After returning to the county government office, King Zhou and others were shocked to find that the bodyguards of the emperor's grandson were packing their bags.
Your Highness wants to go somewhere else? Zhou Wang Zhu Zhu said anxiously, I am not too talkative, you are a body of ten thousand gold, it is not appropriate to move lightly!
He was really anxious. Ever since Zhu Yunxi came to the disaster area, he had hardly had a good night's sleep. The emperor's grandson was the lifeblood of the old man. If something bad happened to him, even if he caught a cold, the old man would easily get angry.
, discount his legs.
If you don’t go and take a look, you will feel uneasy after all! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said that everyone in the disaster area should go and take a look. The first is to see if anyone is not doing their best in disaster relief, and the second is to calm people’s hearts. The third is to come after the disaster.
Reconstruction is a long-term matter, so preparations must be made in advance.
You killed so many people in Gong County, who dares not to work hard to provide disaster relief?
King Zhu Zhu of Zhou secretly thought to himself and continued, "If you want to go, that's fine. I'll send someone to follow you... No, I'll go with you!"
You are the vassal king. How can you leave the fiefdom without a decree? Zhu Yunxi looked at him.
I am afraid that you are doing this private visit incognito. If you are in such danger again, I will not live! Zhu Ju stamped his feet and said, Your Highness, you don’t know that the old man’s letter will be delivered before you get here.
coming!
Oh? Zhu Yunxi asked curiously, what did the emperor say?
If you don't serve me well, I will break my legs! Zhu Zhu smiled bitterly and said, it's rare for me to have the opportunity to get close to you, let me think about it!
Zhu Yunxi pondered for a moment and said with a smile, the first half of the sentence is to scare you, but the second half is true!
Zhu Ting was startled and felt a chill in his heart for no reason.
It's not that there is no reason, but there is something wrong in his heart. Among the vassal kings, he and King Yan are closest to each other. In fact, he knows some things well.
When he was in the capital, he had no chance to get close to his fifth uncle. After arriving here, Gu found that his fifth uncle was also a capable person! Zhu Yunxi continued to smile and said, among the vassal kings, you have always been the most low-key and never publicized. With this kind of temperament, the emperor and Grandpa Gu both
like very much.
To say low-profile is a euphemism. Among the kings who have now become vassals, King Zhou is actually relatively weak. Even though he is located in the ancient capital of Kaifeng, a prosperous place in the Central Plains. However, this location is neither a frontier fortress nor a dangerous inland location.
place.
He has no elite soldiers or generals under his command.
Historically, he did nothing to help Zhu Di. After Zhu Di raised his army, he was directly captured by Zhu Yunwen and taken to Nanjing.
Do I dare to show off? When your father was alive, I kept my tail between my legs. When it comes to you, I still keep my tail between my legs. You are much more ruthless than your father!
Zhu Tong cursed in his heart for a while, and said respectfully, "I will always abide by my duties as a minister!"
You don't have to be so polite! Zhu Yunxi smiled and waved gently, and everyone around him stepped away. Then, Zhu Yunxi's expression became serious, "Fifth Uncle, I really have something to do, and I have to ask you for help!"
broken!
This kid didn't hold it in well. His father was like this back then. When he wanted to harm someone, he would get close!
King Zhu Zhu of Zhou gritted his teeth and did not dare to say "Please" to His Highness. His Highness's orders are all!
During this flood, Gu exempted the disaster-stricken area from paying taxes for five years! Zhu Yunxi looked at him and said with a smile, you are the largest landowner in Kaifeng, do you think?
No! Zhu Ji did not hesitate. Within five years, all tenants in the feudal land will not have to pay food!
Although it hurt a little, he couldn't say no. Besides, even if he forced it, the tenants might not be able to pay the rent in the next two years.
What a pleasure! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, Fifth Uncle, you have set a good example for the vassal kings in the world! He said, and then said, after returning to Beijing, I will ask the censor to tell the world about Fifth Uncle's righteous deeds!
From now on, I am a ready example of which vassal king you want to deal with! Since then, I don’t know how many brothers have scolded me behind my back!
Zhu Ting was complaining in his heart, but he had to bite the bullet. I didn't dare to be so kind to His Highness!
You are a man of great wisdom! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, Fifth Uncle, don't worry, I see that you have suffered a bit now, and this love has taken over. You and I, our own family, will not treat you badly in the future!
Let's do this! Zhu Yunxi thought about it and continued, if the tenants have not paid rent for five years, you will suffer a great loss. I will have people check and record all the fields under Zhou Fan's name, and see if I can compensate him in the future!
