Daming: I, Zhu Di, threatened to seize the heir apparent at the beginning!

Chapter 357 The observation group became silent and depressed!

As far as the eye can see.

In the line of sight ahead, there is a cluster of houses with red brick and tile roofs.

Many people are building new houses.

Lan Yu was not surprised by this kind of red brick roof. Every household in Tuqiao Village was like this. He and Mu Ying stayed in Tuqiao Village for a day and lived in such a house.

What is Ke Jianan doing?
He is a military general, and the main purpose of coming to Fu is to observe Zhu Laosi's private army construction.

But before leaving, I also learned about Jian'an.

A famous poor county in Fujian.

A poverty-stricken county carrying out large-scale construction projects?
What's more, he noticed that although the people's clothes were patched and tattered, there was no look of hunger on their faces.

"My lord, this is..."

Zhu Dishun looked in the direction of Lan Yu's finger, then smiled and said: "This is the warehouse built by merchants in Jian'an..."

These warehouses are a bit like the logistics warehouses of later generations.

There are two such places in Fujian.

One is Jian'an and the other is Min County.

After the Jian'an rural village community was built.

Starting this year, some villages in neighboring counties of Jian'an began to follow suit voluntarily.

Moreover, half of the [-] rural villages approved by Ye Mao this year are concentrated near Jian'an.

Ye Mao's move was to show him and actively express his attitude to him.

He didn't stop him.

It would also be beneficial to focus on the Jian'an area first.

Being closer to Jian'an, you can better refer to the Jian'an rural community.

As a result, with Jian'an as the center, rural village communities developed rapidly.

The gentry helped to do it, and the people did it on their own initiative.

Businessmen have a very keen sense of smell.

We are keenly aware that in the future, northern Fujian will be centered on Jian'an, and the people will be the first to become wealthy. At the same time, rural villages will be built, and the mobilization of manpower and material resources will become more convenient.

Jian'an first built a rural village community, which has established its location advantage.

"Merchants want to make their business stronger and bigger, so those who have the ability come to Jian'an to build warehouses. This allows them to do business now while also seizing opportunities for the future."

Lan Yu nodded.

Although he doesn't understand business, he can easily understand Zhu Laosi's explanation.

It's actually the same as fighting.

Who among the leading generals can predict the development trend of the war situation?

By deploying troops at some key locations first, you can take advantage.

"Your Majesty, in this way, is the development situation of Jian'an better than that of Min County?"

Zhu Di turned his head when he heard the sound.

A young official.

He didn't know each other.

Fang Xiaoru hurriedly introduced: "Your Highness, this is Tie Xuan. Before coming to Fu for inspection, he served as the county magistrate in Fengyang and established a rural village community."

Surprise flashed across Zhu Di's eyes.

It turned out to be Cheol Hyun.

Unexpectedly, the old man and his eldest brother handed over the construction of the local village community in Fengyang's hometown to Tie Xuan.

This is a capable man.

'He' almost died in the hands of this person on his way to Jingnan.

An official who is both civil and military.

Zhu Di gathered his thoughts and shook his head with a smile: "The warehouse construction in Min County is more ambitious than that in Jian'an. Min County not only has the location advantage of building rural villages first, but also has the location advantage of overseas trade. When we go to Jilong Island , starting from Min'an Town, you can see the prosperity of Min'an Town..."

Tie Xuan looked deeply at Zhu Di and nodded.

"Your Majesty, I am a low-ranking official." Another young official recommended himself and curiously asked: "Will such a large-scale construction project increase the burden on the people?"

Everyone in the viewing group looked at Zhu Di.

Even Lan Yu, who has read history over the years, knows that large-scale construction projects are the most taboo in all dynasties.

Didn’t Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty perish because of this?

Zhu Laosi is so capable.

Now, some people in Jinling City have ridiculed him, saying that Mr. Zhu is like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.

"No." Zhu Di pointed at the people, "We Jian'an people are eager to build a lot of construction..."

He didn't engage in real estate.

This is not government behavior.

It is a spontaneous act carried out by powerful businessmen for the sake of business.

The Jian'an government only played a communication and supervision role.

Responsible for demarcating an area to focus on building warehouses.

Then organize the people in the designated area to elect representatives and negotiate with merchants to determine relocation compensation matters.

