Hearing that it was a matter in the court, although Miaojin and Yunzhi were very curious about what was going on, since Yun Xi didn't say it, they didn't ask.

Yun Xi replied to the last two folds and ordered Lu Yi to hand them over to the guards and send them to the post station, and it was already noon. At this time, Zhu Hu sent someone to bring lunch, and Miaojin asked his subordinates to clean up and start eating.

In the afternoon, Yunxi slept a little, got up and read for a while, and then it was night.

In the evening, Zhu Hu held a grand banquet for Yun Xi, the variety of dishes is not only varied, but also very distinctive, many dishes Yun Xi has never heard of.

Although Yun Xi was happy to eat, he also maintained a vigilance: "What is Fifth Uncle asking me for?" ’

However, at the banquet that night, Zhu Hu did not say what he asked for; It wasn't until the afternoon of the third day, when they got together to chat, that he put forward his purpose: don't go to other places, don't go back to Beijing, and hope to be the king of Kaifeng all the time.

"The official family ,......, I have been in Kaifeng for more than 20 years, although I have been to other places during this period, but most of the time I am in Kaifeng. I don't have any ambitions, I don't want to expand my territory like Shang Bing and them, I just want to live the rest of my life in peace. Zhu Hu said.

Yun Xi subconsciously glanced at Zhu Youstew: "Are you willing to live such a life, I don't know if your heir's son is willing to live such a life?" ’

Although Zhu Youstew likes opera, he is a gentleman on the surface, but he is actually very capable. In the twenty-second year of Hongwu, Zhu Hu was demoted to Yunnan by Zhu Yuanzhang because he left the fiefdom and went to Fengyang without authorization, and let Zhu Youstew go to Kaifeng to take care of the fief. Zhu Youstew, who was only eleven years old at the time, took care of the affairs of the vassal king in an orderly manner, which won Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, and Hongwu officially crowned him as the prince in the twenty-fourth year. Gao Chi, who is older than him, officially crowned the prince four years later than him, which shows that Zhu Yuanzhang likes him very much, and it also shows that he has the ability. Now Zhu Hu is willing to seal it in Kaifeng, but Zhu You may not be willing to stew.

However, during this process, Zhu Youstew's expression did not change, and Yun Xi couldn't see his thoughts, so he turned his head to Zhu Hu and said: "The reason why the vassal kings were changed to other places is because my nephew trusts the princes and brothers more, and they themselves are willing to govern one side. If the fifth uncle is unwilling, how can I force the fifth uncle to change the title elsewhere? The fifth uncle is at ease in Kaifeng, and he can enjoy life in peace. ”

However, he added in his heart: "Of course, your generation can enjoy wealth in Kaifeng, but it may not be the case in the future." ”

Zhu Hu didn't think about it so much, and when he saw Yun Xi agreeing, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and talked about the matter of Kaifeng Mansion.

"......, although the land in Kaifeng is still fertile, but the Yellow River bursts from time to time, Hongwu eight years, fifteen years, seventeen years, eighteen years, twenty-three years, thirty years, the first year of Jianye, there were once the Yellow River breaches, although it is not big, but the people in the affected places also have losses. When my father was in power, he sent people to govern the Yellow River all year round, but he could only maintain nothing on the surface. ”

"Every time the Yellow River is harnessed, people must be recruited. However, the control of the Yellow River is different from ordinary labor, and the Yellow River burst regardless of time, which often delays the peasants' cultivation and arouses the people's complaints. ”

"It just so happens that Kaifeng is also a big city, the world is more prosperous, and there are many goods in and out of Kaifeng every day, so that there are many young and strong men as laborers to transport goods for merchants. Although the government repeatedly ordered them to return to their hometowns to farm, it was difficult to prohibit them. ”

"When the water was distributed, the goods in and out of Kaifeng Mansion were greatly reduced, and these people had nothing to do, and it happened that the imperial court needed people to serve in labor, so they were often requisitioned. These people are all strong men, who have been doing such hard work all year round, one can withstand the ordinary service of the two people, and even if the officials are greedy for some of the food and salaries they have been given, they can give them some money in addition to full food. ”

"In this way, the officials are more inclined to recruit them, and instead put aside the service books set by the imperial court."

'A whip! Yun Xi listened to his words, and these words suddenly appeared in his mind. However, Yun Xi did not immediately express his opinion on this, but asked Zhu Hu: "What does the fifth uncle think about this?" ”

"Official, of course this is not a good thing. Since ancient times, agriculture has been the foundation, and there are few people in Henan, and many fields can only be abandoned because of insufficient labor, and there are so many people who do not farm and work as laborers in the city, which is of course not a good thing for the imperial court. ”

"As for whether it is good or bad to levy them instead of ordinary peasant households, when they are levyed into conscription, I cannot say for sure. It is of course a good thing that they will be exempted from the requisition of ordinary peasant households, and will not delay the time; But the destruction of the imperial system, and the opportunity for officials to embezzle, is not a good thing. I'm keeping an eye on Kaifeng here, and the officials are embezzling from the grain that should have been distributed to the people in forced service, let alone other places. ”

"In my opinion, these people should be forced to return to their villages to work in the fields, leaving only a few to work in the cities. As for the levy and conscription, it can only be as reasonable as possible, and people from the same place and the same family should not be conscripted too much, and any family whose family is conscripted and conscripted can still have the help of the same townsmen and clans, so as not to affect the farming too much. ”

"There's stew, what do you think?" Yun Xi asked Zhu You stew again.

"Brother Huang, of course what my father said is reasonable, but the government of Kaifeng has also issued an order to let strong laborers return to their hometowns to farm, and many people have been sent back. But it wasn't long before his family in Kaifeng County came back to the city to work for the merchants. There was a prefect who wanted to exile all these people, but my father stopped him from doing so, saying that it was not appropriate, so he did not carry it out. ”

"But I think that even if it is implemented, they will not dare to come to Kaifeng City again, and it is only because of the government, not because they are willing to farm. Once the government's decree is relaxed, it will come back. ”

"So, I think that if we want to solve this problem, we have to study why they don't want to go back to their hometowns to farm, rather than forcing them to farm. If they still want to go into the city to work while they are planting the land with their hoes, they will not be able to settle down, and the land will not be able to be planted. Zhu Youstew said.

"Have you ever studied why they would be reluctant to return to the countryside to work as farmers, preferring to work for merchants in the city? You also said that once there is less goods in and out of the city, they will not work and make money, so why are they still willing to stay in the city? Yun Xi asked with a smile.

"I have asked them about this, but they have given them all kinds of reasons, and I do not know whether they are true or false; It happened that year that the Yellow River burst, and I was so busy repairing the Yellow River embankment that I forgot. I haven't done it since. Zhu Youstew scratched his head.