People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 436 Chen Han kills the prince, the people are delighted, and the battle in Beiping is won without a fight! !
After Chen Han had Prince Lu executed by slicing in Shandong, this matter became known not only in Shandong.

It quickly spread all over the world.

After all, this kind of thing is eye-catching enough.

And it has been spread through the culture of storytellers and opera singers.

Soon the whole world knew about it.

This is a big deal, and an extremely exciting one.

Why did it cause such a stir?

Apart from the fact that Chen Han was a minister, the fact that he tortured Prince Lu to death was itself a big breaking point.

Because nothing like this has ever happened since ancient times.

Since ancient times, which of those princes was not high and mighty?
Since ancient times, who among those who have anything to do with the royal family did not show off his power?
Since ancient times, which of these royal bloodlines has not been above the common people?

Or they are above all other officials. Which official would dare to attack the royal family?

Even the Baolongtu from the Song Dynasty was just a play, in which the emperor dared to behead the son-in-law of the emperor's wife with a dragon-headed guillotine.

That's all just drama, because there are no such officials in the world.

However, the common people hope that such officials will appear.

So this beautiful wish is placed in opera.

As the saying goes, the less you have, the more you can express.

The fewer honest officials there are, the more honest officials there will be on the opera stage.

Because common people like this.

Because when the people see honest officials killing corrupt officials, they are very happy.

Even if it's just in opera, it can satisfy spiritual needs.

At the same time, this opera also warns officials to be honest and self-disciplined.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, how many officials would do this?
The officials may have been frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang's torture.

But how many of a prince and the royal relatives would be punished by such harsh laws?

No.

Even a man like the King of Qin was so lawless within his fiefdom.

He would capture palace maids, eunuchs, or ordinary people and bring them to his mansion, where he would torture and abuse them, and even bury them in the snow to freeze to death.

Having committed so many evil things, who can say a word of justice for them?

What kind of punishment did such a prince receive after being sued in the court?
No?

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to execute the King of Qin.

But there are always people who stand up and plead for these princes.

Why?

In fact, no official likes this kind of prince.

But everyone knows that this is an opportunity to make a contribution.

Everyone knows that Zhu Yuanzhang attaches the most importance to family affection. If you only ask Zhu Yuanzhang, that will definitely give Zhu Yuanzhang a way out, and Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely let the King of Qin go.

After the King of Qin was released, he would certainly be grateful to the officials who pleaded for him.

The officials were well aware that this was a free favor.

The officials knew better that the emperor needed a way out.

With such incidents happening repeatedly, who among the people would believe that the emperor would take action against these princes?

It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang did not tolerate any corrupt officials and killed them so many times that the whole country was in mourning. If they embezzled more than 60 taels of silver, they would be skinned and stuffed with straw.

Even spread your skin all over the world to warn officials.

They even set up a small temple next to the government office and placed human skins at the entrance of the temple to let these officials know that this would be the consequence of corruption.

But so what?

Are there not enough corrupt officials in the world?
There is no end to killing and chopping.

Especially since these princes took the lead in corruption and bribery, the world was in chaos and the common people dared not speak out.

Now finally Chen Han stood up and had Prince Lu tortured to death in front of the people, and he was stripped naked and tortured in a humiliating manner.

Even the princess of Prince Lu was frightened to the point of madness and was not spared. She was hanged on the side with a white silk silk.

How gratifying it is! This is opera reflecting reality.

This is the honest official that the people expect.

How could such a thing not spread?

How could such a thing not be praised by the people?

Once this incident spread, it caused great unrest in the world.

First, the people rushed to tell each other that the clouds had been cleared and there was light at the end of the tunnel.

From now on, those princes may no longer dare to act recklessly.

The officials were trembling with fear.

They knew that even the prince was not spared. The emperor praised Chen Han for killing his own son, so wouldn't officials like them be even more unscrupulous?

He even dared to kill his own son. If you outsiders are found to be corrupt, wouldn’t you be killed even more ruthlessly?
Prince Lu was tortured to death by slicing, so when it was his turn, wouldn't he have to be cut more than 3,600 times?

When the news reached Beiping Prefecture, Zhu Di was extremely excited.

