"Let me say that! The days are indeed better than before. Not to mention that there are so many people in my family three years ago, I didn't have such a big house and so many livestock. I don't eat white rice like I am now, and there are lard every now and then!"

Zhang Dangjia burped and continued, "It's not all that we can rely on farming to make it so good. In recent years, the imperial court built bridges and roads, and the number of laborers was more than in previous years, but it was really paid!"

"Take the one I went to Jiujiang Mansion to help build the dam last year. Although it is definitely not much that falls into the hands of those officials, it is already very good for ordinary people to see cash all year round!"

"Well, tell me how they slaughtered the emperor!"

Zhang Dangjia's words were a little messy, and Zhu Yunqi could only speak and guide him.

"Isn't this shaving? I heard from the scholar-in-law that the court gave the civilians fifteen big money a day, but we only had six."

"Another..." As he said that, Zhang Dangjia suddenly became a little angry, "You haven't seen road construction! Because I know the skills of bricklayers and do pretty work, I see a lot!"

"Oh, I feel sorry for looking at it! Those woods, bricks, and sandy ash were enough. But those officials seemed to be afraid that they would not be enough. They pulled them over and put them on the ground, which was blown by the wind and rain!"

"At that time, I was still thinking, is this unprofitable? At least you should cover things that are not used, don't let the rain get wet, right?"

"So they told me that if they don't commit suicide, they won't harm things. Where did they get the reason for making money?"

"Just say that..." Zhang Dangjia's tongue became a little bigger, "I heard from people who work in the workplace use ten bricks, and those officials only buy one hundred yuan! The more they buy, the more filial piety they will get!"

"Dear guest, think about it!" Zhang Dangjia picked up the wine bowl again, "Isn't this all the emperor's money?"

Li Jinglong, Hu Guan, and He Guangyi all lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to say anything at all.

Only Deng Ping and other guards took the bowl and squeezed the rice into their mouths, as if they had eaten some amazing delicacies.

Zhu Yunyu had already put down the bowl. Every time Zhang Dangjia said something more, his eyebrows frowned deeper.

Building roads and rivers has always been a great task for the court, and it is also a guarantee of people's livelihood. The court is not unaware of the tricks in this, but the court's eyes are just staring at the officials in charge above.

And what Zhang Dangjia means, even a sesame official can do it.

"So I just said that the little emperor is not as good as the old emperor now!" Zhang Dangjia picked up the wine and took a sip.

Li Jinglong's mouth twitched even harder, and he couldn't control his leg that was about to kick out...

At this time, he regretted giving the farmer a yellow soup, and he really wanted to kick him out with a hemiplegia.

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Zhu Yun glanced at Li Jinglong, who quickly came back to his senses and gave Zhang Dangjia a full drink.

Then he heard Zhu Yunxi smile and said, "Hongwu is deeply loved by the people, but if you say that the little emperor is not as good as the old emperor, isn't this right... that's not right?"

"I don't feel sorry for selling my father's land!" Zhang Dangjia was happy and looked up at him. "In the past, let's talk about the past! Take the road construction for example. Which official dares to be so blatantly prodigal!"

"If it was placed on the old emperor, just pull it out and chop it down and give it to him to kick it!"

"When the old emperor was there, when did he not kill his 1,800 corrupt officials? But now you see, the life of the Ming Dynasty is good, but the emperor will not kill corrupt officials!"

As he said, Zhang Dang's family said mysteriously, "When I was building roads for the government, I heard those officials say that the emperor gave them the money to raise money..."

"Bah!" Zhang Dangjia cursed, "Oh, they have so many money, and the emperor gives them money, how can this be justified?"

This statement made Zhu Yun smile.

Different positions have different issues and different considerations, and many things cannot be generalized.

"And wow!" Zhang's decree said again, "Why are there few corrupt officials when the old emperor was there?"

"Well, why?" Zhu Yunxiu asked.

"Hongwu has told us ordinary people that as long as you find corrupt officials, they will be tied up and sent to the yamen... Not only will they be innocent, but they will also be rewarded!"

