I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 34 Seven-year-old baby, nothing to worry about!
Yan Wangfu.

In the pavilion in the lake, Dao Yan sat alone beside the chess game, playing chess with his pieces, leisurely.

The breeze was blowing, and the lake surface was covered with layers of scales, and some fish jumped out of the water, as if trying to break free from the shackles of the water.

Zhu Di hurried to the gazebo, walking quickly, almost trotting all the way.

"You're in a mess."

Dao Yan waited for Zhu Di to run into the gazebo, but he didn't get up to greet him, his eyes were still fixed on the chess game, and he spoke lightly.

"A major event happened in the court." Zhu Di took a breath and sat down opposite Dao Yan.

Dao Yan was holding Baizi in his hand, he was slightly startled, but he didn't put it down immediately, and asked: "Your Majesty has established a reserve?"

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "That's not true. In the early court today, Zhao Mian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, made a request to raise the commercial tax from one tax per thirty to one tax per five."

Dao Yan said with a smile: "Since your majesty ascended the throne, the heavy business tax of the previous dynasty has been changed, and it has been reduced to a tax of 360 yuan. It is also stipulated that all books, pens, ink, agricultural tools, boats, carts, silk cloth, etc. are tax-free, and the tax tax is abolished. The Siju [-] is everywhere, for the benevolent government of this dynasty, and everyone in the world praises it."

"Zhao Mian is in charge of the household department and manages the world's money and food. It is reasonable to want to collect more taxes. However, this move is detrimental to His Majesty's sage."

"Since ancient times, business taxes have been difficult to collect. The rich and powerful merchants often have many ways to avoid taxes. The people who are taught are just some wandering small businessmen, which harm the people's livelihood."

"It is absolutely impossible for His Majesty to agree to Zhao Mian's request."

Zhu Di sighed and said, "You're right, I think so too. But Your Majesty agrees!"

Snapped!
The chess piece in Dao Yan's hand fell, but it didn't land on the important point, and he made a foul move.

He didn't look at the chessboard, looked up at Zhu Di and said, "Tell me in detail."

Zhu Di took out a printed manuscript from his pocket, handed it over, and said, "Look at this first."

Dao Yan took it and opened it, his face gradually became serious, and after reading it, he sat there dumbfounded, without saying a word.

After a while, he sighed and said: "Whoever can come up with this method is truly a genius."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "I think so too. Even you said that, do you know who mentioned it?"

Dao Yan pondered for a moment: "Zhao Mian is just a pedantic scholar, it is absolutely impossible to come up with such a wonderful method. People in the court..."

He thought and thought, shook his head and said: "Lao Na really can't think of it, who in the court has such ability to think of this method."

Zhu Di shifted his gaze to the faintly visible fish on the lake, and said, "The one who came up with this method is my nephew Zhu Yunxi."

Dao Yan's body froze.

Zhu Di said: "You also read it just now, this method is exquisite, which shows that the people behind it are extraordinary."

"But we don't even know who he is."

He never thought that Zhu Yunxi came up with this idea by himself.

Neither Zhu Di nor Dao Yan thought that a seven-year-old child could think of double-entry bookkeeping, invoices, tax certificates and other things.

But it is not important.

They are Tianhuang nobles, and it is their ability to recruit capable subordinates.

What Zhu Di was most worried about was that there was such a person standing behind Zhu Yunxi, so when Zhu Yuanzhang became the reserve, he must take it into consideration.

It's as if Shangshan Sihao came out to persuade Liu Bang, and Liu Bang no longer had the idea of ​​changing the prince.

Because they represent the world's literati.

The prince has the support of scholars all over the world, how else can he change it?

Similarly, with the assistance of such a person, Zhu Yuanzhang had reason to make him the heir.

Zhu Yunqi himself does not show his head, does not show off the mountains and does not show his water, but pushes a seven-year-old brother to the front stage, it is really tall!
Zhu Yunxi is a little baby, and he is not the eldest son, no one would think that he has any ability to fight for the reserve.

For everything he did, the credit must go to his brother from the same mother.

But the ups and downs outside are blocked by this younger brother, who hides behind.

Thinking about it, Dad must understand what it means.

The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more reasonable he felt.

I didn't realize that this nephew had such abilities before, so I underestimated him.

"Master, how do you think this person's wisdom is better than yours?"