Compared with other princes, Zhu Di is truly a practical man.

He has no interest in corruption, bribery or women.

But he was full of enthusiasm for the Northern Expedition.

Although they were still busy preparing military supplies and waiting to defeat the Mongolian grassland tribes in the north, the situation was very tense.

But Zhu Di still felt that this matter must be publicized with great fanfare.

First of all, he wants to make his position clear.

Look, what are those other princes doing there?
He accepted bribes and plundered the people's wealth.

Some even use children as medicine inducers.

But I, Zhu Di, did not do that.

On the other hand, we should also tell the local people.

I am willing to cooperate with the court's policies, and I will never treat you like the King of Lu did.

Third, boost military morale.

Let the soldiers know that the current Duke will not only carry out drastic reforms, but even princes like the Prince of Lu can be removed.

Not only was it cut off, but it was also torture.

Let those soldiers know that the Ming Dynasty is a thriving national power, let the soldiers know that the country is now strong and internally united, you can fight with confidence, all kinds of supplies will be available.

Moreover, in such a prosperous era, if we don’t win a great victory to celebrate, wouldn’t we, the soldiers, feel embarrassed?
Sure enough, Zhu Di’s ideas coincided with Yao Guangxiao’s.

After hearing about this incident, the black-robed prime minister also felt that it should be publicized in a big way in Beiping Prefecture to boost the morale of the army and rally the people.

The black-robed Prime Minister Yao Guangxiao said: "Now that Beiping Prefecture is about to attack, you, as the commander-in-chief, once absolutely supported the Duke's reforms. Now the Duke's reforms have achieved fruitful results. Not only have the railways and weapons been reformed, but the people's lives have also been enriched.

If we promote the Duke, it will boost the morale of the people and the army, and make them unite, which will definitely be beneficial to our military operations."

After the two men finished their discussion, they began to spread the news in Beiping Prefecture that Chen Han had killed Prince Lu.

There were artists in theaters, teahouses, and even on the streets of Beiping Prefecture promoting this matter. Prince Yan Zhu Di even used a large amount of private money to subsidize these folk artists to promote Chen Han.

In less than three days, everyone in Beiping and its surrounding areas knew about what had happened in Shandong.

All the people were extremely excited, just as Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao had imagined.

At this moment, everyone felt how proud they were to be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty.

This pride is hard-earned.

Today, the Duke is working hard to reform, trying to change the current situation where the princes were corrupt, accepted bribes, and abused the people, and has greatly changed the people's way of life.

Whether it is the emergence of cement roads, the emergence of railways, the advancement of textile technology, and most importantly, the increase in the value of banknotes.

These are all the benefits brought about by the Duke’s unremitting efforts.

This kind of benefit not only needs to be maintained by the Duke, but also needs to be protected by everyone.

At this time, the foreign tribes on the grassland in the north actually wanted to invade the south. With such a good situation in the Ming Dynasty, could the people agree to it?

Absolutely not.

In particular, they had heard early on that the Prince of Yan was preparing for war and cooperating with the court's policy to resist or attack the foreign races in the north.

When this incident happened, the people became even more supportive.

Even the common people sent their own children to Zhu Di's military camp.

He had only one request, which was that his own children could join the imperial army in resisting the northern barbarians.

Even if your own children have never been to the battlefield, you should let them transport food and fodder.

Even the common people spontaneously donated food to supply the army to fight the Mongols in the north.

It is to protect the prosperous Ming Dynasty that came from hard-won achievements.

The political activities of Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao achieved unprecedented results.

Not only Beiping Prefecture, but also the Xuanda area, especially the area from Zhangjiakou to Shahukou in Shanxi, was originally a border area with the northern ethnic minorities, and a large amount of trade took place here.

When the businessmen heard about this, they were greatly encouraged.

Originally, they had benefited greatly from Chen Han's reforms.

Now I heard that the Duke had Prince Lu executed by slicing, and that was the Emperor's own son.

Such a big move shows the determination to reform.

Even princes have to pay taxes, so what does it matter if businessmen like them pay a little more tax?
If it weren't for the Duke's reforms, would these businessmen have the status they have today?
So, driven by this trend, merchants spontaneously joined in the fight against the northern ethnic minorities.

