Zeng Taicai replied helplessly: "I obey the order."
Lao Zhu glanced at Zeng Tai suspiciously and added, "If you can't do this well, then you shouldn't be a minister."
If you want to remove a minister casually, what is the arbitrariness of Qiangang? This is it.
Zeng Tai's heart suddenly tightened, and the little thought he had just now was immediately thrown out of the sky. In the past few years, the emperor changed ministers, just like changing clothes. No matter how brave Zeng Tai was, he would not dare to ignore the emperor's words. Treat it as one thing.
Before becoming a minister, Zeng Tai's mentality was completely different from that after he became a minister. Now that he has taken the position of minister, he is not willing to leave easily unless he has to.
"I obey the decree. Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will guarantee with my head that it will be done properly."
The matter of returning the grain was too deeply involved for Lao Zhu. If he did not do it well enough, it would affect the emperor's reputation. Lao Zhu was not stupid, so naturally he would not damage his imperial majesty because of a little grain.
Zeng Tai stood back with his head lowered.
Tang He rested for several days before he fully recovered.
As soon as he recovered, he was invited to drink by Lao Zhu.
"Dear brother, you have really helped us a lot this time. Come and have a drink, let me toast you." Lao Zhu picked up the wine glass and toasted to Tang He.
Tang He was immediately flattered and quickly claimed that he did not dare.
"Come, dear brother, and drink."
After three rounds of dishes and five flavors of wine, Lao Zhu and Tang He began to chat slowly.
"My dear brother, is there a lot of food overseas, in Luzon?" Lao Zhu asked while pouring soup and wine.
Tang He took the wine glass respectfully and thought for a moment before saying: "It's not much now, mainly because they are not short of food. The reason why there is less food is because they are planting less now."
"How little is planted?" Lao Zhu was immediately surprised and couldn't help but asked quickly: "This is grain, grain. Did they even grow little grain?"
"That's true." Tang He nodded with a wry smile, "Not only can you grow food three times a year in those places, but the land is extremely fertile. Growing food is very simple, just clear the land, sow the seeds, and wait until it's ready to be harvested. , just harvest again.”
"What did you say? Is it that simple?" Lao Zhu suddenly shouted. He is also a good hand in tending crops.
How did the people of the Ming Dynasty grow food? They had to loosen the soil, plow deeply, and weed. They had to go out early and come back late every day, facing the loess and back to the sky. The only purpose of their hard work was to harvest more food.
Tang He nodded and said: "That's true. When I went there this time, I happened to see them planting for the second time. The scene was really casual. Just scatter the seeds and forget about it. Because they have high grain yield. Not to mention, it can still be harvested three times a year. Food that was extremely valuable to the Ming Dynasty was ordinary and scarce to them."
"They don't like growing food, so what do they like to do?" Lao Zhu continued to ask while taking a sip of wine.
Tang He paid a respectful tribute to Lao Zhu and said, "Let's start mining. The copper mines in Luzon are extremely rich, and there are even many silver mines and gold mines. Grain is not valuable in Luzon, and the income from growing grain is far away."
It's better to open a mine. This is why Handu was able to get so much gold and silver from Luzon last time."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu didn't know whether he was a little drunk or was thinking about something. After a while, he sighed and said: "Han Du was really right. Now it seems that this overseas is not only not a wild land, but on the contrary.
A treasure trove everywhere.”
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty must not ignore a place like this. According to Han Du, if this overseas place is managed well, the power of the Ming Dynasty will definitely far exceed that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and all nations will come to the dynasty."
The super-powerful Han and Tang Dynasties, all nations came to court!
Even Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel fascinated after hearing this. At the same time, he made up his mind that the Ming Dynasty could no longer continue the sea ban and must open the sea.
Henan Chief Envoy Department.
Han Du was also quite surprised when he got the news that Tang He had brought back 1.5 million dans of grain. Zhao Lao and others were surprised. They did not expect that not only did they complete the 1 million dans originally planned, but they even got more.
Bring out five hundred thousand dan.
Even if so much grain is stored in the granary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it will not give birth. In this case, it is better to use it for yourself.
