Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Princess Taikang thought so, and said, "Tell me, what should I do?"

Liu Ying wanted to make a great contribution to the emperor, and he understood that although the current Emperor Zhengde was messing around, he was a wise and mighty monarch.

Unlike the previous Emperor Hongzhi, who was gentle and generous, and trusted civil servants.Although he has a good reputation, he will inevitably be fooled by the civil servants in the future.

And the current Emperor Zhengde doesn't have any interest in reading. As a result, he is very unimpressed with the theory of governing the country by the civil servants.

As far as any promising king in history is concerned, they all have one characteristic in common: pragmatism.

What is the most real politics today, one word - money.

In the past, on the surface, the Ming Dynasty could be said to be full of flowers and brocades, and the fire was cooking oil, and it was a scene of great rule.When it comes to the Hongzhi Dynasty, everyone will say that the Hongzhi Dynasty was prosperous.But a real flood completely tore up this appearance. When it was time to give out real money to help the victims, the household department had no money, and the emperor's internal treasury had no money. When there is silver, there is still no money.

A penny is not only hard for a hero, but also hard for an emperor.

Now, seeing that the emperor's big wedding was really shabby, he had to deal with it sloppily.If he could send 100 million taels of silver to the emperor, he would be in the emperor's heart immediately.

Of course, he can also get a lot of benefits personally.

The so-called concern leads to chaos. Hearing the princess's question, Liu Ying said first: "This matter is not simple. From the perspective of slaves, I can't control so much. First go and seal his home. Then put a dragon robe in his storeroom." , killing him is enough. Anyway, the official word is two words, so we can't help it."

Speaking of the latter, Eunuch Liu's face was distorted, full of pain and murderous aura.

Seeing Liu Ying's ferocious expression, Taikang shook his head: "This method is too simple and rude. This hall does not want to do such a thing without any technical content. Besides, I am a girl, and I don't want to get blood on my hands."

Having been in contact with Su Mu for more than half a year, this female Wenqing is just like her emperor brother, she is also full of modern languages.

Princess Taikang felt that this Eunuch Liu was not capable, so she cast her eyes on Tian Qing: "Tian Qing, tell me."

Tian Qing also felt that Eunuch Liu was reckless and ignorant, and he also despised him in his heart.

Hearing Princess Taikang's question, he sat up straight, and said in a deliberate tone: "His Royal Highness, as far as I know, although these salt merchants have salt, they will bring some private salt for profit. Maybe we can start with it. If It is not difficult to get rid of a Yang Jianzhong if you can get the smuggled salt from the Yang family business and find the certification."

Seeing that Tian Qing wanted to steal his limelight, Eunuch Liu was a little unhappy, "In our family's opinion, Steward Tian's approach is inappropriate."

Tian Qing: "Dare to ask, what does Eunuch Liu think is wrong?"

Liu Ying couldn't give a reason, so she could only say: "It's not right anyway."

Taikang: "Actually, it's really inappropriate. First of all, if you want to get evidence, you don't know how long you have to wait. Don't forget, we can't stay in Cangzhou for too long. You have delayed this matter for too long. Pinning all hopes on Yang Jianzhong's possibility of smuggling salt is in itself a bad idea."

Eunuch Liu: "That's right, that's right, it's a bad strategy."

Tian Qing was convinced, and thought: His Highness Taikang looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he sees things so clearly, he really is a character!

Taikang said slowly: "Actually, it's very easy to run a small salt merchant, but you all overcomplicate things. This temple has a way to make Yang Jianzhong never recover."

Eunuch Liu and Tian Qing asked at the same time: "What can your Highness do?"

"Gambling." Taikang said slowly.

"What?" Liu and Tian were puzzled.

Taikang: "I heard from people in this hall that this Yang Jianzhong likes to gamble. You can find someone to ask him to play for money, and you can just grab him."

Tian Qing carefully asked: "Your Highness, what kind of crime can Yang Jianzhong be punished for a crime of gambling? Nowadays, the streets are full of idlers playing money. No matter where you go to a restaurant or tea house, you can always see dice and leaves." cards, even the tolerances in the yamen are playing."

But Liu Ying said thoughtfully: "I seem to understand something."

Taikang: "The reason why the yamen doesn't care is because the people don't raise officials and don't investigate. Moreover, some laws are forgotten because of the different times or because they have been born for too long. But the law is the law. If you break the law, you should do it." It has to be done, and it has to be done according to the terms and conditions in it.”

"This method is good, it's really wonderful!" Liu Ying suddenly exclaimed: "High, it's really high!"

Tian Qing looked puzzled: "I still ask for advice."

Liu Ying was full of admiration: "According to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", gambling, especially after gambling, the crime is added to the crime. Not only do they lose their family property, but their adult descendants will be punished with hard labor or sent to the army, and they will have to cut off their left hands. Let's take Yang Jianzhong when the time comes, and just follow the words in it."

"Ah, there is such a rule?" Tian Qing was taken aback.

"It's not a rule, it's a law." Princess Taikang said lightly: "Although some laws are outdated, the government and the people don't take them seriously. Moreover, because they are ancestral family laws, they cannot be changed easily, and they should be put there as a pretense. Implementation does not mean non-existence."

In the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, because of years of war, it was necessary to resume production, especially farming and mulberry.Therefore, what Taizu implemented was a policy of restraining commerce.And because the world is still in turmoil, the laws imposed are very harsh.

Hooligans who play money, gamble, and have nothing to do with production are even more within the scope of his severe crackdown.

According to legend, after the Ming Dynasty established its capital in Nanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang once made a decree to build a "Xiaoyao Building" in the north of Huaiqing Bridge.The building is magnificent and equipped with a variety of gambling equipment. He ordered the gamblers to be imprisoned in it, and they were allowed to gamble as much as they wanted without food or drink.The gamblers are so hungry that they don't want to gamble, and they all realize that only self-reliance is the right way in life.At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered a group of gamblers to be severely punished, and directly chopped off their hands and ransacked their homes, which made the gambling wind inside and outside the capital calm, and was widely praised by the government and the public.

After listening to Taikang's explanation, Tian Qing was shocked.It's not that Her Royal Highness's method is so cruel, it's really that this method is so ingenious and well-founded that no one else can find fault with it.

This kind of heart and resourcefulness is really admirable and terrifying.

Fortunately, His Highness is a woman, but if it is a man, what would happen if you don't know?

Tian Qing also read books before, and in an instant, the names of countless historical female celebrities circled in his mind: Empress Wu, Taiping, Empress Wei...

His Highness is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but something in his heart seems to have awakened.

He dared not think about it any longer.