My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 182 The Trouble of Shandong
Zhu Gaochi didn't stay in Shandong for too long, and then he returned to Yingtian with Kong Yanjin, Yan Sheng Gong.

He really did what he said, and handed over the little guy to the princess Zhang, and told Zhang to take care of him as his own child. He would rather wrong Zhu Zhanji than wrong the child.

Mrs. Zhang gave him a blank look, "You, you have a dark heart. If you are so old, you will be taken to the capital and leave your hometown. You are not afraid of being poked in the back."

She said, holding Kong Yanjin in her arms, her face suddenly changed, and she couldn't help saying: "Why are you so light! When our son was so old, he was as calm as a meat roll!"

Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to smile bitterly, "Take good care of him, it doesn't count us treating the child badly if he grows fat."

Mrs. Zhang nodded vigorously, and Zhu Gaochi went to look for Xu Jingchang again.

During the time of parting, he was just running around, while Xu Jingchang was immersed in construction.

In Chaoyangmen, he allocated a large area, a Yanshenggong mansion, a Ming Dynasty imperial library, and outside Chaoyangmen, he also acquired a large piece of land, which was planned to build a school.

Xu Jingchang has always worried that the construction progress may be slow due to the limitation of building materials in ancient times.

But when he actually supervised the construction of a project, he found that it was not the case.

Take the buildings of Daming as an example, bricks and wood are generally the main structure, and the frame structure is all wood, and such wood is not piled together randomly.

Instead, there are strict rules, such as the ratio of length to width, the size of the opening, and the thickness of the diameter... This is a complex system that exists in the heart of every carpenter.

In other words, as long as the wooden parts are made according to the rules, they can be assembled together at will. The typical representative is the bucket arch structure.

Xu Jingchang was surprised to find that building a house in the Ming Dynasty was almost like building blocks, which was very interesting.

As long as the foundation is done, it can be built quickly.

Even if it is a project as big as Fengtian Temple, if it is fully started, it can be completed within half a year.

Of course, there is a premise that there must be enough materials.Especially the kind of aniseed for decades or hundreds of years.Expensive golden nanmu, a pillar costs 1 taels of silver.

The huge Fengtian Temple is really made of gold and jade.

"Confucian mansion is not difficult to build, but the library, in order to prevent fires, it is best to use bricks, tiles and stones instead of wood, and no paint or painting. It will take longer...By the way, do you have any books in the Confucian mansion? Didn't get it?"

Zhu Gaochi snorted: "I want to get it, the Kong family wants to have it too!"

"They don't have any books in the saint's house?"

Zhu Gaochi said helplessly: "Their family has a lot of land deeds and IOUs, and they have piled up several houses. The oldest ones can be traced back to the Sui and Tang Dynasties."

Xu Jingchang was taken aback, and then said: "So, it is still a cultural relic! You must get it for me. I will build a museum in the future to exhibit these things, so that the common people will always remember the great lack of the Kong family... great kindness and great virtue."

Zhu Gaochi said in his heart that when it comes to bad water, there are still too many people, this is sure to ruin the reputation of the Kong family!

"Cousin, the matter of the Kong family is just an introduction. Yuan Gang got the Wang Ming flag, and there is a storm in the whole Shandong!"

Xu Jingchang also sighed, "It's not that there is, but it's already here."

With that said, Xu Jingchang took out an urgent report and handed it to Zhu Gaochi.

On the way back to Beijing slowly, His Royal Highness, Yuan Gang had already started. As the governor of Shandong, he was the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who bestowed the flag of Wang Ming.

At present, the governor has not yet formed a custom, it is a full-fledged imperial envoy, and the first person to hold the title of governor in the Ming Dynasty was actually Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao... Afterwards, important officials continued to go to the local area to do business, and they would also hold the title of governor.

After the matter is over, he will return to the capital and will not stay in the place for a long time.

Therefore, to a certain extent, the current governor is much more terrifying than the customized governor formed in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention that Zhu Di also rewarded the flag of Wang Ming, officials below the fifth rank, life and death, only in one thought.

To say that Yuan Gang is the native emperor of Shandong is almost the same.

"Father is also getting ruthless. The chaos in Shandong cannot be delayed, or the people will have to change." Zhu Gaochi murmured in a low voice.

Xu Jingchang was also taken aback, "Is it really that serious?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded, and then he explained the reason to Xu Jingchang... On the surface, Shandong is the main battlefield of Jingnan, and the two sides see each other back and forth. Places like Jinan have been devastated by the flames of war, and the problem is naturally very serious.

But that's only the first layer of things.

Because of the war, especially the southern army, which used tens of thousands of horses, civilians who needed to mobilize their attitudes, Shandong was the main place for Latins to catch their husbands.

After four years, not to mention the young and strong, even the women were dragged into the battlefield.

The whole of Shandong, including parts of southern Zhili... cattle, horses, donkeys and mules, these large animals have been exhausted.In addition, chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, pigs and sheep were all eaten up.

The common people couldn't make a living at all, and many people fled everywhere, like Lin San, who arrived in the capital.

