Chapter One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten: Surname Zhu
Your surname is Zhu?
Although Zhu is a national surname, it does not mean that people with the surname Zhu are necessarily relatives of the emperor.
Lu Wansheng was also slightly stunned for a moment, and did not continue to ask if he was a relative of the emperor.
As for Zhu Zhanji not naming him, Lu Wansheng didn't care. It was all voluntary and he would not force it.
"I just saw Brother Zhu listening with great interest. He obviously also has insights into Lu Yin's strategy. I wonder if we can listen to Brother Zhu's opinion?"
"What kind of advice do I have?" Zhu Zhanji shook his head with a smile and wanted to expose it.
Lu Wansheng's heart suddenly sank, but he still kept a faint smile on his face and said, "We are just chatting. Brother Zhu can just talk casually."
Zhu Zhanji was keenly aware of Lu Wansheng's displeasure. Although the other two people still had smiles on their faces, they clearly rejected him coldly.
Obviously, if he continues to keep silent, these people will obviously not let him stay here to listen. Even if they want to talk about something again, they will find another place to avoid him.
This goes against Zhu Zhanji's original intention of getting involved with the academy students.
So, Zhu Zhanji glanced at Lu Wansheng, smiled from the bottom of his heart, slightly cupped his hands and said, "What I have here are just some superficial opinions. I'm afraid it will make people laugh if I say them."
As soon as Zhu Zhanji spoke, the atmosphere immediately relaxed.
Lu Wansheng returned the favor and said with a smile, "Brother Zhu, don't belittle yourself. We are just here to express our opinions. If Brother Zhu has an opinion, of course he can speak his mind directly and no one will mind."
"Yes, Brother Zhu, just tell me what you think." Liu Ziyong quickly offered words of encouragement.
It was obvious from the situation just now that both Tang Maolin and Lu Wansheng believed that the court should let Lu Yin go. His idea was already at a disadvantage. If they could pull Brother Zhu over to his side, wouldn't it be a good idea?
Did the two of them equalize?
Tang Maolin smiled and said nothing, but looked at Zhu Zhanji with longing eyes, obviously wanting to hear his opinion on the matter.
Zhu Zhanji glanced at everyone and asked in a strange tone, "Aren't you worried when you talk about national policies here?"
Lu Wansheng burst out laughing when he heard this, and said with a sudden realization, "So Brother Zhu is worried about this? It seems that Brother Zhu is not from the academy, right?"
"Brother Lu, how do you know that I am not from the academy?" Zhu Zhanji was a little curious. Since they didn't point out that he was not from the academy at the beginning, it means that his appearance today still worked.
But now he insisted that he was not from the academy, and Zhu Zhanji wanted to know the reason.
Lu Wansheng laughed and explained, "If Brother Zhu is from the academy, he will know that the academy is a place where people can speak freely. Whether it is gossip on the street or criticism of current affairs, anything can be said."
"Hahaha." When Zhu Zhanji saw this, he openly admitted, "Brother Lu is right, I am indeed not from the academy. I've just admired the academy's reputation for a long time, and I was lucky enough to come in today. I didn't expect to hear it as soon as I came in.
Thanks to your eloquent remarks, I feel that my reputation is well-deserved.”
"But does the court really not care?"
Seeing that Zhu Zhanji still had doubts, Lu Wansheng pointed towards the academy gate and said, "Brother Zhu, you won't forget where this is, right?"
"Where?" Zhu Zhanji was stunned and looked at Lu Wansheng with wide eyes. He really didn't know.
Got it.
"Da Ming Royal Academy." Lu Wansheng chuckled.
Zhu Zhanji understood. This was the emperor's endorsement of the academy. No wonder he was so confident.
"Brother Zhu, can you speak freely now?" Lu Wansheng raised his head and urged.
Zhu Zhanji nodded, looked at the three of them respectively and said, "In my opinion, it's not right to let go of Lu Yin, and it's not right not to let go."
The three people's eyes widened when they heard this, and they all looked at Zhu Zhanji.
Originally, they all thought that Zhu Zhanji would choose one of the two, but they didn't expect that he would choose neither of them and came up with an idea of their own.
Liu Ziyong was the first to lose his composure and asked, "Brother Zhu, what does this mean? Why is it neither letting go nor letting go?"
Zhu Zhanji looked at Liu Ziyong, "The reason for letting go is very simple, just as Brother Tang said. Now is not the early Ming Dynasty, and the role of the world's Taiping Road Guide is no longer significant."
Liu Ziyong still disagreed and retorted, "Although Lu Yin restricted the movement of people, it also facilitated the court's management. If it were liberalized, it would be much more difficult for the court to govern the world. If Lu Yin were liberalized, if someone made
What should I do if I flee a foreign country after being convicted of a crime?"
