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From a topic as big as the sea ban, the style of conversation suddenly changed to doing business at sea. Hearing this made Zhu Houzhao inexplicably feel a lot more comfortable. He immediately relaxed mentally and showed a suddenly smooth expression, as if he was wearing a robe at the beach. The pure white tulle runs like a dream
"You said you were going to sea earlier, you scared me to death!" Zhu Houzhao glared at Qin Kan bitterly.
Qin Kan smiled faintly. In fact, he was a little bit cautious in today's chat. He first mentioned the shocking proposal of establishing a sea ban, which scared Zhu Houzhao. Then he changed the subject and turned the sea ban into a private business trip to the sea, which suddenly rose and fell. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao is naturally easy to accept psychologically.
"I just said that if you want to make money, you must get rid of the Japanese pirates."
Zhu Houzhao understood what Qin Kan meant: "Because of the lack of silver, we have to make money. Because we want to make money, we have to go to the sea to do business. Because we go to the sea to do business, we must eradicate the Japanese pirates at sea. Is this what you mean?"
"The feeling of talking to His Majesty is the same as talking to a smart person" Qin Kan praised Zhu Houzhao's IQ without conscience.
Zhu Houzhao grinned at the praise, and then he felt something was wrong: "Isn't it against the ancestral rules to go to sea to do business in private? Emperor Taizu once ordered that no one is allowed to go into the water. At least we are not a novice when we go to sea, right?"
"Your Majesty, Taizu's decree was issued more than a hundred years ago. Today's times have changed. What I said about banning the sea and doing business at sea are actually the same thing. The centuries-old ancestral law must be changed"
There is another sentence that Qin Kan kept in his stomach but did not say. The powerful people in the DPRK all colluded with merchants. A large amount of shipping profits have been secretly divided by civil servants. If calculated carefully, this profit exceeds the national treasury income by at least ten percent every year. The country is poor and the people are poor, but only a small number of officials are really rich. If this status quo does not change, how many years can the Ming Dynasty Guozuo last?
Searching and arresting are not the fundamental solution. Even if all the officials involved in shipping are arrested, it won¡¯t be long before someone else comes to take over. The profits from shipping are so huge that no one can be tempted, even if they risk beheading their heads and confiscating their homes. There are also people who risk everything and risk their wealth.
If you want to change it, the only way to cure it is to participate in it and master it. When you are strong enough, you can change the rules of the game in this industry.
Qin Kan then smiled and said: "After all, it is too far away and unrealistic to say that the sea ban will be implemented. Your Majesty might as well think about the current situation. The national treasury does not receive ten million taels every year, and every cent is taken care of by the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs. After making arrangements, regulating rivers, building embankments, paying salaries, and issuing salaries, except for the major celebrations of the Tian family, the Ministry of Revenue will probably not give His Majesty another one tael of silver. The expansion of the Leopard House and the daily expenses are all unavoidable. I am afraid that it will not be able to support it for a long time just with the little money from the mining tax every year. I am afraid that Gao Feng, the general manager of the internal treasury, has cried poverty in front of His Majesty more than once or twice, right?"
"Your Majesty wants to be a wise king who will carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future. As we all know, no matter whether you are a foolish king or a wise king, you need money. Without money, you can't do anything. At most, you will be a poor king. Not only are you restricted in everything, but you also have to look after the cabinet and the household department. I remember the expressions on those officials¡¯ faces. Last year, His Majesty wanted to build forty more Leopard Rooms. As soon as he spoke about the Golden Palace, the whole court was criticized by both civil and military officials. I must have understood how miserable the emperor was when he had no money.¡±
These words pierced Zhu Houzhao's heart. Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly became as gray as the weather, and he felt as short of breath as a hero who forced the emperor to death for a penny.
Zhu Houzhao turned his head, looked at the vast land in front of him, and sniffed his nose expressionlessly.
Qin Kan was overjoyed and hurriedly encouraged Yun Yong to pursue the bandits: "Your Majesty is the emperor, but now the ministers have too much power. No matter whether it is prosperity or daily expenses, your Majesty is restricted by money everywhere, so he does not let go. You will also have to be criticized a lot by the ministers. The king is not like the king, and the ministers are not like the ministers. In the final analysis, it is all because of money. Just imagine, your majesty, if the inner treasury is full of money, your majesty will build a palace if he wants, and he will conquer treasures if he wants. Qinqi, even if you build another navy in addition to the Ministry of War, as long as it does not use the treasury funds, why does your Majesty need to look at the faces of the ministers? What excuse do those ministers have to rebuke your Majesty? "
Qin Kan spent a lot of time today, but only this sentence finally made Zhu Houzhao truly moved.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao suddenly understood that Qin Kan was right. The relationship between monarch and ministers is so bad now. In addition to the different positions and interests of monarchs and ministers, the control of treasury money is also a major reason, and it can even be said to be the main reason.
If, according to what Qin Kan said, the Tian family quietly participated in overseas trade, it would be inevitable to have a full warehouse of money. The national treasury and the internal treasury are two completely different systems that do not interfere with each other. The courtiers only have control over the national treasury money. This is This kind of control power is even greater than the king's power. How to use the money is basically the same.?The ministers have the final say. However, if the inner treasury suddenly has money, or even more money than the national treasury, and then the gardens, palaces, and navy are all paid for by the wealthy inner treasury, what can the ministers say?
