"Did you dig this out of the book in Dabentang?" Zhu rolled his eyes at Zhu Xi, who had strong limbs, and was too lazy to pay attention to him, but looked directly at Zhu Su.
"Ah...well...who says it's not the case." Zhu Su could only talk about him.
Zhu looked at Zhu Su with a playful smile. He was looking through books in the main hall every day. Why didn't he find these weird and unique books?
"Lao Wu, is this method of yours a military training method for later generations?" Zhu Di quietly pulled Zhu Su aside. He is familiar with military literature and can naturally see that this method is not just about strengthening the body. On a daily basis, they practice running with heavy loads and trekking through mountains and rivers... Isn't this just to train the soldiers' marching and various abilities?
"As expected of Fourth Brother, he knows his stuff." Zhu Su gave him a thumbs up. "In fact, there are also supporting ideological education and methods. I will compile them into a book for you later. As long as you don't use the soldiers trained by this method to rebel in the future, such strong soldiers will definitely be invincible in the world."
Zhu Di's eyes were filled with joy, but then he felt disappointed. "As long as it wasn't for Zhu Yunwen, how could I have done such a rebellious thing?"
"It's just that my father is already wary of me. He said that he would seal me to a wealthy place in the south and only let me be a peaceful king."
Zhu Su wanted to say that was not a good idea, but seeing Zhu Di's visible disappointment, it was no longer easy to say this. Knowing that the best thing in his life is military service, letting him be an idle king who cannot go to the battlefield is as uncomfortable as killing him. He sighed in his heart and advised: "There are still a few years until we become a vassal, and everything is still uncertain. Why worry about gains and losses like this."
"Lao Wu, do you have any idea?" Zhu Di perked up after hearing this. "You can persuade dad, right? I know that what dad listens to most now is your words!"
Zhu Suxin said that Lao Zhu didn't listen to him, he just regarded himself as a storyteller. How could the mighty Emperor Hongwu be able to influence his thoughts so easily.
Unexpectedly, the opportunity to influence Lao Zhu's thoughts came soon. On this day, after listening to the history of Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu suddenly said: "Lao Wu."
"What do you think about our agreement to support the feudal princes and grandchildren?"
Zhu Su was stunned when he heard this. This was the first time that Lao Zhu took the initiative to ask him for his views on a certain policy since the cabinet question.
After thinking about it for a while, he answered bluntly: "It is a waste of national money and does no good to the country."
Later generations of vassals in the Ming Dynasty were strictly limited in their military power and the right to participate in political affairs, and they were not allowed to leave their residences at will. They were useless. However, the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang cherished his descendants and made extremely generous arrangements for them in advance. treatment. This vassal system gradually turned the Ming Dynasty royal family into a huge parasitic cancer in the Ming Dynasty: the generous treatment of the vassal kings became a huge burden on the Ming Dynasty's finances. In the forty-first year of Jiajing, the country supplied Beijing with four million shi of grain every year, while the total annual supply of rice to the vassal palaces in various places was 8.53 million shi, more than twice that of Beijing.
Zhu Su hasn't talked about this section yet, but from the many clues that have been said, Lao Zhu has discovered this major drawback on his own. After all, during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong and Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty, there were so many properties given to the vassals that it has to be said...
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Even Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty set a precedent for a dynasty and allowed the palace to collect taxes on its own on the newly granted land...
One of the reasons for the "Three Hundred Years Curse" is land annexation. But Lao Zhu didn't expect that the biggest land annexer would be the Zhu family themselves.
"It's a waste of national money and does nothing to benefit the country. Well said, well said..." Lao Zhu murmured, but there was a hint of anger in his words. "It seems that our Zhu family's evil children and grandchildren are not limited to the fourth branch. These Zhu family members who waste the country's money are just worms to the country..."
Thinking that these were actually his own faults, Lao Zhu couldn't help but hesitate in his words. The more I listen to Lao Wu these days, the more I feel that the Ming Dynasty is really riddled with holes. Even though he is the supreme being in the world, he still feels powerless to face many problems of future generations.
In just a few months, Lao Zhu had fine-tuned and modified many policies of the Ming Dynasty. Although it has not yet reached the point of changing the order overnight, officials have already written to persuade him to take Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty as a warning.
Too much haste and poor communication can easily lead to inconsistencies between the central government and local government orders, leading to official chaos.
Zhenjiao Lao Zhuchou turned his head white. Now we have discovered a new waste of the vassal king's money wasting away the country's money. These are his own descendants!
"I didn't expect you idiots to be able to have children..." Lao Zhu said tangledly.
Zhu Su couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. We are turtle sons, so what are you?
I couldn't speak directly, and I would be punished if I spoke, so I had to hold it in my mouth uncomfortably. Seeing Lao Zhu's troubled expression on his face, Zhu Su opened his mouth, wondering whether he should speak.
Before, Lao Zhu would also fall into deep thought like this after hearing about some bad policies in later Ming Dynasties. That’s how I came up with the strategies for improvement. Zhu Su would always fall silent at this time. He knew that professional people did professional things, and Lao Zhu was definitely the top politician, and if he had stripped away the knowledge and vision of future generations, he would probably be worse than ordinary people.
The pros and cons of a country's governance are beyond his ability to measure.
But now he has the desire to speak. One of the reasons is because Zhu Di treats him well. If he really has to die in Fugui Township, he will definitely be depressed until the end of his life. The other reason is that the great gods on the Internet in later generations will be Ming Dynasty. There has been some discussion on the vassal town policy. If the vassal town policy can be fundamentally changed, maybe the future of the Ming Dynasty will usher in another exciting change.
If this proposal succeeds, the Ming Dynasty will surely become the most dazzling dynasty in history, and it may last for hundreds of more years. But if it fails, I am afraid that it will end up like the Great Sui Dynasty of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
"Lao Wu, what do you want to say?" Realizing that Zhu Su was hesitant to speak, Lao Zhu simply asked himself.
"Hmm. Can I boldly ask, what are you going to do about the vassal king's shortcomings?" Zhu Su asked.
"What else can we do? It's just to reduce the cost for future generations. After five generations, the court will no longer provide supplies, so there will be no worries." Lao Zhu touched his chin.
"Have you ever thought about sealing it outside?" Zhu Su prompted.
"Shut him outside?" Lao Zhu was stunned, his eyes a little strange. "Why is the outside sealed? Are you asking us to send you and your brothers out?"
"No." Zhu Su almost collapsed. "I mean, have you ever thought about restarting the enfeoffment system?"
"Restart the enfeoffment system?" Lao Zhu frowned.
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