Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 124 Dismount
When the two came to Zhu Yuan's office, Wu Zhen, who has always been decisive and capable in running the army, hesitated a bit, and finally explained the matter clearly.

It turned out that Wu Zhen's elder brother Wu Liang was beaten by Lao Zhu again for interfering in local political affairs.

Of course Wu Liang would not tell his brother about this kind of thing. It was a Wu family relative who followed Wu Liang from Suzhou who sent a letter, hoping that Wu Zhen would persuade his brother again.

By the way, if possible, I would also help to turn things around with His Majesty the Emperor.

The former Wu Zhen had no choice.

I tried, but it didn't work.

After that... Wu Zhen understood.

On Mingzhou's side, there was an emperor's favored minister who even surpassed the left minister. It's hard to say how much he was favored.It would certainly help if this person could help with a few nice words.

Asking for help has never been an easy task, not to mention, Wu Zhen is also Zhu Yuan's superior in name, and it is such a tangled mess.

However, thinking about it, after all, he is a real brother, not to mention, since he is a brother, if he wins and loses, he will lose both, so he finally found him.

After listening to Wu Zhen's words, Zhu Yuan stroked a pen and thought for a moment, then looked at Wu Zhen opposite again: "My lord, I can help to say a few words, and I believe my ancestors understand that General Wu's side may be a bit overstepped." , but it’s not a big mistake. The question is, after this...will it change?”

Wu Zhen was speechless for a moment.

Will it change?
will not.

Zhu Yuan waited for a while before continuing: "Actually, I have an idea. If you want, maybe I can mention it to my ancestors?"

Wu Zhen recalled all the peculiarities of this young man that he had come into contact with during this period, even including the explanation just because of Tuoji, his eyes were filled with anticipation: "Hanlin, please tell me?"

Zhu Yuandao: "As the saying goes, mount a horse to fight the world, and dismount to rule the world. I believe that the Ming Dynasty will definitely destroy the Yuan court and restore the old China. At that time, it will be the turn to dismount to rule the world. General Wu has read the book , and...well, I am very interested in local political affairs, why don't you just get off your horse and turn to the civil servants to govern, what do you think?"

He also has read books, Wu Zhen's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Zhu Yuan's words.

Why didn't I think about it before?
Now that he has read the book, Wu Zhen certainly knows that the heroes who founded the country in the past dynasties will more or less be jealous of the emperor because of their military power.

Just like Huagao, after he put down Zhang Shicheng, he began to hand over his errands. Anyone with a discerning eye actually knows that this is a hasty retreat.

Very smart approach.

In comparison, other people can't do it, they just can't let it go.

Things are easier said than done.

Wu Zhen himself is the kind who can't let go very much, but he believes that his brother will be fine.

After making up his mind, Wu Zhen nodded and asked, "Hanlin, what kind of official position do you think my brother is suitable to be transferred there?"

"This needs to be decided by the ancestors," Zhu Yuan shook his head, but he continued: "However, at present, Fujian and Guangdong are being pacified one after another, and the imperial court needs to send high officials to appease the people and resume production. Merit, it is no problem to be promoted to another level, as a second-rank province to participate in politics."

South!
The south in this era is not a good place. If you really go there, even if you go up a level, it will feel like a distribution.

Wu Zhen thought for a while, and then asked tentatively, "What about Henan?"

In addition to the two southern provinces, in the north, the Northern Expeditionary Army has also captured two provinces, namely Shandong and Henan.Shandong already has a political adviser, Wang Guangyang, because of the grain transportation, Wu Zhen also knows.

Then came Henan.

Compared to Fujian and Guangdong, Wu Zhen hopes that his brother can go to Henan.

Zhu Yuan smiled and shook his head: "Henan is where Bianliang is located."

When Wu Zhen heard the words, he could only dismiss his thoughts.

If my elder brother is well-behaved and conscientious, and the young man in front of me helps to talk about things, the lord may agree with him to go to Henan.Right now, it's not easy.

After thinking again for a while, Wu Zhen said to Zhu Yuan: "Hanlin, can you allow me to discuss with my brother?"

"Inappropriate," Zhu Yuan shook his head again: "If I have discussed this kind of thing over and over again, I'm afraid I'm going overboard with my ancestors. I'm just helping to mention it. Whether it can be done or not, I'll let my ancestors decide. most."

It made sense for Wu Zhen to think about it, nodded, got up again, and gave Zhu Yuan a scribe's salute again: "Then please leave it to Hanlin."

Zhu Yuan also got up and returned the gift.

After sending Wu Zhen away, Zhu Yuan went to the inner house, wrote today's diary after dinner, and wrote a special letter to talk about Wu Liang.

Moreover, Zhu Yuan also confessed to Lao Zhu that it was not just a matter of helping Wu Liang.

