In this way, some landless people no longer need to rent land, and thus are freed from the exploitation and bondage of the landlords. Some of the landlords and gentry, whether they wanted it or not, won praise by reducing the rent of the tenants, and at the same time attracted other landless people to come and rent tenants. In the long run, the stingy and greedy will inevitably become notorious, and few or no more will be their tenants, and the fields will be planted by themselves.

Judging from historical numbers and estimates, China's population at this time (at that time, it was usually counted as "ding", which is equivalent to omitting more than 60% of the population) should be around 30 million. The long-term war has left the land barren and the population declining, and it can be said that the land is vast and sparsely populated. That is, the contradiction between population and land is not prominent. When the government remeasures the land and nationalizes a large amount of ownerless land, it can implement a new policy of benefiting the people, "public land release".

Although Zhu Yongxing did not stipulate rent reduction and tax reduction by compulsory decree for the time being, he squeezed the exploitation space of the rich and greedy landlords and gentry in another way. Exploitation cannot be eradicated, but there must be a limit.

The accession to the throne is the greatest celebration, and Pan Yongchang and others certainly hope that there will be less fluctuations and fewer discordant voices. To put it bluntly, it is to whitewash the peace and create an atmosphere that is supported by all the people and deserved.

From ancient times to the present, Gai Mo can be outside! Zhu Yongxing sighed in his heart, this is the same as the leaders of later generations inspecting or inspecting, and they are busy covering up their ugliness or pressing problems.

"Your Majesty, is it possible to postpone the matter of confiscating the sinners and exiling their families?" Cha Rulong stepped forward and asked: "The recovery of all places is full of joy, a new dynasty atmosphere, this crying and noisy, hindering the view. ”

"It is one side to show favor to the people, and it is another side to show disobedience and authority." Zhu Yongxing shook his head and said, "The enthronement is only in this Nanjing City. It's only one day, is there still something like crying and making noise and disrupting the ceremony? ”

"Yes, Weichen is stupid, and I will obey Your Majesty's will." Cha Rulong bowed and retreated.

The intention was good, but time was running out, and Zhu Yongxing also wanted to raise more money and food. I don't care about the slightest flaw. The new emperor ascended the throne, and it was a great victory, and the reward in the Guang army was not a small amount, and he had to increase the officials, introduce a pension system, and not copy the reverse production, so that he could only delay the time of the Northern Expedition, so as to free up money and food!

At the same time, this is also a weakening and blow to the power of the Jiangnan gentry. And rightly so. Those who were officials in the Qing Dynasty are not too much to define as traitors. The Manchu Qing Dynasty subjugated the Ming Dynasty gentry, and as a means of attacking the Jiangnan gentry, Zhu Yongxing used this trick.

After dealing with many affairs, Zhu Yongxing left the prime minister's office and returned to the "Xuyuan", that is, the "New Han Palace" in the eastern half of the original Han Palace.

In the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, appeased his rival Chen Youliang's old department. The Han Palace, the son of Chen Youliang, was built. Subsequently, Ming Chengzu named his second son Zhu Gaoxu as the king of Han. The eastern half of the original Han Palaces was expanded to become the "New Han Palace".

Although the city, that is, the imperial city of Nanjing, was not greatly destroyed in the war, the palace is very small, and there are no rest and play places such as Jingshan, Beihai, Zhongnanhai, and the Imperial Garden compared to the Beijing Imperial Palace. When Chengzu moved north, the Nanjing palace was unrenovated. Over the years, although there are eunuchs and ministers who stay behind. But it's also very dilapidated. When the blessed king Zhu Yousong ascended the throne here, he carried out some restoration work, built Fengtianmen, Cixi Hall and other buildings, but still did not make Zhu Yongxing like.

Therefore, he just spent a small amount of money very stingily to repair the imperial city simply. It serves as the office of the ministries. The original Han Palace, as a temporary imperial palace, was used for the court meeting, and several other houses were pointed out to the prime minister's office to facilitate the consultation of the proposed decree nearby. The garden served as an inner palace, where he and his two ladies, as well as a group of female officials and maids lived. Fortunately, there are not many of his dependents and subordinates, and the garden is as good as it can live.

