Chapter 740 Learn from it, kill two birds with one stone
This is the case in Jiangzhou, but what about other places?
The treasury of Dachu was not abundant, and the mining of iron ore and silver ore was rationed every year.
Due to environmental and climatic reasons, Dachu has been experiencing drought all year round, and desertification has become more and more serious in some places. Taxes collected by various places are also very few.
In addition, there was no mutual communication with Hongwu State in previous years, and there was always the possibility of war. Merchants there were not allowed to transport food to Dachu, so most of the people were extremely poor.
If the national treasury cannot allocate this amount, does it mean that river embankments cannot be built in various places?
However, once the canal is opened and Hongwu Kingdom enters the flood season, the river water will rise, which will inevitably have an impact.
Of course, this impact is still small.
Dachu's digging of canals only solved the current problems between the two countries, but Dachu could not leave the problem of drinking water for thousands of people to the hands of the Hongwu people.
If they have evil intentions and do something in the water, what will they do if they are in trouble?
In the end, Da Chu relied on himself, so he planted more trees. After five or ten years, trees and woods could be seen everywhere.
When there are more trees, there will naturally be more rain and snow than now, and the people will not have to rely entirely on the Hongwu Kingdom.
But in this case, the construction of river embankments is necessary.xdw8
We can't give orders to build river embankments all over the country when the time comes, right?
Now, how should we solve this problem?
Qi Zhiyuan saw King Mo frown slightly and continued: "I ask for King Mo's understanding regarding the construction of river embankments. When the rivers and canals of the two countries are interconnected and the people are not short of water, our Jiangzhou tax treasury will be rich. I will meet with my subordinates."
Start building it."
After hearing this, Chu Ximo came back to his senses, thought for a moment and said, "I have a suggestion, Sir Qi should listen to it, so that it can be used as a reference."
As soon as Qi Zhiyuan heard this, he knew that King Mo was dissatisfied with him for delaying the construction of the river embankment.
But there was nothing he could do about it. He naturally knew that it would be best to build river embankments while the people were voluntarily building canals.
Otherwise, in the future, the people who have finally become comfortable will have to do hard labor, and the people will definitely complain when the time comes.
But since King Mo said he had a suggestion, he should listen to it first and then report it to the princess later and let her make the decision.
Chu Ximo didn't care what Qi Zhiyuan was thinking, and said bluntly: "There are relatively many wealthy businessmen in Jiangzhou. I feel that Mr. Qi is extraordinary and asked them to donate some money. Of course, this money does not mean that it will be lost after donating it. But everyone
Everyone who came to donate money will be recorded one by one. When the time comes, a notice will be issued to inform the people of Jiangzhou. In addition, a monument will be erected in Jiangzhou and the rivers under its control.
, who, what mansion, and how much they donated are engraved on it. In this way, future generations can know who contributed how much effort to the construction of this river embankment. Finally, could you please tell those people, if they are the ones they donated?
If the donated money can be ranked among the top three in the entire Chu State, I will personally ask my father for a pen and ink, and give it a plaque such as the House of Benevolence and the House of Good Deeds."
After Qi Zhiyuan heard this, his eyes widened instantly, and then a bright smile appeared on his face: "King Mo's idea is wonderful. In this way, those wealthy businessmen and families will definitely do everything they can to keep their reputation and be famous for hundreds of years.
It’s my own contribution, and the amount donated is just a little more. Wonderful, really wonderful!”
After Qi Zhiyuan sighed, he bowed his hands to Chu Ximo again and again and said: "King Mo, I will go to the Yamen to report this matter to the prefect Ming, and we will start making arrangements immediately. The prefect will inform the princess.
, I’ll take my leave!”
Qi Zhiyuan is a practical person. After saying this, he left in a hurry without waiting for Chu Ximo to say anything.
Chu Ximo looked up at the scorching sun in the sky with concern, then looked at the people working under the scorching sun not far away, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Now is the flood season in the Hongwu Kingdom. If the canals of the two countries are connected, no people in Chu will die of thirst this year.
However, judging from the current progress and the lack of cooperation from various places, this is still a long way off.
Chu Yi and Zhai were both people who had been to the Hongwu Kingdom with Chu Ximo before. They knew that when the Hongwu Kingdom built the canal, the national treasury was unwilling to provide the money needed. In the end, the money came from various wealthy businessmen and wealthy people.
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The method at that time was thought up by Yan Shiqing, the mother of their young grandson and now Princess Ruyi.
Although the Hongwu Kingdom was wealthy and its people had no worries about food and drink, it was still suffering in the final analysis.
There are many people doing business, but due to heavy business taxes, they cannot accumulate much money.
I think back then, Lian Fu, the richest man in the capital of the Hongwu Kingdom, was really worried for two hundred thousand taels.
Although their territory in Chu was barren due to various climate reasons and the people's lives were difficult, the emperor's benevolence, agricultural tax, head tax and commercial tax were far lower than those of Hongwu Kingdom.
The money hoarded by those doing business was far greater than that of the wealthy merchants in Hongwu Kingdom.
Now the master, through Princess Ruyi's method, thinks that those wealthy businessmen or well-to-do families, as long as they want reputation and be famous for a long time, they will definitely not donate less.
Isn’t there a saying that a person lives with a face and a tree lives with a bark?
People everywhere who have extra money will definitely donate money if they want their names to appear in the public eye, as long as they are looked upon favorably and do not act like common people.
It has to be said that Princess Ruyi’s method is very wonderful, and the master has even improved on her foundation.
The master did not ask everyone in the country to donate money to a certain place, but asked wealthy businessmen from various places to donate money from various places.
After all, this is just the fiefdom of Princess Lingyun at the moment, and the master cannot interfere. But what if it is somewhere else?
The master sent someone to guard there, and if there was any excess money collected after the river embankment was built, it would be used in other places, such as military expenses.
You must know that despite the fact that the national treasury is not sufficient, the Ministry of Household Affairs is still holding on to military expenditures and will not release them.
At present, the master's soldiers are all supported by the master himself.
If this continues, the master will no longer be able to support him.
However, judging from the current situation, it is estimated that it will not be long before this problem can be solved.
After thinking about this, Zhai and Chu Yi felt light all over, and looked at Chu Ximo with full admiration in their eyes.
"Master, it's settled here, where should we go next?"
"Since Qi Zhiyuan mentioned Huaizhou, let's go there and have a look!"
It is the closest to Hongwu Kingdom, has a warmer climate than other places in Dachu, and receives more rainfall every year than other places.
Most of the existing paddy fields in Dachu are also there. The highest yield of these fields is also there.
The magistrate of Huaizhou was Shu Tianjie, the third concubine of Prime Minister Shu Zuo, who stayed there for more than ten years.