Chapter 53 This prosperous era of Yongle is the peace of the country and the people

"I am ready to conquer Mobei, you think of an idea for Lao Tzu, stabilize the domestic economy of the Ming Dynasty, calm down the natural disaster, I don't care about anything else, if the time comes to delay the conquest of Mobei, don't think about it." Zhu Di said lightly.

When the crown prince heard that the emperor was going to fight again, his face couldn't help but change slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Dad! We don't have any money, we really can't fight ......"

"You." Zhu Di interrupted the prince's speech, and said with an unkind look, "If you don't have money, then find a way to make money, no way, then find a way, what does Lao Tzu want you to eat!" ”

The prince was bitter in his heart, and knew that he could not be dissuaded, so he could only shut up.

King Han said in surprise: "It's good to fight, the emperor is a god, and he will definitely sweep ......."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di waved his hand: "You also give Lao Tzu a roll, something that is not productive, if you really have the mind, follow Brother Ling to think about it, how to make money!" ”

King Han honestly closed his mouth.

The old man is a real dog!

If you go against his words, you will be revived, and if you follow his words, you will be revived.

He gave birth to a son just to be angry?

"Your Majesty, the floods in Shandong, hundreds of thousands of displaced people, if they are allowed to develop, I am afraid it will cause mutiny." Zhu Gaoxian, who had been pondering, suddenly spoke.

The crown prince frowned slightly, clenched his fists and said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, as the fourth brother said, a flood will make the hearts of Shandong people uncertain, if you allow it to volatilize and spread, I am afraid that there will be chaos." ”

Zhu Di glanced at them: "Don't I know about this, hundreds of thousands of homeless people!" The imperial court opened a warehouse to release grain, and the treasury was emptied, but it may not be able to save it, what do you say! ”

The prince said firmly: "If the emperor postpones the northern expedition and uses the fields of the seven provinces in the south of the Yangtze River to open a warehouse in the disaster area to release grain, there is still a place for maneuver in this matter." Please put the emperor first on the overall situation and the people of the world! ”

"Bastard! Are you disobedient? Zhu Dilong's face was furious.

Zhu Gaoxian couldn't help but glance at the prince, this Zhu Chubby was more benevolent than he thought.

The emperor marched north, and whoever dared to stop him was unlucky. In other things, Zhu Di will not be unable to get along with his eldest son, after all, it is really easy to let Zhu Fat and Fat supervise the country, and the prince has saved too much thought for the emperor for so many years, which is also the reason why Zhu Di can tolerate the continuous expansion of the power of the East Palace.

But if anyone wants to stop Zhu Di's northern expedition, the king of heaven will not give face.

It is impossible for the prince not to understand this truth, if he follows Zhu Di's thoughts, he will not be repeatedly shaken by the King of Han in the East Palace.

But he still did it, in his heart, the world is more important than the position of the prince or even the emperor.

If he can save hundreds of thousands of displaced people from the floods in Shandong, he would rather give up the crown prince to the king of Han.

Just as the king of Han was thinking about fanning the flames and adding fuel to the fire to stab the prince in the back again, Zhu Gaoxian opened his mouth and said: "Erchen has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not?" ”

Zhu Di, who was angry, heard his youngest son's voice and eased slightly: "If there is a fart, let it go." ”

"Whether it is the water and sand washing, or the diversion of the Yellow River, it requires a lot of manpower, if there is such a large wave of manpower left in the treasury deficit, it should not delay the emperor's northern expedition, right?" Zhu Gaoxian said cautiously.

"You're lightweight, but how do you do that?" Zhu Di laughed angrily, "Where did you find so much free manpower for me?" ”

"Isn't it, there are ready-made ones?"

Zhu Gaoxian pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Hundreds of thousands of displaced people, in exchange for work, do not need the imperial court to allocate too much money, just need to find a temporary residence for these displaced people, take care of their food, they will sell their lives to work for the imperial court, let these displaced people, to build the imperial court disaster control project." ”

Zhu Di was stunned, and the prince was also stunned.

And this kind of operation?

