Daming: My grandfather is Emperor Hongwu!

Chapter 6

"Everyone says that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is a great man, a hero of a generation!"

Zhu Yuanzhang hugged his grandson, and said slowly, "But in our opinion, he is a prodigal son! He has had a good time in his life, but he has also wiped out the family property that the previous two generations of kings worked hard to manage and save!"

"Do you know what the war is about?"

Zhu Xiongying thought about it, "Qian Liang!"

"That's right, but where does this money and grain come from?" Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly, "Whether it's the emperor, the minister, or the soldier, they all only spend money on food and don't know how to produce it. These money and grain are universal. The common people below are planted one by one!"

"Planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, the common people are busy in the fields 360 days a year, praying for good weather. One family planted ten acres of land, but it was more than a hundred stones of grain. After the autumn tax of imperial grain, how much can be left?"

"A good year is just enough to fill one's belly. If the weather is not good enough for the gods, and it is windy and rainy, you will have to eat half dry and half dry. If the year is bad, floods and droughts, and the people have no crops, they will eat grass roots and trees. skin, and even sell their sons and daughters!"

As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang hugged his eldest grandson tightly, and continued, "We have experienced that world. Your great-grandfather and grandma, as well as our elder brother, all starved to death like this!"

"You can die however you want, but you can't starve to death. You were born rich and prosperous, well-clothed and well-fed. You haven't seen that scene before. People who starve to death are scarier than ghosts!"

Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's face, and he saw deep sorrow and sorrow from the old man's eyes.

He never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor who was said to be a tyrant in history, would have such a side.

However, there is this side, and it should be so.

Zhu Yuanzhang, a child of a poor family.Parents and elder brothers all died of plague and famine in the last years of Yuan Dynasty.He knows the suffering of the people and understands the difficulties of the people.He is more aware of the harm of corrupt officials to the people.

"Common people, sweat beads broke into eight petals to work, but there is still no food, why?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "The imperial court confiscated them all, and one mu of land grows so many crops, and the landlord's family collects rent. My son, the government has to pay taxes, and there is not enough left over to eat."

"Why did the common people rebel? Hungry!"

"You want to be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. If you want everyone to be afraid of our Ming Dynasty. If you want all the rivers and rivers to be Ming land, we are happy to hear that. But you don't want to fight? Hundreds of thousands of troops will go to war, and a fight will last for several years. Where does this food come from?"

Zhu Xiongying thought about it, lowered his head, and whispered, "People!"

Yes, he grew up in a new era of extremely abundant supplies. Although he was also a child of an ordinary family, he never worried about food.But in this era, food is life, the fate of a person, a family, and even a nation!

"In addition to food, armor, weapons, shoes and socks, tents, horses, livestock, and fodder for hundreds of thousands of troops. Do these things have to come from the people?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said again, "One soldier needs ten ordinary people to tighten their belts to make offerings. How many ordinary people are there in an army of hundreds of thousands?"

"Just say that those places in Myanmar are full of deep mountains and old forests. What can they do if they are defeated?"

"Excellent martial arts, it sounds nice. But there is a saying that is good, Xing people are suffering! We are in the palace, enjoying the support of the people in the world, eating and using the best in the world. And for those who eat or drink improperly What a waste of fame, waste of people and money, go out to fight, can you be worthy of the people?"

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a great man, but he ruined two generations of family property. After his death, the country weakened, and the political power fell into the hands of his relatives. He was also suspicious of the master and ministers, and formed a party for personal gain!"

"A good big man, dead!"

"He was comfortable when he was alive, and everyone was afraid of him, but he, the big man of the Liu family, has turned from prosperity to decline!"

"Besides, not everyone can be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to say seriously, "Look at Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. Heyday, but what about the end?"

"When we started our army, our men were all poor men who had enough to eat. At that time, we never thought that one day we would sit in the Golden Palace! After becoming the emperor, what we thought was to hurry up and get rid of the dog, and then we knew that the big man who harmed people Yuan ran away and was beaten to death. But I didn’t think of anyone with honor and great martial arts.”

