Walking on the path in the forest, Zhu Yuanzhang looked in a good mood because of the solution of the worries in his heart.

As he walked, he asked Liu Bowen beside him, "Bowen, have you come up with an idea?" ”

Liu Bowen was stunned.

What else do you have in mind?

couldn't help frowning and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and asked, "What idea did the emperor let his ministers think?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "We told you, we have already come up with a way to confer generals, but we haven't come up with the idea of restraining them." ”

Liu Bowen nodded and said, "If you can't make a reward, don't reward for the time being." ”

Seeing Liu Bowen like this, Zhu Yuanzhang said directly: "Let's still say the same thing, just say it." ”

Liu Bowen saw that he really couldn't hide, so he had to obediently bow his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, forgive the ministers for their courage, the ministers think that those fierce soldiers and fierce generals have no legal system at all." ”

"After a dynasty is newly established, the soldiers it relies on to win the world have been exhausted, and it can even be said that ,,,,, are useless."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked a little solemn and said, "Is it so serious?" ”

But Liu Bowen nodded firmly, and said: "Your Majesty, when those soldiers conquer the world, how much merit they have, and how much trouble they will have when they rule the world, over the years they have developed a character that is not afraid of heaven and earth, they are good at destruction, and short at construction." ”

"They have despised poetry and books for many years, despised the discipline, and thought that they were the robes of the Son of Heaven. Since the emperor is sitting in the world, they should naturally enjoy it. ”

"Once there is no war, will they be able to return to their hometowns and farm for food?"

"Therefore, they feel that the imperial court should take good care of them."

Liu Bowen's words are all about Zhu Yuanzhang's brothers.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't help but feel a little displeased in his heart, he also understood that Liu Bowen was right.

Everything he said spoke spoke to his heart.

At this time, Liu Bowen continued: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has just been founded, and the people are still struggling to make a living, and they are full of scorched earth. How can there be a great national power to support them? ”

"Once the favor fails, won't they be wronged, can they not make trouble, or even harm the people for profit, and cause a mutiny?"

Liu Bowen's words have become more and more serious.

The nobles are clearly described in the possible disasters in the future.

Seeing that Liu Bowen was looking at him, Zhu Yuanzhang said expressionlessly: "Go on." ”

Liu Bowen nodded lightly and said, "Your Majesty, how many dynasties have been destroyed in the hands of the fierce generals throughout the ages, and this kind of lesson is endless." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked: "Then according to your words, what should we do?" ”

Liu Bowen immediately replied: "After the reward, it will be abolished." ”

"The emperor can learn from what Zhao Kuangyin did, and release the military power with a glass of wine."

As Liu Bowen finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, and while his face was solemn, he slowly walked forward.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was silent, Liu Bowen stood in place and sighed for a long time.

Jinling City.

Lee House.

Li Shanchang was eating for his mother at the table.

He also asked kindly, "Is it delicious?" ”

"It's delicious."

Hearing this, Li Shanchang immediately smiled.

Under Li Shanchang's careful care, the old mother soon said, "I'm full." ”

Seeing this, Li Shanchang nodded with a smile, and then glanced at the servants beside him.

The subordinates immediately came to the old birthday boy and carried her back to rest with their benches.

Looking at this scene, Hu Weiyong on the side hurriedly flattered: "Li Gongzhong's filial piety is unparalleled." ”

But Li Shanchang smiled, and then said to Hu Weiyong: "Okay, now we can eat as much as we want." ”

"Come, please."

With that, the two of them picked up a glass of wine.

After drinking, Li Shanchang looked at the wine and food on this table, and couldn't help but sigh: "I haven't eaten so quietly for many years." ”

"Look, how nice that is."

Hu Weiyong said: "Isn't it, with Li Gong's high moral hopes, it is earth-shattering to make Mushou, but it is so elegant that gods and men don't know, it's not easy." ”

Li Shanchang said: "I just don't want them to know, otherwise, the birthday gift will squeeze this house for me." ”

"Come, please."

But at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the house in the distance.

Hearing this voice, Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong.

Seeing this, Hu Weiyong hurriedly said: "The matter of the mother's life, the subordinates have not leaked a word to others." ”

Li Shanchang also sighed helplessly and said, "There is really no impermeable wall." ”

As Li Shanchang came to the door, as soon as the gate opened, the Huaixi generals led by Tang He stood outside the door one by one with gifts.