Seeing that the Central Plains is about to be restored, it should be a trend for generals to be dismounted in the future.It is better than Zhao Kuangyin's move to let some generals lay down their military power indirectly.

Moreover, even the generals of this generation may only know weapons and do not understand knowledge, so they are not suitable for dismounting.It is also a good arrangement for both parties that the next generation, or the next generation, will be carefully cultivated by the imperial court and then transferred to civilian positions.

In order to avoid getting too big, military power cannot be hereditary.

This is something that Zhu Yuan wanted to talk to Lao Zhu a long time ago. The hereditary military officer system of the Ming Dynasty must never be repeated.

The next day was the second day of June.

Wind blows.

The weather is also gloomy.

After breakfast, Zhu Yuan asked someone to send the letter from last night to Jinling. He was about to go out to practice at Yinghaiwei, but was interrupted by something.

A few days ago, Guangdong maritime merchants who accompanied a group of sea-going ships from the south won the last three licenses of maritime trade companies. Today they sent money, a total of 60 taels.

At the same time also brought a batch of ships.

In short, the conditions Zhu Yuan listed at the beginning were 20 taels of silver, handing over [-]% of the shares, and providing [-] shi of grain transportation ships for each license. .

The sea merchants did not bargain, which saved Zhu Yuan a lot of trouble.

He was personally responsible for checking and receiving the money into the treasury, and Zhu Yuan asked the Navy Governor's Mansion to take over the ship. After a busy time, he went to the Yinghai Division to check the account books, feeling a little emotional.

A lot of money.

I can't finish it.

Zhu Yuan's original idea was to be completely self-sufficient, but Lao Zhu really thought too much for himself and gave too much.

For example, the most expensive shipbuilding before was estimated to cost 800 taels for 500 sea-going ships costing 40 materials.However, at that time, Lao Zhu not only sent 10 taels of silver, but also allowed Yinghai Division to use tax deductions, plus his own replacement measures. The 40 taels of silver have not been spent.

What's more, the rations of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians around Dinghai are also a big expense. Before the large-scale sea capture started, the food had always been allocated from various treasuries, and there was no need for the Yinghai Division to spend money to raise it.

This is equivalent to saving Zhu Yuan tens of thousands of taels of silver every month.

So, until now.

For several months in a row, the income earned by Yinghai Division from the license of the maritime trade company and the taxation of the city ship has reached a total of 216 million taels of silver.

Zhu Yuan believed that Lao Zhu must have noticed the money.

However, out of trust, or, perhaps, there should be some testing thoughts, I have never asked him too much, let alone begged for it.

Let's talk about expenses.

In the past few months, the biggest deal has only been the recent use of cash to buy Minmin Yuhuo.

Over the past period of time, this part of the money expenditure has accumulated to only 17 taels. Considering the arrival of this hurricane, and after that, there is not much time left for the fishing season, it is estimated that the total expenditure will not exceed 20 taels.

As for the others, relatively speaking, the cost of building lighthouses, repairing ports, and even setting up a Mingzhou grocery chain company to purchase hemp materials on a large scale is relatively small.

In terms of building various infrastructures, the main expenditure is actually still food rations.

In this part, the supply from the official warehouse and the fish caught by the house are directly smoothed out.

All in all, there are as many as 178 million taels of silver piled up in the warehouse guarded by elite soldiers day and night in the Dinghai County Government.

According to Zhu Yuan's various plans to build a navy and open up sea areas in the next ten years, the money is far from enough, but in the short term, it is really too much to spend.

After looking through the ledger in the morning and thinking about it, Zhu Yuan decided to hand over 100 million taels to Jinling.

When the army marches south and north, especially after breaking through the capital, it always needs to be rewarded.

Frankly speaking, Zhu Yuan felt that Lao Zhu was really stingy in this regard.

Therefore, while giving money, Zhu Yuan also planned to persuade him.The point is that this money should be given directly to the bottom soldiers as much as possible, which is not only a reward but also a distribution.

The simplest truth: the more the bottom has, the more stable the country will be.

On the contrary, on the contrary.

As for the Yinghai Division, whether it is city ships or sea fishing, the situation has been spread out, and resources can be continuously provided.

What's more, Lao Zhu will spare no effort to guarantee what he needs, and the 78 taels left behind is also a large sum, which will not delay his camp layout.

Busy until noon, when I returned to Yinghaishi's mansion, another person came from Jinling, this time it was my family, Xieyi's father, Qiao Wang.

To send money.

This time it was my own living expenses.

Qiao Wang brought [-] guan in silver, as well as various kinds of cloth, food and so on.

In addition, there is also the Zhiyongzhai account book for the last three months.

Zhu Yuan didn't intend to check it in detail, but just asked for a general idea.

