Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 252 252 Ask the Emperor to abolish the burial system

Wu Wei did not have the opportunity to eat soft rice, but he saw the results of Wang Buli's eating soft rice.

After all, Princess Ningguo is the eldest daughter of the Ming Dynasty royal family.

The engagement gift given to Wang Buli alone included fifty taels of gold, ten taels of pearls, four hundred taels of silver, two boxes of jewelry such as crystals, forty pieces of silk of various colors, jade guis, luxurious Yanju crowns, etc. wait.

As for the dowry, there is no way to go into detail.

Apart from the ostensible estates, many are not open to the public.

On the day before the wedding, Wang Buli's family went to the woman's house with two roosters and some sundries as usual, which was called Zhuangzhuang.

Then someone from the palace carried dowry, curtains, bedding, pillow mats, drums, music, music, music, and dowry, and went to the princess's house.

Anyway, when he went to the Princess Mansion for dinner that day, Wu Wei saw that the decoration was quite luxurious, and the emperor was really willing to spend money!
However, Wu Wei could deduce that Wang Buli gave Ye Qinhuai a lot of money-making ideas, and it was reasonable for the emperor to just spend a small amount of money to decorate the house for his daughter and son-in-law.

But compared to the ostentation of the eldest son-in-law, Wu Wei smelled something different from it.

"Oh?"

There is never a shortage of people around the emperor who can figure out his thoughts.

Lao Zhu is so caring to me, just because he wants me to work for him?
That won't work.

Besides, what Wang Buli said is indeed true. There really is no Versailles.

That's why Wang Buli's extravagant wedding is even more puzzling.

As a qualified politician, Lao Zhu sometimes does not think alone.

This is exactly what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see.

"How can the task of building a mausoleum for the emperor be left to others so easily?"

Wu Wei pinched his beard and picked up the teacup: "Is there anything else in the world that can trouble you?"

He widened his eyes and said unconfidently:
"You kid, don't lie to me on your first day of duty."

Once the drainage is not done well, the mausoleum will easily be flooded. This is a big sin!

I've already shown myself that I want to work with the prince, so there's no need to test me now, right?
Lao Zhu's emotional intelligence is not low, why do you arrange for me to do so many errands?
Could it be that Princess Ming’s soft rice is not as delicious as imagined!

Wang Buli shook his head slightly:

Of course, it is not without its benefits. Li Shanchang has many disciples and former officials. Even though Hu Weiyong took over many of them, there are still many people who are willing to follow Li Shanchang.

Wang Buli stretched out his hand and said angrily: "Who would do such a job!"

"Your Majesty, this is a prelude to reusing you."

"It's a good job, do it well."

"The main reason is that I know nothing about building mausoleums, and I know that it often rains heavily here in Nanjing.

"Don't worry, according to the dredging and digging of ditches in Jiangning County, no one can match you in terms of drainage."

"Your Majesty wants me to build his mausoleum. Can I do this job?"

Wang Buli waved his hands indifferently, probably because everyone had their own worries.

Even Li Shanchang's younger brother and son took the initiative to have deeper contact with Hu Weiyong, which made many people think that this was Li Shanchang's intention.

Because according to normal people's understanding, even if the second son-in-law is the husband of the eldest daughter, he should not be more worthy than the eldest son-in-law. After all, his father is a Korean father!

Even if you talk to outsiders, they won't understand your point.

If something happens, even if I am the consort, I will still be held accountable. "

"what?"

It wasn't until Wang Buli's wedding that they realized the reality. The emperor had really been suppressing the Korean prince.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there are still people burning cold stoves here in Li Shanchang, but the number of people has dropped significantly.

Wu Wei comforted him. This kind of underground palace was built underground anyway. Anyone who would enter to see the flood would be a tomb robber.

"Bu Li, there's no need for you to show off to me. I can't keep up with you even if I flatter you."

He needs to convey different messages to different people through one thing.

"Wuzhi County, I mainly want to ask your opinion on something. How many years older are you than me? Please give me some advice."

Wu Wei stood up immediately and overturned the tea in his hand.

When Wu Wei saw that Wang Buli didn't refute, it didn't look like he was lying.

He sat down again and considered carefully:

At first glance, there was no intention to insert him into the prime minister's mind again, so it was inevitable that many people successfully attached themselves to Hu Weiyong's subordinates.

They should also think about themselves and unite around Prime Minister Hu Weiyong.

