Daming heir

In the Qianqing Palace, there is only the sound of Zhu Yuanzhang's footsteps when he steps on the Kanyu of the Central Plains and moves his feet.

Zhu Yunxi and the prince's father sat aside, and the two looked up at the old man hovering on Kanyu from time to time.

During the period, Zhu Yunxi glanced lightly at Sun Gou'er who was waiting on the side.

The dog slave immediately lowered his head.

Obviously, the old man knew everything he should know and not know.

Zhu Yunxie and the prince's father looked at each other, straightened their backs and looked at the old man: "Master..."

"Grandson."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly called out.

Zhu Yunxi blinked, and saw that the old man had turned around and stared at him.

He stood up quickly: "The grandson is here."

It can ensure that the people will not be hungry, and the court can calmly transfer food.But if every commoner can have enough food, the Ministry of Household Affairs will be the first to refuse.

"Each prefecture supports half of the people's rations, and the people bring half of the rations with them. They go to the six prefectures and return them to the counties of the six prefectures. Before June, the local rivers will be dredged, the floods and silts will be cleared, and the epidemic will be prevented. After June, everyone will return to their original places. Don't delay Xia Geng this year."

The old man absolutely doesn't want to go through what happened two years ago again.

Mu Caiyun was on the other side, with her head down, holding two peace charms and a sachet, which were strung on Zhu Yunxie's belt.

……

"Get up, get up, everyone."

Zhai Shan spoke again at this time, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, if this is the case, the post-disaster affairs in the six prefectures may not be cleared until the end of the year."

Zhu Yunxi stretched out his hand to pat Mu Caiyun's head, and caressed the concubine's gradually swollen belly with his palm, with a smile on his face: "It's not an expedition, it's just to help the victims, and I can always come back within the year."

Zhai Shan cupped his hands, looked back at his colleagues around him, and then said: "The ministers thought that the disaster in the six prefectures was mainly due to the distribution of food. It is not long since the beginning of spring, and the people may not have much food left in their homes. , The most important thing for the imperial court now is to keep the people from starving, so as to prevent some bad things from happening."

It is better than the imperial court's current goal of keeping the people from starving, rather than letting the people have enough to eat. There is a world of difference between the two.

Zhu Yunxi nodded.

Zhu Yunxi put his hands in his sleeves, and after coming out of Wenyuan Pavilion, he said something to Xiaopang beside him.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes were dim, and he watched Wang Jun calmly.

Zhu Yunxi said softly: "Didn't the Ministry of Households already say that 30 tans of grain can be distributed from Yingtian today. Within ten days, another 50 tans of grain can be distributed to the disaster area."

"That's the reason." Zhu Yunxie nodded and smiled, "It's never possible to see the bottom of the world, but we have to make sure that the mud at the bottom of the pond can be dug out from time to time, so it will also enrich the fields beside the pond, right? "

"20 Dan."

Zhu Yunxi, on the other hand, looked sideways at Shenlie Mountain in the east.

Youyou said: "Ah... the ancestors forgive me, the descendants can only protect the present first, and then confess their sins on their knees in the ancestral mausoleum."

Standing aside, Zhu Gaochi blinked, and tried hard to recall what his brother said just now.

Zhu Yunxie showed a smile: "The grandson knows that this trip will not worry grandpa and father."

He felt that Zhu Yunxi's comparison of Daming with a pond was a very appropriate metaphor.

A group of people finally walked out of the mansion.

She never spoke, just lowered her face, a little nervous and worried.

snort!
Zhu Yunxi snorted twice: "You stay in Beijing, the tax office is the top priority this year. I am in Henan, and I will probably stay for a long time. This time is both a disaster and an opportunity. You just wait for my letter and get ready to deal with it." An old man from the tax office here in Tianfu."

Earlier, Zhu Yunxi wanted to use the Imperial Hospital, the Ministry of Industry, the General Supervisor, and the Ministry of Officials to merge with the three legal departments. Everyone can understand the purpose of them.

"The affairs of the six mansions must be handled steadily and properly by the imperial court."

Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhai Shan indifferently: "Your Majesty, I will bring Jin Yiwei and Yulin Zuowei to Kaifeng to receive the emperor's order. The disaster in the six prefectures will be discussed with the subjects when I arrive in Kaifeng."

A hundred Taisun Mansion guards and a thousand Jinyiwei Nanzhen Fusi Tiqi have already lined up outside the gate of the mansion.

Zhu Yunxi stared at Wang Jun indifferently, and shook his head slightly: "This article is rejected."

Then he opened his arms and drew a circle in front of him.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his grandson, the grandson of the emperor who was thriving like Daming today, with sincere eyes and seriousness in his eyes.

