Jiajing patiently finished reading this bloody memorial.
There were still a few drops of blood on my fingers, so I quickly asked Eunuch Shi to pass the handkerchief and wipe it clean. The memorial was also handed to Chen Hong.
"The writing is quite sincere. Chen Hong, can you submit these petitions directly next time?"
Jiajing first shirks the blame to Chen Hong and expresses his All uninformed.
"Qian Hong, you are the head of the Henan Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. It is not unfounded to say that the refugees in Henan are abandoning the wilderness and heading south. But in the past disaster years, we only saw farmers selling their land. How come this year even the gentry followed suit? "The land is sold"
"This", Qian Hong was obviously stunned. It was obvious that he was telling the truth based on what he saw and heard, and he hadn't figured out the reason yet.
"I think it was Gao Hanwen who lured the gentry in Hangzhou with the profit of his workshop. The income from an acre of land in a year, after deducting the tenant farmers and taxes, was less than one tael of silver, not only the labor but also the natural and man-made disasters. And that It is said that a small shop in Hangzhou can make a profit of hundreds of taels for a small yard. If the farmland goes on like this, who is willing to grow food? Gao Hanwen is shaking the country."
"Oh, this year there was a severe drought first. "It's snowing again. If the refugees don't leave, Henan may provide compensation. On the other hand, there are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Hangzhou. Do you mean that the victims should just starve to death and not be able to flee everywhere?" From a distance, Huang Jin said. Holding something in his arms, he ran to Jiajing. Listening to Qian Hong's ridiculous argument, he couldn't help but yell.
"This" Qian Hong couldn't answer at first, but when he looked up he saw another eunuch. Jiajing gave him the courage to face him and said angrily
"Gao Hanwen just bought it from a foreign vassal." Food, like Annan, how can it last?"
"In the 19th year of Jiajing, Mao Shangshu had already recovered Annan. Why did Annan come to the foreign vassal?" Huang Jin scolded this random minister. Chen Shang received the Hangzhou information that he had finally waited for. Although the operation of recovering Annan was really self-deception, it was still a nominal recovery, which is also the correct rule.
"Huang Jin"
With one word from Jiajing, Huang Jin shut up. Taking a list, what Jiajing saw was Gao Hanwen's latest student roster and book list of the University of Economics, plus the location and size regulations for the church that would start construction in the next year.
There was also a volume at the back that belonged to someone unknown, but Jiajing did not look through it immediately. Instead, he turned to Qian Hong.
"I won't say anything else. I ask you, compared with Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism in the Central Plains, how does Nestorianism compare?"
Qian Hong naturally mentioned the harmful effects of Nestorianism that he could think of. I have said it again, firstly, it is internal decay, secondly, it is not worshiping ancestors, etc.
As a result, the more he talked, the more Jiajing smiled and became relieved.
Qian Hong glanced at Jiajing's expression while talking and really didn't know what the situation was. Did the emperor believe it or not?
"That's good. Let me ask you one more question: Is Portugal, the Empire on which the sun never sets, true or false?"
"Of course it is true."During the Zhengde period, the Ming Dynasty had a water war with Portugal at Haojing'ao, and both sides had their own victories and defeats. Nowadays, the commercial tax paid by the Weaving Bureau and the Silk Trade in Thailand alone is 40,000 taels to the court. Historically, the commercial tax was divided 28% by the court and local governments. That is to say, the total commercial tax is 200,000 taels. According to the policy of 30 tax 1, the value of the goods is about 6 million taels. Since the West respects Portugal, it is mainly from this place that the goods are purchased.”
“If you calculate 60%, that’s 3.6 million taels. The purchase of Ming Dynasty silk and porcelain alone can cost 3.6 million taels a year. Portugal must be quite powerful. He will definitely not be too weak to our Ming Dynasty."
Qian Hong looked proud after saying this. He is not a real strict party, but a scholar who gives advice based on his conscience.
"Oh, according to your opinion, the only countries in the world are the Ming Dynasty and Portugal." Jiajing couldn't help but ask again. It was also the first time that he discovered that Confucian scholars were so cute.
"Yes. Unless the Weaving Bureau pays the commercial tax from its own pocket, it will be the same." Qian Hong looked confident.
"Alas" Jiajing sighed and opened his pocket. Huang Jin handed over a story about a sailing race in a short story session.
Then he asked Chen Hong to transfer him to the medical school for treatment, and asked Li Shizhen to take a look at him and give him some supplements. Medicine for the brain.
After getting rid of the blood and smell on the ground, Jiajing sneezed several times before getting into the imperial chariot and leading a group of eunuchs to the Wanshou Palace.
It was snowing heavily. From time to time, the sun has completely set, giving Jiajing a sense of déjà vu when he returned to the Dali Conference incident. Please remember to bookmark the latest and fastest free reading without anti-theft