Domineering Daming

The boatmen were shocked immediately, and one of them was tongue-tied: "Isn't it, it costs six or seven taels of silver in a month?"

This can catch up with the steward of an ordinary rich family.

The middle-aged man looked at the sky and said: "It's rare to see, but it's strange. Let me unload the goods. If you don't unload them before the heavy rain, I will deduct all your money for this trip."

The boatmen hurriedly gave an apologetic laugh, but they didn't take it seriously, they rolled up their sleeves and went to unload the cargo.

The middle-aged man glanced at the dimly visible Beijing city in the distance, and said softly with a smile on his face: "Chongzhen's new dynasty is really different..."

Not only canals, but also official roads everywhere, as long as cement roads are built and protected from rain, there will be no delay for the vendors to come and go, driving horses, transporting carts, going south and north, the excitement has not diminished much.

People with keen eyesight have discovered "business opportunities" and joined the road construction team one after another. There are long road construction teams everywhere in the county government of Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, with the heavy rain in the capital, other places have stepped up dredging and even re-excavating the rivers to open the rivers. Firstly, it is to prevent severe floods, and secondly, it is also for drought resistance.

The whole Ming Dynasty seemed to be in some kind of upsurge, building roads, digging rivers, reclaiming wasteland, just in the ascendant.

Inside Huitong Commercial Bank.

Zhu Xu, Fu Tao, Fu Changzong and others were all present, listening to Wei Liangqing's half-year report.

The first one is Wei Liangqing, who held a thick account book in his hand, glanced at Zhu Xu, coughed lightly, and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu, your son, the deposit of Huitong Commercial Bank this year is 9000 million taels. Most of them come from our cooperative chamber of commerce, which is a constant, and it even reached 800 million taels a few times. Our surplus is 500 million taels, and the other is the loaned out money, and there are still [-] million taels that have not been recovered.”

Zhu Xu listened and nodded, Huitong Commercial Bank can simply reflect the overall operating conditions of Daming, which is good.

After he finished speaking, it was He Yunshan from the Huimin Chamber of Commerce, and he continued: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu, the eldest son, the Huimin Chamber of Commerce has now spread to most counties, and it is expected to cover the whole country this year, large and small branches, branches. , more than 200, and there are nearly 600 cooperative merchants. The half-year surplus is [-] million taels. As long as there is a good harvest of sweet potatoes this year, it is expected to exceed [-] million taels for the whole year."

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded. This is what he cares most about, and it is an important channel for disaster relief.

He Yunshan was a little nervous, and stepped aside after speaking.

Zhou Jianyu took a step forward, bowed slightly to the three of Zhu Xu, and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu, and eldest son, the shipping industry is still developing rapidly. The profit of water transportation exceeds 200 million, and the sea transportation also has 50 taels. Lipofeng, about 300 million taels, has not been settled yet.”

Zhu Xu also smiled approvingly. He can roughly know this through the customs. As the customs gradually take shape, merchants who go to sea have also begun to get used to it. The customs alone has more than 100 million taxes in half a year, which shows the profits of overseas trade.

Then Fu Tao stood up and said to Zhu Xu: "Your Majesty, father, other large and small cooperative chambers of commerce, including the former Huijin Commercial House, several large chambers of commerce in the south, salt, silk, medicinal materials, etc., are profitable. It is also more than 300 million taels, and the specific figure will not be calculated until the end of the year."

Zhu Xu heard the meaning of Fu Tao's words. In fact, these are the income on the account book, and the real accounting is clear, and I am afraid that there will be a lot more.

He tapped his fingers on the table, thinking in his heart that the income of several major chambers of commerce was steadily increasing, which reassured him.In addition, the summer grain is coming soon, and the sweet potatoes are also ripe for digging. For the emperor, he can really breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking at Zhu Xu's expression, Fu Changzong could guess what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the number of sown sweet potatoes this year is far more than last year, and it will definitely have a great effect on fighting drought. According to my estimate, at least there will be 3000 million shi, comparable to double the tax and food. In addition, this year's expenditure will be reduced a lot, and there will be a large surplus."

The so-called reduction refers to the omission of the part of the clan.

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Uncle, sweet potatoes, corn, etc., we have to increase the number of acres planted, all the land of the clan will be planted, and then order the governors of various places to step up promotion, and the reclaimed wasteland and barren hills can only grow sweet potatoes. Farming by the sea and preparing food in large warehouses in various places must be stepped up..."

Fu Changzong knew Zhu Xu's thoughts very well, and nodded in agreement from time to time.

