"Facts have proven that cement roads have a far more effective effect than imagined in harsher environments."

In the Wenyuan Pavilion, Xie Jin held a document in his hand and faced the Six Ministries, Five Temples, Three Law Departments, the Supervisor of Shanglinyuan, and the officials of the tax office, speaking loudly.

At this time, the yamen of various ministries and departments of the imperial court have been sealed, but the officials of the ministries and departments still have to conduct the last year-end review and have already planned the work plan for the next year.

As Xie Jin began to state the superiority of cement roads, several chamberlains sent documents with the same content to the more than ten officials in Wenyuan Pavilion.

They are the people with the highest status and the most authority in the entire Ming Dynasty official system.

For example, the newly promoted Bachelor of Wenyuange, the Minister of Civil Affairs Zhai Shan, the Bachelor of Wenhua Palace, the Minister of Civil Affairs Ren Hengtai, etc.

Everyone took the work summary and planning documents of Wenhua Palace Walking Xie Jin and began to read them.

Xie Jin continued: "There is currently a cement road in Ming Dynasty, starting from Yingtian City and connecting to Taipingfu Mine. This winter there is heavy snow in the south of the Yangtze River, and the official road is blocked and difficult to clear.

Although the snow later stopped and the court and the government cleared the roads, in the past few days, the snow melted into water, and the official roads and rural roads have become increasingly muddy, making it increasingly difficult for the court to transport grain and supplies and for merchants and people to travel.

The cement road from Yingtiancheng to Taipingfu Mine is still smooth and has not been troubled by melting snow and water. Freight between the two places is smooth, which shows the convenience of the cement road."

Having said this, Xie Jin turned around and looked at the emperor's grandson sitting above.

"Your Majesty, I have requested that in the 28th year of Hongwu's reign, the imperial court allocated grain and grass. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs worked together to build cement roads between the eight counties of Yingtian Prefecture. Construction of cement roads between Yingtian Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, and Fengyang Prefecture

Cement road."

Xie Jin This is the court budget for the 28th year of Hongwu. Only the budget plan passed today will be discussed and the amount will be finalized at the court budget meeting after the beginning of the year.

Zhu Yunxi was leaning on the armchair. This was his first time to participate in Ming Dynasty's financial resolution and budget meeting.

The emergence of administrative behavior did not appear suddenly. Since the Central Plains had a complete political system, there have been many political behaviors that will also exist in later generations.

Before Zhu Yunxi could speak, Yu Xin, the Grand Scholar of Wenhua Palace and the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up.

He first bowed to Zhu Yunxi, and then looked at Xie Jin: "Hubu disagrees."

Yu Xin didn't give Xie Jin a chance to refute and explain.

Instead, he continued: "The convenience of the cement road has been obvious to everyone in the court these days. I have no intention of slandering the cement road. Bachelor Xie spent more than a year paving the road last year, and his hard work has made great achievements.

According to Xie Xueshi's document, regarding the construction of cement roads between eight counties in Yingtian Prefecture in the 28th year of Hongwu, the Ministry of Household Affairs can also provide money and food, as long as the Ministry of Works can organize enough civilian workers to pave the roads.

However, the cement road connecting Yingtianfu to Hangzhou, Huai'an, and Fengyang Prefectures, the Ministry of Household Affairs believed that the cement road had just come out and was not connected to Yingtianfu. At this time, the court spent money and food to spread the matter, and next year Does the Ministry of Revenue still need to give money to the ditches, water transportation, sea transportation and other matters in the world?"

Wang Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also stood up in response: "Your Highness, Xie Xueshi has the heart to connect the world's roads. I admire Xie Xueshi for his service to the country and the people...

However, if cement roads in eight counties of Yingtianfu are to be built next year, cement roads from Yingtianfu to Sanfudi will also be built.

Not to mention how much time it takes, it would be difficult for your Ministry of Works to organize so many civilian workers at one time."

Not that much money, not that many people.

Yu Xin and Wang Jun directly asked Xie Jin two questions.

For a while, Xie Jin couldn't find a reason to refute. He couldn't say in front of such people that the court only needed to build roads and didn't need to do other things.

