People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

"Aren't you going to tell me about that blue jade thing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was calm, but people who knew him well knew that the more this happened, the angrier the emperor would be!
Chang Yuchun could usually laugh, curse, and be bohemian with Lao Zhu, but at this time, he seemed extremely honest:

"Your Majesty, I have beaten him half to death. You can deal with it yourself now!"

"Lanyu violated military law, drank alcohol in the army, and attempted to rape women...

Any one of these is enough for me to chop someone’s head off! "

Chang Yuchun lowered his head and smiled. He knew what the emperor said.

No matter from which point of view, Lan Yu should be dealt with by military law.

One thing Zhu Yuanzhang did not say was that this matter also involved Wang Baobao and Zhang Yi.

Wang Baobao was the person Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to win over. If Guanyin Nu was really insulted by him, how could Zhu Yuanzhang subdue Wang Baobao?Even if they were conquered, it would only be with his blue jade head.

And the other one probably has a more important position in Lao Zhu's mind than Wang Baobao.

Chang Yuchun was just glad that Zhang Yi didn't suffer in Lan Yu's hands, and he didn't have much resentment towards Lan Yu.

He had already apologized to Zhang Yi in the north. Although the other party was noncommittal, he had no intention of pursuing the matter.

But combined with these factors, Chang Yuchun really had no confidence in saving Lan Yu's life.

"What your Majesty said is that no matter what you decide, I will never say anything..."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Chang Yuchun. Chang was very familiar with him and understood his style of doing things.

If Chang Yuchun begged for mercy, maybe Lao Zhu would really kill Lan Yu, but Chang Yuchun had an expression of "you can do it", so Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated.

Lan Yu is Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law. Although Lao Zhu despises the Lan family, he recognizes Lan Yu's abilities.

This guy is one of the best among the second generation generals of the future Ming Dynasty.

His identity is also one of Zhu Biao's best sources of support.

The resources of the Chang family were left to Zhu Biao by Zhu Yuanzhang, and Lan Yu itself did not cause serious consequences.

Lao Zhu had no intention of killing Lan Yu from the beginning, but he couldn't let him go so easily.

Chang Yuchun wants to be this good guy, doesn’t he?

The only person who can be a good person is his own son.

"Then take him back and put him in jail!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words made Chang Yuchun's face change greatly. Although Lao Zhu did not kill Lan Yu, it was definitely not good news to be sent to prison.

In that place, you will be tortured even if you don't die!

It's easy to get in, but hard to get out.

But Chang Yuchun also knew that since the emperor didn't kill him on the spot, there was room for change.

It would be unsightly if he continued to plead.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished talking about Lan Yu, he was not ready to let Chang Yuchun go:
"Yuchun, you are about the same as Xu Da when it comes to fighting, but when it comes to running a household, you are also good at it. It's just your wife who has to deal with it, but you have to make trouble!

She is like this, and so is her brother.

People who don’t know, what do they think the Lan family is? "

Chang Yuchun looked quite embarrassed. How could he not know what Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Lan's temperament and Lan Yu's temperament all come from the same look.

Loves to cause trouble, but is not afraid of causing trouble either.

"And your son...

Nothing like you, but more like your wife..."

Old Zhu said:
"Chang Mao, you should also watch more..."

Chang Yuchun knew that what happened a while ago could not be hidden from him, so he quickly said:

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Now I want Chang Mao to start from the bottom. If he still does that, he deserves to die..."

"I also know your difficulties. Others take their children to the north to do meritorious service, but you are afraid that they will do meritorious service!

Since you want to grind him down, then so be it!
Nothing can be made of jade without cutting it, I hope he can understand your painstaking efforts..."

"Yes, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty wants to stay here and wait for Zhang Yi to come back? "

Chang Yuchun cautiously probed.

"Since you are all here, stay longer. The prince did a good job in supervising the country last time. I will test him again this time...

Let him fight with Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang, I rarely have leisure time..."

Chang Yuchun smiled and said:
"Your Majesty is not someone who takes time off. Before I came back, I heard my colleagues from the north saying that you have started killing people recently..."

The originally pleasant atmosphere became a bit colder with the word "murder".

Mu Ying and others also vaguely heard about Jin Yiwei's recent counterattack.

The victory of the north proved that what happened before was just a game laid out by the emperor.

Therefore, Jin Yiwei naturally no longer needs to keep a low profile.

It started when Mao Xiang reappeared in Yingtian and took over Jinyiwei.

The same massacre as three years ago has begun.

Jinyiwei followed two roads, one south and one north, and fought their way up.

