Chapter 104 The Spring Breeze of Reform Blows All over the Ground
Chapter 104 The spring breeze of reform blows everywhere
Fengyang.
Letter to the Duke of the State.
Yang Feng, who had finished paying homage to King Xiangwu of Dongou as the ambassador of Daxia, took a meaningful look at Mrs. Zhu who was kneeling on the ground.
The latter lowered his head as if he didn't see it.
He immediately withdrew from the meeting with the emperor's grandson under the guidance of Zhike. The latter, with Zhu Yuanzhang's permission, came to express his condolences on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. At the same time, he also came to read out the imperial edict that posthumously named Tang He the Prince of Dongou County and gave him the posthumous title of Xiangwu.
In addition, the Duke of Xinguo, which originally had no heirs in history, was inherited by Tang He's grandson Tang Yujia and others under the advice of the emperor's grandson, and was changed to Lingbihou. Despite this, the Tang family also treated the emperor's grandson.
With tears of gratitude, the emperor's grandson also gained the respect of the generals of the Tang He department.
Lao Zhu did not let Tang He succeed him, but it was not because he did not have a suitable successor.
His sons are indeed dead, and so is his eldest grandson, but there are several other grandsons. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang wants the Tang family to inherit, he can only find one of them.
He did it on purpose.
Because of the incident between Tang and his eldest daughter, the two had a serious quarrel.
It is said that there was a quarrel.
This is also the reason why Tang He later said that he was so sick that he could not stand up.
He was also afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would kill him.
Therefore, in the view of the generals of the Tang He department, the Duke of Xin will definitely not be able to continue, but now that the emperor's grandson came forward to get a Lingbihou, it can be said to be an unexpected surprise. It also allowed these generals to see that the emperor
The grandson was actually very affectionate towards these veteran generals, so they naturally became loyal to the grandson.
Lao Zhu also knows this.
He also doesn't mind letting his grandson win people's hearts over this matter.
Being an emperor must have this kind of mind.
Lao Zhu has chosen him as the grandson of the emperor, which means that he really doesn't mind him cultivating his power in advance, and has even started to let Zhu Yunxi handle the memorial in advance. Lao Zhu is actually a very traditional person.
Outside the mourning hall, Yang Feng continued to look at Mrs. Zhu, his covetousness was eye-catching.
"Ambassador and Princess Lu know each other?"
Liu Sanwu, who also came with him, stroked his beard and said.
"I met her once in Suzhou. Brother Xianzong was still together at that time. However, I didn't know the true identity of the princess at that time, and brother Xianzong didn't explain it. It was quite rude. In fact, I have also been to Prince Lu's Mansion, and I also met the Chief of Lu Fan.
We hit it off quite well, and I plan to visit again someday when I have time."
Yang Feng said.
(Yan Shenggong: Don’t come over!)
Then he continued to look at Mrs. Zhu, who was dressed in filial piety, just like a hungry ghost.
The latter still lowered his head as if he didn't see him.
"I remember King Lu has a queen, right?"
he asked.
"The Crown Prince of Lu is not the daughter of the princess, but the concubine. Now he lives with the concubine in the Tenth Prince's Mansion in the capital. As for the princess, it was your majesty's special purpose to return to Ning to take care of King Dong Ou Xiang Wu. When the funeral of King Dong Ou Xiang Wu is completed, it is also
I have to go back to the Tenth Prince's Palace in the capital or to the Lu Palace, but it should still be the Tenth Palace. After all, the prince is underage and there are currently no men in the Lu Palace. It will be inconvenient for the princess to go back."
Liu Sanwu said while stroking his white beard.
"Understood, a group of widows will inevitably lose their melons and plum blossoms!"
Yang Feng said.
Liu Sanwu smiled slightly.
"But your rules are too bad. At that time, widows could remarry at will."
Yang Feng said.
"There is no law in the Ming Dynasty that prohibits remarriage. Although chaste and martyr women are indeed worthy of respect, it does not prohibit widows from remarrying. It is just that remarriage must be from the husband's family. So does the ambassador want your majesty to issue an edict?"
Liu Sanwu said with a smile.
At this time, an official came out to express his condolences, and Liu Sanwu stood up to talk to him.
Mrs. Zhu raised her head very quickly and glared at Yang Feng fiercely, but only Yang Feng could feel it.
Yang Feng smiled slightly.
Then he clapped his hands three times.
Mrs. Zhu refused with her eyes, and he insisted with his eyes. In less than five seconds, the two completed a secret and silent communication. The depth of mutual understanding was amazing. However, they did not notice that Old Man Liu's eyes were strange.
He stroked his white beard.
Of course, three updates will definitely not work.
She was still in the mourning hall at midnight. In fact, she would definitely not have a chance in the short term. However, she should have a chance after returning to the Tenth Prince's Mansion in the capital. It was similar to the collective dormitory of the feudal princes.
