I am the king of the dead

Xing'an divided these pens quite painfully. Yu Shaobao, Liubu Minggong, Chief Procuratorate Chief Xian, Wu Jing all took one, Zhongguogong Shi Heng, British Duke Zhang Mao, Chengguogong Zhu Yi also took one.

If you want to get this exquisite imperial fountain pen in the future, you can only get it from the gift bag of the Qigong brand, and it is only made by the internal military bureau.

Of course, it's not impossible to get a fountain pen made by His Majesty himself, but it's as difficult as heaven.

Wu Jing was a little flattered, his hand was trembling while holding the pen, he always felt that he was doing nothing but doing his job.

The reason why Zhu Qiyu gave Wu Jing one is entirely because of Wu Jing's mathematics, which has cultivated a large number of mathematics talents for Daming, making the work of planning and provinces more and more handy. To improve the financial and taxation system of Daming, talents are indispensable. Wu Jing has made great contributions. .

Of the 27 courtiers, less than half of them got imperial fountain pens in total. The rest of the courtiers looked at Wu Jing, their molars were almost gnawed, and it was fine if the Duke of Ming owned it. Why, Wu Jing also had one!

It's so well made, it's definitely good enough for family heirlooms.

All the Jinshi in the court were Jinshi of Ming Dynasty, even if Wang Qiang was not a Jinshi, he was also from Juren, and the Taige style was not a problem, let alone a fountain pen. Zhu Qiyu demonstrated it a little, and the ministers and workers became handy.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian's writing, then looked at his own writing, and silently closed the memo. Of course his writing was not ugly, but when it comes to writing, this group of scholars is professional.

Military generals such as Shi Heng, Zhang Mao, and Zhu Yi were not good at dancing and writing, but after reading it, they carefully rolled up the pen with red silk cloth, put it in a sandalwood box, and put it away carefully.

"Based on reality, what is reality?" Zhu Qiyu continued the previous topic, and said solemnly: "If you are angry at the weakness of the national power, you should pay attention to military preparations. If you are suffering from the embarrassment of people's livelihood, you should pay attention to industry."

"The industry that involves people's livelihood is industry, and the current Ming Dynasty is the three industries of agriculture, industry, and mining."

The industry that Zhu Qiyu talked about is only industry in a narrow sense. In a broad sense, industries that provide the production and service of spiritual products, such as education, culture, education and training, information services, and art, are also industries. Industry is the basis for the survival and development of the Ming Dynasty.

Is school considered an industry?In a broad sense, it is naturally considered an industry because it provides production and services in the field of education.

Is a brothel considered an industry?In a broad sense, it is naturally considered an industry.Because it provides production and services in the field of art.

The social form of Ming Dynasty was still undergoing transformation from a small peasant economy to a commodity economy. Freely hired laborers for large-scale production was the key to it, and being based on reality played an important role in the transformation of social form and large-scale freely hired labor. positive effects.

Zhu Qiyu talked a lot. While listening, Yu Qian carefully wrote down the key words of each sentence of His Majesty. Some doubts in his heart were slowly solved in these key words.

In the past, Yu Qian still felt that there was an expert behind His Majesty, but later Yu Qian always felt that if there really was such an expert, he might as well give up his position to this expert, so that he could be more at ease. Obviously, these are all His Majesty's own Thinking, some conclusions after repeated pondering of the great Ming Dynasty and the laws of the development of things.

Zhu Qiyu talked a lot, and finally concluded: "Industry is the foundation of a country, the foundation of national strength, the source of wealth, the pillar of a strong country, and the driving force for the advancement of Ming Dynasty."

"During this process, we can't expect to rely solely on the Baoyuan Bureau to cut interest rates and provide liquidity to the industry to ensure the prosperity of the industry. Money, like water, always flows to the place with the most money and the least shortage of money. In places where water flows into farmland, ditch water conservancy is the key; how to prosper the industry should start from the very beginning of reclamation, just like the old farmer's intensive cultivation of the field."