In Taisun's mansion, there was a sound of footsteps.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes sank: "Praying for the emperor's examination is also praying for my Ming Dynasty. Boss, you have to deal with it in detail. The world is peaceful, and the descendants of the Taisun's house can be peaceful. In ancient times, Dayu controlled the water. He passed the house three times and refused to enter. Today I The grandson of the Ming Dynasty went to the west to give relief, but his age is nothing more than the age. Millions of subjects are all tied to my family, and the grandson supervises the country, so he should go."

The sun at dawn rises from the east and slowly spreads on the ground, pulling people's shadows obliquely.

"One million dan..." Zhu Yunxi tapped lightly on the armrest with his fingers, glanced at the dozen or so ministers in front of him, and suddenly smiled slightly on his face: "The imperial court can produce a million dan of grain. Give enough to the Six Houses, I will not embarrass you any more."

Zhu Yunxie has already continued: "Expropriation of 30 people will cost the court and the people countless money and food, and delay the summer harvest of the ten prefectures. This time, the disaster in the six prefectures must be confined within the six prefectures."

Wang Jun didn't notice this change in Zhu Yunxi, but according to what everyone discussed in Wenyuan Pavilion earlier, he said: "I think that the government of Guangzhou, Runing, Nanyang, Ruzhou, Henan Province should be confiscated. Henan Prefecture, Huaiqing Prefecture, and Weihui Prefecture each have 3 people, and then transfer 3 people each from Yanzhou Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture on Shandong Province, and supplement the 3 people in Zhili Huai’an Prefecture, which is enough.”

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Another dawn dawned in the 28th year of Hongwu.

"His Royal Highness, the most important thing left to do is to collect corvees, dredge the silted rivers of the six prefectures, and block the two breaches of the Taihang embankment in Lankao County. The ministers think that the corvees should not be less than 30. Otherwise, there is no hope for spring farming and summer taxes in the six prefectures, and even the autumn grain may be delayed."

Everyone slightly raised their chests and raised their heads, as if listening attentively.

Yu Xin stood up and reported a number with a nervous expression on his face.

Zhai Shan said cautiously: "Returning to Your Highness, the ministers and others have just had some preliminary discussions, but at the moment there are still some uncertainties, and His Highness needs to make a decision."

"What regulations do you guys have? Where will the 30 corvée be collected, and how will the court arrange corvée?"

Hearing this, Yu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, a ray of light rose from the sky.

Zhu Biao's eyes moved slightly, and he bowed his head and said, "The matter of praying for the emperor's examination will be done soon... Besides, the female family members of Taisun's mansion are waiting to give birth. My son can..."

This is the earliest recorded record of cash-for-work.

There are records of relief from work everywhere.

Zhu Yunxi turned his head, frowned and looked at Xiaopang: "Why do you feel that something is wrong with what you said?"

Zhu Yunxi waved his sleeves and looked at Yu Xin: "In addition to the current 80 dans of grain, how much more can the Ministry of Household provide for the disaster situation in the six prefectures?"

"The land of our ancestors should not be abandoned, but our Ming Dynasty has millions of living people, but we are in dire straits."

Zhu Gaochi frowned, and said in a slow voice: "If the water is clear, you can see the upper water at the bottom of the pond. Now that the flood in Liufu has muddied the water in the pond, you can catch fish in muddy water."

Obviously, he was going to Kaifeng Mansion to relieve the disaster, but when it came to his mouth, it turned into going out for a stroll.

Zhu Gaochi moved his steps carefully, narrowing the distance with his brother.

It seems that Chen Sheng took the corvee from the former Qin Dynasty at the beginning, and then he was blocked by heavy rain, and then he rose up.

"Millions of people are trapped in water. My family takes responsibility and maintains the community. It cannot be taken lightly."

Zhai Shan said again: "Your Highness, the ministers think that the county magistrate Cao Zhisheng is to blame for the collapse of Lankao County. This person did not observe the river course, ordered the embankment to be blown up indiscriminately, and aggravated the flood. The officials thought that he should be arrested. This criminal will return to Beijing for questioning."

In the middle of the crowd, on the left and right of Zhu Yunxi, were the grandson concubine Tang Queqing and side concubine Mu Caiyun, who had begun to show their feelings.

It is said that there was a disaster at that time, and Yan Zi planned to directly distribute food to help the people, but Duke Jing of Qi State disagreed with Yan Zi's plan.Therefore, Yanzi conscripted these victims to build terraces, and the state of Qi paid millet, which solved the problem of the victims' hunger.

Zhu Yunxi knelt on the ground, clasped his fists, and said in a deep voice: "The grandson obeys the order, and will never let the people of the six prefectures change their minds. After the imperial court discusses the countermeasures, the grandson will take people to the Kaifeng mansion to sit in charge."

