It comes from the rebellion of scholars in Dinghai County, Ningbo Prefecture.
A group of people went to the county government office, made a scene and even beat a county captain to death.
This was obviously intolerable to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di immediately said: "I ordered the factory guards to immediately order Tiqi to rush to Dinghai County to arrest all the people involved in this matter. No one will be spared, and they will all be killed."
After listening to this, all the ministers were silent.
Zhu Di said: "I ordered the academic officials everywhere to restrain the scholars. If anyone dares to cause trouble, the local academic officials will also be held responsible."
Jin Youzi pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, this matter has caused too much trouble. Scholars are causing chaos... This is unprecedented..."
Zhu Di glanced at Jin Youzi and said casually: "This is too noisy? How many scholars dare to call it a rebellion? Who are they! I am afraid of civil unrest, mutiny in the army, and military ministers plotting rebellion.
The only thing you are not afraid of is the scholar who rebels?"
"..."
Zhu Di asked: "Why are these people making trouble?"
Jin Zhongdao: "It is said that...it is because some unscrupulous scholars have colluded with Taiping Prefecture to do business, which has aroused public anger. They also feel that the local county government has shielded these business scholars. In addition...it is because of those who have fled their households.
The problem is said to be in Ning
In Ningbo Prefecture, many people heard the news and did not think about production. They rushed to the sea. After going to sea, they either sailed to the West with merchant ships or cargo ships, or returned to Taiping Prefecture with the ships. People's livelihood was said to be declining. The entire Ningbo Prefecture was already in ruins.
Wails filled the fields."
Zhu Di said calmly: "How come the people are wailing all over the field? The people have run away, so why are the people wailing all over the place? If the people have run away, how can people's livelihoods wither?"
"this……"
Zhu Di said coldly: "It's just nonsense."
Jin Zhongdao: "The cause of the matter seems to be that in order to absorb the population, Taiping Prefecture sent money everywhere to the people who settled down. I heard that now, tens of thousands of taels of silver can be given out in one day..."
Zhu Di frowned even deeper when he heard this: "I have heard about this, but how many do you send every day?"
"It is precisely because of this that the people in all prefectures and counties in the world have taken action upon hearing the news. This is also the reason why all prefectures and counties are extremely dissatisfied with Taiping Prefecture." Jin Zhongdao.
Zhu Di lowered his eyebrows and said nothing.
Xia Yuanji said: "Your Majesty, Taiping Mansion has been divided and can only be regarded as a vassal town. In addition to Yingtian Mansion, the imperial court governs these eighteen provinces and their respective capitals. Now that Taiping Mansion is like this, it is tantamount to attracting the world.
Running away to Wuhu County may not be a good thing for our country, the Ming Dynasty."
There are sufficient reasons for Xia Yuanji's words.
If Taiping Mansion was also subordinate to the imperial court, it would be okay, but now that they have sealed the vassal, they have at least obtained small property rights in Taiping Mansion, and now they are so nakedly absorbing the people, this is a heavy blow to the imperial court.
Zhu Di said: "Then what do you think?"
Xia Yuanji said: "I believe that His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County should be ordered to prevent people from other counties from settling down. There are also some local gentry and scholars who engage in business secretly. I am afraid that this is against the way of a gentleman, and some punishment should be given.
."
After a pause, Xia Yuanji continued: "Your Majesty, I am not criticizing the New Deal. It's just that your Majesty's intention to seal the vassal is to temporarily confine the New Deal to Taiping Mansion, and then consider whether to implement it slowly, but Taiping Mansion's approach
, I am too impatient, I think... it is better to take it slow and plan for the long term. If not, the world will be shaken and the army and the people will be uneasy. Isn't this a small gain at the expense of a big gain?"
Zhu Di said nothing.
Xia Yuanji didn't know what Zhu Di's reaction was. He said with a slight embarrassment: "If the scholars make a rebellion, it really won't make any big noise. What I'm worried about is that the scholars in the eighteen provinces are all the same as the scholars in Dinghai County.
We cannot be of the same mind as the imperial court..."
Zhu Di opened his mouth and said: "Let's discuss this matter later."
After the court ended, Zhu Di glanced sideways and said, "Dongchang needs to be properly supervised. Not only that... what Xia Qing said about scholars being ungrateful, we also need to investigate urgently."
Yi Shiha said hurriedly: "Yes, I obey the order."
