Zhu Gaochi looked like a white-striped pig that had just shed its hair, lying on its back in the pool, with the skin on his body red and trembling.
The beaded door curtain swayed slightly, and Shaoyao came in twisting her waist and quietly walked to the edge.
call!
The brightest candle is extinguished!
Then he loosened his clothes and his shoulders were as smooth as solidified milk...
Suddenly, there was a snap.
"Ah!" Shaoyao exclaimed and quickly turned around.
Zhu Gaochi in the bathhouse slapped his thigh fiercely, "What's this about feelings? Damn, she's so damn bad!"
Zhu Yunxi's words have been lingering in his mind since he came out of the palace. Why did Yang Yang mention moving the capital? What is the necessary connection between moving the capital, the New Deal, and the opening of the sea?
It wasn't until now that he figured out that Hezi...he was fucking playing serial cannon again!
"No wonder, you plowed down the officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, and even did not hesitate to offend the scholars in the world to exempt them from their privileges."
"They also confiscated the temple property and forced the nun to return to secular life!"
"Then we also opened the sea, and customs offices all over the country carried out construction projects..."
In fact, as the prince's son, the education he received was not much different from that of Zhu Yunxi. It's just that Zhu Yunxi learned the emperor's mental skills, while he only learned the king's skills.
So as long as he thinks about these things seriously, he will understand their meaning.
The Ming Dynasty originated from the Huaihe River, and in the process of its establishment, it was because it occupied the most important grain-producing and distribution area in the world.
But occupation definitely does not mean domination, nor does it mean being able to control at will...
To rule, one needs helpers.
The reason why the old man would rather feel sick than to win over the group of scholar-bureaucrats in western Zhejiang who claimed to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic and regarded the Red Scarf Army as thieves was because he needed these people to help him rule this place.
Only with the help of these people can he increase food and recruit troops to the maximum extent, and can he raise the army and accumulate wealth...
And because he could not let the Huai people under his command become too powerful and affect his absolute authority, he had to support the scholar-bureaucrat group in the south to compete with the Huai people group.
Although later, after the Ming Empire became unshakable, both the Huai people group and the western Zhejiang scholar-bureaucrat group were all killed by the old man's butcher knife.
However, during the war years, the various privileges promised by the officials and gentry had to be retained.
It’s not that the old man couldn’t see the dangers of the officials and gentry becoming bigger, but he was already old at that time. Among the internal groups, the biggest threat to the Zhu family was the warriors and nobles. He wanted to deal with these officials and gentry, but there was no reasonable way to deal with them.
In name, I didn’t have my hands free in the second place.
The most important thing is the third point. The capital of the Ming Dynasty is in the south. It has only been 30 years since the founding of the country. No matter how hard you go, the basic situation cannot be messed up!
But when he arrived in Xiezi, there were no further troubles, so he directly aimed his sword at the officials and gentry in the south.
Because if he didn't get rid of these officials and gentry, once the capital was moved and the political center of the imperial court was placed in the north, the officials and gentry in the south would expand like a snowball without the restraint of the central court.
The purpose of the New Deal is to eradicate the officials and gentry in Jiangnan, and transfer all financial and personnel powers to the central government. Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the Ming Empire, not the Jiangnan of the officials and gentry...
As for the opening of the sea, it was ostensibly to increase the fiscal revenue of the Ming Empire.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, the most profitable places for customs in the Ming Dynasty are actually those places. As for the shameless Xizi, as soon as he came to power, he first promoted Guangzhou infinitely, then sent troops to annex Burma to build ports, and built ports in Korea.
The largest sea trade transfer station was installed.
What is he for?
The prosperity of seaports in Liaodong, Shandong and other places requires not only the policy support of the court, but also time. Is it worth it if he spends such a high price now?
How many merchants can come to the quiet place on the Tumen River if we build a seaport in a year?
Once the capital was moved to Peking, the canal route was directly replaced by the sea route, and control over Jiangnan was once again strengthened through the sea route.
At the same time, through opening up the sea, the northern coastal areas have also become prosperous...
By the way, there is also a military port! Continuous control of Korea and Japan...
Military and political affairs in the north, commerce and trade in the south...