"After we become the emperor, what we think is that the people of the world can no longer be like the old Yuan, who eat their last meal and never finish their meal. It can't be the same as before, with royal food and taxes, and guards and corvees working endlessly!"

There was no sound in the hall, only the voice of Zhu Yuanzhang educating his grandson echoed.

Zhu Yingxiong bowed his head and thought for a long time, then said solemnly, "Grandpa, it's my grandson's thinking that is a bit extreme. As the old saying goes, a country that is big and warlike will die! Now that the Ming Dynasty is waiting to be rejuvenated, the most urgent thing is to develop people's livelihood so that the people can live a happy life." It’s a good day to have food to eat and clothes to wear. Instead of thinking about continuing to use troops in the frontier!”

"The so-called excess is too late. A victory in one corner is of little importance to our Ming Dynasty, but if it increases the burden on the people, it will not be worth the loss!"

"I am a great Ming, and the heavens rule the country, and the treasures of heaven and earth. Since ancient times, as long as the politics of the Central Plains dynasty is clear, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Then the surrounding nations will naturally come to worship sincerely."

"It's like living alone. No matter what, he must first take care of his own family. Otherwise, others will not obey him. Even if they dare not beat him, they will laugh at him!"

"Hey, that's right!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "Our great grandson is really smart!"

At this time, everyone in the hall, including Zhu Biao, was moved.

It should be noted that the present emperor's grandson is only eight years old!

The words that he was all caused by the rivers and rivers before were all caused by Mingtu, which has already made everyone feel turbulent.Now, these words of establishing the country and the people have set off a huge wave.

Could this be the words of an eight-year-old?
Not to mention eight years old, people who have studied hard for decades in the cold window may not be able to say these words.In the Ming Dynasty, there were so many princes and grandchildren, and so many adult princes may not be able to tell.

Moreover, his words contained the most simple love for the people.

Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, "Grandfather, my grandson understands. The strength of a country does not lie in how many victories it has won. It lies in whether the people's lives are rich. It depends on whether the people in power are light and thin, and whether the state government is Accessible."

"Grandpa Huang doesn't want to fight Burma again, just to reduce the burden on the people of Ming Dynasty, and to prevent the soldiers from grabbing food from the people's mouths. It is to reduce the state's financial expenditure and let the people rest!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, grabbed his grandson's shoulders with his big hands, and grinned, "Okay!" With a smile, he looked at the officials and said proudly, "Look, look! Ah! This is the seed of my Zhu family. I know that I have the hearts of the people in the world!" As he spoke, he looked at his grandson carefully, and continued to laugh, "It's only eight years old, it's only eight years old! If so, it's worth it, ah!"

"Our old Zhu's family has successors, such a good grandson, rare in ancient times!"

After the emperor made his statement, the officials hurriedly praised, "I wait to congratulate Your Majesty, congratulate Daming, the country will have descendants, and Daming will prosper forever!"

Zhu Biao on the side also looked at his son with a smile on his face, even a little shocked in his eyes.

"This child is more sensible and smarter than before!"

In his mind, the former Zhu Xiongying was a troublemaker who was spoiled by his grandparents.Even, in private, he also has a headache for the second heir of the Ming Empire.

But now, he found that his son had not only grown up overnight, but also looked like a young adult, which was impressive.

However, he was happy when he was happy, but he still had a strict father's face.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't let go of his grandson, he said in a low voice, "Father, don't spoil Brother Ying too much!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was hugging his grandson Meizier, and when he heard his son say this, his face suddenly fell down, and he said angrily, "Go away, let's hug grandson, what's in the way of you!"

Zhu Biao was suddenly embarrassed!

Zhu Yuanzhang squeezed Zhu Yingxiong's face affectionately with his big hand, "What a great grandson, really our great grandson!"

His hand was pinched twice like sandpaper, and Zhu Xiongying quickly broke free.

"Yeah, grandpa can't do it twice?"

"Zhu Yuanzhang laughed a few times, stood up holding his grandson's hand, "I'm happy today, let your grandmother make dumplings, and have a few cups with grandpa in the evening!" "

(End of this chapter)