Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 295 It turns out that he is teaching the prince
Qin Hong was speechless for a moment. Xu Guan slammed the door angrily and said, "Open the door!"

Chen Ce stared at Qin Hong, and Qin Hong's heart skipped a beat. Why did Xu Guan, that old bastard, follow me? !

Qin Hong smiled bitterly and said, "He is a friend of mine. He has a straightforward temper and speaks bluntly, but he has a good heart. Don't argue with him later."

Chen Ce said: "Then I will disappear."

Xu Guan heard it clearly and was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "You kid, hurry up and open the door for me! I want to see you!"

Qin Hong said helplessly: "Let's meet him."

Chen Ce: "Okay then."

Qin Hong went to open the door. Xu Guan came over with his hands behind his back and angrily asked Chen Ce, "What do you mean by how much the Ministry of Works embezzled? Explain it clearly, kid!"

Chen Ce shrugged, spread his hands slightly, and said: "I am just telling the truth, old man, you don't really think the Ministry of Industry is clean, right?"

"Even if you are always clean, what about the people below?"

"You are earning eighty taels a year, but every day you have to approve documents allocating hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars to construction projects. Who can be calm? You can get dozens of eighty taels with just a little bit of manipulation. Who can resist?"

"Isn't this the charm of power?"

"Haha, that's off topic." Chen Ce smiled embarrassedly, but it made Qin Hong and Xu Guan fall into reverie.

"Of course. If you don't believe me, you can give it a try. Find a project and let the Ministry of Industry spend 200,000 taels of silver to build it. Let the private sector bid for it. The one with the lowest bid will get the contract. You can see how low the private sector can push the price down in the end."

"Let's speak with facts. Otherwise, what's the point of us arguing so heatedly?"

"To put it another way, the focus of my conversation with Lord Qin was not on the Ministry of Industry, but on how to make the business of Ming Dynasty more prosperous and thus stimulate the country's fiscal revenue."

"Right? Lord Qin?"

Qin Hong then reacted. Yes, he came to this guy today to ask for advice on developing the country through commerce. What does it have to do with his Ministry of Industry?

So the two of them automatically filtered out the Minister of Industry standing beside them, and Qin Hong continued, "According to your remarks, in addition to the construction industry, other industries can also be regulated by the state?"

Chen Ce said: "Yes, but some established businesses do not need it, such as the cotton spinning and textile industry. Some small workshops in Suzhou have already started to employ women to work."

"For example, my courier industry employs more people."

Qin Hong said: "But these industries are still very rare."

Chen Ce smiled and said, "In addition to macroeconomic regulation, there is also market regulation."

Qin Hong: “?”

Chen Ce did not keep the secret, he said to Qin Hong: "Don't underestimate the wisdom of our people. The court does not need to think about these things. If one or two commercial industries develop, more businessmen will look for business opportunities, what can make money, what industries have not yet emerged, and can invest in them... They are more anxious than us, and some smart people will think of ways to enrich the commercial industry for you."

Qin Hong held the tea, closed his eyes and thought, his expression changing unpredictably.

Xu Guan suddenly spoke up and asked Chen Ce, "Boy, did you come up with the strategy to control the siltation in the Yellow River?"

Chen Ce: "Hmm...Hmm?"

"What strategy for managing the Yellow River's sediment? What are you talking about?"

I almost blurted it out just now, who knows if this old man will become the next Jiao Fang.

Xu Guan's old face twitched. You kid, you really don't treat me as a human being!
"Do you know Wang Shouren?"

Chen Ce said, "I know him."

Xu Guan nodded and said, "When Wang Shouren was in the Ministry of Industry, he invented a movable pulley. Wang Hua said you taught his son that?"

Old Xu finally realized that his Ministry of Works had missed out on such a talented person as Wang Shouren, and he still feels aggrieved about it.

Wang Shouren seemed to have said in the main hall that a guy named Chen Ce taught him how to use the movable pulley.

Chen Ce looked confused: "Sir, what are you talking about?" Xu Guan stared at Chen Ce and asked, "What's your name?"

"Chen Ce."

Xu Guan breathed a sigh of relief, it was indeed him!
You must have been caught by me!

The Law of River Control... Well, I finally understand why the prince gave it such a name.

Forehead!
Minister Xu stared at Chen Ce blankly, gasping in surprise. Was this guy the one who had been training the prince behind his back?

The person Lao Qin asked me to guess is him?
The decline of Kaizhong, the origin of salt imports, the population of the royal family, the reform of the southwest, the sand control of the Yellow River, and even the earliest strategy of Hami in the northwest, were all created by him?

Jiao Fang was taking the blame for him...so Jiao Fang died in the end.

Thinking of these shocking methods, Xu Guan suddenly felt a chill!
Who could have thought that in just over two years, all the changes in the Ming Dynasty were caused by this young man from this simple courtyard?
What kind of monster is this!

And now he is planning to reform the Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue system together with Shangshu Qin and subvert the traditional path of enriching the country through agriculture?

hiss!
Minister Xu narrowed his eyes, grabbed Chen Ce, and said excitedly: "My Ministry of Industry needs you!"

"I am the Minister of Works!"

I won’t pretend anymore, I’m going to reveal my cards now!
"You come with me to the Ministry of Works, and I will personally ask for your promotion. Although I am not in the cabinet, I am also a veteran of two dynasties. You are under me, and no one dares to touch you!"

"go!"

Such a talent cannot be taken away by anyone! He is still so young and his future is immeasurable. Xu Guan must train him well!
"Ahem... You, don't shake me, let me go..."

Chen Ce only felt a little stuffy in his chest, his face instantly turned blood red, then pale, and finally the corners of his mouth began to bleed slowly. His eyes went black and he fainted.

The disease...is back again.

Xu Guan was frightened and stayed where he was without moving.

Qin Hong was furious and pointed at Xu Guan: "Old Xu! You deserve to die! You scared the kid!"

Xu Guan stuttered, "I, I, I, I also love talents..."

"Are you still standing there? Go get a doctor, the best doctor in Peking! Go quickly!"

Xu Guan finally reacted and hurried out the door, running straight to his own residence, shouting: "Go, find the best doctor in Peking! Hurry!"

After a while, several doctors followed Lord Xu and hurried towards Huaihua Hutong.

Xu Guan and Qin Hong were waiting anxiously outside the courtyard.

If such a piece of unpolished jade were to be frightened to the point of causing harm, Xu Guan would rather die than refuse!

Qin Hong still looked at Xu Guan angrily, "I know you are impatient, but there is no need to be so impatient, right?"

"Have you ever seen me reveal my status to him? I was just afraid of scaring him!"

"Now, if anything happens to him, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will cut you into pieces!"

Xu Guan murmured like a child who had made a mistake, "I didn't mean it..."

Soon, several doctors came out.

Xu Guan and Qin Hong hurried over to ask, "How is it? What happened?"

The doctor looked at Xu Guan and Qin Hong, clasped his fists and said, "Master Xu, he, he has been suffering from tuberculosis for a long time..."

"what?!"

The two ministers were immediately shocked!

(End of this chapter)