After a while, Liu Jin came in and said, "Sir, Magistrate Chen wants to see you."
Zhu Biao put down the paper in his hand and said casually: "Call in."
Different from others, Chen Youzong will be the link between Zhu Biao and the family in the future, and he is also the person he wants to promote and reuse. Naturally, he has to find out the details, whether he really has administrative ability, or whether he relies on his family background to make Hangzhou so prosperous.
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What I just looked at is all the policies he has made since he took office. Although he seems to be relying on his family background to take advantage of the situation, his ability is still good and he is more than enough to be a prefect.
Then first transfer to Zhongshu Province and then find an opportunity to work as a minister in the Ministry of Household Affairs. It will be easy to arrange in the future. The official positions in the imperial court are still relatively confusing, and the responsibilities of some yamen are overlapping. Zhu Biao also plans to sort it out after returning to Beijing.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Chen Youzong's voice, asking him to stand up and sit down, and then said: "I will return to Beijing tomorrow, and it will be up to you to finish the affairs in Jiangnan. If you do a good job, you will be rewarded. If you want to hide the truth, don't blame me.
The palace is ruthless."
Chen Youzong nodded. He naturally understood that His Highness was worried that the Shi clan was playing tricks on the matter of returning the fields. This was not a matter of the imperial court after all. If the Shi clan had intentions, those fields would still be returned to their hands in the end.
Chen Youzong stood up and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, if this matter is not resolved completely, I will not be able to go to Beijing to see Your Highness."
He had just returned home and was called by his mother. When he arrived, the whole family was looking at the jade pendant in his daughter's hand. Chen Youzong could tell at a glance that it was made by the royal family, and he understood everything.
Looking at Chen Youzong's expression, Zhu Biao knew that there was no problem with the matter, not to mention that he would leave the pro-military captain's mansion to observe secretly. If any family was really stubborn and wanted to donate all their family property, then Zhu Biao could only
Accepted.
The proceeds from an honest and honest house raid can really alleviate the needs of the court. The best is the Zhang family. Zhu Biao was a little greedy when he saw the family property on the surface. This is really not a family fortune that one or two generations can accumulate. It is a pity that the Zhang family is stable.
of a horse.
Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "In the past, it was a troubled time. It was normal for your family to recruit some dead soldiers to protect you, but it is different now. The court will not allow you to have such a force. Besides, you also know that it will not be possible even if it is ten times more.
He may be an opponent of the imperial court, let him go, don't leave any excuses for yourself."
Chen Youzong bowed and agreed, and then said: "It's easy for us to say that after the land is gone, there won't be many people left. I just don't know how the Li family will arrange it. If those desperadoes are released, there may be trouble."
Zhu Biao was right to think so. Salt dealers are extremely unstable. Even without the Li family, they would not be able to be good citizens with peace of mind. However, it would be a waste to kill them all. It is better to send them to the sea to supplement Tang Ding's manpower.
If it really comes to pass, it is not impossible to give the Li family an official status. Selling private salt is not a capital crime for Zhu Biao. After all, it is just a necessity of life. In remote areas, official salt is too expensive and poor people cannot eat it.
I can't afford it, but how can I do it if I don't eat salt?
After thinking about it, he asked Chen Youzong to make arrangements, and also gave careful instructions on releasing the tenants and distributing acres of land. If done well, the development of Ming Dynasty could be accelerated a lot. Jiangnan is a good place after all.
When the night got late, Chen Youzong retreated, and Zhu Biao also took a rest. He really wanted to have a good time, but unfortunately there was no time to waste now. For example, if you work harder during spring plowing and autumn harvesting, you can live a prosperous year.
Early the next morning, Zhu Biao had breakfast at Chen Mansion, and then went straight out of the city to return to Beijing. A large group of people saw him off at the gate of the city, but Zhu Biao didn't show up. He asked Liu Jin to go down and say a few words, otherwise he would be fine.
