Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

The visit to the countryside lasted until evening.

The group had dinner in a rural village on the outskirts of Yanjing.

after dinner.

When leaving the village.

The village chief took the villagers to see him off.

When Zhu Dilin got on the carriage, he took the village chief's hand and thrust a few silver coins into his hand.

The village chief suddenly became excited and his face flushed, Your Majesty, are you asking me to ask the villagers from ten miles and eight surrounding villages to poke their spines!

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Fang and others who had already got on the bus opened the windows and looked curiously this way.

Zhu Di patted the village chief's hand and said with a smile: I know how the villagers feel, but if today, as a prince, I come down to the village to eat and drink for free, tomorrow, the officials sent by the government will come down on official business. , dare to act like this, but the fact is that for the officials who come down to work, our Yanhua Center has official subsidies...

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In the beginning, they just had something to eat and drink, but if this trend is let go, they will dare to ask you for money in the future. Whether officials are greedy or not, to a large extent, is not decided by officials, but by each of us. It is determined by the ethos shaped by a person’s daily behavior.”

If you think it's a good thing to get things done by giving some gifts, over time our officialdom in Yanhua will inevitably become corrupt.

In the past few years, we in Yanhua have retired soldiers and young scholars who have entered the villages and launched repeated movements to reform civil society. I believe that everyone is very clear about the content of the reform, right?

The village chief and the surrounding villagers who saw him off nodded.

Zhu Di continued with a smile: So, you must collect this money, and you must also reform the content according to the righteousness and righteousness. Everyone sets an example and forms a good civil atmosphere. In this way, our officialdom in Yanhua will not be corrupted. .”

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After a while, Zhu Di got on the carriage.

Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! Goodbye, Your Majesty!

Amid the shouts of the villagers, the convoy started slowly.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying and Zhu Di were still riding in a carriage.

However, Xu Miaoyun was no longer there and was replaced by Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao looked through the car window at the people waving and shouting behind him.

Watching the street lights turn on, illuminating the road.

Through the light of the street lamp, I looked towards the distance, on a hill, to the groves of fruit trees.

Biogas lighting system, fruit forest, village factory...

None of these things can be handled by the family unit and the small-scale peasant economy.

But today, under the leadership of Laosi, he visited more than a dozen rural villages in the suburbs of Yanjing, and they were everywhere.

They even watched a Cuju competition organized by young people in the village before dinner.

Almost every village has a golf course.

Some are Cuju courts.

Some are a kind of court called basketball.

It is said that this method of basketball was invented by Lao Si.

He remembered the serious, dignified and envious looks of Lan Yu and others while watching the football game that was played as a pre-dinner entertainment.

In fact, he knew very well why generals like Lan Yu were envious when they saw young people from rural Yanhua playing Cuju.

On the surface, this is an ordinary and simple competitive game.

In the Central Plains, I am afraid that old masters would say that they lose their ambition by playing with things.

But this is not the case.

He knew it very well as he had studied Yanhua deeply.

Competitive games such as Cuju and basketball that are supportive and fiercely confrontational exercise the physical fitness of young adults.

At the same time, the cooperation of young and strong laborers was also exercised in competitive games.

These are excellent sources of troops.

It can be said like this.

On the surface, Yanhua's army has barely increased in recent years, and is still just over 100,000.

But in fact, as long as Yanhua needs it, the vast number of rural young people in the factory can quickly gather together and only need simple training.

In a short period of time, it can become an army with good quality and a passing rate.

It is because these competitive games advocated by Yanhua have already completed the initial training of young and strong laborers.

On the surface, Yanhua promotes these competitive games to form a cultural symbol recognized by the whole people and strengthen cohesion.

In fact, it also achieved the purpose of integrating troops with the people.

This form of integrating troops among the people is compared with the imperial guard system and the government military system in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

More relaxed.

It is even less likely to arouse people's resentment.

On the contrary, through the years of Yanhua, there have been trials every two years and finals games every five years.

The winning factories and rural communities will receive trophies and honors from Yanhua officials, as well as tax exemptions.

