Chapter 55: Or will these affairs be handed over to the cabinet?
Seeing that the desired result was achieved, Zhu Zhanji's face suddenly changed, and he leaned over with a shy face.
It's not that he doesn't want to get more free time, but he knows the truth that he will accept it when he sees it, otherwise the conversation will not collapse for an hour.
"Grandpa, you say, grandson listen."
Looking at the speed at which his eldest grandson changed his face, Zhu Di almost didn't react, and couldn't help but scold: "Stinky boy, are you a dog?" Changing face so quickly. ”
However, after scolding, the old man still taught carefully, but he was silent for a moment, and after thinking about it, he said, "Where did you just say?" I was so disturbed by you, grandpa, I forgot about it. ”
But after thinking about it carefully, the old man continued: "If you want to know why grandpa can make the country flourish without personally managing the government in his life, you must first figure out what the country is. ”
"Da Ming, is it the territory under his jurisdiction now, or the people under his rule."
Listening to the old man's words, Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and replied: "Naturally, it is the people under his rule. ”
The old man nodded with satisfaction: "Since it is the people under the rule, it is a human problem, and there are two words that cannot be avoided, interests." ”
"By the way, there is a saying, the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit, which is the truth. And our court, to put it bluntly, is a place that governs the people under its rule, and at the same time it is also a place where interests are distributed. Through the laws of the imperial court, we distributed all the resources of the world, some to the people, some to the gentry, and some to the generals and soldiers. ”
"If the benefits of this part of the process are unevenly distributed, there will be problems. When the taxes on the people are high, and the people cannot survive, they will rebel. If there is no imperial examination, those talented scholars will not have a way to be promoted, and they will also be dissatisfied. There are also generals and soldiers, if the military merit system is unfair, and the soldiers on the battlefield do not need to die, the country will be restless. ”
Speaking of this, Zhu Di also said proudly: "As the emperor, what you need to do is to take the helm, so that the big ship of Daming can move forward smoothly, as for those government affairs, there are so many people in the world, is it difficult to let it go?" Your grandfather is good at everything, but he doesn't understand this, he has been tired for decades, otherwise it would not be a problem to live for another seven or eight years with his body and bones. ”
Seeing that the old man was complacent, and also commented on his father's appearance, Zhu Zhanji pouted: "If there is no grandfather to eradicate the powerful nobles in the court for you, and the Zhongshu Province that can threaten the imperial power will be abolished, and you have been recuperating with the people for more than 30 years, do you think you can be the generalissimo of the Great University here with peace of mind." ”
However, although Zhu Zhanji thought so in his heart, he still showed a look of admiration and admiration on his face, and said: "Grandpa is right, and my grandson also thinks that this is the truth, so many government affairs, if you let the emperor deal with them, you will be tired to death, how can you still think about big strategies every day." ”
"I'll just say that these things are still clear to grandpa, like my dad and my great-grandpa sometimes have the tip of the bull's horns. Grandfather..... Do you think these government affairs are handed over to the cabinet? ...”
As soon as Zhu Zhanji's words came out, Zhu Di's face changed instantly.
At this time, he told his grandson about the way to be a king, and how did he still wrap himself in.
I finally pressed this kid here, how could I let him go so easily.
For a while, I quickly thought about how to make up for it.
"Ahem, what, can you compare to grandpa? Grandpa won't deal with those government affairs, grandpa will, just don't deal with it, you are still young now, it is the time when you need to hone more in dealing with government affairs, you kid can't slack off. ”
But Zhu Zhanji finally found the reason for the old man's words, how could he let it go so easily, and hurriedly said: "Don't, grandpa, grandpa will too, but I just don't want to deal with it." ”
Hearing this, Zhu Di suddenly laughed.
"Will you? If you didn't have the Hanlin Yuan and the cabinet to give you ideas, would you be able to handle these government affairs? In this way, grandpa can say a few questions casually, and if you can answer them, grandpa will allow you to have a free day. ”
Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji's eyes suddenly showed a look of surprise: "Really? ”
Zhu Di said confidently: "Naturally, take it seriously." ”
"Good! Grandpa, you ask! ”
Seeing that his eldest grandson was so confident, Zhu Di couldn't help but shake his head and smile, but since he had made a promise, he naturally couldn't go back. Of course, you can't let this kid win, otherwise you won't want to be a grandfather?
Casual government affairs must not come out, this kid's brain is turning fast, and it will not be good if he happens to give an answer. What's the problem..... Zhu Di was really a little entangled for a while.
Thinking of these, Zhu Di paced back and forth in this hall.
After thinking about it, just when he was at a loss, a dead situation that had plagued him for a long time but could not think of a way suddenly popped up in his mind.
Zhu Di's eyes suddenly lit up.
After making up his mind, Zhu Di looked at his eldest grandson with a smile and said: "Since you think you can stand at the bow of the ship like your grandfather, then grandpa asks you, now that the Ming Dynasty has been under the governance of grandpa and grandpa for decades, it can be regarded as regaining its vitality, and the food in foreign countries is enough for the people to eat in addition to taxes, but why are there still people starving to death everywhere in this world?" ”
Hearing the old man's question, Zhu Zhanji didn't think about it, and said directly: "My dynasty implements a two-tax system, although it is not too high compared with previous dynasties, but grandpa has been conquering the north for many years, repairing the Grand Canal, and moving the capital, and the expenses are very large, and the taxes collected by the imperial court are naturally more. In the end, it is not strange to starve to death in the countryside. ”
Zhu Zhanji's answer was so fast that Zhu Di couldn't react.
But when Zhu Di savored the meaning of Zhu Zhanji's words, he found that Zhu Zhanji's words were accurate to the point.
But what he said was right, but what he said made Zhu Di unhappy, and he couldn't help scolding angrily: "Stinky boy, are you changing the law to say that your grandfather and I are affecting the people?" It's just the same virtue as your father. ”
Seeing that the old man had misunderstood, Zhu Zhanji hurriedly replied: "Grandpa, you think too much, but your grandson doesn't mean this." What Grandpa did is not to say that it is put in the present, even in hundreds of years, no one can blame anything. Fighting for the country and intimidating northern Xinjiang for decades is not a bad thing. But on the other hand, the imperial court's finances are indeed overwhelmed by this, and if you want to solve this matter, it is not something that grandpa can solve without going to war. ”