Since its opening, the manufacturing scale of the fountain pen workshop has continued to expand, and it has also obtained the exclusive right to sell Jiangzuosi charcoal pens, and contacted several distributors in other provinces. The total turnover of Zhiyongzhai, calculated in silver, reached 12.6 taels.

Compared with the 1.6 taels earned on the first day, the accumulative total of only 12.6 taels in three months does not seem to be much. However, there are many other factors behind the popularity of the opening on the first day. The current figure is relatively normal.

Why 'relative'?
Because, Zhu Yuan doesn't know if there are still people who will continue to give him benefits indirectly, and he doesn't care about it.

Anyway, my own store is approved by Lao Zhu, and the price is clearly marked, so I am willing to trade with you.If someone thinks that because it is expensive, buying their own things is giving themselves a benefit, Zhu Yuan can't help it.

In any case, Zhiyongzhai has become the top big business in Jinling City.

Furthermore, Zhu Yuan’s other feeling is that even after so many years of troubled times, there are still many rich people who can consume pens in this land.

a lot!
At noon, Qiao Wang was invited to dine at the Mingxin Hall in the garden of the mansion, and asked about family affairs by the way.

Backed by a certain little adult, Qiao's family has settled down. Qiao Wang has long since lost the depression he had when he first arrived in Jinling, and talked about various things in Jinling with great enthusiasm.

However, for Zhu Yuan who was sitting at the dinner table, Qiao Wang's tone was more respectful from the bottom of his heart.

"A few days ago, the imperial hospital held an exam, and I found out later that it was His Majesty who ordered it personally..." Qiao Wang said that the tenants who Zhu Yuan returned to the land in the south of the city came to Houhu to pay a visit Regarding the matter of the master's family, I turned to another one, looked at the blank space next to me, and said, "Die'er, for taking No.1, His Majesty rewarded you with a piece of satin. Xiaomi, your Sang family is an honor."

Listening to what Qiao Wang said, Liu Bai blinked his eyes a few times before subconsciously smiling, but he didn't speak.

Taking a look at Liu Bai's all-too-familiar Xieyi, I feel a little puzzled.

It's not a good time to ask.

Zhu Yuan was rather curious: "No.1?"

Qiao Wang hurriedly turned to Zhu Yuan, nodded and said, "Yes, No.1, then...the test, one paper, with [-] points, Di'er took several subjects, and got the highest total score."

Zhu Yuan reacted.

It's still my own suggestion.

Lao Zhu didn't use it in the first imperial examination, but tried it on the little guys in the Tai Hospital.It seems that Lao Zhu has always paid more attention to some of his original words and related records in "Book of Heaven" than him.

Having said that, after lunch, Xieyi went to arrange her father's residence in person. Since she came, she would stay for a few days.What's more, there was a stormy scene outdoors, so Qiao Wang had to stay if he didn't want to.

Zhu Yuan returned to the inner house.

When he came to the study room of the inner house, Zhu Yuan planned to write down the thoughts he had because of the huge amount of silver before noon, which was part of today's diary. He noticed that Lu Bai who followed him seemed hesitant to speak, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"

Liu Bai walked over to help his family's officials spread the paper, and said, "My brother... is being noticed by His Majesty, won't he become a doctor in the future?"

After Nizi said this, Zhu Yuan understood.

In this day and age, the status of a doctor...is not very high.

What's more, at the beginning, he arranged it casually, so that Liu Bai's younger brother Sang Di went to study in the primary school attached to Houhu Medical College.

My thoughts at that time, in fact, I never thought about letting that child become a doctor, but I also thought about studying for a few years, transferring to the Imperial College, and then becoming an official when he was old.

now...

After looking at each other with Liu Bai for a moment, Zhu Yuan smiled wryly: "It's self-defeating."

Houhu Medical College and its affiliated elementary school, the students are all supported by money and food specially ordered by Lao Zhu. The purpose is very clear, to train a large number of doctors and develop new medicine.

If someone enjoys the support of Houhu Medical College, but jumps out and says, I don't want to be a doctor, I want to pursue an official career, and I will become a prime minister... Zhu Yuan can imagine how Lao Zhu will react.

The problem now is that if Lao Zhu didn't notice Liu Bai's younger brother, Zhu Yuan reacted and let Sang Di drop out of school quietly, maybe it would be fine.

However, this 'No.1' is tantamount to registration.

Liu Bai was still worried about this matter. She really didn't want the only seedling of the Sang family to become a doctor. However, noticing the apologetic expression of her little official, the girl immediately shook her head and came over again: "Little Officials, let my younger brother be a doctor, and it will be good to be like Mr. Dai in the future."

Zhu Yuan smiled and put his arms around Nizi's waist: "You really think so?"

Liu Bai took advantage of the situation and leaned over. Because of the physical contact between the two, his eyes quickly became watery, and his voice was soft: "Slave... only think about the little officials."

(End of this chapter)