Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Chapter 151 Too hasty

Zhu Yunhuan would naturally be more sensitive about the appearance of a monk around him.

It was simply because Zhu Yuanzhang knew the power and influence of religion. Even though he had once been a monk, he did not want his children and grandchildren to be too obsessed with it, especially the crown prince he had chosen.

So after summoning Daoyan, Zhu felt relieved. This was indeed a "demon monk". Not only was he neither a monk nor a Confucian, but he also had some skills. If he were in troubled times, he might even become a strategist.

Thinking about it this way, Old Zhu was relieved. Fortunately, the evil monk was brought back. It would not be good to leave him with the fourth prince. It would not be good to leave him with any other prince.

Zhu had seen too many powerful people in his life. In his opinion, Daoyan was a bit capable, but only a bit capable. Even if he was a strategist, he was not as capable as Li Shanchang, not even as capable as Liu Ji.

So there is nothing to worry about. Just let him serve Yunhuan and don't say any nonsense about monks and Taoists.

Zhu Yunhuan had no idea whether Daoyan was serving him wholeheartedly, nor did he intend to pay special attention to it.

As long as you can do something down-to-earth, now is the time to use people.

In Zhu Yunhuan's view, Yu Xin, Yan Zhenzhi, Ren Hengtai and even Xia Yuanji are all excellent talents, but their excellence is more reflected in a certain field, and there is no big problem for them to be in charge of a department.

Daoyan is different. Although he is not very good at some specific things, he still has some good insights into the overall situation, which can also bring considerable help to Zhu Yunhuan.

Zhu Zhong came hurriedly and said happily, "Your Highness, Marquis Wu Ding killed twelve Japanese pirates in Ningbo!"

Zhu Yunhuan asked, "Is it the real Japanese or the fake Japanese?"

"Real Japanese!" Zhu Zhong said hurriedly, "There are dozens of fake Japanese, and it seems there are remnants of Zhang Shicheng."

"Like?" Zhu Yunxun was not very satisfied and said, "This matter has been reported to me, but there is still no confirmation?"

Zhu Zhong quickly apologized and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I haven't had time to check what happened the afternoon before yesterday. The report is that two Japanese pirate ships were destroyed, twelve Japanese pirates were killed, dozens of fake Japanese pirates and pirates were killed, and four ships were seized."

Zhu Yunhuan nodded slightly and asked, "How to eliminate it?"

"The thieves are in contact with the Japanese." Zhu Zhong replied, "Some local merchants go out to sea without permission. Going out to sea is pirates."

Zhu Yunhuan didn't find this strange at all, because this kind of thing was common. Now there were some people who went out to sea privately, not to mention smuggling. If they encountered some merchant ships at sea, as long as there were a large number of people, these smuggling merchants would immediately turn into pirates, which was considered normal.

Zhu Zhong continued, "Marquis Wu Ding captured the evil gentry who were colluding with the Japanese pirates and killed dozens of them on the spot. The evil gentry was so frightened that they could only contact the Japanese pirates. Marquis Wu Ding and others killed and captured the bandits on the beach!"

Zhu Yunhuan laughed and said, "Okay, wait until the victory report reaches the Five Military Commandery, and order the Ministry of War to check it immediately."

Although he received the victory report first, Zhu Yunhuan also believed the authenticity of the victory report. Guo Ying's position did not require him to kill innocent people to gain credit, nor did he need to forge victory reports, especially since the results of such battles were not that fruitful.

However, the necessary procedures must be followed. We cannot ignore some procedures just because Guo Ying is a "family member".

After thinking it over carefully, Zhu Yunxun said, "You go there in person. Since you are a factory guard, you should kill those who need to be killed and try those who need to be tried."

Zhu Zhong looked at Zhu Yunhuan and asked, "Your Highness, what do I want to do in this interrogation?"

"Don't be afraid of causing some trouble, don't be afraid of offending some local officials and local tyrants." Zhu Yunhuan said, "If you don't make accusations and find out the prefect or the commander of the guards, I will recommend you for merit. If you find out the county magistrate or the captain of a thousand households, I will give you some rewards. If you find out the salt merchant or the tycoon who smuggled, I will promote you!"

Zhu Zhong immediately showed a sinister smile, "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely succeed in this trip to Zhejiang!"

Although Zhu Zhong had always been dedicated to Zhu Yunhuan, this meritorious official was never a soft-hearted person. Outside, he was a fearsome factory guard and a representative of cruel officials.

In fact, Zhu Zhong also understood the intention of the grandson, which was to find some excuses to suppress the landlords and tyrants in Zhejiang and even Jiangnan, and severely crack down on some smuggling. This was not entirely an excuse, because some Japanese pirates entrenched in the outer sea or the remnants of Zhang Shicheng and others were more or less hidden dangers, and it would be best if they could be solved.

As a factory guard and the emperor's henchman, Zhu Zhong naturally knew what he should do.

Seeing Zhu Zhong leave, Zhu Yunhuan also smiled. There would not be too much turmoil in the coastal areas, but it was necessary to deal with and suppress some people.

Chang Sheng came running over and said, "Your Highness, Duke Ying is probably getting old and confused!"

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Chang Sheng and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Chang Sheng gnashed his teeth and said, "Duke Ying has summoned Marquis Quanning and Marquis Puding to teach at the Martial Academy. How can this be tolerated!"

