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

Chapter 153 Ha! Favors are nothing in front of the Duke!
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Biao's question, he snorted and said, "What have you done? Lao Shi began to clear land in his vassal, and publicly said that he would promote the practice of dividing land into acres!"

Zhu Biao was shocked when he heard this!
Somewhat disbelieving: "So urgent?"

Zhu Biao is very clear about the difficulty of implementing the project.

Zhu Tan personally explained all the principles to Lao Zhu and him.

It is necessary to implement currency reform and reform the tax system, and it also has to face the opposition of powerful people in both the government and the public.

The pressure and difficulties faced can be imagined.

After Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao heard about it, they were almost ready to implement the idea of ​​​​dividing a small family into an entire family.

In short, the world is very stable today and the country is becoming more and more prosperous. Why must we make troubles?
Zhu Yuanzhang worriedly said: "Which of the ancient rulers who loved to make troubles, Wang Mang or Wang Anshi, has not caused chaos in the world and made the people angry?

Unexpectedly, Lao Shi also learned from these people and started struggling as soon as he returned to the domain!

First it was the reform of the military system, and now it is the tax system! If we change it again, will we also need to change the official system?

Sure enough, next.

Zhu Biao couldn't help but glance at Zhu Yuanzhang secretly.

What's more, as Zhu Tan gave tens of millions of taels of silver to the court, the court's expenses were again supported by silver, and its credibility improved a lot. Correspondingly, the currency value of the Ming Dynasty banknotes was stabilized.

Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly.

But if you continue to let it go, you risk losing control!
Zhu Yuanzhang also seemed to be entangled.

If he was willing to do that, why would he insist on asking you to govern the two states separately?
Why didn't you complain until something happened?
It would have been better if he had not been given such great power in the first place.
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have guessed what Zhu Biao was thinking.

But no matter what, Lao Zhu was still quite embarrassed when Zhu Biao brought it up.

After all, unlimited financial spending is so exciting!

But soon, Lao Zhu discovered a problem.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to frown and said: "This boy! He really can't stay idle for a moment! How can this tax system and money system be so easy to change?

In the eighth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang finally made up his mind to reform the currency system, learn from the Yuan Dynasty, and exchange copper coins for treasure banknotes!
When the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes actually started to be issued, he realized how happy the Yuan Dynasty emperor was!
Worthless paper can be turned into spendable money by printing it casually. This feeling is almost like picking it up for free!
Do we need money to fight foreign wars?
印！
Does it cost money to provide relief to the victims?
印！
Does it cost money to build a palace?
印！
As the saying goes, printing money is fun for a while, and printing money will always be fun. The consequence of unlimited quantitative easing is that the Ming Dynasty's banknotes depreciate much faster than the Yuan Dynasty!

Zhu Yuanzhang heard the word currency system.

But what followed was a great depreciation of the value of banknotes, leading to chaos in private transactions and a lack of currency.

Father, you should have known about your tenth brother’s temperament for a long time.

It would be inappropriate to stop him.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that in order to promote the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes as soon as possible, he strictly prohibited the private use of gold and silver transactions, and also stopped the casting of Hongwu Tongbao.

After Zhu Biao heard this, he couldn't help laughing in shock.

He personally presided over the establishment of the currency system of the Hongwu Dynasty.

The money system of Hongwu Tongbao follows the shape of the "Dazhong Tongbao" cast by Zhu Yuanzhang at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and is divided into five grades. It is stipulated that each penny of Xiaoping weighs one coin, two coins weighs two coins, three coins weighs three coins, and five coins weighs three coins. Money weighs five qian, and ten qian weighs one tael.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands and sighed: "We are just worried. Since the first year of Hongwu, the people have only had a few good days? With Lao Shi's troubles, I am afraid that there will be chaos again! Fortunately, we only gave him two The land of the state! If it were bigger, I'm afraid the world would be in chaos!"

he knows.

After a long time, he just shook his head.

From the eighth year of Hongwu to the eighteenth year of Hongwu, in just ten years, the value of treasure banknotes was only a quarter of its apparent currency value.

After that, the casting of Hongwu Tongbao stopped, struggling to maintain the economic operation of the entire Ming Dynasty together with the Ming Dynasty Baochao.

His expression was a little embarrassed.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that sooner or later this currency will become a piece of waste paper.

