Zhu Yu returned to the palace, Liu Bowen wanted to recuperate, he would not enter the palace in the next few days, he had to go to Kunning Palace first.

Queen Ma treats the founding heroes very well, especially Liu Bowen, who is now walking on thin ice, and can't send anyone to visit, Zhu Rong wants to tell Queen Ma the news.

Walking into Kunning Palace, Zhu Yan saw Concubine Da Ding combing Queen Ma's hair.

He walked behind Queen Ma, "Mother, mother, I have been to see Liu Bowen." ”

"I heard he's very sick?"

Queen Ma turned her head.

"Yes, I know that my mother misses him, personally sent the medicine to his hospital, and saw him drink it, so I came back."

Hearing Zhu Rong say that Liu Bowen drank the medicine, Queen Ma was a little more relieved.

Zhu Yu came out of Kunning Palace, ready to go back to his small courtyard for dinner, and when he passed through the Jiaotai Palace, he saw Zhu Di reprimanding a little doll, with pink skin and a pair of clear and smart eyes.

It's Zhu Zi.

"Brother!"

Zhu Zi seemed to see a savior, ran behind Zhu Rong, poked out half of his head, and kept looking at Zhu Di with frightened eyes.

"You cowardly fellow!"

Zhu Di reprimanded solemnly.

Zhu Yan didn't plan to care, but the little fool behind him grabbed his belt and his legs were entangled, and it seemed that he was really scared. "Sixth brother, fourth brother asked me to beat someone...... But I can't beat him. ”

Zhu Zi's face was slightly red, his head was held high, and he said to Zhu Yu in a milky voice.

Don't look at Zhu Zi so timid, Zhu Zi of later generations is studious and virtuous, unlike his brothers, who are unscrupulous, and the feudal country is in Changsha Mansion, compared to several other brothers, there are few rumors of oppression of the people in his feudal country.

Seeing this, Zhu Di became even more angry, "My father said back then, killing all the millions of soldiers in Jiangnan, and you lost all your courage, he scolded your mother and concubine, and said that you are a thief, how can you still back down!" ”

There is a rumor about Zhu Zi in the palace, after Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang, he accepted many outstanding women, and it was rumored in the palace that Zhu Zi was born to Chen's wife Yan and was Chen Youliang's son.

In fact, Zhu Zi's biological mother is Concubine Dading, Concubine Dading and the Yan family are not the same person, and many children in the palace were brought up by Queen Ma.

Zhu Di stretched out his hand and pulled Xiao Zhu Zi out, and carried Xiao Zhu Zi to the main hall like a chicken.

Zhu Yan usually disdains to take care of these things, but Liu Bowen's matter has come to an end, and there is nothing to do at the moment, so he went over to take a look.

Because he also wants to see that it's the little cutie who hates his life.

Dare to say such a thing in the palace and don't want to live anymore?

Moreover, the little fool in front of him is his younger brother.

"Four...... Fourth brother, that's him. ”

Zhu Zi was like a sticky slug, hanging on Zhu Di's legs.

When he saw the person who bullied the little fool, Zhu Yan didn't feel strange, because this person was Zhu Shouqian.

When Zhu Yuanzhang executed Zhu Wenzheng, Zhu Shouqian was already sensible.

Zhu Di pressed Zhu Zi's head, pushed him away, and looked at Zhu Shouqian not far away, "Zhu Shouqian, my father didn't execute you together back then, and gave you a knighthood, don't you appreciate your father's kindness?" ”

"Heh, I don't want him to seal ......"

Without Zhu Yu's hands, Zhu Di is a person with strong executive ability, and he is not very afraid of etiquette, and the older princes don't like Zhu Shouqian.

Because Zhu Shouqian is thinking about revenge on Zhu Yuanzhang all the time.

Relying on Zhu Yuanzhang's favor and often suing the princes, Zhu Rong, Zhu Li and Zhu Di, as well as Zhu Rong, especially hated him, because the four of them were the most accused.

Zhu Yu didn't doubt that Zhu Di had long wanted to beat Zhu Shouqian, and in the blink of an eye, he had already started to do it, Zhu Shouqian liked Fengyue, and his physique was far inferior to Zhu Di.

The court was full of inspections.

So this matter was soon known to Zhu Yuanzhang, so the three vassal kings were announced to the Fengtian Palace.

In the Fengtian Palace, Zhu Biao looked at his two younger brothers and Zhu Shouqian, but he was not in a hurry to speak, and reported: "Father, this year's tax, the son has urged the household department to check it as soon as possible. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang put down his pen, taxation is the most intuitive embodiment of the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, watching the accounts of the household from a few thousand taels at the beginning of the dynasty, to 30,000 taels, and then to 70,000 taels.

He felt that his efforts had paid off.

"Has the household department made a preliminary calculation, how much money, food, military supplies, and satin are there?"

"The chief officials of Jiangsu and Zhejiang have already sent the account books to the capital, but Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and other places may still need more than a month, and the ministers will urge them to hurry up."

