Chapter 209: How does the eldest grandson view his uncles from the frontier?
It was late at night, and the two children went to bed.
Zhu Ying is still looking at the memorial.
I just happened to see the part related to the Ming Dynasty Salt Official.
"Good guys, if it weren't for this memorial, I would have almost forgotten about you these days."
"After all these years, it has become fat enough. If you take it from me, I will spit it out."
Zhu Ying paused slightly, and the scene in his mind suddenly appeared in his mind a few years ago, when he had to deal with these salt officials for the sake of selling snowflake salt.
There are also those who try their best to give gifts in various ways.
"It's not a one-size-fits-all approach. There are still some salt officials in there who can be considered serious."
Zhu Ying thought about it carefully and found that although salt officials were relatively corrupt, a small number of them, although they also accepted gifts, still had their own principles after all.
Regarding those who accepted gifts and did nothing, Zhu Ying wanted to go directly to the people and kill all these salt officials.
I was so angry at that time that I spent a lot of money, but there was no movement at all.
For this type of officials, Zhu Yingna must severely crack down on them, and first give himself a break.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sound outside the door and familiar footsteps, which immediately told Zhu Ying that this was the old man coming.
Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's figure soon appeared at the door.
When Zhu Yuanzhang entered the door, he saw his eldest son lighting a candle and reviewing memorials. A trace of relief flashed in his eyes.
It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's burden has been significantly reduced recently.
At the beginning of Zhu Ying's review of the memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang would take action once to prevent anything from happening.
Then after checking it many times, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered a situation.
When the eldest grandson handled memorials in various aspects, he did not handle them in a condescending manner like other princes and grandsons.
Rather, it truly emerged from people's livelihood, including some memorials from the Ministry of Punishment, and the word "benevolence" was reflected in the handling of various cases.
If there are any doubts or unclear points in a case, we will never close the case at will just because of the complexity of the case.
Rather, it requires the following to find out the whole story.
One of the cases left a particularly deep impression on Zhu Yuanzhang.
Just through the comparison of testimonies, the case that originally seemed to be finalized was forced to be refused by Da Sun and re-investigated thoroughly.
Soon, the plaintiff who was supposed to serve a sentence was actually framed.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he didn't even think about it. Recalling that he had killed Panyu magistrate Daotong just because he listened to one side of the story.
Although Zhu Liangzu and his son Zhu Xian were later whipped to death together, the death of Dao Tong was always felt by Zhu Yuanzhang to be extremely regretful.
Daotong is an official who truly serves the people. He is fair, just, strict in enforcing the law, and is not afraid of powerful people or difficulties.
The public security in Panyu County, known as "Fengju", was stable and the people could live and work in peace and contentment. Faced with Zhu Liangzu's power, he was not afraid and enforced the law impartially.
Daotong's death is also known as the first unjust case in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply touched when he saw Da Sun trying so hard. If he had thought more about it at that time, Dao Tong would not have been sentenced to death before the edict arrived.
"Grandpa, it's so late, why don't you go have a rest."
Zhu Ying looked at the old man in single clothes and asked with concern.
Ever since Zhu Ying moved into Kunning Palace, he found that the candles in the Qianqing Palace in front of him always went out very late.
So Zhu Ying proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang that he must rest before midnight in order to better protect his body.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang also disagreed. In the end, it was Zhu Ying who persuaded the old man on the grounds of his future great-grandson.
"Aren't we thinking about our eldest grandson? Speaking of which, these days have been really hard on you."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled at first, but after speaking, his tone became a little sad.
At this moment, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the figure of Da Sun overlapped with the figure of Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao, under the tutelage of Zhu Yuanzhang, also worked day and night reviewing memorials. He was overworked and his body was exhausted.
It was just a cold that led to death.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice: "We are the only grandson like you. You always want us to have a good rest and have a good rest. Your father also told us this at the beginning."
"We rested, but he fell down."
"Dasun, you should rest earlier in the future. It doesn't have to be so late."
Seeing that the old man was quite sad, Zhu Ying wanted to argue a few words.
For example, if you are in good health, how about regular exercise?
But when the words came to my mouth, I saw the old man's eyes, and my heart trembled slightly.
Finally, he said softly: "Okay, listen to grandpa."
"We're a little hungry. Why don't we let the cooks prepare some side dishes and let us drink some Gu?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suggested.
Zhu Ying hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
The old man's mood is not very stable now. If he goes back to sleep like this, it will make him even more sad.
