The entire courtyard fell into silence.
Only the sound of crickets in the corner was left.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Su Qiao and asked in confusion,
"Are you really not afraid of death?"
Su Qiao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang helplessly and said,
"Your Majesty, during the Song Dynasty, a first-grade official's monthly salary was 120 taels, and various supplements were 240 taels.”
"During the dynasty, a first-grade official's monthly salary was only eighty-seven stones. There was no allowance, and his annual salary was only one thousand and forty-four stones.”
"Your Majesty, do you think this is appropriate?”
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately reacted.
"We even pickled our own salted vegetables in the palace every day.!”
"If the Imperial Court takes a bite less, the people of the world will get an extra bite. What's wrong with that?!”
Su Qiao sighed helplessly.
"Your Majesty, do you know that there is a saying among the people?”
"Learning martial arts and buying goods from the imperial family?”
"Everyone in the world knows that the so-called courtiers entering the court are doing long-term work for the emperor. The emperor only gives this little money, how can they expect the courtiers to work hard and the soldiers to be attentive?!”
"If Your Majesty is a businessman, would you do this business?”
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately flew into a rage and snapped,
"So what? We give them eighty-seven piculs of grain a month.”
"The scholars of the world are still flocking to it, and all the talents of the world have entered the court.”
When Su Qiao heard this, he immediately mocked,
"Your Majesty, don't you think that's what's scary?”
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth.
He was speechless.
He stared at Su Qiao.
He did not say a word for a long time.
That's right!
Even a fool knew that this deal would definitely result in a loss.
But why was it still so popular?
Did they really have a conscience and became officials for the sake of the people?!
Zhu Yuanzhang said sternly,
"If they don't come to the imperial examination, wouldn't their ambitions be in vain?”
"The world is one!"
"The fertile land in the world has already belonged to Great Ming. The other foreign countries are either miasma or poisonous insects. Even if they want to go to other places, they have to have a place to go!”
Obviously, Old Zhu could only argue with the monopoly.
Unfortunately, Su Qiao immediately retorted,
"Your Majesty, your words are wrong. Although the country of Koryo is overseas, its climate is no different from Jiangnan. There is no miasma or poisonous insects in Jiaozhi, and it is only separated by the water. Why don't they live in Koryo and fulfill their ambitions?”
"Your Majesty knows that the salary of the officials in Korea is not inferior to my Great Ming.”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he snorted coldly and said,
"How can a mere barbarian be as rich as my Great Ming!”
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why wealth became a reference index for officials to compare goods?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
That's right!
Why didn't the wealthy officials of Ming leave?
Because rich places had oil to be fished out!
Obviously, Old Zhu had already broken through his defenses.
but
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy.
"They dare! I have issued the instructions of my ancestors and set up an iron monument, which will not be changed for thousands of years. I have stolen sixty taels of silver and skinned them as grass!”
" There are the words of the saints above and the teachings of the ancestors below. I don't believe that so many people would dare to do such a treacherous thing like deceiving their masters and destroying their ancestors…"
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice became softer.
This was because the news from Chongzhen had already been confirmed.
All the officials in the court clearly did not take the Sage's words to heart.
As for Old Zhu's ancestral teachings.
He would probably have been used as toilet paper by now…
Su Qiao sneered indifferently.
"Your Majesty, do you really think that all future rulers can control their officials like you?”
"In addition, Your Majesty, have you ever thought about something?”
"Ever since the fifth year of Hongwu, the salaries of officials have been reduced.”
"Does Your Majesty think that silver taels will always be sold at this price?”
As soon as he said this.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed.
He immediately reprimanded,
"Nonsense. You're just short of a few coins.”
"Today it's worth ten catties of grain, tomorrow it's worth twenty catties of grain, can that silver still be silver?”
Su Qiao stood at the side and reminded,
"Your Majesty, the rarer something is, the more valuable it is."
"The price of gold and silver is constant because there is only so much gold and silver in the world.”
"But Your Majesty, have you ever thought about what would happen if a large amount of silver was suddenly mined?”
"According to what I know, there is a silver mine in Fusang overseas. In recent years, the annual output of silver is hundreds of thousands of stones! Moreover, it would increase with each passing year. In time, all this silver would flow into the Central Plains. At that time, would the salaries of the officials in the world be enough to survive?!”
"No matter how rare silver is, it's just a piece of iron! A stone!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
Silver is just a stone?
Fusang Silver Mine?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became vigilant.
A few days ago, Zhu Youjian had told him about the grain price of Da Ming at that time.
One stone of rice actually cost two taels of silver!
In the Hong Martial Dynasty, a stone of rice was worth less than one tael of silver!
At that time, when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he thought it was a year of disaster. Grain was expensive and silver was cheap.
If the silver mine was true.
Then it wouldn't just be a matter of the high price of grain in a disaster year!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang shuddered.
But soon, Zhu Yuanzhang noticed that something was wrong.
"Since that's the case, you, Su Qiao, still dare to persuade us to lift the ban on the sea? If we ban him and the silver can't enter, won't the world be at peace?”
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