For this matter, he specially sent Jiang Jinzhong back to Jian'an after the spring.

The main purpose is to help people strive for greater benefits.

……

Although he has no intention of engaging in real estate.

However, he is still happy to see the larger-scale real estate transactions that are spurred by business.

"In this large-scale construction project, the powerful merchants need to hire many people. A large amount of wealth flows from the hands of the powerful merchants to the people in the city, and to the people who bake bricks and stones in the rural villages. In the future, warehouses will be built, and more sea trade goods will be shipped. It will be distributed to local village communities, and merchants will also hire more people in the city. The people in the city will get richer returns due to the employment-sharing system..."

In the future, working as a servant for a wealthy family is by no means the best way out for the people in the city.

……

"In the next few days, when we go to rural areas for observation, you will be able to see how powerful the stimulating and guiding effect of business on rural communities is."

Everyone listened with gusto.

I can’t wait to go to the countryside in Jian’an now.

Fang Xiaoru frowned and said worriedly: "Your Highness, the business in Jian'an is so active, will all the people plant cash crops such as mulberry trees and cotton, resulting in a reduction in the planting area of ​​crops..."

He is not unfounded.

It's nothing like this in Jian'an.

But if the entire Fujian and the entire Ming Dynasty pursue the cultivation of cash crops, it will definitely cause a food shortage!

When he suggested that the prince should try to establish a system of employment shares, was he a bit blind and impulsive?
Build active business practices.

Make him a little scared.

Zhu Di looked at Fang Xiaoru with a smile.

Fang Xizhi is young now.

In recent years, he has been involved in the construction of rural villages and communities in Jiangning County.

It is not as stubborn and conservative as history.

The questions he raised were also very pertinent and hit the point.

If we continue to develop in this way, we will definitely become a big brother and a powerful hero in governing the Ming Dynasty.

"Your concern is very reasonable, but it is not impossible to avoid it. During the construction of the rural village community, Jian'an has graded the land and divided it into upper, middle and lower grades. The upper and middle grade land can only grow food. This is an iron rule set by the Jian'an County Government. On the worst slopes, only cash crops such as cotton can be grown, and mulberry trees are not allowed to be planted..."

Changing rice to mulberry is such a stupid thing.

He really didn't know how in history, officials during the Jiajing period could make such fatal and stupid mistakes.

How many mountains and forests does the imperial court hold?

Wouldn't it be okay to cut down the trees and plant mulberry trees in the areas at the foot of the relatively gentle slopes of the mountains and forests?
"We in Jian'an have approved the people to set aside some areas in the mountain forests belonging to the imperial court and plant mulberry trees instead."

Lian Zining immediately asked: "The people of Jian'an use the imperial mountains and forests. Does Jian'an County government need to collect taxes from the people?"

"No."

"Is it all in vain?" Zhu Di was interrupted by Qi Tai as soon as he started speaking.

Zhu Di was not angry and said with a smile: "You are all officials. You should know very well that once the new tax is introduced, in the future local officials will exploit and increase taxes in order to make money."

"There are still trees planted in the imperial forest, but some of the other tree species have been changed into mulberry trees. The imperial court has not lost anything.

But it can prosper the people. When the people get rich, they will inevitably spend more money on food, clothing, housing and transportation. The taxes that the court has already established can collect more taxes.

The treasury was full, and all the court paid was to allow the people to use part of the mountains and forests. "

Not only did he allow the people of Jian'an to use part of the mountain forest to plant mulberry trees.

Each village was also allocated a certain amount of forest to plant acorn trees, persimmon trees, chestnut trees...

and other types of economic trees.

The fruits produced by these trees can enrich the daily food of the people.

At the same time, it can also be used as concentrated feed to raise pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and other poultry and livestock.

The countryside where people fight alone.

Even if the court allows it.

In fact, the people have no spare energy.

However, under the rural village community model, manpower is used efficiently and there is spare capacity to do these things.

……

'It turns out that this is how you can govern a locality and a country. '

No one in the viewing group asked any more questions, they were all lost in thought.

Zhu Di's introduction greatly touched everyone.

And I already know that the content is very huge.

Need to be digested well.

Zhu Di's words meant something to Fang Xiaoru and others.

It's like the theory taught by the teacher in class.

Many details require on-site observation to truly understand.

