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Chapter 11 It¡¯s hard to move even an inch

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    After having breakfast, gargling his mouth and hands, Zhu Youxiao said: "The four things I mentioned just now are finance. The Ming Dynasty is now in a troubled time. Regardless of military or people's livelihood, money is the first priority, so increase revenue and reduce expenditure.  The situation is inevitable, Fang Ge Lao must be prepared!"

    Fang Congzhe leaned forward and said: "What Your Highness said is absolutely true, but now there are disasters all over the place, and there is a lot of tax debt. However, various disaster relief and river repair projects have been piled up. Coupled with the new defeat of Liaodong, we want to reorganize Liaodong."  There is a lot of money for military affairs, and the Ministry of Revenue is already in a hurry!"

    Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "This is the second and third thing I want to say. In recent years, natural disasters have continued, and the climate has become colder and colder, resulting in reduced production and disasters in various places. However, there are natural disasters and man-made disasters.  Therefore, the Central Plains water conservancy was destroyed during the Mongol and Yuan invasions. It was not fully restored in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years. It has to be said that this was the biggest fault of the imperial court. Now, with the successive years of disasters, the damage of water conservancy has become more and more prominent, so what I have to do  The second thing is to build water conservancy projects to ensure that the harvest will not be cut off in major disasters and production will not be reduced in minor disasters. Only in this way can the finance and people's livelihood be revitalized, the people can eat and drink, the country can be stable, and the court can have the energy to do more things!"

    Faced with such a grand plan by Zhu Youxiao, both Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian couldn't help but shudder in their hearts. They both glanced at each other in unison, feeling that Zhu Youxiao was a little too ambitious!

    Zhu Youxiao looked at their expressions and knew what they were thinking. He smiled calmly and said, "Do Mr. Fang Ge and Mr. Yang think that the idea of ??loneliness is unrealistic?"

    Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian quickly saluted and said, "I don't dare!"

    However, Fang Congzhe still said: "Although what His Highness said is beneficial to the country and the people, it is also something that the court must do, but such a huge project will definitely waste people and money. If it is not handled properly, I am afraid it will cause public resentment and make the place uneasy!"

    Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "I know this well. The purpose of repairing the water conservancy this time is that it will not cost the treasury or collect corvee, and all expenses will be funded by the royal family!"

    Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian were obviously stunned by Zhu Youxiao's words. They never thought that Zhu Youxiao would take the initiative to bear the cost of building water conservancy. You must know that Zhu Youxiao's grandfather was a famous iron rooster.  Don't even think about taking a tael of silver out of his mouth!

    Zhu Youxiao's father was short-lived and only served as emperor for less than a month before he died on a red pill. However, during the days when the emperor was in power, the ministers could see that it was a great success.  Father Zhifeng is a master who values ??money more than his own life!

    In fact, in history, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the descendants of the Zhu family seemed to be guilty of this problem. They were all masters who would rather give up their country than their wealth. The more typical ones were King De and King Fu. When Dezhou City was besieged, the local people  Officials asked King De to fund the recruitment of young men to defend the city!

    King De pointed to the chair given to the first King De by Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "This is the most valuable thing in the palace, you can take it!"

    As a result, the city of Dezhou was destroyed, and King De's family was killed. The rebels found a large amount of gold, silver, and grain from King De's palace. They actually grew a lot because they destroyed the city. King Fu was even more miserable. He clung to the gold and silver mountains, and finally  Li Zicheng made him into a Fulu Banquet, and his death was extremely miserable!

    Of course, these things have not happened yet, and it is unknown whether they will happen in the future, but Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian were still moved to a complete mess by Zhu Youxiao's actions!

    The two men threw themselves to the ground, howling like ghosts and wolves: "It is my great fortune that the Ming Dynasty has the Holy King, the great fortune of the court, and the great fortune of the people!"

    Zhu Youxiao looked at them in confusion and said: "Two adults, can we not be so surprised all the time? The royal family, the court, and the people are a trinity. In the peaceful and prosperous times, the royal family leads the court and is supported by the people.  , now that the country is in difficulty, the court is in trouble, and the people are suffering, the royal family will naturally try its best to solve the problems for the court and the people. Otherwise, the royal family will only know how to ask for it, and sooner or later it will be replaced. The saying of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty is not that water can carry a boat, but water can capsize it.  Just kidding!"

    After hearing this, Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian cried even harder. Fang Congzhe raised his head and cried: "His Highness's words are like rain in a land that has been dry for a long time. With such a sage and wise monarch as your Highness, our Ming Dynasty will be rejuvenated just around the corner."  ah!"