The Ming Empire faced the Three Norths directly, and its army could march straight in to sweep beyond the Great Wall.
"You're so ambitious!" Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth as he thought of Zhu Yunxi's face that needed a beating, "Everyone in the old Zhu family is just one-minded, you're just going to follow whoever you are with your fucking belly!"
Thinking about it, he sneered in his heart and said, "Although my uncle was full of tricks before, he doesn't have as many tricks as you! Is he his mother's biological child?"
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Suddenly, Zhu Gaochi turned his head.
Seeing Shaoyao timidly holding the two corners of her bellyband, standing in the pool, her big eyes flashed.
"What's going on?" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, "I haven't even moved yet, and you're scared?"
"Humph!" Shaoyao patted him gently and leaned next to her, "Master, what were you thinking just now? Your face looked so scary!"
"With you here, what else can I think about?" Zhu Gaochi smiled and looked down at Shaoyao's bellyband, "Oh, these two little ducks are beautifully embroidered!"
"Master!" Shaoyao said in a tired voice, "That's Yuanyang!"
"Hehehe!" Shaoyao prickled all over his body, "What you scream is really unpleasant!"
"Well, your scream is nice!" Zhu Yunxi came closer, bit the other person's earlobe, and whispered, "In a moment, you can learn how to scream like a mandarin duck?"
"You are evil!"
"If a man is not bad, he will not be loved by women!" Zhu Gaochi lowered his head, then thrust out his chest, causing a sudden splash of water.
"If a man doesn't sao, the sun won't rise high!"
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Suddenly, footsteps came from outside again.
"Uncle!" The voice of Zhu Gaochi's personal eunuch came through the curtain.
"What the hell are you doing?" Zhu Gaochi said angrily.
"Third Master is back!"
"Which third...the third child?" With another slap, Zhu Gaochi stood up from the bath, "Why did he suddenly come back!"
"Master, please put on your clothes and stop the wind!" Shaoyao quickly picked up the blanket and wrapped it around Zhu Gaochi's waist.
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Zhu Gaosui stood in the square hall with his hands behind his back, looking at the furnishings in the hall.
Now, compared with when he was in Beijing, he seemed to have changed from the naughty kid who talked more nonsense and did less serious things, and didn't take it too seriously when watching the fun, to a man.
There is a broken beard on his lips, and his eyes are bright and sharp. After military training at the border, his back is straight, and his whole person is like an open bow, ready to go.
"Lao San, Lao San!"
Hearing Zhu Gaochi's urgent call, the corners of Zhu Gaosui's mouth raised slightly.
"Third brother!" Zhu Gaochi ran into the living room and saw his third brother. He subconsciously wanted to step forward, but his steps were halted.
He stood there and carefully looked at this uneasy brother.
"Brother!" Zhu Gaosui saluted, "Are you okay?"
"Okay!" Zhu Gaochi nodded hurriedly, stepped forward, punched Zhu Gaosui on the shoulder, and laughed, "Good boy, I look... more solid than before!" He said, and asked, "
Why didn't I listen to your letter when you came back?"
"Are you in charge of the Ministry of War or the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army?" Zhu Gaosui smiled, "It's normal that you don't know about the transfer of military positions!"
"Hurt me, hurt me as soon as I come back!" Zhu Gaochi glared.
"The emperor has decreed that I was transferred back from Ningxia!" Zhu Gaosui sat down carelessly, crossed his legs, and said with a smile, "I was told to go to Guangdong and Guangxi to train with my father!" As he said that, he suddenly stepped forward.
Qing said in a low voice, "Brother, is there going to be a war over there?"
"I'll see you tomorrow, Your Majesty?" Zhu Gaochi thought about it and said.
"Tsk..." Zhu Gaosui curled his lips, "My brothers are still hiding!" As he said, he nodded and said, "I will be the third in line to see the emperor tomorrow morning..." After that, he added
He shouted, "This place is much better than the original Wang's Residence! Where is the former Wang's Residence? Has it been returned to Fifth Uncle?"
"You don't know?" Zhu Gaochi was a little surprised.
"What do I know?" Zhu Gaosui wondered, "I'm in Ningxia... That's Ningxia. I spend my whole day either riding out to scare the Tatars or carrying a fucking knife to kill people. What do I know?"