He walked to Zhili Road, and waved his finger to the ancestral land of Daming Long Xing, Fengyang, the central capital.

The people are like water, and the treacherous Xiaoxiao will always hide himself in the deepest and deepest place.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked solemn and dignified: "Grandson, let's go to Kaifeng Mansion. This year, we will go on a tour to the west. Now there is a flood in the sky. This is God's warning. Let's go and see in advance. Save millions of subjects from the fire and water , give the Son of Heaven an order to clear away evil spirits."

Pre-Qin "Swan Goose": The son of Yuyuan, who made all kinds of blocks.

The sky was still dark, and the sky was flat and dark, and candles were already lit in Taisun Mansion next to the Jiuqu Qingxi River outside Xi'an Gate.

Zhu Yunxi, who had rushed back to Wenyuan Pavilion from Qianqing Palace, exhorted in a deep voice to the courtiers who had been discussing for a long time.

Zhai Shan nodded: "That's the reason. The 80 dan of grain, even if the imperial court doesn't pay salaries this year, the ministers can still send it to the six prefectures. But if we continue to do so, it will take up other uses of the imperial court. It’s over. This year, the imperial court has troops in Liaodong and Beiping, and Liang Guogong also came to the memorial a few days ago, and the duke wants to lead the troops to visit the hometown of Anxi to test and test, and the imperial court will take care of it.”

After thinking about it several times, Xiaopang finally confirmed that he was not among the accompanying personnel this time, and he couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, the father and son knelt on the ground.

This made Zhu Yunxi think of later generations. Some people who may have read history and ignored it, or who may not have read a few books, often praised a certain politician on the other side of the ocean who promoted the so-called "first" work-for-relief method.

Tomorrow, I will go to Kaifeng alone to supervise the handling, and order the imperial hospital to transfer 300 imperial physicians, physicians, and apprentices to accompany Kaifeng mansion.The Ministry of Industry and the generals will follow those who are good at water, and the Ministry of Officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishments, and Dali Temple will send those who test their merits and officials' criminal names to follow them.

Zhu Yunxie said: "The six mansions are my place of humanity in the Central Plains, and we should not treat them slowly. The imperial court pays money and food, and the common people go to work to receive food. This is in accordance with the trend. However, in the year of catastrophe, villains have always caused troubles and threats of disease.

Zhai Shan answered carefully word by word, so as to avoid disputes in the court.

Zhu Gaochi showed a pensive expression.

Yu Xin didn't know why Taisun asked such a question. He glanced at Wang Jun whose proposal was rejected, and replied in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry have agreed to pay an additional 20 dans of grain for the collection of corvees." .”

Zhu Biao stood up from behind, walked to his son, and lightly patted Zhu Yunxi on the shoulder.

In the entire clan, this guy is the most deceitful.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, and then he said: "Except for the accompanying Jin Yiwei, take Yubayashi Zuowei. All the officials in the court, take all you can use."

When the two stood up, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and patted Zhu Yunxi's shoulder again: "Everything must be stable, the land of the six prefectures is flooded, lest there be chaos, you should put your own safety first."

Conscripting corvee has always been the most fatal thing.

Zhu Yunxi nodded, then stood up and looked at the crowd: "Everyone, Gu will set off tomorrow, if you have anything to discuss, you might as well discuss it together."

Then it went north along the mountains and rivers, crossed Xuzhou, passed Xuzhou, and even Guide and Kaifeng.

Another example is recorded in the Han Shu, Jia Rang’s proposal to the imperial court: as spending several years to control the river, the people who have been imprisoned by industry, follow the law of the ancient sages, set the positions of mountains and rivers, let the gods and men go to their places, and No**.

Wang Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, stood up.

Every winter in the countryside, the ponds are dredged so that they can hold more rainwater in the coming year and nourish the surrounding fields.This is even more so when the imperial court governs the world.

He was ordered to leave Beijing in winter to help the officers and soldiers of the Beijing army in the snow on the north bank of the Yangtze River. He dispatched [-] troops and horses to assemble in Taikang County, Chenzhou Prefecture.Order the capital of Henan Province to be in charge of horses, and rectify the army and horses of the guards of the capital of Henan Province. "

This made everyone slightly taken aback.

Afterwards, Zhai Shan and the others couldn't help but think of His Royal Highness the emperor's grandson's behavior style every time something happened to the state in the past two years.

All eyes were on Zhu Yunxi.

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang had calculations in his heart, he still expressed worry.

Zhu Yunxi just said the eight characters in Hongyan, and Wang Jun lowered his head silently and sat back in his seat.

