Once four million children enter the county school, according to Han Du's plan, there will be four million mouths waiting for food, asking Lao Zhu for food.
When Lao Zhu thought about the four million mouths asking him for food, his head got dizzy.
"Four million, do you know how much food these four million children will need every year?"
Han Du calculated it seriously with Lao Zhu, "After all, half of these children cannot eat much. On average, one person can only eat three stones a year."
Lao Zhu was really at his wits end with Han Du. He stretched out his hand and made a horoscope sign towards Han Du, and sighed: "With a population of four million, three shi per person is 12 million shi. This does not include the money to expand the county school. Mr. Teacher
And the salary of academic officers, as well as the pens, inks, paper and inkstones they need every year. Calculate it like this."
Lao Zhuyue said that he couldn't help but tremble with his words. These are all the same, but they are all money.
"I have already calculated it for the emperor. It is not much. It may be a little more in the first year, but it is about 35 million guan, which is enough. From now on, it will be maintained at 20 million guan every year." Han Du
He said with a smile, not noticing that Lao Zhu's face became increasingly ugly.
Lao Zhu couldn't help his eyelids twitching when he heard Han Du talking about tens of millions of dollars, and he didn't say much. He said displeasedly: "Do you know how much the Ming Dynasty's taxes were last year?"
Han Du also noticed Lao Zhu's unkind tone and quickly shook his head.
When Lao Zhu saw this, he glared at Han Du angrily, and then said with a smile: "Seventeen million yuan, even this is included in the maritime trade tax of the Shipping Department, otherwise it would be even a thousand dollars."
Not even a million dollars."
"You just want me to spend 35 million yuan. Even if I spend all the taxes, it will only be less than half. I ask you, where can I find the other half? What's more, I still have to support you.
If we don’t support hundreds of officials in the world, how can we support hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the border?”
Lao Zhu was so excited that his roar made Han Du's hair fly back.
Han Du felt spittle flying onto his face. After Lao Zhu finished speaking, Han Du touched his nose and said, "It doesn't happen every year in Nanyang."
Before Han Du could finish speaking, Lao Zhu glared and shouted: "That's my money."
Han Du glanced at Lao Zhu speechlessly, wondering how Lao Zhu could become like this.
Once upon a time, when Lao Zhu was too poor to lose his pants, he spent a lot of money without any hesitation. The Ministry of War prepared ordnance, and Lao Zhu casually gave him 300,000 yuan.
How much money did Lao Zhu have at that time? Later Han Du heard Empress Ma mention that the 300,000 yuan was almost all the money in the palace. After Lao Zhu used it to prepare military supplies, the palace didn't even have money to reward servants.
, Empress Ma didn't add any new robes for a year, and she slowly recovered. But now? If Lao Zhu has not spent the tribute he received from the Thirty-three Governor's Mansion of Nanyang in the past few years, then he
I am afraid that there are over 100 million yuan in assets in the inner treasury. Even if half of them are rare treasures that are difficult to realize, the gold and silver alone may not be less than 50 million yuan.
With so much wealth, Lao Zhu was unwilling to use it to build a county school. What did he want to do? Sleep with all this gold and silver?
Does this mean that the richer you are, the stingier you are?
"Your Majesty, I have said it before. To the Emperor, gold, silver and jewels are not money. Being hungry or thirsty is no different from bricks and stones. Only money spent is money." Han Du said.
I can't stand the behavior of the old Zhu Tu rich man.
If a rich man has some money, he is afraid of being known, so he usually buries it in a pigsty, which smells like copper.
Although no one dared to take advantage of Lao Zhu's money, he still kept a close eye on his inner treasury, fearing that there would be less gold, silver and jewels inside.
Lao Zhu sneered twice, then lifted up his dragon robe and leaned back on the dragon chair.
He sneered and said: "My money is not money? How could I have raised millions of soldiers if I didn't rely on money to support my wars in the south and north? That money was left by me to Biao'er, so don't make any decisions."
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"Your Majesty, the stability of mountains and rivers does not lie in dangerous passes, but in the hearts and minds of the people." Han Du continued to persuade unwillingly: "The Emperor is the common master of the world, and the people of the world are the subjects of the Emperor. If the Emperor can support the people of the world,
, then we can capture the hearts of all people in the world, and the Ming Dynasty can be consolidated forever."
