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Chapter 116 Lao Fang is cornered

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    Zhu Youxiao rolled his eyes in a disgraceful manner, and then said coldly: "So the soldiers at the border won the battle, and the court can't reward them with silver?"

    Fang Congzhe was not calmed down by Zhu Youxiao's tone at all. He bowed deeply and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty knows about last year's annual income, and this money has been distributed as early as years ago. This time the border customs suddenly got this  The victory was really unexpected, so the imperial court really couldn¡¯t spare any extra money!¡±

    Zhu Youxiao also knew that he could not squeeze anything out of Fang Laohu's hands now, so he snorted coldly and said: "It is said that military warfare is on the outside and civility is on the inside. Now the military generals have made some achievements, but the civil servants  The country is still incapable of running the country. I think the Ming Dynasty has thousands of miles of land and hundreds of millions of people, but its annual income is less than five million taels. At that time, the Southern Song Dynasty was a peaceful corner, and its annual income was far more than that of our dynasty. Don't you think about it carefully?  What is it for?"

    The civil servants had a fever in their faces when Zhu Youxiao said it, but they couldn't understand what they were saying. Could it be possible to tell the little emperor that in fact, the Ming Dynasty had a lot of money, but it was all taken away by us!

    Fang Congzhe said slowly at this time: "Your Majesty, I also have trouble sleeping and eating because of money. In order to solve the dilemma of the court, I often look through ancient books to see if I can find a solution from the words of the saint!"

    Zhu Youxiao knew that the old fox was planning to play hard, so he asked cooperatively: "Does Mr. Fang Ge gain something?"

    "No!" Fang Congzhe spread his hands and said, "The sage didn't teach you how to make money, but the old minister looked through the classics of past dynasties and found the reason why our dynasty is in such trouble!"

    Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "If you can find the reason, you will naturally find the solution. Then please ask Mr. Fang Ge to tell me and all my dear friends what is the reason why I am so trapped!"

    Fang Congzhe sighed and said: "Your Majesty, I have observed that the main reason why the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties were prosperous was the prevalence of commerce. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, military fronts reached the Western Regions. Our Chinese products were continuously exported through the ancient silk road."  Traveling to various countries in the Western Regions, and at the same time, rare treasures from various countries in the Western Regions were also continuously imported into China. The two sides exchanged what they needed, and the Han and Tang dynasties were able to gain huge profits from this business practice, so that the Han and Tang Dynasties were prosperous in national power.  , and can also reduce or reduce land rent and corvee!¡±

    Lao Fang paused and then said: "But in the Song Dynasty, because the road to the west was cut off by the Khitan and Xixia, the communication between China and the Western Regions was cut off. However, the Song Dynasty found another strange way to connect the Western Regions by sea, connecting a large number of  Porcelain, silk, and tea were transported to the Western Regions by sea, and the huge profits earned were even several times greater than those transported by land during the Han and Tang Dynasties. This shows that the wealth of the Song Dynasty came from the sea!"

    At this point, Fang Congzhe suddenly turned around, faced the civil and military officials, and said loudly: "When the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty secretly settled in the Middle Kingdom, all trade channels on land and sea were unobstructed, so that the wealth of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty far exceeded that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and even the wealth of the Western  The Centaur Marco Polo compared the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to the land of gold, but the nobles of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty were not accustomed to our Chinese culture and only knew how to ask for it. In the end, they trapped themselves in a cocoon and were driven out of China by my great ancestor, Emperor Gao!"

    "But what about our Ming Dynasty?" Fang Congzhe's voice turned low, and the expression on his face was full of sorrow: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Taizu Gao, the land transportation with the Western Regions has been cut off by Can Yuan, and the maritime transportation with the Western Regions has been cut off.  It is forbidden by ourselves, so that although our Ming Dynasty has abundant resources and treasures, it is difficult to exchange for the wealth of the world. This is why our great Ming Dynasty sits on thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and hundreds of millions of people, but can only withhold a little from the land and the mouths of the small people.  Silver, this is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!"