Zhu Di added: "Taiping Mansion recruits people like this, and every day it brings in tens of thousands of taels of silver. It's his mother's money. This is silver, not dirt. We need to check this and let Zhang Anshi pay for it himself. Now
Young people...do not know how to save and exercise moderation!"
Yi Shiha said: "I have written it down."
Zhu Di sighed and said, "I am really heartbroken."
Yishuhagan smiled and said: "Your Majesty takes care of everything every day..."
"Fuck your mother's bullshit!" Zhu Di yelled, "Stop talking about this nonsense."
Yi Shiha's face suddenly changed with fright. He quickly bowed down and kowtowed: "Wan Shi."
Zhu Di lowered his head and murmured: "Cleaning one's heart, cleaving one's morality... Damn it, I am already more magnanimous than Emperor Taizu Gao, yet I am still clinging to one's heart... Could it be that I am killing less..."
Zhu Di was getting older and gradually fell in love with talking to himself.
I also lost my temper and didn’t dare to continue.
A few days later, Yi Shiha came to report: "Your Majesty, all the scholars in Dinghai County have been captured. According to your Majesty's instructions, after the official punishment..."
Zhu Di waved his hand: "I know."
He didn't have much interest in this matter. It can even be said that in Zhu Di's view... it was not a big deal in itself. If he dared to kill officials and cause trouble, Zhu Di's sword would naturally be sharper than theirs.
But Yi Shiha continued: "However, I heard something."
Zhu Di knew that there was something in Yishuha's words, so he glanced at Yishuha: "What's the matter?"
Yi Shiha said: "Although the thirteen scholars who were killed are already dead... after hearing about it, many prefectures and counties built ancestral halls to pay their respects to them in their hometowns, and there were quite a few people who paid homage to them...
"
This kind of thing can be regarded as the old rules of scholars.
Starting from the disaster of party control in the Eastern Han Dynasty, whenever there were scholars who died because of the resistance, all states and counties in the world often built temples to commemorate their deeds. These sinners in the eyes of the emperor often gained great reputation.
After hearing this, Zhu Di just snorted: "Is this for me to see, or for themselves?"
He also lost his temper and dared not say a word.
However, Zhu Di only sneered and said with some disappointment: "That's all?"
"There are still some things." Yishiha said hurriedly: "There are rumors in many places, saying... saying..."
It's not that Yi Shiha didn't dare to say it, but he knew that what he said next would most likely make Zhu Di unhappy.
Zhu Di said calmly: "Tell it from the truth."
Yi Shiha then said: "The Prince of Wuhu County...is already Wang Mang, and the government orders only come from the Prince's residence in Wuhu County..."
Zhu Di remained expressionless.
Yi Shiha looked at Zhu Di's expression and then said: "I also know that these are just rumors from sinister people..."
Zhu Di said: "Before Wang Mang usurped the throne, he was the king of the world. Many scholars regarded him as a wise man. Every move of the Zhang Qing family was regarded as a traitor. Such a person could be compared with Wang Mang. They looked down upon him."
Wang Mang, do you still think highly of Zhang Qing?"
Yi Shiha looked embarrassed: "I'm afraid... I deliberately want to provoke the emperor and his ministers, so I think these people have sinister intentions..."
Zhu Di only nodded.
Just as he was talking, a eunuch came from outside and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, His Majesty the Emperor, is asking for an audience."
After Zhu Di heard this, his complexion suddenly improved.
His grandson was naturally happy to see him.
He is getting older, and only Yi Shiha is with him in this deep palace.
When his son saw him, he was like a mouse seeing a cat.
On the contrary, it is this grandson... who worries him the most. Unfortunately, this grandson is now in Taiping Mansion and has many things to do.
Zhu Di couldn't hide the smile on his lips, even his voice was a little softer and said: "Call in."
Yi Shiha knew at this moment that His Majesty was in a good mood at this moment, and he smiled happily at that moment: "I will go to greet the Emperor's grandson on Your Majesty's behalf."
Not long after, Zhu Zhanji walked in grandly.
He is already very strong, and his complexion is much darker than before.
At this time, in Zhu Di's eyes, his grandson looked more and more like him when he was young.
So he felt even more pleased.
"Sun Chen has seen..."
Before Zhu Zhanji finished his salute, Zhu Di came forward with a big smile and said: "Okay, okay, no gifts, no gifts... Why are you dressed in short clothes?"