After talking for a long time, Zhu Xu realized that the occasion was not right. After finishing the conversation, he stood up and smiled at Wei Liangqing and the others: "Well, you have done a good job, waiting for rewards."

The three of them were overjoyed when they heard that, the emperor in front of them either didn't make any moves, or they were all generous, they hurriedly knelt down and said: "Cao Min thanked the emperor."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, walked out of Huitong Firm with a smile, talked with Fu Changzong for a while, and then parted ways after a long time.

It was rare that the weather was not so hot, Cao Bianjiao held an umbrella by his side, and Zhu Xu also relaxed, strolling slowly on the street, feeling the atmosphere of the capital.

Even if it is raining, the street is still full of people, it is very lively, there is a flow of people everywhere, vendors and pedestrians are constantly coming and going, and the noise is endless.

Zhu Xu bought a few boxes of pastries, thinking of going back to give them to Xiao Yongning, and smiled at Cao Huachun beside him: "Zhao Han's ability is still good, go back and remind me to promote him."

Zhao Han is Zhu Xu's old man, and has always been the Governor of Shuntian Mansion, so he feels a little "wronged".

Cao Huachun responded, and said again: "Your Majesty, do you have any plans for the replacement candidate?"

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Xu said with deep eyes, "Yes, Fan Jingwen!"

Cao Huachun was shocked when he heard that, the Zhongshu from Wenzhao Pavilion?

He was really shocked, and looking at Zhu Xu's side face again, Cao Huachun didn't say anything, just complied.

"emperor."

As soon as Zhu Xu entered the palace, Feng Zhu hurried over and said, "Mr. Sun Ge and others are already waiting in the imperial study, and they seem to be in a hurry."

Zhu Xu was startled, thinking of some possibility, he strode towards Jingyang Palace.

After listening, he was relieved, it was not Huang Taiji, but something happened at sea.

Zhu Xu sat on the chair and said, "You mean, Ryukyu was attacked by more than 100 ships and thousands of pirates, and asked me to send troops to wipe it out?"

Sun Chengzong was also a little weird, and said: "Yes, according to the news from Ryukyu and North Korea, Wa Kingdom was defeated in North Korea last time, and the country has been closed. It should not invade Ryukyu again."

Zhu Xu secretly laughed in his heart, this might not be the Japanese country, but the real pirates who also suffered from it.

I just don't know if it's the Zheng family's branch?

Zhu Xu thought for a while, and said: "Pass the decree to Xiong Wencan, and then pass the decree to King Shangfeng, let Ryukyu set aside a piece of land for the southern navy to use as a base. Then let the southern navy select the most elite ships to go to Ryukyu to encourage everyone Fan morale. Then passed the decree to Yuan Keli, asking North Korea to set aside a piece of land between the Japanese countries as a base for the northern navy. Then order the Ministry of Industry to cast new ships, which must be large, strong, and can sail long distances. As for the pirates , let Xiong Wencan handle it."

Listening to Zhu Xu's arrangement, Sun Chengzong had a strange look on his face. He always felt that there was something hidden in it, but he couldn't figure out the specific purpose, but it was really beneficial to clearing up the pirates, so he agreed.

After discussing for a long time, Sun Chengzong finally left the imperial study.

After resting for a while, Zhu Xu read the playbook again. His life was so boring that it seemed that he had nothing else to do except read the playbook.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Shimin came in, handed over a notebook, and said, "Your Majesty, the chief examiner has been decided at Wenzhao Pavilion."

"Oh?"

Zhu Xu was curious, took it over and flipped it over, and was even more surprised immediately.

It wasn't Wen Tiren, it wasn't Qian Qianyi, and it wasn't someone from Wen Zhaoge, but Jiang Dejing.

Zhu Xu looked at it, then turned his head and said, "Who is this Jiang Dejing?"

Liu Shimin said: "It's a lecturer from the Imperial Academy, who was carefully selected by the King of Xin. He was not from the Wenzhao Pavilion before."

Zhu Xu nodded thoughtfully. It should be that Zhu Youjian no longer trusts the people around him, so he chooses from outside the circle.

"Sure." Zhu Xu smiled, wrote the word "Zhun" in big characters on the playbook, and handed it to Liu Shimin.

Liu Shimin took it over and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to see Bachelor Jiang?"

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "No, this matter is left to Wen Zhaoge."

Liu Shimin glanced at Zhu Xu, bowed out, and sent the playbook to Wenzhao Pavilion.

Chapter 378