While seeing Li Shanchang, everyone smiled and said, "Birthday to Xiangguo's wife!" ”

"Congratulations to Xiangguo's wife on her 100th birthday!"

Seeing this, Li Shanchang also hurriedly returned: "Thank you, thank you." ”

After speaking, he looked at Tang He and said, "Tang Shuai, this ......"

Hearing this, Tang He smiled and said, "What can I do, everyone is coming, and I can't stop it." ”

"Besides, this is your mistake, my mother's centennial birthday, what are you hiding?"

Lan Yu and the others on the side also shouted: "That's it, Xiangguo's old lady is the ancestor of our Huaixi children, right!" ”

"Yes!"

“.......”

Listening to everyone's words, Li Shanchang was also busy laughing, but he still said: "Tang Shuai, I'm really embarrassed today, I haven't prepared anything for this in the cold house." ”

Tang He said directly: "What do you want to prepare?" All you have to do is open the courtyard door. ”

Then he pointed behind him and said, "Mr. Li, I have wrapped all the wine and food from the three hotels in Dongcheng for you, come on, bring them all in!" ”

For a while, a lot of people suddenly poured in behind everyone.

And there are the children of the hotel.

One by one, the shoulders are held in hand.

Seeing this, Li Shanchang also had no choice.

I had to greet him with a smile.

At this time, Tang He, who was walking with him, said: "I have already figured it out, no matter how suspicious the superior is, let's just grasp one and not violate the king's law." The days have passed, the wine has been drunk, and you must know how many brothers have not lived to this day. ”

Li Shanchang, who was on the side, also nodded secretly when he heard this.

And Tang He smiled again: "So, we have to live nourished and happy, don't we." Look at how many brothers have come. Today, I'm going to have a good time here. ”

Hearing this, Li Shanchang hurriedly said: "Thank you Tang Shuai!" ”

It was in Jinling City, where Li Shanchang's house was singing and dancing.

Yangzhou at the moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat in a sedan chair and saw the scene outside through the curtains.

The emaciated people were hidden in the ruins around them like sneaky people.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who saw this scene, was shocked.

He hurriedly stopped the carriage and stepped down.

At the same time, as Zhu Yuanzhang walked down, Zhu Biao, Liu Bowen and others in several other carriages also walked down.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Biao couldn't help but ask curiously: "Father, didn't you say that Yangzhou is almost here, where is Yangzhou?" ”

But Zhu Yuanzhang said directly: "It's at your feet." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Biao couldn't help but look at his feet, and happened to see that there was a white bone in the grass under his feet.

Suddenly startled, he took two steps back.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang pulled up his robe with both hands and walked towards the front cautiously.

After coming to this ruined wall, all the scrawny people also gathered.

In the distance, as the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's arrival came out, an official covered in patches ran over, then knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "The lord of Yangzhou, Bo Lu Mingyi, led the people of the whole city to knock on the holy car." ”

For the dilapidated place, Zhu Yuanzhang has long been mentally prepared.

Because he just saw the report and came here.

However, what he couldn't have imagined was that this Lu Mingyi actually said that all the people in the audience were here.

I couldn't help but ask: "The people of Yangzhou are here?" ”

Lu Mingyi said: "Yes! ”

"Eighteen families in all, all here."

But Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't believe it and said: "In the famous Yangzhou City, there are only eighteen families left?!" ”

Lu Mingyi said: "Yes." ”

"And twenty-one trees, living trees."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't accept it.

The crowd on the side couldn't accept it.

Especially Na Lu Chang, he hurriedly stood up and asked Na Lu Mingyi: "Lu Mingyi." In the early years, there were still 170,000 residents in Yangzhou City, more than 20,000 hectares of cultivated land, dancing pavilions and singing platforms everywhere, day and night, where did they go? ”

Lu Mingyi said aggrievedly: "My lord, they are all in the desert in the tall grass......

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh.

"Alas, we received a report that there is no house in Yangzhou City, and there is no land, we still don't believe it, and now it seems that it ....."

