My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 154 Zhu Di who continues to do things
When Xu Jingchang came back from the dungeon, he found that someone was already waiting in the mansion.

The crown prince Zhu Gaochi was there, and the young teacher Yao Guangxiao was also there.

Seeing Xu Jingchang came back, Zhu Gaochi took the initiative to say: "I invited the young master to come here, and I want to ask you two some things."

Xu Jingchang took a look, didn't say anything, but did it himself, poured tea for both the old thief and Zhu Gaochi, and then said with a smile: "Okay, let's talk slowly, we can talk about this matter."

Zhu Gaochi pondered a little, and asked a question, "Cousin, look at the Kong family in front, the Zheng family now, and more families. What are their problems? I still can't figure it out for a while."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Your Highness wants to ask Young Master Yao about this matter. You see, I poured him tea and he wants to thank me. What should I say?"

Yao Guangxiao snorted and said, "You are considered my nephew now, this is what you should do."

Zhu Gaochi didn't care what the old thief said, but said: "Of course the monks are talking about Amitabha."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "That's right, they said that to thank the Buddha for his protection. As for your real benefactor, it may not be that important, after all, you were also arranged by the Buddha."

Zhu Gaochi frowned, and said dumbly: "The Buddha may not appear. Thinking about it this way, it really feels a little ungrateful...Master, don't get me wrong, I didn't mention you."

Yao Guangxiao lowered his eyelids, and snorted, "I understand what this kid means. He means that there are family influences. When encountering troubles, they will first think about their own family and put their family before the country... This is not true. That's right, there are very few people who can truly be loyal to the country during the previous dynasties. The two Songs supported scholars for 300 years, and in the end it was just Wen Tianxiang. What's even more ridiculous is that after Wen Tianxiang was captured, the Mongol emperor wanted to save his life. The ministers wished that he would die quickly, so as to be loyal. Only in this way, they can be confident and bold, and be good officials in the new dynasty."

Zhu Gaochi pondered for a while, and then he understood.A large clan is like a safe haven. Family members can get shelter. In times of peace, they can get promoted and get rich. In times of chaos, they can provide shelter.Inherited for thousands of years, it has experienced the change of dynasties and has stood firm.

This is a problem in itself.

Just imagine, you have a clan that is not afraid of changing dynasties to protect you. In your heart, is the country or the family more important?

There is no doubt that the vast majority of people will choose the family.

The country is only a stage for them to realize their ambitions, and the family is their support and destination.

This matter is not as simple as changing the dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrats will defect to the enemy and betray the country... Even when they are in power, they will try their best to protect the interests of the family.

Such as levying business taxes, improving the status of craftsmen, setting up schools for refugees...even including treasures.The government affairs promoted by Xu Jingchang in front are always full of resistance.

The problem is here. It seems to be very good for the Ming Dynasty. Why do you have to fight wits and courage every time, and you have to work hard, but you may not be able to do it completely... These are the things that will shake the interests of the gentry and the gentry group.

The ruling and opposition parties naturally had to find a way to stop it.

Zhu Gaochi felt that he had learned new knowledge again, "Master, these big families have been passed down for thousands of years, and they seem to be well-behaved, farming and studying in the family. They are stable and honest, and there is no overstepping. Back then, the emperor's grandfather admired such a Confucian family. I thought they could educate the people and appease the place, otherwise, they wouldn’t have given the Zheng family an imperial pen. I’m still a little confused now, and don’t understand what’s wrong with them?”

Yao Guangxiao raised his eyelids and looked at Xu Jingchang, "Tell me?"

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "I'll still take Young Master Yao as an example. Look at that temple, which usually receives charity from all directions and gives back to all directions... But if you look carefully, you will find that they coax good men and women to make a fortune, and enslave young monks as laborers. They also occupy the land and refuse to pay taxes. Your Highness, any decency does not come out of thin air, they live an easy life, it's just that someone carries the burden for them to move forward."

Zhu Gaochi was curious, "That's like the Zheng family, how much land can they occupy and how much property can they hide?"

Xu Jingchang glanced at Yao Guangxiao, and was about to answer when the old monk finally coughed.

"Let's let the old man tell the story, otherwise you will have to use the old man as an example."

Xu Jingchang laughed dryly, "Don't worry, Young Master. I just said casually. Didn't your temple release all the redundant servants? I won't make things difficult for you."

Yao Guangxiao said directly... I know the virtues of your kid best.Look at what you mean, you even want to take away all the temples in the world. Every time you go to the old man's place, you look left and right, and you say that Buddhas account for eight of the world's famous mountains and rivers... What's your plan? I have no idea?
Yao Guangxiao was too lazy to talk to Xu Jingchang, but picked up the copy of "Zheng's Standards" and handed it to Zhu Gaochi, "Your Highness, what do you think of this?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded, "I've seen this before, and it's naturally excellent. There are also merits in teaching children to be well-organized and to improve their conduct."

Yao Guangxiao nodded and said, "Your Highness, have you ever thought about it, what if someone is unwilling to follow this standard?"

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback subconsciously, will it?

Such a good standard, everyone should practice it.

At this time Xu Jingchang hummed: "Your Highness, you are also a father, think about the virtues of your grandson!"

In a word, Zhu Gaochi broke the defense.

