Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 238 The Eternal Strategy?

"Huangming Zuxun" was first compiled in the second year of Hongwu. It was completed in six years, revised in nine years, and revised in 18 years. It was revised again in 28 years and officially changed its name from "Zu Xun Lu" to "Huang Ming Zu Xun". .

Lao Zhu naturally has this confidence, and his great achievements can be seen from his becoming the emperor of this empire.From his experience, he can also see the ability of this legendary founding king, and he confidently gave some lessons to future generations.

Order Hanlin to edit it into a book, and the Ministry of Rites will publish it to pass it on forever.All my children and grandchildren, honoring my orders, are not clever enough to mess with my established law, and a single word cannot be changed.

Lao Zhu drank his tea and looked at his grandson, who gave him a headache from time to time, but also made him extremely proud.

Zhu Yunying hugged the emperor's ancestral precepts and said, "Grandfather, the ancestors' precepts are approved by the grandson. No punishment is allowed, no prime minister is allowed, and our clan relatives are not allowed to judge by the local government. It's all done. It's just this "Da Gao" ", the grandson doesn't recognize it."

Lao Zhu was not surprised at all. He stipulated that the kings of later generations should only abide by the law and the great edict when using it.

This is the punishment code that Lao Zhu personally set, and it is also because the officials were corrupt and perverted the law, the mergers of powerful and powerful, and the gap between getting rid of food and avoiding food became more and more serious. It was actually just over ten years since the promulgation of the "Da Gao", but it also reflects Lao Zhu's thought of using heavy codes to govern troubled times.

And it can be clearly seen that it is too harsh and reflects Lao Zhu's personal characteristics too much, which is called zero tolerance for corrupt officials.

Lao Zhu was not annoyed, and asked, "What do you think?"

"At the beginning of the country, we punished the evils of the Yuan Dynasty and used heavy codes to renew the world, so orders and prohibitions are like a hasty wind." Zhu Yunying said calmly, "The grandson said before that he should be more relaxed when he ascended the throne. "Da Gao", grandson is afraid It cannot be kept. "Da Gao" was very good for the situation in the past few years, but it is not suitable for the current situation, and it may not be suitable for the future situation."

The impatient old Zhu said angrily, "No wonder you told us a few days ago that you wanted to learn from your father, and you have been waiting for us here for a long time! Let's do it, if you don't keep it, don't keep it. We will go to court in a few days, and you Go change the teachings of the ancestors!"

Of course, Lao Zhu had to come forward, so that Zhu Yunying could use the tiger's skin as a banner.After all, he is the grandson and the successor, if he directly changed the ancestral system without hesitation, there would definitely be troubles.But when Lao Zhu came forward to stand on the platform in person, Zhu Yunying had sufficient reasons and basis.

In fact, Zhu Yunying is already very familiar with reforming the ancestral system.Including the country that Lao Zhu had designated before, Lao Zhu also withdrew it early.Dongying was originally a country without conquest, and it also said that it had a private connection with Hu Weiyong.Goryeo was once a country without conquest, but Busan has always had Ming troops stationed there.

Zhu Yunying has been watching Annan Kingdom, Siam Kingdom, Champa Kingdom and other places eagerly. How could it be a country without conquest?

In addition to these, Zhu Yunying either talked about the treatment, clothing or ceremonial guards of some clans with Lao Zhu in person, or instructed his subordinates to submit notes.Therefore, the treatment of princes, county kings and others has dropped a bit, otherwise the clothes of the emperor uncles are often the same level of food and clothing as Xiao Zhu's prince and father.

Lao Zhu also understood these things in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that many regulations had been changed before, he wouldn't be so 'magnanimous' now.In the final analysis, in the past few years when the ancestral precepts were compiled, Lao Zhu has also discovered many inappropriate places one after another.Lao Zhu actually didn't have much resistance to changing the ancestral system.

As long as it is effective, as long as it can consolidate the country of Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu really doesn't mind changing the teachings of his ancestors.

"Grandpa Huang, many emperor uncles are in Beijing now." Zhu Yunying seemed to remember something, and said to Lao Zhu, "This etiquette should also be changed."

According to the ancestral precepts, the prince is not allowed to go to Hajj every year.It should be a prince who came to court, and then he returned to the domain to notify the other princes, and the remaining princes were allowed to come to court.There is also an order for the kings to come to court, from the eldest to the young, and the descendants come first;

Old Zhu said angrily, "Your imperial uncles are trapped in the capital for you, you should change it. But you also know that many princes are in the capital, which is somewhat inappropriate, and you are afraid that they will join forces in private."

"These grandchildren naturally know that the emperor's uncles are very good, but it is hard to guarantee that there will be unworthy descendants in future generations." Zhu Yunying understood this and said, "After all, the throne is different, but if there is any hope, I still want to fight for it." of."

Old Zhu was noncommittal, and said, "Here is the rule of our establishment. If there are unworthy descendants in the future who want to usurp the throne, other clans will not agree. We still say that the prince is noble, but we must be careful."

Lao Zhu has done a good job in this regard, for example, he is not allowed to contact the princes in private, and he is not allowed to communicate with them too much.Moreover, in the court, the princes basically have no right to speak, so don't think about participating in the government at all.

