eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 72
Wu Kuan and Liu Jian went out of the palace, each of them was a little silent. The crown prince is so smart, and the emperor loves him very much. After that, won't the master of Ming Dynasty become the master of the East Palace?

in the capital,
According to Zhu Houzhao's instructions, Zhang Tianrui began to use money to recruit some craftsmen to work and build houses.

Movement is not small,

It seems that it is also the instruction of the East Palace.

Now this matter does not use the money of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and has nothing to do with the national finances. Naturally, the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs can't say anything.

After thinking about it, Wu Kuan felt that Donggongxing was too slippery.

Moreover, the name of doing this is to recruit poor people to train doctors. If anyone dares to stop it, once there is a commotion, the spittle of the people in the capital does not matter. His Royal Highness will also knock him down and ruin his reputation.

a few days later,
Zhu Houzhao received another education plan for the prince submitted by the cabinet, this time it was much more 'reasonable',
One, practice calligraphy.Chun Xiaqiuyue writes one hundred a day, and Dongyue writes fifty a day. The brushwork is stippling, and it must be regular script—simple.

Second, after lunch every day, take a leisurely rest, or practice riding and archery - already doing it.

[-]. Read the books taught today dozens of times every day and night until you are familiar with them - if you are familiar with them, you don't need to read them dozens of times, thank you.

Fourth, anyone who reads a book after three days must recite it maturely.On the day of encountering Wenshu, new books will be exempted, and officials will be able to lecture, and you must understand the righteousness——Ibid.

[-]. From the beginning and end of the book assignment every day, one day in advance, the school clerk will write a post to submit—why is the school clerk’s matter included in my study plan?
Sixth, in the event of new moon and heavy wind and snow, severe cold and severe heat, suspend lectures, reading and calligraphy—does it need to be clarified how big the wind and rain are?
Seventh, there are two attendants, four lecturers, one attendant, and one school scribe—it has nothing to do with me.

He returned this thing to Liu Jin for a look,
"Our Master Wu is fighting against me. It's enough to copy such a small thing, and I have to make some amendments with Mr. Liu Ge."

Eunuch Liu looked at this thing, but he didn't have any other opinions. He just sighed, "Time flies so fast. I still remember the days when I held His Highness in my arms. In a blink of an eye, I'm going out of the pavilion to study."

The auspicious day finally determined by the Ministry of Rites is the third day of March.
It's been a month, but it's actually just a blink of an eye.

Now Zhu Houzhao doesn’t have the concept of going to and from get off work, and doesn’t care what day of the week it is. It feels like every day is a weekend, so time passes quickly.

And Liu Jin talked about time,
Zhu Houzhao will think about the day when he ascends the throne again. He has received the education of his previous life. He never dreamed that he would become an emperor. In the future, I don’t know what will happen.

But people don't think too much, just follow the plan step by step.

Just when he was talking, someone from outside reported that Yang Tinghe asked to see him.

Zhu Houzhao was slightly taken aback. They haven't seen Yang Tinghe since he went to Ren Zhifu in Qingzhou. Is this because they came to visit during the Chinese New Year?

"Call him in."

"Yes!"

Not long after, Yang Tinghe, dressed in a blue official robe, with some weather-stained face, met Li in front of the prince's desk in the Xiefang Palace.

"Minister Yang Tinghe, see Your Highness."

"Get up." Zhu Houzhao told Liu Jin, "Look at the seat. Put the stool next to the charcoal basin. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Our Mr. Yang is going to freeze to death."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your sympathy."

These are all my own people, so just be polite.

Then Zhu Houzhao asked, "Why did you come here suddenly today? What's the matter?"

"No. I'm returning to Beijing this time on a business trip, and I'm going back to Qingzhou soon. I just have some knowledge in my heart, and I want to share it with Your Highness."

While speaking, he took out a memorial from his pocket and handed it to Liu Jin.

There are five big characters on the memorial: "Qingzhou Taxation Book"

"Based on what I saw in Qingzhou, the better the fertile land, the easier it is for the eunuchs to fall into the hands of the eunuchs, while the poor and second-class land will be added to the small people, but the people who pay the taxes are all the small people. And those who own their own land are not bad. Among the people of Qingzhou, only two or three out of ten have land, and seven or eight out of ten are tenants. The harvest of one mu cannot reach three stones, and the lesser ones are more than one stone. The heavy ones are one stone, and the few are seven or eight. And the borrowers of tomorrow."

What Yang Tinghe was talking about was actually the matter of land annexation. He only saw some superficial aspects in Qingzhou, and it will become more profound after thinking about it for a few more years.

In a country dominated by agriculture, the most important thing is the land.However, it is very difficult to solve the land issue. Let alone a young prince, even an emperor like Kangxi is very difficult to do.

This matter is extremely important, and it must not be rushed.At least not in the current situation where the foundation is still shallow.

In fact, he is already preparing.To have energy to accomplish things, this 'energy' is nothing more than money and people, the two most important of which are civil and military.Wen, I'm already looking for it, Wu, the people brought out by Wang Yue are all his. We always think about it from the perspective of the prince, and we think we need to recruit. In fact, from the perspective of some frontier soldiers, they want to climb up to the prince. The lintel of the door, with this background, many things can be done with confidence.

