Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 947 Children can be taught

  The stupidest way...and the most effective way...

   These words were actually very common, but they made Emperor Hongzhi gasp.

   Almost everyone used smart to describe what the emperor and grandson did.

  Yeah, isn’t this genius? It's not a genius, why... the emperor's grandson can find out the truth of a case that the Shuntian Mansion can't investigate.

  Therefore, countless subjects praised it, and everyone was delighted.

  People would rather believe in the wisdom bestowed by God, or be a child prodigy, or a fairy boy...but...people just ignore that behind this astonishing performance, there are countless blood and sweat.

  Emperor Hongzhi was deeply moved, and took a closer look at Zhu Zaimo.

  His grandson is indeed a little thinner, and his eyes...have experienced some vicissitudes of life, which is very unsuitable for his age.

At this time, Zhu Zaimo bowed to Emperor Hongzhi and said, "Father, since the incident, the Shuntian Mansion did not take over the case, so Sun Chen went to the scene immediately. After Xu Pengju inspected the scene, he found out A lot of evidence. Fang Zhengqing led people to investigate nearby and found dozens of people related to the Jia family..."

"It's impossible for anyone to be unaware of a massacre. Someone must have heard something, seen something, or noticed something unusual. Sun Chen lived near the scene for a few days, and the people nearby... After getting acquainted with each other, after confirming that the Jia family did not have any feud with anyone, nor did they have too much money, Sun Chen judged that this might be done by someone close to him, and then based on the doubts provided by their neighbors, he continued to investigate. It took four days to narrow down the range of suspects. In fact... it was just a matter of lifting a finger, but as for Shuntian Mansion, all of them had their heads down. It's ridiculous that I only took a quick look at Wu Zuo's memorial, and didn't even take a serious look at the corpse..."

Zhu Zaimo said: "My teacher ordered me to be the magistrate of Xishan County. Now...Sun Chen finally understands why... This is exactly the painstaking efforts of my teacher. Since becoming the county magistrate, Sun Chen has made many mistakes. Every time I make a mistake, All made Sun Chen realize where his problems came from and how to correct them. The teacher ordered his brothers to teach Sun Chen the methods of doing things. These methods...Sun Chen found it difficult at first, but he learned it slowly. Only then did he know that a county If you want to do well, it is really difficult to reach the sky. If you want the people not to go hungry, you have to go to the field to see the growth of the crops, and you have to talk to the farmers in person to understand their concerns. A In a case, you must be careful and careful, you must listen to it, you must not be affected by external emotions, and you must not be preconceived. Only when you find out all the details can you form a judgment in your heart."

He raised his head, looked at Emperor Hongzhi, and said seriously: "Not only that, but you also need to know the situation in the county well. Sun Chen's memory is not good, but you can learn more about it a few times, and you can always remember it. "

   "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi heard these words...his heart...was overwhelmed.

  Because of these words... he had faintly heard them.

  But... the truth is this truth, but how many people can really do it?

  He couldn't help but said: "Oh? Then I'll test you!"

  All Hanlins stretched their necks.

  Liu Jian and others stared at Zhu Zaimo.

  At this time, no one treats Zhu Zaimo as a child anymore.

  People prefer to regard him as the magistrate of Xishan County.

  Just like all county magistrates summoned by the emperor, they will be tested by the emperor...

  People look forward to it, waiting for something.

  At this time, Fang Jifan's mood was also very complicated, and he couldn't help feeling that a scum like Zhu Houzhao could give birth to such a sensible child. This...is really unfair.

   And I, Fang Jifan... can be regarded as a hero, a moral model of the Hongzhi Dynasty, who took the world as his own responsibility, and only asked the common people among the dragons and phoenixes, but gave birth to...

  Thinking of this, Fang Jifan looked at Fang Zhengqing, who was trembling immediately when he saw him, and really... wished he could just slap him to death and pull him down.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Zaimo with hope, and said with a smile: "You said it yourself, you know the situation in Xishan County like the back of your hand. Let me ask you, how many acres of land are there in Xishan?"

  What was surprising again was that Zhu Zaimo replied without any hesitation: "197,632 acres..."

   "..."

Is this correct?

  So Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan suspiciously.

  Fang Jifan's eyes turned to Fang Liang, wishing he could whistle and play a beautiful song.

  Emperor Hongzhi probably understood it, but Fang Jifan didn't know the answer either.

  So Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Xiao Jing.

  Xiao Jing understood and left in a hurry.

  In the cabinet, there are archives of all counties in the world, and the bachelors who are waiting for an edict can be known by just checking.

  Emperor Hongzhi waited for the answer, but he seemed not in a hurry.

After a few incense sticks, Xiao Jing returned in a hurry, holding the yellow book of Xishan in his hand, panting, but his face flushed with excitement, and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong, nothing wrong, it is one hundred and seventy-seven thousand six hundred and three Twelve acres."

