Jiang Meng brought Xia Yuanji to the south of Yingtian City, where there was a small mountain. Zhu Yuanzhang and his father stood in the pavilion at the top of the mountain and looked into the distance.
"So what if the Swallow Rock is a rock and the rainbow is a pole?”
"The crescent moon on the horizon is a fishing hook, how many mountains and rivers do I have?”
"Pin 'er, how is this poem?”
"This poem of Imperial Grandfather's is magnificent," praised Zhu Yunhao."Only those with indomitable spirit are qualified to sing and recite it.”
"Hahaha!"
"Although I suspect you're flattering me, I'll believe that you're sincere.'
"I don't like the rhyme and rhythm stipulated by the literati. If you want to recite poems, then recite poems. Why do you have to do so much!”
"I often like that song of yours that does not stick to one style. I wish I could hang it directly in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.”
"Emperor, the magistrate of Song Jiang, Xia Yuanji, is here.”
"I, Xia Yuanji, pay my respects to the emperor. Long live, long live, long live!”
"Oh? Pin 'er, you just said that you wouldn't stick to one style to subdue talents. In the blink of an eye, you've sent me one!”
"Get up." Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at him with his chopsticks and asked him to sit opposite him. The stone table was instantly filled with dishes.
"I recruited you into the capital this time because I wanted to see how you came up with a plan to benefit the people just as Pin 'er's agricultural policy book was issued.”
Xia Yuanji looked at the silent Zhu Yunhao."Your Majesty should not praise such a trivial trick. Your Highness's agricultural policy book is the most outstanding one. I'm just imitating the cat and drawing the tiger."”
"What's there to be humble about? Pin 'er has done so many things. What if you praise him again?'
"Eat, eat."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xia Yuanji with interest after taking a bite of the dish. He smiled mysteriously when he saw that Xia Yuanji's expression did not change.
"Kuai Xiang gave me a memorial about the Baimao River and the Wusong River. It was about the choice of the river channel and the sea outlet. After I read it, I was very happy and approved it on the spot!”
Xia Yuanji seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly knelt down.""Emperor, this official has another matter to report.”
"Speak!"
Songjiang Prefecture pays the most taxes in the country every year. Although this place is rich, the people can't bear the burden. This year, there had been people fleeing one after another.'
"This humble subject would like to boldly request that the taxes collected in Songjiang Prefecture in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu be used as a rule. No matter how many acres of land are added, they will be equally distributed to each acre of land.”
'In this way, the country's taxes won't be reduced, and the people's burden will be reduced.'
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent."I understand. What you mean is that I am too harsh on Song Jiang?”
"I dare not."
"Then tell me, why did they send rice and food when Zhang Shicheng was here, but they stopped us when we came?”
"Li Shan Chang also said that there are many unruly people in Wuzhong.”
"Emperor, Song Jiang can definitely bear such taxes at the beginning of the founding of the country. However, as time passed, some people went into exile, and all the taxes were added to the hands of the remaining people.”
"This caused their burden to become heavier and heavier.”
"I hope Your Majesty will investigate."
Only now did Xia Yuanji realize how temperamental Zhu Yuanzhang was, and he felt even more terrified when he sensed the mighty dragon's might.
'Pin' er's rent reduction edict has already been issued, isn't that enough?'
Xia Yuanji shook his head. The people of Song Jiang felt that they were treated unfairly. Would they have resentment?”
'If a crafty person takes the opportunity to cause trouble, it will be a loss for the country.'
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him indifferently and ate two mouthfuls of food. He seemed to be thinking of him back then. Wasn't it because of the frequent taxation that people couldn't survive in Yuan Court?
There was no harvest in Huaixi, and he actually wanted to levy taxes, causing the people to boil with resentment!
Don't forget the lessons of the past.
"Good! I agree!"
"Many thanks, Your Majesty!" Xia Yuanji felt relieved.
"You're a good official. I like people like you. I was just testing you just now to see if you're firm!”
"The Tang Dynasty's Zhenguan rule was famous all over the world, but they valued the central government and despised the local government. Some people were like Liu Zongyuan and Bai Juyi.'
"These big shots of the literary world and famous poets actually think that being transferred from Chang 'an to a local city is relegation!'
"The Imperial Court demoted them to govern the people, but what about them? He felt that he had been demoted and his career was not smooth, so he fell in love with mountains and rivers and wrote some poems.”
"Those commoners have long been forgotten by them!”
'If they were under my control, I would definitely cut them all down!'
"Banished? He said that one glory and one loss were caused by the grace of heaven and that he should be loyal to the king, but what was the reality?”
"Humph!"
Xia Yuanji's forehead was covered in cold sweat. It was indeed not a good job to be an official under Emperor Hongwu.
"This time, I summoned you back to the capital to make you the governor of Shandong.”
"Governor?" Did Ming have such an official position?
"This official position was suggested by Pin 'er and was temporarily set up. I went to Huangjue Temple and found that the temple was filled with evil. What's more, there was someone who dared to set up a disciplinary hall to deal with criminals!”
"When you go to Shandong, you have to strictly follow the official documents and records of the Monk Record Department. Send all the criminals hidden in the temple to Yingtian. Those who shave their heads without permission will all be punished with a cane and renounce asceticism!”
'A small punishment is a great warning!'
"Understood?"
Xia Yuanji understood. He didn't like temples. The people at the bottom of Song Jiang complained about the harsh government, but what about the upper class?
