Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 334: Has His Majesty lost his mind?

Zhu Tuo was also very drunk, his face flushed red, and he slapped Zhao Pengxing on the shoulder very domineeringly.

"what happened?"

Zhao Pengxing explained: "Your Majesty, you should understand that we sell tea. Every year during the Qingming Festival, we have to transport tea from other places. However, every time we leave the city, we have to check for a long time and are often late."

"How could such a thing happen?" Zhu Tuo slapped the chopping board and said angrily, "What the hell are those officials? Why would they set up a barrier here?"

Zhao Pengxing was startled and lowered his voice: "Therefore, I would also like to ask Your Majesty to give me an edict that will allow me to travel between Wuxi and Changshu. If successful, I will be very grateful!"

Zhu Tuo shouted angrily, "You are free to go anywhere. Moreover, Wuxi and Changshu alone are not enough. I think this tea will still be sold all over the country, don't you think? "

Hearing this, Zhao Pengxing's eyes widened and he stared at Zhu Tuo in disbelief, as if he had heard something incredible.

Prince Su… is he so reasonable?

And encouraged him to sell tea all over the country.

"I'm not a beautiful woman. Why are you looking at me like this?" Zhu Tuo sneered and asked again: "I see you in ragged clothes. You are doing business after all, so why do you do this?"

When Zhao Pengxing heard this, he sighed and said: "Your Majesty, there are clear provisions in the law. If your Majesty does not agree, we will not agree either.

A person doing business, a person doing business, a person's family, don't use silk, use silk, use silk. "

Zhu Tuo asked dumbfounded: "How can there be such a rule? It's so stupid!"

Zhao Pengxing hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Emperor."

"What? That's how it is!"

"Moreover, the Ming Dynasty inherited ancient etiquette and prohibited merchants and their heirs from entering the examination hall, prohibiting their travel, prohibiting their driving, and even strict restrictions on food and drink."

Zhu Tuo smacked his lips and said, "How pitiful!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a grassroots person in the history books. Deep down in his heart, he had great discrimination against businessmen and large groups, so he adopted the policy of "emphasis on agriculture" and "repression of business".

Zhu Yuanzhang thought this was a very unfair approach, because they were just freeloaders who could do nothing and get more money from them.

Scholars, peasants, merchants, merchants, and merchants were all the lowest class. Even Jia, Ru, and Shen Wansan were regarded as lower class. As for the traders pulling carriages, they were even regarded as lower class people. wait.

Zhu Tuomo touched his chin and asked, "What do you think if I propose that my father cancel all kinds of restrictions on businessmen?"

Zhao Pengxing was taken aback for a moment, and then he said excitedly: "Prince, is what you said true or false?"

"How could I lie?!"

"But this is the emperor's will. How can the prince not listen to it?"

Zhu Tuo frowned, thought for a while, and sighed: "In this case, you contact the businessmen in Suzhou City and write a letter of ten thousand words together. I will tell my father the stakes, and my father will definitely agree. .”

"I'll go right away!" Zhao Pengxing said excitedly: "If this thing really succeeds, then Your Majesty will be our savior!"

Zhu Tuo was angry: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am young, how can I have so many children and grandchildren!

"..."

"What happened to the king?" "The emperor asked him to travel around the world, why did he stay in Suzhou City? He indulged in sex and sex every day, drinking and drinking with those wicked people, did he even forget the emperor's admonition?"

"Hey, your Majesty is not such a dim-witted and incompetent person at ordinary times. How could he not understand that those ministers are trying to please him in every possible way, all for his own good? Moreover, he will also drink with them."

In the yard, Xie Jin kept chattering.

Yao Guangxiao sat in front of him, looked at him impatiently, and asked: "If you have any objections to His Majesty, you can go and question His Majesty. Why do you want to question me?"

Xie Jin frowned, and said: "This subordinate went to look for His Majesty, but His Majesty refused, and wanted to beat him up."

"You will not live if you do something wrong!" Yao Guangxiao sneered, "So you came here to ask me for advice?"Wishful thinking, how could I stand up for a scum like you! "

Xie Jin was so angry that he yelled: "Since you are His Majesty's minister, you have the responsibility to supervise His Majesty. Your Majesty only cares about your own enjoyment. If you stand by and watch, wouldn't you be just like King Ping of Chu?"

"Hey, if I say that His Majesty intends to relax various restrictions on businessmen and support businessmen, will you be even more angry?!" Yao Guangxiao said calmly.

Hearing this, Xie Jin was so scared that he almost jumped out: "Your Majesty, you are really confused. It is a national policy to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. How can you do this? These merchants can't even afford a grain of food. If you grow them, you can eat them with gusto, why would Your Majesty favor them!"

"If everyone in the world is doing business and only wants to fish in troubled waters, our Ming Dynasty will really perish."

As a Confucian, Xie Jin had a natural resistance to merchants. After all, merchants were so powerful that they almost occupied most of the supplies in the entire society, and civilians had to rely on them to survive.

"Don't be so afraid. Your Majesty knows what to do, just let him do whatever he wants!" Yao Guangxiao waved his hand and shouted: "If you have nothing else to do, please go back. Don't disturb my rest!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Jin flicked his sleeves and walked away.

But before he could leave, Wang Chong suddenly stopped, looked at Yao Guangxiao, and said in a deep voice.

"Dao Yan, I usually hate you. Your mind is full of messy things, and none of them are serious. But now, you can't just sit back and watch His Majesty make mistakes! If these businessmen are too powerful, we will all become the Ming Dynasty. Traitor, do you understand?!"

Yao Guangxiao looked at Xie Jin in surprise and said in a deep voice: "Well, your Majesty is not so reckless, let alone so stupid. You can just forget about it."

Lu Xiaofeng said: "How do you say it?"

"This king usually seems to be carefree, but he is actually very thoughtful. Your Majesty does this.

Of course I have my own plans. Don’t think that you have any friendship with these businessmen. Don’t you trust them? "

"But why did His Majesty send a memorial to the court insisting on relaxing many restrictions on businessmen?"

Yao Guangxiao looked at Xie Jin's doubts, rolled his eyes, and said: "I have followed His Majesty for so long, don't you still know His Majesty's temper? His Majesty's reprimanding you is showing his trust in you. However, if Your Majesty praises you, it is giving you a compliment. You take advantage of it."

"You mean, His Majesty wants to deceive businessmen?"

"I don't know about this, but with the king's scheming attitude, even if the restrictions on businessmen are relaxed, they will still be deceived."

"What are you two talking about?"

While the two were talking, Zhu Tuo had already arrived in front of them. He glanced at them and said, "Today, the sun and the moon are really dim. It's rare for the two of you to be together. What are you two talking about?" ?”

Yao Guangxiao said expressionlessly: "Haha, we are complimenting Your Majesty on your wisdom and wisdom."

(End of this chapter)