my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 371
I heard Zhu Di roaring and roaring.

The eunuch was out of his wits.

Immediately afterwards, the eunuch said eagerly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Qixia's side... said over there... this time, the right governor's mansion delayed the delivery of money and food, which delayed so much time and even affected the national economy and the people's livelihood. Fault, absolutely unacceptable. This must be the result of officials from all over the Governor’s Mansion, who are negligent and slack, and Duke Wei was furious because of this...say...say..."

Zhu Di: "..."

Under Zhu Di's stare, the eunuch continued tremblingly: "If you say it...you must punish it severely, so all the officials in the Yoududu's Mansion...have to be fined for one month, and everyone should be fined." With the body of wearing a crime, facing the wall and thinking about the mistakes, we must not tolerate it."

After the eunuch finished speaking, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to vent his breath.

good guy...

Yang Rong and the others gasped.

Xia Yuanji immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have never questioned Duke Wei..."

At this time, how can we not separate the relationship?
Think about it, for such a great contribution, Zhang Anshi brought the officials together to plead guilty, and even punished him.

What are the other officials in the world?
Don't they all become maggots?

At the first moment, Xia Yuanji wanted to take out the household department.

He, Zhang Anshi, pleaded guilty voluntarily, and has nothing to do with the Ministry of Household Affairs. From the beginning to the end, the Ministry of Household Affairs never reprimanded Qi Xia.

Zhu Di's face was so stiff that he couldn't speak for a while.

This face became more and more weird.

At first he was still in high spirits, but now...but he couldn't help but make Zhu Di think deeply.

Looking at the world, the only ones who are really willing to share the worries of the imperial court and work together are the officials from the top and bottom of the You Dudu Mansion.

Their political achievements are real, but these people, because of the delay in the delivery of money and food, asked for self-punishment.

What about other officials?

Those money and food paid up are not as good as one-tenth, or even one-hundredth, or even one-in-one in the Yoududu Mansion?
Those guys actually feel at ease, scolding this today, scolding that tomorrow, all of them are loyal, what can be learned from the sun.

Compared with Zhang Anshi's up and down people, these people... are not only incompetent, they are simply inferior to animals!

Things in the world are always compared.

When there is no one who has made great achievements in the whole dynasty, then those who do not make mistakes are capable ministers.

But if there is such a pervert as Zhang Anshi, even a person with a small contribution will appear incompetent.

So Zhu Di became more and more angry, but said: "Call that Zhang An Shilai, this guy... the officials in the Yoududu's mansion are working so hard, how dare he kill the donkey and turn his head to punish them? What if the Yoududu If the entire government wants to punish, then all civil servants in the world can be killed!"

This statement came out.

Xia Yuanji shivered violently.

The faces of Yang Rong and the others became serious, and at this moment, Zhang Anshi finally arrived panting.

Zhang Anshi walked in quickly, adjusted his clothes, and then saluted Zhu Di: "I..."

Zhu Di waved his hands impatiently and said, "You are very polite, what are you punishing the officials for?"

"Your Majesty, I have a hard time." Zhang Anshi said with an aggrieved face: "They are so disappointing. The good summer tax has actually delayed them for a full month! If it wasn't for the urging of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it would have been as long as I’m afraid I’ll continue to hide away! I don’t want to defend myself, and I don’t want to give reasons. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. If I’m wrong, I have to apologize and punish myself. "

"Your Majesty... I am really ashamed that I have no part, and I am guilty of ten thousand deaths. Over the years, His Majesty has favored his ministers only as a loyal and filial seedling. He not only bestowed the title of raider, but also favored the post of ax and axe, and also led the post of Dazhou Wanli. Such an honor has never existed in the past. I have made such a big mistake. I am already terrified, thinking about..."

Seeing that Zhang Anshi was going to continue talking endlessly, Zhu Di twitched the corners of his mouth, waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, don't drag me on the words, who taught you these silly words, isn't it that Gao Xiang?" ?”

Zhang Anshi was discouraged all of a sudden, and said resentfully: "It's Bachelor Yang."

