The Regent Just Wants To Farm [Transmigration Book]

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Zou Jintong still felt that something was wrong, and he said again: "I think it's too early to lower taxes even if it is necessary. The new grain has only been planted for a few years, so it's better to wait. Let's think about it in the long run."

Yan Yunhe tapped the table with his fingers, sometimes their small court meeting lasted for a day, and it was too hard for several elderly ministers to stand for a day.

So now everyone is sitting around a long table for the court meeting. At this time, the first seat is reserved for the little emperor, and Yan Yunhe is sitting near the first seat, so when he knocked on the table, everyone only felt two shocks .

"Gu is so anxious about taxes, there is another important factor." Yan Yunhe took out a cotton handkerchief from his sleeve and placed it on the table, "I don't know if you use more cotton at home now? Or silk? "

Because Qi Yangshu is in the Ministry of Industry, he is very familiar with the improvement of textile machinery in recent years. When he heard Yan Yunhe's question, he thought of the textile industry, "Regardless of his status, it is true that cotton is mostly used."

Be obedient and listen to the sound, everyone here is not stupid. Minister of the Ministry of Justice Tong Wei said: "This year, many people wear cotton clothes, because they are comfortable to wear, the demand is huge, and the price of cotton cloth is also rising."

Fu Chengmiao said: "The lord is afraid that there will be a situation like "planting mulberries and harming the country"? "

The allusion of planting mulberry and harming the country comes from the Spring and Autumn Period. Although it is not completely in line with the current situation in Dazheng, the economic principles contained in it are the same.

If the price of cotton cloth remains high, cotton as a raw material will surely rise accordingly.

However, the price of grain keeps falling, so it is not difficult to imagine that after a few years, fewer and fewer farmers are willing to grow grain, and all of them will switch to valuable cotton or other cash crops.

If this is the case, wouldn't the future of Dazheng be the same as that of Lu, Liang and other countries in the allusions?

Thinking of this result, Chu Haide said: "It's better to restrict cotton planting as soon as possible, so that there is no need to adjust taxes for this, and the court will not be stretched."

Yan Yunhe glanced at Chu Haide, and everyone could see disapproval from his eyes, "Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts, and Prime Minister Zuo said to restrict it, how many people do you think will listen? Even if the imperial court orders, no one dares No, everyone doesn’t grow cotton anymore, it will only increase the price of cotton again, Dazheng has a vast land, and it will be in a place where you can’t see it, guess what they grow?”

Chu Haide's face twitched slightly, Yan Yunhe stopped looking at his expression, and turned to the crowd and said: "What's more, how many times have Gudu emphasized that the government's administrative methods are related to people's livelihood, we must reject simple and rude administrative policies, and mention more A method that is conducive to the stable development of Dazheng."

Everyone bowed their heads one after another. No one dared to intervene when the regent seemed to be reprimanding the prime minister. Yan Yunhe had indeed been in the court for the past six months. Chu Haide dared to confront him three years ago, but now he He no longer dared to do anything in the open.

This all depends on Yan Yunhe's prestige and unparalleled action power.After the contract was signed three years ago, Yan Yunhe's first suggestion was to set up seed warehouses in Dazheng and distribute high-quality seeds for farmers to plant.

This method has also been tried in history, but it ended in failure. Under the circumstances that many officials were not optimistic, Yan Yunhe personally trained a group of people to do this. These people went to various places last year, not only Improved varieties have been promoted, and advanced planting techniques have also been disseminated.

Until this year's autumn harvest, the prestige of the regent was unmatched among the people. Some local officials revealed that some local people even built a shrine for him.

And because of the opposition of most officials in the court, Yan Yunhe didn't even include the seed warehouse in the six departments, and directly managed it by himself, so that even if someone wants to intervene, it is seamless.

In addition to the seed warehouse, Yanyunhe also promotes road construction. Different from the traditional corvee model, he introduced the management model of road construction in Wangzhuang before. Therefore, although the road is constantly being built, it does not waste people and money.

The reason why it is said that it did not hurt money is because while the road was being built, Yanyunhe was also making money continuously. In addition to making a lot of glass products, the rubber products that turned out to be born out of nowhere also contributed a lot. The input of various factories such as textile mills.

Many people say that the current king regent is rich as an enemy, but Zou Jintong has made a calculation. Although the people under the king regent will make money, they will also spend a lot, and will be able to maintain the balance. This is why Zou Jintong One of the reasons for the changed view of the Regent.

He is really doing things for the country and the people. After several years of observation, Zou Jintong has never seen the regent abolishing the government for personal reasons.

He is fair and just, but after getting along, you will find that he is an extremely easy-to-get along with, as long as you are also a serious person.

So over the past few years, most of the people who originally had prejudices against the Prince Regent have let go of their prejudices, and the atmosphere in the court has become much clearer. There are more officials doing things, and their efficiency has improved a lot. Some officials are very satisfied with the status quo.

In order to achieve the achievement of being unambiguous in the court, apart from Yan Yunhe's own dedication, there is another very important point.Six months ago, Yan Yunhe invited several ministers to watch a new weapon performance.