He didn't build much construction and didn't want to enjoy himself, Zhu Yongxing's frugality and simplicity aroused a burst of praise. Everyone thinks that he has not lost his ambition, and it is also a temporary plan in Nanjing, and it is a matter of time to wave the Northern Expedition and set the capital in Beijing.

In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Zhu Yongxing does not like too big a building pattern. There are not many people in the palace, and there is a gloomy feeling when it is empty. However, the small and exquisite, virtual and real, and layered Xuyuan is more in line with his wishes.

"The concubine greets His Majesty." As soon as they walked outside the door of the residence, Mengzhu and Long'er greeted them and bowed down.

"Excuse me, excuse me." Zhu Yongxing had no choice but to wave his hand in front of the maid, enter the house accompanied by the second daughter, and after waving off the subordinates, he immediately lay on the couch with his back on his back, humming comfortably twice, which can be described as having no image.

Mengzhu smiled helplessly, but Long Er sat next to Zhu Yongxing, diligently removed his boots and socks, and beat his legs and feet.

"In the future, don't welcome you with such a big gift." Zhu Yongxing said lazily: "Outside, everyone is not smiling, and the etiquette is cumbersome; When I came back, I was relaxed and had a sense of family fun. If it's like the outside, it's boring. ”

"But this gift cannot be abolished, if it is preached-" Mengzhu wanted to speak and stopped.

"How can the matter of the inner palace be spread?" Zhu Yongxing snorted and said, "You, don't always treat people with generosity, take it out when you should show your majesty." Privately interacting with the outside of the palace and passing on news and gossip is a capital crime, and it should not be spared if caught. There are lessons from the past, who would dare? ”

Seeing that Mengzhu looked unhappy, Zhu Yongxing sighed lightly, stretched out his hand to beckon her over, got up one by one, hugged Mengzhu and Long'er by his side, and said, "Well, don't talk about it." If you're hungry, let's eat, and we don't need a maid to be by our side, just the three of us, well, bring Rou'er and Jia'er too, and our family can relax and eat comfortably. ”

"Then let's pass the meal!" Mengzhu's face paleled slightly, and she reminded: "Actually, you should not eat or drink today, and fasting in the inner courtyard." ”

"What is fasting, fooling outsiders." Zhu Yongxing said nonchalantly: "If you don't eat, how can you have the strength to make them toss tomorrow?" ”

Reducing food and saving one's body, not eating and drinking, and fasting, these red tapes are simply perfunctory for Zhu Yongxing. Under the guise of Zhongxing's unsuccessful competition and a simple follow-up, the praise officials, Shang Baoqing, etc., who should have been inseparable from Zhu Yongxing before ascending the throne, were all waved away by Zhu Yongxing.

"The emperor's golden mouth is what he says." Long Er was full of joy, rubbed his little face against Zhu Yongxing, and jumped down to arrange a meal.

"Sit outside, don't smile, and go back to the harem. It's time to relax. Zhu Yongxing hugged Mengzhu, kissed him, and teased: "Aifei, seeing the spring flowers blooming, we also have to work hard!" When the seeds are sown, it is not necessarily known whether the seedlings will emerge or not. Don't miss the agricultural season! ”

Mengzhu took a sip in annoyance, and was busy putting on Zhu Yongxing's socks and shoes, "It's time for the palace people to eat in a while, don't let them see the emperor like this."

"When things are done, I'll take you out to play." Zhu Yongxing let his wife fiddle with it, and said with a smile: "What Mo Choumu, Xuanwu Lake, Jiming Temple, Banshan, Swallow Alum, Egret Lake, Stone Town, Qingliang Mountain, Qinhuai Night Crossing, Peach Leaf Linliu...... Well, it's really not like you can watch it all in a day or two. ”

"Going out to play when you first got on the big treasure? Not quite right? Mengzhu wanted to go out and play, but there was some hesitation.

