My Daming New Empire

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"Fu Rao..." Zhu Zhanji sighed, looked around on purpose, and said forcefully, "Whoever said this to the father will definitely be punished!"

Zhu Gaochi glared at him dissatisfied, and said, "Don't just kill him at will. Killing will solve the problem?"

"Go and get the Information Department's information on grain prices in Shandong!" Zhu Zhanji confessed to Liu Wan, and he quickly retreated from the house.

Zhu Zhanji said to Zhu Gaochi again: "The Yellow River's flood is different from that of the Yangtze River. The rivers in the south are fertile with silt. After the flood, the silt can also fertilize the fields.

However, the Yellow River is mostly silt. If there is too much sand, as the floods enter the land, it will turn the land into a saline-alkali land. It will take at least two or three years to restore its fertility.

In 15, Shandong was hit by a disaster. In 14, Haier asked the internal supervisor to transport a large amount of grain from Nanyang, which alleviated the disaster. In 16, many prefectures and counties in Shandong had poor harvests, but the price of rice did not exceed three yuan and one stone, and there were countless people alive. "

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said, "I know about this."

Zhu Zhanji asked: "But does the father know what the price of Shandong rice was last year?"

Zhu Gaochi froze for a moment, then said, "I didn't care about this..."

"Because Ma Qi resells Nanyang rice. Last year, a large area of ​​land in Shandong still failed to harvest, but there was no life-saving food. The price of rice rose to three cents and two cents. Beiren likes pasta, and the price of wheat has risen to more than five cents. What do you say Can you hate it?"

But Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said: "Zhanji, you are not in Daming, so you must not be clear. Last year, the price of grain was soaring, mainly because the labor force was transporting grain to the Northwest! Just because the Huanghuai scholar urged a truce, your grandfather will still He was locked up for March."

Zhu Zhanji smiled, looked back at Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu, and asked, "You two think so too?"

Yang Pu's talent is literary talent, and he is much worse than Yang Shiqi in ability, let alone compared with Yang Rong.

He knew that Zhu Zhanji was not as easy to fool as Zhu Gaochi, and he couldn't just say that it was because of this reason, so he bowed his head.

As for Yang Shiqi's scheming, of course he wouldn't be questioned just because of Zhu Zhanji's words.He stroked his long beard and said, "Your Highness, a large amount of Nanyang rice has entered the country, and it is not profitable for the people to farm the land. The cheap grain hurts the farmers!"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "The imperial court has now implemented new rules of procedure, because of what? It's because you people always like to talk about him, and never discuss things as they are.

What I asked you about was the reason for the high price of grain in Shandong last year, but you have brought me into it that cheap grain hurts farmers.

Why can't you just answer my question directly?Why can't you explain one thing clearly? "

Seeing that Yang Shiqi wanted to speak again, Zhu Zhanji asked: "Do you still want to say that everything is intricate and complicated, and the world is a game of chess, and one move can affect the whole body?"

Chapter 37 Countermeasures and Audience

Although Zhu Zhanji had a smile on his face, Yang Shiqi felt the murderous aura that terrified him from his cold eyes.

To be able to become the top group of people in the literary world of the Ming Dynasty without passing the scientific examination, Yang Shiqi, in addition to his rich knowledge, also has the ability to perceive words and demeanor that is difficult for others to match.

Feeling the pressure exerted by Zhu Zhanji, he didn't dare to talk about him anymore, and quickly bowed his head and said: "Your Highness is wise, the price of grain in Shandong has soared last year, mainly because of the lack of Nanyang relief grain."

Only then did Zhu Zhanji nodded in satisfaction, and said to Zhu Gaochi: "Because of his own interests, disregarding hundreds of thousands or millions of people, such a corrupt official would not be enough.

As for those traders who worked for tigers, they dared to accept the food even though they knew it was stolen goods.If you dare to make such money, you will have to pay with your life. "

Zhu Gaochi also didn't know the details of the disaster in Shandong. When the Shandong officialdom formed a tacit understanding, in order to increase the price of food, he didn't tell Zhu Gaochi the disaster situation, he was just a deaf man.

