Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 442, the emperor was surprised

In the capital, a fast horse galloped from the most central Suzaku street towards the imperial palace at an extremely fast speed. This time it was not a battle report from the border, but a happy report from Tianjin.

In the brand-new Qianqing Palace of the imperial palace, in the study of Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi was discussing with several ministers about the reform of the military system.

The reform of the military system is a major event. Although the reform has been finalized according to the plan submitted by the British public, Zhang Mao, such a major military and national event involving the army must not be implemented in a hurry. Details of all aspects, etc. It also needs to go through repeated discussions and research.

The next step is to carry out the current pilot project. After the pilot project is effective, it will be promoted nationwide. This is also Liu Jin's opinion to Zhang Mao.

This kind of method has long been used badly in later generations. Try it out first, see the effect, and if the effect is good, then promote it on a large scale. In this way, you can try out a stable transition. Stop in time.

"Your Majesty, my minister's opinion is that we can try it in Beizhili for the time being, build a military academy first, and see the effect before deciding whether to promote it on a large scale."

Zhang Mao said to Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers.

"Well, this is a good way~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded to show his support, and Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian also nodded slightly, fearing that the one-size-fits-all thing would spread the new system all over the Ming Dynasty at once, which would easily lead to problems.

This kind of pilot method is a good method. Let's see the effect first, and then slowly promote it if the effect is good.

The place where Emperor Hongzhi has been hesitant is that after the reform of the military system, military expenditures will be paid out of the emperor's internal funds. This is what he hesitates the most.

Military expenditure is not a small amount, especially after the reform of the military system, Ming's army will be completely out of production, and hundreds of thousands of troops a year will be completely out of production, purely for consumption. Horror, much, much more than the current military household system.

Although Emperor Hongzhi is rich now, and the many industries he invested in are continuously making money for him, but who knows if this will last for a long time, who knows if there will be some great changes in the future?
He was hesitant, which is why the reform of the military system has not yet started.

After discussions over this period of time, the plan has been drawn up in great detail, and all aspects of the details have been fully discussed.

Now Zhang Mao proposed to conduct a pilot project first, which is in line with Emperor Hongzhi's wishes. The pilot project means that there is no need for large-scale promotion, but to build an army first, and try to build a military academy. It will not cost much money.

Emperor Hongzhi was willing to give up this little money, even if he dropped a million taels of silver, even Emperor Hongzhi would not blink his eyes.

"What do you think?"

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and asked Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian.

"I think this is indeed a good idea. Let's try it first and see the effect."

Liu Jian nodded to express his support. The reform of the military system is imperative, and the military household system is indeed rotten. Whether this compulsory military service system will work or not, you will know if you try it first.

"I think it's okay~"

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also answered in the same way.

"Since everyone thinks it is possible, let's try it here in Beizhili and build a military academy to see how it goes."

Emperor Hongzhi saw that several important ministers had no objections, and he also made a decision to finalize the matter.

At this time, a small yellow gate came to the door in a hurry, Xiao Jing hurried over, dragged a tray and said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty, the fleet has returned from the Golden Continent, not only brought Several high-yielding crops have been brought back, and gold and silver worth thirty million taels of silver have also been brought back."

Xiao Jing's words were clearly conveyed to the ears of everyone present.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering if their ears had heard it wrong.

"You mean thirty million taels?"

Zhang Mao asked Xiao Jing.

"Yes, gold and silver worth thirty million taels, including one million taels of gold and twenty million taels of silver, add up to a total value of thirty million taels."

Xiao Jing hurriedly said again seriously and carefully.

"A million taels of gold?"

"Twenty million taels of silver?"

When everyone heard this, their mouths widened, even Emperor Hongzhi's eyes widened. The number was so huge that everyone couldn't believe it, they didn't believe it at all.

"Is this number correct?"

Emperor Hongzhi was a little dumbfounded, and asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the numbers can't be wrong. There are tens of thousands of people in the entire Tianjin port who have seen it on the spot. They have been weighed one by one. There will be absolutely no mistakes."

Xiao Jing said again affirmatively.

"Thirty million taels~"

Zhang Mao couldn't help but sighed, he, Zhang Mao, is now considered a new capitalist and very rich, but he still couldn't calm down when he heard the figure of [-] million taels.

