Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 175
There are actually quite a few Zhongxing emperors in history, the most famous one should be Han Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, also known as the existence of the son of the plane, Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu can be said to be the only emperor in history who has both founding and ZTE.

It is naturally inappropriate to compare Zhu Youtang to Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. Daming has not yet reached that point.On the contrary, it is Liu Xun, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, who is more suitable for Zhu Youtang.

Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was the first ZTE since the Qin Dynasty. His ZTE made outstanding contributions to the 800-year rule of the Han Dynasty.

Speaking of the Han Dynasty, you may be most familiar with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.It is true that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was indeed a great king, but during his tenure, the Han Dynasty went all out with military force and fought everywhere, which almost exhausted the national power recovered after the "Rule of Wenjing".Although the social conflicts in the Han Dynasty were alleviated through the efforts of Emperor Han Zhao and Huo Guang, it was Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty who really made the Western Han Dynasty rejuvenate and once reached its prosperity.

After Emperor Xuan of the Han took power, he made great efforts to govern internally, recuperated with the people, restored the country's vitality, and implemented the Han family system; externally, he conquered the Xiongnu, pacified the Western Qiang, established the Western Regions Protectorate, and set up Changping Cang.Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was also good at literature, governance and martial arts. During his reign, the national power of the Western Han Dynasty reached its peak, and the world was peaceful.

It is natural for Zhu Houzhao to use this as a metaphor for his father. You must know that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty had a very high evaluation.

Zhu Youtang glanced at his son, although he knew in his heart that this was his son's flattery, but he still felt very comfortable, stroked his beard, smiled and accepted his son's flattery: "Then tell me, what a way to make up for it! "

I have been waiting for your words for a long time, and Zhu Houzhao sighed in his heart: "I think that if you want to reorganize the barracks, you should not train all of them, but concentrate on doing big things!" When he said this, Zhu Houzhao immediately became excited: "The imperial court is here! The money and energy of the government are limited, if they are all done together, the financial resources and energy of the imperial court will not be able to take care of them.”

"For example, if the imperial court allocates 200 million taels for military training, how much equipment can be purchased, how many war horses can be purchased, and how much city walls can be repaired if the money is distributed to Jiubian and Jingying?"

Two million taels may seem like a lot, but it's not that much, because Daming is really too big, and I'm afraid it won't even make a splash when thrown in.

Zhu Youtang looked at his son, and he didn't know what expression was on his face. Why did he want to beat his son so much?The opening is 200 million taels. Do you think the court's 200 million taels came from the strong wind?You must know that the imperial court has no money. If the treasury takes out the 200 million taels, it is estimated that the Minister of the Ministry of Households will have to submit his resignation directly.

It is not after Zhang Juzheng's reform. Now the imperial court's income is mainly grain and cloth, and taxes are also collected from goods.

The main source of money for the imperial court is the salt tax, and the tea tax is all about tea, not money. Under such circumstances, the imperial court's expenses are not lenient at all.

In addition, the grain and cloth collected by the imperial court seem to be a lot, but in fact there are not many, and it is not enough every year.Although the son was just making an analogy, it is obvious that the son is eyeing the salt entry silver this time.The appetite is not small, and he wanted 200 million when he came up. Zhu Youtang felt that his son was just wanting to fart.

Of course Zhu Houzhao didn't know what his father was thinking, and he didn't know that his father was concerned about money, so he continued to talk there.

"That's why I think that the imperial court should reorganize the Beijing battalion. Without increasing the number of personnel, a new army will be set up to select the best." Zhu Houzhao waved his hands and said, "Adopt new tactics, new equipment, and use new training methods. The veterans of the Northwest War once served as the backbone, and built a cavalry force of 3 people, and I even thought of a name, so I called it the Black Dragon Army."

Hearing what his son said there, Zhu Youtang listened with a serious face, and then nodded seriously: "Why don't you leave this matter to the emperor!"

"The emperor will also be responsible for all the expenses. In this way, the father will return the profit of the mirror to you, and the rest will be raised by the emperor himself." Zhu Youtang said with a look of emotion: "The emperor is long When I grow up, I know that I have shared my father's worries, this is very good, my heart is very comforting, my heart is very comforting!" He said and wiped his eyes.

When Zhu Houzhao saw this scene, the expression on his face was extremely wonderful, he really didn't know what to say, father, you have learned badly!
It can't be like this!
I'm still just a crown prince, you can't treat me like this, I've done a lot for Daming!

Did the agreed emperor doubt the prince?Did you agree not to let the prince lead the army?Did you agree that you can't make the crown prince full-fledged?Zhu Houzhao began to doubt his life, so he hurriedly took a step forward, and was about to say something when he was interrupted by Zhu Youtang.

