Nanjing City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the recliner of the Heart Cultivation Hall and swayed, holding the tickle and tickling on one side, and the secret music from the brocade guards in the other hand in the other hand.

The institution of Jinyiwei is Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.

If the emperor doesn't go out, he knows what is going on in the world.

The Jinyi Guard continued throughout the Ming Dynasty and was a way for the emperor to consolidate his authority.

As for Lan Hao'er, who was involved in the authority of his brocade guard, he had been beheaded, and Lan Yu was put in prison to set an example.

There are some winds and grasses in various places, but they can't escape Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

"Huh? Dong'an County, Beiping Prefecture, has a big man in the sky? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were sharp, and the content of each secret concert could be seen at a glance, and one of the secret performances from Beiping Mansion made him interested.

He opened it and looked closely, only to realize that this person was none other than him.

It is his grandson-in-law Li Xiao.

The grandson-in-law became a small magistrate, which was asked by the fourth Zhu Di last time, probably because he wanted to make some contributions and get the title.

"I heard that the county lord's mansion has been changed to the Li mansion, and it seems that the fourth child attaches great importance to this son-in-law."

"It's a little unruly, but the fourth child doesn't mind being a father, what do we have to say, the water spilled by the married daughter must have been proposed by Ning Yun's girl."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it slightly, and he understood the reason, and couldn't help but smile.

Immediately afterwards, he continued to look carefully to see what Li Xiao had done in the county, and he had only been in office for a few days, and he was called Qingtian by the locals.

"Well, yes, yes, our grandson-in-law Li Xiao is interesting."

"The last time I traveled to Jiangnan, I could see that he was a jealous and hateful character."

"This kind of temperament is just suitable for being a royal history, the son-in-law of the fourth child, we can't make up our minds, beating the fourth child during this time has made him very displeased."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and shook his head.

Thinking of the fourth child, he still likes this son quite a lot.

Although it is very strict on the surface, in fact, the degree of love is among the top three among the sons.

"No wonder it's called the Blue Sky Master."

"On the first day of taking office, he turned over the old adult case and punished the village tyrant by torture and beating, which is really happy."

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Xiao's temperament from this small incident, he frowned slightly, thought about it and said to himself:

"Still. This tactic is too strong. That is, Li Xiao is in Beiping, and he can only be made by virtue of the name of the old Siyan King, and it cannot be popularized, which is the only case.

And such a move is undoubtedly a serious confrontation with the local squires, and there will be many obstacles in doing things in the future. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang is very aware of the influence and role of local squires in the local area.

In this regard, I understood this when I used to fight the world.

The anti-Yuan team that Zhu Yuanzhang joined at the beginning was called the "Red Turban Army", led by Guo Zixing and Han Lin'er.

The Red Turban Army with the revolutionary goal of "reopening the day of the Great Song Dynasty".

It is necessary to eliminate not only the government of the Yuan Dynasty, but also the landlord class of the Yuan Dynasty.

Completely liquidate the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty.

At this time, the Red Turban Army represented the interests of the peasants, and wherever the Red Turban Army went, the landlords would suffer.

Therefore, after the uprising of the Red Turban Army, many landlord classes spontaneously organized armed forces to fight against the Red Turban Army in order to protect their own interests.

The landlords' armed forces were a very strong force, but this force was not on the side of the Red Turban Army, but on the side of the Yuan Dynasty.

Therefore, the Red Turban Army's anti-Yuan road is full of difficulties.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang became an independent portal, created some famous halls, and occupied the city of Nanjing.

He accepted Liu Bowen's suggestion and implemented the strategy of "building a high wall, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king".

It was during this time that Zhu Yuanzhang recuperated in Nanjing City and settled down for a period of time.

When people are quiet, they will use their brains to think about problems.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, why is the road to anti-Yuan so difficult?

Who are the enemies and who are the friends?

And how do you defeat your enemies?

During this time in Nanjing, with in-depth thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered the problem.

His enemies are no longer only the Yuan army, but also the former Red Turban Army Chen Youliang in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, as well as the Zhang Shicheng group that occupies Eastern Wu.

Fang Guozhen in eastern Zhejiang is not a good bird either.

Except for friendly forces to the north, the other three sides are enemies.

The situation of the war has changed abruptly, and if we rely solely on the strength of the peasants, I am afraid that we will not be able to defeat these enemies, but will be eaten by them.

On this issue, Zhu Yuanzhang talked with Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang all night long, discussed and discussed.

Subsequently, Zhu Yuanzhang realized one point.

In the present period, the power of the landlord class is the greatest force!