At this time, the people were still relatively simple, and almost all of them were able to repay kindness with drops of water and springs of water.
Han Du paused and continued: "If the emperor can give their descendants a chance to go to school, even if they take the exam,
Not only will the people not complain about the emperor, but they will only think that their children are not worthy enough, and they will even educate their children to remember the emperor's kindness."
"The effect may not be obvious for one person, but as long as the vast majority of people teach their children this way. After the entire trend is formed, even if the hidden pillars left by the five families want to guide the children to continue to oppose the court, I am afraid it will
It’s not that easy anymore.”
"Because when a child enters school, he will definitely be influenced by his teacher and classmates. Both his teacher and classmates say that the emperor is good, but his parents teach him how the emperor is bad. In this way, he receives
Information will produce inconsistencies.
Once a conflict occurs, it will become tit-for-tat. Either the teacher and his classmates are right, or his parents are right. This will trigger his own thinking, who is right?"
"Furthermore, because everything the emperor provides for the children is visible and tangible to them. No matter how their parents slander the emperor, it is just one-sided words that cannot withstand scrutiny at all. Therefore, the longer the time,
, the more mature these children’s ideas are, the more beneficial it will be to the emperor.”
"As long as the emperor can stick to this move, in a few years, the people of the five families will naturally disappear without a trace, and they will no longer be able to bring trouble to the world."
Lao Zhu nodded subconsciously after hearing this. He also agreed with Han Du's view on this point. Since the people of the five families cannot be found, using this method to make them disappear on their own is not a solution.
However, this method is too expensive. It will cost 35 million guan in the first year, and I am afraid it will not be less than 20 million guan every year in the future. Such a huge cost made Lao Zhu unable to help but sigh.
. Even the cost when we sent out three troops to conquer the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was nothing compared to now.
And how brilliant was the result of the original battle? Lan Yu destroyed the Northern Yuan Imperial Court in the First Battle, captured tens of thousands of people from the Northern Yuan Imperial Court, and thousands of officials, big and small, and wiped out the entire Northern Yuan ruling class. Just the cattle, sheep, and horses they obtained.
There were hundreds of thousands of camels. Although Handu suffered heavy losses, he defeated 50,000 Mongolian Yuan cavalry in one battle, captured the Northern Yuan emperor alive, and recovered the imperial seal passed down to the country.
Although Fu Youde and Zhu Di did not gain much, on the whole, the Northern Expedition to Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty also made a lot of money.
But now, Lao Zhu is asked to spend 35 million yuan on his own to allow children all over the world to go to school, and it is not possible to see much effect. Although it can greatly win over people's hearts, Lao Zhu still feels that the cost
A bit too big.
After hesitating for a while, Lao Zhu did not directly agree to Han Du, but he would consider it.
If you think about it, just think about it. Anyway, Han Du himself can't do anything about it. Not to mention that Han Du doesn't have so much money, he can't do it at all. Even if he has enough money, Han Du won't do it.
Because only the emperor can win over people's hearts. If anyone else does it, they are plotting evil.
Anyway, the world belongs to Lao Zhu, and there is nothing he can do if he doesn't want Han Du. He said what he needed to say, and Han Du shrugged and bowed before bowing out.
After Han Du stepped back, Lao Zhu put the matter aside. He picked up a memorial on the imperial case and looked at it carefully.
This is Shen Zhou's confession.
Shen Zhou had only seen the various instruments of torture in the prison, and with Jiang Gu on the side deliberately introducing the power and function of each instrument to Shen Zhou, Shen Zhou was immediately frightened out of his mind. In order to survive, and to avoid suffering any more, Shen Zhou
Shen Zhou revealed everything he knew about these inhuman tortures without any hesitation.
Including the origin of the Shen family, how they caused the catastrophe at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and how they prepared to profit from it, and even the location where the Shen family hid most of their wealth in Nanyang was clearly explained.
When Jiang Wei received Shen Zhou's confession, he was instantly ecstatic. His eyes, usually as sharp as an eagle's, could not help but overflow with uncontrollable joy.
With the confession in hand, Jiang Wei immediately came to report to the emperor.
After Lao Zhu saw the cause of the chaos in the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, his eyes suddenly turned blood red. His father, mother and brother were starved to death, which was the deepest pain in Lao Zhu's heart. Originally, he only thought that he had encountered a famine, which was irresistible.
