Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 287 Mind

Chang Lan's sudden and long death attracted the attention of the entire Peking Mansion, at least for those in the officialdom, it was an out-and-out major event.

Let's not say that Chang Lan's is Lan Yu's elder sister, the kind whose elder sister is like a mother.Even if Lan Yu wins now, it's just that for more people, what they care about is that Chang Lan is the grandmother of the current emperor, and this is what they have to pay attention to.

Of course, the honorable families are also paying more attention at this time, especially some honorable families who have come to Beiping Mansion.Don't say it's from the Chang line, even if it's from the Xu line, they still need to send someone over to mourn at this time.Not only because Chang Lan is the grandmother of the current Holy Majesty, but also because Chang Lan is Chang Yuchun's official wife.

Even on the clan's side, Zongzheng and King Zhu of Jin who were in Beiping Mansion also made a special trip to pay their respects.

Some wives came to the Kaiping Palace, and some of them were of the same generation as Chang Lan's family, or those with a slightly lower seniority, actually envied Chang Lan's family very much.They are extremely envious of Chang Lan's glory, and they dare not compare it.

Her husband is Chang Yuchun, the eldest son inherited the Duke, and the second and youngest sons also spelled out the Marquis.The daughter is the first concubine, who was born as the emperor.As for the fact that his younger brother is Lan Yu, Duke of Liang, he is now also one of the flags of the Ming military.

It can be said that Chang Lan's is an out-and-out honor both during his lifetime and after his death.In Daming, perhaps the first empress could be more successful than Chang Lan's, which other women would not envy Chang Lan's in their bones!
King Wu Zhu Yunxi's eyes were red, he didn't seem to care what other people said or talked about, he just knelt there to guard Chang Lan's spirit.As for what someone wants to say that violates the etiquette system, it is probably just a whisper in my heart.If he dared to speak out now, he would surely anger Zhu Yunxi, and maybe offend the Chang family as well.

"After seven days of cessation, the uncles will help the spirit to respond to Tianfu." Zhu Yunxi seemed to remember something, and his voice was hoarse. "Grandmother must be buried with my grandmother, and the emperor will go there then."

Chang Mao nodded. His father, Chang Yuchun, was buried under Zhongshan Mountain. This is also the so-called 'burial in Xiaoling Mausoleum', which is the honor of a courtier.

Chang Sheng looked at Zhu Yunxi, and said with some distress, "Nephew, don't kneel here. Your grandmother has always loved you, and if she saw you like this, she would not feel at ease when she left."

Looking at the coffin, Zhu Yunxi felt very sour, "Grandma is gone, so I will accompany her again. In the past few years, she has lived in Beiping, and I rarely come to visit her. Grandma must be happy that I am accompanying her."

In fact, although Zhu Yunxi was extremely sad, he still felt lucky.At least he hurried to see his grandmother for the last time, and he also knew that his grandmother left relatively peacefully, and his grandmother had no regrets, which naturally made him feel more relieved.

Chang Mao remembered something, and asked in a low voice, "Nephew, did His Majesty really say that he was going to welcome the spirit?"

"It's natural!" Zhu Yunxi said as a matter of course, "But what did my grandmother explain? We are still young and don't know some customs. If my grandmother has an explanation, we will follow my grandmother's explanation."

Chang Mao spoke at this time, with a little anticipation, "She also explained before that she wanted to be buried with her father. It's just that she didn't want to make a big fuss. It would make sense for His Majesty to greet her personally. However, she didn't want civil and military officials in the court to be buried together. Hundreds of officials also went to the funeral."

Zhu Yunxi was silent for a moment, and then said, "If my grandmother really has such an explanation, it is naturally according to my grandmother's intentions. It is only the mother's concubine's heirs, and they should also go to see my grandmother. If you don't return to Yingtian Mansion, you will not stop spirits, go directly to Zhong Shan?"

That's what Chang Mao had in mind, he knew that Zhu Yunxi couldn't make the decision.But Chang Mao knew that his eldest nephew was likely to attach great importance to this matter.Even if it seems that the number of grand nephews has decreased in the past few years, it is only because the Kaiping Palace is now in Beiping, and the glory and favor of the Chang family have never been lacking.

When Zhu Yunxi was guarding the spirit here, there were naturally some fast horses running towards Yingtian Mansion.

Apart from the great victory of the imperial court in the north, the death of Princess Kaiping is also an out-and-out major event, which naturally needs to be reported to His Majesty immediately.After all, the status of Princess Kaiping is too special, and no one dares to be sloppy about this matter.

Zhu Yunying didn't know about these things, which was the limitation of the times.Even though Daming's post stations are more developed, basically they all rely on post stations and fast horses to speed up.

Zhu Yunying can be regarded as used to this, some important things might be delayed for ten days and half a month.And it may take a year or two for some things to be slowly conveyed to some villages and towns in Daming. This is a very normal thing.

