Wanli Youming

Chapter 438

Chapter 438

Li Rusong hurriedly returned the gift, invited these bureaucrats to sit down, and after three rounds of tea, he said with a smile:

"Your majesty is entrusted with great blessings, and the officers and men are relied on to do their best. In the middle, you have the coordination and cooperation of all the princes inside and outside, so you can achieve today's achievements. Now, I have made the first achievement. I am really ashamed of it. You come to see me, and I am ashamed. If you have any insights, I would like to listen attentively."

"I don't dare to see the teaching, I really admire the demeanor of Marquis Tieling, and I want to ask some side matters, know some side talents, so I came here to bother you."

Wan Shide replied with a smile.

Xiong Tingbi followed suit and said, "That's right, the students also want to ask the public how to get to Hanhai, and the students also want to gather a friend or two to go on this road again."

Li Rusong said: "The Hanhai area can be farmed, because there is a big lake, so it is not as cold as other places in Mobei, which is similar to Wuzhewei (Harbin). It's just that it's bitter cold along the way, so it's better not to go there lightly. It's just an adventure for me. As a result, far more people died of freezing than fighting.”

After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi had to rest his young and restless heart for a while.

And Wan Shide didn't speak any more, he just meditated.

Then, Li Rusong chatted with these bureaucrats for a while, and the atmosphere was harmonious, as if the gap between civil and military was not that big.

But when Wan Shide and Xiong Tingbi left, they happened to meet Shi Xing, the Minister of Taipusi, who was riding in a sedan chair and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair to look out.

Wan Shide bowed his hands to Shi Xing.

Shi Xing threw down the sedan chair curtain, his eyes were gloomy, and he came directly to Chen Jingbang, Minister of the Ministry of War, and said: "The style of worshiping martial arts in the country is becoming more and more obvious! Even among the civil servants and scholars, there are people who are shameless and shameless, and they have begun to swim in the martial arts. The gate of Xun really does not know self-respect, and lacks the integrity that a gentleman should have!"

Chen Jingbang could guess that Shi Xing was talking about the scholars who went to see Li Rusong, and said:

"It's not surprising. At the beginning of the country, Lan Yu and others made great contributions, and Yemen was like a city; it was inevitable for scholars who wanted to restore their careers in the Han and Tang Dynasties to Chongwu;"

"However, since His Majesty ascended the throne, there has been an increase of one hereditary duke, three more marquises, and several more earls. Even the Privy Council has been in charge of the military aircraft, and Wu Xun has begun to regain control of the court. Now the new The teacher who returned to the court has always been simple in the emperor's heart, and it is inevitable that he will become a general in the future, so the era of truly equal emphasis on civil and martial arts is not far away!"

"What you said is correct. Nowadays, military affairs are more important than conquests. Therefore, military officials are often appointed officials and nobles according to their ambitions, and they are transferred to civilian positions in the name of relinquishing their military power. They suddenly become ministers. Now they even bring many civil officials and scholars. Follow up with Chongwu for conquest!"

Shi Xing nodded and said, he couldn't help but slapped his palm on the table and said:

"If things go on like this, a large amount of domestic funds will still be used for conquests, so how can we lightly pay in the future?! How can we save money for our children and grandchildren?!"

"Isn't the mine being exploited? Once the mine is real, is there any reason not to lighten the tax?"

Chen Jingbang asked with a smile.

Shi Xing glanced at him: "My lord should understand my painstaking efforts. My so-called light corvee and low tax do not mean benefiting the common people in the world, but a new preferential exemption, exempting corvee and low tax for the gentry, so that they know it and are polite!"

"As for the mining profit, why take it from the outside, it can be taken from the inside, which saves more waste, and makes friends with the country, and can also use the increased profit to support new people."

"Of course, in governing with virtue, one should emphasize righteousness and not take advantage of the people. In the end, neither internal nor external interests are taken. If frugality is advocated and extravagance is restrained, the country will have long-term peace and stability!"

"As for the common people, if you don't let them starve to death and fill the ravines, you can say that Yao and Shun have become the world of soup!"

After Shi Xing said that, he added another sentence.

"I just asked this on purpose, why should you take it seriously?"