So he added: "A little Gu?"
"Okay, listen to our eldest grandson, little Gu."
In the courtyard of Kunning Palace, Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang sat opposite each other.
Empress Ma used to be very fond of flowers and plants, and the courtyard of Kunning Palace was also filled with various trees and flowers, scattered in an orderly manner.
A breeze blows slowly, and you can smell the faint fragrance of flowers.
"We still remember clearly that back then, your grandma's favorite thing was the purple flowers over there."
"We found it at the home of a high-ranking Mongolian official during the war. When we got married to your grandma, we didn't have anything to give as a gift, so we made up for the flowers."
"Your grandma is particularly fond of these small purple flowers. She often says that red and purple flowers are auspicious."
From Zhu Yuanzhang's angle, he could just see a small patch of purple flowers blooming beside Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying turned around subconsciously and recognized it at a glance, it was the extremely famous Violet in later generations.
Violet is native to the Mediterranean coast and is a famous flower in Europe. In the Ming Dynasty, it also existed like peonies and plum blossoms.
It's just that although Zhu Ying has lived in Kunning Palace for a while, she has not paid attention to these flowers.
If you look carefully, you will see that there are other kinds of flowers near the violets.
Zi Luo Lan's ability to reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty at this time is obviously inseparable from the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the violet longingly. Apparently this was Empress Ma's favorite flower during her lifetime.
Queen Ma must have put a lot of thought into preserving the violets here.
Looking at the old man's eyes, Zhu Ying knew that the old man was missing people after seeing things.
As he watched, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed, turned his head and said to Zhu Ying with a smile:
"Grandson, maybe you don't remember. When you were five years old, you were very naughty. You almost ruined these pots of purple flowers."
"We still remember how the eldest sister looked at that time. She was obviously very angry, but when she saw you, eldest grandson, she couldn't play with you. Haha, we all burst out laughing at that time."
"This is your grandma's treasure, and I don't want you to touch it. But if you are such a sweetheart, no matter how good the treasure is, you have to step aside."
Looking at the old man, almost immersed in past memories, Zhu Ying smiled and did not disturb him.
Perhaps this is the most beautiful memory for the old man.
When the food and wine were served, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly recovered.
"By the way, grandpa, my grandson has also brought Yunxi and Mingyue to Kunning Palace. They are sleeping in the back hall at the moment."
Zhu Ying said. Although it didn't feel like a big deal, it would be better to tell the old man.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said: "Dasun, you are the master of Kunning Palace. Yunxi and Mingyue are both good children. It's good to live here, and you should have someone to take care of you."
Zhu Yuanzhang had no objection to this. Of course, according to etiquette and law, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue were not qualified to stay in Kunning Palace.
Including Zhu Ying, he also had to live in the East Palace, which was in line with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty royal family.
But from Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, it doesn't matter what the palace is, it's just a place for people to live. Naturally, Da Sun can live wherever he wants.
After a round of pushing cups and changing cups, Zhu Ying thought of the previous matter related to Yan Guan, and wanted to explain the matter to the old man.
After all, there will be a lot of commotion in Yanguan, and this matter can only be settled if the old man comes forward.
In many aspects, basically as long as the old man comes forward, it will become a simple mode, and there is no need to worry about any future troubles.
Snapped!
"Hmph, these corrupt officials are so greedy and courageous that they even dare to defraud our eldest grandson of his money."
"What we hate most are these corrupt officials. They enrich their own pockets and abuse the people. Dasun, please make a list of them all and don't let anyone go."
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhu Ying's brief statement, he placed the wine glass firmly on the table and said sternly.
Zhu Yuanzhang always spared no effort in cracking down on corrupt officials and killed them all.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I have already prepared the list of these people and will send it to grandpa tomorrow."
Regarding this matter, Zhu Ying and the old man are the same enemy.
It won't be long before the Ming Dynasty's treasury will receive an objective increase in revenue.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and then said:
"The money confiscated by the Salt Officials will be taken by Da Sun at his discretion. Previously, it was not easy for the Chamber of Commerce under Da Sun to come to Henan for disaster relief."
Zhu Yuanzhang heard clearly about the previous arrangements for Da Sun's yard on the bank of the Qinhuai River. After all, it was the Chamber of Commerce that Da Sun had worked hard to establish.
If he really wanted to cross the border all at once, it would make Zhu Yuanzhang feel disgraced.