He had no choice but to follow Zhu Yuanzhang's words and said: "There are so many things about reform. Today's Ming Dynasty has not even stabilized the currency system, which is the first step he mentioned. How can we start the reform? The tenth brother is really worried. "

snort! We also hope that he will run Yanzhou and Qingzhou better like Changlu Saltworks!
Now it seems that it is good if he does not cause public dissatisfaction and chaos in the world! "

However, now that Lao Zhu is asked to give up the Ming Dynasty treasure money, he can't make up his mind.

In desperation, Zhu Yuanzhang recast a batch of Hongwu Tongbao in the tenth year of Hongwu.

Hongwu Tongbao coins are exquisitely minted and easy to use, and are extremely popular among the people.

Father is angry again and complaining.

When will he be able to do things according to the rules and be honest?

In the first year of Hongwu, he ordered Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Baoquan Bureau of various provinces to cast "Hongwu Tongbao".

Zhu Biao smiled.

That is, there was too little copper in the Ming Dynasty. With the recovery of the Ming Dynasty's economy, the demand for copper coins became more and more strong, and Hongwu Tongbao was almost running out!
What’s even more despicable is that Ming Dynasty copper coins have a high copper content. Even overseas, the value of the copper in these coins is higher than the value of the coins themselves. This leads to unscrupulous businessmen secretly taking away these copper coins and shipping them instead. Sold overseas!
As a result, there will be fewer copper coins on the market.

At this time, the depreciation rate of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes slowed down, which also made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied, and he was even less willing to reform the currency system.

You might as well change the emperor! "

"That's all, although Old Ten is acting up, but compared to that bastard Number Two, at least he has good intentions.

He sighed and said: "Lao Shi is talented after all. We just hope that he will govern Yanzhou and Qingzhou. We know that being in power is not easy, and we also know that governing the world is difficult!
Only in this way can you become a great weapon!
Who would have thought that this kid was so ignorant that he would cause chaos just after taking over government affairs! "

The current situation is the same as Zhu Tan's reform of the health system.

If something really happened this time, it would be good to teach him a lesson.

I just hope that Ming Dynasty will have one more wise king!
We accept this price!

Even if there is a rebellion, we will send troops to quell it. If losses are caused in the end, we will let the Ministry of Revenue cover it!

In short, he has given so much money to the court, so we can tolerate the squandering!
Just think of it as paying his tuition! "

Zhu Biao heard this.

Everyone was in a daze.

My father is worthy enough!
He actually let his tenth brother toss the land of two states just to teach him a lesson!

Waiting for Zhu Biao to say goodbye and leave.

Zhu Yuanzhang was gnashing his teeth in embarrassment!

"Old Ten, Old Ten! If we hadn't wanted to be known as a traitor in front of a stupid kid like you, we wouldn't have tolerated anything!

You better keep these two states in check! "

Yingtian.

Forbidden City.

Fengtian Temple.

early morning.

Zhu Yuanzhang sits on the dragon chair.

After handling several government affairs.

I found that all the ministers were silent.

He nodded and said: "If nothing happens, just retreat from the court!"

The words fell.

Suddenly, a person stood out from the ranks of civil servants.

"Your Majesty, I have this memorial!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers who were about to get off work looked bitter and had no choice but to continue standing where they were.

Morning court in the Ming Dynasty was not an easy task.

Lao Zhu's rules are very strict.

Before the morning dynasty begins every day, officials will wait outside the Meridian Gate. When the drum on the Meridian Gate Tower rings, the officials will line up. At the beginning of Mao Shi, that is, around five o'clock in the morning, after the bell rings, Only when the palace gate is opened can hundreds of officials enter the palace.

Then, it’s time to wait in fear until the end of the morning!
The next day, continue!

What's even worse is that the Hongwu Dynasty only had three days off every year!

Zhu Yuanzhang has one day off for his birthday, one day off for the winter solstice and one day for the New Year.

It would be better if the officials of the Ming Dynasty lived closer to the Forbidden City.

If your family is poor, stay far away.

Just walking takes an hour or two every morning.

They also had to rush outside the Meridian Gate before four o'clock in the morning to wait in line to go to court.

That means getting up at two in the morning!
day to day.

These top civil servants of the Ming Dynasty had to grit their teeth and persist.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that going to court was hard work.

He even sympathized with Xu Da and spared him the pain of going to court every day, allowing him not to go to court.

As for the other officials, their backs were sore, their legs were numb, their stomachs were empty, and they had long been looking forward to leaving the court.

But I didn't expect that there are still people who are so unreasonable and want to file a memorial!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the man and found that it was Ru Taisu, the Minister of Household Affairs. He nodded and said, "Take it!"

