Li Jingfu sneered in his heart, these old foxes, when Beidi occupied the Gyeonggi area, they stayed in Jiankang and didn't even dare to let go.
Now that the princess has taken back the capital from the hands of the Beidi barbarians, they have begun to know how to bargain again.
According to Zuo Pushe's underlying meaning, the current situation in Gyeonggi Province is not yet stable. There is a certain risk in sending their relatives to claim the property. For the sake of safety, Gyeonggi's property wants the princess to keep it for them and look after it for them.
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The idea is so beautiful, why don’t you go to heaven!
You really think of the royal family as your slaves, right?
He even wanted to send the princess!
Li Jingfu was so angry that his chest heaved, bang!
A memorial flew over in the air and slapped Zuo Pushe on the face, "Zuo Pushe, don't tell me that you grew up reading the books of sages. Let's see how you teach future generations.
Is this how you educate future generations?"
Zuo Pushe was immediately stunned. He imagined that the emperor would compromise with these ministers, but he never expected that the emperor sitting on top would not act according to common sense.
From ancient times to the present, which emperor would throw a memorial in the face of a minister when something happened? Unless the minister committed a catastrophic disaster, otherwise where is the dignity of the minister!
Zuo Pushe suppressed the overwhelming anger in his heart. He could feel the burning gaze on his back without looking back.
All the ministers are watching!
Thinking of his dull face, Zuo Pushe's face turned even darker, "What do you mean by this, Your Majesty?"
"What do you mean?" Li Jingfu looked at the red mark on his face and was very satisfied with his strength just now. "Imagine how great achievements Taizu made when he led the Hundred Horsemen to revolt and regained the lost land of the Han people from the barbarians step by step."
"I, the son of Dayu, should stand up proudly and drink blood; instead of educating future generations like you, teaching them to be greedy for life and afraid of death, to walk like a snake and to move forward in fear!"
"If all the people in the world educate their grandchildren like you do, how dare I, the Great Yu, to look forward to the future? Is there still a future?"
"Zuo Pushe, as the chief minister, if you treat people like this and educate people, you are simply misleading people, the country, and Yu the Great for generations to come!"
Bang!
Zuo Pushe fell to his knees!
He just wanted to have a discussion with the emperor and didn't want his family members to be in danger. What was wrong with that?
Why did the hateful emperor give him such a big hat?
Are you a hater of this newly enthroned emperor?
How could he be so virtuous that he could harm Dayu for eternity? By the time eternity comes, he would have been reduced to a handful of ashes, with no bones left.
"I'm afraid, but the children at home are still young and not capable of taking on such a heavy responsibility. Please tell me, Your Majesty!"
After saying that, he knelt down for two steps and kowtowed. If he didn't defend himself today, the children in the family would be labeled as greedy for life and afraid of death, and they would not be able to pick them off even if they wanted to.
Seeing him like this, Li Jingfu looked like he had lost interest, "Well, it's your business how to educate your children. I don't want to worry too much. I just want to remind you, but I didn't want you to react so violently!"
Zuo Pushe: "." At this moment, he wants to scold his mother!
The ministers stared blankly, thinking that you are always acting like the first and second-in-command!
Li Jingfu took in the expressions of the officials and laughed in his heart. He had long disliked these corrupt officials who were lying on their backs.
What is the use of such ministers who treat political affairs half-heartedly?
Li Jingfu snorted coldly, and Anu, who was standing aside, immediately understood, "If you have something to do, leave the court if there is nothing!"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Li Jingfu raised his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground. He was wearing the official robe of the commander of the Forbidden Army. Without any introduction, he knew that this man was Zhu Yuanyi, the commander of the Forbidden Army.
"Your Majesty, the Forbidden Army has been training in the Gyeonggi camp for a month. The palace cannot be without the protection of the Forbidden Army. Do you think it is time to let them come back as errands?" Zhu Yuanyi said while observing the emperor's expression on the dragon throne.
Li Jingfu looked down at Zhu Yuanyi who was kneeling on the ground, "I feel that the soldiers in Lingnan are no worse than the Forbidden Army. I feel very relieved to have them guarding the palace."
Zhu Yuanyi became anxious after hearing this, "Your Majesty, that minister"
After hearing what he said, Li Jingfu seemed to remember, "Oh, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten."
As he spoke, he looked at the Lingnan soldiers standing guard in the main hall, pointed at Zhu Yuanyi and said to them: "Zhu Yuanyi failed to guard the palace, which caused the late emperor to be forced by the rebels and committed suicide. His crime is unforgivable. He will be put on death row and confiscated.
All the family property, men over the age of fifteen will be thrown into death row, and the women and children will be exiled to the frontier!"
