"His Royal Highness Chitose, Chitose, Chitose......"

In the early morning, when the sound of singing sounded on the gate tower of Xizhi Gate in Xijing, Zhu Heyin, who had been in Qi for a week, also saluted a carriage with hundreds of officials.

At this moment, he was extremely worried, because he knew in his heart that the man in the carriage was about to decide his future fate.

"Squeak......

When the door of the carriage was opened, Zhu Heyin lowered his head together with Zhu Cihong and the others next to him.

One foot stepped out of the carriage, and then Zhu Heyin heard the sound of "flattening".

He cautiously raised his head, and what appeared in front of him was a middle-aged man who seemed to be only forty-five or sixteen.

In Zhu Heyin's eyes, Zhu Youzhen is tall and well-proportioned, with black and thick hair, majestic and handsome appearance, and a trace of kindness between his eyebrows.

"Is this really my uncle?"

When he saw Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Heyin actually doubted himself.

In Zhu Heyin's eyes, it is obviously only a gap of five or six years, but his imperial grandfather and his own uncle are simply two looks.

His imperial grandfather had a big belly, although he had black hair, but his hair was a little less, not as thick as Zhu Youzhen.

In addition, no matter what Zhu Heyin looks at, it seems that he can be associated with handsomeness when he is young.

Speaking of figure, his imperial grandfather is not as tall as himself, and his uncle is ......

Zhu Heyin compared his height with Zhu Youzhen's eyes, obviously he was half a head shorter than his uncle.

"Father, this is the emperor's grandson......"

Zhu Cihong's voice pulled Zhu Heyin back to reality, and seeing that Zhu Youzhen was about to walk in front of him, he hurriedly bowed and said:

"Nephew and Yin, I have seen His Royal Highness King Qi ......"

Zhu Heyin lowered his eyes and looked at the city wall under his feet, feeling very nervous.

"It's a bit similar to my brother when he was younger, but it's a little taller and more well-proportioned, but that's fine."

Zhu Heyin didn't listen carefully just now, but now Zhu Youzhen was talking in front of him, but when he listened carefully, he felt that Zhu Youzhen's voice was very affinity, which made people unconsciously relax.

"King Xie Qi praised, and his nephew was ashamed ......"

Zhu Heyin responded modestly, but in the next second, a powerful big hand grabbed the hand that was saluting.

"Stand up and speak, it's all your own family, don't make too many courtesies, look like an outsider."

Zhu Heyin was forcibly straightened by Zhu Youzhen, and his eyes were opposite to Zhu Youzhen.

"You all step down, talk about some family matters today, you don't have to follow."

When Zhu Heyin looked at Zhu Youzhen stunned, Zhu Youzhen smiled and ordered to the officials around him.

The servants slowly returned the salute, then gave way and walked down the tower together.

After they were all almost gone, only Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Cihong, Zhu Heyin, Zhu Cihuang and other four people were left at the gate of the city tower.

"I'm going to have to exercise when I'm well, and talk as I go."

Zhu Youzhen said, and also took Zhu Heyin's wrist and walked towards the other arrow towers.

Zhu Heyin thinks that he is also a skilled archer, and he can even use an eight-force step bow when he is practicing bow shooting in college, but in the face of the uncle in front of him, who is more than 30 years older than him, he is as weak as a baby, and can only be dragged by Zhu Youzhen to walk side by side.

"I heard Brother Huang talk about you."

"Your father and he went out to fight, some of them were instructed by me, and some of them were what he had to do if he wanted to alleviate the contradictions in the temple, and you had to understand him as the eldest son."

Zhu Youzhen let go of Zhu Heyin's wrist and persuaded Zhu Heyin with the posture of an elder.

Such a gesture made Zhu Heyin relax a little, and for this reason he also tentatively said some things:

"My father prefers the third brother and is always dissatisfied with some of the things I do."

"Before leaving, the emperor's grandfather asked me to come to my uncle to learn from you, so my nephew came to ask my uncle."

Zhu Heyin vaguely talked about his situation, in his opinion, his situation was very dangerous, but for Zhu Youzhen, this was just Zhu Ciran's too high requirements for Zhu Heyin.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhu Heyin and knew his little Jiujiu.

For him, Zhu Heyin actually fits his appetite very well.

The current Ming Dynasty still needs to solve the Mughals, balance Europe, and there are many military leaders inside, so it can't really be peaceful.

However, Zhu Youzhen has confidence in Zhu Ciran.

Zhu Ciran may not be able to do things perfectly, but the military leaders and bureaucracy within the Ming Dynasty are destined to not be able to last long in Zhu Ciran's hands.