Not only will it not arouse people's resentment.

On the contrary, everyone is happy to participate.

To be honest, visiting more than a dozen rural areas had a huge impact on him.

In the countryside of Yanhua, I am afraid that the gentry of the imperial court would like to live here, right?

The appearance and style of the village are really great.

Line by line, there are clean and tidy courtyards on both sides of the roads in the cement village built with money from the village.

In the courtyard, plant a banana tree, coconut tree...

Every night, the biogas lamp in the courtyard illuminates the courtyard.

The children who are studying sit at small tables under the canopy of trees, writing their homework under the bright lights, and occasionally having playful fights with their classmates or brothers and sisters.

The elderly people were sitting outside the yard, shaking their fans, chatting quietly in groups of two or three and enjoying the cool air.

Young laborers returning from get off work at the factory.

Or play cards, or go to the Cuju court in the village to have fun for a while before taking a break.

In the meantime.

From the village-run breeding farm, the sounds of cows mooing, horses neighing, chickens crowing, pigs braying... can be heard from time to time.

A single family cannot do so much.

And a whole village.

If a group of women who are not good at heavy physical labor can be distributed together, they can complete weaving, raise chickens, ducks and pigs, and maintain the environment of the entire village. They can also take good care of the courtyard area of ​​their own family, the elderly and children.

But if so, spread out.

A woman in a family had to go to the fields to do heavy manual labor.

You can't do so many things very well.

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Zhu Biao was lost in thought.

No one in the car spoke.

The convoy soon exited Sanhetu Village Road and entered the cement-paved Yongbi Road.

There are no street lights on Yeongbye Road.

The light from the carbide lamp in front of the carriage flickered into the carriage.

The lights and shadows on everyone's faces were shaking.

Woo woo woo...

At some point.

The roar of the whistle interrupted everyone's thoughts.

Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Ma Xiuying looked in the direction of the sound.

In the darkness, a bright point of light appeared.

Soon, the light spot gradually grew larger.

Ta-ta-ta...

On the train track separated by a piece of farmland, the dazzling train carbide lamp flashed by, and the rhythmic sound of the wheels and rails collided.

A train with bright carriages quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Until the train disappears from sight.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and looked at Zhu Di, taking the lead to break the calm in the carriage. Fourth brother, how can we reach a negotiation with the people when building tracks and occupying farmland? The compensation should not be small, right?

Zhu Biao also looked at Zhu Di.

He knew very well that his father's visit to Yanhua was not only to resolve the conflict between him and the fourth child.

In addition, it is to inspect the Yanhua Railway and, if possible, sign a grand cross railway plan with Yanhua that was conceived and proposed by the imperial court in the 25th year of Hongwu.

He also wanted to know how much investment Yanhua, the fourth official, had invested in such a large infrastructure project, and how amazing it was?

You must know that the power structure of Laosi Yanhua is doomed, and it is impossible to use official authority to order the people to execute it.

The people of Yanhua are generally wealthy.

It is definitely not something that can be spent with three melons and two dates.

Zhu Di saw everyone looking at him and smiled: Father, on the contrary, among the construction costs, the investment in occupying people's farmland is not large.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao couldn't help but raise their eyebrows.

How can it be!

Zhu Di explained: Actually, this is determined by our special environment in Yanhua. The business atmosphere in Yanhua is very strong. After these years of publicity and practice, the people all understand the truth that a road that is smooth to the outside world is fast. How much will the transportation roads promote their agricultural products and industrial products from village-run factories?”

Actually, the cost of occupying people's farmland is not what we are most concerned about. On the contrary, how to make the railway cover as many rural areas as possible while meeting the geographical conditions for railway construction is what worries us the most.

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Central Luzon region, when this railway was built.

There are also conflicts between the engineering team and the people.

But it is never a question of compensation.

Instead, some villages knew that in the design and planning, the railway was far away from their village. Under the leadership of the village chief, they gathered the whole village, old and young, to go to the construction team to discuss it, and asked the construction team to change the design to allow the railway to pass by, or to move closer. their village.

