"What my father said is true, but I think...it's unfair to Marquis Yongqing."
At first, Zhu Youtang had a strong opinion of Li Qing. He had never seen such a teacher.
But now that he was the emperor, he looked back at the small notebook he had written. He benefited a lot and developed a strong impression of Li Qing.
Zhu Youtang felt that it was inappropriate for him to do this while Li Qing was still alive.
Zhu Jianshen knew what he was thinking and couldn't help but sigh. To be honest, this son was quite good, but he was just... too kind.
"Zhu Youtang, remember, as an emperor, as long as the superiors are worthy of the ancestors and the subordinates are worthy of the people, as for the ministers in the middle...it's okay to feel aggrieved sometimes!" Zhu Jianshen said, "You can't make everyone Satisfied, this is not because of your ability, not even Taizu or Taizong."
He took a breath and said, "On the contrary, if you are too kind, it will only make them more aggressive, more confident, and also create hidden dangers. You don't have to worry too much. They have a strong ability to withstand pressure. After ten years of studying hard in a cold window, how can they be easy?" Leave your pick..."
Zhu Youtang listened carefully.
However, Zhu Youqi felt uncomfortable all over, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
This is not something he can hear!
Taking advantage of his father's pause, he hurriedly said: "Father, brother, I have some discomfort in my stomach. Please excuse me."
"Why, is the food poisonous?"
"Uh-huh...Father is joking." Zhu Youji shook his head.
Zhu Jianshen sneered and shook his head, ending the topic, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink."
Zhu Youqian breathed a sigh of relief, raised his glass and said, "My son, I respect my father."
Zhu Youtang regained his composure and joked with a smile: "You are feeling well again?"
"Uh-huh...brother is wise."
Zhu Youyi has no ambitions. He is very satisfied with his current life. He has no worries about food and clothing, is rich and leisurely. As long as nothing happens, he will spend his life in glory and wealth.
Even if he becomes a vassal in the future, he can still continue this pace of life without worrying about his livelihood, let alone running around.
Reading, playing the piano, drinking tea, listening to the rain, drinking wine... As long as he wants to, he can immerse himself in elegant things, escape from the world, and be free and leisurely all his life.
Zhu Youtang only made a joke, then changed the subject and said: "Father, the title of Youqi... is it you or your son?"
"Get up if you remember." Zhu Jianshen said nonchalantly while eating food and drinking.
When Zhu Youtang heard this, he did not dare to get up and said: "In terms of knowledge, if a son or minister is not as good as his father, how can he dare to do whatever he wants to do?"
"..." Zhu Jianshen put down his chopsticks, walked around in a circle, and finally came to him.
However, it is his duty to canonize his son, just like naming his son.
After pondering for a while, he said, "How about King Xing?"
"Wonderful!" Zhu Youtang hurriedly praised, "Xing, the five elements belong to water, and water produces wood, which happens to be in harmony with Youqi's wood. Xing, and also means interest and interest, is also in line with Youqi's character..." gòйЪ.ōΓg
Good guy, I didn't even think about it, I just chose a homophone for "prosperous"... Zhu Jianshen's face turned slightly red, he cleared his throat and said:
"Youji, are you satisfied?"
"Thank you, Father, for the title." Zhu Youqian thanked him hurriedly, with joy on his face. The title was elegant enough, and he liked it very much.
To say the least, even if you don't like it, you can't refute it.
Zhu Youqian said respectfully: "My son likes it very much."
"Just sit down if you like. It's rare for the three of us to get together. Come on, continue."
…
Small courtyard.
The two put down their bows and arrows and drank and chatted.
"Sir, now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, its people are prosperous, and its government is relatively clear, why do you always look... depressed?"
Wang Shouren didn't understand.
"The prosperity of the country that you see is due to the efforts of past emperors... and some of my efforts, which were mixed with too much interference to achieve what it is now. And this prosperous age... cannot last long."
Li Qing said quietly: "Do you know the current population of the Ming Dynasty?"
Wang Shouren paused for a moment, then frowned.
He was a smart man and realized the crux of it instantly.
Li Qing looked pleased. This boy is really talented and will definitely become a pillar in the future.
He was not in a hurry to ask, sipping his wine and giving Wang Shouren plenty of time to think.
After a long time, Wang Shouren spoke slowly: "If you don't have long-term worries, you must have immediate worries. Looking at the past dynasties, there has never been such a huge population. I am too idealistic. Sir, my worries are not groundless."
Li Qing nodded with a smile and asked, "Do you have any countermeasures?"
"Just some vague ideas."
"Oh?" Li Qing was surprised. He asked casually, but he didn't expect Wang Shouren to actually have an idea. "Let's talk about it. You just treat it as a good friend. What you say can be heard by me, so there is no need to worry."
Wang Shouren nodded, pondered for a moment, and said: "Reorganization, or in other words, reform!"
"how you said that?"
