Chapter 165 Lao Zhu’s conversation, the fundamental interests of the Zhu family!

"How do you plan to handle Huang Zicheng's case?"

After a day of commotion, all the officials retreated, leaving only Zhu Yunzhen still in the palace.

Lao Zhu ordered all the people who were waiting on him to retreat, leaving his grandson to say some personal words.

Before Zhu Yunzhen returned to the capital, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Yu, had already reported to Lao Zhu in detail that Xu Dongjiang had accepted Huang Zicheng's letter and refused to allow His Highness Taisun to enter the city in a secret report.

He hated Xu Dongjiang's behavior very much and was very upset about his failure to open the gates of Jiaxing City. The words used in the letter were naturally very harsh.

"What does Grandpa Huang mean?" Zhu Yunzhen did not answer, but asked carefully.

"We are not kind to him!" Lao Zhu sighed with emotion: "We are still thinking that after our dragon controls Bintian, let him help you manage the government and become a life-saving minister."

"Unexpectedly, this guy, who is worse than a beast, not only refuses to repay his kindness, but even sacrifices millions of innocent people in the Ming Dynasty just to deal with our grandson. If he is so vicious, he should destroy the nine tribes and cut them into pieces."

By the end of the sentence, he was gritting his teeth.

"Why didn't you kill him directly at that time, but instead captured him, put him in shackles and put him in the prison of Jin Yiwei?"

That will happen sooner or later, and it will take too long.

"If this is the case, people's thoughts change, and their desires are hard to satisfy. Today they want to do business, and tomorrow they want to join the new army. What else did they think about before?"

But from Lao Zhu's point of view, it is in my own best interest to do that.

It is also the place where our tentacles are fully extended.

For the people at the bottom, everyone hates class consolidation.

The bustle in the sky is all for benefit; the hustle and bustle in the sky is all for benefit.

The increase in business tax has caused heavy losses to many military officers and nobles, and the opening up of business qualifications has made up for it even more.

"This time he led the new army to the expedition and defeated the Japanese pirates in one battle. He made a great contribution to the world and was praised by all the people. However, in the eyes of these noble generals, he may have attracted less hatred."

The emperor of the Qing Dynasty relied on that small interest group to naturally suppress the civil servants.

Lao Zhu seemed puzzled.

What we care about is the stability of governance.

After Lao Zhu listened, he sat outside and said nothing for a long time.

"That will also make few people ambitious and want to change their own destiny."

But the new army was built by Taisun Dian, and they were all students of Jinling Military Academy and disciples of Taisun.

A stagnant society is not the most stable.

"Seventh thing, Zhu Yun has not yet established a technical research and manufacturing bureau. With the popularization of small-scale equipment and production, the price of flintlock guns will also drop accordingly."

"Do you want to be an official or an emperor?"

"Zhen'er, he needs to understand that if he wants to change the fortunes of our old Zhu family forever, he must try his best to make everyone in heaven content with his father's legacy. This will only lead to ambition."

Zhan Li nodded solemnly and said: "Zhu Yunzheng has no such intention."

Silence is the only way to fight.

"It is a lie that the New Army Cai Rui is weak, but we have long heard that not all New Army soldiers are selected from military households."

Lao Zhu was startled, and his expression suddenly froze.

Of course I understand what Lao Zhu said.

Because class solidification blocks the channels for downward advancement, we have no way to get rid of the fate of being exploited by others at the bottom.

Zhan Li took a deep breath.

This is especially true for fixed-loading ammunition and muzzle-loading guns.

At present, the only people who can suppress the civil servant group are the Huaixi nobles.

Lao Zhu shook his head heavily: "Grandpa Huang once told him that no matter what the civil servants do, they will also threaten the throne of our Lao Zhu family. Therefore, the civil servants must be on guard, but they must also use it. He really needs to be careful.

, or a noble military commander."

And as long as it is done by people, there will be no loopholes.

"Cai Rui means to let the new army replace Xiao Ming's entire army."

If a mutiny occurs, it will be difficult to end.

As the New Army officially stepped off the stage of history, the military commanders and nobles have gained great importance in the eyes of their combat prowess.

I must kill Huang Zicheng.

Military generals charge into battle on the battlefield, go through life and death, and attach great importance to their lives.

But Xiao Ming is the same.

Those military generals are either senior officers or our admirers.

In that way, we and our descendants will be able to be subordinates forever.

Fortunately, the number of new troops is small. If so, the equipment is really good.

In the future, the imperial court will rely on military officers and nobles to guard the sky, resist internal enemies, and suppress rebellion.

"But Fu'er later opened up the business qualifications so that anyone in the world can do business. As a result, very few people will be able to continue doing what their fathers did."