Guanyin Nu fled all the way, and wherever she passed, there were blood lotuses blooming with blood.

Although Zhejiang was not the hardest hit area, many people also suffered due to the emperor's intention to clean up the remnants of the previous dynasty.

In the eyes of many people, it seems that the emperor is not here to patrol the south, but to calm down the situation for the Jin Yiwei.

In other words, he deliberately avoided the civil servants in the court and chose to start patrolling Zhejiang at this time.

Without Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao would have to face difficulties from civil servants such as Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang.

How to deal with this matter is also a test of Lao Zhu's governance.

Chang Yuchun and others probably guessed the emperor's thoughts and understood why he was not in a hurry to go back.

"Yuchun, you have lived in Zhejiang for a while. What do you think of Zhejiang?"

“Great mountains, great water, great place!
This place is different from other places I have been to, it seems more..."

Chang Yuchun couldn't find the right words for a while, so he tried hard to come up with one: "Huo Pan..."

“Lively, not bad!

Did you know that all this originated from the reforms I made a few years ago, and the most important one of these reforms was the opening of a factory..."

Zhu Yuanzhang told Chang Yuchun about the factory that Zhang Yi and he jointly opened.

If you do business with the emperor, you can still get dividends every year?
Chang Yuchun was secretly stunned, neither of these two things was easy.

It was from this factory that Zhu Yuanzhang decided to pilot taxation.

In the past few years, Zhejiang's tax revenue has increased twice as much as before.

With his outstanding political achievements, Wang Guangyang successfully returned to Zhongshu Province and became the left prime minister under one man. '

But the people present heard what Zhu Yuanzhang meant. The real promoter of this matter was actually Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi...

It seems that many major changes are followed by his shadow.

Zhu Xi couldn't help but said:
"Father, please forgive me for speaking frankly. What the Zhang family brother has done is better than any of your subordinates...including Mr. Li..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded silently:
"If Zhang Yi was a scholar, I wouldn't mind making him a marquis and prime minister!
But he is a Taoist priest, and I have many things to worry about!

But don’t rush to speak for your friend, I have my own sense of discretion..."

"Yuchun, when I come here this time, I also leave this brat to you. You should train him well. I will go to Hangzhou later...

After that kid arrives in Cixi, you bring him to find me! "

Chang Yuchun heard the words and felt thoughtful.After sending Chang Yuchun and others away, Zhu Yuanzhang left Zhu Cang behind.

"You can only walk on your own in the future!
If you want to be the King of Qin well, you have to rely on your own abilities..."

Zhu Cang had mixed feelings. The King of Qin that Old Zhu was talking about was not the King of Qin in Shaanxi, but the King of Qin in Japan. '

His unspeakable belief and reluctance were well known to the emperor.

During this trip, the emperor had done everything he was supposed to do, and then he had to go on his own.

"My son, thank you, Father!"

"Behave well and I will watch you. If you don't satisfy me, I won't send you out!
Okay, you go out. From today on, you go to sleep in the Xuanwu Army's camp!

I’ll come see you again after a while…”

Zhu Xi nodded silently and asked:

"Father, why don't you wait here?"

"I finally came out once, so of course I have to take a good walk!
You can’t see clearly this folk thing until you leave!
Not only do I want to leave, I also want to take some people with me..."

Zhu Xi didn't know who the emperor was talking about, but he had an idea:
"Father, are you planning to go on patrol incognito this time?"

Zhu Ping was shocked when he got the emperor's affirmative answer...

With the lessons learned three years ago, the emperor still plans to do this?
"Everyone has come out, I have something I want to see for myself!
Regarding something I hesitated many years ago, I also want to see the people’s reaction before deciding whether to implement it..."

"But Father, this is very dangerous..."

"I know, just be careful! I won't be brave this time, don't worry!

And I will bring enough guards this time..."

Zhu Fang did not persuade Zhu Yuanzhang after all. He understood that his father was naturally confident.

Think about it again, now in the entire Jiangnan, everyone is in danger, and the Jin Yiwei has already found almost everyone they need to find...

Zhu Yuanzhang left Cixi and headed for Hangzhou.

The newly appointed governor of Hangzhou and the political minister Pingzhang of Zhejiang came to visit, but Lao Zhu sent them away.

But there was a visitor, and Lao Zhu wanted to see him first.

"Mr. Liu...I haven't seen you for two years..."

The person Zhu Yuanzhang met was Liu Bowen, who had been retired for two years.

When the monarch and his ministers met, they had mixed feelings.

"I didn't expect that I would see your Majesty one day. Your Majesty is in good health. I am very relieved!"

