Lunch was sumptuous.
Su Ce's culinary skills were superb. When he had nothing to do, he would either read, cook, or cut flowers.
His life had always been simple and honest.
Zhu Houzhao left after lunch.
Su Ce was holding a book on the Song Dynasty's Cheng and Zhu Confucianism, reading it with great interest under the sun.
After reading for a while, he put the book aside.
This small courtyard made of green vines had been upgraded to a Grade 2 courtyard house, and the entire courtyard house had a new function-nurturing.
The system itself could also be upgraded, and Su Ce would be rewarded for cleaning the courtyard.
Whoosh.
He felt much more comfortable in the small courtyard. This was a feeling he had never felt before.
Could this be the effect of upgrading the mansion? It could nourish one's body?
It was only a Level 2 mansion now. What effects would it activate if it continued to level up in the future? Su Ce was looking forward to it.
……
Forbidden City.
The evening glow spread over the glazed tiles of the Forbidden City, looking beautiful.
Zhu Houzhao strode to the Hall of Cultural Splendor.
When Emperor Hongzhi saw Zhu Houzhao, a smile appeared on his tired face and he asked,""Why are you here?"
Zhu Houzhao came to Emperor Hongzhi's side, picked up a pastry and stuffed it into his mouth. He stammered,"Imperial Father is so generous. He casually allocated 100,000 taels of silver to the Ministry of Works to build the Tongji River.”
Emperor Hongzhi smiled and asked Zhu Houzhao,""Is a hundred thousand taels a lot?"
"Not much?"
Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment and replied,"Five hundred Tong Bao is enough to feed a family of three for a month. If converted to silver, it's only five coins."”
"100,000 taels is enough to feed so many people. Isn't that a lot?”
Swoosh!
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao in shock, his jaw almost falling off.
He actually knew about the living conditions of the common people? He actually knows the prices of goods?
Yang Tinghe's method of teaching the Crown Prince was truly novel!
In the past, the teachers would always educate the emperor on Confucian knowledge and thoughts, or the rules of a gentleman's moral character. They would also verbally tell the future king to love the people.
However, who would teach the Crown Prince how to understand the sufferings of the people through such trivial matters?
Many things, such as prices, were only slowly realized by Emperor Hongzhi after he became the emperor.
Now that his son could casually tell the prices of ordinary people, how could Emperor Hongzhi not be shocked and gratified?
Yang Ting and this Grand Tutor of the Eastern Palace had found the right person!
"Father."
"Hey!" Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Houzhao with a smile, his eyes filled with pride.
"Why don't you just open the shipping company tomorrow?”
"The mess in the southeast will have to be resolved sooner or later.”
Zhu Houzhao said casually.
Zhu Youtang smiled slightly and tapped Zhu Houzhao's head.""Brat, do you think opening the sea is that easy?”
"Isn't this just a matter of a word from you, Imperial Father?" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.”
Zhu Youtang did not refute. He only said earnestly,"Zhao 'er, it's time for you to take a look at the court.”
"Tomorrow morning, you will follow me to the Martial Meritocrats Hall.”
"What?" Zhu Houzhao asked, puzzled.”
"Don't you want to go to the sea?" Zhu Youtang laughed. Naturally, he had to discuss it with the ministers.”
"Oh!" Zhu Houzhao said.”
What was there to discuss? This world belongs to our Zhu family. Isn't it just instructing them to do one thing?
Why did Imperial Father and Su Ce feel that this was very difficult?
The young Zhu Houzhao didn't understand and couldn't understand.
……
The next morning.
Zhu Houzhao excitedly put on the crown prince's clothes and arrived at the Hall of Martial Valor with Zhu Youtang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty.
In the Hall of Martial Valor, the civil and military officials stood in two shifts, east and west.
All the officials looked surprised. No one had expected that the mischievous Crown Prince would actually follow the Emperor to the court today.
However, they didn't care too much. This was the Tian family's matter and also the Crown Prince's power. They couldn't wait for Zhu Houzhao to come and listen to politics every day.
After all, he was the future leader of the Empire.
There were many reports of court affairs, and Zhu Houzhao was drowsy listening to them.
Finally, when he was about to finish speaking, Zhu Youtang said in a dignified manner,""Everyone, I have thought about it for a long time. The country's finances are currently extremely reduced, and the solution is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.”
"I admit that I am thrifty, but my finances are already stretched thin.”
"Then there is only one explanation. I have thought about it for a long time. If we reopen the city and ship department, it might increase the country's finances.”
Zhu Houzhao listened excitedly. The main event had finally arrived.
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the Imperial Censor of the Left stepped forward and said righteously,""Your Majesty! You can't do this!"
Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly, his face filled with displeasure.
How dare this dog object? Pull him out and chop him up!
The Left Imperial Censor cupped his fists and said," Ever since Emperor Taizu, the dynasty has set an ancestral rule that no piece of land is allowed to enter the sea. Emperor Taizu has racked his brains to close the Sea Gate and the South-East Ocean Transportation Bureau to prevent foreign invaders. Just like the construction of the Great Wall in the northern border, it can greatly increase the safety of the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years.”
"If the emperor opened a trading company now, wouldn't it violate the ancestral teachings and be unfilial? The Son of Heaven is the father of the people. The Ming Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety. If the Son of Heaven took the lead to violate the ancestral teachings, how could the people support the Son of Heaven?”
The Minister of War, Liu Daxia, also stepped forward and retorted,""Your Majesty, the Southeast Coast has not yet opened up the shipping company, and the pirates are already so rampant. If the shipping company opens up and the people can go out to sea at will, how will the Southeast be massacred by the pirates? How would the people of the southeast view the imperial court? This subject dares to ask the emperor to reconsider!"
Zhu Houzhao's face turned red when he heard that!
These two dogs! It's time to cut them down. Let's see who still dares to oppose!
Zhu Youtang looked at the three cabinet elders and asked,""What do the elders think of this matter?"
Li Dongyang and Liu Jian looked at each other and said,""Emperor, please reconsider."
Even the most powerful cabinet of the Ming Dynasty could not compete with the officials. If this matter could be reasoned with, or if someone stood up to refute the words of the two lords, they could still turn the situation around. However, in the entire court, no one came out to support the emperor.
No matter how strong the cabinet was, they still needed the people below to do things. If they offended the officials, how could they pass down their decrees?
Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists in anger!
This bunch of dogs! It was time to pull them down and cut them down!
How could this be?
Wasn't it just opening the sea? Isn't it just opening a shipping company? Why didn't they listen to their father?
Zhu Houzhao suddenly remembered what Su Ce had said to him.
Opening the sea…would be very difficult.
He had confidently told Su Ce that it was not difficult, but now…
He gritted his teeth and remembered all these dog officials in his heart.
Just you wait, don't wait for BenGong to ascend the throne, I'll kill you all!
Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said,"In that case, think of another way."”
He did all this today to let Zhu Houzhao understand one thing. The Son of Heaven also had restrictions and could not do as he pleased. The imperial power was great, but without restrictions, the world would be in chaos.
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