Chapter seven hundred and eighty seventh Zhang family third child
Zhu Di left proudly, which was a feeling of pride.
But Li Shanchang, who was looking at his back, was not happy at all. To be blunt, over the years, Li Xianggong knew more things than Zhang Ximeng, not less!
After a little combing, you will find that education reform, fiscal and taxation reform, and promotion of industrial and commercial development... these are almost the most critical things in the Ming Dynasty.
As long as it is done well, the Ming Dynasty is expected to completely surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it will also have enough national power to expand externally. By then, it may not be possible to create a prosperous world for a thousand years, but it can be expected to be prosperous for five hundred years.
In fact, if they can achieve this step, both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng should be smiling.
But precisely because of this, this matter is very troublesome to do and requires drastic measures. Even if he cuts himself, Li Shanchang dare not say who could be implicated.
But he knew that after being the prime minister for so many years, although he escaped, he was not completely safe after all.
If you want to survive, you have to keep working hard.
Count on Zhu Di?
It would be shameless for me to rely on you to protect me!
Regardless of his age, Li Shanchang decisively went to Kaijing. Lan Yu was stationed here, and the two foxes met. Lan Yu was much more powerful than Zhu Di. After a few words of chatting, he figured out what Li Shanchang was thinking.
"I mean, Mr. Li, I understand what you mean. You just want to get some food to please your superiors and save your life, right?"
Li Shanchang rolled his eyes, he was so angry.
"Can't you say something nice and show some respect to my old man?"
Lan Yu chuckled, "If respect can be exchanged for food, I can call you daddy!"
In a word, Lao Li was speechless.
After a long while, Li Shanchang said: "Nowadays, Goryeo has dug up all the leek roots, and it is really difficult to get food."
Even Li Shanchang shook his head, which shows how difficult this matter is.
"Mr. Li, this place is so small. It has gone through wars, the household registration has been halved, and people are starving all over the place. It is really not easy to squeeze out a little bit of profit. But... I have another trick, is you willing to give it up?" Lan Yu smiled happily.
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Li Shanchang frowned, he had reached this point, what else could he do?
"Xin Min?"
Lan Yu couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "You are still smart!"
Li Shanchang shook his head subconsciously, and releasing Xin Min was nothing more than attacking the remaining aristocratic families in Goryeo and squeezing out their last value... But the problem was that if he wanted to control Goryeo, his hand would be gone.
And by then, Korea might be no different from the mainland. In that case, how could he do whatever he wants?
When he was granted the title of King of Han, he was a man who moved the wind and rain and enjoyed life, not someone who worked hard to govern and came to be a chief envoy.
Lao Li subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Lan Yu smiled slightly and said, "Xiang Li, you have to think clearly. I don't know what you did in the past. You are now condescending and watching from the sidelines. Regardless of success or failure, the superiors and the Grand Master
They will all come to settle accounts with you. The group of people in the hands of His Highness the Prince will not let you go either... By the way, there is also Sun Yan, what do you think of him?"
Upon hearing this, Elder Li Shan's face changed color and he looked very unnatural.
To be honest, he could see everyone very clearly, but it was Sun Yan who caught him by surprise.
This guy obviously has the weakest foundation and the softest strength.
But through a few things, he managed to gain a firm foothold and easily suppressed Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong. To say that he is a famous prime minister would be an exaggeration.
But this guy is definitely evil and ruthless.
And he is different from Zhang Ximeng who only pursues the country. If Sun Yan can do it well, he can do it well. If he can't do it well, he can leave it to others. It's not a big deal.
This is the scariest thing about facing such a bastard.
Li Shanchang thought about it over and over, and finally gritted his teeth, "This is the only way we can do it! Lan Yu, do you have a plan?"
When Lan Yu saw Li Shanchang nodding, she couldn't help laughing and was satisfied.
Unlike ordinary people like Li Shanchang, who are greedy for power and money, Lan Yu only wants to be a champion, and it is definitely a dream to completely regain Goryeo.
Therefore, he had already made a plan, "Prime Minister Li, although Korea is a bit weak, but I heard that Xin Min will definitely risk his life when he comes back. I predict that there will be a big chaos."
Li Shanchang pondered: "Are you sure you can handle it? Do we have enough troops in Goryeo?"
Lan Yu chuckled, "Speaking of Mr. Li, why are you so confused? How could you do such a thing by yourself!"
Li Shanchang was stunned, "What are you going to do?"
Lan Yu said: "This is not simple. I checked it out. Among the generals of Goryeo, only Li Chenggui, the commander of the right army, is a figure. If Goryeo has a disobedient heart, he must rely on him to raise troops. It just happens that.
Li Chenggui’s son Li Fangyuan is currently in Peking University and is receiving education.”
When Li Shanchang heard this, he finally understood what Lan Yu meant.
"Are you saying that you want to encourage Li Chenggui to raise troops to deal with the King of Korea?"
Lan Yu laughed and said: "How about it? How about using this move to use your strength?"
Li Shanchang thought for a while and said directly: "When the matter is completed, you will kill Li Chenggui no matter what!"
Lan Yu was shocked, "Say Mr. Li, why are you so cruel! He was quite ruthless in fighting the Japanese pirates. He is considered a hero in the whole Goryeo!"