This is still because people like Fang Xiaoru are in the position of county magistrate. In recent years, although others may not be like Fang Xiaoru, they directly went to Tuqiao Village to participate in the construction of local village communities.

At least they all go to the countryside often.

We understand the situation in rural areas.

If there were many people in the court who only knew how to understand it, the old-school officials in the sage Yunyun who had no contact with the countryside at all would probably not be able to understand it at all.

Lan Yu glanced at the young man who was deep in thought, "There are not many opportunities like this. I hope these guys can learn as much as possible from Zhu Laosi's martial arts." '

It turns out.

Zhu Laosi was better than the prince in both civil and martial arts.

The Crown Prince is not confident enough, so he and Mu Ying can only rely on generals like him in the military aspect.

In terms of culture and governance, the prince had early arranged to go to the local county government to serve as a young official cultivated by the county magistrate.

In the future, these people will surely replace the old and rotten scholars in the court and become the mainstay of the central government.

Zhu Laosi is extremely broad-minded.

Be willing to show it to them without reservation.

Tell them.

be honest.

There have been so many princes in the past dynasties, but this one is probably a scorpion's shit, the only one!
They learned.

In the future, the Ming Dynasty will have confidence and confidence in Zhu Laosi's lineage and maintain strategic focus.

Failure to learn, or messing around, ultimately distorted Zhu Laosi's vision of ruling the world through civility.

They wanted to use war, or the Ming Dynasty had supported Zhu Laosi's overseas development, and asked Zhu Laosi to give up profits to the court.

He blushed just thinking about it!

Morally, I have completely lost!
……

After a rather grand welcome banquet.

The observation group was arranged in a house owned by the Jiang family in the city.

Zhu Di and his family lived in the county government, and there was really no room.

……

But Xu Da stayed in the county government.

study.

Xiao Yongming and Xiao Qihua's mouths are very sweet, and grandpa and grandpa can't stop shouting.

Especially Xiao Qihua.

Xu Da was amused from ear to ear.

After comforting the two little guys, he looked at Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun with a smile. The two children were doing business, although they were a little worried.

But nothing makes the elders more happy and gratified than this. "Silang, you just killed Wu Hai with one knife. Everyone in the observation group complained about this." If it hadn't been heard later that even Zhang Sanfeng was 'driven' by Shiro, I'm afraid this matter wouldn't have been so light-hearted. , deliberately ignored by everyone.

"Dad, Si Lang killed Wu Hai because Wu Hai had the possibility of swaying Si Lang's governance in Fujian." Before Zhu Di could speak, Xu Miaoyun spoke for Zhu Di, "Moreover, killing Wu Hai would cause many scholars to criticize Si Lang. This is also It may not be a good thing..."

People from the prince family actually want to see Shiro being resisted and ostracized by scholars.

When she taught Xiongying, she concealed this matter.

This matter has already involved the relationship between Shiro and the prince.

Xiongying is a child and should not get involved.

Let alone stand up for Shiro because of this.

Otherwise, it will be detrimental to Xiongying's future inheritance of imperial power.

"Mom, daddy is such a bastard!" Xiao Qihua suddenly said.

Xu Miaoyun instantly became angry and glared.

Zhu Di lowered his head to suppress laughter.

Haha ...

Xu Da was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and laughed heartily.

……

The place where the observation group stayed.

Zhu Xiongying was brought here by Lan Yu and Mu Ying.

……

"Uncle, my fourth uncle and fourth aunt taught me these, and there are many more that I can't finish in a short while."

In a few months, Zhu Xiongying, who will be almost seven years old, will already look like a little adult.

Compared with when Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun first went to Tuqiao Village, the child king Yang Dongxu was more mature and independent.

Looking at Lan Yu and Mu Ying, he said solemnly: "Uncle, I know you want to know whether the fourth uncle and fourth aunt have taught me well. Xiongying hopes that my uncle will not follow this example, otherwise Xiongying will be unhappy."

Lan Yu and Mu Ying looked at each other in astonishment, serious and solemn, their faces full of undoubted Zhu Xiongying.

After regaining consciousness, Lan Yu smiled and said: "Great Sun, I know this, and I will never make the same mistake again."

Later, Lan Yu asked someone to take Zhu Xiongying away and send him back to the county government office for class.