"Then it's not called playing, it's called a micro-service visit. It is called to observe the people's feelings. Zhu Yongxing said disapprerovingly: "Do you have to exhaust me to death to be diligent and love the people?" ”

"Okay, whatever your majesty says, you can do it. Also, the emperor claimed to use 'I' in the future. Mengzhu coaxed Zhu Yongxing and sorted out the folds on his clothes, "Actually, it's also very good in this garden, there are mountains and rivers, and Rou'er likes it so much." I love to play on the stone boat. ”

"Let the palace people take good care of it, don't fall into the water." Zhu Yongxing thought about it. Shaking her head, he said, "Let her play happily for two or three years, and then find a teacher for her." In childhood, you should be happy and playful. ”

"Your Majesty, don't spoil her." Mengzhu persuaded euphemistically: "A girl's family, naughty and jumpy. ”

"Really?" Zhu Yongxing was a little puzzled, although he knew that this daughter was more lively. But it's not so strict, it's still very well-behaved and obedient in front of yourself!

"This kid is clever, even the emperor may have been deceived by her." Mengzhu smiled bitterly and sighed, he used to be the county lord, but what about in the future. That princess's title can't run, if you don't change your character, how can you get it?

It's the emperor again, it's His Majesty's, and there are special terms such as passing on food, which made Zhu Yongxing roll his eyes, calling him lonely, it's really boring.

At this time, Long Er walked in with Jia'er in her arms, and the little girl, who was less than a year old, babbling in a voice that no one could understand.

"Come, I'll hug you." Zhu Yongxing likes children, got up and took it, rubbed his tender little face, kissed it twice, arched his head in the child's arms, made the child giggle, reached out to grab his hair, he was not annoyed, and laughed as before.

Mengzhu opened her mouth, and saw that Zhu Yongxing was happy and happy, so she didn't advise again.

The ancients paid the most attention to respect and humility, and Zhu Yongxing's identity is like this, and it is inappropriate to tease his children. Besides, the family of the scholar is particular about holding his grandson but not his son, and he is cold to his son, how can Zhu Yongxing act like this?

The maid brought the food, but it was only placed in the outer hall, and Zhu Yongxing played with the little baby in the inner room. He lay on his back on the couch again, holding the baby's armpits, and letting the baby step on his chest and abdomen, making the baby laugh non-stop.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner." Mengzhu urged helplessly, and glanced at Long'er again, asking Long'er to take the child over.

Zhu Yongxing was still unsatisfied, so he had to go to the outer hall accompanied by Mengzhu and Long'er's mother and daughter, and waved away his subordinates, leaving only the family to sit around the table.

"What about Rou'er? Why haven't you come yet? As soon as Zhu Yongxing's words fell, Rou'er walked in, followed by her little loyal dog, who seemed to have just been freshened up.

"The child gives his father a salute." Rou'er bowed down, and she couldn't see the naughty appearance.

"Come, sit down and eat." Zhu Yongxing stretched out his hand to beckon, let her sit beside him, and touched her little head dotingly.

Zhu Yongxing moved the chopsticks, Mengzhu and Long'er, and Rou'er only started to eat, without a maid by his side, Zhu Yongxing preferred this easy-going family atmosphere.

"Father, try this tiger skin meat, it's delicious." Rou'er gave Zhu Yongxing vegetables to make Zhu Yongxing feel very relieved.

"Well, it's delicious." Zhu Yongxing nodded and praised, and gave his daughter salted duck, which is also a Nanjing specialty, and it tastes very good.

Mengzhu saw that her daughter coaxed Zhu Yongxing to be happy, a little helpless, and a little happy. It would be nice if my daughter was really sensible.

Long'er just smiled, the child in his arms had his own bowl of porridge to feed, and the poor baby stared at the dishes on the table with wide eyes, but unfortunately he couldn't eat it if he was hungry.

Zhu Yongxing ate happily and stuffed a piece of tofu into the little doll's mouth. Seeing her eat with a smile, even the puppy at Rou'er's feet rewarded him with a few leftover bones.

Rou'er's eyes rolled, looking at Zhu Yongxing not paying attention, pretending not to be stable, deliberately dropping the meat on the chopsticks on the ground, and then secretly glanced at Zhu Yongxing.

Zhu Yongxing saw it in his eyes. Holding back a smile and pretending not to know, but I believed in what Mengzhu said in my heart. This stinky girl is indeed a ghostly clever. Well, according to her age, this is one set of light, one thing is dark, and she doesn't feel annoying, but it shows a cute child's heart.

In fact, the etiquette official had already told Zhu Yongxing how the emperor should eat. This made Zhu Yongxing cherish the warm time with his family even more.