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Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di and said with a smile: What you said is all good, but I'm afraid there is one thing that you were too modest to point out. The reason why the people are like this is largely due to their trust in your Yanhua official. Your prestige and credibility are very high!”

The political and economic structure of Yanhua.

It did lead to the fact that Yanhua's command-style authority was not high.

But with every loss there must be a gain.

This special political and economic structure has also shaped the people's trust in Yanhua officials!

Zhu Di smiled and nodded.

Not that he was being modest.

But this point goes without saying at all. After all, anyone with a discerning eye should be able to see this.

Envy flashed in Zhu Biao's eyes, and then he asked a sharp question, Lao Si, in your Yanhua rural village community, has there been a situation where the elected leaders gradually encroached on the interests of the village?

You must know that some talented people in the village will master the business network in external business cooperation during the business process. Their abilities and social network working capital will increase exponentially in the process, and this, It is precisely the ordinary people in the village who have neither access nor such ability. Over time, will these leaders use the capital they hold to make unreasonable demands on the villagers, and then invade this small economy? common interests?”

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In the Ming Dynasty, Yanhua did not build a military intelligence department system.

Little is known about the rural situation in Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Di knew from Zhu Biao's words that this situation had already happened in the Ming Dynasty.

He nodded and said, That's the case.

Then how did you solve it? Zhu Biao asked hurriedly.

Zhu Di explained: First of all, once the people report this injustice to the government, local officials will send supervisors to the rural area to conduct a thorough investigation. After verification, the people will re-elect someone they recognize.

Zhu Biao frowned.

Zhu Di saw Zhu Biao frowning even more tightly.

I know that if something similar really happened in the countryside over there from the imperial court, it would depend on the complicated situation of the Ming Dynasty.

In particular, there are a lot of constraints from conservatives.

Yanhua’s experience is difficult to spread in Ming Dynasty.

He said with relief: Brother, in fact, even if we don't solve the problem of leading capable people to occupy the interests of rural village communities, it doesn't matter. As long as the court insists, the bankruptcy liquidation law of rural rural communities that I proposed when I left will guarantee that the land of rural communities , cattle, farm tools, and village-run factory equipment are not included in the bankruptcy and liquidation process. People will always hold the original share capital and cannot afford to spend money.

Once such greedy leaders appear, this small economy will eventually go bankrupt. However, while ensuring the original equity, during the process of reorganization and bankruptcy, farmers will continue to be trained to become qualified and adapt to the new era. , operators and practitioners of small rural economies.”

Bankruptcies and reorganizations are like nirvana and rebirth. Every time, farmers will make progress!

Of course, the premise is that after bankruptcy occurs, the court must not listen to some people's opinions and think that rural village societies are not feasible and abandon rural villages.

There is no business that will not go bankrupt. As long as it does not develop into a bureaucratic business and retains the original capital, the people will have a chance to start over. Bankruptcy is not necessarily a bad thing. Every bankruptcy is a way to eliminate corruption and preserve essence.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao raised their eyebrows.

Only now did they understand why, at the beginning of today's visit, the fourth child repeatedly emphasized that we must persist in building a rural village community.

It turned out that Lao Si had long realized that once the rural village community on the imperial side went bankrupt.

There will definitely be people who criticize rural village communities and try to return to the small-scale peasant economy.

From the expressions of the two of them, Zhu Di knew that his father and eldest brother had figured it out, and continued: Actually, the so-called retention of original share capital is a disguised form of leaving land to farmers and resisting land annexation. If the court orders that land annexation is not allowed, , not only the gentry group will cause trouble, but even the common people will think that the behavior of the court prevents them from being a master.

On the contrary, it will make everyone in the world oppose the imperial court. The people are simple, but they are also short-sighted. We must clearly understand this.