You want to see how much money I have, right? If you find out, the land under my name will be fixed in the future. If you dare to occupy one more acre of land, you will deal with me? This kid
, so bad! Worse than his father, he eats people without spitting out their bones!
Zhu Ju cursed in his heart and thought, this... the land under the name of the minister is recorded in the Ministry of Household Affairs!
Hey, when the flood came, everything was washed away. Zhu Yunxi sighed, good things can be remeasured! Besides, fifth uncle! Zhu Yunxi suddenly turned his eyes to the side, half-smiling. In these years, the fields of your fiefdom must have increased a lot.
Right? Don't rush to explain. Many censors have already whispered in Gu's ears. Otherwise, why would the outside world say that you are the largest landowner in the Central Plains?
You handled this disaster well, and you were dedicated to serving the public good and exempted the tenants from five years of rent. After re-measurement, these fields will become your reasonable and legal private property, and no one can use it as an argument in the future. When it comes to this number, I am satisfied.
It's a smile. To put it bluntly, some things happened in the past, so let's forget about it!
Zhu Ju's face was full of bitterness. Nothing happened before. What's the big deal with all the land?
However, he did not dare to refute, so he could only say, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
You see, you are always so polite. If you are too polite, you will become distant. Uncle Wu, you and Gu are the same family! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Zhu Zhu smiled stiffly, and when he thought of his fourth brother, King Yan, he suddenly sighed in his heart.
Fourth brother, this kid is more ruthless and bad than his father. Why are you fighting him? If you really fight with him in the future, I won’t dare to intervene!
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In the capital, Fengtian Hall, the old man is convening ministers to discuss matters, talking about the disaster in Henan.
Look, look, ah!
The old man was sitting on the dragon chair, holding the memorial from Henan, and said angrily that in the year of the great disaster, there were still officials in the local area who had such consciences that dogs could eat them. After a flood, the people were left empty-handed, their families were destroyed, and their lives were destroyed. The imperial court issued this
They still have to worry about relief food and supplies!
What he does is a parent official, and what he eats is the people's hearts and minds! The supplies are not given to the people when they are received, they can use them as they please. What kind of parent official is he? He is just a bastard!
The old man's roar echoed in the hall.
The ministers did not dare to speak and all bowed their heads.
Good kill! The old man said loudly again, our eldest grandson killed quickly and rightly. For such a heartless person, it is easier to kill him with one knife, so it is better to stab him with such a small knife, which will hurt him to death and scare him to death.
Let him know what life is worse than death!
They say we are ruthless in killing people, so how about not killing? The old man slapped the table, what kind of human affairs is this?
Having said this, the old man put down the memorial and his eyes suddenly became a little sad.
Back then, before we joined the army, the government had to pay grain and taxes during natural disasters. The whole of Huaixi was starved to death. People were dying one by one. In winter, all the bodies were buried in the snow. Those rats would get into the snow at night.
Inside, they gnaw on people's bodies. When spring comes, the snow melts and they are all white bones!
The living ones were not much better, so they exchanged their own children for those from another family and cooked and ate them secretly.
It is said that the common people hate the government. The officials are superior in fine clothes and food, but the common people live worse than their own dogs. How can they not hate it?
When we conquer the Ming Dynasty, we will never let the people live worse than dogs!
Hu Bu, Fu Youwen!
Your Majesty is here! The Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs has come out with a list of instructions.
Let me ask you, how much money have been raised to control the river in Henan? The old man asked.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and the Government Department, the amount of money used to control the Yellow River burst in this disaster was about six million! Fu Youwen said, the national treasury cannot come up with so much money at once, so I think it is better to spend it year by year.
Disburse!
No! The old man said that allocating money year by year is equivalent to owing a debt. If something happens again, it might be delayed until the Year of the Monkey. If you want to cure it, you have to cure it once and for all. If you want to cure it, you have to stop him from getting angry for decades!
Your Majesty, the national treasury really can’t get it out at once! Fu Youwen replied, the disaster area is spending money now, and there is also military expenditure for the coming year. I have not yet counted the subsequent expenses for resettling the victims. I am helpless to ask you to take so much now.
!
We don’t care, if you are asked to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you have to find a way! The old man said loudly, you have to do it if you can, and you have to do it if you don’t, who made you the chief steward of the Ming Dynasty?
The old man made an almost arrogant statement, and Fu Youwen did not dare to speak any more.
Speaking of money, I remembered what His Highness once said! Ling Han, the Minister of Personnel, suddenly spoke.
What did he say? The old man asked.
The first is to donate! Ling Han said, "Well, you won't be able to collect much!"