The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 220 His Royal Highness King Yu
"These guys are really rich."

Inside the big account, Zhu Ying smiled and said to Ye Yueqing.

At this moment, the banquet in the county was over, and all the contents of the banquet were reported to Zhu Ying within half an hour after the end.

"The Dong family, the Yuan family and the Zhou family are deeply entrenched in Ruyang. Even though they have experienced the chaos of the Yuan Dynasty, they are still common surnames, and they still have a strong foundation."

Ye Yueqing replied.

Zhu Ying nodded, the emaciated camels were bigger than horses, but the two families alone produced items worth [-] silver, which surprised Zhu Ying a bit.

Even if it is not a family, the savings in the clan alone should not be underestimated.

"Thirty thousand silver, this is not a precious banknote, it is almost thirty thousand shi of grain. Ruyang was like this earlier, Yuan Zhou's family did a lot of disaster relief, and they still have so much foundation."

Zhu Ying said with some sighs.

A sharp light flashed in Ye Yueqing's eyes, and he replied in a deep voice: "Okay, boss."

Zhu Ying was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately came to her senses.

How about a hammer, what did I say?You like.

Quite speechless, Zhu Ying knew that this was Ye Yueqing's misunderstanding.

The current Ye Yueqing looks a little weak, but in fact, he has seen blood on his hands.

Some time ago, cleaning up those unscrupulous businessmen made the Qunying Chamber of Commerce a fortune, so Ye Yueqing thought that the boss also wanted to copy these people away.

"Don't think too much, now we are not the same as before, we have to change our thinking, we can't do it the way we used to."

"Yuan Zhou's family has some savings, but these are preserved normally, and the reputation in the local area is also very good."

Zhu Ying explained.

The current landlord class is the most deep-rooted supporter of Ming Dynasty. If any land reform is carried out in these years and the land is divided equally, it will undoubtedly be tantamount to digging its own grave.

There were seven counties in 420 in the Ming Dynasty, and most of the county magistrates belonged to the landlord class.

Only their strong support is the basis for the stability of Ming Dynasty.

Although the poor are the largest part of the Ming Dynasty, they can't even eat enough to eat in this era. Most of them have no right to speak, and because of their illiteracy, they are extremely easy to follow suit.

"Yes, Master."

Ye Yueqing corrected his attitude immediately, and then asked; "Then how should we deal with them?"

Zhu Ying shook her head lightly, and said, "Don't use words like disposing of it. Let someone notify you tomorrow morning, so that most of the people can come here directly."

"Just say that I will set up a banquet, and invite the big households in Ruyang City to have a feast!"

Noon the next day.

In the big tent in the military camp, more than a dozen people, headed by Yuan Zhixian, were ordered to come and participate in the banquet.

This made Yuan Zhixian never expect that he originally wanted to bring only one or two people, but His Royal Highness Changsun actually asked to bring most of them.

And put on a banquet in person.

For a moment, everyone including Yuan Zhixian felt very honored.

The powerful cavalry team in the barracks made everyone feel the strength of the army and the majesty of His Royal Highness Changsun.

The shock brought by the [-] cavalry almost made everyone's minds go blank.

What makes everyone feel strange is that there are a lot of white lime powder scattered on the ground everywhere in the barracks.

After entering the big tent, Zhu Ying sat at the head, and Yuan Zhixian and others began to pay homage.

However, Yuan Zhixian became extremely shocked after seeing Zhu Ying, who was at the top.

"My minister, Yuan Xingzhou, pays homage to His Royal Highness Changsun."

There was a very obvious tremor in Yuan Xingzhou's tone, because he found that the "His Royal Highness Changsun" sitting on the top was not the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi.

Yuan Xingzhou was fortunate to have been to the capital and participated in Zhu Yuanzhang's banquet.

And on the day of the banquet, he met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi.

Calculated according to age, the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi is only 14 years old at the moment, and he is completely different from the person above him.

Moreover, the appearance of this 'His Royal Highness' made him even more surprised, which almost coincided with the His Highness the Crown Prince in his mind.

Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince has rejuvenated?

The news of Prince Zhu Biao's death was announced to all parts of Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, Yuan Xingzhou's heart was filled with countless questions.

"Presumptuous, His Royal Highness Changsun is the canonized king of Yu by His Majesty. How dare you offend me like this!"

While Yuan Xingzhou was still confused, the eunuch Guo Zhong, who was standing next to Zhu Ying, yelled at Yuan Xingzhou loudly.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Ying has already been canonized as King Yu, so he should be called His Royal Highness King Yu, which is the official title.

Of course, His Royal Highness Changsun can also be called, but in the capital, the word 'Changsun' has a greater symbolic meaning.

It's like calling Zhu Di instead of the king of Yan, but the fourth prince.

Guo Zhong's move is more or less nitpicking.

However, Zhu Ying didn't speak, obviously it was his intention.

"My minister's crimes, His Royal Highness Yu Wang forgives the sins."