"That Yang Pu?" Zhu Di said.

Zhang Anshi coughed, and then said again: "Actually, this is what I mean, but I asked Xueshi Yang to polish it."

Zhu Di's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Would I not know whether it's a merit or a demerit? What do you mean by making such a fuss over a small mistake of your own?"

"This..." Zhang Anshi said ashamedly: "After all, some things have not been done well. Although people are all flawed, but the ministers and the right governor's mansion, don't they always have to examine themselves three times in order to be worthy of His Majesty's kindness?"

Zhu Di couldn't tell what this guy meant for a while.

But Zhu Di didn't care about this for the time being, but pointed to the memorial on the copybook and reported: "Why are there so many silver taxes this year?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, because the industry and commerce have developed."

"Just because of that?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Then what about last year, why was last year..."

Zhang Anshi said: "Because the growth is extremely fast. Does your Majesty still remember... the railway that was built last year?"

Zhu Di took his seat, collected himself, and at this moment also had patience, and said: "You continue to talk."

So Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty only saw that I borrowed money everywhere, begged grandpa and grandma for money, spent millions of silver, and even made a railway project that cost tens of millions of taels of silver. Didn't Your Majesty still feel distressed at the time?" ?"

A moment of embarrassment flashed across Zhu Di's face, and he coughed and said, "Don't always ask rhetorical questions, talk about things when you have something to say."

"Your Majesty, after the New Deal, the logic of the Right Governor's Mansion has changed. In the past, agriculture was the foundation, so all wasteful behaviors are shameful, because extravagance and waste, instead of bringing benefits to the world, will bring Huge disadvantage."

"But now, it is very different. Your Majesty, I invested millions of taels of silver in the construction of the railway last year, and made an investment plan of tens of millions of taels of silver in the next few years. But how will the railway be built?"

Zhang Anshi immediately realized that he had asked another rhetorical question, so he hurriedly answered the question by himself: "To build a railway, you need a lot of minerals, a lot of workshops to smelt steel, a lot of manpower, and a lot of sleepers. A lot of labor is also needed for food, clothing, housing and transportation, so, has your Majesty ever thought about what these merchants will do when there is such a sudden demand in the market?"

"Of course I took the opportunity to get a share of the pie! But how can I get a piece of the pie? The mining industry would like to immediately contract more coal and iron mines, vigorously excavate the minerals, and supply them to the iron and steel workshops in a steady stream. The iron and steel workshops are eager to expand production immediately, and Many new workshops will be built to cope with the large-scale purchase of steel in the future."

"In addition, there are also logging workshops. The railway needs a lot of machinery, so the workshops that produce machinery will inevitably do their best to recruit more manpower and expand production. But... are these enough? No, That's not the case."

After a pause, Zhang Anshi went on to say: "As far as I know, because a large amount of labor has been requisitioned, and the market conditions are extremely good, the price of labor has increased by [-] to [-]% within a year. This means that, Many laborers and craftsmen, and I have spare money at hand.”

"Therefore, they need to support their families, food, clothing, housing and transportation. Not to mention other things, the size of ready-made clothing has increased sevenfold under the rule of the Youdu Dudu Mansion, because people have earned money and have demand for new clothes. In the past, the common people , It may only be a few years to change a new dress, but now, in all seasons, you need to buy two sets."

"Where does the ready-made clothes come from? Naturally, a large amount of fabric is needed. Therefore, since last year, the number of textile workshops has increased by thirteen. What textile workshops need is spinning and dyeing. The spinning workshop and dyeing workshop are huge. Dozens of new workshops have been added."

"What I said is actually just the tip of the iceberg. In fact, in addition to the above, all kinds of catering, carriages and horses, and even tooth shops are almost all prosperous industries. According to the statistics here, almost all businesses , During the past year, taking advantage of the spring breeze of the railway this time, compared with last year, this Right Dudu's Mansion has added so many workshops, so many shops, not to mention, a large number of workshops have sprung up. With the expansion of the scale, can the business tax not be high?"

