Chapter 272

"What do you mean?"

Jiajing said leisurely.

"If one person borrows money, at most, he has simply borrowed money for himself."

"But if everyone borrows money, then it is equivalent to Great Ming borrowing a huge sum of silver from Great Ming thirty years in the future."

"If this money is used properly, in just a few years, the entire Great Ming will likely undergo a complete transformation."

Hearing this.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows shot up.

During the Hongwu era, Great Ming's current silver tax revenue was about five million taels of silver.

Even looking at just this one item.

Multiply it by thirty, and that is one hundred and fifty million taels of silver!

Great Ming's current national strength indeed cannot build so many community schools and public welfare medical bureaus.

But what if it were Great Ming's savings accumulated over thirty years?

Thinking of this.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly came to his senses.

In an instant, he realized that everything Su Qiao had done before could potentially become reality.

However, Old Zhu quickly realized something was wrong with the situation.

"No, even if our Great Ming borrows this thirty years' worth of money now and builds all the public welfare medical bureaus."

"Then thirty years later, how will the people of our Great Ming repay this silver?"

"And thirty years later, how will these public welfare medical bureaus and community schools we built be maintained? Borrow for another thirty years?"

"Can Great Ming go on without disasters year after year?"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question.

Jiajing could not help but shake his head.

Undoubtedly, Su Qiao's line of thinking indeed has a certain feasibility.

But it is also accompanied by huge uncertainties.

"This son does not know either."

"But what is certain is that if anything goes wrong with this method, Su Qiao's life alone is not enough to pay the price."

"However, there is one benefit."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in confusion.

"What benefit?"

"At the very least, our Great Ming has already successfully found a way out for the Baochaohai Society."

"In this way, the Baochaohai Society of the Taizu reign will probably never be abandoned by everyone again."

Su Qiao had deeply bound the Jin Ling residence with the Great Ming Baochaohai Society issued by Old Zhu.

As long as one wants to buy a residence.

One must hold a certain amount of Great Ming Baochaohai Society in hand.

Perhaps the Baochaohai Society will still depreciate to be worthless.

But as long as there are common people who have borrowed money from Su Qiao, Great Ming's Baochaohai Society will never worry about having no one to recognize it!

As long as the common people still recognize the Baochaohai Society.

What it brings to Great Ming is absolutely not just a piece of paper!

The Emperors in the chat group fell silent without exception.

Leaving the final decision to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This is the Hongwu era.

It is Old Zhu's world.

The direction of this world.

Is decided by Old Zhu.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Old Zhu looked at Su Qiao, who was currently engaged in a verbal battle with the hundred officials in the distance, took a deep breath, and then asked.

"Su Qiao."

As Old Zhu spoke.

The entire court of civil and military officials immediately lowered their heads.

"Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly stood up from the dragon throne and looked at Su Qiao, asking.

"If your plan continues forward, what do you need us to cooperate with?"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking.

Xu Huizu immediately stood frozen in place.

"Your Majesty, my family..."

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Xu Huizu and immediately began to scold.

"Open your mouth 'your family', close your mouth 'your family'."

"How many times have I told you? Your Xu family is written into our Great Ming's 'Imperial Ming Ancestral Instructions'! You are the imperial nobility that shares the fate of the nation!"

"As long as our Great Ming exists, your Xu family will forever be the Duke of Wei."

"Are you really so unable to bear seeing the common people of Great Ming live a couple of comfortable days?"

"If your father were here, I would be the first to have him hang you up and whip you!"

A roar erupted from Zhu Yuanzhang.

It instantly scolded Xu Huizu awake.

These Huaixi nobles had all survived countless purges.

Especially nobles like Xu Huizu.

They had even passed down to the second generation.

As long as nothing went wrong.

That was a true iron rice bowl held firmly in hand.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Su Qiao before him and asked,

"Su Qiao, how do you intend to build these community schools with this silver?"

Su Qiao nodded slightly and said,

"Naturally, by allocating according to need. Where more is used, more money is invested; where there is less, spend less. After all, if no children study, isn't that silver wasted?"

Hearing this,

Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but sneer coldly and say,

"If princes and ministers buy a mansion, it allows the children of Jin Ling to study for a few more years. What is bad about that?"

In an instant, all the Huaixi nobles fell silent.

Only the civil officials like Watching Qi Tai, full of grievances, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and shouted loudly,

"Your Majesty, we hold no titles, nor do we have the special honor of the Ancestral Instructions of the Great Ming, yet we are also truly serving the court!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"..."

You Huaixi nobles share the nation's fate.

What does that have to do with us scholars?

We simply work this one lifetime; whether the next generation succeeds depends entirely on how well they study.

Looking at Watching Qi Tai,

a trace of contempt inevitably appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face.

"Whose books are the children of our Jin Ling reading?"

All the scholars in the court could not help but pause in shock.

"Naturally, the words and deeds of the Sages."

"Then if they cannot afford to read them, are you unwilling to contribute even a little money?"

"So all your usual clamoring about continuing the learning of past sages is just deceiving the monarch?"