Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

"Master Su is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, and thousands of troops and horses cannot compare with him."

Zhu Biao said extremely seriously.

This is not flattery, but Zhu Biao's very clear understanding.

In fact, although the inventions and creations made by Su Jing were very useful to the Ming Dynasty, what Zhu Biao cared about most was the land annexation that Su Jing once mentioned.

This time he went out for inspection and made him feel a lot.

"Hahahaha!"

Su Jing laughed and said: "Prince, what you said is a bit too flattering to me. Don't say it again in the future, otherwise others will think that I, Su Jing, am a deceitful person."

"no!"

Zhu Biao immediately explained: "Master Su, the students are not flattering you, the students really think so."

"This time the students went out, they truly understood what Master Su said before, what is meant by the demise of a dynasty."

Ok?
Zhu Biao's words made Su Jing curious. It was still the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, so why did he think of its demise.

Su Jing asked: "Prince, it seems that you have been deeply touched by this trip. If possible, maybe you can tell me about it."

When students have doubts, teachers naturally have to solve them.

Zhu Biao's face immediately showed joy and said: "The students are naturally willing, it is simply what they want."

"Okay, then just tell me."

Su Jing nodded.

Zhu Biao immediately said: "Master Su, the reason why the students went out this time is because of my father, who was the supervisor of the Imperial College before taking the exam. My father specially checked the grain reserves in the granaries in the three places, but found that there was a big problem with these grain reserves. There are many problematic grains among them.”

"So, my father asked me to go to the granaries in various places to investigate and see what the real situation is."

When talking about something, you have to explain everything clearly. Zhu Biao really said everything to Su Jing.

Su Jing listened intently, her expression quite serious.

Zhu Biao continued: "The students have been here for 42 days, the time on the road is 28 days, and the actual time in the place is [-] days."

"In fourteen days, we inspected three granaries in total, namely Yangzhou Prefecture for four days, Changzhou Prefecture for five days, and Ningguo Prefecture for five days."

"If we go by what local officials reported and what students saw on the surface, then the granaries in these three places are quite good, both in terms of reserve capacity and food quality."

"but……"

At this point, Zhu Biao stopped talking.

Su Jing said calmly: "Prince, you want to say that it is only three years since Hongwu, and the Ming Dynasty has just recovered from the war. Even if the weather is good, it can't be so good in just two years, right?"

"Master Su's insight is like watching fire, and the students are very confused about this."

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "If it was like this in only one or two places, students would understand it a little bit, but if it is like this in all three places, students can't help but think about the problems involved."

"The students were aware of the problem at the time and made some secret visits, but unfortunately, little results were achieved."

Speaking of this, Zhu Biao felt very helpless.

Local officials and wealthy gentry are like buckets together, unable to understand anything at all.

"So, Prince, you shouldn't have learned nothing, right?"

Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao and asked with a smile.

After all, he is his own student, so he won't really be led by the other party's nose, and he won't be able to get any useful information.

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "The students did find out some problems. The grain output in these three places is indeed very high, and the grain transactions in the market are also very frequent. However, the grain output is high, but the market price of grain is not low at all. "

"It seems that the grain merchants have negotiated, but the price cannot be lowered at all. The students believe that there is only one possibility for this situation, and that is that there are very few fertile fields in the hands of the people, and high-yielding grains are in the hands of a few officials and gentry. So they can hoard it and continue to sell it at high prices."

"Unfortunately, the students did not find any actual evidence,"

No useful clues could be found in the granary. Zhu Biao had a broad mind and directly thought of grain prices.

Su Jing had fought a food price war before, and Zhu Biao had learned the relationship between commodity prices and production.

"Not bad."

Su Jing nodded with satisfaction and said: "Prince, it seems that you have really learned what I taught you. This matter should be similar to what you thought."

"Land annexation, I told you a long time ago."

Land annexation!

Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and he asked: "Master Su, the student understands this too, but the student can't understand. Master Su said before that land acquisition was the fundamental reason for the demise of the dynasty."

"The Ming Dynasty has just been established, and it is far from being destroyed. How can there be land annexation?"

