Zhu Yuanzhang called everyone to the palace, there were three princes, and he could only play soy sauce in the back, originally Liu Chun didn't want to follow, but when he saw the eyes of those girls eating people, he still followed Lao Zhu Forget it, at most he will be scolded, and there will be no other risks......

In fact, Liu Chun is really a soy sauce player, and when he arrived outside the main hall, he, Lan Yu, Li Jinglong, and Xu Zengshou were all left outside.

Lao Zhu only called his three sons in.

"Tell me, how to deal with this matter?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Hu first, "What do you think?" ”

"Back to the father, the sons thought that the officials oppressed the craftsmen, did evil, and failed the emperor's grace, and must not be forgiven, and the Ministry of Industry should be thoroughly investigated. Aren't they capable of usurping other people's wives, and let them taste the same! ”

Zhu Hu gritted his teeth and said, he is kind, but kindness cannot be indistinguishable from right and wrong, and he can't be soft on what should be disposed of.

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed slightly, seemingly satisfied.

The crown prince Zhu Biao has always opposed killing, and he hurriedly said: "Father, the longevity ceremony is just around the corner, and it would be too unlucky to set off a big prison at this time." The sons and daughters dared to implore their father and the emperor to dispose of it after the ceremony. In addition, it is difficult for craftsmen to survive, and they should be ordered to use craftsmen to do things for themselves, otherwise they will be punished for greed! In addition, you can increase the monthly grain and rice of the artisan households, in order to show the emperor's grace and celebrate the whole world. ”

Zhu Biao is worthy of handling national politics for many years, and he has done things in a stable and comprehensive manner. Even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't find anything wrong.

Lao Zhu pondered for a long time before his eyes fell on Zhu Di's body.

"Tell me about it!"

Zhu Di is dignified in front of him, he doesn't have many opportunities to speak in front of his father, he must cherish it!

"Father, the son remembers that in the seventh year of Hongwu, the prefect of a place wrote to his father, asking for a woman to be given a chastity archway, showing the merit of keeping the festival for ten years, and said that this is my Ming education, even ordinary women, know to follow the guidelines."

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed, "There is indeed such a thing, but do you know how my father dealt with it?" ”

"The father issued a decree, severely reprimanded the local officials, and also demanded that the woman be married as soon as possible!"

"Yes, then do you know my father's thoughts?"

Zhu Di said loudly: "Erchen dared to guess that the people's livelihood withered at the beginning of the country, the household registration was empty, and there were many places, and there was no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. A woman in the prime of her life, not to get married quickly, but to keep the festival hard, if everyone is like her, the Ming Dynasty will not be a country! ”

"That's right, at the beginning of the country, there were wars and wars, and there were widows everywhere, if everyone kept the festival, who would still plough the fields and defend the border for me!"

Zhu Di said with a smile: "My father is wise, my son still remembers, after another three years, she is also a local woman, she asked to keep the festival, but the local officials did not allow it, and after the father and emperor knew, he was furious and beheaded the local officials, and the family who wanted to marry this woman was sent to the army!" ”

For the same case, why does Lao Zhu have a completely different attitude? Could it be that Lao Zhu is confused, or is it three years of hard work, the Ming Dynasty has a sufficient population, and women can be allowed to observe festivals?

Neither!

In the latter case, there is another inside story.

When the woman had lost her husband, the brother-in-law took the opportunity to marry his sister-in-law, but the magistrate supported the brother-in-law's request and agreed to the marriage, rejecting the woman's request to keep the festival.

The verdict was sent to the capital, Lao Zhu was furious, where was he angry? After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he restored his Chinese clothes and tried his best to sweep away the maladministration of the previous dynasty, and spared no effort. But after being the emperor for more than ten years, there are still officials who make this mistake, and when the customs of the previous dynasty come to judge the case, Lao Zhu cut off his head, which is cheap.

Zhu Di took out these two cases at the moment, and his intention couldn't be more obvious.

"Father, the system of craftsmen is inherited from the previous dynasty. In the early years, my father conquered the world, spending a lot of money, and had to do it. Now the country and the people are safe, and the imperial treasury is abundant, enough to pay for the employment of craftsmen, if the craftsmen continue to be retained, they will only allow the maladministration of the previous dynasty to spread and wreak havoc, and kill innocent people! ”

"Father, son-in-law once participated in the battle of Liaodong. Liu Chun was in Baiyangkou, improving gunpowder and making new military rations. He used the method of employment to produce materials of good quality and speed, and was widely praised in the army. The father can ask Song Guogong and Liang Guogong, and he will know that what the child said is true. The child thought that since this method was applicable, it was better to implement it...... With this longevity, the grace of the craftsman household will make millions of people feel the benevolence of their father! ”

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he lifted his robe and knelt on the ground.

Zhu Huan hesitated slightly, and quickly knelt down with the fourth brother.

"Father's grace, sons and daughters beg their father!"

