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

The next day.

The sky is bright.

Zhu Di opened his eyes habitually.

Tiptoeing, handling it as gently as possible, he took the towel and soap locust and walked out of the shed.

ha!

By the river embankment, I raised my arms, stretched my waist, and stretched comfortably. I suddenly felt energetic and comfortable...

Follow the embankment to the river.

The Qinhuai River, which had been noisy from time to time throughout the night, at this point in time, all the discordant noises disappeared.

Only the most natural sounds are left, the sound of the river flowing, the rustling of the reeds, the sound of birds chirping after waking up all night...

Listening to the music played by all things in nature, Zhu Di smiled and took a simple wash by the river.

Looking at the reeds around him, he stood up and quickly pulled out a bundle, then sat on a piece of bluestone and started weaving.

Silang, when did you get up? When Zhu Di was weaving several fishing baskets around him, Uncle Yang came out with a yawn and asked with a smile.

Zhu Di turned around and smiled: It's been a while.

Uncle Eight smiled and gave a thumbs up, Your concentration is good. After we went to bed yesterday, we were all upset by the movement on the river and couldn't sleep. It was just you who lay down for a while and fell asleep. !”

Uncle Eight said, holding water by the river, and wiped two handfuls of it on his face casually.

Refreshing! He praised Zhu Di, walked to sit down next to him, and asked, What is this?

The fishing basket I'm thinking about has the entrance woven in this way. It's easy for fish to get in, but getting in and getting out is even harder than climbing to the sky. Zhu Di took the fishing basket and inserted his hand through the small opening to demonstrate.

I learned this when I was a soldier in my previous life.

Lurking behind enemy lines and moving to fight, if you want to survive, you must master various survival skills.

We will dig up some earthworms later, tie them with straw ropes and throw them into the river before we start work. Maybe we can get unexpected harvest after work at night.

Hearing this, Uncle Eight stood up and rolled up his sleeves, Uncle Eighth doesn't know how to weave fishing baskets for the time being. I'm responsible for weaving straw ropes.

Uncle Eighth is a quick-working man, and he has already begun to work as quickly as he talks. ⁶⁹ˢʰᵘˣ.ᶜᵒᵐ

Shiro, Laoba, when did you get up?

Fourth brother, it's so early!

You little bastards are so listless. When did you sleep last night?

…

As the sky gets brighter and brighter, everyone wakes up one after another.

The young man, whose face was as red as a monkey's butt amid the laughter and scoldings of his elders, hurried away after receiving the task of digging earthworms from Zhu Di.

When other sheds started to make noises one after another.

Zhu Di and others have already placed fifteen simple fishing baskets.

Fourth brother, can we really eat fish tonight?

As long as there are many fish in the Qinhuai River, it should be possible. Zhu Di did not say it too surely, lest the bamboo basket would be empty and everyone would feel disappointed.

Boom, boom, boom!

At this moment, a government servant, beating gongs and drums, rushed over on horseback. He approached the shed, reined in his horse, and drew a graceful arc in front of them. He galloped along the river embankment while shouting and urging: Your Excellency, the County Lord, will Arrive after three sticks of incense, everyone, immediately! Immediately go to the open space behind the shed and gather as a village!

The leaders of each village are responsible!

After the officer rushed to the far right, he reined in his horse and turned around, slowing down and turning back. He urged from shed to shed: Move quickly! Hurry!

Snapped!

From time to time, he whipped his whip and whipped out crisp and loud whip flowers.

The villagers were like a flock of sheep encountering a tiger, dodging the whip in a panic and gathering in the open space behind.

Zhu Di frowned slightly, and when he saw that the government officials were coming, he said, Let's go and assemble too.

Shortly after the assembly.

The government officials sounded gongs and drums to clear the way.

Four bearers carrying a green sedan appeared in sight steadily and quickly.

The team approaches.

After the sedan has settled down.

Immediately there were government servants carrying buckets and spraying water to suppress the dust.

It took a while to toss.

The fat man in green official robe slowly got out of the sedan.

Small round eyes and big red rosacea are squeezed into a fat, round face, giving it a unique sense of joy.

A yamen servant, Ma Liu, crawled on the ground as a horse stool. Two servants supported him and climbed onto the horse's back, tremblingly.

Zhu Di looked at it, reluctant to laugh.

The Jiangning County Grand Master held the horse's reins tightly with both hands and stood high on the horse's back...

Zhou Yamen, who had been to Tuqiao Village, personally led the horse for him. He first walked majesticly from east to west in front of the villagers.

At the same time, he scanned everyone with majestic eyes.

Finally, return to the middle of the open field.

cough!

