Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 159 The lifeblood of the country
"Okay, the mirror is here, you have nothing to do here!" Zhu Youtang waved his hand, and said with a little disgust: "Remember to send your mirror over!"

"Yes, father, my son is leaving!" Zhu Houzhao was not surprised. He came to Kunning Palace by himself. If his father was here, he was destined to stay soon. Relationship, what is it like to have a pair of loving parents?The answer is that you sent it like a charging phone bill.

Seeing the back of her son leaving, Queen Zhang pulled Zhu Youtang and asked, "Why do you have to ask for your son's money? The money in the internal treasury is not enough."

Recently, my younger brother has given me a lot of face. Not only is he no longer causing trouble, but he can also make money. Every time he sends a lot of property to the palace, unlike before, he enters the palace just to ask for money or to sue.This put Queen Zhang in a good mood. For Queen Zhang, it was really good.

Seeing that Zhu Youtang asked for his son's money, Empress Zhang was not happy. It is not easy for her son to earn some money, so why bother asking for her son's money.

Zhu Youtang glanced at his queen, and sighed helplessly in his heart, you don't know your son's ghostly thoughts, but Zhu Youtang also knows that he can't tell himself clearly, you can't say that your son is as cunning as a fox, can you?Are you not afraid of your wife scratching your face?Sighing lightly, Zhu Youtang said slowly, "Not all of our property belongs to our son."

"In the future, the Ming Dynasty and the money in the inner treasury will all be left to him? Now that he earns so much money, he doesn't necessarily know what to do with it. He takes out some and puts it in the inner treasury."

"Once he spends all of it in the future, the money in the inner treasury can also be left to him, so there won't be no money, right?"

Empress Zhang squinted her eyes and leaned on Zhu Youtang's body, and nodded lightly. She felt that what her man said was true, which was very good.The son is still so young, so he really shouldn't take so much money, it's good to keep it in the internal treasury.

If Zhu Houzhao were here, he would have scoffed at what his father said. How is this different from cheating a child of the new year's money?
I will save it for you, and if you save it, it will be gone. In the previous life, Zhu Houzhao made money by himself until after work, and he didn't see what his new year's money looked like.Although I also understand the hard work of my parents to support us, but when the lucky money was taken away, the feeling was really unforgettable, and I will never forget it even after traveling to Daming.

Of course Zhu Houzhao didn't know that his father was using this reason to fool his mother, and at the same time opened a door for his mother.

He is very excited now, the mirror is made, once it is launched, it will be a big hit, and he will be able to make a lot of money by then.

Everything was going according to Zhu Houzhao's plan. The launch of Qiyizhai's mirror became popular in the whole capital, starting from nobles and relatives, and then to wealthy businessmen. It can be said that it is hard to find a mirror.A palm-sized mirror costs [-] guan, a head-sized vanity mirror costs [-] guan, and a full-length mirror of the same height costs [-] guan.

Money flowed in like running water, and countless merchants began to ask for purchases, even at a higher price. Their only purpose was trafficking.

At this time, if the mirrors are sold out, no matter it is in the south of the Yangtze River or in the northwest, they can definitely sell for a high price, and the whole Qiyizhai was pushed to the forefront for a while.After the imperial court rewarded this trend, it was officially promoted. The emperor rewarded several cabinet ministers and Jiuqing with a makeup mirror the size of a human head, which stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.

Qiqizhai and the mirror instantly became a hot topic in the capital, so negotiations on the joint venture of Qiqizhai started smoothly, which meant that they would overwhelm the Yanzheng next year.

In such an atmosphere, the New Year has finally passed, and Zhu Houzhao has passed twelve midnight. This is his first New Year in Daming. After tonight, Daming has passed the 13th year of Hongzhi and entered the 14th year of Hongzhi .This will be Zhu Houzhao's second year in Daming, Zhu Houzhao believes that this will be a very important year.

After the new year, the imperial court closed the yamen, and there was nothing to do in the officials' rooms. Yang Lian was busy at Qiyizhai, so Zhu Houzhao didn't need to worry about it.

Sighing it was cold, and the snow was heavy, so Zhu Houzhao didn't go out much. Even the training of those people in Xiyuan stopped, and Zhu Houzhao gave them a holiday.Hiding in his own Xianyang Palace, Zhu Houzhao eats, eats, sleeps and sleeps every day, or exercises to torture his body. Now that Zhu Houzhao does not practice for a day, it is really uncomfortable.

In addition to these, Zhu Houzhao also began to plan his own business territory. The mirror is a flagship product. It will spread Qiqizhai all over Daming, allowing Zhu Houzhao to extend his business tentacles to every place in Daming, but this is not enough.

