After Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Zhu Di said, he glanced at Zhu Bai: "Twelve, you voluntarily lent it to Fourth."
Zhu Bai smiled and said: "I volunteered. Yandi is an important border area of our Ming Dynasty. Only with the fourth brother guarding Yandi can our Ming Dynasty have long-term peace and stability. The fourth brother is also my biological brother, and his safety is more public than private."
All ministers are very important. My son should contribute a little. Besides, my father’s money is my father’s money. If I give it to my fourth brother, doesn’t that mean my father gives it to my fourth brother?”
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time before saying: "Those ministers should really come and listen to what you have to say. Those snarky scholars are so old that they are not as far-sighted and broad-minded as you, a child. Let's ask them for money and let them grow old."
It's like fate. Okay, let's be the guarantor for once today. Fourth Brother, when you have money in the future, you have to pay it back to Old Twelve slowly. Otherwise, we will pursue it from you on his behalf."
After they left, Zhu Yuanzhang sat there for a long time, but suddenly smiled: "You brat, you can cut off your arms to survive, you are quite smart."
In less than a quarter of an hour, the news that Zhu Bai gave all the money to Zhu Di spread throughout the palace.
After hearing what the eunuch said, Queen Ma lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then murmured: "This old twelve..."
I thought I could make a fuss about how much money Zhu Bai had saved at such a young age.
As a result, Zhu Bai cleared everything at once, and the reason was fair and clear, leaving no trace.
Is Zhu Bai really that innocent, or is the city too deep?
When the news reached Liu Bowen, Liu Bowen was so shocked that he dropped the pen in his hand: "It's over. This bastard actually gave money to Zhu Di to recruit troops. How can the crown prince hold the position in the future?!"
When Li Shanchang heard the news, what he thought was: This guy has made so much money. All this money should be mine, mine!!
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In the early dynasty, Lao Zhu made a decree and added another article to the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty": If you want to buy or sell houses and land, you must come to the Guanya Bureau to register the information. After the transaction is completed, the Guanya Bureau will collect 2% from the buyer.
The seller charges 3% of the price.
The official collects the deed tax, and the registered information is stamped with the official seal and monogram and attached to the back of the property deed.
The old house deed must also be checked by the Bureau of Civil and Social Affairs and the historical transaction files must be clearly noted before the new house deed can be replaced.
Any private transaction without official approval and review will be treated as theft. Buying and selling are the same crime, and each person will be fined 10% of the transaction amount.
Successful whistleblowers will be rewarded with 10% of the transaction amount.
The ministers had no reaction to this article. After all, it would not benefit them if the deed tax was not collected. Now that real estate transactions are included in the official system, it would not affect them either.
Zhu Bai was secretly surprised: Huh? Lao Zhu gave me more than what I asked for yesterday. It seems that yesterday's move of lending money to Zhu Di worked.
Then Lao Zhu said that we should build low-rent housing and build welfare homes to support the orphans, widows, the elderly and the weak. All prefectures and prefectures must build them.
There was a stir in the court hall.
The Ministry of Rites said: "The Emperor is a wise man. This is a good deed to govern the world with benevolence."
The Ministry of Husbandry said: "The Ministry of Rites, will you pay for it?"
Censor: "Your Majesty, be careful. Your Majesty, if every prefecture and prefecture is required to do it, then the government will definitely require money to be allocated, which will easily breed corruption. The money spent by the imperial court may not achieve the desired results."
Ministry of Punishment: "Your Majesty, please be careful. It is easy to hide petty thieves in low-rent housing."
Ministry of War: "Your Majesty, why waste money on these people? It would be better to just capture them all and serve as soldiers. Serving the country will also allow them to take the right path to support themselves."
Official: "The emperor is kind and considers the officials and the people. But most people are poor because of laziness. If this welfare home is opened, these unscrupulous people will live in low-rent housing when they are young and go to welfare when they are old.
The people in the courtyard are left to eat and wait to die, and the children are left to the court to feed them. The court is afraid that it will be overwhelmed."
Zhu Bai yawned: What they said is not completely wrong. Everything has advantages and disadvantages. If you only talk about the disadvantages but not the advantages, isn't it because you don't want to be troubled and hate change?
The more Lao Zhu listened, the angrier he became and his face became gloomier.
When the officials saw that something was wrong, their voices gradually became quieter.
Lao Zhu was clearly determined to do this, he just said it to see the officials' reaction.
So everyone remained silent, and some regretted that they had spoken too quickly and too much.
Lao Zhu said: "Just tell me, when we wanted to do something to benefit the people, did you support us? Everyone sang the opposite and complained. If there was some benefit, one would run faster than the other."
He raised his chin to Erhu.
Erhu's men brought a large basket of memorials and dumped them on the ground.
Lao Zhu said: "Let's see. They all come to us and use the back door. They want to infiltrate the Bingma Division and the Guan Ya Bureau. Let's not talk about the Guan Ya Bureau, let's talk about the Bing Mas Division. In the past, the Bing Mas Division was a dog, but no one thought it was a dog.
A government office that could be bullied has now become a fragrant steamed bun. Why do you think so?"
The officials lowered their heads, and many were quietly glancing at their own portion on the ground.
Lao Zhu said: "You have nothing to say? Well, let me tell you, it is because our son has reorganized the Army and Horse Department and figured out a profitable way to replenish the national treasury, so you can't sit still.
.It can be seen that you people just want to gain and don’t want to pay. How can there be such a good thing in this world?!"
Lao Zhu was so angry that he reached out and slammed the table.
"boom!"
All the officials trembled together with the things on the table and knelt down.
Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "Father, please don't make yourself so angry."
Lao Zhu took a deep breath, closed his eyes for a moment, and then said: "There are so many people in the West City who live in shacks and are bullied by evil officials, but you can't see it; in the East City, the rich and powerful families occupy the roads and dig holes everywhere, but you can't see them; in the North City, the big businessmen bully and dominate the city, you can't see it."
You can't see it. The monks in Nancheng are cheating money and sex, but you don't care. A few soldiers in Zhongcheng have monopolized the dental shop, but you don't care. Now, we are going to build a welfare home and low-rent housing to let the old and weak people live alone.
No matter how poor you are, you won’t sleep on the streets. You have a lot to say. You take the imperial salary and eat the food grown by the people, but you never do anything to benefit the people. Don’t you have the slightest sense of shame?!
"
Zhu Bai secretly said in his heart: Okay! This speech is really exemplary! It is very satisfying.
Lao Zhu said: "Let's put the words down here today. Regardless of whether you agree or not, we must do it. This matter, together with the residential survey, will be led by the prince, Liu Bowen, and Li Shanchang from the capital.
Let’s get started. The prince is kind and can’t bear to kill people. We are not that merciful!!”
Liu Bowen prostrated on the ground: "Your Majesty, these two things are so important. The prince is kind, but the ministers are dull, and I am afraid that there is something wrong. I kindly ask the emperor to let King Xiang supervise this matter, so that public opinion can go directly to the emperor."
Zhu Biao was enjoying watching the excitement. When he heard these words, his eyes widened and he stared at Liu Bowen: Damn, you are so ruthless. This is the job that good people let Zhu Biao do. It is the job of a bad guy to do the dirty work.
