My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 267 Promotion

  Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi with a strange look.

  Zhang Anshi also looked a little embarrassed.

   "It's okay to say what you say, and I'm not a stingy person." Zhu Di is in good spirits today.

  Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what I mean is that I need a lot of strong men."

  Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi suspiciously and said, "A strong man? What do you want a strong man for?"

  Zhang Anshi smiled again and said: "The minister needs some craftsmen to make some things, but it's a pity... Qixia's manpower is far from enough."

After Zhu Di heard this, he smiled and said, "Since you have said this, how can I not allow it? This is easy to handle. I ordered the Chief Political Officer of Shandong Province and the Chief Political Officer of Hunan Province to assign 3,000 artisans to you. Yes."

  Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty...this is not what I think."

   "Not this one?" Zhu Di became even more suspicious, and asked, "Isn't three thousand enough?"

   "I'm wondering if craftsmen can be allowed to move to Qixia..." When Zhang Anshi said this, he was actually very unconfident.

  Because according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the common people in the world are divided into civilian households, artisan households, medical households, and so on.

  In fact, this is inherited from the system of the Yuan Dynasty.

  During the Yuan Dynasty, in order to fight, all the people in the ruling area were divided into different household registrations according to their occupations. Whenever it came time to fight, as many craftsmen, doctors, and common people were needed, they could be drawn from them to fight with the army.

   In the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang also believed that such a system seemed to be quite desirable.

   Of course, this also brings a lot of problems.

  For example, the problem of doctors is like this. The hereditary family of doctors makes it very likely that the son of a doctor is not proficient in medical skills, but because he is a doctor, he still has to become a doctor to treat people.

  The military households and artisan households are actually similar. The later the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the more this system collapsed.

  The reason why this system was easy to use in the Yuan Dynasty was because it was of great help to the military system of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was very convenient to recruit manpower. As for civil affairs, there are other problems...

   Obviously, for the Mongolian nobles, this is not a problem at all. After all, these nobles have been arguing for a long time about turning the Central Plains into pastures after they entered the Central Plains.

  The supporting system, in addition to the strict occupational household registration system, is accompanied by different occupational household registrations, which are often attached to the governments of various places.

  For example, the artisan households in Shandong are often mobilized by the chief envoy of Shandong. Wherever the embankment needs to be repaired, as many craftsmen as are needed can be recruited.

  This is not much different from the military household system, but it also brings about a huge problem, that is... the population of each household must not flow easily.

   Once you flow, it means that you have become a refugee, and the government has the power to arrest refugees.

  Of course, in the early days of the Republic of China, a lot of waste was waiting to be rebuilt, and the world had just been established. A large number of people with various household registrations were recruited, water conservancy measures were built, bridges and roads were built, and wasteland was reclaimed.

This kind of occupational household registration system has indeed played a lot of positive effects. The imperial court built a prototype of water conservancy without spending too much money. .

   Without this system, whether the Ming Dynasty could recover from the war is still unclear.

  Especially the refugee issue that runs through the entire late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties. If there are no restrictions, the mountains and forests all over the world will be full of bandits.

  The problem is that, by now, the drawbacks of this system have begun to appear.

  For example, Qixia lacks manpower, but in many other places, it is not craftsmen who want to be craftsmen. People who want to come to Qixia, but their household registration is in other places. In this way, the people have no other way out except to keep their duties.

  Zhu Di frowned and said, "You might as well explain it clearly."

  Zhang Anshidao: "I just want to talk about it. If your majesty thinks it's not good, you can listen to it as a joke."

  Zhu Di nodded: "Speak."

Only then did Zhang Anshi reassure himself and said: "Your Majesty, Qixia has a huge gap in population. The hereditary system was originally established to let the people settle down, but now... it is different. Deng Jian is currently cultivating new seedlings. , the food problem in the future will definitely be greatly alleviated, and a lot of new food does not require careful cultivation, so if the extra manpower is left on the land, what good will it do me, Daming?"

"So I hope... why don't you give it a try, open a hole in it, and see if it works. If it works, those households who are willing to farm can take care of more land, and each household can get more food, and those people who don’t want to work in farming, if they want to work, why not let them try?”

   "If this is the case, wouldn't the world be in chaos?" Zhu Di showed a bit of worry.

  Zhang Anshi smiled dryly: "Then why not...try it first?"

  Zhu Di was stunned: "Try it? How about a trial method?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Open an opening, such as Qixia's side, it is better to directly connect with Taiping Mansion. People in Taiping Mansion can flow with Qixia, and the government can't stop them. Besides, Taiping Mansion temporarily cancels private households." , medical households, military households, and artisan households, how about it?"