As soon as these words came out, bursts of noise suddenly resounded in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, walked up to his boss and grandson from Kanyu, squatted down and stretched out his hands to support them.

He is doing work for relief.

Zhu Gaochi raised his head, looked at the Meridian Gate ahead, and curled his lips.

Another [-] Yulin Zuowei soldiers and horses have boarded boats and crossed the river at Longwan Wharf in the west city, landed in Jiangpu County, and traveled by land through Chuzhou, Fengyang, and Chenzhou to Chenliu County in Kaifeng Prefecture. Kaifeng.

Your Highness wants to use a knife!
For a moment, everyone's minds tightened.

"Then the 20 dan of grain, the household department will also give it to Gu."

now.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered: "Since the incident happened in the six prefectures, in order to prevent the people of the six prefectures from rebelling, the imperial court collected corvee labor in the six prefectures, paid them all rations, and ordered the people to serve in various places to clean up the river and block the breach."

Zhu Biao didn't speak anymore, he knew very well that the reason why the old man chose the emperor's grandson for the west tour was because of what happened in his west tour back then, and in order to prevent another accident, he put himself in Yingtian City.

At this time, Zhu Yunxi looked at the crowd again, and saw that these people no longer had any proposals, so he changed his mouth and said: "Since you have no more opinions, let's talk about it alone."

But in the end, Zhu Yunxi actually wanted to use the Beijing army that had already been planned to return to Yingtian one after another, dispatched [-] troops to Taikang County, and asked Yu Ma, who had just been promoted from Habayashi Guard to be the Henan capital this year, to rectify the army horses of Henan Province.

Afterwards, he asked in a low voice: "You want to patrol the west in advance and sit in Kaifeng with military horses?"

The guards and Jin Yiwei who had lined up outside for a long time immediately stamped their feet and silently looked at the emperor's grandson standing in front of the mansion.

The next morning.

Zhu Yunxie had already put on a light Yisa, and was surrounded by a crowd of people from the house.

Moreover, this method is not new at present, it has been used in many dynasties.

Zhu Gaochi immediately stopped in his tracks: "You want to take advantage of the flood in the six prefectures to implement the tax office and the second uncle's shareholding into the mu, and the integration of officials and gentry?"

Zhu Gaochi tilted his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "Is there anything to explain?"

Wang Jun's face changed slightly.

After a catastrophe, any kind of thing may happen in the local area, and no one can predict what kind of situation they may face.

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "Since the Ministry of Industry is preparing to enlist 30 people to help the six prefectures, the imperial court will pay ordinary rations. Then the Ministry of Households should have agreed to this ration."

Enter the front door to the front of the front courtyard hall.

Zhu Yunxi's eyelids sank, and he nodded slightly: "Tell me."

Zhai Shan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, got up first, and glanced at the calm-faced emperor grandson. He was a little uncertain about what the grandson had said before going to his majesty and the crown prince, and what conclusions he had reached.

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, and said with a pouted mouth, "No way~"

"Daming is like a pond. How deep do you think this pond is?"

There is also a record in the Spring and Autumn Annals of Yanzi: When Duke Jing was hungry, Yanzi asked to distribute millet for the people, but the Duke did not allow it, and it should be a bed for the road.Yanzi ordered the officials to pay more attention to the rent, to keep the omens far away, to keep the sun away, and not to tend to it.Three years after the completion of Taiwan and the revival of the people, it is said that there is no travel, and the people have enough food.The gentleman said: "Government is just Yanzi wanting to give millet to the people. If it is not available, it will be used in politics depending on things."

In order to ensure that everything is safe for the eldest grandson to go to Kaifeng Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang directly took out Yiwei Yulin, and even opened the court to use it at will.

"The water in the upper layer of the pond is clear and fish can be seen swimming. The government and the public will say that the government is clear and the country is peaceful. But under the clear water in the upper layer, there is still turbid water, and there is silt under the turbid water. Shrimp and turtles are diving in the silt. middle."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and raised his head to look at the sky in the hall.

Tang Queqing muttered in a low voice.

"This time I won't take you out for a stroll."

"Your Highness is going, you should take care of things slowly, take care of yourself, and do everything steadily. It's okay to come back later, but it's not too late. When the time comes, the family will always have a reunion dinner together."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, and softly comforted him: "Don't worry, grandpa, grandson will definitely deal with the disaster caused by the levee breach in Liufu."

The two joined hands on the left and the right to accompany Zhu Yunxi to go out.

"gone."

Zhu Yunxi got on his horse and said something to the crowd in front of the mansion.

Then lightly raised the whip.

The team of more than 1000 people slowly moved.

Drive forward in the mist and twilight of dawn.