"Is sir okay?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm fine..."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled when he heard this. He knew that Liu Bowen was not living a very good life during this period, especially since Hu Weiyong mobilized the Yushitai to accuse him.

You can even talk about rebellion.

Lao Zhu naturally did not believe this obvious false accusation.

But Liu Bowen, who is far away in Qingtian, may not be able to sit still.

Although the East Zhejiang faction still has a certain foundation in the court since Yang Xian and Liu Ji left,

But there is no leader in the true sense.

He took another look at Liu Ji and wondered if the old man would regret leaving without retaining a successor?
For example, Li Shanchang tried his best to train Hu Weiyong, and he has now received excellent help.

As for the East Zhejiang School, Zhang Yi may still be barely able to maintain it, but Zhang Yi himself can't do it for a few more years...

"Your Majesty, I am here this time to advise you on other matters!"

"But what happened to Jin Yiwei recently?"

Zhu Yuanzhang predicted Liu Bowen's prediction, leaving Liu Ji speechless for a long time.

As news of the victory in the northern battlefield came back, the imperial court's layout was gradually unveiled. The emperor's carefully laid plan was now reaping the rewards.

What he reaped was victory, but others reaped bitter consequences.

Jin Yiwei's rebound showed a far more ferocious style than before.

Jiangnan was littered with corpses, and countless rich families, Confucian scholars and celebrities were beheaded and their homes confiscated and exiled.

The scope of this killing was wider and more cruel than that of the piracy case...

Liu Ji has heard that many old friends are on Zhu Yuanzhang's blacklist.

"Your Majesty, I have never seen any emperor kill scholars like this..."

"What do I want from a person who cannot be used by me, but spends all his time thinking about how to lure the Mongols into the Central Plains?"

Lao Zhu's rhetorical question made Liu Bowen silent.

The secret fight between the emperor and the Jiangnan scholars was probably one of the reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang now allowed the Jin Yiwei to kill indiscriminately.

During Hongwu's two major exams, many people refused to take part.

This led Zhu Yuanzhang to criticize the talents selected by the imperial examination, and even considered stopping Enke.

In order to avoid being recommended by the imperial court, some of these people went up mountains and some went into seclusion.

Each one of them showed the attitude that I just disdain to serve you. If Lao Zhu doesn’t kill them, who will they kill?
There used to be no excuses, but now there are excuses for rebellion...

"Forget about these things, since sir is here, please stay with me for a few more days!
Then, take a walk with me..."

"Come on, Your Majesty, are you going to go on patrol incognito?"

What does Liu Ji seem to understand from Zhu Yuanzhang's recent actions?
"There are some things that I need to witness with my own eyes before I can understand them clearly. After all, it involves reform, so I can't ignore it...

Back then, that boy left me a piece of advice, but I didn't dare to use it for fear of disturbing the world.
However, in recent years, Zhejiang’s experience has been very good, and it can be successfully extended to other places!

So, I have to consider it..."

Liu Ji raised his eyebrows. He had been living in seclusion for two years and had witnessed Zhejiang's commercial tax reform.

From the landowners' opposition, to later acceptance.

The tax revenue of Zhejiang as a whole is increasing, but the people of Zhejiang are gradually looking forward to their lives.

Zhejiang people are inherently business-oriented, and this reform can be regarded as the first wave of benefits for Zhejiang.

But even the commercial tax reform caused an uproar back then. Even when the emperor promoted it, many wealthy households in the world opposed it.

Zhu Yuanzhang's killings in the south were to some extent a process that opened the way for reform.

And since even Zhu Yuanzhang has to treat things with caution, it will definitely not be simple.

It’s agricultural tax…

With Liu Ji's intelligence, he naturally guessed what Lao Zhu was thinking.

Commercial tax reform is still experiencing twists and turns, and the only thing that the emperor can treat with caution is probably the agricultural tax, which is the foundation of the world.

"Your Majesty wants to reform agricultural taxes?"

It was not difficult for Liu Ji to guess this. Zhu Yuanzhang had actually been doing this all along, but he was just trying to figure it out.

If you want to reform agricultural taxes, you must first know the acres of land in the world.

But neither the local people nor the grassroots officials wanted the court to know about this.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented the Lijia system and produced yellow books to force officials to hand over the data in their hands.

This itself is also part of the reform, but it is obviously not the reform that Lao Zhu mentioned.

What he wants to do must be a major event to overthrow the existing system.

Spread into acres!

Zhu Yuanzhang soaked in tea and wrote four words on the table. (End of chapter)