Wu Kuan and Liu Jian walked out of the palace, each a little silent. The crown prince was so smart, and the emperor doted on him very much. From now on, wouldn't the master of the Ming Dynasty become the Eastern Palace?
In the capital,
Zhang Tianrui followed Zhu Houzhao's instructions and began to use money to recruit some craftsmen to work and build houses.
The movement is not small,
It seems that there was also the instruction from Donggong behind this.
Now this matter does not use any money from the Ministry of Accounts and has nothing to do with the national finance. Naturally, the cabinet and the Ministry of Accounts can't say anything.
Wu Kuan thought about it and felt that Dong Gong was too slippery.
Moreover, the name of doing this is to recruit poor people to train doctors. If anyone dares to stop this, once a commotion breaks out, it doesn't matter if the people in the capital are spit on him, His Highness the Prince will knock him down and his reputation will be ruined.
A few days later,
Zhu Houzhao received another prince's education plan from the cabinet. This time it was much more "reasonable".
One, practice calligraphy. Write one hundred every day in the spring, summer and autumn months, and fifty every day in the winter months. The brushwork must be regular and simple - simple.
Second, after lunch every day, take a leisurely stroll or practice riding and shooting - I am already doing this.
Third, read the books taught today dozens of times every night until you are familiar with them - if you are familiar with them, you don’t need to read them dozens of times, thank you.
Fourth, any reading that becomes warm after three days must be recited to maturity. On the day when Wen Shu is encountered, no new books are given, and official lectures are given, and the great principles must be understood - the same as above.
5. The beginning and end of each day's teaching. One day beforehand, the school librarian will write a post and submit it - Why is the school librarian's affairs included in my study plan?
6. When encountering strong winds, rain, snow, severe cold or severe heat, we will stop reading and practicing calligraphy - does it need to be clarified how big the wind and rain are?
7. There are two class clerks, four lecturers, one clerk, and one school clerk every day - it has nothing to do with me.
He gave this thing back to Liu Jin for a look.
"Our Lord Wu is trying to get into trouble with me. It's enough to just copy this little thing, and I have to ask Mr. Liu Ge to make some modifications."
After Eunuch Liu saw this thing, he didn't have any other opinions. He just sighed, "Time flies so fast. I still remember the days when I held His Highness in my arms. In the blink of an eye, I will be leaving the pavilion to study."
The auspicious day finally determined by the Ministry of Rites is the third day of March.
It's been a month, but actually it just happened in the blink of an eye.
Now Zhu Houzhao no longer has the concept of going to work or off work, and he doesn't care what day of the week it is. It feels like every day is a weekend, so time flies by.
When Liu Jin talked about time,
Zhu Houzhao thought about the day he ascended the throne again. He received the education from his previous life and never dreamed that he would become the emperor. I don't know what will happen in the future.
But don’t think so much, just follow the plan step by step.
Just as we were talking, someone came from outside to report that Yang Tinghe wanted to see him.
Zhu Houzhao was slightly startled. They had not seen Yang Tinghe since he went to Qingzhou to serve as magistrate. Is this because he came to visit him during the Chinese New Year?
"Tell him to come in."
"yes!"
Not long after, Yang Tinghe, wearing a blue official robe, with a bit of wind and frost on his face, met the prince in front of the prince's desk in the Xiefang Hall.
"Your Majesty, Yang Tinghe, is here to see you, Your Highness."
"Get up." Zhu Houzhao ordered Liu Jin, "Look at your seat. Place the stool next to the charcoal basin. We haven't seen you for many days, and our Mr. Yang is going to freeze."
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness."
These are all our own people, so just be polite.
Then Zhu Houzhao asked: "Why did you come here suddenly today? What's the matter?"
"No. I am returning to Beijing on a business trip and will return to Qingzhou soon. I just have some knowledge in my heart that I want to share with His Highness."
As he spoke, he took out a memorial from his arms and handed it to Liu Jin.
There are five big characters on the memorial: "Qingzhou Tax Book"
"From what I saw in Qingzhou, the better the fertile farmland, the easier it is for the eunuchs to fall into the hands of the big families, while the poorer and inferior fields will be added to the heads of the small people, but it is the small people who pay the taxes. And those who own land are relatively well off. Among the people of Qingzhou, only 23% of them have land, and 78% of them are tenant farmers. The official land designated by the imperial court is heavily taxed, and only the autumn crops are harvested every year. , the harvest from an acre cannot be more than three dan, and the less one can only get more than one dan, and the payment to be paid is one dan for the heavier one, and seven or eight bushels for the small one. The tenants have exhausted their efforts for a year, and the manure is clogged with work, but they still have to pay the rent today. And tomorrow’s beggars.”
What Yang Tinghe was talking about was actually the land annexation. He only saw some superficial things in Qingzhou. It will only become more profound if he thinks about it for a few more years.
In a country dominated by agriculture, the most important thing is naturally land. But it is very difficult to solve the land issue. Not to mention a young prince, even an emperor like Kangxi would have a hard time doing it.
This matter is extremely important and must not be rushed. At least we can't do it when our foundation is still shallow.
In fact, he is already making preparations. If you have the energy to accomplish things, this 'energy' is nothing more than money and people. The two most important things are people, who are divided into civil and military people. Wen, we are already looking for him, Wu, everyone brought out by Wang Yue is considered his. We always think about the problem from the perspective of the prince and feel that we need to recruit. In fact, thinking from the perspective of some border troops, they want to climb up to the prince. With this background, we can do many things with confidence.
