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Chapter 314 Cracking down on honor, the North Korean coup

Does the current emperor need money? The answer is yes.

Money is needed for war, money is needed for people's livelihood, and money is needed for distributing salaries... It can be said that the operation of Ming Dynasty needs money everywhere.

But must it be collected from Xungui?The answer is clearly no.

The current Daming's finances have improved somewhat, and it has not reached the point where the mountains and rivers have recovered.

Think about Chongzhen, who was so poor that he sold all the valuables in the palace.In the end, he hung the southeast branch by himself, and did not attack the nobles, but gave them to King Chuang intact with their family and wealth.

But if Zhu Youxiao wants to reform, he must cut this knife at the nobles.

Who made them officials of the Ming Dynasty? Cracking down on officials and businessmen cannot be treated differently. If they are under the nose, how can they have the confidence to severely punish others?
To promote the development of industry and commerce, it is necessary to create a relatively fair and just environment.Abolishing the government and businessmen who rely on privileges can only be regarded as laying the foundation and paving the way for the introduction of industrial and commercial regulations in the future.

To put it bluntly, officials involved in business, dignitaries, and vassals are all obstacles to the advancement of reform.The stumbling block must be cleared, it is as simple as that.

But Zhu Youxiao was not too rude, treating people differently has always been his principle of doing things.

He was not polite to Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen, and directly ordered him to disband the caravan, and the shops were closed for auction, and a fine for overdue payment was paid, as well as a one-year salary.

This is to scare the chickens and monkeys, let's see the reaction of other nobles.

And there are rewards and comforts for the nobles such as Xiangcheng Bo, Hui'an Bo, Xuancheng Bo, etc. Among them, some descendants entered martial arts and new learning in order to improve themselves, and some committed suicide and died for the country during the Jiashen Incident.

At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also proposed his own plan.That is to let the nobles raise funds and invest in shares to establish the Daming Development Bank.

And Zhu Youxiao will use the glass factory, mirror factory, and coal-steel joint factory as the capital stock to serve as the president and CEO of the development bank.Of course, there are others in the specific management and operation, and the emperor just plays a guiding role in the general direction.

Don’t honorable nobles have money and no place to spend it, don’t they want to use money to make money, so why hesitate, come and join the partnership to start a business and make a lot of money!
Cracking down on officials and merchants over there, and establishing a "big official and merchants" led by the emperor here, is it inconsistent and self-defeating?

But the emperor didn't think so. He preferred to call the development bank a commercial bank and the assembled factories "state-owned enterprises."

The role of state-owned enterprises Needless to say, those industries with large investment, long construction time and slow profit growth are the pillars of the national economy, and businessmen will not be willing to operate them.The government's involvement can solve this problem well.

At the same time, concentrating the funds of the nobles is not only effective use, but also saves direct financial investment.

In addition, investing in shares can make money, which gives the nobles one more choice and reduces their resistance.Maybe it's not as good as doing business directly to earn more, but it's better than wasting it at home.

The most important thing is that the nobles are only shareholders or honorary directors.But if they are not given the right to operate, they will no longer be able to take advantage of their personal privileges.

Participating in business with privileges is the main characteristic of "official businessmen".

All in all, this combination of development banks and factories will focus on industry and commerce, and have a certain public welfare nature, which is still fundamentally different from "official business".

Of course, no one would have thought that Zhu Youxiao had such high expectations and such far-reaching considerations for this development bank.

It is not new in the West that financial instruments, or the bank credit industry, have become means and tools of expansion.

Zhu Youxiao is also planning to gradually turn the development bank into a booster for expansion and plunder foreign wealth.

The law of the jungle is the law of the jungle.In this world, if you don't fight for it, you may be robbed by others, and you will not be able to save the benevolence of a woman.

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Pavilions, terraces and pavilions, gardens and beautiful pools.

In the eyes of Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen, the pleasing scenery also became dull.But he came here for a visit, and he had to force himself to smile in front of the English protagonist Zhang Weixian.

Zhang Weixian knew that Zhu Chunchen was not angry with the emperor's punishment, and wanted to hit the wooden clock or find an ally.

But he just pretended not to know, put the food and wine on the table, and said some random things.When Zhu Chunchen brought up the topic a few times, he also pretended to be stupid and fooled around.

In fact, Zhang Weixian was also dissatisfied with the emperor's actions.Why don't you want to block the way of money from other people without remembering the merits of your ancestors to the old military minister?

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, Zhang Weixian dare not express it.

If it is said that Jingying is still in charge of Xungui, there must be no such thing.However, since the change of Tumubao and the restoration of Yingzong, the system of honoring the old military officials to lead the army has gradually become bureaucratic control and eunuchs supervising the army.

Today's Long Live has completely deprived the nobles of their only nominal power to command the army by rectifying the Beijing camp and opening martial arts and other means.

