Daming heir

Chapter 35 Laying a Great Ming Dynasty

Fang Xiaoru smiled.

Looking at the student who could hardly find any faults in front of him, Fang Xiaoru knew in his heart that he was not asking himself a question, but expressing his own opinion.

"Let's talk about the emperor's grandson."

This was in the palace, in the Daben Hall, even though Fang Xiaoru liked Zhu Yunxie as a student in his heart, he could only reluctantly address him according to the rules.

Zhu Yunxi smiled.

This stubborn old Confucian scholar who advocates Zhouli also has an empathetic side.

He said softly: "Land is what the people depend on for food and clothing, it is the foundation of the country, and it is the foundation of the community."

"From the first year of Hongwu to the present, there are nearly 5000 million people in our Ming Dynasty, and tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land in the world. The country's [-] taxes are paid to the people to support the imperial court, and there are millions of troops on the frontier."

"All of this was born on the ground of the Central Plains."

"If one day in the future, our Ming Dynasty uses the current land to support twice the current population, triple the population, or even five times the population."

"Is the current land enough to feed and clothe the people of Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yunxi is very confident.

But anyone who has studied for a few years knows that the total amount of resources is limited, not endless, and manpower is also limited.

Under the premise of constant production efficiency, the increase in population will only increase the deprivation and equalization of overall resources.

Now it seems that everyone has their own fields, but at this time it was built on the basis that the Ming Dynasty had just been established less than 25 years ago.

Once the population of the Ming Dynasty began to enter the population expansion period of the feudal dynasty, the land pressure of the Ming Dynasty would only become more and more serious.

and……

Fang Xiaoru nodded in agreement: "There is only so much land, if there is an inactive king to rule, the world will be in chaos."

Zhu Yunxi said: "This is the reason, and more importantly, now I have Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty who is the founding king of the country. His Majesty the Emperor is as majestic as Mount Tai. Hundreds of officials in the court and local officials still often suffer from corruption. show up."

"If things go on like this, and even in the future, once the majesty of the king is lost, I'm afraid the burden on the shoulders of the people will become heavier!"

While speaking, Zhu Yunxi's eyes silently swept to the presence of the Ming clan kings.

At this moment, he only talked about the exploitation of the people by the officials, but there was another extremely important factor, which he never said.

Fang Xiaoru caught Zhu Yunxi's eyes.

But he could only sigh in his heart.

His Majesty the Emperor is so kind to the clan!
This is also the reason why, when he talked about the southern border in Zhu Yunxi today, under his words, he did not open his mouth when he raised troops to conquer the southern border and became king of southern border.

Fang Xiaoru smiled: "So, you want Daming's land to always keep up with the increase in people?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Today's students say that our ancestors overcame thorns and thorns in the wild, and in the eyes of future generations, we are also ancestors of the ancients. If we want to relieve the worries of future generations, only we are now constantly expanding the territory and including more for the Ming Dynasty. The land will be cultivated by the increasing number of people in the future!"

As he said that, Zhu Yunxi turned his gaze: "What's more, my Ming Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous, even if it is difficult to maintain the north-south war at the moment, once the war in the north ceases, my Ming Dynasty will have the energy to deal with the southern border."

Fang Xiaoru breathed a sigh of relief seeing that Zhu Yunxi really didn't have the idea of ​​wanting to start the civil war between the North and the South at the same time.

He nodded slightly: "If there is fertile land and treasures born in the land beyond Huaihua, I will take it for future generations as long as I do what I can do!"

In silence.

Even Fang Xiaoru himself didn't realize that he had been subtly influenced by Zhu Yunxie's colonial thoughts.

Zhu Yunxi showed a smile on his face: "Mr. is very kind!"

Afterwards, there was finally less discussion about the affairs of the country in the Dahon Hall, and the words of the sages were also spread in the Dahon Hall.

……

Zhongji Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang just drove away Liu Sanwu and a group of ministers, and looked at the prince who was still sitting in front of a small desk for ten years and reviewed the memorial.

A rare tenderness appeared on his face: "Biaoer, take a break first."

Zhu Biao gently raised the vermilion pen in his hand, and slowly placed it on the pen hill beside him, lest the ink on the pen tip would drop onto the minister's memorial.

After finishing all this, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was walking over: "The fourth brother should be arriving in Beiping soon. Fu Youde and the others have been raising armaments. After the fourth brother returns, he must go out to the north."

Zhu Yuanzhang thanked him, and looked down at the memorial in front of the prince.

It is a request for the redistribution of grain and grass from Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places to support the northern frontier fortress as military rations.

Involuntarily, Zhu Yuanzhang felt distressed in his heart.

He sighed, and sat cross-legged across from the prince: "We are a father, thank you for your hard work. The matter of the Northern Expedition has been handled by you since you grew up."

A smile appeared on Zhu Biao's slightly pale face: "Father is also working hard for Daming, and he can take a rest for only a few hours a day. As the eldest son of Father, and the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, Erchen Feeling and reasoning, you should share your father's worries."

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a wry laugh: "Wait, wait. When the emperor's grandsons are grown up, we will share some of your burden with them!"

Zhu Biao shook his head: "The children and grandchildren have their own affairs. The sons and fathers came all the way from Fengyang, the central capital, and what they are doing today is just for the children and grandchildren, creating a strong Ming Dynasty. When they are there, it is Gotta do other things."

"Children and grandchildren have their own affairs..." Zhu Yuanzhang read in a low voice, and then looked at Zhu Biao: "That child Yunxi probably followed you. He is also in the main hall today, saying that I am a person of Ming Dynasty today. The future generations will work hard to lay down a large territory to support the future generations."

Zhu Biao had heard Zhu Yuanzhang and several ministers discuss the matter of Dabentang before, and the eunuch who accompanied him came back and explained it in detail for him.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang talking about this at this time, Zhu Biao's face was a little more blamed.

"Although that child Yunxi is no longer restrained and cowardly, he has become more and more arrogant. Our family's eyes now need to focus on the remnants of Yuan people in the north."

"At this time, it is still too early to talk about the southern border."

"The veterans in the army who followed my father in the southern and northern wars are now old, and the soldiers have worked hard for the northern expedition. It is also difficult for the common people to bear the military supplies for the northern expedition."

"Even if there is a land with three crops a year in the south, it will take many years to conquer and cultivate. When the north is settled down, the frontiers rest, the soldiers are unarmored, and the old and new are replaced. At that time, the people should also breathe a sigh of relief, and there will be surplus food in the household. .”

These remarks made Zhu Biao full of bitterness, as if he put himself in his place, thinking about the soldiers who fought on the battlefield and the people who cultivated the Nanshan Mountains.

Just speaking of this, Zhu Biao's eyes suddenly focused, with a majestic and majestic look.

His eyes also revealed a murderous look: "At that time, our Ming Dynasty will be rich and strong, with strong soldiers and strong horses. Only then can we build a great Ming Dynasty for future generations!"

The crown prince of the Ming Dynasty was never a prince who only knew benevolence and righteousness.

There are also many killings on Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, the prince is the one who most resembles him!
"it is good!"

"My father and I will build a great Ming Dynasty for our children and grandchildren!"

(End of this chapter)