Yuan Xingzhou, who was originally bowing, immediately knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Those who don't know are not guilty. I really don't know much about the identity of this king. Guo Zhong, you don't have to be too strict. Get up."

Zhu Ying said with a smile, with a gentle tone, as if everything just now was done by Guo Zhong on his own.

Yuan Xingzhou got up slowly when he heard the words, and only dared to take the seat after bowing again.

Not only Yuan Xingzhou was confused, but even other officials such as county magistrates, master bookkeepers, pawns, and even other gentry were also confused.

When did Ming Dynasty come out with His Royal Highness King Yu?

You must know that the princes are generally the kings nowadays, and the canonization of the princes is to be passed on to the world.

No matter which prince's name it is, the common people may not know it, but the officials must remember it clearly.

Offending the royal family, this crime can be big or small, and if it is investigated, it can be achieved by ransacking the family and destroying the family.

"Your Highness, this is the list sent by all the people in Ruyang City, mainly Yuanzhi County."

After taking the seat, Guo Zhong took out a booklet from his pocket and formally handed it to Zhu Ying.

Although Zhu Ying knew the contents of the list a long time ago, she took it and read it pretendingly.

The drinks and dishes were brought up by the attendants.

Below, Yuan Zhixian and the others all sat upright, without squinting, waiting for His Royal Highness King Yu to speak.

"Ruyang is worthy of being a big county since ancient times. Even after the war, it was able to recover quickly. Among them, Yuanzhi County has a lot of credit."

After reading it, Zhu Ying spoke.

Yuan Xingzhou got up quickly, bowed and said: "I am afraid, these are just my duties, and should not be praised by Your Highness."

"That's right, come on, let's raise our glasses together and congratulate Yuanzhi County for its years of hard work."

Zhu Ying picked up the wine glass and said to the crowd.

Everyone got up quickly, shook their glasses, and drank them all in one gulp.

When Yuan Xingzhou heard these words, he felt a lump in his heart, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble.

Today's Yuan Xingzhou is already in his fifties, and he is well versed in officialdom.

Facing His Royal Highness King Yu's flattery, he knew that the follow-up would not be easy.

Sure enough, next, Zhu Ying began to ask:
"Currently, the plague is raging in Henan. Although it has not yet reached the Runing Mansion, but it looks serious, and I am afraid it will come soon."

"I don't know what measures Yuanzhi County has taken to deal with the plague."

Zhu Ying asked in a calm voice, unable to detect any emotion.

Yuan Zhixian heard the words and knew that the main event was coming, and replied: "His Royal Highness King Yu, in the face of the plague, the minister and others have already prepared a large amount of food for the past."

"At the checkpoint, it is also strictly guarded. Whenever there is news that the plague is approaching, it must be prepared first. It must not be allowed to invade the border of Ruyang."

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "In this regard, Yuanzhi County has done a very good job, and it can definitely set an example for other counties."

"but!"

After Zhu Yingxian approved it, he changed the subject and his tone gradually turned cold: "Why did this king get the news that there are a large number of traders in Ruyang?"

"In the face of this natural disaster, not only did they not help to stabilize prices, but they hoarded goods, and even secretly bought grain in plagued areas at high prices. Don't Yuanzhi County know about these things!"

Speaking of the latter part, Zhu Ying's tone already had a very obvious sense of reprimand.

Before Yuan Xingzhou could speak, Zhu Ying said again: "As the parent official in Ruyang County, Yuanzhi County just looks at the people in other counties and suffers like this, without the slightest touch?"

Yuan Xingzhou broke out in a cold sweat.

He didn't expect that His Royal Highness King Yu's final attack would be in such a place.

In fact, merchants' hoarding of goods is a common phenomenon in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The behavior of the government is generally to directly distribute grain to stabilize prices, and it is impossible to arrest all these businessmen.

As for price gouging, this is only true when it is sold at a very high price.

Most vendors are stocking up.

However, most of these hoarding merchants are extremely close to the landlord class.

The main source of rice for rice merchants is naturally from the landlord.

The rice merchants themselves will not plant.

Faced with His Royal Highness King Yu's questioning, Yuan Zhixian's forehead was beaded with sweat, and he didn't know how to answer for a long time.

It seemed that Zhu Ying was about to launch a direct attack, but Yuan Xingzhou and other officials, including the big gentry, breathed a sigh of relief at what he said next.

"This king believes that you are all pretending to be the common people in your hearts. This matter should be paid attention to by Yuanzhi County. During the period when I am stationed, I hope to see results."

Zhu Ying's words seemed to imply loud thunder and little rain.

But at least the immediate difficulties are over.

The reason why Yuan Zhixian and others are so afraid of Zhu Ying.

In fact, all of this has a lot to do with Zhu Ying's uncles.

None of the princes had a good reputation for their actions in the feudal land.

Bullying local officials is almost becoming a routine.

Local officials can't bear any crime of corruption, and beatings and killings are commonplace.

"Okay, let's not mention other things for the time being. This time the king summoned you, the main aspect is about the plague."

