Zhu Yuanzhang said that this was his idea and that he did not want to disclose Zhu Ying's identity for the time being.
And several ministers, after listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy for dealing with famine,
Yang Jing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, slapped his thigh and said loudly: "Your Majesty's talents are hard to come by. I have such fantastic ideas, but I am ignorant. I feel that I have read the sages' books for many years in vain."
The remaining ministers were even more flattering.
"Exchanging treasure money for food not only benefits the local area, but also solves the problem of the national treasury. The most important thing is to solve the problem of division and absorb the victims."
"Not only that, official roads, bridges and many other places have been repaired. Your Majesty is really a great talent. This wonderful plan can be said to kill three birds with one stone."
"You only see the current profits, but you don't understand His Majesty's good intentions at all. In this way, the local gentry will provide food, and no matter how severe the famine is, it will not damage the foundation of our Ming Dynasty."
"Yes, I believe that this method should become popular immediately and be promoted locally."
"I second the proposal!" "I second the proposal!" "I second the proposal!" "I second the proposal!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was smiling and beaming with joy.
Although these ministers and ministers were all complimenting him, he knew that this method was proposed by his eldest grandson.
So in Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, he was constantly told that Da Sun was really talented.
"In such a hurry, let's try it out near the capital first. If the results are good, we can implement it in full immediately." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Shen Shu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter seems simple, but in fact it has far-reaching consequences and can even change the original pattern of our Ming Dynasty."
"Especially the amount of money and food, it is related to the people of the world."
"And once it is implemented nationwide in Ming Dynasty, the amount of manpower and material resources will be huge."
"Therefore, I suggest that a separate yamen should be set up to directly manage this matter. This yamen will be responsible for the amount of food guaranteed, the deadline for completion, etc. that His Majesty previously mentioned."
The contracting system that Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned was similar to the work-for-relief system was actually under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.
As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shen Shu comprehensively oversees the construction of water conservancy, civil engineering, mining, metallurgy, textiles and other government-run industries.
His keen sense of smell immediately made him understand that this seemingly simple small project would involve a huge astronomical number of people once it was promoted.
And the most important thing is that this already involves changes in corvee.
For various water projects under the Ministry of Industry, local young people are basically directly recruited to serve directly.
But now it has been changed, which is equivalent to treating the corvee work as day labor, so as to attract the gentry to make profits in it.
Let the gentry first pay enough grain as a guarantee, and the government will be responsible for the food of the civilians. This avoids the possibility of the gentry exploiting the refugees.
When the refugees have enough food and return to their place of residence after the famine, they can continue to provide tax revenue to the Ming Dynasty treasury.
Form a virtuous cycle.
"We think Shen Shu's idea is very good."
"For specific strategies, you can write a memorial and submit it to us when the time comes."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he thought for a moment and said.
"I obey the order." Shen Shu bowed and said.
"Since everyone thinks that our method is okay, we will discuss it in the morning tomorrow, and you will also go to the surrounding areas of the capital to check the situation."
"Complete this matter as soon as possible without delay." Zhu Yuanzhang ordered.
"I obey the decree!" all the ministers said in unison.
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Zhu Fan (gang), the third son of Zhu Yuanzhang.
The first King of Jin in the Ming Dynasty, he was one of the nine fortress kings who fought against the barbarians. In April of the third year of Hongwu, he was granted the title of King of Jin. In the eleventh year of Hongwu, he was granted the title of vassal of Taiyuan.
He has beautiful eyes and a beautiful beard, he is majestic, wise and cruel.
At the same time, he is also a serious foodie.
In the eleventh year of Hongwu, when Zhu Fan came to rule Taiyuan at the age of twenty-one, he had the cook whipped because the food he cooked was unpalatable.
When Zhu Yuanzhang learned about this, he reprimanded Zhu Fan, saying that when he was trying to bring peace to the world, he punished everyone who made mistakes, but he had not dared to blame the chef "Xu Xingzu" for twenty-three years.
Xu Xingzu was Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial cook. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the chef was in charge of food, and if arbitrary punishments aroused his hatred, he would easily tamper with the food.
However, after Zhu Fan was reprimanded, he expressed that he understood, and immediately killed the cook who had been whipped before.
I can only say that there is indeed nothing wrong with Zhu Fan’s reading comprehension.
According to Zhu Fan's thinking, since the cook might hate me for whipping him in the future, he might even do something to harm me during the meal.
It's better to strike first and kill him first, since the food he cooks tastes bad anyway.
When Zhu Yuanzhang found out, he was furious. He thought Zhu Fan was doing something against him.
Disobeying your father's orders, and also the emperor's orders, is a serious crime.
His status as a prince should be abolished, and the vassal land granted him should be taken back.
In the end, it was only through the mediation of Prince Zhu Biao that he was spared.