When it comes to economics, the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty are all Confucian scholars, and they may not understand much, but all the courtiers are good at translating and translating, plowing the fields and persuading farmers to mulberry.

Zhu Qiyu compared the industrial economy to farming and mulberry, and the officials immediately realized it.

In fact, there is no essential difference between the economy and the old farmer’s farming. The imperial court is the old farmer, and the Ming Dynasty is the large piece of land. It’s just that the system is more complicated, resulting in more problems to be solved, and more vested interests. There is a need for balance. Also more.

"That's it." Yu Qian finally stopped writing, looked at His Majesty and asked: "Then how do you explain the false property compared to the industry?"

"I don't think that there is any false birth in Ming Dynasty right now, and the discussion is meaningless. It will not be too late to discuss this matter at the Yantie Conference." Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian's eager expression and explained.

Today's court discussion on the Winter Preface mainly determined the guidelines for dealing with the Winter Preface, based on reality, not a meeting of salt and iron, so naturally there is no need to say so much, although Zhu Qiyu has already said a lot.

"That's right." Yu Qian was a little disappointed. In the country system established by the monarchs and ministers for thousands of years, the country system in the economic field has been absent for a long time.

Hearing that Daoxi would die in the morning, Yu Qian was a little disappointed to say a few words to His Majesty, but this was a court discussion in the Wenhua Palace, not at the Yantie Conference, and we would discuss it in detail at the Yantie Conference.

Chapter 9 It is shameless to talk about etiquette with hungry people

Zhu Qiyu put forward guiding opinions on the issue of the Winter Preface of the Ming Dynasty, expounding the inevitability of the Winter Preface in the development process, and established the Winter Preface in the court meeting with the court officials of the Wenhua Palace of the Ming Dynasty headed by Yu Qian. For the Ming Dynasty, it is not only a challenge , It is also an opportunity to clear old accounts and solve historical problems. Zhu Qiyu emphasized that we should not be afraid of challenges, but choose conservative, decadent, immutable, and conservative advocating thinking. We should innovate, take the initiative to face challenges, and face changes bravely. , Determined to be based on reality, take the initiative to pierce the economic bubble, take the initiative to pierce the false prosperity, and improve the quality of the economic cycle of the entire Ming Dynasty.

The first court meeting after King Qingwei's death came to a successful conclusion in the midst of His Majesty's wise voice.

Zhu Qiyu took Zhu Jiancheng to walk in the palace, the winter wind was bitter, blowing the corners of the courtiers' clothes, the Wenyuan Pavilion was opposite the Wenhua Hall, there were some quarrels from time to time, the people of Zhongshushe hugged from Zuo Shun the door The memorials he brought went into Wenyuan Pavilion, while Xiao Huangmen carried the memorials and walked into half a room from Wenhua Pavilion, which was the official office of the Supervisor of Rites. These memorials from all over the Ming Dynasty would pass through Wenyuan Pavilion The proposal of the ticket, the approval of the supervisor of ceremonies, was finally sent to Zhu Qiyu's case.

The winter wind blows the withered yellow leaves, swirls and floats in the air randomly. The sky is gloomy, and the air is confused and humid. A drop of icy rain falls on Zhu Qiyu's sleeve. It didn't take long for the icy rain to slowly turn into It became snowflakes, and then turned into heavy snow with goose feathers, fluttering, this is the second snow after the beginning of winter in Ming Dynasty.

"Small snow and snow all over the sky, next year will be a bumper year." Zhu Qiyu stretched out his hand to catch a snowflake, touched Zhu Jiancheng's head and asked: "Today, I participated in the court meeting, what do you think we and the courtiers are talking about? "

Zhu Jiancheng stared at the snowflakes with wide eyes, probably thinking about how to play with snow, children love to play, a stick can play for half a day, in the eyes of children, this stick is probably the same as Fang Tian's painting halberd and hook sickle Like a gun, when he heard his father's question, Zhu Jiancheng showed a somewhat thoughtful expression, and then said incredulously: "If you suffer any more, you will be arrogant, and call your father to bear it?"