Not only Zhang Mao, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang also couldn't calm down. They were all dumbfounded and opened their mouths wide. If they hadn't double-checked and made sure that this was not a joke, they really couldn't believe this number. of.

"Haha~"

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help laughing happily. At the beginning, he just wanted to send people to the Golden Continent to bring back the several high-yielding crops that Liu Jin mentioned. Who knew he would bring back such a huge sum of wealth.

According to the original agreement, Emperor Hongzhi and Du Mingen will each get [-]%, Liu Jin will get [-]%, and the remaining [-]% ​​will be shared by the crew of the fleet. After calculation, Emperor Hongzhi can get [-] million taels of silver.

At first, I felt that the reform of the military system was a waste of money, but now it’s better. When the fleet came back, it brought back nine million taels of silver to Emperor Hongzhi. With this huge amount of money, the entire Ming Dynasty implemented the new military system. No problem at all.

"Where's the high-yield crop, bring it here and show me~"

After being happy, Emperor Hongzhi remembered that the most important thing was not the silver, but the several high-yielding crops Liu Jin had mentioned.

Although silver is wealth, it cannot be eaten or mixed.

As an emperor, and he has his own huge property, the most important thing for him is silver.

For him, the most important thing is several high-yield crops. With these high-yield crops, the common people of Daming will not go hungry. The country can be passed down from generation to generation.

This is more important than anything else, what the common people eat is the most important thing.

"Your Majesty, these are the several high-yield crops on his Golden Continent. This is corn, this is sweet potato, and this is potato~"

Xiao Jing quickly presented the contents of the tray in front of Emperor Hongzhi, pointed to the contents and said.

Emperor Hongzhi picked up the corn, looked at it carefully, and then picked up the sweet potato and potato to look at it carefully. These things were indeed not from Daming.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Zhang Mao also looked at it curiously. The three things were all ugly, and they couldn't be seen as high-yield crops that could produce dozens of stones per mu.

"These three things can really produce dozens of stones per mu?"

"I don't know how it tastes, whether it can satisfy my hunger~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at it carefully and said.

"Your Majesty, I have ordered the Imperial Dining Room to make it. Soon, Your Majesty, you will be able to taste the high-yielding crops of the Golden Isle."

Xiao Jing said with a smile.

"Nonsense, this is the good breed that the fleet brought back from the Golden Continent with great difficulty. How can we eat it now?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately said sharply.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the fleet brought back enough seeds. Your Majesty tasted them without any problems at all. Ten big ships went out, and all of them came back."

Xiao Jing said.

"That's it, then have a taste, everyone have a taste."

"If these few things can really produce dozens of stones per mu, then my Ming Dynasty will never have famine again. This is much more important than the thirty million taels of silver."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he felt relieved, and then said to several ministers around him.

"If it is possible to produce dozens of stones per mu, then there will be no more famine in Ming Dynasty. This is definitely a big event worth celebrating."

Liu Jian nodded solemnly and said.

"Well, that's necessary. Pass the decree that I will reward them personally in the Golden Luan Hall."

Emperor Hongzhi was not a stingy person. When encountering such a big event, there is no doubt that he must reward him well. He brought back a huge wealth of [-] million taels of silver, and also brought back several high-yield crops. Great joy, a reward is a must.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian looked at each other, and no one objected. For such a big event, which is worthy of universal celebration, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't give a reward too much.

Soon, the chef at the imperial dining room simply cooked the corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes and sent them to Emperor Hongzhi's study.

"Hmm~ This corn is quite fragrant."

Emperor Hongzhi smelled the aroma of corn, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Come on, come on, everyone have a taste, we are almost the first to eat crabs."

Liu Jian and Zhang Mao were also not polite, and each of them started to try the food.

Someone had already tasted this thing, and it was confirmed that it was not poisonous before it was sent to Emperor Hongzhi.

"Well, this corn tastes really good."

Just after taking a sip, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but said with a smile.

"This sweet potato is also very sweet and tastes good."

The sweet potato that Liu Jian ate, also nodded with a smile.

"This potato is also good, similar to rice, very suitable for eating with other dishes."

Li Dongyang also commented on the potatoes he ate with a smile.

"Haha, at least the taste is pretty good. As long as there is no problem with the output, then my Ming Dynasty will never be hungry again."

Emperor Hongzhi was really happy today, he could tell just by hearing the laughter.

　It's coming, it's coming~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)