Wang Buli sighed leisurely. To be honest, he was quite afraid that Lao Zhu would reuse him.

The income from working for Lao Zhu is too small now, not as high as the income from Lao Si shares!

When the time comes, the mausoleum is designated to have an army to protect it. Which tomb robber doesn't have the foresight to steal the tomb of the Emperor of Heaven?
So Wu Wei felt that Wang Buli was too worried. He just wanted to do this job well, so he felt that there were problems everywhere.

So Wu Wei could only laugh a few times:

Listening to Wu Wei's analysis, Wang Buli was completely stunned.

I am not a pure minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Lao Wu, please wake up and don't make me dissatisfied so badly.

Wang Buli admitted that he had an intermediate professional title in water supply and drainage, but couldn't he just pay and fail the class?

With that little theoretical knowledge, it would be really intense to deal with the drainage problem of a large tomb.

What's more, according to Lao Zhu's intention, it is a tomb group, and his concubines and descendants are buried here.

It is simply a huge project!

"I don't believe it. There must be capable people in Ming Dynasty. There are many people who are more suitable than me."

Wu Wei knocked on the table: "After so many years of war, these talented people luckily survived and left their hometowns. Where can they find inheritance?"

Wang Buli nodded lightly. War is not only a ladder for ordinary people to rise, but also the end of many people.

"How about I ask the imperial court to cultivate talents in this field and improve the water supply and drainage.

What if water conservancy experts appear in the future? Whether it is the canal or the Yellow River, they need to be renovated. After a few generations, there will always be water conservancy experts. "

Wang Buli followed Wu Wei's words and immediately came up with an idea. Building a mausoleum would not be completed in a short time anyway.

According to Lao Zhu's lifespan, he can still dance for more than 20 years.

Since this is a long-term errand, there is much room for maneuver.

After taking this job, Lao Zhu had an excuse if he wanted to arrange other jobs for me.

After figuring it out, Wang Buli felt that the dark clouds above his head were immediately lifted.

When he heard the news, he subconsciously wanted to refuse, so the resistance naturally showed on his face.

It is not ruled out that it was because Zhu Biao was called from Wenrou Township to work, and he felt resentful.

The most important thing is that Wang Buli doesn't want to do any civil engineering at all.

He expressed his displeasure when he got the news from his heart!

Wang Buli first wrote down his temporary ideas here in the magistrate's county and trained some technical talents in the Imperial College.

After he finished writing the memorial, he asked Zhong Niu to take it to the palace for him.

This can be regarded as a positive expression of oneself.

Since you have given me problems, shouldn't you also solve some problems for me so that I can continue?

The county government office became more and more lively.

The cook's cauldrons were all set on fire, and the meat had already begun to stew.

They are very familiar with this job. After all, Wang Buli, as the God of Wealth, rewards his brothers from time to time.

Wang Buli was watching them cooking in the yard, but after a while he heard someone wailing.

It wasn't until someone was sent to inquire that someone was found dead. The family invited someone with a loud voice to cry on behalf of their filial son and grandson to publicize their filial piety.

"Damn it, I almost thought someone was shouting injustice outside the county government office."

Wang Buli didn't understand this behavior very much.

For ordinary people, death is not so luxurious and exciting.

Ordinary people generally believe that there is another world after death.

This world is much the same as the human world. The human world is governed by the emperor, while the underworld is governed by the King of Hell.

Therefore, before Wang Buli appeared, many people who were wronged shouted "die and scream in front of the king of hell" or "die and complain to the underworld".

When the time comes, the Lord of Hell will definitely record the charges against you as a corrupt official!
In fact, the helpless people threatened those officials with harsh words.

In reality, there is no place for redress of grievances, and can only be placed in the underworld.

But they were disappointed. Many officials were not afraid of this. As long as they collected enough money in the earthly world, they firmly believed that they could use the money to open a way in the underworld.

Is it possible that there are no greedy officials in the underworld?
Will not.

What does it mean to have money that can make people go around?

People are unwilling to be lonely and long to communicate with gods and ghosts.

Therefore, after the death of a loved one, the living people try to build a bridge through funerals, memorial ceremonies, etc., trying to open up communication channels for people on both sides of the Naihe Bridge. Among the chaos, various rights and wrongs are drawn out.

"Go, show me the excitement, and report back."

Wang Buli gave an order, but he still got stiff after listening to it.

"Yes."

