Although Goryeo was not as wealthy as the Ming Dynasty, its resistance was low. The Japanese pirates were brave and not afraid of death, but they were not without brains. It would be fine if they had no choice. Since they had it, they only had to chew soft bones, and hard bones would really break their teeth.
Zhu Biao put it aside after reviewing it, and then saw the memorial to the Taiyuan magistrate asking for reward. When Lin Wang, Han Wuer, a soldier of the Taiyuan Guards Station, was patrolling, he accidentally discovered that Zheng Liu Yuanli in Taiyuan Dawang Village was gathering a crowd to rebel...
Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly. Although the world is stable, the people's hearts have not yet completely surrendered. Not to mention the big ones, there are countless lunatics like dozens or hundreds of old, weak, sick, and disabled people who want to rebel by raising flags, breaking trees, and establishing military titles.
Most of these people can't even pass the county police officer's test. Three or four policemen armed with waist knives and iron whips are enough to suppress dozens of them. A group of rabble-rousers are simply a source of laughter, but they are restrained repeatedly.
There was nothing to say, and Zhu Biao couldn't stop the man who wanted to die. It was just pity that the innocent relatives involved were taken to the guillotine for no reason, and they had no chance of survival even if they cried out for injustice.
The poorer the knowledge horizon, the more inexplicable courage and pride a person has, because the poorer the knowledge, the more absolute what he believes.
They probably think that Zhu Yuanzhang, a beggar monk, can be a leader, and I am better than a beggar if I am a good person. As the saying goes, the emperor will take turns and come to my house next year. Damn it!
Zhu Biao reviewed and replied: "The Taiyuan Guardsmen Lin Wang, Han Wu'er and others are granted the title of 100 households. For discovering and quelling Liu Yuanli's rebellion, he will be given fifty taels of silver and eight pieces of silk, so that he can be heard by the saints."
This is not an imperial edict of imperial favor. After all, it is just a reward for a few hundred households. After it is sent to Zhongshu Province, they will naturally pass it on level by level. Finally, it will be conveyed to the local guard station in the name of the Ministry of War.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang began to order the eunuchs to summon important officials from various ministries to come to discuss and hold a meeting. Zhu Biao sat aside and remained silent. Only when they came in to salute him specifically would he say something like "no courtesy".
The ministers have also known for a long time that the prince has been processing the memorials for several years, so they are all used to the prince observing the affairs. This time the discussion is about Bashu's request for food. Bashu has initially decided that although the casualties among the people are not large, the Xia Kingdom
In order to resist the Ming Dynasty, many young people were forcibly recruited, which delayed farm work.
As a result, there was insufficient food in Bashu and the price of food rose sharply, so the court needed to support some food. The Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs proposed to order Huguang, Wuchang and other ten prefectures to send 30,000 civilians and 8,000 boats to transport 140,000 shi from Xiangyang to Hanzhong.
The sergeants of the guard station escorted him along the river.
There are various matters like this, and officials from the six departments of Zhongshu Province and the Governor's Office come and go, and every important matter of the imperial court is handled in this way.
When it was almost dusk, Jinshen Hall finally stopped. After Zhu Biao helped his father handle today's memorials, he went straight to the back of Wuying Hall to accompany the third and fourth sons in hoeing the fields.
He didn't have much else to do, and his body was in good shape after sitting for a day and moving around. He worked for more than an hour every day, ate well and slept soundly, which was considered exercise, not to mention he could amuse his two stupid brothers.
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This was basically the case every day for more than a month. In the end, Lan Yu's incident taught him a lesson about whether it was serious or not. After that, Zhu Biao would go to the morning court from time to time. If he didn't have to go to court, he would accompany the princess to play chess and paint.
I reviewed the memorials in the palace and did some physical exercise with my brothers in the afternoon.
As for the second child, Zhu Xi, he got out of bed on the eighth day after being beaten and worked with the third and fourth children every day. Although he worked a little slower because his injury had not healed, it still showed his attitude.
The style of speech returned to the previous state, and the two brothers tacitly ignored the conversation that day, but Zhu Biao could still see that Zhu Ping was not so depressed and decadent, and he was full of energy.
After the autumn harvest, the tense and busy atmosphere in most government offices of the imperial court gradually calmed down, whether it was official business or the originally turbulent political situation. It seemed that everyone was preparing to have a good year before talking about anything else.
Only the Ministry of Industry is still busy, and can even be said to be working in full swing. The weather is getting colder and colder. Although the south is fine, news of snowfall has come in the north. Both the people in the north and the frontier troops are in urgent need of a large amount of low-priced coal.
The efficiency of the unified dynasty is trustworthy, especially with the Crown Prince Zhu Biao watching closely. Both the central and local governments have unimpeded access. Although many people are jealous of the value of this batch of coal, they do not dare to use it after all.
Tai Sui is shaking his head.
However, innuendo is unavoidable. Coal with such a low cost can be enough to feed and drink a large group of officials for a prosperous year. Needless to say, everyone from the East Palace has come to test it out.
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Of course, Zhu Biao couldn't agree. After a few rejections, everyone became honest. Not even Dong Palace's confidants could get away with it, let alone others.
Zhu Biao is not stingy about sharing the cake. For him, as long as he has the power to divide the interests, he doesn't feel bad about how much he divides. However, this coal is not a luxury goods but a necessity for the survival of many poor people in the north. Adding one or two copper coins is enough.
It is a huge burden for them.
Nowadays, the population of the Ming Dynasty is not prosperous, and every man, woman and child deserves special care. It is very worthwhile for Zhu Biao to sacrifice some short-term interests in exchange for the reproduction of the population, and he will not hesitate to reprimand a group of civil servants and nobles for this.
