The Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace are separated by only a wall.
In terms of location, Kunning Palace is equivalent to the backyard of Qianqing Palace.
Kunning Palace does not have its own gate, so if you want to bypass Qianqing Palace, you can only go from the side.
It is obvious that the movement made by Zhang Bo and others is not small.
In fact, whether it is the Qianqing Palace or the Kunning Palace, it is not like what is shown in later movies and TV shows. It is very quiet at night and you can hardly see anyone.
In fact, there were dozens of eunuchs and palace maids on duty in the palace every day.
Even in the bedroom where Zhu Ying lived, there were always at least six palace maids and eunuchs waiting in the outer room at any time.
You have to wait quietly in the room all night.
This is to make it easier to take care of Zhu Ying when she gets up at night.
In a quiet environment, you only need to shout softly and someone will come over with a light immediately.
In the quiet late night, they waited in the outer room, not making any noise and remaining vigilant at all times.
The assassins in later movies and TV shows who jump out and sneak into the palace are complete nonsense.
The slightest sound would arouse alertness, not to mention the need to wait with full concentration all the time.
Like the great eunuchs like Liu He and Guo Zhong.
Night duty is also required.
However, they do not need to wait all night. They usually have their own separate cabins, and after His Majesty and His Royal Highness fall asleep, they can also go to sleep.
If anything happened, the minor officials would inform them immediately.
For example, for eunuchs on night duty in the house, this job may seem tiring, but it is already the dream of most eunuchs.
First, after they finish their night shift, they can go to sleep when their shift changes.
As long as you are a little smart and clever, life in the palace can be very comfortable.
Moreover, as people close to His Majesty or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, ordinary eunuchs would also be wary of them.
Even the middle and junior inmates would be treated with courtesy.
As we get older, our sleep becomes much more shallow and we may wake up at the slightest movement.
The eunuchs on duty had already been checked when Zhang Bo and others passed by.
Knowing that it was Zhang Bo who came all the way from Jiangnan, Zhu Yuanzhang became interested and got up to see the situation.
"It is my fault for disturbing your Majesty's rest so late at night."
Hearing His Majesty's words, Zhang Bo immediately knelt down and said.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally didn't care about these things and asked, "What kind of business is this late at night? Tell us about it."
Zhu Ying had a faint smile on his face.
Zhang Bo immediately understood what he meant and bowed again, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. I have been rushing back to the capital all night and I am entering the palace now because I cannot contain my joy."
"It's just that because the amount is so huge, I haven't slept for several days, fearing that it will be delayed in the slightest."
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang's curiosity had been completely aroused.
Naturally, Zhang Bo would not deliberately whet His Majesty's appetite at this point, as this would be courting death.
He continued, "Half a month ago, the Jiangnan region called for the establishment of a hiring guild, and I was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to rush to the Jiangnan region to prepare for this matter."
"According to His Royal Highness's instructions, when I selected the location of the guild, I specially held an auction to auction the shares of the hiring guild in the Jiangnan area."
"The auction ended the day before yesterday. Since it ended, I have not dared to rest. I want to inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty of this good news as quickly as possible."
At this time, Zhu Ying, who was standing next to him, handed over the account book in his hand and said, "This is the account book."
Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood.
It was probably that the eldest grandson had made a fortune in Jiangnan again. He was no longer surprised by such things.
While flipping through the account book, he casually asked, "How much money has been deposited into the account this time?"
Hearing this, Zhang Bo subconsciously glanced at Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying nodded slightly.
Zhang Bo then replied, "Your Majesty, the total is more than 180 million strings of treasure notes."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said, "That's not bad, 180,000... 10,000?"
Before he could finish his words, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Billion is a counting unit that was only created in later generations.
When the number 100 million was first used for counting, it was roughly equivalent to the number of 100,000.
In the Ming Dynasty at that time, ten thousand meant one billion.
It’s just that in pronunciation, when we say “wanwan”, it’s not that obvious because it’s a reduplicated sound.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang thought he had heard it wrong.
But he also felt that if it was only 180,000 treasure notes, it would not be worth the anxiety of the eldest grandson's confidants.
So infer.
Most likely 1.8 billion?