Li Shanchang's eyes widened and he said sternly: "That's why it must be eradicated. Can you do it?"
Lan Yu blinked her eyes. Facts have proved that there are still some differences between him and Lao Li. They must not only have a dark heart but also be ruthless in doing things!
"I understand, let's do this."
Two guys with great lack of virtue got together.
According to their estimates, they would be able to extract approximately 1.5 million dan in the end... Of these grains, to put it bluntly, there were not even any weed roots left, not to mention leek roots.
After this round of oppression, Goryeo must equalize the land and give the people a little way to survive and let them take a breath, otherwise it will become unsustainable and exhaust the lake.
They are making preparations here, and Zhu Ying is also actively mobilizing on the other side.
Zhu Ying was in business earlier than Zhu Di, so didn’t he have food on hand?
In fact, not only did Zhu Ying exist, but there were quite a few of them.
But he has a mission, which is to manage Yunnan.
Thanks to the gift of Zhao and Song Dynasties, this land has also been away from the Central Plains for hundreds of years. The situation is roughly similar to that of Peiping. But the difficulties it faces are even more severe.
The main reason is that the terrain of Yunnan is complex, there are many chieftain tribes around, and various forces are intertwined and become a mess...
Zhu Ying had to immigrate a large number of people, establish settlements, and sort out the relationship with the chieftains. Those who could be conquered had to be conquered, and those who could not be conquered had to be eliminated.
He also had to repair roads, build schools, and promote education... In short, he had done everything Zhu Di did, and it was several times more difficult than Zhu Di.
After so many years, Zhu Ying finally made some achievements. The military villages in Yunnan can meet more than 80% of the consumption.
The remaining 20% can be obtained from Annan and other places.
In other words, there are nearly two million dan of food in Lingnan, which can be used for emergencies.
Zhu Ying still felt that it was not enough, so he contacted Fang Guan and asked him to allocate a batch of grain from Xiaoliuqiu, which could be about 800,000 shi.
Active preparations are being made everywhere. Zhang Ximeng's preparations over the years have been put into effect, and the situation of an encirclement and annihilation war has emerged.
The imperial court has sufficient firepower and is ready to attack.
However, food prices in Yingtian not only did not fall, but showed a slight upward trend.
Eighty percent of the first batch of grain in Peiping has been consumed, and some grain stores have sold out their stocks.
On the other side, newspapers were full of articles, and the firepower criticizing Zhu Di became more and more intense.
Unlike table salt, there are still not many people who have the courage to stand up and speak directly for salt merchants.
Food is different. Many people have to take out food and sell it for money to maintain family expenses.
Falling food prices are not a good thing for these people.
Therefore, there are voices of varying degrees from various places, saying that they hope that the court can maintain food prices and not let the people's hard work go in vain.
Layers of pressure fell on Zhu Biao's shoulders.
For this young prince, it has truly come to a critical moment.
"Prime Minister Sun, how do you think we can cope with it now?"
Sun Yan said: "Your Highness, the grain being sold at this time is still too little. Those grain merchants who are hoarding behind the scenes have not all emerged and cannot be wiped out in one fell swoop, which means that they have been working in vain. There are not many such opportunities. As for the people,
When food prices come down, there are indeed some losses, but let me tell you, there is no way... Next, we must reorganize finance and taxation, and redistribute land according to population. At that point, I am afraid that most families will not be able to sell much food.
If you want to make more money, you can only enter a factory workshop."
Zhu Biao was startled and then said: "Is this necessary for the development of industry and commerce?"
Sun Yan paused and nodded vigorously, "That's true."
"Then what are you waiting for!" Zhu Biao said directly: "Selling a batch of grain, don't you have a grain reserve? Take out one million shi!"
Sun Yan pondered slightly and finally nodded, "I'll do it now!"
The first ones are just appetizers, and the next step is the close combat, with bayonets seeing red.
The imperial court successively began to sell off grain in Changpingcang in several cities, directly selling it for six hundred Wenbao notes.
This price is already lower than the price of food in previous years.
Those grain merchants need at least 800 to 100 yuan of treasure money to guarantee profits.
And if Changpingcang does this, does it mean that the grain market will be controlled by the imperial court in the future? This is something that is even more unacceptable than losing money by lowering prices.
It is unbearable!
It is worth mentioning that these people did not continue to struggle in Yingtian. After all, no one in the Imperial City knew what the consequences would be... In other cities, food prices began to skyrocket.
Soon they broke through the treasure bank, and used all the clever tricks to surround Wei and rescue Zhao.
"Chongba, you are still standing by and watching what happened now? Why don't you help Biao'er?" Empress Ma looked worried.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly, "It's not yet time. If you can't even solve this problem, you are not worthy of being our son."
Lao Zhu stood up and said to Queen Ma: "Let's go see our grandson."
Empress Ma could only nod, and the old couple went straight to the East Palace. On the way, Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "We heard that Jiang Shangshu asked for leave again. Is she sick? Do you want to go and take a look?"
Queen Ma smiled and said, "I should go and take a look, but it's not a disease!"
"Not a disease?"
"She is probably pregnant. This is the Zhang family's third child!"
(End of chapter)
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