I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 195 Xia Yuanji: My goal in life is just two words, make money!

"Hey...ha~hey...ha~"

"Hahaha, my little darling, when you swing your knife, you have to be strong and powerful, and you have to scare the enemy in the first place, just like grandpa... Roar!"

On the beach of Jaffna, the soldiers started their morning exercises just after the morning sun rose.

Teams of soldiers lined up neatly, shouting numbers, and were running warm-up training.

On one of the beaches, two figures, one big and one small, were gesturing at each other with wooden knives.

The old man was dressed up, holding a wooden knife in his hand, and was training the little rookie.

And this rookie was the little guy on the opposite side who couldn't walk very steadily, his tired little head was sweating, and he was chopping at the old man with a wooden knife.

Under a parasol not far away, Zhu Zhangui and his wife sat together, watching their grandparents and grandchildren playing with each other, showing a happy smile.

Sunshine, waves, sandy beach.

Such a beautiful and harmonious scene is simply a perfect picture.

Of course, it would be perfect if there wasn't a guy chattering around.

"Your Highness, tell me how much money we can get this time, whether we will plant the land we get, or transfer people from the country to plant it, or buy slaves to plant it."

"I don't know what's going on with Yinshan's mining. We talked about getting back the value of the banknotes, and I don't know what's going on with the Ministry of Finance's plan."

"Hey, I knew I wouldn't be here. If I were still with the court, I guess the first step of the plan would be implemented now."

"I don't know if they spent the money sent back to the treasury indiscriminately!"

"The crown prince is so easy to talk, those old bastards speak a little bit more seriously, the crown prince will probably approve it!"

"Oh, it's difficult for the household department. You can't keep your money. If you don't pay attention to it, the money will disappear."

Zhu Zhangui picked out his ears, and looked helplessly at the chattering Xia Yuanji.

"Xia Shangshu, are you busy? Have you finished the logistics?"

What Zhu Zhangui means is, if you have something to do, go to it quickly and don't chatter here.

Xia Yuanji raised his head and smiled confidently.

"Your Highness, you are looking down on me. There are so many things in our Ming Dynasty, and I can easily get them in order. There are only 10,000+ people. I have to be busy all the time. Then I don't have to do it as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs." , just go home and raise fish and plant trees.”

Zhu Zhangui was speechless.

What Xia Yuanji said, he was speechless.

That's right, Natsuhara Yoshitoshi handled so many things in Daming in an orderly manner, without any fuss or mistakes.

The logistics management of 10,000+ people is really nothing to Xia Yuanji, the household secretary who often handles national government affairs.

Seeing that Zhu Zhangui was silent, Xia Yuanji started nagging again.

"I knew that I went with Xueshi Yang. He is very talkative, and he is benevolent and righteous. If the other party sells it poorly, he may not be able to say those conditions."

"Hey, it's been less than half a month. He should have a letter there, so he won't be chopped off by the other party in anger."

What Zhu Zhangui heard was a black line.

He finally understood why the old man drove him and Yang Pu to another boat when he came here.

Just this non-stop nagging, no one can stand it.

This guy Xia Yuanji is very capable of handling affairs, but his ability to talk non-stop is also quite annoying.

Ordinary people really can't stand his chattering to himself.

Noticing her husband's stiff expression, Zhao Ling'er covered her mouth with a chuckle, got up and took a cup of tea, and handed it to Xia Yuanji.

"Xia Shangshu, it's cold, drink some tea to keep you warm."

"Thank you Concubine Grandson, I'm just thirsty!"

Xia Yuanji got up and thanked him, took the teacup, took a few sips, moistened his throat and started nagging again.

"This place is very nice, the temperature is suitable all year round, no wonder three crops a year!"

"When I get old, I will come here to retire here. The temperature here is suitable. If I retire here, I may live for a few more years."

"Actually, the crown prince should also come here, and rest and recuperate here more, maybe his health will get better."

"Swimming in the sea every day, fishing for self-cultivation, and running along the beach every day, it will probably take less than two years for my health to recover!"

"Oh, no, it seems that the crown prince doesn't know how to swim, but it's actually not difficult, you can learn it after learning, my minister..."

Zhu Zhangui glanced at Zhao Linger helplessly.

You said why did you give him tea?His mouth was dry, didn't he stop talking?

It's good now, after drinking a few sips of tea, I regained my energy, and started nagging again.