Of course, none of these things can be done tomorrow if you think about it today, it will take time.

Zhu Houzhao's face became serious, he had to deal with this matter properly.

But Yang Tinghe went on to say: "Don't you know that it is a taboo to commit the following crimes? But Qi Kuan, the procurator of Shandong Province, condoned domestic slaves, bought them at a low price, or used the so-called method of offering, and has already invaded tens of thousands of hectares of people's land. His crimes are too numerous to write down!" "

This is a third-rank official, not something he should be able to shake as a fourth-rank official.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have skipped the level to talk about this matter.

As for Zhu Houzhao, as the person behind Yang Tinghe, now that his courtiers have reported such a major case, he must make a statement, otherwise his previous reputation and his current behavior of conniving corrupt officials will not match.

And it will also discourage the enthusiasm of such officials who still have justice in their hearts.

But in addition to supporting Yang Tinghe's work to a certain extent, as a superior, he must also consider whether the measures are appropriate from the overall situation, and he cannot be allowed to mess around and break through the plan.

Also be careful not to be too specific.Because Yang Tinghe put it simply like this, what is the actual situation?who knows?
"This memorandum... I want to keep it as a reminder." Zhu Houzhao looked at it for a few times, and he already had some concerns in his heart. He must first have the awareness of being a backstage person, "As for the matter of Qi Kuan, you can just follow your Do whatever you want in your heart, I will decide everything for you! Do you still remember what I told you when you went to Qingzhou?"

"Don't lose face to Donggong!"

"Well. I said why you didn't come to see me until today. It's because of some hesitation in your heart. If you don't say anything in the Xiefang Palace, it will be a disappointment to me. If you say...you Yang Tinghe committed a crime. Official taboo."

Yang Tinghe touched his head to the ground, "Your Highness is wise!"

"However, this palace doesn't care about what is taboo or not. If the people's affairs are not handled well, the officials of the court are not good enough. If you are incapable, write a letter to the East Palace. You hesitated before, but I don't care. Now it's time I have mentioned this matter here, so there should be no hesitation when you go back to act, and let them know that there is still a Prince of the East Palace in the Ming Dynasty. This is brave, you should remember it first."

Yang Tinghe's heart was agitated, he kowtowed in surrender, "Remember!"

"I will read this "Qingzhou Taxation Book", but I can only lock it first. The disadvantages of Qingzhou are not the disadvantages of our Ming Dynasty. I don't know how much the two capitals and thirteen provinces are equal, but the matter of annexing land It's no small matter, you and I have to wait until the time and conditions are ripe. This is a conspiracy, do you understand what I mean?"

How smart is Yang Tinghe?

"I understand that since I joined Qi Kuan, I will only deal with Qi Kuan's case."

This is also impossible.

In fact, to put it bluntly, there are not many loyal eagle dogs, generals, and hundreds of thousands of troops who can fight, so such cases can only be handled one by one.As long as it's not nationwide, nothing can go wrong.

Of course, there is never only one way to do anything.

In fact, there is a second one, which is more scheming, which is to find a black glove.

Zhu Houzhao frowned and bit his finger. He knew that the Hongzhi Dynasty had a big problem, that is, the vassal kings demanded a lot of land, and this wind had to be stopped.

"You are waiting for my letter in Qingzhou. As long as the time is right, maybe we can do more Qi Kuan. It will bring more blessings to the people."

Yang Tinghe looked up at the crown prince who was contemplating with frowned eyebrows, trying to think of various ways, and suddenly felt moved.

"Sir, I will follow His Highness's will, and I will not hesitate to die!"

Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyebrows, he knew that Yang Tinghe would be in danger if such a thing happened.After all, he is just a small fourth-rank official.

"By the way, you...do you have a son named Yang..."

"His Royal Highness, the dog's name is Shen, Yang Shen."

"How old are you, ten?"

"It's eleventh in the new year."

"Speaking of which, the Donggong Lecture Pavilion is almost ready, and the date is very close. In my opinion, your son should not go to Qingzhou with you this time. Stay and be my companion."

Yang Tinghe was stunned, he was really caught off guard, this is not an ordinary reward...

He immediately knelt down, "Your Highness, this favor is too great, and I am terrified! Dog son is not a person with such a great fortune!"

Yang Shen, the first of the three great talents in the Ming Dynasty.

When he won the first prize, his father was the chief assistant.But no one thinks there is something wrong with this champion, just two words: obey him.

This champion should be his.

the river is long and tempestuous, it was like a hero. Success or failure turned empty. Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.

These sentences were written by his son.

As for the reason for doing this, Zhu Houzhao is not all for him, Yang Tinghe, but for himself in the final analysis.

It is precisely because he wants to go out to study, so he is preparing to do one thing: find a companion to read.

Or say my own...

Just like Lu Bing, the commander of Jinyiwei during the Jiajing period, Lu Bing's mother was the wet nurse of Emperor Jiajing, so the two had known each other since childhood, of course they were both young at that time.

But when I was a child, this memory is different.

Lu Bing himself was loyal to Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Jiajing also trusted him.Regardless of whether these two people have done good or bad things, the relationship between monarch and minister is always enviable.

Zhu Houzhao is now at this age, will he let this opportunity go for nothing?
How come, he not only wants civil servants, but also eagles and dogs.

(End of this chapter)