Supported by Los Angeles First Institute of Technology, the new weapon developed was named "Bronze Cannon" by them.

On that day, the performance scene was like thunder from the sky. Amid the deafening thunder, the ministers were shaken to the left and right. They didn't even care to pick up their hats when they fell on the ground. They just looked at the bombed wall with pale faces. Medium ashamed.

And the leisurely figure that day also left indelible marks in the hearts of these ministers. It was this bombing that blasted the entire court into a whole centered on the regent.

Therefore, even though the "Truth" has been raging in Los Angeles recently, the officials of the court and the central government are extremely calm, because they have long seen the power of Los Angeles No. [-] Technical Institute, and they can develop such powerful weapons. It is not comparable to ordinary colleges.

After seeing the bronze cannon, Qi Yangshu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, finally understood the purpose of Yan Yunhe for letting him read the book.

If there are such weapons on overseas ships, wouldn't Da Zheng, who is rich but outdated in force, be slaughtered?

Every time he thinks of this result, his heart trembles. If there is no vigilance from the regent, there will be no follow-up cooperation between them, and naturally there will be no bronze cannons. If foreign enemies really invade, then he will really become an immortal sinner.

On the one hand, Qi Yangshu admires the King Regent's foresight, and on the other hand, he admires his ability. Now he completely agrees with the King Regent in his heart, so he mostly agrees with every proposal made by the King Regent.

Yan Yunhe was about to say something, when the voice of "the emperor is coming" suddenly sounded outside, he had no choice but to stop talking, and stood up with several ministers to welcome the little emperor.

The little emperor Yan Junyi strode in and said to the crowd, "Your honor is welcome."

He directly sat next to Yanyunhe, and pulled down Yanyunhe's sleeves, without him needing to say anything, the tacit understanding between the two of them had already made Yanyunhe understand what he meant.

"Hetong, hand over the records of the previous discussion to His Majesty for review." He ordered Yang Hetong.

Yang Hetong organized the records page by page and presented them to the emperor.

Last time in Chunwei, Yang Hetong was the champion of high school, and now it is time to practice. He spent a long time with Su Mo and other gentlemen when he was in Wangzhuang, and he also worked under Yan Yunhe. He still asked him to start by taking the minutes of the meeting. Back then, Yang Hetong also took notes in the palace.

Now it can be regarded as "returning to the old business", so the whole record is clear and clear. At a glance, everyone's views on political affairs at the Xiaochao meeting can be known.

Yan Junyi was still young, and Yan Yunhe didn't let him express his views on political affairs, but he was present at every meeting, and he was able to say a thing or two about political affairs under the influence of his ears and eyes.

And this is only a small part of Yan Yunhe's teaching Yan Junyi. It can be said that Yan Yunhe has spared no effort in teaching Yan Junyi to become a wise king.

It is precisely because of this that the left and right prime ministers and the queen mother have always insisted on fulfilling the contract made three years ago, and supported Yan Yunhe in many matters.

Yan Junyi was already close to his imperial uncle, and Yan Yunhe also liked this cute little emperor, so after getting along, the two of them almost felt like father and son, and the emperor basically regarded Yan Yunhe as his father.

Yan Junyi focused on two things, watching the record and listening to the discussion of several adults.

Just listen to Yan Yunhe said: "Gu has had people do a survey before, and this year's cotton production has increased by [-]% compared with the previous year. Of course, there are reasons for the spread of cotton seeds, but a large part of the reason is because of the grain. Prices continue to drop."

Before making a decision, investigate the data first. This is also one of the requirements of the regent. No one in the room doubted the data, and they all knew that the data must be collected by the heads of seed warehouses scattered around the country.

"We can't wait for the problem to appear before thinking about how to solve it. We need to eradicate the hidden dangers in the early stage. The tax issue is here for today. After the Ministry of Households calculates the specific harvest of this autumn harvest, it will formulate the tax law for next year in detail. I hope you can come up with a reasonable tax standard."

Several people also knew that this matter was important, and they needed to go back and think about it, so they agreed temporarily.

Seeing that the tax law was finished, Meng Ke, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, hurriedly said: "The Jingbei Army has received news that the installation of the bronze cannon has been completed. Last year, Beiqi was hit by a snowstorm. They will definitely go south this year. I think that Dazheng already has such a powerful weapon. Why don't we use it?" Let's take advantage of this year to solve the big problem of Beiqi, so as not to be intruded by them every year."

Lu Zhiyan, who had been silent all this time, agreed and said, "Let's test the power of the bronze cannon on the battlefield in the early stage. If the effect is good, we can take advantage of the victory and pursue it to completely eliminate Beiqi."

Yan Yunhe tapped the table twice with his fingers, and everyone felt the vibration, knowing that this was a subconscious movement of Yan Yunhe's meditation, and they all stopped talking, waiting for him to speak.

"With the sharp weapon of bronze cannons and the brave Jingbei Army, I feel that the victory rate is extremely high, but to completely solve the problem of Beiqi, it still depends on how to govern the north after the war."