When Zhu Gaoxu was talking in the living room, occasionally Ma Enhui felt funny; because when Zhu Gaoxu was proud of himself, he would look at Ma Enhui, and there was a sense of show-off in his eyes.
In fact, the rule of the Jianwen Dynasty has completely collapsed, and reality has confirmed its failure, so Zhu Gaoxu does not need to compare.
But he seemed to be very competitive, and he was talking about the vassals, the northern expedition, and the achievements; this was incompatible with the saints' unstoppable honor and disgrace, indifferent and humble.
Ma Enhui was not disgusted, and she also felt that Zhu Gaoxu was indeed very ambitious; and the woman really didn't care much about her achievements, as long as she didn't ruin her family and her family.
His greedy passion made her think of the night a few months ago, and her heart was very confused for a moment.
The tea was brewed, and Chen Xu filled it with three small cups and delivered it to Zhu Gaoxu and Ma.
Zhu Gaoxu took a sip and continued: When we talk about money, I have gradually learned about some issues of the court.The depreciation of the Ming Baochao to the present and the chaotic currency circulation can be said to be quite a failure in the finances.
But what is even more interesting is that what should have been considered an economic collapse seems to have no impact until now.
This is due to the corvee service and physical tax systems since the beginning of the country, so the monetary turmoil has not affected the operation of government agencies in various places; as long as the government can use the corvee service system to collect manpower and receive various things, it can be maintained.
Such a system has another problem, which is extremely inefficient.
For example, the military supplies of the garrison and fortress were assigned to several prefectures and counties according to the original system.
The prefectures and counties were allowed to organize craftsmen, manufacture armor and weapons, collect physical items such as horses, and then transport them to the garrison by corvee; some garrisons were barren and had insufficient military rations, which was also a designated yamen, which was burdened for a long time.
This wastes a lot of manpower and material resources.Moreover, it is difficult to ensure military supplies, making some soldiers in the garrison look like beggars.In previous memorials, there were various conflicts, where local prefectures and counties delivered moldy food, military rations, and triggered armed conflicts.
Zhu Gaoxu drank all the tea in the small cup. Chen Xu listened with a smile while pouring tea for him again.
He continued: Now the imperial court's cash annual income is only a few million trumpens, and the status quo cannot be changed at the moment.However, if the treasury has enough cash income, it can change the problem of extremely low efficiency; through division of labor and cooperation, parts, assembly, procurement and transportation can be separated.Refine division of labor is the direction of national progress.
Chen Xu said suddenly: Last year, the emperor asked me to provide warm clothes and bedding for the Northern Expedition Army. I also bought it with weaving manufacturers from all over the country, and even water and car transportation were shipped to other merchants. It turns out that the emperor has a longer-term plan!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: This is exactly the reason.If I ask the Ministry of War, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works and other yamen to do these things, they will designate subordinates and let the branches and offices stationed in various places implement the government orders, and then let local officials create transportation.If this is the case, I may not be able to fight north until now; because most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp were southwest soldiers and lacked a lot of warm fabrics, it was too slow for the local government office to handle the situation.
There will also be many conflicts at home because the imperial court uses troops abroad.Officials should take the opportunity to exploit, increase taxes and labor service, and increase the burden on the people.This is also the reason why both officials and the people oppose war.
Chen Xu nodded and said: I seem to understand. The emperor felt that the people's cash was too little, and most of the taxes could only be in physical goods and could not be collected, and believed that maritime trade could increase the wealth income of the court. After the court has money, it will change the law to let the government offices, merchants... divide the labor?
Zhu Gaoxu actually gave a thumbs up and praised: Mrs. Chen is indeed a talented woman, probably that's the case. Improving the efficiency of manufacturing, procurement and water transportation can greatly improve the military supply mobilization capabilities of the Ming army. As long as there are benefits and wars are launched at any time, it will not intensify domestic conflicts! As long as the court's finances do not have any problems, war can stimulate the prosperity of industry and commerce.