Zhu Qiyu heard a stagger, looked at Zhu Jiancheng, the child summed up the main content of the court discussion in one sentence, and extracted the most critical information very concisely, Zhu Qiyu asked dumbfounded: "Who told you this?"

Zhu Jiancheng didn't know whether what he said was right or wrong, so he replied truthfully: "Young Master Hu, Mr. Hu told me that the common people are very poor. If the court asks for money and food, it is unethical to ask the common people to expropriate. The court cannot expropriate. Therefore, whoever has money and food should ask for it.”

"It's not that the people don't have them, it's just that they have too little, too little. Although they can receive a little if they accumulate sand and form a tower, compared with the imperial court's expenses, this is a drop in the bucket, and it is far from solving the problem."

"Master Hu told me that the little things in the hands of the people are precious to them. If the emperor or the court snatches them away, the people will have nothing. There is no fear in the eyes of people who have nothing. If you eat and wear clothes, you will gather and roar, and there will be chaos.”

"But Shiyao Haoyou owns too much. For them, how to pass on their wealth and status is their most concerned issue. The emperor and the court took away [-]% of their property, and they still have half They can still live affluently with their family property, as long as they can live affluently, nothing will happen in their leisure time."

"The common people can destroy the country in our old Zhu's house, if they want to be arrogant, they can't, because if they want to be arrogant, they will have enough money to live and even squander. The common people are not like this, the common people will march barefoot, just like Emperor Gao invaded the Yuan Dadu, and marched into the city of Beijing."

"It's useless and shameless to talk about etiquette and order to hungry people. A scholar-bureaucrat, aloof, tells a woman who is forced to do private prostitution for life that this private prostitute has no etiquette. This scholar-bureaucrat, There is no courtesy and no shame."

"that is……"

The example cited by Zhu Jiancheng is probably the same as the scholar-bureaucrats of later generations who said condescendingly that low-income people can rent out their idle houses and use the rent to increase their income. Who is shameless?

Perhaps in the eyes of literati and bureaucrats, renting out idle houses is already the most inappropriate and inelegant way he can think of to increase income.

But for those who are hungry and forced by life, they really have no vacant houses, or no houses.

These remarks about why not eat minced meat came from the mouths of scholar-bureaucrats. Unexpectedly, within reason, Emperor Hui of Jin who said why not eat minced meat was mentally retarded, and the scholar-bureaucrat who said why not eat minced meat should also be a fool with low intelligence.

Zhu Qiyu pulled Zhu Jiancheng and asked suspiciously: "What is it?"

Hu Wei, the teacher's father, is not authentic. When Zhu Qiyu was in Shangshufang, Hu Ming never said these words. When Zhu Qiyu was away, Hu Wei spoke so directly and boldly.

Zhu Jiancheng raised his head and looked at his father who was like a mountain. For Zhu Jiancheng, his father was a very, very powerful person, so powerful that he was as tall as a mountain. , can swear at people, and the swearing is ugly."

"Father, I've heard it with my own ears. Some people said bad things about my father. I argued with them. They spoke eloquently. I was stupid and couldn't argue with them. It was the two older brothers who refuted them so that they were speechless."

"I don't understand, my father is the emperor, the supreme emperor of Ming Dynasty, why they are so bold and dare to criticize my father, I asked Mr. Hu, Mr. Hu said, it's all my father's habitual problems, just give me a beating gone."

"Why didn't father beat them up and let them talk nonsense, it's obviously not like that."

Zhu Qiyu laughed as soon as he heard it, he looked at Zhu Jiancheng and said: "Your father, that is, I, is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, holding an artifact in his hand, but I am also a human being, and human beings make mistakes. No one is always wise and wise. , everything is right, that is a saint who does not exist, Cheng'er, remember, no one is absolutely right."

"These critical voices should not only be spoken by them, but also carefully listened to and pondered over. In the end, you will think about what they said from the perspective of the common people, and you will get an answer that will not have too many mistakes."

"From the perspective of the common people?" Zhu Jiancheng's biggest characteristic is probably that he doesn't understand, but write it down, and he will gradually understand in the future.