Zhang Dang's spitting stars flew everywhere, "But now, who didn't kneel down obediently when he saw Guan'er?"

"It's OK now!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "The great edicts made by Emperor Hongwu back then are also national laws!"

"Huh!" Zhang everyone curled their lips in disgust, "But the little emperor now doesn't tell us ordinary people seriously!" As he said that, he came over and was full of alcohol. "If the emperor doesn't say it, who dares?"

This immediately left Zhu Yun's speechless.

This is the world, and the laws are placed there. If they are not said to be a decoration. If they are not reiterated repeatedly, they will be ignored by officials collectively and gradually forgotten by the people.

When you think about it, it will be difficult to use and even be difficult to exercise.

"The little emperor is not as good as the old emperor!" Zhu Yunxi sighed and laughed at himself, "I'm really worse than you say this!"

"What else!" Zhang Dangjia ate bacon in big mouthfuls and picked the fattest ones, so he just had a mouthful of oil when he ate them.

He drank it in place and his voice became louder, "It turned out that when Master Hongwu was there, there was a pharmacy in our town!"

"Oh, there are also now!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "It is available in all prefectures and towns in the world. Master Hongwu knew that it was not easy for people to see a doctor, so he issued an order that poor families or elderly people over 50 can take medical treatment for free..."

As he said that, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Not only is there a pharmacy, but also a charity house that raises orphans and widows, and a hiding garden where there is no place to bury the people. Now that the emperor has succeeded to the throne, he has repeatedly issued orders that local officials must do these three things and not abandon them."

"In addition, the imperial court also ordered local prefectures to intercept a portion of the tax every year, specifically for this!"

As he said, Zhu Yunxiu said, "There were scholars and officials who said that our dynasty set up a charity house, and those who were widowed and widowed but had no complaints. A pharmacy was used to help those who were poor in illnesses, and those who were buried in the burial of the unowned owner. These three kinds of virtues have never been seen in previous dynasties..."

"Daughter, you are so literary, I, the farmer, don't understand!" Zhang Dangjia smiled, "But the pharmacy, it's just a decoration now!"

"Hmm?" Zhu Yunxi's eyes swept away.

Hu Guan and He Guangyi didn't know where to put their hands, so they could only sit upright.

"How can the court's moral government be a decoration?"

"If you don't believe me, go and see it yourself!" Zhang Dangjia whispered the chopsticks, whispered his lips, then looked up and drank rice wine, and said, "In the early years, when I was a child, I went to the pharmacy with a headache and fever. They really gave the medicine!"

"But now, the pharmacy is here, and the doctor is here, and I will treat you, but... it's just a fucking myrrh!"

"Where did the medicine come from?" Zhu Yunxiu asked.

"I bought it from the medicine shop!" Zhang Dangjia said, "As soon as we ordinary people went there, the people from the pharmacy said that the medicine has been put out. If you are anxious, go to the medicine shop to buy it yourself. When you get sick, come and get the medicine that the court gives you for free!"

As he said that, Zhang Dangjia's eyebrows stood up, "The person who said this, his mother's father didn't even beat him up!"

"Oh, who is not in a hurry to get sick? How can there be no hurry to get sick? But people say they don't want it, so we can't smash the pharmacy, right? We can only buy medicine!"

"It's strange to say that. When the pharmacy had medicine in the past, even if it was bought in the pharmacy shop, it could barely afford it! But now the pharmacy has no medicine, and the medicine sold by the pharmacy shop outside is getting better than his mortal gold!"

As he said, he sighed, "I have a little nephew, my fifth brother's nephew, who is only four years old. I suffered from a cold disease last year. Oh... my brothers took turns carrying my back towards the town. The town pharmacy bureau had no medicine and ran to the county again..."

"We had no medicine when we arrived at the county pharmacy. We told us to go to the Wang Family Hospital for treatment! We arrived there and gave the doctor a medical fee, asked someone to treat the child, and then bought medicine..."

