Brother Zhu Youxiao

"Your Highness, even though I said so, I still don't think that the common people will buy this item..."

"Whether to buy or not depends on the policy."

On the fifth day after Zhu Youjian finished talking about the national debt, Li Changgeng found Zhu Youjian with an iron scroll.

"Tianqi Tongbao" was printed on this iron scroll, and "Daming National Debt" was printed later.

The weight of the iron scroll is only about two taels, and the cost is no more than a dozen cash, but its denomination is a full one tael.

It can be said that this object is an iron-like banknote, and looking at Zhu Youjian holding it, even though Li Changgeng already knows the meaning of national debt, he still does not think that people will buy national debt.

He could not deny that the people in some parts of Daming were relatively wealthy, but even so, one tael of silver was not a small sum of money for them.

According to Daming's current financial situation, if the people really wanted to be exempted from the land tax, they would have to raise at least 4000 million national debts each year.

"The matter of national debt is not a simple issuance. If it is not profitable, then naturally not many people will buy it."

Zhu Youjian played with the Chinese debt in his hand, and then said:

"The local gold and silver produced by Daming each year is more than 900 million taels. The reason why these silver cannot be directly put into the market is that it will lead to inflation."

"However, if the population continues to grow, so that all the currency issued can reach the hands of the people, and the average amount of currency held by the people remains unchanged, then there is no need to fear inflation."

"8000 million national bonds, issued for two years, with an annual interest of 5%, what do you think?"

Zhu Youjian has promoted Arabic numerals and various mathematical symbols that have not yet appeared in this era, so he is not afraid that Li Changgeng will not understand.

As the minister of the household department of the Ming Dynasty, he can ignore other books, but he dare not ignore the books on finance and mathematics that he wrote.

"If this is the case, then two years after the issuance, Guochao will have to pay back 800 million taels of silver, which is a bit outweighed for the court..."

Li Changgeng thought from the perspective of the imperial court, but Zhu Youjian smiled with the Chinese debt in his hand: "I think it's worth spending 800 million taels to clean up Yanshan."

"Is it that simple?" Li Changgeng couldn't help feeling that things were too simple.

"Is it simple?" Zhu Youjian shook his head with a chuckle, and asked:

"Do you think, throughout the ages, who can pull out two 10,000+ officials in one go?"

"This..." Li Changgeng thought for a while, but it seemed that there really wasn't one.

"If you want to deal with people, the most important thing is to have people under your hands."

Zhu Youjian spoke, and continued to speak deeply to Li Changgeng:

"Class is the basis for the existence of political parties. Since the Song Dynasty, most officials came from scholarly families, and very few came from white backgrounds."

"Even in the Guo Dynasty, most of the temples are like this, but white bodies account for more of them."

"The Yanshan School itself is white. Although the suppression of the gentry is with the gentry, it can't change their family background."

"They were born in white background, instead of supporting the people of their own class, they fantasized about becoming new scholar-bureaucrats and restoring the Song Dynasty's policy of not punishing scholar-bureaucrats."

"The gentry don't support them, the common people don't support them, the emperor and Gu don't support them, what do you think they will survive?"

Zhu Youjian has long thought about Yanshan's problem, even the current problem.

Generally speaking, Yanshan has not grasped the main "pain points" of a political party.

They feel that if they are united, they don't need farmers, workers, gentry, and landlords to rely on.

They have no class to rely on, but rely entirely on themselves, the so-called "Yanshan" scholar-bureaucrat class, which has already doomed their downfall.

Right now, after all, it is the world. As long as the emperor has a steady stream of officials, the collapse of the Yanshan faction will happen sooner or later.

Perhaps Chengde's "mobilizing the grassroots" made Zhu Youjian a headache, but he only stayed at the level of mobilizing grassroots officials and controlling the taxation of the court.

If he can mobilize the people, it is worthy of Zhu Youjian's seriousness.

Moreover, the internal strife within Yanshan was too serious, and it happened that there were no talents like Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong to clean up the interior, which made the Yanshan faction unable to exert its strength.

If Yanshan does not divide, it will take a lot of effort for Zhu Youjian to clean up.

