When Zhu Gaoxu was talking in the living room, occasionally Ma Enhui felt funny; because when Zhu Gaoxu was proud of himself, he would look at Ma Enhui, and there was a sense of show-off in his eyes.

In fact, the rule of the Jianwen Dynasty had completely collapsed, and reality had confirmed its failure, so Zhu Gaoxu did not need to compare. But he seemed to be very competitive, and he was talking about the achievements of the saints from the vassal states, from the northern expedition, and incompatible with the honor and disgrace mentioned by the saints, and indifferent and humble.

Ma Enhui was not disgusted. She also felt that Zhu Gaoxu was indeed very ambitious. Besides, the woman really didn't care much about her achievements, as long as she didn't ruin her family. His greedy passion made her think of the night a few months ago, and her heart was very confused for a moment.

The tea was brewed, and Chen Xu filled it with three small cups and delivered it to Zhu Gaoxu and Ma.

Zhu Gaoxu took a sip and continued: "When we talk about money, I have gradually learned about some problems in the imperial court. The depreciation of the Ming Dynasty Baochao to the present, and the chaotic currency circulation, can be said that the finances have failed quite a lot.

But what is even more interesting is that what should have been considered an economic collapse seems to have no effect yet. This is due to the corvee service and physical tax systems since the beginning of the country, so the monetary turmoil has not affected the operation of government agencies in various places. As long as the government can use the corvee service system to collect manpower and receive various things, it can be maintained.

Such a system has another problem, which is extremely inefficient. For example, the military supplies of the garrisons and forts were assigned to several prefectures and counties according to the original system. The prefectures and counties were allowed to organize craftsmen, manufacture armor and weapons, collect horses and other physical objects, and then transport them to the garrisons by corvee; some garrisons are barren and have insufficient military rations, which are also a designated yamen for a long time.

This was a waste of a lot of manpower and material resources. It was difficult to ensure military supplies, so that some soldiers in the garrison looked like beggars. In the past memorials, there were various conflicts, and local prefectures and counties used moldy food to deliver military food, triggered military food, etc. "

Zhu Gaoxu drank all the tea in the small cup. Chen Xu listened with a smile while pouring tea for him again.

He continued: "Now the annual cash income of the imperial court is only a few million trumpens, and the status quo cannot be changed at the moment. But if the treasury has enough cash income, it can change the problem of extremely low efficiency; through division of labor, parts, assembly, procurement, and transportation are separated. Refining the division of labor is the direction of national progress."

Chen Xu said suddenly: "Last year, the emperor asked me to provide warm clothes and bedding for the Northern Expedition Army. I also bought it with weaving manufacturers from all over the country. Even water transportation and car transportation were also found by other merchants. It turned out that the emperor had a longer-term plan!"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "That's the truth. If I want the Ministry of War, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works and other yamen to do these things, they will designate subordinates and let the branches and offices stationed in various places execute the government orders, and then let local officials create transportation. If this is the case, I may not be able to fight north until now; because most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp are southwest soldiers and lack a lot of warm fabrics, it is too slow for the local yamen to handle it.

There will also be many conflicts in the country because the imperial court uses troops abroad. Officials should take the opportunity to exploit them, increase taxes and labor service, and increase the burden on the people. This is also the reason why both officials and the people oppose war."

Chen Xu nodded and said, "I seem to understand. The emperor thinks that the people's cash is too little, and most of the taxes can only be physical and cannot collect cash. He believes that maritime trade can increase the wealth and income of the court. After the court has money, it will change the law and let the government offices, merchants... divide the labor?"

Zhu Gaoxu actually gave a thumbs up and praised: "Mrs. Chen is indeed a talented woman, probably that's the case. Improving the efficiency of manufacturing, procurement, and water transportation can greatly improve the military supply mobilization ability of the Ming army. As long as there are benefits, wars will be launched at any time, but will not intensify domestic conflicts! As long as the court's finances do not have problems, wars can stimulate the prosperity of industry and commerce.

With our dynasty’s vast territory and many Dingkou, as long as we mobilize, its strength is very strong, and border defense issues are no problem."

Ma Enhui couldn't get in touch. Seeing the two of them looking like they were sympathetic and like a close friend, she gradually felt very uncomfortable and a little angry. She was a little uncomfortable to face Zhu Gaoxu this time, so she acted very reserved, but somehow she felt it gradually changed.

Zhu Gaoxu was excited and ignored Ma Enhui for a moment. He said to Chen Xu: "Emperors of all dynasties have tried their best to please the gentry. One is because the government does not go to the county, and the other is that the local gentry needs to help collect taxes and collect taxes. Some peasants raised the rebels, because they are incompatible with the gentry, and they can only become bandits in the end, because they can't even collect taxes. What else can they do except fishing in the dry pond?

If I have enough capital sources, I can get rid of the constraints of gentry and landlords and have greater room for maneuvering the national policy."

