Father-in-law Zhu Di, I am so happy to marry the disfigured princess

Chapter 171 The Imperial Power Doesn't Go to the Countryside?I set up a dormitory to go deep into the grassroots!
Nanjing City, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat swaying on the recliner in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, scratching it with a tickle on one hand, and in the other hand, he held the secret melodies from Jinyiwei from all over the place.

The institution of Jinyiwei is Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.

The emperor knows the affairs of the world without going out.

The Jinyiwei organization continued throughout the Ming Dynasty, and it was a way for the emperor to consolidate his power.

As for Lan Nao'er, who had a hand in Jinyiwei's power, he had already been beheaded, and Lan Yu was thrown into prison to make a warning to others.

There are some troubles in various places, but they can't escape Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

"Huh? There is a master Qingtian in Dong'an County, Beiping Prefecture?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had sharp eyes, and he could see the content of each secret melody at a glance. One of the secret melodies from Beiping Mansion aroused his interest.

He opened it and looked carefully, only to realize that this person is not someone else.

It was his grandson-in-law Li Xiao.

The grandson-in-law became a small county magistrate, which was asked by the fourth eldest Zhu Di last time, probably because he wanted to make some contributions and promote the title of title.

"I heard that the princess's mansion was changed to Li's mansion. It seems that the fourth child attaches great importance to this son-in-law."

"It's not in line with the rules, but the fourth child, who is a father, doesn't mind. We have nothing to say. The water that the married daughter threw must have been suggested by that girl Ningyun."

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang understood the reason, and couldn't help but smile.

Immediately afterwards, he continued to look carefully to see what this Li Xiao had done in the county, and he was called Qingtian by the locals after only a few days in office.

"Well, not bad, our grandson-in-law Li Xiao is interesting."

"The last time I traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, I could see that he was a jealous character."

"Such a temperament is suitable for being a censor, that's all. The son-in-law of the fourth son, we can't make up our minds. Beating the fourth son has already made him very unhappy."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and shook his head.

Thinking of the fourth child, he still likes this son quite a lot.

Although it looks very strict on the surface, in fact, the degree of affection ranks among the top three among sons.

"No wonder he is called Master Qingtian."

"On the first day of taking office, it is really satisfying to turn over old cases and punish the village tyrant by means of torture."

From this small incident, Zhu Yuanzhang could see Li Xiao's temperament. He frowned slightly, thought for a while and said to himself:
"However... this kind of method is too strong. That is to say, Li Xiao was in Beiping, relying on the name of the old fourth king of Yan to make it, and it cannot be popularized. This is the only case.

Moreover, such a move will undoubtedly create a serious confrontation with the local gentry, and there will be many obstacles in doing things in the future. "

Zhu Yuanzhang understood very well the influence and role of local gentry in the local area.

In this regard, when I was fighting the world before, I understood this point.

The anti-Yuan team that Zhu Yuanzhang joined at the beginning was called the "Red Turban Army", led by Guo Zixing and Han Lin'er.

The Red Scarf Army with the revolutionary goal of "reopening the Song Dynasty".

Not only the government of the Yuan Dynasty must be eliminated, but also the landlord class of the Yuan Dynasty.

Completely liquidate the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty.

At this time, the Red Turban Army represented the interests of farmers. Wherever the Red Turban Army went, the landlords would suffer.

Therefore, after the uprising of the Red Turban Army, in order to protect their own interests, many landlords spontaneously organized armed forces to fight against the Red Turban Army.

The landlord armed force is a very strong force, but this force is not on the side of the Red Scarf Army, but on the side of the Yuan Dynasty.

Therefore, the road of the Red Scarf Army to fight against Yuan is full of obstacles.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang became independent, created some famous halls, and occupied Nanjing City.

He accepted Liu Bowen's suggestion and implemented the strategy of "building walls high, accumulating grain widely, and becoming king slowly".

It was during this time that Zhu Yuanzhang recuperated in Nanjing City and settled down for a period of time.

Only when people calm down can they use their brains to think about problems.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, why is the road against Yuan so difficult?

Who is the enemy and who is the friend?

And how to defeat your enemies?
During this time in Nanjing, with in-depth thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered the problem.

My enemies are no longer just the Yuan army. Chen Youliang, the former Red Scarf Army in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the Zhang Shicheng Group that occupied Soochow have all become my enemies.