"Haha, what are you talking about? So happy."

Just when Zhu Zhangui was thinking about whether to find a reason to hide, the old man came over with the sweaty little guy.

Zhao Ling'er got up quickly, handed a towel to the old man, and carefully wiped his son's sweat.

Zhu Zhangui spread his hands helplessly.

"I don't know if I'm happy or not. Anyway, what Xia Shangshu said is quite happy!"

The old man who was drinking tea glanced at Xia Yuanji, who was beside him disapprovingly, and gave Zhu Zhangui a sympathetic expression.

"Your Majesty, Yang Shangshu has been gone for so long, maybe they haven't reached an agreement, or let's fight a few games first to give them a little deterrent!"

When the old man came over, Xia Yuanji immediately changed the target of his speech.

The old man handed the teacup to his daughter-in-law, picked up a piece of fruit on the table, and said to Xia Yuanji while feeding his little grandson.

"Don't worry, this rice is already in the stew pot, sooner or later it will be our food!"

"Besides, the conditions we raised are not necessarily agreed to by individuals. Even if they are agreed, it is estimated that they will need to be discussed one by one. If there is no 10 days or a month, it is estimated that there will be no results."

"Wait slowly, but your suggestion is also good. Let Zhang Fu take the team out for a walk tomorrow, so as to put a little pressure on that side."

Xia Yuanji thinks about it too.

If this kind of matter is placed in Daming, it won't be possible to discuss it for half a year without a result.

But then again, whoever dares to raise such a condition with Daming is impatient.

"Woooooooo..."

A horn sounded suddenly on the sea, and the soldiers who were exercising in the morning stopped suddenly, and they all got ready for an emergency battle.

"My own people, continue to train."

Soon there was a signal from the observation post, and the soldiers training on the beach continued to train.

"Report to the emperor, Xueshi Yang is back!"

Soon, the observation post came to report what was discovered just now.

"Hehe, it means that Cao Cao Cao Cao is here. It seems that he has a result."

"Come on, let's go over and see if it's a fight or a fight!"

After feeding the last piece of fruit in his hand to the little great-grandson, the old man picked up the little guy, greeted Zhu Zhangui and Xia Yuanji, and went to meet Yang Pu.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness, the minister is back!"

When the ship docked, Yang Pu stepped off the ship in great spirits.

Noticing Yang Pu's expression, the old man and Zhu Zhangui looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

"It seems that you have gained a lot from going this time!"

The old man in a very good mood made a joke.

"Thank you, Scholar Yang!"

Zhu Zhangui also cupped his hands and said hard work.

"Hahaha, Your Majesty the Grandson, you are being polite. It is hard work for the country!"

Then he said happily to the old man: "Your majesty is wise, this minister's success this time is all due to the emperor's dragon prestige, His Royal Highness Taisun's guidance is good. With the powerful Ming as the backing for this minister, if this minister returns without success this time, Then why face the emperor face to face, His Royal Highness Taisun and the people of Ming Dynasty."

"Hahaha, okay... let's go, go back and talk to me carefully!"

The old man laughed heartily and called everyone to the conference hall to discuss.

Xia Yuanji, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, would still need a while to see the meeting hall. Impatient, he stretched out his hand to pull Yang Pu with a smile on his face.

"Brother Yang, how much money did you get this time?"

"How much for what?"

Yang Pu looked at him suspiciously.

Seeing that Yang Pu is still playing tricks, Xia Yuanji glared at him angrily.

"Reparations, land, how much did they give!"

Yang Pu shook his head and said mysteriously.

"I didn't ask for a penny or a piece of land this time."

Xia Yuanji stared.

"Didn't it mean that the harvest is not small, you didn't get back a dime or a piece of land, what a waste of harvest!"

Yang Pu chuckled and whispered to Xia Yuanji.

"Although I didn't ask for a penny or a piece of land, this harvest is more important than money and land."

Xia Yuanji thought for a while, his eyes lit up suddenly.

He remembered that Zhu Zhangui seemed to have told him that gemstones are abundant here in the Three Kingdoms.

Yang Pu didn't get back the money and land, could it be that the other party paid the debt with gems?
Although gems are worthless if there are too many gems, they are better than nothing.

"Is it gemstones? How much do you get back? I plan how to sell them later. If you sell too many at once, it won't be worth much!"

Yang Pu shook his head again.

