Chapter 33 Candidates
Zhu Xiongying was furious and tried his best to settle the accounts, but He Xi's report also flew thousands of miles away. Arriving at Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial case. The contents contained nothing more than a report on Ye Wang's death, a request for posthumous compensation, and the possibility of setting up a county in Liaodong.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a look and sighed.
To be honest, Ye Wang is a person. Zhu Yuanzhang has no impression. But he knew that Ye Wang was not much different in age from him. They are considered peers. Zhu Yuanzhang's sigh was not for Ye Wang, but now for himself.
Time makes people grow old. So what if he is an emperor?
Then Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the secret music in his hand. But it was He Xi's various actions in Liaodong. Especially the empty-handed white wolf. After turning around, millions of funds were in his hands.
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised, but also very vigilant.
How can this method be used on the right path today? In the future, some people will use this method on the wrong path.
By then, many people will be involved.
Although it is not that there are some cults among the people that defraud people of money. But something on such a large scale has never happened before.
However, this is a matter of the future.
What Zhu Yuanzhang has to deal with is the matter at hand. After half a year of sorting out, suppressing, and fighting behind the scenes, the Qingzhang case that spread throughout the south has come to an end. Although I dare not say that all the fields in the world have been registered.
After all, under these technical conditions, it seems somewhat impossible.
However, more than 90% of all registrations have been registered.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't ask for the last bit.
After all, there is a marginal effect in economics, and it does not mean that the more input, the more output. After a certain margin, it may even appear that the more input, the less output.
Zhu Yuanzhang may not know this truth. But he knew this reality.
The last remaining ones are either the real dignitaries. For example, Xu Da's family. Or it's just in the corner, in the ravine, I don't know how to find a piece of flat land. Daily management is troublesome, but once you ascend the throne, collecting taxes will be a tricky matter in the future.
It can even kill people.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was about to slowly end the matter of clearing his father-in-law.
Although this matter is over. But Zhu Yuanzhang could not take action on other aspects immediately. After all, doing things also requires rhythm. One piece and one piece of relaxation. Always give the people below some breathing space.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang had already devoted his energy to the Northeast.
Zhu Yuanzhang handed these memorials to Prince Zhu Biao and said, "What do you think?"
The prince was silent for a moment. What he was most concerned about was that under the leadership of He Xi, Liaodong produced materials. If He Xi was to complete the production plan of more than 10 million taels of goods this year. It is necessary to produce nearly ten million pieces of cloth, hundreds of thousands of rock salt, steel, large wood, ships, and paper. etc. It won't be a small amount.
This shocked the prince.
Because before Liaodong, it suffered financial losses every year.
Otherwise, the rear area would not be allowed to replenish food and salary every year.
And He Xi's departure has brought about earth-shaking changes to Liaodong.
The prince is not a corrupt scholar, he is a politician. He knew very well what these goods and the numbers behind them could do. Today's Liaodong is naturally not as good as Jiangnan's products. Su Xian is romantic, but at this rate of development, it is estimated that it will be completely different in a few days.
The prince was deeply shocked and had to doubt whether the Confucianism he had always believed in was really no longer good.
Immediately, the prince shook his head secretly.
He doesn't think so.
Conquering the world and taking over the world are two different things.
The doctrine of the future may not be wrong. But it must not be so intense. Because this will affect the foundation of Ming Dynasty. After all, it’s okay to admit it or not. Back then, my father recruited wealthy people from all over the world. Various compromises made the landowners of the world think that the Ming Dynasty was orthodox, and they were able to secure their position.
This is the most important.
Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.
The prince was not unaware, he actually had preconceived ideas. In other words, the basic idea.
When he thinks about things, he naturally starts from his own perspective. From the perspective of maintaining the rule of Ming Dynasty. Instead of starting from the perspective of the people of Ming Dynasty. After all, he has been a prince since he was a child, with rich clothes and fine food. He knew where it all came from. It's because his father is the emperor that he has everything like this.
If he is not the eldest son, now all this may not be his.