The two stood at the door and watched Zhu Xiongying leave.

There was a smile on Lan Yu's lips, and she sighed: "In Xiongying, I see a trace of Zhu Laosi!"

It's both surprising and gratifying.

He didn't expect that Xiongying would remind him so decisively.

This is very Zhu Laosi.

It’s also very comforting.

Zhu Laosi and his wife really have nothing to hide, and Xiongying is also very smart and has learned his true skills.

Facts have proved that His Majesty's decision to let Xiongying study with Zhu Laosi was very wise.

Mu Ying smiled, worry flashing away from her eyes.

He is not as optimistic as Lan Yu.

Lan Yu only considered that Xiongying had learned from the fourth child how to deal with others.

But they ignored whether the characters of such a hero and the prince could get along harmoniously, and whether the prince liked him.

'I hope this doesn't happen. '

……

at the same time.

In the same yard.

Inside the side house.

Fang Xiaoru and others stood in front of the window and watched Zhu Xiongying being sent away.

Fang Xiaoru turned around and said with a smile: "The Marquis of Yongchang and the Marquis of Xiping have both taken the exams in person. King Yan must not be hiding any secrets from his grandson. This time everyone can rest assured."

In fact, he knew Zhu Silang and his wife.

In addition to liking to set up small accounts for others.

Nothing else to say really.

The worries of my colleagues are simply unnecessary.

Many people in the prince's family have always complained about their grandson studying with Zhu Silang.

It's just that because of His Majesty and the Crown Prince, he didn't dare to object openly.

Everyone closed the windows and sat down at the table to enjoy tea.

Huang Zicheng couldn't help but ask: "Did you all understand what Zhu Silang said when he entered the city today? Who understood? Tell me, I was a little confused."

"There's something I don't understand, too."

"Me too."

……

Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong looked at the people who were talking and knew that these people must not be serious about observing the countryside.

Otherwise, it is impossible not to understand.

What King Yan said is actually very easy to understand.

However, they understand, but they cannot explain it.

So, he looked at Fang Xiaoru and said, "Brother Xizhi, who among us knows the most about rural communities, it must be you. Please tell us about it."

Fang Xiaoru did not refuse, and immediately told everyone his understanding of Zhu Di's words.

Finally, he concluded: "This is just my understanding. When King Yan takes us to the countryside tomorrow, everyone must listen carefully and watch carefully."

Everyone nodded.

Before coming, everyone was still a little unconvinced and wanted to compare.

After all, they also set up rural village cooperatives, and the results and progress were very good.

But after I came to Jian'an, I realized that rural village communities could still operate in this way.

Rural village cooperatives are not just as simple as farmers cooperating in farming.

When entering the city, Zhu Silang mentioned many times that rural communities would develop to a higher level, but he never thought about it.

At this moment, they couldn't wait to see the rural village community that Zhu Silang had established in Jian'an!
……

The next day.

Zhu Di set off with the observation group.

After leaving the city.

Mu Ying pointed at the firecrackers accompanying the New Army officers, "Fourth, I saw this new firecracker under your command yesterday. Can you show it to us?"

Ji Gang had already told the story when he went to greet them.

It also vaguely tells the story of the firecracker that Lao Si sent back to the court, but for various reasons, it was imprisoned by the craftsman.

Zhu Di smiled and nodded, "Sun Yuanchu, show your blunderbuss to Marquis Xiping and others."

After Mu Ying and Lan Yu got it, they began to look at it carefully.

The wooden stock isn't much to look at.

Countless carpenters in the Ming Dynasty could do it.

They looked carefully at the tapered cylindrical gun sword.

The part where the gun sword is inserted into the barrel of the fire gun is cylindrical, and the exposed part is cone-cylindrical, with a thicker section in the middle.

With Zhu Di explaining and demonstrating at the side, Mu Ying and Lan Yu understood that the thicker part was for easier gripping, and that the gun sword also had the function of compacting gunpowder and loading projectiles.

Body control is the focus of their observation and research.

Very delicate!
At least in their eyes, it was already very exquisite.

Compared with the fire gun that Daming is currently equipped with, this fire gun is simply like a work of art!

……

bang bang bang...

Afterwards, everyone sat on horseback and shot several times according to Zhu Di's instructions.

