmers can’t get enough to eat, so they will naturally think about other livelihoods! Those so-called scholar-officials in the court are talking about all kinds of people being chased away, going to farm instead of eating, farting! If there are fields, how can there be so many? People leave their hometowns to seek a living! They just stand and talk without pain in their backs!"

The young man's face was a bit ugly, he pondered for a while, forced a smile, and said, "What brother Qin said is really eye-opening."

Just as he was talking, a burst of laughter suddenly came from outside the door.

"Hahaha, I heard little friend Shuhuai swearing again from afar!"

Qin Shuhuai took a look and saw two people coming in from the door.One is a beardless man, about five to sixty years old, slightly fat.The other is none other than Sun Chengzong.

Qin Shuhuai immediately bowed to Sun Chengzong and saluted, "I pay my respects to Mr. Zhisheng."

But I was surprised to see Sun Chengzong bowing deeply to the boy!
"The old man sees the emperor!"

I wipe!what's the situation?
Qin Shuhuai petrified on the spot, with his mouth open for a long time, speechless.

This kid is Chongzhen? !

Seeing that Qin Shuhuai hadn't moved for a while, the unnecessary man beside Sun Chengzong said sharply, "Bold, why don't you kneel down and salute when you see the emperor?"

It seems to be a eunuch, but he is not wearing eunuch clothes.

Qin Shuhuai immediately fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed, and said, "Qin Shuhuai, a grassroots man, kowtow to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Chongzhen chuckled and said, "Brother Shuhuai, don't be too polite."

Qin Shuhuai still couldn't get up, and said with a look of sincerity and fear, "The grassroots just talked nonsense and offended the Holy One, please forgive the grassroots capital crime!"

Chongzhen got up and supported Qin Shuhuai himself, and said, "Brother Qin's words are to the point, so that I suddenly understand, what is the crime? Get up quickly!"

After all, he looked at Sun Chengzong rather disappointedly, and said, "The teacher came at a really inconvenient time. Brother Qin and I were chatting happily."

At this time, Chongzhen was humble, frugal, eager to seek talents, and high-spirited. He really looked like a generation of Ming lords!
Sun Chengzong was taken aback for a moment, then laughed loudly, and said, "So, the old man will go out for another round."

After that, he turned and went out.

Chongzhen said to the eunuch, "Wang Sili, you should go out too. Stay outside, no one is allowed to come in without my will."

The eunuch bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Qin Shuhuai looked at the eunuch, thinking that this person should be Wang Dehua, right?The current Si Li Jian holds the pen and the Yu Ma Jian holds the seal, and is fully in charge of the security and defense of the Forbidden City.It was he who finally opened the door to welcome Li Zicheng into the city.

Seeing that the door was closed, Chongzhen took a plate of pastries, pulled Qin Shuhuai to sit on the floor, and said, "Come on, I haven't heard the truth for a long time. Brother Qin, tell me the truth for a while."

From Chongzhen's eyes, what Qin Shuhuai saw was a smug young man, a hero who aspired to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, not a subjugated king who was suspicious by nature and self-destructed the Great Wall.Chongzhen once said back then that I am not a king of a subjugated country, but all my ministers are subjugated ministers, which may have some truth.

Seeing Qin Shuhuai in a daze, Chongzhen said again, "Brother Qin, don't worry too much. If you are like those ministers in the court, it would be too boring. I want you to tell the truth, and I want to listen to the truth. Brother Qin, can you?"

Chongzhen was like a very ordinary boy, sitting on the ground, calling Qin Shuhuai Brother Qin, his sincerity and sincerity made Qin Shuhuai very surprised and shocked.

He thought of the scene where Yongzheng and Nian Gengyao sat chatting on the steps of the Jinluan Hall.

It's just that Nian Gengyao, who fought for Yongzheng from birth to death, did not end well in the end.

Qin Shuhuai's heart was turbulent. After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to tell the truth, but it is difficult to listen to the truth. Do you really want to listen to the truth?"

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