Chapter five hundred and seventy-two Wanli Shitang
After finishing the cup of tea, Zhu Biao's hands naturally fell on his knees. Xu Da also directly ordered the female family members to go ahead. Zhu Biao waved to Liu An to lead him. It was nothing for him to meet Mr. Xie or Xu Yihua. The Zhu family and the Xu family were family friends, so naturally it was
He has a good family relationship, but Xu Yungong is not here, so it is difficult to see his wife Li directly.
It's not that he couldn't, it was just that Zhu Biao was too lazy to see him, and if he did see him, he would have nothing to say, so it would be more convenient if he didn't come. Xu Da naturally noticed this, so he never asked his daughter-in-law to come out to meet the prince.
Women's affairs are left to women to handle. Zhu Biao believes that his princess will take good care of Li in the future. Li's family background is not high. His father is just a Zhaoxin captain. In his early years, he saved Xu Da during the chaos.
To die bravely...
After waiting for a while, Zhu Biao and Xu Da got up and walked out. After some excuses, Xu Da was pulled into the car by Zhu Biao, and the huge ceremonial guard returned from Zhongshan Palace to the palace.
Many caring people are silently watching the situation here. Although Xu Da has not led troops to fight again in the past two years, his status as the founding commander of the country is not something that others can easily shake. Even Chang Yuchun did it back then.
Most of them served as deputy generals under Xu Da.
I originally thought that the superior wanted to treat Xu Shuai coldly, but now it seems that he is still favored by Long. This can be seen from the prince's grand welcome. As for the other things, there is no need to go into detail. At least the people in the Xu family have no reason to feel unfair to Xu Da.
Soon the guard of honor entered the Chengtian Gate and then passed through the Duanmen Meridian Gate and stopped in front of Wulong Bridge. Liu Jin opened the car curtain and set up a step stool for the prince and King of Zhongshan inside to get out of the car calmly.
With a burst of respectful farewell, Zhu Biao and Xu Da were surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs and walked towards the Jinshen Palace, while the Xie family, Li family and Xu Yihua were entered into the Kunning Palace by the eldest palace maids next to Queen Ma. At the beginning of the banquet
We still need to talk separately beforehand.
Just after passing the Huagai Hall, you can already see Lao Zhu wandering in front of the Jinshen Hall with his hands behind his back. It can be seen that he has been waiting for a while. Zhu Biao smiled at Xu Da beside him: "It shows that my father really misses Uncle Xu.
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Xu Da sighed and said, "How dare you refuse to obey the orders given by God's great grace and glory?"
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally saw them at this time, and came up to them with a big smile: "Tiande, we miss you so much."
Zhu Biao bowed and stepped aside with a smile. Xu Da wanted to bow solemnly and pay homage, but as soon as he bent his knees, he was pulled up by Lao Zhu who caught up: "My brothers don't have to do this. From now on, except in court,
Above, it’s all like this.”
"That can't be done. Brothers are brothers, and monarchs and ministers are monarchs and ministers. The etiquette cannot be abolished. Otherwise, how will the superior serve the public in the future?"
"Who dares to disobey us while you are here? Come on, let's go into the house and talk."
The two held hands and entered the Jinshen Hall, and Zhu Biao naturally followed silently. Zhu Yuanzhang did not take a seat in the main hall, but went to the side hall, where he had already prepared a tea shop.
"Your sister-in-law sent this to you just now. I want you to have an appetizer first. I'll have some dishes cooked by her herself later."
Zhu Yuanzhang showed such kindness that Xu Da also relaxed and no longer followed the usual rules. He finally regained the free and easy energy he had during the wars before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
"We haven't had food cooked by my sister-in-law for many years. We have to eat three big bowls of it in a while!"
"Hahaha, I have to take care of you enough. Our brother will never come back until he is drunk today. If he drinks too much, he will sleep in the palace!"
The two sat down and started chatting animatedly. Zhu Biao was ignored. Seeing this, he did not come forward to disturb him. He waved away the palace ladies and eunuchs waiting in the palace, giving them a space to chat quietly.
After asking Liu Jin to wait at the door, Zhu Biao turned around and returned to the main hall. There were still some memorials that had not been reviewed yet. His father was definitely going to have a good meal tonight, so he naturally couldn't take care of these.
He rolled up his sleeves and sat down on his own exclusive seat. Zhao Huai'an stepped forward smartly and polished it. Several eunuchs who were waiting here moved the above memorial to the prince, and the refreshing incense was rekindled in the palace.