"So, although I have invested millions of taels of silver here, in fact, the private investment and industrial and commercial industries that have been spawned are tens of millions of taels of silver. Profit is even more unknown, which is why, the reason for the huge increase in business taxes."

Zhang Anshi said so much in one breath, and he has already explained clearly enough.

Zhu Di was stunned.

At this moment, he suddenly began to think in his heart.

A large sum of money is invested, and all industries prosper. Not only do so many people earn money, but the government’s tax revenue increases greatly, and the railway is definitely useful. With this railway, the transport capacity will be greatly increased. But for the imperial court, whether it is military or government orders, it is more accessible.

If you add the commercial bank and rely on the land of the station to make a fortune, then the investment of millions of taels per year will simply make the imperial court, the commercial bank and even the soldiers and civilians violent overnight. rich.

Zhu Di couldn't help but said to himself: Why didn't I figure out this logic at the beginning?
Zhu Di was dumbfounded for a moment, so he said: "I... I probably understand, do you understand? Xia Qing's family, you are the Minister of the Household Department, do you understand?"

Xia Yuanji seemed to understand but said: "I seem to understand."

Zhu Di said, "What do you understand?"

"Ah... this..." Xia Yuanji hesitated for a long time, and suddenly said: "Building railways can earn money."

Although this answer is concise, it is probably correct.

At least it seemed that he really understood something.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Anshi said: "The reason why I took so much time on my side, in fact, I can't blame others, but I can only blame my ministers. Last year's workshops and merchants are now full It has increased several times, and the production scale of some merchants has increased tenfold, such an expansion, but I did not expect it before."

Zhang Anshi revealed a look of self-blame, and continued: "For more than a year, the number of tax collectors in the Youdu Governor's Mansion has not increased in advance, so that when things come to an end, they have to hold Buddha's feet temporarily. The same manpower, the workload has increased several times. This has led to the delay of state affairs, this is the fault of the minister, please Your Majesty, punish the minister immediately."

Zhu Di lowered his head and looked at the mountain of pleadings on the case, he was dumbfounded, but said: "If I punish you, and you punish your subordinates, then the officials in this world can be killed by everyone?"

Zhang Anshi said: "One yard is equal to one yard. They are them. Yoududu's mansion is Yoududu's mansion. How can your majesty take ministers and people from Yoududu's mansion, and those...those...stinky fish are rotten, no, those ministers Compared to?"

Is it a curse, or a curse?

Yang Rong and the others were all speechless.

Hu Guang tugged Yang Rong's sleeve lightly, his mouth squirmed, as if to say: "He has a big breath!"

Yang Rong returned a calm look, and based on Hu Guang's understanding of Yang Rong, he could probably guess what Yang Rong wanted to say: "The ministers Zhang Anshi mentioned may not be talking about me, Yang Rong, but about you, Hu Guang. .”

At this time, Zhu Di said: "This is different. If you punish such a great contribution, I will be a fool! From this point of view, this railway...is really beneficial and has no harm... Wait, I heard that, You also fined the salaries of the officials?"

Zhang Anshi said bluntly and confidently: "Of course they will be punished, not only them, but also the officials."

Zhu Di said angrily: "Punish a bird, you'd better give them money honestly. Come and pass on my will, and the palace will also allocate a sum of money and food, and reward you Dudu's mansion, 30 taels per person, no one can few."

Yi Shiha on the side said hurriedly: "The servant obeys the order."

Zhu Di looked angry, and continued: "This is a reward from me. If other people use their lives like the top and bottom of Yoududu's Mansion, I will not hesitate to reward them. In the future, if someone uses the officials of Yoududu's Mansion to gossip, I will not take it lightly." Forgive me."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "Zhang Qing's family, where is the railway planned for this year, I want to see."

Zhang Anshi said: "This... I'm afraid I need Bachelor Yang Pu to bring the plan."

Zhu Di immediately said bluntly: "Come here, call Yang Pu to see him, go quickly."

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In the palace, the monarchs and ministers were already busy, and the Forbidden City seemed to be in a state of excitement.

And in Zuo Dudu's mansion, someone hastily entered the guard room of Zhu Chun, King of Shu.