Han Du touched his chin and thought for a moment, then immediately returned to the room, picked up his pen and wrote a memorial to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, Han Du paused. Henan is in ruins. If you want to recover as quickly as possible, you must find a good strategy. As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first. Now that Henan's food has been destroyed and the people have nothing to do, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity.
This is an opportunity to build large and small roads across the province.”
When Lao Zhu saw Han Du's memorial, it was when he and Empress Ma were having dinner together. Lao Zhu was very concerned about the situation in Henan, so he ordered that all memorials from Henan should be delivered promptly no matter when they arrived.
come to him.
Unexpectedly, after just one look, Lao Zhu was so angry that he could no longer eat and was trembling all over.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Queen Ma asked while eating when she saw that Lao Zhu's expression was wrong.
"This damn Han Du, what does he want to do? He opened his mouth and asked for a million pounds. I just got some food, and he came to take advantage of it, you bastard!" Lao Zhu threw the memorial heavily on the table.
Queen Ma glanced at Lao Zhu a few times, swallowed the rice, put down the bowl and chopsticks, picked up the memorial, and read it carefully.
After closing the memorial, Empress Ma couldn't help but said: "I think Han Du is right. With so many people having nothing to do, there will be trouble. Repairing the roads can only serve a temporary purpose. If you want to keep the people alive for a long time,
Even though we have something to do, we still need something important to do for the people.”
"Oh, repairing roads can only last for a while, so he wants to build all the roads in Henan into cement roads and it can last a lifetime?" Lao Zhu was a little angry.
When Empress Ma saw Lao Zhu Xiao's temper, she didn't argue with him. Instead, she said with a smile: "At least, it can last for a few years. And didn't Han Du say that people all over the province are building cement roads like this?
There are not many opportunities, and if we don’t take advantage of this opportunity to build a cement road, it will be even more difficult to build it later.”
How could Lao Zhu not know that this is a good opportunity? How cheap it is to let the people build roads now. If they are given some porridge to eat half full every day, the people will be grateful and devoted to building roads for the court without fear of hardship or fatigue.
If this were normal, try it. Not only would it be impossible for so many people to participate in the construction at once, but even if the price was ten times higher than this, there might not be any people willing to do it. Lao Zhu glared fiercely He glanced at Zeng Tai.
Zeng Taicai replied helplessly: "I obey the order."
Lao Zhu glanced at Zeng Tai suspiciously and added, "If you can't do this well, then you shouldn't be a minister."
If you want to remove a minister casually, what is the arbitrariness of Qiangang? This is it.
Zeng Tai's heart suddenly tightened, and the little thought he had just now was immediately thrown out of the sky. In the past few years, the emperor changed ministers, just like changing clothes. No matter how brave Zeng Tai was, he would not dare to ignore the emperor's words. Treat it as one thing.
Before becoming a minister, Zeng Tai's mentality was completely different from that after he became a minister. Now that he has taken the position of minister, he is not willing to leave easily unless he has to.
"I obey the decree. Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will guarantee with my head that it will be done properly."
The matter of returning the grain deeply affects Lao Zhu. If he does not do it well enough, it will affect the reputation of the emperor. Lao Zhu is not stupid, so naturally he will not damage his imperial majesty because of a little grain. ??
Zeng Tai stood back with his head lowered.
Tang He rested for several days before he fully recovered.
As soon as he recovered, he was invited to drink by Lao Zhu.
"Dear brother, you have really helped us a lot this time. Come and have a drink, let me toast you." Lao Zhu picked up the wine glass and toasted to Tang He.
Tang He was immediately flattered and quickly claimed that he did not dare.
"Come, dear brother, and drink."
After three rounds of dishes and five flavors of wine, Lao Zhu and Tang He began to chat slowly.
"My dear brother, is there a lot of food overseas, in Luzon?" Lao Zhu asked while pouring soup and wine.
Tang He took the wine glass respectfully and thought for a moment before saying: "It's not much now, mainly because they are not short of food. The reason why there is less food is because they are planting less now."
"How little is planted?" Lao Zhu was immediately surprised and couldn't help but asked quickly: "This is grain, grain. Did they even grow little grain?"
"That's true." Tang He nodded with a wry smile, "Not only can you grow food three times a year in those places, but the land is extremely fertile. Growing food is very simple, just clear the land, sow the seeds, and wait until it's ready to be harvested. , just harvest again.”
