Chapter 20: Zhu Yuanzhang's Reflections

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay too much attention to what Princess Anqing would do with these people. He was concerned that Princess Anqing was acting beyond her authority. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want the princess of the Ming Dynasty, like the princess of the Han and Tang Dynasties, to become a political force in the court.

If this one thing is done at any time.

Zhu Yuanzhang won't say anything.

Although for these officials, it is a catastrophe that the heavens and the earth are falling apart. But for Zhu Yuanzhang, it's just a trivial matter.

It's not worth paying much attention to.

But Princess Anqing intervened. It is necessary to correct one or two well.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang knew that later generations advocated equality between men and women. But in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this in itself is an inconsequential matter. Even, even in later generations that advocated equality between men and women, few women participated in the top political games.

Therefore, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, it is better for women not to interfere in politics.

Zhu Yuanzhang read this, and only then opened He Xi's secret letter.

He Xi's secret letter is very long. not only talked about the Fang family, but also made a summary of what he had seen and heard. The idea of developing the cotton spinning industry of light industry by itself was summarized. It's just that you have to take it slowly. Rather, it analyzes the causes of pirates and pirates at sea from an economic point of view. The idea of liberalizing maritime restrictions was proposed.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while. I still don't think so.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang has no way to judge, if the restrictions on maritime trade are lifted, the coastal areas will be even more chaotic. Or more stable.

There is still a difference between He Xi and Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking.

He Xi wanted to get the first pot of gold from the sea and take foreign trade as an external force for the start of the Ming economy. After all, He Xi found out after some investigation. In making the cake bigger, the forces outside the system, even a little bit, are better than inside the system.

Because the distribution of interests within the Ming Dynasty has almost been completed. If He Xi wants to do it, for example, he will encounter a backlash. If you don't see the effect, meet the enemy first. But foreign trade is different.

After the melee at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. With Zhu Yuanzhang's economic reform, as well as Zhu Yuanzhang's own idea of a small-scale peasant economy, the prosperous maritime trade in the Yuan Dynasty was actually in silence at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the sea trade is resumed, the proceeds of this sea trade can reach He Xi's hands.

Even if it's hundreds of thousands. One or two million. It is enough for He Xi to leverage a larger industry.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think so.

Zhu Yuanzhang thinks about the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty. The war in the north was intermittent. The southwest counterinsurgency has risen and fallen. There were also many things going on within the imperial court. For the southeast coast, Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought was not to mess up.

And then everything else.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood what He Xi said. Using economic factors to analyze political phenomena made Zhu Yuanzhang a little refreshed. These kinds of analyses were considered by later generations to be very common ideas. But for Zhu Yuanzhang, it is rare.

However, after he lifted the restrictions on He Xi, he was able to completely dismantle the threat of pirates, or did he release the water to raise the pirates?

Zhu Yuanzhang can't judge.

In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the meaning of proposing to use Fang Guozhen's old department.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, and for a while seemed to return to the eventful years of the year. He called Xu Zheng over and said, "Where is Zhan Ding?" ”

Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Who is Zhan Ding?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered that he had already executed Zong Liang. Zong Liang has been with him for more than ten years. When he dealt with Fang Guozhen back then, he was by his side. If he were still here, he wouldn't have asked the question. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't explain, and said, "You go and check." ”

Zhan Ding is Fang Guozhen's mastermind.

As far as Zhu Yuanzhang is concerned, he looks down on Fang Guozhen's entire group. Perhaps, Fang Guozhen is very powerful in naval battles. But I'm sorry, Fang Guozhen and Daming fought on land. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, one of the generals under Fang Guozhen's department is counted as one, including Fang Guozhen himself, all of them are straw bales.

But it doesn't mean that there are no talents in Fang Guozhen's group.

Zhan Ding is a talent that Zhu Yuanzhang has an impression of. Let Zhu Yuanzhang evaluate that Zhan Ding has the talent of a prime minister.

Fang Guozhen was capricious, and he said several times that he would surrender to the Ming Dynasty. But several times I missed the appointment. In the end, he was sent down to the city by Tang He and other soldiers. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was also tired of Fang Guozhen's capricious temperament, and decided to solve it by force. Fang Guozhen sent Zhan Ding to the court. With a three-inch tongue, he won the conditions for Fang Guozhen to surrender. Only then did Fang Guozhen become stable.

