Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 624 Abnormal
"Zuo Aiqing hasn't seen her for a few days, and she has lost a lot of energy. Although official duties are important, you should also pay attention to your health."

"Thank you for your majesty's care. I rely on your majesty's trust today. I dare not neglect government affairs. I am afraid that I will fail the entrustment of my father."

"In the past at Jiangdongmen, I missed my late emperor and mother. I couldn't eat, and couldn't sleep. You advised me that the body is the capital of the GM. Only when the body is healthy can I do other things. I listened to the mood I feel a little relieved.

The Tartars ravaged the Central Plains and seized the land of my ancestors, but they did the opposite, forcing the people of the Central Plains to shave their hair and change their clothes. It should be a great joke.

At that time, I thought, this world belongs to the Han family, even if the Zhu family is no longer the master of the world, I still have to take care of myself, so that I can fight against the Qing Dynasty in the future! "

The words in Zhu Cihong's mouth were full of enthusiasm, but the expression in his eyes was soft, as if he had fallen into the old days, those scenes in the Jiangdong guardhouse, discussing the world with her always made his mind wander and his heart softened .

Thinking about it carefully, in his whole life, since he was sensible, the life in Jiangdongmen was actually the most comfortable time for him.

"So... Aiqing, you are an important minister of the country. Aiqing must take care of your health and don't do everything yourself. In the future, the Northern Expedition will not be possible without Aiqing's assistance."

Zuo Fu's eyelids twitched, thinking, what's wrong with this man?
Suddenly say these...

It's a bit mushy.

But since he is the king and she is a minister, this acting is inevitable, so she immediately pretended to be moved, and knelt down to pay homage, "Your Majesty is so moved that I care for my minister, and I am willing to devote myself to your Majesty until I die."

"Aiqing, get up quickly, you have been working hard for many days, come here, give me a seat."

"Your Majesty, no."

Zuo Fudao: "All my colleagues are standing, I can't sit down, thank you for your majesty's kindness, I will never forget your majesty's kindness until death."

You are enough!

All the ministers in the court hall felt goosebumps were about to rise, this was the morning court, not to express their hearts to each other.

Zuo Fu was also puzzled.

What happened to Zhu Cihong?
Since what happened last time, he has been business-like to himself, and although he sees that the grace is still there, he can detect the change in his mentality.But now...

All of a sudden, the soft-spoken person is thinking of something?
"Your Majesty, I have been away for two months, and I have already inspected the routes of various states and counties in Nanjing. These are the construction drawings. Please have a look at them, Your Majesty."

Zuo Fu couldn't bear the weird faces of the ministers, so he quickly changed the topic and handed over the prepared drawings.

Ying Tianfu is in the capital, although he is still a local official, but in the end it is a little different. Some major projects still need to be reported on their own initiative.

Zhu Cihong nodded, and asked Gao Yong to take the blueprint, and after flipping through it for a while, he said, "Yingtian is now the center of my Ming Dynasty. If the road is not as good as Qiongzhou, it will indeed affect the face of the Celestial Dynasty. You can do this with confidence."

After a pause, he said again: "This matter is related to my great dignity, and I can't let the states and counties of Yingtian Mansion bear it all. How about this, I still have some money in the internal treasury, and I will allocate 60 taels of silver to Yingtian Mansion later, and the household department will allocate funds again 40 taels will be used for road construction."

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of the people."

The officials of the household department were very sad when they heard this.

Without asking them, the funds were allocated directly, and their mouths were blocked by the way.

The emperor has paid out of his own treasury, do you have the nerve to say no?

So the big bosses of the household department who wanted to add trouble had no choice but to shut their mouths, pinch their noses and admit it.It’s okay not to admit it, the emperor has already stated his position, and the treasury only uses 40 yuan. For a country, this is really not a big amount.

In particular, Daming's finances have been very good in the past few years, and they are relatively affluent.

It is estimated that if you say no, you will be beaten to death, so forget it, be honest, so as not to be hated by the mean emperor again.

After Zuo Fushan passed by, he explained his plan again, and then said: "Your Majesty, I think that after the road is repaired, we can set up toll gates at the entrances of states and counties, and the money collected will be used for maintenance. Pedestrians will not be charged. Horse-drawn carriages are charged according to the quantity, and those who tow goods are charged according to the weight and value of the goods. I have already drawn up a charging standard..."

Zuo Fu handed over another fee information, and then continued: "There is one at the entrance of each state and county, and it is also marked on the blueprint, so that there will be money for road maintenance."

