"I know, sister, if the second brother can really achieve something this time, I will be happy too. As the first vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, he must set an example."
Zhu Yuanzhang said to Queen Ma.
When he was still King of Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang indeed lacked some care for his children except Zhu Biao.
But since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang has higher expectations for these princes.
This time, the title of king is a reflection of Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.
Regardless of the Ming Dynasty at this time, the Huaixi Group was at its peak and controlled many of the Ming Dynasty's powers, but in fact Zhu Yuanzhang had already had a replacement plan.
Zhu Biao's brothers were the ones he used to take over the military defense arrangements in various places in the Ming Dynasty.
As the second eldest son, Zhu Yuan was granted the title of King of Qin, which shows that Zhu Yuanzhang had high expectations for him.
Of course, the current princes are still young and still need to grow up.
"Don't just talk to me, talk to them when you have time. As an emperor, you are very competent, but as a father, your performance is average."
Queen Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said.
Emperor and father, these are Zhu Yuanzhang's identities.
For the sake of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang worked very hard every day.
But Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't care much about his son.
Between the emperor and his father, Zhu Yuanzhang always had to make some choices.
"Yes, sister, I understand. Once Bei Yuan's remnants are wiped out, I will be able to free up my time."
Zhu Yuanzhang replied.
"What you're saying is, if those Tatars never clean up, will you always ignore your son?"
Queen Ma glared at Zhu Yuanzhang and said.
She is not a woman who doesn't know anything about war. Although the situation in Beiyuan is over, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and a centipede is dead but not stiff.
Cleaning it up is a big project, and it won't be completed for a while.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Sister, I just want to express my determination. Only when Beiyuan is cleared can Ming Dynasty be truly stabilized! We can't just hand over Ming Dynasty to Biao'er."
It can be said that he did not care enough for other princes, but for Zhu Biao, Lao Zhu really worked hard.
He wanted to solve all the obstacles and problems that stood in the way of Zhu Biao ascending to the throne.
There is no way, Zhu Biao will be the future owner of this thing from Ming Dynasty.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it anymore. Please tell me whether it can be done this time."
Queen Ma changed her subject and asked about Zhu Ping again.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Based on the second child's previous performance, I don't really believe he can do it, but with Su Jing's guidance, it's hard to say."
There is no better son than a father.
Zhu Yuanzhang cared little, but he was very aware of his son's behavior.
Zhu Feng is not a very talented person, or in other words, he does not have many outstanding and excellent features.
When it comes to doing business, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented a policy of emphasizing agriculture over commerce, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not think that business was easy to do.
Empress Ma smiled and said: "Oh, Chongba, you are trusting Mr. Su more and more. After just one day of teaching, you think Ping'er can accomplish something? You didn't think so before."
Zhu Yuanzhang had expressed his doubts about Su Jing's actions several times before, but he was slapped in the face by Su Jing every time before.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang has learned to be smart and not to say too certain things.
"Don't I trust the second child? He's my seed anyway, how can he be any worse?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked like he was taking it for granted.
Empress Ma smiled and said, "Chongba, how big do you think Peng'er's business can be this time?"
Zhu Xi is still a prince after all. If he makes too little money from his business, it will definitely not be considered a success.
Empress Ma also wanted to ask Zhu Yuanzhang what his standards were.
"At least you have to earn me a few hundred taels."
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.
A few hundred taels is really not a small amount.
This has to be profit, and the sales volume may have to be over a thousand taels to earn so much.
Of course, for the prince, a few hundred taels is not a big sum of money.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was not too harsh, at least he did not specify a long time.
Empress Ma was surprised and said: "Chongba, are you crazy? This is the first time for Chen'er to do business. With such a high goal, it's too difficult for you to do it for him!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Isn't it because of Su Jing's teaching? If he can't achieve this goal, can Su Jing still say that he just wants to go home and be a businessman?"
Su Jing in Lishui County has many industries and makes money very quickly.
In the field of businessman, Su Jing is still quite powerful.
Zhu Yuanzhang never doubted Su Jing's ability in doing business.
