Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 378 Infamy
Old Zhu was in a good mood, because his precious great-grandson was attentively guarding the sugar blower's small vendor.

It is said that sugar blowers existed in the Song Dynasty, but that can only be regarded as a prototype.In the Ming Dynasty, some people even began to myth Liu Bowen, saying that Liu Bowen was the ancestor of the sugar blower.

Zhu Yunying is not particularly new and unexpected about this, not to mention now, even a few hundred years later, some people will inevitably want to "raise the lintel" and hang many people and things on the heads of historical celebrities.

Xiao Zhu actually took a look at the sugar blower, and it was slightly different from the sugar blower in his impression.But it's not too big of a difference, but all of this is indeed what children yearn for, and the little guys are probably the biggest customers of this kind of business.

As for Xiao Zhu's safety, there is no need to worry about it, because he wears richer clothes.The most important thing is that there are people guarding him both openly and secretly, so naturally there is no need to worry about some things.

Xiao Zhu put down his teacup and said to Old Zhu, "Grandpa Huang, we are happy to see how we live and work in peace and contentment now."

Old Zhu also nodded with a smile when he heard the words, "We fight and rule the world because we want our people to live and work in peace and contentment. Now this scene is good, and we are also happy to see it. Our Zhu family's country can also be passed down."

Such an appearance of living and working in peace and contentment, such an appearance of well-being and prosperity, is indeed the greatest affirmation of those in power.

Zhu Yunying looked at Lao Zhu, and suddenly said, "Our Daming is indeed increasing its household registration, not to mention the world is peaceful, and the government is still fairly clear. But we also feel that there are still not enough people in our Daming."

Old Zhu persuaded, "There is no rush for this matter. As long as the world is peaceful, our Daming's household registration will also be brought up."

Zhu Yunying said directly to Lao Zhu, "What we have in mind is to develop Jingxiang and Liaodong. We also have plans in the northwest. This is all for people, especially in Liaodong and Northwest. The foundation there is poor. If we The development side has to be filled with human life."

Lao Zhu also fell silent, for Zhu Yunying's thoughts, Lao Zhu naturally knew it well.

As for the difficulty in this, Lao Zhu is naturally more aware of it.Although some places are very important, it's just that the foundation of those places is indeed relatively poor.If you want to develop those places, you really need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, and it takes human lives to fill them.

When Lao Zhu was silent, Zhu Yunying said, "We also know that it is not a simple matter to relocate people by force. Especially in those places with bitter cold, if there are really a large number of relocated people, we are afraid that it will arouse public resentment."

Old Zhu nodded silently, he was naturally quite clear about these things, and it was inevitable that he also had some worries.

Regardless of Lao Zhu's unparalleled prestige, Xiao Zhu's control over the court is also strong now, but some things can't just rely on prestige.

Think about the Qin Dynasty, and then think about the Sui Dynasty, these are all lessons learned from the past.Especially in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Sui Yang's series of actions did indeed quickly distort a prosperous country.Public grievances are naturally one of the most important factors.

These things also need to be carefully considered, and you must not let go of your hands all at once.If you take too many steps, it is really possible to scratch your head, and you need to be careful about such things.

Zhu Yunying also said at this time, "We have already made an order to move the three military households in the farmland to Jingxiang first, and then the imperial court will move the people to Jingxiang. They should also be transferred to Jingxiang. The foundation there is good. If we work harder, We have an extra grain depot in Ming Dynasty."

For Zhu Yunying's approach, Lao Zhu is quite satisfied, "That's the reason, we also want to manage those places better."

"We are also thinking the same way, we should make those places better." Zhu Yunying nodded, and said more seriously, "Three guards are not enough, and the resettlement is not enough, but we also know that those places have a good foundation. Really After the transfer, there is not much complaint.”

Lao Zhu also knew it well, and said with a smile, "That's the reason. You have been building water conservancy these years, and the foundation there is also solid. If you put in the effort, you can see some results in 30 or 50 years."