"Your Majesty clearly knows that I was held back by the rebels at that time, which delayed the best opportunity to save the late emperor. The late emperor died with hatred. I deserve death for my crime. But now the rebels are still at large in Henan, Yan, Qing and other states.
I ask for orders to lead the army to quell the rebellion. When the rebels are put down, I will kill myself to apologize!"
Zhu Yuanyi was panicked at first, but he recovered after a while.
I believed you, you idiot!
Li Jingfu looked at his righteous and awe-inspiring look, and felt extremely contemptuous. This man was not a good bird. If he was really allowed to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, he might not be able to quell the rebellion. Instead, he took soldiers, horses, food, grass and baggage to join the rebels and became a fool.
An incredible transportation captain.
The Secretary of the Ministry of War was unwilling to give advice, but his wife was on good terms with Zhu Yuanyi's wife. If he did not go out today, he would not be nagged to death by his wife when he returned.
In desperation, he could only grit his teeth and go out: "Your Majesty, Commander Zhu is loyal to Dayu, and he has no qualms with the Emperor. For the sake of him guarding the palace for many years, please give him another chance and let him
If you can really succeed in quelling the rebellion, it will be beneficial to both the country and the people!"
Other courtiers also stood up to plead for Zhu Yuanyi one after another, but Li Jingfu pretended not to hear them.
He is not the late emperor and has no real power in his hands.
Li Jingfu actually holds military power, so how can he be afraid of these courtiers making things difficult for him?
If they insist on making him angry, he will not hesitate to send troops to plunder several corrupt officials to fill the treasury.
"No one can plead for mercy on his behalf. Anyone who pleads for mercy will be guilty of the same crime. They will also have their property confiscated and be exiled to the frontier!"
As soon as these words came out, the ministers below fell silent. The friendship between colleagues could not be compared with that of family members.
They can't do it without leaving their home for their friends!——
A huge team of people searching their homes ran through the streets, frightening the common people to the side of the road, and many even shrank into shops on the street.
"Hey, this is a salt shop?"
Among the people who retreated into the shop, some of them knew how to read. When they accidentally looked up, they found that the sign for today's supply said "snowflake salt is ten cents per pound".
"Shopkeeper, what kind of salt is the snowflake salt you have here? Why is it so cheap, only ten cents a pound?"
"Hey, have you noticed that the salt and sugar in his shop are cheaper than in other shops?"
"Shopkeeper, tell us what quality the snow salt you have here is?"
A common man didn't wait for the shopkeeper to reply. He said first: "I know about snowflake salt. I went to Jingzhou some time ago and saw this kind of salt. It's as white as snowflakes. It's just that it costs 30 yuan per catty in Jingzhou. What's wrong with you here?"
It only sold for ten cents, can it be a fake?"
"It's hard to say, Jingzhou costs 30 cents per catty. It can't be worse than Jingzhou in Jiankang. The shopkeeper sells it at such a low price either because he looks down on us Jiankang people, or as my dear friend just said, it's a fake!"
"Hey, I said everyone be quiet, be quiet!"
Ding Daqiang really couldn't stand listening anymore and had to speak out to stop these people from talking anymore.
"The snowflake salt in Jingzhou is transported from Lingnan. Do you know whose salt fields produce snowflake salt in Lingnan?"
Some people couldn't help but echoed: "This profitable industry must have been established by a wealthy family or a powerful person, otherwise who would have the ability to keep this industry?"
Ding Daqiang said loudly: "Yes, this brother is a man who understands the world. In Lingnan, there are vast salt fields owned by the palace and our princess, but the first salt fields that produced snowflake salt were our princess's salt fields."
"It was also our princess who proposed the first implementation of affordable salt in Lingnan. High-quality snowflake salt only costs ten cents per catty in Lingnan. The purpose of our princess's actions is to make salt affordable to all people, so that salt can be eaten without any cost.
The whole family tightened their belts just to save a little money to buy salt every month.”
"What the shopkeeper means is that this shop is opened by the princess? Is it true?" Someone said and reached out to poke the jar with sample salt, and then put his finger into his mouth.
Someone next to me couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Is it salt?"
The person holding his finger in his mouth smacked his finger and smacked his lips: "It's really salt!"
"If it's real salt, it's only ten cents a pound, which is too cheap."
As soon as the person who said this finished speaking, the person behind suddenly jumped forward and slapped the copper plate in his hand on the counter: "Here, here is twenty coins. The shopkeeper will help me weigh two kilograms of salt. I am waiting for the cooking at home."
use!"
These words seemed to activate a mechanism, and the people behind him also reacted and started clamoring to buy salt.