In the past, if there were a large number of displaced people due to natural disasters, the imperial court would either open a warehouse and release grain, cut meat to cure the disaster, or let the displaced people develop into rebels, and then send troops to exterminate them in one fell swoop, once and for all.

As long as all the displaced people who have been transformed into thieves are killed, there will be no displaced people.

Such a brutal act was widely welcomed by the emperors.

Because if you want to rely on the state treasury to feed hundreds of thousands of displaced people, the cost is too great, and the grain is not necessarily sent to the bowl of the displaced people, but it falls into the pockets of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the vicious circle is endless, and it is difficult for even a huge country to support. It may even be because of the disaster relief that a huge country has been brought down.

If the cowherd baby named "Zhu Chongba" could eat a mouthful of food, there would be no Zhu Yuanzhang, the later founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

can eat a mouthful of food, even if life is very hard, who wants to tie their heads to their waists and be the thief who lives and dies?

However, Zhu Gaoxian's idea is very chicken thief, and he uses work for relief.

The exiles who gave the emperors of all dynasties a headache were regarded as cheap labor.

In this way, the problem of manpower for the imperial court project was solved, and the problem of the livelihood of the displaced people was also solved.

Zhu Di thought about it for a while and found that what this kid said made a lot of sense!

Cash-for-work, the idea is the best of both worlds!

"Prince, do you have anything else to say?" With the support of Zhu Gaoxian's method of "work for relief", Zhu Di looked at the prince confidently.

The prince was speechless, and he said slowly: "As long as the people are not hungry, the retainers will be content." ”

Zhu Di was triumphant in his heart, and bowed slightly to Zhu Gaoxian: "Fourth, you are very good, today you have a good policy, you should be the first credit, and after the good policy is implemented, I must reward you well!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian said with a smile: "The ministers have nothing else to ask for, but to ask for peace and security for the country and the people." ”

Zhu Di was delighted when he heard this, and said domineeringly, "What is Guotai and Min'an?" This Yongle prosperous era is Guotai Min'an! ”

Yongle is prosperous, is the country and the people.

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The prince glanced at Zhu Gaoxian gratefully, he made a mistake today, and Zhu Gaoxian came forward to appease Zhu Di and relieve him.

Zhu Gaoxian noticed the prince's gaze and didn't say anything.

He is an ally with the East Palace, just as the forces in the East Palace of Fengtian stood for Zhu Gaoxian before, there must be a cause and an effect, and today Zhu Gaoxian is relieved of the siege for the prince, which can be regarded as repaying the favor he and the British Duke owe to the East Palace.

Emperor Zhu Di was happy, and King Qi had a good strategy to solve the urgent need of the flood in Shandong, and did not delay his major event of the northern expedition.

The crown prince Zhu Gao was happy, solved the troubles of natural disasters, and Daming calmed down again.

King Qi Zhu Gaoxian is also happy, today he has gained the most, solved the trouble for Zhu Di, and returned the favor of the prince, in the future, the Qi Palace, the East Palace will be closer, and the emperor will give him greater privileges.

Everyone was happy, but only one was unhappy.

This is the King of Han, he was ignored like a transparent person today, and finally seized the opportunity to harm the prince, but he was relieved by King Qi.

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After the matter was resolved, Zhu Di waved his hand: "Get out of here, don't worry about food today!" ”

"Son's resignation!"

"Son's resignation!"

"Son's resignation!"

If the three of them were pardoned, they would go away.

Suddenly, the old man spoke: "Fourth, you stay!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian's body stiffened, as if he couldn't hear, and tiptoed to sneak away.

What good thing can the old man do if he stops him now, it's better to slip away.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di actually walked over and grabbed Zhu Gaoxian's back collar and dragged it back, unreasonable.

"Your Majesty! Your hands are lighter, I can't breathe! ”

"I was wrong, Your Majesty!"

"Oops!"

Zhu Gaoxian's wail came from the imperial study, and when he heard this sound, the departing prince and the king of Han quickened their pace, as if they were a flood beast behind them.

The great eunuch Tang Cheng stood in front of the door, covering his mouth and snickering.

Sure enough, the only one who can cure this Qi prince is the emperor.

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