With our dynasty's vast territory and numerous Dingkou, as long as it is mobilized, its strength will be very strong, and border defense issues are no problem.
Ma Enhui couldn't get in touch. Seeing the two of them looking like they were sympathetic and like a close friend, she gradually felt very uncomfortable and a little angry.
She was a little uncomfortable with Zhu Gaoxu this time, so she acted very reserved, but somehow she felt it gradually changed.
Zhu Gaoxu was excited and ignored Ma Enhui for a while. He said to Chen Xu: Emperors of all dynasties have tried their best to please the gentry. One is because the government does not go to the county, and the other is that the local gentry needs to help collect taxes and collect taxes. Some peasant uprising troops were incompatible with the gentry and eventually became bandits, because they could not even collect taxes. What else could they do besides robbers in the dry pond?
If I have enough capital sources, I can get rid of the constraints of gentry and landlords and have greater room for maneuvering national policies.
He paused and said: But at this time, I cannot lay off the redundant official offices, nor can I easily reduce the power of each government office, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among the officials.But military uniform fabrics are an exception.
The clothes of soldiers from various places in the Beijing Camp and the garrison were mainly hand-sewn by their own women, and did not involve the interests of any force.We start with fabrics and are as soft as we moistening things, with almost no resistance.
Chen Xu looked at Zhu Gaoxu with admiration: If the emperor doesn’t say it clearly, I don’t know that you have so much thought, you are indeed a very long-term person. In the past, the emperor met an actor Li Louxian. At first, I didn’t know what happened, but later I realized it. The emperor valued Li Louxian's husband Chen Xingwang, and looking for Chen Xingwang was for the queen who was wandering outside Annan Kingdom, but looking for the queen was for the strategy of Annan Kingdom. I admire you!
Not only was Zhu Gaoxu not humble, he let out a few smug laughs. When the court gradually became rich, I would like to unify the military uniforms of all officers and soldiers. This is a very big business. Mrs. Chen designed the military uniforms of water and army, first making 300 sets of navy uniforms, and then making 30,000 sets after delivery.
He took out a piece of paper from his arms, with several rough and strange people painted on it, which was roughly like this, but because the Han people tied their hair, their hats had to be modified.Everyone has different figures, so you need to design different sizes but adaptable cuts.It is divided into military uniforms and dresses... There are also military rank marks here.
Clothes are not weapons and armor, so they naturally have nothing to do with combat effectiveness, but they have morale.In ancient times, good generals who went into battle estimated the enemy's combat power were all based on the military appearance.In addition to queues and military disciplines, the beautiful and unified clothing and armor also have a great effect.
After seeing this, Chen Xu said in surprise: This style is a bit strange.
Zhu Gaoxu said: I have told the ministers that we don’t have to be conservative in the Ming Dynasty, just learn easy-to-use things.
Chen Xu leaned forward and said slowly, "I follow the order."
Ma Enhui was neglected for a while, as if she had discovered it.
At this time, Chen Xu looked at Ma Enhui and stood up and said, "The emperor will have dinner in the humble house." I went to arrange a banquet and asked Mrs. Wang to accompany me.
Zhu Gaoxu said: There are no outsiders here, Mrs. Chen should not do it too extravagantly.
Chen Xu smiled and said: I am according to the emperor's will.
Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and made a gesture: By the way, Mrs. Chen has arranged several people. The Ming army fleet went out to sea, divided into two north and two routes, one by one, going to North Korea and Japan, and the other by the South and the West; the Shen family could have someone follow the army to inspect and find business opportunities. In the future, the court will share the benefits with specific merchants, but taxes will be withdrawn.
Chen Xu said: I will follow the order.
When Chen Xu went out, Ma Enhui couldn't help but persuade: Mrs. Chen is just a merchant, why should the emperor tell her about the important affairs of the court?
