Chapter 67 Recall
Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly unwilling to listen to Li Wenzhong's words.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Li Wenzhong was stupid because of reading.
Among the founding generals, Li Wenzhong was the most well-read and the most knowledgeable. He can be said to never let go of scrolls, and is known as a Confucian general. Able in literature and martial arts. So much so that Zhu Yuanzhang asked Li Wenzhong to be promoted to the imperial eunuch because he valued Li Wenzhong. After all, Li Wenzhong was considered a cultural person among the founding generals.
It’s just that Li Wenzhong read a lot. After reading a lot about benevolence, righteousness and morality, I always felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was too harsh on his superiors and subordinates, so he repeatedly persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang to be lenient.
To Zhu Yuanzhang, such words were particularly unpleasant to listen to.
Originally, from Zhu Yuanzhang's perspective, was this because he was being unkind? It is these people who violate his laws. Take the salary as an example, it shows that the salary is low. But in fact, the salary during the Hongwu period was enough for all officials to live. Of course, it was just a living. There is no more. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want it either.
In fact, many people have not noticed that everyone is complaining about the low salary in the Ming Dynasty, but they have not discovered that the low salary system created by Zhu Yuanzhang has been continued. Until then. Nowadays, the salary of civil servants is actually not high. It is in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of formulating salary.
Some people may have said that officials now have many invisible resources. It's like officials of the Ming Dynasty had no privileges.
It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang was stingy and an old peasant. Now it has reached a theoretical level. In his view, people at higher levels, those who Li Wenzhong said should be lenient, should be lenient. It's just unkindness to the people at the bottom.
Nowadays, the reason why the Ming Dynasty is able to accomplish so many great things is that the whole court is still safe. Nothing happened. Either during the Yongle period, the Northern Expedition led to the Tang Saier uprising in Shandong, or because Zhu Yuanzhang tried his best to limit the greed of the upper class. Find ways to collect money and food directly from the people. The taxes and labor services paid by the people are the same. But most of them are used for business.
But if he is lenient to these powerful scholar-bureaucrats. The taxes paid by the people and so on. It is estimated that a considerable part of it will be taken away by these people. If you do the same thing again, you might cause an uproar in the world.
It’s just that Li Wenzhong is already like this.
He couldn't say anything. I can only change the subject.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang defined what Li Wenzhong said as random thoughts. But Li Wenzhong still wanted to say something.
Zhu Yuanzhang no longer wanted to hear it. He pressed Li Wenzhong under the quilt and said, "You have a good rest. When you recover, I will come to see you again."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he stood up and left.
Li Wenzhong could only cough heavily and wanted to say something. But it was not unspeakable.
In fact, under normal circumstances, Li Wenzhong would not dare to say anything. At this moment, Li Wenzhong had no hope for his illness. Only then did he speak out what was in his heart. He definitely meant what he said. It's a pity that his and Zhu Yuanzhang's ideas are not compatible.
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Zhu Yuanzhang stood in the courtyard of Cao Guogong's mansion and sighed softly.
Li Wenzhong's relationship with him was different after all. It could be said that there were only a few relatives who followed him to the end. Li Wenzhong's loyalty to him is unquestionable. But Li Wenzhong's attitude made Zhu Yuanzhang feel lonely in his heart.
Suddenly I remembered He Xi. Perhaps only He Xi can resonate with him in some thoughts.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree with Li Wenzhong's ideas. Li Wenzhong attaches great importance to his body.
Zhu Yuanzhang called Dai Yuanli, who was treating Li Wenzhong, and asked, "How is Duke Cao Guo's illness?"
Dai Yuanli said: "Your Majesty, Cao Guogong's illness is not an illness."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Oh? What is that?"
Dai Yuanli said: "It's an injury. It's an old injury. In his early years, Cao Guogong suffered hundreds of wounds, both large and small. In addition, he suffered too much overdraft in his early years. He was weak in both Qi and blood. It took him a long time to recover in these years. I have lost my vitality. But at this point, I can only live out my life and obey fate."