Old eunuch Chen took the memorial from Ru Taisu and presented it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Ru Taisu said slowly: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Shandong Qingli Division of the Ministry of Hubu that King Lu's vassal territory, Qingzhou and Yanzhou are organizing manpower to clear the land again! As the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, I have to ask about this matter!

Clearing the land is not a trivial matter, I think you should be cautious!

What's more, there are quite a few inappropriate things in His Royal Highness King Lu's decree to clear the land, and they are even more open to discussion! "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

He had already made up his mind to let Zhu Tan do this!

The worst thing is that the two states are in chaos.
Zhu Tan is talented enough, but he just needs some experience. If he can suffer some setbacks in this matter and become more calm, wouldn't it be more convenient to become the auxiliary prince of the Ming Dynasty in the future?

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Don't we have a decree? The affairs of King Lu's vassal territory, Qingzhou and Yanzhou, whether government affairs or military affairs, are all decided by the King of Lu's palace, and the imperial court will no longer interfere! Naturally, the Ministry of Household Affairs does not need it now. Don’t worry about the affairs of Yanzhou and Qingzhou anymore.”

Ru Taisu sighed and said: "Your Majesty, in the third year of Hongwu and the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the imperial court organized a nationwide land clearing work!
This matter is trivial and complicated, requiring huge manpower and material resources, and the process of clearing the abbot can easily arouse public resentment!
At that time, the place was in great distress.

If it is not necessary, you really shouldn’t measure frequently! "

Zhu Yuanzhang turned over the memorial and snorted: "Now we have left the affairs of Qingzhou and Yanzhou to King Lu. Whether it is necessary to re-clear the land is not the final decision of the imperial court, nor is it the final say of Ru Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue. !
But Prince Lu’s Mansion has the final say!

Do you still want us to emphasize this to you again and again? "

Ru Taisu smiled bitterly and said, "If it's just to clear the land, then that's fine!
However, I heard that this time His Royal Highness King Lu is clearing the land and will re-register the land in Yanzhou and Qingzhou!

All previous land deeds are invalid, and the land deeds obtained from this land clearing shall prevail!
If this is the case, the foundation that our household department has saved before will be invalidated!
I think it is inappropriate to be so reckless, and please your Majesty to stop it as soon as possible! "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "We don't think there is any problem! The land is cleared and the registration is re-registered. Naturally, it is to prevent those big households from putting their property in other people's names to avoid the court. Taxes!”

Ru Taisu sighed and said, "Your Majesty, if you do this, wouldn't it mean that the land belongs to whomever the official of Qingzhang says belongs to him?"

The disputes involved will probably disturb the people a lot! At that time, the gangsters and scoundrels will cause chaos in the city. How can the innocent people of the two states suffer such a catastrophe?

Besides, what is a land deed?

My Ming Dynasty even recognized the land deeds of the former dynasty!
But now, with just one word from Prince Lu's Mansion, these land deeds will be invalidated!
Isn't this going to cause trouble? "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned after hearing this.

However, he still shook his head and said: "Ru Shangshu! We have already told you! The imperial court has handed over all government affairs in Yanzhou and Qingzhou to Prince Lu's Mansion! There is no need for the Ministry of Revenue to interfere anymore! Please step back."

Ru Taisu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang without any fear.

When he was young, he held a high position in the Ministry of Household Affairs and served as a minister.

If he had followed the rules, he would have become a minister ten years earlier!

However, when he was young, he dared to contradict Zhu Yuanzhang. Even Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like long memorials, but he still had to make long speeches every time. In the end, he was punished and was demoted to a local official.

Later, he became an idle official, but he still did not change his true character. He was still a stinky and tough character!
Now that he is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, how can Ru Taisu back down easily?
At this time, although Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to retreat, Ru Taisu stood still and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked: "Your Majesty, if you put it like this, I wonder if the two prefectures of Qingzhou and Yanzhou are still the land of the Ming Dynasty?

Is the land of King Lu really a country of its own? "

As soon as this statement came out, all the civil and military officials in the court were frightened!

Everyone looked at Ru Taisu with shock on their faces!

Although Lao Zhu encouraged officials to speak out courageously.

But that was only to encourage officials to impeach important ministers and nobles in the court according to his wishes.

But I never thought of encouraging them to go against the emperor!
The king is the guide for the minister!

You who are ministers still want to rebel against heaven?