After returning, Wang Buli got the exact news. An old man died in a rich family's home. He hired people to mourn there, and a fight broke out in front of the deceased to fight for the family property.

Wang Buli didn't pay attention to him, and no one reported the case even next to the county government office.

Just fight!

Fighting over family property is quite normal.

It was just that he heard something about the funeral while eating, and he felt something was wrong.

Even though the war has just passed a few years ago and the economy has not yet fully recovered, thick burials have become a common practice.

If Lao Zhu dies, won't it cost a lot?
There will also be more requirements for the construction of mausoleums.

That's not possible. Lao Zhu must choose to be buried lightly.

The Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty also had to be built simply.

Wang Buli thought for a while and decided to write another memorial!
Lao Zhu, if you don't let me take a break, I will increase the intensity for you and exhaust you to death.

Faced with various bad habits that are rampant among the people at funerals and sacrifices.

As the son-in-law of the emperor, I, Wang Buli, cannot sit idly by and watch.

So Lao Zhu saw Wang Buli's two memorials late at night.

The first one was for him to set up some "craftsman" courses in the Imperial College to train technical talents who could manage rivers and other things to serve as officials for the Ming Dynasty.

Focus on cultivating this kind of people.

At the same time, in order to prevent urban flooding, everyone must learn drainage courses.

This is also to prepare for preventing waterlogging in the mausoleum.

He was very satisfied with Wang Buli's first memorial.

Just now, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Wang Buli refused to build the tomb in two memorials.

I never thought that he would start thinking about this matter after he returned, but I misunderstood him!

Sure enough, some judgments cannot be made immediately, and the cannons can be allowed to fly for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang approved the first memorial and sent it to the Ministry of Works tomorrow, asking them to recruit skilled craftsmen and talents in water conservancy.

In particular, building a mausoleum is not a trivial matter. Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to be soaked in water after his death!

He seemed very happy about approving money to train people.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened the second memorial naturally.

It's about the funeral.

Regarding the current customs, Wang Buli pointed out that the problems focus on two points:

One is a rich burial, the other is having fun.

Take the coffin as an example. Regardless of the price of the coffin itself, just the outer cover of the coffin costs dozens of pieces.

In addition, there are all kinds of paper sculptures, which are often placed in the streets and alleys.

Rather than saying that it is a funeral for the deceased, it is better to say that the stranger is showing off his family wealth.

During funerals, people also set up stages to sing operas and tents to entertain guests.

During the funeral, the decorations of various silk and silk handkerchiefs fluttered in the wind, making them dazzling.

The death of a parent in the family is a very sad moment in the life of a filial son, but current customs force the filial son to join everyone in drinking and having fun.

Wang Buli decided that from now on, when people in the area under his jurisdiction held funerals, they could only use paper as coffin covers, and it was strictly forbidden to entertain people with wine or opera.

Funerals should never be extravagant.

Otherwise, the person involved will be arrested and severely punished according to the "crime of unfilial piety" in the "Da Ming Law".

As for the sacrifices after the burial, the accompanying sacrifices should be according to the big sacrifice, middle sacrifice, and small sacrifice, including pigs, sheep, fruit plates, rice, wine, etc., and no overstepping is allowed.

Funeral rites should also be carried out according to one's ability, no more than five cents of silver, then three cents, two cents, then one cent, or even five cents or three cents.

Those dazzling flower and fruit covers, flying figures, silk streamer covers, gold satin inscriptions, sculpted figures, makeup and team dramas, etc. are all prohibited.

If there is any violation, the fine will be fifty stones and the loss of the border.

The extravagant and arrogant behaviors of ordinary people at funerals are always swept away and fallen like leaves in the autumn wind.

There are many factors involved, including the negative effects of the tradition of filial piety and brotherhood, and excessive emphasis on "filial piety comes first" will inevitably lead to the unhealthy trend of heavy burials.

There are also vanity-loving human natures at play, and rich people are willing to spend money to hold large funerals to show their filial piety and dignity.

Even if the poor take out a loan, they still have to bury their parents in a grand ceremony in order to gain respect from their neighbors and inner peace.

In order to show their support for the new regime, officials and people in many places would take advantage of the enthusiasm of the newly founded country to actively implement the imperial edicts issued by the court.

Therefore, it is very easy for the emperor to formulate funeral policies at present, otherwise it will be difficult to recover later!
As for the two major issues at funerals - extravagance and enjoyment, the issue of extravagance and extravagance was not unique to the Ming Dynasty.
Yes, the problem of having fun did not arise overnight.