Fang Guozhen from eastern Zhejiang is not a good bird either.

Except for the friendly army in the north, the other three sides are enemies.

The situation of the war has suddenly changed. If we rely solely on the strength of the peasants, we may not be able to defeat these enemies, but will be eaten by them instead.

On this issue, Zhu Yuanzhang talked, discussed and discussed with advisers such as Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang all night long.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang realized something.

In the current period, the power of the landlord class is the biggest force!
Zhu Yuanzhang understood this, so he began to consciously change his position.

Gradually changed from the leader of the uprising army representing the interests of the peasantry to the warlord who safeguarded the interests of the landlord class.

Zhu Yuanzhang repositioned himself and began to compromise with the landlord.

But that's the main reason for his success.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately announced: "If there is any inconvenience in the old government, I will get rid of it for you."

Not to mention reopening the Great Song Dynasty, but only emphasizing the correction of the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty.

This is a signal that Zhu Yuanzhang has changed from a reformist to a reformist.

Nanjing is a turning point, from here.

Zhu Yuanzhang grasped the main contradiction at the end of the Yuan Dynasty: Landlords want to keep their status unchanged, and farmers don't want too much, but just want to live a stable life.

In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang's main object of unity was the peasants, but now it has been changed to the landlords with the peasants.

This is where Zhu Yuanzhang is so powerful. He considered the problem from the perspective of the overall situation, saw the overall situation, and found a way to win.

In the construction of the army, "the sons of the rich people will serve as the guards, and the name is Yuzhongjun".

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also absorbed a large number of landlords to enrich his team.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had actually given up the banner of the peasant revolution, but he continued to use the name of the Red Scarf Army to attract and unite the peasants. This is a very smart approach.
Every time he conquered a place, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely win over the local gentry, Confucian scholars, and sages. Zhu Yuanzhang paid special attention to scholars, whether obedience or coercion, this was Zhu Yuanzhang's purpose.

With the support of the landlord, food, money, soldiers, these things are all there!
Unite all forces that can be united, identify your real enemy, and establish a united front. This is the kingly way to win!
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang went to the end and had the last laugh.

Defeated all enemies that stood in his way.

Zhu Yuanzhang deeply realized how powerful these landowners, big and small, were scattered all over the country, and he could not eradicate them by himself, and even had to rely on these people.

Even after the founding of the country and the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang also found that this power cannot be underestimated.

I can only suppress it, not press it heavily, otherwise the whole country will be in chaos.

Even now, Zhu Yuanzhang is slowly implementing the strategy of suppressing these landlords, there will still be frequent civil uprisings, mutinies, and rebels jumping out everywhere.

In the third year, 11th year, 14th year, and 16th year of Hongwu, there were four uprising incidents.

Especially in the 14th year of Hongwu, an uprising broke out in Guangdong with the leader known as the "Shoveling King", and tens of thousands of people gathered!
This is only a large-scale one, and the small-scale occurrences of more than a dozen times are ignored.

Without exception, everything is planned and promoted by the landlord.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Li Xiao took the local landlord on his first day in office, he felt that Li Xiao was still too young.

"Take it as a training, it's just a county, feel free to toss it around. Only after suffering a loss can you know how to govern the people."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and put the secret performance aside.

His eyes fell on the two grandsons, Zhu Yunxie and Zhu Yunqi, who were writing strategies in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

He devoted himself to cultivating these two grandchildren.

Especially Zhu Yunqi, who is more intelligent, Zhu Yuanzhang likes it more.

After watching the secret play, Zhu Yuanzhang waved on a whim: "Yun Wen, Yun Xing, come here."

Hearing this, the two put down the brushes in their hands, got up and walked over, cupping their hands.

"Grandfather."

"Grandfather."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a smile, and said, "Suppose you are the parents and officials of a county, and there are squires in the area under your jurisdiction, and the landlords bully and oppress the people, how should you deal with it?"

This is the test question Zhu Yuanzhang gave to his two grandsons.

Zhu Yuanzhang already felt that Zhu Biao's health was getting worse and worse. Either consciously or unconsciously, he began to cultivate the next "Zhu Biao".

Such questions are conducted every day.

They are all actual problems that really happened in Daming from the secret reports of Jinyiwei from all over the country.

When the question was asked, the two responded differently.

Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly, looking like he was thinking hard.

But Zhu Yunqi was obviously much more indifferent, standing upright, in a state of thinking.

The reason why Zhu Yunwen worked so hard is also speculation. He saw his father Zhu Biao getting worse and worse.
He has a chance, but not a great one.

Because he is the eldest son of a concubine.

Although the concubine mother has now become the concubine, the name of the eldest son has not changed.

On the other hand, Zhu Yunxi, the second son of the direct line, although his mother and concubine are deceased, still has the support of the Chang family and the Lan family behind him.

The only thing I can rely on is the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in front of me.

Only by winning his favor can I increase my bargaining chips.
At this time, Zhu Yunwen rolled his eyes, then bowed respectfully, and took the lead in saying:
"Grandfather Hui, the majesty of the law lies in the words of fairness and equality. If such a situation occurs, it must be severely punished, so that the people will fear the power of the law and not violate it.

"However, as a local parent official, you must not be rigid, but flexible. The punishment remains the same, and you must strictly follow the law."

"But after all, it is not easy for parents to govern a county. There are tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people in a county. It is difficult to manage with dozens of people in the county government."

"The so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside. Even the imperial court needs the cooperation of these gentry to govern."

"Therefore, it can be considered as appropriate and adjusted from it, so as to benefit the common people and make the gentry obey discipline."

"If it is that kind of heinous person, he will be punished severely. To win a group, suppress a group, and maintain a balance."

Zhu Yunqi's answer can be described as very beautiful.

When Zhu Yuanzhang asked a question, he drew inferences from one instance.

Let me talk about how to deal with it first, that is to establish the majesty of the law.

If the law is not majestic, it will be even more difficult to govern in the future.

But as a parent official, you can't stand on the opposite side of the local landlord class, and that work is very difficult to carry out.

Therefore, it should be adjusted from it, so that the landlords will return their benefits, the people will benefit, and the official authority will be established.

It also allowed the local landlords and squires to gain some face.

It is convenient to cooperate with the work of parents and officials in the future.

In the end, a solution was proposed. If they really offended a group of landlord forces, they would win over a group and suppress a group to maintain the balance.

"Well, well said."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction.

That's why he likes Zhu Yunwen.

The answer was impeccable, explaining everything clearly.

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunxi and asked, "Yunxi, tell me."

Zhu Yunxi's talent is obviously much worse than Zhu Yunqi's. He is usually spoiled and spoiled, and his study is also a must. His favorite thing to do is to hang out behind his uncle Lanyu.

Zhu Yunxi stuttered and couldn't speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Speak boldly and express your thoughts."

Zhu Yunxi thought for a while, and thought that his grandfather hated corrupt officials and landlords the most, so he thought about it, and said: "Since the landlord has the phenomenon of oppressing and deceiving the people, he should be killed, peeled and deterred."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi was a little complacent.

Didn't the imperial grandfather like to deal with corrupt officials like this?
Such a statement should satisfy him!

However, it is clear that Zhu Yuanzhang's face did not show the expression Zhu Yunxi imagined, but frowned, which made Zhu Yunxi a little flustered.

Zhu Yuanzhang then asked: "If you kill one to make an example to a hundred, what should you do if you arouse the resistance of the landlords and gentry in the whole county and do not cooperate with the work of the county government?"

Zhu Yunxi was obviously panicked. He thought it would be over after answering, but he didn't expect to ask another question.

He thought for a while, and said bravely: "Then suppress it and make it submit."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "He didn't make a mistake, so what reason do you have to suppress it?"

Zhu Yunxi said: "If you don't cooperate with the yamen, it's a mistake."

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart became more and more heavy, and he asked: "How do you suppress it, relying on the servants of the county government? If they secretly instigated a civil uprising, tens of thousands of people, how would you suppress it?"

Zhu Yunxi said: "Isn't there a government office in the local area, and there are military preparations, guards, and commanders to launch the army to suppress it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You remember your identity, a small magistrate, how did you drive it?"

Zhu Yunxi thought for a while, "Then call the peasants and beat the landlords!"

"Call the peasants?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was completely angry, he slapped the table and shouted: "Are you going to rebel by recruiting the peasant army?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's situation changed, and his face changed as soon as he said it. The two were so frightened that they immediately knelt down.

"Grandfather calm down, don't hurt yourself, the dragon's body is the most important thing."