"The population of the Ming Dynasty has never been seen in the past dynasties. Therefore, we cannot learn from history and can only follow a path that does not exist in history."
"What's more specific?" Li Qing became even more interested.
Wang Shouren frowned and thought for a long time, then said: "We are in business!"
Li Qing's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Keep talking."
"Taizong was wise and implemented a long-lasting national policy of apportioning people into acres, and collected taxes based on the amount of cultivated land, which greatly curbed the ills of land annexation." Wang Shouren said, "In all dynasties, land annexation has always been done by emperors. It’s a headache, and it’s a malady that is hard to contain but cannot be cured. Ming Dynasty… has not completely contained it, but it is the one that has done the best.”
"Yes, it is indeed not completely contained." Li Qing sighed.
Wang Shouren said: "It's already very good. It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The national power has been developing upwards and has never declined. It is a miracle that the Ming Dynasty can be like this today."
After a pause, "The surge in population is attributed to the new crops introduced during the Yongle and Xuande periods. The continued surge is attributed to the people having land to farm."
"In the future, land annexation must be firmly controlled to prevent chaos." Wang Shouren said, "The end of dynasties in the past was mostly due to too serious land annexation."
"In my opinion, the reason why Ming Dynasty was able to minimize land annexation was not all due to land annexation, or even the main reason."
Li Qing smiled broadly and said, "In maritime business."
"Yes, the huge interests of maritime merchants have attracted the attention of wealthy gentry to a great extent. Otherwise, just by dividing the land into acres, it will not completely prevent them from annexing the land, because even if they pay taxes based on the number of acres of cultivated land, they will still make a profit. ." Wang Shouren nodded, "So, we must continue to focus on maritime business in the future."
"Well, that's good!" Li Qing's assessment of Wang Shouren reached a new level.
He is not yet twenty years old, and he still has a lot of time to grow up in the future... Li Qing asked:
"anything else?"
Wang Shouren thought for a while, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The only way I can think of is to develop business. If I impose one... I will take advantage of the big players."
Li Qing smiled and said: "It's very valuable that you can think of this. The ministers of the temple may not be more knowledgeable than you, which is very good. However, taking advantage of the rich is a desperate method and cannot be implemented yet."
After a pause, "To be honest, I am worried about business development right now."
Wang Shouren was surprised and said: "The Supreme Emperor is wise and the new emperor is not confused. Why don't you go directly to Heaven to listen?"
He felt that with the relationship between Li Qing and Zhu Jianshen, this would not be difficult.
Li Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Did you know that most businessmen are officials and gentry, and the officials and gentry holding conferences would force the imperial power?"
Wang Shouren was stunned, and then said dejectedly: "This is really... difficult to handle."
He pondered for a long time, but could not think of a solution, so he asked: "Sir, you have discovered the problem early, and you must also pay attention to business. There should be some solutions, right?"
"There are some, but I still need to go to a place to verify some things."
"where to?"
"Baoding Mansion."
"Baoding Mansion is not far from the capital..." Wang Shouren nodded, and then said with a smile: "Sir, since you have big things to do, you just need to slow down your bow shooting. You can't miss the big things of the country because of my trivial matters."
Li Qing stretched his body and said, "It's not that urgent. I have to do some calculations first and look for any mistakes."
"That's it." Wang Shouren finally understood why Li Qing looked tired. Just what he heard today would give people a headache if he studied it in depth, not to mention...
Wang Shouren was also curious: "Sir, what makes you like this?"
He knew that as long as Li Qing wanted to, he wouldn't have to be so tired at all and could live a carefree and comfortable life.
People always want something, whether it's to get ahead, to shine on their family, to have a wife and a son, or to make their name go down in history...
But as an immortal, Li Qing doesn't look down on these at all, and it can be seen from his obscurity that he disdains fame and wealth.
What's the reason... It's been too long, and I can't remember why. Maybe it's a promise, or maybe this is the last Han Dynasty, or maybe...
In the end, Li Qing playfully said: "To put it in a noble sense, if you are poor, you can only take care of yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world!"
To put it bluntly, I am just bored. I want to find something to do for myself. I live a long life with nothing to do. Isn’t it boring? "
Wang Shouren was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and raised his glass: "Sir, you are transparent."
Li Qing raised his glass and touched it with him, and said: "Actually, I'm not very transparent, and I can't see through many things."
"This is human nature." Wang Shouren said, "Even a devout Buddhist monk still has worldly worries."
Li Qing sneered: "Indeed, how else can people return to secular life?"
Wang Shouren's face heated up and he said sarcastically: "I really didn't do it on purpose."
It had been nearly a year, and now that he thought about it, he still felt frightened. He never thought that a monk could be so cruel.
If Li Qing hadn't come to the rescue in time, he would have been in serious trouble, and his marriage might even have been delayed.
…
After breaking the window paper, the two became more harmonious. They had common topics and wisdom, and it was easy to get along with each other.
Li Qing's words of "friendship over the years" have now become a true portrayal...
