These were two memorials, one from Guanzhong and the other from Jiangnan.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened it for Zhu Huai to see.
Then he said,"Let's go through the first round of the memorial for the Emperor."”
"Look at these two memorials from all over the world. Do you have any ideas?”
Zhu Huai frowned as he watched, remaining silent for a long time.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry. He sat at the side and sipped his tea leisurely.
This was the first time Zhu Huai was facing a national event, and he cherished this opportunity.
This would be of great use to him in the future.
He was very cautious. After all, he couldn't do it as easily as Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Huai pondered for a long time before giving his suggestion carefully.
"We have to know how much silver is left in the national treasury first.”
Zhu Huai said.
Zhu Yuanzhang's hand that was holding the teacup paused for a moment before he smiled naturally and said,""Yes, yes!"
His eyes were filled with admiration.
Even he himself had neglected this problem. He was the emperor, so he was naturally aware of these prerequisites. Only by understanding these prerequisites could he approve the memorial.
However, this child was different. He did not understand the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
This was not a stupid kid, nor was he a young man who only had some small cleverness!
Zhu Yuanzhang made a judgment in his heart!
As a leader, he had to have this kind of boldness. He had to dare to ask his own questions and not be swayed by others.
He couldn't just answer whatever others asked, and he couldn't just talk casually just to show off.
This kid was young, but he was always serious. This first sentence made Zhu Yuanzhang stroke his beard and nod.
Zhu Yuanzhang said,"Then you can take it that the national treasury has 200,000 taels of silver."”
Zhu Huai's frown deepened.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded nonchalantly.”
The country was short of money and faced many difficulties. He wanted to see if his eldest grandson would face the difficulties or complain.
Zhu Huai didn't bother too much about money.
He said," The drought in Guanzhong requires 50,000 dan of grain. This concerns the lives of millions of people. If it is not handled well, it will incite a civil revolt.”
Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent and continued to listen.
"But the autumn grain is about to be harvested. Although it's not much, it won't cause the people to starve to death.”
Zhu Huai took a deep breath and said," We can allocate food, but we can't give so much. We can only allocate half of the food. As long as we give the people hope to survive, we can stabilize the situation in Guanzhong when the autumn grain arrives.”
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was lying on the rocking chair, felt relieved. This kid, you're quite something. I've underestimated you.
He did not correct Zhu Huai and encouraged him to continue.
Zhu Huai continued,"As for the cleaning of the mud in Xin 'an River, we have to postpone it!" If the rivers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were blocked and the fields could not be watered, it would affect the survival of the people in the future.”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and said,"So you want to allocate funds?"”
"I don't necessarily need funding." Zhu Huai shook his head.”
Hmm?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him in surprise.”
"We can order the local officials to mobilize the people and let them participate in the dredging work.”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed." The hearts of the people are not that simple. If everyone had this kind of awareness, the court would not have to govern the people.”
"Let me finish, Old Master." Zhu Huai nodded.”
"Don't let them do it for nothing, but they don't need to pay.”
These words made Zhu Yuanzhang's appetite hang high.”
"Firstly, the imperial court can erect a stone memorial arch and carve the names of the people who participated in the river management."”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded." This is to win the hearts of the people and give them glory. Since you've said one, do you have another?"”
Zhu Huai said," Xin 'an River is close to the sea. The imperial court strictly forbids the people from fishing in the sea. We can temporarily open the sea and let the people fish in the coastal waters.”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes revealed a look of approval."Luring them with benefits is more satisfying than giving them empty titles.”
He smacked his lips.”
Before Zhu Huai could celebrate, he heard the old man say this. He asked in confusion,"Is there anything else you haven't considered?”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Huai dotingly.”
He narrowed his eyes." Kid, you have to remember that you're only thinking from the perspective of an executor. If you're thinking from the perspective of a leader, what you said will be very flawed!”
"Please speak, Old Master." Zhu Huai said solemnly.”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled lovingly and said," Then, I'll chat with you today. You're right about the first place. The imperial court can't allocate as much land as you want."”
"We raised so many officials not to make things difficult for us, but to let them do things for us!”
"After you distribute half of the rations, you have to consider the situation. Will anyone deduct them along the way? Would the disaster relief not be in place? Should they send troops to maintain order? What should the local government do if they did not do anything?”
"You need to get the ministers in the court to set the rules for these things. Only when the local government has a framework will they have an idea in their hearts. Only then will they do their best to govern the people and provide disaster relief!”
Zhu Huai secretly nodded.
The old man was right. He had considered everything more comprehensively than he did.
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely satisfied when he saw Zhu Huai's serious look. This brat, this modest and unarrogant spirit is exactly the same as mine!
From a peasant to an emperor, he had to govern hundreds of millions of people. This was a huge test for Zhu Yuanzhang.
He needed to learn from Liu Ji, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, and the others. He would not be arrogant and not listen to others just because he was the emperor.
After listening to the reasoning of others, Zhu Yuanzhang combined his own thoughts and slowly explored his own way of governing the country.
Zhu Yuanzhang continued," The second point you said is all on point, but you have to know how to control your subordinates.”
"You can't just give your subordinates to others blindly.”
"We have to give it to them, but it depends on how we give it. We have to accept it and give it to them. Only then will they know how to cherish it.”
"For example, if you carve too much merit on your stone tablet and it's too easy to obtain, it will instead extinguish the enthusiasm of the people. Therefore, you have to set a threshold and set the difficulty so that the people will be enthusiastic.”
Zhu Huai clenched his fists.
From Zhu Yuanzhang's reasoning, his thinking was broadened even more!
Not everyone was lucky enough to get such an experience!
"That's right!" He nodded heavily.
"Child." Zhu Yuanzhang's smile grew wider." You're very good, really very good. The old man really likes you. The second point is that opening up the sea gives you benefits. I didn't expect that. Good, good!”
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