   "Taiping Mansion?"

  Taiping Mansion is actually the Ma'anshan and Wuhu area of ​​later generations, adjacent to Nanjing, but now it belongs to Nanzhili.

  Zhang Anshi's intentions are obvious. This place is close, so let's come to free flow and see how the effect is. If the effect is good, then we will see whether to let it go.

  Zhu Di was thoughtful, but what he feared was that this was the law of his ancestors after all.

  A few days ago, he only bragged about how he practiced the ancestral law. He couldn't slap himself in the face so quickly.

  However, if Qixia's labor shortage is indeed a problem, it may mean that he will earn less money.

   This is my money!

  For a while, Zhu Di couldn't make up his mind, so he said, "Let's discuss it with Wenyuan Pavilion."

  Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "Oh..."

  Zhang Anshi couldn't help being a little disappointed. He felt that if the ministers were to discuss it, nine out of ten it would definitely fail.

   It's not that he is pessimistic, but that this system is unreasonable to anyone with a discerning eye. But in the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, almost no important minister raised any objections.

  What does this mean?

   Explain that everyone thinks this is reasonable.

  Zhang Anshi laughed dryly: "It is true that the ministers should discuss it, but..."

   "But what?" Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi thoughtfully.

  Zhang Anshi said with a wry smile: "All the officials have always criticized Qixia, saying that Qixia only knows how to do business, especially the commercial firm, which has squeezed a lot of people's fat... They hope that the commercial firm cannot recruit manpower."

  Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi sideways: "You kid, you are very good at sowing right and wrong."

  Zhang Anshi smiled quickly and said: "Your Majesty, I can swear..."

  Zhu Di waved his hand: "It's really just a matter of the Taiping Mansion...unless..."

  Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and then said again: "Unless I ordered you to be the magistrate of Taiping Prefecture. In this way, it is reasonable for you to be the magistrate and also to live in Qixia?"

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

   This Qixia belongs to a region of Nanjing, and although Taiping Mansion and Yingtian Mansion where Nanjing is located belong to Nanzhili, after all, there are still differences in terms of administrative division.

   But then again, although Wuhu and Ma'anshan belonged to Anhui in later generations, they can be rounded up, and their provincial capitals are probably also Nanjing, which seems reasonable.

  Zhang Anshi hesitated a bit and said, "It's just...can I be a prefect?"

  Zhu Di said: "Aren't you also a scholar?"

  Zhang Anshi felt a little guilty: "Chen... I have indeed read some books. Last night, I was still studying Chunqiu."

   These words are very lacking in confidence.

Zhu Di said: "It's a mere Taiping Mansion. If I use this to call the ministers to discuss it, I think... there shouldn't be any controversy. Even if there are ministers who object, after all, I am not violating the law of the ancestors, and it is useless to oppose it. This matter, That's it, you just wait for the news."

  Zhu Di then looked at Zhang Anshi strangely, and said, "Why, is there any big business in the firm? The Qing family has such a big demand for manpower?"

Zhang Anshi said: "If the common people can have a full meal in the future, all industries will prosper. After all industries prosper, the price of manpower will inevitably rise. However, I have heard of many abuses of people's power. For example, many ministers have already started Take a soft sedan chair, and this sedan chair needs two or four people to carry it."

"Your Majesty, when it comes to manpower, the ministers keep saying that they should love the people and use them with caution, but when they want to sit in a sedan chair, a few people carry them, but they think it should be done. "

   "Of course, I'm just using an analogy. I don't mean to criticize the officials. When it comes to reasoning, how can I compare with them."

"But since the issue of manpower is involved, I was thinking, since manpower is precious, why not try our best to reduce the waste of manpower? The firm... intends to build some workshops for this purpose. Other than that, this is the business of the firm over the years. After investing funds, and cultivating a group of skilled craftsmen, and brainstorming, some results were finally obtained. The minister intends to... show it, so as to set an example for the people of the world."

   "Show?" Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi.

  He actually wanted to blurt out, can this make money?

  But after all, I didn't ask.

  Zhang Anshi obviously saw Zhu Di's thoughts, and said: "After the exhibition, if it is welcomed, we can try our best to produce it and then sell it."

   Zhu Di said surprisingly: "You are already the Duke of the state, don't talk about money all the time."

"Ah... this..." Zhang Anshi was stunned, as if he had realized it all at once, and said quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, it's because I'm too vulgar to talk about money, what I mean is... mainly to open Minzhi, this is for my Ming Dynasty."

