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"Your Majesty, in the decades since I founded Great Hong, I have abolished countless types of exorbitant taxes. However, the amount of taxes is still thousands of times greater than in the former dynasty. In past dynasties, people could live a year in a normal family of three with just a tael of silver. But now, even the poorest commoner had white flowers in their rice vats and white rice noodles. They took out hundreds of silver taels worth of banknotes from their pockets. The value of gold and silver has been greatly reduced, and is not as stable as the purchasing power of a large amount of money. " Dong Yongguo said, "From this, it can be seen that gold and silver are not essential items. They can only be considered as luxury goods, and cannot replace the status of a large sum of money. Furthermore, since this humble subject is from the Humble Class, I know the hearts of the commoners. The reason why they bought gold, silver, and jewelry is to compete and show off.

"Your thoughts on this matter are correct. Once the wind of extravagance rises, it will be a sign of the fall of a country." Emperor Hongwu also agreed with the idea, "That's why I said to promote the money meter and the money dragon for free. Once the fees are paid, people must have the idea of competing with each other. Advocating thrift and diligence was something that all dynasties would always do, but the commoners would never be able to listen to it. This was also the vile nature of human nature. As life gradually became richer, an unavoidable extravagance began to emerge.

After the people had eaten, they would want to eat meat. After a meal, they would think about the delicacies of the mountains and the seas. They would also think about changing their manor and living there. "This is what I think they are. As long as they are given motivation and better hope, they naturally are not willing to spend too much time and effort. Instead, they are all going up and actively strive for it …"

"What does the Emperor mean?" Sun Qing probed.

"What I mean is, if everyone can see hope, if the people want to become officials, then they should be given a chance, if they want to eat meat at every meal, if they want to live in a huge manor, then they should have a chance. "I want to let them know that as long as you work hard enough, struggle hard enough, and have your own ability to shine, you will definitely be rewarded. Everyone will be able to rise to prominence and become an illustrious household.

Emperor Hong Wu continued:

"My plan is that not only the Wealthy Class families, but also those poor scholars and even the children of poor families can enter the academy and take part in the imperial examinations free of charge. If I want to open a school in the world without restraint, a thousand schools will be insufficient. In the future, those academies would be the Divine Arts Academy, the Upper Sky Academy. It was not only possible to read and learn martial arts, one had to conduct various research, with the academy as the center, to spread across the country, to open up the minds of the people, and to deepen the wisdom of the people. "After three generations, there will be no illiteracy, no disease, and everyone will be great scholars and great experts …"

"Open free schools in different places? To get this done, he would have to spend more money on promoting the money meter for free. How many students in the world would the imperial government have to provide for them? Other than that, there were also the salaries of teachers and school staff. Based on the current strength of the nation, there will not be any problems within three to five years. However, as time goes by, the annual cost will inevitably be too great a burden and might even cause the government's economy to collapse. " Dong Yong frowned.

"I am aware of this as well, but I have no choice in this matter." "This is a grand plan that spans hundreds or even thousands of years. Looking at the future, when everyone has wisdom and martial arts skills, how prosperous would the nation be? "Even if we perish one day and the great flood dies, the people will still have the ability to protect themselves from bandits and criminals. They won't be enslaved by the barbarians …"

If you don't have the money to set up a school, it might not be possible to let the local officials do it, so they can use the school's name to run their own businesses, set up their own businesses, and the school will definitely be located in a densely populated area, there will definitely be a lot of business opportunities, and although the school will be free, it will not be to put the costs of the school into the imperial government, but rather, it will allow them to open their own businesses, and it will not require them to make money for the imperial government, as long as they can be self-sufficient. Of course, these industries are not directly under the jurisdiction of the local officials, but to encourage the students to create their own businesses. The academy, the government, and so on provide support for the costs.

"Business is the basis of circulation, the source of trade. However, it is not a disgrace, and the ranking of the industry and scholars is not to be taken seriously. In my eyes, everyone is equal, but I must specifically explain it to the students. I must not let them have thoughts of looking down on business …"

"The idea of a student doing business is refreshing, and the emperor calls this" entrepreneurship "? As a result, this really is a great change. This is the biggest change in the last ten thousand years! " The various ministers had already seen Emperor Hongwu's determination, especially when it came to running schools for free, encouraging the students to start their own businesses and allowing the students to share the cost of starting their own academies with the students. The ministers had already seen Emperor Hongwu's determination, especially when it came to running schools for free, to encourage the students to own their own businesses and establish their own academies with the profits from their own businesses.