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said in a deep voice: Because she is a businessman, she will definitely not oppose my plans. After all, these things are good for businessmen. Moreover, after Chen Baoyan entered the palace, Mrs. Chen became like an imperial merchant; she had no children, and she dared not remarry. The Shen family’s property will be passed on to Zhuang Concubine Chen Baoyan. Isn’t this the money of our Zhu family again? I have to let her understand the national policy so as not to misjudgment the situation.
Ma Enhui blurted out: The emperor has been dying north for a long time, and finally left the palace, but he only talked to Mrs. Chen, afraid he would forget me soon?
As soon as she said this, she suddenly felt a little regretful and felt a little humiliated.Her relationship with Zhu Gaoxu has always been strange, but after having a skin relationship, everything seems to have changed.
I and Mrs. Chen are just talking about serious matters, just like the monarch and the ministers. Zhu Gaoxu said, his eyes immediately changed, and he began to look at Ma Enhui unscrupulously.
Ma Enhui suddenly felt her face hot, and she felt that everything was disturbed by her, and she couldn't say anything for a while.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu got up, walked to the door, and bolted the door.
Ma Enhui was shocked and said in a daze: What is the Lord going to do?
Zhu Gaoxu said: I miss you very much, but I can't spend the night in Shen's Mansion tonight.
Ma Enhui watched Zhu Gaoxu come over, subconsciously reached out and grabbed the collar of her clothes, and said in a trembling voice: It’s sunny, it’s really inappropriate. How can I meet people?
Zhu Gaoxu said: Isn’t it better to see clearly? Besides, no one knows what we do in the house, and even the people in the Shen Mansion don’t even know who you are.
Ma Enhui was speechless. From Zhu Gaoxu's previous strategy, she felt that he was very brave and thought about things that were unheard of; and he was also the same in other things, which was simply absurd and indulgent.
But somehow, her heart beats very fast, and there is an inexplicable novel stimulation that cannot be removed; coupled with the moral constraints she has believed in since childhood, her mind is now like a pot of porridge, and her heart is even more mixed.
Outside the curtain-mounted window, it was rustling and light raining, but the light during the day was still very bright.
In fact, the rule of the Jianwen Dynasty has completely collapsed, and reality has confirmed its failure, so Zhu Gaoxu does not need to compare.
But he seemed to be very competitive, and he was talking about the vassals, the northern expedition, and the achievements; this was incompatible with the saints' unstoppable honor and disgrace, indifferent and humble.
Ma Enhui was not disgusted, and she also felt that Zhu Gaoxu was indeed very ambitious; and the woman really didn't care much about her achievements, as long as she didn't ruin her family and her family.
His greedy passion made her think of the night a few months ago, and her heart was very confused for a moment.
The tea was brewed, and Chen Xu filled it with three small cups and delivered it to Zhu Gaoxu and Ma.
Zhu Gaoxu took a sip and continued: When we talk about money, I have gradually learned about some issues of the court.The depreciation of the Ming Baochao to the present and the chaotic currency circulation can be said to be quite a failure in the finances.
But what is even more interesting is that what should have been considered an economic collapse seems to have no impact until now.
This is due to the corvee service and physical tax systems since the beginning of the country, so the monetary turmoil has not affected the operation of government agencies in various places; as long as the government can use the corvee service system to collect manpower and receive various things, it can be maintained.
Such a system has another problem, which is extremely inefficient.
For example, the military supplies of the garrison and fortress were assigned to several prefectures and counties according to the original system.
The prefectures and counties were allowed to organize craftsmen, manufacture armor and weapons, collect physical items such as horses, and then transport them to the garrison by corvee; some garrisons were barren and had insufficient military rations, which was also a designated yamen, which was burdened for a long time.
This wastes a lot of manpower and material resources.Moreover, it is difficult to ensure military supplies, making some soldiers in the garrison look like beggars.In previous memorials, there were various conflicts, where local prefectures and counties delivered moldy food, military rations, and triggered armed conflicts.
