I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

Afterwards, the list of other meritorious officials was determined, and the old man's note was settled.

As for the photo of Lao Zhu's father, since there was no one to be on the list, Zhu Zhangui directly proposed to put a family photo on it, that is, Lao Zhu's siblings and Lao Zhu's parents.

Since they had never seen those people before, Zhu Zhangui and the old man made a calculation and decided to ask the painter to restore the appearance of the family at that time according to the example of the old man, a big family.

When it was formed later, no matter how Zhu Zhangui looked at Lao Zhu's childhood portraits, he felt like himself when he was a child.

"How are the new currency preparations of each bank and department!"

Putting down the sample to watch, Zhu Zhangui asked Xia Yuanji and Lao He who were beside him.

"Return to Your Highness!" Old He stepped forward first. Since the bank was the main boss and the relationship between the two was good, Xia Yuanji asked Old He to report first.

"All bank branches have already made enough reserves to accept currency exchange from the common people at any time."

"There is also a certain amount of reserves for gold and silver, so don't worry about a run. If one place can't supply it, other banks can quickly provide it."

"Major chambers of commerce have also begun to put up signboards, informing customers that they will only receive new currencies in the future, and will not accept old copper coins, gold and silver, and fully support the new monetary policy of the imperial court."

Zhu Zhangui nodded in satisfaction, and looked at Xia Yuanji.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs is also ready. Tomorrow, officials will start distributing the salaries owed last year. All departments will also use the new currency when settling wages and purchasing!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Zhu Zhangui's face.

Due to the new currency, the salaries of officials were not paid last year, and they have been in arrears until now.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the matter of Baochaoan, I am afraid that some people would have expressed their dissatisfaction long ago.

Not to mention the low wages of your old Zhu's family, and the fact that they often default on arrears, does this make people live?

The reason for the arrears of wages is not because the court has no money, but because it intends to use the new currency for settlement.

Last year, it was just before the release time, so let these officials feel aggrieved first.

Anyway, their family is not short of money, not bad for the three melons and dates of the imperial court.

As for those who are really poor, the imperial court will not let them starve to death. After being checked by Jin Yiwei, they will be asked to borrow from the Daming Chamber of Commerce first, and then pay back when the money is distributed.

In terms of imperial salary, Zhu Zhangui discussed with the old man for a long time and also carried out reforms.

In the past, in addition to issuing treasure banknotes, the imperial court also issued various kinds of physical objects.

However, this distribution method has too many loopholes, and it is easy to be taken advantage of, and it is easy to cause loss of items.

After discussions between Zhu Zhangui and the old man, it was decided that all future salaries of officials will be distributed in cash, and various welfare subsidies will also become vouchers for the chamber of commerce.

And in terms of wages, the imperial court will not send someone to pay, but the Ministry of Households will give the approval slip, and the officials will take the official approval slip to the bank to collect it.

In this way, it can prevent the situation that the upper level is full of food and the lower level collectively starves to death.

Many officials don't care much about the salary reform of the imperial court.

They don't live on that dead wage, let alone enjoying it, and they have to pinch their fingers and toes to live by eating stew.

It can be seen that the low wages of Lao Zhu's family have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

To use an Internet saying in the future, with this salary, you still expect us to give you your life, so go ahead and dream.

The vouchers were provided by Zhu Zhangui Chamber of Commerce for free. After all, the family members of these officials took the vouchers to spend. Looking at the dazzling array of goods, it was impossible to spend only the money on the vouchers, and they would definitely spend a little more.

After this trip or two, I developed a habit, and I will go to the chamber of commerce for all my shopping in the future.

Although the Indian brokerage will lose some money, it is just a drizzle compared to what it will earn in the future.

For the issue of the new currency, Zhu Zhangui handed it over to Lao He and Xia Yuanji, who were responsible for the implementation of the entire plan, and his father Zhu Pangpang and the court officials were in charge of supervision.

He has a lot of things to do, but he has no time to worry about the things that have been arranged.

Now the Northern Shenji Battalion has assembled and is waiting for him to attack the Western Regions.

Zhu Zhangui plans to leave in a few days, and try his best to resolve the Western Regions before the end of the year.

It has been Yongle for 17 years now, and it is less than 5 years since the old man left. Zhu Zhangui does not want this old man to be busy on the battlefield all his life, but wants him to rest for a few years and enjoy his old age.

On the second day, Zhu Zhangui didn't go to the bank to check the issuance of new coins, but went directly to the artisan camp that had already moved half.

As the relocation of the capital approached, half of the artisan camp moved to the north.