"Emperor!" Zhu Youtang stood up, sighed and said, "Okay! Okay, in this way, I will send a decree to let people cooperate with you. That's great. Father, the emperor has to go and talk to your mother." After finishing speaking Zhu Youtang turned around and left, with his head lowered and his shoulders shrugged, as if he was restraining himself from crying, but Zhu Houzhao felt very sad because he felt that his father would laugh again.

He didn't even come to talk about the affairs of the Imperial Martial Academy, so the old man took his people and left, because he was afraid of what he would say!

Humming a ditty, Zhu Youtang came to Kunning Palace with his hands behind his back, and cheated his son. It felt really good. These will all be his in the future.Thinking of this, Zhu Youtang suddenly took it for granted. As for the money in Zhu Youtang's treasury and internal treasury, what?Is there any money there?I do not remember.

Zhu Houzhao returned to his Xianyang Palace helplessly, in a bad mood, he was actually cheated, and he was cheated so badly, what is this called!

Steel mills, steel ore, and hired workers are all things that Zhu Houzhao relies on to sell mirrors. The smelted steel is used to forge plate armor. This is all money. Will the court pay for Zhu Houzhao’s plate armor? ?You can tell what Dad means, you are thinking about farts, and if I give you money, you have a good idea.Zhu Houzhao felt that he was going to go bankrupt if he was responsible for the horse training and eating and drinking of the [-] troops.

Of course, the imperial court will still distribute the salaries of 3 people, that's all, the financial gap is huge!

Sitting on the chair with nothing to love, Zhu Houzhao nodded and greeted Liu Jin, and then asked, "How much money does this palace have now?"

Speaking of it, Zhu Houzhao really didn't know how much money he had. He knew it at first, but Zhu Houzhao was not in the capital these days, so he really didn't know the income of the East Palace.Zhu Houzhao is not very clear about whether it is Qiyizhai or other income, but Zhu Houzhao believes that Liu Jin is clear, and he is now his own big housekeeper.

"Returning to Your Highness, there are 360 taels of silver in the treasury, and 76 copper coins and gold." Liu Jin bowed quickly.

It's just that before Liu Jin finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao interrupted Liu Jin, and he stood up in disbelief: "So many?"

"Returning to Your Highness, there is Qiyizhai, which sold more than 36 taels of heaters, and more than 240 million taels of mirrors, and some of them were sent into the palace by the Marquis of Shouning, about 30 taels of silver. , 18 copper coins." Liu Jin quickly explained the source of the money to Zhu Houzhao, and he was also very tongue-tied, the money came too fast.

The first thing Zhu Houzhao thought of was his uncle Shouning Hou Zhang Heling, who sent so much money into the palace, how much is this guy greedy?

The other thing is about the heaters. In one winter, the heaters alone sold for more than 36 yuan. Sure enough, it is a fucking luxury to make money.

Qiqizhai’s stove is not an ordinary iron stove, it is carefully designed by skilled craftsmen, coupled with perfect and considerate after-sales service, and even launched a copper stove, followed by silver and gold small stoves and hand stoves, the price is natural Nothing to say, seeing the income now, Zhu Houzhao didn't know what it was like in his heart, and he was still on the road of just bad money.

"The mirror earns so much?" Another thing Zhu Houzhao couldn't believe was the mirror. How can a mirror sell so much?

"That's the access fee!" Liu Jin said with a smile: "After Qiyizhai launched the mirror, merchants flocked to it, and Qiqizhai introduced a joint stock and access system. Each place only cooperates with one merchant, and the others If you don’t cooperate, those who cooperate need to pay an access fee, and then the cooperative businessmen will open a Qiqizhai in the local land and store.”

"The goods sold are provided by Qiyizhai, Qiyizhai participates in the operation and management of the store, and the profits obtained are shared [-]-[-] by both parties."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were slapped, he didn't know what to say, isn't this the routine of the 4S shop in the future?It is not allowed to sell without authorization. I want to get the right to collect, pay money, provide a venue, and build a store according to my requirements. Later, it is even more than a 4S store, and I have to participate in management and share profits.

"What about the price of the goods?" Zhu Houzhao immediately thought of this question and asked directly.

"Get the goods at [-]% of the price in the capital!" Liu Jin added on the side, cautiously, he didn't know what happened to his highness.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know what it was like in his heart, this was, too, too, too dark, right?Qian Qia's Zhu Houzhao felt that it was too dark in his heart.Glancing at Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao immediately asked, "Those merchants agreed?"

"Agreed!" Liu Jin nodded his head as a matter of course: "Not only did he agree, but he also agreed very happily. Many people can't get connections, so they go around digging for connections. Marquis Shouning has been pushing people here these days."

Zhu Houzhao understood that the money sent by Marquis Shouning was not only from the Yanzheng side, but also from the Qiqizhai side. This is really a scam!

(End of this chapter)