After hearing Zhu Biao's words, Su Jing couldn't close his mouth. He said with a smile: "Prince, you are right. The Ming Dynasty has just been established and it is still early to destroy it. But have you misunderstood?" The thing is, land annexation is indeed the root cause of the dynasty’s demise, but if the dynasty is newly established, doesn’t it mean there is no land annexation!”

"Land annexation is ultimately the greed of human nature and has nothing to do with the stage of a dynasty."

Zhu Biao was silent. Although the reason was very simple, he really didn't think about it.

In other words, he didn't want to think about it.

Land annexation can occur in the early stages of a dynasty, but what will happen at the end of the dynasty?

"Master Su, these officials and gentry really deserve to be killed!"

Zhu Biao's face turned cold, and a murderous intention suddenly surged out.

Although Zhu Biao is only a teenager, he will not be merciful at all when it comes to killing corrupt officials.

Not long ago, in the Kongyin case, officials of all sizes were beheaded, and the one who supervised the execution was basically Zhu Biao.

"Ah."

Su Jing nodded and said: "Yes, Ming Dynasty has a lot of foreign troubles, so it is relatively tolerant of local officials and gentry. It is easy for them to collude and occupy people's land."

"To deal with these people, beheading is the most direct and effective way. If you kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, you will naturally restrain yourself a lot."

Su Jing is no longer understanding the situation of the Ming Dynasty just now, relying on the historical knowledge accumulated in her previous life.

He came into contact with many people, including many high-level officials in Ming Dynasty.

Having lived in Ming Dynasty for so long, I naturally have my own channels and methods for obtaining information.

The Ming Dynasty during this period was actually a period of drastic changes.

There are internal and external troubles, the establishment of a country requires various new systems, and there are still some problems left over from history that need to be solved.

This led to the promulgation of government orders very frequently, and frequent government orders meant that these government orders were used without a long period of polishing and thinking.

Ordinary people are mostly illiterate, but local powerful people who are literate will naturally find loopholes in this.

A lot of chaos, to put it bluntly, is caused by too many loopholes.

But how to put it, this is an inevitable process of the development of Ming Dynasty and cannot be avoided.

The solution, as Zhu Biao said, is to kill!

As long as you are afraid of killing them, you will naturally restrain yourself a lot. Although it is a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution, at least it will be effective quickly.Su Jing does have a radical cure.

The biggest and most important reform in the past life is clearly recorded in the history books.

However, that reform does not apply to the current Ming Dynasty.

"But Master Su, if there is no evidence, I am afraid it will cause chaos. Even if we are to punish corruption, we need to find evidence."

Zhu Biao said to Su Jing.

This kind of thing looks peaceful on the surface, but if you want to scare the monkeys, you need to pierce the window paper on the surface.

Unfortunately, it is easier said than done.

Prince Zhu Biao took action personally, and all he got was whitewashed peace and harmony.

"There is nothing we can do about this. Local officials are subordinate to the Ming Dynasty, but the local gentry is different."

Su Jing said calmly: "Most of the current landlords and gentry in the Ming Dynasty existed in the Yuan Dynasty. They have rich experience in dealing with the people of the Yuan Dynasty. Now they are just replaced by others to fool them."

The gap between Zhu Biao and those local gentry exists objectively.

This is not to say that Zhu Biao is inferior to them, but that they have too much experience in fooling people.

"What should we do? Is there no way to deal with them?"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but ask. With Su Jing by his side, this became Zhu Biao's mantra.

Su Jing smiled and said: "What else can you do? Improve yourself. As long as it is fake, there must be flaws. In the end, their method is still whitewashing. I am still very confident in your ability, Prince. I believe that using In a few years, these guys’ methods will be in your hands.”

Zhu Biao's ability, whether it is based on Su Jing's own teachings or the records in history books, is very outstanding.

Moreover, as time goes by, the situation in Ming Dynasty will become increasingly stable.

At that time, the methods used to deal with the local gentry can be more intense and direct.

Zhu Biao is still in the growth stage now.

In a few years, the prince will be able to exercise the authority of the emperor.

