dognovel Chapter 151 The opportunity to make money has arrived!
Chapter 151 The opportunity to make money has arrived!
However, Zhu Biao didn't even move. Instead, he looked at Zhu Chongba and said, "Father, where in our Ming Dynasty's treasury can we get so much money to set up this public welfare pharmacy? Even if we manage to set it up, it will just be an empty shell. We simply don't have that many medicinal herbs."
Emperor Zhu Chongba sighed and said, "That's right, there's no money in the national treasury. Even if we manage to get it, we won't have enough medicinal herbs. Otherwise, wouldn't we have just issued an imperial decree to do it? Why would we have sent you to find Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen?"
Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback at first, then said "Oh" and "Yes, I understand."
It was obvious that her father was not happy, and the only person who could make her father unhappy was her future brother-in-law, who was far away in Ningyang County.
But then again, it's no wonder that his father couldn't bear to do anything to his future brother-in-law.
Upon assuming office, he allocated land to the people, led them in spring plowing, and promoted the recovery of production. He then raised chickens, pigs, cattle, and horses and repaired roads. He also pointed out how the Ming Dynasty's treasury should raise money when it was short of gold and silver. Now he is directly asking the court for doctors and medicines.
At first glance, this kind of thing seems like it's causing trouble for the imperial court. Any official would be heartbroken to have such a subordinate. But from the perspective of myself and my father, this cheap brother-in-law is showing step by step how the imperial court can completely win back the hearts and minds of the people in the north!
High, really high.
More importantly, his future brother-in-law vividly demonstrated what it means to shift blame—anything he couldn't handle, from his superiors to their superiors, all the way down to himself and his own father, would become the targets of his manipulation and blame-shifting.
Take this Huimin Pharmacy, for example.
When his father received the memorial from his future brother-in-law, he was indeed troubled, but he quickly used it to his advantage and proposed the Huimin Pharmacy based on his future brother-in-law's idea.
Of course, the national treasury was indeed empty, and his father couldn't conjure up any medicinal herbs, but these were minor issues because his father had learned to delegate tasks to Mr. Shanchang and Mr. Qingtian, and no longer had to worry about things on his own.
Yes, that's a great habit. I must learn from my father and my future brother-in-law how to get others to do things.
As for the doctor that my future brother-in-law needs, give him one. Not only give him one, but also give him two more under Wang Qiong's name. Let's see what new tricks he can come up with with these doctors.
It is clear that Emperor Zhu Chongba of the Ming Dynasty has gradually become accustomed to subordinates like Magistrate Yang and has begun to use Magistrate Yang's ideas to gain more benefits for the Ming Dynasty. Meanwhile, Emperor Zhu Biao, the Executive Vice Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is gradually becoming more and more like the people of Dizhou and will go further and further down the road of becoming more like the people of Dizhou in the future.
Then, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, and other bigwigs began to feel uneasy.
Does the national treasury have money?
No.
With the start of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun's Northern Expedition, the little wealth they had painstakingly accumulated over the years was gradually depleted.
Can this solve the problem of the national treasury being short of funds?
No.
Faced with the problem of the Ming Dynasty's treasury being broke, the only solution at present was the paper money scheme proposed by a corrupt official who wished to remain anonymous. Emperor Zhu Chongba and Vice Emperor Zhu Biao then creatively added a whole host of conditions to the paper money scheme.
For example, the imperial court must not suffer losses, the national treasury must not suffer losses, but the people must not suffer losses either. We must learn from the lessons of the Tartar court's issuance of paper money and ensure that the paper money of the Ming Dynasty can gain the trust of the people and can replace gold and silver.
and then?
And that was it.
A corrupt official surnamed Yang proposed a plan, and an emperor who wished to remain anonymous increased the demands, to the point that almost all the officials in the Central Secretariat and the Six Ministries were studying how to issue the Great Ming Treasure Notes.
Now look what's happened! Some corrupt official is making demands again, and then some emperor is adding to the demands once more. It's like they're treating officials like cattle and horses!
Is this something a human being can do?
Damn it, the guy surnamed Yang is no good, and this guy surnamed Zhu isn't much better!
Li Shanchang had a headache. After exchanging glances with Liu Bowen and the others, he bowed to Vice Emperor Zhu and said, "Your Highness, it will probably take three to five years for the Huimin Pharmacy to show any results. The most urgent task right now should be to issue paper money."
Zhu Biao smiled slightly, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Shanchang, and said, "I also advised my father in the same way at the time, but my father insisted on entrusting this matter to me and asked me to seek out Lord Li and Lord Liu, saying that the two of you would definitely be able to help me."
After speaking, Zhu Biao bowed slightly to Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, saying, "Please enlighten me, gentlemen."
Li Shanchang quickly stopped Zhu Biao and sighed helplessly, saying, "Your Highness... Your Highness, rest assured, your subject and Brother Qingtian will do our utmost to serve Your Highness and the Emperor."
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Just as Emperor Zhu and Vice Emperor Zhu were beginning to embrace Dihua, Yang Shaofeng, the magistrate of Ningyang County, was leisurely lounging on a recliner in the back courtyard of the county government office.
It feels so good to have complete free time!
There was nothing he could do. The most troublesome matters had already been passed on to his superiors. The marriage of Limpy Wu and his family in the county government was left to the village heads and neighborhood chiefs. The task of teaching the people to read and write was being handled by the students in the school. At this moment, Magistrate Yang really didn't have anything else to do.
Oh, first lay a blanket on the recliner, then cover yourself with another blanket after you lie down, and bask in the early winter sun—it's so comfortable!
After I've had enough sleep, should I eat Linyi fried chicken? Or braised chicken? Or maybe just make a whole duck soup?
If only we had cumin and chili powder, we'd have to find a way to get a few sheep. If one of the lambs suddenly falls and dies, we could roast the lamb leg, sprinkle some cumin and chili powder on it... tsk tsk.
The magistrate, Yang, grew hungrier the more he thought about it, so he went to the kitchen and found a jar containing scorpion claws.
To be honest, Magistrate Yang never knew why soybeans roasted in a pan were called "scorpion claws," but they were indeed delicious. When you stuffed a handful into your mouth, you were filled with the aroma of soybeans, and more importantly, they were very filling and kept for a long time.
Delicious, filling, and keeps well?
Magistrate Yang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he called out towards the outside of the courtyard, "Lame Fifth Brother! Lame Fifth Brother!"
After Limpy Wu hurriedly got up, Magistrate Yang immediately ordered, "Quickly, send someone to each village and neighborhood to see how many soybeans each household has left. Tell them to keep some for their own consumption, some for oil pressing, and some for seed, and send the rest to the county government."
"Also, find a few women near the county government office."
"A money-making opportunity has arrived!"