Kneeling down the two sons at once, Zhu Biao thought for a moment, and said: "Father, the fourth brother and the fifth brother's views are indeed reasonable, but the sudden abolition of the craftsman will cause a lot of twists and turns. It's better to do this, the matter is slow, the father can issue a decree to increase the wages of the craftsmen, so that they no longer do things in vain, and then in batches, give some unimportant craftsmen the nationality, so that in one or two decades, you can completely eliminate the disadvantages of the craftsmen! ”

After listening to his eldest brother's words, Zhu Di hurriedly said: "The prince's brother is honest and seeks the country, and his sons are happy and convinced!" ”

Lao Zhu groaned, weighing again and again, "Well, let the prince prepare a statement on this matter, and then I will weigh one or two......" Lao Zhu did not agree immediately, he was very hesitant.

is as smart as Zhu Di, and he can't guess his father's thoughts.

"Maybe this is the helplessness of the vassal king!"

Sitting in the carriage back, Zhu Di complained to Liu Chun. Since he found out the relationship, Zhu Di didn't carry Liu Chun's words, Liu Chun smiled indifferently, "Your Highness, I think it, what do you think, maybe it's wrong." ”

"Wrong?"

"Well, the reason why our majesty is unwilling to abolish the craftsman may be very simple!"

"Really?" Zhu Di smiled: "I would like to hear your opinion." ”

"Two words......" Liu Chun wanted to say it, but as soon as he pondered the trouble, he asked Zhu Di to send his hand to him, and Liu Chun wrote it in the palm of his hand.

Zhu Di hesitated slightly, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"You kid, don't blame your father for scolding you, I will also give you two words, you deserve it!"

……

What did Yoo Chun write?

It's simple, slam the door!

That's right, Liu Chun gradually saw through Zhu Yuanzhang's nature.

This peasant emperor is eloquent and strategic, and he is civilized and martial arts, which is needless to say. But he has one of the biggest flaws, that is, he doesn't like to take money out.

There is an old saying that the business money is finished on the same day, the business money takes a year, and the crop money is ten thousand years!

Business money refers to those artists who sing and juggle, that is, celebrities, they can make money, but they can also spend money, like flowing water.

Businessmen who do business are much more cautious and will not waste easily, and can spend a year.

When it's the turn of the crop man, this is amazing, and the money that should be spent is not spent, and a penny is pinched into eight petals, and there is a saying that it will be ten thousand years.

In fact, no matter which way of dealing with wealth, there is no need to be harsh.

It's just that as the Son of Heaven, if you are unwilling to pay some price, something will go wrong...... For example, in the military households of the nine sides, Lao Zhu often boasted of raising millions of soldiers without spending a penny on the treasury. However, the problem is that the state treasury does not pay for it, and the cost is borne by all military households, and this has caused fatal problems such as weak combat strength and serious shortages in the border army.

Although the current strong soldiers and fierce generals are all there, there is no need to worry, but in a few decades, Daming will taste the bitter fruit.

In the same way, Lao Zhu was reluctant to spend money to hire workers, so he made a system of artisan households, if this can continue, won't it save money?

But the problem is that there is a gap between imagination and reality.

No matter who you are, even if you are as noble as the Son of Heaven, you must abide by the rules of the market, obey human nature, and not act against the sky.

Liu Chun used the hot air balloon to poke out the affairs of the craftsman, and Zhu Di followed closely and pointed directly to the entire craftsman system. These two people did not discuss, but they cooperated very tacitly.

Zhu Di has his own ideas and his own persistence. Although the capital is ironclad, and he has no way to start, Zhu Di wants to tell everyone that he is the one who can make Daming better!

For the courtiers, choosing the prince is of course the lord of benevolence, but he can be chosen to make this country better!

Zhu Di wants to use the craftsman to erect his own banner.

He believed that there would always be some unambitious people in the DPRK and China, or adventurers, who liked to burn cold stoves, and would move closer to him.

Zhu Di's thoughts, Liu Chun can see it, but he doesn't think there is anything wrong, as the bloodline of the Son of Heaven, if he doesn't even have the courage to fight, then it's a waste of dim sum, as long as Zhu Di uses upright means and doesn't play conspiracy, Liu Chun feels that there is no problem.

Even, he was willing to help Zhu Di.

"Your Highness, I estimate that Your Majesty will see through it, soon!"

When Liu Chun was saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao and came to the inner house again, compared with the last time, there were many more boxes in the inner house at this time, all of which were full of gold and silver bars, one by one ingots!

Lao Zhu sat on a box and picked up an ingot, which was heavy, enough for 50 taels!

"That kid was right! Before longevity, five million taels of foreign trade filled my internal money! He did it! Suddenly, Lao Zhu threw this ingot, smashed it on the ground, and scolded angrily: "But this bastard boy also deceived me!" My inner money is full, but the money doesn't belong to me anymore, prince, what do you say? Old Zhu asked with a snort.