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Chapter 72: I really disagree with Lao Zhu’s economic concepts (please order first!)
Zhu Yuanzhang's life was full of ups and downs and legends.

Compared to the world in front of him, Lao Zhu may have lost more in his own eyes.

Xiao Han wrote down Zhu Yuanzhang's past one by one, and was filled with emotions in his heart.

As for Queen Ma and Zhu Biao, their eyes were filled with tears.

This was not the first time they heard Zhu Yuanzhang mention it, but every time Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned it, their hearts would always twitch.

"Our parents starved to death on the eighth day of October. When they died, they couldn't even drink half a bowl of rice soup. It was our second brother who took off his own clothes and bound our mother's feet under the two reed mats. burial."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were dim, with tears welling up. Then he raised his eyes again, looked at Zhu Biao and Xiao Han and said: "The foundation of Ming Dynasty is built on the bones of our parents, and on millions of On top of the bones of common people.”

"So, Biao'er, not only you, but also many of your brothers, as well as the descendants of my Ming Dynasty, must remember that when you raise your head, you must be worthy of the heaven, and when you lower your head, you must be worthy of the ancestors of this underground. people, and these thousands of Li people."

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was choked, but he still pulled Zhu Biao to his side and spoke word by word.

"Dad, my son will definitely be worthy of his father's teachings, worthy of the heaven, worthy of the people of this world, and more importantly, worthy of his ancestors."

Zhu Biao was already in tears, and he knelt down directly in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and kowtowed suddenly.

This kneeling, it is not Lao Zhu who is kneeling, it is Zhu Biao’s conscience who is kneeling. It is Quanxia Youzhi’s grandparents and tens of thousands of people who are kneeling.

"Wei Chen must assist His Highness the Crown Prince well."

"I will never disappoint His Majesty's expectations!"

Zhu Biao had already stood up and expressed his stance, so Xiao Han naturally couldn't just watch indifferently. Then he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and bowed.

After all, it is no secret that Xiao Han is Zhu Biao's biggest fan, so he must show an attitude, otherwise, how can Lao Zhu be relieved?
"Save your words for the boss."

"Anyway, you don't give us any advice."

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped his wet eyes, then lay back on the couch, waved his hands and said.

"What did your Majesty say? If your Majesty needs me, I will do my best."

Xiao Han looked at Lao Zhu again and chatted about those words, but before he finished speaking, Lao Zhu looked at Xiao Han teasingly and said: "Then we will issue an order later and let you deal with Zhongshu without sleep. How about you dedicate yourself to provincial government affairs and die till death?"

"It is an honor for me to serve His Majesty."

Xiao Han really wanted to give Lao Zhu a big blowjob, but after the blowjob, he no longer had to save his life, so he looked at Lao Zhu and said with a straight face.

"Stop pretending."

"You have been pretending since before the opening of the country, and you are still pretending now. Are you tired? Anyway, we are quite tired. We pretend with you every day."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately rolled his eyes angrily, picked up the pillow next to him, threw it directly at Xiao Han, and scolded with a smile: "We are not as narrow-minded as you think, and besides, you are still a child raised by us."

"Ok?"

Queen Ma and Zhu Biao looked at each other, with a strange look flashing in their eyes.

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang talk about this with Xiao Han today?

"His Majesty."

Xiao Han looked at Zhu Yuanzhang a little embarrassed and scratched his head again.

"Okay, let me explain to you today. Many meritorious officials have been ennobled this year. Why did we issue a death-free gold medal?"

"I just want to protect these old brothers. After all, they are brothers who have lived and died with us."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Xiao Han again, waved his hand and said: "We want them to live a prosperous life, spend their old age in peace, and even have descendants."

"Because, in our world, they have done the most great work, so even if they do many illegal things, we will be more tolerant to them."

"But can we really not hate it?"

"We hate ministers who bully the people the most in our lives."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with anger, and his fists were clenched tightly!
The exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the Yuan Dynasty made the common people miserable, and the young Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly affected by it. The hatred in his heart for corrupt officials was naturally like a torrential river, endless!
But then, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with helplessness again, and his clenched fists slowly unclenched.

"But they are not just our ministers."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly.

"The poor suddenly become rich, and they are at a loss."

Xiao Han and Zhu Biao looked at each other slightly, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, cupping their hands slightly.

"Well, I still suffered the loss of not studying."

"But it's right to think about it. We have been fighting on the battlefield for years. How many books can we read?"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not refute, but nodded slightly and said: "Later, after the founding of the country, they began to enjoy it, so how could they calm down and study."

The 24 generals of Huaixi, following Zhu Yuanzhang, traveled all over the world, fought on the battlefield, and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang.