They also understood that today's situation was not easy to come by. So these businessmen, who were usually considered stingy by everyone, also began to donate money and materials on their own initiative.

A large number of merchants delivered grain from the south to the military camp for free.

Even though the officers said they would give them money, they refused to take a penny.

They even left immediately after putting down the food.

The officers below then reported the matter to their superiors one by one and reported it to Zhu Di.

Only then did Zhu Di realize how important these things were to the people's hearts.

When ordinary people see that the world is getting better, they no longer feel that it has nothing to do with them.

Because they also understand that only when the world gets better and better, their lives will get better and better.

And if they were invaded by foreign tribes from the north, they would have to return to their previous dark days.

Under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, the people lived a life that was not fit for human beings.

After decades of struggle in the Ming Dynasty, the people have now begun to move towards a well-off and prosperous life. Who wouldn't want to maintain such a life?

Especially after hearing that the current Duke is cracking down on the Prince and working hard to maintain the current tax reform, who wouldn't want this good life to continue for a long time?

This is what the people want.

After reading the reports from the officers below, Zhu Di felt somewhat emotional.

"My father had led many northern expeditions, but he was unable to gain support from the people and merchants. He could only keep printing banknotes to plunder the world's wealth, thus supporting seven or eight northern expeditions.

However, although the Northern Expedition defeated the northern ethnic groups and almost made the Ming Dynasty fall apart.

If it wasn’t for the Emperor’s emergency use…”

He didn't want to continue talking because the so-called Guo Huan case and the so-called Empty Seal case were largely excuses to plunder the world's rich people.

All the money was confiscated from the rich and used for the war.

Everyone thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was a man who didn't understand economics.

But in fact, he understands this very well.

Everyone thinks that Zhu Yuanzhang committed those two major cases just to vent his personal anger, but in fact, this is not the case. There is a very deep background behind it.

It was only after these two major cases that Zhu Yuanzhang had more money to support the Northern Expedition, which was the maximum the country could afford at the time.

But now Chen Han has changed this situation.

Chen Han turned the Northern Expedition and other wars that involved mobilizing large forces to attack surrounding areas into good things that could boost domestic demand.

Whenever a war breaks out, the people suffer.

However, it is different now. Sending troops on three fronts in the north, south and east will bring benefits to all of them.

We defeated the Japanese devils in the east and took countless gold and silver from them.

They also used many captured Japanese devils as slaves.

Now the people in the north can see it clearly.

Not to mention the south. After destroying Chen Zuyi's pirates, they are now winning victory after victory in Annan, Champa, Silla, and even in the Malacca Strait area further south.

A large amount of supplies were transported to Ming Dynasty from the south and the east.

A large number of spices that once cost a lot of money are now 80% to 90% cheaper.

Gold and silver, which were once hard to find, are now everywhere.

No one is willing to use it anymore because the price of Baochao has returned to normal.

Baochao is becoming more and more valuable. A piece of paper can replace dozens of kilograms of silver. Who would want to carry those heavy silver all day long?

It was precisely because of Chen Han’s reforms that brought about domestic development and the people’s confidence in the court’s national strength.

It is precisely because of Chen Han's anti-corruption efforts and his genuine ruthlessness towards any class that the people have more confidence.

This makes people cherish the present day more.

Only then will the people be willing to pay the imperial army to quell the invasion of the northern barbarians.

Yao Guangxiao was very pleased when he saw the letters passed up by the officers below.

"With such popular and military support, even if we haven't launched the Northern Expedition yet, I can assert that we will be able to achieve great success this time."

Zhu Di agreed with this assertion.

Because every time they sent troops, they never dared to pat their chests and guarantee that they would win.

Because when fighting in the alien territory in the north, the most important thing is logistical support.

If the logistics cannot keep up, it will be useless even if the Ming army has strong combat power.

But it is different now. Hundreds of thousands of shi of grain and fodder are gathering from all over the world.

Ordinary people and businessmen spontaneously donated money and materials.

Even ordinary people would spontaneously join the team to help them transport food and fodder.

If he couldn't win this battle, Zhu Di would rather cut off his own head to apologize...

(End of this chapter)