Zhu Yuanzhang learned this, so he began to consciously change his position.

Gradually, he changed from the leader of the rebel army who represented the interests of the peasant class to a warlord who defended the interests of the landlord class.

Zhu Yuanzhang repositioned himself and began to compromise with the landlords.

But that's the main reason for his success.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately announced: "If there is inconvenience in the old government, I will get rid of it for you." ”

It is not said that the day of the Great Song Dynasty has been reopened, but only emphasizes the correction of the harsh government of the Yuan Dynasty.

This is a signal that Zhu Yuanzhang has changed from a reformist to a reformist.

Nanjing is a turning point, and it starts here.

Zhu Yuanzhang grasped the main contradiction in the late Yuan Dynasty: the landlord kept his status unchanged, and the peasants did not want too much extravagance, but only wanted to live a stable life.

In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang's main object of solidarity was the peasants, but now it has been changed to the landlord and the peasants.

This is the power of Zhu Yuanzhang, he considers the problem from the perspective of the overall situation, sees the face of the overall situation, and finds a way to win.

In the construction of the army, "the children of the rich people are called the guards, and the name is the Imperial Chinese Army".

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also recruited a large number of landlords to enrich his team.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had actually given up the banner of the peasant revolution, but he continued to use the name of the Red Turban Army to attract and unite the peasants, which was a very smart approach.

Every time he captures a place, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely win over the local squires, Confucian scholars, and sages, Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to scholars, and it is Zhu Yuanzhang's purpose to be obedient or forced.

With the support of the landlords, food, money, soldiers, these things are all there!

Uniting all the forces that can be united, identifying your real enemies, and building a united front is the royal way to victory!

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang went to the end and had the last laugh.

Defeated all the enemies who stood in his way.

Zhu Yuanzhang profoundly realized that these landlords, large and small, who were distributed all over the country, gathered so great and large that he could not eradicate them at all, and even needed to rely on these people.

Even after founding the country and founding the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang also found that this force could not be underestimated.

You can only suppress yourself, not put pressure on yourself, otherwise the whole country will be in chaos.

Even now, Zhu Yuanzhang is slowly implementing the strategy of suppressing these landlords, and there will often be popular uprisings, mutinies, and rebels jumping out in various places.

In the third, eleven, fourteenth, and sixteenth years of Hongwu, there were four rebellions by the rebel army.

Especially in the fourteenth year of Hongwu, an uprising broke out in Guangdong, where the leader was known as the "King of Bulldozing", gathering tens of thousands!

This is still only a large scale, and the small scale has appeared a dozen times and is ignored.

Behind it, without exception, it is all planned and promoted by the landlord.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Li Xiao was on the first day of his tenure, he took the local landlord and started the knife, and he felt that Li Xiao was still too young.

"It's just a tempering, it's just a county land, and he can toss it at will. Only when we suffer losses can we know how to govern the people. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and put the secret music aside.

His eyes fell on the two grandsons who were writing strategies in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunwen.

These two grandsons, he cultivated them with all his heart.

Especially Zhu Yunwen, who is more intelligent, and Zhu Yuanzhang likes it even more.

After watching the secret performance, Zhu Yuanzhang had a whim and beckoned: "Yun Wei, Yun Xi, come here." ”

Hearing this, the two put down the brush in their hands, got up and walked over, and arched their hands.

"Imperial grandfather."

"Imperial grandfather."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a smile and said, "Suppose you are the parent official of a county, and there are squires in the land under your jurisdiction, and the landlord bullies and oppresses the people, how should you deal with it?" ”

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's exam question for his two grandsons.

Zhu Yuanzhang already felt that Zhu Biao's health was getting worse and worse, either consciously or unconsciously, and began to cultivate the next 'Zhu Biao'.

This kind of exam is done every day.

They are all real problems that really happened in Daming from the secret reports of Jinyi Wei from all over the country.

As the question was raised, both men reacted differently.

Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly, looking thoughtful.

And Zhu Yunwen was obviously much more indifferent, standing straight and thinking about it.

The reason why Zhu Yunwen worked so hard was also a guess, he saw that his father Zhu Biao's health was getting worse and worse

He had a chance, but not a chance.

Because he is the eldest son.

Although the mother concubine has now become the crown princess, the name of the eldest son has not changed.

On the other hand, Zhu Yunxi, the second son, although his mother is deceased, he still has the support of the Chang family and the Lan family behind him.

The only thing he can rely on is the imperial grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him.

