Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 35
After hearing Queen Zhang's words, Zhu Houzhao could only smile helplessly, sighed and said, "The child is in trouble today, and the queen mother is worried!"

Empress Zhang saw Zhu Houzhao's appearance, although she felt a little distressed in her heart, she still didn't show any color. Now she is a serious queen and a serious mother, so she can't show distress, she has to be tough.Thinking of this, Queen Zhang said with a stern face: "Then tell me why our emperor is depressed."

"Except for today's school incident, the boy has accompanied his father to correct the test books these days, and found some problems with Daming."

"For example, the salt government, the salt law enacted by Emperor Taizu is very good, supporting the northern border of the imperial court. Whether Emperor Taizu conquered Mobei or Emperor Taizong conquered Mobei, the court's finances were all right, even during Taizong's time. The imperial court still has the financial resources to support Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, in his voyages to the West, but what’s going on now? The world is still the same, and the land and population are increasing, so why is the imperial court running out of money?”

"Don't talk about other things, it's just that the father and the queen are saving money every day, let alone building a palace, just saving on food and clothing, but what about the money?"

"My son knows that my father likes Jiangnan's silk clothes the most. They are cool and comfortable to wear, but my father even ordered to stop this, so as not to increase the burden on the people, but what about the court's money?" Zhu Houzhao said with a wry smile: "Just talk about the salt government. In the past, the salt merchants sent grain to the north to exchange for salt, and the Ming Dynasty relied on the salt administration to support the frontier army in the north, and at the same time, the court still had a lot of income."

"Everything is feared. After the imperial court opened the bank, the imperial court increased the salt tax by more than 100 million every year, but how much did the expenditure in northern Xinjiang increase? How much did the imperial court increase its annual investment in northern Xinjiang? Have you ever counted it? "

"Now the salt merchants have proposed the salt lesson again. Once the salt lesson is reduced or exempted, why does the court still pay money? How greedy are these salt merchants? How greedy are the nobles and relatives? The government’s payment of grain is in name only, and now it is necessary to reduce or exempt the salt class. Is it true that the payment of silver is also in name only? If the opening of Nayin is also in name only, then the Ming Dynasty’s salt administration will be over.”

"Without the income from the Salt Administration, Daming's annual income would be at least [-]% lower. Where will the [-]% be supplemented? Increase the taxation of the people?"

"Some openings cannot be opened. Once opened, it is really over. This is the reason why the child has a bad attitude towards the uncle. In fact, the child is not aimed at the uncle, but against the relatives. The child checked, and the salt issued by the court Yin, most of them were rewarded to the relatives. Now they are going to attack Nayin again. Are they really so short of money? Who encouraged uncle to come to the palace to intercede?"

"Using the kinship of the Tian family in this way to seek personal gain with love, these people should be arrested and sent to the northwest to build the city and farm."

Empress Zhang looked at her son's angry appearance, and felt a little flustered in her heart. The son's hostility was very heavy, but the key was that the son said a lot, but she didn't understand a single word.What is the payment of grain, what is the payment of silver, and what is the impact, I don't know what's going on at all.But I understand one thing, it seems that the Yan government collapsed before, a large part of the branch was because of the relatives, and the other is that my brother entered the palace this time, and he was encouraged by others.

"Is uncle short of money?" Zhu Houzhao turned to look at Queen Zhang, and asked seriously: "If you are really short of money, then do something else to make a living."

Hearing what her son said, Empress Zhang was also a little embarrassed, so she had to say: "Your uncle, you also know that you can't be high enough to be low, and I'm afraid it won't work in other ways."

Zhu Houzhao was speechless for a moment, what was he thinking?The dignified Marquis of Shou Ning, today's son-in-law, the queen's younger brother, and the prince's uncle, what kind of business can't be done?Can't make a lot of money by doing anything casually?Always staring at the Yanzheng, yes, the Yanzheng is making money, but can you make a lot of money?You are the second idiot who was used as a gun by the salt merchant, Zhu Houzhao was speechless immediately.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but think of another policy of the Ming Dynasty, that is, in order to avoid the dictatorship of foreign relatives, the empress of the Ming Dynasty must choose girls from ordinary families.

Although this policy avoids the dictatorship of foreign relatives, it leads to the generally low quality of foreign relatives, and the queen's pattern and vision are too small, which is very unfavorable for cultivating the next generation of heirs.The representative figures are his own mother, and the Empress Dowager Li in the Wannian period. Zhu Houzhao rubbed his chin and wondered, can this clause be changed?In addition, marrying a princess is a blind choice, and the quality of the son-in-law is a mess.

The representative figure was the Empress Dowager Li during the Wanli Emperor period. Seeing what consorts the Wanli Emperor's younger sisters were looking for, it was not a matter of quality.

"I'll find a solution to this matter!" Zhu Hou looked at Empress Zhang and said with a serious face: "After all, my uncle is the mother's natal family and a relative of Daming. It's too shabby these days. People will say that the royal family is harsh on relatives, my son. Find a job for uncle, and make sure that uncle earns a lot."

While talking, Zhu Hou thought about it in his heart, and soon came up with a new idea. This matter must be done well, and it cannot be done otherwise.

After hearing her son's words, Empress Zhang nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, the emperor has a heart, your uncle has no skills, so it's best if the emperor is willing to help."

Zhu Houzhao dismissed it in his heart. This uncle of his was not only incompetent, but also stupid as hell. If such a little thing can be stumped, isn't it just to make money?As the uncle of Daming, not to mention earning him a lot of money, at least he must be a rich man.Thinking about filial piety all day long, thinking about getting something from the country, how much can you get?

Daming's treasury moved home, how much can you have?It may be better now. At the time of Chongzhen, the treasury did not even have as much money as the big businessman's treasury.

While the mother and son were chatting, Zhu Youtang came back from the outside, with a bit of anger on his face, and what happened on the school grounds made him very angry. Is this Daming's army?I threw real money in it, and ended up with such a thing?What else can I expect them to do?Zhu Youtang directly issued an order to Ma Wensheng to investigate strictly, and those found out will be severely punished without mercy.

Walking into Kunning Palace, Zhu Youtang saw his wife and son chatting, and they were still talking and laughing, and Zhu Youtang felt a lot better.

"Father!" Seeing Zhu Youtang coming in from the outside, Zhu Houzhao quickly saluted his father, and then said: "Father has worked hard today.

"Okay!" Zhu Youtang waved his hands, and said with a smile: "What are you mother and son talking about? Are you talking and laughing? Saying it makes me happy, so I won't worry about the things ahead!" He looked at the mother and son.

(End of this chapter)