As long as he has money, Zhu Houzhao can do whatever he wants in the future. Although it is not to the point where there are no taboos, at least the monarchy based on money will be greatly expanded. This is undoubtedly a great deal for the power struggle between monarchs and ministers that has lasted for hundreds of years. improvement.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes gradually glowed, and his breathing became heavier involuntarily. A wise emperor is short of silver, and a foolish king is even more short of silver. Although the whole world belongs to the emperor in name, it is actually just a slogan.
"Qin Kan, if I participate in overseas business, how much money can be put into the inner treasury every year?"
"If I am as conscientious as I am today, and do not make false accounts or conceal anything, the annual income of the inner treasury should be no less than 10 million taels."
Zhu Houzhao¡¯s smile was a little stiff: ¡°Is your conscience always there?¡±
"Not necessarily. Occasionally it will be eaten by dogs, and then it will grow back slowly. The process is relatively slow"
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Zhu Houzhao happily returned to the Leopard Room. The matter of going to sea for business was finally settled. At first, Zhu Houzhao still had concerns. After all, the ancestors of the old Zhu family had set the rule of prohibiting the sea, and his participation in maritime trade was undoubtedly against the ancestral rules. However, the future blueprint that Qin Kan painted for Zhu Houzhao was so beautiful that Zhu Houzhao immediately put his ancestral system behind him without hesitation.
To be honest, Qin Kante likes to be friends with this kind of money-minded emperor. It feels so pleasant.
Of course, conversely, if Qin Kan was the great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang who was alive in heaven, he would definitely rain down the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to kill this unfilial descendant at all costs.
The sky is still gray, the heavy snow has stopped, but the cold wind is getting more and more biting. The sky and the earth are vast, like this empire that is gradually dying, and it is unclear whether the future is good or bad.
After Zhu Houzhao left, Qin Kan still stood on the roadside outside the city with his hands behind his hands, quietly feeling the cold wind blowing across his face, and there was a faint sense of pleasure in the stinging pain.
There were gentle footsteps behind him, and Ding Shun's respectful voice came from behind.
"My lord, Yan Song, the prefect of Tianjin, sent someone to deliver a message. Nowadays, shipbuilding is being carried out day and night at Tianjin Donggang. The fifth 2,000-ton ship is almost completed. However, Yan Song said that shipbuilding costs a huge amount. The 400,000 taels of silver that my lord has granted him this year has already been completed." It¡¯s almost gone. If all the money is spent, Donggang will have no choice but to stop work"
Qin Kan was so distressed that he took a breath of cold air. The biting cold wind sucked into his throat and hurt like a knife.
"Yan Song looks so polite, but how can he be a prodigal? Don't you know how to save some money for me?" Qin Kan felt a little toothache.
Ding Shun smiled and said: "Master Yan is very economical. According to the secret report from Tianjin Jinyiwei, Yan Song took office as the prefect of Tianjin for nearly a year. He worked hard every day as a director and never slackened off. He not only expanded the city wall and city area of ??Tianjin, but also expanded the city. Donggang Shipbuilding is the most important thing in my heart. Everything about shipbuilding must be done personally. From the labor to the materials used, everything is personally controlled by Yan Song, without spending a penny more. My lord, Yan Song has really worked hard this year in order to gain face in front of you. I suffered a lot."
Qin Kan nodded when he heard the words, feeling a little moved in his heart.
No matter what comments are made about Yan Song later, in Qin Kan's eyes, Yan Song is at least a very pragmatic and smart man. Besides being diligent and down-to-earth, he also has a little bit of ambition. The smartest thing about Yan Song is that he never hides his ambition in front of Qin Kan, and The ambition he showed was also very moderate, and he could be manipulated by Qin Kan without losing control, allowing Qin Kan to put aside all worries and suspicions and use him.
This is the cleverness of Yan Song. They are both ambitious people. In comparison, Yan Song's performance is many levels higher than Qian Ning's.
"Having no money is a problem" Qin Kan has a headache. So far, Qin Kan has been personally providing money for Tianjin Shipbuilding. Fortunately, Qin Kan is not a free man. In the past few years, he has been fishing here and there. Made a lot of money. To reach the status of Qin Kan as an official, you don't have to do anything at all. Every year and every month, people will send money to his house under various names.
"The Duke's house is running short of money?" Ding Shun very considerately began to come up with bad ideas: "My subordinates are willing to take care of the Duke's worries. There are many officials in the capital who are extremely rich, and there are quite a lot of them under their butts. As for people, if my subordinates arrest a random person and send him to prison for interrogation twice, he will definitely not be unjust. Otherwise, I will send someone to arrest him and have his house confiscated. At least I can make up for it. One hundred thousand taels.¡±
Qin Kan sighed: "Ding Shun, you have been with me for so many years, and your appearance is getting uglier every year. Tell me the truth, are you reluctant to grow a head just to look taller?"
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