Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 347, what the common people need most

"Your Highness, you are the crown prince of a country, and you should concentrate on learning the way of being a king and governing the country. How can you be like a merchant in the market, thinking about yellow and white things?"

Wang Shouren felt that he should stand up and bring His Royal Highness back to the right path in time, and at the same time prevent Liu Jin from continuing to go further and further down the wrong path.

"Brother Liu, you are the Hanlin of the imperial court. You are supposed to be loyal to the king and serve the country. Above all, you want to serve the king, and below you, you are working for the well-being of the people. How can you do such a lowly thing?"

Wang Shouren's temper was still very hard, not only talking about Zhu Houzhao, but immediately turning his head and criticizing Liu Jin again. His words were so serious that he almost said that Liu Jin was unfaithful and unrighteous.

Zhu Houzhao was going to get angry when he heard it. You are a little Hanlin. If it weren't for Lao Liu's face, who would like you? If you take you out, you should follow behind obediently, listen more, watch more, Think more, talk less, do less, move less, and even criticize the prince.

If you don't make money, where can you spend money?

The little money and food that I expect to receive every year is not enough for the crown prince to spend for a few days.

Now Zhu Houzhao has tasted the taste of being rich, and he feels very panic when he has no money in his hand. You actually asked me to learn how to be a king and how to govern a country.

He was already tired of hearing these things.

Can the way of the king and the way of governing the country give oneself money?
His father, Emperor Hongzhi, learned this since he was a child. He was so poor that he searched and searched for everything. During the Chinese New Year, he robbed the prince of two million taels of silver. That is to say, I have accumulated millions of taels of silver, which is not enough to buy some land by myself.

This is still the case that he only has one woman. The prince will definitely want the Sangong Sixth Court in the future. Not to mention three thousand beauties, three hundred is always needed. How can I do without making more money? Can I still expect you to give me money? ?
Zhu Houzhao immediately felt unhappy with Wang Shouren, now that even the emperor supports him to make money, you, a little Hanlin, came here to chatter.

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao's displeased expression, and secretly thought that it was terrible, if he had a bad impression of this Wang Shouren, then Lao Wang would not be able to get into a high position in the future.

So Liu Jin also hurriedly said: "Brother Wang, what you said is wrong. Although His Highness and I are discussing how to make money, this is actually the way of governing the country, and it is also for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the common people."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his small eyes narrowed immediately.

That’s right, that’s right, if I, a prince, have no money and a bad life, how can I have the mind to govern the country? Only when I live well can everyone live well and have the energy to govern the country.

It's still Lao Liu who can speak, and what he says is nice, and it can be said to be a way of governing the country even if it is a matter of making money.

"Oh?"

"All ears are here."

When Wang Shouren heard it, he immediately expressed disbelief, thinking that Liu Jin's face was really thick enough, but he still asked for advice humbly, the other party was after all the son of a superior person.

"Come with me~"

Liu Jin nodded, then searched around the busy construction site in front of him, and quickly locked on a person, and said to Wang Shouren and Zhu Houzhao.

The two were confused, and then followed curiously.

Soon, the three of them came to a work shed. Liu Jin pointed to a laborer who was working hard in front of him and asked Wang Shouren, "Brother Wang, what do you think he needs most?"

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Wang Shouren immediately became pensive. He thought for a while and said, "Money should be what he needs most."

Liu Jin nodded slightly, noncommittal, and then said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Highness, what do you think he needs most?"

Zhu Houzhao is also thinking about this question at this time. The laborer in front of him is dressed in rags, and he can be seen as a poor person at a glance. For the poor, what do you think he needs most?
"I think what he needs is money."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and answered the same way as Wang Shouren.

"This brother, this brother~"

After listening to the two people's answers, Liu Jin didn't answer directly, but called the worker over.

"The villain Li Shuisheng has met all the nobles~"

Li Shuisheng didn't have much experience, so he couldn't help but see Zhu Houzhao in front of him as His Royal Highness, but he could tell that these people in front of him were all nobles, and they had already been strictly prohibited from building palaces in the palace, and they could only work in the palace. The Qing palace is active here, and once it is killed by the guards if it walks around indiscriminately, there is no reason to reason.

Because there are too many nobles in the palace, and it is inside the palace, not only can't walk around, but also should be respectful when you see people, and you can't be rude in the slightest. Liu Jin called him brother, but he didn't dare to take it seriously.