Hearing this, Zhu Ying replied: "Grandpa, you don't have to be like this. My grandson has other income. Now, the trade in snowflake salt along the coast can basically fill this gap."
Zhu Ying, this is the truth.
Snowflake salt has always been Zhu Ying's biggest source of money.
On the coastal side, when the channel was replaced by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, the profits that were originally going to be distributed increased greatly.
However, Zhu Ying was well versed in business. For coastal trade, after seizing the market, not only did the price not increase due to monopoly, but it was even half a percent lower than the previous price.
Don't underestimate the half-percent price. The huge trade volume makes the profits extremely exaggerated.
Not only that, but to a certain extent, in order to stimulate consumption, the export of trade volume has also been increased.
This is to quickly stabilize the market and allow other overseas merchants to purchase aggressively.
Although Qunying Chamber of Commerce is currently suffering from huge losses, there is not much trouble on the side of the chamber of commerce. With its good reputation, there will be no pressure at all until Xue Huayan recovers his health.
After all, those other chambers of commerce that are currently preparing to put pressure will probably not be able to put pressure on him for a long time.
Zhu Yuanzhang's keen sense of smell, when he heard Da Sun's relaxed state, immediately realized the huge gold and silver exchanges involved.
"It seems that it's time for Da Sun's snowflake salt to be introduced into the Ming Dynasty's treasury. Let's take this opportunity to properly manage the Salt Palace area."
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke a few words, and the meaning behind his words was very clear.
Of course, Zhu Ying has no possibility of refusing. This will happen sooner or later. For Zhu Ying, this is no different from the left hand taking the right hand.
"My grandson will go back and think about it carefully. According to the current Yanguan system, it may not be able to generate the current profits. We have to think of a way."
If you directly hand over the recipe for snowflake salt to the salt officer, it is basically equivalent to sharing all the profits from the snowflake salt.
The revenue from the national treasury is not as high as it is now.
"We know that you are familiar with Dasun, so we will let you arrange the purchase and sale."
Zhu Yuanzhang said that he had experienced a lot, but he knew nothing about the business of buying and selling.
However, business is one of the fundamentals of the country, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very clear about this.
Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business does not suppress small traders and hawkers, those doing serious business.
Rather, they are those unscrupulous businessmen who speculate, hoard goods, and make it difficult for the country to make a fortune.
These people are the biggest problem in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang actually had a strong preference for business policies.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, an edict was issued: In the past, treacherous ministers gathered together and taxes were imposed on everything. I am very ashamed. From now on, no tax will be imposed on the marriages and funerals of soldiers and civilians, including boats, carriages, silk and cloth.
For all commercial taxes, one will be taken from thirty, and those who exceed the tax will be considered as violating the order.
This was enough to show that Zhu Yuanzhang responded to the predatory destruction caused by the late Yuan Dynasty and supported the development of business.
This is why businessmen have a low status but a quick source of money.
It's just because you don't understand that you lay hidden dangers.
"Regarding the business tax matter, my grandson is thinking about a detailed situation. When it is completed, I will ask grandpa to help check for any gaps."
Zhu Ying said.
There are indeed too many hidden dangers in business in the Ming Dynasty, which also makes it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to collect commercial taxes, so it can only focus on agricultural taxes.
This situation cannot last, so Zhu Ying has long been thinking about how to improve the collection of commercial taxes.
There was some preparation originally, but it was for Annan.
The situation in Ming Dynasty is completely different now, so naturally we cannot copy it mechanically.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, but he didn't pay much attention to it. In his eyes, commercial taxes probably didn't fluctuate much.
"By the way, my grandson has one more thing he wants grandpa to explain."
"What's the matter?"
"My grandson chatted with Yunxi today and found that he loves carpentry very much, so he wanted to arrange to go to the Gunpowder Department to get in touch with the production of matchlock guns."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he looked at Dasun with a deep look in his eyes.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not raise any objection.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this was a preparation for the great sun, a preparation for the vassal king.
Zhu Yuanzhang once asked Zhu Yunwen about the issue of the vassal king.
Although Zhu Yunwen's answer is not satisfactory, it is still pretty good.
Regarding Da Sun's arrangement, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously believed that Da Sun had already begun to prepare for matters related to the subsequent vassal kings.
However, the problem with the emperor's grandsons such as Yunxi was not a big one. The main problem was with the King of Sai who commanded the troops on the border.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked:
"What does the great grandson think of those uncles guarding the border?"