Here comes the main topic!
Hearing this, Sun Ruowei clenched her slender fingers nervously.
"As far as I know, many orphans of Jingnan were arrested this time and are now in Zhao Prison. If you know or have a way, I want to know if these people are dead or alive.”Zhu Le finally said.
"This isn't a big problem, but I need to know, what's your relationship with Jing Nan's orphan?”Zhu Di asked.
"There's no relation."
"Then why do you care about this?" Zhu Di asked again.
"It's just a friend's request."
“……”
Zhu Di curled his lips and glanced at Sun Ruowei.
Friends? Wasn't he just mesmerized by beauty?
"Aren't you afraid that I'll report you? This is a crime worth beheading!" Zhu Di said seriously.
"I'm not afraid."
"Why?"
"If my head falls to the ground, where will you go to freeload?”
"…You brat." Zhu Di didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Of course, this was only a superficial reason.
Zhu Le was so certain.
If the old man in front of him really wanted to snitch, the topic wouldn't have come to this.
Presumably, the moment Zhu Le opened his mouth and mentioned the orphan of Jing Nan, this Old Man Ma would immediately leave!
"There's no need to inquire about this matter. I even know a lot about it!”Zhu Di smiled mysteriously and pointed at Zhu Zhanji.""My grandson's actual identity is a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guards!”
"What?"
Zhu Le and Sun Ruowei were shocked at the same time.
Always be wary of the Jinyiwei. Who would have thought that the Jinyiwei was right in front of them?!
Zhu Zhanji also had the same expression.
Since when did he become a Centurion of the Jinyiwei?
Although he often wore the clothes of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and brought the Embroidered Uniform Guards to search everywhere, that was only for convenience!
"That's right!"
Zhu Zhanji immediately admitted.
Anyway, he was whatever Zhu Di said he was!
"Tell me what you know." Zhu Di instructed.
Zhu Zhanji obeyed orders and told the truth.
Since he didn't know what Zhu Di wanted to do, he only told him about how Jingnan's orphan was captured and how he was still alive.
But this information was enough for Sun Ruowei.
"Old Man Ma, are you a businessman?”Zhu Le suddenly asked.
"Indeed not." Zhu Di admitted frankly.
Merchants were of low status in the Ming Dynasty, and their descendants could not be officials. Naturally, they would not have a son who became a Jinyiwei.
Need to know.
The screening requirements of the Embroidered Uniform Guards were quite harsh.
Zhu Le smiled, not intending to pursue the matter.
According to his deduction, Old Man Ma was most likely a high-ranking official of the current dynasty. As for how high it was, that was unknown.
Zhu Di chuckled as if he had guessed this.
In this way, he could be considered to have laid the foundation for the revelation of his identity in the future.
"Brat, I'm taking such a big risk this time. How about you do me a favor?”Zhu Di changed the topic.
"Tell me."
"The grassland tribes are restless. I believe that His Majesty is about to conquer the north of the desert again. However, the Crown Prince has repeatedly remonstrated on the grounds that the national treasury is empty. What do you think should be done?”
It was actually this question?
Zhu Le was stunned, then he looked at Zhu Di meaningfully.
He thought.
The old man in front of him was definitely trying to solve the Emperor's problem and gain his favor.
In history, there were only four words to solve the problem of the national treasury being empty.
Increase revenue and reduce expenditure!
Open source was slow to take effect and was not suitable for the current situation.
As for cutting costs?
Currently, the biggest expenditure of the country, other than moving the capital, was the construction of the Yongle Grand Ceremony.
Zhu Di would not be willing to stop doing these two things.
Zhu Le pondered silently and then instructed Sun Ruowei,"Go to the study and bring me the books I read a few days ago.”
Sun Ruowei nodded and left, returning a moment later.
"A whip technique?"
Looking at the book in front of him, Zhu Di was a little confused.
Could this method solve the current problem?
A whip law was created by Zhang Juzheng in the late Ming Dynasty. It was a system that targeted taxes and corvee.
Its purpose was to slow down the social contradictions caused by the privatization of land. Not only did it increase the efficiency of collecting corvee taxes, but it also greatly eliminated the corruption of tax officials.
During the Yongle era, although social conflicts were not prominent, there were signs of them.
If this method was implemented, even if it could not fill the national treasury, it could at least make up for some of it.
"This method is good, but if you want to fill up the treasury, you have to start from the source! I still say the same thing. The commoners do need time to recuperate.”Zhu Le reminded.
After he finished speaking, he realized.
At this moment, Zhu Di was already immersed in the interpretation of the " One Whip Technique ".
Sometimes deep in thought, sometimes enlightened.
He didn't hear it at all!
Zhu Le shook his head helplessly.
He was just saying it casually, and did not expect Old Man Ma to influence the Emperor's thoughts.
As for the effects of a whip technique, Zhu Le was not sure either.
After all, the background of this technique was indeed different from the current one.
He wasn't an expert in this field, so he only had a smattering of knowledge.
If it works.
The next time the Emperor conquered Mobei, the lives of the commoners would at least be better.
Am I worrying too much about the country and the people?
Zhu Le suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly.
After a long time, Zhu Di finally closed the book.
He sighed at Zhu Le's intelligence, to think that he could come up with such a law.
For now.
Although this method was not in line with the national conditions, it could indeed have some effect.
However, looking into the future.
If this law was really implemented, although it could not completely eliminate social conflicts, it would definitely slow down to a large extent.
Zhu Di was sure.
If there was a day when the Ming Dynasty declined, this method would definitely prolong the life of the country!
As for whether to implement it now and how effective it would be, they still needed to gather the officials to discuss it.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji stood up to leave.
The two of them walked out of the house. Zhu Zhanji had a lot on his mind.
He sat in the carriage and after driving far away, he finally asked,"Grandpa, is the 'Book of Agricultural Administration' really written by him? Is this whip technique the same?"
He really couldn't figure it out.
Zhu Le looked only a few years older than him, so how could he be so outstanding?
He is both civil and military.
The items he casually took out were enough to change the entire country!
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