But consecutive victories on the battlefield are the easiest way to encourage arrogance, especially with the records of these 24 generals. Any one of them is an extremely capable leader. Can he be even more arrogant?
Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty was just founded, there was an incident of nobles occupying the people's fields. This really made Zhu Yuanzhang angry. Then he issued an order to clear the fields and compensate the people for their losses, so the matter was dropped.

As the saying goes, it is normal for a poor man to suddenly become rich, and to be a founding hero of the country. For a moment, he became arrogant.

"Actually, with your intelligence, you should understand what I want to say."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes and said.

"Wei Chen understands."

Xiao Han nodded and bowed.

What Zhu Yuanzhang means is that he doesn't want to be Zhao Kuangyin or Liu Bang. Do you still need to understand this?
But does Xiao Han believe it?
Of course not!
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang said it was all over the place, Xiao Han still insisted on his opinion.

reason?

Although history cannot be fully trusted, it can be used as a reference. After all, 10,000+ officials died in the Hongwu Dynasty. How many of the founding heroes were able to enjoy their old age in peace?
But Xiao Han couldn't show it. Anyway, Lao Zhu was right, it was Xiao Han who thought too much.

After all, if you want to save your life, you cannot disobey the emperor's will. As for whether you believe it or not, doesn't it all depend on yourself?
"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded first, then looked at Xiao Han angrily, and scolded with a smile: "You bastard, don't let me remind you all the time."

"uncle."

Xiao Han shouted decisively.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, "What a good boy, you have a bright future."

"okay."

"Listen to Biao'er, are you going to cook for your aunt yourself today?"

After Xiao Han and Zhu Yuanzhang finished chatting, Queen Ma came over, looked at Xiao Han and asked softly.

"Ah."

"It's been a long time since I've cooked. Auntie, I can't dislike it."

Xiao Han looked at Queen Ma and nodded slightly.

"How can you dislike it? If you have such a heart, my aunt is very happy."

Emperor Ma shook his head and smiled.

"I won't like it. Make it taste better."

Zhu Biao blinked and looked at Xiao Handao.

"Then let the imperial chef open a table for His Royal Highness."

Xiao Han glanced at Zhu Biao and said angrily.

"Then let's have a table by ourselves. It just so happens that the Chang family sisters and the Xu family sisters are coming in the evening, so I will share a table with them."

Not to be outdone, Zhu Biao immediately looked at Xiao Han and counterattacked.

"As a minister, Feng Xue naturally cannot refute His Highness the Crown Prince, so he can only follow His Highness the Crown Prince."

Xiao Han sighed and said with a somewhat forlorn expression.

"boom!"

Zhu Biao suddenly looked at Xiao Han in disbelief. He could say such things. This is not the place to shout Biaozi, right?

"Ok?"

As expected, Queen Ma slowly looked at Zhu Biao, her brows raised slightly and she said, "Why, His Highness the Crown Prince wants to use his power to suppress others?"

"mother"

Zhu Biao's eyes suddenly flashed with helplessness, and then he quickly looked at Queen Ma and explained: "My son just wants to joke with Feng Xue. When did he use his power to overwhelm others?"

Zhu Biao is indeed a little unjust. Everyone is obviously joking, but you, Xiao Han, suddenly try to pull me out of the bottom of the cauldron, so how can I still play with it?
"Why don't you come up and lie down for a while?"

Zhu Yuanzhang first glanced at Queen Ma to teach Zhu Biao, then turned to look at Xiao Han, pointed to the couch next to him and asked.

"It works, thank you uncle."

Xiao Han nodded, did not refuse, and just lay down on Ge You, with a smooth posture, which was called comfort.

"By the way, how are you doing with your recent research on reforming the currency trading system? Is it feasible?"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of reforming the currency trading system again, and turned to look at Xiao Han and asked.

"Of course. At the beginning of next year, Jinling can be used as a test city for currency reform, and when the heavy snow passes, the initial template of the currency can be created and printed."

Xiao Han thought for a moment, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said with a smile: "It's just that the currency trading system cannot be supervised by the Ministry of Accounts, but must be set up separately."

"why?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly startled, but asked in confusion.

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world's finances, and Lu Chang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, is an old minister of Zhu Yuanzhang, and helped Zhu Yuanzhang solve many troublesome matters. Therefore, since the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world's finances, then the currency will be transferred to the Ministry of Revenue for unified control. It's not a big deal either.

This is why Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't figure it out, and Xiao Han wanted to take out the currency trading system?
"Uncle, think about it, how heavy the daily tasks of the Ministry of Household Affairs are. Being in charge of the world's finances is no simple task."

"So if currency is forcibly included in the Ministry of Accounts, it may be counterproductive and affect the original main work of the Ministry of Accounts. That is not a good thing for the world."