In the end, Xie Jin could only look up at the emperor's grandson.

Zhu Yunxi kept patting the armrest of the armchair gently with his palm, his eyes passed over the faces of Xie Jin, Yu Xin, and Wang Jun, and finally looked at Zhai Shan, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

"How do the officials think this matter should be decided?"

Zhai Shan did not expect that such a matter, which only concerns the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works, would need to be reported to the Ministry of Personnel.

What.

He could only stand up bravely, looked at the two ministers beside him, and then looked at Xie Jin standing aside.

Zhai Shan chuckled lightly: "Your Highness, I just thought about it. In recent years, Yingtian Mansion has been the first to implement any reforms or new things in our dynasty.

Therefore, when Xie Xueshi said that cement roads should be built in eight counties of Yingtian Prefecture, Chen and the Ministry of Household Affairs had the same idea. This matter must be done first.

As for connecting the other three prefectures... Even if the cement road is to be built out of Yingtian Prefecture, it should first be connected to the surrounding prefectures and counties of Yingtian Prefecture. Therefore, I would like to hear Xie Xueshi's reasons first."

Zhu Yunxi hummed and looked at Xie Jin.

Xie Jin nodded and explained to everyone: "Everyone, the cement road connecting Yingtian Mansion to Hangzhou Mansion is built so that the imperial court can quickly transport money, grain and materials from the Hangzhou Mansion.

As you know, our government has now opened up Jiaozhi and occupied two roads, and the general is still opening up a larger territory for our government. The supplies from the entire south are sent to Hangzhou Prefecture via Qinghua Port and Changhua Port.

The same is true for Huai'an Prefecture. As for the construction of a cement road connecting Fengyang Prefecture, it is because that is the land of my ancestors in the Ming Dynasty and the location of my imperial capital."

After Xie Jin finished explaining the political and economic reasons for building cement roads in Sanfudi, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he continued: "As for what Shangshu Zhai asked, why not build cement roads in the counties around Yingtian Mansion first? It's because in Xiaguan's plan, these three cement roads serve as the backbone. As long as these three roads are repaired, everything will The imperial court can use this as the main trunk and extend it to the prefectures and counties along the road. In this way, doing it all at once is always more comprehensive than doing it step by step, section by section."

Zhai Shan nodded, he finally understood the reason.

At that moment, he couldn't help but look back at Yu Xin and Wang Jun, and then said softly: "Your Highness, I think what Xie Xie said is reasonable. It's just that... it shows that the imperial court is so grand, and I am worried about whether the imperial court's money and food will be reserved for next year."< /p>

Yu Xin and Wang Jun, who were originally worried that Zhai Shan would turn to Jie Jin, could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Zhai Shan's words agreed with Xie Jin's explanation, they also pointed out the financial difficulties of the imperial court.

Xie Jin suddenly said angrily: "In the past two years, the imperial court's annual income has increased significantly. Zhejiang Dao gives one million taels of silver every year, millions of loads of grain and grass, and countless classes...

The Japanese-suppressing army earns millions of taels of gold and silver every year. Countless grain and grass materials have been transported to Hangzhou Fucang, Huai'an Fucang and Yingtian Hubu Dacang on Jiaozhi Road and Zhancheng Road.

How could the imperial court have no money or food and supplies?"

Yu Xin curled his lips and glanced at Xie Jin: "Do you think that the world is peaceful every day, Master Xie?

This winter alone, in order to provide relief to prefectures and counties on both sides of the Yangtze River, our household department has allocated more than two million tons of grain and grass, and one million taels of silver. This does not include the expenses of transporting grain for local people after spring. .

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Moreover, according to the memorial that His Highness King Yan sent back to Beijing a few days ago, King Yan will personally lead the troops to the north next year, and the court will have to leave a sum of money and a batch of grain, grass and military equipment to be sent to Beiping City.

Bachelor Jie, just open your mouth, there are so many ways, will my household department do anything else next year? Or should I return and others ask for money?"

Xie Jin stared, feeling depressed.

He felt that the Ministry of Household Affairs had been much better off in the past two years than in the past. Every year it received millions of taels of money and millions of pounds of income. How could it be that there was no money?

