Does the emperor need money nowadays? The answer is yes.

It takes money to fight wars, to relieve people's livelihood, to pay salaries... It can be said that the operation of the Ming Dynasty requires money everywhere.

But do you have to collect it from the nobles? The answer is obviously no.

The current Ming Dynasty finance has improved, and it has not reached the point where it is over.

Thinking about Chongzhen, he was so poor that he sold all the valuables in the palace. In the end, he hung himself on the southeast branch, but did not attack the nobles, but gave them all intact and their family wealth to the King of Chuang.

But if Zhu Youxiao wants to reform, he must cut this knife to the nobles.

Who made them officials of the Ming Dynasty? They cannot treat them differently when cracking down on officials and businessmen. No matter what is under their noses, how can they get the confidence to severely punish others?

To promote the development of industry and commerce, we must create a relatively fair and just environment. Destroying officials and businessmen who rely on privileges can only lay the foundation and pave the way for the introduction of industrial and commercial regulations in the future.

To put it bluntly, officials, nobles, and vassals who are involved in business are all obstacles to promoting reform. Stumbling blocks must be removed, it is that simple.

But Zhu Youxiao was not too rude, and treating people differently has always been his principle of dealing with things.

He was not polite to Duke Cheng Guo, Zhu Chunchen, and directly ordered him to disband the caravan, and the shops were closed for auction, and he paid a fine of overdue and a one-year salary.

This is the reaction of killing the chicken to scare the monkey and seeing other nobles.

However, there were rewards and comforts for the nobles such as Xiangcheng Bo, Hui'an Bo, Xuancheng Bo, etc., among which some descendants entered martial arts and were new to seek progress, and some even those who committed suicide during the Jiashen Incident.

At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also proposed his own plan, which was to let the nobles raise funds and invest in the establishment of the Ming Development Bank.

Zhu Youxiao will use the glass factory, mirror factory, and coal-steel joint factory as the share capital, and serve as the president and CEO of the Development Bank. Of course, there are other people in the specific management and operation, and the emperor only plays a guiding role in a general direction.

Don’t the nobles have money and have nowhere to spend it, and they have to make money with money. So why are you hesitating? Come and invest in a partnership to make a lot of money!

Is it inconsistent to crack down on officials and businessmen and establish another "big official businessmen" led by the emperor?

But the emperor did not think so. He would rather call this development bank a commercial bank and a gathered factory called a "state-owned enterprise".

Needless to say, the role of state-owned enterprises is the industry with large investment, long construction time, and slow efficiency growth, as the pillars of the national economy, merchants will not be willing to operate it. The government can solve this problem well after participating.

At the same time, concentrating the funds of the nobles is not only effective in making use of them, but also saving direct financial investment.

In addition, investing in stocks can make money, giving the nobles an extra choice and reducing their resistance. Perhaps it is better to make more money by doing business directly, but it is worse than wasting it at home.

The most important thing is that the nobles are only shareholders or honorary directors. However, if they do not give them the right to operate, they will no longer be able to use their personal privileges.

Participating in business with privilege is the main feature of "official and businessman".

In short, this consortium of development banks and factories will be mainly industrial and commercial industries and have a certain public welfare nature, which is still essentially different from "official and businessmen".

Of course, no one would have thought that Zhu Youchao had how high expectations and far-reaching considerations he had for this development bank.

Financial instruments, or banking and credit industries, have become means and tools for expansion, and are no longer new in the West.

Zhu Youxiao is also preparing to gradually turn the development bank into a helping force for expansion and plunder wealth from the outside world.

The strong prey on the weak, the law of the forest. If you don’t fight in this world, you may be plundered by others and you will not be able to preserve the kindness of a woman.

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Pavilions, towers, gardens and beautiful ponds.

The pleasing scenery also became boring in the eyes of Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Chunchen. But he came here and had to force a smile in front of his master, Duke British Zhang Weixian.

Zhang Weixian knew that Zhu Chunchen was resentful of the emperor's punishment and wanted to hit the wooden bell or find an alliance.

But he just pretended not to know, and put the wine and food on it, and said something messy. Zhu Chunchen talked about the topic several times, but he also pretended to be stupid and wandered around.

In fact, Zhang Weixian was also dissatisfied with the emperor's actions. Why did he not care about his ancestors' achievements and wanted to block other people's money from him?

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and Zhang Weixian dared not reveal it.

If the Beijing camp was still under the command of the nobles, I believe that such a thing would not have happened. However, from the Tumu Fort Incident and the restoration of Emperor Yingzong, the system of the old military officials in commanding troops has gradually become the control of the bureaucratic system and the eunuchs supervising the army.

Now, by rectifying the Beijing camp and starting martial arts, we have completely deprived the nobles of the only nominal power to command troops.