   "If it is for the great Ming Dynasty..." Zhu Di nodded, and then said: "There is nothing wrong with this matter. What I admire most about you is your loyalty to the king and the thought of treating the people as if you were a relative."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Yes, yes, yes, your majesty's words, the minister is ashamed. I just have a little bit of loyalty, and I can barely compare with Yue Wumu. Recently, I am reading Three Kingdoms, and every time I read Zhuge Kongming couldn't help but burst into tears... I regretted it, but I was better than Zhuge Kongming. What he met was the first master, and he died before he started his business. However, the monarch I met was wiser than Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty Ten times a hundred times..."

  Zhu Di waved his hand immediately, and said in distaste: "Come on, come on, let's go on, I'm going to compare with Yao and Shun."

  Zhang Anshi put on a very sincere look and said: "In my heart, Yao and Shun cannot compare with Your Majesty..."

  Zhu Di couldn't help laughing and said: "You can't say this nonsense, at least you can't say it out, cough...how did I see you today...it's a bit weird, what else do you want?"

Zhang Anshi was happy, and said: "Actually, I have another unfeeling request. Didn't I show it? There are many treasures in this exhibit, and all of these treasures are of great benefit to my Ming Dynasty. There are also great benefits, but...the minister does not have much influence after all, I am afraid that few people will be willing to watch this exhibition, and the minister is thinking, if His Majesty can..."

  Zhu Di said: "Just this? This is easy, I like to hang out anyway."

  But I heard Zhang Anshi say: "What I mean is, if the empress..."

  Zhu Di glared at Zhang Anshi, and then said, "You know, she is not in good health."

  Although the illness was cured last time, but after all, at this age, and Empress Xu's body has always been weak, if not necessary, it is more necessary to rest.

  Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty may be like this because she stays in the palace on weekdays. Let her go out and watch the excitement, maybe her health will improve a lot."

  Zhu Di said: "I didn't expect that you would be so concerned about this display."

  Zhang Anshi said seriously: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is a big deal."

   Seeing Zhang Anshi attaching so much importance to it, Zhu Di said, "When will it start?"

   "Ninth day of the ninth day"

   "That's not a few days away." Zhu Di pondered: "Let's see when the time comes. If I have free time, I will go."

  Zhang Anshi heaved a sigh of relief, if His Majesty can go, it would be the best, this is equivalent to a golden signboard.

  It's like a product of later generations needs a small fresh meat as a spokesperson.

  In Daming, Zhu Di was the biggest fresh meat.

  Although this little fresh meat... is a little older, a little fatter, a little darker, and he doesn't have a mother's voice when he speaks, but he always falls into his mother's mouth.

  Zhang Anshi left contentedly.

  After coming out of the Forbidden City, Zhang Anshi distributed invitations widely, wishing that all the princes and nobles from all over the world would join in the fun.

   Then, he ran to the East Palace again.

  Meeting the Crown Princess Zhang, Zhang Anshi said: "Sister, in two days, there will be a World Expo in Qixia, you must go and see it."

  Zhang said: "I am a woman, how can I move around?"

  Zhang Anshi said directly: "The empress is going too."

  Zhang raised her eyebrows, feeling a little unusual: "You don't have another plan, do you? You are so amazing now that you dare to break ground on the head of your mother?"

   When saying this, Mrs. Zhang glared at Zhang Anshi.

  Zhang Anshi was a little afraid of this sister, so he immediately said: "Don't dare, don't dare, it's just that His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter..."

  Ms. Zhang's complexion improved for a while, and she said in a deep voice, "Just tell me, do you want me to go?"

  Zhang Anshi finally sighed, and said: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from my elder sister. I really hope that my elder sister will go."

Mrs. Zhang said: "Then you should have said it earlier. It's just... I'm afraid it will be inconvenient at that time. Let's see. I'll ask your brother-in-law later to see how he arranges it. If it can be arranged properly, naturally I won't let you lose your mind." of."

  Zhang Anshi was overjoyed, and said cheerfully: "Thank you sister, sister, you are really kind to me, others say I am blessed..."

  Since the task of coming to the East Palace was completed, Zhang Anshi didn't have time to stay longer. After chatting with his sister for a while, he hurried back to Qixia.

   Qixia's side has been busy, and soon, Qixia's original auction house has hung a gilded signboard.

  In Zhang Anshi's view, this exhibition is very important. Therefore, news of the exhibition has been published in the mansion newspaper for several days.

