Chapter 69 There’s no way Ouyang Lun earns too much! (Please subscribe!!)
Once he had this idea, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yong'an Mansion and Ouyang Lun like a big fat sheep that had been raised fat and white! !
Slaughter this big fat sheep and spend the fat year?
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang ask this question, Wang Zhong panicked and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I am just a chamberlain and know nothing about the affairs of the court, but I think that the whole world belongs to your Majesty, and you can copy whoever you want."
Wang Zhong's words were very useful to Zhu Yuanzhang.
That's right!The world belongs to my Lao Zhu family, no matter what I want to do, no one can stop me!
Although he thought so in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was still too direct. Would others think that his father-in-law was robbing his son-in-law?
After all, we, Lao Zhu, also want to save face.
Also, although Yong'an Mansion is not that big in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it still has hundreds of thousands of people, and it is located in the northern Xinjiang. If Yong'an Mansion and Ouyang Lun are taken over, the local people will definitely be dissatisfied. Last time, 10 people gathered , I’m afraid the number of people will increase several times this time.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just been dazzled by "3000 million taels of silver", gradually calmed down.
Zhu Yuanzhang definitely wants money. Nowadays, the national treasury is not abundant, and money is needed everywhere, including disaster relief, military expenses, royal support, etc.
Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang has been in the business of reselling chili peppers. Although Prince Zhu Biao has been taking care of this matter, Zhu Biao would never do it without Zhu Yuanzhang's consent, and almost all the income from reselling chili peppers was in his pocket. Zhu Yuanzhang's internal funds were his small treasury.
There is also a reason why he wanted to spend 100 million taels to buy "Yongan Bonds" after hearing the high interest rates.
To put it bluntly, they are all poor.
"I have to think about this carefully."
"Yes."
Wang Zhong quietly retreated.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhu Yuanzhang was covering his head and thinking about the matter between Yong'an Mansion and Ouyang Lun.
Suddenly hearing footsteps approaching, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Don't bother me, I'm thinking about something!"
"Chongpachi, even if something big happens, you still have to eat."
Um! ?
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and smiled immediately, "Sister, why are you here?"
"Wang Zhong ran to me and said that His Majesty the Emperor locked himself up in the palace alone and did not think about food or tea. They were afraid of making you angry and worried about your health, so they had to come and beg me to come forward." Queen Ma said angrily. .
"They are so troublesome! We are fine!" Zhu Yuanzhang stood up slowly, "They made such a fuss and even called me over."
"Since His Majesty the Emperor is fine, His Majesty probably doesn't want to eat the bowl of lotus seed soup I'm making, so I'll take it away. Your Majesty, please think about it slowly." After saying that, Queen Ma took the bowl and planned to leave.
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly stepped forward to stop Queen Ma, snatched the bowl away, and poured it directly into his mouth, "Yeah, it tastes good!"
"It's strange, we didn't feel hungry just now, why are we hungry now?"
"My sister must have made this food so delicious." Empress Ma watched quietly until Zhu Yuanzhang finished the bowl full of lotus seed soup, then she asked: "Chongba, we have been married for so long, you... I understand, something must have happened, right?"
"Tell me about it?"
"If you say that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, I will leave immediately and never ask you again."
Zhu Yuanzhang put down the bowl, his face gradually became serious, and then he spoke out the contents of Mao Xiang's memorial and his own thoughts.
After hearing this, Queen Ma was a little surprised, "What! Do you want to confiscate the entire Yong'an Mansion?"
"I did have this idea at the beginning. There is no way that boy Ouyang Lun earns too much." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.
"Chongba, you are confused!" Empress Ma said hurriedly: "Does the money you are interested in belong to Ouyang Lun? No. It belongs to hundreds of thousands of people in Yong'an Mansion and those listed caravans! You are the emperor, you An imperial edict can restore Yong'an Mansion to its original state, and the extra wealth can be added to the national treasury."
"This is fishing in a dry lake! No, no, it should be a more serious form of self-destruction!"
"Once you issue the decree, hundreds of thousands of people in Yong'an Mansion will be resentful. How should other scholars, businessmen, and people in the world view this matter?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Sister, we don't understand what you're talking about, but Ouyang Lun's way of being an official is completely different from other officials, and his policies are even more unimaginable and unconstrained. They were unheard of in the past, and no one He knows what Yong'an Mansion will become under his management!"
"According to Mao Xiang's memorial, an ordinary worker in Yong'an Prefecture can earn two guan of money a month. This salary is far superior to other areas in the Ming Dynasty. Even in wealthy areas such as the capital, not all are like this. It is said that this salary will be paid next year. If we want to improve, will this allow other state capitals to survive?”
"Of course, we are happy that people can make money, but if the difference is too big, there will be problems!"
"Now we all regret that we put Ouyang Lun in the position of Yong'an prefect. If we had known that this would be the case now, it would be better to let him stay in the sky jail. We can still be clean. Now when I hear It’s the news about Yong’an Mansion and Ouyang Lun, and we are all confused.”
Empress Ma smiled lightly and said, "Chongba, I remember that you appointed Ouyang Lun as the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture for two main reasons. The first one was compensation. He saved 200 million shi of grain in three years and helped you a lot. As a result, But you arrested him and almost beheaded him, and the second one was punishment. You thought he was cowardly, lazy, and unworthy of being your son-in-law, and you wanted him to mess up on the prefect's job."
"As a result, in just over a year, he has become very prosperous in Yong'an Mansion and has become a good official praised by the people of Yong'an Mansion. Many people have set up immortality tablets for Ouyang Lun in their homes. Burn incense every day to pray for Ouyang Lun to live a long life. In the minds of the people of Yong'an, Ouyang Lun's status is higher than yours."
"You regret it because your plan failed!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned by Queen Ma's rebuke.
"That's not right, sister, we didn't tell you about the people of Yong'an setting up a memorial tablet for Ouyang Lun, did we? How did you know?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked confused.
Queen Ma said angrily: "When you were caught working as a worker on the construction site, I wasn't idle either!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked embarrassed, "Sister, what do you think we should do?"
"What else can we do? This kid Ouyang Lun has not made any mistakes. You are making trouble for no reason. It only shows that you are a petty emperor. Since Yong'an Mansion is developing better and better, then let it take its course. You Didn't you learn something from it?" Queen Ma said calmly.
"What have we learned from Ouyang Lun?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked unconvinced.
"Previous official files, appropriate appointment of some corrupt officials. By the way, I heard that His Majesty plans to build a cement road from Beijing to Hangzhou?"
"Cough cough."
"Yes, after all, he is the person who will be the supervisor at the Yong'an Mansion construction site."
(End of this chapter)