It's not over.
A few days later, we arrived outside Nanjing. Naturally, many people greeted Zhu Biao when he returned to the capital. Even Hu Weiyong came. Now he, even Zhu Biao, has to be treated with dignity.
Looking at the group of people on the ground, Zhu Biao jumped off his horse and personally helped up the leader, Hu Weiyong, and said with a smile: "I have been away from home for a long time, and I have not yet congratulated Mr. Hu on his promotion to the right prime minister."
Hu Weiyong bowed humbly and replied: "How dare you accept the congratulations of His Highness? Your Highness has been working hard for the country from north to south, and I wish I could serve you in front of me and behind my horse."
Zhu Biao smiled. Hu Weiyong was still very cautious at this time. The other officials came forward to greet him one by one. In addition to civilian officials, many distinguished military generals also came to greet him.
A group of people returned to the city in a mighty manner. When Zhu Biao entered the city gate, he looked at the city defenders who were saluting on the ground. The leader was clearly Lan Yu. Zhu Biao snorted coldly and said: "How is General Lan now? Is he still arrogant?
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After saying that, he left without waiting for his reply. Lan Yu dared to open a dyeing workshop for three points of color. He would have to wait for two more years, otherwise he really didn’t know how high the sky was. Even Zhu Biao would not tolerate it if he caused trouble in the future.
I can't stand him anymore.
The officials behind Zhu Biao looked at each other, stepped forward to help Lan Yu up and said comfortingly: "The love is deep and the responsibility is deep. What I'm afraid of is that His Highness thinks that you are not a person. He can still scold you now because he remembers you. General, in the future
Sooner or later, there will be a day of resurrection."
Lan Yu was not a fool, and naturally knew the reason why Zhu Biao specifically scolded him. If the prince just passed by and left like this, then Lan Yu would have no face at all. She calmly said to the officials who comforted him: "The general will still be here."
I won’t be accompanying you much as you are guarding the city gate, so please hurry up and follow His Highness.”
It was now noon. After Zhu Biao was polite to the officials for a while, he went straight to the palace. Just as he was thinking that his father should be handling government affairs in the imperial study, he was taken to Kunning Palace by the maid next to Queen Ma.
Zhu Biao felt very happy when he walked in the palace. No matter how beautiful Jiangnan is, it is not as good as his own home. This feeling of peace of mind cannot be experienced outside. When he walked to the door of Kunning Palace, he saw his princess standing there pretty.
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Seeing Zhu Biao arriving, Chang Luohua hurriedly greeted her. Just as she was about to bow down, her husband grabbed her. Chang Luohua was a little embarrassed. Zhu Biao patted her hand with a smile and asked, "Father, the emperor and the empress, are you?"
exist?"
Chang Luohua smiled softly and said: "We are all waiting for His Highness. My father came to Kunning Palace right after he went to court."
Zhu Biao nodded and walked in. Inside, Queen Ma was holding Zhu Lu and coaxing her, while Zhu Yuanzhang was reading the memorial on the side, glancing at Zhu Lu from time to time. After all, she was his legitimate daughter, and Lao Zhu loved her very much.
Zhu Biao saw this scene when he led Chang Luohua into the house. He walked forward with a smile, knelt down and kowtowed: "My son is back. I miss you, my father, the queen and your mother."
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak to Empress Ma, Zhu Lu rushed towards her brother. The little girl was six years old. It was difficult for her to remember her brother despite not recognizing him for so long.
Queen Ma was also very excited and hurriedly called him. Zhu Biao stood up with Zhu Lu in his arms, and then looked at his father. The father and son didn't have anything disgusting to say on this occasion.
Empress Ma pulled Zhu Biao to show concern. Old Zhu looked like he was concentrating on reading the memorial, but in fact he listened carefully for a while. After seeing that there was nothing wrong, he coughed and said, "Okay, no one dares to treat him badly. Let's have a meal."