In places like Jingxiang, many people can see that there is potential. The court resources are more inclined, coupled with policy guidance, there is really no need to worry so much.

It's just that the places Zhu Yunying wants to develop are not these at all. In a farming and civilized country, land and food are the most important for the governance of the country.

The Ming Dynasty needed to have so many grain bases, and only Jiangnan was not enough.Jingxiang also needs to be developed, and those places in Bashu are actually not bad.Although Guanzhong was dilapidated at the beginning, it still had some foundations. These places are now the most important grain bases of the Ming Dynasty.

With the development of Jingxiang, the Ming Dynasty had one more grain base.If Liaodong and Northwest were redeveloped, the food security of the Ming Dynasty would basically not need to worry so much.

Zhu Yunying didn't hide anything, and said his thoughts, "Grandpa Huang knows that even if he wants to come, our Daming is quite generous to some foreigners, but we are not the people of our Daming, and we are not very considerate. Ruthless. These people outside did not talk less about us."

Old Zhu couldn't help laughing. He himself was a 'tyrant' in some people's eyes. In fact, Lao Zhu had heard of the reputation of his precious grandson more or less.

When Xiao Zhu was still the grandson of the emperor, Xiao Zhu was not considered a qualified prince in the eyes of some civil servants.The oppression of Mongolian and Yuan captives, including Zhu Yunying pulling people out of prisons to reform through labor, is why many scholars feel that today's world is relatively cruel and not kind enough.

Zhu Yunying continued, "The Mengyuan people captured one after another over the years have basically been dismantled, and nothing can happen. Apart from raising horses for our Daming, many of these people have also changed to farming. Well, it’s still relatively promising, and after one or two generations, those people will be the people of our Daming.”

Lao Zhu nodded slightly. As for those captives, etc., Lao Zhu really knew how those people were treated, and many policies were formulated by Lao Zhu himself.

"In Dongying's silver mines, apart from our Ming craftsmen, most of them were captured in Korea and Dongying a few years ago, and there were many casualties." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Especially in the past few years, the silver mines There were a lot of accidents when the mine was first opened, and it all depended on human life.”

Old Zhu didn't care about this matter at all, the main thing was to transport the money back to Daming, and he was satisfied, and he didn't need to care about other things at all.

Leaving aside the fact that Lao Zhu broke out in the turbulent times, his heart is hardened.What's more, even if some Ming craftsmen and military households were killed or injured, most of them were prisoners of war, etc. These are not the people of Ming Dynasty, so of course they don't need to care about some things.

Even some civil servants in the court shouted for enlightenment and so on every day.It's just that they may not know much about some things in Dongpu, and on the other hand, they may not care about the casualties of those foreign races, and the court basically maintains enough tacit understanding.

Zhu Yunying smiled, and said in a low voice, "Grandson is going to use the lives of foreigners to develop more fertile land for the people of our Ming Dynasty!"

Old Zhu stared, and said very seriously, "Ying'er, don't you want to joke with us! If you really do this, I'm afraid you won't have a good reputation in the history books in the future."

"We don't care what those people say, as long as our country is stable." Zhu Yunying laughed, and said triumphantly and proudly, "Grandfather, we also said it a few years ago. Fame or something, grandson I really don't care, we just want to do something and govern the world!"

Hearing what Zhu Yunying said, Old Zhu also became proud, "After all, he is Zhu Chongba's grandson, just like us! Fame, we don't care about those reputations, as long as our country is stable!"

Lao Zhu naturally knew it well, just because he almost carried Mencius out of the Confucian Temple, just because of his harsh treatment of civil and military officials over the years, it is enough to make many people resent him. It was writing some brutal words of Emperor Hongwu.

Since this is the case, Lao Zhu can believe it. It seems that he is not the only emperor who will be feared by those civil servants.And his grandson will definitely not become 'Renzong'.

"You should know these things in your own mind." Old Zhu said to Zhu Yunying, "You have to think about these things in a long-term way. These are not small things, so you can't be careless."

