"Your Majesty, I understand. However, can that gauze really make money?”
Ma Fuyan was uncertain.
Zhu Yunwen smiled confidently." As long as the Inner Palace can produce it, the Ministry of War will definitely purchase it. As for the price, it will be discussed between the Liao King and the Ministry of War. We can just sit back and enjoy it."”
Ma Fuyan smiled and said slowly,""Your Majesty, there's another meaning that you haven't mentioned, right?”
"Oh?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Ma Fuyan.
"The Liao, Qin, Jin, and Min kings didn't have vassals," Ma Fuyan said faintly."Now, Your Majesty is thinking of this way of making money. ChenQie thought, does His Majesty not want them to become vassals?”
Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up and she laughed out loud."Beloved consort, you're too smart.”
The problem of vassal kings was a big problem for Zhu Yunwen. Although the four kings of Liao, Qin, Jin, and Min took the initiative to change vassals, Zhu Yunwen still did not want them to harm the local people. In addition, the Empress Dowager really liked these children, so she did not let them go.
Even if he didn't let them go to the vassal state, he couldn't let them stay idle, right?
When people were idle, it was easy to cause trouble.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen planned to break Zhu Yuanzhang's ban from the beginning and let these vassal kings do business, become the gods of wealth, and dominate the people. It was not as comfortable as making money openly.
Although it was a little hard, it was better to have achievements.
Moreover, as a vassal king, he had an advantage in business. He was a state-owned enterprise, so he was not afraid of losses. He had plenty of purchase channels, and the labor cost was almost negligible. Moreover, he did not have to worry about sales...
There was no reason why he could not earn money from monopolizing the market.
The origin of cotton was India and the Arabian countries. It was introduced to China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but it was mostly planted in the border areas.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, cotton cloth was called " white folded cloth " and " kapok fur ". Due to the limited local cultivation, it was rare and expensive. It could be said to be a luxury item of that era. Only the rich could afford it.
For example, Du Fu wrote," Soft black silk shoes, bright white towel. Hidden for the old master to take and use "proved this point.
In other words, these fine and soft black silk shoes and the bright and clean white cotton cloth were originally meant for Gao Gui, but now, Zan has given them to me…
During the reign of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, Old Zhu recognized the importance of cotton and used extremely "brutal" methods to forcefully promote cotton planting. All farmers with more than five acres of land must plant half an acre of cotton.
If it was planted well, it could be rent-free and tax-free.
Thanks to Old Zhu's methods, by the time of Zhu Yunwen, the cotton production of the Ming Dynasty was already considerable, and gradually changed from "luxury goods" to "daily necessities that everyone depended on".
The hundreds of thousands of border troops were able to protect the north in winter. One of the material foundations was cotton clothing. Strictly speaking, it was cotton armor.
The cotton armor was not only simple to make, but also had low cost and good heat preservation. It was also light and had good protection against firearms, bows, and arrows.
After all, traditional heavy armor cost too much. The Ming Dynasty did not have much money and had a lot of cotton, so they used cotton armor to replace some heavy armor. Later on, the Qing army suffered a great loss in firearms and made cotton armor their mainstream equipment.
Zhu Yunwen planned to use gauze, bandages, and alcohol to improve military medical care.
In the future, whether he would fight with Zhu Di was unknown, but the war with Mongolia was known.
No matter what, these things had to be prepared as soon as possible.
"Summon King Liao, King Qin, King Jin, and King Min.”
Zhu Yunwen stood at the door and looked at the snow as she ordered Shuang Xi. It was November in Beiping Prefecture. The north wind was biting cold and the weather was freezing.
The flags on the tents of the King of Yan's three guards rustled. A dozen icicles of different lengths hung on the edge of the tents. On the drill ground, only withered poplars and a few piles of snow were left. Few soldiers could be seen.
Late at night, the camp was even quieter.
A few figures looked left and right. Seeing that there was no one, they rushed out of the tent and carefully touched a tent. They lifted the heavy curtain and went in.
Inside the tent, there were already three people sitting around the hand warmer, not making a sound.
More than twenty people had entered the tent one after another. Everyone was scattered in various places, silent.
"Centurion, everyone is here."
someone said in the darkness.
Centurion Ni Qiong rubbed his hands and looked up. He lowered his voice and said,""Everyone should know that the Imperial Court has given us a time limit. The new army plan ends on the last day of November. If we miss it, we will have to wait another ten years.”
"Centurion Ni, our brothers will listen to you.”
"Yes, we'll listen to you."
In the tent, a low and uneven voice said the same thing.
Ni Qiong warmed his hands and sighed." Brothers, I'm not afraid of you saying that. I, Ni Qiong, have brothers who are serving in the commandery. They told me that the new army strategy is very effective. Even if there are some difficulties, everyone will wait patiently. Now, the Family Division has already connected with the Beiping Administrative Commissioner Division. Once the Administrative Commissioner Division receives a case related to the family of a soldier, it will be transferred to the Family Division. The Family Division will be responsible for coordinating and handling it.”
"Half a month ago, everyone should have heard about how the Wang Clan Castle beat up the farmers outside the city. The farmer's son was the commandant's subordinate. After the Family Department received the news, Commandant Ping 'an personally came forward. Not only did he ask the landlord to compensate ten taels of silver, but he also publicly apologized to the farmer and promised that he would never hurt the farmer again.”
"There are many witnesses to this matter. I heard that the Family Department has handled more than 300 matters in the past two months. Whether or not the Family Department could manage things, everyone was not blind or deaf. They could ask. As for the imperial money, the commander-in-chief's army had issued a rule that minor illnesses such as a cold would not require the imperial money. If the total cost exceeded three taels of silver, they could report it to the commander-in-chief's yamen.”
"As long as you take out the doctor's prescription and receipt, the imperial yamen will pay half of the fee on the spot. Liu Daguang's father was seriously ill and could not get out of bed. He died of illness a few days ago. Liu Daguang took the account book of the family's Changchun Hall on credit and the Yamen directly gave him twelve taels of imperial money without saying anything. One had to know that this bill was for five years of expenses, not after the new army policy took effect.”
"Brothers, I, Ni Qiong, don't have much ability and don't understand any great principles. However, I know that the new army policy implemented by His Majesty is for our own good. Now, there were only ten days left until the end of the new army plan. If they missed it, they would have to wait another ten years!”"Ten years! Maybe we'll already be dead in these ten years! I still have my parents, wife, and children. Even if I die, I want to leave something for them. I've made up my mind to submit to Dusi Ping 'an. If you treat me as a brother, don't stop me. If you don't treat me as a brother, just report it to the King of Yan. I, Ni Qiong, won't blame you!”
Ni Qiong's words silenced everyone in the tent.
Originally, everyone believed in Zhu Di and believed that the new army strategy would not last long. However, after one or two months, the new army strategy did not show any signs of decadence. Instead, it continued to overcome problems and achieved good results.
When he heard that some of the veterans wanted to retire and return home, Ping An immediately arranged for them to do so. He even organized a send-off ceremony to send the veterans off with a high-standard military salute. The veterans were so touched that they cried and swore that if there was a war, they would return to the military camp immediately as long as they were summoned.
The new army had solved many seemingly impossible problems, and the court seemed to be running out of money and food. Whether it was the royal money, the family affairs department, the military pay, or the retirement fees, there was never a shortage of people.
These things were all spread to everyone's ears.
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