If we say that when he first came to this world, Zhu Yunxi was thinking about how to win over and use Lan Yu and others, the powerful force of his relatives.
So now, now that the old man has recognized him as his heir, how to hold on more firmly and make good use of these Ming Dynasty's swords is the most important thing now and in the future.
When a person's status changes, his psychology will also change. This is commonly known as the butt determines the head.
Of course, for these military generals who fought hard for the Ming Dynasty and were the strongest in this era, what Zhu Yunxi was thinking about was how to protect them and how to make them shine brighter in the future.
To put it bluntly, in the future, if there is a military encounter with the King of Yan, there must be several qualified thugs under his command. And in Zhu Yunxi's heart, these people are indispensable for the expansion of the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, if proper beatings and lessons can make these unruly and domineering warriors realize their own problems, then the monarch and his ministers will get along happily in the future.
Just like parents raising their children, blindly doting and letting things go will be counterproductive. Parents have no authority in front of their children, and the children may even constantly challenge their parents' status.
If something like that happens in a family, the children will be dissatisfied and the adults will be sad. If it is a country, the monarch and his ministers are at odds, which will eventually end in killings and affect the vitality of the country.
This is related to Zhu Yunxi's character in his previous life. During the years of training in the army, although he had never experienced war or seen blood, he clearly distinguished between orders and favors.
An army, a country, or even a small entrepreneurial team must distinguish between these two things, otherwise these two things will become another word, relationship.
Favors and relationships must be put aside for orders.
It's like Emperor Yongzheng and Nian Gengyao in history. When the latter was proud of his meritorious service, Yongzheng not only ignored all the memorials to impeach him for being arrogant, domineering and illegal, but also ignored Nian Gengyao's memorials
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I really don’t know how to love you so that I can be worthy of the gods of heaven and earth!
In the eyes of future generations who have no class concept, these words are very popular. But under the Confucian monarchy, ministers can't help but feel even more arrogant. It is commonly known as "floating".
The consequence of drifting away is that when the emperor doesn't want to hurt you anymore, shoot him in the head.
(There is a saying that Yongzheng was good to Nian Gengyao at the beginning. Although Nian Gengyao was a bannerman, he was not Yongzheng's boss as some people said.)
Early on the next morning, the Royal Gate listened to the government meeting, and all the officials of the sixth grade of civil and military officials in Beijing attended. Outside the main hall, one could see the blue and purple official uniforms.
Zhu Yuanzhang is wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the dragon chair. Next to him is Zhu Yunxi, who is wearing a prince's robe and has a long body.
Under the sun, the boy's formerly thin body had gradually become plump and strong after several months of exercise, like a thriving sapling with a hard trunk.
He is no longer the cowardly and naughty young man who used to hide behind his father. Now he is standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang, with a majestic face deliberately showing, and a pair of eyes full of confidence.
Among the imperial sects, one old and one young, although there is a huge contrast, they seem to be telling the ministers that this is a kind of inheritance.
I am the Minister of Hubu, Fu Youwen has a report! Among the ministers, Hubu was the first to speak.
Play it! Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly.
The method of transforming post stations into postal services created by King Wu has been tried out in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Songjiang and other places. The day before yesterday, the four places began to sell various stamps prepared by the court at the same time, and 140,000 were sold out. Suzhou Weaving Department,
The Propaganda Department of Hangzhou reported that local businessmen were rushing to buy it, and asked the court to print it again.
A smile appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face. How much did he sell?
Return to Your Majesty! Fu Youwen said with a smile, the money collected from the four places was converted into more than 1.02 million taels of silver, and the collected silver will be transported to the capital soon!
Hum, the ministers in the court meeting were unusually embarrassed, and they started talking about each other. That was more than one million, how much is the annual tax revenue of a province? Moreover, all the money collected was money, not grain, silk, etc.
Things that need to be stored.
The moment Fu Youwen finished speaking, Zhu Yunxi clenched his fist silently. He was shouting in his heart, success!
He finally made the first good thing to improve this era. This suggestion was not just a thought, but he did enough homework when implementing it.
It can be seen from local memorials that the prosperity of Jiangnan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang is beyond imagination, and the development of industry and commerce is even more jaw-dropping.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not only a land of plenty, but also the most important cotton cloth producing area in the Ming Dynasty. Yes, cotton cloth. This exotic plant reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty after its development in the Yuan Dynasty.
