King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 131 Father, I don’t want to say this.
  Zhu Biao felt a little disappointed when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

Although he knows.

His own method was indeed a bit bookish, but Lao Zhu rejected it so simply and neatly that he didn't even mean to affirm it at all.

It's still a bit hard to accept.

However, Zhu Biao has been a prince for Lao Zhu for so many years, and his other abilities may not have improved much, but his ability to cultivate Qi is extremely profound.

Even though Lao Zhu denied it on the spot, his expression did not change much.

Instead, Zhu Biao smiled when he heard his father turning his target towards Zhu Tan.

Zhu Tan looked at Lao Zhu with his eyes wide open, and Zhu Biao also looked at him and smiled.

Suddenly I felt a little unhappy.

Originally thought.

Since you, Lao Zhu, asked the question sincerely, I will tell you mercifully.

But now, seeing that the prince who had just been casually denied by Lao Zhu was calm and calm, with a smile on his face.

Zhu Tan suddenly became unhappy.

Are you kidding me?

Then I want to see your joke first!
  Zhu Tan glanced at Zhu Biao with a smile, and suddenly said: "Father! I think my elder brother's method is very good! Why not use it? Just educate those officials and gentry!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Old Shi, we asked you to think of a way. Is this what you also thought of?"

Saying that, he looked at Zhu Biao.

I couldn't bear it, but then I thought about it again.

The prince is the crown prince of the country!

The future leader of Ming Dynasty!

If you only have these rotten views in your mind, how can you trust him in the future?

Even though his blow would make the prince sad, he still had to say it!
  Think of this.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly glanced at Zhu Tan.

My heart moved slightly.

This kid.
  Could it be that he also saw this, so he deliberately clicked on me and wanted me to beat the prince?

If that's the case, this kid's thoughts are quite deep!

However, this also comforted Zhu Yuanzhang even more.

Good son!
  Brothers, friends and brothers, this is the highest realm!

If it were another dynasty and the prince was not as strong as his brothers, the brothers would definitely show off themselves in front of the emperor in order to gain the emperor's favor and thus threaten the prince's status!

But what about Lao Shi?
  Even though his vision is better than that of the prince, he is not in a hurry to show it!
  Instead, I hope that the prince can make progress!

He is unambitious and loyal, and he is worthy of being the best candidate we have selected as the future Prince Assistant of the Ming Dynasty!
  Unlike other emperors, Lao Zhu does not expect all of his sons to be wise, but he really likes to see his children unite as one, respect their brothers, and respect themselves!
  This is similar to a small farmer mentality.

You are eating people in your own domain, and Lao Zhu doesn't even bother to raise his eyelids to take a look.

In short, all the people in the world belong to the old Zhu family, no matter what happens, everything will happen.

But as a royal child, if you dare to have other thoughts, such as threatening the position of the crown prince and coveting the throne of the East Palace, then Lao Zhu will not agree.

I have already established everything in order, and everyone must respect this authority!
  Now Lao Zhu is becoming more and more fond of Zhu Tan!

After all, in his heart, Zhu Tan was already extremely perfect at this time!
  Even after discovering the prince's shortcomings, he was not in a hurry to show off his brilliance. Instead, he deliberately pointed out his own faults. At this time, he gave the prince a good beating so that he could become a more qualified heir to the Ming Dynasty in the future!

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more it made sense.

at this time.

Just one more thing is enough to prove that your conjecture is true!

That is, Zhu Tan really has a good way to restrain the powerful land annexation!
  If this is the case, then Zhu Tan was not in a hurry to express himself, but let himself hit the prince's behavior first, just to tell himself clearly.

He has no intention of being crown prince, let alone imperial power!
  A prince who is so smart and capable, has a long-term vision, and does not covet the throne is the best candidate to assist the prince!

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he had figured everything out, so he snorted at Zhu Tan and said, "I'll punish you for a while to think about how to restrain these powerful men from annexing land!

It must be a reliable and good method. If you can't think of it, the Changlu Saltworks will deduct an extra one million taels of silver from your share next year! "

Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking with a smile on his face.

I thought quite proudly in my heart.

We are not coveting your little money, the main thing is to push you to your limit!
  Lest you, kid, hide your clumsiness and slip through the cracks!
  We just want to see if you are a truly reliable candidate for the first auxiliary prince of the Ming Dynasty!
  the other side.

Zhu Tan was stunned when he heard this.

Then I was furious!
  Why is the old man involved in money again?

Lao Zhu is indeed from a poor family. He is really cruel when he sees a rich family!
  The hearts are all black!