Over the years, Lao Zhu has really dared to kill and behead. So many civil servants have been executed at the slightest disagreement. As a result, now, not to mention those who dare to contradict Lao Zhu in person, there are no officials who dare to neglect Lao Zhu's will. Pass!

However, today, Ru Taisu boldly stood up!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ru Taisu, his face full of anger but unable to get angry.

To be honest, he was quite satisfied with Ru Taisu's work.

After the Guo Huan case broke out, the Ministry of Revenue changed to a minister, a minister, and many of the ministers, ministers, and heads of various departments were executed.

The entire household department was almost paralyzed.

This Ru Taisheng was very capable and resolute, and he quickly filled the corresponding official vacancies.

At the same time, many matters in the household department were taken care of in an orderly manner, and the household department was quickly restored from paralysis.

On this point alone, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he had a discerning eye and appointed a wise and capable minister!
But now, Ru Taisu contradicted him in front of the civil and military officials of the court, which really made it difficult for Lao Zhu to step down.

The most important thing is that what Ru Taisu said makes perfect sense!

Even if King Lu's vassal territory is given greater autonomy, in the final analysis it still belongs to the Ming Dynasty!
It cannot be said that if he is given autonomy, the court will no longer be able to control him.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment and said, "King Lu will pay 300 million taels of silver to the court at the end of the year! In this way, the court will still make a lot of money even if it loses the income from the two states. Ru Shangshu, why should you do this? What about persistence?”

Ru Taisu said forcefully: "Return to your Majesty! I will serve the Ming Dynasty for a lifetime, not just a moment!"
Three million taels of silver is a lot, but how does the Ming Dynasty's eternal foundation compare with it? "

After saying these words, Zhu Yuanzhang also fell silent. After a long time, he said helplessly: "Let us think about this matter again!"

In the ranks of noble military commanders.

Lan Yu secretly raised her thumb and said, "This old man is so awesome!"

When Tang He heard Lan Yu's words, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Although I don't know what the word "Niubi" means, I always feel it is vulgar.

I really don’t know where Lan Yu learned it from some rude person!
Lan Yu also seemed to notice that Tang He was peeking at her from the corner of his eye.

So he smiled slightly and said proudly: "Mr. Xin Guo, do you know what I mean by Niubi?"

Tang He looked forward, shook his head slightly and whispered: "I don't know! This just sounds so vulgar!"

While his face was full of indifference, he was snoring in his heart.

Anyone who can teach you such words must not be a good person.

Lan Yu's face was filled with curiosity and she said: "It's strange! My son Lan Bin and I learned the word "Niubi". He said that this word is very popular in Hengzhong Academy!

It was the mountain chief, His Royal Highness King Lu, who taught them!
Didn't His Highness King Lu tell you this? "

When Tang He heard this, his eyes twitched.

He coughed dryly and said: "These two words sounded a bit vulgar at first! But now that I taste it carefully, it doesn't feel that way at all!"

Then he whispered embarrassedly: "Maybe this is not a word that is often used, so King Lu didn't tell me about it."

Lan Yu said strangely: "It shouldn't be, this is a very common saying!

Now I have to say it more than a dozen times a day. If I don’t say it for a day, I feel uncomfortable all over!

I always feel that when I shout these two words, there is a sense of energy!
The word "niubi" means to praise others for their good deeds! Every time someone from Hengzhong Academy gets first place in the exam, they will be praised by everyone! "

Tang He nodded.

I secretly noted it in my mind.

Next time I see my daughter, I will praise her for how awesome she is!
She and Zhu Tan are together day and night, so she must be familiar with the meaning of this word.
She would be very happy if she heard herself praising her so much.
Ha ha!

suddenly.

On the Dragon Throne.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the generals' team, where Tang and Lan Yu were whispering to each other.

He immediately frowned and said: "Duke Xin Guo, Marquis Yongchang! What are you two talking about? Are you so happy? Tell us and let us listen!"

In fact, the Ming Dynasty had strict rules in the early days.

Ministers were not allowed to whisper at all.

But Zhu Yuanzhang also had some headaches about this matter.

Because the people who go to court are not just civil servants.

The military general Xungui is also among them!

Even though these people were dealt with by me over and over again.

But a vulgar martial artist is a vulgar martial artist. It is impossible to expect them to change their ways and become as disciplined as civil servants.

Tang He can be considered a mature and prudent person, but he is also loose in the morning court, and he has even been late.

All Lao Zhu can do is to fine them their salaries.

