Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 307 307: Zhu Yuanzhang’s admonition, is Zhu Xiaqiu emotional?

Ming Dynasty Chengwu ten years.

Shuntian Mansion, Imperial Palace.

Good news from the West will be sent back to Shuntian Mansion every once in a while, but by the time the news reaches Zhu Xiaqiu, the prince of the Supervisory State, several months may have passed!

Looking at the thick pile of good news placed on Long's desk, Zhu Xiaqiu's face was full of sadness, without any sign of happiness!

The stall is too big and the pace is too fast. Sure enough, it is still easy to pull the eggs!
Who doesn’t want to control the entire world in the hands of Ming Dynasty?
But just from the time these good news came back, we can imagine how difficult it will be to manage this area that was finally conquered in the future.

This is what it means when the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, beyond the reach of a whip!
The reason why the Ming Dynasty will be divided into three in the future has actually been discussed by several people familiar with it more than once. Isn't it just because of this?

Once upon a time, the mountains were high and the emperors were far away, which described the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, the northern Xinjiang, or the more remote areas such as Lingnan.

But where are the places where Zhu Xia Feng and Zhu Xia Qian are fighting now that can be described with the sentence "The mountain is high and the emperor is far away"?

It takes several months to convey a message. If the central court can still exercise strong control over the local area, then it is a ghost!
And the only two people who can control the Northern Territory and the West are Zhu Xia Feng and Zhu Xia Ye!
But judging from the current situation, it seems that his father Zhu Yue still intends to let the third child Zhu Xiayan take Zhu Xiaye's place?

Is it possible that the founding emperor of the Western Ming Dynasty changed from Zhu Xiaye to Zhu Xiayan?
Zhu Xiaqiu started to have a headache when he thought of this.

According to the original historical development, although he was the prince, the throne was finally passed to Zhu Xiaqiang. This was actually something he was happy to see. After all, his only son had no intention of taking the throne and only wanted to be a free prince!

He has no intention of changing anything. Anyway, there will be a Zhu Zhiqin in his lineage in the future. This genius will unify the world and regain the throne!

But if things really go as he thinks, and his father Zhu Yue intends to let Zhu Xiayan go to found the Western Daming Dynasty while leaving the fourth son Zhu Xiaye by his side, then it would be completely contrary to the original historical development!

After much thought, he decided to ask Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Let's hear how the old man analyzes this matter.

Soon, Zhu Xiaqiu left the palace and came to Zhu Yuanzhang's palace.

"It's rare that a prince like you, who has so many things to do, still has time to come here today to see this bad old man like us!"

"Why is your father out of prison?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Xiaqiu, he even asked with a smile.

"No, my father has been in seclusion for more than three months, and he has no intention of leaving the seclusion yet. My grandson has some questions that he doesn't understand, so he came here specifically to ask Grandpa Huang for advice!"

Zhu Xiaqiu smiled bitterly and shook his head, then explained to Zhu Yuanzhang seriously.

"Oh? What trouble did you encounter again?"

"We, grandfather and grandson, don't have to be so polite. If you have anything to say, just say it!"

"Although we are old, our vision is still there, so we can still analyze it for you."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded.

"Grandpa Huang, you also know that we have been fighting in the west for two or three years. Now a large area of ​​land has been controlled by our Ming Dynasty. There are only a few foreigners who are still stubbornly resisting. It is only a matter of time before they are completely eliminated! "

"But in this case, the work that should have been done by the fourth boy has been done by the third boy. What do you mean by father?"

"Does he want to keep the fourth child by his side and let the third child create Xi Daming?"

Zhu Xiaqiu couldn't help but express his thoughts and guesses.

"How could you have such an idea?"

"It's not like you don't know what your fourth brother's situation is!"

"Let the third child help him fight in the west, just to prevent the fourth child from stimulating his super-heroic physique!"

"Your father also told us this last time!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then waved his hand disapprovingly.

"But have you ever thought about it, if the third child in the west was defeated, and the fourth child really passed away, would he be able to convince the public?"

"Look at the current fourth child, who basically follows his father and has never even been on the battlefield."

"Is it possible that he will be directly sent to conquer Jerusalem when the time comes?"

