"There are two main difficulties, there is no one and there is a lack of manpower." Zhu Zhen replied in a deep voice:

"Let's talk about the former first, the so-called time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people, but when we promote the new policy in the provinces, we will definitely encounter a situation where the government does not cooperate, the gentry are very resistant, and the ordinary people do not understand, and there is no one at all."

"Hmm......" Zhu Yuanzhang exhaled a breath of turbidity, although he didn't want to admit it, but it was a fact. These civil officials have been writing to impeach you and your brothers all day long, slandering you for your perverse behavior in Jiangxi, and the heavens are angry and resentful. You can see that the facts are exactly what you say. ”

"Scared, do they hate us so much?" The sixth smacked his tongue and said, "I didn't hear much of the wind." ”

"It's the eldest brother who is afraid that Ling is too young to withstand so much pressure, so he won't let me tell you." Only then did Zhu Di tell the truth: "As for those who impeached us, they have all been sent to Fengyang by my father to plant trees. ”

"That's good." Zhu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, if someone scolded him for not being punished, he would definitely encourage more people to rise up and attack, and when the time came, let a group of flies buzz around, and he would be annoyed to death.

However, he felt that the punishment this time was a bit light, not like the style of an old thief.

"Only some of the people who dig pits and plant trees are some, some people become trees, and some people make fertilizer." I heard Zhu Yuanzhang say lightly.

"Okay......" Zhu Zhen shuddered when he saw his eldest brother and fourth brother all shivering, and couldn't help but swallow and spit: "It's easy to understand as fertilizer, what does it mean to be a tree?" ”

"It's not something your age should know." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said:

"You just need to know that there is no one who gnaws hard bones without being scolded. Only like Hu Weiyong, who flatters civil and military officials everywhere will not be scolded - but with us and your eldest brother here, just when they fart. ”

"Father, it was Hu Weiyong who confessed to Shen Liben and instructed him to set up the "No Matter Account Book". Zhu Zhen saw Hu Weiyong jumping there again today, so he was angry, and he gave him a chance to come.

"Shen Liben has been executed for a long time, but Hu Weiyong is not only unharmed, but continues to be crowned there."

"We have our own opinions on this matter, don't go off-topic." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, not wanting to hear him discuss this issue. "Let's continue to talk about how to solve people's difficulties."

"It is relatively simple for the government not to cooperate with this article, and first of all, it is necessary to resolutely implement the system of 'southerners in the north and northerners in the south'. Only when they are not in the local network can these officials have their hearts set on the imperial court and cooperate with the task force sent by the imperial court. Zhu Zhen sighed and said:

"However, in the fourth year of Hongwu, the election of officials has already determined the system of 'north-south change', but seven years have passed, and there are still Jiangxi natives like Xiong Qitai, who have been in charge of Jiangxi."

"I have already questioned Zhongshu about this matter, and their reply is that Xiong Qitai is from Henan, so it does not violate the recusal system." The prince smiled bitterly and said: "His family fled to Jiangxi at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, and he is already the third generation here, so it is obvious that he has taken advantage of the loophole." ”

"We have ordered officials all over the world to report the actual situation of their respective three generations and in-laws." Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "I will carry out the recusal of the official to the end." ”

"That's good." Zhu Zhen nodded.

"In addition to officials, there are also officials in the government, why do you only talk about officials, not officials?" The eldest brother asked.

"Because of the officials, it has long been rotten. If Daming wants to truly maintain long-term peace and stability, sooner or later he will have to completely replace them. However, the operation of the local government does not depend on officials, but on these experienced and cunning officials who have been passed down from generation to generation. Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly and said:

"They are also far more numerous than the officials, and they don't have that condition at the moment, so we can only let them maintain the situation first. As for the affairs of Qingzhang, Huangjuan, and Lijia, which should have been in charge of them, it is more reliable to send another task force. ”

"The sixth child knows him very well." Zhu Yuanzhang's approving chin said:

"The problem of Xu officials is that the past dynasties have accumulated shortcomings, even if we find it tricky, so we have to make a yellow book, use lijia, and let the township organize its own tax collection, service, capture and steal, repair water conservancy, and self-determination of lawsuits other than human life, just to prohibit Xu officials from going to the countryside again. Since the imperial power is not lower than the county, then the officials should no longer harass the people. ”

Zhu Zhen listened to it and secretly admired, but he didn't expect that the old thief was still an incorrigible idealist, and this earthy utopia exuded the brilliance of idealism.

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"Let's talk about the squire." Speaking of the question of the government, Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"The most reactionary ones this time are these people, because what the imperial court wants to move is their fundamental interests." Zhu Zhen said lightly.

"yes." Zhu Yuanzhang said with deep understanding:

"Those squires have let the Yuan Dynasty's tax system be spoiled, and they have forgotten how the Song Dynasty collected their taxes! I always want to be like the Yuan Dynasty, let the court do whatever they want, and dream! We just have to clean them up ruthlessly, so that the people can have a way to live! ”

"Father is right." Zhu Zhen echoed: "In fact, the second and third articles can be said in tandem, the squires themselves are not afraid, what is terrible is their control over the common people. They can incite the common people against the court with just a little money and energy, and this is the trickiest thing. ”

"The people of Jiangxi are not very supportive of the New Deal?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a dark face, he has always felt that he thinks about ordinary people everywhere and makes decisions for the poor, so he can't stand that even the poor are against him.

"The people did welcome the New Deal, but they didn't support it from the beginning. For thousands of years, they have been accustomed to it, and they are dominated by the squires and scholars, so they are confused to act for the tiger, doing some stupid things that are sold and helping to count the money. ”

"The sixth is right, this is where those gentry dare to shout 'the gentleman and the scholar share the world'." Zhu Yuanzhang slowly bowed his head and said:

"The country is too big, and the people are too far away from the emperor. When we were herding cattle back then, even the county master felt that it was too far away. I feel that Rich Liu is the king of the whole village, not to mention the emperor Lao'er who is far away in the capital. I don't have that concept at all, you know? Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said:

"In the past, thousands of gentry like Rich Liu were the heavens of all the common people, and the emperor was only heard of by them, but they could never see the sky. Therefore, if he does not cooperate with the gentry and those scholars, the emperor will not be able to sit steadily. ”

"But that's not right!" Zhu Yuanzhang changed his words and said in a deep voice: "The emperor still regards the world as his own industry, as long as he is not a fool, he always knows how to cherish the people's power and rest with the people." But those gentry and big families only think about their own families, and they exploit the common people mercilessly! ”

"They not only exploited their own tenants, but also colluded with the government to transfer the taxes and services that should have been paid by their own families to the common people!" The more Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, the more angry he became: "And relying on the authority of the common people, he threw all the pots to the court and on our heads, saying that it was the emperor's excesses and miscellaneous taxes, which harmed the people and couldn't survive!" ”

"It's a lie, a blatant lie!" Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table and shouted angrily: "But the common people have no knowledge, they are illiterate, and they are used to listening to and believing them." Just like what Liu De said back then, we believe it, so they will have no fear, and proudly say, 'Jun and the scholar share the world', fart! That's a naked threat! ”

"What is 'the king and the scholar share the world'? We just don't believe in evil, we have to change it," Zhu Yuanzhang said in a domineering declaration: "We want to share the world with the people!" ”

"Okay, awesome!" Lao Liu couldn't help but applaud Lao Zhu.

(End of chapter)