The prince smiled and said, "Sister Chunhua, there are always more solutions than problems. This is something that the ministers in our court should really listen to."
Lu Qing also laughed, "The solutions are all thought up by people. They always say that any problem is difficult, which makes the prince very anxious."
After everyone finished laughing, the prince started to worry again, "Sister Chunhua, where can we find a suitable rich family in such a short time?"
To find such a wealthy family, one must not only be rich enough, but also have the determination to not be afraid of offending local wealthy families or officials. Otherwise, once the interests of these people are affected, the consequences can be imagined.
Qian Chunhua thought about it and felt that among the people she knew, only the Dong family seemed to meet the requirements.
"How is the Dong family?" Qian Chunhua asked.
The prince nodded and said that the Dong family was a very suitable candidate.
But now, it's too late.
Farmers received interest-free loans but also missed the best time for sowing.
What's more, it will take time to promote interest-free loans nationwide.
"It's better to take a provincial capital close to the capital as a pilot project first than to do nothing." Qian Chunhua spoke quickly and immediately made a suggestion to the prince.
The prince was also very straightforward. "Okay, let's use Leizhou as a pilot. I will find Dong Mingshan. It's just right. It's time to give their family the status of an imperial merchant."
Indeed, after the Dong family became the imperial merchants, they also had a money house that made interest-free loans in the name of the imperial merchants. Then the court exempted the Dong family from some taxes, or gave Dong Cong a place in the Imperial College in the future. I believe Dong Mingshan would agree.
The prince didn't even have dinner and left in a hurry with Lu Qing.
That night, the prince reached an agreement with Dong Mingshan.
The next day, the news that the Dong family had become the imperial merchant spread throughout the capital.
On that day, Dong Mingshan personally led dozens of managers, both big and small, and left the capital for Leizhou.
This is the first task assigned by the Crown Prince. The Dong family will definitely do their best to ensure that it is completed successfully.
After hearing the news, the ministers in the court said nothing, but in their hearts they were all laughing at the young prince and his naive ideas.
Only Minister Zhou and the Minister of Agriculture understood the prince's determination. They immediately followed the prince's plan and came up with a tax exemption clause for the Dong family.
The Minister of Agriculture also sent people to Leizhou to guide the villagers who had received grain seeds to sow them.
For a time, there were many different opinions on this matter.
When the news reached Emperor Min Han, he was dumbfounded. His grandson was indeed a potential wise ruler. His actions were really vigorous and for the benefit of the people.
"Do you think he will succeed by doing this?" Emperor Min Han thought the matter was too trifling.
It’s just the Dong family. Even if they don’t charge any money, they can just distribute the grain seeds to the farmers. They can do it once, twice, or even for a long time?
This matter had always been difficult to implement in the past, and Emperor Min Han did not think that the prince would succeed this time.
Monk Daoxin opened his eyes, smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, what the prince gave you is both grain and hope."
Hope..., Emperor Min Han was shocked.
Didn’t the farmers in the past have any hope?
He couldn't remember. In the past, these things were trivial matters in the mind of Emperor Min Han. He would not take them to heart, but would hand them over to the Minister of Agriculture or the Ministry of Revenue to handle them.
Emperor Min Han's entire attention was focused on resisting foreign enemies, or perhaps on fighting for imperial power.
Dao Xin spoke again, "Your Majesty, the people's affairs are no small matter."
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