Ding Daqiang had to stand up and maintain order again, "Don't crowd, everyone, queue up! Line up in two lines, come one by one, there is enough stock, don't be anxious."
Upon hearing Ding Daqiang's words, the chaotic crowd crowded into the queue, and the queue suddenly reached the entrance of the store.
People outside were curious and asked more, and learned that it was ten cents per pound of snowflake salt, and someone else joined the two teams.
When Ding Daqiang saw the crowd, he smiled from ear to ear and quickly asked the waiter to take out the pre-packaged packets of salt.
One pound per bag, just right.
"It's ten cents per pack. It's ten cents per pack of snowflake salt. Buy it as early as possible!"
Ding Daqiang was assigned by Xia Jing to be in charge of various industries in Lingnan, but he was restless and followed him to Jiankang when there was nothing important in Lingnan.
This time when he came to Jiankang, Ding Daqiang's goal was to open a store and factory in Jiankang.
Now that the salt shop is open, the salt and sugar shipped before the opening will definitely not be sold for much. He has to write back and ask someone to send another batch of salt and sugar.
In addition, several more salt fields must be opened in the coastal areas of Yangzhou, and a cement factory and a glass factory must be built outside Jiankang.
"Shopkeeper, why is Lingnan and Jiankang charging ten cents per catty, while Jingzhou charges thirty cents per catty?" someone asked.
"Haha, this question is on point." Ding Daqiang made the customer embarrassed by his praise, and then explained: "Because Lingnan was the fiefdom of our prince at that time, and as for Jiankang, it was because our salt was spread here, so
That’s why we sell it so cheaply because our snowflake salt has a uniform price across the country.”
"You mean that in the future, salt will be sold in other towns for ten cents per catty?"
Ding Daqiang smiled and nodded: "You are very smart. As you said, our salt shops will be opened in every corner of Dayu in the future, with a unified price of ten cents per catty. The purpose of our princess opening the salt shop is to improve the people's livelihood."
To live, let all the people of Dayu afford salt!"
"Okay, well said!"
Everyone in the store applauded!
The princess opened a shop in Jiankang and the price of salt spread as the people dispersed.
But the news spread throughout half the city overnight.
In the next few days, the waiter at the salt shop had no time to spare in the shop. He was always held back by a bunch of uncles and aunties, and he couldn't find time to do anything else except pack salt and collect copper.
Li Jingfu, who lived in the palace, heard about the salt shop and asked Anu to arrange for someone to open a shop in Jiankang. Since the princess knew how to make money by opening a shop, he wanted to open a shop too.
The monthly output of his salt fields is not low, which naturally contributes to the realization of affordable salt.
"The princess wants to open a cement factory and a glass factory in Jiankang. Master, you think they are all family members. Do you want to make it easier for her?" Anu asked.
Li Jingfu waved his hand: "You can arrange this little thing! Don't bother me!"
Xia Jing, who was far away in the Gyeonggi region, didn't know what was going on in Jiankang City. She was very busy in the capital.
The capital has been plagued by Beidi people for a year, and many of the city walls and roads have been damaged. She wants to build a cement factory in the capital and use the burned cement to repair the roads and city walls.
In this way, the city wall will be strong and can stop the enemy in the event of invasion.
Building cement plants, reinforcing city defenses, and resuming production are all urgent matters.
"Princess, you have something to give me to your subordinate?"
Ding Dazhuang had already gone to the Yamen. Hearing that Xia Jing was looking for him, he trotted to Qingning Palace where Xia Jing lived.
"Well, I have something to do with you." Xia Jing put down what she was doing and looked up at him: "I heard that many people in your village are good at farming? How are your farming skills?"
Ding Dazhuang scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "We have been dealing with the land since we were young. We understand its temperament and know which land to plant and what crops can produce a good harvest. But with the technology you mentioned, we farmers have to turn over the land all day long.
Go, your farming experience should be pretty good."
Xia Jing handed him a list, "Okay, here is a list. Take it back and have a look at it, and give me an answer as soon as possible."
Ding Dazhuang lowered his head and looked at the list, "The princess wants to farm in the Gyeonggi area?"
Xia Jing: "Yes, it's only the beginning of May. If we can make it in time, we can still plant a season of crops in the Gyeonggi area."
"The princess' arrangement is good. If our team sticks to the Gyeonggi region, food and grass will be the most important issue. If we grow our own food, it can relatively alleviate the food shortage."
Ding Dazhuang has been farming with his fathers since he was a child, so he naturally attaches great importance to spring plowing.
He also knew the consequences of delaying the farming season, so after receiving the task, he collected a lot of farm tools the next day and invited the soldiers to plow the fields together.
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