Cheer up! After a slight cough, the county magistrate suddenly began to show off his power, No wonder you are poor, look at your mental outlook!

It is not His Majesty's fault or the imperial court's fault that you are poor! It is all your own fault!

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How can you live a good life when you are so lethargic and lazy!

…

Zhu Di's face turned dark.

Finally I know why the old man doesn't want to be seen by the people.

Look at the virtues of the officials under his command!

A broken county magistrate can just go out and clear the way.

After landing, water was sprinkled to suppress the dust.

What he said was even more disgusting.

You are poor, and it is not your Majesty's fault, nor the imperial court's fault...

This kind of statement makes me feel uncomfortable hearing it!

If the county magistrate had been more reliable and stayed away from the Qinhuai River when building the shed, the villagers would not have been so depressed.

Officials like this don't understand farmers at all.

I don’t know how tempting the flower boats on the Qinhuai River are to a group of rural men!

And the people's dissatisfaction with officials often ends up being blamed on the old man.

There are many officials like county magistrates who have contact with the people but do not understand the people. They make decisions based on their heads and act randomly.

The people's dissatisfaction with the old man will also accumulate.

'The one who takes the blame...'

Zhu Di couldn't laugh or cry. Of course, the old man deserved it. He selected and appointed all the officials in the Ming Dynasty.

Generally speaking, this is caused by the shortcomings of the official selection system.

…

Okay, that's all I have to say. Repairing river embankments and roads is not for me, but for you and others! If you work hard and conscientiously, you will have a good harvest. If you do it half-heartedly, the farmland will be flooded and you will be hungry. Green Light, don’t blame me!”

I have explained the pros and cons to you clearly!

Today's admonishment was witnessed by many people, and the government officials also recorded the content of the admonishment!

This is my disclaimer!

If something happens in the future, you can beat the drum of grievance outside the palace and complain to the emperor, and I won't be afraid!

As soon as the county magistrate finished speaking, he saw the clerk holding the recorded minutes and trotting to the magistrate's side.

The county magistrate sat on horseback and took the minutes and checked them carefully.

After a moment, he leaned over and whispered: The tone and attitude are wrong. The tone and attitude of my speech to the villagers should be modified when recording. It should be gentler, kinder, and tactful.

You must reflect from your words that I am as close to the villagers as parents are to their children!

Yes, yes, after I return to the government office, I will retouch it according to the wishes of the county. The clerk nodded hurriedly.

The fat county magistrate then smiled with satisfaction. Then he sat up straight again and loudly ordered: Baopian Yamen, lead the villagers of the contracted village and start taking action!

Crackling...

The sound of firecrackers started to sound.

Zhu Di looked at Zhou Yamen and waved, and led the villagers to follow.

Wait until everyone leaves.

The county magistrate, accompanied by his subordinates, came to the shed and pretended to inspect them one by one. As he walked, he ordered: I will inspect the villagers' shacks, carefully listen to the villagers' opinions, and try to provide conveniences and guarantees for the serving villagers. This is also the rule. Write it into the excerpt of the memorial.

Huh!

The county magistrate suddenly let out a sigh, quickened his pace, and came to the shack where Tuqiao Village was located.

Look around outside, then go inside the shack to observe.

After coming out, he asked: Which village is this from?

The clerk who registered Zhu Di and others yesterday hurriedly replied: The county official, this is Tuqiao Village.

Well, that's right. The people in this village look pretty good at first glance!

Look, look at the sheds in this village, and then look at other villages!

I assert that Tuqiao Village will gradually distance itself from other villages in the future and leave other villages behind!

What's the name of the person in charge of this village?

The filing clerk hurriedly replied: Zhu Silang.

Well, yes, yes, if there is a chance, I would like to meet this person.

Also, in the report to the court, I would like to add another item. During the inspection of the shacks, I saw the villagers' shacks were overgrown with weeds. I felt sorry for the villagers. I took off my official robe on the spot, rolled up my sleeves, and cleaned the shacks for the villagers!

A group of people behind them looked at each other with twitching lips, whispering secretly: Can I still have some face? Be a human being!

What are you still doing? the county magistrate said angrily: Go and clean up the shacks. This shed in Tuqiao Village is a reference template!

He has not forgotten the emperor's eagle dog - Jinyiwei!

Even if you resort to fraud, you must also mix truth and falsehood.

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves first and walked to the shack next to him.

…

At this moment, Zhu Di didn't know that they were cleaning the shack and providing creative ideas to Jiangning County Magistrate.

en route.

Zhou Yamen glanced at Zhu Di who was following behind, and deliberately slowed down...

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