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As for other government offices, the Etiquette Department is relatively busy. Zhu Biao has almost prepared the etiquette for welcoming Princess Goryeo. Moreover, after the princess, there is Miss Li's Miss Chen's family. Li Shanchang is also a prince. His daughter cannot accompany the former King of Goryeo.
His daughter entered the East Palace together.
Among the three women, Miss Chen's status is somewhat lower, but Chen Youzong is Zhu Biao's confidant. The Chen family has been loyal and diligent in the royal affairs in recent years, and the dignity and dignity they should be given cannot be ambiguous, so they have to stagger their time.
In addition to these wedding matters, there are also many matters in the Ministry of Etiquette. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the etiquette in the court has been neglected and messy. All these must be traced back to their origins to correct the situation, and to convey the etiquette norms to the vassal states.
Recently, my father has summoned hundreds of officials every day to serve on the left and right, inquire about the people's situation, consult on the success and failure, or examine the ancient and modern ritual systems, so that even those with low official positions can go to the palace to discuss things that go beyond the class order, which sometimes happens.
Four years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Ming Dynasty finally stood firm. Only then did it have the time and energy to pay attention to these details, especially at the banquet half a month ago, there was music presented by the Jiaofang Secretary. Zhu Yuanzhang hated that the music of the previous generation used flattery as a glorification, and even despicable
Unable to bear it, he ordered Tao Kai, the Minister of Rites, and others to edit his words.
Require etiquette to lead to respect, and joy to promote peace. If there is no respect and no harmony, what is the purpose of governance?
It was ordered that all the ancient music of the Yuan Dynasty should be abandoned, but obscene lyrics and melodies were mixed with northern sounds, and they even used decorations to worship gods and goddesses as team dances to play in the palace. It was not for the purpose of promoting neutrality and advocating the body of governance. From now on, everything
Abandon all vulgar, noisy and obscene pleasures!
In the past few days, Zhu Biao had been ordered to stay in the Ministry of Etiquette and look through etiquette books and music scores from the Han, Tang and Song Dynasties. This revision of etiquette covered all aspects, including the bowing of officials and people, as well as the congratulations and praises in court, etc., had to be reworked.
Zhu Biao put down the book in his hand, rubbed his eyes and said to the officials on the side: "Your Majesty thinks that the three cheers of long live are just empty words when congratulating you. If you are not truthful and sincere, you can't establish the relationship between king and minister. My beloved ministers think it's better if you replace them.
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The hall of the Ministry of Etiquette was filled with officials from the Ministry of Personnel and several old scholars borrowed from the Hanlin Academy. They were all a bit depressed after working hard, but they naturally had to have an attitude when hearing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's questions.
After a moment of noisy debate, the Minister of Rites, Zuo Shilang, stood up and said: "I thought it would be better to meet the day of congratulations. The official praised, and all the ministers shouted "May you be wise" and praised again, and all the ministers shouted "Peace in the world."
"This is a gift of congratulations from the monarch and his ministers. I wonder what His Highness the Crown Prince thinks?"
Zhu Biao frowned when he heard this, why did he feel that the mountain was shouting long live? Seeing the dissatisfaction on the prince's face, the officials in the room sighed in their hearts. The old editor of the Hanlin Academy opened his mouth to help Zhu Biao refuse: "The words of praise
, I am praying to you for your sincerity, but these two words are beyond my duty, not to mention that all greetings and praises should be made with three calls, so there are only two calls, which is inconsistent with the etiquette system."
"This is a low-ranking official who neglected to investigate. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said: "We have been entrusted with the holy orders to formulate etiquette, so we should speak freely. As long as the words here are not treasonous and disobedient, I will never pursue them."
After discussing like this for a while, Tao Kai, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said: "It would be better to call Heaven to help you be virtuous, call Haiyu Xianning secondly, and call Holy Bow Wan Blessings three times."
When Zhu Biao heard that there is a sky, a sea, and an emperor, it seemed good, and it sounded more sincere than Long Live. According to Lao Zhu's ideas, he should be able to get through it.
"That's not bad. Let's keep this for now. I will convey it to the Holy One. Now I'd like to trouble you all to think of a few good ones. I'll be prepared when the time comes."
The main course was finally decided, and the officials in the room breathed a huge sigh of relief. They all knew that as long as the prince's side had said it, there was a high probability that the holy emperor's side would also pass it. After all, this was mainly for these two people.
Damn it.
Half an hour later, two more good ones were ordered. The greeting ceremony came to an end for the time being. The Minister of Rites went out and called a group of subordinates from the Ministry of Rites to come over and collect the books and classics scattered in the hall.
Liu Jin and others brought pots of good tea to everyone. These were specially brought from the East Palace. They read and discussed all day long. It was really hard to stand without tea.
Zhu Biao drank a cup of tea with the officials and rested for a cup of tea. Baskets of books and classics were brought into the house from outside the door. They were formulated in all aspects and then spread to all provinces, prefectures and counties.
And all the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty...
"The benevolence of Zhou can serve as a law, and the tyranny of Qin can serve as a warning. Just like the governments of the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties, there are also gains and losses for each other. We must take advantage of each other's strengths and sacrifice their weaknesses..."
"The way to learn is to be ambitious, not contented, and not conceited. Full ambition will lead to overflowing, contentment will lead to arrogance, and willfulness will lead to smallness. Overflowing will lead to loss, arrogance will lead to laziness, and smallness will lead to humbleness..."
"Modern literati did not study the foundation of morality and failed to meet the affairs of the world. Although their words were difficult and profound, their meanings were shallow and simple. From now on, all scholars and writers should seek to understand the principles and understand the affairs of the world, and do not pursue superficial ideas."