The eunuch Cao Fu asked for an order to first place the deposed and then placed it in the old mansion for observation; so as not to let Cao Fu be responsible if something happens to such a person who has not gone through the talent show. Zhu Gaoxu agreed, but he was a little curious about the woman with such a status, so he asked Cao Fu to arrange for a first meeting.

As for the others who came back with the eunuch Meng Ji, Zhu Gaoxu would not need to be personally involved. Most of them were just envoys from the foreign vassals, not kings. Those who were dismounted by the horses a few days later did not need Zhu Gaoxu to participate in the banquet. The Ming Dynasty was a ritual and prevailed in the country, so of course it took some time to go through the ceremony of reception first.

So three days later, Zhu Gaoxu went out of Chengtianmen to inspect the yamen, then inspected the mint and other places, and could leave the palace by the way.

Surrounded by his close servants and Jinyiwei, Zhu Gaoxu went to inspect the Baochao Xingyikuan.

The Daming Baochao has been discontinued and metal coins have been minted; but the names of the government offices in charge of minting have not changed yet, and most of the officials are even the original group of people. The "paper making bureau" responsible for the acceptance and supply of silver and copper raw materials is under the management of the Ministry of Industry; while the mint is managed by the "money printing bureau" and is affiliated with the official office of the central bank; the Ministry of Revenue is responsible for the acceptance of the government office of the storing coins is the "operation warehouse".

Another institution, "Baochaoku", has been assigned to the inner palace treasury in the palace. The Baochaoku is managed by the imperial palace jail, the Ministry of Revenue, and the central bank. After the Ministry of Revenue collects coins from the mint, it leaves a part of the budget amount, and the rest is sent to the palace for storage, so the storage area is convenient for the Baochaoku. The central bank is in charge of the accounts of the entire process.

The Baochao Library where Zhu Gaoxu and his party inspected belonged to the Ministry of Revenue, and the place was in the backyard of the Ministry of Revenue. The emperor went there in person, and the Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji of the Ministry of Revenue was of course to come to receive it.

Xia Yuanji was a serious and boring person. Zhu Gaoxu talked and laughed with his ministers along the way, but Xia Yuanji almost didn't say anything.

However, when the Jingnan Army and the Crime Army entered the capital, Xia Yuanji did not surrender voluntarily; Zhu Gaoxu and his son each pulled him out of their homes at one time, and he was "forced" to surrender, and there were several requests to resign. So Zhu Gaoxu felt that this person was boring, but he was still very tolerant of him.

The officials of the Baochao Library introduced how solid the stones in the warehouse were, and said that there was also stone under the foundation to prevent someone from digging tunnels in and stealing them. But this place is located in the imperial city, and it seems unrealistic to dig tunnels from outside.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu had no objection, the official opened the treasure chest and took out a neat silver coin, "Please check it out. This is a wooden grid provided by the Wood Factory of the Ministry of Industry, with a total of four different sizes. Each grid can hold 100 coins. The Mint and Wood Factory both use the unified size of the Iron Factory of the Guardian, which is very accurate; if a square of coins is filled, it must be 100 coins, and we don't have to count them."

Zhu Gaoxu took over with interest and took a look. He saw that the wooden grid was very simple, with three longitudinal wooden strips as skeletons, and wooden wedges on both sides of them were riveted; it formed a long wooden grid, about five or six inches long.

The official picked up the treasure chest several times and took out a stack of coins. He turned the wooden grids upside down and said, "There are some wooden grids that are as small as the size, which are very tight after being filled with coins. Please see. However, most of them are a little loose. The error stipulated by the wooden factory is that it is only the big one or not the small one."

After putting down the coins, he pointed to the piles of boxes in the stone warehouse and said, "The treasure chests are also customized by the Ministry of Industry and Wood Factory. They come in four different colors, including one, five, ten cent copper coins, and sixty cent silver coins."

Zhu Gaoxu asked casually: "Are so many boxes full?"

"The words of the emperor are all full. The other three warehouses nearby are also full." After the official from the Ministry of Revenue said that, he hurried over and hurriedly opened the boxes one by one for Zhu Gaoxu to see.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and said, "The national treasury is becoming more and more abundant, and you are self-reliant and dedicated to the public will be rewarded."

Everyone agreed one after another, some said that the emperor had a good rule in governing the country, and some said that the Ming Dynasty had a sign of prosperity.

At this time, Xia Yuanji suddenly spoke, "The emperor clearly understands that these silver and copper plates cannot be eaten or worn, and cannot be squandered. Now the court is rich in consumption, which depends on too few coins on the market. In a few years, the amount of money will be collected and spent, otherwise the price of goods will soar. If the spending is too fast now, the court will be afraid of being short of funds in the future."

The happy atmosphere of joy quickly calmed down, and most people stopped talking.

Zhu Gaoxu understood that sometimes the ministers advised the emperor in a more tactful way; they often learn from history in the lectures, or indirectly at other times, just like the time now.

What Xia Yuanji meant today is probably the case that Zhu Gaoxu was going to go out to Beijing to hunt for a hut.