Of course, none of this can be done today and tomorrow, it will take time.
Zhu Houzhao's face became solemn, he had to handle this matter properly.
But Yang Tinghe continued: "Don't you know that it is a big taboo for me to commit the following crimes? However, Qi Kuan, the governor of Shandong Province, indulged his family slaves, either buying them at low prices or using the so-called dedication method, and invaded tens of thousands of people's fields. His crimes are too numerous to describe! "
This is a third-grade official, not something he, a fourth-grade official, should be able to shake.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have jumped to the next level to talk about this matter.
As for Zhu Houzhao, as the person behind Yang Tinghe, now that a minister has reported such a major case, he must take a stand, otherwise his previous reputation as a virtuous man will not be consistent with his current behavior of condoning corrupt officials.
It will also dampen the enthusiasm of such officials who still have justice in their hearts.
But in addition to supporting Yang Tinghe's work to a certain extent, as a superior, he must also consider whether the measures are appropriate from the overall situation and cannot let him mess around and break the plan.
Also be careful not to be too specific. Because Yang Tinghe simply said it like this, what is actually the situation? who knows?
"This memorial... I want to keep it as a reminder." Zhu Houzhao looked at it for a few times, and he already had some concerns in his mind. He first had to have the consciousness of being someone's backstage, "As for the Qi Kuan matter, you can just follow your instructions. Do what you think in your heart, I will make the decision for you in everything! Do you still remember what I told you when you went to Qingzhou? "
"Don't embarrass Dong Palace!"
"Well. I asked you why you didn't come to see me until today. I guess it's because of some hesitation in your heart. If you go to Xiefang Hall and don't say anything, you will be betraying my feelings. If you say... you, Yang Tinghe, are guilty. It’s taboo in officialdom.”
Yang Tinghe touched his head to the ground, "Your Highness is wiser than ever!"
"But I don't care about what is taboo. If the people's affairs are not handled well, the court officials are not good. If there is something you can't do, send a letter to the East Palace. I don't care if you hesitated before. Now it's time. I have said this here, so you must not hesitate at all when you go back. Let them know that there is a Prince of the East Palace in the Ming Dynasty. This is brave, you should remember it first."
Yang Tinghe's heart was filled with excitement, and he kowtowed, "Please remember this!"
"I will read this "Qingzhou Tax Book", but I can only lock it first. The disadvantages of Qingzhou are not the disadvantages of our Ming Dynasty. I don't know how wide the two capitals and thirteen provinces are, but the annexation of the land It’s no small matter, you and I both have to wait for the time and conditions to mature. This is deliberate, do you understand what I mean?”
What a smart person Yang Tinghe is?
"I understand that since I have joined Qi Kuan, I will only handle Qi Kuan's case."
There is nothing we can do about it.
In fact, to put it simply, if you don’t have a few loyal eagle dogs, generals and hundreds of thousands of troops that can fight, then this kind of case can only be handled one by one. As long as it's not nationwide, there won't be any trouble.
Of course, there's no one way to do anything.
In fact, there is a second one, which is more emperor-minded, which is to find a black glove.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and bit his finger. He knew that the Hongzhi Dynasty had a big problem. Even the vassal king requested a lot of land. This wind must be stopped.
"You are waiting for my letter in Qingzhou. As long as the time is right, maybe you can do more Qi Kuan. Bring more blessings to the people."
Yang Tinghe raised his head and glanced at the prince, who was frowning and trying to think of various ways, and suddenly felt moved.
"I will obey His Highness's will even to the death!"
Zhu Houzhao frowned. He knew that Yang Tinghe would be in danger if such a thing happened. After all, he is just a small fourth-grade official.
"By the way, you...do you have a son named Yang..."
"His Royal Highness, the dog's name is Shen, Yang Shen."
"How old are you, ten?"
"New Year's Day is eleven."
"Speaking of which, the preparations for the lectures in the East Palace are almost complete, and the date is very close. In my opinion, your son should not go to Qingzhou with you this time, but stay and be my companion."
Yang Tinghe was stunned. He was really caught off guard. This was not an ordinary reward...
He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness, this favor is too heavy and I am frightened! Dogs are not people with such great blessings!"
Yang Shen was the first of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty.
When he won the first prize, his father was the chief assistant. But no one thought there was anything wrong with the No. 1 pick. Just two words: obey him.
This top pick should be his.
the river is long and tempestuous, it was like a hero. Right and wrong, success or failure turn around in vain. Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.
These sentences were written by his son.
As for the reason for doing this, Zhu Houzhao did not do it all for him, Yang Tinghe. In the final analysis, it was for himself.
It just so happened that he was going out to study, so he was preparing to do one thing: find a reading companion.
Or say one of our own...
Just like Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards during the Jiajing period, Lu Bing's mother was the wet nurse of Emperor Jiajing, so the two knew each other since they were children. Of course, they were both still young at the time.
But when I was a kid, this memory was different.
Lu Bing himself was very loyal to Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Jiajing also trusted him. Regardless of whether these two people did good or bad things, the relationship between monarch and minister is always enviable.
Zhu Houzhao is at this age now, will he let this opportunity go in vain?
How could it be, he not only wants civil servants, but also hawks and dogs.