It was a natural disaster that happened to my father, mother and brother. It was a fate. But now, Lao Zhu knew that his father
My brother's death was a man-made disaster. Someone secretly hoarded food, causing chaos in the world.
When Lao Zhu thought of the scene where his father and mother were starved to death, tears could not stop flowing from his eyes. At the same time, his hatred for people like Shen Zhou suddenly rose to an unbearable level.
"Rebellious ministers and traitors, rebellious ministers and traitors, I want to kill them, kill them"
Jiang Wei was instantly ecstatic, but with a calm expression on his face, he quickly knelt down and said seriously: "The general is incompetent, and I am willing to share the emperor's worries."
Lao Zhu angrily grabbed several memorials on the imperial case, threw them at Jiang Gu, and cursed angrily: "I promised Shen Zhou as long as he told the truth truthfully, and I would spare his life. How can you share your worries for me?
Do you want me to go back on my word?"
If necessary, it would not be a problem for Lao Zhu. If all the members of the six families were captured, then even if Lao Zhu went back on his word and killed them all, so what? The dead can't speak anyway,
Who dares to argue for these rebellious officials and traitors?
But the key is that we have only captured Shen Zhou and others, and there are five other families outside.
Lao Zhu could not kill Shen Zhou either because of his true promise or because he regarded Shen Zhou as a model of surrender.
But if Shen Zhou is not killed, the anger in Lao Zhu's chest will be difficult to calm down. ??
Jiang Wei naturally understood why the emperor was angry, but he had a plan in mind and did not care about being hit by the emperor with a memorial. He quickly bowed and said: "The general has a plan, which may be able to relieve the emperor's worries."
Seeing Jiang Wei's persistence, Lao Zhu looked at him quietly, wondering if he really had any solution?
"Say." Lao Zhu was finally prepared to listen first and then talk. If Jiang Yu's method is feasible, then Lao Zhu will not hesitate to reward him. If it is a fantasy, then it will not be too late to punish him.
Jiang Wei raised his head and said directly: "Your Majesty, I thought I could make the truth out of a lie."
Lao Zhu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he had already guessed what Jiang Wei was thinking.
Seeing the emperor's reaction, Jiang Wei suddenly laughed and continued: "The general can find someone who looks like Shen Zhou and let him learn every move of Shen Zhou in the dark. As long as this person makes one move
If he moves, he will be the same as Shen Zhou. By the end of the day, Shen Zhou will be defeated."
True and false, false and true. Anyway, even if Shen Zhou can survive, he will definitely be under house arrest. If he is killed, it will not be easy to cover up. But just to replace him with a fake one, who can
Can you spot the difference between these two people?
Even if someone wants to contact Shen Zhou secretly, they can be lured out.
A smile slowly appeared on Lao Zhu's face, and he nodded with satisfaction towards Jiang Wei.
Sure enough, a few days later, Lao Zhu's reward for Jiang Yu also arrived.
"Profess Jiang Gu to be the commander of Yiluan Division and take charge of the affairs of the imperial guards in the palace."
Han Du has a more important thing to do, which is to find a way to make the little girl accept him. In the past few days since he came back, Han Du discovered an interesting thing. Although this girl is unfamiliar with him and does not want to stay with him, she is very interested in him.
Her eldest brother, Han Kezhong, was extremely attached to her. He either stayed with Anqing or with Zhonger all day long.
Han Du also thought about asking An Qing to help him get familiar with the little girl, but after trying it twice, Han Du found that it was useless. As long as An Qing was around, the little cotton-padded jacket would stick to her tightly and ignore him at all.
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Today, Han Du is going to let Zhong'er try it.
He waved his hand and asked his servants to find Zhonger.
"Dad, are you looking for me?" Han Kezhong came to Han Du's study and bowed slightly towards Han Du in a formal manner. He was already six years old and had just begun to enlighten himself. He had already learned some common etiquette under the guidance.
When Han Du heard his son's greeting, he put down what he was doing, took a sip from his teacup, and said, "We don't need to be so polite between father and son."
"I obey my father's orders." Han Kezhong bowed again and said.
Seeing his persistence, Han Du stopped talking to him about it. Instead, he said: "You have begun to enlighten. Do you have any difficulty in reading and writing?"
