Huh?! Li Chengcheng's mood immediately turned gloomy. Your Majesty, I was just politely declining, why are you just letting it go?
Zhu Youxiao laughed heartily, opened the drawer, took out a small round mirror, and handed it to Li Chengcheng, "Here, this is a reward from me."
Li Chengcheng's mood was up and down again and again. Your Majesty, you shouldn't be like this.
However, after receiving the small mirror, Li Chengcheng was really ecstatic and squatted down to express his gratitude.
Everyone loves beauty, let alone young women.
She had secretly looked at the mirror on the emperor's desk many times, which could reflect people with extraordinary clarity, and she knew that the mirror was priceless.
But this treasure that he had never dared to imagine was finally in his hands. Although it was a little small, Li Chengcheng was so excited that he almost jumped up.
Seeing the girl's overjoyed yet trying hard to hold back her emotions, Zhu Youxiao was quite moved, but he still held back.
It’s easy to find a wife, but it’s hard to find a poop scooper!
Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly and wrote a reply to Wu Zheng.
At the same time, he also told Li Dan and Yan Siqi that if they earned more money, they should do charity work, such as setting up a welfare home to adopt orphans, donating medicine to help the elderly, etc.
This is what it means to give back to society. Showing more compassion and care for vulnerable groups also reduces the burden on the country.
After finishing writing this, Zhu Youxiao picked up Wu Dazhang's letter, pondered for a moment, and picked up his pen to reply.
Zhu Youxiao's disappointment with the gentry and merchants in Jiangnan led him to rely more on the Tongzhou merchant group, which had already been conquered. Of course, this was also closely related to his emphasis on the development and stability of the north.
The same principle still existed, which was not to let the merchants spend money and effort in vain. Zhu Youxiao also proposed a way for them to make money and expand their business.
The development of commerce will force the rise and expansion of many industries. The most direct ones that Zhu Youxiao can think of are logistics, warehousing, transportation, and postal services.
Zhu Youxiao's idea was to rely on post stations, with the imperial court providing land and merchants building inns and warehouses, operating them independently and paying taxes according to regulations.
There was no easier or quicker way to do this. The post stations were set up based on distance and were all located on official roads. This meant they were pre-planned locations, and even some of the buildings and personnel were already there.
The post station in ancient times was a very interesting product. It was not only the imperial postal communication system, but also a public guesthouse and logistics transfer station.
Officials could use their kanhe or huopai to get free food and lodging, and change horses. During special periods, the post stations also had to transport food, fodder, and military supplies for the court.
In the late Yuan Dynasty, as corruption worsened, post stations became a free benefit for powerful officials, offering free food and lodging. Even merchants and monks could buy documents certifying their accommodation and food at post stations.
This undoubtedly increased the court's financial expenditure and increased the burden on the people.
After Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, he clearly stipulated that post stations could only be used by officials of the court who were on business trips, and no one else could use them.
In order to warn officials and people and to prove the authority and seriousness of this law, Zhu Baba even executed a powerful official in the court.
But in the late Ming Dynasty, the post station system repeated the mistakes of the Yuan Dynasty, except that the severity was slightly different.
Of course, the corruption at the post stations wasn't worthy of the emperor's personal intervention. Bi Zisu's Inspectorate had already made the abuse of post stations a factor in assessing officials.
Strictly controlling the permits, determining reception standards and numbers, and implementing a registration and reporting system at post stations—this three-pronged approach, coupled with severe punishment and strict governance, has been very effective in changing the current situation.
Now, if we build inns and warehouses, strengthen logistics and transportation, launch a postal system, and increase private communications, the profits we will earn will not only improve the lives of the postmen, but also benefit the people.
Little Leo, are you going to rebel against me this time? Just be a postman!
Zhu Youxiao put down his pen and smiled complacently and a little cunningly.
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Guiyang.
More than two months have passed since the siege was broken. The wounds caused by the war have not yet fully recovered, but a new atmosphere has emerged.
Wang Sanshan, the governor of Guizhou, was stationed in Guiyang and soon began a series of measures to recruit migrants, open up large areas of land, and restore the economy. He took measures to stabilize society and revitalize the local area.
Thanks to the gold and silver allocated by the emperor to buy food to pacify the people and recruit soldiers, and Wang Sanshan was a diligent and hard-working official, the place soon became stable.
The Ming army confronted the rebels at Luguang River and Yachi River, but due to the lack of naval officers and ships, they were not in a hurry to cross the river to fight.
After the rebels who besieged the city suffered heavy losses, some ethnic minority chieftains surrendered and joined the Ming army. An Bangyan felt that he was weak and did not dare to cross the river to attack. He dug deep trenches along the river and increased his troops for defense.
Luguang River is a section of Yachi River, the upper reaches of Wujiang River, flowing through Xiuwen and Xifeng counties, in the southwest of Shui.
The Records states: "Among the rivers west of the water, the largest is Luguang. Its upper reaches are called Yachi, and its lower reaches flow eastwards into Huangshadu, where they meet the Qingshui River and then flow eastwards to meet the Fu River. Yachi is sometimes referred to as the Yachi River."
Both the enemy and our side used the river as their defense line, stepped up preparations and deployments, and waited for the opportunity for the next battle.
The current Governor of Guizhou, Wang Sanshan, was a Jinshi in the 29th year of Wanli. He has experienced ups and downs in officialdom for decades and is almost sixty years old, but he still does not cling to the powerful and remains upright.
At the same time, he was deeply disappointed with the intrigues and factional struggles in the officialdom. He asked for leave to go home several times, but never returned. In the 47th year of the Wanli reign, he used the excuse of returning to his hometown to attend his wife's funeral and never returned to the court again.
It was not until the Ming Dynasty changed its reign title to Taichang and Emperor Guangzong ascended the throne and appointed Wang Sanshan as the Shaoqing of Taichang that he had no choice but to return to the capital.
Since he was ordered to suppress the rebellion, Wang Sanshan has worked tirelessly, gathering troops and storing food. Finally, with the help of reinforcements from the Beijing camp, he launched a three-pronged attack, defeated 100,000 rebels, and lifted the siege of Guiyang.
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