Zhu Yunxi smiled when he heard this.
"Grandpa, didn't you leave it to your grandson to decide how to reward your fourth uncle for winning the Northern Campaign this time?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Now the Jin Yiwei has confiscated the property of more than 300 officials, and the fines of Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen and others have also been handed over in full.
After getting the money, he decided to reward King Yan for what he gained from the northern expedition.
Zhu Yunxi said: "My grandson was thinking before that it is a good thing that the army is victorious. But how to arrange the disabled soldiers is a headache."
This time, it wasn't just Zhu Yuanzhang who nodded in agreement. Zhan Hui and others also nodded in agreement.
The DPRK continued to use troops, and the disabled soldiers accumulated over the years were no longer ordinary. Every year, the imperial court spends a lot of money to support these soldiers and the young and old in their families.
Zhu Yunxi went on to say: "My grandson thinks that no matter whether our officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are disabled or disabled, they all want to serve the Ming Dynasty. In this case, why not let them still work for the court, and the court can also give them more benefits. , so that I can feed a large family.”
This is something that really touches on benevolent governance.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately showed his expectation and hurriedly said: "Speak quickly, if you can, grandpa will let you go and do it. Don't let the soldiers' hearts fall."
Zhu Yunxi grunted, nodded and said: "My grandson thinks that the money provided by the imperial court is a lot but not much. It is probably enough to feed the soldiers and their families."
"Under such circumstances, this is a good time for the post station to be reorganized. Why not the imperial court select those soldiers who cannot engage in farming and whose financial support is not enough to support the family, and let them work in the post station."
"Even if you can't deliver letters, you can still record letters, clean up the house, take inventory and take care of the warehouse at the inn?"
This is a good idea!
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded solemnly and expressed his approval.
Zhu Yunxi continued: "Sun'er believes that due to the restructuring of the inns in the DPRK, the normal sale of stamps and other items can only be done in Yingtian or the big cities of local state capitals. Naturally, the court will take the lion's share of these profits, but it is also We need to share some of the money to subsidize the officials in the post station."
"In this way, even if the imperial court places soldiers as officials in the post station, there will not be a shortage of sources of money expenditure."
"In addition, the DPRK can also distribute some rewards according to the number of letters sent and received every month at various post stations, the accommodation of common people and merchants, and the inventory. In this way, the original officials and those brothers who were transformed from soldiers to post officials We can also get more money to support our families."
The army was transferred to the official position.
This is what Zhu Yunxi suddenly remembered just now.
Taking this matter out at this time, for the old man, Zhan Hui and other ministers, is a way to solve the possible manpower shortage in the post station in the future and how the court can better support the disabled soldiers.
But for Zhu Yunxi, it was an experiment in further reforming the court system and how to better arrange the soldiers who fought bloody battles for the Ming Dynasty on the front line.
Compared with the number of officials in the court, the most numerous officials in the Ming Dynasty were those who did not have official positions but were still working in the government offices.
These people are often the children of local wealthy families, or old scholars who have never succeeded in scientific examinations.
It is precisely because of this that after a long time, it is easy to form a local situation. Obviously there is the chief official of the Mingtang of the state capital with the official seal of the imperial court, but many local things often have to go through the eyes of the old officials in the yamen and the clans behind them. Only with support can something be done.
Over time, a helpless situation emerged where the core power was intertwined at the local level, and the imperial court had a ridiculous situation in which imperial power did not go to the countryside.
Is it true that the emperor is unwilling to let his authority appear directly in the local countryside?
I don’t know that the emperors of all dynasties were unwilling, but they couldn’t do it.
Once the goal of transferring military officials to officials is achieved, Zhu Yunxi can gradually squeeze the voice of local clans and the power to rule in the countryside based on this.
In later generations, such a system became very popular for a certain period of time.
At this time, he saw that the old man had doubts.
Zhu Yunxi immediately said: "Grandpa, there is not much time left before you live forever. My grandson is thinking that the reform of the post station and the promotion of stamp sales will be limited to Zhili.
And this time, you have left it to your grandson to reward your fourth uncle for the victorious soldiers in the Northern Campaign. The two things just happened to collide. How to arrange the disabled soldiers, it is better to let the grandson do it in Zhili.
Even if something went wrong later, the court would be able to react and stop the situation from getting worse as soon as possible. "
Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask the courtiers for their opinions this time, but looked at the prince who was still basking in the sun.
As if feeling the old man's gaze, Zhu Biao, who had not flipped through a few pages, put down the book in his hand and turned around to look over.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "Prince, what do you think of what your son said?"
Zhan Hui and others raised their heads at the same time and looked at the prince who was obviously no longer far away from taking care of government affairs these days.
It seems that because of this serious illness, the prince developed the temperament of Xianyun Yehe.
Fortunately, His Majesty is fine, and the Emperor's grandson has grown up.
Zhan Hui and others felt that as long as they gave the prince a little more time to live, they would eventually be able to see the former magnificent Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty in the court.
Zhu Biao was a little helpless, and he couldn't escape under the gaze of everyone.
After pondering for a moment, he had to speak slowly: "If the imperial court can take advantage of the restructuring of the post station to properly accommodate the disabled soldiers in the army, it will be another benevolent government for our dynasty."
The prince's voice echoed in the side hall.
So everyone understood what the prince meant.
As long as this matter of transferring military personnel to civil servants is handled well, it will be the benevolent government of the Ming Dynasty.
You must know that when the emperor's grandson mentioned the reform of the inn before, he never received such attention and praise from the prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded: "If you can make our Ming soldiers have someone to rely on when they are old, and the young and old at home have no worries about food and clothing, then we will have nothing to ask for."
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunxi again, with some helplessness on his face.
Later, it was replaced by pampering and expectation.