Zhu Zhanji has thought about this situation and naturally has his own opinion, "It is indeed difficult for the government to catch such a person running away, but we can't stop eating because of choking, right?"
Zhu Zhanji laughed, took a sip of tea and said, "Throughout the past dynasties, I am the only one in the Ming Dynasty who has such strict guidelines. Could it be that there were no people who committed crimes in the past dynasties? Although there are also some who escaped the punishment of the law.
People, but they are a very small number after all. You can’t restrict the vast majority of people just because of these very few people, right?”
"Brother Tang also said just now that by opening up the roads, people can work during the off-season, which will not only save food at home, but also make money to subsidize the family. Perhaps the money will allow them to eat more meat for their wives and children, and buy more feet.
cloth."
Tang Maolin was very happy to hear this. He spread his hands and moved closer to Liu Ziyong casually, "Brother Liu, don't underestimate the salary of ordinary people working in workshops. Some people who do well can earn it in just three months."
It only takes one year to earn money from farming.”
"And now all the workshops are very short of people, and they are even willing to pay high salaries to keep people. Even the people themselves are not willing to go back, but because there are roads leading to them, many people have to go home to farm. Is this right?
Isn’t it unreasonable?”
Liu Ziyong was surprised when he heard this. He had never thought that ordinary people working in workshops could make so much money?
"Brother Tang, are you kidding me? Your workshop only needs to make money, so how can you give so much to the people? You can only make a year's worth of money in three months. If that's true, then how much money do you make?"
Tang Maolin shook his head and sighed, "Brother Liu, you have never been to the workshop, so you don't know much about it."
As soon as he raised his hands and folded his sleeves, Tang Maolin laughed softly and said, "Although a workshop may not seem very big, its output is much better than farming. Take my family's workshop as an example. Although it only makes wine as a livelihood,
But the profit is also very considerable. Brother Liu, you might as well guess how much grain can make a pound of wine?"
"How much?" Liu Ziyong asked subconsciously.
Tang Maolin stretched out three fingers with a smile, "A little more than three kilograms, less than four kilograms."
After saying that, he took his hand back and said, "Even if it's four kilograms, how much is this grain worth, and how much is one kilogram of wine worth?"
Of course Liu Ziyong knew the price of grain and wine. A slight comparison in his mind revealed a huge gap, and he couldn't help but look surprised. Surnamed Zhu?
Although Zhu is a national surname, it does not mean that people with the surname Zhu are necessarily relatives of the emperor.
Lu Wansheng was also slightly stunned for a moment, and did not continue to ask if he was a relative of the emperor.
As for Zhu Zhanji not naming him, Lu Wansheng didn't care. It was all voluntary and he would not force it.
"I just saw Brother Zhu listening with great interest. He obviously also has insights into Lu Yin's strategy. I wonder if we can listen to Brother Zhu's opinion?"
"What kind of advice do I have?" Zhu Zhanji shook his head with a smile and wanted to expose it.
Lu Wansheng's heart suddenly sank, but he still kept a faint smile on his face and said, "We are just chatting. Brother Zhu can just talk casually."
Zhu Zhanji was keenly aware of Lu Wansheng's displeasure. Although the other two people still had smiles on their faces, they clearly rejected him coldly.
Obviously, if he continues to keep silent, these people will obviously not let him stay here to listen. Even if they want to talk about something again, they will find another place to avoid him.
This goes against Zhu Zhanji's original intention of getting involved with the academy students.
So, Zhu Zhanji glanced at Lu Wansheng, smiled from the bottom of his heart, slightly cupped his hands and said, "What I have here are just some superficial opinions. I'm afraid it will make people laugh if I say them."
As soon as Zhu Zhanji spoke, the atmosphere immediately relaxed.
Lu Wansheng returned the favor and said with a smile, "Brother Zhu, don't belittle yourself. We are just here to express our opinions. If Brother Zhu has an opinion, of course he can speak his mind directly and no one will mind."
"Yes, Brother Zhu, just tell me what you think." Liu Ziyong quickly offered words of encouragement.
It was obvious from the situation just now that both Tang Maolin and Lu Wansheng believed that the court should let Lu Yin go. His idea was already at a disadvantage. If they could pull Brother Zhu over to his side, wouldn't it be a good idea?
Did the two of them equalize?
Tang Maolin smiled and said nothing, but looked at Zhu Zhanji with longing eyes, obviously wanting to hear his opinion on the matter.
Zhu Zhanji glanced at everyone and asked in a strange tone, "Aren't you worried when you talk about national policies here?"
Lu Wansheng burst out laughing when he heard this, and said with a sudden realization, "So Brother Zhu is worried about this? It seems that Brother Zhu is not from the academy, right?"