The handle of the knife is in the hands of the emperor, so it is easy to negotiate and not listen. You must provoke the emperor, cut off your title, confiscate your house, and chop off your head?
The situation is stronger than others. The descendants of nobles such as Zhang Weixian and Zhu Chunchen have long since lost the wisdom and courage of their ancestors.rebel?Lend him ten guts!
When Zhu Chunchen raised the topic for the third time, Zhang Weixian slowly put down his wine glass, and asked with a smile: "Brother Zhu, I heard that the mansion is being renovated, and all the windows are going to be replaced with glass?"

Flat glass is already on sale, but the quantity is small and the price is expensive.The glass windows of Cheng Guogong's mansion need to be replaced, which is not an ordinary cost.

Zhu Chunchen groaned for a while, and argued: "This is a rumor from the outside world. How can someone's net worth be exchanged? It's just a study room. The old eyes are dim, and the hall is brighter, so it's convenient for reading."

Zhang Weixian didn't reveal it, just chuckled, and continued: "Many houses in the capital are planning to replace the glass windows. There are more rich people in the south of the Yangtze River, and there may not be fewer. Thinking about it this way, glass is very profitable!"

Zhu Chunchen blinked and guessed, "It should be no problem to make money. The mirror alone is also very expensive."

Zhang Weixian glanced at Zhu Chunchen, and said: "This is a royal business, and Long Live is willing to take it out to share the profits. Brother Zhu, what dissatisfaction do you have?"

Zhu Chunchen hurriedly waved his hands and said, "It's not dissatisfaction, but I feel that such a rigid treatment is a little inappropriate."

Zhang Weixian looked down on Zhu Chunchen a little bit, he didn't even dare to express his dissatisfaction, what kind of allies did he find, and he wanted to argue with the emperor?
Not to mention just a duke with a name but no power, so what if he is a prince, wouldn't the emperor be arrested and imprisoned in the capital for self-reflection?
"Long live the resolution has been made, we are ministers, we will obey the order." Zhang Weixian said lightly: "Thunder, rain and dew are all the emperor's grace, brother Zhu doesn't even understand this?"

Seeing Zhang Weixian say this, Zhu Chunchen sealed the topic.Not to mention making you lose money, even if you ransack your family and destroy your family, it is just an imperial decree from the emperor.

Opening his mouth, Zhu Chunchen forced an ugly smile on his face, and raised his wine glass to signal Zhang Weixian not to talk about it anymore.

Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, and even the nobles of the capital all knew that the emperor had good eyes and ears.

In the court hall, the information that the emperor took out at random made it clear about the situation of Zhu Chunchen's family.This not only made Zhu Chunchen unable to even quibble, but also a deterrent to everyone.

In fact, Zhu Chunchen and other nobles are not too resistant if it is just to invest in shares to make money.The emperor even took out the most profitable glass and mirrors, and it is certain that he will sit back and enjoy the bonus.

But one thing is that [-]% of the annual profit will be invested in public welfare undertakings, which makes the nobles very dissatisfied.Doing charity should be voluntary, no, there is no such thing as a hard hold, and you have to do it if you don’t do it.

When you volunteer, the sun will come out from the west!

Zhu Youxiao is unwilling to complain about this. What kind of virtue do you have to volunteer for public welfare?The country is about to perish, and the capital is about to be destroyed. Why don't you just keep your money?
Anyway, I'm going to block your way to get rich.As for investing in shares, it is completely voluntary, and I am not short of your little money.If you really want to be shameless, it's easy to find a reason to deal with you.

I'm not bragging, as long as you think about it, you can know which wife you slept with last night.

After Zhu Youxiao manipulated the nobles of the capital, he turned his attention to finances.

Although painstaking efforts have eased the financial distress, it is still far from being rich.

The key is that the current war has not brought benefits to Daming, nor has it robbed wealth.Grain supplies, weapons and ammunition are all unreturned inputs.

Moreover, this situation will continue until the end of the war.And the military expenditure of several million silver per year is indeed not so easy to raise.

There is also the navy that burns money and does not see benefits.Shipbuilding and artillery, and training of officers and soldiers are also a lot of money.

How much money did you spend on a training trip to the sea?Zhu Youxiao's eyes were a little straight. Looking at the numbers carefully, he found that live ammunition accounted for the majority.

Is the navy so fond of shooting guns?Zhu Youxiao grinned, and also recognized the expense.

Hongyi cannon, gunpowder and shells are not cheap, one shot out, that is a lot of money!
But Zhu Youxiao couldn't tell Shen Yourong to take it easy.Because he knows that if the artillery wants to fire fast and accurately, it is difficult to achieve it without repeated training.

Moreover, ships have higher requirements for gunners than land ships, and it is even more necessary to explore experience and master the rules in practice.

Well, if the live ammunition training can improve the combat power of the Ming Dynasty Navy, it will be brought back later.