At this moment, the residence of Prince Jin in the capital.
Zhu Fan ate all the buns and steamed buns on the table in one go.
He was good at martial arts and had a huge appetite. After eating seven or eight large white steamed buns and steamed stuffed buns with meat stuffing, he still felt that there was something left unsatisfied.
"I have grown so old and have never tasted such delicacies. It is simply unbelievable."
Zhu Fan couldn't help but say.
"Dad, I told you that you would definitely like it. I left this specially for dad."
Next to him, Crown Prince Zhu Jixi said.
Zhu Jixi, who was born in the eighth year of Hongwu, is now seventeen years old. He is also considered to be a talented person.
When he was young, he studied in the palace together with Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Shangbing (the eldest son of Zhu Xi), Zhu Gaochi, and Zhu Youdun (the eldest son of Zhu Xi), and they had a good relationship.
Prince Zhu Biao passed away, and many vassal kings came with their eldest son to express their condolences, so Zhu Jixi also came with him.
Zhu Jixi had a relatively gentle and elegant personality, which is why these princes were taught by Zhu Yuanzhang in the palace since they were young.
Not long ago, I unexpectedly received breakfast from the butler, and I was hooked after just one bite.
It's just that after his father went to court, he often went around drinking and having fun, and didn't go home until dark.
It wasn't until today that I had the opportunity to offer it.
"It's indeed good. Which chef in the capital's palace made this? I will ask my father to tell me if this chef can be rewarded to me."
"If my father doesn't want to, I can become an apprentice."
Zhu Fan thought that the eldest son took it out of the palace and dedicated it to himself, so that he could ask for the cook from his father.
"Father is wrong. I bought this from a teahouse in Qinhuai. The breakfast there is famous."
"If ordinary people arrive late, everything will be sold out early. However, for the Royal Palace, the teahouse has a waiter delivering the goods in the morning, which is quite convenient."
"This teahouse is good at doing business, but the early delivery is much more expensive. My father doesn't know that all the noble families place orders at his house."
"I sent someone to buy it myself, but I still lost some points."
The Crown Prince Zhu Jixi said with a smile, obviously he liked the breakfast of this tea house very much.
Zhu Fan heard this and said curiously: "The folk cooks have such skills, I thought they were the imperial chefs."
After finishing speaking, he thought about it and asked, "Do you know the background behind this teahouse?"
The crown prince Zhu Jixi thought for a while and said, "I heard Zhu Gaochi say last time that it seems to have something to do with his family, so I didn't pay much attention to it."
Zhu Fan suddenly felt unhappy when he heard Zhu Gaochi's name.
It's not because of this nephew, but because of Zhu Di.
It was fine in the early days, but the biggest contradiction occurred the year before last, that is, the 23rd year of Hongwu.
At that time, he and Zhu Di were respectively in charge of a large army to conquer the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Zhu Di ignored the wind and sand and rushed in.
Zhu Fan, who was on the west road, did not rush forward, but patiently waited for the wind and sand to stop.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhu Fan to return to the vassal state to welcome Crown Prince Zhu Biao for inspection. Zhu Fan went back without encountering the troops of the Bei Yuan Dynasty.
But later Zhu Di won a great victory and conquered the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty without spending a single soldier, which was a great achievement.
There are also rumors spreading that Zhu Fan, the king of Jin Dynasty, was as timid as a mouse and did not even dare to enter the hinterland of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so he ran away in despair.
This made Zhu Fan furious. He, who had a normal relationship with Zhu Di, couldn't stand it even more.
In particular, he felt that Zhu Di always relied on that military exploit to overwhelm him, which made him feel even more depressed.
He had a bad temper to begin with.
He is a serious and irritable old man.
During this period, whenever he saw Zhu Di's face every morning, Zhu Fan felt that his whole body was not well.
So every time after going to court, I would find someone to drink and have fun with.
Theoretically speaking, Zhu Fan's behavior at this time did not comply with etiquette and law.
After all, the eldest brother is the father. Even if the eldest brother dies, you still drink.
But fortunately, the brothel is not open now.
Zhu Fan's behavior can also be understood as drinking to relieve his sorrow.
Besides, this was the third son of the emperor, and many people knew about his bad temper, and no one went to Zhu Yuanzhang to accuse him of being inconsistent with etiquette.
"Xier, go and bring some guards and summon the owner of the teahouse. I want to see what kind of relationship he has with Zhu Di."
When Zhu Fan thought of this, he snorted coldly and gave instructions directly to the crown prince Zhu Jixi.
A businessman has almost no meaning in Zhu Fan's eyes.
It just so happened that the food he made was very good. After interrogation, he would be taken directly back to the domain.
"This... I obey my order." The crown prince Zhu Jixi said helplessly.
Although he doesn't like his father's behavior very much, he must obey his father's orders.
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