You can't really take off their official hat because of this thing, right?
As for Lan Yu, he is the representative of a proud warrior!

He was difficult to control on weekdays, and Lao Zhu wanted to leave him to Prince Zhu Biao, so he indulged Lan Yu.

As for other generals and nobles, Tang He and Lan Yu are all in the same situation to a greater or lesser extent.

In Lao Zhu's eyes.

As long as these people did not threaten his rule, he would not bother to argue with them over these trivial matters.

Don't be accused of being mean and ungrateful!

Therefore, many times, the rules in the court were set by the civil servants, while the generals and nobles were more chaotic. Even if they talked about trivial matters, Lao Zhu would turn a blind eye and not bother to pay attention.

However, Lao Zhu felt a little unhappy today.

Originally, he had already told Prince Zhu Biao.

He planned to indulge Zhu Tan once and let him reform the regulations in the vassal territory.

Becoming better can create a new path for the Ming Dynasty.

It doesn't matter if he fails. After Zhu Tan learns these lessons, he might be able to grow up quickly and share his worries.

Unexpectedly, Ru Taisu revealed the incident of King Lu Zhutan to the court, and clearly opposed the re-clearance of the land!
But what he said was quite reasonable, not to mention that he was the new Minister of Household Affairs, so Lao Zhu had to give him some face.

This made Lao Zhu feel very depressed!
When Tang He and Lan Yu heard Lao Zhu's words, they immediately looked at each other and did not dare to speak anymore.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted.

"As a minister of the country, there are no rules or decency at all! Each person will be fined one year!"

When it comes to punishment for civil servants, Lao Zhu would rather be demoted or slapped with a blackmail than fined.

Because those civil servants are really poor!

If they were fined, they would have to starve their whole family to death, which would be almost like killing them.

But it's different for these noble generals.

These guys fought in the north and south, captured countless things, and had already made a lot of money. Their ten-year fine was almost the same as scratching an itch.

Zhu Yuanzhang had finished venting his anger and thought that the incident with Ru Taisu was over.

But I didn’t expect that Ru Taisu would not let him go!
He suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this matter of re-clearing the land is not only related to the court's tax sources, but also to the people's property!

As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I have to stop the King of Lu from harming the people as soon as possible!
Otherwise, in the future, the people's property will suffer heavy losses, which will endanger not only the prestige of His Highness King Lu, but also the prestige of the imperial court!

Even Yanzhou and Qingzhou may be unstable!
Please give your Majesty a clear warning! "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

He could see that Ru Taisu must stop this matter.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that it was quite inappropriate to clear the land again like Zhu Tan!
After all, what Zhu Tan did was a real blow to the powerful landlords!

On the one hand, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to restrict the development of these people, but on the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to completely become enemies with them. After all, the foundation of Zhu Yuanzhang's rule also relied on these people.

Restrictions and being mortal enemies are two different things.

Limiting their development, everyone will just coexist and coexist, and in the end it will be a community of interests. It is just a matter of who gets one more bite and who gets one less bite.

But if you do this like Zhu Tan, you will beat him half to death or even completely to death!

Even Lao Zhu is not sure if something will go out of control by then.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was confused.

Suddenly, a junior official in the crowd stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the person who came and found that it was the new Hu Ke, Lu Mingting.

He also has the identity of being the second son of Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng, and he is also a student of Hengzhong Academy.

This time, he passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. He was selected into the household department and worked as a civil servant.

The so-called Huke refers to the corresponding Yanguan system established in addition to the six ministries of the imperial court.

Each department has a section chief and a middle-level position. The highest rank is no more than sixth rank, but these people have great power. They have the power to interfere with ministry affairs, refute the six ministries' decrees, and even the emperor's decree, impeach officials, and hear rumors.

Although the official is small, he has great power.

You can be directly responsible to Lao Zhu and submit the memorial to Lao Zhu.

Zhu Yuanzhang's main purpose in designing this position was to limit the current excessive power of the six ministries.

Previously, above the six ministries, there was the Zhongshu Sheng as the leader, and the prime minister uniformly guided the work of the six ministries.

At that time, many decisions regarding the Six Parts had to be made by the Ministry of Education.

After Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the position of prime minister, although most of the prime minister's power fell into his hands.

However, a considerable part of the specific administrative power and decision-making power also fell into the hands of the Sixth Department.

In order to limit the power of the Six Ministries, the Six Sections were established as a check and balance.

Because the official positions in the six subjects are relatively low.