The knife is in the hands of the emperor, so it is easy to discuss and refuse to listen. He must anger the emperor, cut off your title, scatter your home, and chop your head?

The situation is stronger than that of others. The descendants of the nobles such as Zhang Weixian and Zhu Chunchen have long lost their wisdom and courage as their ancestors. They have a promising future without becoming a playboy. How can they have any ambitions and abilities? Rebel? Borrow him ten courage!

When Zhu Chunchen raised the topic for the third time, Zhang Weixian slowly put down his wine glass and asked with a smile: "Brother Zhu, I heard that the mansion is being renovated and I want to replace all the windows with glass?"

Flat glass has started to be sold, and the quantity is not large and the price is also expensive. The cost of changing glass windows at Duke Cheng’s mansion is not an ordinary amount.

Zhu Chunchen grunted and defended: "This is a rumor from the outside world. How can a certain person's wealth be changed? It's just a study room. His eyes are blurred and bright, so it's convenient to read books."

Zhang Weixian didn't expose it, but just smiled and continued: "Many mansions in the capital have plans to change glass windows, and there are more wealthy people in Jiangnan, so there are probably not fewer ones. Thinking about it this way, glass is very profitable!"

Zhu Chunchen blinked his eyes and said with a guess: "It should be no problem to make money. Just a mirror is also very expensive."

Zhang Weixian glanced at Zhu Chunchen and said, "This is the royal business. Long live to be willing to take it out and share the support. What else is there to be dissatisfied with Brother Zhu?"

Zhu Chunchen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's not that he is dissatisfied, but that he feels that such a hard deal is inappropriate."

Zhang Weixian looked down on Zhu Chunchen a little, and didn't even dare to say anything dissatisfied. He still found any allies and wanted to argue with the emperor?

Not to mention just a famous and unpowered Duke, so what if he is a prince, the emperor will still be arrested and imprisoned in the capital?

"Long live your mind, we are ministers, so we will follow the order." Zhang Weixian said lightly: "Thunder, rain and dew are all emperors' kindness. Brother Zhu won't even understand this, right?"

When Zhu Chunchen saw Zhang Weixian say this, he was equivalent to blocking the topic. Not to mention letting you lose money, even if you confiscate your family, it would be just an imperial edict from the emperor.

After opening his mouth, Zhu Chunchen squeezed an ugly smile on his face, raised his glass to signal to Zhang Weixian, and stopped talking about this.

The emperor was very good at hearing and hearing, and Zhang Weixian, Zhu Chunchen, and even the nobles in the capital knew about it.

In the court, the information the emperor took out casually explained the situation of Zhu Chunchen's family clearly. This not only made Zhu Chunchen unable to even argue, but also a shock to everyone.

In fact, if you just invest in stocks and make money, Zhu Chunchen and other nobles would not be very resistant. The emperor even took out the most profitable glass and mirror, so it is certain that he could take advantage of the bonus.

But there is one thing that is, 30% of the annual profit will be invested in public welfare undertakings, which makes the nobles very dissatisfied. It is not voluntary to do charity, so how can you take it down so hard? You have to do it without doing it.

When you volunteer, the sun must come out from the west!

Zhu Youxiao was unwilling to complain about this. What kind of virtue do you have to voluntarily do charity? The country is about to perish and the capital is about to be destroyed. Don’t you still keep your money and never lose it?

Anyway, I will block your wealth. As for investing in shares, I am completely voluntarily, and I don’t lack the money you have. If you really want to be shameless, it’s easy to find a reason to deal with you.

I'm not bragging either. As long as I think about it, I can know which wife you slept with last night.

After Zhu Youxiao had manipulated the nobles of the capital, he turned his attention to finance.

Although the hard work has relieved the embarrassing finances, it is still a lot less than abundance.

The key is that the current war did not bring benefits to the Ming Dynasty, nor did it steal wealth. Food, supplies, weapons and ammunition were all investments without return.

Moreover, this situation will continue until the end of the war. Millions of silver in military spending per year are indeed not so easy to raise.

Those who only spend money but still fail to see the benefits are also the navy. Shipbuilding and gun-making, and training of officers and soldiers are also a huge expense.

It cost so much money to go out to sea for one training? Zhu Youxiao's eyes were a little straight. Looking closely at the numbers, he found that live ammunition shots accounted for the majority.

Does the Navy love to shoot artillery so much? Zhu Youxiao grinned and recognized such expenses.

Red cannons, gunpowder and shells are not cheap. If you shoot one shot, it will be a waste of money!

But Zhu Youxiao was not good at telling Shen Yourong to keep a little bit of it because he knew that if the cannon had a fast firing speed and accurate shooting, it was difficult to achieve without repeated training.

Moreover, ships are not as demanding on gunners as land, so they need to explore experience and master the rules in practice.

