Daming: Lao Zhu is not dead yet, you want me to rebel?

Chapter 35



“What nonsense! Zhu

Yuanzhang slapped the table, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot:”I’ve already gone shopping, why are you quibbling!””

“If you go to Goulan, just go to Goulan. You are not ashamed of it, but proud of it. What the hell am I doing?……”

“Someone come! Kill this bastard! He pointed at Zhu Di.

The eldest son who had just been easily found was naturally reluctant to beat him.

Zhu Di had a rough skin and thick flesh, so he could do the job for him.

But Zhu Di was stunned and was about to cry. He was so unjust:”No, dad, this is all Zhu Heng said, why did you hit me?”

“Shut up!

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious:”If you make a mistake, you will make a mistake. How dare you quibble!” You are not allowed to go out for three months!”

“No……”

This scene of a loving father and a filial son made Zhu Heng intolerable, so he continued:”There is really no excuse.””

“Although Goulan has a bad reputation, it is still a business, and it is also a very good business.”

“Moreover, among hundreds of industries, Goulan business was the one that most stimulated the economy among almost all the businesses in the Ming Dynasty.”

“If all walks of life could be like the hook-and-rail industry, the economy of the Ming Dynasty would not be so dilapidated. Going further, it is precisely your feudal and conservative ideas like Uncle Zhu.”

“It hindered the emergence of the commodity economy and even affected the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty! When Zhu

Yuanzhang heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He pointed at Zhu Heng and was so angry that he couldn’t speak:”You boy… you are so presumptuous!”

Zhu Biao also said quickly:”Father, calm down, big… Zhu Heng didn’t mean this.”……”

The father has just recognized his eldest son.

The result is about to recognize each other.

Zhu Heng, on the other hand, just scolded him.

This is too much for a father to be kind and a son to be filial…

Moreover, it is said that the feudal concept of the father hindered the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty.

What the hell is this!

Zhu Heng glanced at Zhu Di, who had a miserable look on his face, and continued:

“This is what I mean, why don’t you understand?”

“It’s actually really simple! Just one sentence, consumption drives the economy!”

“Just imagine, I spent one hundred taels of silver on the check list, of which fifty-two cents were given to the young lady, and fifty-two cents of which were given to the boss.”

“The young lady uses the money to buy rouge, gouache, silk and satin, and the boss uses the money to buy more drinks, or save money to buy a boat.”

“So the rouge and gouache industry, the shipbuilding industry, and restaurants all made money.”

“Further down, there are workers and farmers who mine rocks, raise cochineal insects, and sell grain and vegetables. They also make money.”

“These are all jobs. Just think about it, if I don’t spend it and you don’t spend it, where will the little sister get the money? Young ladies have no money, so where can these workers and farmers at the lowest level make money?”

“Money is just a dead thing in your hands, but when you spend it in Goulan, this money is like water, flowing around the world! Benefit from the common people!”

“And the reason why we come here to spend money is not only to inspect the fence industry, but also to provide disaster relief in a big way!”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded.

There are so many benefits to squandering money in Goulan? Can it be regarded as disaster relief?

This is all nonsense!

But what Zhu Heng said does make sense…

I don’t know. Unconsciously, the anger on his face gradually faded away, and his face was full of thoughts:”I never thought about this before.……”

In his understanding, although Goulan can make a little money, it is extremely immoral and cannot be banned.

So he simply established the Jiaofang Division and brought the hook industry under government control to prevent the forced sale of women from happening again.

In addition, it can punish the wives and daughters of those criminal officials.

Zhu Biao also looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, and said hesitantly:”Father, why don’t you let the fourth brother get up.”

Zhu Heng said it in a meaningful way. Maybe they really came to inspect the business.……

“Yes, dad, we are really here to do serious things!”Zhu Di also nodded repeatedly.

“Shut up!”Zhu Yuanzhang scolded, then looked at Zhu Heng and frowned and said:”We were almost fooled by you. If we go to Goulan just to go to Goulan, what are you talking about for disaster relief?”

“According to what you said, whenever there is a disaster, the emperor no longer needs to spend a lot of money to provide disaster relief. He only needs to take the money and feast in the local goulan for a month!”

“You are really right!”

Who knew that Zhu Heng slapped his thigh and said excitedly as if he had met someone of the same kind?”That’s what I thought!””

“The previous disaster relief funds from the imperial court were peeled off by central officials, then by local officials, and then by petty officials and rural sages. Not much was left among the common people!”

“So it is better to increase consumption locally, and you don’t have to go shopping in Goulan. The emperor can just start infrastructure construction locally.”

“That is to say, building roads and dams and embankments. If the refugees have jobs, they will have enough to eat and will naturally not starve to death. The court can also take the opportunity to use cheap manpower to build infrastructure.”

“This is the best of both worlds!”

“It’s just a pity……”Having said this, Zhu Heng shook his head with regret:”The court didn’t think of this, otherwise I could go to the disaster area to resell some supplies and make a lot of money.”

At this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already stunned on the spot, muttering to himself:”Consumption can also provide disaster relief?”

He suddenly remembered the disaster relief memorials he had seen today.

Recently, several counties in Jiangning have suffered from waterlogging. Officials only reported requests for food and money for disaster relief, which bothered them. They knew that if the money continued, it would be difficult for the victims to fall into the hands.

But now…

Zhu Heng’s words seemed to open up a new way of thinking for him, making him suddenly cheerful.

Does consumer relief seem feasible?


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