nucmednet Chapter 310 Enriching the Frontier
Chapter 310 Enriching the Frontier
Chapter 310 Enriching the Frontier
Wang Buli ignored Zhu Biao's question.
Some time ago, Zhu Yuanzhang had issued an order that all his subjects who wished to write letters or memorials could send them to him and he would read them one by one.
It can be said that Zhu Biao’s current workload not only involves many officials of the Ming Dynasty, but also many people who want the emperor to “see me”.
Of course, those people who can write memorials are not ordinary people.
Zhu Yuanzhang did this to show that he had access to outside information and would not be deceived by his subjects, but he really did not consider how huge the workload would be!
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Wang Buli looked at Zhu Biao's dark circles and couldn't help but complain:
"Brother Prince, you should have a good rest. As the saying goes, a smart child who doesn't rest will become stupid."
"Hey, that's true." Zhu Biao patted his rather thin body and said, "Although my physique is not as good as yours, it is still much better than the average person."
"Well, you're right."
Wang Buli stopped worrying about this matter and listened to Zhu Biao saying:
"I heard that you set up several special crime-solving teams in the county government. How are they going?"
"If difficult cases were so easy to solve, there would be no need to spend so much manpower and resources." Wang Buli leaned back in his chair and said in boredom, "None of them have been solved yet."
"Is there no progress in the civilian dismemberment case?"
"This is a Shangyuan County case and has not been transferred to Jiangning County. Therefore, I don't know the specific details and I haven't asked about it."
Zhu Biao glanced at Wang Buli. He remembered that Wang Buli had gone to the crime scene with his father. But when he saw that it was related to the White Lotus Sect, he immediately distanced himself from it.
The beggar who reported the case also died in the counterfeit money case, so some details were recorded in the case file and there would be no other progress.
"These cases are difficult?" Zhu Biao tried to persuade him again: "I remember you are Wang Bansheng from Jiangning County!"
"That's just my fair judgment. I'm not very good at solving cases." Wang Buli glanced at Zhu Biao again: "For a case like this with very few clues, even a detective would be scratching his head, unless..."
"Unless what?"
Wang Buli sneered when Zhu Biao asked:
"Unless the detective is tortured into confessing, solving the case this way will save everything.
The consequences are that the murderer escapes, the wrongly accused dies in vain, and is cursed, but who cares?"
Zhu Biao looked at Wang Buli and heard him say leisurely: "Brother Crown Prince, have you ever heard a saying?"
"what?"
"The one who wronged you knows how wronged you are even better than you do." Wang Buli spread his hands and smiled:
"Why do the people want to cry out for justice? Except for a few who did it on purpose, most of them just have no way to redress their grievances."
Zhu Biao nodded slightly. He had no idea about what Wang Buli said. Although he had read a lot of letters from grassroots officials recently, there was no detailed description of the case.
"Brother-in-law, do you think there really is a lazy emperor who doesn't deal with state affairs for decades?"
"Yes."
Wang Buli saw Zhu Biao looking at him in shock and said nonchalantly:
"Where there are diligent emperors, there are naturally lazy emperors. Emperors as diligent as your Majesty are rare, and many emperors feel that they deserve to enjoy themselves.
An emperor who can control his desires is extremely strong, but most people cannot control their desires.
For example, I also want to go to work every day, but I would rather sleep in and spend time with my family, and postpone government affairs if they are not urgent.
Anyway, I have so many people under my command. If I don't use them, wouldn't it be a waste of money to give them money? "
Wang Buli's words did not eliminate Zhu Biao's suspicion, but instead increased it.
Because he felt that Wang Buli's answer was too affirmative.
It's like he knew that one of his descendants named Wanli would become emperor and would not attend court for thirty years.
So he could only grope for the seat: "Brother-in-law, what should I do if I have descendants like this?"
"Just serve it cold."
Wang Buli began to play with the jade beads in his hand without paying any attention:
"It is a basic principle that a policy will cease to exist when a person dies. If the policies you formulate can last for a hundred years, I think it is already very impressive."
"Are you so pessimistic?"
Even though Zhu Biao had advised his father in the fairyland, it was still very difficult for him to accept it after hearing it from other people.
After all, everyone has a different stance.
"Are you so confident?"
Wang Buli folded his bracelets and smiled:
"Brother Crown Prince, you have always been generous to others. When you become the emperor, if you want to preserve your reputation, you might change your father's strict governing policies and continue to be generous to others. Who knows."
Zhu Biao did not refute because he felt that what Wang Buli said made some sense.
Over the years, the time he spent with his father was definitely not as long as the time he spent with his teachers.
Therefore, Zhu Biao was instilled with the Confucian idea of "being kind to others" since he was a child.
Especially when it comes to showing leniency to others, who are the groups that will ultimately benefit?
We can get a glimpse of the whole picture from the governing philosophy of his son Zhu Yunwen.
"I can't refute what you said."
Zhu Biao looked at Wang Buli's skewers and felt a little itchy, so he went back to find one for himself to try.
"But isn't it good to be lenient?" Zhu Biao said with a smile while holding a pen: "It's good for you, it's good for me, it's good for everyone."
Wang Buli paused for a moment, then took out a piece of cloth and carefully wiped the jade beads:
"The Yuan Dynasty is known for its generosity. Look at how these scholars and officials in Jiangnan repay the Yuan Dynasty.
