Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 120 The Ministry of Industry Only Wants Money!

When Shao Zhi stepped forward, all the nine ministers in the East Pavilion knew that this had nothing to do with discussing the facts, and the nature had become a party dispute.

Abolishing the corvee and reviving the business community is indeed a national policy, but the content is still very professional after all. The Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry have no real say.

Zhan Hui's motive cannot be tested yet, but Shao Zhi's motive is well known.

He opposed Zhan Hui purely because he supported Chen Yunfu.

Zhan Hui was not surprised that Shao Zhi would stand up against him. He refuted Chen Yunfu, and Shao Zhi would naturally stand by Chen Yunfu's side.

"If the old man is wrong, Shao Butang can speak up."

Zhan Hui put on a big-bellied posture and said, "Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned the nine officials to discuss the "Abolishing Corvettes and Restoring Business Shu" written by the Tongzheng Envoy. All the colleagues should know that there is everything to talk about."

This Zhan Hui's words predetermine this in advance, and discuss the matter on a case-by-case basis, not because Chen Yunfu is not pleasing to the eye.

Shao Zhi originally wanted to explain that the reason for his opposition was not party struggle, so he followed Zhan Hui's words.

"What Zhan Yushi said is very true. The nine ministers gathered here to discuss this state affairs. The old man thinks that the four suggestions mentioned by the Tongzheng envoy are very good."

"Where does it come from?"

"The people of the world have worked hard for a long time, and it cannot be right just because it has been passed down for thousands of years. Redundant, tyrannical, and malpractice governments should be abolished when they should be abolished. The "Abolition of Corvettes and Restoration" put forward by today's Tongzheng envoy "Shangshu" can be described as good governance at the right time."

Zhan Hui sneered, but he was not in a hurry to fight against Shao Zhi. He was still Jiuqing, and he still had the basic qualities, so Shao Zhi had to continue talking.

"Furthermore, regarding the resumption of business registration, although businessmen do have their disadvantages, we can't give up because of choking, and we can't beat all the businessmen in the world to death just because there are some black apples among the businessmen.

Merchants benefit from the north and the south and drive the flow of money and goods, which can not only enrich people's livelihood, but also enrich the national treasury. These are also real benefits. "

"The matter of price equalization seems absurd, but what Zhan Yushi said was taken out of context. The Tongzheng envoy explained the matter of price equalization very clearly in this report. Average price seems to be a loss to the national treasury. In the long run, wealth is stored in the people, which is of great benefit to stimulating the recovery of people's livelihood and promoting the development of the Northwest and Southwest."

"Finally, let's talk about the camp official question. This is a powerful supplement to the second and third articles. It can also play a role in restricting businessmen from becoming bigger. Businessmen must not only use it but also prevent it. The most important point is that As mentioned in the official discussion, the official business can guide the correct direction of business and better control the country's economic trend."

Don't think that Shao Zhi understands Chen Yunfu so much. What he said is actually just a condensed retelling of the core meaning of "Abolishing Corvettes and Restoring Shangshu".

Old Master Shao has been dealing with the Sanju Department all his life, and you can ask him to recite the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" and open his mouth, but he doesn't know anything about the abolition of corvee and resumption of business.

Of course Zhan Hui could hear it, so he disdained it.

He also said that you, an old boy, are just talking about the facts, then you have expressed a little bit of your own brilliant opinion, which is all nonsense about memorizing textbooks and following others.

Before Zhan Hui could speak, Yu Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stood up.

"The old man thinks what Shao Butang said makes sense, and he also supports the Tongzhengshi's "Abolishing Corvettes and Restoring Business Shu."

He turned so quickly that he almost missed Zhan Hui and turned his head to look at Yu Lun in disbelief.

What kind of excitement did you, a minister of the Ministry of war, come to join in?
Not to mention Zhan Hui, even Chen Yunfu was taken aback.

But it soon became clear why Yu Lun supported him.

Yu Lun, served in the Ministry of Criminal Justice from Hongwu 15 to Hongwu 16. Hongwu was appointed Minister of Military Affairs in 17 years and was exempted in the same year. In Hongwu [-], last year, Minister of Military Affairs Wen Xiangqing was killed because of his involvement in the Guo Huan case. He was reactivated as Minister of the Ministry of War.