If they want to be effective, they need the emperor's protection because they are so humble.

From this, a pattern of using small to make big can be formed.

And the emperor does not have to worry about their excessive power, which in turn will pose a threat to themselves.

On the contrary, whether they can play a role, and even their wealth and life, are all controlled by the emperor, which further strengthens the emperor's power.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the feudal imperial autocracy reached its peak. Among them, Lao Zhu, as the chief designer, played an indispensable "contribution".

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lu Mingting and smiled slightly.

This person was born in Hengzhong Academy and was regarded as a disciple of Lao Shi. Now he is a member of the household department and works specifically against the household department.

If you stand up now, you will definitely be facing off against Ru Taisu.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What do you have to say? Just say it!"

Lu Mingting glanced at Ru Taisu, who snorted, obviously knowing that this person was not of the same mind as him.

Lu Mingting said loudly: "Your Majesty, I believe that His Royal Highness King Lu's land acquisition in Yanzhou and Qingzhou is to expose the land that the wealthy and powerful families have hidden and affiliated with over the years, so as to ensure the fairness of the land tax collected by the court! Such good governance! , how can it become a nuisance to the people?

Do we have to let those wealthy families hide their land unscrupulously, evade state taxes, make everyone fat, and force the people to bear extra taxes for no reason, just to not disturb the people?
Although the lower official is soft-spoken, he still wonders why Ru Shangshu is so opposed to clearing the land this time! Could it be that Ru Shangshu was also one of these powerful landowners? "

After the words fell, Ru Taisu's expression became obviously more embarrassed.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt secretly happy after hearing this!

After all, just now Ru Tai Su conveniently gave him a hard time.

Don't wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to speak.

Ru Taisu said loudly: "Good governance also depends on who does it and how far it can be achieved!
The land deeds for this clear land will be re-issued and the previous ones will be invalidated. Once this happens, those urban foxes and social rats will definitely take advantage of this loophole and take the land of those good people as their own! Isn't this disturbing the public? "

Ru Taisu then said calmly: "What about the Young Crops Law of Wang Anshi in the Northern Song Dynasty? The imperial court has lowered the interest rate of the people and issued money and grain loans to the people to reduce the burden on the people.

Is this good governance?
The results of it?
In order to fulfill the loan quota assigned by their superiors, local officials forced the people to borrow money from the court!

As a result, more than tens of millions of people have gone bankrupt.

In the end, the court was rich!

The people are going to rebel.

Whether something is good or bad does not depend on its purpose, but on its results!
If the result is bad, then even if you keep saying that you are practicing good governance, you are still harming the people! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard these words, he nodded frequently.

After all, these words are indeed true.

This is also the main reason why Zhu Yuanzhang has not implemented the reforms despite several suggestions he made to Zhu Tan.

Reform matters can affect the whole body. Either you think about it well in your mind, or you can actually do it well.

After Ru Taisu finished speaking, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he saw Lao Zhu also nodded.

He looked at Lu Mingting provocatively and said calmly: "Young people must endure loneliness, learn more, see more, and experience more! Don't be self-righteous!"

Lu Mingting heard this and knew that Ru Taisu was talking about himself!
He couldn't help but sigh.

At that time, Ru Taisu was also a young man who dared to speak out, was not afraid of authority, and wrote a letter pointing out the shortcomings of the imperial court!

How long has it been now?

Just over ten years!

Ru Taisu finally became the person he hated most back then.

They began to treat young people with contempt and began to rely on the old and neglect them.

Lu Mingting said in a cold voice: "How can Ru Shangshu know that? If the King of Lu and his vassal can't do a good job in clearing the land this time, they will definitely ruin this good thing?"

Ru Taisu said calmly: "Based on experience! In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs in Yanzhou and Qingzhou went to guide them to clear land, and eventually trouble broke out! Even the government officials and soldiers were dispatched to quell the unrest among the people. !
This time the land was cleared and the previous land deeds were not even recognized!
It would be weird not to cause even greater trouble by then! "

Lu Mingting hummed: "Ru Shangshu is relying on his elders to show off his old skills, right? The trouble that occurred was because the people in the Hubu were incompetent. If I remember correctly, in the fourteenth year of Hongwu, Ru Shangshu was the doctor in the Hubu!
No wonder it causes trouble! "

Ru Taisu's expression changed!
Lu Mingting's words were clearly mocking his lack of ability.

Under normal circumstances, how could Lu Mingting, a mere seventh-grade official, dare to go against a second-grade official like him?

