Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 465 Characteristics of Old Zhu's Family
Zhu Yunying knew a little bit about the thoughts of Wu Xun.Wu Xun's words are actually not difficult to guess and understand.

In the final analysis, it was Zhu Yunying's reforms, which also violated the interests of some people.The interests of the warriors are obviously also affected in terms of spreading their income into the mu, and it is still not a small impact. These people have a lot of land.

Even Chang Mao and Xu Huizu have an extremely close relationship with Zhu Yunying, so they are naturally Zhu Yunying's natural allies.They may not have too many opinions on Zhu Yunying's reforms, because they are the emperor's uncle and the prince's uncle.The gains and losses in front of them are nothing to them.

It's just that for other Wu Xun, even if it seems to have a lot of connections with the royal family, many Wu Xun also have various marriages with the royal family.But that is just an ordinary clan, and there is still an essential difference from the emperor.

"We are all from our own family, so let's not hide it." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "There are many land grants for Wu Xun. What we mean is that these are not taxable. This is also a reward from the court for meritorious officials." .”

Xu Huizu immediately stood up and said to Zhu Yunying, "Your Majesty, even though the martial arts won't rebound in this way, it's just that if things go on like this, I'm afraid that many martial arts will be donated."

Xu Huizu's worries are really quite normal. Many people can learn things like opportunism without a teacher.

Don't talk about Wu Xun, even some previous scholars are like this.If you are admitted as a scholar, the fields under your family's name should be placed under the name of the scholar.Once you become a juren, the folks in the village can't wait to donate their fields.

All of this is naturally profitable, and all of this is naturally because it can avoid taxes, and there are so many smart people.For some smart people, it is handy to exploit the loopholes in the policy.

Zhu Yunying smiled and said to Xu Huizu, "We are not selfish people. The imperial court favored scholars and exempted many famous scholars from taxes. Naturally, we cannot forget those who have made great contributions to the country. Wu Xun."

A bowl of water is flat, Zhu Yunying naturally wants to do this, and the balance of civil and military affairs is also what Zhu Yunying should do.

Even if the current Wenchen Group has begun to gain momentum, it is no longer the case that Wu Xun often pressed and beat it at the beginning of the founding of the country.It's just that Wu Xun is always stronger, which is also in line with the rules of the early establishment of a dynasty.

"We also know that some contributions are indispensable, so naturally we have to learn the rules of exempting people with fame." Zhu Yunying smiled and said, "Less tax exemption is less, and the number of acres of tax-exempt land according to the grade is about the same. gone."

Perfection does not exist, but Zhu Yunying also needs to make some restrictions, and can't blindly expand.

Zhu Yunying continued, "Not only the scholars and Wu Xun, but also the clansmen have to limit the number of acres of tax-free land. We promote the sharing of land into acres, naturally to avoid land mergers, but in the end, the people will still have no land to cultivate. In the hands of the civil servants and generals' clan."

Hearing what Zhu Yunying said, Xu Huizu immediately sang praises, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Wise or not, let's not talk about it for now, this is just a self-talk, or the personal evaluation of many people.

Now that Xu Huizu is talking about Zhu Yunying's wisdom, there are naturally some people who want to call Zhu Yunying stupid, cruel and so on.

It doesn't matter, Zhu Yunying really doesn't care about some reputation.As long as you don't talk about the kind of fame-seeking, as long as you don't run to Zhu Yunying and scold him, Zhu Yunying really doesn't care about some private comments.

At this time, Chang Mao said, "Your Majesty, our Zhuangzi in Liaodong, how does this count?"

Zhu Yunying smiled and said, "Tax exemption, the bitter cold in Liaodong, there is no way to open up land right now. The imperial court not only wants to give you tax exemption, but also wants to give you some subsidies. Naturally, the imperial court has to pay for farm tools and cattle. .”

Chang Mao was taken aback for a moment, then said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, the imperial court has rewarded the fields, but also the farm tools?"

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, "The development of Liaodong is a century-old project, and the court naturally wants to encourage it. If Wu Xun is not given more benefits, who will go to cultivate the land? You go to Nanyang to capture Tian slaves and feed them, which is not a small burden .”

This is just some people talking in private, but in fact, everyone knows what's going on.