After Zhu Ci burned, Daming really needed a decades of peace.

This Chengping, if it can be created by Zhu Heyin, it would be great.

"I'll write a letter to your father, and you can study at ease."

Zhu Youzhen gave his own promise, and said by the way:

"In addition, I have sent someone to write back to Daming to send it to the imperial brother, asking him to allow you to start your fourth trip to the West after you return to Beijing."

"Uncle Xie!" Hearing Zhu Youzhen's words, Zhu Heyin was so excited that he couldn't express it, and he could only clench his fists.

In the current era when the shipping routes are basically completed, the significance of going to the Western Ocean has also changed from opening shipping routes to diplomatic relations with countries.

If Zhu Heyin can go to the helm of the West for the fourth time to make diplomatic relations with various countries, then his position as the emperor's grandson will be more stable.

Thinking that his position had been stabilized, Zhu Heyin followed Zhu Youzhen for more than ten steps before settling down, and humbly asked for advice:

"I came to the country of Qi and found that the people of the country of Qi were rich and the officials were clean and honest under the governance of my uncle, and my nephew wanted to ask my uncle for advice on how to govern the country for my father."

"Governing the country......" Hearing these four words, Zhu Youzhen shook his head with a smile.

Just when Zhu Heyin thought that Zhu Youzhen refused to speak, he saw Zhu Youzhen say:

"It is very difficult to govern a court as big as a country, and specific governance can be started from the direction of economy, politics, public opinion, law, education, military diplomacy and so on."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhu Cihong: "You can listen to it well......

"Yes......" Zhu Cihong nodded, and Zhu Youzhen also said when he saw this:

"In terms of economy, if you want to govern a court more fairly and make it stable for a long time, then who owns the means of production is a very serious problem."

"At present, the means of production of various countries are mainly land, and the Ming and Qi countries have more factories."

"These means of production must be firmly in the hands of the imperial court, but they need to be relaxed."

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhu Heyin: "Your father is a little tight at this point. ”

"I heard that at present, the imperial shop is squeezing and annexing some private merchants' workshops within the country."

"If this continues, there will only be one emperor left within the dynasty, and once the state-run economy becomes dominant, the efficiency will inevitably decline."

"There are many reasons for this, but if you have to give an example, it is like the imperial court in the Wanli period, the stereotypes restricted the imperial court and also restricted the locality."

"Yesterday's Wanli Imperial Court is tomorrow's imperial store."

After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, Zhu Cihong, who had been in charge of Qi State affairs for several years, had an opinion and asked deliberately: "Then what should be done to be considered relaxed?" ”

After Zhu Cihong spoke, Zhu Heyin also looked at Zhu Youzhen.

In this regard, Zhu Youzhen stroked his short beard:

"There must be a private self-operated economy, which is the same as the checks and balances in the temple."

"The private economy needs to be encouraged, and for the industries and key areas that involve the security of the imperial court, it is necessary to gradually transition to the imperial court holdings."

"As long as we grasp the proportion of the state-run and non-government-run economies, and ensure that the imperial court can collect taxes, many things will become easier to solve."

"As for the economic policy, we must not be in a hurry, we must advance steadily and avoid using too much force."

"Now that ships and trains have appeared, countries around the world have become more frequent."

"The dynasty has not yet reached a position to dominate the world, so the relationship with the feudal lords needs to be closer."

"While the relationship is close, we should also promote each other and develop together, so that it is more conducive to the stability of people's hearts."

"For the matter of steam engines and rifles, it is normal for the feudal lords to be dissatisfied with the arrangements of the national dynasty, after all, as long as the imperial dynasty gives the feudal clans steam engines and rifles, the cost of control over their own countries will be reduced, which is a relationship of interest."

"But even if they are dissatisfied, the dynasty cannot give them these things."

"For the Kunlun Domain, what they care about is the long distance in trade."

"For the small Western vassals, what they care about is national defense and security."

"If the dynasty wants to stabilize them, it needs to help them solve their problems."

Zhu Youzhen said these things, seemingly talking about the economy, but in fact he was telling Zhu Cihong and Zhu Heyin how to win over the feudal domains.

The eyes of the two lit up after hearing this, and Zhu Youzhen finally said to the two:

"For the Ming Dynasty and the vassals, a stable and economically interconnected system of suzerains and vassals is far more beneficial to the court and the people than a turbulent suzerain-vassal system."

"As for politics, there have been factional struggles in all dynasties at all times, and this is inevitable."

"No matter how we fight internally, as long as we don't make the mistake of a layman directing an insider, and ensure that the policies of the "Five-Year Plan Series" are carried out, we can turn a blind eye."

