First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 263 Cherish Feathers
In the evening, Zhu Biao watched the news from the capital in the house, and there was basically no change, except that Wang Guangyang was suppressed a bit miserably. The affairs of the Ministry of Education and the Sixth Ministry were basically passed over to him, and Hu Weiyong made the final decision.

I don't know if it's because Yang Xian rubbed his heart away, and he's just fishing for fish. He doesn't say anything to Hu Weiyong's orders. He is more tolerant than Li Shanchang in the past two years, and he doesn't know what he is trying to do.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect him to be able to check and balance Hu Weiyong, it is too shameful to give up power to Qiu'an in such an upright manner. It makes Lao Zhu, a person who was specially promoted, lose face. kick down.

The rest didn’t make much difference. After Yang Xian’s death, the Zhedong Party suffered heavy losses, and was chased and beaten by Huaixi Xungui in pieces. They were either relegated to other places or took refuge under Liu Bowen’s command. It’s a pity that according to the current situation , Liu Bowen can't protect himself.

The rest of the court leaders ignored this, especially Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others in the military watched coldly, but they defaulted to supporting Hu Weiyong if they didn't make a statement, since they were all from Huaixi after all.

Zhu Biao smiled. After walking for half a year, he missed a lot of fun. He casually picked up the report from Fengyang. The current situation there is very good. Zhu Xi, Zhu Di, and Zhu Di looked at the local officials honestly. Yes, the crops are growing well. People from the household department have seen it. As long as there are no natural disasters, the harvest must be good. After the autumn harvest, there is no need for the court to allocate grain.

The last is the letter sent to him by Chang Yuchun. There is no problem in the north at present. Chang Yuchun led thousands of horses to hunt on the grassland when he was free. Everyone is still satisfied with the current situation and has no idea of ​​making trouble.

This is Chang Yuchun's special situation. His daughter became a princess and his son worked with Zhu Biao. Otherwise, he would never dare to be so reckless. Taboo, even Xu Da and Li Wenzhong dare not.

Zhu Biao thought for a while and didn't say anything, but he didn't think Chang Yuchun would have any other ideas. He has reached this position, and it would be safer to expect Chang Luohua to give birth to a son sooner than to point to the success of the rebellion.

Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly. Chang Yuchun dared to do this. Under the same conditions, Xu Da would never do it. This is also due to his personal character.

Turning to the back, before Chang Yuchun’s departure, Zhu Biao explained the matter of dredging the northern canal. There are many obstacles. Reluctant, after all, population is what he values ​​most.

When he was thinking about it, Xu Yungong and Chang Mao came in. He seemed to have drunk a lot, but he still knew that he was going to see Zhu Biao, so at least he was still sane. After they saluted, Zhu Biao joked a few words, everyone has Emotionally, it was not easy for the two of them to go back and forth with him.

After a few words, Xu Yungong took out a stack of bank notes from his arms, and Chang Mao took out the same stack from his arms after taking it, and they walked forward together and placed them in front of Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao was not surprised. He reached out to take it, weighed it with a smile, and said, "The Jiangnan family is really rich. They gave up so many fields and can still come up with so much money."

Xu Yungong bowed and said: "Every family has brought a lot of children, and the money given to them is to hope that they can take care of them when they arrive in the capital. After all, they still have no foundation in their hearts."

Chang Mao grinned and said, "If it's a few thousand taels, I'll accept it, but the whole 10 taels of silver bill is too hot to handle, so I have to hand it over to His Highness. The two of us accepted it. Just go to the capital and lead them to drink a few meals and meet a few friends."

Zhu Biao shook his head and threw the banknote back and said, "Since it's for you two, keep it. After returning to Beijing, teach them more. Don't blindly point to the banknote to open the way, and lose the face of Donggong."

Xu Yungong bowed and said: "The money is said to be for the two of us, but we all know that in the end it must be handed over to His Highness for the purpose. Since His Highness does not accept it, I will return it."

Chang Mao felt a little distressed, but he also knew that the two of them hadn't reached the point where they could receive 10 taels. At the top of the sky, each of them would give 1 taels. big.

Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "It's not good to not accept it if you ask for it. Let's keep 1 taels per person, and return the rest to the Patriarch of the Zhang family. Tell him that the Palace hopes to borrow some manpower. Everyone in the industry, especially the artisans who make banknotes."

Xu Yungong understood as soon as he heard it, Zhu Biao took a sip of tea and said: "You have been with me for so long and you know that I am not a picky person. As the saying goes, when water is clear, there will be no fish. There is always some human relationship in the world. It’s just that you have to be clear about how capable you are, and don’t take care of things you can’t take care of.”

The two looked at each other and then bowed and promised to go out. Zhu Biao looked at the two who were walking away. He was not worried about Xu Yungong, because he was a pursuer, but Chang Mao was hard to say.

It's not that Zhu Biao can't accept the money, it's just that he doesn't care about it. Silver is certainly a good thing, but the crown prince's authority is more important, and there is no comparison between the two.

After all, this kind of thing is still bribery, and it will spread within the family within a few days. If someone has no brains and commits a crime under the banner of Zhu Biao, help or not?In the end, whether to help or not will be a huge blow to Zhu Biao's reputation.

What's more, what do you want this money for? He certainly doesn't need it himself. He never spends money on his enjoyment. It's hard to use the money from bribes to pay the ministers. This is a big joke. If bribes are allowed, then the ministers We can give the emperor a salary in the future.

These are two different things from collecting land and dignitaries. The premise of these two is that the Jiangnan aristocratic families have participated in the sale of smuggled salt, and they are desperate under the persecution of Li Wenzhong. To develop, Daming is now inseparable from Jiangnan's taxes.

Zhu Biao didn’t save an acre of land for himself after all this tossing, because he didn’t want to involve too much, and the formation of the interest network is just like this. If Zhu Biao starts, it will not be easy to restrict the people below. up.

The reason why Lao Zhu can kill corrupt officials with peace of mind is because he never accepts filial piety from his subordinates. Even when he was in the Red Scarf Army, all the gold and silver he got was distributed to his brothers, and he never took the lead in dividing the spoils. .

In the future, apart from the Chen family, he will not have much contact with the Jiangnan family. It is natural for his children to be capable, and Zhu Biao will not deliberately support them if they are not capable. Only in this way can they treat everything fairly, and no one else can say anything strange. .

If you want to achieve great things, you must not be fooled by money. If it is a prince of another dynasty, it will be fine. You need money to win over officials and cultivate party members. As a prince, Zhu Biao does not need to form a party or self-defilement, so he should be grateful for the kindness of his father. , should take good care of feathers.

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(End of this chapter)