  Emperor Hongzhi took a look, his eyebrows were beaming, and a smile appeared on his lips involuntarily.

  When all the ministers saw His Majesty's face, they knew that there was nothing wrong.

  Everyone burst into laughter: "Haha... Your Highness is really smart..."

   No, it seems that it is meaningless to praise His Highness for being smart.

  But... His Highness is at least a good county magistrate, who dares to take on such a heavy responsibility at such a young age... I am afraid that there are not many county magistrates who can blurt out the number of acres in the county.

  Emperor Hongzhi was very excited, Longyan said joyfully: "Yes, yes, you can teach a child, a child can be taught."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked relieved...his grandson...it's amazing.

But…

  Zhu Zaimo frowned, he looked very unhappy.

  Zhu Zaimo saluted Emperor Hongzhi and said, "Your Majesty, knowing the number of acres in the county, what is there to celebrate?"

  Emperor Hongzhi was stunned: "..."

  Is this a bit too modest?

I saw Zhu Zaimo said: "If this is only the situation in the county, it is a fool's dream to govern one side based on the acres recorded in a yellow book. There are paddy fields and dry fields, and there are good and bad fields. , who owns more fields and who owns less. It’s not just that you know the number of acres and hold a yellow book, and you can think that you understand the agricultural situation in the county.”

  Emperor Hongzhi was a little confused again, looking around, looking at the Hanlin.

Although the Imperial Academy has no actual governance experience, what they come into contact with every day is the memorials of local officials, the emperor's will, and various documents preserved in the past, but...even if they are knowledgeable, they are a little confused ...What do you mean?

Zhu Zaimo put his hands behind his back and said with emotion: "Some things are recorded on paper, but some things, if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, it's meaningless to rely on the number alone. Sun Chen and Zhengqing, Xu Pengju, Yang Ye, People like Liu Ping, we have traveled all over Xishan in the past two months, and what we can see with our naked eyes is definitely not comparable to this mere yellow book. For example, according to the counts of Sun Chen and other juniors, there are relatively few paddy fields in Xishan. There are only 13,000 mu of dry land, most of which are dry fields. Among them, there are more than 27,000 mu of good fields, 68,000 mu of middle fields, and the rest are bad fields. Besides, there are nine cattle in the West Mountain. One thousand six hundred and thirty-five head is the crown of the world. This is because... my father captured a lot from the Tatars, because the West Mountain has abundant animal power. But 80% of the land is in the hands of the Tuntian. Fortunately, the farmer's tenants are given great benefits, and the common people... can live a decent life."

   "But at present, most of the able-bodied men do not want to work in agriculture, and most of them work in workshops. Among them, there are more than 7,900 men working in workshops, and more than 3,650 women..."

  Everyone looked at Zhu Zaimo in shock.

this…

  They immediately thought of one person. In today's world, the only person who can know the situation of the entire county well. They think... only Ouyang Zhi!

   And the grandson of the emperor...

Zhu Zaimo continued: "Because Xishan has adopted a large number of refugees, there are not a few old and weak people. Therefore, the most important thing Xishan needs to do right now is to set up a relief hall. No matter what, we must give food to the lonely and widowed old people. It is less, even if the food...is all old rice, it will definitely not cause lonely old people to starve to death. The country governs the world with filial piety, this is the fundamental. Next..."

  There was no sound in the hall, and everyone listened carefully to every word Zhu Zaimo said... It seemed that any word, when spoken by the emperor's grandson, was always particularly pleasant.

"Secondly, there is the problem between workshops and farmland. Many workshops are scattered in various places, in a disorganized manner, and conflict with many farmlands. What Sun Chen understands is a few situations. First, a certain magnetic The kiln is located in the farmland, surrounded by farmland. Although there are roads, many craftsmen choose to walk in the field ridges in order to copy the path, even if they trample on the crops. Second, there are Once the waste water discharged from the workshop enters the ditch, it will reduce the grain production in the vicinity by a lot.”

"Sun Chen thought about it, and found that there must be a workshop, but if he wants to prohibit craftsmen from trampling on the crops, the manpower and material resources required are also astronomical. Finally, Sun Chen asked his teacher, and the teacher gave a way, that is, in the future, the county should Spend energy and do your best to gather all the workshops, the grain-growing fields are dedicated to growing grain, and the production workshops are also dedicated to production, and they must try their best not to interfere with each other."

  Zhu Zaimo talked eloquently, like a few treasures, and clearly stated the direction of his future administration and the current problems of Xishan County.

  …

   After finishing this chapter, the tiger needs to find a blind person to take care of him. The fourth chapter will be a bit late, but... there is still!

  (end of this chapter)