There are even more people who simply fall into the grass and become bandits, and occupy the mountains as kings.

In Shandong, there are more than ten times more bandits than when the country was founded.

Xu Jingchang frowned upon hearing this, "Jing Nan has ended his dilemma, the court and the people rested and recuperated, have they recovered yet?"

Zhu Gaochi smiled wryly and said: "Recovery? How can it be so easy! Cousin, you said that there is no strong labor force, no big animals, and the land has been abandoned for several years. If you want to re-cultivate it, can you do it with just a bunch of old and weak women and children?"

Xu Jingchang shook his head, "Of course not."

"Also, those who are used to being bandits can live by plundering, are they still willing to farm the fields honestly?"

Xu Jingchang shook his head again.

Zhu Gaochi said again: "There is a third layer here, that is, although the people in Shandong have suffered misfortune, some big households have not only not been damaged, but have become stronger and stronger, and the number of land servants in the family has increased several times. To guard against thieves, many thugs were recruited in private. These people spared no expense to make the house look like a fortress, and there are emperors everywhere, and everyone is a king!"

Xu Jingchang took a breath suddenly, and now he understood where the servants of the Confucian Mansion came from.

Of course, given the situation of the Confucian Mansion, no matter how many people there are, they cannot compete with the officers and soldiers of the Shandong Capital Division.

But there are still as many big households everywhere, and they still call the wind and the rain and do whatever they want in places where the government cannot take care of them.

Xu Jingchang finally figured it out. A war would not only bring about the loss of personnel and wealth, but also change the mentality of the whole society.

Lack of labor, farming is unprofitable, and you can’t even support yourself. In order to survive, bandits are everywhere, and the number of bandits increases, which in turn leads to the rise of the landlord’s armed forces. As the landlord becomes stronger, he will squeeze the people even more... Closed the loop!

Xu Jingchang pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "I seem to understand why Emperor Taizu used heavy codes in troubled times. In such a situation, I'm afraid it will be impossible not to kill him."

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "In the past, I also felt that the emperor's grandfather was a bit too much, but now that I think about it, those local officials and big households have colluded together, and it is already a big deal. It is impossible to turn around without killing the killer. Now it is just a Shandong. The entire Ming Dynasty, I really don’t know how it came here.”

Xu Jingchang hesitated for a while, and then said: "What does His Highness mean, now you want to support Yuan Gang, kill the killer, and deal with all the officials in Shandong?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "When I was in Qufu, I have already learned about it in detail. At present, many local officials in Shandong were sent by the Jianwen Dynasty. In order to appease the world, the father did not change the officials immediately... It is okay to talk about other places. Shandong can’t succeed because Jianwen sent a bunch of corrupt officials here... No one wants to come here for good officials who are upright and honest. And even good officials, if they fall into the mire and struggle, they will inevitably be dirty.”

Xu Jingchang sighed again, "I really didn't expect that Shandong is so severe, it's shocking."

Zhu Gaochi smiled wryly and said: "Not only that, there is one more terrible thing, I didn't dare to play Emperor Father."

"What's the matter?" Xu Jingchang asked.

"Although you made up the Nishan Hongru Society, I discovered the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, and it actually exists."

"White Lotus Sect?"

"Yes!" Zhu Gaochi said: "According to what Yuan Gang said, just because Shandong is too chaotic, some villains are making trouble down there... They use the excuse that Maitreya came to the world, and they say they have no biological parents. His grandson wants to restore Han and Song Dynasty."

Xu Jingchang was dumbfounded when he heard that, "What kind of monsters are these?"

Zhu Gaochi said: "That's right, it's true that nothing can be done if we don't deal with it. I support Yuan Gang's assassination. In troubled times, heavy codes are used. For the Shandong incident, our father and son are to blame. It's just that I am a little worried now, lest I kill these people , the replacement is the same, so it’s not easy to handle.”

Xu Jingchang nodded slightly, he made some calculations, and then said: "I am now writing to Your Majesty to add a group of Jinyiwei in Shandong. The situation in the area must be clearly understood before the right medicine can be prescribed. The rest is the issue of vacancies. It happens that this year's Xinke Jinshi, send them Go to Shandong."

Zhu Gaochi's eyes brightened, but he was still worried, "I'm afraid they won't be able to deal with those local snakes. If they are bought again, it will be bad."

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Highness, forgot? Half of this group of Xinke Scholars are experienced veterans. There is no problem in letting them deal with local snakes. The only thing to worry about is that they will be bought... In fact, it is also good." Do it, at worst, just keep killing it!"

Zhu Gaochi was shocked, "Hey, although the heart of heaven is kind, but at this time, the only way is thunderbolt, and the heart of a Bodhisattva."

While they were discussing, Yuan Gang had already taken action. A total of more than a dozen magistrates in Yanzhou Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture, and Dongchang Prefecture were taken down by him. , The land was not distributed to the common people.

"This old Yuan, his hands and feet are really fast." Xu Jingchang sighed, "I will go to the Ministry of Officials now, discuss with Jian Tianguan, and send someone over as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)