Breeding people and never adding wealth?
Everyone looked at each other, this is a good thing, His Royal Highness is so kind.
Ru Taisu was the first to react. He stood up and said excitedly.
"Your Majesty is wise, His Royal Highness is kind!"
The country has such a benevolent prince, why worry about his Ming Dynasty not prospering?
"Your Majesty is wise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind."
As soon as Ru Taisu said this, everyone stood up and praised the father and son.
Gu Chen waited and waited, but he didn't wait until Lao Zhu mentioned the matter of sharing the house with his wife.
There is no abolition of the poll tax, but a proposal to never increase taxes.
Although he had been mentally prepared for it, he was still a little disappointed.
But after a moment, Gu Chen cheered up again. It was okay to take care of the subordinates first. You won't become fat with one bite, so just take it step by step.
Although Gu Chen's fishing skills were superb, he didn't dare to go too far under Lao Zhu's nose, so he had to spend an hour every day helping out at the Huagai Hall.
It was this hour every day that made him slightly change his view of Lao Zhu.
He had only been reading the memorial for half an hour, but his back hurt, his hands hurt, and his eyes hurt.
On the other hand, Lao Zhu didn't even take a sip of water after half an hour, and he was still very energetic and full of energy.
Old Zhu is already fifty-eight years old, and he is only less than thirty-four years old.
He could only process fifteen memorials in half an hour, while Lao Zhu could process thirty memorials, which was half as many as himself.
Lao Zhu is also very dedicated, after handling his own affairs.
He also needs to take over what Gu Chen has done and check it carefully again. If there is something wrong, he will give step-by-step guidance to improve it.
Gu Chen felt that it was very hard, so he asked Lao Zhujue if he felt it was hard.
Lao Zhu replied: "There is no small matter in the country. Every memorial that comes to us is a matter that the local officials cannot solve."
"Although it is tiring, we must be cautious and careful to avoid unpredictable consequences for a family, a place, or even a country."
This is why he chose to abolish the Prime Minister and Zhongshu Sheng.
One is that their power affects the imperial power, and the other is that he would definitely not trust others to do these important national affairs.
"Your Majesty is diligent."
Gu Chen immediately praised him and said nothing. In fact, Lao Zhu was really a rare and good emperor to the people.
It was just because he had gone through hardships that his thinking was a little limited, and he also valued imperial power a little and loved his son too much.
These are much better than doing nothing every day and thinking about going out for fun every day, right?
But change is still a change. It's okay to be considerate of other people's hardships, but it's another thing to make yourself suffer, so Gu Chen should still take advantage of it.
Chen Baochuan's injury has recovered, and he will have to work in the Ministry of Rites in a few days.
So he was anxious to find a house and move out, and refused to listen no matter how Gu Chen tried to persuade him.
"Brother Gu, although we are good friends, even brothers have to settle accounts clearly."
"I've been eating and drinking at your house for free for so long, and I feel very sorry for it."
"Now that the injury is healed, how can I continue to bother you?"
Besides, beggars also have their own cave dwellings. No matter how nice other people’s homes are, they won’t be as comfortable living in their own homes.
"That's it."
Now that the words have come to this point, Gu Chen can't stay any longer.
"I'll ask Wanying to take you to see the house. She is a good bargainer and is familiar with Tianfu. She may be able to help you save some money."
Although the emperor rewarded the treasure ship with some money, there is still such a long way to go in life. You can't live your life based on that, right?
You have to spend what you need, but you also have to save when you need to.
The land where Gu Chen lived was surrounded by either lords or high-ranking officials. It was an area that even those with money might not be able to buy or live in.
Chen Baochuan definitely couldn't afford to live there, so he finally bought it on the street where Gu Chen used to live.
A second-level small house is not very good, but for a fifth-grade imperial official to live in, it is not bad.
The only bad thing is that you have to get up early, otherwise you will be late at 0:00 in the morning.
If you are late, you will get a slap in the face, and an official who is late will get a slap in the face for one time.