  It is just the day when ordinary merchants and common people are open, and it is the tenth day of the lunar new year, but the agreement with Zhu Di is on the ninth day of the lunar new year.

  The ninth day of the lunar month is the day to show off to the kings and grandchildren.

  The reason for this is to gain support from the DPRK and China.

  Many times, if you want to accomplish something, you have to eliminate resistance as much as possible. Therefore, for this exhibition, Zhang Anshi made a very delicate arrangement.

  In addition to various instruments forged from fine steel, a future living hall was also specially set up.

   Having been busy for many days, Zhang Anshi was finally relieved to be safe.

   It's the eighth day of the eighth day.

  In the Clerk's Pavilion.

  Hu Guang, Yang Rong, and Jin Youzi, the Hanlin attendant who was appointed to the cabinet, received a strange order from His Majesty.

  The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

  After Xie Jin went to Java, Jin Youzi joined the Imperial Academy, but... he was not a bachelor. Of course, in the eyes of all the officials, Jin Youzi was not far from the future bachelor.

   "What does your Majesty mean by making Zhang Anshi the magistrate of Taiping Prefecture?" Among these people, Jin Youzi has the lowest qualifications, so although he knows that everyone has questions, it is the most appropriate time for him to ask.

  Hu Guang looked at Yang Rong subconsciously.

  Yang Rong pondered, and said: "This matter is indeed very strange, and some people can't understand it. But His Majesty's decree, it is difficult for me to wait."

   "Yes." Hu Guang blew his beard and said: "This is not in compliance with the rules! Yang Gong, let's go to see you right now, and advise His Majesty to take back the order."

  Yang Rong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty will not take it back."

  Hu Guang was taken aback for a moment, puzzled and asked: "Why?"

Yang Rong analyzed: "Such an unreasonable appointment is obviously because your majesty has other plans. And let Zhang Anshi come, Zhang Anshi is a confidant minister, and it must be a special order to accomplish a certain thing. , At this moment, what's the use of you and I going to see you? Whether this matter is big or small, in my opinion, it's better to observe first."

  Hu Guang frowned and said: "I'm afraid that people outside will point at you and my nose and scold me. Being a minister has no strength of character, and he is flattering everywhere..."

  Yang Rong smiled and said: "There are also people who are not flattering, and they have their own thoughts. That person...is called Xie Jin..."

  Hu Guang: "..."

   What else can he say?

  Jin Youzi didn't say a word, and then he said: "In that case, I'll make an edict."

  Jin Youzi is the most silent person. He usually doesn't show his dew, but he is quite responsible when encountering problems.

   What he meant by drafting the edict was that if someone outside scolded him, he, the one who drafted the edict, would probably bear the most pressure.

  So, Jin Youzi went.

  Yang Rong glanced at Jin Youzi, and suddenly said: "Youzi acts calmly, and will be above you and me in the future."

  Hu Guang said: "Aren't you worried at all about Zhang Anshi being the prefect of Taiping?"

  Yang Rongdao: "There are too many things to worry about in the world, and I can't worry about it."

  Hu Guang: "..."

   "It is heard that there will be an expo tomorrow, which is organized by An Shi. If you are free, would you like to go and see it?"

   "Tomorrow? How to be free."

   "Your Majesty may go too."

   "Hey..." Hu Guang shook his head and said, "I always feel...that's not good."

  The next day...

  Zhu Di took Empress Xu and set off for Qixia.

  At the same time, all the officials accompanied him, and the rest of the princes and grandchildren also drove away.

  Zhu Di rode a horse, while Empress Xu sat in a chariot.

   Riding out of the Daming Gate, all the officials followed.

  When Zhu Di turned his head, he saw the team behind him. Sure enough, there were many ministers accompanying him in soft sedan chairs.

Zhu Di suddenly became angry, and said angrily: "When Emperor Taizu Gao was here, even if he was old and rare, as long as there was no disaster or disease, he still rode on horseback, and I was on horseback all day long. Why are the officials so comfortable? They all get out of the sedan chair for me and follow me on foot."

  The eunuchs panicked and went to pass the imperial edict one after another.

   All of a sudden, many people complained incessantly, but they didn’t dare to say anything. The emperor’s order cannot be violated, so they had to walk obediently.

   From the Forbidden City to Qixia, there is indeed some distance. By the time they arrive, most of the people are exhausted and exhausted. Many ministers are usually pampered. How can they suffer such hardships?

  Even when Empress Xu got out of the chariot, she looked tired.

  Obviously, the road is not easy to walk, the road is wobbly, and the speed of the chariot is slow. After an hour or two, Empress Xu is a little bit overwhelmed.

