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

Xu finished speaking.

Zhu Gaochi said nothing, and Zhu Zhanji seemed to be thinking about something.

Zhu Di held Xu's hand to show that what Xu said was very meaningful.

In Zhang Xin's heart, she just admired Xu.

She was right about everything. Xu was even more like a reborn person than she was.

Seeing that no one was talking, Tang Sai'er asked tentatively:

"Grandma, will giving them tickets and approvals make them more cunning? Dad has always had a good temper."

"If your father-in-law is exhausted to death, and you and Zhanji take over at such a young age, those people will be more ambitious. It's better to give up some power from the beginning and let them fight for it."

Xu answered patiently.

The lesser of two evils.

In his early years, Zhu Gaochi had to wear a fat coat to hide his incompetence. Although he is still in good health now, he is far less energetic than Zhu Di or the previous emperor.

The late emperor abolished the position of prime minister because he was afraid that the Zhu family would become a puppet emperor.

But how can one emperor, who has the final say over all the affairs of the entire world, be in charge?

The right way is to focus on the big and let go of the small.

To say something unlucky, even if Zhu Di lived another ten or twenty years, Zhu Gaochi would not be able to reign for long.

What she said today seemed to be directed to Zhu Gaochi.

In fact, he was talking to Zhu Zhanji and Tang Saier.

Zhu Gaochi, Zhang Xin and Zhu Zhanji all understood what she meant, but Tang Sai'er had been married into the royal family for only a short time and did not understand the meaning of her words.

But there is no need to rush, he is a teachable child.

Xu then talked about some future arrangements before letting everyone go.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Xin returned to their own courtyard and had dinner. Then the eunuch in Zhu Zhanji's courtyard ran over and reported the good news that Zhu Gaochi had been waiting for for a long time.

Tang Sai'er is pregnant.

Zhu Di and Xu were very happy that their great-grandson or great-granddaughter was about to be born.

Zhu Di was delighted at the impending arrival of his great-grandson.

Xu was relieved that the child was born and she and Zhu Di could still teach him for a few more years.

The two giants were happy.

Decrees congratulating the arrival of the newborn were issued one after another.

【All unpaid taxes on reclaimed wasteland will be eliminated.】

【Stop logging in Huguang.】

【Establishment of the ceremony for crown and clothing for the royal family of different ranks.】

【Draft new salt regulations.】

【The cost of the provincial official road was subsidized by the royal family. 】

【Send officials to investigate the people’s benefits and problems.】

[Extrajudicial punishment is strictly prohibited.]

Zhu Zhanji was conscripted by Zhu Gaochi to prepare for his journey.

Tang Sai'er stayed in the Xishan Villa and continued to read the "Beijing News" to Zhang Xin.

"Wasn't land tax exemption for three years for land reclamation?"

Zhang Xin frowned. She wanted to ask when she heard the first question.

From the Hongwu Dynasty to the Yongle Dynasty, there was a three-year tax exemption for land reclamation. In the past few years, the national treasury had more money, and additional benefits were added, including the rental of oxen, hoes and other iron tools.

"I'm not referring to the ones who are opening up new land."

Tang Saier flipped back to the front and took a look at the specific content before explaining to Zhang Xin:

"It refers to those who fled famine due to natural disasters and returned to farm. When they fled famine, they fled overnight because they owed land taxes. When they returned, they did not dare to report to the local government for fear of being pursued. If they did not report, the government would have no way to exempt them. The land taxes were still collected, so they fled again."

"...speechless, this is still because the local authorities are not doing their job properly."

Zhang Xin is upset.

This is simply a vicious cycle. No wonder there are always refugees in the country.

"Yes, mother. When my father and mother and I were in the garrison, we also heard from the people below that the imperial court's decrees always came slowly. Or when the people below knew about it, it was already too late."

Tang Sai'er didn't hesitate and said it directly.

Zhu Zhanji took her out for a walk. The local government offices close to the two capitals were better, and most government orders could be conveyed without any problems.

Ordinary people live a decent life.

When we arrived at the border, in many places no one even knew who the emperor was.

Therefore, after returning, Zhu Zhanji ordered more copies of the Beijing News, and also gave Zhang Xin and Zhu Gaochi a job to sell the Beijing News in the express delivery shops they had opened all over the country to facilitate communication with Zhu Zhanji.

All the income of "Beijing News" belongs to the express delivery shop.

Up to now, the sales volume of Beijing News has increased several times.

“No wonder the words and sentences are becoming more and more popular and easier to understand.”

Zhang Xin hadn't paid attention to what Zhu Zhanji had done recently, but just by listening to Tang Sai'er reading these imperial edicts in the "Beijing News", she could imagine how much effort her son had put in.

"Yes! Zhanji said that vernacular Chinese is very popular in the capital now. As long as ordinary people know a few characters, they can understand it even if they guess."

Tang Sai'er's face was full of pride.

"No, he didn't ask me for money, did he? Was this expenditure paid by the court? Or was it given privately by his grandmother?"

All of a sudden Zhang Xin felt something was wrong.

The Beijing News was originally created with the first money she gave, and she continued to invest money later.

After the sales started in the two capitals in the past few years, the profits and losses gradually balanced out, and Zhu Zhanji never asked her for money again.

Now we have expanded our scale and are selling our products all over the country. With such a big stall, we will have to rely on external sources to collect the receivables.

Absolutely unsustainable.

"Zhanji created a promotional page that was distributed with the newspaper, and was only printed on one side. It said things like so-and-so's cotton cloth was good, so-and-so's white porcelain bowls were cheap, and so on. He learned this from the Haimao Shangbao. In each issue, there were always ten merchants who shared the promotional page, and each of them gave a little. Even if the Jingbao gave away the newspaper for free, it would still make a profit."

Tang Sai'er covered her mouth and laughed.

"Then wouldn't it be better if we printed it on both sides and had 20 merchants?"

Zhang Xin understood that Zhu Zhanji had received bribes to let the Beijing News promote the products of these big merchants. Since they had already promoted them, why did they keep one side?

"It was my suggestion. We advertised that the single piece of paper could be used by those who cherish paper to practice calligraphy. It could be divided into ten pieces, and the blank side could be left as a note. In this way, even for this single piece of paper, people without money might take a newspaper home to use as paper. These merchants are also happy for more people to see their products."

Tang Saier quickly explained.

"Hahaha, only you can figure it out."

Zhang Xin laughed out loud.

The royal family has no shortage of paper. Zhu Zhanji has been living a life of luxury since he was a child. Only someone from the common people like Tang Sai'er can come up with such down-to-earth ideas.

"Zhanji said this is called complementarity."

Tang Sai'er's voice was very brisk.