Being late three times in a row will increase the punishment. If you are late for a total of twenty days, you will be punished with a hundred big boards, and your physical weakness may be compromised.
Unlike modern times, the most you can do is deduct some money or get fired.
Who dares to hit you?
On June 19, the eighteenth year of Hongwu's reign, Pan Fu was finally caught and questioned by Yingtian, but Gu Chen almost didn't recognize Fan Congwen when he saw him again.
"Master Fan, why are you so thin? I'm afraid you could float away in the wind."
I saw that Fan Congwen, who was still plump when he left Beijing, was only more than a month old, but he was already too thin to look good, and his official uniform was baggy and ill-fitting.
His face was covered with old and new injuries, and the bump on his head had not healed yet. He was as pitiful as he could be.
If he hadn't still been wearing the official uniform, Gu Chen would have thought that he was not going to be an imperial envoy, but working as a laborer and was beaten by the supervisor.
"Guang Xi, please stop making sarcastic remarks."
Fan Congwen took a sip of tea and slumped on his office chair helplessly.
"You don't know how I have spent this month in the capital. I was almost ready to go to the Meridian Gate to apologize for my sins."
I lost a few teeth and my speech was a bit leaky.
It was not just his own face that he had lost. He had also lost the face of the court and His Majesty.
Fortunately, in the end, Pan Fu was finally caught and he barely saved some face.
Otherwise, he is really prepared to die to apologize, and this is not a joke.
"It's good if we catch him." Seeing his colleagues in such misery, Gu Chen couldn't help but laugh at him: "I heard that this time, one brother died and another was seriously injured?"
Although he is not a supervisory censor, he still helps with things.
"Well, His Majesty gave him a pension of 30 guan. Several adults and I also collected 20 guan for his family. His family cried to death."
"While I was listening, I felt like it hurt like a cone."
"As for the one who was seriously injured, His Majesty also gave him fifteen guans and sent an imperial doctor to see if he could be cured."
The more than 200 people who were beating people with sticks have been killed by His Majesty's order.
After so many years as an official, this was the first time that he encountered such a terrible thing.
He almost died under the sticks of those evil slaves of the landlords.
"Your Majesty has ordered to rectify the affairs of the subordinate staff." Seeing that he was so decadent, Gu Chen comforted him: "In the future, this kind of situation will be rare."
It is impossible to completely eliminate them. There are always cockroaches in every nook and cranny that the court cannot see. But if you try to reduce them, you can still do it.
"I heard that His Majesty asked you and Mr. Zhan to work with the Ministry of Rites to handle this matter. We need to dismiss the rich government officials and transfer them from place to place."
Speaking of this, Fan Congwen, who had been beaten many times, became a little worried: "You have to be careful, those people are not easy to deal with."
"You cut off their financial resources like this, and they don't even know what trouble is going to happen."
Fortunately, he only cares about the Metropolitan Procuratorate and doesn't have to deal with those complicated matters.
Gu Chen was not afraid. He was just a deputy. Most of his grievances were directed at Zhan Hui, not him. He just had to pay more attention.
Boss Zhu issued an order to determine the project team members. If the project team members have to work, naturally a project team meeting will be held.
No matter what Gu Chen said at the meeting, he would always be rejected by Zhan Hui. The attitude was not very sharp, but the suppression was still obvious.
For example, regarding the exam questions, Gu Chen said that the main test was about what should be done and what should not be done, and the main test was about moral character, as long as you understand the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
But Zhan Hui immediately said that this was too simple. After all, it was an exam organized by the Ministry of Rites. The Four Books and Five Classics should be tested, right?
Gu Chen hadn't said anything yet, but Chen Baochuan, who was in charge of organizing the exam, couldn't bear it anymore.
"Master Zhan, are you looking for subordinates or talented people?"
"According to your test method, you won't be able to select a few people in the entire Ming Dynasty, right?"
If they can be scholars, why should they be your subordinates?
Funny isn’t it! ! !