Zhu Youxiao grinned and gritted his teeth, and wrote a reply letter to Shen Yourong, praising him a lot.At such an advanced age, he is still tossing about in the sea.That alone is commendable.

The army's artillery training should be able to save a little, right?Zhu Youxiao is not sure whether the solid shells fired can be picked up and used again.

But regardless of whether it is possible or not, the money has to be spent, and it has to be paid out through gritted teeth!
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Phi Island.

The atmosphere in the conference hall was dignified, and everyone present was silent, immersed in the thought, balance and shock of just getting the news.

Originally, the war was developing in a direction that was beneficial to the Ming army. Even if Jiannu could not be eliminated in a short period of time, the siege and blockade would make it even more difficult.

But at this time, North Korea, which is a part of the Quartet, has problems, and people have to worry about the impact in the future.

The news was also just received that North Korea's Lingyang Lord Li Zhen joined forces with civil and military dignitaries to launch a coup to depose his uncle Guang Haijun and seize the throne.

Li Zhen accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials in Qingyun Palace, proclaimed his enthronement as a teacher, and amnesty in the territory. It was for Joseon Injo.

Now, Li Ji is purging the bureaucrats of the Great Northern faction and the concubines and ministers of Lord Gwanghae, and employing southerners and Westerners who lost power during the time of Lord Gwanghae.

And everyone in Pidao, including Mao Wenlong, is worried about whether the attitude towards Houjin and Daming will change after North Korea changes hands?What is the impact on the implementation of this year's strategy?

Mao Wenlong opened his mouth slowly, breaking the silence in the room, "In my opinion, Li Yu's ascension to the throne may be more beneficial to my Daming, and to my Dongjiang. Mr. Guanghai is ungrateful and deprived of virtue. Useless or for good."

Mao Wenlong has complaints about Mr. Guanghai.

Because although Mr. Guanghai regards Daming as the superior country, but proceeding from his own interests, he sent troops in the Battle of Salhu without any effort, and after that he was in a state of sitting on the fence.

Moreover, when Jiannu crossed the river to pursue the remnants of Mao Wenlong, Mr. Guanghai secretly ordered Yin Zhengzun of Yizhou to cooperate with Houjinhe to encircle Mao Wenlong by the forest, and asked Mao Wenlong to avoid the island.

Later, when he was donating supplies to the Dongjiang army, Mr. Guanghai was also reluctant, and gave them bit by bit like squeezing toothpaste, and he always complained and cried about being poor.

If you think about it in another way, it's really not easy for Mr. Guanghai.He can't win the gold, and he dare not disrespect the country. The country is quite poor, and it is really difficult to raise food and materials.

But from Mao Wenlong's side, he was very dissatisfied.He is stationed in Phi Island, and is equivalent to the spokesperson of Ming Dynasty. It is really rude for North Korea to dare to be perfunctory.

Hearing what Mao Wenlong said, Wang Yining couldn't help frowning, and said slowly: "Li Hun has been attacking the Juewai vassal for 15 years, and if he is a relative, he is also a minister of the country. Since the monarch and ministers have fixed points, how can the crown be reversed?" Even if Hunguo is not Daoist, it is better to listen to the concubine's play, and wait for China to change it. Xizhi used his ministers to usurp the emperor, and his nephew to abolish the uncle?"

The Ming Dynasty had a deep-rooted concept of ethics, and Wang Yining naturally characterized the coup as usurping the throne, which was a great treason.

Gou Zhenhuai laughed, and said: "Li Yu is self-reliant, he is the grandson of Li Yan, his branch is quite upright, and his succession is reasonable. According to someone, let's wait and see what happens, and see whether Li Yu is a slave or not. If he is a slave, he will invite the imperial court. Raise the heavenly soldiers to crusade against him; if you don't want to be a slave, you might as well suggest that the court recognize his Zhengshuo."

Wang Yining looked at Gou Zhenhuai, frowning unresolved, and disagreed in his heart.

Gou Zhenhuai's diplomatic strategy is entirely pragmatic, based on the imperial court's attitude towards Daming and Later Jin, regardless of whether the coup was justified or not.

Mao Wenlong agreed, and said: "What General Gou said is very true. The news has just arrived, and I haven't learned the details yet, so I don't rush to draw conclusions. But our army must take precautions and be vigilant. The people of Tieshan and Yizhou Also temporarily moved to the island, just in case."

"Marshal Mao's arrangement is safe, and the lower officials agree." Wang Yining frowned slightly, cupped his hands and said, "This matter is important, and we should first report it to Lord Yuan of Dengzhou."

"That's right." Mao Wenlong agreed as a matter of course. He was under the control of Yuan Keli and his immediate boss, so he had to report in time.

But Mao Wenlong has to send the secret music to the capital as soon as possible, and present it to Long live.This matter is indeed important, and how to deal with it will directly affect the implementation of Pingliao's strategy.

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