Well, if live-fire training can improve the combat power of the Ming Navy, it will be regained in the future.

Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and wrote a reply to Shen Yourong, commending and praising him. He was so old that he was still bumping on the sea. This alone deserves praise.

The army's artillery training should save a little, right? Zhu Youxiao is not sure whether the solid shells fired can be picked up and used.

But no matter whether you can or not, you have to spend the money and even if you grit your teeth, you have to pay it!

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Pi Island.

The atmosphere in the conference hall was solemn, and everyone present was silent, immersed in the thinking and weighing and shock that he had just received the news.

Originally, the war was developing in a direction that was beneficial to the Ming army. Even if the Jiannu could not be eliminated in a short period of time, the siege and blockade would put it in a more difficult situation.

But at this moment, North Korea, which was arranged in one link in all directions, had problems, which made people worry about the subsequent impact.

The news just came to light. North Korea's Ayong Jun Li, joined forces with civil and military officials to launch a coup, deposed his Shu Guanghai Jun and seized the throne.

Lee Nai accepted congratulations from all officials at the Qingyun Palace, promulgated his ascension to teach and amnesty in the territory. He was the North Korean Inzu. This coup was also called "Inzu Anyway."

Now, Li Jue is purged of the bureaucrats of the Great Northern Sect and the favorite ministers of Guanghaijun, and appointed southerners and Westerners who lost power during the Guanghaijun period.

Everyone in Pidao, including Mao Wenlong, is worried about whether the attitude towards the Later Jin and Ming Dynasty will change after North Korea changes its ownership? What impact will it have on the implementation of this year's strategy?

Mao Wenlong spoke slowly, breaking the silence in the house. "In my opinion, Li Ju's ascension to the throne may be more beneficial to my Ming Dynasty and Dongjiang. Guanghai Jun is ungrateful and benevolent, the Pavilion is afraid of destiny, and has two hearts. It may be a good thing to be abolished."

Mao Wenlong complained about Guanghaijun.

Although Guanghai Jun regarded the Ming Dynasty as the best country, he started from his own interests and did not contribute his troops in the Battle of Sarhu, and then he was even more on the fence.

Moreover, when Jiannu crossed the river to pursue Mao Wenlong's remnants, in order to avoid causing fire, Guanghai Jun secretly instructed Zheng Zun, the prefect of Yizhou, to cooperate with the Later Jin to encircle Mao Wenlong on the forest and asked Mao Wenlong to hide in the island.

Later, when he was receiving supplies from Dongjiang Army, Guanghaijun was reluctant, and gave them little by little like squeezing toothpaste, and kept complaining and crying for poverty.

If you think from the perspective of others, it is indeed not easy for Guanghaijun. You can't beat the Later Jin Dynasty and dare not be disrespectful to the superior country. The country is quite poor, and it is really difficult to raise food, grass and materials.

But from Mao Wenlong's side, he was very dissatisfied. He was stationed on Pi Island, equivalent to the spokesperson of the Ming Dynasty. It was really rude that North Korea dared to be perfunctory.

When Wang Yining heard Mao Wenlong say this, he frowned and said slowly: "Li Hui has been a member of the foreign vassal for fifteen years. He is a relative, so he is a minister of the country. Since the monarch and ministers have a certain division, how can the crown and footsteps be reversed? Even if Hun Guo is not right, it is better to listen to the Grand Concubine's report and wait for China to change it. Why do you use the minister to usurp the monarch and the nephew to abolish the uncle?"

The Ming Dynasty had a deep-rooted ethical concept, so Wang Yining naturally characterized the coup as usurping the throne, which was a great rebellion.

Gou Zhenhuai smiled and said, "Li Jue was independent and was the grandson of Li Bing. His branch sect was quite upright, so it was reasonable to succeed him. According to my opinion, first watch it, and see that Li Jue was not a slave. If he was a slave, he would ask the court to raise the heavenly soldiers to attack him. If he was a slave, he might as well suggest that the court recognize his righteousness."

Wang Yining looked at Gou Zhenhuai, his frown was still unresolved, and he did not agree in his heart.

Gou Zhenhuai was a completely pragmatic diplomatic strategy, which was based on the court's attitude towards the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty, regardless of whether the coup was just or not.

Mao Wenlong's son agreed and said, "General Gou said very well. The news has just arrived and he has not yet learned the details, so he is not in a hurry to draw a conclusion. But our army must be careful and be vigilant. The people of Tieshan and Yizhou have also temporarily moved to the island just in case."

"Sir Mao's arrangement is safe, and the subordinates agree." Wang Yining explained his eyebrows slightly and bowed: "This matter is serious, so we should report it to Lord Yuan of Dengzhou first."

"That's right." Mao Wenlong agreed naturally. He was under the control of Yuan Keli and his immediate superior, so he naturally had to report it in time.
Chapter completed!