Zhu Biao's speed in reviewing memorials is still acceptable. This thing actually depends on experience. The information on the paper is definitely incomplete. To think about the pros and cons of the court and the local government, as long as the thinking mode opens up the judgment
It's faster to get up.
As for the accuracy of the decree, benevolent people have different opinions. I can only say that the direction is correct, but no one is sure how it will be misinterpreted when it is issued to the local government. The imperial court's control over the world is becoming more and more in general.
Strong, but progress in details is slow.
Clan squires will always be local snakes, and the imperial power cannot be shaken. They cannot massacre their clans on a large scale just because they may make small moves. Moreover, most of the squires now have spokespersons in the court. In the five years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, all parties have married wives.
There are many concubines and their children are married.
A big bottom-up net has already trapped the newly wealthy people with mud-legged backgrounds. The extravagant life that their ancestors could not even imagine has suddenly come to an end.
If you are willing to bow down to the dowry and make a small commitment as a concubine, who can refuse such a beautiful thing that brings both wealth and wealth?
This kind of thing is unavoidable in all dynasties when the country was founded. The combination of the new rich and the old family can allow the new rich to enjoy the power and enjoyment they deserve as soon as possible. The old forces have not succeeded in following the dragon, but they always have ways to integrate into it. After several generations
After that, there will be new high-ranking nobles.
Half an hour later, Zhu Biao put down the Langhao pen in his hand, took a sip of the hot tea handed over by Liu An, and asked casually: "What are you doing over there?"
Liu An bowed and replied: "The Queen is entertaining Princess Xie, and Mrs. Li and Miss Xu are following the Crown Princess to coax the two young highnesses."
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Go and urge us to get ready for the banquet."
"promise."
Zhu Biao was in a good mood. His husband, Master Song, had finally left and would arrive in the capital soon. The letter also said that he had brought many good seedlings with him, and that he would be able to assist him in the future if he taught him well.
The old master is an average official, but his vision is absolutely first-class. The court is short of talents, and there is always a shortage, and there is never too much. Most of the talents selected in the two sessions of the imperial examination are mediocre, not even as good as the first session.
It is estimated that because of the continuous expansion of Enke's quota in the past two years, all the qualified leeks in the world have been cut, and now they are all half-cooked. Lao Zhu is planning to stop the imperial examination for two years and invest resources in the Imperial College.
The Imperial College now has more than 5,000 students. Lao Zhu is planning to build an Imperial College in Fengyang to recruit talented people and train students. He has already ordered the Ministry of Works to make preparations.
Both Imperial Colleges were in the south, which seemed a bit unfair to the northern scholars. Originally, there was a big gap in academic level between the northern and southern scholars, which could easily arouse the dissatisfaction of the northern scholars. Although their dissatisfaction was insignificant, the imperial court had to pay attention to it after all.
It is fair, both north and south are under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhu Biao has also proposed to build an Imperial College in Peiping Prefecture. Construction is expected to start next year. If it is built according to the scale of the Imperial College in Beijing, it will actually be a relatively large investment, and in the future, resources will continue to be invested to provide students with
, according to the current financial situation of Ming Dynasty, it is actually a bit reluctant.
But the good is now and the future will be long-term. The imperial court can only find a way to overcome it, but it will have to suffer for the Minister of the Ministry of Finance again. Zhu Biao watched him become thinner and haggard from his rich state. A cruel person like Lao Zhu couldn't help it.
He was rewarded with two Liaodong precious ginseng roots.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but pinch his brows when he thought of this, and warned himself not to do anything else this year. He had to increase revenue and reduce expenditures. Everywhere in the world needs money and food, but people's livelihood in various places has just improved. The south is okay, the north and southwest are okay.
The people in other places just have some winter food, which is enough to prevent the whole family from starving to death. They still need to take care of it carefully, and it is not easy to levy more taxes.
This year's spring tea has also begun to be picked and transported to Beijing. Tomorrow we have to find time to arrange the trade between the Tea Horse Company and the grassland. After the Japanese pirates in the East China Sea and the South China Sea are cleared in the summer, the imperial court, including some aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, can try to start the Nanyang trade.
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There was not much else in the Ming Dynasty, and luxury goods such as porcelain and silk were enough. The Nanyang countries were located in the tropics and there were no other countries. There was still a lot of food. The most urgent thing for the court was food. With enough food, it was much easier to do anything.
After two years when the situation improved, Zhu Biao was ready to take good care of Qiongzhou Prefecture and Wanli Shitang, that is, Hainan Island and the South China Sea. In the Yuan Dynasty, Wanli Shitang had been regarded as an inland sea, so his own inland sea would naturally be cleaned up.