When you see that you have money, do you feel energetic?

Think about the annual profit of eight million taels of silver from Changlu Saltworks. Now six million has been plundered by Lao Zhu for various reasons!
  He only had a measly two million taels left, and now he wants to think of ways to continue to steal his own money. This is simply too much!
  Who is the father between the two of us?

You killed all the 10 million taels of silver you brought back from a raid on Japanese pirates, but you confiscated all of them. Now, of the 8 million taels of silver earned by the Changlu Saltworks, you actually want to take away 7 million taels!

Outrageous!

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

Lao Zhu's doing this actually inspired Zhu Tan's fighting spirit, and he wanted to keep his one million taels of silver no matter what!
  Although he had already received another three million taels of silver from Fujian merchants.

Moreover, Fujian merchants will continue to earn a lot of benefits for Zhu Tan through overseas trade.

Even these profits are not much less than the profits earned by Changlu Saltworks in a year, maybe even more.
  A mere one million taels of silver is no longer attractive to Zhu Tan.

However, if you don’t steam the steamed buns, you still have a good reputation!

Since Lao Zhu said this, he must break his conspiracy!
  Find a way for him to inhibit land annexation!
  Think of this.

Zhu Tan thought of the political science and history knowledge he had learned back then.
  With the thinking of modern people in his mind, even if Zhu Tan is not a professional in this field, his knowledge and knowledge reserve are far ahead of people of this era.

Whatever you say can shock the world!

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped paying attention to Zhu Tan.

At this time, it is still important to educate your son!

talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Prince Zhu Biao, snorted coldly, and said: Prince, let Lao Shi think of a way first!

Let’s talk about you first!
  As you mentioned just now, there is only one way to restrain powerful land annexation, and that is education!
  In your eyes, no matter how greedy those rich landlords are, they can still be educated!
  No matter how bad the conduct of those officials is, they can still be educated!

But, Prince, do you think what you said is realistic?
  Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s just say that recently I took you to Yingtian City for a private visit in private, and you saw it too!
  The rich are getting richer and richer, but when have they ever thought about giving some of their wealth to the hungry people who have food on their faces?

From ancient times to the present, the rich have no land to live in, while the poor have no place to stand!

Your grandfather’s family has been farming for the landlords all their lives!

After death, there is not even a place to be buried!
  Does Mr. Liu’s family really have no land?
  His land is as big as it can be, and you can't even see the end of it!
  However, such a vast land could not accommodate two corpses who had worked for his family all their lives!
  Do you think you can educate such a heartless rich man well?
  Are those rich people greedy because they don't study?
  What we see instead are those poor people who don’t study!

Rich people read a lot of books!
  Have they not been enlightened by the virtues of saints?
  Suffer it!

But what's the use of suffering it?

No matter how they suffer, whether they should be greedy or greedy, whether they should occupy or occupy!
  Not only that, they will even try their best to transfer the taxes that should be paid to the poor people!
  And they themselves either conceal the land they actually own and pay less land tax!
  Either delay the payment and delay it year after year!
  Or simply collude with the local government and refuse to hand it over!
  Being able to read and write has not affected their shameless appearance at all!

As for those officials, this is even more true!

Who said that Confucius said Chengren and Mencius said Yiyi?
  I don’t have the heart to do things for the people, the public, and the court, but I do have the heart to make money in the name of serving the people, the public, and the court, and it’s very big!

Corrupt officials have killed thousands of people over the years!
  so what?
  Aren’t they still going forward one after another? Do you think this teaching is useful?

Finished talking.

There are examples and it makes sense.

Zhu Biao's face turned red and his back was sweating profusely.

Zhu Biao originally looked relaxed and relaxed.

After all, as the prince of Lao Zhu these years, in addition to being educated, I am also being educated!

In his heart, he thought that he had repaired the ancient well without any ripples.

Who would have thought that this time, I would be taught such a heartfelt lesson by Lao Zhu!
  It’s really unbearable.

In the end, Zhu Biao couldn't help but knelt on the ground and said in a solemn voice: "Father! I am short-sighted, please forgive me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little unbearable when he saw Zhu Biao's appearance.

But the more he couldn't bear it, the more he wanted to continue beating Zhu Biao!

These corrupt scholars had a profound influence on Zhu Biao!

I'm afraid it was too late to kill Song Lian!

Zhu Yuanzhang stood with his hands behind his back.

No more looking at Zhu Biao.

He was afraid that after meeting Zhu Biao's eyes again, his heart would soften and he would not be able to bear to continue beating him.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and sighed softly.

