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Chapter two hundred and seventy-four people with money and food

Zhu Xu's words echoed on Zhuque Street, making the surroundings silent.

King Ping was stunned, bowed, and said more and more carefully: "Master, what does this mean?"

Zhu Xu thought for a moment, then stepped forward, and said as he walked: "Since the Tumu Fort Incident, local officials have become increasingly disrespectful to the court and have too many small actions. Although reforming the military system can shock one or two, it is difficult to get rid of the roots. Therefore, I thought, to summon princes from all over the Zhu family, as well as ministers Wang Xun and important officials from the court who were removed from their armor and returned to the fields, form a governor's office to supervise all officials in the world."

King Ping was stunned when he heard this. Zhu Xu's idea was very bold and novel.

However, King Ping quickly woke up and raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this the same as the Censorate?"

Zhu Xu shook his head and said, "Uncle Emperor, you have also seen it. The Censorate is full of Donglin people. There are too many people in the world. How can I feel at ease with my own people? I think, let King Lu be the first supervisor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the G

Zhu Xu's idea came too quickly, and King Ping was caught off guard and had no time to react at all. He felt it was very good. He was always the whole family to do things together. After thinking about it, he said, "I agree with the emperor, but Chen Chen has not seen the specific instructions yet."

Zhu Xu said: "Don't worry, let's talk about it after the Chinese New Year. No one should mention this matter. I have not discussed it with Brother Xin."

King Ping hurriedly bowed and said, "I know."

"Okay, go listen to the opera!"

King Ping also smiled and said, "Listen to the opera."

After listening to the play at Prince Ping’s Mansion for more than half an hour, Zhu Xu turned to Huitong Trading Company again.

Fu Tao was already waiting there. Now Fu Tao is becoming more and more calm and composed in the shopkeeper, but the fatigue in his eyes cannot be concealed.

Zhu Xu looked at the door and nodded secretly, but he looked a little bit.

Fu Tao's voice was a little hoarse, and he led Zhu Xu into the inner room, arranged tea, sent him away, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I've sorted out, I'm going to report to you in a few days."

Zhu Xu sat there, took a sip of tea, waved his hand and smiled, "There is no outsider, the eldest brother sat down and said, "Well, this tea is good, Fan Jinxiong gave it to you?"

Fu Tao hesitated and sat down, saying, "No, it was sent by Fan Yongdou, saying that it was the best one in their family this year. If the emperor likes it, I will get it for you later."

Zhu Xu smiled and shook his head, saying, "I don't really like drinking tea. Tell me, I'll go back later. I guess Brother Xin is blocking me."

Fu Tao smiled without feeling funny, coughed and turned over the thick account book in front of him, and looked at it, "Your Majesty, it is divided into five large pieces in total. The first piece is also the one who earns the most, which is salt. This year only has half a year, but the real silver collected is 9.3 million taels, and the others are still being calculated. The suppression of silver in various places is not included. The second piece is Huitong Trading Bank, which deposits 70 million taels of silver, which are all our relationship merchants deposited in. The people and rich people are still relatively few. The third piece is Huimin Chamber of Commerce. The output through the Chengdong workshop is about 2 million taels of income. The fourth piece is the boat shop, which has an income of more than one million taels. The fifth piece is the partnership chambers of commerce of all sizes, including tea shops, which are all combined, and there are nearly five million taels. Then there is the acres controlled by my father. This piece is not considered income, but it also has a price of more than five million taels..."

Zhu Xu only remembered a few numbers, calculated silently for a while, and said, "Brother, simply put, the silver we can only be more than 10 million taels next year?"

Fu Tao was dry and listened to Zhu Xu's words: "No, this is just a preliminary calculation. After receiving real silver from Huitong Trading Bank, it will be accurate after the New Year. According to my estimate, there should be 30 million. In addition, now, making money is getting faster and faster, and with the savings, the emperor spent 50 million taels a year, which can be saved."

Zhu Xu nodded with satisfaction and smiled and said, "Well, I will feel relieved."

Zhu Xu's businesses are basically exclusive and monopoly. If he still can't make money, he can only learn from Zhu Youxiao and rob with his butcher knife.

Seeing Zhu Xu nodding, Fu Tao said, "I have asked the commerce industry in various places to conduct a survey. If the court really set up a customs and controls the dock, in addition to our own chamber of commerce going to sea, we will collect taxes from other people, and it is estimated that at least a year will be earned by five million taels..."

Zhu Xu is from time to time. What he does now is to make money, and to make rules. Xiong Wencan in Fujian is forming a navy, and the Dutch retreats. He will not come again for a while. With this time, the navy can be formed as soon as possible, and the maritime trade has the opportunity to develop. When the Dutch come back, the Ming Dynasty will not have to defend.

Zhu Xu's thoughts were divergent. When he thought of the Dutch, he thought of the Deng father and son.

Fu Tao didn't know that Zhu Xu was in a daze and continued, "The other is the mining transportation business. I have also contacted chambers of commerce in various places. They all want to participate, but they are all worried that the emperor needs to abolish the mining supervision and then the court will issue documents..."

Zhu Xu turned around and said, "Well, wait for this matter. Brother Xin Wang was so stressed that he couldn't breathe. You prepare first, I'll arrange it next year."

Fu Tao nodded and said, "There is another one, that is, to Jiannu, Mongolia smuggled salt, cloth, porcelain and the like at high prices, and made a huge profit, almost 10 million taels. Now the silver is in the branch in Shanxi, and it has not been escorted back..."

Zhu Xu was shocked and said, "I will send the East Factory to assist, and then order Sun Chuanting to send troops to protect him secretly."

Fu Tao was stunned for a moment, thinking that Zhu Xu was the one who was guarding the money, took a sip of tea and continued to report: "Five large granaries have been built across the country, and now they have stored almost 800,000 stones of grain. According to what the emperor said, we will innovate and ensure that the food is not damaged..."

Zhu Xu thought to himself: This little food is a drop in the bucket.

After staying in Huitong Trading Company for more than half an hour, Zhu Xu felt relieved and came out.

As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you won’t panic. Zhu Xu has achieved this goal initially and has a little confidence in dealing with the crisis in the future.

Because King Lu was involved in the case, Zhu Youjian also knew that he had been waiting outside the imperial study room for a long time, and Zhu Xu had a little delay for a while before returning to the palace.

Just as he returned to the door of the Imperial Study Room, Zhu Youjian walked over from a distance and said, "Emperor, King Lu..."

Before Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Liu Shimin hurried over and said, "Emperor, Lord Sun Chuanting, is asking for a meeting outside the palace for urgent matters."

Zhu Xu smiled at Zhu Youjian and said, "Don't worry, brother, please tell me that Lord Sun is coming in."

Zhu Youjian had to suppress his anxiety and followed Zhu Xu into the imperial study room.
Chapter completed!
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