But right now, he just sent Jin Xuan and Yan Yinshao to win over Yanshan's political opponents, and united with neutral officials, which is enough to fight against Yanshan faction.

If the 28 overseas and domestic officials are included, the end of the era of the Yanshan School will gradually be drawn.

To achieve a political party, it is impossible to grasp class contradictions and rely on class background.

After all, the Yanshan School failed to escape the pain of the "short-sightedness" of the traditional scholar-bureaucrat class.

However, this is not their problem. After all, they are only quick officials, and many of them are sent to officialdom without learning.

"If Your Highness wants to clean up Yanshan, where should we start?"

Li Changgeng understood Zhu Youjian's words, and knew that Zhu Youjian was playing his cards right now, so he boldly asked.

"Exempt the land tax, reform education, and take back the money bag."

Zhu Youjian said his thoughts word by word, among which he put the reform of education in the second step, and the money bag was the third step, which shows how much he cares about education.

However, Li Changgeng also raised his own doubts about this: "But at present, Guochao has millions of teachers, and it is not so easy to replace them."

"It's really not easy, but it's not very difficult. It will take a few years." Zhu Youjian nodded and admitted, and at the same time put the national debt in his hand on the table.

Seeing Zhu Youjian put the national debt on the table, Li Changgeng opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, and finally made up his mind to ask;
"Issuing national debt, reforming education, replacing officials, these things cannot be done overnight."

"Is Your Highness going to extend the time of becoming a feudal vassal, and finish everything first..."

"No!" Zhu Youjian shook his head resolutely and interrupted: "The development of Daming only needs to be done step by step, but Qi State can't do it."

Zhu Youjian knew that Daming was like an old man with rigid thinking, even if he stayed in Daming, it would be difficult for him to gradually clear up his rigid thinking brain within a generation.

What to do in the future is very simple, just follow the example of Qi.

There may be a struggle for hegemony between Qi Guo and Da Ming in the future, but it is already difficult for Zhu Youjian to pay attention to this.

That is what will happen a hundred years later. One generation will do the work of one generation, and one generation will complete the mission of one generation.

It is impossible to say that Zhu Youjian can finish everything he needs to do in one go while staying in Daming.

He has already made Daming's body young and strong. As for his mind, that is something he can't change in his entire life. This has happened once in history.

"When the national power is exhausted, how much more human?"

Zhu Youjian sighed, which made Li Changgeng sigh.

The two no longer discussed the topic of the feudal clan, but changed the topic to the national debt.

"At present, more than 5 officials from the Qi State have arrived in Tianjin. In order to promote the national debt, the lower officials suggest that the National News Bureau be replaced first, so that the "Daming Daily" will first promote the national debt."

As Li Changgeng said, Zhu Youjian also nodded his head slightly to express his approval, and then shouted to a young man in the corner:

"Wan Chun, go find Commander Lu Du and come here."

"Okay!" Hearing King Qi calling him, Xia Wanchun, who had just arrived at King Qi's mansion for a few days, immediately stood up and hurriedly walked out of the hall.

Looking at his back, Li Changgeng couldn't help laughing and said: "The boy is young, he is full of vigor, and he is also very fast when doing things."

"Qi country doesn't have so many rules, and I don't want to use rules to bind the people of the world." Zhu Youjian smiled when he heard this. In his opinion, the etiquette and rules are enough.

Li Changgeng, who heard the words, also nodded his head slightly to express his approval, and then bowed to Zhu Youjian:
"If that's the case, then I'll go to the Finance Department and prepare for the imprint of 8000 million yuan of debt between the two countries."

"There are a lot of national debts, one tael is only for the common people, and some iron rolls of 100 taels, 50 taels, 20 taels, and ten taels have to be squeezed out."

"Go!" Zhu Youjian waved his hand to indicate that he could leave, and Li Changgeng also bowed and left the Chengyun Hall after seeing this.

Not long after leaving Prince Qi's mansion, Lu Wenzhao and Xia Wanchun walked into Chengyun Hall.

The two bowed at the same time and called a thousand years, and then Xia Wanchun returned to his corner.