But he saw Zhu Zhanji wearing a black short coat.
The distinction between the noble and the humble in ancient times can often be seen from the clothes. Ordinary people need to engage in heavy physical labor. If they wear long sleeves and long skirts, they will not be able to do the work.
Only nobles or scholars wear long-sleeved clothes. The longer the sleeves, the more distinguished they are.
Zhu Zhanji was wearing short clothes today and said at this time: "Your Majesty, Sun Chen... just came down from the river embankment."
"River embankment?" Zhu Di said enthusiastically: "What are you doing at the river embankment?"
Zhu Zhanji said: "Sun Chen has made some achievements. He was promoted from the third-class civil servant to the second-class civil servant and the first-class civil servant. At the end of the year, he was promoted to a secretary. Now he is the chief examiner of Dangtu County, Taiping Prefecture.
Already."
Zhu Di was very amused when he heard this: "Just the chief secretary, Zhang Anshi wants to add the word "test" in front of you?"
The so-called trial master book is actually equivalent to the generation.
He is just acting as the bookkeeper. Of course, he can only be promoted to a regular position if he does well.
But Zhu Zhanji didn't take it seriously and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know. Sun Chen's promotion is already very fast. If it had been faster, I don't know if anyone would gossip! It's just that in Dangtu County, there is indeed a master."
There is a vacancy in the book, and Sun Chen happened to have made some achievements last year, but based on these, it is still not enough. He has insufficient qualifications, so we have to do this."
Zhu Di said: "What does the position of chief registrar have to do with this embankment?"
The position of chief clerk was originally the left-hand clerk in charge of documents under the chief officials at all levels.
But after arriving in the Ming Dynasty, he became a local affairs officer.
He took care of everything, and sometimes shared some affairs for the county magistrate and county magistrates above.
Zhu Zhanji said: "Dig the canal, and there are too many cargo ships congested on the river. If we can't clean up some of the silt in the river and widen the river, I'm afraid the congestion will be even worse in the future. This matter is now my grandson's responsibility. My grandson has to go.
River embankment patrol
They are also responsible for providing labor supplies, recruiting people, etc. These matters are the most cumbersome, but my uncle said... In the Yuan Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of laborers revolted because of the construction of rivers.
As a result, the world is in chaos."
"It can be seen that building rivers is the most difficult thing. How to arrange these tens of thousands of laborers, how to understand their situation, how to ensure that they have enough food and clothing, and at the same time ensure that the project does not go wrong, this is not ordinary
People can do it, and my grandson is young, but if he can’t be at the river embankment in person at all times, he won’t be able to convince the public.”
After hearing this, Zhu Di felt distressed, but he couldn't help but feel relieved.
That guy Zhang Anshi is using his grandson as a beast!
But I have to say that this is also a kind of experience.
Zhu Di is a person who has endured hardships and understands the significance of this kind of education.
What pleased Zhu Di was that Zhu Zhanji looked so happy and didn't seem to have any complaints and seemed to be enjoying himself.
So Zhu Di became more and more kind, and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, you have worked hard too, sit down and talk."
Yi Shiha had already brought the Jindun, and Zhu Zhanji sat down in a grand manner.
Zhu Di then asked again: "How is the river repaired?"
"It's not bad. You will definitely make mistakes while busy, but they are all small mistakes. It's still too late to make amends." Zhu Zhanji continued: "As long as the county has enough money and food, it won't be a problem."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Where do the manpower to build the river come from?"
Zhu Zhanji said: "Some will be recruited locally, but a lot of them come from other prefectures and counties... A few days ago, the manpower was really insufficient. No matter what, we couldn't recruit people. After all, it is harder to build the river, and the money and food given
, it may not be more than other places. But now... it has been greatly improved. There are many people settled in various prefectures and counties. They are more willing to endure hardships and are very satisfied with their current salaries."
At this point, Zhu Zhanji's face showed a bit of annoyance, and he continued: "It's just... the people from all over the country have different accents. Sometimes my grandson can't understand what they say, and they can't understand what they say."
You may not be able to understand your grandson’s words.”
In Jiangnan, if you go to a township, the accent will be different. If you go to a county, the accent may be completely different. If you are one or two prefectures away, if you don't understand the rules of their accent, it will be almost like listening to a book from heaven.
Already.
Seeing Zhu Zhanji's annoyed look, Zhu Di just curled his lips and smiled.