If the emperor's grandsons were studying in the capital, they would theoretically live there, so it was very convenient for him to visit them nearby at night. In addition, Zhu Yunwen was also living in the Tenth Prince's Mansion at this time, and conferring a title on him could only be done after Zhu Yunxi succeeded to the throne.
If Zhu Yunxi is willing.
If he just doesn't ennoble Zhu Yunwen, the latter will have no choice but to live there for the rest of his life.
"what you up to?"
Zhang Xianzong, who had been watching with cold eyes, even watching the exchange just now, obviously said in a stern tone.
"Well, you know me. Even if you want to do something, I won't be here."
Yang Feng said.
"Are you fishing?"
Zhang Xianzong lowered his voice and said.
It's not like he doesn't know that Yang Feng looks younger than him, but in fact he is a standard old fox, and he is definitely not a lustful ghost. After all, this guy has a lot of beautiful girls at home, but he has never touched any of them so far. So innocent
It almost makes people doubt that he is a gentleman, and of course he may like diplomacy. If such a person shows such an obvious impatient look on such an occasion, it is obvious that he is acting.
This guy is used to fishing.
Zhang Xianzong, who had not been with him for more than a day, knew this very well.
"What is fishing? You have to build a nest first and then put in good bait. I just threw a hook, and it was a straight hook. If you can get hooked like this, is it my fault?"
Yang Feng said.
"Zhang will not sit back and watch."
Zhang Xianzong said very directly.
"Then you can tell him. Just tell him that I was just pretending and that I deliberately tempted him. Do you think he would believe it?
Brother Xianzong.
I told Dai Gui that if loyalty is not absolute, then there is absolute disloyalty. Riding on the fence will not bring good results. Do you think you will still be considered one of their own by them now? You are already the emperor's grandson's companion, and you pushed away Huang Zicheng
, you are their traitor, even if you think you have a clear conscience, you are still their traitor.
Because your loyalty is not absolute.
Now you can go and tell them, then the emperor's grandson will also feel that your loyalty is not absolute.
In the end, you are not human at both ends.
You have to understand that in your current situation, you must choose a side.
One must be chosen.
And if you choose one, you must disconnect from the other.
Do you still want to go?"
Yang Feng said.
Huang Zicheng was eventually dismissed as the imperial concubine's companion.
Now I have been kicked back to do the compilation for the Hanlin Academy.
Zhang Xianzong was appointed as the new companion.
So in just two years, he, the second in the list, has far surpassed the number one scholar. He has gone from compilation to bachelor's degree, and then to the emperor's grandson's companion. Although the latter position is not high, it is not an official position to be precise.
, but the emperor selected him from the Imperial Academy to accompany the emperor’s grandson to study.
but……
This is the assistant minister of the future.
The future is endless.
And in a sense, he stepped on Huang Zicheng.
traitor!
Simply a traitor.
The faster he gets promoted, the more hateful he is to people like Huang Zicheng, who even think that he gained it through betrayal.
Zhang Xianzong held the tea cup with some pain.
Yang Fengcai had no interest in taking care of him. If it weren't for the sake of being an old acquaintance, there would be no need to remind him. Now that Zhang Xianzong went to say that he was faking, Liu Sanwu and the others wouldn't believe it. Even if Liu Sanwu believed it, Huang Zicheng would make him not believe it.
.
And Lao Liu is actually not a cunning person.
How dare a cunning person do something like the North and South List?
Even if Nangbang was really brought out, would Zhu Yuanzhang still dare to continue to cause trouble when he gave them a chance, and finally angered Zhu Yuanzhang completely? A truly cunning and cunning person would not be so stupid. He is very smart, but only as a Confucian scholar.
In this sense, they are Confucian scholars in the traditional sense and believe in the sages they believe in. But in terms of their ability to do things, let alone the kind of cunning conspirators, even if they are far away from a qualified bureaucrat,
There is still a big gap.
Qualified bureaucrats will not give up immediately after Zhu Yuanzhang gives him the opportunity.
So Yang Feng really doesn't care about them.
He went fishing.
He also used straight hooks and fished hard, and as long as the fish was stupid enough, he could catch it.
He then stood up and slipped away quietly.
He appeared again at the third watch, but at this time the mourning hall was still crowded, and Mrs. Zhu was still kneeling there. It seemed that there was really no chance, so he reluctantly left, and all this was under the watchful eye of Old Man Liu.
The next day, Linhuaiguan in the wind and snow.
"This is Grandpa Longxing's place!"
The emperor's grandson looked at the snow-covered banks of the Huaihe River with emotion.
The river is still flowing quietly.
But it still looks like there aren't many people here.
