Wanli Youming

Chapter 60
Originally, Zhu Yijun didn't intend to say what was in his heart.

But Zhu Yijun thought that Zhang Juzheng took the initiative to take him out of the palace now, obviously half of it meant to test the school, and half meant to test him.

And I also need to reassure Zhang Juzheng, so that he is more willing to carry out the New Deal for himself regardless of everything.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun took the initiative to speak out what was in his heart.

Originally, there was no need for such a clear sentence between the monarch and his ministers.

But who made him and Zhang Juzheng not only monarchs and ministers, teachers and students, but also like-minded people on the road to reform.

Zhang Juzheng hurriedly answered with difficulty concealing his joy: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Mr. is well-intentioned."

Zhu Yijun also replied with a smile.

Zhu Yijun then told Sun Long outside the car: "Send someone to ask about the prices of all kinds of goods."

Sun Long clapped his hands and said yes.

"Pork costs two cents per catty."

"Eggs are five cents per catty."

"Chicken is five cents per catty."

"Light wine is two cents per catty."

"Barley costs three dollars for one stone."

Half a quarter of an hour later, Zhu Yijun murmured in the slow-moving treasure car the prices of various goods reported by Sun Long just now, and then said to Zhang Juzheng: "I remember that Dongchang reported pork at two pounds per catty last year." Five cents. Eggs are about one penny per catty. Barley also costs five cents per stone."

Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "It seems that after the implementation of the new policy, the benefits of the world will be shifted to the common people. Not only will the common people's transactions increase, but even the prices of daily goods will drop a lot."

"What your Majesty said is that in the past, grain and oil were mostly stored in large households, and they were not circulated and wasted a lot. Now they are kept in the hands of the common people. The common people are short of silver and gold, so they naturally have to get them to trade in the market. Therefore, the price of goods is low and people use them enough."

After Zhang Juzheng returned with a smile, he said again: "Your Majesty knows so much about commodity prices, so you must have asked your neighbors to inquire about it. It can be seen that Your Majesty has always paid attention to the people. It seems that I don't have to risk being reprimanded by the Empress Dowager. Went out of Beijing to visit the sufferings of the people."

"Sir, there is no need to say that, hearing is not as good as seeing."

After Zhu Yijun said that, he put his hands on his knees, and said: "The new policy has lowered the price of goods. Even if the people's daily needs are sufficient, the government can take advantage of this to buy grain and put it in the Changping warehouse to prepare for the disaster year."

Zhang Juzheng nodded hurriedly: "Your Majesty said so!"

Zhu Yijun asked Sun Long outside: "Are there any prices that are more expensive because of the New Deal?"

"Going back to the emperor, the price of a person is much higher, and the price of the servants of Fangsi has been raised."

Sun Long replied from outside the car.

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "People are expensive, presumably because there are fewer prostitutes. To eliminate the trend of slavery, it seems that people's prosperity is the root."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said: "However, this reminds me of what Mr. said just now that the wealth of the world has a fixed number. In my opinion, the wealth of the world is not a fixed amount. As far as I know, before the Song Dynasty, The rice planted is not Champa rice, so the rice yield is far lower than that produced after the Song Dynasty. In addition, before the appearance of Quyuanli, the paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River were difficult to cultivate because of their small size, but after the appearance of Quyuanli, Jiangnan also became a place of high grain production Therefore, I believe that the wealth of the world is increasing, especially after there is a major improvement in technology or new high-quality crops, the increase in the wealth of the world is immeasurable."

After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng became thoughtful, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's words are absolutely true."

Zhu Yijun said: "Perhaps it is not appropriate for a politician to just divide the wealth of the world, but also to increase the wealth of the world."

Zhang Juzheng nodded.

At this time, Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Jing and said, "I heard that some crops are very productive. You Dongchang sent people to inquire about them, and they may be used for breeding and experimentation, so as to increase the crops in the world in the future."

Zhang Jing bowed his hands and said yes.

Zhu Yijun then said: "It's getting hotter, let's go back to the palace."

"According to the order!"

Soon after, Zhu Yijun returned to the palace.

After Zhang Juzheng sent Zhu Yijun back to the palace, he came to the cabinet.

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng had returned to the cabinet, Lu Tiaoyang got up and walked over.

"Uncle, what enlightenment does Your Majesty have after seeing the common people in the market after leaving the palace?"

Lu Tiaoyang asked first.

"In fact, His Majesty has long cared about the welfare of the country and the common people, and sent the Dongchang official school to inquire about the price of goods. Today, he came out of the palace to propose the idea of ​​increasing the wealth of the world and benefiting the people's livelihood."

Seeing that Zhang Siwei did not come, Zhang Juzheng said with a blunt smile: "Actually, with the aptitude of today's emperor, it is fine to be in charge of the government. At that time, I heard that your majesty thought that the price was low and it would be beneficial for the government to stockpile food for disaster preparation. meaning."