This is the current productivity, and Zhu Yunying really can't ask for too much.

Don't count on phone calls, telegrams, etc. in a short time. This does not mean that one person can build them immediately.The current basic science is not enough, the current technology accumulation is not enough, even if Zhu Yunying is in "Arabian Nights", skilled craftsmen can't do it.

Although he has something on his mind, as the emperor, Zhu Yunying also needs to do his job well, and he still has a lot of political affairs to deal with.Wanting to adjust his emotions is a bit of a luxury for him, and it is also unrealistic.

For the future planning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunying also needs to do a good job, he must draw a better blueprint.

It seems that the weather is going well, especially now that there is also the first season of rice harvest.Although in many places in Daming, it is only cooked once a year, but in places like Jiangnan and Fujian, it is still possible to grow twice a year.

Holding the memorial, Zhu Yunying walked towards Qianqing Palace in a happy mood, "Grandfather, our granary should be full. In two years, our granary should be filled with new grain and old grain."

Lao Zhu quickly took the booklet, and immediately laughed, "Okay! This thing is what keeps us alive, and food is more important than anything else. Silver and gold can't fill our stomachs in times of famine."

Zhu Yunying also laughed, and said carelessly, "Whether it's food or silver, I like it all!"

Zhu Yunying didn't feel that she was being greedy at all, it was quite normal.Beautiful things, of course, are liked by everyone, and this is naturally human nature.It's perfectly normal to have such thoughts.

The more Lao Zhu looked at it, the more satisfied he was, and he said to Zhu Yunying, "That's good, our granary is full, so we should feel at ease. With the grain in hand, we have confidence in our hearts, and we don't have to panic when we do things."

"That's the truth, don't panic if you have food in your hand." Zhu Yunying admitted with a smile, especially for an emperor like him, "Grandfather, the place in Suzhou that I mentioned last time should also lower their taxes. Yes. We have been in Ming Dynasty for [-] years, and we have always imposed heavy taxes there, and the people below say that you are taking revenge on the people of Suzhou for helping Zhang Shicheng defend the city."

Lao Zhu naturally knew about these things and didn't care, "Those people say what they like, and we are not afraid of what they say. Suzhou is our tax land. Don't worry about food this year. It's just that we have reduced taxes. What should we do if we encounter a famine? At that time, if we want to increase taxes, this will be a troublesome thing.”

Zhu Yunying has naturally considered these things, but he is also a little worried, "Grandfather, you have also seen the matter of Haimao. Our tax system needs to be changed, and the current tax revenue is still a little less."

For topics like taxation, Lao Zhu is naturally extremely cautious. He also knows that this matter cannot be vague, and these matters must be paid more attention to.After all, Daming's finances seem to be improving, but there are some things that cannot be ignored.

Taxation will undoubtedly affect the development of this country, and the tax system can also be said to be related to the future of this country.

Old Zhu thought about it carefully, and said to Zhu Yunying, "Ying'er, we have thought about what you said. The things we thought about before are a bit simple, and some things we didn't think of before."

After all, it was the first time he became emperor, and when he ascended the throne, even though Lao Zhu studied hard, he couldn't think everything through at once.Especially in order to be a good emperor, sometimes Lao Zhu also needs to make some compromises with some aristocratic families, landlords and gentry, even if it is only a small compromise.

Zhu Yunying opened his mouth and said to Lao Zhu, "Grandson is thinking that if it is suitable, we have to pay attention to the matter of land annexation. Now there are some signs, our Ming Dynasty has only been founded for 30 years! If this continues, the land will belong to the big landlords in the future. , Noble gentleman."

Lao Zhu couldn't help frowning, but he was just joking, "Scholar's field, you are restricted."

Treating scholars preferentially, Lao Zhu has done a pretty good job in this matter.It's just such a thing, that is, relatively speaking.

In the Yuan Dynasty, the status of scholars was low, but they were more tolerant of scholars.So after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were still some elders and children who missed the Yuan Dynasty. Those scholars felt that the Yuan Dynasty was more tolerant to scholars.

But now, the status of scholars has been improved, but Emperor Zhu's continuous suppression also makes many scholars feel dissatisfied.Especially some time ago, the new emperor suddenly restricted the tax-free and corvee-free land for scholars.

It is completely impossible to donate something in the future, not to mention.But there is no juren, the whole village and half of the county have donated land in the name of the juren, exempt from tax.

Lao Zhu attaches great importance to this matter, and he really feels that this matter affects the foundation of the country, so naturally it is impossible to treat it carelessly.Let's not talk about this matter in the long run, but it definitely needs a lot of discussion.

The current tax system has some advantages, but there are also some shortcomings.

And Zhu Yunying knew this, so she naturally wanted to change some things.He knows that there is no perfect policy, but as long as it is better for Daming and has fewer hidden dangers, that is enough.

(End of this chapter)