Daming: I am the Crown Prince

King Qin Zhu Chong took the initiative to admit his mistake and showed an attitude of accepting the punishment, which surprised many people.

After all, the impression given to everyone by this leader of the royal family kings is that of being "rebellious" and "brutal". He has been making mistakes all the time, big and small, and is the type that never changes.

But this time he took the initiative to admit his mistake, which was something many people did not expect. Some even suspected that he had walked on the brink of life and death and suddenly came to his senses, which was why he had such a huge change.

However, some people also have doubts, that is, the King of Qin must have made some kind of deal with the Emperor and the Crown Prince, which is why he has such an attitude.

The method of evaluating the royal family was too lenient for some officials. If they did not make a big mistake, they would be rewarded and qualified. This was simply unimaginable, and they would not even be tried by the three judicial departments.

But some members of the royal family were uncomfortable, because they were almost "unrestrained" before. But now this method of evaluating royal family members is like a shackle, which is uncomfortable for the royal family kings who are used to being unscrupulous.

The Prince of Qin took the initiative to propose, and Zhu Yunwen, the Prince of Wulin, was waving the flag and shouting. These two were both hated by other clan members.

Old Zhu was still very happy. He met his sons and gave them some small warnings. That was all.

The other kings had to return to their fiefdoms after being beaten up, and they only did three things when they returned to the capital this time.

The first is to make a pilgrimage, the second is to be beaten, and the third is to accept the evaluation of the royal family.

Zhu Chong, of course, had to pack up and return to his hometown in Fengyang to farm. It would be unreasonable not to punish him.

Although these things are a mess, fortunately they were finally solved smoothly, which is worth being happy about.

Zhu Yunhuan's attention also began to shift. Ren Hengtai had already led the officials and the Jinyiwei to set off. They were going to Annan to investigate the plot to usurp the throne in Annan and to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

This has already been agreed upon, just follow the normal process.

Zhu Yunhuan also called Yu Xin and Yan Zhenzhi to Wenhua Hall, this time to consider the development of Shandong, Henan and other places. The wars experienced in these places have left the land barren and the population has dropped sharply, so now it is planned to relocate some people to these places.

At the beginning of the year, we received a report that in the Qingzhou area, "no chickens or dogs can be heard for a hundred miles." This was not only due to years of war, but also because of epidemics. So after careful discussion, we decided to migrate from Hebei and Shanxi.

As we continue to relocate people, we must ensure that basic guarantees and policies such as rewards for reclaiming wasteland and building water conservancy projects are in place.

These things all need to be done well. Thirty years may not seem like a short time, and a generation has grown up. However, many places are still affected by the war, including the loss of four or five hundred years in the north. It is not an easy task to fully recover in the short term.

When the discussion was almost over, Daoyan said, "Your Highness, the position of Minister of Personnel is still vacant. The facts are really complicated, Your Highness still needs to decide on the choice of Minister of Revenue as soon as possible."

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it and felt that it made sense. "That's true. After Zhan Hui, I do have some free time. Master, who do you think is the most suitable person to be the Minister of Personnel?"

Daoyan said, "I think that the Minister of War Ru Yan is diligent in his duties and cautious in his words and deeds, so he can be the Minister of Personnel."

Zhu Yunhuan asked with great interest, "If he is appointed as the Minister of Personnel, who will be the Minister of War?"

Daoyan immediately replied, "Qide, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, has served as the director of the Ministry of Rites and the director of the Ministry of War. He has been in office for eleven years and has made no mistakes. He is also very diligent in his work. He is not only loyal to his duties, but also has prepared for everything. I think it would be most appropriate for Qide to be the Minister of War."

Zhu Yunhuan's expression became strange at this moment. Qi De, also known as the famous Qi Tai, is one of the "Three Treasures of Jianwen" as considered by many people.

Zhu Yunhuan didn't like Huang Zicheng, so even though he was a third place in the imperial examination, he could only travel around Hangzhou with Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunhuan didn't particularly like Fang Xiaoru, so he was now promoting civilization in Sichuan.

Qi Tai was a bit complicated. Although he strongly advocated the reduction of the power of the princes, many of his political views were at odds with Huang Zicheng. For example, Qi Tai wanted to start with the reduction of the power of the princes of Yan, and tried his best to prevent Li Jinglong from becoming a general.

As for the result, it would definitely not be good. Zhu Yunwen listened to all of Huang Zicheng's suggestions. He first weakened the princes such as King Zhou who did not pose much threat, and appointed Li Jinglong as the general. This was truly misleading the country and the people.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and said, "Although Qi De is diligent, he is just a scholar and does not know military affairs. Is it appropriate to appoint him as the Minister of War?"

Daoyan said directly, "Your Highness, I think it would be inappropriate to select a minister of the Ministry of War from among the nobles. The military affairs of the court are all in the Five Military Commands Office, and it would be best if the Ministry of War was headed by a careful and upright civil official."

Hearing Daoyan say this, Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help but laugh. He didn't think Daoyan was wrong.

The current Ming Dynasty is not like the Song Dynasty where the civil officials were strong and the military officials were weak, nor is it like the situation in the middle and late Ming Dynasty in history where the civil officials could control the military officials.

