Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 558
Don't look at the current Lao Zhu has abdicated, sometimes even some people inside and outside the palace consciously avoid Emperor Hongwu.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, even Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu have nothing to shy away from each other.But for many people, it is better to be taboo, because they cannot bear any room for making mistakes.

During the reign of Emperor Hongwu, even Dazhu and Xiaozhu at that time were in charge of politics.It is also very common to have a formal prison or a less formal prison.It's just that even so, many people are very clear that Emperor Hongwu is the supreme emperor.

But now, Emperor Yingshi has been in power for the third year, and everyone is used to starting to move closer to Emperor Yingshi.

There is no need to doubt Emperor Hongwu's status, but don't treat Emperor Yingshi as having no temper.The emperors of all dynasties were not used to being robbed of their power.

Zhu Yunying doesn't care about these things, it's probably because she got a little bit of a bargain and acts good.

But the most important thing is that Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu also understand that they are emperors, although many people are trying to figure out what to do.It's just that those people still underestimated the family relationship between Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu, and even underestimated the "magnanimity" of these two human emperors.

In the Qianqing Palace, Lao Zhu was in a good mood, "We are at this age, and we still want to read the papers for you? In the early years, we were afraid that your time in power would be short, and that you would suffer a disadvantage. Now you have been in office for three years. Emperor, you should be familiar with these, and you can handle your own affairs."

Zhu Yunying didn't care, and sat down on the stone bench, "We read the memorials before we were canonized grandsons, and we helped our father review the memorials when we were ten years old. At that time, why didn't we hear the emperor's grandpa say that the emperor The emperor handles the matter himself?"

Old Zhu glared, and said angrily, "Is it a bad thing for us to let you two manage the government? Look at those crown princes in the previous dynasty, which one didn't want to have a little strength in the court."

Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "That was a matter of the previous dynasty, which is different from our Ming Dynasty. No matter how much experience the grandson has in governing, he is still Zhu Hongwu's grandson. No matter how smart we are, many things are still the same. We need to listen to the meaning of Grandpa Huang. We can't know everything, and we can't do many things well."

Lao Zhu also smiled. Obviously, there is no need to pay much attention to some examples from the previous dynasty. It has nothing to do with Daming, and some things from the previous dynasty will not happen in Daming.

"Let's read the scriptures, you need to pay more attention to your business." Lao Zhu said, and confessed, "We don't mean anything else. There is a saying that the hell is easy to deal with, and the little ghost is hard to deal with. Many officials If you still care about your reputation, petty officials are not afraid of these things, and these people are even more like wolves and tigers."

Zhu Yunying nodded and said, "So let's keep an eye on it now. We're not just punishing those petty officials, but those superior officials will also be implicated. We don't intend to be sloppy if we don't have strict governance."

Old Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and teased, "It is said outside that Emperor Yingshi is a little Zhu Hongwu, we think it is true. He treats these people harshly, we think it is also true."

This can also be regarded as a fact. Lao Zhu's cruelty to civil and military officials is not only a reputation, but also one of the most severe in history.And looking at it now, the grandson taught by Lao Zhu himself has also followed suit.

"We want to be held accountable. In fact, we also know that many officials only think about their own official reputation. There are some things that they deliberately connive and let those petty officials do things that violate the law." Zhu Yunying laughed When he got up, he still knew, "Grandpa Huang, grandson is not so easy to fool, we know it well."

Lao Zhu nodded with a smile, but he still reminded, "You should do the same, but don't be too harsh. Now it's not the early years, and it shouldn't be so strict. We are bloodthirsty, that's all, we Da Ming You can't even kill several emperors."

Zhu Yunying was noncommittal, and his attitude made Lao Zhu a little helpless.Some of his reminders seemed to be ignored by Xiao Zhu.Lao Zhu didn't care about his reputation, but he still wanted his grandson to have a good reputation.

It's just that these reminders are obviously not very effective now. Xiao Zhu is obviously determined to be a strict emperor.

"If you want to say that the land is divided into acres, we also know that there is a lot of resistance." Zhu Yunying sighed and said, "Many people have seen it. Once the land is divided into acres, it is not difficult to annex the land in the future, but those People's taxes will increase, so it's not as good as it is now. We also know that many people want to see a joke."

