Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 390 Shooting yourself in the foot

In Kunning Palace.

Empress Ma gave Lao Zhu a bowl of old goose soup, and said worriedly:

"Suzhou is the center of the south of the Yangtze River. It is a paradise on earth where the world is rich and rich. People's uprisings can be stirred up there. It can be seen that troubles are very difficult. No matter how you say it, the sixth child is only thirteen or fourteen. Let him preside over the aftermath, is it okay?"

"Hey, you haven't seen that kid before. When it comes to this, he's a setter. If you don't move, you can scold him." Zhu Yuanzhang imitated the voice of the sixth child while drinking the old goose soup beautifully. , said in a sharp voice:
"If you don't understand the economy, how can you run the country well, old man?

"You paid for your reputation and overdrawn the national credit, you idiot!"

"..." Empress Ma couldn't close her mouth in surprise: "Really? That silly boy, can he still say such a thing?"

"Queen, didn't I tell you?" The prince smiled and nodded, "Lao Liu has learned a lot from Mr. Liu now, and I want to worship him as my teacher. What kind of finance and accounting can I learn from him..."

"I thought you were joking." Empress Ma couldn't help but sighed, "Lao Liu has really grown up, and the mother doesn't even understand it."

"Don't be in a hurry to sigh." Boss Zhu said, rather watching the excitement, "Let's see this time, he is like Zhao Kuo, who only knows how to talk on paper, but still has real skills."

"Father, the examination school belongs to the examination school." The prince said with a smile: "But if you want to help, you still have to help."

"Did the sixth one ask you for help?" Boss Zhu glanced at the eldest.

"Ah." The crown prince nodded and said, "He wrote me a report...he called it 'Suzhou Revitalization Plan', and it was clearly written with clear steps. I think it is very feasible."

"Show us later." Boss Zhu looked indifferent, but his heart was itchy.Because of his face, he didn't want to worship his son as a teacher, and he also had an affair with the sixth child. He couldn't speak three sentences when they met, and they often got along with each other.

So I can only use the method of stealing from the boss to make up for the lack of economics knowledge.

"Oh." The prince replied, "Let me briefly talk about it first. He said that Suzhou is different from other places. Other places are based on agriculture, but Suzhou is based on the silk industry. So it is only necessary to restore the silk industry in Suzhou. ,everything will get better."

"The common people have no money to eat, I'm afraid they can't wait." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Yes, that's why he said that the first step is to use work as a substitute for relief." The prince smiled: "But the 'work' he mentioned is not a major project such as building water conservancy, but an order from the imperial court to help weavers start work again. , so that the livelihood of the weavers will be solved, and the silk weaving industry in Suzhou will be restored.”

"How can the imperial court have the money to place an order for him?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "This year's expenses are already high enough, and there is an additional Deng Yu's Western Expedition, Hu Weiyong cries for poverty every day, how could he agree to allocate money to the sixth son Buy silk?"

"As for the internal money, let's not talk about it..." Boss Zhu sighed again. He even made new clothes for his wife and children, using the leftover fabric from Zhu Shangkang's Baijiayi...

"Is it appropriate to print some more treasures?" The prince asked tentatively.

"No, you can't issue banknotes indiscriminately. You must strictly follow the limit. This is what the old six taught us." Boss Zhu imitated the old six with a straight face: "The emperor must have self-control and can't issue banknotes casually. It will be out of control, and eventually we will repeat the mistakes of the Yuan Dynasty!"

"..." The prince couldn't refute directly, because it was indeed said by the sixth child.

He couldn't help crying and laughing, Lao Liu must have never thought that the rock he lifted would smash his foot so quickly.

"It's the court's credit that printing money is overdrawn. We won't print it unless it is absolutely necessary." Boss Zhu put on a serious face, and he didn't know if he really thought so, or he was trying to embarrass the sixth child.

"Suzhou is so rich that it must have money, but it is not in the hands of the government and the common people. We have given him the power to do things cheaply. If he is really capable, he will definitely be able to solve the money problem."

"Okay..." The prince couldn't help but smiled wryly. Isn't this crazily implying that the sixth child will steal his home and eat the big family?
"Lao Liu said, it's okay if the father doesn't give you the money, please hand over the Suzhou Weaving and Dyeing Bureau to him."

"..." Boss Zhu's smile froze when he heard the words, and he said depressedly: "The kid is sure that we won't give him money. He wanted the weaving and dyeing bureau from the beginning, right?"

"Lao Liu is also a respectable person. I just persuaded my father not to distribute precious money indiscriminately. How could I turn around and ask you for money?" The prince smiled and said, "Of course I will settle for the next best thing."

"You can help him trick us." Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

"Your minister is wronged." The crown prince smiled and said, "My minister is thinking that if the emperor agrees to print money, it will save trouble."

"Hmph, clever words." Boss Zhu curled his lips in disdain, and then said in a deep voice: "You remind him that placing an order with the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau is only an emergency. You can't always rely on the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau to support the whole of Suzhou, right? Even a golden mountain is not enough for him."

"As long as you sell the purchased silk, won't you get money back?" the prince laughed. "His fleet of city ships is for this."

"Hey, this old sixth is pretty tricky." Empress Ma knew the trick. "Regardless of whether this matter can be accomplished or not, if that kid can think of these things and put them into practice, he will be a thousand-mile steed of the old Zhu family."

"Humph, Qianliju? Whether it's a mule or a horse, we have to take it out for a walk." Boss Zhu didn't know whether he didn't want to admit that Lao Liu was excellent, or he really foresaw something, and said faintly: "Things will not be as simple as he thought. , he cut off the family's wealth, and the family will not let it go..."

"Understood." The prince was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "I will remind Lao Liu."

"Well." Zhu Yuanzhang burped after eating and drinking: "Let's put aside the matter in Suzhou. Next, you should pay close attention to the preparations of the Tongzhengsi. Don't rush, Hu Weiyong can delay until next year."

"Yes." The crown prince nodded and said, "Today, Prime Minister Hu also asked his ministers that after the establishment of the General Secretary in the future, the memorials of each province will be sent directly to the General Secretary. But the six books are under the administration of Zhongshu Province, and the six memorials will be handed over to the Central Committee first. After the book has been reviewed, should it be sent to the Secretary of General Affairs; or should it be made in duplicate, with the original being submitted to the Secretary of Communications for imperial review, and the copy handed over to the Ministry of Education for processing?"

"Neither." Boss Zhu said decisively: "After the establishment of the General Political Department, the six memorials also need to be sent directly to the General Political Department, and they must not be closed to Bai Zhongshu Sheng!"

Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback. 'Guan Bai' means report, Father Huang clearly wants to weaken the connection between Liubu and the Ministry of Education!

"Are you worried, will this be too much? It will cause a backlash from the Ministry of Education?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"A little bit." Zhu Biao nodded.

"Then give Hu Weiyong a sweet date to eat." Zhu Yuanzhang said casually: "You tell him, after the establishment of the General Political Department, we will promote him to Zuo Prime Minister."

"Yes..." Zhu Biaoxin said, if he were Hu Weiyong, he would probably be in a daze.

Does the emperor love me, or does he not love me?

(End of this chapter)