Empress Ma reacted and said: "You are trying to use this matter to sway Mr. Su. Then you still say that you have confidence in Ping'er. You are really duplicitous."
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and said: "Sister, I can't stand Su Jing's attitude. I am the Ming Emperor. He has rejected me so many times. Even Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times. That's about it. Besides, I am better than Mr. Liu Bei." It should be stronger, whether Su Jing can compare with Kong Ming is another matter."
If someone else said this, I'm afraid it would be self-bragging.
But what Lao Zhu said actually elevated Liu Bei's status.
Zhu Yuanzhang was the unified emperor who restored the Han Dynasty, but Liu Bei was ultimately trapped in the land of Sichuan and Shu, and was not of the same magnitude.
"I know, I know, you are awesome. Regardless of whether Ping'er can succeed this time, you will take advantage, right?"
Queen Ma said with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly: "That's right, I have seen through Su Jing a long time ago. Today I am the third child. I don't know what Su Jing wants to teach the third child."
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Niufu.
Zhu Fan came early.
Today was the day that he received private instruction from Su Jing, so naturally he was extremely excited.
"Mr. Su."
Zhu Fan saluted Su Jing respectfully.
Su Jing nodded slightly and said, "Good morning, just be casual."
The third brother, Zhu Fan, and Su Jing also deliberately recalled the historical records they had seen last night.
But unfortunately, there are not many things that I can think of.
Dying young seems to be the fate of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons.
If you want to be an emperor, you must first live a long life.
"Yes, Mr. Su."
Zhu Fan nodded and sat opposite Su Jing.
Su Jing asked with a smile: "How is it? Have you had breakfast?"
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Su. I've eaten."
Zhu Fan replied immediately. His stiff body showed that he was not as relaxed as he said.
With the experience of teaching Zhu Xi yesterday, Su Jing is more accustomed to it today.
He asked directly: "What do you want to learn? Is it still the materialist dialectics I taught you yesterday?"
"Yes, Mr. Su. If students want to know more about materialist dialectics, please ask Mr. Su to teach them."
Zhu Fan replied immediately.
This materialism is not dialectics. He just listened to it once yesterday and found it extremely profound. After thinking about it for a long time, he also understood a lot of content.
Su Jing smiled and said: "This materialist dialectics is still a bit profound for you. If you want to change it, you can. As long as I know how, I can teach you."
Su Jing didn't know whether Zhu Fan was what she really thought in her heart, so she confirmed it again.
Of course, the most important thing is materialist dialectics, which is really difficult.
Although Su Jing said that he had taught Zhu Biao and Mu Ying, he did not dare to say how much he knew about materialist dialectics. He only had some superficial insights from his previous life experiences.
This is the essence of the fusion of many thinkers. Su Jing really has no courage to say how much he knows.
Another point is that yesterday's performance of Zhu Xi made Su Jing make some adjustments to the level of Zhu Yuanzhang's son.
This dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of whom is different.
Although the history books say that Zhu Fan, the third child, was quite smart, we cannot believe everything in the history books.
Smart is just a subjective word. To say that you have a good mind, you have to say what you have done specifically.
"No need, Mr. Su, students just want to learn materialist dialectics."
Zhu Fan replied.
Different from Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan is well-read in poetry and books, and is good at thinking. His knowledge reserve is much higher than that of Zhu Xi. At the same time, he is not a prince and does not need to learn some emperor's ways. Although he is younger than Zhu Biao, he has more time than Zhu Biao. Mark more.
Philosophical theories such as materialist dialectics are full of attraction for Zhu Fan.
"Okay, then I will continue to talk to you about materialist dialectics."
Su Jing nodded. Anyway, it was just a day of teaching, so he didn't show any timidity.
Zhu Fan then straightened his body and looked at Su Jing, fearing that he would miss any detail.
"There are three basic laws of materialist dialectics, namely the law of the unity of opposites (the law of contradiction), the law of mutual transformation of quality and the law of the negation of negation."
"The so-called unity of opposites means that all existing things are composed of a pair of contradictions that are both opposite and unified. For example, there is black and white, there is light and shadow, there is life and death, etc., etc. Contradictions exist objectively and are opposites, but conversely, they cannot exist independently without each other, so they are unified."