"Although His Majesty is capable of governing personally, all the officials in the world who don't know the details still cannot fully know His Majesty."

"What's more, Uncle, you still can't become an official. If the New Deal is without you, it may not be conducive to the continuation of the New Deal. After all, your majesty has not yet weakened the crown, so you can't reassure the two empress dowagers."

After Lu Tiaoyang finished speaking, he handed over several chapters: "Look, the chapters on impeaching you and criticizing the New Deal have arrived."

After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng's face sank like water: "My servant will take it home to have a look, and I will go to the Ministry of Industry by the way."

Lu Tiaoyang said: "Good!"

Zhang Juzheng also left the cabinet with Zhang Zou and came to the Ministry of Industry.

As soon as Zhang Juzheng arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he came to the house of Guo Chaobin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Guo Chaobin was surprised and said, "Why did Yuanfu come here?"

Zhang Juzheng told Guo Chaobin that the appearance of Zhu Yijun, Quyuanli and Zhancheng rice had greatly increased the world's grain, but he didn't say that Zhu Yijun said it, but only said what he thought of.

After hearing this, Guo Chaobin also pondered: "Yuanfu's idea is really a different approach, but it can also be regarded as a practical way."

Guo Chaobin looked at Zhang Juzheng as he spoke, and asked, "Yuanfu means that the Ministry of Industry should also pay attention to the improvement of the skills of all craftsmen?"

"That's right, that's exactly what the servant meant."

"Since the opening of the sea, this dynasty has been able to take all the benefits of foreign countries in the world, and the wealth of Kyushu has increased sharply. This is related to the fact that the skills of this dynasty are better than those of its neighbors."

"As far as I know, the craftsmen of this dynasty were severely restricted and exploited by the system of this dynasty, so that many of them fled. Therefore, I wondered whether we should abolish the system of craftsman registration and make them free, and go to work for themselves. To increase income, and also willing to improve skills to earn more money, instead of fleeing, I don’t want to be a craftsman anymore.”

"In this way, it will undoubtedly help us improve the skills of craftsmen, and the scale of craftsmen will not be reduced due to the meager income of craftsmen."

"When the imperial court needs craftsmen, they can use money to recruit them from the profits of the official business and the land tax they donate."

After Zhang Juzheng said it, he asked Guo Chaobin: "I don't know what the public thinks?"

Guo Chaobin immediately got up and bowed his hands to Zhang Juzheng: "Yuanfu Gong is loyal to the country, what's more rare is that he can think of the hardships of craftsmen!"

Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly, but he couldn't say that it was the emperor who reminded him, making him realize that some changes should be made to further improve social productivity, especially to improve production technology.

Guo Chaobin, as a pragmatic person in history who did not hesitate to go from the capital to Shandong for several months to investigate the river, saw that Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister trusted by the emperor, was willing to abolish the artisan household system to facilitate technological development, so he naturally agreed very much, and said: " As long as craftsmen and households are restored and do not need to rely on the government like ordinary people, the skills of all kinds of craftsmen will naturally improve faster, but in the future, the cost of official construction and repairs will either be shared by the common people, or shared by the officials and gentry.”

"It can also be shared by the people of the world, the officials and the gentry."

Zhang Juzheng said.

After hearing this, Guo Chaobin understood: "Yuanfu means to further open the sea?"

Zhang Juzheng nodded.

Zhu Yijun's words that Ming Dynasty's technological advantages led to more wealth flowing into Ming Dynasty from global trade obviously inspired Zhang Juzheng, who made Zhang Juzheng start to develop the idea of ​​further opening up the sea, and also began to put his ruling vision on the whole world.

Guo Chaobin laughed: "It's because the officials' thinking is not as far-reaching as Yuanfu's, but no matter what, it's better than being alone. Otherwise, the ordnance will always be crudely made. Although it saves money, it is not good for border defense."

"That's exactly the reason. Then please play it in the official title book."

Zhang Juzheng said.

Guo Chaobin clapped his hands and agreed.

Zhang Juzheng returned to his mansion after discussing the abolition of the craftsman registration system with Guo Chaobin.

"Father!"

As soon as Zhang Juzheng came back, Zhang Jingxiu greeted him.

As soon as Zhang Juzheng saw Zhang Jingxiu, he ordered: "Send back the two orchids that Qi Yuanjing gave him!"

Zhang Jingxiu was quite surprised, but he still agreed, and asked, "How should the boy explain the reason to him?"

"What else to say, let's say that he is already in the emperor's heart and the prime minister of Jizhou. He should know that it is the emperor, not the father, who gave him all this!"

After Zhang Juzheng said, he said: "Zhang Jing is not Feng Bao, this person obviously tells His Majesty everything!"

(End of this chapter)