The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 314 Zhu Yuanzhang’s Wisdom
Ye Yunliu followed the people to the east of the city, where it was already crowded with people.

After all, the Duke's government is selling its own land. This is big news, and who doesn't want to watch the excitement.

Ye Yunliu didn't squeeze in, he just came to see the truth of this matter with his own eyes.

After observing for a while outside, I found out that it was true and left.

After that, he went to several places to confirm the situation of Xungui selling the land.

The thing is true, but the real question has not been resolved.

Why do you support this policy?

Don't talk about sharing the same country with the country, and saying that you will be both honored and disgraced.

Everyone understands the truth, but when it comes to personal interests, who can be so rational?

When interests are harmed, resistance is only in line with human nature.

To be more precise, he is a prince with the title of "Founding the Nation".

Everyone knew what the real reason was, and for a while the government and the public were in turmoil.

Now that we have the support of nobles, our methods will definitely be very tough.

He then turned his attention to the tax tiering itself.

The charges ranged from harboring a grudge against the emperor to corruption.

Then he saw it.

But I didn't see anyone asking.

But now everything is hard to say.

Then use family connections to learn the details.

Just know that this is the case. Asking too much will only lead to trouble.

Emperor Hongwu's style of conduct was well known to the world. He dared to implement many policies that were opposed by the civil and military collectives of the court.

In other words, those who can afford it dare not buy it, and those who want to buy it cannot afford it.

If his great-grandfather were still alive, he wouldn't be worried.

If it really can't be sold, it will be sold to the court at a low price.

The nobles and generals below did not know what happened.

In the end, most of the land fell into the hands of the imperial court.

Quite a few of the remaining nobles and generals showed reluctance.

A lot of people are going to die this time.

The question now is how the emperor persuaded the founding prince.

Some nobles are indeed dealing with their own land. Some divide their families and put the land in the names of their children, and some distribute it to clan members.

Even I can see this problem, how could the old foxes in the court not see it.

Especially the civil servants are afraid that they will be caught suddenly.

What's more, those who have the purchasing power are usually landlords. If their own land exceeds their quota, how can they buy other people's land?

The founding prince supported it, and there was a high probability that he had reached an agreement with the emperor.

Then, he wrote a long letter to his family, urging the family to actively cooperate with the New Deal, otherwise they would suffer disaster.

Then...he stopped inquiring further.

Even with the support of nobles, things are not that easy.

After seeing this information, Ye Yunliu felt normal.

What method did the emperor use to convince these nobles?
In order to find answers and understand the direction of the New Deal, he stopped in Fengyang.

Before these people could take office, Jin Yiwei took action again and captured half of them and sent them to prison.

The only people who truly support and actively cooperate are the high-ranking nobles at the duke level.

Seeing this, Ye Yunliu was not surprised either.

The thing is simple, kill.

In accordance with Qiu Guang'an's impeachment memorial, more than 20 officials, including the Minister of Household Affairs, were demoted to Yunnan and Liaodong as officials.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally took control of the overall situation. First, he used Qiu Guang'an, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, to send more than a dozen officials to prison.

This is in line with human nature.

After all, the people of Ming Dynasty were not wealthy, so it would be really difficult to sell so much land at once.

However, Ye Yunliu soon discovered something unusual. Not all nobles and military generals supported the New Deal.

He wanted to see how the court would implement this policy.

It's just that their voice is too small, and the princes above support it, so they can only follow suit.

Others are sold to others.

Moreover, he had no sympathy for the arrested officials, just as he looked down on the famous scholars in his hometown.

Even though most of those people were his great-grandfather's students, he still looked down upon them.

If these people were persecuted for opposing the New Deal out of public conscience, he would definitely be filled with righteous indignation and actively rescue them.

Even if these people were ordinary landowners who wanted to protect their land, he would be forgiven.

But no, these people are officials, and they are obstructing the New Deal for their own selfish purposes.

Although it is very humane, you stand in that position and obstruct the implementation of good laws. You deserve to be killed.

However, Ye Yunliu also knows that sometimes killing cannot solve all problems.

This kind of new policy that touches on fundamental interests cannot be solved by killing a few people.

What's more, if you kill people, you still have to promote new officials.

Will those officials support the New Deal?
Then he got even more shocking news. Qiu Guangan, the Minister of Household Affairs, presented a list to the emperor.

The members on the list are all from the official and noble groups.

The emperor ordered the Ministry of Personnel to promote all these people to the Ministry of Household Affairs as officials.

