But the basin has been deducted on his head, and He Qiu can't hide it, so he can only tell Zhu Gaochi the ins and outs of this group of people with a sense of revenge.

Zhu Gaochi pretended to be surprised and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, shook Zhu Yuanzhang's arm and said.

"This group of people is so pitiful, Grandpa Huang should let them go, it's been so long, I'm afraid that the people who fought against Grandpa Huang have already died, right?

After all, they are also the people of my Daming, not to mention that Chen Youliang's son also got a knighthood in our Daming, what is their fault? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was a little complicated, but he finally nodded.

"That's it, it's up to you to do this, I'll send a letter to the capital, and let your father give an order to lift the suppression of Xu Min."

Zhu Gaochi let out a burst of cheers and hurriedly said.

"Grandpa Huang is wise!"

After a group of people returned to the army, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and felt that it was not quite right, and finally figured it out, okay, Zhu Gaochi, a stinky boy, probably knows what is going on with this group of people.

This is singing a duet with He Qiu!

Zhu Yuanzhang was angry and funny in his heart, did Zhu Gaochi not believe him like this? And play these tricks with him.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much, let them go, he was already old, and he was not dissatisfied with Zhu Gaochi's approach, but was a little happy.

At least this shows that his grandson is not a fool, and it is good news for Zhu Yuanzhang, who has always insisted on the inheritance of his eldest son.

The Ming Dynasty can at least be steadily inherited for three generations to ensure that three generations are virtuous, and Zhu Yuanzhang can't manage so much in the future.

But historically, once the founding monarch was wise for three generations, the dynasty would have at least two hundred years of national fortune.

What's more, Zhu Yuanzhang is still implementing changes in the law, striving to reduce land annexation and continue the national fortune for the Ming Dynasty.

By the time Zhu Di replied to Zhu Yuanzhang's recital about Xu Min, Zhu Yuanzhang had already followed the Yangtze River and came to Zhenjiang.

The city of Zhenjiang may not have been well-known in later generations, but today it is an important transportation hub on the Grand Canal.

There are many people who use the canal to transport goods, and the current capital is not Beiping, so the pressure on Cao Yun is not so great.

What's more, with the opening of the sea, many ships will go all the way east along the Yangtze River here, unload the goods on board, and either sell them on the spot, or turn them into ships that can sail on the sea, and transport them to Korea, Japan, Nanyang and other places for sale, so that the profits will be higher.

In this way, the whole Zhenjiang is more prosperous.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw such a prosperous Zhenjiang, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, which was far from the Zhenjiang he had seen back then.

In just one generation, Zhenjiang has become more prosperous than ever.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang not only saw the prosperity of Zhenjiang, he also keenly found that the population of Zhenjiang was much more than that of other places he saw along the way.

This is probably also a new situation after the change, the implementation of the law of apportionment into the mu and a whip, so that the constraints of the land on the peasants have been greatly reduced, so that more people can devote themselves to business.

Or go to work in a more prosperous town, so that the money you can earn in a year can be much more than what you can earn by farming in the field.

However, the Ming court was a little slow to react to this matter, and many places were almost empty, but it was still a county establishment.

Along the Yangtze River and the canal, the population of small towns in many places is much larger than that of counties, but there is no county establishment, and only three or five followers can be managed here, which is not a good thing.

Zhu Yuanzhang had some doubts in his heart, should these places be set up as counties, or merge the county system?

He Qiu beside him is the one who proposed the new law change, Zhu Yuanzhang wants to come, I am afraid that he will gain something by asking him about this matter.

After He Qiu was called, he was quite happy when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say this, this is probably the 'urbanization' of feudal society, right?

The seeds of the industrial revolution and capitalism of the Ming Dynasty are hidden under this unknown undercurrent.

He Qiu threw away the other thoughts in his heart and said to Zhu Yuanzhang seriously.

"The minister suggested that the clearing of the fields should be carried out again, and according to the situation of the clearing of the fields this time, the population of various places should be recounted, and the counties should be set up in places with many people, and counties should be withdrawn in places with few people."

Zhu Yuanzhang was noncommittal about his thoughts and said slowly.

"If you think according to your thoughts, wouldn't the states and counties in the border areas be greatly reduced, which is extremely unfavorable to the local rule of the Ming Dynasty."

He Qiu paused, Zhu Yuanzhang's words were not unreasonable, if it was true that there were only a few states and counties under the rule of the border provinces, I am afraid that there would be even fewer people who were willing to go to the border areas to become officials.

With a small number of men, it is not enough to maintain rule on the frontier.

"Then implement such a strategy in the mainland, right? The states and counties of the frontier ignore it for the time being. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang asked instead.

"And what is your rationale for proposing to merge states and counties?"

He Qiu talked about his considerations in detail.

In He Qiu's view, whether it is the fish scale book counted by Qingtian after Zhu Yuanzhang ruled the world, or a Qingzhang done before the change of law a few years ago, the statistics of Daming land are not perfect.

Of course, He Qiu can also understand that in the end, it is not modern society, there are so many means to count land and population.

But now the implementation of a whip method and paving into acres has made it much less difficult for Daming to clear the zhang again.

Conscription can be offset with silver taels, all over the place

G fu no longer has to try to hide the population and avoid the forced labor that is issued.

In the past, as long as there was one more population under one's own rule, there would be an extra conscription, and local officials naturally chose to conceal the exact local population figures in order to save trouble.

But now, there is no need to do that.

What's more, because of some changes brought by He Qiu, at least in Beiping and many places in Hebei, money will now be given for conscription and labor to repair roads and embankments.

The people wished that the imperial court would levy conscription, and this practice slowly gained a certain influence in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, this was first implemented on Zhu Di's territory, and Zhu Di is now the crown prince, just to curry favor with Zhu Di, and the officials are also willing to implement such a strategy.

More importantly, this kind of thing is very much in line with the ideas of some Confucians, and it is a great benevolent government, so there are many people who desperately advocate it in Shilin.

After coming and going, such a practice slowly opened.

Of course, the most important thing is to go around zhe

G Fu has some money on hand because of the change, and if they don't have the money, they won't agree to do it if they kill them.

Zhu Yuanzhang can also understand He Qiu's line of thought, and his line of thought can be regarded as a practice that has been running through China for thousands of years.

Since the Han Dynasty, even if the local population exceeds 10,000, it needs to be managed by counties.

Even in modern China, this line of thinking is generally followed, but there are more industrial, economic and other factors.

Although Daming is no longer a county with 10,000 people, the general approach is still the same.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked He Qiu to retreat first, and then wrote a letter about the matter, and asked him to send it to the capital quickly, asking Zhu Di to give his opinion.

didn't let Zhu Yuanzhang wait too long, and Zhu Di's reply arrived.

Zhu Di was very much in favor of He Qiu's approach, and he also mentioned one thing, there are now more officials in various places.

Although the previous reform of officials had many benefits, it also made the court bear the salary expenses of hundreds of thousands of officials, and in the face of such a huge expenditure, even Zhu Di felt a headache.

What's more, I am afraid that many places have falsely reported the number of officials, and it is just right to take advantage of this clearing to find out this batch of vacancies and clear them up.