Lao Zhu continued to show a gentle smile, and said calmly, "Let's see, this is not a joke."

"The people in Dongchang have all received their duties, and it's time to do something." Zhu Yunying said with a smile still "like a spring breeze", "We, although we once again rectified the administration of officials a while ago, it's just not enough. We feel that, It’s definitely not a bad thing to beat and beat those people if something happens, and this unhealthy trend must be suppressed.”

Lao Zhu also had the same thoughts, but he felt that it was normal for him to do this.But if it was his grandson, Lao Zhu was still more worried that his grandson would also leave some bad reputation in the history books.

In fact, Lao Zhu also understands that the reputation of his precious grandson is not good in itself, and it will definitely get worse if it continues.

Now that his grandson has an idea in mind, Lao Zhu is naturally relieved, and there is really no need to worry so much.He just worried about his life, even if he is not the emperor, even if there are many memorials, it seems that they will not be sent to Lao Zhu's desk.But if you say that Lao Zhu doesn't care about government affairs at all, it must be false.

"The Ministry of Industry can spend too much money, the more we think about it now, the more we want to slap ourselves." Zhu Yunying poured a glass of wine, and complained to Lao Zhu, "We are very arrogant, and we have promised many craftsmen of the ninth rank. , Eighth Grade, and some professors even granted Eighth Grade. We give them salaries, but they still spend our money.”

Lao Zhu got excited immediately, and said, "Then you can use our household registration and classify the craftsmen as cheap."

Scholars, farmers, businessmen and so on have existed in all dynasties, and there are also some chains of contempt.In the Yuan Dynasty, for the sake of equal taxation and labor, households were divided into upper, middle, and lower classes according to their assets, and each class was further divided into three classes of "three classes and nine classes".

The Ming Dynasty also inherited this policy; in the population management system, it borrowed from the various household accounting systems of the Yuan Dynasty, and divided households into different types of households such as civilian households, artisan households, and military households according to occupation or type of service. Once registered, it is inherited from generation to generation and is difficult to change.

Of course, this is also to grasp the specific number of people in the world. The household post system, household registration system, yellow book system and lijia system can also be said to be very effective in truly controlling the people in the world.

Forget about civilian households and military households, this artisan household can be regarded as an out-and-out cheap nationality.Although it is not common that the status of craftsmen has improved nowadays, it does have some expectations.

In fact, Zhu Yunying is also very clear that only some master craftsmen, some craftsmen from the Ministry of Engineering can be regarded as having status and official status.

Lao Zhu looked down on businessmen, it can be said that he despised them out of jealousy.But for craftsmen, Lao Zhu, like many feudal old-fashioned people, looks down on them, and various suppressions continue.

If it hadn't been for Zhu Yunying's strong arguments in the early years, or if Zhu Yunying was only a small-scale pilot, Lao Zhu could barely admit it.

Of course, Zhu Yunying knew about Lao Zhu's little thoughts.It's just that although he respects Lao Zhu, Zhu Yunying is not obedient to some of Lao Zhu's systems, and even Zhu Yunying has changed a lot over the years.

It's not a total negation, or a complete subversion, not just because once Lao Zhu becomes stubborn, Zhu Yunying has nothing to do.

Furthermore, Zhu Yunying also understood that some so-called advanced systems of later generations may not necessarily be applicable in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunying can only accept that the Ministry of Engineering can spend money. It has never been a worry-free thing to engage in technology and research and development.It is true that a lot of money has been spent now, but Zhu Yunying also got some benefits.

Even if some benefits do not seem particularly obvious, some people have not seen the hidden benefits.However, Zhu Yunying still persisted, and the Institute of Engineering must persist.

Lao Zhu can't help it. He is a stubborn person, and his grandson is actually very stubborn. After all, this is the same line, and it is impossible not to admit the genes of this family.

Thinking of something, Lao Zhu asked with a little concern, "You let Jiujiang enter the palace, what's the matter? We're not talking about you, you're fine as an emperor, but you have to be more careful about the use of troops. We can still keep an eye on it for you now, and this good thing will be gone if we are gone."

Zhu Yunying, who was speechless for a moment, didn't know what to say. This was probably because his military talents were repeatedly denied by Lao Zhu, which was also labeled as having no military talent by Lao Zhu.