Chen Jingbang said with a smile, and said: "Your Majesty has ordered Ningyuan Hou to enter the capital to serve as the deputy envoy of the privy to take charge of the martial arts of the capital, and to prepare for the formation of more than [-] soldiers in the future. Enter the new recruiting camp to serve as an official school, so as to integrate the strength of the northern and southern soldiers into one body, and prepare for a bigger conquest in the future."

"And the purpose of carrying out greater conquests is naturally to obtain greater external benefits. The imperial court still emphasizes profit rather than virtue."

Chen Jingbang sighed after speaking, and then asked Shi Xing: "The subscription ticket has been on sale for almost a year now, have you bought it?"

Shi Xing said: "How could I take advantage of the people!"

Chen Jingbang nodded: "I have heard that the public is not good at making money, and it really deserves its reputation. I bought some, but sold them at a discount. The main reason is that it has been too long, and I haven't seen any profit. The family expenses are too big. I really have to wait." No."

Shi Xing sneered because of this: "Mr. Lian can't wait, let alone the common people? It can be seen that it is not a good strategy to govern the country with profit, and big things will happen sooner or later."

After chatting with Chen Jingbang, Shi Xing returned to his home and told his eldest son Shi Maolun, "Hurry up and send someone to secretly ask if there are any officials from the DPRK and China who want to resell the subscription coupons at a low price. We will buy as many as there are!"

After hearing this, Shi Maolun was quite puzzled: "Everyone is worried that the imperial court will not cash in any mining profits because they haven't seen the imperial court for a long time, and they think that the subscription coupons are just like treasure notes, just to collect money. Buy it now?"

"What do you know, the more this is the case, the more you can buy to make a fortune."

Shi Xing said, "Hurry up and do this!"

Shi Maolun had no choice but to say yes.

Here, Shi Xing suddenly sneezed involuntarily, then touched his arm, and could not help but glance outside, only to see that the sky was covered with clouds and the sky was dark, and said:

"Isn't it going to snow in August?"

Since the Wanli Dynasty, the impact of small glaciers on the climate has indeed increased.

According to historical records, during the Wanli period, even the coast of Guangdong Province experienced snow in September.

For example, in the 12th year of Wanli, due to abnormal weather, the Guangdong and Guangxi areas were also suddenly extremely cold, which caused a serious reduction in food production in Guangxi. Now they are still in disaster relief, so that the use of troops in Annan has continued to be shelved.

However, the cold weather, coupled with the increasingly affluent people, has also caused a surge in demand for coal.

Many workers carrying coal can be seen at many intersections and ferry crossings.

Even though it was only August, Ye Agui came back with some coal and said to Ye Xiaocao:

"I didn't buy much this time. The main reason is that there are too many charcoal buyers. I don't want to suffer myself any more, so I use all the money to buy it."

"So, basically, a ship of coal from the north will be emptied within a short time. It is really unexpected that this kind of coal was only used by our grandpas a few years ago, and now we ordinary people can also use it. up."

"It's also because it's getting colder. My father and the others have to scrape together some money to buy a lot of trackers. They can be baked when they are not stretching, so as not to freeze their feet and make them unable to stretch."

Wang Xiaocao hurriedly brought Ye Agui a basin of hot water and said.

……

Xu Zhenming, the servant of the Ministry of Commerce in charge of the government-run coal mine operation, washed his face quickly after his servant brought a basin of hot water, and then wiped his face with a dry handkerchief and said to his servant:

"Tell Madam, don't wait for me for dinner, I have to see Shoufu!"

Then, Xu Zhenming came to Shen Shihang not long after, and said to Shen Shihang:

"The price of coal has been rising, and the supply is in short supply. Although the newly mined coal has been delayed for a long time due to the heavy wind and snow, it was only shipped to Kinai this month, but it was sold short as soon as it arrived in Kinai. It is only now that some people have begun to go south. The first The interest of the period has come out and can be divided.”

Shen Shixing said: "Then the Ministry of Commerce will immediately write a book, and ask the Ministry of Accounts to distribute the profits after auditing. Your business department must make noises from time to time. Except for the inner court and those in power, everyone else will publish it to establish the credibility of the court! "

(End of this chapter)