It seems that the two of them are about to quarrel.

Xia Yuanji, who was not qualified to participate in the Wenyuan Pavilion decision, stood up at the back of the crowd.

He was able to participate because Xie Jin was also the reason for walking in Wenhua Hall.

Xia Yuanji stood up, attracted everyone's attention, and smiled slightly: "Bu Tang, if it is next year, the household income will definitely be much more than this year."

Yu Xin's eyes widened when Xia Yuanji stood up

It turns out that I can only represent the Ministry of Household Affairs to attend today's decision. Just because Xia Yuanji has the reputation of walking in the Wenhua Palace, he can also participate.

It's just that Xia Yuanji didn't give Yu Xin a chance to speak. He just looked at Xie Jin calmly, and then looked at the emperor's grandson above: "Your Majesty, in the past two years, His Majesty the King of Qin has supervised the Six Daotian Tax Envoys and has been following the example of the imperial court. Zhejiang Road implements the issue of dividing the land into an acreage.

Although the difficulty of Liu Dao is far greater than that of Zhejiang Road, it has lasted for two years. At the end of this year, I read the documents related to Liu Dao. Next year, the summer and autumn taxes of Liu Dao will definitely increase by millions of tons compared with previous years, enough to be used to build cement roads in Sanfu.

And support other affairs of the court.

However, I believe that if the three roads are built at the same time, even if the court is not short of money and food, the people will eventually suffer from conquests and military service along the roads.

It is better to build a cement road from Yingtian Prefecture to Hangzhou Prefecture first, which can first connect the Hangzhou Prefecture and the Hubu Dacang, making it easier for the court to transport grain and grass supplies between the two places in the future."

Zhu Yunxi looked at Xia Yuanji, who was standing at the back of the crowd, and then gave Xie Jin a dull look.

Compared with Xie Jin's official position, Xia Yuanji is undoubtedly smooth. He explained the source of money and food, pointed out the most important choice for the court, and also explained the reasons.

Sure enough, after Xia Yuanji finished speaking, Yu Xin, who was originally annoyed that he had given another sum of money and grain to the Ministry of Household Affairs, lost most of his dissatisfaction...

Yu Xin coughed lightly and said directly without looking at Xie Jin's meaning: "Your Highness, if Xia Xingxing's wishes are followed, the Ministry of Revenue can allocate money and food next year and Xie Xueshi builds a cement road from Yingtian Prefecture to Hangzhou Prefecture."
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Xie Jin looked anxious. Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Yunxi had already raised a hand.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at Xie Jin, and then said to Yu Xin: "In this case, after the beginning of the new year, this matter will be brought to the court for discussion. The Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Works should negotiate in advance to see how much this road will cost.

Money, food, and how many people’s corvees need to be collected.”

Xie Jin couldn't help but feel depressed, while Yu Xin and Wang Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

They just didn’t wait for the three people who had different feelings to think that the matter was over.

Zhu Yunxi had already spoken again: "Huai'an Mansion is responsible for the storage of money and grain in Jiubian, and Fengyang Mansion is the place where my ancestors of the Ming Dynasty were born. These two cement roads must also be taken into consideration by the imperial court.

Next year, the cement road to Hangzhou will be constructed in sections at the same time, and it will probably be completed by the end of the year. I hope that by this time next year, I can discuss the other two roads with you here."

Yu Xin and Wang Jun, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt short of breath again. They looked at each other and sighed softly in their hearts.

It seems that road building will become a national policy sooner or later.

It was the first time that Yuan Sutai walked into Wenyuan Pavilion and participated in the top political meeting of the Ming Dynasty. From the moment he walked in, Yuan Sutai was filled with excitement.

During this period of time, he looked left and right, constantly learning the performance of the few people just now and the responses of both parties.

Now I see that the road construction thing is finally over.

Don’t wait for the grandson to speak.

Yuan Sutai stood up suddenly.

Probably because Yuan Sutai was too excited, there was a clang, and the stool under his butt fell to the ground, pressing on the feet of Ma Quan, the Qing of Guanglu Temple behind him.
To be continued...