Zhu Xiaqiu obviously didn't believe Zhu Li's previous explanation, and felt that his father had other plans!
Because he felt that the argument of letting Zhu Xiaye help Zhu Xiaye conquer the country could not be established at all!
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned, realizing the meaning of Zhu Xiaqiu's words.

Not to mention, he agrees with this, and he has no way to refute it!
Zhu Yuanzhang led a group of old brothers to conquer the Ming Dynasty, and he also took the lead. Especially in the years when Zhu Biao was born, he was on the frontline battlefield and had to go through life and death several times to establish his prestige!

After the decisive battle between Poyang Lake and Chen Youliang, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually retreated from the front line, because his identity had changed and he no longer needed to charge into battle!
He is naturally very familiar with this whole process!

Just like what Zhu Xiaqiu said just now, if Zhu Xiaye is not allowed to personally take down his empire, how will Xi Daming be established in the future? Just rely on one mouth?
Or let Zhu Xiaye kill again?
If that's the case, it would be meaningless to let Zhu Xiaye help him conquer the country. It would be better to let Zhu Xiaye go in person this time!
"We can only ask your father about this matter after he comes out of confinement!"

"We can't tell now!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but began to doubt Zhu Yue's intentions.

If it is really necessary to exchange the positions of brothers Zhu Xiaqiang and Zhu Xiye, Zhu Yuanzhang thinks it is not impossible!

The situation would be the most stable if Zhu Xiye stayed with Zhu Li.

Even if Zhu Xiaye becomes the emperor instead of Zhu Xiaye in the end, with Zhu Xiaye's character, he will definitely not be able to be emperor for too long, and he will have to pass the throne directly to his own heir!

In this way, Zhu Xiaye is equivalent to still following Zhu Yue, and there is no need to worry about his super male physique bursting out!

Anyway, the heirs of Zhu Xiaye are not as virtuous as Zhu Xiaqiu and don't want to be emperor, right?

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more he felt it was possible!
He couldn't say whether such a change was good or bad, but he couldn't be sure either!

The specific result will only be known after Zhu Li comes out of confinement and has a frank talk with him directly and makes some inquiries!
"Forget it, actually I would rather the fourth child stay with my father!"

Zhu Xiaqiu sighed helplessly.

Historically, Zhu Xiaye's later years were actually quite tragic. He felt that he had failed Zhu Yue, his biological father!

Such a change may be able to directly make up for some regrets! Of course, this is also relative!
Zhu Xiaye may have no regrets, but what about Zhu Xiayi?

And what about Zhu Xifeng, who has been following the historical process?
Is this fair to them?
Will they have no regrets in their hearts?
Carrying the charge of rebellion, creating the Northern and Western Ming Dynasties, and then returning to Shuntian Mansion without shame for the rest of his life?
However, in terms of mentality, Zhu Xia Feng and Zhu Xia Xian are much stronger than Zhu Xia Ye. This is true!

Both of them are open-minded by nature, especially Zhu Xiaqian, who has been more dissolute throughout his life. Maybe he would be more willing to hang out in the west!
"Is this why your kid came to us today?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhu Xiaqiu and asked.

"Not entirely, this is just one aspect!"

"There is another thing. My grandson is also having a headache!"

"You also know that the war in the west has been going on for so long, and the expenditure on the treasury is astronomical!"

"When Lan Yu and the others went on an expedition, my grandson prepared half a year's worth of food and wages for them. They must have used it up long ago!"

"Afterwards, they were able to obtain some for themselves, but later they still had to ask the court for money. The grandson's side was almost stretched!"

"What makes it even more difficult for my grandson is that the eldest son and the third son have both asked me for money now, more than once!"

"My grandson really doesn't know whether he should give it or not!"

Zhu Xiaqiu smiled bitterly and talked about the food and wages.

In fact, it is not particularly difficult for Lan Yu's army to fight and reship at the same time. To put it bluntly, it is just robbing!
But how can Lan Yu win over Zhu Xia Feng and Zhu Xia Xian?
He doesn't dare to compete with these two for resources and gold and silver!
And whether it was Zhu Xia Feng or Zhu Xia Qiang, when they went on the expedition, they all brought food and supplies themselves, but when it was time to ask the court for money, they still asked for it without being polite at all!
Now it means that all three parties have to be taken into consideration and all have to pay!