You must know that although the emperor is the ninth five-year, if you follow the palace etiquette, you are far less free than ordinary people at the table. Whether you like it or not, you must listen to music when you eat, and this music must also be the music handed down from ancient times, that is, the hypnotic divine comedy. Whether you want to or not, except for watching the play and drinking at night. Meals are very strict, and there is a very clear hierarchy. Even if there are a group of concubines sitting next to them, they are all bored and eat their own food, and it is impossible to talk and laugh.

In other words, a normal family dinner is rare at the royal several times a year. Most of the time, the emperor was surrounded by palace people, fighting alone at the dinner table; It doesn't matter if you eat it or not. Whether you like it or not, the imperial meal stipulated by the ancestral system must be made every day, and the practice will always be the same. If you don't have the courage to change it, then endure it! After all, don't eat imperial meals. And opening another small stove will provoke the group of loyal ministers outside the palace to look sideways.

Moreover, when the ancestral system of Guanglu Temple, Imperial Dining Room and other institutions was established according to what the ceremonial officer said, there would be even more cats, and there would be countless things to pit the emperor. For example, Guangxu in history, when he ate four eggs a day, the imperial dining room was quoted at thirty-four taels of silver.

One tael of silver is two hundred yuan, but isn't that one egg worth sixteen or seven hundred yuan? In this way, Emperor Guangxu can eat 12,410 taels of silver, or more than 2 million yuan, just by eating eggs a year. Well, if that's the case, it wouldn't be surprising that the Qing Dynasty's inner court used up four or five million taels of silver a year.

Another example is the last emperor Chongzhen, who also learned from Taizu to eat wild vegetables. But the imperial dining room also came up with a workaround, processing wild vegetables for him is a lot of "doorways": first put the vegetables in the belly of the raw goose into the pot and boil, the goose is cooked, take out the vegetables, soak them in wine, then pour sesame oil, mix with seasonings, and put them on the table.

In this way, the actual cost of a plate of wild vegetables that was originally inexpensive has increased dozens of times, and everyone in the imperial dining room has something to earn. Where did Emperor Chongzhen know that the cat was greasy, and he tasted it with chopsticks, well, it tasted good, who said that the people ate bran and swallowed vegetables bitterly?

From the small to the big, Zhu Yongxing believes that there are many lessons from history, and people today must not ignore them. Don't think that the emperor's edict can be "Weijia Hai Nei", if the supervision is not in place, only by the following consciousness, I am afraid that the story of the royal kitchen "pit emperor" will continue to appear, and the wind of honesty and thrift can only gradually drift away. In terms of government affairs, it is not difficult to formulate and introduce a policy or regulation, but it is difficult not to be discounted in the process of implementation, and it is difficult to prevent the "flexibility" in the implementation below.

Under the slogan of advocating thrift and not being extravagant, Zhu Yongxing temporarily abolished the Guanglu Temple of the Outer Dynasty and the Shangshan Supervisor of the Inner Palace, but only retained the Shangshi Bureau of the female official system. The purchase matters are also handed over to the Food Bureau, and the meal recipes you want to eat every day are taken out one day in advance, so that the purchase of prepared ingredients will not be wasted.

In the past, the feudal emperors wanted to eat anything, and they often made the chickens and dogs jump below. For example, Mu Zong likes to eat donkey sausages, but he doesn't eat them every day, but Guanglu Temple doesn't dare to slack off, and kills a donkey every day to prepare for the claim. There are other ingredients and seasonings, which are also afraid of leakage, and they have to be prepared whether they are eaten or not, so that they are wasted, and they are also a channel and excuse for corruption.

Many ancient emperors were frugal at the beginning, but it was difficult to be cautious in the end. Because the people who pat the horse and welcome them are really pervasive and omnipresent. Even the confidant ministers don't want to be welcomed in order to be favored. Hundreds of years from now, how much better will it be? Even Zhu Yongxing, he is not absolutely sure that he will not repeat the mistakes of the past and get lost in enjoyment and flattery.

The meal did not cause trouble because of the presence of the two dolls, but it was more warm and cozy. Rou'er looks quite good, and after getting praise, she is still a child in the end, and she can't hide the pride on her face. Jia'er ate two pieces of tofu and drank some vegetable soup, but she also giggled.