His eyes were bright and he said: "Grandpa has also left this matter to you. Remember, the inn will be restructured and it doesn't matter if you make more or less. The worst is that grandpa won't be able to hold this Longevity Festival.
But if you want to accommodate those soldiers who retired due to disability in the army, you must arrange them for grandpa.
If things go wrong, I won’t let you reap the good fruits! "
Zhan Hui and others stood aside, lowering their feet and clasping their hands, their eyes sinking.
Zhu Yunxi nodded vigorously.
This was Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty who revived the orthodoxy of the Han family in the Central Plains, drove away the Tartar humiliation, and reorganized the Han family.
He didn't care whether the court could make much money from this matter.
He was more concerned about whether his soldiers and his people could live a better life under the rule of the Ming Dynasty and under his rule.
Zhu Yunxi promised in a deep voice: "Grandpa, don't worry, my grandson will definitely handle this matter and will never chill the hearts of the soldiers!"
"Well, you go ahead and do it." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and waved, then looked at Zhan Hui and others: "You all can go too. There are a lot of things going on in the court recently. You and I have to assist Zuo Huang Taisun to handle everything. It’s done properly and beautifully, and nothing can go wrong.”
Zhu Yunxi, Xie Jin, Zhan Hui and others all concentrated their attention and bowed.
"Grandson, please leave."
"I'll take my leave."
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When everyone dispersed, apart from the emperor and the prince, only the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Yu, remained in the side hall.
Although he was a courtier, he was also a close retainer of the emperor. There were many things that were not convenient for him to say to the officials in the court in person.
By this time, there was no one else in the hall.
Jiang Wei just spoke in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there was an incident at the post house where the envoys from various countries stayed last night. The emperor's grandson went to comfort the envoys from various countries late at night."
Zhu Yuanzhang was still looking at the prototypes of stamps at this time. When he heard Jiang Wei's words, he just hummed.
Jiang Wei observed the words and continued in a low voice: "The emperor's grandson met with Yoshinoderama, the Japanese envoy to the Southern Dynasties, to discuss the matter. Sun Cheng, the deputy of the Qianhu family of Jinyiwei, respected the emperor's order and reported it to the Jinyiwei Yamen."
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down and looked at Jiang Wei: "The emperor's grandson and the Japanese envoy discussed something."
Listening to the emperor's words, Jiang Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
He was talking about Yoshinoderama, the Japanese envoy to the Southern Dynasties, but the emperor returned the favor to the Japanese envoy.
Although they all sound the same, they are all envoys from the Japanese country, but now the situation in the Japanese country is being divided between the north and the south. At this time, the emperor calls the southern dynasty Yoshinoderama an envoy from the Japanese country, and its meaning is already clear.
He immediately said: "The emperor's grandson has been discussing with the Japanese envoys for a long time, and it has been decided that the Ming Dynasty will send troops to the Japanese country this year to help the Japanese country quell the domestic chaos and stabilize the Japanese government.
The emperor's grandson wants to take a place with a radius of fifty miles as the place where Ming soldiers will be stationed. It was even agreed that if the situation in Japan was stabilized, the Ming Dynasty could occupy 30% of the mineral wealth within the Northern Dynasties. "
Zhu Yuanzhang has left it to Zhu Yunxi to handle the affairs of Japan.
But when he heard about this time, he frowned: "This year, my Ming Dynasty will send troops to Japan?"
Jiang Wei nodded: "When the emperor's grandson discussed with the Japanese envoys, they have found out the other party's true situation. At most next year, no more than the next year, the Southern Dynasty will lose to the Northern Dynasty."
Siluke
Zhu Yuanzhang put down the stamps in his hand and patted the table: "Has the Emperor Taisun arranged how to send troops?"
Jiang Wei replied: "The emperor's grandson ordered the founding father to mobilize soldiers who are good at water and capable of fighting. The Longjiang Shipyard organized warships and sent troops to the Japanese country after the Wanshou Festival."
Why does the prince love reading so much now?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the prince under the sun and grunted in dissatisfaction, and then ordered: "Tell Chang Sheng to do this matter in a low-key manner and don't spread it out. The Jin Yiwei secretly monitored the other group of people in the Japanese country. , we don’t want them to return to the country this year. In addition, the transferred soldiers must settle down their families, and you Jin Yiwei need to send some people in, and now you need to send people to the Japanese country in advance. "
The emperor gave various orders, and Jiang Yu nodded in agreement.
After that, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Go ahead and do it. Jin Yiwei has been busy with things recently. I will ask the Emperor Taisun to reward him later."
Jiang Wei immediately spoke: "I thank you, Your Majesty. I serve the country and are loyal to Your Majesty without asking for rewards."
Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled and still waved silently.
Jiang Wei bowed and retreated.
After there were no more outsiders in the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the prince not far away with a faint look.
"Aren't you afraid of being sunburned?"
Zhu Biao, who had just picked up the scroll again, was stunned when his own father suddenly spoke like this. He had no choice but to put the scroll in his hand away and put it on the table beside him.
"Father, Yunxi told my son, if you want your legs, hamstrings and bones to heal faster, you should get more sun."
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, and finally spat unluckily: "You are listening more and more to what that boy is saying now. Who is the father and who is the son?"
Zhu Biao smiled silently and stretched out his hands to pat his legs.
It seems that it is indeed because of being exposed to the sun that my legs, which had not felt much in the past few days, now have some feeling. I can only feel that the blood in my legs is flowing slowly.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, remembering that the boy had also told him not to read the memorial for too long at night, so he felt less satisfied.
He waved to his son: "Come here, Yun Hei mentioned today that the generals in the army were transferred to the post officials. I see that you seem to have some things that you have not said in front of everyone. We are the only two at the moment. , please talk about it carefully."