The current craftsman camp has been divided into two. Those going to the north will be engaged in military and heavy industry research and production, while the craftsman camp in the south near the water conservancy will be responsible for light industry and agricultural research.

In terms of management, Zhu Zhangui is not worried. When the railway from Beiping to Jinling is completed in the future, it will be very convenient to go back and forth.

He wanted to come and have a look, he could take the train anytime, and he didn't have to worry about his subordinates messing around.

The purpose of coming to the Artisan Camp today is because the hybrid rice matter he explained a few years ago has already yielded results.

There is a saying that creation is infinitely more difficult than inheritance.

my country's Shennong has been researching for several decades before he developed a hybrid rice that satisfies the whole country.

Coincidentally, Zhu Zhangui had read books on this topic when he was in college, and had some understanding of this topic.

When traveling back then, in order to prevent himself from forgetting these contents, he recorded the cultivation of hybrid rice in a notebook.

When he went to sea, he took all these materials into the supermarket and stored them.

Back in Daming, with his stable position and a large number of talented people, coupled with the acquisition of ammonium nitrate, Zhu Zhangui put the matter of cultivating hybrid rice on the agenda.

After two years of selection and cultivation, the first batch of hybrid rice was cultivated last year.

According to calculations, the average yield per mu is 400-500 kg.

Although it didn't reach the strong output of Shennong's research, it was already an output that shocked countless people in Daming.

It's just that this news has not been announced to the public, and only the old man, his father Zhu Pangpang, and several elders in the cabinet know about it.

Last year, because Zhu Zhangui was not at home, when the rice was being harvested, his father Zhu Pangpang and several elders in the cabinet went to the field to harvest the rice in person.

Seeing the plump rice and the harvest, Zhu Pangpang was so excited that he cried. He even took one of the fullest ears and sent it to the Taimiao as a gift to Lao Zhu and his ancestors.

With the finalization of hybrid rice, starting from this year, Royal Farmland will officially plant hybrid rice in an all-round way, and it is planned that if the expected goal is achieved at the time of harvest, prestigious old farmers from all counties across the country will be called to watch and share the news Announce the world.

"Your Highness, you are here!"

Zhu Zhangui had just arrived at a shanty town in the craftsman camp when a tanned man led a group of old farmers to win.

"Master Yao has worked hard, everyone has worked hard!"

Zhu Zhangui always gives the highest respect to these masters who are full of research and silently contribute to the country.

The soldiers fighting on the front lines are heroes, and those who study silently behind the scenes are also heroes of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhangui's salute made many people uncomfortable.

They are just good farmers selected from all over the country. They are honest farmers. It is no problem to bury their heads in farming, but it is still a bit difficult to negotiate.

Zhu Zhangui didn't care, and walked into the cultivation area under the leadership of everyone.

Looking at the green rice seedlings that have already come out, Zhu Zhangui asked Lao Yao, the general manager of hybrid rice.

"This batch, how many seeds have you cultivated?"

Hearing Zhu Zhangui's inquiry, a trace of disappointment flashed across the face of the person in charge.

"There are not many cultivated, and the royal farmland may not be able to supply it, and ordinary people can't tell the difference between the CMS and the restoration system. The cultivation of each seed needs to be manually screened by us. If we want to increase the cultivation In addition to sending additional manpower or having equipment to assist us, otherwise we can only guarantee to provide the royal fertile land."

Zhu Zhangui nodded silently.

He also understands the difficulties of these people. Without the assistance of modern equipment, every seed needs to be cultivated artificially, which can be said to be like gold.

"I can understand your difficulties. You continue to follow your current pace. I will add an agricultural subject to the new study. In the future, you will have more talents to join."

After speaking, Zhu Zhangui patted Lao Yao on the shoulder and looked at everyone.

"Everyone's contribution, the royal family will never forget, and the people of the world will remember it deeply in their hearts, and your contributions will not remain unknown."

"Let me tell you a good news. This year, the imperial court will announce the results of hybrid rice to the world, and you will be famous in history like Shennong, and let future generations praise and sing!"

Everyone blushed with excitement, imagining how excited the family members who thought they were doing farm work here would be when they heard the news.

Looking at the excited crowd, Zhu Zhangui decided to continue to add fuel to the flames.

"In addition to being famous in the world and leaving a long history, the emperor has also prepared rewards for you. In addition to monetary rewards, the biggest reward among them is the title of knighthood for you!"

"Nobility!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, they didn't expect to be able to get a title by farming the land.

Zhu Zhangui looked at the shocked crowd with a smile, and patted Lao Yao on the shoulder.

"Uncle Yao, I'm here to congratulate you in advance."