"We don't know why we have to take so many medicines! It's several pounds! I'll hold my hands!"

"After we come back, we brothers will gather together to settle the score. What do you think?"

Zhu Yunxiu's face was covered with clouds, "What's wrong?"

"Ha!" Zhang everyone spit out alcohol, "Just because my nephew is sick, our brothers have been in vain for half a year!"

Anger gradually rose in Zhu Yunxi's heart.

He looked at Hu Guan and He Guangyi and the others, and said, "I heard that the medicinal materials sold to Jiujiang Prefecture last year were 14,680 kilograms and nine taels. And the population of the entire Jiujiang Prefecture should be 19,590..."

"Hey, is the distinguished guest a scholar? Do you know so clearly?" Zhang Dangjia said in surprise.

Both Hu Guan and He Guangyi understand the meaning of the emperor's words.

"What are you doing? In Jiujiang alone, the amount of medicinal materials per year is equal to one pound of each person. The court reported the money as much as possible, but now the farmers in Jiujiang Prefecture say that the pharmacy has never given them medicine at all!"

The two of them had liver tremors almost at the same time, and their back spine became numb.

"The pharmacy is a decoration, so it's better not to ask about the other two items!" Zhu Yunxiu sighed, took a stone pottery bowl, poured rice wine and took a big sip.

At the same time, he gave Li Jinglong a look, and the latter quickly gave Zhang Dangjia a full look.

"Earlier, these things were all about to beheaded..." Zhang Dangjia was confused, "But now, hehe... they have become a way to make money!"

Zhu Yunxiu didn't say anything and drank a big sip of wine.

"Yes, there are also official schools!" Zhang Dangjia opened his mouth and shouted, "In the past, the poorer the official schools in the Ming Dynasty, the more children the poorer the children of the family were! All the rich people went to private schools. Is the official schools prepared for poor families?"

"But now? You don't know..." Zhang Dangjia sighed again, "Last year, I thought about taking my boy from school, and I didn't ask him to be a scholar like you. I thought that life is better now, right? The family can't be full of rude men. At least I will die in the future, and his uncle will die, so there is no need to ask someone to write the words on the grave?"

"Hi..." Zhang Dang's family was drinking again. "When Master Hongwu was here, he missed the official school. The village chief wrote a note, then stamped the inspection, and then went to the yamen to pay twenty dollars."

"If you really don't have that money, you don't have to give it to me! Some poor families even have their ancestors to bless their children to study well, and the government will pay it to me!"

"It's so good now. Have you ever seen it in the official school? How can there be children from poor families..."

Li Jinglong's legs trembled under the table.

The emperor's face did not change much, but the murderous aura in his eyes was whizzing like a cool breeze.

"Take our county town as an example, most of the people who study in the official school are children of well-known families!" Zhang Dangjia said again, "Even if the poor family enters, those teachers will not look down on you. Why don't you give gifts without money!"

"I saw it with my own eyes. In our village, the green tiled-top Zhang Landlord's family on the east end! Speaking of which, he is still my cousin who has not given him five blessings..." Zhang Dangjia continued, "Their kid has been studying in the official school for two years, and Tong Sheng failed to pass the exam and was driven back! He wanted to beg those masters and bring wine and meat to the door, but... wine and meat... we country people don't even look at things that are amazing in the eyes of us!"

"Then what do they want?" Zhu Yunxiu said angrily.

"Money! Really money!" Zhang Dangjia shouted, "The official school doesn't give money, but the children of poor families can't afford to give gifts to the Master!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Dangjia's face turned rosy and shiny.

"I was not as good as I am in the past few years, but when the old emperor was there, I was not so... so fucking unfair!"

Li Jinglong almost staggered.

"The little emperor is indeed not as good as the old emperor!" Zhu Yunsheng nodded and sighed, "The little emperor thinks he has a far-sighted vision, but he ignores the smallest thing among the people, but also the most concerned about people's livelihood!"
To be continued...