Confucian funerals and rituals are full of red tape, prohibiting people from gathering in groups to feast, listen to plays and have fun, and have long been challenged.

Based on common sense, do ordinary people prefer the etiquette of gathering and having fun, or the etiquette of solemnity and frost?
After all, they rarely get the chance to have fun.

Although Confucian etiquette notes the importance of advancing with the times.

"Ritual is the most important thing in time." Unfortunately, this kind of wording has not been paid enough attention by Confucian scholars.

In an era when Buddhism and Taoism are flourishing, the "one-sided" attitude towards Confucianism is difficult to be recognized by the majority of the people.

Otherwise, why would people perform Buddhist services at private funerals?

There are endless situations?
Not to mention that Lao Zhu also assigned monks to the princes, which provided an example to the people for monks to attend funerals and salvation.

They are currently more popular than Taoist priests.

It is undeniable that the Confucian etiquette system has evolved a lot in the long history of China.

These levels of evolution were not enough for Confucianism to truly adapt to the common people. They only served the royal family and ultimately benefited themselves.

From an operational level, whether the people in a certain area follow the etiquette regulations for small coffins, large coffins, and funerals.

Inviting monks to perform Buddhist services or inviting relatives and friends to a banquet and a play are not enough to alarm the central government.

Compared with the country's border defense, taxation, official appointment, and drought and flood disasters in various places, the issue of private funerals is not worth mentioning at all.

The internal problem of funeral is etiquette, and the external problem is personal financial resources.

Etiquette is the basis for the parties concerned to express respect for the deceased in a suitable capacity, and financial resources directly determine the external expression of the funeral.

As long as the etiquette can be observed, people can do what they can according to their personal wealth and poverty.

If the rich did not show off or show off at funerals, and the poor did not borrow money or compare themselves with each other at funerals, the problems associated with funerals would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

There was also the influence of emperors who believed in Buddhism and scholar-bureaucrats.

Being born as a monk of the Son of Heaven gave some monks the opportunity to come into contact with the prince, and there were many people who worshiped the Buddha below.

The emperor himself and the princes and nobles did not strictly abide by Confucian etiquette, so why did they force the common people to practice it?
That is unconvincing!
In the end, Wang Buli refined his own point of view.

First, don’t sacrifice yourself for burial. You can use clay figurines to replace living people.

Secondly, do not put gold, silver and jewelry in the tomb to avoid the chance of being missed by tomb robbers.

Third, don’t spend a lot of money on a funeral.

Therefore, Wang Buli suggested that this matter should start from the emperor and the emperor should be buried lightly.

Please allow your majesty!
Zhu Yuanzhang felt dizzy after reading Wang Buli's memorial!
I asked you to build my mausoleum, but you came up and gave me advice, right?
What does it mean that the emperor takes the lead in giving a sparse burial?

People should be punished if they don't abide by my rules.

Instead of letting me reflect!
What's more, this kind of burial is not the first of its kind for me. What kind of tomb robber?

He dares to steal the tomb of Emperor Ming, how brave he is!

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang could only curse at the tomb robbery. He knew that the Ming Dynasty was dead!

It is inevitable that what Wang Buli said will happen.

Zhu Yuanzhang also subconsciously thought that Wang Buli wanted to make him angry for some reason, and then replaced someone else to build the tomb.

Bah, what a beautiful thought, you are a bit younger than me.

But then he thought about it, although Wang Buli had alarmist intentions, which led to mass funerals among the people.

In the end, the living people are in debt, and the dead people cannot get incense and offerings because of poverty, which is also a problem.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has only been a country for a few years, and it is so luxurious.

Lao Zhu did not dare to imagine that after his descendants succeeded to the throne, their control over the people would become even lower, and how "transgressive" those people's funerals would be!
Will they prepare funerals for their deceased ancestors on the scale of the emperor's burial?
For the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, Confucian-style funeral ceremonies were of great benefit in proving the propriety and legitimacy of the new regime.

No one can overstep!

Wang Buli talked so much eloquently that Zhu Yuanzhang captured the word trespass!
He is extremely sensitive about this matter.

The abolition of sacrificial burials and thin burials have to be at the back of the list.

Transgression is what Zhu Yuanzhang is most concerned about!

(End of this chapter)