Many people have sat in this position, among which Li Dingguo and Zhu Ciran have been sitting for the longest time.

Most of them watched the dialogue between Zhu Youjian and the ministers as bystanders, discussed national policies, and then asked what they didn't understand after the discussions were over and the ministers left.

However, compared to Li Dingguo and Zhu Ciran, Xia Wanchun's ability to understand Ming Dynasty's politics is faster.

He has seen a lot of ways from the sidelines these days, and he has also seen that the politics and temples of Daming and Qi are essentially different.

"The reason you came here is to get you ready to kick out the group of Jin Yiwei first, and then you can start to fight..."

Zhu Youjian took a sip from the teacup, moistened his throat, and Lu Wenzhao also bowed happily after hearing the words:
"It's Your Highness, I have been waiting for your order for a long time."

There are not a few ghosts in Yanshan among Jinyiwei. If they are not cleaned up, Zhu Youjian dare not rest assured to clean up Yanshan officials.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian also waved his hand: "Go down and do business."

"Resignation from humble position!" Lu Wenzhao bowed and retreated, Xia Wanchun smelled something different from the short words of the two sides.

But before he thought about it carefully, Zhu Youjian asked, "It's been a few days since I came to Daming, what do you think is different from Qi?"

Zhu Youjian wanted to test Xia Wanchun, but when it came to his question, Xia Wanchun, who had been tested by his father Xia Yunyi all the year round, did not show any timidity, stood up and bowed:

"Returning to Your Highness, the boy thinks that the Daming Temple is old, and all the things they talk about when they come and go are for interests, which really violates the concept of 'people are like water' in the book "Politics" written by His Highness."

"Compared to Ming Dynasty, although our country Qi has fewer people, but above the temple, it is often pragmatic."

"There are also words from His Royal Highness and ministers, which are much more than Lord Qi's Chief Shi and Qi's Six Ministers."

Xia Wanchun's words made Cao Huachun who was sitting on the sidelines dealing with the memorabilia speechless. It has been many years since Prince Qi's mansion has seen such a bold young man with a different surname.

"It's interesting, you continue to talk."

The state of Qi was established by Jin Xuan and his group of ideologues. Although Zhu Youjian provided the main square formation, the details were still based on Jin Xuan and his own formulation.

Therefore, even Zhu Youjian himself is very curious about how different the current Qi State is from Daming.

"Yes!" Xia Wanchun heard that Zhu Youjian wanted to know more, and immediately walked to the center of the hall, and bowed to Zhu Youjian on the high platform:
"Qi Guo would like to follow His Highness's good policy of governing the country, and the country is few and the people are few, so it only talks about political affairs in the officialdom, such as Li Shangshu and His Highness discussed just now. .”

"Secondly, His Royal Highness and Li Shangshu have too many back and forth conversations. In Qi State, officials often directly explain all the things they need to explain. Afterwards, the chief official analyzes and orders himself, and the subordinate officials can execute them."

"Implement it first, and then go to the board when you feel something is wrong. This will make things less complicated."

"In addition, from my point of view, Guochao's official thinking is rigid, and many officials still need His Highness's painstaking explanations for their actions."

"It's easy to make the officials tired, and His Highness is even more tired."

"If things go on like this, the officialdom will be exhausted. If there is time to be lazy, all the officials will definitely scramble to be the first."

Having said that, Xia Wanchun paused, and then bowed and saluted:

"The kid has only been here in the country for a few days, and that's all he knows. If there are any absurd words, please forgive me. After all, it is His Highness who said that Qi Kingdom does not need too many vain manners. If the boy is reckless, he will follow His Highness national policy."

Although Xia Wanchun is young, he is observant and careful, and he also knows how to use Zhu Youjian's words to protect himself, which makes Zhu Youjian like it very much after hearing it.

Therefore, instead of being angry, Zhu Youjian asked Xia Wanchun with a smile:
"You have studied in the government school for five days, have you gained anything? Do you think that the government school and the people of Ming Dynasty are different from Qi State?"

