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Chapter 322 Walking on Thin Ice
The first thing Ning Yu did when he came down to court was not to find his two wives, but to go directly to the Renshou Palace, where his old father Ning Zhongyuan and Mrs. Ning now lived as the Supreme Emperor and Queen Mother.

When walking into Renshou Palace, Ning Yu saw that Ning Zhongyuan was playing chess with Lu Yizhong, and he felt a little funny at the moment. The two said that one was the Supreme Emperor and the other was Jiangnan Wenzong, but the level of chess skills was not the same. They are all at the level of a stinky chess basket, so they are killed happily.

It’s just that after Ning Yu laughed, he felt a little emotional in his heart. Although he laughed at them, after becoming the emperor, he was also trapped in this shell invisibly, and there were many things that he could no longer do by himself—— Such as leading troops to fight again.
Seeing Ning Yu approaching, Lu Yizhong got up quickly and wanted to kneel down to salute. No matter what he said, the young man in front of him was an emperor, and even a king who caused a bloody storm in the south of the Yangtze River.

Ning Yu helped Lu Yizhong who was about to kneel down, and said in a low voice, "Why does Mr. Lu need a big gift? Now that the time for enthronement has passed, everyone doesn't need to give a big gift."

"How is it, how does it feel to be the emperor?" Ning Zhongyuan threw down a black chess piece, looked at Ning Yu with a complicated face, a smile appeared on his face, but no matter how you look at it, there is a look of gloating .

Ning Yu said with emotion: "I didn't feel it when I didn't become the emperor, but after I became the emperor, there are only eight words left in my heart. I am walking on thin ice and trembling."

"It's like walking on thin ice, it's good to say it cautiously!"

Ning Zhongyuan laughed loudly, "There is nothing I can teach you as a father, but I have gained something occasionally recently, so let me tell you about it."

Seeing that the father and son of the Ning family put on the posture of teaching the emperor, Lu Yi felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He quickly saluted and said: "Report to the Supreme Emperor, and report to the Emperor, the old man will step down first."

Ning Zhongyuan waved his hand lightly, "Mr. Lu doesn't need to go first, this matter is quite related to you, so you can stay and listen to see if what I said is right or not."

"Please be taught."

Ning Zhongyuan stood up, took out a copper coin and a handful of millet from his pocket, and just sprinkled them on the table, then looked at Ning Yu with a serious face, without saying a word.

Ning Yu sighed, how could he not understand his father's simple and practical thoughts, but how difficult it is to do the two.
"There is no stability without agriculture, no wealth without work, and no life without business. Now I understand what my father meant."

Ning Zhongyuan laughed loudly, "You must always remember one thing, there are not so many great principles for governing the world. The common people don't recognize those great principles. Things are their life, so as long as you don't take away the last piece of copper and the last handful of millet from the hands of the common people, there will be no chaos in this world. On the contrary, if you do this, then no one will be able to save our Ning family world."

The loss of the former Ming Dynasty is not only the learning object of the Qing court all the time, but also a reference template for Dachu today. What Ning Zhongyuan said is actually nothing more than summing up those disadvantages, and the people at the bottom cannot be forced to The point where you can't afford to eat, otherwise resistance will be everywhere.

Lu Yizhong also sighed, "If the emperor of Daming can always understand this truth, Daming will not perish. If Kangxi can understand this truth, the world right now will not be chaotic."

Ning Zhongyuan said again full of deep meaning: "Being an emperor, you can't stay in the palace all the time, go out for a walk more, maybe you will have a different feeling."

If it were an ordinary emperor, he might be confined to the small Forbidden City for his whole life, but for Ning Yu, he would not only care about this small world, but only a bigger world can keep him awake. state.

After working for a few days, Ning Yu thought about what Ning Zhongyuan said, and decided to go out for a walk, at least to listen to the thoughts of the people, not to be an emperor who only stays in the court.

So Ning Yu, under the service of the maid, changed into casual clothes and wore a winged crown on his head. Under the escort of the imperial guards, he went straight out of the palace all the way to the streets of Nanjing.