Zhu Cihong carefully looked at the drawings and the charging standards, and found that the charging points were not high, and only set up charging points at the entrances and exits of various states and counties, which would not cause a burden to the people, so he nodded, "I'm sure you can do things with love. Yes, let's do it."

While talking, he passed on the blueprints and materials to several cabinet ministers for review, and then said: "My Daming also set up road cards a lot, and some people even used them to exploit them. Exploitation, and compared with the past, the number of checkpoints has been greatly reduced, and the burden on common people and merchants is much lighter.

There are also service areas along the way that look like post stations. Merchants who settle here can not only earn rent but also increase taxes. These expenses should be enough for road maintenance. "

Several cabinet ministers couldn't help but nodded frequently after reading the drawings and documents.They didn't understand the drawing very well, but after the text introduction, they probably knew it in their hearts.

The concept of this service area is really good. According to Zuofer's design, there are fewer checkpoints, so the money collected will naturally be less.Several service areas can be set up along the way to provide services such as hot water, bathing, and shopping, so that rent can be collected from merchants who settle in.

Merchants earn money and can still collect taxes.If this is not enough, the service area can also be run by the court.Ying Tianfu can add a source of finance, and the imperial court can also collect more money along the way.

The only question is, will there be business in this service area?Lu Daqi raised his question.

He looked worried, but he didn't know that Zuo Fu laughed after hearing this.After she bowed and made a bow, she said, "My lord, these official roads will become the busiest roads in the south of the Yangtze River in the future. My lord, don't worry about the lack of business in the service area."

After a pause, he continued: "Actually, even if you don't open this service area, just collecting tolls is enough. You look at the freight charges, which are charged according to the value and weight of the goods. If the goods are lost and the price is still high, Fees are different.

These are all implemented in Qiongzhou, so don't worry about it.If you want to be rich, build roads first.Once this road is repaired, it will be easier for the villagers to enter the city, and the official road will naturally prosper.Moreover, once the villagers live a good life, they will inevitably have other needs. I have prepared many bicycles, and it will be convenient for the villagers to travel by then.We don't charge for bicycles. As long as people can move around, they can drive consumption. The more money merchants make, the more money the treasury will naturally have. "

After Zuo Fu spoke, he briefly explained the principles of economic operation, and a group of people in the household department were dumbfounded.

There are so many ways in an economics?
The faces of those officials who offended Zuo Fu were ashen, and they always felt that Zuo Fu looked at them from time to time when he said this, as if mocking.

"Ugh!"

After hearing this, Lu Daqi shook his head, "There are so many ways to study economics. If I had waited for someone to delve into this earlier, how could the late emperor be troubled by military expenses..."

Speaking of the first emperor, a group of courtiers immediately acted as if their parents had died, the playwrights possessed their bodies one after another, and those who joined Lu Daqi in wiping their tears and beating their breasts were all mourning.

"so."

Zuo Fucai ignored these actors, and continued: "Don't always say that Adu's things are not good. Without this, the people will starve to death, and the court will not be able to maintain. Don't the saints keep saying it? A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way." It can be seen from this that the sage does not object to the world's pursuit of wealth, but ill-gotten wealth should not be taken."

Are you going to explain the sage language again?But this statement is still very tenable, and his lifeline is pinched, so even if he is not convinced in his heart, he can only smile on his face.

"My colleagues, my lord, don't be sad. My Ming Dynasty has been rich in treasury these past few years. As long as we continue to work hard, the Northern Expedition is just around the corner! At that time, we will surely be able to comfort the spirit of the late emperor!"

Zuofer couldn't stand this scene.

Back then Chongzhen raised money from the ministers and did not raise any money, but King Chuang came and found a lot. Now in the court, there are many people who are similar to that group, so why cry?Who are you crying for?No wonder Zhu Cihong is mean to them, sometimes the hypocrisy of these people is really disgusting!
Thinking of Chongzhen, Zhu Cilang's eyes also turned red.It's just that he's used to hiding his emotions. After he stabilized his mind, he nodded and said: "You should learn more from Zuo Aiqing. If everyone in the world is dedicated to the public, how can the tragedy of the late emperor happen again? As for the ups and downs, suffering.

Zuo Aiqing, do it with confidence and boldness, I fully support you.Whoever dares to stumbling and prevaricating in this matter, then don't blame me for not respecting the feelings of monarchs and ministers! "

This is a warning!
And it's a serious warning!
The subtext is: If you are going to embarrass Zov in this matter, then he will embarrass you.

