Daming: Dad, you are really not good at governing the country

Chapter 467: The court discusses Ma Zhengyan, and King Jin gives him a high evaluation.

The Minister of Revenue, Fan Min, stood there with a frown on his face.

At this moment, he felt like there was a heavy stone pressing on his heart.

Fan Min couldn't help but sigh softly, and the sigh was particularly clear in the quiet imperial study.

It immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Then he cleared his throat and said, "My Lords, the issue of war horses in the Ming Dynasty is indeed a difficult problem.

I believe you all know that war horses play a vital role in the stability of our Ming Dynasty's borders and military success.

But looking at the current situation, it is really not optimistic! "

The officials from the six ministries all nodded solemnly, and Fan Min continued, "In view of this, I think we should set up a special horse evaluation department in the Tea and Horse Department.

This is not something I say casually!
The members of this evaluation department must be carefully selected, and they must be composed of ten experts who are most familiar with the quality of horses from all over the country. "

Li Huanwen, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

He asked curiously, "Master Fan, it is easy to find these ten experts, but how do we arrange them after we find them?

This matter needs to be planned carefully.”

Fan Min glanced at Li Huanwen and said slowly, "Master Li's question makes sense.

First of all, these ten experts have to take turns on duty day and night.

They had to examine every war horse that came for trading carefully, without being careless in the slightest.

Why all that fuss?
We just have to make sure that through this move, we can smoothly attract enough high-quality war horses.

In addition, the imperial court must ensure that each war horse receives a fair and reasonable assessment and pricing.

On the one hand, this is to avoid transactions being affected by price disputes.

After all, if the price cannot be clarified, the tea-horse trade will be in chaos.

On the other hand, only when the price is reasonable and fair, can those good horses willingly flow into our Ming Dynasty. "

As Fan Min spoke, his eyes slowly swept across everyone's faces.

He first looked at Zhu Mengyan, who was on good terms with him, and gave him a slightly helpless look.

That look seemed to say, "Old Zhu, I really have no other choice!
I'm trying my best to support your idea. If anything goes wrong in the future, don't blame me."

Zhu Mengyan received this look and smiled bitterly.

He shook his head slightly, as if to say, "Brother Fan, I understand it in my heart.

This is a difficult matter, so let’s all do our best.”

Then Fan Min looked at Li Huanwen, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, who seemed to be spending money lavishly, and frowned slightly.

The meaning was obvious, implying that he was quite dissatisfied with the many money-wasting measures previously proposed by Li Huanwen.

When Li Huanwen saw Fan Min's look, his heart skipped a beat.

But he still pretended to be calm on his face, thinking that he would have to have a good talk later.

After all, all of his actions were for the sake of the military logistics support of the Ming Dynasty.

After hearing what Fan Min said, Zhu Mengyan turned to look at the other party.

He said bitterly: "Master Fan, you are in charge of the finances, so you have to think of more solutions.

Although raising the purchase price can attract horses, it will also cost a huge amount.

Moreover, the tea-horse trade involves many aspects, and arbitrarily changing prices will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among other tribes.

If this triggers a chain reaction, the subsequent troubles will probably come like a flood.

We have to be extremely careful!" Fan Min waved his hands helplessly, "Master Zhu, I know the pros and cons of this.

But the problem of shortage of war horses is right before our eyes, can we just sit back and do nothing?

Now we can only weigh various options and try to find a compromise."

After a brief pause, he continued, "As for saving money, it is urgent!

The court must immediately conduct a comprehensive inventory of the court's existing horse farms.

The imperial court had to take stock of the number of horses, fodder reserves, and all kinds of horse-breeding supplies.

You have to check carefully to see if there is any waste or unreasonable use.

I suggest that the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Horse Department jointly select a hundred honest and upright officials, divide them into ten groups, and send them to various horse farms at the same time.

They are responsible for checking the account details to see whether the actual number of horses matches the records.

We need to check clearly whether the storage and delivery of fodder and other materials are in compliance with regulations, as well as the maintenance status of the horse farm facilities. "

After listening to Fan Min's long speech, everyone fell into deep thought.

This war horse issue is a mess.

Everyone is thinking in their mind, how can we properly solve this problem?
Of course, the final decision of this matter depends on Zhu Yuanzhang.

The imperial study was silent for a moment, with only everyone's thoughts quietly flowing in this solemn atmosphere.

Fan Min looked at the faces of the crowd and knew that everyone was weighing the pros and cons in their minds, so he said meaningfully: "We will never tolerate or condone the problems we find.

Depending on the severity of the circumstances, those who should be dismissed and investigated will be dismissed and investigated.

If someone should be ordered to compensate for the losses, he shall be ordered to compensate for the losses.

We must serve as a warning to others so that no one dares to act recklessly again.

Otherwise, when will the chaos at the horse farm be rectified? This is a matter concerning the foundation of the Ming Dynasty."

Fan Min was talking with a dry mouth, so he picked up the teacup handed to him by Zhu Gang and took a big gulp.

After moistening his throat, he continued, "In addition, we must encourage people to raise horses.

Your Majesty can post the imperial edict and inform the world.

For those people who have more than 50 horses at home and are willing to sell them to the court, there will be preferential policies.

Not only will they be given a preferential policy of three years of tax exemption, but they will also be rewarded with gold, silver and silk.

This will not only increase the enthusiasm of the people to raise horses, but also supplement the source of war horses for the court and alleviate the current shortage of war horses.

Your Majesty, the court must make a quick decision on the horse policy. It will be too late to hesitate any longer!"

Fan Min's words truly demonstrate his helplessness and painstaking efforts as a financial official in weighing the pros and cons and trying his best to deal with this difficult situation.

Zhu Gang looked at the people arguing heatedly and frowned slightly.

Finally, he slowly said: "My Lords, the matter of war horses is indeed the top priority at the moment, and it concerns the stability of the Ming Dynasty's borders and the chances of military victory.

The method proposed by Lord Li is indeed ingenious in terms of military logistics support!

It will allow us to better transport and maintain Ming war horses, which is a good strategy to strengthen our military prestige."

As he spoke, Zhu Gang nodded slightly towards Li Huanwen to show his approval.

Li Huanwen hurriedly bowed in return, his face full of gratitude.

"Your Highness Prince Jin, thank you for your praise. I am just trying to do my part.

I just want to give some advice on the war horses of the Ming Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)