But now, Ru Taisu could only hold back his anger.

One reason is that Lu Mingting, as a member of the Sixth Section, is a "troller" designated by Lao Zhu, and it is difficult for him to refute.

The other one, Lu Mingting's father, Lu Zhongheng, was the founding marquis and had considerable power. No matter how powerful he was, how could he be as powerful as someone else's super-grade marquis?
Zhu Yuanzhang felt even more relieved when he heard Lu Mingting mocking Ru Taisu!

I set up this "troll" in the first place. Oh, no! It is really wise to establish these personal speaking officer positions!
Otherwise, if these stupid young people from the Sixth Division were against me here, no one would be able to help!
It's better now, so happy!
Ru Taisu looked embarrassed and said: "In short, this land clearing war in King Lu's domain is inappropriate! There will definitely be trouble! And it will also affect the authority of the Ministry of Revenue. I am firmly opposed to it!"

Lu Mingting sneered: "What's the use of Ru Shangshu's objection?

All government affairs in this world are handled by His Majesty! Your Majesty's word counts! Your objection is just for reference. Whether you agree or not is your Majesty’s business! Why is Ru Shangshu entangled in this matter here? "

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was already in an extremely happy mood!

He nodded and said: "We think the debate on this matter can end here! Ru Shangshu! We might as well see the results of the land clearing in Prince Lu's palace! If it really harms the people and harms the interests of the court, then I will issue an order Just restore it to its original state!

But if it is good governance that benefits the people, there is no reason why we should not support it! Who knows when all the land in the world will be cleared according to this again! "

Ru Taisu was helpless after hearing this.

Originally, he attacked Lao Zhu in the name of the court's righteousness, but Lao Zhu was a little unable to resist, and he almost agreed to his suggestion to stop the land clearing of King Lu's vassal.

But now that Lu Mingting has interfered, things have taken a turn for the better!

The emperor became a superior judge, so his own opposition was meaningless!
Although Ru Taisu was helpless, he still struggled and said: "Your Majesty, I am still firmly opposed. This is clearly harmful to the people! If we wait until the end of this land clearing, I am afraid that the chaos will be even greater! It will be too late to regret it by then!"
I am willing to make this bet with Lu Mingting!
If what I said is wrong, I will resign from the position of Minister of Household Affairs and abdicate in favor of someone more worthy!
If Lu Mingting loses, his official status will be revoked!
It was said before that people from Hengzhong Academy took shortcuts to get the Jinshi exam, but now it seems that it is indeed true! "

Ru Taisu's voice fell.

There were more than a dozen officials present with ugly expressions.

They all came from Hengzhong Academy.

This time Ru Taisu scolded them all!
As for Ru Taisu's bet, it seemed that he suffered a loss.

After all, he bet on Lu Mingting's official position with his dignified official position as Minister of Household Affairs.

But in fact, even if Ru Taisu resigned from the position of Minister of Household Affairs, he would still be an official in the Ming Dynasty. He would just change his job in another place.

But Lu Mingting lost his official status and became a white man again.

The most important thing is that the last sentence of Ru Taisu is even more profound.

People from Hengzhong Academy took shortcuts and passed the imperial examination!
If Lu Mingting's official status is cancelled, it will further prove that other people in Hengzhong Academy are not worthy of this official status.

At that time, we will mobilize public opinion in the court and madly attack these Hengzhong Academy students. Maybe everyone in Hengzhong Academy will be swept out of the court!
At least we must sweep out the civilian camp.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard Ru Taisu's words.

At this time, all the generals and nobles below were no longer calm!
After all, the fifty Jinshi who passed the Hengzhong Academy examination this time are all the children of these distinguished military generals!

Now that Ru Taisu is attacking the students of Hengzhong Academy, in their eyes, he is attacking their children.

As soon as these words came out, another person suddenly stood up among the civil servants.

But it was Wen Xiangqing, Minister of the Ministry of War!
He said loudly: "Your Majesty! I also have my own report! I think that the reform of the guard military system implemented by His Royal Highness King Lu in the territory of King Lu has done all harm and no good!
Next spring the imperial court will send troops to Mobei, and Yanzhou and Qingzhou will follow suit!