"If anyone is powerful, it will be like when I mobilized the Jiangnan slaves to mobilize the people to clean them up."

"This officialdom is like raising fish, the longer you keep it, the more muddy and dirty the fish pond will be, so you have to clean it up from time to time."

"However, when targeting officialdom, what you need to do is to control public opinion."

"The imperial court must exercise strong control over public opinion, but it must also allow different voices to appear."

"When I was holding a meeting with the people on the shore of Qinghai Lake, I said that 'rebellion is justified', and I also made the official department recorded in the textbook, is this sentence still there?"

Zhu Youzhen suddenly raised the question, and Zhu Cihong nodded when he heard it: "When I was in school, this sentence was still there. ”

"And now?" Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhu Heyin and Zhu Cihuang, but saw that the two of them unconsciously showed a little embarrassment on their faces.

Obviously, this sentence has long been removed from the textbook they are studying.

Zhu Youzhen was a little disappointed, but he had already prepared.

The Daming he wants is what he wants, not what Zhu Youxiao wants.

He can tell Zhu Youxiao how to govern the Ming Dynasty, but which policies to choose, this is Zhu Youxiao's own decision.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen calmed down and continued to teach Sanzi while walking:

"It is best to keep the current laws, decrees, and regulations of the dynasty unchanged, and the localities can have some judicial power and final adjudication power, but the legislative power and the final judicial interpretation power must be in the hands of the imperial court."

"In terms of subsequent education, whether it is a dynasty or a vassal domain, all countries should attach importance to the patriotic education of the next generation."

"This country is not only a vassal state, but also represents a vassal system."

"Only when each generation of the people recognizes the clan system can the system be passed on."

"The final military diplomacy should also be carried out under the premise of defending the country and maintaining the system of suzerains and vassals, and we must not forget the lessons of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Two Song Dynasty."

Zhu Youzhen said something roughly, and then added to the three of them little by little.

These words were recorded one by one by the Qi State Residence Notes who were not far away, and Zhu Youzhen saw it but didn't say anything.

At the head of the outer city, they walked for an hour, during which they stopped and stopped, and when they were tired, they sat in the arrow tower for a while and drank saliva.

It wasn't until the sun was already high in the sky that Zhu Youzhen took them to the city tower of Nanchuan Gate, and walked up to the city tower, and sat down to rest in the promenade outside the city.

Looking at the market town outside the outer city and the golden rice fields, the four people sitting down calmed down.

It's just that at this time, Zhu Youzhen asked in a surprising voice:

"Throughout the ages, the powerful have often become bloodsuckers on the court and the people, and the reason for this is because of the system of "family and world". ”

"The system of the family world has fallen behind in the face of the progressive era, and the general trend of the next era will inevitably be dominated by the "hypocrisy", which cannot be changed. ”

"If someone wants to keep his family in the world, then he will inevitably be overthrown by the people."

"If my Zhu family wants to be rich and noble, sometimes I need to let go of some power."

As soon as Zhu Youzhen said this, the three sons were shocked in their hearts.

They didn't dare to imagine what the world would look like after the "Hypocrite King", but Zhu Youzhen said to them:

"At present, the world can be maintained because there is a Ming Dynasty above the vassals, and there are vassals below the Ming Dynasty."

"If the people rebel in the Ming Dynasty, the feudal domains will inevitably defend the Ming Dynasty in order not to overthrow their own systems."

"In the same way, if the people rebel against the vassals, then the Ming Dynasty will also stabilize the vassals for this."

"This is not a good situation for the people, and it is also my helpless ......"

Zhu Youzhen's words, every word and sentence went deep into Zhu Heyin's heart, and only now did he understand why his uncle wanted to come to such a far place in the country of Qi.

In the era of a family world, Zhu Youzhen's words are simply deviant.

If he hadn't let the Ming Dynasty revive again, then with these words alone, the Qi State would have been crusaded against by the vassals.

"With him, it is a blessing for the people......"

At this moment, Zhu Heyin suddenly remembered what the dean of Shuncheon University said in class when he was in class at Suncheon University.

At the beginning, Zhu Heyin didn't understand why he used this sentence to describe his uncle, but he understands now.

People like Zhu Youzhen can't be theorized by ordinary people at all, and with his background, it is the biggest impossible to be considerate of the people.

"In the future, if your children and grandchildren exercise power over the people as the old magnates did before, sooner or later the people will overthrow them."

"I asked you to pay more attention to the news in Europe, and you all said that you were concerned, so now I ask you ......"

Zhu Youzhen didn't wait for Zhu Heyin to figure it out, so he asked again:

"What will happen to Charles II, King of Hellia, if he is overthrown by the Parliamentarians?"