This is an old subordinate of his father-in-law Shao Zhi.

Moreover, he was able to resume his work because he was honored by the Guo Huan case, in other words, he was honored by Chen Yunfu!

Therefore, no matter from which point of view, it is reasonable for Yu Lun to stand on his side.

Thinking of this, Chen Yunfu glanced at Shao Zhi, and seeing the latter's eyes, he felt at ease.

And Zhan Hui, after the initial astonishment, quickly recalled Yu Lun's career in politics, and he realized the secret hatred in his heart.

Just about to regroup and fight back, Zhu Biao, who was at the top, spoke.

"Is this "Abolishing the Corvette and Restoring Business Shu" feasible, what are the opinions of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry?"

You are pulling the fence!

The grievance in Zhan Hui's heart, when he was about to fight back, he was interrupted by Zhu Biao, so he could only swallow the loss of face from being refuted.

But the topic has already been revealed, and I can't go over Zhu Biao's old account, so I have to sit down holding my nose and swallow my breath.

Hubu Shangshu Ge Xun was the first to stand up, he glanced at Shao Zhi first, then coughed lightly.

"The income and expenditure of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the past two years are still excellent, but I am afraid that it is not easy to support the complete abolition of corvee. Therefore, we should first ask Xu Butang from the Ministry of Industry to say how much pressure the abolition of corvee will bring to the national treasury. Say."

Don’t think that what Ge Xun said is unnutritious nonsense. He said that the household department’s income and expenditure are excellent, which can be regarded as a solidarity with Chen Yunfu. to actual support.

Ge Xun, after all, was transferred from the Ministry of Punishment to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he and Shao Zhi used to be colleagues.

Xu Ben stood up and said after a while of pondering: "Before we talk about the abolition of corvee, I have a question that I want to ask the Tongzheng envoy first."

Chen Yunfu sat down with a dignified expression, stretching out his hand to pretense.

"Excuse me, Xu Butang, the lower officials know everything."

"When the corvee is abolished, the imperial court will have to pay wages for the workers. May I ask how much the wages are going to be?"

The others said that Xu Ben hadn't said a single nutritious word until now, and the one who spoke was the center of gravity.

"Normal folk laborers have different wages. The situation in each province is different, and the daily wages of laborers are also different. It is better to adapt to local conditions."

"Since we talked about adapting measures to local conditions, the old man will introduce it to the envoy and fellow workers."

Xu Ben talked about it: "In the south of the Yangtze River, the daily wages of water transport laborers are [-] Wen, Guangdong and Guangxi are [-] Wen, Shandong and Hebei are [-] Wen, and those in the Northwest are cheaper, about [-] Wen. .

Then we will follow the policy of adapting measures to local conditions. Last year, the Ministry of Industry built the Jiangnan Water Network and recruited 2 migrant workers. It lasted for 68 days. According to the daily wage of 60 Wen, it was 600 Wen, that is, 68 taels of silver. For 800 days, Forty thousand and eight hundred taels.

The construction of the Yellow River embankment in Henan took 130 days and 7000 people. The Henan wages were 12 Wen a day, and the total cost was 840 taels.

It is easy to abolish corvee, but the money spent on it in the whole country in one year will be as high as 1608 million taels of silver!I don’t know if the Tongzheng Envoy has a concept of this number, but I can tell the Tongzheng Envoy that if the Ministry of Industry adds 1608 million taels to the budget every year, then the budget of the Ministry of Industry next year will reach a huge 600 million taels !

I don’t even have 600 million taels of silver in my yearly annual income, and a large part of it has to be offset by grain and treasure banknotes. So I would like to ask the Tongzheng envoy, if the budget of the Ministry of Industry is so high, then next year, the Baoyuan Bureau Is it necessary to mint coins again, and is it necessary to print banknotes again? "

"Of course not."

"Then where does this huge deficit come from?"

Xu Ben stretched out his hand to Chen Yunfu: "As long as the envoy has the ability to solve the wage problem, the Ministry of Industry will be the first to support the abolition of corvee!"

This is General Chen Yunfu's army!
(My great-grandmother unfortunately passed away yesterday at the age of 94. The old man has already lived a long life, but it is a great pity that she did not make it to the Chinese New Year.)
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