Ming Military Academy.

Once you get here, regardless of other things, at least food and drink are no longer a problem.

Big fish and meat are only the most basic foods. Some foods that are only available in royal court can also be tasted here.

In addition, all students receive a monthly salary.

They are not real objects, they are all Ming Dynasty treasure notes.

Students can choose to send it back or store it in the college and take it out at any time.

The salary is not fixed. The basic salary is one string of cash per month. In the future, there will be adjustments and rewards based on different personal performance.

This includes their clothes, all of which are provided by the college.

For students, they only need to study hard, and everything else will be borne by the college.

Of course, the opposite of this is rigorous course education.

Three meals a day, plus midnight snack.

In the morning, there was high-intensity physical training, which was very painful.

In the afternoon, we will go to school to study under the guidance of teachers.

In the evening, there are also many events such as formation drills and individual confrontations.

It won’t end until the middle of the hour of Hai.

Use up all your energy and fall asleep.

The next day the cock crowed, and this happened repeatedly.

This level of training was a pain even for the sons of noble military officers.

What’s more, there are those scholars who are lazy and don’t know the difference between grains.

He regretted it so much that he immediately wanted to quit.

"There are only two ways to leave the military academy."

“Or after graduation, walk out with your head held high.”

"Or you'll be beaten with ninety-nine and eighty-one killing sticks and walk out sideways."

"Choose for yourself."

The instructors who were originally from the Black Armor Guards said in a deep voice, without any intention of joking.

The Ming Military Academy can't afford to lose this person.

If you can't hold on, then die.

The punishment of killing with the stick can be either severe or mild. If it is really to be beaten to death, even a fierce general in the army cannot withstand thirty or forty sticks and will die.

Ninety-nine eighty-one sticks is a lucky number.

It's enough to kill someone several times.

After hearing these rules, no matter how hard it is, you can only grit your teeth and persevere.

If he is drilled to death, it will take at least some time, but if he goes out like this, he will be beaten to death.

Even a fool knows how to choose.

When Zhu Ying walked in here, it was already afternoon.

The whole college was filled with the sound of Lang Lang reading.

Zhu Ying inspected the area and was quite satisfied, so he nodded and ordered, "Tell Liu Buyi to come out and see me."

"Yes, sir."

Zhu Ying still has to give special care to the student Liu Buyi.

If it weren't for him, the enrollment of students, especially the enrollment of candidates taking the imperial examinations, would not have such a strong motivation.

This was a very crucial thing.

While Zhu Ying was talking to Liu Buyi, some changes were taking place in the palace for Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the Huagai Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was looking through documents.

The records in these documents are all about Zhu Ying.

Such as some of the policies proposed by Zhu Ying before, such as equalizing the land tax, separating the military and politics, opening factories, and building roads.

Including the reform of gunpowder, a series of political, economic and military plans are all recorded here.

Zhu Yuanzhang was able to rise from a cowherd, to a monk, to a beggar, and finally to the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Is it just luck that he relies on?

No, he mainly relies on his strong learning ability.

He is a genius.

From ancient times to the present, those who have been able to serve as founding emperors are all geniuses.

Perhaps they have various shortcomings, but this still cannot cover up their brilliance.

Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, even until now, he has never stopped learning.

No matter how tired I am or how busy I am, I will always spare at least half an hour to read.

Since Zhu Ying entered the palace, the series of strategies he proposed have achieved very good results.

This is especially true for the taxes levied on the entire Ming Dynasty treasury.

To put it simply, the development of a country is the path to a prosperous country and a strong people.

As the saying goes, if three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher.

There is nothing shameful about learning from one's eldest grandson. Instead, it made Zhu Yuanzhang even more interested.

So he asked someone to compile all of Da Sun's practices and arrangements, including those of the Heroes Chamber of Commerce, into a book for study.

Zhu Yuanzhang really did not understand business, which was related to his experience and the environment he was in.

But that doesn't mean he can't learn.

After the Qunying Chamber of Commerce established itself in the capital, it had always been under the surveillance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Even after Zhu Ying entered the palace, the surveillance did not completely stop.

Zhu Yuanzhang read carefully all the actions of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce from the beginning to the present.

"Wonderful, wonderful, it turns out that there are so many details to pay attention to in this business world."

"My eldest grandson once told me that the prosperity of the trade route is enough to affect the entire Ming Dynasty. I didn't think so before, but now I see that it is true."

"The things in the capital are not much different from before, but under the control of the eldest grandson, they have shown a high degree of prosperity."

"Those who have hidden their silver in the cellar should honestly take it out and use it to purchase goods."

"The goods are cheaper and can be sold faster. The people also benefit. The eldest grandson earns money, and the national treasury has increased tax revenue. Such a large amount of money has appeared out of thin air."

"It's interesting. The goods haven't changed, the people haven't changed, but the money has changed."

"The merchants who sold the goods felt that they had made a profit, the people who bought the goods also felt that they had made a profit, the eldest grandson made a profit, and the national treasury also made a profit."

“Is this the way of business?”

"Why have we never seen these things in books?"

"Those business books all talk about selling at a low price and at a high price, hoarding goods, and speculation. The methods used by my grandson are the real and upright way."

Zhu Yuanzhang was talking to himself. Under him were the ministers of various ministries.

Also looking at the same records inside.

Ever since Zhu Ying's printing factory got up and running, many things no longer need to be handwritten and are gradually being printed.

Naturally, there was also a set of copper movable type molds in the palace.

"You have also seen it, so tell us, is this business route or a minor route?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of money. When hearing His Majesty's question, Zhao Mian, as the Minister of Revenue, was the natural person to answer.

"Your Majesty, the business path of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is no longer a small path for ordinary merchants, but a great path for the country."

"Among them, every method that seems to be designed to make money is actually aimed at benefiting the common people."