The military ministers, ministers of various ministries, local governors, and young masters all came from the nobles of the Four Banners.

Even with the establishment of the Advisory Office and the Military and Administrative Office, it was still difficult for the emperor to achieve complete dictatorship.

Lao Zhu's eyes flickered as he looked at him and said, "Are you going to hold Huang Zicheng in your hands and trigger it to attack the civil service forces in the DPRK?"

Zhu Yunxuan smiled faintly and said: "It's not a pity to die for a mere Huang Zicheng. You can kill him anytime you want, so why rush it?"

"Society is constantly changing, and the rule of the Zhu family has no harm but only one benefit."

What really made Zhan Li turn against us was the increase in business taxes and the opening up of business qualifications.

Cai Ruixuan smiled and said: "I ask the emperor to worry. First, the new army is extremely weak. It does not require so few people to replace the old army."

We should obviously be outstanding people, should be elites, and should be able to show our talents.

"In this way, we, the old Zhu family, will always be firmly in the position of emperor, no matter what happens."

For the lowest rulers, in fact, the more solidified the class is, the more stable the society will be.

That's something I've never thought about in depth.

Even in the previous life, how could it be like this?

Any change means risks and must be done with great caution.

"That's right." Cai Ruixuan nodded.

In addition, the sudden rise of the new army has made us vigilant.

Why should we be afraid?

Beating Chang Mao and killing Li Jinglong may have made a few generals feel less miserable than a rabbit or a fox, but the impact was actually not that small.

Lao Zhu looked at me, let out a long sigh, and said: "Before we established Xiaoming, we also divided the people in heaven into professions, military households, farmers, merchants, craftsmen, prostitutes... all walks of life, each performing their own duties.

, descendants, descendants, will always change."

But Lao Zhu’s policy is not to weaken us and suppress us.

After a while, I suddenly raised my head and looked at Lao Zhu who shook his head hesitantly: "Yes, Grandpa Huang, it is like that."

Flintlocks are very sophisticated weapons.

In the previous life, few people criticized Lao Zhu for his Danong ideology. Xiao Ming's tolerant household registration system slightly restricted the development of China.

All in all, there is no inextricable connection.

But society just gives us such opportunities, and does not want to imprison us.

This kind of person can just be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.

"The same is true for today's new army."

But things have changed now.

It's when the system was formulated that it seemed less than perfect.

It is always changing, it will always be changing, and it will always stay that way.

Yes, so what?

"The emperor is worried that the new army has been formed, and there will be a steady stream of soldiers and weapons to join the new army."

But conversely, what about the rulers?

Even before the sons of the Four Banners lost their military combat effectiveness, the nobles of the Four Banners still controlled the center and held small powers in the court.

"What did he say? Let new troops replace the lost ones."

It's no wonder those people hate me.

The Qing Dynasty in the previous life allowed civil servants to stir up trouble. Apart from setting up military offices and establishing a secret reporting system, the most important point was that the Qing Dynasty belonged to the Li tribe and relied on the nobles of the Four Banners instead of civil servants.

Suddenly, I knew how to reply to Lao Zhu.

Zhan Li was not satisfied and asked: "Grandpa Huang, is there anything wrong with what you did?"

Compared to the New Army, which was equipped with cold weapons, the Ming Army, which was almost entirely equipped with hot weapons, was simply vulnerable to a single blow.

Lightning flashed in Zhan Liren's mind.

Therefore, they have little fear of us.

Our so-called influence in the military, our so-called comrades-in-arms and old friends, in Cai Ruixun's view, will all be swept away into the garbage heap.

Of course, the lower class wants to become more entrenched and worse off.

boom!

"We are not told to be honest forever. We are born with ambitions and allowed to be driven by the imperial court. Only then can the sky be peaceful and the country be stable. Does he understand that truth?"

Matters involving the military are the same as mine, so we must be cautious.

A stagnant society will make many low-level elites who have no ambition and ability feel despair.

When push comes to shove, you must change.

With the industrial level of that era, it took a small amount of man-hours to make a gun, so it was naturally expensive.

As a result, we become even more wary of the fighting force.

After all, our influence is almost everywhere in Xiao Ming's army.

For rulers, we actually don’t care whether talents are fully exploited.

Looking at Lao Zhu with a serious face, I suddenly remembered what many people in later generations would often say - class solidification.

The reason is that any system must be implemented by people.

"He also wants to use civil servants to deal with us. He can attack us blindly."

But can just killing one Huang Zicheng solve the problem of the civil service group?

Lao Zhu's words were like thunder.

"But we heard that the flintlocks needed by the new army are very expensive, and the gunpowder is even more expensive. Why does the imperial court have so little money and so few equipment for the new army?" Lao Zhu asked rhetorically.
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