People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

"Uncle asked Liu Boen why?"

Zhang Yi was stunned, Lao Huang seldom found a way to get rich and powerful from him, that is, the line of Xu Mansion, he took the initiative to find it for him.

"I heard rumors that Liu Ji is going to replace Yang Xian and become the right minister of Zhongshu Sheng!
So I wanted to see if I could make friends? "

"Which heartless person said that?"

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes. Although he dare not predict easily now, it is basically impossible for Liu Bowen to become prime minister:
"Let me believe that Liu Ji will be prime minister, I might as well expect Wang Guangyang..."

Zhang Yi said casually, he remembered that Wang Guangyang should be in Zhongshu Province at this time...

Either You Cheng or Zuo Cheng.

Wang Guangyang can also be regarded as Zhu Yuanzhang's civil servant, and to some extent, he is even a little closer to Lao Zhu.

In Zhang Yi's opinion, Liu Bowen was not a good candidate for prime minister.

It's not that he is not talented enough, but that in the emperor's heart, his position is different.

The position of Yushi Zhongcheng is largely in line with Lao Zhu's positioning of him.

His temperament is good for fighting against Li Shanchang and the supervisory officials, but if he is allowed to be the prime minister, let alone Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen are in Zhongshu Province, what will happen to the two sides?

It's just that Liu Ji's temper has become prime minister, so maybe Lao Zhu will feel uncomfortable.

What's more, the pirate case has just ended, and Lao Zhu is about to implement a bunch of reforms on the coast. Liu Bowen is in Zhongshu Province, isn't that adding to his own troubles?

Wang Guangyang?
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhang Yi mention the name, his body shook slightly.

Sure enough, Wang Guangyang's future was also peeped by Zhang Yi.

"Wang Guangyang, can this person be the prime minister?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhang Yi calmly, and Zhang Yi said:
"This person is capable of being a prime minister, but he is not strong enough..."

This sentence made Lao Zhu's eyebrows move, and he forcibly restrained himself from showing a shocked expression.

Why is the evaluation of this product exactly the same as that of Liu Bowen?
"Lack of energy, could it be another Yang Xian?"

"That's not true, Wang Guangyang's lack of energy, not as domineering as Yang Xian, but indisputable...

To some extent, he is not as good as Yang Xian!

The two prime ministers on the left and right are both the heads of a hundred officials, and to be the heads of civil officials must show the majesty of the heads of civil officials!

But Wang Guangyang's biggest problem is the lack of majesty. If his opponent is stronger, this guy will choose to be wise and protect himself, and will not fight or grab!
And who is our Daming's left minister, Li Shanchang!

Although this person's ability is good, he can be cautious, and he doesn't want to see that others are strong...

If Wang Guangyang is the right prime minister, he can't suppress Li Shanchang, and he doesn't even have the capital to fight...

Why did the emperor arrange for the left and right ministers? It is nothing more than hoping that the Ministry of Education will not have only one voice!
But if he doesn't fight, is there any difference between him and him? "

"So, even if the emperor appoints Wang Guangyang, he won't be able to play any role?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked tentatively, Zhang Yi nodded:

"That's right, if this person is sent to a local level, he might have great achievements!
But staying in the court, he is too good at judging the situation, and his main focus is fishing...

This guy is completely opposite to Yang Xian! "

Zhu Yuanzhang was thoughtful, he didn't have to believe Liu Bowen's evaluation of Wang Guangyang, but he couldn't help but think about what Zhang Yi said about this person again.

But he was somewhat unwilling, and he was still going to try it out.

"In that case, forget it, I thought you were familiar with Liu Ji, and wanted to get in touch!
Speaking of which, we are more or less fellow villagers, but we never had the chance to meet..."

Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and said:
"Actually, I came to the Taoist temple yesterday. I heard that Mr. Liu is in your Taoist temple, so I turned back..."

Zhang Yi chuckled: "

"Why didn't uncle come in, I just introduced it for you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand:
"I know that you also know a lot of dignitaries, but those are your connections, and without your permission, I can't take the initiative to approach you!

It would be better if the relationship between our father and father is purer..."

Zhang Yi nodded slightly when he heard the words, Lao Huang did a good job in knowing how to measure.

So getting along, he gets along with the Huang family father and son quite comfortably.

"If you really want to see Liu Ji, it's not impossible, but it's meaningless?
He is not a superior person who can be used, and he is arrogant, not an object worth clinging to! "

Zhu Yuanzhang seized the opportunity and asked:
"Then do you think there are any officials in the court who are worth clinging to?"