"After all, the most important thing about the currency trading system is the transaction and system. Creating a trading market, issuing currency, and supporting systems are all indispensable. So, do you think the Ministry of Accounts can be busy?"

"Moreover, even if they are forcibly integrated into the Household Department, the power of the Household Department will be doubled, not to mention the increase in power and the greed of people."

"Just talking about corruption, how can the Ministry of Household Affairs system be taken care of if it is so huge? And once someone becomes corrupt and prints more money, what do you think will be the consequences?"

Xiao Han shook his head, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked. "Don't be pretentious and keep talking."

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes and said.

as a result of?

How does Lao Zhu know the consequences?
If he knew, would he still need Xiao Han?

After all, it can be seen from history that Lao Zhu's economic awareness was surprisingly poor. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, such a good thing, would be ruined.

"Because, if you are not careful, your whole body will be affected."

"After all, the Ministry of Accounts is in charge of the world's finances. It also issues currency, supervises currency, and supervises the trading market. If someone is corrupt, you can kill them with just one word."

"But this world is about to cause a turmoil. The currency trading system, and even the Ministry of Accounts, may completely collapse because of a little corruption."

Xiao Han nodded and told all this in one breath.

In fact, the truth is not difficult to understand, and Lao Zhu should also understand it.

This is equivalent to the Zhongshu Province and the six ministries, each performing their own duties and dispatching them in a unified manner. Although it is to divide power, it also enables officials to perform their duties to the greatest extent instead of doing two things at once.

After all, you can't give an official from the Ministry of Household Affairs an errand from the Ministry of Punishment. Isn't this a mess?
"We understand what you mean, but if you talk about currency collapse, we definitely don't understand."

"But if you talk about power, then we don't have to think about it. This is to prevent the household department from getting bigger. After all, the more things they are in charge of, the greater their power will be. This is not a good thing for the country."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with light.

that power.

In the Ming Dynasty, no one understood power better than Lao Zhu.

When it comes to this matter, he, Old Zhu, is no longer sleepy.

"Uncle is right."

"The influence of finance on the country has always been unprecedented. After all, it contains too many things, and if all these things are handed over to one department, once trouble occurs, there will be endless troubles."

Xiao Han nodded.

In this life, the most intuitive thing is that people are working hard for two things, one is power and the other is wealth, and the combination of these two into one is the most terrifying thing.

Therefore, the economic context of the country must not be in the hands of one department. Instead, responsibilities must be divided, and a unified regulatory department must be established for unified supervision. Only in this way can we ensure that benefits are maximized and losses are minimized.

After all, corrupt officials can never be eliminated, no matter which dynasty, generation, or future generations, it cannot be truly eliminated, but as long as you can control the trend of the market economy, don't let it collapse.

The small turmoil that was derived was just a small wave, how could it set off a huge wave?

"You're right."

"Then this official will give us another headache."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, patted his forehead gently again, and suddenly had a headache.

Officials of the Hongwu Dynasty, whether now or in the future, are in short supply. As for the reason, ask Zhu Yuanzhang?
"Indeed, this is also a troublesome matter, but if there are difficulties, then overcome them. It depends on people."

After being taught a lesson by Queen Ma, Zhu Biao came over and patted Xiao Han's shoulder angrily, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and smiled.

"Well, that's right, it all depends on man-made efforts."

"But have you ever thought about how to select officials with good moral character? Once they turn out to be morally corrupt, all your efforts will be in vain."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes showed a hint of helplessness again. This was what he was most worried about.

Although Lao Zhu doesn’t understand economics, how could he not understand the basic point of view?
As the saying goes, money moves people's hearts, and there are not a few officials who take desperate risks for money. Therefore, once the wrong official is selected, he will be beaten back to his original shape with a stick.

Zhu Biao also sighed and shook his head.

Since the arrow is on the string, it has to be launched.

If you really choose the wrong official, you can only admit it.

"There is always a way. Can a living person still be suffocated to death by urinating?"

Xiao Han waved his hand, sat up, made some room for Zhu Biao, and then continued: "And if you still can't find a suitable official in the spring next year, then please ask your uncle to transfer Lu Chang, the Minister of Household Affairs."

"Lu Chang."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up. Then he looked at Xiao Han and Zhu Biao and said, "What do you think of Lu Ben, the minister of Taichang Temple?"

"Unfamiliar."

Zhu Biao said truthfully.

Lu Ben, the Qing of Taichang Temple, kept a low profile in the court and rarely stood out, so Zhu Biao was only slightly impressed.

Moreover, this impression is because Lu Ben is the leader of Jiangnan literary circles. Otherwise, with Lu Ben's low profile, how could Zhu Biao know him?

"Uh uh."

Xiao Han was stunned on the spot, and then he covered his eyes. In fact, until now, the person Xiao Han didn't want to hear the most was Lu Ben, the Qing of Taichang Temple.