"Brother Lu, how do you know that I am not from the academy?" Zhu Zhanji was a little curious. Since they didn't point out that he was not from the academy at the beginning, it means that his appearance today still worked.
But now he insisted that he was not from the academy, and Zhu Zhanji wanted to know the reason.
Lu Wansheng laughed and explained, "If Brother Zhu is from the academy, he will know that the academy is a place where people can speak freely. Whether it is gossip on the street or criticism of current affairs, anything can be said."
"Hahaha." When Zhu Zhanji saw this, he openly admitted, "Brother Lu is right, I am indeed not from the academy. I've just admired the academy's reputation for a long time, and I was lucky enough to come in today. I didn't expect to hear it as soon as I came in.
Thanks to your eloquent remarks, I feel that my reputation is well-deserved.”
"But does the court really not care?"
Seeing that Zhu Zhanji still had doubts, Lu Wansheng pointed towards the academy gate and said, "Brother Zhu, you won't forget where this is, right?"
"Where?" Zhu Zhanji was stunned and looked at Lu Wansheng with wide eyes. He really didn't know.
Got it.
"Da Ming Royal Academy." Lu Wansheng chuckled.
Zhu Zhanji understood. This was the emperor's endorsement of the academy. No wonder he was so confident.
"Brother Zhu, can you speak freely now?" Lu Wansheng raised his head and urged.
Zhu Zhanji nodded, looked at the three of them respectively and said, "In my opinion, it's not right to let go of Lu Yin, and it's not right not to let go."
The three people's eyes widened when they heard this, and they all looked at Zhu Zhanji.
Originally, they all thought that Zhu Zhanji would choose one of the two, but they didn't expect that he would choose neither of them and came up with an idea of their own.
Liu Ziyong was the first to lose his composure and asked, "Brother Zhu, what does this mean? Why is it neither letting go nor letting go?"
Zhu Zhanji looked at Liu Ziyong, "The reason for letting go is very simple, just as Brother Tang said. Now is not the early Ming Dynasty, and the role of the world's Taiping Road Guide is no longer significant."
Liu Ziyong still disagreed and retorted, "Although Lu Yin restricted the movement of people, it also facilitated the court's management. If it were liberalized, it would be much more difficult for the court to govern the world. If Lu Yin were liberalized, if someone made
What should I do if I flee a foreign country after being convicted of a crime?"
Zhu Zhanji has thought about this situation and naturally has his own opinion, "It is indeed difficult for the government to catch such a person running away, but we can't stop eating because of choking, right?"
Zhu Zhanji laughed, took a sip of tea and said, "Throughout the past dynasties, I am the only one in the Ming Dynasty who has such strict guidelines. Could it be that there were no people who committed crimes in the past dynasties? Although there are also some who escaped the punishment of the law.
People, but they are a very small number after all. You can’t restrict the vast majority of people just because of these very few people, right?”
"Brother Tang also said just now that by opening up the roads, people can work during the off-season, which will not only save food at home, but also make money to subsidize the family. Perhaps the money will allow them to eat more meat for their wives and children, and buy more feet.
cloth."
Tang Maolin was very happy to hear this. He spread his hands and moved closer to Liu Ziyong casually, "Brother Liu, don't underestimate the salary of ordinary people working in workshops. Some people who do well can earn it in just three months."
It only takes one year to earn money from farming.”
"And now all the workshops are very short of people, and they are even willing to pay high salaries to keep people. Even the people themselves are not willing to go back, but because there are roads leading to them, many people have to go home to farm. Is this right?
Isn’t it unreasonable?”
Liu Ziyong was surprised when he heard this. He had never thought that ordinary people working in workshops could make so much money?
"Brother Tang, are you kidding me? Your workshop only needs to make money, so how can you give so much to the people? You can only make a year's worth of money in three months. If that's true, then how much money do you make?"
Tang Maolin shook his head and sighed, "Brother Liu, you have never been to the workshop, so you don't know much about it."
As soon as he raised his hands and folded his sleeves, Tang Maolin laughed softly and said, "Although a workshop may not seem very big, its output is much better than farming. Take my family's workshop as an example. Although it only makes wine as a livelihood,
But the profit is also very considerable. Brother Liu, you might as well guess how much grain can make a pound of wine?"
"How much?" Liu Ziyong asked subconsciously.
Tang Maolin stretched out three fingers with a smile, "A little more than three kilograms, less than four kilograms."
After saying that, he took his hand back and said, "Even if it's four kilograms, how much is this grain worth, and how much is one kilogram of wine worth?"
Of course Liu Ziyong knew the price of grain and wine. A slight comparison in his mind revealed a huge gap, and he couldn't help but look surprised.