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Chapter 44: Go Home (2)

In Lezhizhai, Zhu Yunyu sat on the bright yellow throne, and Zhang Yu sat on the round pier. There was also a square table in front of him, with a few snacks and a cup of strong tea on it.

"You are extremely tired all the way. You should have stayed and rested for a few days before summoning you to ask about things, but what you said on the road just now coincides with what I am in my heart, so I caught your strong man temporarily." Zhu Yunsheng smiled and said, "Come on, you, I, the king and the minister, don't be polite in private, eat some snacks to cushion!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng felt no more grateful. The emperor obviously did not treat him as an outsider, and it was even more polite to be a wise man.

He is a traditional scholar, who believes in the family, country, the king and the ministers as the leader. He has been a officials diligently and loyal to the king and the country for many years. At this time, seeing the emperor treat him so politely, he suddenly felt a little lucky to be a wise king in his heart.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhu Yunxiu smiled and stood up, pushed the snacks in front of him, and said, "You know that if you give you a banquet, it will be too troublesome to have another meal. And you will eat warm food from the dark-hearted chefs of Guanglu Temple."

"Although these snacks are not a regular meal, they have a unique taste, and they are easy to melt and will not be able to swell up." Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxi suddenly laughed again, "Look, this tea is Pu'er you tribute to me in Yunnan. Today, using Yunnan tea to greet you, the Yunnan Provincial Administration Office, is a perfect match."

"My memory..." Zhang Feng choked for a moment and couldn't speak. He picked up a small piece of snack in his hands and ate it in front of Zhu Yunfeng's face.

The candles in the hall were brightly lit, and tears flashed in the corners of Zhang Yu's eyes.

If a minister receives such courtesy from the king, what else can his husband ask for?

"You have done well in Yunnan over the years. If the Ministry of Revenue really has no suitable person, I will not transfer you back! Come on, try this milk-skin sesame cake. This is a prescription from the palace of the previous dynasty, which is rare among the people."

In fact, it was not that there was no suitable candidate to serve as the Minister of Revenue in the Court, but that Zhu Yunyu was unwilling to do so. There was a hidden rule in the court, that is, the ministers all followed the orderly experience and had mixed experience, thinking that when they reached their age, they would naturally be promoted.

Zhu Yunyu first transferred Hou Yong to Beijing, and then transferred Zhang Yu to let the ministers know that the emperor's subordinates had no qualifications. If you can do it, you can go. If you can't, you can stand still.

Moreover, what Zhu Yunyu wanted was a hard-working minister. These officials who had been practicing in the local area for many years were good helpers who could help him to eliminate his shortcomings in the future.

This is also the meaning of the emperor and the minister.

"Emperor, I......" Zhang Feng could no longer speak when he saw Zhu Yunsheng like this.

"Eat slowly!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and leaned on the throne. "You deserve this. I have always remembered your contributions in Yunnan for years."

"In addition to these obvious things, you have implemented the Han law in Yunnan. Whether it is funeral rituals, food, clothing, housing and transportation, Han rituals are the first, so that they can change customs and customs for thousands of years!"

Zhang Feng looked solemn, but he was very excited by the emperor's praise. He quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "I dare not be the emperor's praise, it is all my duty!"

"You don't have to be humble!" Zhu Yunsheng waved his hand, and a eunuch next to him helped Zhang Sheng up, "What's the matter with your duties? Oh, there are more than a thousand officials in the world? I'm afraid there are very few people who can do their duties well."

As he said that, he continued to ask, "You are about to be promoted to the position of the Ministry of Revenue Jingtang and Yunnan Provincial Administration. I want to be in the local area of ​​Yunnan. Can anyone choose?"

"How can I have the ministers in the border areas say anything!" Zhang Yan said solemnly, "But the emperor asked, but I dare not refuse to answer. Han Yike, the Yunnan political party, is a straight and honest person, and is well-behaved in the world."

Hearing this name, Zhu Yunhuang nodded slightly.

Some ministers of the Ministry of Revenue are rushed to do it, while in the remote places in Yunnan, even if they are officials and court officials, they will hide.

Han Yike was originally the censor of the old man. When Hu Weiyong was the most arrogant in his early years, he, Censor Han, dared to write a letter to impeach him. He was honest and frugal, and he was a real honest official.

Later, he offended too many powerful people and was demoted to Yunnan as an official.

"Yes!" Zhu Yunxiu said lightly, "The southwestern border of Yunnan requires such a clean and upright official. He is simple and upright, and he takes the people as his responsibility, and can restrain officials and set an example for his rule." As he said, he suddenly smiled bitterly, "Did you find that the poorer the world, the more remote the world is, the more corrupt officials there will be. On the contrary, the more prosperous and rich the place, there are no corrupt officials. Even if there are extraordinary actions, it is enough to stop."

Zhang Feng couldn't answer this or answer. He took over as Minister of Revenue, not Minister of Personnel, nor Minister of Justice, nor the Censorate.

"Look at me, I will say it's far away when I am happy." Zhu Yunxiu changed into a comfortable position, half lying down without a king's image, and smiled, "You just told me on the road, who was the merchant who asked to exchange money with tickets, what is the charter?"

At this time, with the intention of the monarch and ministers asking for it, Zhang Ju quickly stood up and said with a stern expression, "I think that instead of the court first allocating silver and military pay, it is better to have good reputation merchants, such as a 100,000 army spending one million military pay, then five or six merchants with strong families will pay in advance."

"Soldiers or families in the army can take their commercial tickets and go to the merchant to exchange for silver and money. In this way, the court does not have to pay first, nor does it need to..." As he said that, he paused, "No need to give more money!"

"You don't even have to pay!" Zhu Yunxiu said with a secret smile in his heart.

"The army can allow these guaranteed merchants to accompany the army. The food and drink cost of the army is not just food and grass. There are places where money can be made everywhere. Then they use tea, silver, salt, silver and other notes to replace the money they paid." Zhang Jue continued.

This is the government’s goal of making money without paying money. There are many such things in history, and merchants are still happy with huge profits.

"What if the silver notes they gave to the soldiers can't be exchanged?" Zhu Yunsheng smiled, "or they deliberately delayed."

Zhang Feng smiled slightly, "The businessman is not stupid, and he is not afraid of being destroyed by those Aoqiu Ba. You can try it!"

As he said that, he continued to look at Zhu Yunxi's face, "In the 28th year of Hongwu, the Baoheng, Yunnan, was three days late for the garrison office to redeem silver for the garrison office. As a result, thousands of households in the garrison office led people and killed all the 100 people in the caravan."

The border army of the Ming Dynasty was so rebellious and cruel. Not to mention that the founding of the country was only thirty years ago, and the people who killed merchants were killed. Even in the late Ming Dynasty, when civil and nobles and martial arts were inferior to civil servants, border troops everywhere tied up and hung up the officials such as the censors and political officials because of the trouble of wages.

"You said this method has actually been used in various places since its founding." Zhu Yunxiu pondered for a moment, "In the short term, it is indeed a good thing to win three goals. If we use military forces in Myanmar in the past two years, it will be useful."

"But after all, it is a temporary stopgap. When the merchants are profitable, they are naturally willing to do so, but in the ordinary season, merchants are afraid of the army."

"Then the Ming Dynasty has more than one million soldiers, and its territory is more than one place in Yunnan."
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