Zhu Yunwen was secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface he made a gesture of caring for Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Grandfather me."

Zhu Yunxi didn't know where he made a mistake, but he was not out of his wits, so he hurriedly admitted his mistake: "My grandson is wrong."

"Calling and shouting at every turn, is this your way of governance?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said displeased: "Who did you learn these things from?"

Zhu Yunxi faltered: "I"

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the stool and said, "Speak."

Only then did Zhu Yunxi say: "Grandfather, I learned it from my uncle."

Zhu Yunxi's great-uncle is Lan Yu, who is still locked up in the prison.

It's okay not to say it, but Zhu Yuanzhang became even more angry when he said it.

That pig-headed Lan Yu has led her own grandson astray!
Zhu Yunxie hurriedly changed his words: "Grandfather, grandson just said something wrong, it should be right not to suppress it."

He suddenly thought of a good idea, and said: "Since the squires do not cooperate with the imperial court's governance, then set up another imperial court organization under the county government to govern, and go down to the township level, or even the village level, so that the imperial power can be resolved. Going to the countryside is a difficult problem!"

"absurd!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was almost dizzy, and said: "Do you know how many townships and villages there are in the whole country? Let me tell you, there are [-] villages in the whole country. Can the imperial treasury support the establishment of these institutions? The Arabian Nights, unrealistic!"

"Grandfather, grandson knows his mistake, grandson will definitely study hard in the future, and live up to the expectations of grandfather."

Zhu Yunxi's attitude was still sincere, and he immediately knelt down and sincerely admitted his mistake.

After all, he is also Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson. Seeing that he had admitted his mistake, he became less indifferent, "Okay, get up."

Originally, this matter was over.

But Zhu Yunxuan didn't know if his brain had twitched, or he was frightened and confused, or he was still jealous of Zhu Yunxuan.

In short, he found himself being overwhelmed by Zhu Yunqi everywhere in front of the emperor's grandfather, and he was very aggrieved.

It's not good to go on like this.

There are the Chang family and the Lan family behind him.

But now that Sapphire is being imprisoned, this advantage has been reduced by more than half.

"Grandson has one more request."

Zhu Yunxi knelt down and couldn't get up.

"Say."

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"My son invites the emperor's grandfather to think about the merits of his grandson's uncle Lan Yu, so let him be lenient."

Zhu Yunxi began to intercede with Lan Yu.

"You bastard, let me let go or not, I have the final say! Your father didn't dare to speak, it's your turn to intercede!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion was stained with frost, and he scolded directly: "Get out!"

The scolding sound resounded through the hall.

Zhu Yunxi realized that he seemed to have made a mistake again, so he didn't dare to say any more, and left in despair.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yunwen was ecstatic.

This Zhu Yunxi is simply an idiot, wouldn't it be an annoyance to bring up this matter in a fit of grandpa's anger?
But on the surface, he didn't show it at all.

Zhu Yunwen brought a cup of tea and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Grandfather, calm down. Yunxi didn't do it on purpose. He has a very good relationship with Lanyu since he was a child. He is like a father and son. He was just impatient for a while. He missed his family affection and didn't think too much about other things."

On the surface, he was interceding for Zhu Yunxi, but in fact, secretly, he said that Zhu Yunxi and Lan Yu had a very good relationship, and it seemed that Zhu Yunxi had no brains.

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated and said, "The relationship between Yunxi and Lanyu is so good?"

Zhu Yunxuan hurriedly nodded and said: "Yes, my grandson is very envious. Every time Liang Guogong Lanyu returns from a big victory, he brings him local specialties and gifts, and often takes Yunxi to the army to ride and shoot. Teach the art of war. Younger brother Yunxi is quite talented in this area, and he will definitely be able to serve his grandfather in the future, so he is weaker in reading, but in terms of art of war, Yunxuan is inferior."

Blindly depressing others is of course not acceptable.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxuan suppressed one aspect of himself and praised and killed Zhu Yunxi.

"Um"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with all his thoughts, and then waved his hands: "Yun Wen, you go down first, I want to be quiet."

"Yun Wen resigns."

Zhu Yunwen bowed respectfully and respectfully, and then withdrew.

When he left, he did not forget to tidy up the four treasures of the study on the table before leaving.

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes, looked at Zhu Yunqi's back, and thought for a while.