"The imperial court's announcement has long been sent to you, especially about the lime."

"Lime can stop the plague, but from what this king has seen, the entire Ruyang City doesn't seem to care about lime at all, and there is no move to collect lime in large quantities."

"This matter, Yuan Zhixian told me about it."

Zhu Ying asked straight to the point.

Regarding the matter of preventing the plague with lime, as early as when Zhu Ying set off, he had already begun to report to the entire territory of Henan.

Yuan Zhixian got up quickly and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, there are not many limestones in Ruyang City. After the notice from the court, I have already arranged people to start refining."

Zhu Ying said in a deep voice: "Lime and killing rats, these two things are urgent. Plague is no small matter. Once it spreads, it will not only be a matter of a few lives."

"Everyone has just entered the camp, and you should have seen lime powder scattered everywhere. From today on, you must do your best to refine lime."

"One is to prevent the plague, but the excess lime must be transported to the plague area."

"This king has been ordered to deal with the plague this time, so there should be no room for negligence."

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, she raised her hand slightly to signal, and Guo Zhong immediately arranged for attendants to deliver pamphlets to Yuan Zhixian and others.

"Everyone, take a good look. This is the prevention and control strategy for the plague set by the king. You must strictly follow the above method."

"Within three days, this king will see concrete results."

The content in this booklet was written by Zhu Ying when he was on the road.

In fact, there are not too many rules, they are all in accordance with some methods of paying attention to personal hygiene in later generations.

There are also countermeasures against the plague.

These booklets will be distributed in plague areas after being printed in large quantities.

Among them, it directly pointed out that the main source of this plague was the transmission of fleas on mice.

People seldom take a bath, do not pay attention to personal hygiene, and most of them have fleas on their bodies.

Therefore, in order to prevent the spread of plague, hygiene is a big problem.

Just like the current big camp.

Zhu Ying has arranged to build a large number of temporary bathhouses, and there are strict requirements for bathing.

Every three days, you must take a bath.

And now, Zhu Ying has ordered the production of masks to start.

It's just that although the masks made now are not much different from those of later generations, because they are made of silk cloth, they cannot be used at one time, but can only be used repeatedly.

After receiving the booklet, everyone in the audience began to read it.

Zhu Ying noticed that after seeing the preventive measures, not only did everyone not think too much, but they frowned.

In the eyes of everyone, these actions are so cumbersome, it is really unnecessary.

The imperial court has publicized it many times, but it is difficult to attract the attention of local officials and even the common people.

As required in the brochure, washing hands frequently, bathing, doing laundry, and cleaning up the mess in the house are too troublesome and will bring a lot of inconvenience to the people.

Seeing this, Zhu Ying was not surprised.

Not to mention the present, even in the previous life, when a major plague prevailed around the world, even if the information spread extremely fast, the officials continued to publicize it.

But no one cares about the things that are not in front of us.

Not to mention the current Daming.

For a city that has not yet been invaded by the plague, few people care even if the plague has already begun to appear in the city.

Only after being severely beaten by the plague will you understand the horror of it.

This is also the most important reason why Zhu Ying came here in person.

At this stage, for cities other than the plague, only semi-coercive means can be used to make the people strictly implement the prevention and control regulations.

Even if this seems to most people, it is a manifestation of wasting labor.

But after the news of the plague, especially the situation in the plagued area, spreads, everyone will know who saved their lives.

After the banquet, Yuan Xingzhou returned to the government office.

The mansion of the officials of the Ming Dynasty is behind the residence, and the name of the ancient Yamen comes from this.

"Dianli Zhou, how do I feel that the name King Yu seems to have been heard of not long ago?"

Yuan Xingzhou frowned and asked.

After what Yuan Zhixian said, Zhou Dianli also showed a strange look on his face, and replied: "To tell you the truth, my humble official feels very familiar."

"It was indeed not long ago. I heard about it, but I don't know where I heard it."

The two recalled it carefully, but found that they couldn't remember anything.

After a long time, the two of them gave up.

"I will write a letter to the teacher in the capital, maybe I will know something."

Yuan Xingzhou said.

His teacher is in the capital, so he should know more.

Zhou Dianji nodded, and then said with a smile: "Today, I heard that there is a master coming to Yixiang Garden. Why don't you show me your honor, and let's go and enjoy it together."

When Yuan Xingzhou heard this, his smile bloomed, and his wrinkles became much clearer.

At his age, listening to music in Goulan is a daily enjoyment.

Just when Yuan Xingzhou agreed, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind.

He immediately remembered, when did he hear such things as His Royal Highness King Yu.

That is, when listening to opera.

That was more than a month ago, the rumors about the Royal Xiaoling Mausoleum started from the capital and spread wildly to the surrounding areas of Daming.

For the people of the world, the royal affairs caused an explosion of enthusiasm, and the court did not even intend to prohibit it.

That's the best way to talk.

It took more than a month before the heat subsided.

In the rumors about Xiaoling, the focus is on the tomb of King Yu.

(End of this chapter)