Even if some vassal kings enter the court, when there is a big banquet, the kings will not attend the banquet.If you want to participate in the banquet, you can only go to the side hall, clean the tea and rice, and treat your family with courtesy.During the banquet of the ministers' assembly, the king did not attend.

Old Zhu's worries are justified, and Zhu Yunying naturally agrees with such practices.It's just that what Zhu Yunying is worried about is not necessarily that the princes are famous but not powerful, but a series of situations of the clan.

"Grandson plans to let go of some things so that the clan can participate." Zhu Yunying said to Lao Zhu, "Grandfather, we have lifted the sea ban, although most of them have been collected into the household department. It's just that there is still money here, grandson I'm going to take these out so that I can take care of the clan in the future."

Lao Zhu, who had been sitting slanted on the couch, regained his spirits and asked repeatedly, "Ying'er, are you willing?"

Zhu Yunying was puzzled and puzzled, "Why can't you bear it? After all, my grandson's surname is Zhu, and the bones and tendons are broken! Besides, the grandson has taken away the power of the emperor's uncles to entrust the land, so he should give it to him." They are subsidized."

Such words will make Lao Zhu unhappy, he can blame his grandson, the emperor, and sometimes Xiao Zhu can be self-defeating.But other people can't say it, and sometimes Xiao Zhu is self-deprecating, and Lao Zhu is not very happy.

"The matter of opening the sea ban, you have been messing with it since you were a child." Old Zhu began to settle accounts, and wanted to refute Xiao Zhu's statement, "We didn't like that at first, if you hadn't opened the sea ban and formed a navy , can you get so many spices and precious stones from Nanyang? Our Daming is now more and more short of silver, isn’t it because you found a mountain of silver in Dongying?!”

Zhu Yunying was amused, and said cheekily, "That's true, but it's also the service of the three armed forces, and it's also the grandfather who trusts the grandson. If the grandpa didn't have a solid foundation, the grandson might be militaristic and rejoicing in doing what he did. .”

Regardless of that, Lao Zhu continued, "Maritime trade is making money now, and most of the money is collected from the national treasury. But we thought that there should be some internal money, and we can't give it all to the clan. We gave them salaries in the first place. If not, let them get those benefits?"

Zhu Yunying said, "Grandfather, grandson thinks so. Most of the sea trade is done by our imperial court now, but there are also some aristocratic families or officials who do it privately. Let's slowly release some sea restrictions, let's go outside more. Earn money and bring back good things to enrich Daming. Our silk, cloth, and even iron pots can be sold at high prices."

This also made old Zhu happy, and said, "Our iron pot is not willing to sell, and the Tartars have to exchange cattle and sheep for our iron pot."

Daming's iron pot is really a 'strategic material', which is also a way of continuing the weak policy towards the nomads all the time.

"Let's talk about those, let's make a list slowly at that time, some can be sold, some can't." Zhu Yunying continued to speak, and said with a smile, "The spices we brought back can also be sold at a good price in Daming. You can make a lot of money by going back and forth. Besides, the people of our Daming are better off."

Lao Zhu nodded, very embarrassed, "In fact, we don't look down on gold and silver, and we can't eat those gems. But without those things, we can't afford the salaries of civil and military officials, and we can't pay the soldiers. spend money."

"That's right, so my grandson is planning to gradually release some sea bans, and I guess more capable people will go out." Zhu Yunying said, "Our imperial court is in charge of the overall situation, so we should collect some taxes. Business taxes should be higher. !"

Lao Zhu was a little embarrassed, his business tax was very low.Of course, what embarrasses Lao Zhu even more is that Haimao really makes money, and he is deeply touched now.

"Grandson is going to rectify the sea trade. It is definitely not possible to go to sea privately, but if the fleet of the aristocratic family or the clan goes to sea, we will give some convenience and pay taxes for us." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Take the surrounding area We will be happy if the gold, silver, jewels, food and spices from the barbarians of the country are earned back."

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying, and said immediately, "If you put a lot of spies in the caravan, you will have to use soldiers in the future, right?"

"The grandson's thoughts can't be hidden from Grandpa Huang!" Zhu Yunying continued without embarrassment, "Maritime trade is too profitable, so the court can take the big head. Some big families can also let them go, and the clan can do nothing. Do these."

Lao Zhu thought for a while and said, "Succeed, let's discuss this matter slowly, there is no rush."

Lao Zhu is of course happy to let his descendants live a better life.Although he can't be in power, if his children and grandchildren can eat and drink enough to be Tao Zhugong, Lao Zhu is of course happy to see it.

Huang Ming Zu Xun, it seems that there are enough rules for the future kings of Ming Dynasty, but now it seems that many rules can also be changed.Regarding this point, Zhu Yunying sees it very clearly, he does not believe in the strategy of eternal life.

But Zhu Yunying is also very clear that there are many things in Huang Ming's ancestor's precepts that need to be persisted and cannot be completely overthrown.

Continue to discuss with Lao Zhu, and change what needs to be changed.If there is no need to change it, of course it will be made into the ancestral precepts, and future generations must not change it!
(End of this chapter)