Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly: "It is the son's fault for not teaching his father. The son and minister are guilty and have caused trouble for the father."
Zhu Di glanced at him with deep eyes and did not answer.
Zhu Zhanji's rebellious words just now really hurt the old man's heart. His grandson, who he raised with his own hands, has now turned against him.
Because the fratricide brought about by power is the most hurtful sword in the world.
Zhu Gaochi sighed and said, "Dad, my son is unfilial and I won't hang out in front of you anymore. Ganzhou is a good place. My son will pack up and take revenge when he goes back tonight, and he will leave Beijing and go to Jiangxi tomorrow."
Seeing that the old man remained silent, Zhu Gaochi stood up holding the stool, bowed and left.
When he walked to the palace gate, he looked back at the emperor with complicated eyes.
Once I leave, I'm afraid I'll never come back.
Zhu Gaochi knew his body well. Ever since he stepped down as the prince, he seemed to be breathing a sigh of relief. All the hidden diseases that had been hidden for many years broke out, attacking his heart, besieging his heart, and often coughing until late at night. , vomiting blood without stopping.
The years of being a prince had broken down his body and made him tense all the time.
Power is both arsenic that hurts and a life-saving medicine.
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Zhu Gaojie, who was far away in Yingzhou, did not understand what was happening in the capital. He was busy with the development of Yingzhou Province.
Comprehensive reform from the province, to the prefecture, to the county is not an easy task, but Zhu Gaojie has always worked tirelessly to build his own kingdom on a new land and lay a solid foundation.
"When we were building institutions in Gunju and Koryo Provinces, we were generally accustomed to developing from the top to the grassroots. As the old saying goes, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. In the same way, after the upper level institutional structure is stabilized, the lower level will follow the changes of the upper level. And changes will lead to a more convenient and stable institutional structure."
Zhu Gaojie held a meeting in the capital of Yingzhou Province in front of a group of Yingzhou senior officials and said seriously, "But our system in Yingzhou Province is reversed, developing from the grassroots to the top. The first thing to do is to consolidate the Japanese state. The original system must be abolished, such as the original farmland system of Japan, which was in a state of total chaos. If this situation continues, no matter how good the upper-level system is, it will one day fall apart."
In the large farms of the Japanese country, they were often not run directly by the nobles themselves. Instead, a general manager was set up to manage the farms, and they lived in the city and enjoyed the benefits.
The general manager of the manor is called the Zhuangguan, and this form of management is actually the landlord. The manors in the Japanese country were also dependent on each other. Although they were not called vassals, this relationship had already appeared. Ordinary landowners often voluntarily request the protection of aristocratic landowners, willing to serve as their village officials and become second landowners. The big aristocratic landowners often seek patrons among monks, nobles and powerful nobles with noble surnames. Such powerful nobles are called "main families".
The manor owner of the Japanese country had to pay a certain amount of rent to his family. The village officials, the manor owners, and the family formed a system that jointly exploited the villagers who were responsible for the labor in the manor. Zhuang people were called "zuoren", "jianren" and "common people" in the Japanese country. They mainly came from bankrupt farmers in Bantian.
The villagers brought their own production tools and cattle tools, rented the land from the manor owner in the form of tenancy, and shouldered very heavy taxes and corvees.
Many landlords even organized their own landlord armies and raised large numbers of private soldiers. At first, these army members were served by village chiefs, and later. The feudal lords developed armies among the villagers as their personal soldiers, and enfeoffed the land to them. This vicious circle created an unimaginable super-exploitation system that not only exploited the grassroots, but also became even more powerful than the imperial court.
"That's true."
Liu Rong nodded, understanding this deeply, "After the prince promoted the development of mining, in order to make full use of manpower, all the monks in the temple were thrown away to mine. It was originally used as a labor reform work for the prisoners, but it turned out that After the news spread, it actually attracted a large number of farmers, scrambling to save their lives and go mining."
This is really outrageous.
The first batch of miners were prisoners of the shogunate, members of the royal family, temple monks and other prisoners who were defeated by Zhu Gaojie. They only had two meals a day, worked six hours a day, and worked under high pressure all year round.
This system was originally used as a labor reform system. After the oppressed farmers in the Japanese country learned about it, they came over with joy and wanted to work as miners!
Zhu Gaojie still underestimated the exploitation of the grassroots by these Japanese aristocratic landowners. Compared with these Japanese aristocratic landowners, he was simply a philanthropist!
Those farmers in the Japanese country worked hard every day, forgetting about food and sleep, getting up early and working hard every day. As a result, they could only get a small amount of remuneration after a year. With such a small amount of remuneration, they could survive on their own, let alone those farmers who had families to support. Living in a dark world, all you can feel is coldness and despair, without a glimmer of light, you can only live numbly.
After learning that this happened, Zhu Gaojie thought for a moment and decided to expand the development of the mining area in Yingzhou Province. Anyway, the human resources are enough now. If he doesn't mine, it will be in vain.
