They don't understand anything, so if you waste time on them, you might as well think about how to please your boss. After all, your future does not lie with the common people.
Hu Yan asked himself, if it hadn't been for Zhu Gaochi's fault, he would have stayed in Yingtian and worked in the General Affairs Department, or went to the Hanlin Academy to study.
Whether it is being around Duke Dingguo or doing something that His Majesty cares about, this is the key to promotion.
"Your Highness, officials seem to be caring for the people on behalf of the herdsmen. However, after all, there are too few officials and there are many people. Even if we try our best, we may not be able to..."
Hu Yan wanted to continue, but he found that Zhu Gaochi's eyes were wide with anger, his breathing was heavy, and he was obviously angry. He hurriedly changed the subject, "Your Highness visited the people this time, chatted with them, and got to know the people's sentiments. He really had good intentions. Back then,
Emperor Taizu asked the vassal prince to live in Fengyang and pay attention to the situation among the people. Your Majesty went to Fengyang and benefited a lot."
Zhu Gaochi snorted lightly.
Of course he knew what happened to Zhu Di when he was young, but what's the use of just being an emperor or a prince doing this?
"Xueshi Hu, you are also a learned man. There are many rumors, which are very outrageous, but the people believe them. It is obvious that you want to attack the wealthy gentry, but you are misunderstood by the people that you want to exploit them. Also, there are actually some people in Shandong.
What do people believe in the White Lotus Religion? Why do you think this is?"
Hu Yan was startled for a moment and said in a low voice: "The people are stupid and there is nothing we can do about it."
"This is true, but why are the people so stupid?" Zhu Gaochi asked.
Hu Yan was speechless again, "This...it seems that they are ignorant and ignorant, so they are easily deceived by traitors and are fooled without knowing it."
Zhu Gaochi nodded again, "Scholar Hu, why can't the common people study?"
"..." Hu Yan rolled his eyes and was speechless for a long time, unable to answer.
It's not that he doesn't know the answer, it's that the answer is hard to say directly.
Zhu Gaochi glanced at him sideways, "If you don't want to say it, let me tell you... the people can't study or understand. That's because all the surplus grain in their hands has been taken away. After a year of farming, half of the harvest is lost."
It turned into farm rent! Each of them had less than a pound of grain per day. They were hungry and had a little free time. They just went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables and went down to the rivers to fish for loaches. They had no money to pay for repairs, couldn't go to school, and had no free time.
Being able to read and understand, not only do they have nothing, but they are also heavily in debt! As long as they borrow food from large households to temporarily tide over the difficulties, they will compound interest and never be able to pay it back."
Hu Yan was startled and said with a wry smile: "What Your Highness said is absolutely true, but there are always some children from poor families who can rely on studying for the imperial examinations and becoming officials to serve the country. Your Highness need not be so cynical."
Zhu Gaochi chuckled and said: "Are those from poor families who can study still considered ordinary people?"
Hu Yan was speechless again.
People who say they are poor and have difficulty studying are those who have studied and even got into the academic system. The real poor people don't even dare to think about it.
That is the reality for the vast majority of people in the world.
Hu Yan was sweating on his forehead and felt ashamed.
The more he thought about it, the more afraid he became. He really didn't know what Zhu Gaochi wanted to do.
"Your Highness, are you interested in starting a school?"
Zhu Gaochi shook his head, "It's too difficult. To start a school, you need money, and even more, you need scholars who are willing to work hard. Today's Ming Dynasty is far from being able to do it."
Hearing this, Hu Yan was inexplicably relieved.
But what he said next made him worried again.
"If you want to start a school now, even the common people may not be willing. They don't know what the court wants to do, so how can they support it? To do something, you have to win the trust of the people."
Do you really want to do it?
Hu Yan looked at Zhu Gaochi stupidly and said, "Your Highness, Jiangxi is already in chaos now. Slowing things down will make things easier!"
Zhu Gaochi chuckled: "Who said I want to cause trouble? I want to solve things."
Hu Yan didn't know what to say at all, and he saw a trace of Xu Jingchang in the smile on Zhu Gaochi's mouth... This is not to say that Xu Jingchang was instigating him behind his back, but the two people were inexplicably similar.
Seeing this scene made Hu Yan feel uneasy.
"Your Highness, what exactly are you planning to do?"
Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes and suddenly said with a smile: "It's not busy yet. You go handle your case while I prepare mine. We can go hand in hand."
Zhu Gaochi actually chose to keep it a secret. Hu Yan was heartbroken, but had no choice.
He could only vent his anger on the Jiangxi gentry... I originally wanted to be merciful, but that's about it. You still dare to sacrifice those prisoners, you are clearly slapping the imperial court.
Catch them all, arrest them all, and investigate to the end!
Hu Yan is causing a bloody storm here, but Chen Ying will not show mercy on the other side.
With these two people here, the gentry in Jiangxi were in bad luck, and some of them were constantly being arrested.
They could be jailed, their property confiscated, sent to the army, or even beheaded.