Sun Ke, the Marquis of Quanning, was from Fengyang. He inherited his father's position after his father died in battle. He is still young and strong. He was one of the generals who followed Lan Yu to conquer Buir Lake. Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding, was also from Fengyang. He joined Zhu Yuanzhang in his early years and made outstanding military achievements during Fu Youde's southern expedition to Yunnan. He is still strong and strong now.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and looked at Chang Sheng, "Isn't this good? Marquis Puding is not young anymore. Even if he doesn't retire now, he will hardly have the chance to go into battle again. Although Marquis Quanning is in his prime now, if there is no strong and brave general in the martial arts garden, how can he deter those arrogant and brave generals?"

Chang Sheng said, "Pu Ding Hou is fine, but can Quan Ning Hou not go to Wuyuan? He is still very useful, and my uncle can't do without him."

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Chang Sheng and said, "Just wait. In two years, even Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong might be demoted. Now that the Duke of Ying has sent the Marquis of Quanning to Wuyuan, that's a good thing. If the nobles who are really close to the Chang family are all in the capital, I will issue it immediately. What do you think?"

Chang Sheng was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "Your Highness, please forgive me, I spoke nonsense!"

Zhu Yunhuan was helpless, Lan Yu and Chang Sheng were doing it for his own good, and Zhu Yunhuan knew it. But sometimes they were a little "small-minded", always thinking about Chang Sheng, and taking these things very seriously.

These are obviously not good. Even if Zhu Yunhuan has said it many times, sometimes they will still forget it afterwards.

Fu Youde was smart. Not only did he withdraw from the front line in time to leave more benefits for his descendants, but he also constantly sought opportunities to show his goodwill to Lan Yu and Chang Sheng.

But when meeting these two idiots, Fu Youde probably felt sometimes like he was flirting with a blind man. They were totally clueless.

Seeing Chang Sheng looking a little embarrassed, Zhu Yunhuan didn't say much. He just thought that he would get used to it.

Although Chang Sheng came to complain, he had to leave in disappointment. He probably had gotten used to it.

After thinking about it carefully, Zhu Yunhuan felt that he should find a way to help Fu Youde build the martial arts garden during this period of time.

He had quite a few experimental fields, in addition to the two acres of land in the palace, the Wuyuan was even more complex. In addition to the training of a series of senior generals, there was also the development of some new weapons and scientific technologies.

In order to prevent some civil service groups from having too many ideas now, many things can be done under the banner of Wuyuan first.

Of course reforms are necessary, but they also need to be steady. Zhu Yunhuan does not need to change things all at once. He can use a series of subtle influences to make people accept new things and new concepts.

It's not just because he is still young, but also because the Ming Dynasty is also very young. The current Ming Dynasty also needs continuous development. Some turmoil is also internal friction for the Ming Dynasty, which is not good.

The Grand Secretary Xia Yuanji came and brought with him a draft proposal.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at it carefully. This was also an investigation report on Baochao and some draft solutions to Baochao.

Zhu Yunhuan said directly, "It's not appropriate. Baochao was originally intended to facilitate the people. Now the court is only thinking about financial needs. Although the paper money of the Song, Jin, and Yuan dynasties also had some flaws, they were more or less prepared. The treasury is empty, so issue less Baochao. Ordinary people can exchange gold and silver for Baochao with the state, but they cannot exchange banknotes for gold and silver with the state. This is competing with the people for profit!"

Xia Yuanji could only praise, "Your Highness is merciful!"

Zhu Yunhuan said, "I remember that people were allowed to pay grain taxes with treasure notes before. This system will be restored, starting with the autumn tax."

Zhu Yuanzhang initially allowed the people to pay grain taxes with treasure notes, but he stopped collecting treasure notes in the 19th year of Hongwu.

Xia Yuanji immediately advised, "Your Highness, if the autumn tax is allowed to be collected in the form of banknotes, there will be chaos. Your Highness, it is better to collect less banknotes."

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it and it made sense. The value of the treasure notes had depreciated greatly, and there were many treasure notes in the private sector. If all the treasure notes were allowed to be used to pay taxes, it was estimated that there would be no grain collected for the autumn tax.

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it carefully and said, "Talk to the Ministry of Revenue to keep enough for the court's needs, and allow the rest to be paid in treasure notes. Take your time, this is the only way now."

Xia Yuanji also breathed a sigh of relief. If the use of treasure notes was really allowed completely, that would not be a good thing because there would definitely not be enough food.

It is not easy to achieve success in one go, and it is even less optimistic to get things done all at once.

Now we can only make some changes slowly to prevent the situation from further deteriorating, and at the same time, we must work hard to guide it in the right direction.

Once the initial difficulties are resolved, the remaining things may be much smoother.

"Think of other ways. The court cannot mistreat the people in these matters." Zhu Yunhuan said, "Baochao is the reputation of the court. If the reputation is gone, it will be difficult to do things in the future."

Xia Yuanji also nodded in agreement. Baochao was definitely a big pit. If it was not handled properly, the credibility of the court would collapse.

Xia Yuanji felt horrified whenever he thought of this, so he could fully understand His Highness's caution and attention!

(End of this chapter)