Song Jiang's prosperity was no less than Yangzhou's!
"This lowly subject obeys the decree and will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty.”
"Good!" Zhu Yuanzhang patted him on the shoulder."I like people like you. The more I look at you, the more pleasing to the eye."”
"Yang Jing, Hongwu, 18 years old, has just entered the official career. He has already been placed in the position of Minister of Justice.'
"Work hard, you have a bright future!'
Zhu Yunyu admired the coercion and temptation in his heart. The way of using people by the imperial grandfather was really perfect.
Xia Yuanji was overjoyed."Thank you, Your Majesty!!”
"Pin 'er, do you have anything to tell him?”
Zhu Yunhao thought about it again and again."Lord Xia, let me give you a poem.”
"Your humble subject is all ears."
"I was originally a fisherman and woodcutter, Meng Zhuye.”
"I can sing wildly in the grass marsh, but I can be an official in the wind and dust.”
"I only said that there is nothing to do in the small city, and there is a time for everything in the public sect.”
"Greetings, sir, my heart is broken. It is sad to whip the people.”
Xia Yuanji was silent for a moment.”
"This humble subject will take his leave."
After saying that, Xia Yuanji left. Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the hill and looked at him."Are you trying to say that our decision to let him be the governor of Shandong was a little hasty?”
"No, I didn't." Zhu Yunhao shook his head.
"If we say there is, there is! Do you think I don't understand you? They had to investigate his ancestors thoroughly.”
"The Governor of Shandong is in charge of integrating the Commanders, Chief Secretary, and Justice. He is close to Beiping and occupies the canal. I naturally can't be rash.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him."Pai 'er, how do you write this character? One stroke, one press, two feet supporting the ground, one hand supporting the sky.”
"We can test his personality.”
"Test?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly revealed a sly smile."We didn't put salt in these vegetables.”
"Xia Yuanji didn't show any signs of abnormality when he ate just now. There are only two possibilities.”
'Either he sensed that this was my intention, and he's a smart person; Or, he thought that it was Chef's problem that he didn't know.'
"To be able to let Chef escape without speaking, this is a kind person!'
"No matter what, it's enough for me to trust!”
"That's why I dare to hand over the position of governor to him.”
These vegetables didn't have salt?
Zhu Yunhao had a little understanding of the secret of the Emperor's Heart Technique.
"The Emperor's mind is just a technique. It can be used to distinguish treacherous officials from loyal officials, and it can make the court move according to your own ideas.”
"Don't you know what an emperor is after following us for so long? I'm just an ordinary person. I'll burp when I eat too much, and I'll growl when I'm hungry!”
"The emperor's authority comes from the heavens and the worship of all officials! The Emperor's Mind Technique could sometimes produce miraculous effects and increase the might of the dragon!”
"However, he is only a spell after all. There is a risk of being seen through if he uses it too much.”
"Therefore, governing the world should use Dao! He wanted to let the people of the world feel that this was a material benefit and naturally think that this emperor was destined.”
'This way, I can control the ministers and make them submit.'
"I killed so many people, but I'm not afraid of the people of the imperial court rebelling. First, it's because I have military power, and second, it's because of this!”
Zhu Yunhao nodded and pondered silently in his heart.
Wasn't Emperor Jiajing like this? He did not give the people any benefits and repeatedly used the Emperor's mind to check and balance the court. Feeling the risk of being seen through, he could only hide in the depths of the palace and not come out, using the so-called Qing Ci to increase his mysteriousness.
However, after Yan Shifan cracked the Green Ci, he had no more secrets in front of the officials.
In the end, he was played by Yan Song and helped him execute many enemies!
To govern a country, the most important thing was still Dao.
"Think about it."
Zhu Yuanzhang would not tell Zhu Yunwen these words, because that child was in line with the Confucian tradition of the king. After telling him, it would be leaked.
"Good news, Your Majesty!"”
"The high-yield rice seeds from the south have arrived, as recorded in the Book of Agriculture.”
"Oh?"
"Quick, take us there." Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely excited. When he saw the full grain of rice, he smiled even more!
"As expected, look at how big the rice is!'
"Jiang Feng, immediately ask the people from the Food Bureau to cook a bowl of porridge for us with this stalk of rice. We'll drink it today.”
"Pin 'er, you've made a great contribution in discovering high-yield rice seeds. I don't know how to reward you!”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes moved. If there was anything, he could discuss it with Zhao Mian.”
Jiang Meng was startled!
There was a rumor among the officials that Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite grandson was Zhu Yunhao. He had given so many children the title of prince, but the only one who had entered the six ministries and worked part-time was the crown prince, Zhu Biao!
Now…
"You have to promote this high-yield rice seed as soon as possible. We will get the Minister of Agriculture to assist you!”
"Yes!"
"Alright, let's go back to the palace first. We still have to choose the other governors.”
Jiang Ke escorted Zhu Yuanzhang back to the palace. Zhu Yunke sat on the stone table and sighed as he looked at the sky.
To let him lead the Ministry of Revenue?
This is because he is dissatisfied with the Minister of Revenue, Zhao Mian, and wants me to get rid of him.
Zhao Mian had a high position and many subordinates. He was also close to Zhu Yunwen and the merchants in Jiangnan.
It was not easy to get rid of him.
He had to plan properly.
Hence, ten days later…
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