"What did you say? Is it that simple?" Lao Zhu suddenly shouted. He is also a good hand in tending crops.
How did the people of the Ming Dynasty grow food? They had to loosen the soil, plow deeply, and weed. They had to go out early and come back late every day, facing the loess and back to the sky. The only purpose of their hard work was to harvest more food.
Tang He nodded and said: "That's true. When I went there this time, I happened to see them planting for the second time. The scene was really casual. Just scatter the seeds and forget about it. Because they have high grain yield.
Not to mention, it can still be harvested three times a year. Food that was extremely valuable to the Ming Dynasty was ordinary and scarce to them."
"They don't like growing food, so what do they like to do?" Lao Zhu continued to ask while taking a sip of wine.
Tang He paid a respectful tribute to Lao Zhu and said, "Let's start mining. The copper mines in Luzon are extremely rich, and there are even many silver mines and gold mines. Grain is not valuable in Luzon, and the income from growing grain is far away."
It's better to open a mine. This is why Handu was able to get so much gold and silver from Luzon last time."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu didn't know whether he was a little drunk or was thinking about something. After a while, he sighed and said: "Han Du was really right. Now it seems that this overseas is not only not a wild land, but on the contrary.
A treasure trove everywhere.”
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty must not ignore a place like this. According to Han Du, if this overseas place is managed well, the power of the Ming Dynasty will definitely far exceed that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and all nations will come to the dynasty."
The super-powerful Han and Tang Dynasties, all nations came to court!
Even Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel fascinated after hearing this. At the same time, he made up his mind that the Ming Dynasty could no longer continue the sea ban and must open the sea.
Henan Chief Envoy Department.
Han Du was also quite surprised when he got the news that Tang He had brought back 1.5 million dans of grain. Zhao Lao and others were surprised. They did not expect that not only did they complete the 1 million dans originally planned, but they even got more.
Bring out five hundred thousand dan.
Even if so much grain is stored in the granary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it will not give birth. In this case, it is better to use it for yourself.
Han Du touched his chin and thought for a moment, then immediately returned to the room, picked up his pen and wrote a memorial to Lao Zhu.
"Your Majesty, Han Du paused. Henan is in ruins. If you want to recover as quickly as possible, you must find a good strategy. As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first. Now that Henan's food has been destroyed and the people have nothing to do, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity.
This is an opportunity to build large and small roads across the province.”
When Lao Zhu saw Han Du's memorial, it was when he and Empress Ma were having dinner together. Lao Zhu was very concerned about the situation in Henan, so he ordered that all memorials from Henan should be delivered promptly no matter when they arrived.
come to him.
Unexpectedly, after just one look, Lao Zhu was so angry that he could no longer eat and was trembling all over.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Queen Ma asked while eating when she saw that Lao Zhu's expression was wrong.
"This damn Han Du, what does he want to do? He opened his mouth and asked for a million pounds. I just got some food, and he came to take advantage of it, you bastard!" Lao Zhu threw the memorial heavily on the table.
Queen Ma glanced at Lao Zhu a few times, swallowed the rice, put down the bowl and chopsticks, picked up the memorial, and read it carefully.
After closing the memorial, Empress Ma couldn't help but said: "I think Han Du is right. With so many people having nothing to do, there will be trouble. Repairing the roads can only serve a temporary purpose. If you want to keep the people alive for a long time,
Even though we have something to do, we still need something important to do for the people.”
"Oh, repairing roads can only last for a while, so he wants to build all the roads in Henan into cement roads and it can last a lifetime?" Lao Zhu was a little angry.
When Empress Ma saw Lao Zhu Xiao's temper, she didn't argue with him. Instead, she said with a smile: "At least, it can last for a few years. And didn't Han Du say that people all over the province are building cement roads like this?
There are not many opportunities, and if we don’t take advantage of this opportunity to build a cement road, it will be even more difficult to build it later.”
How could Lao Zhu not know that this is a good opportunity? How cheap it is to let the people build roads now. If they are given some porridge to eat half full every day, the people will be grateful and devoted to building roads for the court without fear of hardship or fatigue.
If this were normal, try it. Not only is it impossible for so many people to participate in the construction at once, but even if the price is ten times higher than this, there may not be any people willing to do it.