Eighteen hundred million!
What a concept.
The taxes collected in the 28 years since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty are probably not even half of this amount.
Even though he had heard it, he had already realized that it was 1.8 billion strings of Ming Dynasty treasure notes.
Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't believe it.
After a brief pause, he asked, "Is it 180,000?"
Zhang Bo said, "Your Majesty, it is 180 million."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Eighteen hundred thousand?"
Uncle Zhang: "Eighteen hundred thousand!"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt his heart beating wildly and his breathing became a little difficult.
I took a deep breath and felt much more comfortable.
Seeing this, Zhu Ying hurried over to support the old man.
After Zhu Yuanzhang recovered, he turned to look at his eldest grandson and asked again, "Eighteen million strings of treasure notes?"
Zhu Ying nodded again in confirmation: "Eighteen million treasure notes!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang received a positive reply, his mind went blank.
Then he waved to Liu He.
Liu He had been with Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time, so he naturally understood the meaning of this.
A chair was quickly brought for His Majesty to sit on.
After sitting down, Zhu Yuanzhang felt like he was dreaming, especially at three or four in the morning.
Still a little unconvinced, he asked, "Are you really not lying to me? Let me make it clear to you first. If you are lying to me, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Zhu Ying said beside him, "Grandpa, the account book is in your hands. It has the detailed figures and overall plan."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly flipped through the book, and Liu He also hurried over to light the lamp so that His Majesty could check it more easily.
Under the dim light, the handwriting on the account book is clear.
Which family, how many shares were auctioned, how much money was spent, any subsequent notes, what was used to offset, how much was converted into banknotes, and the name of the appraiser.
It should be clear.
Turning to the end, there was a long row of numbers written in red pen.
One hundred and eighty million and three hundred and seventy-five hundred sixty-six thousand five hundred strings of cash!
The tail alone amounted to more than 37 million strings of cash, which was very close to the annual tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty after Zhu Ying entered the palace.
Red words on white paper are the clearest.
After reading it, Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent for a long time.
After a while.
“HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!”
“HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!”
In the palace late at night, Zhu Yuanzhang's wild laughter with a hint of ecstasy was heard.
Eighteen hundred million!!!
This was a possibility that Zhu Yuanzhang could never have imagined in his dreams.
How important is this money to the entire Ming Dynasty.
It can no longer be summed up in a few simple sentences.
This is like suddenly winning the first prize in the lottery in later generations, which is equivalent to becoming rich overnight.
The lottery makes an individual rich, but 1.8 billion treasure notes make the entire Ming Dynasty rich.
In fact, from childhood to adulthood, Zhu Yuanzhang's life has always been very difficult.
Even when the Ming Dynasty was founded, the land of China at that time was already riddled with scars due to the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
From the early Ming Dynasty until the first two years, even the salaries of officials were always in arrears.
Some honest officials may not even have a full meal for several days.
This is also the reason why corrupt officials are killed one after another.
The expenditure of the imperial palace itself was not particularly wealthy or generous.
It was not until Zhu Ying came in that things gradually became sufficient.
And tonight was truly a huge surprise.
"Grandson, my good grandson, my truly good grandson. My love for you is not in vain."
"Eighteen million taels of silver, how many years will our Ming dynasty last, hahahaha!!!"
"It's said that the Song Dynasty had a lot of money, but did they have as much as we do? In just half a month, there were 180 million strings of cash!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely excited now, and his voice couldn't help but tremble a little when he spoke.
After all, he was the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ruling over a vast territory, but at this moment, he felt as happy as a child who got a toy.
Zhu Ying breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that the old man wouldn't be able to accept it all at once and get over it.
The main thing is that this thing is indeed a bit too shocking.
Eighteen million strings of cash is really a lot.
In today's world, let alone 1.8 billion, even 100 million is already astonishing.
At first glance, it seems a bit exaggerated.
In fact, it is not an exaggeration.
It’s just that among the kings of all dynasties, few have ever thought about business, or really understood the business.
Zhu Ying's move can be considered a dimensionality reduction attack.
After all, in the future, you can play with this thing in many different ways.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't sleep that night.
Who can fall asleep?
I kept chatting with Zhu Ying until dawn.