"Prince, you should know!
  We have given birth to more than twenty sons, but our expectations for you and other sons are different!

Why are you a prince?

Because we count on you to be the backbone of our royal family!

We have been the emperor for eighteen years, and sooner or later we have to see your mother.
  The future of the Ming Dynasty must be supported by you sooner or later!

Who made you our eldest son?
  Throughout all dynasties, how many people have been able to remain the crown prince for more than ten years?

We trust you, cultivate you, and teach you, but we just hope that one day, we can put this critical task of the Ming Dynasty into your hands!

We have suffered from our lack of knowledge, so we invited the best teacher in the world to teach you!
  However, we just want you to get to know those great scholars, but we don’t expect you to become a great scholar!
  In fact, what you have to accomplish is more difficult than becoming a great scholar!
  Not only do you need to learn their knowledge, but you also need to learn how to control them!

Make them work for you!
  Instead of letting their knowledge control you!

But, what now? Prince, you have become what we least expect to see!

We are so disappointed in you! "

As soon as these words were spoken.

Zhu Biao immediately fell to his knees, his face full of bitterness!

Just talking.

"My son, I know my guilt!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang said these words, he felt a little regretful.

Although he came with the purpose of beating the prince, so he spoke a bit harshly, but now he is watching. The prince who had followed him for more than ten years every day looked like this before him, accusing him repeatedly. Lao Zhu still felt a little sorry for his son.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly and personally bowed to help the prince.

“The depth of love and the depth of responsibility!

Prince, you have watched politics with us for more than ten years, you cannot watch it in vain!

We like to see you do what we say!
  Being a prince means being consistent with the emperor!
  However, just being obedient cannot make you a good prince!
  He can’t even be a good emperor!
  How many more years can we carry the burden of the Ming Dynasty for you?
  Seeing that you are still like this, we are anxious! "

Although Zhu Biao was saddened by the harsh words originally spoken by Lao Zhu, he still couldn't bear it.

But now, he was helped up by his father himself, and after hearing such heartfelt words, Zhu Biao could no longer hold back, and tears suddenly flowed out!

Zhu Biao choked and said: "Father, Emperor!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

"Follow us and learn carefully, watch carefully, and experience it carefully! I will teach you as many years as I can live!

How far you will take the Ming Dynasty in the future is all up to you. You must be worthy of your ancestors! "

Zhu Biao choked up.

He nodded hard.

Zhu Tan was speechless.

Other emperors may have some truth in saying that they must be worthy of their ancestors.
  You, a Ming Taizu who came from a reckless background, how can you be worthy of your ancestors?
  Even if Zhu Biao tried to destroy the Ming Dynasty, he would still be worthy of his ancestors!

After all, the ancestors before Lao Zhu were all extremely poor, extremely poor.

For example, when the Ming Dynasty was established, Zhu Yuanzhang posthumously named four of his ancestors as emperors.

Their great-great-grandfather Zhu Bailiu was posthumously honored as Dezu, and his posthumous title was Emperor Xuan.

The great-grandfather Zhu Sijiu was posthumously honored as Yizu, with the posthumous title of Emperor Heng.

His grandfather, Zhu Chuyi, was posthumously honored as Xizu, and his posthumous title was Emperor Yu.

His father Zhu Wusi was posthumously honored as Renzu, and his posthumous title was Emperor Chun.

If nothing else, just by listening to the numerical names of these ancestors, you can know what Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestors looked like.

No matter how miserable the future generations are, it won't be worse than them, right?
  That is, no matter what you do, you will be worthy of your ancestors!

Talk about it.

In order to pursue the legitimacy of the regime, Zhu Yuanzhang also considered recognizing Zhu Xi, a saint from the Southern Song Dynasty, as his ancestor.

As for how Zhu Xi from Jiangxi became the ancestor of Zhu Yuanzhang from Anhui, this problem is left to the civil servants to solve.

But later, it is said that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly came to his senses.

Where is my origin that I need an ancestor to support me?
  Yu Ben Huaiyou, a commoner, is now the emperor. Doesn’t he show his ability even more?

Who dares to dissent?

Although this story makes Zhu Yuanzhang appear domineering, in fact, the real reason is not this.

As an extreme realist.

Zhu Yuanzhang found that there were many benefits to inheriting the Yuan Dynasty's orthodoxy. For example, he could confidently accept the inheritance of the Yuan Dynasty, whether it was territory or wealth.

At the same time, it will also help eliminate the barriers between various ethnic groups.