The Ming Dynasty's treasury expenditure was already large, but now it was really stretched, which gave Zhu Xiaqiu a headache.

If it is given, the pressure on the treasury will be too great. The Ministry of Revenue will first have to fight for a long time, and even if it is given in the end, both parties will take a step back and squeeze out part of it!

If you don't give it, it will chill the hearts of the frontline soldiers!
"Why is the treasury's expenditure so high now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang probably knew the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, but he was somewhat surprised when he heard Zhu Xiaqiu say this!
"The main reason is that roads are being built all over the Ming Dynasty, not only cement roads, but also railways!"

"Especially those territories that have been conquered, we also need to build roads to get there!"

"If the railway line cannot be connected, the imperial decree cannot be conveyed to the local area in a short time!"

Zhu Xiaqiu explained with a wry smile.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he also had a look of helplessness on his face.

"The money for road construction must not be touched, and the railway is the top priority, and it is also the basis for the Ming Central Committee to control the place!"

"In this era, there were no telephones or mobile phones, and you could communicate with people thousands of miles away with just one phone call!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with deep understanding.

"That's true. This is where my grandson is in trouble!"

"The money for building the road cannot be stopped, but there are many officials in the court who are also helping King Feng and King Han speak, urging me, the prince, to give him food and salary as soon as possible!"

Zhu Xiaqiu felt like she was not human inside and out. It was really difficult!
Sometimes he really wants to give up and just give up the power of supervising the country to his father Zhu Li!

Zhu Xiaqiu also knew that the officials who helped Zhu Xiafeng and Zhu Xiaqiu speak in the court must be close to these two people and belonged to their same camp. They were all helping Zhu Xiaqiu. Feng and Zhu Xiaqiang fight for interests!
"Let's do this. Give the boss some of it. After all, Mobei is barren, so it won't be a problem if he always pays for food and wars!"

"As for the third kid, forget it. The tax revenue in this kid's fiefdom has made him soft, and he still thinks about collecting wool for the imperial court!"

"You can give it to him, but it will be cut in half according to the boss's standard!"

"Money for road construction cannot be reduced no matter what. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and it is also the basis for the court to control the place. If it doesn't work, just slow down the attack on the Great Wall!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang talked about it, even Zhu Xiaqiu looked surprised!
"The Great Wall project?"

"Grandpa Huang, you don't plan to build the Great Wall anymore?"

Zhu Xiaqiu asked with a surprised look on his face.

"We just said to take it slow, but we didn't say we wouldn't practice it again!"

"It's okay to wait until the war situation in the west has completely stabilized before continuing to practice!"

"The Great Wall still needs to be built. After all, it will have to be the Beida Ming side in the future!"

Zhu Yuanzhang explained with a serious face.

"If that's the case, you can squeeze out a lot of money!"

"My grandson knows what to do!"

Zhu Xiaqiu nodded suddenly, feeling that he could only temporarily slow down the construction progress of the Great Wall!
There is no way, who makes Daming short of money now?
This lack of money does not mean that there is really no money, but that all the money is planned and there is no extra money to spend!
If this continues, we will have no choice but to go into debt and borrow money to fight wars and pay the army!
"Don't put too much psychological pressure on you. In fact, they are all your brothers, but you are also the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. You must first consider the issue from the standpoint of the country, and secondly, you can be a good person between brothers. Feelings!"

"On some principled issues, don't violate your own principles of governing the country just because of the feelings between brothers!"

"If those two brats have any ideas and have the guts, let them come back to us directly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiaqiu and warned him earnestly.

He felt that Zhu Xiaqiu was still too emotional sometimes!

Especially when it comes to dealing with the two brothers Zhu Xiayi and Zhu Xiaye, he is more likely to be fettered by brotherly feelings!
Maybe it's because they are both Zhu Xiaqiu's younger brothers.

Zhu Xia Feng, the eldest brother, is relatively much better. Zhu Xia Qiu is the best at handling Zhu Xia Feng's issue!

"Thank you, Grandpa Huang, for your teaching. My grandson will remember it!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaqiu quickly nodded and agreed.

Zhu Yuanzhang's words made him somewhat ashamed. Could it be that he was really a little emotional?
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