Who is Zhu Yuanzhang?
How could he fail to see Zhu Yunqi's little thoughtfulness?
In terms of scheming, Zhu Yunqi is much better than Zhu Yunxi.

Of course, this is not a bad thing, in the palace, without such a thought, isn't it being played around by others?
"Hey, the two grandchildren are not half as big as Biao'er."

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and sighed, then lay down on the recliner and continued to sway.

Half an hour passed.

Commander Jin Yiwei made Erhu walk in with a large wooden box.

Inside this big wooden box are the secret performances uploaded by Jinyiwei from all over the place, recording the events of each place.

What Zhu Yuanzhang saw earlier was fifteen days ago.

And what is in this wooden box now is also what happened fifteen days ago.

Cars and horses were inconvenient in ancient times, and it took some time to send messages.

"Your Majesty, these are the secret notes of recent days."

"let it go."

"Yes, I retire."

After the two tigers left, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't bother to read these letters.

But thinking of what happened just now, he sat up again, and was reading the secret music of Peking.

In fact, the Jinyi Guard in Beiping had also been secretly infiltrated by Zhu Di long ago.

However, Zhu Di did not violate the law and discipline, so he was probably safe and sound.

Block only those things that are not good for you.

Of course, hardly ever.

At this time, Zhu Di was very law-abiding.

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang found the secret performance about Li Xiao again, and he wanted to see how the grandson-in-law handled this matter.

After opening and checking, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

What Li Xiao did was actually the same as what Zhu Yunxie thought.

It is a vain attempt to extend the imperial institution further down.

It is recorded in the secret memorial that Li Xiaoguang advertised, recruited people, and tried to establish an organization called "She District" in every village under the county to manage the villagers.

He also held an examination to select suitable talents to work in the dormitory.

childish! !
It's so childish!
"How is this different from that idiot Zhu Yunxi's thinking!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help scolding: "This Li Xiao is smart, but he is still too young after all. He wants to skip the gentry and landlord class and manage all the villagers in an all-round way. How is this possible!"

"Each village establishes an organization. How does the county government spend such a huge personnel cost?"

"Is it possible that you want to use your own money to handle the affairs of the court?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure out where the expenditure came from.

Anyway, the imperial court will not allocate funds.

He snorted: "Forget it, the fourth brother is in charge of Beiping, and he will make such a big commotion, the fourth brother should not sit idly by. If Li Xiao is really willing to use his own money to do things, then it has nothing to do with us." "

Return to Beiping, Dong'an County.

Half a month has passed.

Li Xiao has already started to organize the establishment of the dormitory, and has been busy for half a month.

He will not bow to those landlords and gentry classes.

Make me Li Xiao bow his head?
That is impossible!

Since the imperial power does not go to the countryside, then I will set up a dormitory and go deep into the grassroots!
In the county office, Zhu Ningyun looked at the account books of the county office and worried.

She looked at Li Xiao and said, "Xiao Lang, let me figure it out. Your idea is good, but the money is too much for the county government to afford."

Li Xiao said with a smile: "It's really impossible to bear it. There must be a way for a car to go to the front of the mountain. The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. The mountain people have their own clever ideas."

Zhu Ningyun couldn't figure out what this clever plan was, and asked, "Could it be that we are subsidizing the money?"

Li Xiao waved his hand: "How can it be possible to post money by yourself? Let's not do this loss-making business. If you don't have enough money, naturally you need to borrow money."

"Borrow money?" Zhu Ningyun was taken aback: "Ask who borrowed money?"

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Of course it is to borrow money from the bank. Let's ask the bank to borrow money in the name of the county government. It will definitely be easy to borrow."

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no precedent for the Yamen to ask the bank to borrow money.

Now Zhu Ningyun was even more stunned, "Even if it is borrowing money and supporting it, the follow-up expenditure is still a bottomless pit. How can I repay the money?"

Li Xiao explained: "When the dormitory is on the right track, the county government will not have to bear it. The dormitory is responsible for its own profits and losses, and it can also feed back to the county government."

"Be responsible for your own profits and losses." Zhu Ningyun was even more confused.

Li Xiao nodded firmly: "That's right, be responsible for your own profits and losses, let the dormitories have some autonomy, start village enterprises, land contracting system, and let economic activities start!!"

Zhu Ningyun: "????"

(End of this chapter)