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "Think about the problem from the perspective of the people, no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it. In this way, no one can overthrow our old Zhu family."

Zhu Qiyu has self-knowledge, he doesn't have the great ability to dare to teach the sun and the moon to replace the sky, he just wants to leave his own strong strokes in the feudal dynasty of Daming, he stands on how to maintain the old Zhu family forever, From the perspective of eternal governance, explain to Zhu Jiancheng the people-oriented and people-oriented thought.

As for whether the old Zhu's family can last forever?History has repeatedly given the answer many times, no.

At the time of the Kaiyuan prosperity, no one inside or outside the Tang Dynasty could have imagined the embarrassment and embarrassment of Tianbao in the troubled times. Everyone in the empire believed that they were so strong that they could bear small mistakes and problems. Gradually accumulating, Ming Dynasty will eventually become corrupt and finally be overthrown, starting a new cycle.

Zhu Qiyu pulled Zhu Jiancheng and continued: "The imperial power is high, as long as you ensure that you have the ability to lift the table, no one is invincible within three feet. You must protect your own life, and don't let any danger exist within three feet."

"Within three feet?" Zhu Jiancheng was taken aback, looking at the people within three feet, Xing'an, Lu Zhong, the two emperors Tiqi, Yu Qian, Shi Heng, Zhang Mao, and Zhu Jiancheng himself.

Shi Heng heard the saying that within three feet, and looked at the distance between himself and His Majesty, his expression was very relaxed. He was within three feet, and he was only three people away from His Majesty. As far as the Titans are concerned, it is the distance that can surprise and kill in the blink of an eye.

If there is a surprise attack, Shi Heng knows that he will not be able to win.

He would hesitate, the king in front of him lifted him out of prison, made him Shi Heng today, became the most honorable duke of Ming Dynasty, and became a mighty general who can last forever, and even in the future, with his achievements It is not impossible to have offerings in the Wu Temple.

But His Majesty will not hesitate, His Majesty has a gun, and His Majesty's gun is fast and accurate.

This is a kind of extreme trust. Shi Heng has already become the Duke of the state, and what he fears most is losing His Majesty's trust.

Yu Qian looked at the heavy snow and tightened his cloak. At the age of 62, his physical condition was much stronger than when he was 51. Even in such cold weather and cold wind, he would not Coughing repeatedly because of phlegm disease, in the winter of Zhengtong 14 years, he thought he was going to die soon.

The conversation between His Majesty and the crown prince made Yu Qian think a lot. In terms of the system of the country, Daming may form a strange path dependence.

Xing'an and Xiao Huangmen whispered a few times: "Your Majesty, after receiving a report from the Ministry of Officials, Xu Youzhen, Governor of the River Patrol, went to the Jinshan Cemetery, first went to pay homage to Chen Yi, the uncle of Chiayi, and then entered the capital from Xizhimen to the Ministry of Officials. "

Before the Battle of the Capital, Zhu Qiyu always wanted to kill Xu Youzhen, but because Yu Qian protected him, Zhu Qiyu never succeeded. Yu Qian said that the first task was to repel the Oirats.

After the Battle of the Capital was over, Xu Youzhen went directly to Zhang Qiu to control the water. It has been 11 years since Xu Youzhen came back four times, and she never stayed overnight in the capital.

When Zhu Qiyu heard that Xu Youzhen had returned, she immediately rubbed her hands, but when she thought that Xu Youzhen had two miraculous power cards, she just looked unhappy and couldn't make a move.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian and said: "Yu Shaobao, can you keep Xu Youzhen in the capital? When the state employs people, I can't bear to have such a talented person running around outside."

Yu Qian thought about it for a while before he said: "Governor Xu has made great contributions in patrolling the river, and he is determined to dredge the river. This time he returned to Beijing to report on his duties. The last time he returned to Beijing to return to Beijing after dredging the [-]-mile waterway, he will still go to the Yangtze River to patrol and dredge the river."

Why did Xu Youzhen dare not spend the night in the capital? What was the reason? Did the emperor have no idea?