  Zhu Di took her next, and said with a gentle smile: "If I had known this, I wouldn't have come. It was all Zhang Anshi's ghostly idea."

   At this time, Zhang Anshi had brought the three murderers of the capital to pick him up, and he happily stepped forward to salute.

  Zhu Di said: "Your wish has been fulfilled today, let's go, if there is nothing to see, I will not forgive you."

   "Yes..." Zhang Anshi said: "There are too many things on display, Your Majesty, let's go step by step, and I will be your guide."

  This exposition is held in a new building. This building occupies a large area and is close to the library. It is very magnificent.

  Zhang Anshi leads the way, but when he turns around, he sees the ministers behind him, each of them staggering to and fro.

  He then said: "Your Majesty, there is a future life museum there, Your Majesty must take a good look at it."

  Zhu Di said: "What is the Future Living Museum?"

  Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "In the future, what will our Daming... be like, what will be popular in the future..."

  Zhu Di is still half-knowledgeable.

  Empress Xu became interested at this time, as if shopping is a woman's nature.

  At present, Zhang Anshi leads people to the Future Living Museum first, and enters the entrance. First, in a small compartment, there is something displayed...

  This thing... seems to be a piece of clothing, quite light, um... and a hood... It's just... It doesn't look like cloth on the surface.

  Empress Xu said: "This dress is not pretty."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Yeah, it's dark, of course it's not good-looking, but it's not for viewing."

  Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, and asked curiously, "Isn't it for viewing?"

  Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, please take a look."

   As he spoke, Zhang Anshi pointed to Qiu Song behind him, and said, "Fourth brother, come here, come here, and show it to His Majesty."

  Qiu Song bulged his eyes, looking very reluctant and rebellious.

  Zhu Yong and Zhang hurriedly took the clothes, put them on Qiu Song, and said comfortingly: "You should listen to what elder brother says, and you will be fine in a while. Don't be angry."

  The clothes covered half of Qiu Song's body, and then even Qiu Song's head was covered by the hood.

  Qiu Song looked like he was at the mercy of others, standing still, but Zhang Anshi was indeed doing his best. As a model, Qiu Song's expression was stiff, which was just right.

  Zhang Anshi snapped his fingers at this moment: "Come here... pour me some water..."

It was only then that Zhu Di and the others realized that there were a few guys standing on top of the cubicle. Each of the guys carried a large copper basin, and after listening to Zhang Anshi's order, they actually poured the basin of water directly on it. down.

  The basin of water dripped down directly on Qiu Song's head, but Qiu Song still stood there, motionless.

  Zhu Di frowned, subconsciously wanting to protect Empress Xu, some water droplets inevitably splashed on Empress Xu's body.

  Zhu Di was very angry, thinking that Zhang Anshi, this guy, had no rules in his actions.

   It's just...strangely...

   All of a sudden, it caused the other courtiers behind to exclaim.

  Zhu Di was also taken aback.

   Qiu Song was still wearing the clothes, and when the water fell on his body, it quickly slipped off.

  Although his body was wet, he seemed to have no reaction.

  Zhang Anshi asked Zhu Yong to help take off the clothes on Qiu Song's body. When everyone looked again, they saw that Qiu Song's body was hardly stained with water.

   "Your Majesty, this is a raincoat..." Zhang Anshi said: "Look, this raincoat is so light and thin, but its waterproof effect is ten times stronger than that of a coir raincoat. If you wear this coat to go out and wrap your whole body, you won't have to worry about the rain."

  Zhu Di looked at the light raincoat in surprise, maybe he didn't feel deeply.

  However, many ministers behind him showed their enthusiasm.

   You know, many ministers here are forbidden to enter and leave the palace, and umbrellas are not allowed in the palace, and even wearing a bamboo hat seems taboo.

  As a result, many people had to be exposed to the rain when they went in and out. In this era, being exposed to the rain means typhoid fever, and typhoid fever means the possibility of death.

  Even if there is a coir raincoat, the coir raincoat is extremely bulky, but the raincoat is light, waterproof and strong, which is really eye-opening.

  Zhang Anshidao: "This raincoat is actually thanks to Eunuch Deng."

   "Deng Jian again?"

  Zhu Di turned around with his hands behind his back, and looked at Qiusong like an animal, and then he was sure that the Qiusong was not stained with much water.

  What he and the officials imagined is different. For him, if he has this, then...wouldn't it be possible for a large army to march in the rain? And the original materials that were afraid of moisture, can this thing be waterproof?

  (end of this chapter)