"Yes! And there are many!" Xia Wanchun said without hesitation:

"The kid almost has His Highness and Long Live in many courses in the government school, but the students have almost completely different attitudes towards His Highness and Long Live."

"Why?" Zhu Youjian frowned when he mentioned himself and his brother.

Xia Wanchun didn't notice this, but explained to Zhu Youjian:
"In the book, what His Highness has done is extremely detailed. On the other hand, when looking at Long Live, the mention of Long Live's achievements are all well-planned falsehoods."

"For young people like me, His Highness's extremely detailed deeds are almost a storybook, and students can experience all kinds of things His Highness has experienced from His Highness's perspective."

"But on the other hand, when it comes to Wansui, although they know that Wansui has meritorious deeds, the students can't answer the specific merits at all."

"In the long run, it is inevitable that students and common people will worship His Highness instead of Long Live."

"Even folks and boys come and go, and many theaters in the capital often have scripts about His Highness and Long Live."

"But among them, His Highness all came out with the image of a stalwart man who can save the sky. On the other hand, the portrayal of Long Live is very shallow, and it doesn't show the grandeur of Long Live."

"In addition, from the experience given to me by the folks, most of the people in the western capital of Qi State are simple and honest, but most of the people inside and outside the capital are cunning."

"The people of Qi State are full of vigor, but the people of Ming Dynasty are lifeless."

"The people of the Qi State pay attention to the important affairs of their family and the country, and the "Qi Guo Guo Bao" is almost snatched by the people. On the other hand, although the "Da Ming Pao" records many policies that are beneficial to the people, the people's attitude is that they don't care."

"When the people of Qi State heard that they could reclaim the land, most of them took the train happily, or drove to the reclaimed land on foot."

"The people of Ming Dynasty heard that they could reclaim the land, but they seemed indecisive, not active enough and didn't mention it. Even if they decided to immigrate, they wished that the government would send them to the immigrant place, as if the government owed them money."

"and also……"

"Cough cough..."

Xia Wanchun wanted to say something more, but Cao Huachun in the corner coughed wildly, motioning him to stop talking.

Xia Wanchun also closed his mouth when he heard the sound, but Zhu Youjian frowned slightly, thinking about what Xia Wanchun said in his mind.

"Why do you think there is such a big difference between the dynasty and the people of the country?"

Zhu Youjian threw the question to Xia Wanchun, and Xia Wanchun also edited directly after hearing the words:

"The boy thinks that there are many reasons, the first of which is the difference between the common people."

"The people of Qi State are basically people who migrated spontaneously. They are ready to live a hard life, and they know that as long as they work hard to cultivate the fields, their lives will get better and better."

"As for the people of Ming Dynasty, especially those who stayed in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Central Plains, most of them are stubborn people who will not move."

"Most of their ideas are to let the neighbors relocate, the neighbors suffer, and then divide the neighbors' land themselves."

"The kid thinks that they have lost their aggressiveness and only have the idea of ​​sitting back and reaping the rewards."

"Looking at the kid from the perspective of the parents, so in the kid's eyes, most of their heirs are also people who sit back and enjoy what they get."

"Secondly, there are too many rules in the country. People have to kneel when they see officials, and they have to walk around the official office when they walk on weekdays. When they see wealthy businessmen, they go to flatter them. It's all about profit."

"On the other hand, in Qi State, the common people wander around in front of the various government offices at will, and they just smile and don't care when they learn that the people around them are officials."

"The boy remembers very clearly that after the immigrants arrived in Qi State, the first thing Jin Changshi arranged was to let the officials go to greet them, bow to them, and then tell them the rules of Qi State."

"In the early days, there were many people who did not adapt, whether they were officials or ordinary people."

"However, later on, officials and ordinary people enjoyed this atmosphere."

"Jin Changshi said something to the boy, saying that His Highness told him, and the boy has a deep memory."

"Me?" Hearing that Xia Wanchun had a deep memory of what he had said to Jin Xuan, Zhu Youjian was a little puzzled.

"Yes!" Xia Wanchun bowed and said, "Your Highness said that being a trafficker is a profession, and so is an official."