Each of them is crazy about getting benefits for their own family. It is because of the difference between Mongolians and Han people that their status is even lower than that of the Han people in the north and they cannot get any high official positions.
That is why they are willing to be fooled by Your Majesty and help Your Majesty unify the world.
However, after the imperial examination was launched, His Majesty discovered that none of these scholars were useful.
Instead, they were all more greedy for money than others, and brought the bad habits of the Yuan Dynasty with them.
This is how the imperial examinations were stopped, curbing their expansion in officialdom."
Zhu Yuanzhang sought cooperation with the landlord class in Jiangnan for the sake of mutual benefit.
After Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the peasant uprising, turned into a warlord, he actively united with the landlord class.
After gaining control of the world, he decisively began to suppress this group of people.
As a result, the landlord class in Jiangnan is now very resentful towards Zhu.
But at present, the court is full of people from the Huaixi Group, who have left the Zhejiang East and other parties powerless to fight back.
The Ming court's control over the Jiangnan region weakened after Renzong came to power.
Zhu Biao agreed with Wang Buli's analysis.
This is also the reason why my father has always wanted to move the capital, but he kept this matter to himself.
The rest of the Ming Dynasty was too poor, and the court could only desperately exploit the Jiangnan region to effectively maintain the support of the army, officials, and the royal family.
"Rather than being deceived by them and then rectifying the situation, it is better for you to continue your father's harsh policies."
Wang Buli pointed to the distance and said, "Don't think that those gentry will be on the same page with your royal family."
"You speak so confidently, as if you know the consequences of my policy of leniency."
Wang Buli just turned the beads and did not answer Zhu Biao's words.
There is a very obvious contrast between Yongzheng and his good son Zhangzong.
As soon as Mr. Zhang came to power, he showed his magnanimity to others and overturned his father's harsh policies everywhere. He stated that gentry should pay taxes and serve as officials, and that gentry did not need to serve as officials.
As a result, these gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were so good at making trouble after getting the upper hand that when the flood occurred, not only did they refuse to work, they also asked the court for food as disaster relief.
Just because I have money, you can't withhold relief food from the court and gather a crowd to cause trouble and attack the government office.
This made the young Mr. Zhang very confused. I am so lenient with you, why are you doing this?
Why didn’t you dare to do this when my father was around?
According to Yongzheng's temper, if there is a flood in Jiangnan, all of you gentry will have to go up and fill the soil, and you must use your own food to feed the people affected by the disaster.
You dare to gather a crowd to attack the government office. You guys are a rebellion. Your heads must be chopped off and hung at the city gate for public display.
Zhu Yuanzhang currently has such a strict policy.
Otherwise, so many people in the world are hoping that Old Zhu will suddenly pass away, and the Crown Prince Little Zhu can immediately ascend the throne and become emperor!
Only the days without Zhu Yuanzhang are good days!
support.
We must support Zhu Biao.
We are all princelings!
There are so many conflicts of interest behind this.
Seeing that Wang Buli avoided the question, Zhu Biao did not ask any further questions.
Since he started handling government affairs, he has actually been slightly influenced by his father, and is not as "lenient" as he was under the guidance of his teacher.
But gossip can make one believe something, and Song Lian and others were not with Zhu Biao, so they naturally did not notice that the "disciple" they had taught for many years had quietly changed.
Perhaps it was after more than a decade that everyone discovered that Xiao Zhu's kindness had been worn away during his years of training in government affairs.
Xiao Zhu is going to become like Lao Zhu. I wonder how many people are so worried that they can’t sleep.
So much so that he wanted Xiao Zhu to die.
The good news is that after Zhu Biao passed away, Zhu Yunwen was established as the crown prince, and countless ministers were delighted.
Old Zhu is old and he no longer has the energy to raise a grandson.
The Huaixi Group was almost completely cleaned out by Zhu Yuanzhang.
How could the new emperor's policies not be influenced by the group of literati he valued?
"After dealing with such complicated government affairs, I realized how difficult it is to be a wise ruler."
"really."
Wang Buli quite agreed. Everyone wants to be a wise ruler, but is it so easy to be a good emperor?
While the two of them were talking, Zhu Yuanzhang saw his grandson coming back.
Wang Buli was lying lazily on a chair, but when he saw Lao Zhu coming, he quickly stood up and saluted.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but shook his head and smiled.
Sure enough, Wang Buli gave him a vivid lesson.
When he saw his father, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, but when he saw me, the prince, he treated me like a friend and had no awe in him.
It turned out that what my father said was right. When you become an emperor, you are alone and it is difficult to have any close friends.
Look at the ministers who used to be brothers to my father. Which one of them is not respectful now?
Even Tang He, with whom he had the best relationship, did not dare to do anything that overstepped the rules.
It turned out that there had been a deep gap between everyone.
Perhaps after he became emperor, Wang Buli would never sit opposite him and chat and laugh as easily as he did today.
"Are you willing to go out in the middle of summer to patrol the construction site?"
"As the commander-in-chief, I must conduct spot checks from time to time so that I can better identify problems."
Wang Buli quickly added something.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, and was not very interested in the conversation between the two of them about sending the eunuch away.