The seriousness of this matter even exceeds the stepped tax collection.

The central government offices have always been controlled by Confucianism, which is also the basis for the great prosperity of Confucianism.

By doing this, the emperor was digging for the foundation of Confucianism.

This move naturally met with collective opposition from civil servants.

However, it is the emperor's right to employ people, and the people Qiu Guangan selected are all talents who meet the selection criteria.

Their collective opposition gave Zhu Yuanzhang an excuse to get angry.

As a result, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was dismissed, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was sent to prison, and more than 20 other officials were dismissed or sent to prison.

But this does not solve the fundamental problem. People always need to do things.

Zhu Yuanzhang can promote some obedient people, but the problem is that if those people cannot convince the public, it will be useless to promote them.

It seems that officials who can convince the public and preside over the central yamen can only be selected from Confucianism.

Herein lies the awkwardness of the problem.

Just when everyone was guessing how the emperor was going to break the situation, a decree came out:
Appointed Korean Gong Li Shanchang as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

As soon as this news came out, the government and the public were shocked.

Li Shanchang, a world-famous name, the first contributor to the founding of the Ming Dynasty and one of the six founding Dukes.

Although he has been imprisoned in disguise for several years, no one dares to underestimate his ability and influence.

After receiving the news, Ye Yunliu was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

Daming is really going to change.

After coming to his senses, the first thing he did was write a letter home.

The land must be divided, otherwise it will be too late.

How many people were as shocked as he was.

No one expected that the emperor would pull him out.

The most shocked person was Chen Jingke. Others didn't know the reason why Li Shanchang was under house arrest, but he knew it best.

betray.

It is already very difficult for people who can't tolerate sand in Lao Zhu's eyes to tolerate Li Shanchang alive.

I didn't expect that he would be able to come back.

In shock, he blurted out a very stupid question:
"Your Majesty, aren't you planning to find an excuse to kill the Korean Duke?" Zhu Biao on the side was dumbfounded, what the hell? Can you say this?

Zhu Yuanzhang's proud expression froze, and his entire face turned black visibly.

He picked up a book, rolled it up and slapped Chen Jingke on his head and face.

This time he must have been really angry, and it hurt a lot.

Chen Jingke also realized that his words were indeed too senseless and hurtful, so he did not run away like before.

Instead, he held his head and kept shouting that it hurt: "Your Majesty, I was wrong. I should not judge a gentleman with a villain's heart."

"Just treat me like a fart and let it go."

Zhu Xiongying added fuel to the fire: "How dare you slander Grandpa Huang? This is intolerable. Grandpa Huang will beat him hard."

Looking left and right, I found a feather duster. I took it in my hand and tried the elasticity. It was great.

"Hitting someone with a scroll doesn't hurt. Grandpa Huang uses this to hit people."

Chen Jingke was so angry that his teeth itched.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not take the feather duster from him, but gave it to him as well:
"You are not a good person either. Don't think we don't know that you two are good enough to wear a pair of pants."

Zhu Xiongying shrunk his neck and ran away quickly, not daring to say anything again.

Chen Jingke felt so happy when he saw that he failed to resist and was beaten instead, and then he accidentally burst out laughing.

Lao Zhu took a look, can he bear this? Another slap on the head and face.

"Smile, you still have the nerve to smile. It seems that the beating didn't hurt you."

After a moment of uproar, the farce finally ended.

Lao Zhu sat down panting and said, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will beat you to death."

What else could Chen Jingke say. He could only quickly promise that he would never do it again in the future, and then quickly changed the topic:
"What do you think, why did you pull the Korean father out?"

Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying were also very curious. This matter was done by Lao Zhu alone and he did not discuss it with anyone.

Lao Zhu did not hide anything anymore and said: "That day you told us that you wanted the planning officer to take control of the household department, and you also instigated the judicial officer to seize the ownership of Dali Temple."

"Thus breaking Confucian control over the central government offices."

"You have reminded us that it is only a matter of time to break the Confucian control center situation. We cannot leave this problem to Biao'er."

"But you still think of things too simply."

"The Confucian control center has been deeply ingrained for hundreds of years and cannot be changed by changing a few people."

"There has to be someone with enough influence to preside over this."

"I've counted over and over again, and only Li Shanchang has this ability."

Chen Jingke also had to admit that this was indeed the case.

Li Shanchang was the founder of the Ming Dynasty's administrative system and the framer of the Ming Dynasty's etiquette.

Even though he has been retired for several years, he still has a huge influence on the entire system.