Zhu Youjian was taken aback by Xia Wanchun's words. He had a distasteful personality in his early years, and he no longer remembers whether he said such words.

But in terms of status and personality, it's not surprising that he said such things to Jin Hyun.

"Everyone in Qi State is equal, but when you return to Daming, you have to bow on one side and kneel on the other. The different rules make it very uncomfortable for many people in Qi State to return home after living in Qi State for a long time."

"Many maritime merchants from the Qi State who are engaged in trade are voicing their bitterness in the wine shops and tea shops at the port every day."

Saying that, Xia Wanchun paused, then bowed to Zhu Youjian and said:
"Your Highness, do you know what is the most severe punishment for common people and labor reformers in the Qi Kingdom?"

"..." Zhu Youjian was stopped by Xia Wanchun's question. He thought about the "Huang Ming Qi National Law" he made, and then said: "It should be Ling Chi?"

"No..." Xia Wanchun shook his head when he heard the words, and then said something bold to Zhu Youjian:
"In the state of Qi, the most severe punishment for civilians and labor camps is 'dismissal and return home'."

"Cough, cough, cough..." Hearing these four words, Cao Huachun coughed so hard that it seemed that he was suffering from tuberculosis.

Not to mention him, even Zhu Youjian didn't know what to say at this moment.

It was Xia Wanchun, who continued to speak calmly:
"Therefore, when Jin Changshi was recalled to the court last year, the people of Xijing City along the way rushed to hear the news. No one congratulated Jin Changshi. It will return to Qi as soon as possible."

"The kid came to Daming because my father asked him to come to study with His Highness, so the kid was willing to come and go. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the kid might not come back to Daming once in his life."

Xia Wanchun almost belittled Daming all over the place, which made Zhu Youjian lose face, and coughed and said:

"Ahem, so in your eyes, Daming has no advantages?"

"Of course!" Xia Wanchun replied without thinking:

"Daming has a large population, is extremely powerful, and its economy is prosperous. These are things that even the flatterers of the state of Qi can't catch up with."

"However, the boy believes that given time to Qi, Qi will still be able to catch up with Daming in the future."

Xia Wanchun's words were full of Qi Guo's pride, but his behavior made Zhu Youjian frown.

He saw a problem from Xia Wanchun, that is, the recognition of Daming by the people of Qi State only existed in the word "Guo Chao".

Although they admit that they are Ming people under the suzerain-vassal system, they are more proud of their identity as Qi people.

Such a situation is not a good thing, and if it is like this for a long time, it may make Qi feel repulsive towards Daming.

"It is necessary to unify the teaching materials of the various vassal states, and unify the reform of the education of the various vassal states..."

After learning about Xia Wanchun's idea of ​​growing up a child from Qi, Zhu Youjian also began to expand the scope of education reform in his heart.

In his view, the suzerain-vassal system must naturally be integrated. With the current productivity, there are still many areas that the suzerain-vassal system can develop, and the existing resources are sufficient to maintain this system for a long time.

If the suzerain-vassal system began to disintegrate before it took over the basic market due to different educational concepts, then Zhu Youjian has been busy for so many years, and he might as well lead people to America from the beginning.

"The answer is good. I will continue to observe in the future and let me know if there is anything wrong."

Zhu Youjian comforted Xia Wanchun, and at the same time assigned him a task.

But Xia Wanchun bowed to Zhu Youjian and said: "Actually, the boy came to Daming not long ago, and he doesn't know much about Daming. Much of his understanding comes from the mouths of the county kings."

"The boy thought that instead of asking the boy, His Highness should ask the princes carefully."

Xia Wanchun brought Zhu Cihong and the others into it, and Zhu Youjian was also taken aback when he heard the words, and then smiled very happily:
"I didn't expect that the group of eight or nine-year-old dolls could understand so much, but I underestimated them."

"Your Highness..." Facing Zhu Youjian's happiness, Xia Wanchun responded with a bow and a smile:
"Don't underestimate the princes, you wrote a sentence in the "Chinese" textbook..."

"Don't bother, don't worry, you must know that heroes come out of youth!"

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