Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Zhu Yunhao's plan was very grand, but he did not expect such a step.
"Business tax?"
"Aren't you indirectly raising the status of a merchant?”
"Imperial Grandfather, is it only by being levied taxes that one can be considered to have a high status?”
"Wen Yanbo of the Northern Song Dynasty once said that the officials govern the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the common people.”
"Scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen, although people say so, who else would care about the millions of farmers other than Imperial Grandfather?”
"Is Nong really ranked second?”
"They work hard all year long, but who can really respect them?”
"During the flood in Hangzhou, those big merchants cruised on the pleasure boats, turning a blind eye to the disaster victims and indulging themselves in debauchery. Were the victims outside the city the second-ranked peasants?”
"Grandfather, do you know how much money the lipstick shop has earned since it opened?”
"It should be a few thousand strings."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not care about the merchants and did not check them carefully.
"I've prepared the account book. Imperial Grandfather, please take a look.”
Stable!
"Yes, it's the standard debt-credit bookkeeping method!”
He habitually flipped to the last page and was stunned when he saw the number at the bottom: "370,000?"
"This is a treasure note. It's 37,000 taels of silver!”
"Imperial Grandfather, this shows how profitable the business is.”
"It is precisely because of this that Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Yingtian are so prosperous.”
"Instead of taxing those people, we set our eyes on the farmers who are living an unstable life. We intend to put every grain on their bodies into the national treasury and use them like dirt!”
"Wait until they are in trouble when the court has no food to transfer, and then let them be exploited by merchants once!"”
Is this fair?
"Grandpa is looking at it. This is the account book that was copied from Tang An's family.”
'He spent five hundred taels of silver in a single night on the pleasure boat. This isn't an exception.'
"He dares to spend three thousand taels for a brothel singer!'
'He's a spendthrift and spends money like dirt.'
'Although Imperial Grandfather has stipulated that they are not allowed to wear silk, which one of them doesn't wear flowery clothes in private?'
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the account book in front of him and his heart wavered. Then, he flew into a rage."We killed them too early.
If we knew so much, we would have cut them into pieces.”
"The country is now advocating simplicity from top to bottom. Is this what they do?”
"Imperial Grandfather, Great Ming has raised them for twenty-five years. His kindness is already sufficient, and he is even taken for granted by them. This kind of spirit of stepping on their noses and taking advantage of others cannot be praised anymore.”
Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind."Pin 'er, you go do it."
'No matter what, I'll always be your strongest support!'
"Pin 'er, how confident are you?”
"Around seventy percent."
Zhu Yuanzhang silently added 20%, 90%, and then rounded it up.
"I know that the success rate is still a little low, but Imperial Grandfather is about to go north, and there isn't much time left.”
"No, no…"
'Hmm? Wasn't Imperial Grandfather tentatively planning to go north after the autumn harvest?'
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunhao speechlessly.""What I want to say is that this success rate is already not low.”
The next day, the Hall of Heaven's Tribute was opened. Song He whipped him three times."If there's anything, report. If there's nothing, retreat!"
Zhu Yunwen secretly gave Pei Jun a look, and Pei Jun understood."I have something to report to Pei Jun.”
"Speak."
"Yesterday, I heard that the Third Imperial Prince is not allowed to issue more than the amount of money, and I feel that it is really an ancient fallacy.”
"Treasured notes are issued by His Majesty. They represent one tael of silver. Not only does it represent the court's credibility, but it also represents His Majesty's face.'
'Your Majesty is the ruler of the world. All the people in the world regard Your Majesty as their father.'
"The ruler is the subject, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife. The saints have long set this rule.”
"I believe that even if His Majesty points to a piece of waste paper and says that it is worth ten strings of money, I must think that it is worth ten strings of money.'
'Otherwise, it will go against the rules and will not be integrated with heaven heaven and earth.'
'It's the same for the notes. The Third Imperial Sun said that super-issuing treasure notes would abuse the people and harm the public, but it was just groundless and sensational.'
"He doesn't care about the difficulties of the current dynasty at all, but he's spouting nonsense in an attempt to make Your Majesty abandon the banknotes.”