"Back to my father, since my father has taught his children to read pictures since they were young, the children know all the words taught by the teacher, so there is no difficulty. The teacher also praised the children." Han Kezhong smiled, obviously feeling a little proud.
When Han Du saw it, he couldn't help pouring cold water on him and said: "In learning, you must guard against arrogance and impetuosity. The reason why you are relaxed now is because you have worked hard before. If you want to be relaxed in the future, do it now.
Just keep working hard, do you understand?"
"Yes, my child has remembered it." Han Kezhong agreed immediately.
Han Du glanced at him and didn't care whether he really understood what he meant or whether he agreed casually. Anyway, it would take a long time, so there was no need to rush.
Moreover, I only wanted him to study to make him sensible, but I never thought about letting Zhonger get ahead by studying and gain fame. As the eldest son of the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion, he will definitely inherit the title in the future.
Han Du doesn't expect Zhong'er to be very smart. He just hopes that he can do his duty in the future and not be easily fooled by others and interfere in messy things at will. Even with the title of Marquis of Zhenhai, he can be safe and sound.
After a lifetime, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
"I heard that your sister likes to play with you very much?" Han Du first lectured his son before revealing his ultimate goal.
Han Kezhong didn't understand what his father meant, so he just said honestly: "Yes. My sister, well, always wants me to play with her. However, I have to study, so I don't have much time to play with her."
Han Du looked stunned, and immediately noticed the strangeness in his son's tone. After thinking for a moment, he knew what was going on. The little cotton-padded jacket was the most curious now, and wanted to push everything he saw. For Zhong'er,
The elder brother was naturally more curious.
After hesitating for a moment, Han Du put the tea cup on the long table and said: "She is your sister, and the eldest brother is the father. You have to take care of her for the rest of her life. If she wants to play with you, then you can accompany her when you are free.
Let her have some fun."
"I know, kid." Han Kezhong nodded and agreed without hesitation.
"Yes." Han Du nodded with satisfaction, and then said to his son: "Where is your sister now? I think it is better for you to bring her here and play in dad's study."
"My child, go right away." Han Kezhong agreed, turned around and went out to find his sister.
Soon he came back with his sister.
When the little cotton-padded jacket saw that Han Du was there, she was still a little hesitant. However, under Han Kezhong's urging, she still obeyed and timidly called Han Du, "Dad."
Han Du nodded with satisfaction. This was the first time the little cotton-padded jacket was willing to call him daddy after he came back. The smile on his face narrowed and he said to his son: "Take your sister to play."
Han Kezhong took his sister in his father's study and started playing games that his sister liked.
Han Du sat quietly on the chair and looked at the book in his hand. Although the little cotton-padded jacket had no communication with him, Han Du clearly noticed this when she turned around and peeked at him.
The little cotton-padded jacket is much less wary of himself.
Sure enough, in just two days, the little cotton ball no longer rejected her. Sometimes, she would even take the initiative to hold her hand and say her request in a sweet voice.
Of course, Han Du would not refuse her request.
A few days later, after the little cotton-padded jacket was willing to be hugged by him, Han Du asked her to ride a horse and lift her up high. After several twists and turns, the girl was no longer wary of Han Du at all. She even went the opposite way and liked to be with Han Du.
They stick together and sometimes fall asleep in Han Du's arms, just like Han Kezhong once did.
An Qing looked at the happy faces of his father and daughter, with a smile on his face, and said to Han Du: "Originally, I thought that girl was a stranger to you and was unwilling to get close to you. But now it seems that blood is thicker than water."
Han Du nodded with a smile and sighed: "That's right, you don't even look at my husband's methods. Even your husband can win, let alone her?"
When An Qing saw Han Du winking, he knew there was nothing good in his words. He couldn't help but blushed and spat, cursing: "Who told you to take it?"
Han Du carefully put the sleeping little cotton-padded jacket aside, approached An Qing with a strange smile on his face, and said, "Really? If you have forgotten, I will help you recall it now, hehe."
An Qing's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and he quickly said: "You're crazy, you're in the blue sky."
For some reason, Han Du became even more obsessed with An Qing when he came back after leaving this time. Even when he saw An Qing, he couldn't suppress his impulse.
For this reason, after An Qing was tortured several times, he deliberately avoided Han Du almost during the day and would not come to him easily.