At least compared to the surrounding areas of the capital, it can still be called desolate. This is due to Zhu Yuanzhang's continuous migration of people for more than 20 years, and a large number of guard posts were forced to be stationed. You can imagine what it was like in the past. But now it is more obvious than in the late Ming Dynasty.
It was much stronger. In the late Ming Dynasty, officials from the north directly described this area as being uninhabited for thousands of miles along the Huaihe River. No matter how hard Zhu Yuanzhang tried, he could not forcibly lock people to this land.
"Speak of Fengyang, talk about Fengyang. Fengyang is a good place, but since Emperor Zhu came into being, there have been nine years of drought in ten years."
Yang Feng sang beside him.
Then there was a stare...
"Don't look at me. This is a folk song that has been circulated for hundreds of years. It is said to have been circulated since the Ming Dynasty. There is no way to verify whether it is true or not. However, it is true that this place has always been poor in the Ming Dynasty. According to our history books at that time
According to records, it is also true that nine out of every ten years were famine-stricken.”
He said innocently.
"Why is this so!"
Zhu Yunxi said with some embarrassment.
"Your Highness, it's actually nothing. Natural disasters are frequent in this place, and there is a big gap between it and Jiangnan in terms of land yield and climate conditions. Moving a large number of people from Suzhou and Hangzhou will inevitably lead to resentment.
They produce four or five stones, and when they get here they produce one or two stones per hour, and they are not allowed to leave. How can they not feel resentful? After a long time, they will definitely vent their anger.
Make up a folk song and sing it to feel comfortable.
Especially this is Zhongdu.
The capital city of Guangzhong, the mausoleum of the emperor, the garrison, these are the annual consumption and various types of personnel, especially this type of personnel. If there are more yamen, there will inevitably be more frequent personnel, and the burden on the people will be particularly heavy. If you want to change this place, it is very simple, exempt Feng
The corvees in the Yang Mansion, and then all kinds of servants were changed to paid by the government. Since it is the land of Longxing, it must look like the land of Longxing. Exempting taxes is indeed a bit too big a step, but exempting corvees can always be done.
Right? In fact, corvee itself is a huge burden on the people. Its harm is that it delays the people's production. It can be converted into taxes in the future, and then the tax money can be converted into employment.
After the Ming Dynasty, this was actually how grain was reduced.
You can use Fengyang as a pilot to implement this kind of reform."
Yang Feng said.
He must prepare for the development of industry!
During his time in Jiangnan, the biggest problem he discovered, or the most detrimental to the development of industry, was the corvee.
Everyone, from farmers to craftsmen, and even to urban citizens, is not sure when they will go to do corvee work, and there are many types of corvee work, ranging from working in the yamen to maintaining public security, to transporting to the frontier, and even to the government
Construction is all about corvee labor, so how can we develop industry?
After finally cultivating a skilled worker, he suddenly had to do corvee labor.
Then he died on the road.
The possibility of this happening is extremely high.
Not long ago, Zhu Yuanzhang graciously allowed a county in Guangxi to use money to replace their corvee transportation mission this year. They wanted to transport grain from the mountainous areas of Guangxi to Yunnan.
In this era, grain was transported from the mountainous areas of Guangxi to Yunnan!
Why don't you die on this road?
So the training was wasted in the end.
This system can be said to have seriously hindered the Ming Dynasty from moving towards a more advanced society.
"But grandpa didn't mean that."
Zhu Yunxi said.
By the way, it is really embarrassing to see their old Zhu family's Longxing Land like this.
He knew that Yang Feng definitely didn't lie to him.
"Then after you succeed to the throne, you must show some kindness. Take this as an excuse to use Fengyang as a pilot. If it is not bad, then gradually push it away. Now it is treasure money. The bank has been running well recently.
The savings have exceeded one million. When you succeed, it will not be a problem to exceed five million, and you will not be short of money."
Yang Feng said.
His fourteenth aunt is in charge of the bank.
The little princess, who is a money-crazed person, after informing her father and getting a large reward, she was surprised to find that Yang Feng got her a good thing that she could keep in the pile of money every day. While Yang Feng went to Suzhou, he directly occupied the bank.
that office.
Then it's easy.
She went directly to the homes of wealthy and distinguished people to attract clients.
The princesses' home.
The homes of princes and counts.
She didn't even miss those temples.
She is dedicated to her theoretical nunnery to pray for her mother, so it makes sense to go to the temple and nunnery! She is a child, still underage, and does not need to care about face. What is soliciting clients that is inconsistent with the status of a princess? I
So innocent! In the end, the situation that Yang Feng never solved was easily solved by her, so professional things had to be done professionally, and since she was in charge of the bank, her father was relieved.
"It's worth giving it a try!"
Zhu Yunxi said confidently.
Young people inevitably have some big ambitions. Although they don't say it with their mouths, they actually want to surpass his grandfather.