Chapter 313 Shameless!

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 313 Shameless!

At this time, a fanatical atmosphere spread in the air, and the bloodline of the infrastructure madman awakened.

As the initiator of this atmosphere, Xia Yuan was even more infected by his noble sentiments of serving the country and the people.

This road must be built. If one day this cement road and lapis lazuli road can really connect the world, just like in later generations, you can reach any point in the entire country.

Everyone in the world, up and down, will be blessed by such a path.

The imperial court can increase its control over local areas; merchants can use transportation to transport goods and promote the economy; people can travel more easily, and the entire world will become extremely connected.

There is absolutely no harm at all.

Emperor Hongzhi slowly calmed down and took a long breath, "But now that the treasury is empty, where will the money for road construction come from?"

Building roads requires a lot of money, but the treasury has no money.

All this is out of the question.

The most uncomfortable thing in the world is not not knowing how to do it, but knowing how to do it and knowing that it will have countless benefits, but not being able to do it. This is the most uncomfortable thing.

Zhu Youtang felt very uncomfortable at this time. He had a great cause that would benefit the country and the people that would benefit the present and benefit the future. However, he was trapped in poverty and could not implement it.

He even had the urge to ransack his house. Who is the richest in the whole court?

As soon as this question flashed in his mind, his eyes immediately turned to his good son-in-law.

Somehow, when Xia Yuan was glanced at by that kind of gaze, he couldn't help but take half a step back. Why did he have an ominous premonition? Is it an illusion?

After just one glance, Emperor Hongzhi looked away and secretly blamed himself, Zhu Youtang, this is your minister, the person you rely on, and your son-in-law, how could you have

Think so?

Emperor Hongzhi silently reflected on himself and decided to copy the prince. The prince also had a lot of money. He heard that he had accumulated more than one hundred thousand taels.

Zhu Houzhao felt a chill on the back of his neck inexplicably. He couldn't help but shrink his neck and looked around again. What's going on? Where did the evil wind come from?

"Your Majesty, actually this doesn't require much silver. It just requires some manpower. Materials like those used to make lapis lazuli don't require silver."

After that, Xia Yuan silently added in his heart that it is not needed yet, but he can't say for sure in the future.

"Just manpower?"

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes brightened a little, "Then arrange for the people to serve as corvees"

"no!"

Before the word "Yong" came out, Xia Yuan felt as if his hair was fried, "No way! This road construction is an extremely huge infrastructure project. It even surpassed Qin Shihuang's Great Wall and Sui Yang Emperor's Grand Canal.

, if the people are arranged to serve as corvees and serve as hard labor, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Seeing his such a big reaction, Zhu Youtang was so frightened that his heart suddenly trembled. He calmed down and said dryly: "I'm just talking. The people are suffering. How can I bear to work hard for the people? Well, I have to pay wages, just like this

Like countless workers in the eastern suburbs."

He thought again of the man who shared a seat with him earlier. When he mentioned working, there was a smile on his dark face, a smile from the bottom of his heart.

But where does the wages come from?

"Ju Zheng, I heard that you own all the shops in the eastern suburbs?"

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Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was immediately shocked, "You open all the shops in the eastern suburbs? Then you always ask me to pay for you when you eat?"

Xia Yuan looked serious: "Your Highness, I have principles. Even if I spend money at my own restaurant, I still have to pay for it."

"Then why don't you pay for it with your own money?"

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Xia Yuan ignored him, turned to Emperor Hongzhi, and answered the question just now, "Your Majesty, the shops in the eastern suburbs are indeed opened by ministers."

"You are very smart in your calculations. You paid these workers wages and opened these shops to earn back the money."

Xia Yuan didn't like hearing this, so he immediately retorted righteously: "Your Majesty's words are totally wrong."

"You think what I said is totally wrong?"

"Yes, there are tens of thousands of residents in the eastern suburbs. I opened these shops firstly to facilitate their lives, secondly to smoothen the economy, and thirdly to feed more people."

"This money must be spent. If it is not spent, it will be nothing. It must also be circulated. Only when the money is circulated can the economy circulate. The more circulated the economy is, the more people it can feed."

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao didn't understand, Xia Yuan had no choice but to give an example: "It's like the total amount of silver in the world is only one hundred taels, but fifty taels are being kept by others and not spent.

There are only fifty taels circulating in the market, and among the fifty taels, someone has earned ten taels. He does not take them out to spend, but just picks them up and keeps them. There is only forty taels left in the world.

, then be earned by someone, and then saved.

By analogy, the money in the world will become less and less, and the people will become increasingly poor because they will not be able to earn money at all.

But is there less money? In fact, not really, it’s just been saved by a few people.”

After hearing these words, Emperor Hongzhi immediately began to think deeply. This theory seemed a bit unclear at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he found it very reasonable.

From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, the population has been increasing. According to common sense, the annual income should also be increasing. However, the annual income of the national treasury is decreasing and has been showing a decreasing trend.

It gives people the illusion that the world's population has increased, but the money has decreased. In fact, it is not an illusion. The money has indeed become less, and has been saved by others, or occupied by a few people.

Not to mention others, even he, the emperor, loves to save money. Just looking at the amount of money in his bank account without spending it makes him feel comfortable.

Chinese people have been obsessed with saving money since ancient times. They are like hamsters who like to save everything.

Xia Yuan continued: "The purpose of opening these shops is to smoothen the economy. When workers know that this shop is opened by me, they will be willing to come and consume. If they consume, I can use the money to feed more people.

Shopkeepers, waiters, and their families can all support themselves with this salary."

"Your Majesty may not believe it if I tell you. Don't look at how many shops I have. In fact, I can't make much money in a month. I can only make tens of thousands of taels to break through the sky."

Tens of thousands of taels is just not enough money to make.

Emperor Hongzhi felt an indescribable sense of absurdity, but when he thought about the rest of his income, he felt that these tens of thousands taels were indeed not much, or even very little.

"So, I wrongly blamed you. I didn't expect Ju Zheng to have such good intentions."

"I feel ashamed. I can't say that I have good intentions. I just want to do my best for the people."

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes beside him, he had good intentions, he just wanted to make money.

Ten thousand taels of silver is not much, and this bitch won't even let go of ten taels of silver.

There are mountains of gold and silver lying around at home, and I have to treat you to a meal.

That restaurant is still owned by you.

Shameless!
Chapter completed!