That's right, if a child can understand the truth, then he is not a child!
When necessary, use family law!

Family law!

Zhu Gaochi seems to understand something... Behind this warm and affectionate Zheng's norms, there are strict family laws!
The bigger the clan, the more rules there are.

After breaking the family law, the greater the price to pay.

And who will enforce this family law?
Undoubtedly, they are the elders of the big clans, the big figures who have become officials... Gradually, Zhu Gaochi understood that among these big clans, some are officials and provide shelter, some are in charge of the family law, some are superior, and some make offerings with blood and tears.

In the big family, it is also divided into three, six, and nine classes.

And such a big family excludes the power of the imperial court. The so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the aristocratic family governs the four directions. This is the reason...

"It's no wonder that all dynasties want to attack Haoqiang. Now I have finally figured it out. This step is very good, but I don't know if the Zheng family will be able to achieve results?"

As the biggest entertainer in the dynasty, Xu Jingchang would not let this good show go.

"Your Highness, just watch! It's guaranteed to be fun."

With Xu Jingchang's guarantee, Zhu Gaochi cheered up.

How will the first company in the south of the Yangtze River handle this matter?

Zheng Yi didn't sleep for three full days... He was unkempt, haggard, and his eyes were as big as peas, and he didn't bother to wash up.

He was really cornered. If you say kill him, Zheng Yi may not be afraid. After all, he is from the Hongwu Dynasty, and he has already made preparations.

But if Zhu Di's imperial pen is really passed on, the world will know that the Zheng family will become everyone's laughing stock... Then cut off the qualifications of the imperial examination, the huge family will fall apart, and there will be no chance to get back up again. If so, it will be worse than death If the whole family is killed, it will be even more miserable.

Do you dare to think that the Zheng family, who is so high above, has become someone else's servant... Life is definitely worse than death.

But the problem is that he followed Xu Jingchang's suggestion and divided the Zheng family. The centuries-old aristocratic family has completely declined and there is nothing left. How can he see his ancestors?
He is the sinner of the Zheng family!
Neither advancing nor retreating... Zheng Yi was in so much pain that he wanted to die, but he couldn't make up his mind.

In the end, Zheng Yi couldn't stand it anymore.

I can only sigh, "Through the ages, the only way to die!"

He's cowardly!

Zheng Yi can only succumb to Zhu Di. He admits that family management is not strict. In the name of Zheng's family norms, the clansman wins people's hearts everywhere, makes friends widely, takes care of each other, supports each other... lost the original intention of the ancestors to establish norms back then.

Moreover, members of the Zheng clan must put loyalty to the emperor and serve the country first... The clan lost its original intention when it talked about the family.

Therefore, in order to preserve the reputation of the Zheng family, the family was separated with tears, and the members of the Zheng family were separated and separated, and each lived alone.

In fact, even without Zheng Yi's memorandum, the imperial court had already taken action... Jin Yiwei had already taken action.

Only when you really arrive at Pujiang and enter the local area can you feel the huge heritage of this centuries-old family.

Among other things, their family property alone is as much as [-] mu!

This is only for the Zheng family ancestral hall.

The majestic ancestral hall has twenty or thirty houses, all of which are green bricks and black tiles, with the style of the south of the Yangtze River.

In the middle hall of the ancestral hall, Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial brush is enshrined: the first one in the south of the Yangtze River!
It's a pity that this imperial pen can no longer protect the Zheng family.

So the Zheng family's property is far more than that... They also have ethnology... All the children of the Zheng family, including relatives, can come to study when they are six years old.

In order to support the school expenses, the Zheng family still has more than 5000 mu of school land.

You must know that this is the best land, so fat... The Zheng family initially negotiated to divide it equally, but soon they quarreled, you have more, I have less, and the big guys refuse to give in.

Then, the Zheng family's children, who had seven or eight families, fought each other for the property.

Someone cares more about this than Xu Jingchang...that is Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui.

He smiles every day and is overjoyed.

The Zheng family's disturbance has torn off the old face of the aristocratic family.

"Children of the Zheng family, fight hard, blood splashing on the ancestral hall!"

"Shocked, the first family in the south of the Yangtze River actually had a dispute over mere land, and brothers killed each other!"

"The family of farming and studying, Confucian officials, lost to the temptation of wealth... Zheng's internal fighting has intensified, and there have been lawsuits against people's lives!"

This mansion newspaper has put all its energy into reporting like crazy.

The common people looked up to the sky and laughed!
It turns out that this is the so-called first restaurant in the south of the Yangtze River, which is really eye-opening.

It has to be said that the Zheng family has completely smashed the benchmark of the Farming and Reading House that they have set up.

This is not a big deal... Zhu Di suddenly discovered a big problem when he was reading about the family separation.

"The Zheng family has family property, a school field... and other miscellaneous lands, covering as much as ten thousand mu... These are not required to pay the land tax. Not to mention, their family can be exempted by relying on their status as officials. Field tax... How much land tax has escaped such a big family? Check! The Ministry of Household Affairs immediately dispatched personnel to thoroughly investigate to the end. Families similar to the Zheng family are asked to pay three times their arrears, or they will be beheaded once they are found out!"

Zhu Di is doing something again...

(End of this chapter)