Chapter 63: The common people’s money is returned in full, and the princes and nobles’ money is returned in full! (Please subscribe!)
Seeing that everyone was calmed down by his words.
Ouyang Lun immediately decided to continue the deception. He explained and sighed, "Actually, you all only see the prosperity of Yong'an Mansion, but you don't see the crisis in the prosperity!"
Um! ?
Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were stunned again.
Although I have a lot of opinions about Ouyang Lun, Yong'an Prefecture is indeed developing relatively fast. At least all the states and counties in Yong'an Prefecture are building cement roads. The people have money-making jobs, and the food and drink are not bad!
Coupled with the fact that the "Kaiping County Granary" is already in operation, there should be no problems.
"Prefect, can you please elaborate."
This time there was no need for Queen Ma to ask, Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to ask.
Others also looked at Ouyang Lun curiously, waiting for him to answer their questions.
Seeing the atmosphere, Ouyang Lun frowned, sighed, shook his head and said: "In the past, I was only in charge of Kaiping County. The government affairs were easy and my life was quite comfortable. But since I was promoted to the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture, I have changed from my original position. Managing one county has turned into six counties and one state, with a population of 60 million people. As living standards continue to improve, people’s quality of life is also improving!"
"In the past, it was enough to survive with a bowl of rice, but now it has gradually escalated to a meal that requires several dishes, a combination of meat and vegetables, and wine. The demand has soared!"
"The situation looks good now, but over time, it will definitely cause shortages of supplies and lead to unrest."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he said disapprovingly: "Isn't there a 'relief for work' now? As long as the people can make money, they can spend money to buy. How could there be unrest? The prefect is a little too worried."
"Who is this?" Ouyang Lun looked at Jiang Wei. This was the first time he saw this person.
"His name is Jiang Er. He is also in charge of my master. He has been taking care of business in the capital before. This time he came to Yong'an Mansion to study with me." Mao Xiang quickly explained.
Ouyang Lun nodded, "Jiang Er, you are right. As long as you have money, you can buy things. This is an eternal truth, but the essence of money is to measure the price of something, and it is also a commodity."
"Things are rare and valuable, and 'relief for work' does allow people to make money. But if the production of materials does not keep up, then there will be more money and less goods. What will happen in this case? Need I say more? ?”
Jiang Wei's expression changed, "The price of goods has increased, and money is worthless!"
"Yes, to use a more extreme example, when a famine occurs, will the price of food and other things increase?" Ouyang Lun spoke again.
Jiang Wei nodded blankly, "Yes."
The faces of the others also changed slightly.
Ouyang Lun continued: "So this is what I am worried about. As the survival crisis is resolved, people will have enough food, clothing and lust, and they will start to have a large number of children. By then, the population of Yong'an Prefecture will skyrocket! The demand will further increase! "
Jiang Wei's face became a little pale, "Since you have money, can't you go to the next state and county to buy it?" Hearing this question, Ouyang Lun smiled slightly, "The surrounding states and counties don't have enough to eat. If the people of Yong'an Prefecture have If they rush into other prefectures and counties to buy, it will cause even greater chaos. I am afraid that the problem will no longer be Yong'an Prefecture, but the entire Beizhili and Shandong will be in turmoil!"
As soon as this word comes out.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression suddenly changed.
If there is only chaos in Yong'an Mansion, such a trivial matter will not reach Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, but if there is chaos in Beizhili and Shandong, it will be a big deal, because if the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Wala and Tatar, take the opportunity to send troops southward , then the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos! With Zhu Yuanzhang's vision, he could clearly judge that Ouyang Lun's remarks were definitely not alarmist, and his eyes gradually became serious and dignified.
Empress Ma asked: "Now that the prefect has noticed this, is there any way to deal with it?"
Ouyang Lun nodded, "Of course there is a way."
"Establish a maritime anti-smuggling team to specifically combat smuggling activities along the coast. The seized materials can be used as supplements. In addition, under the management of the anti-smuggling team, people along the coast can be allowed to go fishing in the sea and use seafood as a supplement to their food. "As he spoke, Ouyang Lun licked his lips, "I haven't eaten seafood in a long time."
"The corals, pearls, etc. in the sea can be made into jewelry. They can then be sold to the princes and nobles in the capital at high prices. Naturally, they can make a lot of money. We adhere to the concept that the people's money will be returned in full, and the princes and nobles will The money is thirty-seven cents!”
“In this way, both material shortage and economic development have been taken into consideration.”
After listening to Ouyang Lun's description, except for Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma and others seemed not to be so resistant to going to the sea.
"This is a solution." Queen Ma nodded slowly.
Ouyang Lun said quickly: "So I said this is a good opportunity. I, Yong'an Mansion, are responsible for setting up an anti-smuggling team to crack down on smuggling groups, protect fishermen from fishing, and collect coral pearls. Your Ma family caravan is responsible for transporting seafood to the capital for sale. , let’s make big money together!”
Empress Ma hesitated and said, "But the imperial court has given orders to go to sea, so this would be too dangerous."
"Why don't the magistrate write a letter to His Majesty the Emperor, stating the serious relationship involved? His Majesty the Emperor loves the people like his own son. If he knew that Yong'an Mansion was in such a crisis, he might agree to Yong'an Mansion's actions. This would be reasonable and legal, and there would be no need to worry about breaking the law."
When Ouyang Lun heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes and shook his head: "Our Emperor is not that easy to talk to. Let me tell you this. If I don't tell you and do it quietly, without anyone noticing, we will be attacking anyway." If the smuggling group is exposed, at most it will be dismissed from office and demoted to common people, but the people will get benefits. But if I really write a memorial, let alone whether this memorial can get into Lao Zhu's hands, even if it gets into Lao Zhu's hands, I will probably be fucked in advance, and I will even use this memorial as an excuse to open the sea, so the sin will probably be bigger."
"Anyway, I'm going to be fucked off, so I might as well do it first and then talk about it."
"Don't worry, you guys, something is really going to happen. Lao Zhu will probably operate on me to scare the officials. Hey, I, Ouyang Lun, am destined to be unable to escape from Lao Zhu's grasp."
"It might be more meaningful if I die in exchange for the opening of the sea ban, so that my Ming power can spread to the Bohai, East China Sea, and South China Sea."
After listening to Ouyang Lun's words, except for Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma and others all looked at Ouyang Lun. Their eyes changed. From the initial shock to admiration, in a word, they did not understand Ouyang Lun, understood Ouyang Lun, and became Ouyang Lun!
Empress Ma nodded, "The magistrate cares about the people, but the matter mentioned is too important. We, my husband and I, cannot give an answer right now. Please go back and discuss it with me and your wife!"
(End of this chapter)