However, the whole plan was planned by him from the very beginning, and he also promised to increase the grain price of Daming.

Although he didn't let those merchants buy life-saving food, and although he was angry that the people below didn't tell him the whole situation, he couldn't watch these people be arrested.

What's more, there are people from the Confucian family. The Confucian family is the representative of Confucianism. They are also my most staunch supporters. How can I ignore them?

He pondered for a while, and then said: "Since there is no major incident in Shandong, and Ma Qi has already obeyed the law, it is better to deal with this matter leniently."

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "The grandson is only handling the case for the emperor's grandfather. In the end, he still has to wait for the joint trial of the three divisions, and the emperor's grandfather will make a ruling."

When Zhu Gaochi thought about it, he really lost his head.As long as the case is delayed by the third division, the emperor will have already set off for the expedition. Isn't it up to you to decide this matter in the end?

Why worry about this matter, and put pressure on your son...

His mood improved immediately, and he said with a smile: "I will investigate this matter carefully, and if those merchants really do evil, I will definitely not let them off lightly."

Looking at his smiling face, Zhu Zhanji only felt a little pity in his heart.

There are still three days until the first day of February. At that time, he may face the biggest blow in his life.

After all, he is the father of his own body, and he has been very good to himself all these years, so Zhu Zhanji will feel guilt and pity in his heart.

However, in the face of power, Zhu Zhanji will never back down, not to mention, this is not a family matter, but a ruling line that is related to the future line of the entire Chinese nation.

His way of completely turning to Confucianism will only drag Daming into the abyss, but Zhu Zhanji believes that he will never do so.

Even now that he has been influenced by Zhu Zhanji, he is no longer so superstitious about Confucian governance.

But now he is using Confucianism to fight for and consolidate power for himself. His cooperation with Confucianism has brought him back to the old path of history.

Before a turmoil was formed, it was calm. Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Zhanji and his son were satisfied.

But for Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu, they were not satisfied with this result at all, because they originally had the initiative in this matter.

He wants to use the relationship between father and son to suppress the grandson, build momentum for the prince to supervise the country, and let the grandson see his position clearly.

But as soon as the grandson arrived, he only said a few words, even dismissed them, and turned passive into active, leading them by the nose.

The prince is far less shrewd than the grandson, and he is not the opponent of the grandson at all.However, due to their limited status, the countermeasures they can use against other people are not effective in front of the grandson.

When they left the palace, both Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu were a little depressed. The grandson's dominance made them a little worried about the crown prince's power control after the emperor set off.

But the prince and the grandson are father and son. When the prince was not dissatisfied with the grandson, they didn't even dare to do small tricks.

What's more, although Taisun is not elegant enough, he is a powerful person.If people like himself dare to make some right and wrong, Taisun will not let him go easily.

With such a grandson beside him, can the prince really control the situation?The prince cannot control the situation, and they have no chance to realize their political ambitions.

They and the crown prince are in a relationship of both prosperity and loss.They were not only worried about the prince, but also worried about themselves.

All these years, they, the servants of the East Palace, have been suppressed too hard by Zhu Di.

But they don't know that this is already changed history.In the original history, because of the framing of Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu, all the subjects of the Eastern Palace were imprisoned except Yang Shiqi.

Including Yang Pu, as well as the current cabinet scholar Huang Huai and others, they were all detained until Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne before they were all released.

It is also for this reason that Zhu Gaochi feels ashamed of them.Immediately after ascending the throne, they were promoted to the cabinet, and all of them were given the title of minister.

And this step is the starting point for the civil servants of the entire Ming Dynasty to intervene in politics.

Prior to this, the cabinet and the Ministry of the Ministry discussed and governed the government without interfering with each other and restricting each other.

When the power is concentrated in one body, the cabinet has changed from a secretarial advisory body to a country's decision-making body, controlling the power of the government.

Now because of Zhu Zhanji's strength, these people have directly made Hanwang a yellow flower, and they have not encountered so many blows and setbacks.

This also cultivates their more floating mentality.