Xie Jin said: "Then let me ask you, how many people are on the yellow roll today?"
"In the 14th year of Hongwu, the number of registered households was 9.04 million. Since the 14th year of Hongwu, the registered population has increased to 12.31 million households."
Xie Jin: "..."
Zhu Di stood up with his hands behind his back. He felt that Yang Shiqi was not simple anymore. He stood up and walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "Is that all there is?"
Yang Shiqi said: "I compared the number of people registered in the fourteenth year of Hongwu's service with my number in the first year of Yongle. I found that there is a huge problem with the household registration situation."
"But it doesn't matter."
"That is, the population in the north has decreased by 370,000 households, while the population in the south of the Huaihe has increased tremendously."
These are obviously details that many people have not noticed. Zhu Di frowned and said: "So what?"
"This is a huge worry for the imperial court. Your Majesty, once the number of registered personnel in the north continues to decline like this, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of the Ma government. Huge problems will arise in terms of personnel and supplies for military camps in the north.
If things continue like this, a hundred years later... once the aliens in the desert take advantage of the situation and rise, how will the imperial court control it?"
"..."
The sound of needle dropping could be heard in the hall, and even Zhu Di held his breath.
Zhu Di said: "How to find the solution?"
"Strengthen the presence of the North Parallel River and widen the North-South Canal. Promote exchanges and relocate residents to the North Parade. This may be postponed."
Strengthen the city of Beijing...
This is obviously similar to Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao's conspiracy to establish Beijing as the capital, but Yang Shiqi is not big enough to directly establish the capital, but only hopes to strengthen the institutions of the two capitals.
Of course, with Yang Shiqi's identity, the only strategy he could adopt was this. Did he still dare to drive the emperor to Beijing?
At this time, Zhu Di's expression became serious, and he walked towards Yang Shiqi step by step.
Everyone looked at Zhu Di.
Yang Shiqi was a little frightened: "Your Majesty, this is just a lie. Your Majesty, please..."
When Zhu Di arrived in front of him, he immediately supported him and said, "What do you think Master Yao thinks of this as a plan for the country?"
Yao Guangxiao stood up calmly and said calmly: "This person will definitely be able to rejuvenate the country."
Yang Shiqi looked up at Yao Guangxiao in shock.
Of course he knew the importance of this old monk who did not usually have contact with officials. This man almost never praised others in the court, and of course he would not scold others casually. It was precisely because of this that he became Zhu Di's humerus.
man of.
Yang Shiqi didn't know how to deal with it for a while.
Zhu Di laughed loudly and said: "Master Yao said this, then... Yang Qing is indeed a thousand-mile horse, haha..."
Zhu Di's face glowed red and he couldn't help but said: "In this way, Guo Degan is really my best."
Yang Shiqi was excited and surprised at the same time.
Zhu Di asked: "Are Yang Qing and Guo Degan familiar with each other?"
As soon as these words came out, Yang Shiqi immediately understood something. Could it be that a man named Guo Degan recommended him?
But he and this guy named Guo Degan have never met before, so why recommend him?
So Yang Shiqi felt infinitely grateful in his heart. You must know that he was originally unknown. If he didn't have the opportunity, he might be able to see the end of his life at a glance.
For scholars, someone who can selflessly recommend them is equivalent to giving them the opportunity to display their ambitions. This is not an exaggeration to say that they are reborn parents.
Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty, I don't know Guo Degan."
Zhu Di still laughed: "Really? You don't know him, but he knows you and says that you are a national scholar. Today I gave a test and it turned out that what Guo Degan said was true. This Guo Degan... is indeed very good.
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Xie Jin was beside him, with mixed feelings in his heart.
Zhu Di then said: "It's really enviable that there is such a young man in the world. What a pity... giving birth to a child should be like Guo Degan."
Zhu Gaoxu: "..."
Immediately, Zhu Di looked at Yang Shiqi: "Are you still in charge of the Prince's Lectureship in the Hanlin Academy recently?"
Yang Shiqi was a little embarrassed to say it, but he still said: "I have recently been entrusted by His Highness the Crown Prince to teach Confucian classics to Zhang Anshi."
When Zhu Di heard about Zhang Anshi, he couldn't help but said: "How is this boy? Has he made any progress?"
Yang Shiqi: "..."
"speak."
Yang Shiqi: "..."
Seeing that Yang Shiqi didn't say anything, Zhu Di got angry: "Why don't you say anything?"
Yang Shiqi said: "I cannot speak."
This means: Stop asking, stop asking...
Zhu Di understood something immediately, and said angrily: "It seems that that boy really can't hold up the wall with mud."
Yang Shiqi: "..."
Zhu Di sighed and said: "Hey... this is a relative. The prince is also indecisive. A hundred years from now, I will see that the prince is weak and people like this... don't want to fill the government and the public, and I don't know how many disasters will happen."
Yang Shiqi wanted to say something.
But I found that comforting people didn’t seem to be my thing.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han Dynasty, became energetic, and his face looked like: "Come, come, come, everyone is following me, I am announcing something."
"Father, don't be angry, there are still sons and ministers."
Zhu Di said coldly: "You are not much better. There are several virtuous ministers around you. Thanks to your growth, you are not as good as Guo Degan."
Zhu Gaoxu: "..."
…………
Yang Shiqi was not promoted.
But he felt it was coming soon.
As a Hanlin man, he knew that the size of the official position was not important, what was important was to get the emperor's attention.
But now, thanks to the gift of his benefactor Guo Degan, he not only received huge attention, but also received unanimous praise from the emperor and even Yao Guangxiao, who was known as the prime minister in black.
This means that... a broad road may appear at his feet, and the clouds will soar into the sky in the future.
But he felt in his heart that if he had the opportunity, he must visit Guo Engong. Guo Engong recommended him so selflessly, which really made people burst into tears.
But right now, he still has to go to the grave...no, he has to go to class.
When they arrived at the 'cemetery', they saw Zhang Anshi leading Deng Jian and Zhang San and happily setting up tables and chairs in the courtyard. An 'iron pot' was set up on the table with a small stove under the pot.
Zhang Anshi was eating ‘hot pot’ happily.
While he was directing the busy Zhang San to add water and ingredients to the pot, he caught a glimpse of Yang Shiqi coming and said excitedly: "Have you eaten, Master Yang?"
Yang Shiqi: "..."
"If you haven't eaten yet, it's the best thing. Let's cook together."
Yang Shiqi had never seen anyone bring a pot to the table, so he said: "Master Zhang, the gentleman is far away from the kitchen."
Zhang Anshi said: "It's very delicious. You will know when you taste it later."
Here, Zhang San started to curse: "Sir, this pot is useless. It's already burning red. Will this pot be rotten later? Master, such a broken pot..."
Yang Shiqi's eyes suddenly widened and he shouted: "Shut up."
Zhang San looked at Yang Shiqi in surprise.
Yang Shiqi said coldly: "I won't allow you to scold me like this."
Zhang San became anxious: "I scolded you, but I didn't scold you."
Yang Shiqi calmed down a little, but also felt that he had lost his mind a little.
"This is just a broken pot." Zhang San felt that he had lost face.
In this family, I, Zhang San, am under one person and above ten thousand people. Except for the young master, I killed them all indiscriminately.
Yang Shiqi's heart was filled with unknown unnamed karma: "In short, you can't blame me, you can blame me again!"
"Okay, okay." Zhang Anshi mediated: "Don't make a noise just because of a pot. Be kind, and being kind makes you rich."
Yang Shiqi could accept the word "harmony", but he couldn't understand how this "harmony" could be used to make money.