This money is extremely important for the entire Ming Dynasty. It means that in many aspects, they can finally do things without any restrictions.
Of course, things like this should go straight into the treasury and there's no need to publicize it.
Zhu Ying can now start doing what he has been preparing for for a long time.
The first thing to do was to set up the Ming Royal Money House.
In the past, the banknotes printed in the palace were only issued and not collected.
There is no way around it, after all, there is no reserve fund.
Zhu Ying knew very well that it would be very difficult to sustain this goal for a long time. Although the quality of the treasure notes was good, there would always be various accidents. If they were not recycled, they would be depreciated.
This will greatly affect the entire credit system.
In addition, the circulation of the Baochao itself led to its continuous depreciation. Even though Zhu Ying took many measures to save the situation, it was still very difficult to exchange the Ming Baochao for one tael of silver.
The main reason is that so much money has been spent before, and now the Ming Dynasty is also building infrastructure everywhere, and there are many places to spend money.
All we can do is take it slow for now.
Now that I have 1.8 billion Ming Dynasty treasure notes in my hands, of course I no longer have these concerns.
At the morning court the next day, Zhu Ying directly announced that all provinces must open a Ming Dynasty royal bank.
In addition to deposit and withdrawal, the other thing is the recovery of the treasure notes.
This was an announcement, not a discussion, and the civil officials had no power to refute.
At the same time, this matter will be published in the Ming Dynasty Capital Gazette and distributed so that more people can know about the situation.
It is not difficult to imagine that once the Ming Dynasty royal money houses are opened in all provinces, the credit value of the Ming Dynasty treasure notes will inevitably rise to an extremely high level.
The exchange rate for silver will continue to rise.
If there are no other accidents, within two years, Baochao will become an amount of silver of equal value.
As long as the imperial court, which holds the power of issuance, does not act recklessly, the situation will not change too much.
Zhu Ying's main development direction for this money is to build the entire Ming Dynasty's industrial infrastructure system.
The development of industry will be the main trend for the next thousand years. Whoever can stay ahead of it will be able to control the world's discourse power.
For the current Ming Dynasty, it is actually a very difficult thing to directly expand its ruling territory.
Doesn't Zhu Ying want to just send out hundreds of thousands of troops to carry out a sweep everywhere?
It’s not that you can’t, but that you don’t want to.
The limit of power is distance.
When the distance is too far, even if the place nominally belongs to the Ming Dynasty, it is actually beyond its jurisdiction.
So at this time, the usefulness of these princes and grandchildren of the Ming Dynasty was fully demonstrated.
For example, in today's Japan, the Ming Dynasty actually does not have to worry about management issues at all. The situation of the Japanese people is left to Zhu Gang, Zhu Yu, Zhu Gaochi and others to handle.
Whether it is good or bad, it will not affect the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty’s educational work has been ongoing.
Education itself is a subtle influence.
It cannot be completed in one or two years.
This period of time is often at least twenty years. When the new generation replaces the older generation as the main force, the impact of education becomes obvious.
In today's Ming Dynasty, is there anyone so blind as to dare to provoke it?
Zhu Ying is very confident.
However, this slap in the face came quickly.
Annan rebelled!
"Why did Annan become rich?"
When they first received the news, not only Zhu Ying, but even Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused.
This was just a few months ago when Chen Muyue returned from Annan, and judging by the intelligence, it had caused enough deterrence to Annan.
Besides, in the Annan region, there are still 50,000 elite troops of the Ming Dynasty.
Even if there are any unusual movements, they should be able to be suppressed quickly.
According to the intelligence currently being transmitted, Liu Sheng, the military supervisor, has been placed under house arrest.
Not only Liu Sheng, but also core members such as Zhao Yuanhong, Zhao Xiucai, who had been lurking for a long time, and Li Xiucai were all caught in one fell swoop.
Following them was the Annan royal family.
In the Ming Dynasty, only Wei Xing, the commander of Annan, remained stable in the rear.
However, Wei Xing did not dare to act rashly because he was afraid of the consequences.
Everyone knows the relationship between General Liu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Even when Concubine Mingyue came to Annan, she was polite to him.
If something really goes wrong, his career as a general will be over.