Zhu Di obviously had something else on his mind. He said, "I heard that Zhang Qing gives a lot of money to all newcomers who settle down. Is this true?"
Zhu Zhanji said honestly: "Of course it is. How can the notices posted by our Taiping Mansion be deceiving?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but said: "How much money will it cost..."
Zhu Di gritted his teeth, as if he hated iron for not becoming steel.
Zhang Anshi was fine, but Zhu Zhanji looked indifferent, which made Zhu Di even more heartbroken.
This is the future master of the country! If he doesn't know how to exercise restraint, then his grandson's grandson will probably suffer a loss when he succeeds to the throne.
So the more Zhu Di thought about it, the more distressed he became.
But Zhu Zhanji said: "Although I gave you money, it didn't cost much. This... my grandson is the test master. In the past two months, Dangtu County has indeed attracted 6,400 families. It cost a lot of money."
The amount of money is only tens of thousands of taels. Naturally, Dangtu is only a small county, and there may be more in Qixia."
Zhu Di sighed: "My grandson, don't do anything to benefit the small. Have you heard this sentence?"
Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said: "My grandson has only heard that you should not do good deeds if they are small, and do not do evil deeds if they are small."
Zhu Di said: "This is just Dangtu County, but what about the ten counties in Taiping Prefecture? Calculated in this way, this is nearly one million taels of silver...it has disappeared. One million taels of silver, do you know what this amount is?"
"
Small things add up to a big thing, don’t you understand?
Zhu Zhanji obviously didn't quite understand Zhu Di's mood. He scratched his head and said, "It doesn't seem like there are many."
After Zhu Di heard this, he became furious.
When others said this, Zhu Di would at most have a straight face.
But his grandson, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, said such words, which made him extremely sad.
If he doesn't even look down on a million taels of silver, what will he do if he becomes emperor in the future?
So even when facing his most beloved grandson, Zhu Di couldn't help but get angry. He glared at him angrily and said, "It's ridiculous! What do you mean it's not a lot? There are so many millions of taels of silver in the world, and you actually used so much silver."
, so disrespectful!"
Zhu Zhanji rarely saw his grandpa being angry with him. He was immediately startled and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, Sun Chenwan will die."
After all, he is the grandson he cares about the most. Seeing his grandson like this, Zhu Di's expression immediately softened, and he seemed to feel that his words were a bit harsh, and immediately said: "That's all, I have to remember the lesson in the future. This matter... I want to talk to you personally.
Uncle, tell me, I want to teach you to get rid of such bad habits..."
Zhu Zhanji hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "But... Your Majesty, my grandson still thinks... a million taels of silver is nothing."
Zhu Di suddenly raised his eyebrows and was about to get angry.
I saw Zhu Zhanji continue: "After all... our Taiping Prefecture, the customs alone has more than ten million taels of silver... We spent a mere million taels to attract people and recruit people to settle down, but it was a big deal.
It has alleviated the labor problem, opened more canals, built more roads, bridges and railways... no matter how you calculate it, it will not be a loss."
Zhu Di hated the fact that iron cannot become steel and said: "You are a fool, you must have seen your uncle's lavish spending and followed suit... Wait a minute, what about customs, what about tens of millions?"
Opposite him, Zhu Di's face was still full of anger. Zhu Zhanji said: "Actually... my grandson only heard what the Wuhu County Magistrate said when he went to Fuyin Yamen for a meeting... This Wuhu County Magistrate heard what Fuyin Yamen said...
Li Zhaomo said it. In fact... the Taiping Mansion doesn't know much about the exact number of the customs. However, there are rumors in the government and county offices that there are at least tens of millions of taels...
"
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said: "Customs? Is it the... commercial tax for overseas ships entering the port?"
"Yes." Zhu Zhanji said: "It belongs to the county prince's palace, and the leader is named Yu Qian. Yu Qian used to be my uncle's assistant, but my grandson has not had much contact with him on weekdays. He doesn't like to talk to others.
"
Zhu Di's expression changed.
What appeared on this face was surprise at one moment and shock at the other.
As if he was afraid of losing his composure, he turned his face to the other side to prevent Zhu Zhanji from noticing.
After all, Zhu Di still wanted to be embarrassed in front of his grandchildren. He hoped that Zhu Zhanji would inherit his family tradition of martial arts and frugality, instead of being happy with wealth.