He was pretending to be a joke, and Xia Yuan Ji Yagen was anxious to relieve his itching. If the old man was not in front and the occasion was not right, he would roll up his sleeves and beat someone up.

Just when Xia Yuanji couldn't bear it anymore, Yang Pu finally spoke slowly.

"It's neither a gem nor a beautiful jade. It's something more important than these vulgar things!"

Xia Yuanji frowned.

"Something more important?"

Then he looked at Yang Pu with a strange expression, "They won't pay the queen for the debt!"

Yang Pu and Zhu Zhangui, who was watching the two quarreling, staggered.

The corner of Zhu Zhangui's mouth twitched fiercely.

As expected of the Hubu Shangshu, everything has value in his eyes.

Yang Pu pointed at Xia Yuanji with a trembling beard.

"You are an important minister of the court anyway, what are you thinking about!"

"Forget it, I won't let you guess, let me tell you, what I got back this time is the supreme honor and the chance to be famous in Qing history!"

Xia Yuanji was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, stared at Yang Pu for a long time, and suddenly spit.

"What are you doing!"

Yang Pu gave him a disgusted look.

Xia Yuanji hummed twice, and said with disdain on his face.

"I thought it was something important. Feelings are these empty names. Can these things be spent as money, can they be grown locally? Can they fill the stomachs of ordinary people? Can they fill our treasury?"

"It's just you stinky Confucians who think these things are very important. Hmph, you're really not in charge. I don't know how expensive Chai Migui is. In my opinion, you don't have a copper coin for your so-called supreme honor and chance to be famous in history. important."

"One copper coin can at least allow me to buy a steamed bun to fill my stomach. The supreme glory and fame and history don't matter, can it make people full? Can it make Ming's soldiers strong? Can the disaster-stricken people have enough to eat, can water conservancy be built, can walls be built? Can civil and military officials be paid salaries?"

"If you think you can, that's fine. From now on, the Ministry of Households will not issue your money. They will send you these signs every day, and let your whole family sit at the door and drink the Northwest Wind!"

Yang Pu was exhausted, this old man has lost his eyes on money, he only thinks about money all day long, he must have died of poverty in his previous life.

Hmph, it's unreasonable.

Yang Pu flicked his sleeves angrily, and decided not to talk to the old man for the time being.

Hmph, Natsuhara Yoshi, you old pickpocket, wait a moment for me to tell you about the shocking things I have done, and scare you to death, old guy.

"Humph!"

Yang Pu was angry that Xia Yuanji was also upset, and said angrily: "All of you hold yourselves upright, and treat money and treasures like dung."

"You are lofty, you are amazing, I am a vulgar villain. When you have the ability to use money in the future, don't ask me to reach out!"

"Let you do something. Look at what you are doing. After running for half a month, you haven't got a penny. In the future, your cabinet will issue a note to our household department to ask for money. You don't even want to take it away." .”

"Hold your highest honor and reputation and go spend it in history, and see if the disaster victims, craftsmen and ordinary people buy it!"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, Xueshi Yang hasn't said the result yet, maybe he will get more money."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Zhu Zhangui, who was watching the two bickering, hurried forward to stop the two.

Xia Yuanji is so angry, Zhu Zhangui can understand.

Although he made a lot of money these few times, but for the plan he discussed with Xia Yuanji, this amount of money is not to mention a drop in the bucket, it is still a lot worse.

The future Ming Dynasty treasure banknote value enhancement plan, as well as the repair of national roads, and the future navy and army shipbuilding and equipment replacement plan.

As well as the household registration change policy, and the new century strategy.And so on, a series of national policies, all of which require money to open the way.

According to his and Xia Yuanji's estimates, to complete these plans within a hundred years, the Ming treasury must have at least 10 billion taels of silver reserves.

10 billion taels.

This number Xia Yuanji had never thought of in his life.

But for these plans, the old man attaches great importance to them, and he must carry out the death order no matter what.

Where can the money come from?

The common people inside the Ming Dynasty must not be able to accept it.

Although there are huge reserves in the Iwami Silver Mine, it will take time to mine and refine them.

In addition, in the future, the imperial court may have to fight continuously, and the money spent on fighting is faster than running water.

If the household department does not reserve a little more money, before the plan is implemented, the military expenditure alone can empty the household department.

Therefore, Xia Yuanji, who is the Minister of the Household Department, doesn't worry about other things at all. Now he is only thinking about two words, making money.

(End of this chapter)