Chapter 53
"I am going to conquer Mobei, you guys give me an idea to stabilize the economy in Daming and calm down the natural disasters, I don't care about the rest, if the time to delay the conquest of Mobei, you guys don't even think about it It is." Zhu Di said lightly.

When the crown prince heard that the emperor was going to fight again, his expression changed slightly, and he said quickly, "Father! We have no money, we really can't fight..."

"Get out of my way." Zhu Di interrupted the prince's speech, and said with unfriendly eyes, "If you have no money, then find a way to make money, if you can't, then find a way, what do I want you to do!"

The prince felt bitter in his heart, knowing that he couldn't dissuade him, he could only shut up.

The king of Han said pleasantly: "It's good to fight, the emperor is very powerful, and he will definitely sweep away..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Di waved his hand: "You get out of here too, you are worthless, if you are really interested, you can follow your elder brother to think about how to make money!"

Han Wang obediently shut his mouth.

The old man is a real dog!
If you go against his words, you will be scolded, and if you follow his words, you will also be scolded.

The co-author gave birth to a son just to vent his anger?

"Your Majesty, the flood in Shandong and the hundreds of thousands of refugees, if allowed to develop, may cause a mutiny." Zhu Gaoxuan who had been meditating suddenly said.

The prince frowned slightly, clasped his fists and said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, just as the fourth brother said, a flood will make people in Shandong unstable. If it is allowed to evaporate and spread, it may cause chaos."

Zhu Di gave them both a look: "Don't I know about this? There are hundreds of thousands of refugees! The imperial court opened warehouses to release grain, and even if the treasury was emptied, it might not be able to save them. What do you think?"

The prince said firmly: "If the emperor postpones the Northern Expedition, and uses the land tax of the seven provinces in the south of the Yangtze River to open warehouses in the disaster-stricken areas, there is still room for maneuver. Please put the overall situation first, and put the people of the world first! "

"Bastard! Are you disobeying me!" Zhu Di was furious.

Zhu Gaoxuan couldn't help giving the prince a high look, this fat Zhu was more benevolent than he imagined.

The emperor's northern expedition, whoever dares to stop him will be unlucky.In other matters, Zhu Di will not be able to get along with the eldest son. After all, it is really easy for Zhu Pangpang to supervise the country. The prince has saved the emperor too much thought for so many years. This is why Zhu Di can tolerate the continuous expansion of the Eastern Palace. .

But if anyone wants to stop Zhu Di from marching north, the Heavenly King and I will not give face.

It is impossible for the prince not to understand this truth. If he followed Zhu Di's thoughts, he would not be shaken by the King of Han's position in the Eastern Palace.

But he still did it. In his heart, the common people in the world are more important than the crown prince or even the emperor.

If he could save hundreds of thousands of refugees from the flood in Shandong, he would rather give up the crown prince to the King of Han.

Just when the King of Han was thinking about fanning the flames, fueling the flames and stabbing the prince in the back, Zhu Gaoxuan said, "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Zhu Di, who was overwhelmed with anger, heard the voice of his youngest son, and softened a little: "If you fart, let it go."

"Whether it's flooding the sand, or changing the course of the Yellow River, a lot of manpower is needed. If the treasury deficit caused by such a large wave of manpower can be left behind, it shouldn't delay the emperor's Northern Expedition, right?" Zhu Gaoyi was cautious. Said.

"You said it lightly, but how do you do it?" Zhu Di laughed angrily, "Where did you find so many free manpower for me?"

"Isn't this, is there a ready-made one?"

Zhu Gaoxuan pursed his lips and said with a smile, "Hundreds of thousands of refugees use work as relief. There is no need for the court to allocate too much money. All you need to do is to find a temporary residence for these refugees and let them eat a bite, and they will sell it." They are ordered to work for the imperial court, and let these refugees go to build the imperial court's disaster relief project."

Zhu Di was stunned, and so was the prince.

And this kind of operation?

In the past, if there were a large number of refugees due to natural disasters, the imperial court would either open warehouses to release food, cut their flesh to treat the disaster, or allow the refugees to develop into rebels, and then send troops to wipe them out once and for all.

