Just as Yan Shiqing expected, Feng Jun stood guard at the palace gate, waiting for Qi Lie to come out of the palace, and he immediately went to greet him.
When he saw his master smiling, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Qi Lie was in a very good mood. When he saw Feng Jun, he whispered what his father had said to him.
Feng Jun's face was filled with joy, and he immediately congratulated: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince, you finally got what you wanted!"
"Let's go back home and talk about it later!" yyls
Qi Lie knew that this place was too close to the palace, and he was afraid that what the two of them said would be overheard, so he suppressed his joy and got into the carriage.
Even though Qi Lie asked someone not to tell Feng Boyi about Qi Lie's being announced to the palace, how could he not know about it since he had been paying attention to the Prince's Palace?
As soon as he learned the news, he immediately dressed up and went to the Prince's Mansion.
So after Qi Lie came back, he met him as soon as he entered the hospital.
"Lie'er, you're back, are you okay?"
As soon as Feng Boyi saw the person, he strode forward and looked Qi Lie up and down.
Seeing that everyone was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's okay, grandpa, don't worry! Since grandpa, you are already here, then come to the study too and let me know if you have any good news."
He said, personally holding Feng Boyi's hand and striding towards the study.
Qi Lie had deep feelings for Feng Boyi.
He has had no mother since he was a child. A son who has more father than him is not much, and a son who has less than him is a lot.
If it weren't for his grandfather's protection, he would have disappeared from this world long ago.
A large part of what he is today is because of his grandfather.
When the group of people arrived in the study, the counselors saw Qi Lie coming back, and they all stood up and saluted, with concern in their eyes.
What happened when the prince entered the palace this time? The look on his face seemed to be a happy event. Could it be that the emperor agreed to the throne?
Everyone wanted to think so, but they didn't ask, just waiting for Qi Lie to speak.
Qi Lie stood on the main seat with high spirits, looked at the people below with a smile in his eyes, cleared his throat and said: "Today, my father called Gu into the palace to talk about letting Gu oversee the country."
As soon as Qi Lie said these words, Feng Boyi's eyes widened instantly and he asked hurriedly: "Supervise the country? Lie'er, please tell me, what exactly is going on?"
In fact, their first goal was to ascend the throne, and supervising the country was the biggest concession they negotiated with Emperor Dexuan.
Qi Lie now sat down on the main seat, took a sip of tea first, moistened his throat, and then said: "After Gu arrived in the imperial study, my father didn't say anything else. He just said that he was old.
After working hard for the court, he got tired and wanted to go out for a walk. King Mo had invited him before, and he was moved."
Today Liancheng should be regarded as Qi Lie's closest adviser. When he heard this, he turned his eyes and said: "The emperor has conditions? I wonder how the prince and the emperor negotiated?"
Because Qi Lie helped him a lot when he was in the most difficult time, and Liancheng devoted himself to planning for him, so when he faced Liancheng, he almost always answered all questions, and he even had a desire in his heart.
, after ascending the throne, what position will be given to Liancheng, and what rewards will be given to Lianfu.
At this moment, when he heard Liancheng's words, he glanced at Feng Boyi again, and seeing the worried look in his eyes, he said: "My father only thinks about money. I asked him to wait for him based on his average annual total income in the past three years."
After going to sea, all Gu can use is 30% of the current total income. It cannot be less than this every year, and he will not care about anything else. Also, starting from tomorrow, Gu will enter the royal study after the morning court, and he will personally teach him the way to be a king.
.Although he didn't say anything else, I understand that the soldiers in the camp in the capital will have to support themselves."
In the eyes of Liancheng and others, this was nothing. If the prince were to supervise the country, as long as Emperor Dexuan was away, the prince could completely abolish all existing exorbitant taxes.
As long as businessmen develop, the accumulated taxes will be no less than what they are now.
What's more, with the commercial exchanges between Hongwu Kingdom and Dachu, there were more people doing business and more canals and boats being built, which meant that the taxes on the canals would also increase.
In addition, after the canal is repaired and completely connected, the Hongwu Kingdom will not be affected by floods and its food output will increase. As a result, the annual output per mu of land will also increase, which means that the tax will also increase...
The treasury is abundant, and with the previous methods, most of the soldiers can cultivate fields and become self-sufficient in food after training. Then the money required for the court will be much less, and it will not be so stressful to support them.
Like Feng Jun before, everyone stood up and congratulated: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince, you finally got what you wanted!"
"Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince..."
As soon as everyone's words of congratulations fell, Qi Lie's face darkened and he said: "Now let's get down to business. Did you remember what I said to you when the leader entered the palace? Then who will tell me what you guys are talking about?
What's going on, and what do you think? My father has to prepare to go to sea now, and in the future, he will have to rely on everyone to wait for the Guo Supervisor Country."
"Prince Qi, I think that our country, Hongwu, can definitely imitate Dachu. Since Emperor Shun'an came to the throne, Dachu's national power has become stronger visible to the naked eye. Why is this? It's just that the people don't have to worry about their livelihood, and at the same time, the government can use civil and military services.
