Zhu Biao Was Shocked, Did Ninth Brother Get into Trouble Again?
When he started thinking about the pill that Old Nine had refined, Zhu Yuanzhang would feel a sense of guilt.
Ninth Brother's pills were indeed good!
However, the problem was that since ancient times, emperors who were obsessed with medicinal pills had been identified as the behavior of a fatuous emperor!
In the end, he, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the great Emperor Hongwu, actually had this hobby of indulging in consuming pills!
If this were to spread, how would the world view him?
As he thought about it, Zhu Yuanzhang's old face unconsciously turned red!
Needless to say, these medicinal pills that Old Nine refined can only be consumed secretly. We must not let outsiders see how obsessed we are with these medicinal pills!
Fortunately, I still have a legitimate excuse to ask Old Jiu for the pill!
After all, Zhu Biao's life was saved by Ninth Brother's pill!
Everything was to treat the Crown Prince!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao with a strange gaze, which even made Zhu Biao feel a little strange!
"Father, what are you thinking? Why are you looking at your son like that?"
Zhu Biao couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Yuanzhang said his thoughts awkwardly. Zhu Biao didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this!
Not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang, he used to think that cultivation and alchemy were crooked ways. He would never believe that there was really a panacea in this world!
However, reality was a slap in the face!
If it wasn't for the fact that his life was saved by Ninth Brother, he would still be suspicious of Ninth Brother!
However, the old master did remind him that it was indeed better to keep a low profile. If word got out, it would not be good for the reputation of the father and son!
The emperor and crown prince of the Ming Dynasty were both taking pills?
If this was recorded in the history books, the people of future generations might speculate!
"Oh right, Biao Er, speaking of Ninth Brother, we have already issued an edict to let him take charge of the military affairs of Xi'an Prefecture. However, that kid still doesn't seem to be satisfied?”
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly changed the topic.
At the same time that Zhu Rong responded to the Sky Mansion, he had issued an edict to Ninth Brother to let him manage the military affairs in Xi'an. However, he did not expect this kid to reply with another letter!
"Ninth brother, what's wrong?"
Zhu Biao asked in surprise.
"This brat actually wants the right to govern Xi'an Prefecture. He wants to be like Second Brother and govern the place!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, there was no expression of joy or anger on his face. It was obvious that he wanted to see Zhu Biao's reaction after hearing this.
"Ninth Brother still wants to govern Xi'an Prefecture?"
"Actually, your son feels that it's fine to directly hand Xi'an Prefecture over to Ninth Brother!”
"Although Ninth Brother's forte is in military affairs, I've been to Hanzhong Prefecture. The commoners have a surprisingly good reputation for Han King Zhu Li!”
"Second Brother has caused quite a bit of resentment in Xi'an. Perhaps Ninth Brother can change the people's views of the imperial court!”
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and then voiced his thoughts.
"Ha…your ninth brother doesn't just manage military affairs!”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed when he heard this.
"What does Imperial Father mean? Don't tell me you're saying that Ninth Brother also knows how to cultivate and refine pills?”
Zhu Biao thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was joking with him.
"That's not it! If it wasn't for the fact that Jiang Meng had left some Brocade Guards in Hanzhong to protect Noble Consort Zhou, we still wouldn't know what Old Nine had done in his fief!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, his expression suddenly became solemn.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, Zhu Biao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this Ninth Brother was like Second Brother and did something he shouldn't have done in his fief?
"Imperial Father, what did Ninth Brother do?”
Zhu Biao hurriedly asked.
"Then let's talk about it one by one!"
"The first thing I didn't expect was that Old Nine, this brat, actually changed the yellow book system that we set!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, his expression turned ugly!
The so-called yellow register system was the division of household registration in the Ming Dynasty!
In Great Ming, the main types of household registration were divided into the four major classes of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen. There were also lowly households, such as those whose families had committed crimes and were demoted to the lowly by the imperial court!
For example, those who were engaged in juggling, singing, or those in brothels were all classified as cheap!
Furthermore, there was also a military register with a relatively large number of people, which was commonly known as the Wei system!
Another example was the 'workers' in the scholars, farmers, merchants, and merchants, also known as craftsmen, such as blacksmiths, carpenters, and so on.
And these household registration were fixed and hereditary. Without special reasons and the consent of the Imperial Court, they could not be changed at all. Moreover, they were passed down from generation to generation!
Those who studied medicine would be doctors for their entire lives, and their descendants could only be doctors!
Blacksmiths could only forge for their entire lives, and their descendants could only forge!
The only exception was that one could obtain an official rank by studying. This was also the only chance for most people to change their fate!
Zhu Yuanzhang's Yellow Book System wanted to control everyone in his hands and let the entire Great Ming develop in the direction he had planned. It even affected everyone. This was beneficial to the rule of the imperial power!
The so-called yellow register was equivalent to the household register in the future. Not only did it limit everyone's identity and household registration to the area where they were originally registered, but they were also not allowed to leave the household register without a travel pass from the government. Moreover, it was wishful thinking to change one's profession!
"Ah?"
"Ninth Brother wouldn't be so bold, right?”
Zhu Biao's face was filled with shock.
"Why not? This kid was doing freelance work in his fief. The farmers in Hanzhong could not only farm, but they could also earn money from working as craftsmen!”
"Craftsmen can also set up stalls to do business like merchants!”
"Do you think this kid is messing around?”
"When I first heard this news, I was so angry that I almost summoned him back from Hanzhong!”
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.
The more Zhu Biao listened, the more shocked he became. He thought to himself that Old Nine had really caused a big disaster this time!
Just as he was thinking about how to plead for mercy on Old Nine's behalf, he did not expect Zhu Yuanzhang's last sentence to take a sudden turn!
"In the end, you still let him go?”
Almost? That meant that he held back and didn't make a move, right?
There must be a reason why the old master could actually hold back his temper!
"It wasn't that he was allowed to go, but that Jiang Meng reported more about the situation in Hanzhong Prefecture!”
"It goes without saying that Ninth Brother is able to make the Hanzhong Prefecture stay open at night and not pick up anything on the road. Moreover, the annual tax revenue is also the highest among the various prefectures in the northwest, even surpassing the Xi'an Prefecture!”
Zhu Yuanzhang paused.
The main thing was that Old Nine's series of reforms were really effective!
It was much better than the yellow book system that Old Zhu used!
Although farmers could work to earn money, their family's farmland was not abandoned. The premise of working was to ensure that the family's farmland was cultivated. Otherwise, no one would dare to hire you!
This was only one of the details. There were many more details that could preserve the original intention of Zhu Yuanzhang's yellow book system as much as possible. However, it broke the barrier between the types of household registration, so that the individual's identity was not limited to a single type. Simply put, it was equivalent to retaining two or even three identities at the same time!
In Old Nine's words, one was his main job, and the other two were his part-time jobs!
Ordinary people couldn't survive on their main business alone, but adding one or two part-time jobs could make their families 'lives much better!
Why didn't he think of such a good idea?
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