Folks have always believed that the highest quality of a scholar, the highest quality of a scholar, and the lowest quality of a businessman, this concept is deeply rooted in the minds of the people.

Many people felt that only low-grade goods were better than books, while the merchants were all worthless. Many commoners even said that they would rather starve to death than engage in business. But now, the establishment of a school, the imperial government, and even the Hongwu Emperor had advocated the grand words of "independent entrepreneurship". This could change their way of thinking and bring out more talents.

In this world, there was no lack of industry and industry, not even a hundred industries! Any lack of industry can lead to huge problems.

"Also, I have mentioned 'medical insurance' before. Have you put your heart into thinking about it and come up with a solution? My plan is that anyone who lives beyond the age of sixty will be able to rely on "medical insurance" every month and every season to receive relief from the government, free medical treatment and the provision of medicine. Even if they are seriously ill, they will be able to receive more than half of the compensation. " Emperor Hongwu continued, "It is not enough to teach you how to live as a child. We still have to rely on you and completely eliminate all remnants of the widowhood. "In addition, there are soldiers on the battlefield who are wrapped up in horses, whose children have died for the nation. These are martyrs, their families, parents, and the parents of my parents. They are raised by the imperial government for free …"

"For Your Majesty to have such thoughts is simply the fortune of life in this world, the blessing of the common people. "I will make sure that the rain falls upon the world under the grace of a saint!" In the study room, many of the Confucian officials were trembling with excitement, their entire bodies trembling, especially Sun Qing, who was a great scholar who followed every word and action. Every single one of his actions was for the good of the world, and he wanted to do things for the good of the world. When he heard this, he immediately knelt down, and then, hualala, all the ministers kneeled down one by one: "I thank Your Majesty for the people of the world, Your Majesty."

Saint? "If a saint doesn't die, then there will be more thieves. What I want to be is not just a saint that everyone admires." Emperor Hong Wu shook his head and sighed: "If I could, I would be as strong as a dragon, like a saint, like an immortal buddha …" "Unfortunately, since ancient times, the people have suffered and died, and the people have suffered and suffered …

"Saints view the people as ants. Saints teach righteousness and enlighten the people. However, from the vassal's point of view, they were merely wings for the ants and had taught the ants to fly. However, ants were just like ants, they would fall, and the higher they fall, the more painful it would become. However, the Emperor was different. He taught the people to stand on their own feet. Why would an ant want to fly? "They have an even stronger ability to climb. One day, ants will be able to climb all the way to the highest point in the sky and grasp the moon." Dong Yong's tone was also rather deep.

"Well said, I hope this is the case. Hopefully, in time, the people of the world will understand my painstaking efforts." Emperor Hong Wu then asked: "Also, this year's gala examination has just ended. The funds allocated to the boats and horses to send the fallen soldiers back to their hometowns have been allocated?" Also, have you arranged for the warriors to go to other places to take office? "

"Reporting to the emperor, everything has been prepared. The funds are allocated by the Ministry of Revenue to arrange for new scholars, High Scholars, and High Scholars to return to their hometowns and take up their posts. The Duke of Dragon and Crane have also sent experts to protect them.

"Then let's talk about customs next. This time, I called my boss over and spoke to him for a long time. Over the years, he had made customs black. He had no idea how many customs duties he had accumulated and how many businessmen he had exploited. He has the ability, but he is greedy by nature. He hopes that after being scolded by me, he can restrain himself a little. But it's not enough for him to just rely on himself. Let the Duke of Dragon Crane go to the customs and take charge of the situation, and suppress the boss … "

"..."

In the Wilderness, Hong Yu had sealed the land.

Within the study room, Lan Qifu was reporting the matter to Hong Yu.

"Your Highness, all the people from the thirty-two trading companies have left. Before leaving, they reached a great deal of cooperation with us, and bought at most three or four hundred stores. The few of them also bought a few, and they are all ready to be renovated and installed in the next few days."