He paused and said, "But at this time, I cannot lay off the redundant official offices, nor can I easily reduce the power of each official, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among the officials. But military uniforms and fabrics are an exception.

Originally, the clothes of the soldiers in various places in the Beijing Camp and the garrison were mainly hand-sewn by their own women, and did not involve the interests of any force. We started with the fabric, and we were like weaving things silently, with almost no resistance."

Chen Xu looked at Zhu Gaoxu with admiration: "If the priest doesn't say it clearly, I don't know that you have such a lot of thinking. You are indeed a very long-term person. In the past, the priest met an actor Li Louxian. At first, I didn't know what happened, but later I realized that the priest valued Li Louxian's husband Chen Xingwang, and looking for Chen Xingwang is for the queen who was wandering outside Annan Kingdom, but looking for the queen is for the strategy of Annan Kingdom. I admire me!"

Not only was Zhu Gaoxu not humble, he let out a few smug laughs, "When the court gradually became rich, I want to unify the uniforms of all officers and soldiers. This is a very big business. Mrs. Chen designed water and army uniforms, and first made 300 sets of navy uniforms, and then made 30,000 sets after delivery."

He took out a piece of paper from his arms, and there were several rough and strange people on it, "It's roughly this way, but because the Han people tied their hair, the hats had to be modified. Everyone has different figures and different sizes, but they had adaptive cuts. And they were divided into military uniforms and dresses... There are military rank marks here.

Clothes are not weapons and armor, so they naturally have nothing to do with combat effectiveness, but they have morale. In ancient times, good generals who went to battle estimated the enemy's combat power were all based on military appearance. In addition to the queue and military discipline, the beautiful and unified clothing and armor also have a great effect."

After seeing this, Chen Xu said in surprise: "This style is a bit strange."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I have told the ministers that we don't have to be conservative in the Ming Dynasty, just learn easy-to-use things."

Chen Xu leaned forward and said slowly, "I will follow the order."

Ma Enhui was neglected for a while, as if she had discovered Chen Xu. At this time, Chen Xu glanced at Ma Enhui and stood up and said, "The Master will have dinner in the humble house. I will arrange a banquet and ask Mrs. Wang to accompany you."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "There are no outsiders here, so Mrs. Chen should not do it too extravagantly."

Chen Xu smiled and said, "I am in accordance with the emperor's will."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and made a gesture: "By the way, Mrs. Chen arranged several people. The Ming army fleet went to sea, divided into two north and two routes, all the way to Korea, Korea, Japan, and all the way to the South and West; the Shen family could have someone follow the army to inspect and find business opportunities. In the future, the court will share the benefits with specific merchants, but taxes will be raised."

Chen Xu said: "I follow the order."

When Chen Xu left, Ma Enhui couldn't help but persuade: "Mrs. Chen is just a merchant, why should the emperor tell her about the important affairs of the court?"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said in a deep voice: "Because she is a businessman, she will definitely not oppose my plans. After all, these things are good for merchants. Moreover, after Chen Baoyan entered the palace, Mrs. Chen was like an imperial merchant; she had no children, and she dared not remarry. The Shen family's property was later passed to the Zhuang Concubine Chen Baoyan. Isn't this the money of our Zhu family? I have to let her understand the national policy so as not to misjudgment the situation."

Ma Enhui blurted out: "The emperor has been dying north for a long time and finally left the palace, but he only talked to Mrs. Chen, so he was afraid he would forget me soon?"

As soon as she said this, she suddenly felt a little regretful and felt a little humiliated. Her relationship with Zhu Gaoxu has always been strange, but after having a skin-loving relationship, everything seemed to have changed.

"I and Mrs. Chen are just talking about serious matters, discussing things like a monarch and minister." Zhu Gaoxu said, his eyes immediately changed, and he began to look at Ma Enhui's body unscrupulously. Ma Enhui suddenly felt a hot face, and she felt that everything was disturbed by her, and she couldn't say anything for a while.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu got up, walked to the door, and bolted the door.

Ma Enhui was shocked and said in a daze: "What will the Lord do?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I miss you very much, but I can't spend the night in Shen's Mansion tonight."

Ma Enhui watched Zhu Gaoxu come over, subconsciously reached out and grabbed the collar of her clothes, and said in a trembling voice: "It's really a waste of time to get rid of the sun. How can I meet someone?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's not better to see clearly? Besides, no one knows what we are doing in the house, and even the people in the Shen Mansion don't even know who you are."

Ma Enhui was speechless. From Zhu Gaoxu's previous strategy, she felt that he was very brave and thought about things that he had never heard of; and he was also like this in other things, which was simply absurd. But somehow, her heart was beating very fast, with an inexplicable novel stimulation that could not be removed; coupled with the moral constraints she believed in since childhood, her mind was now like a pot of porridge, and her heart was even more mixed.
Chapter completed!