Chapter 418 The emperor is also short of money
"It will cost some of it anyway."
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was stunned and felt that what Queen Zhang said made sense. Then he nodded and said, "Then follow the example from last year, so let's not change the rules."
Queen Zhang nodded and said helplessly: "Then I will all listen to Your Majesty."
Zhu Youxiao also remembered one thing, that is, he should do something else. He asked, "The prince is about to be in a hundred days, right?"
Hearing Zhu Youxiao say this, Queen Zhang nodded and said, "It's indeed soon."
"Then you should hold a 100-day banquet." Zhu Youxiao said after thinking about it.
Upon hearing this, how could Queen Zhang not know what the emperor’s husband was thinking?
This is a psychological imbalance. I give my ministers rewards, but I don’t feel happy if I don’t have any money to return.
Queen Zhang still knows his own emperor and husband. He likes money very much on weekdays, and he is very generous when spending money and never stingy.
For example, the Baigong Academy and the Xinjun are all big money-burning players, but they are not ruthless in spending money in it. They throw millions of taels into it and tens of millions of taels into it without frowning.
However, he was very stingy in some expenses, such as rewards to his ministers and making clothes together on weekdays, so he frowned. Spending some money in the palace made him feel very distressed.
Queen Zhang knew that this was a good thing, after all, the emperor knew that he was frugal. But he couldn't be too much.
It’s fine if you have four dishes and one soup for each meal, but you can save some money during the Mid-Autumn Festival. But if you want to hold a 100-day banquet, isn’t it obvious that you have to collect money from your ministers?
How can this work?
This is definitely not something the emperor can do.
Queen Zhang said: "It's enough to do it in the palace."
Zhu Youxiao was helpless, and he knew that this matter would not be done.
If the news is released, I believe there will be many people who support it. But if you can't do this, you will be scolded behind the scenes. No, bad.
But it is OK to do it in the palace.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Then let's do it in the palace and call some royal relatives into the palace. If you do it in the palace, you don't have to invite others. I practice frugality and cannot break the rules."
Looking at Zhu Youxiao's heartbroken look, Queen Zhang almost laughed.
However, Queen Zhang didn't dare to laugh. She glanced at the map behind her and said directly: "I will arrange this matter. If there is nothing else, I will take it back."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "A new batch of lambs came in the imperial kitchen. You can eat roasted lambs at night. Call Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan, and eat them together."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Queen Zhang agreed and said, "I will make arrangements when I go back."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and watched Queen Zhang leave, his face gradually became serious.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Hong and said directly: "Go and find Zhao Bingzhong, Chen Qiyu and Chen Sihai."
When Chen Hong heard that the emperor was looking for these three people, he trembled. Something was going to happen!
In the Ming Dynasty, several officials are very famous, including Zhao Bingzhong, Chen Qiyu, and Chen Sihai. These three people can be said to be well-known.
Zhao Bingzhong and Chen Sihai were famous for using countless official hats. These two people cursed a lot outside, and even directly called them cruel officials who were comparable to Lai Junchen, framed, slandered, and made any means and were not good people at all.
Their reputation is even worse than that of Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
As for Chen Qiyu, everyone stayed away from this person.
When he was an official in Henan, Chen Qiyu overthrew the entire Henan officialdom with his own strength and also overthrew the King of Fu. It can be said that he has a great reputation.
Chen Qiyu is now the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and the limelight is even more serious. He enforces the law strictly in the capital, and will be punished for violating the law without any mercy. Such people make people afraid and hate them.
These three are combined together, which is a great killer in the Ming Dynasty officialdom. In this case, no one dares to ignore these three.
Now the emperor wants to find all three of them, and something is going to happen.
Chen Hong hurriedly ran out.
He dared not neglect this matter. If this delays the Emperor's affairs, it would be over.
When Chen Qiyu and the other two were found, they were all confused.
What is this to do?
Could it be that His Majesty is going to investigate who else?
Judging from the current situation, who seems to be from the capital?
However, Chen Qiyu and the other two did not ask each other, it would be bad to collude privately.
After walking into the hall together, Chen Qiyu and the other two hurriedly bowed and said, "I will meet your Majesty."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Qiyu and the other two, waved his hand and said, "Don't give me a gift."
After all the three of them stood up, Zhu Youxiao continued, "I have something to discuss with you."
Chen Qiyu and the other two hurriedly bowed and listened, waiting for Zhu Youxiao to assign tasks to them.