Zhu Gaoxu drank all the tea in the small cup. Chen Xu listened with a smile while pouring tea for him again.
He continued: Now the imperial court's cash annual income is only a few million trumpens, and the status quo cannot be changed at the moment.However, if the treasury has enough cash income, it can change the problem of extremely low efficiency; through division of labor and cooperation, parts, assembly, procurement and transportation can be separated.Refine division of labor is the direction of national progress.
Chen Xu said suddenly: Last year, the emperor asked me to provide warm clothes and bedding for the Northern Expedition Army. I also bought it with weaving manufacturers from all over the country, and even water and car transportation were shipped to other merchants. It turns out that the emperor has a longer-term plan!
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: This is exactly the reason.If I ask the Ministry of War, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works and other yamen to do these things, they will designate subordinates and let the branches and offices stationed in various places implement the government orders, and then let local officials create transportation.If this is the case, I may not be able to fight north until now; because most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp were southwest soldiers and lacked a lot of warm fabrics, it was too slow for the local government office to handle the situation.
There will also be many conflicts at home because the imperial court uses troops abroad.Officials should take the opportunity to exploit, increase taxes and labor service, and increase the burden on the people.This is also the reason why both officials and the people oppose war.
Chen Xu nodded and said: I seem to understand. The emperor felt that the people's cash was too little, and most of the taxes could only be in physical goods and could not be collected, and believed that maritime trade could increase the wealth income of the court. After the court has money, it will change the law to let the government offices, merchants... divide the labor?
Zhu Gaoxu actually gave a thumbs up and praised: Mrs. Chen is indeed a talented woman, probably that's the case. Improving the efficiency of manufacturing, procurement and water transportation can greatly improve the military supply mobilization capabilities of the Ming army. As long as there are benefits and wars are launched at any time, it will not intensify domestic conflicts! As long as the court's finances do not have any problems, war can stimulate the prosperity of industry and commerce.
With our dynasty's vast territory and numerous Dingkou, as long as it is mobilized, its strength will be very strong, and border defense issues are no problem.
Ma Enhui couldn't get in touch. Seeing the two of them looking like they were sympathetic and like a close friend, she gradually felt very uncomfortable and a little angry.
She was a little uncomfortable with Zhu Gaoxu this time, so she acted very reserved, but somehow she felt it gradually changed.
Zhu Gaoxu was excited and ignored Ma Enhui for a while. He said to Chen Xu: Emperors of all dynasties have tried their best to please the gentry. One is because the government does not go to the county, and the other is that the local gentry needs to help collect taxes and collect taxes. Some peasant uprising troops were incompatible with the gentry and eventually became bandits, because they could not even collect taxes. What else could they do besides robbers in the dry pond?
If I have enough capital sources, I can get rid of the constraints of gentry and landlords and have greater room for maneuvering national policies.
He paused and said: But at this time, I cannot lay off the redundant official offices, nor can I easily reduce the power of each government office, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among the officials.But military uniform fabrics are an exception.
The clothes of soldiers from various places in the Beijing Camp and the garrison were mainly hand-sewn by their own women, and did not involve the interests of any force.We start with fabrics and are as soft as we moistening things, with almost no resistance.
Chen Xu looked at Zhu Gaoxu with admiration: If the emperor doesn’t say it clearly, I don’t know that you have so much thought, you are indeed a very long-term person. In the past, the emperor met an actor Li Louxian. At first, I didn’t know what happened, but later I realized it. The emperor valued Li Louxian's husband Chen Xingwang, and looking for Chen Xingwang was for the queen who was wandering outside Annan Kingdom, but looking for the queen was for the strategy of Annan Kingdom. I admire you!
Not only was Zhu Gaoxu not humble, he let out a few smug laughs. When the court gradually became rich, I would like to unify the military uniforms of all officers and soldiers. This is a very big business. Mrs. Chen designed the military uniforms of water and army, first making 300 sets of navy uniforms, and then making 30,000 sets after delivery.