Not only did every household in the south of the Yangtze River have looms, but wealthy people also set up weaving factories in Songjiang, Suhang and other places. The largest factories employed hundreds of people.
Cloth, in this era, could be circulated and exchanged as money. It was precisely relying on the booming industry and commerce that Zhu Yuanzhang was able to accumulate a strong force for the Northern Expedition in just a dozen years.
A few decades later, it was these cotton and silk weaving industries that gave rise to the germination of capitalism in the Jiangnan region.
Business requires logistics, take Yingtianfu as an example. Before the implementation of postal service, there was no place to store the mountains of goods piled up by merchants on the dock.
They suffer from wear and tear due to wind and sun, and they have to beware of petty theft. The emergence of the postal service helped them solve this problem. The post station can organize fleet transportation, send post soldiers to escort it, and can also store it in the post station.
It can be said that the postal service benefits the country and the people.
However, after the pride and pride in his heart faded, an idea came to Zhu Yunxi's mind. The businessmen over there are so rich and have such a big weaving factory. Do they pay taxes?
It should not be paid. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a light tax policy in order to restore peace to the world as soon as possible. Although he was a little dissatisfied with the merchants, he still did not increase taxes on them.
The advantage of this is that business quickly resumed and the circulation of goods was accelerated. However, the merchants became rich, but the country's finances did not improve.
Moreover, because the Ming Dynasty had policies such as tax exemption and privileges for scholars, many weaving factories and businesses were named under the names of famous scholars.
The monarchs of all dynasties have a consensus. No matter who you offend, you can't offend these scholars. Otherwise, they will be able to curse you for hundreds of years.
This matter is not easy to handle! Anyway, I can't bring it up myself. Zhu Yunxi thought in his heart that it would be best to push out a scapegoat and compete with those officials and businessmen!
Just as I was thinking about it, all the ministers in the court knelt down and shouted "long live" three times, and congratulated Your Majesty!
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, King Wu came up with this idea. If you want to congratulate him, you congratulate him! After speaking, he looked at Zhu Yunxi proudly.
Ministers and others, congratulations to the King of Wu! The ministers said again.
Everyone, please stand up! Zhu Yunxi’s young face was not smug, but he was humble, and he said, I am young and do not deserve your praise. I just thought of such an idea, and can achieve such results, all thanks to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works
The results of careful demonstration by local officials and dedicated promotion by local officials!
With that said, Zhu Yunxi paid homage to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Grandpa Huang, although the income will be reduced during the initial rush-buying period, it will also be an important source of wealth for the Ming Dynasty in the future. My grandson asks Grandpa Huang to reward meritorious ministers!"
Accurate! Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works will draw up a list of meritorious personnel and come up with them. We will reward them how they should be rewarded!
I thank you, Your Majesty! All the ministers kowtow again.
Zhan Hui, the official secretary, looked at Zhu Yunxi and said loudly, I congratulate your majesty again!
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly stunned. Didn't he just finish his congratulations? What are you congratulating?
Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to Daming, for getting a virtuous king! Zhan Hui said loudly, although the king of Wu is young, he is humble and considerate of his ministers. He is not greedy for credit, does not take credit, has a broad mind and takes the world as his own responsibility! With that, Zhan Hui bows again,
I congratulate my emperor on having a great grandson!
Hahaha! Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "Okay, you are so happy to congratulate me, you are right to congratulate me!"
If a minister tries to flatter the old man, he may not be able to do so well. If he does not do so well, he may easily get kicked to death by the old man. But if he flatters his grandson well, and if his grandson has a promising future, the old man will be so happy that his wrinkles will relax.
Zhan Hui and Lan Yu got close, and it turned out that they were the prince's old friends and Zhu Yunxi's own.
This official's political achievements were not outstanding, but his ability to flatter others was beyond the reach of ordinary people. Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi's eyes searched the crowd, looking for another person who was good at flattering.
His eyes fell on Li Jinglong, who was among the generals. The latter was also looking at him.
After Zhu Yunxi nodded slightly, Li Jinglong quickly stepped out of the queue and knelt on the ground.
Your Majesty, I have something to report!
Come on! Zhu Yuanzhang said.
I am guilty and I have betrayed the divine grace! Li Jinglong’s forehead hit the stone slab hard.