"It's still a matter of Wuyuan." Zhu Yunying smiled and explained, "Grandson also has self-knowledge. We know that leading troops by ourselves will definitely fail, and we can only plan the overall situation."

Old Zhu was also quite proud, and said with a smile, "That's true. Our Yinger can't lead the conquest by himself, or else we will probably lose our troops. It's just that if our grandson can be an emperor with peace of mind and plan the overall situation, he will surely win a big victory. With your vision, Most of the time we are too late to catch up."

Zhu Yunying smiled, and said to Lao Zhu, "We asked cousin Jiujiang to prepare, and now Goryeo is fighting. The world has been at peace for too long, and the military must be slack. I am afraid that the generals can only talk about it on paper. The founding veteran is also now Dead and old, we want people to experience it."

Old Zhu naturally understood what Zhu Yunying meant, and it was naturally taboo to 'change generals in battle'.It's just that the Ming Dynasty will not replace some of the main generals now, but let the middle and high-level generals go to the Korean battlefield to practice.

Only those who have seen blood and fought battles can really grow up, and only then can they ensure that there will always be generals in the court, and there is no need to worry about having no successors.

Lao Zhu also agreed with this approach, saying, "That's right, surround Kaesong. We don't want to use troops this winter, we just want to be on guard against Koryo's counterattack. It's better than anything else to stabilize during this period."

Zhu Yunying is still very confident, and this is also because he has confidence, "Grandpa Emperor, we will not take the initiative to attack in winter. It's just that if the Koreans want to counterattack, we don't mind teaching them a lesson."

Lao Zhu also laughed. Regarding Da Ming's strength, Lao Zhu is also very confident, and there is no need to worry so much at all.

At the beginning, his soldiers and horses ruled the world from south to north, which has never happened in all dynasties.Even the earliest batch of veterans were old, but over the years, there have been wars, large or small, and the Ming Dynasty did not have a horse to Fangnanshan.

Furthermore, Lao Zhu is also very clear that the Ming Dynasty now has not only a lot of sergeants who are good at fighting.Also because of Daming's ordnance and so on, it can also be said to be completely sturdy.

As an expert in the use of firearms, Lao Zhu also has to admit that his precious grandson seems to pay more attention to firearms and has more research.

Over the years, the cannons and firecrackers that have been continuously improved, or weird grenades, improved gunpowder, etc., Lao Zhu knows the role of these good things.If he had such a firearm back then, he would have ruled the world long ago.Even if his invincible army back then encountered the current firearms, they would not be able to bear it.

What's more, the current strength of the Ming Dynasty's army is not only about the powerful weapons, but also a lot of improvements in other aspects.

In the early years of war, many people in the army of the Ming Dynasty could not survive, and they joined Lao Zhu's team just to avoid being starved to death.

And the current Ming army not only has food, but basically can be sure that the salary is not bad when they are full.

In addition, there are a series of logistical support such as cotton clothes or coal stoves, which also gave the army of the Ming Dynasty more combat effectiveness.At least the frontier army in the north, although it will still be difficult in winter, it's just not that they are suffering.

On the Goryeo side, the army of the Ming Dynasty still has some guarantees, and there is no need to worry too much about the cold weather.

The Koreans don't need to worry about acclimatization, but in winter, they don't have the so-called absolute advantage.Compared with thick quilts and cotton-padded clothes, Koreans today are far less warm than Daming.

Combat strength does not mean that strong soldiers and horses are enough, and various logistical support is also extremely important, and it must not be treated carelessly.

The overall strength of the Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly stronger. Now that the Ming Dynasty is going to crusade against Goryeo, as long as it is steady and steady, it is simply crushing with national power. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty is full of confidence.

A strong national power naturally has enough confidence, and Zhu Yunying is so confident.The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty naturally means that it can be more domineering, and it seems that there are many things that don't need to worry too much.

After chatting with Lao Zhu for a while, and staying to finish dinner by the way, Zhu Yunying left in a hurry.

The Palace of Heavenly Purity was handed over to Old Zhu and Little Zhu. This was their base, and Zhu Yunying still wanted to go to his own site, so he could feel more at ease and at ease.

(End of this chapter)