Chapter 157 Zhu Yuanzhang’s question
As mentioned earlier, the landlord’s business method. Few landowners directly manage the land. The business here is not about working in the fields. It’s about organizing production and making decisions about what to plant on this land and how to plant it? When will it be sold? How much money can you make? Use this ideological logic to manage land. Only then can it be called a business.
It’s not that there aren’t such people, they can be used. But they are very few.
Most landowners lease their land to tenants and allocate expenses from the tenants' production. Not directly responsible for operations. Although you may earn less. This is risk aversion. In addition, landlords will also exploit people through other channels, and rent is just one channel.
And land is the lifeblood of these people.
Now He Xi wants to attack the rural areas. It will make them more uncomfortable than digging up their ancestral graves. It is impossible not to react. It's definitely not a small fight now.
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped asking this question and said, "Go on."
He Xi said: "Yes." I don't know why. He felt that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed a little sad.
He Xi adjusted some ideas and talked to Zhu Yuanzhang. Said: "The commercial law enacted before was really too crude. In just half a year in Beijing, I encountered many unprecedented cases and all kinds of strange cases, so I came up with the idea of revising the commercial law. And I am afraid that in a few years, this will The commercial law needs to be revised again.”
"For example, patents. It's a new issue."
Zhu Yuanzhang said curiously: "Patent?"
He Xi said: "As for patents, many things in Beijing now are rushed. Some people have just invented new tools. Although the company has made a lot of money, most of it has been made by others. In this situation , not enough for technological R&D and innovation. Therefore, I want to formulate patent laws to control these behaviors."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yes, but can a mere piece of paper check and balance these people?"
He Xi said: "As long as His Majesty is here, this is just a trivial matter."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I am old. I don't know when I will be able to drive to the west. What I am most worried about is, after I die, will you be able to push forward the reform?"
He Xi opened his mouth, as if to say yes. Finally he kept his mouth shut. Nothing was said.
I can’t say that I can definitely do it, but I’m not willing to say that I can’t do it.
He Xi said: "I can only do my best."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "What I want is not to do my best, but to be foolproof. Think about this matter carefully."
"Yes." He Xi said. He Xi paused for a moment, and said with a gritted teeth, "Your Majesty, I believe that if you want to push forward the reform, you must have an emperor who supports the reform."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at He Xi. This glance almost cut He Xi's Huahua intestines open.
Of course Zhu Yuanzhang knew that He Xi was indirectly recommending the prince to be the prince.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat in the small garden of Qianqing Palace for a while, then stood up and walked back slowly with a cane. At this moment, an idea occurred deep in his heart. He secretly thought: "I have been thinking of a perfect solution. But The world is not perfect. No matter how we do it, in the process of industrialization, some people's interests will be damaged, and they may even be unable to bear it. In this case, why should I stick to everything?"
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's mind suddenly opened up. For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have a lot of inspiration.
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After returning to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang had just sat down when someone came to report that King Yan Zhu Di wanted to see him.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Go and stay behind the screen."
Doubts arise in He Xi's heart? From behind the screen, he could actually see what was going on outside the screen through the silk on the screen. In other words, this was to allow him to observe the previous conversation between Zhu Yuanzhang and King Yan.
But why?
Zhu Yuanzhang did this. What is the intention?
He Xi couldn't understand, but if he wanted to understand, he had to do what Zhu Yuanzhang said.
When He Xi stood up behind the screen, he heard the sound of footsteps outside, and then the sound of his head. He said: "My son, I pay homage to my father."
"Get up." Zhu Yuanzhang's voice came: "Sit down."
After King Yan sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke. Said: "Your mother gave birth to five children, I hope you can develop well in the future. However, the prince is dead, the King of Qin is not here, and the King of Jin is not worried. With your third brother's character, I will hand over the Ming Dynasty to He will be killed by Huo Huo sooner or later."
"From now on, it's you. Prince, are you interested?"
This sentence was extremely dull, but He Xi, who was hiding behind the screen, was startled. He didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang now preferred to go straight to the point and get to the point, which surprised He Xi twice.
However, He Xi was also curious, what would King Yan say?
At this moment, many thoughts came to King Yan's mind.
The inner struggle of King Yan. On the one hand, King Yan had his thoughts on the throne. King Yan grew up next to Zhu Yuanzhang. King Yan also knew how powerful the emperor’s authority was. At the same time, King Yan had no idea of the emperor. Fake. On the other hand, the temptation to create a large empire in Mobei was something that King Yan could not give up.
Even King Yan sometimes thought, what if he could be the emperor and send troops to Mobei at the same time? That’s the best of both worlds.
But now, King Yan must give an explanation.
In other words, it is the test question for King Yan.
King Yan thought for a moment and said: "Resuming the voyage, as a descendant of the Zhu family, I have the obligation to contribute to the court. My father has an order, and I dare not disobey. Even if I die in battle, I will not hesitate."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Are you trying to trick me?"
King Yan said: "I don't dare, father, I have seen many people from the Borzhijin family in Mobei. I think about how powerful the Golden Family was back then, but now the people of the Borzhijin family are not as good as one." beggar."
"If there is an emergency tomorrow, where is the head of my son? I am afraid that future generations will die on the Qinhuai River like cattle and sheep."
"What I just said is true. As long as I can do something for the world and the Zhu family, I am willing to do it, no matter how high or low I am."
He Xi secretly thought: "The words of King Yan come back and forth, but they are actually still some nonsense."
King Yan worked hard and said what he said, to sum it up, that is, father, if you let me be the emperor, I will be the emperor, if you don't let me be the emperor, I will not be the emperor. But no matter whether you are an emperor or a prince, you will always contribute to the great tomorrow.
It seems that he said it, but in fact he said some correct nonsense.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about this. After these few words, Zhu Yuanzhang had already judged it. After many years of experience, King Yan had developed many tricks. If the throne is passed to King Yan, Zhu Yuanzhang need not worry. King Yan will not be able to secure the throne. What he needs to worry about is how King Yan is going to be the emperor. Let's switch to other candidates, such as Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunwen.
For these two people, Zhu Yuanzhang had to arrange for supporting ministers, but for King Yan, there was no need.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You have a good relationship with He Xi. What do you think of He Xi's reforms?"
This is another test question, looking at King Yan's concept of the reform, so as to judge whether King Yan supports the reform or opposes the reform.
After all, as He Xi just said, the future emperor must be able to hold his own. King Yan can probably do this. Secondly, he must support the reform.
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to He Xi's thoughts.
At this moment, He Xi also held his breath and concentrated, listening to what King Yan was going to answer?
Maybe, if King Yan supports the reform, He Xi might have to deal with King Yan for many years to come. Even if King Yan could really support the reform, even if his strength was a little less than that of Zhu Yuanzhang, He Xi would be willing to change his family and support King Yan.
After all, although Zhu Xiongying is good, he is much younger than King Yan. Too little experience. Except for supporting the reform, the other options are too different.
It was obvious at a glance, and it was no wonder that He Xi had changed his mind when he saw something different.
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