He took out a piece of paper from his arms, with several rough and strange people painted on it, which was roughly like this, but because the Han people tied their hair, their hats had to be modified.Everyone has different figures, so you need to design different sizes but adaptable cuts.It is divided into military uniforms and dresses... There are also military rank marks here.
Clothes are not weapons and armor, so they naturally have nothing to do with combat effectiveness, but they have morale.In ancient times, good generals who went into battle estimated the enemy's combat power were all based on the military appearance.In addition to queues and military disciplines, the beautiful and unified clothing and armor also have a great effect.
After seeing this, Chen Xu said in surprise: This style is a bit strange.
Zhu Gaoxu said: I have told the ministers that we don’t have to be conservative in the Ming Dynasty, just learn easy-to-use things.
Chen Xu leaned forward and said slowly, "I follow the order."
Ma Enhui was neglected for a while, as if she had discovered it.
At this time, Chen Xu looked at Ma Enhui and stood up and said, "The emperor will have dinner in the humble house." I went to arrange a banquet and asked Mrs. Wang to accompany me.
Zhu Gaoxu said: There are no outsiders here, Mrs. Chen should not do it too extravagantly.
Chen Xu smiled and said: I am according to the emperor's will.
Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and made a gesture: By the way, Mrs. Chen has arranged several people. The Ming army fleet went out to sea, divided into two north and two routes, one by one, going to North Korea and Japan, and the other by the South and the West; the Shen family could have someone follow the army to inspect and find business opportunities. In the future, the court will share the benefits with specific merchants, but taxes will be withdrawn.
Chen Xu said: I will follow the order.
When Chen Xu went out, Ma Enhui couldn't help but persuade: Mrs. Chen is just a merchant, why should the emperor tell her about the important affairs of the court?
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said in a deep voice: Because she is a businessman, she will definitely not oppose my plans. After all, these things are good for businessmen. Moreover, after Chen Baoyan entered the palace, Mrs. Chen became like an imperial merchant; she had no children, and she dared not remarry. The Shen family’s property will be passed on to Zhuang Concubine Chen Baoyan. Isn’t this the money of our Zhu family again? I have to let her understand the national policy so as not to misjudgment the situation.
Ma Enhui blurted out: The emperor has been dying north for a long time, and finally left the palace, but he only talked to Mrs. Chen, afraid he would forget me soon?
As soon as she said this, she suddenly felt a little regretful and felt a little humiliated.Her relationship with Zhu Gaoxu has always been strange, but after having a skin relationship, everything seems to have changed.
I and Mrs. Chen are just talking about serious matters, just like the monarch and the ministers. Zhu Gaoxu said, his eyes immediately changed, and he began to look at Ma Enhui unscrupulously.
Ma Enhui suddenly felt her face hot, and she felt that everything was disturbed by her, and she couldn't say anything for a while.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu got up, walked to the door, and bolted the door.
Ma Enhui was shocked and said in a daze: What is the Lord going to do?
Zhu Gaoxu said: I miss you very much, but I can't spend the night in Shen's Mansion tonight.
Ma Enhui watched Zhu Gaoxu come over, subconsciously reached out and grabbed the collar of her clothes, and said in a trembling voice: It’s sunny, it’s really inappropriate. How can I meet people?
Zhu Gaoxu said: Isn’t it better to see clearly? Besides, no one knows what we do in the house, and even the people in the Shen Mansion don’t even know who you are.
Ma Enhui was speechless. From Zhu Gaoxu's previous strategy, she felt that he was very brave and thought about things that were unheard of; and he was also the same in other things, which was simply absurd and indulgent.
But somehow, her heart beats very fast, and there is an inexplicable novel stimulation that cannot be removed; coupled with the moral constraints she has believed in since childhood, her mind is now like a pot of porridge, and her heart is even more mixed.
Outside the curtain-mounted window, it was rustling and light raining, but the light during the day was still very bright.
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