Moreover, two days ago, Xiao Han made a private deal with the kings of Qin and Jin, and planned to kill Lu Ben.

After all, Xiao Han felt uneasy that Lu Ben was not dead, but now that he heard Zhu Yuanzhang mention it, Xiao Han's hand hidden under his robe clenched slightly, and an imperceptible cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Uncle, Feng Xue thinks it can be used."

"But in order to ensure the currency trading system, my uncle can transfer Lu Ben, the minister of Taichang Temple, to the Ministry of Accounts, and transfer Lu Chang here, and then make arrangements after everything is in order."

A smile appeared on Xiao Han's lips, and he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and suggested: "After all, uncle should know the abilities of Lu Chang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, better than we do."

"really."

"Lu Chang's ability is beyond doubt, so I'll do as you say and wait for the rest to be adjusted in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. Lu Chang's ability was well known to everyone. Moreover, during the Yuan Dynasty, this person had already served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have handed over the Ministry of Household Affairs to Lu Chang.

"According to the order."

Xiao Han and Zhu Biao stood up together, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and bowed slightly.

"Ah."

"Go and get ready. We're a little hungry too. I don't care about the rest, but we can't miss one piece of the pie."

Zhu Yuanzhang also had a smile on his face, and then waved his hand, signaling Xiao Han to go to the kitchen to prepare.

"My son is also going to help. Anyway, our Lao Zhu family doesn't have those kinds of broken rules."

Zhu Biao also looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile and said.

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand casually, and Xiao Han and Zhu Biao went to the small kitchen.

"The prince and the marquis can also cook and cook. If word spreads about this, it will probably shock many people's jaws."

Queen Ma, who was sitting aside, also slowly stood up, came to Zhu Yuanzhang's side, and said with a dumb smile: "If those children knew that today's meal was cooked by His Royal Highness and Xiao Ninghou, they would probably even have chopsticks. Don’t even dare to move.”

"That's the children's business, we don't care."

Zhu Yuanzhang was still leaning lazily on the couch, and then he said lazily: "The two of us are responsible for eating and drinking. Anyway, it will not be easy to wait for them to cook in the future."

"Ah."

"But we can't let the boss work too hard."

Empress Ma nodded. She naturally understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant. Then she gave a few more instructions: "After all, you are still young. If you overwork, it will be difficult to make up for it in the future."

"That's our biological son, of course we know."

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes, then straightened up, patted Queen Ma's hand again and said: "Besides, there is also that boy Feng Xue helping the boss. Don't worry, the boss will not be too tired."

"That's true."

Queen Ma nodded in agreement. After all, Xiao Han was indeed a very reassuring child.

"However, you have to restrain your temper today and don't keep a straight face, which makes people look upset."

Then, Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "The eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law, the third daughter's childhood sweetheart, Fengxue's two daughters-in-law, plus your brother's sons, what a wonderful day today." Everyone is coming, so don’t show off your imperial prestige as soon as you come up.”

"It's up to you, we don't care."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded indifferently, but after thinking for a moment, he looked at Empress Ma and asked, "Call that boy Feng Cheng over too, so that they can get acquainted with each other."

Feng Cheng, the nephew of Duke Feng Sheng of the Song Dynasty, was posthumously named the son of Feng Guoyong, Duke of Ying, and was a serious descendant of Huaixi.

"Well, then you just lie down and I'll go over to the kitchen to take a look."

Empress Ma nodded, pulled the quilt aside and draped it over Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang also felt a little sleepy, and then fell into a deep sleep. After all, as an emperor, he was absolutely qualified, and if it hadn't been for the recent crown prince supervising the country, how could he have slept so soundly?
"Speaking of which, since Yingtian has been designated as the trading test city, has the value of the currency been determined? There is also a trading market. Where do you plan to set it?"

In the small kitchen, Zhu Biao leaned in front of the chopping board, looked at the busy Xiao Han, and asked aloud.

"Of course I have to discuss the value of currency with you. As for the trading market, to save costs to the greatest extent, it should be set at the vegetable market. The court can renovate it and then it can be used."

Xiao Han took the kitchen knife and said while cutting vegetables.

"Ah."

"This can indeed save a lot of money."

Zhu Biao nodded and did not refute. As for the value of currency, he just thought about it and said, "As for the value of currency, what do you think is appropriate?"

The reform of the currency trading system was originally created by Xiao Han. Therefore, Xiao Han knew better. As a layman, Zhu Biao could only ask for advice modestly, not to give advice.

"How much silver can one tael of gold be exchanged for?"

"How many copper coins can be exchanged for one tael of silver?"

After Xiao Han put the cut vegetables on the plate, he turned to look at Zhu Biao and asked.

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