"Li Shuisheng, where are you from? How is the situation at home?"

Liu Jin smiled and nodded, indicating that the other party should not be more cautious, and asked after thinking about it.

"If you go back to the nobleman, the villain is from Tianjin. There are two elders in the family, and five sons and four daughters."

Li Shuisheng replied respectfully. From his words, it can be known that his burden is definitely very heavy. There are two elderly people on the top and nine children on the bottom.

"What do you think you need most?"

Liu Jin nodded, then asked.

"Little man... what a villain needs most is a job, and with a job like this, I am content to be able to support my family."

What is most needed, Li Shuisheng is also slightly taken aback, these nobles are really full and have nothing to do, asking such a question, but think carefully.

I need too many things. I need food to feed my family, and I need money to build a house. There are too many people in my family, and I need too many, too many things.

However, he himself is the same as countless ordinary people. Although he is humble, he still needs self-respect and respect from others. This kind of respect is not obtained by relying on other people's charity, but he wants to win it with his own hands. , So after thinking about it, he felt that what he needed most was a job like the one in front of him.

Although the current job is very tiring, it takes about five hours a year to work, but I can get three taels of silver every month, and I have three meals a day, with meat every meal.

He had never dared to dream of such a job before, but because he participated in the construction of Tianjin Port and repaired the Beijing-Tianjin cement road when he was here in Tianjin, he was also recruited to build the palace and got such a job.

He has already calculated that as long as he can work until the end of the year, he will have enough money to go back to his hometown and build a nice big house, so that the whole family can live comfortably, and he can also have money to marry his eldest son .

Now he is a capable person in the eyes of the villagers, relatives and friends. He can earn three taels of silver a month, and he can also participate in the construction of the palace. When he returned to the village last month, everyone looked at him differently.

So he feels that what he needs most is a job, a job that allows him to live with dignity.

"Work?"

Both Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren were slightly dumbfounded. They didn't expect his answer to be this.

"Don't you need money?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and asked.

"Of course money is needed, everyone needs money, but how much money can satisfy people? People's desires are endless, and money is not everything."

Li Shuigen nodded, and then said: "The villain's family is poor, and he really needs money, but the villain also knows that the money can only be spent with peace of mind if he earns it with his own hands."

"Working here now, with three taels of silver a month, three meals a day, and being able to do things for today, that's enough."

Hearing Li Shuisheng's words, both Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren fell into deep thought.

Three taels of silver a month plus three meals a day can satisfy him, which means that if this condition is given to other ordinary people, they can also be satisfied.

"Your Highness, Brother Wang, in fact, the requirements of ordinary people are very simple, as long as they can support their families with their own hands."

"So this way of governing the country is not just about shouting at the court to seek the well-being of the people and be the masters of the people, but to know clearly what the people need, and how to get as much as possible. people get that need.”

Liu Jin looked at the two of them, thought for a while and said slowly.

"Although your highness and I are talking about how to make money, there is nothing wrong with that. Your highness and I have also made a lot of money from it, but while your highness and I are making money, more people are also making money together. At the same time It also allows more ordinary people like Li Shuigen to obtain a dignified job."

"Xishan Coal currently employs nearly [-] workers, and their income can basically reach three taels of silver a month, which means that [-] families like Li Shuigen can live well."

"Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, Tianjin Cement Factory, Tianjin Garment Factory, Miyun Iron Factory, Changlu Salt Field, these are all industries owned by me and His Highness. There are ten thousand people, and the income of each worker can at least reach three taels of silver per month."

"We can do the math, because in the industries that His Highness and I run, there are at least [-] people who can have a stable job like this Li Shuigen in terms of recruitment alone, can support their families, and live with dignity."

"If it is regarded as related industries and workshops, etc., at least it can also drive the employment of hundreds of thousands of people, and enable hundreds of ordinary people like Wan and Li Shuigen to get jobs, and behind every Li Shuigen is a family. "

"You can do the math, how many people will benefit from this?"

"Now the Beijing-Tianjin area requires a huge amount of labor. Countless people who were previously impoverished can support their families with their own hands."

"Because of me and Your Highness, so many people have benefited. Isn't this a contribution to Daming?"

"Isn't this the way to rule the country for the king?"

Liu Jin's words were sonorous and powerful, and he straightened his chest when he spoke.

　What do you think you need most?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)