Dao Yan smiled slightly, stroked his beard, and said: "As far as the ability to calculate accounts, I am far inferior to the double-entry bookkeeping method he proposed."

"But when it comes to strategic calculations, Lao Na will not lose to anyone in the world."

Between the words, there was a burst of pride.

Zhu Di said with a smile: "Master, don't forget, he also proposed a strategy to pacify the Northern Yuan Dynasty, to consolidate the feudal clan."

Dao Yan's smile froze immediately, and the hand touching his beard also stopped there.

Zhu Di laughed out loud.

On weekdays, Dao Yan always thinks that his talent is the best in the world, and his strategy and mental arithmetic are unparalleled.

Finally seeing him eating turtles today, Zhu Di felt very happy.

"Speaking of which, there is one more thing to do today."

"My seven-year-old nephew, Zhu Yunxi, also wrote a poem. Our father was very happy and ordered it to be printed and published for the whole nation."

As he spoke, he recited the poem.

After Dao Yan listened, he said softly: "There are talented people from generation to generation, and each has been in the limelight for hundreds of years!"

"Such a big tone, such a high ambition."

Zhu Di said: "There are rumors that Zhu Yunxuan overheard an unknown monk reciting the poem casually and memorized it. After the monk finished reciting, he disappeared without a trace."

Dao Yan sneered and said, "The unknown monk even helped him out with the method of managing accounts and the method of Ping Beiyuan. Could it be that these can't be recited casually?"

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and said: "The identity of this person is unknown, and the spies I placed in their house have not been able to find out the situation."

"My two nephews also had secret discussions with Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai, and Huang Zicheng. Could it be they..."

Dao Yan rolled his eyes at him, and said: "How smart is Your Highness usually? Why are you so stupid today?"

"Fang Xiaoru and others are nothing but corrupt Confucians. They can recite poems and compose essays, but their strategies and calculations are only at the child's level. How could they come up with such a brilliant strategy for peace and accounting?"

"Behind Zhu Yunxi, there must be someone else."

Zhu Di sighed: "This man has been hiding in the dark, but he has to think of a way to force him out."

Dao Yan didn't answer immediately, picked up a sunspot, stared at the chessboard, and played with the chess piece between his fingers, never falling.

After a long time, he opened his mouth and said: "Zhu Yunxi pointed Lan Yu to avoid disaster, but it was a bit strange, it didn't seem like an act of fighting for reserves."

Zhu Di thought for a while, then turned his face and said, "Maybe it's just a tactic to retreat instead of fighting."

Dao Yan shook his head lightly: "It's against the holy will to point out Lan Yu. With this person's scheming, it is impossible not to even think of this. The poor monk has a faint feeling that Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunqi are not of the same mind."

Zhu Di was startled when he heard the words, and blurted out: "How is it possible? Could it be that Zhu Yunxi, a seven-year-old child, still wants to fight for the crown prince?"

"Why not?"

Dao Yan dropped the sunspot in his hand, and said: "Your Majesty asked him before, have you forgotten?"

"If you talk about the eldest son, you are not either."

"You can compete for reserves, why can't he?"

"The person behind him has such a shocking talent, but also wrote a poem that is proud of the world, and has the meaning of being coquettish for hundreds of years. The person behind him must be not small."

"If it is said that he intends to instruct Zhu Yunxi to fight for the Great Ming Dynasty, Lao Na is not surprised at all."

"Besides, His Majesty has made his proposals public many times without hiding them. He has also published his poems to help increase his reputation. Who knows if they belong to him?"

Zhu Di was stunned, speechless for a long time.

He never thought about this thought.

In his opinion, Zhu Yunxi had no qualifications to fight for the reserve at all.

But at the moment when Dao Yan mentioned it, the more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense.

Immediately, he laughed out loud, turning his worries into joy.

"If this person instructs Zhu Yunqi to fight for the big position, with his great talent, I really can't answer."

"But he wants to bet on the seven-year-old, that's God helping me."

In any case, in his opinion, dealing with a seven-year-old baby is much easier than dealing with Zhu Yunqi, a teenager.

Not to mention that the other party is not the eldest.

Dao Yan said in a deep voice: "You still can't be careless."

"Didn't he say he likes riding and shooting?"

"You can find a time and ask him out to see if you can catch the person behind it."

"No matter how powerful the person behind him is, your nephew is just a seven-year-old baby after all..."

(End of this chapter)