Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

During the time that Zhang Xin lived in the palace, everything she said and did was recorded.

There are three formal meals a day in the palace, and there will be snacks in between the meals.

There are only four glutinous rice balls in a small bowl of snack. When you are given the rice balls, you are not asked how much you eat, but after you finish eating, the people in the palace will check how much is left.

At that time, Zhang Xin ate it all.

Getting up so early in the day, going to class, walking, and bowing, all of which are physically demanding, and she is still growing, so it is the time when she can eat.

She ate up everything she was given. If she didn't want to be a palace maid and pretend to be one, she would have wanted to take away the food that others couldn't finish.

Later I found out that those who often only had one or two left over were quickly eliminated.

Can be finished.

One is to cherish food and not waste it. The late emperor hated people who did not cherish food the most.

The second one was a woman who couldn’t even finish four small dumplings. The late emperor thought that she was either pretending or had no luck, or that she had a poor health and was not suitable to bear children for the royal family. . . .

At this point, the female officials had to follow etiquette when eating the small portions of snacks. They were not allowed to finish them all, nor could they leave too much.

It was only after Zhang Xin personally gave the order that this rule was changed back.

Regardless of whether you cherish food or not, it is not difficult to pretend to please the people in the palace after staying in the palace for a month.

But if the appetite is really poor, Zhang Xin believes that the body cannot be healthy.

Even if she wasn't choosing a woman for her son, Zhang Xin wouldn't want anyone to marry a woman with poor health.

She also suddenly understood why so many royal families of previous dynasties had so much difficulty in having offspring in the end.

Those who were chosen to enter the palace dared not even eat enough. They were like little chickens. It was normal for them to have two lives. It was also not uncommon for them to be unable to raise the babies they gave birth to.

People like my grandmother's generation raised so many children despite living in such difficult conditions.

Later on, those who lived a life of luxury ended up having few offspring.

This is rotten from the root.

In other words, she can't take too big a step, otherwise she would have wanted to set up a girls' imperial school in the capital.

How nice it is to have a woman like my mother-in-law, heroic and talented in both civil and military affairs.

They are all like delicate flowers now, and she is afraid that if she is not careful, these little girls may die in the palace.

"Please ask Lady Wu to look after the first two. The first batch is always more difficult."

Thinking of this, Zhang Xin gave another reminder.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Wu Shanggong bowed and responded.

"It's not a peaceful walk, just pay attention."

Zhu Gaochi was slightly dissatisfied.

“Just walk every day, and your mind will be clearest.”

Zhang Xin doesn't want to either.

"Then you should listen to my side and give me some advice."

Zhu Gaochi suggested that since his daughter-in-law is capable and loves to work, then let her do it.

"What? I don't understand taxes."

Zhang Xin played dumb.

Even without her, Xia Yuanji would have done quite well back then.

"Those involved are confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see more clearly."

Zhu Gaochi and Xia Yuanji discussed the various taxes on going out to sea, whether the domestic taxes should be increased or reduced, and how to develop the national economy in the future. After several days of discussion, they still felt that it was not perfect enough. Moreover, they were stuck because Zhu Di refused to cooperate.

"Okay, Your Highness, tell me, I'll listen."

Zhang Xin went with the flow.

"Okay—"

To be honest, during the Yongle period, the economy was not in difficulty.

The previous emperor fleeced the whole country and issued treasure notes at once, which saved the inner treasury a lot of extra expenses.

In the late period of the Hongwu Dynasty, although there were still rebellions of varying sizes, the country was beginning to be peaceful and prosperous.

During the two years of war between Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen, the change of dynasties was quick and easy, and the people in the country were not greatly affected, and it was a smooth transition.

Zhu Di listened to Xia Yuanji's advice and completely separated the national treasury from the inner treasury.

Now the imperial court has its own money, and the royal family has its own money. The two are unrelated.

just.

The court had very little money, with only two major receipts throughout the year, but it was being spent every day.

The court officials habitually shirked responsibility and put the blame on the border troops, saying that the previous emperor was always wasting money on wars.

But when a country was first established and surrounded by foreign enemies, there would be no domestic peace for decades without the deterrence of force.

According to Xia Yuanji, the lack of money is definitely caused by unreasonable taxation.

The previous emperor refused to listen and kept reducing agricultural taxes.

The previous emperor had been demoted, and if Zhu Di wanted to be promoted again, it would not be a matter of being stabbed in the back.

Anyway, Zhu Di would not do it. He could take some of the blame, but he would never take some of the blame even if he was beaten to death.

No matter how much Zhu Gaochi and Xia Yuanji talked, it was of no use.

and.

The things and silver that Prince Ning brought back from his voyage this time were put into the national treasury according to the ratio that had been agreed upon previously, with 70% going into the national treasury and 30% going into the inner treasury.

Even though all the summer taxes collected had been spent at this time, there were still reserves of silver and gold in the treasury.

Zhu Di felt that as long as he kept going out to sea, he would never lack money to spend.

There's no need to bother with that little bit of tax.

Especially the taxes on the common people's side, life was already difficult.

From this perspective, Zhu Di was not wrong.

So Xia Yuanji and Zhu Gaochi started thinking about how to make the money in the national treasury make more money.

Money just lying there, that money, won't produce any offspring.

If the money is spent, there is a risk of not being able to give birth to a baby and dying during childbirth.

How to use this money to make money with the lowest risk without losing the capital is also a problem.

The imperial court naturally could not do what the big merchants in Jiangnan did.

"I heard from Zhanji that recently my mother was telling him about the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was the richest of all previous dynasties. The country was rich, and the people were also rich. Zhanji said that the reason was nothing more than state-owned and state-run."

Zhang Xin actually has some ideas.

"State-owned, state-run? Not counting the royal family?"

Zhu Gaochi understood it as soon as he heard it.

"What belongs to the royal family belongs to the royal family, and what belongs to the imperial court belongs to the imperial court. There is no conflict. Just divide it how it should be divided."

Zhang Xin didn't care.

"What my wife said is so easy. If the money really goes into the imperial treasury, there will be no place for the royal family."

Zhu Gaochi agreed with Zhang Xin's idea in his heart, but he also understood his father. Like his grandfather, he was a local tycoon who liked to put money into his own pocket.

Whether it's worth spending money on or not is another matter, but it makes me happy just looking at it.

"Are you stupid? When the money came in, my father said he would build roads, bridges, and temples for the benefit of the people of the world. He would also control water, dredge canals, and reclaim wasteland."

Zhang Xin looked at Zhu Gaochi with contempt.

My father-in-law yelled at the court officials in various ways, but he still wanted to have a good reputation outside.

The same goes for court officials. No matter how much they oppose the emperor or try to control the government, they don't want to lose their reputation.

The imperial court was about to make money, and the emperor could spend the money on the people as he pleased with just a word.

If anyone dared to oppose something that was good for the common people, no matter whether it was real or fake, the court officials' spit would drown him.

"Interesting... I don't think this is something you came up with."

Zhu Gaochi felt that Zhang Xin was beginning to become corrupted by the company he kept.

"Why can't you figure it out yourself? My father was a clerk in the same way. He collected money and spent it. Everyone in my area said that my father was a good man."

Zhang Xin curled her lips.

She was led astray by the rules in her previous life, and she did not have enough experience. Although she studied, she only studied mechanically, and did not apply her father's way of dealing with people in practice.