But if there are not enough soldiers available in these two prefectures at that time, it will affect the overall situation of the court, which would be inappropriate! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he had another headache!
This matter was also something he was struggling with, and he finally made up his mind to let Zhu Tan give it a try!
Now, it’s brought up again!
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Now that the overall situation of these things has been decided, we don't want to care about it! Reform, reform! If you don't reform the old, what else is reform?
If there is a problem here, then there is a problem there, then why should the reform be done? "

Wen Xiangqing said helplessly: "Then I am also willing to bet! I heard that His Royal Highness King Lu changed the guard system into a recruitment system in the vassal territory!
The recruited soldiers either practice folding quilts or forming formations every day!

They even practiced some military songs!
Serious tactical drills and coordination of arms are not the most important!
If things go on like this, how can the combat effectiveness of these soldiers be guaranteed?

At that time, the imperial court had recruited sergeants from Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and I did not dare to incorporate them into the team in Mobei! "

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered when he heard this.

"Okay! We didn't expect that there would be so many gamblers among our ministers?

Say it, Lord Wen!

What do you want to bet on? "

Wen Xiangqing said loudly: "I am willing to use my official position as a bet! If the soldiers trained by His Royal Highness King Lu are really the strongest soldiers in the world, then I will abdicate in favor of talents. This Minister of War also asks your Majesty to choose a wise man!"

If the soldiers trained by His Royal Highness King Lu cannot be used, please return the military power of Qingzhou and Yanzhou Guards to the Ministry of War!
Soldiers are important affairs of the country and are nothing to play with! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Wen Xiangqing's words, he also frowned.

He said calmly: "Are the soldiers trained by King Lu the strongest soldiers in the world? How should we judge them?"

Wen Xiangqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Yongchang Hou Lan Yu's personal soldiers are the strongest soldiers in the world! If His Highness King Lu's soldiers can defeat Yongchang Hou's personal troops, then I will admit defeat!"

Lan Yu laughed loudly when he heard this.

"If you ask my soldiers to fight His Royal Highness King Lu's guards, isn't that bullying? Their soldiers are not even third-rate soldiers!"

Zhu Yuanzhang also frowned.

Although Lan Yu is a bit crazy, her strength is first-rate.

Especially the number of his personal soldiers is small, only 500, but dozens of them are Lan Yu's adopted sons!
These 500 soldiers are all elite soldiers who have followed Lan Yu for many years and survived almost death. Lao Zhu would definitely agree that they are the strongest army in the world.

But the soldiers of Zhutan's guard station.
How could it be possible to fight Lan Yu's soldiers!

This is really unreasonable!

Lao Shi will definitely be defeated by then!

suddenly.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly in his heart.

Yup!

I am worried about how to attack Zhu Tan to prevent him from being too arrogant and doing things without any scruples!
Hasn't this opportunity come?

On the Hubu side, if Ru Taisu is right, Hengzhong Academy will be infamous, and Lao Shi will be full of guilt for his students!
On the Ministry of War side, Lan Yu is almost guaranteed to win!
By then, if Lao Shi's guardsmen were defeated, wouldn't Lao Shi be hit again?
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed secretly in his heart.

Hardships and hardships have brought you success!
Old ten.
Don't blame us for being cruel!

talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly seemed to have enlightened himself and said: "Since all my dear friends are so elegant! Then we will play it! I will accept all these bets! Now you just do your job with your heart, and then look at Lu Wangfan Such is the change of the earth!”

Ru Taisu and Wen Xiangqing both looked happy.

Lan Yu whispered to Tang He: "Don't panic, Duke Xin! I won't really attack His Royal Highness King Lu! He helped my son get the second place in the exam. For this favor, we let my subordinates let him lose to King Lu." Your Highness, let’s just pay it back! Haha.”

Tang He smiled slightly and whispered: "In that case, I would like to thank Marquis Yongchang!"

suddenly.

Lao Zhu said to Lan Yu: "Lanyu, although your subordinates are powerful, we must also warn you. After you go back, train your troops carefully. This time we will clean up Mobei. We will be of great use to you!"
However, if spring comes next year, you won’t even be able to defeat King Lu’s guards, hehe.”

As soon as these words came out.

Lan Yu's face changed wildly!

The meaning of His Majesty's words is obvious!

My biggest pursuit in this life is to become a Duke!
His Majesty just said that he would make great use of himself, maybe he would make himself the head coach!

But if he loses, I'm afraid his position as head coach will be gone!

Lan Yu immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty! I must train my subordinates well! By then, those 500 personal guards will be as fierce as wolf cubs!"

beside him.

Tang He looked extremely embarrassed.

The so-called favor is really not worth mentioning in front of the Duke!
(End of this chapter)