The person in charge, Lao Yao, was so excited that he twitched his whole body when he heard these words, his mouth slanted and his eyes twitched, and he said excitedly, "Your Highness, you... you said I... I'm an uncle."

Seeing this guy's excited appearance, Zhu Zhangui laughed and patted him hard on the shoulder.

"That's right, Uncle Yao, the title given to you by the emperor is Uncle Shennong, which means that you are the Shennong of my Ming Dynasty, and can be passed on for ten generations, which means that starting from you, the next ten generations will be earls! "

"Uncle Shen Nong, Uncle Shen Nong, passed down for ten generations, passed down for ten generations..."

Lao Yao, a man who was born as a gardener, was talking about this title, his eye circles slowly turned red, and big tears fell down. Finally, he couldn't hold back all of a sudden, he threw himself on the ground and cried loudly.

"Father, have you seen that your son is going to be an uncle, and our family is no longer a stinky gardener."

Looking at Lao Yao lying on the ground crying, Zhu Zhangui could understand the other party's mood.

Lao Yao's family used to be gardeners in a big family, and they have planted flowers and plants for that big family for generations.

Once, a rich family brought a rare flower and gave it to Lao Yao's father. As a result, his father had never cultivated this kind of flower and killed it by mistake.

In anger, the big family directly ordered people to beat Lao Yao's elderly father to death, and then sold Lao Yao's brother and his mother to others.

After several turnovers, Lao Yao joined the Chamber of Commerce and became a gardener of the Jinling Chamber of Commerce.

Later, when Zhu Zhangui saw that he was growing flowers well, he thought of the fact that he was looking for a hybrid rice grower, so he called Lao Yao over and talked to him about it.

With his father's experience, Lao Yao is very resistant to this kind of things that the master specifically told him to plant.

After all, if you make a mistake, you may be beaten to death by the master.

But the grandson had already talked to him personally, if he refused, it would be more serious, so he could only take over the job with a few other gardeners in awe.

In order not to be beaten to death due to mistakes like her father, Lao Yao took this matter very seriously.

Perhaps due to his hard work and talent inherited from his family, he was the only one who completed the task and cultivated the first batch of hybrid rice seedlings.

Since then, Lao Yao, who was born as a gardener, has become the general manager of the Daming Hybrid Rice Project.

After more than two years of research day and night, just today, he finally tasted the fruit. With his hard work and careful study, he got the due reward, completely relieved himself of his status as a slave, and jumped Stepped into the noble class of Ming Dynasty.

As for the other old farmers with less credit, the old man gave them the status of nobles and enjoyed the lowest level of treatment of the Ming nobility, but they did not have the rights of nobility and the opportunity to pass on to their children and grandchildren.

Chapter 265: Major adjustment of the army, change people without changing ideas!

Hamiwei is located in the most northwest corner of Daming, with the grassland to the north and Yilibali to the west.

As the most frontier guard, it was often harassed by two parties in the past, and the population was extremely sparse, and the entire guard area added up to less than 2 people.

Most of the people under the rule are people from the Western Regions and grasslands, and there are almost no Han people except the guards stationed here.

Such a remote place has no impression at all in the heart of the elders of the imperial court.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the attack on the Western Regions, the old man would never have remembered that Daming still had this guard.

At the end of the 16th year of Yongle, he helped the old man sweep away most of the grassland's Shenji Battalion, and was ordered to station here, waiting for Zhu Zhangui to lead them to attack the Western Regions and gain greater victories and military exploits.

For the arrival of the Ming army, the people here did not have any joy and cheers to welcome Wang Shi, only numbness and ignorance.

They have been looted and plundered Caogu Valley all year round, and they have already been completely disappointed with the court.

They didn't see the court when they were suffering from disasters, and they didn't see the court when they were starving and their families were slaughtered.

Now that everything is safe and the imperial army is here, they can't figure it out. Why are the imperial army here at this time?Show the majesty of the court?

Hehe, if this is the case, then the court has succeeded.

Very majestic, very domineering, we are very scared.

After showing off your muscles, hurry up and leave, otherwise the Western Regions and the Tatars will come, and you Han Chinese who are weak externally and arrogant internally will be killed.

This is what the people of Hamiwei really think about the Ming court.

In fact, it is not surprising that this is the case. Prior to this, the main strategic goal of Ming Dynasty was the north, and the west side was not given much attention because it was a small country with little challenge.

It's not that they don't know the benefits of opening up the Silk Road, but that the imperial court is thinking that if the barbarians in the northern grasslands are not resolved, if the Silk Road is opened, they will be taken away by others.