Lan Qifu held a stack of papers in his hand. They were all statistics, and he looked very excited.

"Your Highness, you are a god. You actually dared to ask the imperial government for tens of thousands of people. Although they are all refugees, even if we have some authority, they can do many things that we would not even dare to think about in the past. Those people from the trading companies also saw this point and knew that now that the prince has more people in the feudal fiefdom and there are countless business opportunities, he would be so enthusiastic about it. The houses in the feudal fiefdom have already been sold out and the price has even increased by ten times, but they still could not stop their enthusiasm. Now I only have a few thousand homes to house the tens of thousands of victims, but I can't sell them. "

"I didn't even think of that. I just think that my feudal fiefdom is too small. I want to hand over the paper to the imperial government and ask it to issue an order for some of the people to come and stay here. "But I never thought it would be such a coincidence. After encountering the Yangzhou flood and the displacement of tens of thousands of victims, the imperial government had actually sent these tens of thousands of victims to me in one go." Hong Yu also felt that it was a bit unrealistic. He felt as if he was in a dream, begging for mercy, this was all too easy.

However, he did not think that it was luck. Rather, it was a greater responsibility and a heavier burden: "Right, when will those tens of thousands of refugees reach my feudal fiefdom? They left their hometowns and their homes were destroyed, so coming here is tantamount to starting a new life. Not only must we provide them with houses and settle them down, we must also ask for help and not let them start a riot. "

"Those victims have long reached the border. Right now, Senior Wei Zheng of the Divine Engineering Institution is returning with a large number of experts to escort them. They are currently on their way, and I believe they will arrive in half a month. Please rest assured, Your Highness, that I have also thought of some measures to deal with the tens of thousands of victims. In the beginning, we could provide them with a house. They moved in early, but the value of the house itself will have to be made up by their labor gains later on. "Our feudal fiefdom has just been completed, and all kinds of minute constructions are still in progress. We can let the victims work as laborers, pay daily, provide food and drinks, and let them exchange their labor for a warm and satiated salary. This is not considered giving alms, but living on their own." Lanchov spoke confidently and confidently.

"That's good. People do not suffer from oligarchy, too easy to get things, always do not treasure. We can not make money or even lose money on the houses we provide to the victims, but we must let them know how difficult it is to come by. And it wouldn't do to provide them with food for free. It would breed laziness. "However, our feudal fiefdom does not raise idle people. If we let them work hard enough to get food, we can avoid these abuses." Hong Yu thought for a moment and agreed.

"Oh right, there are also words left behind by those business people that say that they can provide free funds to the Prince for the relief of the victims. Some offer clothes, others offer food, and they take money … " Lan Qifu suddenly thought of something. "Also, the person in charge of the An Shan Merchant Guild, Fatty An Lu, has been waiting outside the prince's residence for the past few days. He's been yelling that he must meet with the prince, but I don't know why, does the prince want to meet him or not?"

"In the eyes of those merchant guilds, those tens of thousands of victims are enormous wealth. Once they leave the famine, they will immediately become loyal customers of their businesses. If they didn't have anyone, how could they make money? Humans were the basis of everything. Only with more people, would they be able to make a profit. However, this kind of action is worth advocating. No matter what it means, as long as it is charity, we should support it. "You take care of it. No matter how much food the chambers of commerce send us, we will accept them all as payment for the relief of the victims. We will make our accounts public and report to them on the progress at any time. We will let them know where every single grain and every single grain has been spent." Hong Yu continued pondering, "Fatty An wants to see me. How about this, you arrange for him to come see me three days later, but I don't have time in the next few days. I also have something to discuss with him."

"Yes!" I'll do it right away! " He went down.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, a loud sound of air exploding could be heard from outside the window. The window was shattered into pieces and a scarlet flying knife flew in. It was so fast that it broke the sound barrier and flew towards his head.

One could even see streams of First Heavenly Dipper Qi gushing out from the scarlet flying knife, forming a huge cage made of sword aura that sealed off all paths of retreat for him!

Enemy attack?

Was he an expert who had successfully cultivated the Xiantian Aura?