Originally, Zhu Gaochi still had a high reputation among scholars, and everyone was calling for a tolerant emperor to help everyone live a more stable life.
But obviously, Zhu Gaochi is not that kind of person.
In an instant, there was a lot of scolding in Shilin, and Zhu Gaochi was also scolded to the point of being disgusted by others.
He was almost reduced to the same status as Xu Jingchang, or even worse.
Xu Jingchang is a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. From the beginning, he was not a civil servant. No matter how much he did, it was natural.
But Zhu Gaochi is different. You have broken everyone's hearts and disappointed their hopes.
Apart from anything else, the number of literati running towards Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui suddenly increased.
Your Highnesses, please stand up quickly and shout from the top. We all listen to you. Let’s work together to seize the crown prince’s throne!
This thing is not unusual at all. This is not how the so-called battle for the crown prince came about.
With this group of people constantly instigating and fanning the flames, coupled with the temptation of power and position, it is reasonable and unquestionable for even brothers to turn against each other and kill each other.
The only good thing now is that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui don't like these scholars either.
"The boss is still too honest. He was beaten even though he didn't show any real skills. Hu Yan is also a loser. And Chen Ying, he doesn't dare to kill people. How can he be considered a cruel official?"
Zhu Gaoxu scolded them unceremoniously: "They are all a bunch of trash, they might as well let me go to Jiangxi!"
Zhu Gaoxu looked at Xu Jingchang and said with a smile: "Brother, what do you think? Give me this job?"
Xu Jingchang chuckled, "I wanted to hand it over to someone, but unfortunately some people's methods are so bad that I can't rest assured."
Zhu Gaoxu became more energetic and said, "After I went over, I immediately arrested people. My family has more than 10,000 acres of fertile land. All of them were registered and thoroughly investigated. I don't believe it. I can't make the Jiangxi gentry bow their heads!"
Xu Jingchang smiled slightly, "Look, it's still the same thing. It's not that Chen Ying and Hu Yan don't want to arrest people, but there are so many things and so many things, someone has to do it. Check the property thoroughly, what if someone hides it?
What if you find someone to take the blame for yourself? The current court has no idea about the situation among the people and acts recklessly, which will lead to endless troubles."
Zhu Gaoxu rolled his eyelids and hummed: "My cousin said so, then don't do anything! If you want to achieve great things, you can't worry about slander and ridicule. Even if there are some reckless omissions, as long as the overall situation is still there, it won't matter.
So scary."
Xu Jingchang's smile continued, "Perhaps some thoughtful people will like what you say, but I can only say that you want to keep it simple."
Zhu Gaoxu was dissatisfied, but he didn't want to continue arguing with Xu Jingchang. Instead, he said: "If you don't like my methods, then I want to see if there are any powerful methods that make me shine and really admire you?
"
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Why not? I have one on hand."
"What?" Zhu Gaoxu asked curiously.
"You see, it's what your elder brother asked for. He wants to be a Futai student!"
"What?"
Zhu Gaoxu didn't seem to understand. Xu Jingchang threw the official document to him and asked him to read it carefully.
Zhu Gaoxu quickly unfolded it and looked at it carefully.
After watching it for a while, Zhu Gaoxu was shocked. If it were another person, he would even be shocked!
Didn’t Zhu Gaochi dismiss the Yingtian Imperial Academy earlier?
He was very satisfied with the fact that he even drove the imperial student back home, but Xu Jingchang said that Zhu Gaochi only did half of the work and had no follow-up means, which cut the effect of the reform in half.
This time Zhu Gaochi came up with a way. Things in Jiangxi were complicated and local affairs were very complex. Enough scholars were urgently needed to help survey the land and implement the decrees.
Otherwise, even if a group of big players are eliminated, new big players will emerge later.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang kept suppressing the wealthy families and brought them to Fengyang. As for the effect, everyone knows.
Zhu Gaochi hopes that a group of people can work seriously and solve this problem.
But although there are many scholars in the world, asking them to go to Jiangxi and suppress the wealthy families on behalf of the imperial court is not an ordinary task. Why should they listen to you?
Where can I find so many scholars who have nothing to do?
For a seemingly unsolvable matter, Zhu Gaochi suddenly thought of the Imperial College student who had been driven home by him.
When it comes to knowledge, they have absolutely no problem.
In terms of number of people, there are several thousand.
What happened in front of them almost blocked their path to officialdom, leaving them hopeless for the rest of their lives.
But if there is a chance to make a comeback, they will naturally risk their lives.
Moreover, Tai students are different from those Jinshi. There are also conflicts between them and wealthy families.
For their future and for their families, standing up and confronting the wealthy family is the best choice.
"King Han, what do you think of the prince's move?"
Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while and sighed helplessly: "The boss has always been scheming and not an honest person. If he really becomes the emperor, you will not have a good life. Otherwise, you can help me and forget it."
Xu Jingchang gave this man a huge eye roll and said, "Dreams are the most beautiful. When you die, I will burn paper for you."
Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that he threw away his sleeves and stormed away.
Xu Jingchang immediately signed an official document and requested that the news be spread everywhere.