Zuo Fuyou Zhanger Monk couldn't figure it out, and he suddenly supported her with all his strength, what was he going to do?
After the morning court and out of the Fengtian Hall, she walked towards Sun Xuntang and said, "Want to eat something?"

Sun Xunting nodded, "Let's go, I'm hungry too."

Zhang Jingxuan has been guarding the Yangtze River, and Xu Han was tormented by his mother-in-law. After asking the emperor, he also went to Zhang Jingxuan's place, and the two brothers went to guard the Yangtze River defense line together.

Therefore, these two have not been seen for many years now, and now the only person in the court is Sun Xuntang.

Although those petty officials supported her, her status was there. It was okay to have dinner with these officials occasionally, but it was not good for her or these officials if they had to hang out with them every day.

Therefore, when she couldn't figure out something, she could only go to Sun Xuntang.After all, this guy is well versed in human nature and tactics...

Although Zuo Fu could go in and out of the palace on a shoulder chariot, she was used to walking, so she seldom sat on a shoulder chariot unless there were special circumstances.In this way, she walked side by side with Sun Xunting and left the palace together.

No special matters, in fact, the early court time is not long, and in order not to lose their manners in front of the palace, almost all the ministers are not very good at drinking and eating, at most they use an egg as a pad for the bottom.Usually, they come out to eat breakfast after the morning morning is over.

In the area outside the palace, there are many snack bars, and many officials will come here to eat after they go to court.Zuo Fu and Sun Xunting found a small food shop, bought soy milk, tea eggs, and steamed buns, then packed them away and ate them on the carriage.

During this process, the two of them had a tacit understanding. Without even speaking, they asked for packing in unison, and then carried the things into the carriage.

A place with too much traffic is not a good place for conversation, especially if you have to say something secret.

After getting into the carriage, Sun Xunting took out the sterilizing wipes bought from Huimin Supermarket to Zuo Fu, and said, "Wipe your hands before eating."

Zuofu was a little bit, after wiping his hands, he took a sip of soy milk and said, "What do you think is wrong today? It's all of a sudden, I'm feeling terrified."

Sun Xunting wiped his hands well, picked up the tea egg wrapped in oil paper, tapped it lightly on the small table, peeled the tea egg, handed it to Zuo Fu, raised his eyebrows and said: "What else can I do? You have recognized the situation. Ever since you threatened the ministers with high-yield rice that day, that one has been acting weird, didn’t you realize it?”

"I really didn't pay much attention... You know, I rarely go to court..."

"You also know that it's rare for you to go to court?"

Sun Xunzhen carried a small steamed bun, put it on a small plate in front of Zuo Fu, and sighed: "You are probably the most powerful official in my Ming Dynasty. If you are absent all day, it will be difficult for those people to find fault with you. Well, who can tell bullshit?"

"You eat too."

Seeing him keep busy, Zuo Fu was also embarrassed, so he took a steamed bun for him.

The corners of Sun Xunting's mouth curled up, feeling extraordinarily comfortable.

It's weird.

In the past, in the brothel and at home, there were maids serving food, but they couldn't make me happy at all.But she can make herself happy for a long time by picking up a dish or giving her something. This girl is indeed her nemesis.

He took a bite of the steamed bun, sucked up the soup, and slowly ate it, before he said: "The world is based on agriculture, and the foundation of agriculture is now in your hands. Who are you fighting against? The key is that you still have the Zuo Family Army."

Zuo Fu understood immediately, and she widened her eyes, "Did he know it now? Heh, I thought he should have known it a long time ago."

"He knows, he knows, but he didn't expect that you dare to threaten the courtiers with this, and the courtiers didn't even dare to fart that day, so..."

Sun Xunzhen imitated Zuo Fu, shrugged his shoulders, and spread his hands, saying, "Since majesty cannot make people submit, then you can only use grace to influence you. If you add all the grace to you, even if you have a different heart, you can't bear conscience." Condemnation. Even if you pass the test of conscience, you can't pass the test of people in the world. After all, let's not talk about people in the world, just say that the people in the court feel that they are too kind to you!"

"Oh, how come this calculation never stops."

Zuo Fu shook his head, "Why did he do this? What do I want in this world? I just want the country to be peaceful and the people safe, so that the people can have enough food and the children have books to read."

"In that position, it's impossible not to think..."

Sun Xunyu took a sip of soy milk and said, "Look, I will come to ask about your marriage soon. By then, whoever you want to marry, he will agree..."

(End of this chapter)