Xu Da asked curiously: "Silang, how much does it cost to make such a firecracker?"

"One tael of silver, if you make more, the cost should be reduced by [-] to [-]%."

After hearing Zhu Di's answer.

Lan Yu, Mu Ying, Xu Da, and Yu Tongyuan are all thinking about it secretly.

A tael of silver is a little expensive, but not too expensive.

It’s cheaper than making a standard bow and arrow!
Zhu Laosi's first town of the Dongfan Army was all equipped with such firearms, which cost only 1 taels of silver.

For ordinary people, this number is huge, but for the imperial court, it can still be afforded.

However, we have to wait until we board Jilong Island and observe the New Army's drills in person before we can evaluate the power of this weapon when equipped on a large scale.

Lan Yu came back to her senses, handed the gun to Sun Yuanchu, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, we can't wait to observe your new army. Let's speed up and observe the construction of rural communities in Fujian as soon as possible, and then go to the chicken coop as soon as possible. How is the island?"

……

Near noon.

Zhu Di led everyone to the village closest to Jian'an County.

Just entered the village.

I saw Xu Zengshou and Kobayakawa Zhongye, each carrying two wooden barrels.

"Father!"

When Xu Zengshou saw Xu Da, he shouted happily and ran over quickly.

As Xu Zengshou approached, everyone smelled a pungent smell and couldn't help but cover their mouths.

Xu Zengshou noticed it, but did not put down the pole. The evil smile flashed in his eyes, and he deliberately approached with the barrel.

Everyone got off their horses.

Lan Yu said angrily: "Zengshou, what have you picked from this bucket? It smells so bad!"

"Pig manure, Kobayakawa Nakaye and I just jumped into the field with pig manure. Does it smell, Uncle Lan? You were in the countryside when you were a child, so you haven't even smelled pig manure, right?"

Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others looked at Xu Zengshou in astonishment.

Then he secretly spied on Zhu Di.

Zhu Silang asked his brother-in-law to do such a thing in the countryside?
Xu Zengshou could actually bear it?
How can you still laugh with such a pungent stench!

Xu Daze looked at Xu Zengshou with joy in his eyes.

Giving these two bastards to Shiro and Daya was the right decision.

Lan Yu glared angrily, how could she not hear that this kid was laughing at him for forgetting his roots, and said angrily: "Don't tell me, Uncle Lan was so poor that he couldn't even eat, let alone raise pigs!"

In the past, this boy hung out with his two boys, Geng Xuan and others every day.

Now he is following Zhu Laosi, being led and controlled by Zhu Laosi, leaving his two boys far behind.

Even Geng Xuan is working very hard to be worthy of Su Chunxiao.

People are more popular than dead people!
Mu Ying looked at Xiaobayakawa Zhongye who put down his burden from afar and came behind Zhu Di, and curiously asked: "Fourth, do you still have Japanese people here?"

"Xiaobayakawa Zhongye is a prisoner." Zhu Di told Mu Ying what happened. "They, as well as the two Zengshou brothers, were all arranged by me to set up rural communities in the countryside."

Mu Ying looked deeply at Zhu Di.

He was very sure that Lao Si had other plans for these Japanese pirates.

Afterwards, everyone entered the village.

……

Zhu Di took everyone to observe how the village used sugar cane to raise pigs, how merchants mobilized people in rural communities, completed sea trade orders, and planted mulberry, persimmon, and chestnut trees in the mountains.

He even took the crowd to observe several villages where the gentry had invested in rural cooperatives.

He also explained the reasons for retaining these villages.

Along the way, the entire viewing group became more and more silent.

Especially Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai.

They are all rural village cooperatives. What they do is very different from Fujian!
The rural communities in Fujian give people a sense of vitality and activity.

In contrast, what they did was a bit lifeless.

Moreover, the praise of Zhu Silang by the people of Fujian makes people even more stressed and desperate!

Zhu Di saw the changes in the mood of the observation group, but pretended not to see it. The impact was inevitable.

……

When we arrived in Min County, it was already the middle of the twelfth lunar month.

Compared with the silence and depression of the observation group, Min County was particularly lively.

Zhang Sanfeng, Fujian's local powerful, military and political groups are all waiting in Min County.

They all want to try and see if they can go to Jilong Island to observe the new army.

……

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