"Urge the household department to hurry up, and show us the ones in Jiangsu and Zhejiang first."

"Yes"

After listening to Zhu Biao's report, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes swept over the three vassal kings, without saying a word, but he seemed to have said a thousand words, and even Zhu Di was beating a drum in his heart under such a calm gaze.

Zhu Shouqian is the son of his nephew Zhu Wenzheng, Zhu Yuanzhang loves this nephew very much, his eyes stayed on Zhu Di, and said with a straight face:

"Look what you've beaten people into!"

"Father, it's his ......"

Zhu Di thought about it, but didn't say anything.

At this time, a small head poked out in front of the door of Fengtian Palace, and Zhu Zi ran in, looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with his head held high and his big bright eyes.

"Daddy, it was he who bullied me, and the fourth brother helped me get angry...... It was he who scolded my mother......"

In the palace, the little prince called Zhu Yuanzhang his father.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Shouqian, there was inevitably anger in his heart, and soon, the anger was suppressed, this was the only remaining relative of his eldest brother.

He looked at Zhu Di and Zhu Shouqian, and said coldly: "Go and copy the Zhaojian records, copy the water tank in the palace, three or five, send someone to keep an eye on them, and report to us after copying." ”

"Yes."

He abhorred fratricidal behavior.

Zhu Yu is not even an accomplice, when he went, Zhu Di didn't give him a chance to do it at all, Zhu Yuanzhang just looked at him coldly and didn't punish him.

Zhu Yuanzhang's mind at this time was all on the year-end settlement, and he drove all four of Zhu Rong out.

Out of the Fengtian Palace, Zhu Biao grabbed the three younger brothers, frowned, and said, "Fourth brother, the iron pillar will soon go to the feudal country, can't you be patient any longer?" ”

"He was favored by his father, how could he say such a thing!"

"Fourth brother!"

"Big brother just indulges him too much, so he dares to despise us like this!"

Zhu Di turned around angrily and left in a huff, he thought that Zhu Biao was too weak, without the courage and momentum of his father, and always spoke to others.

Looking at Zhu Di's back, Zhu Biao was a little helpless and speechless, at this time, only Zhu Rong was still listening, and the little fool Zhu Zi was holding his thigh, obviously unable to understand why the brothers were angry.

Zhu Yu suddenly asked, "Brother, my father urged you to settle taxes this year?" ”

"Hmm"

"What happens if there is a deviation in the amount?"

"My father hates corrupt officials the most, so naturally he can't make mistakes, but there are too many account books that are too complicated, and mistakes are inevitable, so I will carefully check them so that they don't make mistakes."

Zhu Biao was relieved that none of his brothers would care about the government, and the other younger brothers would either bother to pay attention to it, or they would only be interested in bows and sabers.

However, Zhu Rong's words reminded Zhu Biao.

If there is a mistake, according to the criminal law of the school, the father will definitely investigate the source thoroughly, cut the nose of the person who "attempted" to deceive the listener, and then chop it into minced meat...... Zhu Biao instantly felt that he was carrying the lives of the officials.

Back in the East Palace, Zhu Biao summoned Zhou Su, the secretary of the household department, and planned to carefully check every account.

Zhou Su walked in with the account books of Jiang and Zhejiang, and said to Zhu Biao: "The accounts of Jiang and Zhejiang, the ministers have checked them, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will present them to Your Majesty." ”

"Imonomiya double-checks."

Zhu Biao carefully looked through every account, and the accounts of the household department were not allowed to be modified or painted, and the records were very clear.

Soon, these two accounts were presented on Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial case.

Zhu Yuanzhang cheered up all of a sudden, flipped through the accounts over and over again, looking at the rising figures, a warm current gradually flowed out from the depths of Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

"Officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have carried out our decrees."

Zhu Yuanzhang distributed the land to the people, and he decreed that the people who had no land could cultivate the wasteland, and no matter who the original owner of the wasteland was, it would belong to them in the future, and he would be exempted from paying taxes for three years.

After he became emperor, he did not build his own palace, and used his forced labor to dredge the canals.

"What about the books of the north?"

"The post roads in the north are developed, and it really shouldn't be later than the southern provinces, so the sons and daughters should ask the household department."

"Show it to us."

There is a reason why Zhu Yuanzhang is so anxious, the world's taxes are divided into three major parts: the north, the central part of the Yangtze River and the south, and you can probably budget it out after looking at the north.

Moreover, the northern quartermaster represented the expenditure of the imperial court.

Zhu Biao ordered someone to send the northern account book to Fengtian Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang sat quietly in front of the imperial case, this time, he saw the mistake.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and handed it to Zhu Biao, "The military expenses are stipulated by us, 10,000 stone of grain can support 450 soldiers, and the number of accounts is not right." ”

Zhu Biao's heart sank, and he hurriedly leaned over, and saw that the military supplies of Beiping Mansion on the account book really didn't match.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat and didn't say a word.

"Son...... Erchen will go to the household department to have a look. ”