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

Ming Dynasty, the third year of Yongle, August.

After leaving court, Zhu Gaochi's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Xia Yuanji, Xie Jin, and a Censor-in-Chief Yu Shiji were sent by their father to provide relief to the hungry people and repair rivers and control floods.

As for providing relief to the hungry, with the one million yuan given by Xu as a foundation, the price of grain in Suzhou and Songjiang was not raised.

All three court ministers went there, and no one dared to fool them.

The government’s granary grain was distributed in a timely manner.

Xia Yuanji and Xie Jin turned to survey the river embankment.

Yu Shiji, the Chief Censor, was left behind to continue supervising the local government's post-disaster recovery and reconstruction matters.

Yu Shiji also had a task assigned by Zhu Gaochi to do, which was to promote the cultivation of sweet potatoes in the Suzhou and Songjiang areas.

Rice has always been the staple food in the Susong area, and it can be grown twice a year. When the climate is suitable and there are no natural disasters, the people here live a good life. They are not willing to divide the land to plant new crops easily.

There are also people from Fujian who resell sweet potatoes to the Suzhou and Songjiang areas. After trying it, everyone is even more reluctant to do so.

Although sweet potatoes are sweet, the smaller ones are full of roots and taste far inferior to rice and flour.

Some people will experience bloating and heartburn after eating it.

The common people resisted and local officials were not very enthusiastic about the matter. In the end, apart from the forced planting by the imperial court, there was almost no promotion of the crop.

In comparison, officials from Guangdong and Guangxi have done a very good job in promoting sweet potato cultivation, resulting in a bumper sweet potato harvest this year, with the highest yield per mu reaching more than 3,000 kilograms.

Many ways of eating sweet potatoes have also been developed.

Since Yu Shiji took on this job, of course he had to do it well.

After the disaster relief work came to an end, Yu Shiji traveled around Suzhou and Songjiang.

In addition to promoting sweet potatoes, as an imperial censor he also had to check whether the common people below actually received the food given by the court, and conduct open and secret investigations to find out everyone's impressions of local officials.

This wandering around caused problems.

Huzhou not only has no food to provide disaster relief, but also owes 600,000 dan of tax grain!

The local officials were afraid that Yu Shiji would report to the court, so they tried every possible means, including giving Yu Shiji money and women, but Yu Shiji refused to accept them. In the end, they knelt on the ground and begged, but Yu Shiji still did not agree.

He also used a trick to escape, asking his followers to pretend that he was working in the government office, while he himself escaped from Huzhou by jumping over the wall in the middle of the night. He visited all the places he had never been to, and the number he finally found out was quite shocking.

The total amount of taxes owed by these prefectures and cities plus the land tax to be exempted due to the flood is 3.38 million shi.

This is equivalent to 10% of the national treasury’s annual land tax revenue.

Suzhou and Songjiang prefectures are almost the richest places in the country, but they still owe taxes and grain, and no one would believe it if you told others about it.

Zhu Gaochi could fully figure out the tricks involved.

Every year they owe some, every year they withhold some, and when a disaster year comes, they report more disasters and withhold more relief food. Isn't this just putting the money into their own pockets?

"I have been thinking that everyone's salary is too low, and I want to give everyone some land to help with the family finances!"

Zhu Gaochi's face was swollen from anger.

"Then don't give it to me! This is one, and this is two."

Zhang Xin was half-hugging Zhu Zhanyong and counting the accounts, while also teaching her son to read.

These things that happened in the court were actually similar to what happened after she came into contact with court affairs.

She can handle it all.

Zhu Gaochi could handle it better.

"Well, what should we do if we are really poor? Erpang, come to daddy's side. Your mom's belly is getting big and she will squeeze us in soon."

Zhu Gaochi black line.

"Okay daddy!"

Zhu Zhanyong swiftly climbed onto Zhu Gaochi's lap and held him tightly without interrupting his parents' conversation.

"So, even if there are still poor people, we just need to have a clear conscience. Besides, those who have really enriched themselves will not be able to escape."

Because her son was there, Zhang Xin didn't say it too bluntly.

As for corrupt officials, it is a matter of turning a blind eye.

Just like the two royal shops now, their initial displays were not perfect.

She has lived two lives as a human being, and only started to think about making money in this life. She was fooled in the early days and just regarded it as paying tuition.

Now that we have been working on it for a while, we will make any unreasonable changes and plug any loopholes.

A while ago, a eunuch from the Imperial Household Department who was in charge of purchasing some sugarcane was killed.

They stretched their hands too far. They took kickbacks from others and then took the kickbacks again from the prices they quoted.

Just one or two years.

His godson secretly bought several houses in the capital. Except for one he lived in permanently, the warehouses of these houses were full of money.

You know what, killing people like this who overreach can make a lot of money.

In front of everyone in the Royal Commerce Bureau, Zhang Xin beat the man to death with a stick.

Not only did he get all the money back, but he also shocked everyone in the Commerce Bureau and the shop.

Therefore, termites are not scary, it just depends on how you deal with them.

Her own shop and the caravan went out to sea without any problems because she had two brothers who took turns to help look after them.

So, at the end of the year, she plans to give bigger red envelopes.

Those who deserve reward should be rewarded, and those who deserve punishment should be punished.

It's useless to think too much about human heart.

"I'm not feeling well!"

Zhu Gaochi pouted.

"Let me touch you, Daddy."

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi was very angry, Zhu Zhanyong really reached out and stroked Zhu Gaochi's chest.

"Thank you, my second fat man, but the qi is hard to grasp."

Zhu Gaochi was relieved, kissed Zhu Zhanyong on the face and sighed.

"So, what about acupuncture?"

Zhu Zhanyong made another suggestion.

He saw Yao Niang giving Second Aunt an acupuncture injection, and Second Aunt farted soon after.

"Well, forget it. Acupuncture is for illnesses, Dad is fine."

Zhu Gaochi respectfully declined the offer.

"I miss my brother. I'm not okay."

Zhu Zhanyong suddenly felt a little aggrieved. He had so many brothers and sisters accompanying him, but suddenly they all left, leaving no one behind for him.

He could only play with his second aunt's second brother.

"Ah, in two months, my brother will be back."

Zhu Gaochi had never experienced the feeling of missing his brothers and sisters, so he could only comfort them.

"Really? What about my sister? And my third brother? And my brothers Pan Yan and Pan Ye?"

"They all came back, including grandpa and grandma, and they all came back too."

"Great!"

After Zhu Zhanyong finished shouting excitedly, he didn't know what he was thinking about. He wiped away the tears in his eyes, slid down Zhu Gaochi's thigh, and ran away.

People have short calves, so running looks like rolling and crawling.

The student made Zhu Gaochi laugh. After calling his son, he asked Zhang Xin:

"Slow down! What is he doing?"

"He has saved a box of toys his grandfather gave him, waiting for his brother to come back and play with him." Zhang Xin wrote the last stroke, blew on it, waited for the ink to dry, then closed the account book and asked, "Are mom and dad coming back?"

"Well, we have to come back to celebrate the New Year together. My father said that it is a good time to invite my uncles to Beijing to discuss business at the end of the year."

When Zhu Gaochi saw Zhang Xin stand up, he stepped forward and supported Zhang Xin.

"Please ask Lady Wu to look after Zhanyong."

Zhang Xin turned around to tell Wu Shanggong first, and after Wu Shanggong agreed, she turned around and suggested:

"Let's go out and get some fresh air."

She has been sitting for a long time while checking the accounts today, so she needs to go out for a walk.

"it is good."