"I have heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has offered tens of millions of coins to give huge discounts on all goods within a limited time."

"To be honest, I didn't understand this at the time. But to my surprise, after this was over, I calculated that I not only didn't lose money, but I made money."

"I was curious at the time, so I started to study this matter."

"In the end, we discovered that the reason we were able to make money was because the Qunying Chamber of Commerce purchased large quantities of goods from various places in bulk at low prices."

"To sell their goods, merchants often need to travel from place to place, working hard for months or even half a year, but they may not be able to sell all the goods they have."

"And the Qunying Chamber of Commerce bought them all at once, which saved a lot of effort."

“So for some goods, even if the profit is 3%, 4%, or even more than 50%, the merchants are willing to sell them.”

"After the Qunying Chamber of Commerce purchased a large amount of these goods, the profits were naturally extremely high. The price reduction may seem exaggerated, but it is actually profitable. In addition, the time limit is limited, so the people also opened their wallets and bought a lot."

Listening to the analysis and narration of Zhao Mian, the Minister of Revenue.

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, who was the leader, but also the other ministers present felt as if they had been enlightened. Everything started to become clear in their minds.

This is how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince makes money.

It can be said that the economy of the entire Nanzhili region was revitalized in just one go.

"Minister Zhao, can this method be implemented in other areas as well?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked after a moment of hesitation.

Zhao Mian thought for a moment and replied, "Your Majesty, this law has limitations and can only be used in places where the people are wealthy."

"There have always been many wealthy families in the capital. When a large amount of goods come in, the wealthy families can buy them all."

"Except for the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, I can't think of any other places with so many wealthy families."

"However, there are some relatively wealthy places where local governments can help purchase and sell them to the people at low prices. This is not a bad idea."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "Purchasing should not be done by officials. If it is done this way, many people will pocket money for themselves, and when it really reaches the hands of the people, the money will only go up, not down."

"You never know, some wicked people might force you to buy or sell something, and the price might even be higher than before."

"The eldest grandson once said that in the business world, only business can be managed by business, and it is not allowed to cross boundaries."

"These purchasing matters will have to be handed over to the Chamber of Commerce in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a distrust of officials since he was a child, and his eldest grandson also said that officials should never interfere too much in business affairs.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang make a decision in his mind.

Business ethics is one aspect.

Next, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Personnel all began to discuss some of the strategies currently being implemented by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

On the Ministry of War side, the Minister of War Ru Rong expressed his views mainly on the separation of military and political affairs, including preventing corruption in the garrisons.

On the Ministry of Justice side, it was the revision of the new version of the Ming Dynasty laws.

There are a lot of things to do at the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry is responsible for a series of research and production of cement, printing, papermaking, muskets, etc.

Just these thoughts and stories took the Minister of Works Shen Xi almost half an hour to talk about.

On the contrary, there is less to talk about on the Ministry of Personnel side.

As for the Ministry of Rites, although there is no Shangshu, there is also the Left Vice Minister of Rites.

The main aspect is some recent changes in the imperial examination system.

After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised to find that in just half a year, his eldest grandson had actually interfered in every aspect of the six ministries.

And everything is in order and proceeding step by step.

It was not until almost sunset that the discussion about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to an end.

"Tell me what you think. The path for the eldest grandson is now laid out before you. If you have any ideas about the future path, please share your thoughts."

"We should all think carefully about this. We can't let our eldest grandson take care of everything."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke.

In front of him was the most top-notch official of the Ming Dynasty, who controlled the direction of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course it has to work.

If it doesn't work, then send someone else in.

Everything has to wait for the arrangement of the eldest grandson, so what's the difference between that and being a puppet.

Zhu Yuanzhang also didn't want to put all the burdens on his eldest grandson's shoulders.

In a few days, the eldest grandson will go out for inspection.

If things here start to go wrong as soon as the eldest grandson leaves, wouldn't that be a slap in my face?

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want such an embarrassing thing to happen.

After listening to this, the ministers of various ministries began to ponder.

The only one who felt a little relieved was the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has almost never interfered with etiquette regulations, so there is naturally no need for any big action.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang became a little impatient.

The Minister of War Ru Yan then stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have some humble opinions."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and let him tell the story.

Ru Huang said: "Now the development of the country is going smoothly, and for foreign ministers, especially in the tribute trade, it may be an important direction that His Royal Highness wants to improve."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became interested.

Because the eldest grandson had previously told him about his idea of ​​selling the official bulletin to other small countries.

Obviously, once this connection is established, it will not only be the court reports that will be sold, but other goods can also be sold together.

Seeing that His Majesty agreed, Ru Hong continued boldly, "Nowadays, the main direction of trade between all parties is on the land."

"Now that our Ming army is conquering Japan, there is no threat on the sea."

"The trade on the sea, riding the wind, is much faster than the speed of a horse-drawn carriage. Places like Java, Sumatra, Sulu, Pahang, Chenla, Calicut, and Siam also have their own unique products."

"Therefore, I believe that lifting the maritime ban and developing maritime trade should be a major direction in the future."

After saying this, the other ministers couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Everyone knows that the sea ban has always been a sore spot for His Majesty. Even though the time is ripe now, not everyone dares to speak up.

If one is not careful, one will be reprimanded by His Majesty, but the top of Wusha will be in danger, which would be a big disaster.

After Ru Hong finished speaking, she waited nervously.

This time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not say much, but was thinking about the feasibility of this.

As for whether it would affect his authority since he had once set a sea ban and now cancelled it, he didn't care.

From today's perspective, if we want to vigorously develop trade, maritime trade is indeed an indispensable thing.

After some thought, he issued an edict to the Ministry of Works.

Order shipyards in all regions to expand their scale and build seagoing ships.