Daming 1805

Chapter 8 The Awakening of the Tool Man

Chapter 8 The Awakening of the Tool Man
Zhu Jingyuan has gradually realized his own value while continuing to think about politics, a bit like a giant panda who understands that he is a national treasure.

Since you all use me as a tool man, don't blame the tool man for having a big appetite.

From the very beginning, Zhu Jingyuan believed that the easiest and most direct way to turn the crisis-ridden empire around was to let the royal family transfer its benefits.

The most direct and quick way to transfer benefits is to open up some of the hugely profitable industries that are exclusively owned by the royal family.

Zhu Jingyuan chose industrial brewing and wholesale, industrial sugar production and wholesale and export, tea wholesale and export, large-scale steel smelting and sales, vehicle and large-scale machinery production and sales, construction and sales of large ships, and so on.

There are light industry, heavy industry, industry and agriculture, import and export and traditional industry and commerce, all of which have very good profit margins.

Of course, the royal family also has more core industries such as cigarettes, mining, oil refining, and arms, etc. Zhu Jingyuan did not take it out, and may never take it out.

Just the six items of wine, sugar, tea, steel, machinery, and ships are enough for private capital to digest for many years, and they should be able to happily accept his previous conditions.

That is to say, it agreed to withdraw the vassal and set up a province, and allow the capital, elites, and workers of the vassal state to enter the mainland and compete with them on the same stage.

If this kind of proposal and request for the royal family to transfer interests is not put forward before the armistice, there may never be a chance when the peace talks are completed.

Zhu Jingyuan believed that his grandfather, the old emperor, should be farsighted and should be able to understand the same reason.

However, as the patriarch of the royal family, he may also be influenced by the entire clan group, and he cannot rashly propose such a plan.

But he took the blame for him, and after he put forward the direction, he should be able to accept it "reluctantly".

Because the vast majority of princes and ministers would enthusiastically agree.

Sure enough, Zhu Jingyuan said his second proposal, and the Wenhua Hall immediately became lively again.

The previous chaos was that everyone collectively opposed and boycotted Zhu Jingyuan, but now it has turned into full support with surprises and flukes.

Everyone is happy with this proposal. The only one who is hurt is the royal family. At least the emperor and other members of the royal family on the scene will think so.

Several members of the royal family headed by the emperor now stared at Zhu Jingyuan with wide-eyed eyes.

Zhu Jingyuan himself, under the fierce gazes of two uncles, two uncles, and a grandfather, stood up straight, waiting for the old emperor's response.

The old emperor coughed twice, and the scene quickly quieted down.

The old emperor raised his cloudy eyes and looked at Zhu Jingyuan below:
"You bastard, did you forget everything you learned right after graduation? Do you know where your own position should be?"

There is no supernatural power in this world, but the majesty of the superior who holds great power can still make ordinary people instinctively tremble and fear.

The old emperor faintly showed a tendency to get angry, and the people around seemed to be under invisible mental pressure immediately, and they all bowed their heads and said nothing.

Zhu Jingyuan, who was the first to bear the brunt, had a cold sweat oozing from his back, and subconsciously wanted to retreat.

However, Zhu Jingyuan finally persevered. He lifted one foot and put it down again. After taking a deep breath, he stuck his neck and replied:
"I personally should represent the interests of the royal family, but at the same time, I should represent the interests of the elites of the Ming Empire, and more importantly, the national interests of the entire Ming Empire.

"When the Ming Empire gains more benefits, the elites of the empire can gain more benefits, and the royal family, the leader of the elite group, can receive more benefits.

"The imperial elite is the main force of the empire now, to safeguard the national interests of the Ming Empire, it is necessary to liberate and strengthen the power of the entire elite.

"As a family, the Royal Family has developed its power to the limit, and we cannot control the world with the power of one family.

"But I think that all the elites of the Ming Empire, led by the royal family, have the power to control the world!
"The royal family transfers some of the benefits and nurtures the imperial elite to continue to grow and develop, so that the Ming Empire will become stronger, and finally the royal family will share more benefits!
"The imperial family, the imperial elite, and the imperial state, our interests are convergent at a higher level, not contradictory."

Zhu Jingyuan knew that he was at the right age now, so he could be a young adult with foresight, and he could just slap the window paper open.

Zhu Jingyuan's learning content includes social class and interests, national interests and the relationship between rulers, etc., and there is no prohibition on the spread of related content.

Therefore, the emperor, the prince, the grandson, the nobles, and the ministers could all understand what Zhu Jingyuan said, and at the same time understand the logic very well.

Under the guidance of Emperor Shizu, the fully capitalized royal family and dignitaries are not incompatible with topics such as profit acquisition and distribution.

It's just that under normal circumstances, no one would be as explicit as Zhu Jingyuan said, and the explicitness makes people feel harsh, and adults will cover it up a little bit.

But now, no one criticizes Zhu Jingyuan, and no one stands up to oppose Zhu Jingyuan. On the contrary, everyone thinks what Zhu Jingyuan said is too good.

Now, in addition to the royal family, all the capital of the entire empire, including the vassal state, will stand behind Zhu Jingyuan.

Some people even sighed subconsciously in their hearts, if only Zhu Jingyuan in front of him was the emperor.

After being bullied by the royal family who only wanted to eat alone for a long time, the elite group of imperial capital, which is not well developed, is very eager to have an emperor who is willing to bring everyone rich.

But these are not enough, because the power of the royal consortium may be stronger than all the other capitals of the entire empire combined.

In addition to changing the dynasty, no one can force the emperor who controls the royal consortium.

Therefore, everyone can only be persuaded, and can only expect the emperor to change his ideas, or he himself has a higher consciousness, not just as a spokesperson for the royal family's capital.

So after Zhu Jingyuan finished speaking his thoughts, he was very serious, very sincere and solemn again, and bowed to the old emperor and begged:
"Grandpa Huang, this is my real thought and judgment, I think it's time for us to sell some benefits to everyone.

"I think that as long as Grandpa Huang makes a decision and cooperates with the corresponding reform measures, Daming will definitely be able to turn the corner."

Following Zhu Jingyuan's words, everyone at the scene looked at the old emperor again, including his two brothers and son, waiting for the old emperor's reply.

The old emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and seemed to be running out of energy. He didn't know if he was talking to himself, or if he asked Zhu Jingyuan, he said something in his mouth:

"Is it time to sell the benefits..."

The others were a little excited, thinking that the old emperor had begun to seriously think about Zhu Jingyuan's suggestion, so they didn't dare to say anything, they just listened quietly.

Zhu Jingyuan replied subconsciously:
"I think it's about time."

The old emperor sighed lightly and continued to ask in a casual tone:

"Do you have any other ideas?"

Zhu Jingyuan was a little embarrassed. Originally, he wanted the old emperor to agree to this one first, and then he would say other requests.

Speak out your thoughts in all aspects, one by one, and let the emperor give answers on the spot one by one.

This is equivalent to dispersing and reporting a large number of applications, which should be able to reduce the psychological threshold for the emperor's approval.

The point is, even if all the applications are not passed, there are likely to be a few individual items that are approved.

If you pile up a lot of applications, you may pass them all if you are lucky, but if you are unlucky, you may all be rejected.

But now that the emperor has said so, Zhu Jingyuan can only continue to say:

"Uh... there are—"

(End of this chapter)

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