He was able to intimidate the civil service system, help planners and judicial officers, and seize control of the Ministry of Revenue and Dali Temple.

Once this matter is implemented, Confucianism will have nothing to do no matter how unhappy it is.

And with his intervention, the difficulty of implementing stepped tax collection has also been reduced.

This move also appeased Xungui.

No matter what conditions Zhu Yuanzhang offered, everyone would inevitably have doubts.

Now that even Li Shanchang can forgive him, what else do others have to worry about?

It can be said that it achieves multiple things with one stone.

The more he thought about it, the more Chen Jingke admired Zhu Yuanzhang.

Perhaps his ability to govern the country is lacking, but his political level is definitely that of a small group of people who stand at the pinnacle of mankind.

Just by activating one person, a dead solution that everyone thought was unsolvable was solved.

Thinking of this, Chen Jingke admired from the bottom of his heart:
"No one is wiser than Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "Hey, when I'm old, what grudges do I still have that I can't let go of?"

"Now that the Ming Dynasty is booming, why should we worry about it anymore."

"What's more, he has admitted his mistake and has been repenting for these years... Let him let the matter go."

Zhu Biao was also shocked. It was unbelievable that his old man had become so generous.

The one who was most touched was Zhu Xiongying.

Affected by Lao Zhu, he was also a bit jealous of evil. Everything else can be forgiven, except betrayal.

Therefore, when he was reading history books, he was very disapproving of Liu Bang's reward of Yong's teeth.

Grandpa Huang personally taught him a lesson today.

A true king can even forgive those who betray him.
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As mentioned above, when the news of Li Shanchang's comeback came out.

The happiest person is the Xungui Group.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not say it explicitly, everyone knew what Li Shanchang had committed.

It was beyond everyone's expectation that he could still survive through betrayal.

It's even more unbelievable for him to be able to come back now.

After accepting this fact, everyone had only one thought in their minds: the emperor was a nostalgic person.

Those who were originally skeptical about the promise completely let go of their worries and pushed for this matter more actively.

There are many nobles who are not qualified to know the contents of the transaction, and they are also deeply touched.

The emperor has already reached this point, why should we hesitate?

He also put aside his dissatisfaction and began to actively promote this matter.

Li Shanchang himself was also in disbelief. It was already very difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang not to kill him, but he didn't expect that he would be allowed to come back.

After receiving the imperial edict, he knelt on the ground with gray beard and hair, unwilling to get up for a long time.

The entire South Korean government was also in a state of joy, and all the children and grandchildren in the capital came to celebrate.

Li Qi reminded worriedly that he should keep a low profile at this time.

Everyone thought the same thing. After finally making a comeback, it would be bad if he got carried away and angered the emperor.

But Li Shanchang said: "What's the point of being low-key? It's as lively as it gets."

"Send an invitation to all the powerful officials in Beijing."

"Not only will I not be low-key, I will also celebrate grandly."

Li Qi was shocked: "Dad, please think twice."

Li Shanchang said: "What do you know? The more high-profile I am, the happier His Majesty will be."

Li Qi looked confused, why?
Li Shanchang did not continue to explain to him, but asked his servant to change his clothes and rushed to the palace to thank the saint.

Zhu Yuanzhang had been waiting for him for a long time, and both of them were a little excited after meeting.

The last time we met was in Yingtian Mansion, and many years passed in the blink of an eye.

"Hakushi, you are getting old."

One sentence made Li Shanchang burst into tears. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed:

"My lord, I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang came to him and helped him up with both hands:
"The upper and lower lips can still fight, let alone people. The past is in the past, don't mention it again."

Li Shanchang kowtowed three times before standing up: "Your Majesty has a big heart..."

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be angry and said: "You still blame us in your heart, and you don't even want to shout at your superiors."

Li Shanchang was so excited that he burst into tears again: "Your Majesty... ascend to the throne, minister... minister..."

Zhu Yuanzhang then smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I've buried my eyebrows in shame, and I'm still crying."

"Come and have a seat. Tiande and Dingchen will come over later, and we brothers will have a good get-together."

All the people were very drunk that day. Just when everyone was worried about what to do, Queen Ma came forward and ordered people to throw them together in the side hall.

It doesn’t get cold in the summer anyway.

Looking at the drunken and unconscious people, she had a happy smile on her face.

Zhu Yuanzhang's last knot in his heart was solved, and she was sincerely happy.

This is the true beginning and end.

(End of this chapter)