"As for what Your Majesty said, the old minister is greedy for power.
Your Majesty is right, the old minister is greedy for power!
I have been an official for Your Majesty for fifteen years, and I will serve His Majesty for another twenty years! "
Ru Taisu's words came out like a barrage of firecrackers, and the door lintels of the households he mentioned were shocked.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Ru Taisu for a while, and Ru Taisu met Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze without fear. Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that what this little old man said was true, and this was all he was saying.
No wonder this little old man is unwilling to resign and change positions even if he kills him. Ru Taisu is really good at planning.
If Ru Taisu resigns from office now, his life achievements can basically be concluded, leaving nothing more than the words "loyalty and uprightness" in the history books.
But if you can survive to the Shengwen Dynasty, let alone work for twenty years, even if you can work for two years and participate in several major events under Da Sun, then it will be even better to pass down the reputation of Qingshi!
People live only for four things,
Wealth, power, fame, sex,
Ru Taisu is not interested in wealth, power, or sex. He only lives for fame. Not to mention that Ru Taisu has just passed his octogenarian age, even if Ru Taisu is already a centenarian. In order to survive the Shengwen Dynasty, , you have to live hard for two years,
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing. No wonder the little old man didn't want to withdraw. Think about it from his perspective.
If it were us, we wouldn’t want to withdraw! Isn't this just falling on the eve of dawn? !
Zhu Yuanzhang patted Ru Taisu on the shoulder and praised,
"Okay, Lord Ru, you told me earlier! You told me earlier that you wanted to do something for our eldest grandson!
If you had told me earlier, we wouldn't have said these words! "
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled meaningfully, changed the subject, and said seriously,
"However, Mr. Ru, the competition from now on will be fierce. If you want to stand out, you will really have to work hard."
Ru Taisu couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard that His Majesty didn't mention the matter of suing and changing officials.
"Your Majesty, this veteran must be thinking of His Highness with all his heart."
"Okay, okay!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
But this scene looks extremely weird to others. This is something that some emperors dare not even think about.
As an official of the Hongwu Dynasty, Ru Taisu promised that he would work for the new emperor before His Majesty abdicated.
This move clearly shows that the old emperor is not taken seriously. If this is left to other emperors, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight. I have to spend the night after going back to think about whether the new emperor will take the throne early? Are you going to rebel?
But looking at Lao Zhu’s innocent and hearty smile, he doesn’t think about these things at all.
Of course, this is also frustrating.
Lao Zhu was infinitely tolerant of the new emperor simply because he was his eldest grandson. Lao Zhu had an almost bottomless tolerance for specific successor candidates.
For example, if the throne rotates between Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Xiongying, it doesn't make much difference no matter who succeeds. After all, this is family.
And if it were someone else, not to mention those whose surname was not Zhu, even if they were surnamed Zhu, as long as the name was wrong, then Lao Zhu's attitude would be completely different.
If Ru Taisu licked other Zhu family members, it would be enough to see if Lao Zhu can laugh now.
Lao Zhu wished he could immediately transform into a god of murder and wash out the household with blood.
However, Ru Taisu’s password for getting rich is correct.
Lao Zhu's voice became much softer and he said gently,
"Okay, Mr. Ru, go ahead and go and have a look. Is Xia Yuanji in the back?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, he's at the back."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and walked towards the inner hall of the Ministry of Household Affairs. After His Majesty left, the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs continued to go about their business as if nothing had happened.
Not even an envious glance was cast towards the inner hall. After all, His Majesty's unabashed preference for Xia Yuanji had completely numbed the officials, and they could not even feel a trace of envy.
"Xiao Xia, are you busy?"
"His Majesty."
Xia Yuanji stood up from behind the desk. Zhu Yuanzhang looked over carefully. The desk was covered with account papers filled with numbers. Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and nodded.
"sit down."
Then he sat down on the chair. After seeing His Majesty sit down, Xia Yuanji saluted Zhu Yuanzhang again, and then sat down.
Zhu Yuanzhang got straight to the point,
"How are the arrangements for the victims? Is the food provided by the government still in place?"
Xia Yuanji said without thinking,
"Your Majesty, the victims have been resettled. Those who want to stay in their hometowns will be helped by the government to rebuild their homes. Those who don't want to stay will be assigned to the northern state capitals. The northern state capitals are vast and sparsely populated, and they need to be filled with people."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. Xia Yuanji's answer speed made Lao Zhu very satisfied. At least he was very proficient in business skills.
“We used to treat disaster victims like government relief, giving money to people who asked for them, and food to people who asked for food.
But in the end, they were exploited layer by layer, and all that fell into the hands of the victims was the chaff.
Our eldest grandson said that it is better to give policies in kind than to give them in kind. I think this is the truth and it is good for you to do this. "
Xia Yuanji nodded and continued,
"Your Majesty, Jiangnan Prefecture is still under construction. It will take a long time for the victims to return to their living conditions before the disaster."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded to express his understanding. After all, natural disasters have a devastating impact on the local economy, not to mention that it was in ancient times when productivity was not very developed.
If you want to fully recover, don't even think about it if you don't have to work hard for three to five years.
"Will it take longer for the victims who have moved to northern state capitals to recover?"
Xia Yuanji smiled slightly and reported,
"Your Majesty, the victims who moved to the north have basically stabilized and their lives are not bad."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang subconsciously exclaimed,
"How can this be?!"
According to the inertia of thinking, the north is poor and the south is rich, and the victims of the southern disaster are placed in the north. How could it recover so quickly?
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, thinking about this matter carefully, a bit of understanding flashed in his eyes, and he sighed,
"This is the way to treat our eldest grandson..."
Zhu Xiongying's governance methods are very different from Zhu Yuanzhang's. Zhu Yuanzhang's governance methods are simple, rough and easy to use.
Zhu Xiongying, who had been personally taught by Zhu Yuanzhang for several years, naturally improved on the basis of Lao Zhu. After all, the two people have a fundamental difference in their governance concepts.
Lao Zhu felt that the common people were like sheep and officials were like shepherds. The common people could be guided and educated in their daily life and production.
Therefore, even though Lao Zhu used the national policies of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Legalism without tabooing meat and fish, Lao Zhu basically did not need to govern by doing nothing.
Zhu Xiongying's idea is that policies are easy to simplify, easy to implement, and easy to slow down, and it is enough to give the people a broad framework.
The fact is that even if the government does not care about the people at all, people can still live a good life and make a living on their own.
Why, if the government doesn’t teach, the people will starve to death? That's all nonsense,
The court can only tighten the laws, but can do nothing else.
Governing by doing nothing may seem simple, but it is actually a very advanced method of governing the country.
The timing and heat should be extremely precise. If it is too late, it will be ruined. If it is not enough, it will be in vain.