After all, regardless of Han people, Mongolians, or Semu people, they now occupy a certain population size in the Ming Dynasty, and each has its own uses. This was the case under the rule of the Dayuan Dynasty before, so since the Ming Dynasty inherited the rule of the Dayuan Dynasty, By ruling, we can stabilize the hearts of these ethnic minorities and prevent conflicts among various ethnic groups.

And recognizing the orthodox status of the Yuan Dynasty will also help ease the conflict with the remaining forces of the Yuan Dynasty.

Therefore, even though Zhu Yuanzhang hated the Yuan Dynasty and was forced to destroy his family by the Yuan Dynasty, he still said without hesitation: "I am a farmer who was happy to be born in the Yuan Dynasty. However, the world is in chaos and the people are not at peace, so I raised troops to save the people." .”

For such a person, it is definitely not in line with his character to expect him to deny recognition of a famous ancestor just because of his personality.

The real reason is that Zhu Yuanzhang had already found a better proof of the legitimacy of the regime at that time, and no longer needed to be related to relatives!
  That is the Kong family!
  Kong Kejian, the contemporary Yanshenggong, personally drafted an edict for Zhu Yuanzhang, publicly declaring that Zhu Yuanzhang's proclaiming emperor was "the destiny of heaven, and it is up to humans to do it."

With the endorsement of descendants of saints, there is no need to posthumously recognize a Neo-Confucian scholar from the Southern Song Dynasty as an ancestor.

at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang finished teaching the prince a lesson.

He turned to look at Zhu Tan, who was standing aside with his mind filled with thoughts.

He hummed: "Old Shi! Tell me! What exactly are you thinking!"

side said.

While looking at Zhu Tan expectantly!

Whether we can decide that you, Lao Shi, will be the auxiliary prince of our Ming Dynasty depends on this time!

however.

When this look fell in Zhu Tan's eyes, the taste changed.

Is the old man looking forward to losing his one million taels of silver?

So anxious.
  So looking forward to it?

The look in his eyes was more intense than seeing a beautiful woman taking off her clothes in front of him!

Then I thought again, forget it.

At Lao Zhu's age, he probably doesn't feel anything when he sees a beautiful woman.

Zhu Biao also shed tears at this time.

For some reason, when he looked at Zhu Tan, his face was also full of expectation.

It seems that Zhu Tan must have some clever ideas.

Zhu Tan smiled.

"Father, in your opinion, what are the reasons why these powerful powers annexed land?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "We asked you, but you asked about us instead!

Needless to say!

Of course it’s greed!
  Rich people want to be richer and richer! "

Zhu Tan smiled and asked: "Then why can they easily annex land?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Of course he is using his power to bully the people!

They can collude with corrupt officials, deceive the court, and even take advantage of bad times to rob! "

Zhu Tan nodded and said with a smile: "Speaking of this, it is a phenomenon, but it is not the real reason!

In Erchen's opinion, the real reason why powerful tyrants annex land is the private ownership of land! "

The words fell.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were stunned at the same time.

Private ownership of land?
  This word is quite new!

However, it seems to be very relevant to the current actual situation!
  Nowadays, land is not privately owned!

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at Zhu Tan.

"Keep talking!"

Zhu Tan nodded and continued: "Private ownership of land makes land the property of a few people, and these properties can be bought, sold and transferred freely.

The existence of this system allows those powerful people to continuously expand their land ownership through various means, legal or illegal!

This is not just as simple as greed, but the system itself gives this greed a legal cloak.

Under this system, even the most upright people may be forced to become annexers, because this is the only way to ensure that their family property is not infringed and can continue to develop! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly fell into deep thought.

Zhu Biao was even more enlightened.

The understanding of land annexation has improved a lot in an instant!

a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "You mean, if you want to restrain the powerful from annexing land, you have to change the private ownership of land?"

Zhu Tan was shocked by Lao Zhu's idea!
  This is not something that can be said in a feudal society.
  In this era, land is the most important means of production and is related to the foundation of the entire society!

If the private ownership of land is disturbed.
  No matter how high Lao Zhu's prestige is, he will still become the second Wang Mang!
  Zhu Tan smiled bitterly and said: "Father, if you think like this, you are a little too bold!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

"That's right!"

Although he is considered one of the most powerful emperors in history.

But Lao Zhu himself also knew that his strength was within a certain range.

The solid foundation behind imperial power is not the so-called destiny.

But real support!
  And Lao Zhu’s support is those feudal landlords!

If the private ownership of land is changed.

Then didn’t his power base collapse instantly?
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