Li Wenzhong is different from Queen Ma. Queen Ma is a woman after all, and it is not his turn to fight in battle. But Li Wenzhong is different. Li Wenzhong, Zhu Wenzheng, already have a group of adopted sons headed by Mu Ying. They are all Zhu Yuanzhang's most trusted team members.
Since the army was launched, he was also the one who fought tooth and nail for Zhu Yuanzhang. Because they were too close to Zhu Yuanzhang. If Zhu Yuanzhang falls, it will be difficult for each of them to survive.
Li Wenzhong became the head coach of one side when he was only in his thirties. Although there was Zhu Yuanzhang's support, there was also Li Wenzhong's hard work. This kind of desperate fighting is not just about fighting on the battlefield. He also climbs on ice and lies in snow, taking the lead. No matter how brave you are when you are young, you will suffer a lot when you get older.
Li Wenzhong's body suffered from injuries that had not completely healed when he was young. Years later, after becoming an old disease, he suddenly burst out. Dai Yuanli was also at a loss. Dai Yuanli can handle just the same disease. However, these various situations are so entangled and intricate that it is impossible to start.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Is there really no other way?"
Dai Yuanli said, "What I can do is to try my best to keep Cao Guogong alive for one day. As for the rest, it's hard to say." However, Dai Yuanli seemed to remember something and said, "Maybe there is someone who has a way."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Who is it?"
Dai Yuanli said: "Consort He, I have been practicing medicine all my life, but he is the only one that I can't see through. For the diseases that I can't cure, even the famous doctors in the world can't do anything. But I'm not sure whether Prince Consort He can do anything about it. of."
This is the truth.
In Dai Yuanli's view, He Xi is simply a mystery.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that He Xi probably had no choice.
All of He Xi's medical skills are actually just a few axes. After all, He Xi is not a medical student. Now even those who are studying medicine. Without the support of so-called equipment in later generations, what can be done is quite limited.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang had the idea of calling He Xi back.
First, the southeast maritime affairs have been almost settled in the past few months. He Xi has no use in Liaodong anymore, so stop hiding from the limelight. On the contrary, He Xi is indispensable for the overall grasp of maritime affairs.
Secondly, Zhu Yuanzhang still took precautions against Li Wenzhong's illness.
He felt that there was nothing he could do, so what if there was a way to save Li Wenzhong's life? After all, although Zhu Yuanzhang read a lot of things and read a lot of books. But his understanding of the future is still quite one-sided. He wasn't sure if He Xi really had no choice.
Thirdly, he also wanted to hear He Xi's thoughts on Liaodong affairs and the Northern Expedition.
In short, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unaccustomed to the days without He Xi by his side.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Xu Zheng."
Xu Zheng immediately came from behind and said, "My servant is here."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Give me a verbal order to order He Xi to return to Beijing immediately."
Xu Zheng said: "I understand."
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He Xi naturally did not dare to violate Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict.
But when He Xi came back from Liaodong, the north wind was howling and the leaves were falling.
He Xi still came back by sea. After all, after the north wind started, the time boat returned from Lushun to Liujiagang in just ten days. After Hexi arrived in Liujiagang, he did not return directly to Nanjing. He had another thing to do. That is to sell the big wood he dragged here.
There are more than a hundred big trees in total, and the smallest one can hold them together. No matter how small the trees were, He Xi had no interest in letting people cut them down. Can't tell the price.
Yao Guangxiao ran around and found several timber merchants.
These timber merchants were quarreling over these big trees. say what. This is salt soaked wood. That is, wood running through the sea water. The quality is not good and so on.
This is not wrong. Whether it is flowing down the river and intercepted at the outlet, or a considerable amount of wood, it is all made into wooden rafts and fixed on the back of the ship, and is towed by the ship to the south of the Yangtze River. This method saves tonnage and is easy.
After all, such a big piece of wood weighs at least several tons. However, the Ming Dynasty ships did not have much carrying capacity, so it was very troublesome to carry them up and down. It's better to just drag it over in the water. As long as you don't encounter a big storm and tie a few extra ropes, there won't be any problems.
Of course, these wood also become salt-impregnated wood.