"Our construction in Yingzhou Province is mainly focused on mining development. As long as we work, we will have food. As long as we work well, we can support our family."
Zhu Gaojie looked at Liu Rong, "I am responsible for coming up with the policy, and you are responsible for the specific implementation. I will not tell you the detailed arrangements one by one. Liu Rong, I will leave this matter to you. Before tomorrow morning, put forward the specific plan Put it on my desk."
All affairs of the entire army revolve around Zhu Gaojie as the core. His orders are the law of the king and his words are the rules of heaven. When power is given to one person, he stamps his feet and the entire Northeast trembles. Now this scope is not only limited to the Northeast, but also includes Yingzhou Province.
Being a dictator does not mean that you have to do everything yourself. Decentralization of power is inevitable. The Ming Dynasty is so big that one person cannot do everything even if he is exhausted.
That's not diligence, that's stupidity.
The people below also need to eat. If he takes over everything, how can the people below still mess with their performance? How can I sacrifice my life for you?
When the sphere of influence of Prince Qi's Mansion had expanded to Annan Province, Jianzhou Province, Korea Province, and Yingzhou Province, Zhu Gaojie had already begun to disperse power to his close associates.
Although he is still the leader and all the general plans are proposed by him, the specific content is perfected and implemented by others.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Liu Rong said seriously.
"Yes." Zhu Gaojie looked at Lu Chaoyang again, "I asked you to clean up the noble landowners and temples. How did you do?"
Lu Chaoyang clasped his fists and said: "80% of Honshu Island has been cleaned up. The Jinyiwei are still covering the outside. The rectification will definitely be completed within two months."
"It must be cleaned up as soon as possible to keep these hidden dangers. If you want to abolish the original system of the Japanese country, it will bring great resistance. Please hurry up. We will not stay in Yingzhou for too long. There has been a letter from the imperial court. I'm urging you." Zhu Gaojie rubbed his brows.
It has been more than half a year since he went on the expedition. Prince Qi's palace has laid a solid foundation in the Northeast. The prince's monopoly on military and political power outside will inevitably attract criticism.
Although the old man has been carrying the pressure for him, if this continues, the old man will soon be unable to bear it.
Returning to Beijing is inevitable, and it won't take long, but Zhu Gaojie must keep everything here out of the way before returning to Beijing. The two provinces of Goryeo and Yingzhou must be firmly controlled by Ming Dynasty.
"Military system, military system." Zhu Gaojie continued, "The military system in the two provinces of Goryeo and Yingzhou must be based on the Ming Dynasty's army to eliminate all hidden dangers..."
Lu Chaoyang said: "Your Majesty, we are already doing it."
"Um."
Zhu Gaojie nodded slightly and waved his hands tiredly: "In that case, then go ahead and do it. I won't send it away."
Everyone stood up, saluted him, and left one after another.
When Liu Rong walked to the door, he turned around and glanced at King Qi.
This young man, who is only in his twenties, has a handsome face and already has silver hair on his temples. He is sitting on a chair, holding his forehead with his hands and closing his eyes lightly. Just sitting quietly like this can make people feel Feel the heavy fatigue on his body.
Liu Rong's throat moved slightly, and he wanted to say something, but Lu Chaoyang held his shoulders and pulled him out.
After leaving the door, Liu Rong couldn't help but ask: "How long has it been since the prince took a break? Why are you so tired?"
He has seen with his own eyes how brave King Qi is on the battlefield. He is instantly invincible. He dances with a sword like a tiger and a tiger, like a devil coming to the world. He has endless strength in his body. He can kill with one punch through his helmet. The person's head was flying red and white.
But now, King Qi's demeanor clearly showed that there was something wrong with weakness.
Lu Chaoyang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, ever since we entered the Kyoto Palace of Japan, he has often stayed awake for two or three days in a row. Even if he takes a nap occasionally, he only sleeps for two or three hours. He just sits on a chair and sleeps with his armor on. After opening my eyes, I was faced with the mountains of paperwork again. Why do you think we can do things so easily? It was all the prince who worked hard to pave the way! The systems of the two provinces of Goryeo and Yeongju were all created by him alone. I wrote it without sleep!"
Liu Rong couldn't help but gasped: "No wonder I see the prince is so tired, working so hard, even a hardened man has to lie down from exhaustion!"
He couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he thought of the many silver-white hairs between King Qi's temples.
When he was in Liaodong, he had never seen a single white hair on King Qi's head!
Liu Rong couldn't help but glared at Lu Chaoyang: "Old Lu, what you did was not very kind. Apart from that boy Su Wen, you are the one who works most diligently with the prince. Why don't you try to persuade the prince more?" How can you work so hard, what if your body is exhausted?"
Lu Chaoyang smiled bitterly and said: "I persuaded you, why didn't you persuade me? This is not the first time I told the prince to let him rest more. There is nothing I can do."