'This is disrespectful! I... Please punish me, Your Majesty!
Zhu Yunwen secretly gave him a thumbs up.
This is how it should be. If I say that it's ten strings of money, you must treat it as ten strings of money.
This was the Emperor!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him calmly and asked,""Is that what you think?"
"Your Majesty, these are my heartfelt words.”
"Everyone, come out with us.”
Arriving at the square of Fengtian Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the tall tree in front of him with a face full of admiration."Pei Jun, tell me, how does this tree look?”
Pei Jun could see Zhu Yuanzhang's love for this tree at a glance.
"Your Majesty," he hurriedly said,"this tree is ancient and towering. It is deeply rooted and can be said to be unique among the many trees in front of the Hall of Heaven.”
"This is comparable to my Darming Dynasty. It has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and will definitely last forever.”
Well said! It's a pity that you can think of so many good words in such a short time.”
"When I can't be Your Majesty, when I'm a"
"I didn't intend to praise you! Let me tell you, I hate this tree to the core. It blocks the sun every day. I would have chopped it down long ago!”
"Why? You just said that this tree can be compared to the Darming Dynasty?”
'If we kill him, will the Great Ming Empire be destroyed immediately!'
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him angrily. Pei Jun was instantly at a loss. Why was this not what he had imagined?
"Your Majesty, this…"
"Zhou Guanzheng told us to be careful of bootlickers. He was talking about you, right?”
Now I know why Pin 'er is so steady and unwilling to tell me everything.'
"Because he knows that there are no secrets in the palace!”
"I just scolded him yesterday, and today someone is hitting me when I'm down. You're so fast!'
'Staring at the palace all day, you're really a f * cking b * stard!'
Zhu Yuanzhang flew into a rage."Didn't you say that we can say how much it is worth? Since you praised this tree as unique, I'll cut it down and sell it to you.”
"We're not going to bid ourselves. You say this is the Great Ming Dynasty. Think about it. How much do you want to pay for the Great Ming Dynasty?”
When Pei Jun saw Zhu Yuanzhang lifting his belt, his heart sank and he fell to his knees, trembling.
"Your Majesty…Your Majesty, I, I…"
He secretly glanced at Zhu Yunwen, hoping that he could help, but Zhu Yunwen didn't care about what was happening outside the window and just stared at him.
He understood. She was pretending not to know.
Zhu Yunwen's face still reeked of alcohol and her eyes were filled with disbelief. This…How was this possible?
Didn't Imperial Grandfather fall out with Zhu Yunhao yesterday because of the treasure notes?
Why was it that today…
It seemed that he did not support the super-issue of banknotes either!
Did things change so quickly?
After all this time, the clown was him?
"I... I..."
'I don't want to hear so much from you now. How much are you offering?'
Pei Jun finally experienced Zhu Yuanzhang's overbearing dragon might. He did not say anything else and went straight to the point.
If the answer was wrong, the outcome would be…
"I... I... 'This…' That..."
"What this and that!" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and scolded angrily.
"Since you can't tell me, then let me tell you. I'll exchange all your assets for it!”
"You're a member of the Household Branch, a seventh-grade official. Your annual salary is 892 stones. You've already been a pawn for more than three years. Let me calculate for you. If we find more than three thousand dan of grain from your house, you'll die.”
"In addition, you said that our notes should be used by the world, which means that you will definitely use them again.”
'If I find a tael of silver from your house, I'll take your life!'
"Humph!"
Pei Jun immediately collapsed to the ground. How could he not have one tael of silver?
He knew very well that there was no future for the treasure notes, so he had been secretly using silver.
Zhu Yuanzhang took out the jade Ruyi from his bosom and pointed at the ministers."I don't want to see such things happening again.”
'I'll say this first. If you figure it out correctly, I won't reward you. But if you're wrong, I'll punish you severely!'
"Put your eyes on the commoners and not on us.”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunwen.”
Zhu Yunwen's eyes turned cold and she swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Could it be that Imperial Grandfather…
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