No matter how ambitious Xu Youzhen is, after 11 years of hard work, that bit of ambition has been worn away long ago. The reason why he dare not return to Beijing is not that you, the emperor, are thinking about his head all day long?

Zhu Qiyu looked at the goose feather heavy snow, and said with some emotion: "It's a pity."

Zhu Qiyu's car drove to the lecture hall and went to the imperial study to review the memorials. Not long after, Xu Youzhen went to the lecture hall to have an audience. If there was a choice, Xu Youzhen would never come to the lecture hall. Every time he came, he was a little scared .

Your Majesty is undoubtedly the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. In the past 11 years, Xu Youzhen is very clear about the changes in Ming Dynasty, and His Majesty is fair and never kills people for no reason. It is said that the emperor is violent, but His Majesty has never been wronged by the sword, even if it is a monarch and minister for thousands of years According to the Confucian framework of the minister, none of the people killed by His Majesty deserved to die.

In Zhangqiu, in Hetao, and in the upper and lower reaches of the river, Xu Youzhen is full of living ancestral halls. This is his merit. According to His Majesty's criteria, Xu Youzhen, who has two miraculous merit cards, has no reason to be afraid.

But he was just afraid, afraid that His Majesty couldn't bear the murderous intent in his heart, and let the Jin Yiwei arrest him directly, and he would be killed on random charges.

"Minister Xu Youzhen, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, Your Majesty bows to you." Xu Youzhen kowtowed three times and bowed five times.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Youzhen, and said with a warm smile: "Zhen'an, excuse me, Xing'an, give me a seat."

Zhu Qiyu sized up Xu Youzhen, since the last time we met at Songjiang Mansion, Xu Youzhen has become a little thinner and more energetic, standing there, she looks like a loyal minister.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Youzhen naturally saw His Majesty's smile, which made him feel hairy. Your Majesty might as well put on the emperor's airs and be more vicious. It would be more reasonable to get along like this. He looked at Lu Zhong, Lu Loyalty is by his side, but he didn't intend to make a move.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Youzhen's fidgeting, and continued: "Governor Xu has worked hard. Apart from spending an extra 20 silver to finish the 520-mile waterway, you have done a good job. If I leave this job to others, don't say 200 million silver, even [-] million silver can't beat it."

"Governor Xu has made great achievements in water control, and I will give you a medal of extraordinary merit. You will live up to the entrustment of the court and the expectations of the people. I am very relieved. I hope that I will do my best for the Ming Dynasty's great river water affairs."

Entrusted by the court and expected by the people, what about the emperor?The emperor wished that Xu Youzhen would make some mistakes, finish what he hadn't done back then, and get rid of the knots in his heart.

Xing'an brought up the Qigong card, Zhu Qiyu walked up to Xu Youzhen, hung it on Xu Youzhen's chest, patted Xu Youzhen's arm and said: "Governor Xu, you have worked hard, and you have lost a little weight. suffering."

"Eating the emperor's salary, doing the emperor's work, and dredging the great rivers are the great undertakings of your majesty, both land and sea, and I dare not neglect them." Xu Youzhen hurriedly bowed her head and said.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has been inviting him to be an official, and he is a member of the court. Governor Xu, why not go back to Beijing to share my worries?" Zhu Qiyu chose to increase the bargaining chip. At the beginning, one hundred thousand silver could not be exchanged for the miracle card, but now he is replaced by the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. .

Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Youzhen's cautious appearance and said: "It's been so many years, it's all over. Governor Xu has made great contributions in patrolling the river. If I don't promote Governor Xu, there will be criticisms in the court, right? I want to say that I am ungrateful and ungrateful."

All over?Xu Youzhen doesn't believe it, whoever believes it is a little bastard.

It's really passed, the emperor, why do you still mention it?

The emperor's words made it clear that he wanted Xu Youzhen to come back to Beijing. If everyone wrestled their wrists again, their arms couldn't twist their thighs. In front of the emperor, Xu Youzhen was at best a little finger.