Zhu Yunying nodded, these things are really not small things, and the plan needs to be further improved.

As for the fact that Lao Zhu didn't seem to intend to take the initiative to 'take the blame' this time, Zhu Yunying was not surprised at all, and he also felt that it should be taken for granted.After all, in the past, Lao Zhu could do some seemingly controversial things to make Da Zhu and Xiao Zhu's reputation better.

But those are all in the past tense. At that time, Da Zhu and Xiao Zhu were still princes, and even if their status was stable, they still needed a little 'fostering'.But now it's different, Zhu Yunying is already sitting on the dragon chair, so let's forget about things like looking after her.

So some controversial things, let's continue to dispute, and many emperors can't avoid these things.

What's more, judging from Zhu Yunying's character, if nothing else happens, the controversial things are obviously not just once or twice.Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Lao Zhu to escort Zhu Yunying all the time, and Zhu Yunying really needs to undertake some things by himself.

This is a very normal thing, and Zhu Yunying has already made some psychological preparations.

"Grandfather, we have also thought about it. Although this is a bit hurtful, but if it is done well, it can be effective in a short time." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Those bitter cold places can be developed like this. These foreign races helped our Ming Dynasty lay some foundations, so we can transfer people there in the future."

Old Zhu nodded slightly, and said, "Don't let our Daming people go there, let the military households keep an eye on those places."

In fact, Zhu Yunying also thinks so. Those places with bitter cold are really not good places to live now. If the living environment is relatively bad, it must be necessary to garrison troops.The appearance of these armies can also be to supervise the work of these alien races, which can also bring some deterrence and stability.

Therefore, Zhu Yunying has no psychological burden to become a controversial emperor. He has no other choice now.

"We can only do this now, what our Daming lacks the most is people." Zhu Yunying said, then looked at Xiao Zhu and said, "It's best for us to do these things, we can't let Yin'er do them. An emperor who is not cruel enough can't do these things."

Lao Zhu nodded slightly, and his tone was not relaxed, "We are ruthless enough, you should be more ruthless. I just want to say that you are much more kind than us. That's fine, we use heavy codes in troubled times. We Ruthless, you are a little bit more kind than us, and it is not easy to say anything outside, those people probably want to think of you."

Zhu Yunying chuckled, there was really no problem with what Lao Zhu said, "it all depends on colleagues to set off".

With an emperor like Lao Zhu as a benchmark, Zhu Yunying seems to have some benevolence in doing certain things.To be honest, he seems to be a benevolent emperor.

"If we have a hundred years, we have some patience." Zhu Yunying laughed, and then felt a little helpless, "It's just that we are afraid that we don't have so much time, and we are also worried that Yin'er will not be as cruel as us in the future. These Since this is something we thought of, it is for us to do it well.”

When Lao Zhu nodded, Zhu Yunying continued, "Besides, we are not cruel enough. We still have to take care of the people of Ming Dynasty, and we don't want to exploit too much or stir up civil uprisings. In this way, we will It can only be a little more ruthless to those outsiders, I think we are not afraid of being ruthless, our heart is hard enough."

Hearing what Zhu Yunying said, Old Zhu was also happy, "That's the reason, just treat the people of Daming better, and those people outside, I guess, are just some rotten Confucian gossips."

"We will not admit some things when the time comes." Zhu Yunying suddenly said with a sly smile, "At that time, it will be Xungui who came here blindly, or some nobles from aristocratic families who forget their righteousness for profit, and we can It doesn't matter much."

Lao Zhu was also happy, he naturally knew that his grandson said so, and it seemed that it was indeed a pretty good solution.

But Lao Zhu also knew better that this was just a joke of his grandson.Xiao Zhu could deny it, but everyone knew what was going on. After all, some things couldn't be done without the emperor's permission.

Furthermore, if it is not recognized at times, the continuity of the policy will definitely be questioned, and its legitimacy will be easily rejected.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Yunying, the emperor's infamy, seemed impossible to escape!
(End of this chapter)