"What about the zoo, there will be later." Zhu Yongxing hugged Rou'er to his lap and said with a smile: "If you want to raise birds, you can do it, but you have to stop in moderation, and it will be bad to make the inner palace full of bird droppings." ”

"What about peacocks, can you keep them?" Rou'er leaned on Zhu Yongxing's arms, raised her little face, and looked at her father expectantly, "Father, the peacock is also a bird, right?" ”

"Well, it's also a bird, you can keep two or three." Zhu Yongxing nodded with a smile and said: "When the Northern Expedition is successful, the palace in Beijing will be big, not to mention peacocks, even raising elephants is no problem." ”

"Elephants don't." Rou'er shook her little head and said, "Rou'er wants the kind of animal that her father said has a small pocket on her belly and holds a baby." ”

"Kangaroos, wombats?" Zhu Yongxing's face was a little bitter, and he said: "That's not in a hurry, thousands of miles of sea, the shipping route has not been opened up, at least ten or twenty years, right?" ”

Zhu Yongxing regretted it, he shouldn't have shown off blindly and told the child something far away. He said it and put it aside, but the child remembered it solidly.

Rou'er was a little disappointed, but then smiled again: "Rou'er can afford to wait, since my father agreed, Chrysostom will definitely make Rou'er get her wish." ”

"This is not only Rou'er's wish, but also the wish of her father." Zhu Yongxing sighed with some emotion, as long as he could let the Chinese people occupy the sixth largest land in the world in his lifetime, he would be satisfied.

Well, just in time. It was more than a hundred years before the British exiled the first convicts there, and then many years later, free immigrants arrived there and began to establish colonies. Why aren't you short-lived? Twenty or thirty years of exploration of shipping routes, forty or fifty years later began to settle and occupy.

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March 15 is the chosen auspicious day. Zhu Yongxing stayed outside the palace early and waited. In the palace, it is ready to stop, and what worship, praise, music, and treasure cases are all complete; The Praetorian Guards will line up all the way in the Forbidden Palace, and Captain Yu Lin will hold a guard of honor and a big sword, standing majestically.

As soon as the hour comes, the ministers plead to the Fengtian Temple, Zhu Yongxing comes out, and takes the officials to the southern suburbs to worship heaven and earth. Set up five wheels outside the Fengtian Gate, first the waiter and the attendant entered the table, and at the moment of a drum, the civil and military officials all wore court clothes and stood outside the noon gate.

Tongzan, Zanli, Su Wei Guan, Zhu Zhi Wei and Shang Baoqing entered the main hall. Three drums, cabinet ministers in. The emperor ascended to the throne, Shang Baoqing put the imperial treasure in the imperial case, the general rolled up the curtains, the officials entered the palace, played music, the cabinet ministers were sealed with jade seals, the emperor's crown, and after wearing and changing clothes, the ministers shouted long live and bowed to the ground. After the official of the exhibition table reads out the congratulatory watch, the officials will bow again, the emperor will be exempted from the ceremony, and the ceremony will be completed.

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

In Long Live Shanhu, Zhu Yongxing finally stepped to the top of power. In these three years, he was gracious, he coerced, he tempted, he was close, he struggled, he was exhausted, he was in battle, and he did not do amazing things...... Today's qiē seems easy, it seems to be a matter of course, it seems to be supported by everyone, and how many people know the hard work and efforts he has put in? Understand his blueprint for this re-emerging empire?

And the emperor, in the long history of China's feudal society, has been prosperous for more than 2,000 years. Some of them are downwind boats in this river, they see midstream stones, some look like spring floods, some look like winter mountains, some are mud and sand falling with the water, and some are rotten trees drifting downstream. Rich all over the world, caring for all the people, wielding the power of life and death, controlling and seizing opportunities, people are both respectful and awe-inspiring, envious and jealous, in the eyes of the people, the hands of the people, the hearts of the people, how can you not be afraid of not quitting?

Looking at the respectful subordinates and listening to the praises like a tide, although Zhu Yongxing had been looking forward to it for a long time, he was unexpectedly not particularly excited and excited, but felt a kind of sadness as an emperor in his heart.

If you have gains, you will lose, the height is not cold, and the emperor is destined to be lonely! Zhu Yongxing sighed faintly, gathered his spirits, and greeted the peak moment of his life. The road ahead is still long, full of opportunities and challenges. (To be continued......)