"Take the Ming Dynasty as an example. Now the emperor is implementing a policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business. What is the purpose?"
Su Jing once again began to adopt a rhetorical teaching method.
As soon as he spoke, he hesitated.
Because yesterday's Zhu Xi really made Su Jing understand that some people are not suitable for teaching in this way.
But Zhu Fan answered quickly.
"The emperor emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce for the sake of the stability of the world and the stability of the people's lives. "Shang Jun Shu: Wai Nei 22" said that if the country is rich, the food in the territory must be expensive, and if it is not farming, the food must be expensive. If there are too many, the rent for market profit must be heavy. Then the people cannot do anything to benefit the land without removing their merchants and skills. Therefore, the power of the people lies in the land's advantage. Guan Zhong once said, millet is the king's ability and the leader's major task. There is a way for people to govern a country."
Su Jing was a little surprised by Zhu Fan's answer. This guy was another type of student who was extremely knowledgeable.
Not bad!
Su Jing likes such students very much!
"Very good. The essence of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business is that agriculture produces food, and food meets the basic needs of life. Only when you are full can you live. If everyone becomes a businessman, no one will plant the land. It will be gone. Food, stability is out of the question.”
Su Jing looked at Zhu Fan and said, "That's what you mean."
Zhu Fan nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Su."
Su Jing immediately said: "Okay, now, use the materialist dialectics to look at the matter of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce. Think about it carefully, will emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce lead to unstable factors?"
The instability caused by the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business?
Su Jing's question directly confused Zhu Fan.
He really hadn't thought about this.
Now that I think about it carefully, I can't think of any factors that could lead to instability.
"Mr. Su, students are stupid and unexpected."
Zhu Fan answered truthfully.
He still possesses honesty, or in other words, in Su Jing's case, he doesn't care if he is not honest.
Su Jing didn't say anything, it was nothing unexpected.
"It doesn't matter if you don't think of it. Now think about it again. The reason why agriculture is emphasized and business is suppressed is because business will crowd out agricultural production personnel and time. So why does it crowd out agricultural production personnel and time?"
Su Jing continued to ask.
Zhu Fan thought briefly and replied: "Because doing business is more profitable than farming. Businessmen do not need to work hard, but they can gain huge benefits."
"very good!"
Su Jing nodded again and said: "To put it bluntly, it is a matter of interests. People die for money and birds die for food. Everyone will pursue profits, so no matter how hard they suppress it, it has never died since the emergence of businessmen."
"Then the question is, no matter how stringent the ban on business policy is, can it prevent some people from choosing to pursue profits?"
Zhu Fan immediately replied: "No, as long as there is benefit, someone will definitely do it! This is instinct!"
Su Jing looked at Zhu Fan and said, "Yes, pursuing profits is instinctive. Under the policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business, fields have become the most important and valuable means of production. Once this is implemented for a long time, what will happen?"
Zhu Fan thought silently, and Su Jing was not in a hurry. This was already a critical turning point.
"Mr. Su, the students know!"
Zhu Fan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said excitedly.
Su Jing smiled and said, "Tell me, what do you know?"
Zhu Fan replied: "If the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business continues for a long time, the number of businessmen in the ordinary sense may decrease, but the number of landlords buying and selling land will increase. Land is the greatest benefit, and rich people will continue to go Buying land and eventually becoming a big landowner.”
Zhu Fan said, his face gradually darkened.
Because he understood that focusing on agriculture and suppressing business would lead to land annexation.
Once the land is occupied by a few people, instability factors arise.
Zhu Fan also read a lot of history books. At the end of the dynasties, farmers basically lost their land and could no longer survive, so they began to rebel.
Although there are few examples of farmers overthrowing the previous regime, the fact that land annexation is a destabilizing factor cannot be disputed.
"It seems you have realized it."
Su Jing looked at Zhu Fan's expression and said: "The original purpose of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business was for the stability of the world, but at the same time, it itself will also cause instability in the world. Opposition and unity. Now you should understand something. Bar."
(End of chapter)
