Iron and copper are necessary for the country. The annual production has been from the first year of Hongwu to this year. However, no matter how much it is, it is far from enough for the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Biao approved and ordered the Yushitai to supervise the imperial censor's northern tour of the state capitals. Mines to prevent corruption from affecting the important affairs of the court.
The Ministry of War reported that the barbarian chief of Teng Dazhai in Junlian Prefecture, Sichuan, Zhang and others, falsely claimed that the King of Liang in Yunnan had sent troops to occupy the counties in Changning, Hunan.
Chengyi Bo ordered the Chengdu Guards to command Yuan Hong to lead the troops to attack the rebels. Yuan Hong led his troops to Qingfu County in Xuzhou to defeat Qingping. He captured the puppets Li Wenzhi of the Qianhu household, Li Bu of the Baihu household, and the barbarian chief Zhang Bian and fled. He again invaded the Yangtze River with his troops. In Anzhu County, Yuan Hong pursued them and defeated them. He burned his nine villages and captured Bian Zhang, the pseudo-governor Zhang Shou, and the pseudo-thousand-household Xu Guan. The scattered remnants of Bian Zhang fled to Xidong, and the remaining party dispersed into Yunnan.
There are actually far fewer reports of mobs gathering to cause chaos than last year when Bashu first came, but there are still rebels popping up every now and then.
Zhu Biao first followed the proposal of the Ministry of War and decided on the rewards for Chengdu Guards Commander Yuan Hong and other generals who revolted against the rebellion. Merits must be rewarded and demerits must be punished. Especially nowadays, no one dares to suppress the achievements of soldiers, and no one dares to take credit.
This is the benefit of the pro-military governor's office and the supervisory censors all over the world. Even if there are idiots who are obsessed with profit, their colleagues, Shangguan, will never dare to join in the evil easily.
Then there was Zhu Biao's reply on the matter. The captured rebels did not need to be escorted to the capital for trial. Zhang Lingchi, the thief chieftain, was executed, and those who suppressed thousands of households were beheaded in half.
He paused for a moment and continued writing. The barbarians in the south suddenly surrendered and rebelled. This was due to their usual shortcomings. Now that they have been captured, they should be made into slaves to repair the horse roads and build suspension bridges. If they continue to refuse to be punished, the Hu people in the territory they rebelled against will be attacked with military force. Be awe-inspiring, otherwise you will never have any fear. If you flee, send troops to track them down, and leave no harm to the people!
The road from Sichuan to Yunnan and Guizhou is full of dangerous passes, requiring young men to cut through the mountains. However, after all, Bashu has just surrendered, and arbitrarily recruiting a large number of people to serve as corvees will easily arouse public anger, so these rebels are the best choice. I believe Liu Bowen will understand this. True meaning.
After the approval, he gave it to his father to take a look. After all, a large number of people were involved and there were severe punishments. After reading it, Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction. His principle is to use heavy laws to govern troubled times and will never tolerate rape to show kindness. .
The Ministry of Industry reported that the year before last, 20,000 civilians from Jiaxing, Songjiang, were recruited to open the Hujia Port in Shanghai County from Haikou to Caojing, which was more than 1,200 feet wide and 20 feet wide to pass the sea. Now that it has been completed, the imperial court is specially invited to inspect it to recognize its merits.
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The father and son reviewed the large and small government affairs for two hours before they were completely resolved. Only a few troublesome but not urgent memorials were left unpublished and will be discussed with the courtiers tomorrow.
After the people ordered the approved memorial to be moved to Zhongshu Province, the two men stood up and stretched out in unison, and there were countless crackling sounds in their bodies.
"It's still early, let's go out for a walk."
Zhu Biao had no choice but to respond. His father had been reviewing memorials and summoning officials in the Jinshen Palace after the morning court. After sitting there for a day, he naturally wanted to stretch his muscles, but he took Chahan to visit the garden in the morning, and went with Chen Youzong at noon. After discussing it and reviewing the memorials for two hours in the afternoon, I was exhausted both physically and mentally and just wanted to go back to the East Palace and lie down.
After bypassing the Huagai Hall and the Fengtian Hall, and walking from the middle right gate to the front of the Fengxian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said: "We plan to patrol the north in a few days."
Zhu Biao was not too surprised when he heard this. In fact, he had recently felt that his father was ready to make a move. As the emperor, Comrade Zhu still preferred to see the local people's livelihood with his own eyes instead of sitting in the palace waiting for the pro-military governor's mansion or supervision. Reports from the censors.
"Where do you plan to inspect, Father?"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "We haven't decided yet, and we are not ready to make a decision. We will decide wherever we go."
When word of this incident spreads, it will undoubtedly put great pressure on the officials of the Northern Prefecture Guard Office, and not only in the north. The emperor's heart is unpredictable. Who knows whether the Holy Emperor is planning to attack the east and attack the west, saying that he is patrolling the north, but suddenly he is investigating the south.
"There's no need to ask about the return date. My father will come back whenever he feels it's time to come back."
Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his big hand and grabbed the back of his son's neck and pulled him to his side. Lao Zhu was in his prime and Zhu Biao did not expect this move, so he was staggered.
After Zhu Yuanzhang pulled his son, he casually put his arm on his shoulders with a smile on his face. Zhu Biao had a dark face. The slaves following him did not dare to raise their eyes. They just lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, slowed down and gradually fell behind the front. The Tian family father and son did not dare to make any sound during this period.
"We finally went out and naturally wanted to see more of the officials and people's livelihood in several state capitals. It has been five years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The world should be better than before to live up to the hard work of the two of us in national affairs. , if the people’s life is not as good as that of the Yuan Dynasty, then we, Emperor Zhu, will become a joke.”
"After we leave Beijing, you will still be responsible for overseeing the affairs of the country and assisting the Secretariat. Don't specialize in big and small matters. Leave everything you can to Hu Weiyong to handle."
"My son understands."
Zhu Biao naturally knew that his father could not distrust his abilities. In fact, in the past few years, Zhu Biao had been like a prime minister with the title of prince. He was in charge of the emperor's assistant Wan Ji and co-led the six important affairs. However, he had taken charge of Zhongshu Sheng. The prime minister took away most of his authority.
Since Li Shanchang, neither Yang Xian, Wang Guangyang nor today's Hu Weiyong have reached such a position of authority. The first is that the emperor is diligent and hands-on in everything, so the prime minister naturally has less to do. The two are Zhu Biao's In the spring and Autumn period when the emperor was at his peak, Shi Lai was able to visit the ministers, listen to the affairs of various ministers, and practice state affairs.
Unconsciously, there was no one around them, and the group of palace maids and eunuchs were already a hundred steps behind. Zhu Yuanzhang took back his hands and put them behind his back: "In the first five years, we laid the foundation for the founding of the country, and we can feel at ease by doing it ourselves." , now that the foundation has been set, it’s time for Hu Weiyong to play.”
"Hu Weiyong also endured hard work. Planting party members widely is not something a prime minister with no power can do."
"Didn't we also send many people to him, such as Chen Ning, who as a father beat his own son to death and was worse than a beast? We made it clear that we hated Hu Weiyong but still accepted him."
"There is also Li Shanchang's younger brother Li Cunyi. For his brother's sake, we rewarded him with the title of Taipusi Cheng, but he was ungrateful and thought the official position was low. He followed the path of Hu Weiyong and asked his second son to marry him. Hu Weiyong’s second daughter.”
As he spoke, he passed through the right gate of Wu Tower and passed through the East Gate along the Inner Wulong Bridge. He was almost arriving at the East Palace. Zhu Biao naturally invited his father to take a break inside for a sip of tea.
Zhu Yuanzhang rarely came to his son's palace. His son wanted to avoid the concubines in his harem, and naturally he, as a father, also had to avoid his daughter-in-law. The only reason to blame was the ridiculous things done by the emperors of the Tang Dynasty.
After all, Lao Zhu did not go to the Chengqian Palace to sit down, but rested in the Wenhua Palace. However, Chang Luohua, as his daughter-in-law, naturally had no reason not to come and pay homage. He led the king with his two sons who had just been brought back from Kunning Palace. Rui Li Yan and Chen Yunqing came.
They, mother and son, will definitely be able to enter the palace to pay homage. As for whether Wang Rui and others can do so, it depends on their father's wishes. The distinction between concubines and concubines is very clear in this palace, and no one can escape it.
When they arrived, the father and son had already finished a cup of tea. When they heard the general report, Zhu Biao directly ordered: "Please invite the Crown Princess and the Emperor's grandson into the palace, and the rest of the people should wait in the side hall."
Soon Chang Luohua entered the palace carrying Yang'er, who was still sleeping soundly in his infancy. The nanny behind her hugged Liang'er and followed closely: "My son, I will help the emperor and his grandson to pay homage to the emperor and wish him a long life."
Zhu Yuanzhang was happy when he saw his grandson. Aiwu and Wu were also very satisfied with their daughter-in-law who gave birth to two grandsons: "Get up and sit down. You are a great contributor to our Zhu family. From now on, there is no need to be polite on occasions like this."
"My son, I would like to thank my father."
Sons and ministers, in this world, apart from the princes and princesses, only the future queen of the Crown Princess of the East Palace is qualified to call herself a son-in-law in front of the emperor and queen. The rest, even the princesses, can only be concubines.
Lao Zhu couldn't get enough of his grandson. He had just carried him back to Kunning Palace yesterday and spent the whole day cherishing it, but he still couldn't help but get up and walk down the steps. After Chang Luohua got up, he first handed the one in his arms to his husband, who then handed it to him. To my father.
It can be seen that Lao Zhu still wanted to hold both of his grandchildren, but after hesitating for a moment, he still only held Yang'er and walked back to the top. It was not that he didn't love him, but that he had to do this. He would rather not be known as unkind. The two grandchildren killed each other.
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