Xu Youzhen also said with a full smile: "Your Majesty, as the governor of the river patrol, you are a second-rank Beijing official. His rank is the same as that of the six Minggongs. Why should he treat you poorly? Your majesty is good at water control. Your Majesty appoints people on their merits. He is a holy king." How can you criticize this move?"

The smile on Zhu Qiyu's face froze. He originally planned to use a warm smile and the reward of the miraculous card to break down Xu Youzhen's defenses, and then use the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry as a lure, and finally ended with the past, highlighting a time Even out everything, I don't care about what happened back then, you can go back to Beijing to work, it can be said that you have used all means.

But this Xu Youzhen just doesn't like oil and salt.

Chapter 931 Dredging 20 Miles of Waterways

Zhu Qiyu felt that his set of combined punches was perfect and could be described as impeccable.

Xu Youzhen dredged [-] miles of waterways, and with a budget that was far lower than that of the imperial court, he accomplished such a great deed that benefited the country and the people. After Xu Youzhen entered the door, Zhu Qiyu greeted him with a smile, and even bestowed a miracle card, saying I sincerely express that I don't care about what happened back then.

Yu Shiyue has been in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice for 11 years. This is not the temperament of the emperor, what is it?Liu Yongcheng, as a supporter of orthodoxy, is now leading the official ship of the Ming Dynasty to show off his power in the South Seas and the West. This is not the spirit of the emperor, what is it?

You know, Xu Youzhen and Yu Shiyue were among the court officials who sent their families to the south, and Liu Yongcheng was also regarded as Zhengshuo.

What went wrong?

Zhu Qiyu thought that his level of hooking had risen over the years, but this confident bait was empty, empty so logically, empty so naturally.

Xu Youzhen was too aware of what went wrong, the emperor still wanted to kill him, and this killing intent remained unchanged from the beginning to the end. At first, it was Yu Qian who saved him in order to fight against the enemy, and later it was the miracle card that protected him. Now the emperor still wants to kill him, and this idea is extremely firm and persistent.

You can't hide the look in your eyes when you want to kill yourself!

The warmer His Majesty smiled, the more terrified Xu Youzhen was!

In addition to being afraid, Xu Youzhen deeply knew that she could not return to Beijing because of the situation.

Those guys in the DPRK who are holding back their energy and waiting for the prosperity of Wen and Wu are now short of a flag bearer. When they come back to Beijing, Xu Youzhen is a natural flag bearer. When the flag was carried, His Majesty and His Majesty's confidantes three times Five divisions and two kill chickens and monkeys.

Since Xu Youzhen is not in the court, does he know nothing about the affairs of the court?On the contrary, through the report from the residence, Xu Youzhen is in the Yangtze River, and she also knows that the court is now a more dangerous dragon pool and tiger den than the Yangtze River.

"Does Governor Xu care about the 20-mile waterway?" Zhu Qiyu was empty, and did not continue to chase after him. Yu Qian was right, Daming still had 20-mile waterway waiting for Xu Youzhen to travel.

Xu Youzhen took out a thick memorial and handed it to His Majesty, and after handing it over to Xing'an, Xu Youzhen asked with a little trepidation: "Your Majesty, I asked your Majesty to think twice about building a bridge on the great river when I advised you. "

Zhu Qiyu heard Xu Youzhen bring up the old story again, Xu Youzhen never forgot about the Yangtze River Bridge, Zhu Qiyu also opened the skylight to speak brightly, and said with a frown: "Are you sure you want to build the bridge?"

"Governor Xu, Ming people don't speak dark words. Do you know what will happen to you if you fail to build these bridges? How many people in the court are waiting to see Governor Xu's jokes. Such a big stall of river dredging is being taken by Xu The governor made no oil and water, and when Governor Xu fell, how many people were waiting for the carnival."

"very dangerous."

Daming's steel output, steel quality, bridge design and other basic engineering technical capabilities cannot fully satisfy the construction of bridges. Xu Youzhen took the job, but failed to repair it. It would only be his head, and the miracle card could not keep him. Life.