Now, just to put it another way, insist that the people always own the original share capital, and the original share capital is not within the scope of bankruptcy and liquidation. The people will clearly see that the court is protecting their interests, achieving the purpose of resisting land annexation, and at the same time fully It tapped into the human and material resources of the countryside, gained the people's support and support for the imperial court, and won the hearts and minds of the people. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

Regarding the wave of doubts about rural village societies, I believe that the first wave of bankruptcies will reach its peak. At this time, conservative interest groups represented by the gentry will seize the opportunity to stir up trouble and attempt to ban rural village societies, and the people who have experienced failure will also You will become discouraged and shaken.”

At this time, the imperial court will be tested, mainly the strategic determination of my father and eldest brother as monarchs, as well as the decision-makers.

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And as long as they survive the first bankruptcy and reorganization, the people will become more mature and have a clearer understanding of bankruptcy and reorganization. In the future, they will adapt to bankruptcy and reorganization, be reborn, and become stronger every time. .”

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Once a wave of bankruptcies occurs, if the court needs it, Yanhua can also provide assistance to the best of its ability. Now that we have opened up Malacca, the market is broader. Once a wave of bankruptcies occurs, Yanhua's maritime merchants can tend to purchase handicraft products produced in rural areas. It has become a sales channel for rural output, helping bankrupt rural communities to quickly complete bankruptcy reorganization and survive the most dangerous juncture.

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Zhu Biao frowned slightly.

If so.

The imperial court became more and more dependent on the fourth child, Yanhua.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Biao and frowned.

He sighed secretly.

End the topic when appropriate.

Look out the car window.

He really never thought about relying on this to control his elder brother.

To him, the rural village community was his greatest achievement in this era.

Nothing about opening up territory can compare to the two concepts of rural village communes and the employee-employed shareholding system.

He wants to make him!

Even without Yanhua's pioneering efforts, he could still build a rural community.

They can all become eternal figures that surpass the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the First Emperor, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Secondly, it is the feelings towards the Central Plains.

It started when he left the Ming Dynasty.

In this life, he may never be able to return to the Central Plains again, and the fallen leaves will return to their roots.

He wanted to do something for the Central Plains and his hometown as much as possible.

Finally, it is for the Zhu family.

If we say that in the ninth year of Hongwu, he was kicked out of the palace by his father and knelt down at the Hongwu Gate, it was hypocrisy. He was trying to awaken his father’s passion for licking calves and leave the royal family so that he could live a better life.

After these years, I feel the love from my father and mother.

He really wanted the Zhu family dynasty to last longer and enjoy more praise from future generations.

But some of his behaviors were out of emotion.

If you say it out loud, it will always be interpreted as something else by the elder brother and many people.

I can't blame my elder brother.

After all, everyone has their own interests.

Moreover, these feelings of his cannot be expressed verbally.

Inside the carriage, silence fell again.

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Zhu Xi and Zhu 㭎 were riding in a carriage.

Zhu Xi lifted the gauze curtain and glanced ahead at Zhu Di's carriage.

He curiously smiled and said: Third brother, what did you say to the eldest brother and the fourth brother? You quietly asked Miss Miaoyun to ride in the same carriage with the fourth child. Are you apologizing to the fourth child?

Zhu 㭎 looked at Zhu Xi's face with a relaxed smile.

Smile.

Zhu Laoer really gave up on fighting for the throne.

I hope the eldest brother will apologize to the fourth child.

I sincerely hope that the eldest brother will put aside his grudge and reconcile with the fourth child as before.

I also hope that the eldest brother can realize his shortcomings and really apologize to the fourth brother at this moment.

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royal palace.

The room where Zhu Biao stayed.

After returning to the room.

Zhu Biao was standing in front of the window and in front of the biogas lamp.

He looked out the window in a daze.

The rural village community went bankrupt and reorganized and needed the help of Lao Si.

The Grand Cross Railway also needs Lao Si.

There are more and more opportunities and ways for the fourth child to take advantage of Ming Dynasty.

If things go on like this, what else can he do to restrain the fourth child?

How to secure more benefits for the imperial court during Grand Cross Railway negotiations?

Why was he so completely passive when facing the fourth child?

This kind of passivity is very uncomfortable!

What about tomorrow?

When I visit the Jinling Industrial Zone tomorrow, will there be more things that I can take advantage of?

Will it be more passive?

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