Therefore, for the prince, maintaining his rule and passing on the Ming Dynasty to his descendants are the most important things. rather than anything else.
But in this case, the prince would not dare to tell Zhu Yuanzhang.
The prince thought for a moment and said, "He Xi did an excellent job. This is beyond my expectation. I only hope that Xiongying can learn from He Xi and I will be satisfied."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "He Xi is not a secretive person. Don't worry about this. I'm asking about the two things He Xi asked me to do."
The prince said: "I believe that Liaodong should not only have states and counties, but also a government, Liaoyang Prefecture, to unify the general affairs of Liaodong. Otherwise, it will be too unsystematic."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood what the prince meant.
The prince wants to place people in Liaodong.
It’s just a state or county, although it can do a lot. But within the Liaodong system, they have no say. Because they are too far away from He Xi. As for the prefect of Liaodong, or the prefect of Liaoyang, with this official position, it is easy to do things.
With the current scale of Liaodong, it is possible to establish prefectures and counties. But setting up a government is a bit redundant.
Shenyang and Yingkou are not qualified for setting up mansions. Even if they were put together and set up as one mansion, it would not be enough. Because most of the people in Liaodong are in the army and commanding envoys, there are more than a dozen guard posts below, occupying all the people. Even if Goryeo migrated here. There are also many under the health system.
There are also some in the factory and mine system, and even fewer can be classified as private households.
However, Liaodong has extraordinary potential. It may not be impossible to mention one cell first.
The prince has been silent a lot during this period of time. It seems that he is willing to obey Zhu Yuanzhang's policies. Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to give his son some face. Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said, "Prefect of Liaoyang, who do you have in mind?"
The prince thought about the people he had brought with him. With a thought in his heart, he said, "Liu Jing can do it."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Mr. Liu's son?"
There is only one Mr. Liu in Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth. That is Liu Bowen.
The prince is kind and kind. Speaking of which, Liu Ji also taught the prince and was his teacher. It's just that Liu Ji wanted to withdraw from the court turmoil very early. It won't end well in the end. Even the title of Lord Cheng Yi is currently vacant.
Liu Ji was certainly killed by Hu Weiyong. But many of Liu Ji's ideas did not satisfy Zhu Yuanzhang.
This is the fundamental reason. If Zhu Yuanzhang was not disappointed with Liu Ji, how could Hu Weiyong dare to touch Liu Ji?
The reason why the prince used Liu Jing was first of all because he was talented. This family background is no worse than any great scholar in the world. Even more honest. Even during the Hongwu Dynasty, the Liu family had no power or wealth. But after Zhu Di entered Nanjing, he said in front of Zhu Di: "Your Highness will never be able to escape the word 'usurpation' for a hundred generations."
This sentence naturally sent Zhu Di to prison. He committed suicide without waiting for Zhu Di to order the disposal.
This kind of loyalty moved the prince. Such a person would not be won over by He Xi.
Finally, one more thing. That was the person sent by the prince to Liaodong. Of course there are ideas such as differentiation, understanding, containment, penetration, etc. However, we can only help, not stumbling. People around the prince cannot do such things.
Send people like Fang Xiaoru. Good guy, that is to intensify the conflict, and Zhu Yuanzhang can't get through this.
But Liu Jing is different.
In terms of knowledge, Liu Jing, like his father Liu Jing, had a strong influence in the early Ming Dynasty. What is the atmosphere in the early Ming Dynasty is that it is different from the prevalence of Ming Dynasty learning in later generations. In terms of knowledge, he emphasizes practicality and is flexible, and he is definitely not comparable to some corrupt scholars.
Liu Jing is certainly not as good as his father. But Song Lian and his group are not the same people.
If we use Confucian concepts to distinguish. People like Song Lian were mostly Confucian, while Liu Ji and his son were mostly Quan. One believed that Confucian principles were unparalleled in the world. There must be no wavering. The other one is based on benevolence and righteousness, but has flexible means of doing things. Pursue practical results.
