His Royal Highness, he is plotting against me

Chapter 152
"I heard that His Highness has killed the Quartet again in the Tai Chi Hall today?"

In the evening, when the prince returned to Jiangfuxuan, Chen Fulin made a rare joke.

Digging the Grand Canal.

Beisili directly leads to the Grand Canal in the south of the Yangtze River!

Chen Fulin couldn't help not paying attention.

If this matter is done, it will be convenient for the people along the north and south and along the canal, and more importantly, the food and salt in the south of the Yangtze River will go directly to the north through the Grand Canal.

This matter is of merit to the people and beneficial to Dajing, but this matter also has risks, that is, the cycle is too long and it consumes too much money and food.

Once such a long Grand Canal is excavated, it will not be possible to complete it in less than [-] years. During this period, countless laborers will be recruited, and there will be money and food. Where will they get it?
But couldn't His Royal Highness have thought of these problems?
So today, at the second court meeting, all the ministers made preparations and asked His Highness the Crown Prince questions one by one.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had also been prepared for a long time, leading his people and the other party to kill the Quartet, quite like a verbal battle against the Confucianism.

In the end, the noisy ministers wiped their faces, only to realize that they were attacking His Highness the Crown Prince.

In the end, they were arguing and arguing, why did they get into a fight with their own people?
All blame His Highness the Crown Prince.

The grandeur of the canal navigation he described is too magnificent!

There is also a name that will go down in history, and the achievements that will last forever are too tempting!
They stand here, no matter they are descendants of aristocratic families or poor families, not to mention they all have common people in their hearts, but they all have a desire to make contributions and be famous in history.

And now, His Highness the Crown Prince put this opportunity before their eyes.

Just imagine, later historical records:

During the reign of Emperor Jiayu of Dajing, the imperial court was purged, the government was clear, the land equalization system was practiced, and the land was returned to the people. After that, the Grand Canal was dug, and it was called "Jiayu Prosperity" in history.

Just ask, who can not be tempted to become such an era creator?
He doesn't know if other people's hearts are not moved, anyway, His Majesty himself said that he is moved.

Of course, his heart was moved, which meant that the prince could act.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince used such a carrot to hang on the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and he succeeded in impressing his hesitant father.

But now in Jiangfuxuan, his words are not so meandering:

"It's just a group of people fishing for fame and reputation. What's the point of worrying about trivial matters?"

Chen Fulin really wanted to ask:
Your Highness, do you know that you scolded His Majesty together?
This is completely regardless of the target to open the group mocking skills.

But in the heart of His Royal Highness, he really thinks so.

He wants to build the Grand Canal, although he intends to benefit the people, but as the future ruler of Dajing, what he thinks is naturally not so simple.

Once the Grand Canal is open to navigation, it will only take ten days for the grain and grass in the Jiangnan granary to travel to the north. If Dajing wants to expand the territory to the north...

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and being able to gather food, grass and soldiers in the shortest time is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to Dajing.

Of course, there is also control over Jiangnan.

If the canal is open to navigation, it will only take ten days for the imperial army to reach the south of the Yangtze River.

This place is rich and prosperous, and it is Dajing's unique granary. The situation of being in a safe corner like before and being controlled by others must never happen again!

After Qin Aoqun's ridicule finished, he also praised his second brother-in-law: "However, those people who are alone are speechless this time, and your second brother also contributed a lot."

Because he doesn't need money from the treasury at all.

Instead, use Jiangnan's money to build the Grand Canal.

They owed the treasury for 40 years, and now they are just repaying the debt.

As the saying goes, cannibals have soft mouths but short hands.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not spend a cent of the national treasury, indicating that the construction of the canal will be undertaken by His Majesty's private treasury and the private treasury of the Eastern Palace.

So even if they have opinions, they can't refute them forcefully.

When I think about it again, I can't stop being terrified.

How much money can His Majesty have in his private treasury?

Big deal is another treasury.

But Dajing's treasury has never been rich, and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs is the clearest. In the past two years, His Royal Highness has copied two top aristocratic families, and dug out a lot of moths with radish holes, so there is a slight surplus.

Jiangnan made a fortune, but the prince turned around and spent the money on the victims. The rest of the snow disaster in the three northern states last winter, and the liquidation of various ministries, left very little.

So even if His Royal Highness wants the treasury to spend money to build the canal at this moment, he will not be able to get it out even if he has drained the bone marrow.

As for the private treasury of His Royal Highness, they don't believe that they can bypass His Majesty's private treasury.

So everyone quickly thought of Mr. Zhang, who "seeked benevolence and obtained benevolence" last year when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince used power for personal gain and fought for the interests of the people, and was finally dismissed from his post and exiled...

So His Royal Highness is making money in Jiangnan, right?

right?

Unlike these people who are still guessing, Chen Fulin is very clear about how much money the second brother has made for His Royal Highness in the past two years.

"But Your Highness, the money my second brother earned in Jiangnan is not enough to finish building the canal, right?"

Qin Ao glanced at her: "In the future, the Liu family will become the No. [-] richest businessman in Dajing. Do you know what it means to be as rich as a country?"

Chen Fulin: ...

She thought she should know.

She heard His Highness the Crown Prince say again: "Now that the output of the Qingzhou Salt Field has increased, and the salt output of the Jiangnan Salt Field has a slight surplus, I plan to send your second brother to the north."

"What to do?" she asked curiously.

Qin Ao took it for granted: "Of course it's business."

The grassland is short of salt, and when it is in short supply, even the people in the border areas have exchanged gold for salt.

But the imperial court strictly controlled the salt. Even when the Jiangnan Salt Farm was not in the imperial court's hands, those people did not let the salt flow out of Dajing.

After all, in the hearts of those people, they naturally feel that they are extremely noble, and those grassland people are all barbarians who drink blood.

They disdain to do business with each other, even if the other party holds gold, silver and jewelry in front of them.

So the salt they can get in exchange is only a small amount.

Chen Fulin:? ? ?

"Your Highness wants to do business with barbarians?"

Isn't this forbidden by the court?
Qin Ao stretched out a finger and shook it: "No."

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she rushed to answer when he was about to speak.

"I see!"

"It's not that His Highness wants to do business with Hu people, it's my second brother and the Liu family who want to do business with Hu people!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Lao Huai nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, children can be taught."

"Gu is Prince Dajing, so naturally he can't do such a thing to compete with the people for profit."

Chen Fulin: Who doesn't know that the crown prince is standing behind the Liu family?

It's just that no one has exposed this relationship openly.

"But Your Highness, the imperial court explicitly forbids Dajing merchants from trading with Hu people."

His Royal Highness waved his hand, as if he felt that this matter was not worth mentioning: "It's okay, I will write a letter tomorrow alone, asking His Majesty to try to open a mutual market in Yumen."

This is probably: a word from His Royal Highness, His Majesty the Emperor is worried about losing his hair!
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　Well, it seems that a chapter was missed today. . .I thought I actually had a chapter saved, I was so happy

　　
　
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