Zhang Yi thought for a moment, but shook his head:
"In the Hongwu Dynasty, everyone except the Xu family was not easy to cling to, and it was not easy to be an official under the Hongwu Emperor.

A businessman behaves like a good businessman, as long as he has a protective umbrella to cover himself, the Xu family will not cause trouble, but he can also help him at critical times!
The most important thing is that the Xu family doesn't make troubles, so their family's luck is also long!

Whether it is Li Shanchang or others, it is very difficult to think of a good death..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids twitched, and he asked:
"Could it be that these people don't have a good death?"

"Hey, let's see, will the prince die?"

Regarding Zhu Biao's fate, Zhang Yi believed that Lao Huang knew about it, and Huang Mu even told him about Chang Yuchun.

After all, it's been so long, and he hasn't seen Lao Huang Tichang Mansion for a long time. There is a high probability that they didn't like him.

"If the prince dies, there is a high probability that these heroes will go to the underworld with the emperor, otherwise the emperor will not leave this world with peace of mind.

If he doesn't die, it depends on their fate..."

The heroes under Lao Zhu died in various ways, not to mention that they committed crimes themselves, and many people died because of their relatives.

Zhang Yi was too lazy to explain one by one, and only brought this topic to the past.

Zhu Yuanzhang was thoughtful, he spared for a long time, and finally asked him the reason for his trip:

"I don't know something, and I want to hear your opinion!"

"Uncle, please tell me!"

"In these days, I have gradually sold a lot of properties and prepared to move to Beiping, but there are still some things that have not been sold out in my hometown!

After experiencing the pirate case, the sea ban seems to be approaching!

Uncle, I always feel that this Zhejiang is not a place to stay for a long time...

But the homeland is hard to leave, and many wealthy families died because of the pirate case. There are many land auctions in Zhejiang and Jiangsu and other places at low prices. I want to ask you, can you buy it? "

The reason given by Lao Zhu was reasonable, and Zhang Yi did not doubt it.

Although the pirate case is unprecedented in the history books, the impact of this case can definitely become one of Hongwu's major cases in this time and space.

This case is linked to the Yang Xian case and involves a large number of wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River.

It can be said that the impact of this case on the wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River even surpassed the change of dynasty at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

Now that the grassroots has been washed, a large amount of land will also be thrown into the market...

These lands are simply the most delicious food for rich households whose instinct is to merge land.

It can also be regarded as the highest quality asset of the Ming Dynasty.

Lao Huang wants to take these assets, but he is afraid...

In fact, not only Lao Huang is afraid, but many wealthy households in the south of the Yangtze River are also afraid...

In the context of imperial examination immigration, many people may leave their hometowns and are unwilling to stay in the south.

"That's right. No matter how bad the conditions are in Zhejiang, it is still a land of talented scholars and a land of prosperity. Although compared with Suzhou and Songjiang, the food production in the Songjiang area is lower, but compared to other places, it is still good.
There is nothing wrong with the future here, if uncle wants to buy it at a low price, he can also consider it...

It's a pity that the uncle's household registration is no longer here, and he may not be able to get the position of food chief in the future, but it's okay. If Liu Ji can persuade the emperor to succeed, it will be good for the businessman! "

"Persuade what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang keenly felt that Zhang Yi was about to tell what he wanted to know the most today.

Zhang Yi smiled and recounted the conversation between himself and Liu Bowen.

"If the sea ban policy is implemented, many people will indeed lose their jobs...

Zhejiang's natural conditions are placed there, and there are only so many farmlands...

Although the output is good, it does not mean that it can accommodate enough employment...

Uncle should know this truth! "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"Zhejiang is also one of the main tax sources of the imperial court. Although those people in eastern Zhejiang are shouting that there are seven mountains, two waters and one field, the whole Zhejiang is still a rich place.

This is still slightly different from Fujian, which is also similar.

However, Zhejiang's high grain output does not mean that it can accommodate so many employed people.

Before Lao Zhu used the pirate case to bloodbath Jiangnan, the land that should have probably had its owner.

If the sea is banned rashly, a large part of fishermen, people who live by fishing and sea trade will immediately face unemployment...

In Zhang Yi's words, these people have no way of life and no employment!

Whether the existing land can accommodate these people is a question.

Where are these people going?

Immigrants may solve part of the problem, but could it be possible to evacuate all the coastal state capitals?
In this case, there is a term called structural unemployment in later generations!
According to Daming's handling method, these people will probably be divided into peasant households, military households, etc...