The imperial court must not allow 'slaves', especially not to treat the people of Ming Dynasty as slaves.It's just that for some people, there is no need to care about those things, and they can be a little 'cruel'.

Chang Mao knew this, he was one of the main force going to Nanyang.And Xu Huizu also knew that he didn't approve but didn't object either. In order to cooperate with the emperor's plan, he also arranged for his family members to participate in this matter.

Obviously, everyone knows these things well, and they are all putting gold on their faces.

The development of Liaodong is obviously not something that will happen overnight. It requires continuous resource input.

If they don't give Wu Xun more motivation and benefits at this time, they obviously won't be able to express any enthusiasm.What Zhu Yunying did was naturally to continue to heat up, so that more people and more supplies began to tilt towards Liaodong.

The power of the people is temporarily ignored. In the hinterland of the Central Plains, the land of Huguang, etc., there are still many lands that have not been further developed and utilized, and there are still some phenomena where there are fewer people and more land.

At this time, we can only count on Wu Xun. Wu Xun has a lot of resources. We can't let them just eat, drink and have fun. They should also take some resources to Liaodong.

Chang Mao laughed. He wiped his beard and said, "Your Majesty, let's send someone to Nanyang later. If you want us to say, without a thousand or eight hundred field slaves, we can't open our land."

"Be a little more sympathetic, don't let it all be useless." Zhu Yunying reminded him a little bit, and said, "There are no people outside who say that we are cruel and comparable to Jie Zhou."

Chang Mao just started laughing, just pretending to be stupid.There are indeed such discussions outside, especially those who like the way of a sage, feel that their Emperor Yingshi indeed has some brutality comparable to Jie and Zhou in some places.

The reform-through-labor system is still different from the imperial corvee, but the reform-through-labor system can be regarded as one of the masterpieces of Emperor Yingshi.

Corvée, that is, the imperial court forced the common people Caiyu to do some labor.This phenomenon has happened in all dynasties, and many people think it is normal.Even the current Daming has some corvees.

For example, the Lijia service, the Lijia service is the affairs of the first li, the second is the uniform corvee, which is for the government's regular servants, and the third is miscellaneous, which is all the servants dispatched temporarily.

Even those civil servants didn't feel that there was nothing wrong with corvee.At most, it should not have many names, be harsh and cruel, and this is what everyone understands about corvee.

But for this labor reform, if it were not for Emperor Yingshi's proposal, many prisoners would just sit in the prison and wait to die without seeing the light of day.But now, except for some criminals with very minor crimes, most of them will be sent to reform through labor.

Building bridges and roads is nothing, and farming and opening up land is also a common thing. Building walls and so on is also a common form of labor reform.Even some extremely dangerous mining and other things are the workplaces of some felons and death row prisoners.

Many civil servants naturally had opinions, and felt that the court's actions were cruel, but their opinions seemed to be of no use.The imperial court should reform through labor, or continue to reform through labor. Whoever let the Ming Dynasty wait for prosperity, it is true that there is a lack of sufficient labor, especially for extremely dangerous jobs.

In addition to these labor reforms, many people also know that the imperial court attacked Busan and Dongying in the early years, and arrested many people in the mines, and the casualties were relatively large.

Xu Huizu and Chang Mao also knew these things well, and it could even be said that they understood the methods better than most civil servants.

They still can't say much about these things for the time being. It's better to be confused about this matter, especially in front of the emperor, so naturally they can't say much.Hitting the emperor in the face was making him feel uncomfortable.

Zhu Yunying waved his hands with a smile, and said to Chang Mao and Xu Huizu, "Now Wu Xun is somewhat complaining, and we know that too. We, Ming Wu Xun, are still headed by the Zhongshan Palace and the Kaiping Palace, and we still need the help of the two of you." Let's keep an eye on it."

Chang Mao and Xu Huizu naturally also nodded quickly. Xu Huizu is now one of the military leaders and Xu Da's eldest son.If he came forward to sit in the township, if Wu Xun of the Xu family dared to twist with the emperor, he would really be cut off from the Xu family.

Needless to say, Chang Mao, as the emperor's uncle and the eldest son of Chang Yuchun, even if Chang Mao doesn't have any specific position in the military, it seems that he really doesn't have much ability.But if he came forward, many people knew that it was the emperor's will, and Chang Xi didn't dare to say anything more.