Ning Si was a little nervous. In the past, he would not have such emotions at all, but now his identity is indeed different, so he dare not slack off. He keeps his eyes on the crowd nearby, for fear that someone will pop out from inside. The assassin is coming.

"Hey, let's just be the same as usual today, you still call me young master as before."

Ning Yu smiled, but took a step forward, and began to inspect everything on the streets of Nanjing City. Since the enthronement ceremony, the number of people in Nanjing City has increased, and the big guys are also celebrating, so there is no Too many people dispersed immediately, but continued to stay in Nanjing.

Speaking of which, the city of Nanjing is full of traffic and looks like a prosperous and prosperous city, but in the eyes of Ning Yu, who is used to seeing big cities in the future, it is nothing more than that. It is just the life of the common people, which makes Ning Yu more curious.

Strictly speaking, many policies of Dachu have just been implemented, so the superficial changes in Dachu are not great. The common people still look sallow and thin, and their clothes are still worn out. Nothing has changed, at least on the streets of Nanjing, there are a lot more small vendors selling goods.

Looking from a distance, the Qinhuai River, which has been flowing for thousands of years, is divided into two after flowing to the Jiulong Bridge in the east of Nanjing City. A stream of water flows southward and westward along the outside of the city wall, becoming the Outer Qinhuai River; Walking into the city, it becomes the Inner Qinhuai River, and at this time, there are several colorful boats floating on the Inner Qinhuai River, which is supposed to be the place of fireworks in this city.

Ning Yu is naturally not interested in looking for women. In fact, he doesn't have much interest in female sex. Ning Yu, who has gone through the battles of later generations, doesn't have much heart for women in this era, even if it is Cui Si and Chen Caiwei's own temperament is far beyond her face, and she has become an existence that makes Ning Yu more excited.

In fact, for Ning Yu, what he wants to know more is the people's views on the new "Imperial Great Chu Constitution", which is the real purpose of Ning Yu's trip.

In this era, there were no so-called newspapers or other media organizations. The common people wanted to know some important events of the imperial court. Apart from word of mouth, they also relied on the notices on the city walls and the small teahouses in the streets and alleys.

Ning Yu led everyone into a teahouse, and just after sitting down, he ordered a pot of Tieguanyin and some snacks. Before he could start eating, he heard someone start discussing the terms and conditions of the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution" , not because of a coincidence, but because there are too many people talking about it these days, and the imperial court has no intention of prohibiting it, so many people are discussing it.

However, it did not surprise Ning Yu. All the scholars generally felt that the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution" overestimated the status of business and industry. What Yan means is that I can't wait to memorize the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution" every day.

For ordinary people, on the one hand, they lament that the imperial court is getting better and better for the small people. After all, the land tax has been received by the big households, but on the other hand, they are also guilty of muttering, that is, in the future These policies will not be changed. If the policy is changed at that time, I am afraid that the people will suffer again.

For what these people said, Ning Yu didn't have the slightest anger or complacency, he just listened quietly, writing down a few strokes with charcoal from time to time, everything seemed to become silent, but Ning Si gradually realized that, The emperor's whole person seems to be changing, becoming more like an emperor.

After promulgating the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution", Da Chu also promulgated a series of decrees, including "Imperial Great Chu Civil Law", "Imperial Great Chu Commercial Law" and "Imperial Great Chu Criminal Law", and the most important " "Imperially Decided the Great Chu Taxation", the terms of which are to formally regard the distribution of the land into the mu and the gentry to pay grain as a whole as a national policy, which is strictly implemented in various places.

In fact, these laws themselves are reflected to a certain extent in the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution", but these regulations are more detailed and easier to understand. This is a great thing for ordinary people, because in In the past, decrees were not for the people to read, but for the small officials below to let them follow the law.