Otherwise, Fang Guozhen missed the appointment several times. How did Fang Guozhen have a good death.

It's just that it's been a long time. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't remember what official position Zhan Ding held for a while.

Xu Zheng was very efficient and said, "Your Majesty, Zhan Ding is now in the Jinyi Wei prison. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment and said, "Why is he in prison?" ”

Xu Zheng said: "After Zhan Ding defected to our dynasty, he first served in the Criminal Department, but was slandered by Yang Xian. Moved to Shaanxi as a political envoy. After the full-time appointment in Henan. Because Hu Weiyong is in the court, he has not been allowed to enter the court. Later, Hu Weiyong fell. Full-time criminal department Langzhong. Because he was implicated in the reverse case, he was exempted from prison and sent to prison. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What kind of reverse case? ”

Xu Zheng said: "It's Guo Huan's case. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why haven't you died yet? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't curse Zhan Ding. Instead, Guo Huan's case has already been disposed of. If Zhan Ding deserved to die, he would have been executed a long time ago. If Zhan Ding didn't deserve to die, he should be let out now. Why are you still in prison.

Xu Zheng said: "The slave doesn't know. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said, "I probably know. ”

The Ming judiciary is definitely not completely innocent. Even in later generations, some cases may not be able to be investigated clearly. Not to mention this era. Zhan Ding is probably like this. A lot of things, I can't say clearly. It's okay to say that he was involved in the case, and it's right to say that he wasn't involved in the case.

In this case, if Zhan Ding has connections in the imperial court. Maybe it's just going to be released.

But how could Zhan Ding have connections.

Yang Xian is the boss of the western Zhejiang faction. Although the end is not good. And Hu Weiyong is also the boss of the Huaixi faction, although the end is not good. But western Zhejiang and Huaixi, this is already the vast majority of the political map of the Ming Dynasty. Zhan Ding didn't rely on both sides, and he thought well.

Don't think about it at all.

In this case, Zhan Ding was not easily involved in the Guo Huan case and killed, which was already Zhan Ding's luck.

Perhaps, it is not Zhan Ding's luck, but He Xi's influence.

Under the influence of He Xi, Guo Huan's case was reopened. But the crown prince presided over. Even if it's all redone. The re-office under the auspices of Zhu Yuanzhang and the re-office presided over by the prince are not the same concept.

This is also the reason why the impact of handling a big case is very bad.

That's not to say that many people shouldn't have to pay for what they do. But how can the Ming Criminal Department, Jinyiwei, and the entire judicial system ensure fairness without a trace of deviation? After all, in this kind of big case, the slightest deviation is human life.

Ten criminals, one wronged. The impact of the unjust death of this person is greater than that of the other nine criminals.

Fang Xiaoru's father, Fang Keqin, as a Qing official, died in the empty seal case. is a typical example. said that Fang Keqin was wronged, after all, the times are long, and many things are not clear. But Fang Keqin's sin is not to death, but it is true.

If it weren't for He Xi, Zhu Yuanzhang would never have thought of this.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not unaware of these things. It's just that he thinks that overkill must be overdone, and the troubled times should be re-enacted. In order to change the bad tendencies of corruption and corruption in the previous dynasty, it is necessary to give up a heavy hand.

This is no longer the case.

Zhu Yuanzhang is still jealous and hateful. But there are more ideas about the methodology. For example, through the channel of official reports. There have already been several embezzlers. Someone really sent a real-name report letter to the official newspaper.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Xu Zheng, you go and bring Zhan Ding up, I want to see him." ”

"Yes." Xu Zheng said.

Only this time, Xu Zheng is faster. It was two days later. It's not that Xu Zheng doesn't want to improve. It's Zhan Ding's situation, which really makes Xu Zheng unhappy. What is the situation in Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison? Zhan Ding is old. In the Jinyi Guard's prison, he stayed for several months.

A healthy person entered the Jinyi Wei Prison, and after a few months, it was no longer the same. Not to mention, Zhan Ding is an old man. Now that I can survive, it is already a fluke, where can I ask for anything else. Xu Zheng could only ask Zhan Ding to take a bath and change clothes, and wash himself well before he could see Zhu Yuanzhang.