What's more, being in the army is not without strength. Sapphire is the representative of Chang, although he also has the ability to stand on his own.

The current situation of Chang is special because of Song Guogong Feng Sheng, which means that Lao Zhu considered that "eight of the imperial court officials are respected, and Feng Sheng is the third". His title of Song Guogong is not Inherited by Chang Mao's second son.

Don't forget Feng Sheng's nephew, Feng Cheng, who is also the emperor's brother-in-law. These people are now firmly tied to the chariot by Emperor Yingshi.

All the powerful martial artists are either close relatives of Emperor Yingshi, or have received great favor from Zhu Yunying.

For example, Lan Yu and Feng Sheng, they used to have only daughters and no sons, so they can be regarded as "no offspring".But now, the titles are passed on in an orderly manner, and they all have their own incense now.If it weren't for the emperor's gift, how could there be such treatment.

Zhu Yunying was in a good mood, and there was really no need to worry too much about Wu Xun's situation.After all, Wu Xun's big brothers, no matter what their motives are, they will advance and retreat with the emperor.

And don't forget that Zhu Yunying is not constantly suppressing Wu Xun. Although it is true that the distribution of people into the mu will restrict Wu Xun from annexing land, Zhu Yunying will still protect some basic interests of these people, so naturally there is no need Worrying about these people rebounding strongly.

Chang Mao and Xu Huizu were reminded by the emperor, so they naturally knew what they should do, which is why Zhu Yunying called them to the Hall of Martial Arts.

Some things have already been clearly stated, and Zhu Yunying also believes in the ability and loyalty of Xu Huizu and Chang Mao, so naturally there is no need to say anything more about this matter.

As for the situation of the clan, it is estimated that there are indeed some complaints from the clan.But no matter whether it is Lao Zhu or Xiao Zhu who comes forward, any voice of opposition can actually be suppressed, and the clan can't actually make too much noise.

Moreover, since Zhu Yunying can take care of the interests of scholars, he will treat Wu Xun more favorably.Then there is no reason to be harsh on the clan. At most, it is to follow the gourd painting and impose some restrictions on the merger of the clan's land.

Zhu Yunying was in charge of the important affairs of the country in the Hall of Martial Ying, and he was further determining some national policies of the Ming Dynasty, and he was working hard to govern the country.

Little Zhu yelled and yelled, and followed his cousins ​​to do evil in Princess Ningguo's mansion, playing happily and happily.With friends, Xiao Zhu will of course be very happy.

"Father, the crown prince is making such a fuss, and Ying'er is going to talk about it." Sitting beside Lao Zhu, Zhu Zhu said affectionately, "We remember that Ying'er was obedient and obedient when she was young, why is the crown prince so fussy?"

Old Zhu laughed happily, and said, "The prince is so good, we can move our muscles and bones while taking care of him. Ying'er was too well-behaved and smart when he was young, and we don't like it."

Zhu Zhu was too lazy to say anything, and only rolled his eyes.If you really don't like it, you can't wait to see it and hug it every day, otherwise you won't be able to eat well or sleep well.

If he really didn't like it, even if Xiao Zhu didn't want to sit on Lao Zhu's back, Lao Zhu would insist on crawling around on the bed with Xiao Zhu on his back?

"Grandfather, I guess the crown prince followed the concubine." Xu Miaoqing also joked, "The concubine was quite naughty when she was young, and she also liked to climb high and fall low."

Lao Zhu was not happy about it, but he was not easy to lose his temper. "The emperor seemed to be well-behaved and well-behaved when he was young, but he was also naughty. We remember that he used to climb the hall and jumped down from the table. The fish we raised, It will be the end of his misfortune.”

Zhu Zhu also nodded straightly, this is the heir of our old Zhu family, and has nothing to do with the Chang family.As for the Xu family, don't think too much about it, it belongs to our old Zhu's family!No matter how you look at it, they are all descendants of our old Zhu family, and they look like them from the bottom of their bones!

It is better for Xu Miaoqing not to say anything at this time, this time it is not very successful to make fun of.It's just that she doesn't need to worry or be afraid. She knows what Grandpa Huang is thinking.

In the final analysis, the old Zhu's family is extremely defensive, not to mention the special status of little Zhu.Only the characteristics of the old Zhu family are more obvious, that is the best!

(End of this chapter)