It can be said that at this stage, the people do not know the law, let alone follow it.In this environment, the rule of virtue has become very natural. It can be said that the county magistrate at this stage almost has the power of punishment and prison in his hands. Although there are many classic and clear judgments, more of them are muddled judgments and interests.

Ning Yu knew in his heart that many things had to be done step by step, and it was not easy to take too big steps at this time, otherwise problems would easily arise, so he did not think about stepping towards the rule of law, which is unrealistic and unnecessary.

But in general, the common people do not have high demands on the court, and Da Chu has actually done a very good job in this regard, even from the perspective of those scholars, the court can take on a "benevolence" Literally, because there is no dynasty that attaches so much importance to the interests of ordinary people, and even the untouchables who are as low as dust have completely ushered in a new life.

Many untouchables who have regained their normal household registration, they knelt at the foot of the imperial city, they didn't make any noise, they just knelt quietly, they had no grievances to vent, no grievances to complain, only endless touch and hope .

This scene is not surprising, because besides them, there are many people who are also saluting to the imperial city. No matter what the "Imperial Great Chu Constitution" stipulates, they all hope that through their own kneeling, they will let those who live in the imperial city The dignitaries know that the common people are the easiest to be grateful for, and even a little favor will be remembered by them.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Ning Yu sighed deeply, the corners of his eyes were slightly red.

"Let them all take a look at the Zhengshitang, and look at these common people. What we Dachu really did is far from enough, but for them, it is an earth-shaking change."

After a while, a large group of Zhengshitang officials wearing red official uniforms poured out from the Donghua Gate. Their arrival surprised the common people instantly. They looked at the sweating officials, but they became a little nervous. at a loss.

Li Fu looked at Ning Yu who was wearing plain clothes, but he was a little surprised, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Ning Yu smiled faintly, pointed at the common people, then looked back at the officials, and said softly: "All of you come with me and see what kind of people our common people are."

See who the people are?Li Fu didn't quite understand, but Cui Wancai seemed to feel something, he just looked at Ning Yu's back, stroked his beard and smiled.

Ning Yu quickly led the officials to the people, and he said loudly: "People, get up quickly. As I said, I don't need to kneel down in front of me!"

The people below looked at the young man in front of him, and then at the officials following him. They were a little skeptical at the moment, but they didn't stand up. No matter whether this person is the emperor or not, there is nothing wrong with kneeling. Of course In addition to continuing to kneel, the crowd also chanted long live.

Regardless of Ning Si's obstruction beside him, Ning Yu took a few steps forward and helped up a white-haired old man who was kneeling in front of him.

"Old man, you don't need to do this. This is what I should do. If I don't do well, you can scold me, but don't kneel, let alone kneel."

The old man's face was full of fear at first, but after a while, tears flowed down again.

"The emperor's heart is benevolent, how can the grassroots not know it, but because of this, the grassroots feel extremely guilty. The emperor gave the grassroots a great blessing and longevity before we received a penny from us. in return."

Speaking of it, Ning Yu did not collect a penny of taxes from them. Even after the capture of Jiangning, he paid more attention to these untouchables, and immediately lifted their untouchables after he became the throne. Identity really has the grace of regeneration.

Ning Yu sighed softly, and he turned his head to look at those officials, "You guys don't know how you feel when you see this scene? I believe that the people in this world have never changed, but why did the previous Ming fall? The Qing court is unpopular? It is because they did not really pay attention to the thoughts of the people!"

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. I am willing to be Li Shimin who accepts advice with an open mind, but you also have to be Wei Zheng who always has the people in mind."

On the eve of the reform of official positions, Ning Yu took all his ministers together to take such a lesson, naturally with deep intentions. He hoped to use today's scene to convey a message to everyone, no matter if it is true or false. , all need to be diligent and caring for the people. Only in this way can they get the chance to be promoted. If you don't love the people, no matter how high your ability is, you can't be a people-friendly official.

Maybe Ning Yu's idea is out of date, and even seems a little naive, but after all, this is his greatest persistence, and it is also his original intention at the beginning.

(End of this chapter)