Speaking of which, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't go on, and asked Na Lu Mingyi: "Where is the government?" ”

Lu Mingyi pointed to the temple-like room on the side and said, "This is." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Go to the mansion." ”

Lu Mingyi hurriedly got up and led the way for Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this time, the plaque hanging at the door of the Yangzhou Mansion has long lost any color, as if it is a blank board.

And in the Nafu Ya.

A drizzle of rain poured down the roof.

Leaky roofs can be seen everywhere.

In the center of the government are two stone statues.

It seems to be a statue left over from the original religion.

But now it's dilapidated.

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was looking around at the dilapidated mansion, Lu Mingyi didn't know where to find a rickety chair.

Although it looks like it can be stepped on at any time, this is the only chair that can be sat on.

hurriedly hugged Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the chair, shook it with his hand, and then didn't care, and sat down carefully.

At this time, Liu Bowen, Zhu Biao and the princes also walked in.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "Give us a good listen." ”

After speaking, he shouted to Lu Mingyi beside him: "Lu Mingyi." ”

"Your Majesty." Lu Mingyi arched his hand.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Yangzhou used to be the land of fish and rice, why is it here?" ”

Lu Mingyi said: "First, the war has been plagued for many years, resulting in barren fields. ”

"Second, the Yuan army has repeatedly passed through Yangzhou, and every time it passes, it is restless."

"Third, the people of Yangzhou have been in exile everywhere since the first year of Zhengzheng."

"Even if you have land, you can't cultivate it."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "If you have land and don't plant it, what kind of farm is it?" When we were young, even if our neighbors were going to die tomorrow, they would still be working in the fields today. ”

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning, Lu Mingyi said: "Minister, I was not in Yangzhou at that time. ”

And Lu Chang, who was on the side, hurriedly came to Zhu Yuanzhang's side, bowed down and said, "Minister, I understand the reason." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked, "Then you say." ”

Lu Chang said: "Two words, harsh government!" ”

"More than 40 years ago, as soon as the minister arrived at the household department, he saw that the Yuan court increased the rent every year, for example, one mu of land could produce two loads of grain, but various rents could receive more than three loads. As a result, the more the people farm, the poorer they become, and the more industrious they are, the more hopeless they become. ”

"For a long time, I don't want to farm."

"In the eighth year of Zhizheng, fifty years after the tax of the imperial court was received, it has been received from the grandchildren of the people."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Do you remember the names of those taxes?" ”

Lu Chang said: "Most of them remember." There are about 30 kinds of taxes, such as the tax on the number of acres, the tax on cutting heads, the autumn tax, the winter tax, the labor tax, the tax on utensils, the tax on five birds, and so on. ”

"That's not counting the four seasons and three festivals a year, as well as the birthdays of Emperor Yuan, Empress Yuan, Queen Mother and concubines."

"At that time, there will be additional taxes."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked: "The people's feelings are so unbearable, no matter how stupid the court is, it should also adjust the government!" ”

But Lu Chang said helplessly: "The imperial court has long been desperate to exterminate the righteous army, and in order to levy military expenses, it can only kill chickens and take eggs and rob the people." In addition, corrupt officials and corrupt officials in various places took profits from it and secretly imposed levies. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "How to add?" ”

Lu Chang said: "For example, the Ministry of Household issued a decree, the Long Live Festival is coming, and each household in the imperial court will pay fifty yuan of filial piety, and this decree will be one hundred yuan when it reaches the state capital, and it will be one hundred and fifty yuan when it is transmitted to the county town." ”

"When the officials of the yamen come down to collect it, it will be two hundred yuan."

"In the end, less than one-tenth of what was handed over to the imperial court was not even one-tenth, and most of them fell into the hands of officials at all levels."

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table and said, "Why are officials so greedy? Could it be that there are no Qing officials in the yamen? ”

Lu Chang said helplessly: "There are no clean officials under the harsh government!" ”

"Because the imperial court has long cut off the salaries of officials, if you are not greedy for officials, you will starve to death."

Listening to Lu Chang's words, everyone present was shocked.

And Zhu Yuanzhang said to the princes around him: "Now you should know what the world is, what is the people's livelihood, and what is Yangzhou, right?" ”

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, everyone in this dilapidated mansion was silent.

Think about it, a country doesn't even have a clean official, this is really frightening and chilling.....

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