That incident was said two months ago, and the relevant yamen have also followed the preparations for life; but Xia Yuanji was not satisfied from the beginning. He could not be satisfied. Most civil officials have a position that they are not willing to leave the capital easily, nor do they want the emperor to spend the national treasury.

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and responded in a joking tone: "When I first ascended the throne, the treasury was empty. At that time, I was worried that I would eat the food of the emperor, and now I will be poor in a few years." After that, he also made a gesture to signal the treasure chests and coins all over the room.

Seeing this, several officials smiled. Xia Yuanji said something and said nothing.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and saw that his expression was still serious and he looked vaguely worried about the country and the people. He slowed down his tone and said kindly: "The world is developing, and it is impossible to be like this in five years. Xiabutang does not need to worry too much. However, Xiabutang is loyal and has a calculation in his stomach at any time. He is also a natural Minister of Revenue."

Now, everyone started to laugh.

Xia Yuanji received the praise and had to bow and said, "I dare not take it."

Zhu Gaoxu dropped a stack of silver coins in his hand and turned around and walked out of the warehouse. The crowd left the Ministry of Revenue and arrived at Qianbulang. Zhu Gaoxu got on the carriage and continued to leave Hongwu Gate and Zhengyang Gate, and inspected the Nanshu Iron Factory and the Mint of the Bank of China.

Just like the inspection process last year, Zhu Gaoxu wandered around the workshops and listened to the officials and craftsmen on duty. Then he and the accompanying officials went to the courtyard next to the mint to rest.

When the imperial carriage returned to the palace, Zhu Gaoxu was no longer in the team. He changed his clothes, took his close servants and entourage, and traveled lightly to Taiping Gate.

Because Ma Enhui lives on the shore of Yanque Lake outside Taiping Gate, Zhu Gaoxu will be troubled to leave the palace once, and he can visit Enhui again. So he chose to see Yisuwa, and was at Qingshou Temple on the side of Taiping Gate.

Qingshou Temple is a royal estate, and the former host was Daoyan. When Daoyan died, his disciple Qingyuan succeeded him as the host. Then Qingyuan was arrested because of some secret cases involving the Hong Xi Dynasty, and all the relevant people were removed.

After that, the successor was Qingyuan's junior brother Qinghui. Qinghui has been in the temple and has never participated in secret affairs. She was rejected by her brothers before, but later she settled in her position and has not been done until now.

When Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the carriage, the dog tied to the temple gate barked twice. He looked in the sound, but it was a gentle local dog. The local dog barked twice and then lay lazily there, sticking out his tongue and gasping without saying a word.

I heard from the eunuchs who came from the Yongle period that they wanted to raise a more ferocious evil dog in the temple. For this reason, they presided over Daoyan and discussed it specifically with Emperor Taizong.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back at the dog again before entering the mountain gate.

The ancient temple was filled with a strong smell of incense and candles, and the sound of wooden fish "tuk tuk" came from a distance. Occasionally, one or two men and women came in and out. After the Jinyiwei Captain wearing a commoner entered, Zhu Gaoxu then walked into the Main Hall alone.

There was usually a monk who recorded merit books at the door, but he was not here at the moment. Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and looked at it. Sure enough, he saw that there was still paper and ink on the table. There was not a single person in the Main Hall, so he wandered around and watched the decorations around.

After waiting for a while, someone finally came in. Zhu Gaoxu turned around and immediately realized that the person coming was the person he wanted to meet. Because she looked like a foreigner, she was obviously different from the Han pilgrims.

The clothes she wore were Hanfu robe skirts, but the way she wore was a bit different. If the lining of an ordinary woman was a flat collar, she would tie it very high, and at most she could see the collarbone, but her flat collar was very low. And no matter how hot the weather was, the straps of women and the people would thicken a piece of cloth to avoid being shined, but she was not like this.

When Zhu Gaoxu was staring at the woman, she also turned around and looked at him.

The woman's eyes were not evasive at all, and she looked directly at him. Zhu Gaoxu had lived in the Ming Dynasty for many years, and was a little uncomfortable for a while. She was staring at by a woman. She saw that her eyes were also black, but they were very different from those of the Han people, as if she had a sense of exotic mystery.

That skirt, worn by an exotic woman with such a temperament and expression, is naturally unspeakable and weird.

The woman kept looking at Zhu Gaoxu. She walked under the Buddha statue in the middle and then moved her eyes away. She folded her hands together and bowed to the Buddha Lord very devoutly. At this time, she raised her head and observed the Buddha statue for a long time, as if she was very curious about it.

It was not until Zhu Gaoxu walked over that she withdrew her gaze and looked at Zhu Gaoxu again, with a sense of vigilance in her eyes.

"Your name is Yisuwa? Can you speak Chinese?" Zhu Gaoxu felt that the woman was a little nervous, so he spoke with a pleasant look.

She opened her eyes wide, and after a moment, she said with difficulty: "Good to know."

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but smile, clasped his fists and said, "Good to know."

Then she folded her hands together to give him a gift.

Zhu Gaoxu looked around and said, "Let's talk in another place."

She thought about it and said, "Good to be."
Chapter completed!