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

Chapter 477 Achievements Revealed
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When the Zhang brothers saw Chen Ce, the consumptive patient, their faces immediately fell.

Why is this guy everywhere? Why hasn't he died of illness yet? Is he trying to steal everything from us?

The Zhang brothers said to Chen Ce, "Chen Ce, don't fight with us for this house. We will give you fifty taels, and give this house to us brothers."

Zhang Yanling said, "That's right. You are so rich, why don't you just buy another yard? We are poor guys. We finally found a house like this one, but you still want to compete with us for it. Are you still a human being?"

Zhang Heling said again: "Chen Ce, you are almost dead. Wasn't the house on Zhengyang Street quite good? You are almost dead, why do you still need this house?"

These two brothers always speak without restraint.

Chen Ce smiled and said, "This is a gift from the Emperor. Sorry, please make way for me. I need to go in."

"and many more!"

Zhang Heling said: "It is a reward from the emperor. You can disobey the order. Anyway, your brother-in-law will not kill you if you disobey the order."

"Yes, go and disobey the emperor's order and tell him that you don't want this house and give it to us brothers."

Chen Ce laughed angrily and asked, "Why?"

Zhang Heling asked, "Have you forgotten that we brothers gave you such a big jade Buddha when you got married?"

"Yes, that's right! That's our life savings. We gave it all to you. It's because of your wedding that we went bankrupt and had no place to live, so we wanted this house."

Chen Ce pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked the Zhang brothers, "Do you know who the owner of this house is?"

Zhang Heling said: "Of course I know, your Majesty's brother, Prince Xing Zhu Youlang."

Chen Ce asked again: "Then do you know where he is now?"

Zhang Heling asked, "He was sent to the Japanese island to be crowned king. What?"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "Then you must know that so many vassal states in the world were sent to the Japanese islands, right? Do you know why they were sent there? Because I suggested to His Majesty... Well, you seem to be royal relatives, do you... like the sea?"

My mother!

Is this bitch Chen Ce going to send us brothers to Japan?

The Zhang brothers rolled their eyes, laughed, and said, "Okay, go in and do your thing, we still have things to do."

"By the way, don't talk nonsense in front of the emperor!"

Chen Ce nodded and said with a smile: "Okay."

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There were not many changes in the design of the yard, except for adding a sauna and a steam room, and manually repairing the hot spring. The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry were very capable. Chen Ce only told them the drawings, and they took the initiative to build them, which made Chen Ce less worried.

From the Mid-Autumn Festival to the early winter of the 15th year of Hongzhi, Chen Ce stayed at home to recuperate and rarely went out.

The first snow in Peking fell in mid-October. Xiaohua and Mrs. Wu were sweeping the snow and making snowmen in the yard.

Today is the day for the New Moon and Full Moon.

At the grand court meeting, Chen Ce came to the Meridian Gate wearing a light blue cotton-padded jacket and long gown, standing at the end of the civil servant team. Today, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly announced that Chen Ce would attend the grand court meeting, but he didn't know what to do. When Chen Ce appeared in the civil servant team, these civil servants of the Ming Dynasty did not seem surprised.

However, among the rows of people wearing purple official robes, a man in ordinary clothes suddenly mixed in, which made people feel a little strange.

However, several high-ranking officials dressed in bright red official robes took the initiative to come to the back of the team and greet Chen Ce.

Qin Hong smiled and said to Chen Ce: "Chun Jian, in the past two months, all the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty have been sent to the Japanese islands. The Ministry of Revenue has obtained a large amount of financial income."

"The emperor summoned you to the grand court this time. I think the emperor wants to reward you with honors."

Regardless of whether Chen Ce cares about these false reputations or not, Emperor Hongzhi should reward him as he deserves. Chen Ce has done so many things for the Ming Dynasty time and time again. If he is not rewarded, Emperor Hongzhi himself would probably feel guilty.

Chen Ce understood. No wonder Emperor Hongzhi allowed Chen Ce to participate in the Ming Dynasty's grand court meeting for the first time today.

After chatting for a while, the gate of the Meridian Gate was opened. Qin Hong consciously joined the front of the line, followed by civil and military officials who lined up from east to west and entered the Meridian Gate in an orderly manner.

All the way to the official area outside the Fengtian Hall, all the officials stood in line in the snow. After the eunuchs sang the ceremony, the civil and military officials entered the Fengtian Hall one after another.

This was the first time that Chen Ce attended such a grand court meeting. If it had happened a few years ago, he might have felt a little uneasy. However, in recent years, he had often entered the palace and had frequent contact with Emperor Hongzhi. The emperor's majesty and mystery had disappeared from Chen Ce's heart, and he was relatively calm at this moment.

As we all know, China has had an unwritten rule since ancient times, which states that small matters should be handled by major court meetings, and major matters should be handled by minor court meetings.

Since it is a grand court meeting, generally speaking, no major issues will be discussed.

First, the cabinet reported on matters, mostly about disasters in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, tax exemptions, and prevention of winter snowstorms.

Then the six ministries reported their affairs, but the Ministry of Revenue was the highlight and reported last.

Qin Hong emphasized the fiscal issue of the month-on-month increase in commercial tax revenue this year. As of this autumn, the Ming Dynasty's commercial tax revenue has begun to be on par with agricultural tax revenue.

This means that the Ming Dynasty officially began to move towards becoming a commercialized country.

After Qin Hong finished his report and returned to the train, all officials thought that the court meeting would end, but Emperor Hongzhi spoke in a deep voice.

He first affirmed the development of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, then changed the subject and asked the officials: "Do you know who is the chief designer of the Ming Dynasty's fiscal and taxation reform?"

A number of high-ranking civil and military officials from the Cabinet and the six ministries listened attentively. Everyone knew that the highlight of today's grand court meeting had arrived!
Many people looked sideways at the inconspicuous boy at the end of the train.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "Chen Ce, courtesy name Chunjian. In the 12th year of Hongzhi, the northwest was stabilized and trade and tribute between the Ming and Turks were restored. After Turpan stationed in Hami, there was no military incident in Hami for the next three years, and the entire Guanxi region was peaceful."

"In the 13th year of Hongzhi, Kaizhong was in a state of decline and the salt tax began to increase. Chen Chunjian secretly offered me advice, and the dangers of Kaizhong and the salt tax were eliminated."

"In the 14th year of the Hongzhi reign, the aboriginals were changed to Han people, and Wang Shouren and other officials were recommended to govern the southwest forever, and the aboriginals in the southwest returned to their hearts."

"From the 12th year of the Hongzhi reign to the present, the commercial tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty has been increasing year by year. The person who proposed the reform of the Ming Dynasty from an agricultural system to a commercial system was also Chen Ce!"

When Emperor Hongzhi recounted Chen Ce's past achievements bit by bit, the entire hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop!
The top leaders of the Cabinet and the six ministries generally knew about this, but many officials were still unaware.

Not as good as Zhang Mao.

Duke of England Zhang Mao stared at Chen Ce with his eyes wide open, stunned, and was extremely shocked.

At first, he thought that Chen Ce was just in the emperor's favor, but he didn't know the reason. He always thought that Chen Ce was trusted by Emperor Hongzhi because of his relationship with Zhu Houzhao...

(End of this chapter)