Daming: Let you do your best to manage, do you go to health?

Chapter 38

Although Zheng He's voyages did indeed bring a lot of income to the Ming Dynasty's finances, it must be understood that the consumption of that thing is not a small amount.That does not mean that you go out with a boatload of garbage and come back with a boatload of treasure.

What's more, there are only a few round trips in total, how many can be transported back?

In addition, the old man likes to fight wars, and he also likes to do big things, such as big projects such as canals. These are things that need to spend all the money of the whole country.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty had very little control over economic and financial aspects from his great-grandfather, even to the point of ignoring dogs, emphasizing the use of physical transactions and labor.Therefore, the amount of coinage was not much, and there was basically no coinage from the next 200 years to Longqing Kaihai, and the mintage from Hongwu to Yongxuan would not even exceed 6 million.

It is only equivalent to the amount of coins minted in one year during the Northern Song Dynasty.

Under these factors, the entire Ming Dynasty really lived with its belt on.This is why many scholars in later generations said that the Ming Dynasty, which was full of martial arts virtues, had always pursued a grand strategic direction of passive defense, such as the Great Wall.

It is because there is no money.

The financial system is backward, even to the state of letting go, under such circumstances, how can the imperial court be rich.
After all, the wealth of the country and the wealth of the people are two concepts.

But now the third one of his family is asking for 200,000 taels of silver. Before the influx of a large amount of silver in the Ming Dynasty, there was not much silver in stock. What's more, he was just an eldest grandson, not even a grandson. There are not so many good things that the old man rewarded, where can he get 200,000 taels of silver?

Even if he sold his father and prince, he would not be able to get 200,000 taels of silver.

"No money! 200,000 taels of silver, three months to pay, come here, your brother's head is here, you can chop it off and sell it."

Seeing his elder brother's broken pot, Zhu Zhanyong frowned and said, "Brother, you are more and more like the old man and the father now, are you impure and just a hob."

Zhu Zhanji was taken aback by Zhu Zhanyong's words.

But after thinking about it, he said angrily again: "Don't, don't, I'm different from the old man. Your grandfather's shrewdness has plotted against your brother and me. I wouldn't be half as shrewd as him." Meet him."

Although Zhu Zhanyong didn't understand why the elder brother who was closest to the old man suddenly said that, but these had nothing to do with him.

"Brother, don't talk about it. Tell me how much money you have. Anyway, I can't do this without money. I can't use this face to trade houses with others, can I?"

Zhu Zhanyong was very clear about the purpose of his trip, and asked again.

Hearing Zhu Zhanyong's words, Zhu Zhanji also gradually came out of the depressed mood of being cheated by the old man just now, and after thinking about it carefully, he said: "You also know that your elder brother and my family have no house. I didn't even have a house before. All the silver is handed over to you, and now I only have a hundred taels in my whole body."

Zhu Zhanji's words made Zhu Zhanyong's face suddenly sink: "More than a hundred taels? Brother, you are still in charge of the country. Look at the second uncle. The old man asked him to go to the feudal clan. He hasn't gone yet. That thing Just truckloads of them are transported to the mansion. I heard people say that the second uncle grabs a handful of golden beans and gives them away when he sees someone. Why do you think you are in prison now?"

Seeing Zhu Zhanyong's contemptuous eyes, Zhu Zhanji stared around and saw that he couldn't find anything to take advantage of, so he simply took off his boots and wanted to chase after him.

Under Zhu Zhanji's violent teaching, Zhu Zhanyong finally realized his mistake.

"Brother, brother, brother, don't hit, don't hit, it's wrong, it's wrong"

Seeing the smiling face of this talkative guy all day long, Zhu Zhanji was very puzzled, when did this kid become so virtuous?

After putting on his shoes again, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but said: "Third son, I remember that you didn't have this kind of virtue in the past. Although you were also greedy for money at that time, you wished to break a copper plate into two halves, but it was still a good thing." A gentle, courteous boy, who did you learn your nonsense from now?"

Zhu Zhanyong patted the ashes on his buttocks, and said with that resentful look: "Who did you say you learned from? Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black. They hang out with daddy, grandpa, and you all day long. Why don't you learn to be smarter, and you won't be schemed to death by you? You still talk about me, don't you do the same?"

Zhu Zhanji's words made Zhu Zhanji stunned.

"It's fine to talk about the old man and the old man, what does it have to do with me? Your eldest brother and I are just like you, doing all the talking every day?"

Zhu Zhanyong looked at Zhu Zhanji with disdainful eyes, as if saying: Isn't it?
"Hey! You boy..."

Seeing Zhu Zhanji's posture of making another move, Zhu Zhanyong quickly shut up.

After the two were silent for a while, Zhu Zhanyong still couldn't hold back, thought for a while and said: "Brother, 200,000 taels are not available, then 50,000, I will think of a way to see if I can last another month with these [-] taels .”

After he calmed down, Zhu Zhanji stopped talking to him: "Not even 100 taels, just [-] taels, not even a copper coin."

Zhu Zhanyong looked at Zhu Zhanji questioningly and said, "Really?"

"Really not. I still keep all the 100 taels in the mansion, and I only have ten taels of silver on my body."

Zhu Zhanyong said: "Let me see?"

Zhu Zhanji frowned and said, "How else can I lie to you?"

Saying that, he threw the money bag on his body to him.

Zhu Zhanyong turned the money bag up and down, and after repeatedly ensuring that there was no copper plate left in the money bag, he put the silver into his arms, and then returned the money bag, saying: "It's really poor."

Seeing Zhu Zhanyong's actions, Zhu Zhanji stared and said, "What are you doing? I still need the twelve taels. If you really want it, go to the mansion to get it."

But Zhu Zhanyong said: "Is it the silver in the cabinet on the second floor near the door in your house?"

Zhu Zhanji nodded dumbly.

"I've already taken it."

"My mother!" Zhu Zhanji, who reacted after hearing this, almost couldn't hold back his hands.

On the way back to town.

Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhanyong walked side by side.

Zhu Zhanji, who hadn't seen his younger brother for more than two months, couldn't help but said: "Third brother, tell me, did elder brother owe you in his previous life? In this life, I met you, a debt collector?"

Zhu Zhanyong smiled and said: "Brother, we brothers have something to say clearly. If you want to collect debts, you owe it yourself. If you want me to do these things for you, I will chase after you." What are you doing."

"Hey." Zhu Zhanji sighed helplessly when he heard this.

If I had known that I would be targeted by the old man here, and the arrangement of this matter and that matter, the ghost would make me suffer, as if I was being chased for debt all day long.

(End of this chapter)