"Someone recently wrote an impeachment, saying
Many of the land in the capital are unknown and all of them are occupied. The nobles and nobles are rampant and illegal. They are obviously not owned by their own family, but they are occupied by their own family. There are so many such things."
"I also think this matter is not desirable, so I'll bring you here and want to check it out."
Zhu Youxiao walked down the steps and said, "But, this will offend some people. This is not easy to handle, and I don't feel at ease to hand it over to others, so I can only hand it over to you."
Just Chen Qiyu and the other two were very caring for Zhu Youxiao, so he didn't easily send them out. He didn't need to do so until he had to do so.
Now that others are not suitable, Zhu Youxiao can only find the three of them, and only they can do this.
After hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Chen Qiyu and the other two understood what this meant. Obviously, Your Majesty is looking for the fields around the entire capital to see if there is any more greedy and more occupancy.
There have always been many such things, and everyone has tacitly understood the land of the public, and even more so are the nobles and relatives.
"I understand, please understand." Chen Qiyu and the other two quickly agreed.
"Not only the officials' homes should be investigated, but also the royal relatives, even temples and Taoist temples should be investigated. Anyone who encroaches on land must be registered; those who do not have land deeds should also be registered. At the beginning of the inventory, no acre of land in Shuntian Prefecture is allowed to be sold."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Qiyu quickly agreed.
This matter itself is not very difficult, and the difficulty lies in those officials and nobles. Once they are found out, things may happen, and people will roll around and make people beat them, and they will not be beaten, nor will they not be beaten.
However, Chen Qiyu and the other two were not worried about this. They all knew His Majesty’s temper. After the Fu Palace was cleaned up, it was naturally not bad for the people in the capital.
What's more, the new title is about to be launched. Now the capital is in panic, and no one is likely to make trouble. This is a good opportunity.
"Okay, then you guys go and do it." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said.
Chen Qiyu and the other two bowed and said, "I will leave."
After saying this, the three of them retreated together.
Looking at the backs of the three of them, Zhu Youxiao turned his gaze back to the map, and the expression on his face was very satisfied.
After this inspection, a lot of land will definitely be cleared out. Of course, it is impossible to want those gardens. It is impossible for those people to build houses without land deeds.
However, Zhu Youxiao also thought of another thing: Can you classify the land?
It is divided into commercial land, industrial land and farmland.
No house construction is allowed for farming land.
Only commercial land is allowed to build shops.
Factory construction is allowed for any industrial land.
As for residential land, it needs special approval. The prices are different anyway, and you have to spend whatever you want.
If you want to build a house, you have to buy residential land; if you want to build a shop, you have to buy commercial land. With this division, you will inevitably make a lot of money.
However, this policy will not be launched in a short time. If it is to be launched, it will definitely be implemented nationwide. If it is implemented in Beijing alone, it is estimated that the land buying fever will be triggered across the country.
Not only do you buy ground heat, but also build a house. Wouldn’t that go against your original intention?
Zhu Youxiao's original intention was to get the money into his own pocket, not to let these people take the opportunity to make money by speculating. Although he was eager to do this, he still suppressed this idea.
I will deal with these people first, and when the new city is built, I will be able to make a lot of money by then.
Things have to be done one by one, food has to be eaten one by one, and money has to be earned little by little.
But there is a place that you can consider cleaning up.
Zhu Youxiao's eyes passed the capital on the map and landed in an inconspicuous place called Zhangjiakou.
The most developed place in the smuggling trade now is probably Zhangjiakou. There was a very famous saying in later generations, called "Traveling West". There should be signs now.
There are about two routes to go to the west entrance. One is to start from the central and northern Shanxi, and the other is to go west, pass through the Shahukou and enter the Mongolian grassland.
Another road goes east, passes Datong, and exits through Zhangjiakou and enters Mongolia.
The road to the west is not easy to walk now, with many barriers and not much population. On the contrary, Zhangjiakou is a very deadly place that can communicate with the Ming Dynasty and the grassland.
The smuggling trade here is very developed, with all kinds of food, iron and various equipment being smuggled out in Zhangjiakou.
Zhu Youxiao stared at Zhangjiakou, recalled in his mind, and began to think in his heart.
He wanted to attack Zhangjiakou, but it was not because of trade, but because of money.
If the official trade with Mongolia can be launched, Zhu Youxiao is willing to do this, but it is not possible for the time being, so we have to find a way later.
Chapter completed!