    "Your Majesty!" Fang Congzhe suddenly turned around, clasped his fists at Zhu Youxiao and shouted loudly: "To solve the financial dilemma of our Ming Dynasty, I sincerely ask your Majesty to impose a sea ban, increase business taxes, and implement unified grain payment for officials and gentry. Otherwise, our Ming Dynasty will definitely be destroyed.  You¡¯ll be trapped to death!¡±

    Zhu Youxiao didn¡¯t expect that Lao Fang would be so fierce. He started to clamor for a sea ban, an increase in business taxes, and an integrated payment of grain by officials and gentry. These three events were earth-shattering events. Now that they are mentioned together, they are simply groundbreaking!

    "Your Majesty, this proposal is absolutely unacceptable!" As soon as Fang Congzhe finished speaking, someone immediately stood up to object. When Zhu Youxiao saw it, it was Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Civil Affairs!

    This old man was very active in the case of moving the palace. However, after Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he did not come out to ask for credit or reward. Instead, he quietly became his Minister of Civil Affairs!

    Zhu Youxiao also knew that the old man was upright and did not participate in party struggles, so he was relieved to hand over the key department of the Ministry of Personnel to him. However, Zhu Youxiao did not expect that today Zhou Jiamo would be uncharacteristically contrary to Fang Congzhe in a big way!

    Fang Congzhe obviously didn't expect that Zhou Jiamo would rush out at this time and immediately asked: "Mr. Zhou, since you are against Mr.In other words, please come up with an idea to solve the court's dilemma!  "

    Lao Fang is an old fox. He has been with Zhu Youxiao for a long time and has learned a lot of sophistry skills.  So I didn't argue with Zhou Jiamo about the quality of these three methods, but directly threw the problem to Zhou Jiamo!

    Since you, Zhou Jiamo, are against my opinion, then come up with a good idea and solve the difficulties of the Ming Dynasty!

    "This" Zhou Jiamo was immediately confused by the question. He opposed opening up the sea, increasing taxes, and paying taxes to both officials and gentry. It was all out of his instinct as a civil servant. He never thought about how to solve the court's difficulties. As a result, he was dismissed by his boss.  Fang turned back an army and his eyes grew long!

    "Hmph!" Fang Congzhe flicked his sleeves and clasped his fists at Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, I think about it day and night. If we want to solve the predicament of our court, there are only three ways. If we implement one, we can get rid of the current situation.  Dilemma, if we implement two of the two, our country will be rich and the people strong. If we implement three of them, and the old minister dares to use his wealth and life to guarantee it, our country will surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties in just a short time!"

    When Zhu Youxiao saw that Lao Fang was going crazy, he not only threw out these three broadswords to fight with the world's scholars, but also made it so impassioned that he lost all his wealth and life.  What a feeling!

    But at this time, although the faces of the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty were not good-looking, no one came out to object, because Fang Congzhe's question was too tricky, and no one could come up with a better answer than Fang Congzhe in such a short period of time.  A way to solve the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty!

    Zhu Youxiao looked at the group of gloomy-looking civil servants and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Each of these civil servants claimed to be highly talented, but none of them could fight. They couldn't even watch a good show. There was nothing they could do about it.  Zhu Youxiao could only come out to smooth things over for Lao Fang!

    "Ahem!" Zhu Youxiao coughed softly and said: "Mr. Fang Ge is indeed worried about the country and the people, but these three discussions are of great importance, and we need to figure them out slowly. Today we should solve the reward issue for the officers and soldiers of Datong Town.  !¡±

    Fang Congzhe felt relieved when he saw that Zhu Youxiao had settled the matter, but he still said rigidly on his face: "If you win a battle in Bian Town, you will naturally be rewarded. Your Majesty will decide it with a word."  But, if you want to reward me with silver I still say what I said, the court really can¡¯t give me any money!¡±

    After hearing this, Zhang Weixian immediately stopped and shouted: "Mr. Fang Ge, what you mean is that the brothers in the border town put their heads in their belts and worked hard to win a big victory, but the court didn't even give them any reward.  ? If you want to say this, please ask Mr. Fang Ge to tell the soldiers in person, I have no shame to say it!"

    Fang Conzhe suddenly took off the black gauze hat from his head and handed it to Zhang Weixian: "Old Duke, the court is really out of money. You see how much silver my black gauze hat is worth, so you should pawn it first!"  Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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