    Yang Lian also followed up and said: "When His Highness asked me to warn Donglin just now, I was still hesitant in my heart, but now I have made up my mind. I will scold the Dukes of Donglin even if I scold them. If they persist in their obsession, I will leave."  Dong Lin is a lonely minister, and as long as His Highness uses him, I will be willing to be shattered to pieces!"

    Zhu Youxiao asked Wang An to help Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian up, and said with a smile: "Whether Gu can become a saint king, and whether you can become famous ministers, these all need time to be tested. Maybe you can now"?Looking at Gu¡¯s appearance as a saintly king, it won¡¯t be long before you call him a foolish king. The same goes for you. Now you are loyal and upright ministers. In a few years, you may, for your own interests, the interests of your family, and the interests of your cronies,  Going on the opposite road to Gu, after all, the emotion is temporary, but the days are long-term, Gu and you have to work hard to move forward!  "

    Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian were about to kneel down, but Zhu Youxiao stopped them and said: "You two, don't kneel back and forth all the time. I just spoke out of my feelings. I can't count those words. Let's talk about business.  Just now I mentioned that the money for water conservancy projects will come from the royal family, but the imperial court cannot just ignore everything!"

    Fang Congzhe said quickly: "The Ministry of Industry will send officials and craftsmen to supervise this matter!"

    Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said: "There is no need for officials from the Ministry of Industry. Since this matter is handled by the royal family, the people in charge must be from the royal family. The imperial court only needs to send enough craftsmen!"

    Fang Congzhe was stunned for a moment, but then he understood that the prince in front of him did not trust the officials of the imperial court. Although this worried Fang Congzhe, he also understood that Zhu Youxiao's distrust was justified. Even he himself did not trust those officials.  There are only a handful of people who can be as honest as water in the face of such huge interests!

    Yang Lian obviously did not have as many ideas as Fang Congzhe. He just felt that such a major project would be difficult to complete without the coordination of court officials, so he said: "Your Highness, water conservancy projects are spread all over the country. If there are no court officials to coordinate, I am afraid that it will not be completed."  There will be many twists and turns, so please think twice, Your Highness!"

    Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "What Mr. Yang said is absolutely true, but this matter is not as difficult as Mr. Yang said. First of all, the water conservancy project is only carried out around a few major water systems and will not have too much to do with the local area. Labor  They are also hired based on price, not to mention that there is no need for local government to do anything. Moreover, Gu does not want to repair all the water conservancy in the country at once. The first thing to repair is the water conservancy in the north. There is abundant rain in the south and the harvest is good. It can be slowed down first. In this way,  The amount of work coming is not that big, so there are only two things I want the court to do. One is to come up with a reasonable plan and send qualified craftsmen, and the other is to do a good job in purchasing grain from the south. Rice in the south is cheap, but rice in the north is expensive.  , so I plan to purchase a large amount of rice from the south and use it as labor to pay the laborers. This will not only save the royal family a lot of money, but also benefit the people in the north and south!"

    Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian both felt very good about Zhu Youxiao's plan. Fang Congzhe twirled his beard and said: "His Highness is really a genius. This method is indeed beneficial to the country and the people. If it is implemented, the lives of the people in the north and south this year will be worse."  It¡¯s better!¡±

    Yang Lian thought for a while and said: "Although this is a good thing, the water conservancy project must be started in winter, and winter is the dry season for rivers. In this case, how can the southern grain be transferred to the north?"

    Fang Congzhe had obviously just thought of this, with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face, but Zhu Youxiao said categorically: "Rivers have dry seasons, but the sea does not. Nanliang can go to Tianjin Wei by sea, and then distribute it to various places from Tianjin Wei.  In this way, grains from the south to the north can be transferred throughout the seasons!"

    When Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian heard that Zhu Youxiao wanted to open a sea transport, they were frightened and said in unison: "This must not be done!"

    Zhu Youxiao looked at the frightened faces of Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian and asked with a sneer: "I wonder what's wrong with this?"

    Fang Congzhe and Yang Lian were not fools. One look at Zhu Youxiao's expression, and their understanding of the little emperor after contacting Zhu Youxiao in the past two days, made Fang and Yang feel that they should use their previous talk.  Ci was simply uncomfortable with Zhu Youxiao, but for a while they couldn't find any other reason, so that the two of them didn't know what to say at the same time!

    Zhu Youxiao looked at the two people with blank faces and snorted coldly: "Do you two adults want to say that opening up the sea will attract Japanese pirates, and then the southeast coast will be devastated again? Do you want to say that opening up the sea will attract Japanese pirates?  In the future, people¡¯s mentality will change and they will be uneasy about farming. Will there be no food to eat after the Ming Dynasty?"

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