Ming dynasty grand dude

It was because these squires oppressed so much that they gave Bai Lian and the others an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"I have thought many times about how to take back the common people's fields from those wealthy gentry! However..."

Speaking of this, He Zhong couldn't help touching the corners of his eyes.

His voice trembled slightly: "The veteran dare not forget that a few powerful families put the slaves to death!"

"The old minister once wanted to investigate deeply, but many people have spoken to him openly and secretly, and he can't clear up his injustice..."

In fact, in the final analysis, it is the gentry and wealthy families who control the majority of people.

And if these people are rescued, it will undoubtedly disintegrate the wings of these country gentlemen!

"Dushan Gong, the old man also agrees with this matter."

Xie Qian stood up slowly at this time, and said in a deep voice: "But... how to win their trust?!"

"Also, how to ensure that they can arrive in Beijing smoothly?!"

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, smiled.

"Hahaha... Lord Mu Zhai! Don't forget, there are quite a few children from the Three Lands in our national defense force!"

Hearing this, Xie Qian's eyes lit up.

Zhang Xiaogong said with a smile on his face, "It's impossible to eradicate them all..."

"Being able to serve in the army is naturally loyal to the country! Therefore, I should show your majesty's kindness!"

How to show His Majesty's kindness? !

"Boy, I feel that there are quite a lot of fields to operate this time! There needs to be a dedicated person, full-time responsible..."

To put it simply, they handed over their slaves and sold them to the court.

Then their children can be mixed into a position in the army to be responsible for these affairs outside the customs.

"If you are willing to develop land in Liaodong, Guochao will naturally support it."

Young Master Zhang said with a smile: "For example, cattle and horses, farm tools, it's okay to support the last batch."

While talking, the little prince blinked at Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi instantly understood that the military department could use this to take back all the passes in Liaodong.

At the same time, it was time to completely eradicate the hidden danger of Duoyan Sanwei in one fell swoop!

At that time, the surrounding area of ​​Daming can be said to be peaceful, and I can concentrate on dealing with the enemies that may arrive from afar!

This... kills birds with one stone!

Emperor Hongzhi nodded to Grandpa Zhang, expressing that he knew it well!

Chapter 728 The North Wind Blows the South Waves Fiercely

Afterwards, these courtiers quickly showed the young master what they were praised for as veterans of the court.

There are priorities, and what is urgently needed at this time is a person who can lead the intelligence outlet to take charge.

Wang Zhi has not yet returned to Beijing. After all, Annan and Toungoo are the places of his new return.

He'll need to be there for a while, cleaning up some possible rebounds.

Zhang Cheng, who was originally in charge of the investigation bureau, is now dispatched abroad, and Emperor Hongzhi does not intend to tell them where Zhang Cheng has gone.

In this way, it can only be that Mou Bin, who was still in the capital and once in charge of Jinyiwei, has experience in this area.

And this matter requires the cooperation of the military, so naturally there is no need to discuss it with other courtiers.

Feeling that the matter was basically settled, Grandpa Zhang heaved a sigh of relief just now, and within a few days after returning home, someone came to the door again.

He couldn't refuse this time, because it was Ge Lao-Xie Qian who came.

When he learned of Xie Qian's visit, Grandpa Zhang was discussing the sutra banquet with Zhan Ruoshui.

This time he couldn't go in person, so he had to discuss it with Zhan Ruoshui.

But what I didn't expect was that Xie Qian would visit at this time.

And the one who came with Xie Qian turned out to be another pavilion elder——Liu Jian.

These two pavilion elders came hand in hand, Zhang Xiaogong couldn't help but miss it!

Reluctantly, he asked Ji Wu generals to bring these two old guys in, and asked Miss Miao An to prepare tea.

Gumbling and boiling the spring water, Grandpa Zhang looked at the old man Liu Jian who was grinning in front of him.

Can't wait to kick them both out.

"The old man also knows that Jade Chihu is busy, so he seldom leaves the village..."

I know you are still here? !

"It's just that the old man has some doubts in his heart this time. I have the audacity to invite Mr. Hui'an to accompany me, and come here to ask for advice..."

He is a majestic old man, the length is a stick, and the size is an official!

Besides, Xie Muzhai's family is the elder Ge who was born as the number one scholar.

This identity, this status, can be so humble to ask myself for advice...

It is already very rare, even if Zhang Xiaogong doesn't look at these things, he still has to look at his age.

It's not good to get a big one at this time? !

"Mr. Muzhai is polite! I don't dare to ask for advice, but Mr. Muzhai has something to test..."

Young Master Zhang smiled slightly, bowed his body and said in a low voice: "You know everything, and you can talk endlessly!"

Miss Miao An picked up the copper pot at this time and started making tea for Grandpa Zhang and the others.

After thanking the maidservant of Jade Chihu, Xie Qian let out a deep breath.

Then he looked at Young Master Zhang with piercing eyes, and said word by word.

"Tai Shigong has a saying: Those who eat salary should not compete with the people for profit, and those who receive the big ones should not take the small ones."

"Now Your Majesty, the Ministry of Households, and the nobles... all benefited a lot from the colonization of goods, but they never hurt the people! What's the explanation?!"

Those who eat salary shall not compete with the subordinates for profit, and those who receive the big ones shall not take the small ones.This sentence comes from "Historical Records Xun Li Biography".

The original text is: Dr. Lu is also the one who rests on public ceremonies.Take Gao Di as Lu Xiang.

Adhere to the law and reason, without any change, all officials are self-righteous.Those who eat salary shall not compete with the subordinates for profit, and those who receive the big ones shall not take the small ones.