Zhu Biao lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said: "Master Su, in a few years, the people of Ming Dynasty will have to suffer for a few more years. Students can wait, but they can't wait!"

Su Jing put away the smile on her face and looked at Zhu Biao without speaking for a long time.

As a time traveler, he always pursues the goal of living a good life.

If there are some things that are impossible or difficult to do, Su Jing will not do them.

It’s a thankless effort, so why bother?
He asked himself that he did not have the ambition to help the world, and the world was not what he should have in his heart.

In this huge Ming Dynasty, there are so many people living in misery that I can't control them.

Su Jing has always lived the life of a rich man with peace of mind, and occasionally does what she can to help the people.

But at this moment, hearing Zhu Biao's words, Su Jing's heart was really touched.

"Prince, do you really think that?"

Su Jing asked.

Zhu Biao nodded immediately and said: "Of course, the students now want to punish the gentry and colluded officials in those places."

"The sooner the students are punished, the sooner the people can escape from the misery. I just regret that the students are incapable, and they can't do it now."

Zhu Biao really cared about the people, and Lao Zhu's education was deeply reflected in him.

Because he was born into a poor commoner, Zhu Yuanzhang was more able to understand the hardships of the common people.

He did not forget these and passed them on to Zhu Biao.

"Concern for the country and the people first. If the prince becomes emperor, he will definitely be a wise king."

Su Jing sighed.

Su Jing really wanted to see how Zhu Biao could govern the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Biao shook his head and said: "Students don't dare. I just see the people suffering, the country suffering, the traitors rampant, and the anger in my heart has nowhere to vent. I am really unworthy of being a prince."

If someone else had said this, Su Jing might have thought it was an act.

When Zhu Biao said this, Su Jing really thought that was what he thought.

"Prince, if you really want to solve it quickly, maybe I can help you."

Su Jing hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

Zhu Biao looked happy and said, "Really?"

He did not question Su Jing's ability to solve this problem at all, because Su Jing was omnipotent to him.

Su Jing said calmly: "I can only say that I am helping to see. Whether it can be solved is hard to say."

Although she had rich experience in shopping mall struggles in her previous life, it was not the same thing after all, and Su Jing was not that confident.

Zhu Biao immediately said: "As long as Master Su is willing to help the students, the students believe that this matter can be solved, but I don't know what the method Su Jing said is it?"

Su Jing replied: "It's very simple, I will go with you."

Su Jing and Zhu Biao set out together to meet the officials and gentry in those places. This was Su Jing's method.

To be honest, there is not much difference between this and not saying anything.

But in Zhu Biao's ears, he was extremely excited: "If Master Su is willing, that would be great!"

Practice is naturally different from theory. As a student, Zhu Biao is very clear about Su Jing's theoretical knowledge.

In practice, in the previous epidemic prevention and control, Su Jing controlled the overall situation, and Zhu Biao had seen that ability with his own eyes.

When Su Jing said she was with him, he felt that the matter was settled.

"Prince, please don't be too eager to be happy. If I say that I will go with you, your Majesty must agree. This inspection of the local granary is a big deal."

Su Jing immediately reminded: "At the same time, I will set off with you, the prince. I can only be a staff member and will not accept any official position. I also hope that nothing will be publicized."

"I am not doing things for the sake of the court, but for your concern for the people. I hope you can understand."

Now that she was going to live in the capital permanently, Su Jing knew that she was very conspicuous.

Although he is not afraid of some things, it is always right to keep a low profile.

As for the initiative to go out on patrol with Zhu Biao, on the one hand, it was to help Zhu Biao solve problems. As a teacher, his own students always have to help.

On the other hand, it is to delay his appearance in the capital and reduce his sense of existence.

Zhu Biao immediately said: "Master Su, don't worry, these students will tell their father. I believe that my father will definitely agree with Master Su!"

"Student here, I would like to thank Master Su!"

Zhu Biao stopped and bowed respectfully towards Su Jing.

Su Jing helped Zhu Biao up and said: "Prince, I am your teacher, a mentor. I preach, accept karma, and resolve doubts. I just do what I should do." (End of Chapter)