And Zhu Chun was sitting upright at this time, he seemed to be thinking about something, his eyes were slightly squinted, he was holding the tip of a pen in his hand, and the tip of the pen was tapping an official document on the copybook.

This official document is related to the situation in Suzhou.

Suzhou is one of the most affluent prefectures in the world. This land of fish and rice, the essence of Suzhou and Hangzhou, is also full of resistance brought about by encouraging business.

This time he went to Suzhou to understand the local situation.

In Shu Wang Zhu Chun's view, the situation in Yingtian Mansion is relatively easy to deal with, but after all, Suzhou is not under the feet of the emperor. Although he is a prince, he actually has the feeling that a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake.

Zhu Chun, the King of Shu, naturally understood what these people were thinking. Once the implementation continued, these people who were polite, weeping, and begging for mercy might turn their heads and tear their nets apart once they despaired.

And once it leads to chaos, it may fall into an unmanageable situation, which is by no means a blessing for the people.

Although the king of Shu had never experienced troubled times, when he first entered the land of Shu and quelled the local barbarian rebellion together with Lan Yu, he knew very well that once someone rebelled, it would cause harm to the people.

Zhu Chun continued to squint, but now he sat still, but he didn't say a word, his face was indifferent, and he thought for a long time, until the footsteps interrupted his thinking.

Zhu Chun looked up and said, "What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, there is news from the Ministry of Household Affairs." The person who came was Zhou Ji, the new governor of Yingtian Mansion.

Zhou Ji can be said to be the one who was single-handedly promoted by Zhu Chun after he took office.

This person was originally a mere county magistrate, and was later sent by Zhu Chun to study in the Youdu Dudu's Mansion. After that, he was valued by Zhu Chun and was promoted all the way.

Zhu Chun just said indifferently: "Oh?"

"It's the money and food situation at the Governor's Mansion at the Right...The lower official has someone copy it, and please His Highness have a look at it." Zhou Ji said, took a form, and sent it to Zhu Chun.

Zhu Chun smiled and said: "You Dudu's Mansion can be regarded as money and food, and this king has been looking forward to it for a long time."

He took the form with a smile, looked down, and then, Zhu Chun, who has always been steady, suddenly became stiff.

He stared at the number above, with an expression of disbelief on his face, and his voice raised slightly unconsciously: "Is there any transcription error?"

"There will be no mistakes!" Zhou Ji said firmly: "When the lower official just saw the number, he also felt that there was something wrong, and even asked someone to go to the Ministry of Accounts to review it, and the Ministry of Accounts was actually very surprised. "

Zhu Chun gasped: "It's terrible, it's terrible...it's so scary!"

Zhou Ji cheered up and said, "That's right, the lower officials were too shocked to speak when they saw this number, and they admire this Right Governor's Mansion so much."

Zhu Chun narrowed his eyes slightly, and slapped the form on the desk suddenly, and then said: "It seems... this matter... I did the right thing, Zuo Dudu's mansion also wants to build a railway! No, Zuo Dudu's mansion The most urgent task at the moment is to immediately resolve the immediate serious problem, so that the New Deal can be unimpeded..."

All of a sudden, Zhu Chun seemed to be a different person.

Zhou Ji raised his head, and suddenly felt that Zhu Chun seemed to be a different person.

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Chun stood up and took only two steps, then said, "The king of Shu and the guards are all dispatched to the Suzhou area. Of course, this matter must be reported in advance to invite the Ministry of War. Besides... there are some people..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Chun stopped and said decisively: "We must take it down immediately, we can't wait for these people to continue to plan, and we should take precautions before it happens, it's better to pull out the thorns on this thorn first!"

Zhou Ji suddenly realized something, and couldn't help but look a bit solemn, and just said: "Yes."

Zhu Chun then continued: "The prefect of Suzhou...remove and replace immediately. Besides, Tongzhi, Zhaomo, and local officials will all be replaced, and this king will take over the post of prefect for the time being. Someone...take the original The king's sword comes."

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(End of this chapter)