Here it is said that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Gong Yixiu, a doctor in Lu State, had principles in his work and followed the law, so officials dared not violate them.

And he once pointed out that as an official, he must rely on the king's salary for a living, and he cannot compete with the people for his benefits.

Accepting the monarch's salary is already supported by the people, and then taking profits from the people, wouldn't it cut off the people's livelihood? !

What Xie Qian said here is that Emperor Hongzhi's internal treasury, household treasury, and even various nobles are now engaged in cargo breeding.

This seems to be competing with the people for profit, and it should affect the livelihood of the people.

Why does everything seem to be thriving now, with no signs of problems? !

"Mushai Gong, what Prime Minister Lu said is to be seen in context."

Grandpa Zhang smiled slightly, and said softly: "Tai Shigong wrote "Historical Records: Biographies of Officials", and Lu Xiangji has "Shouyu Shi"..."

"Shouyu Shi" refers to the second half of this record, which says:

If the guest has a photo of the fish, he will not accept it.

The guest said: "I heard that you are addicted to fish, but you left your fish. Why don't you accept it?"

Xiang said: "I am addicted to fish, so I don't accept it. Now I am a minister, and I can feed myself with fish. Now I am free from receiving fish, who will give me the fish again? I don't accept it."

Here it is said that a guest knew that Lu Xiang liked to eat fish, so he gave him a fish.

He resolutely refused to accept it, and the guest was very surprised and said that I knew you like fish, so why not? !

Lu Xiang said that he couldn't have it because he liked fish.

Now that I am the Prime Minister of the country, I can still afford to buy fish, so you give me fish. If I take your fish, I will be dismissed.

Where will I have money to buy fish after that? !Who gave me fish again? !So I can't ask for it!

"It is recorded in the Tai Shigong that Prime Minister Lu forbids taking advantage of the people for personal gain."

Zhang Xiaogong smiled slightly at Xie Qian, and said softly: "Well, can the treasury of the household department be used for personal gain?!"

Naturally not, there must be an account for every entry and exit in the treasury of the Ministry of Finance.

Xie Qian, who is a cabinet veteran, is naturally very clear about the direction of the expenses.

Since the soldiers in the guards were unable to use them, the country and the dynasty had no choice but to start using money to mobilize troops.

And many times encountered catastrophe, the Ministry of Household money and food was almost exhausted before.

After Zhang Xiaogong's coquettish operation, the household department's money and food suddenly became abundant again.

The treasury of the Ming Dynasty was divided into twelve silver treasuries, which were in charge of the three departments of households, industry and soldiers.

The Ministry of Households is naturally used by the various ministries for money and food, and the Ministry of Industry mainly saves the expenses of construction and manufacturing.

The main part of the Ministry of War is the Arsenal Division, which is responsible for the manufacture, storage and development of ordnance.

Now all that exists is the second storehouse of money and grain of the Ministry of Households, and the inventory of the Ministry of Industry has basically been emptied.

The Ministry of War originally thought that the Armory Department would be used, but the Ordnance Construction Bureau didn't care about the Arsenal Department at all.

They started a new stove, and the ones they built were directly handed over to the military.

"Your Majesty's internal treasury seems to be self-interested, but what the internal treasury inherits is all consumed by the military department and the Ordnance Construction Bureau..."

After Zhang Xiaogong broke it apart, crushed it and said it again, Xie Qian also began to have an idea.

To put it bluntly, it is the household department and the internal warehouse that occupy the bulk of these goods.

And they don't participate in the operation themselves, so they have to let others run it.

These people can be internal officials, nobles, or merchants in the capital.

But you can't order people in vain, they are also "people".

So they have to earn money, and at the same time, the profits of the account department and the internal treasury are actually used to do more work.

"Flowing water does not rot, and the door hinge does not moth, and it does not move!"

Yu Chihu said softly to Xie Qian: "Mushai Gong, do you still remember the matter of 'putting silver and five coins for profit and loss'?!"

This made Xie Qian blush, of course he remembered it.

At that time, the young grandpa entered the palace for the first time, and the three great scholars in the imperial study were ordered to examine him.

As a result, this crooked question asked by this kid caused Xie Muzhai to think about it for a long time after returning home, but he didn't understand the situation.

"This is the 'flowing water does not rot, the door hinge does not moth, and it moves'!"

"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" contains: "The flowing water does not rot, the door hinges do not moth, and they move."

Of course, Xie Qian knew about this. When Zhang Xiaogong asked them, he asked "why did the code come from?"

If Zhang Xiaogong hadn't said it himself at this time, even if Xie Qian was beaten to death, he would never have thought that it would come from this.

"The customer is the running water, and the customer is the hub of the household. If it is not there, the shopkeepers and the prostitutes will be rotten and moths!"

Pointing to the table with his finger, the little father-in-law began to explain.

"In this matter, no one makes a profit or loss. It's just that there is no flow of water, and everyone works but still loses."

The same is true of the household treasury and your majesty's internal treasury.

If the money is only put into the internal treasury and the treasury does not move, it will naturally be of no benefit to the country.

But if the money is spent and the money is used properly, it is an act that benefits the country and the people.

For example, the money in the internal treasury is used in the ordnance construction bureau to create chariots and horses, and the common people get the benefit of losing evenly.

Car builders get money and need clothes, food, and daily expenses. When the money is spent, it is scattered into the hands of the people.

The people paid taxes, bought iron woks, farm tools, chariots and horses, etc. produced by the Construction Bureau, and returned the money back.

With the flow of silver, what is created is a real product.