When the time comes, farmers will have no land to cultivate, and something will happen..."

"So the idea you gave Liu Ji was to develop business? Do you know that running a business is not easy, and now that the world economy is in recession, business is not so easy to do..."

Zhang Yi smiled:

"Uncle is wrong. Xiaodao's proposal to Liu Ji is industry and commerce, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, industry and commerce, which are not the same thing..."

"industrialization?"

A flash of light flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, and he suddenly understood what Zhang Yi was thinking...

Regarding the concept of industrialization, Zhang Yi did not know how many times he had told him, but it was a good expectation. Zhang Yi also said more than once that Daming did not have the conditions for industrialization.

"Industrialization is still early, but we can try it. If Liu Bowen can persuade the emperor to make Zhejiang a pilot place for commercial and tax reforms, let's try...

If you don’t want to, there’s nothing to lose anyway, uncle, it’s a good thing for you to buy assets at a low price..."

Tax reform, business taxes, industrialization...

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Zhang Yi was experimenting with his world again, and this time it was Liu Bowen who was fooling him.

"Anyway, Zhejiang is going to be the pilot of the grain chief system... It depends on whether His Majesty agrees, Xiaodao thinks it's too much...

After all, our Majesty probably only thinks about farming..."

"The purpose of the pilot is to let His Majesty see the benefits of the commercial tax. Under the condition of ensuring farming, industry and commerce can be developed, and productivity will grow explosively...

The basis of industry and commerce, mainly industry...

Our era is no better than later generations, as long as the product is good enough, it will not worry about selling..."

"But emphasizing commerce is contrary to national policy, and the chances of His Majesty's consent are very low!"

Zhu Yuanzhang silently poured cold water on Zhang Yi.

The profit of maritime trade is so great, he still resolutely wants to implement the sea ban, the purpose is to recuperate with all his strength...

No matter how great the profits from the development of industry and commerce are, it is nothing more than stabilizing the hearts of the people in the world.

From Lao Zhu's point of view, if he hadn't realized that Liu Ji was being fooled by Zhang Yi, he would have rejected Liu Ji's temptation without even thinking about it.

But when Zhang Yi is involved, Zhu Yuanzhang can still give him a chance.

"So, it's the experiment!

The implementation of this national policy, no one knows what the impact will be. The Lijia system and the food chief system that His Majesty is about to implement will be implemented nationwide from the very beginning...

Anyway, Zhejiang is going to become an experimental field, just like the grains in my medicine garden!
Try it in a small area first, it will be good if it succeeds, and it will not have much impact if it fails.

But whether His Majesty will agree or not, Xiaodao can't guarantee it, he just has to be idle, and he will succeed, but he will not be dragged down..."

pilot...

That's a good idea!

Seeing Zhang Yi dancing, Lao Zhu smiled slightly.

This kid may cheat the emperor, but he will definitely not cheat the common people...

No one understands Zhang Yi's love for the land under his feet better than him.

"If it does, what should we do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang followed Zhang Yi's fantasies and made a timely speech. Naturally, Zhang Yi already had a draft...

"If it succeeds, and if business and tax reform can be put on the agenda, it would be a good idea to go to Zhejiang to develop industry and commerce..."

"Doing business?"

"No, it's a factory..."

Zhang Yi shook his head and denied Lao Zhu's conjecture, if he could fool Liu Bowen to make it happen.

How could he just die and be satisfied with making money?

Since we want to do it, we must leave something to the world, no matter whether this pilot is a success or a failure!
He, Zhang Yi, will also leave a strong mark on the history books of later generations.

Industrialization does not happen overnight, but some seeds can be left in advance.

"It's a factory, not a workshop..."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't understand, Zhang Yi emphasized very seriously.

He has cooperated with Lao Zhu a lot, bookstores, pencil workshops...

But this time is different.

"Um……"

Lao Zhu himself was a parallel importer as a businessman, so he couldn't find anything useful.

However, the doubts in his heart have already been answered.

"Then let's hope that Your Majesty can be persuaded by Lord Liu..."

The old and the young looked at each other and smiled, which turned into a hearty laugh.

"By the way, you said to open a factory, but what is a factory, what is the purpose and significance of opening a factory?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's question is very broad, and it cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Zhang Yi bowed his head and thought for a while, and decided to answer his first question first, what kind of factory would he open?
"As an industrial revolution, it is natural to start with the textile industry as a pilot..."

He gives his answer. (end of this chapter)