Even though the civil officials seemed to have a little status in recent years, it was only better than being bullied by the nobles. If they really wanted to fight against the nobles, unless the emperor deliberately took sides, the civil officials had to be honest.

Especially the Ministry of War, which now seems to be more of a vassal of the Five Military Commandery, and can only do some clerical work. Don't even think about getting involved in military power, and there is no hope that the Ministry of War can control the Five Military Commandery.

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it carefully and said, "This matter is too big. We still have to discuss it with Your Majesty." Hearing what Zhu Yunhuan said, Daoyan naturally would not refute anything. On the surface, Emperor Hongwu was still in charge.

Even though many people now think that all matters of the court, big or small, should first be heard from the crown prince and then reported to the emperor, some things are just not right and some things require showing respect to the emperor.

This should be the case even if it is just a procedural issue.

Zhu Yunhuan then called Xia Yuanji and asked, "How are your preparations for the treasure notes going?"

Xia Yuanji immediately replied, "Your Highness, this year's summer tax will be partially exchanged for treasure notes. The Ministry of Revenue will take back some of the treasure notes, and the old notes will be burned."

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhang Fusheng and asked, "Are you sure all the banknotes were burned?"

Zhang Fusheng quickly replied, "Your Highness, we dare not neglect it. The Ministry of Revenue, the Treasury Department, the Eunuchs, the Imperial Guards, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate have sent people to check the amount. We dare not burn it until the amount is verified."

Zhu Yunhuan was satisfied with this answer.

After the old banknotes are collected, some that cannot be used must be destroyed. However, we must also be careful of some people tampering with them. It is better to have more government supervision to prevent some people from doing evil.

Zhu Yunhuan said, "This is a good thing, but we should be more cautious."

Xia Yuanji said, "Your Highness, I request that you issue new banknotes. The existing banknotes are indeed extraordinary, but there are still those who have ulterior motives and are bold enough to print banknotes privately."

Counterfeiting money is not something that will only happen in the future, it is happening now.

Even copper coins, in addition to those minted for official purposes, there were also many copper coins minted privately by the public in the past.

Zhu Yuanzhang would certainly punish those who privately printed the treasure notes, but he should never underestimate human nature. As long as the reward was big enough, people would do anything, not to mention printing the treasure notes, even treason.

Throughout history, princes of the Zhu family were frequently accused of counterfeiting banknotes. When Zhu Yunwen forced Prince of Hunan Zhu Bo to death, he was charged with this crime.

Zhu Yunhuan immediately became serious, "This is as it should be. The printing of banknotes should be done carefully and carefully. It should also be known to the whole government and the public that printing banknotes without authorization is a serious crime."

Xia Yuanji said, "Your Highness, if we can stabilize the banknotes in the next two years, I think it won't be long before the people will accept the banknotes."

"That's not enough." Zhu Yunhuan said with a smile, "Now the treasure notes are still not well accepted by the people. Firstly, it is because the treasure notes were issued excessively before, and secondly, the treasure notes are paper money after all, which is not as reliable as real gold, silver, and copper coins. If the court can completely allow the use of treasure notes to pay taxes, and if the treasure notes are used throughout the Ming Dynasty, then it will be a success."

There is still a long way to go. Although some phased results have been achieved now, these achievements are not enough to satisfy Zhu Yunhuan.

For Xia Yuanji and others, they may have achieved some results and curbed the trend of Baochao depreciation. But they cannot be complacent. These people still have a lot of things to work hard on, and there are still a lot of tasks that have not been completed.

Zhu Yunhuan still had some patience and did not intend to achieve everything at once. He did not expect many things to produce the best results immediately.

After handling government affairs for the day, Zhu Yunhuan arrived at Wuying Hall, "Grandfather, the vacant position of Shangshu should be decided."

Lao Zhu asked, "Do you have anyone available?"

Zhu Yunhuan also asked directly, "How is Ruhong?"

Old Zhu smiled and said, "This man has some ability. I remember that he was promoted to Minister of War in the 23rd year of Hongwu, and was promoted to Prince's Guardian in the 25th year."

The trial appointment of the Minister of War is just a trial appointment, and can also be regarded as the acting Minister of War.

Seeing that Old Zhu was basically satisfied with this candidate, Zhu Yunhuan asked again, "After Ru Hong was transferred to the position of Minister of Personnel, Qi De became the Minister of War, how about that?"

Old Zhu asked in return, "Ru Yan is the Minister of Personnel, can you control him?"

Zhu Yunhuan thought carefully for a moment, then said, "This man has some skills, but he is also a person who knows how to judge the situation. I don't think there is a big problem with him being a person who changes his attitude according to the situation."

Ru Rong was really like this. During the Jianwen period, he was at odds with Huang Zicheng. In the late Jingnan period, he was ordered to seek peace with Zhu Di, but he dared not say much. When Zhu Di entered Yingtian Prefecture, Ru Rong immediately persuaded him to ascend the throne. During the Yongle period, he was impeached and committed suicide immediately after returning.

Ru Hong does have the ability, but she is also a power-obsessed person.

Old Zhu smiled and said, "It's good that you know about it. Just use it first. Let him govern a region in two years and give him some encouragement." (End of this chapter)