Daming: Start with an Altar of Luck

Chapter 32 The Horse in Jiangnan (for collection)

At the end of the court meeting, Lao Zhu summoned Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others to the place where Lao Zhu approved the memorial behind Fengtian Hall.

"Today's court meeting, Shanchang, the method you came up with is good, so let's do it first, especially for the few prefectures that have just been attached to the north, we must send people in time to restore people's livelihood."

"As for the migration of the population, let Lu Chang send someone to cooperate with you. I have also made Tanghe ready to support you at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. The migration of the population cannot be delayed, and this year's spring plowing cannot be delayed. "

"When the people are relocated, don't make any trouble. Make sure that the people can have a good meal on the way. As for the grain that you need in the early stage after arriving in the north, your household department also needs to distribute it to the people according to the regulations. Otherwise, you will only migrate. In the past, I'm afraid I couldn't escape the end of starving to death."

Lao Zhu said to several important ministers in the room with a serious face.

"Observe the order." Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others hurriedly clapped their hands together.

"By the way, what happened to the flintlock gun and cement that you discussed with Lu Chang and the others yesterday?"

After arranging the restoration of people's livelihood, Lao Zhu remembered the mass production of flintlock guns and cement.

"Your Majesty, the flintlock team has arranged for manpower to enter the Bingzhan Bureau and began to guide the Bing Zhan Bureau's mass production. As for the previous firecrackers, the Bing Zhan Bureau has been notified to stop production. As for the cement," Li Shanchang paused when he said cement. He paused and glanced at Zhu Biao slightly.

"Shanchang continue to talk." Lao Zhu naturally saw Li Shanchang's small movements.

"Your Majesty, Jurong County, the cement production place closest to Yingtian, has bought most of the minerals that produce lime by His Royal Highness the Prince." Li Shanchang thought about it and told the truth. As for the relationship between Lao Zhu and the Prince How to discuss it is not up to him, an outsider, to decide.

"Well, Biaoer, is there such a thing?"

"Father, there is indeed such a thing. Before accompanying father on his northern tour, in order to experiment with cement, my son ordered people to go to Jurong to buy all the limestone mines." Naturally, Zhu Biao would not lie to Lao Zhu, although now Jin Yiwei has not yet appeared, but the ability of Erhu's guards should not be underestimated.

"As for the imperial court, if they want to build cement roads, they can directly purchase cement products from the Bureau of Science and Technology. There is no need to start production from scratch, and the progress of building cement roads can be accelerated. As for the price of cement, it will be up to Lord Lu Chang and the special personnel from the Bureau of Science and Technology. Negotiations, of course, the cement science and technology bureau purchased by the imperial court should pay taxes and will also pay taxes."

"The main reason is that the Science and Technology Bureau spends a lot on technology research and development. Now the East Palace has been providing finances, and the finances of the East Palace are nothing more than rewards from the father. My son also hopes to have sufficient funds to allow the Science and Technology Bureau to speed up the progress of research and development."

Zhu Biao explained to Lao Zhu, you must know that Lao Zhu looked down on merchants very much, thinking that merchants buy low and sell high, fooling the people. .

You must know that the old Zhu of the Ming Dynasty directly distributes food, and the salary of officials is not high, but the flower boats on the Qinhuai River are always bright all night, and most of the people who go there are officials. Zhu went all over the world and snatched a lot of good things. With that pitiful salary, the officials probably didn't even have enough tickets to board the ship.

Naturally, the business tax has to be changed, but when Lao Zhu has not seen the huge profits in business, Lao Zhu will not easily change the legal system of [-]% tax.

Before Zhu Biao crossed over, he couldn't figure it out, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business should not mean less agricultural tax and higher business tax, but in Daming, it should be high agricultural tax and less business tax.

Using the group of people with the least income and the most taxes to support the people with the highest income and the least taxes, Zhu Biao really broke his head and didn't even think about it.

But as long as you know that the core group of old Zhu's confidants have all participated in the customization of agricultural tax and commercial tax, you will know how deep the water is here. Zhu Biao believes that Lu Chang, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Households of the Two Dynasties, can't understand this. What about it?

So I'm afraid this is the tacit understanding of everyone. As for Liu Bowen's clarity, Zhu Biao doesn't know it. In Liu Bowen's eyes, doing business is nothing more than a cheap career, and he really doesn't deserve the attention of a second-rank minister of Yushitai Youdu Yushizheng, a scholar of the Imperial Academy.

Zhu Biao didn't want to engage in useless quarrels with these people. He just waited for the court to make purchases. Putting real money in front of Lao Zhu would be more effective than saying [-] words by himself. It doesn't work for anyone to speak.

"Yes, Lu Chang, you can negotiate with the East Palace Science and Technology Bureau. After all, the recent new steel, new gunpowder, flintlock guns, and cement are all produced by the Science and Technology Bureau under the name of the East Palace. Take the results."

After thinking about it for a while, Lao Zhu felt that what Zhu Biao said was right. The Eastern Palace’s finances were limited. After adding a science and technology bureau, it was unable to make ends meet and had no source of income. This cement just solved the financial source problem of the Eastern Palace.

"I obey the order." Lu Chang opened his mouth and finally did not say anything. He could only accept the order. Just now, Lu Chang silently calculated in his heart and knew that the amount of cement that the court would use would be astonishing. , from the outside of Yingtian City to Yangzhou, and even Yangzhou is not the end. As the Northern Expedition continues to advance northward, the cement road will only continue to be built northward.

After everyone sees that the cement road is ready, do you think the ministers from the south at the court will propose that the court build a cement road towards the south.

Cement road Lu Chang also went to the so-called Science and Technology Bureau to look at it yesterday. The road is indeed a good road, but the method of making the cement is not in the hands of the court, so he, the minister of the household department, has to spend a lot of money to talk to the prince Zhu Biao. Buying, Lu Chang was crying in his heart.

The Ming Dynasty is full of waste, and the household department is not well-off. After returning from the northern tour, Lao Zhu ordered the household department to fully support Yangzhou. What kind of flintlock guns have been made, and large quantities of cement have to be purchased for road repairs. I am afraid that the household department It's going to be empty!
"Okay, that's all for today, you go get busy!" After discussing the major issues with several people, Lao Zhu asked the ministers to return to their offices to do their official duties.

"Father, emperor, and son want to take a stroll in Yingtian City today. I haven't had a good look at Yingtian City for so long. Tiantian is either in the East Palace or the Science and Technology Bureau." After Zhu Biao saw that Li Shanchang and others had all withdrawn, he immediately asked Old Zhu said.

Although the imperial city is grand and grand, but the imperial city is deserted, Zhu Biao still wants to go out to see the fireworks in the world, especially the Qinhuai River, which is famous all over the world.I also want to see the so-called Jiangnan thin horses, and see how thin the Jiangnan horses are to be called beautiful.

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