At the same time, they govern the country without favoring one side. As for business, they encourage development, but they will not rely too much on it and let people abandon farming and engage in business. In the final analysis, farming is the foundation, but business is not a humble job, and it will be inferior to others and not
Let the scientific examination wait."
"I also agree with what Brother Yang said. As far as I know, at this stage, people in Dachu can only choose between business and farming. Businessmen will not be allowed to start hoarding large amounts of land because they have money on hand for business. Of course, businessmen
You can purchase a certain amount of land, such as a normal five acres and ten acres. Businessmen can engage in scientific research, but after embarking on an official career, they will be the same as our Hongwu Kingdom and cannot compete with the people for profit. Although doing so will result in losses.
It is in the interest of some people, but it is also the most suitable method for Dachu at present."
"Prince, our Hongwu Kingdom does not have to copy them. We only need to adapt their methods and adapt them to suit our Hongwu Kingdom. After all, compared to the fact that there are not many trees, the people have not enough to eat, clothing, or water all year round."
For Chu, who has no water to drink, our country, Hongwu, has many mountains, land, and water, and the people have no problem in having enough to eat. At this stage, the people of Hongwu have little information, and because taxes are too high, they have no problem.
Business can't make money, so there are few merchants, and people can't buy many things. Now we need to encourage people to engage in business, even small traders. But we can't encourage them too much, lest people don't want to farm, causing the fields to become barren.
After all, agriculture is the foundation of a country."
After listening to what these people said, Qi Lie looked at Shen Yi, who had been silent all this time: "Yixun (Shen Yi's word), what do you think?"
"Back to the prince, I think it won't be easy to promote this matter all at once. Instead of being encouraged, it would be better for a few major businessmen in the capital to take the lead. News in this world spreads the fastest.
Between people. As time goes by, some people will naturally know that the taxes for doing business are low. At that time, people with some ability or flexible brains will start to tinker with these things. Of course, they have to issue an edict to announce it to the world, but what is the effect?
We don't know. One thing to note is that the commercial tax is so high. Even if the decree has been issued, the people's long-standing concepts may not be changed for a while. It has always been the policy from above, and the policy from below.
Countermeasures. There is never a shortage of parents and officials for the common people in various places. No matter how much the imperial edict says, they will add them back in the future with various excuses, and the result will still be the same."
Qi Lie pondered for a long time after hearing this, and finally looked at Liancheng: "What do you think?"
Lianfu is a businessman and is very aware of the connections between officials, big and small.
Even though Liancheng didn't accept it, he still knew something about it since he was a child.
Now Qi Lie asked him, he rolled his eyes and said: "Prince Qi, I have to go back to my hometown to ask my grandmother about this matter and listen to her opinion. Regarding business or business reform, I don't think anyone has come up with it." We know better than those who do business. What we are talking about now is nothing more than words on paper. If we implement it in practice, I am afraid there will be many problems. We might as well send people to conduct private investigations to see what the major merchants think. Later, we will comprehensively review How can we make a decision based on the actual situation of our country, Hongwu?"
For Qi Lie, he thought it was feasible based on what the counselor had said before.
But now after hearing Liancheng's words, I feel that it makes sense. After all, Hongwu Kingdom is also a huge and rich country. There is no reason to do anything on my own. I have to do what Linguo has to do.
Every country is different, so you end up copying others and making people laugh.
The Hongwu Kingdom has advantages that Da Chu does not have, otherwise Emperor Shun'an would not have been paying attention to every move here.
For now, cooperation between the two countries can achieve a win-win situation. But as the leader of a country, he must consider the people of Hongwu Kingdom.
Shiqing's business is doing well and she is smart. Maybe he can ask Shiqing for advice.
Thinking of this, Qi Lie glanced at Feng Boyi and saw his admiration for Liancheng in his eyes, so he nodded towards Liancheng: "That's right. Let's do this for today. You can go back first and see how to prepare for the Spring Festival and the martial arts competition. That's the first time I've taken over these things after Gu Jianguo, especially the martial arts, please think about it more."
Shiqing will go to sea in the first month of the year, and his father will also go with him, so he will decide the talents for spring and military examinations.
The Spring Festival will be the same as it was in previous years, but the martial arts competition will be different next year.
The Hongwu Kingdom has never had one since his birth. He only saw in history books that generals could be selected in this way.
"Yes, I'll say goodbye later!"
After the counselors went out, Feng Boyi reached out his hand and patted Qi Lie with joy: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, take it step by step, and if nothing happens, your grandfather will be there to support you. Take advantage of this period of time to ink The king is on a trial voyage and has not yet gone to sea with his poetry. If you have any questions, just write to him. Calculate the time and estimate that he will be back at the end of the month. I don’t know how much the emperor will teach you the way of being a king. Before you I also learned some, but in the end it was not enough.”