Outside the mirror, Zhu Houzhao still wants to expand into other industries. The reason why these gentry businessmen are so energetic and able to make trouble is not because they have mastered the economic lifeline of a country. This will definitely not work in future generations.Even in the so-called free and democratic America, how many companies have been interrupted by anti-monopoly laws.

Don't talk about the economic lifeline of a country, even if you monopolize an industry, how did the Mobil Oil Trust get down?

The country absolutely does not allow such people to exist, what about Daming?The lifeline of the Ming Dynasty's national economy was basically not in the hands of the emperor, not even taxation. How could such a national government have ruling power.Once you have grasped the lifeline of the economy, mastered the basic necessities of life of the people, and established a new class, then someone will support you.

The salt administration incident this time is a good proof. Under the leadership of the nobles and relatives, so many salt merchants were arrested by themselves, and the two Huaihe Rivers were not in chaos. Why?
I thought that people arranged by honorable officials took over quickly, the salt administration was in order, the life of the kitchen households was better, and the wages of those who worked for the salt merchants were raised, so why the chaos?Relying on those salt merchants themselves?Stop dreaming, they can't even resist Dongchang and Jinyiwei.It's just that this kind of thing can only be done once, not again.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dared to issue a warning order, why?Because they have a strong military backing, if you are not convinced, you will be destroyed.

Support Wei Qing, support Huo Qubing, the generals in the army are all the confidantes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the same is true for Tang Taizong, the generals in the army are all my people, isn't it the same for Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty?The army listens to me. If you don’t listen, you will be killed. This is how power politics comes about.But what about Daming now?To be honest, Zhu Houzhao really has no confidence in Daming's army.

Just look at the turmoil during the Jiajing period. Daming's army is really hard to describe, and it collapsed if it was not careful.

What Zhu Houzhao has to do is to lead and build an interest group that supports him. Once he succeeds, what he has to do will be much simpler.

For example, in the American Civil War, the slogans were shouted loudly, but the real purpose was not that the big capitalists in the north needed cheap labor, while the manor owners in the south held a large number of slaves. To put it bluntly, it was a conflict of interests between two interest groups.The north won, why, because it is an industrial civilization, and what others are playing is large-scale industrial production.

Landlords in the South, how many guns can you make?How many cannons can you build?It's a ghost if you win.

Zhu Houzhao’s current thinking is almost like this. If he touches the tax system before he has enough strength, he is looking for death. Zhang Juzheng’s reform is just scratching the surface, and it has not touched the root cause at all, but how much opposition has he encountered?If he really touches the core interests, who knows what will happen.

Make money and strengthen yourself, and then you can fix some people and things, instead of making money through reforms, that is basically impossible.

Now that my business map has been expanded through Qiyizhai, the mirror is enough to open a channel for myself, and of course I can't stop in the future.

Because of this task, Zhu Houzhao lived a fulfilling life. During the whole New Year period, there was nothing to do, and everything was stable.According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, after the [-]th day, the Yamen basically opened, and the court basically resumed its operations. Zhu Houzhao also went to the first morning court, but it was boring.

"Go and find people from the Wine Vinegar Noodle Bureau and Siyuan Bureau!" Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin, and then said.

Zhu Houzhao has two operations in the Eighth Bureau this year, one is the Wine and Vinegar Noodle Bureau, and the other is the Siyuan Bureau. Needless to say, the Siyuan Bureau is responsible for growing vegetables and fruits in the palace, so Zhu Houzhao is naturally looking for them For vegetables and fruits.In terms of vegetables, greenhouses can be built, and those frosted glass should be used.

In terms of fruit, fruit wine can be considered. In a farming society like Daming, planting is definitely a good job, and it can solve the employment problem of many people.

This is what Zhu Houzhao has to do. He wants to recruit refugees and tenants through a large number of jobs, and transfer these low-level people out.To put it bluntly, all things in this world are human affairs. Once you pull the bottom people over, you still occupy the upper class, and the gentry and landlords in the middle, it will be much easier to clean them up.

This is also a part of Zhu Houzhao's business sector. Although this can take a long time, the effect is good and stable, which is what Zhu Houzhao needs.

Another focus of Zhu Houzhao is the internal weaving and dyeing bureau and the towel and hat bureau. To put it bluntly, it is the production of wool textiles and woolen clothes. This must be done.How bad is it to export silk and change rice into mulberry? We export woolen thread and woolen cloth at low prices and in large quantities. How good is that?

British colonial commodities are wool imitations, and the famous theory of sheep cannibalism makes Zhu Houzhao shudder when he thinks about it.

Merchants transported grain to the border to exchange for salt, and I asked them to send grain to exchange for wool in the future. At that time, northern Xinjiang would not be able to develop.

　I can finally read this chapter, I really miss you!
　　
　
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