"This ......" Hearing Zhu Youzhen's words, Zhu Cihong was hesitant and didn't know how to answer.

"Somewhere else!" Zhu Cihuang opened his mouth firmly, which made Zhu Heyin's heart jump subconsciously.

"The parliamentarian army asked Charles II to hand over power, but he refused, so there was a civil war in Dark Elia."

Zhu Youzhen talked eloquently, but what he said seemed to be Dark Eliah, but it didn't seem to be Dark Eliah.

"When the time comes to hand over power, can you hand it over? Is it possible to suppress a large-scale uprising without handing over power? How many more uprisings can be suppressed? ”

Zhu Youzhen used the word "uprising", which means that his position is on the side of the people.

His questions silenced the three of them, after all, many dynasties have failed to suppress large-scale rebellions.

Even if it is suppressed, it will fall apart afterwards.

"Now the dynasty and the Qi country are still on the rise, the reason is because the economy is good, there are still many resources to be developed, and there are still starving people."

"But I have long said that the standard of living of the common people will change with the changes of the times."

"If in the future, the wisdom of the people is greatly opened, and the people enter the temple and ask the emperor to hand over power, can you guarantee that your children and grandchildren will hand over power?"

"Now is not the time for a hypocrite, otherwise I will definitely be a hypocrite."

Zhu Youzhen said this without regard to Zhu Cihong's feelings, but he also added:

"Even if it comes to you, it's not a good time for the hypocrite."

"I am telling you this today, just to let you tell your children and grandchildren not to be greedy for power when it is time to be a hypocrite and to delegate power."

"Even if they won't let go in the end, at least you said it."

Speaking of which, Zhu Youzhen pulled the topic back:

"No matter how many national policies there are, in the final analysis, there is only one point, that is, to let the people eat and live comfortably."

"However, what can you do if there are corrupt officials in the court, and corrupt officials and corrupt officials form parties for personal gain, so that you cannot control them to suck the blood of the people?"

"This is something that is likely to happen in your time, and it is also the most dangerous."

"If there are a large number of corrupt officials who form parties and run private interests in the court, by the time you find out, you will definitely be unable to control the situation."

"Therefore, I have always advocated that the Jingcha should be carried out every year, and corrupt officials should be arrested every year."

"I am more active about such a policy, after all, there is an army in the locality, as long as you control the army well and know how to mobilize the people, you should not be afraid of corrupt officials who cannot be defeated."

"In the same way, if your children and grandchildren are also complicit with corrupt officials to oppress the people, then there will definitely be people who will rise up and overthrow their rule, because the people are not satisfied."

"Didn't a general soldier in Kunlun rebel some time ago? He has an army in his hands, but did he succeed? ”

"You have to go and see why he didn't succeed, because he stood on the opposite side of the Kunlun Inspectorate and the people."

"The king can enjoy it, but he cannot be ignorant of compassion for the people."

"If you are good to the people, the people will not kill you even if they rebel against you, but if you are not good to the people, you will be overthrown even if you have an army of millions."

"As long as you stand with the people and put the interests of the court and the people first, then the court does not care whether there are warlords or corrupt officials......

"All in all, the people will help you overthrow them."

"Don't be afraid that they will write you ugly in the history books, don't compromise with them for the sake of the name of a 'benevolent monarch'."

"The eyes of the people are bright, as long as you do a good job, no matter how they write about you, your position in the hearts of the people will still be innocent after thousands of years, so you don't have to be afraid of wolves and tigers."

Zhu Youzhen's words seemed to be said to Zhu Heyin, but in fact he was saying it to Zhu Cihong.

Is Qi really as Zhu Heyin said, are the officials incorruptible?

No, according to the information that Zhu Youzhen himself knows, there are not a few corrupt officials in Qi State.

Why haven't these corrupt officials been cleaned up? Zhu Youzhen knows better than anyone else.

Although Zhu Cihong handled government affairs from the perspective of benefiting the country and the people, his methods were always a little soft.

For some officials to make mistakes, he always forgives and forgives.

However, forgiveness will not restore the conscience of these officials, but will only make them worse.

Therefore, for how to govern the imperial court, Zhu Youzhen needs to teach Zhu Cihong well.

"I have already asked Commander-in-Chief Xia Wanchun to take charge of the Imperial Procuratorate, and starting tomorrow, Qi Guo will prepare for a three-month Jingcha."

As soon as Zhu Youzhen spoke, the hearts of the three sons sank.

He didn't care about the thoughts of the third son, but got up and looked at the Xijing City below the city, and seemed to have thought about how to use this Jingcha to teach the three of them a lesson.

(End of chapter)