As long as all the refugees who have been transformed into rebels are killed, there will be no more refugees.

Such a brutal act of killing heaven and earth was widely welcomed by the emperors.

Because if you want to rely on the national treasury to feed hundreds of thousands of refugees, the cost is too high. Opening warehouses to release grain, but not necessarily [-]% of the food will be sent to the bowls of refugees, but will fall into the pockets of corrupt officials, repeated endlessly, and a vicious circle , even a huge country is difficult to support.It may even drag down a huge country because of disaster relief.

If the cowherd boy named "Zhu Chongba" could have a full mouthful of food, there would not be Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

With a full mouthful of food, even if life is very hard, who would want to tie their head around their waist and be the traitor who escaped death?

However, Zhu Gaoxuan's idea is very stupid, using work for relief.

The refugees who have caused headaches to the emperors of all dynasties are regarded as cheap labor.

In this way, the manpower problem of the court project was solved, and the problem of the refugees' livelihood was also solved.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Di found that what this kid said made a lot of sense!
Relief with work, this idea is the best of both worlds!

"Prince, do you have anything else to say?" With the support of Zhu Gaoxuan's "relief with work", Zhu Di looked at the prince confidently.

The prince was speechless, he said slowly: "As long as the people don't starve, I will be content."

Complacent in Zhu Di's heart, he nodded slightly to Zhu Gaoxuan: "Fourth brother, you are very good. You have made a good plan today, and you should be the first. After the good plan is implemented, I must reward you well!"

Zhu Gaoxuan said with a smile: "I have nothing else to ask for, but the peace of the country and the people."

Zhu Di was delighted when he heard the words, and said domineeringly, "What is Guotai Min'an? In this prosperous age of eternal happiness, it is Guotai Min'an!"

The prosperity of Yongle is the prosperity of the country and the safety of the people.

……

The prince glanced at Zhu Gaoxuan gratefully. He committed a crime against Long Yan today, and Zhu Gaoxuan came forward to appease Zhu Di and relieve him.

Zhu Gaoxuan noticed the prince's gaze and didn't say much.

He and the East Palace are allies, just like before the East Palace forces in the Fengtian Palace were Zhu Gaoyi's platform, there must be a cause and an effect, today Zhu Gaoyi rescued the prince, which can be regarded as repaying the favor owed to the East Palace by him and the British.

The emperor Zhu Di was happy, and King Qi's good strategy solved the urgent need of the flood in Shandong, and did not delay his major event of the northern expedition.

The prince Zhu Gaochi was happy, he solved the troubles of natural disasters, and Daming calmed down again.

King Qi Zhu Gaoxuan was also happy, he gained the most today, he solved the trouble for Zhu Di, and returned the prince's favor. From now on, Prince Qi's Mansion and East Palace will be closer, and the emperor will give him more privileges.

Everyone is happy, only one person is not happy.

This is the King of Han, he was ignored like a transparent person today, he finally seized the opportunity to entrap the prince, but was rescued by King Qi.

……

After the matter was resolved, Zhu Di waved his hand: "If you should get out, get out, don't care about the meal today!"

"My son retire!"

"My son retire!"

"My son retire!"

The three of them left as soon as they were granted amnesty.

Suddenly, the old man said: "Fourth, you stay!"

Zhu Gaoxuan's body froze for a moment, as if he couldn't hear, he tiptoed about to sneak away.

What good can the old man do by calling him now, it's better to slip away.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di came over, grabbed Zhu Gaoxuan by the collar and pulled him back, without reason.

"Your Majesty! Be gentle with me, I can't breathe!"

"I made a mistake, Your Majesty!"

"Ouch, whoops!"

Zhu Gaoxuan's wailing sound came from the imperial study room. Hearing this sound, the departing prince and King of Han quickened their pace, as if there was a scourge behind them.

The eunuch Tang Cheng stood in front of the door, covering his mouth and laughing.

Sure enough, the only one who can control Prince Qi is the emperor.

……

(End of this chapter)

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