Only by pleasing him can you add a little bit of leverage to yourself.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen's eyes grunted, and then he bowed respectfully, and took the lead in saying:

"Returning to the emperor's grandfather, the majesty of the law lies in the words fairness and equality, if such a situation occurs, it must be severely punished, in order to set an example of the authority of the law, and the people will not commit it.

"However, as a local parent official, you can't be rigid, you must be flexible. The punishment is unchanging, and it is strictly in accordance with the law. ”

"But after all, it is not easy for parents to govern a county, and it is difficult to manage a county with tens of thousands of people, or even tens of thousands, with dozens of county officials."

"The so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside, even if it is the imperial court, it needs the cooperation of these squires to govern."

"Therefore, it is appropriate to consider and adjust from it, so that the people can benefit and the squires obey discipline."

"If it's the kind of heinous person, punish it severely. Pull a batch, suppress a batch, and maintain balance. ”

Zhu Yunwen's answer can be described as very beautiful.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked a question, and he drew inferences.

The first thing to do is to establish the majesty of the law.

If the law does not have majesty, it will be even more difficult to govern in the future.

However, as a parent official, he could not stand on the opposite side of the local landlord class, and it was very difficult to carry out the work.

Therefore, it should be adjusted from this, so that the landlords can return their interests, the people can benefit, and the official authority should be established.

It also gave the local landlords and gentry some face.

It is convenient to cooperate with the work of the parent officer in the future.

In the end, a solution was proposed, if it really offended a landlord force, then a group of people would be co-opted, a group of people would be suppressed, and a balance would be maintained.

"Well, that's a good point."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction.

That's why he likes Zhu Yunwen.

The answer is not leaky, and the front and back are clear.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunxi and asked, "Yunxi, you can tell me." ”

Zhu Yunxi's talent is obviously much worse than Zhu Yunxi's, he is pampered on weekdays, and he is also a good learner, and his favorite thing to do is to mess with his uncle and grandfather Lan Yu.

Zhu Yunxi stammered and couldn't speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Say it boldly, say what you think." ”

Zhu Yunxi thought about it, and thought that his grandfather hated corrupt officials and landlords the most, so he pondered it and said: "Since the landlord has the phenomenon of oppressing and bullying the people, then kill it, peel the skin and grass, and deter it." ”

After speaking, Zhu Yunxi was still a little proud.

Didn't the emperor's grandfather like to deal with corrupt officials like this?

Such a statement should satisfy him!

However, apparently, Zhu Yuanzhang's face did not show the expression that Zhu Yunxi imagined, but frowned, which made Zhu Yunxi a little flustered.

Zhu Yuanzhang then asked: "What should you do if you make an example of a hundred people and attract the resistance of the landlords and squires in the county and do not cooperate with the work of the county government?" ”

Zhu Yunxi was obviously panicked, and thought that it would be over after answering, but he didn't expect to have another question.

He thought about it for a while, and said stubbornly: "Then suppress it and make it submit." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "People have not made mistakes, what reason do you have to suppress it?" ”

Zhu Yunxi said: "If you don't cooperate with the yamen, that's a mistake." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's mood became heavier and heavier, and asked: "How do you suppress it, just rely on those officials of the county government?" If they secretly instigate a popular uprising, tens of thousands of people, how can you suppress it? ”

Zhu Yunxi said: "Isn't the local government still equipped with soldiers, guards, and envoys, and launched an army to suppress it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You remember your identity, a small county, how to drive it?" ”

Zhu Yunxi thought for a while, "Then gather the peasants and fight the landlords!" ”

"Gather the peasants?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was completely angry, slapped the table and shouted: "You have won over the peasant army, do you want to rebel?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face changed color, and his face changed as soon as he said it, so frightened that the two of them immediately knelt on the ground.

"Grandfather Huang is angry, don't hurt your body, the dragon body is important."

Zhu Yunwen was secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface, he made a gesture of caring for Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Imperial grandfather me."

Zhu Yunxi didn't know where he was wrong, but he was not brainless, so he hurriedly admitted his mistake: "My grandson is wrong." ”

"Shouting, fighting, shouting and killing at every turn, this is your way of governance?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily: "Who did you learn these things from?" ”

Zhu Yunxi hesitated: "I"

Zhu Yuanzhang patted the stool and said, "Say." ”

Only then did Zhu Yunxi speak: "Imperial grandfather, I learned from my uncle and grandfather."

Zhu Yunxi's uncle and grandfather are Lan Yu, and they are still locked up in prison.

It's okay not to say it, but Zhu Yuanzhang is even more angry.

Lan Yu's pig brain has led his grandchildren astray!

Zhu Yunxi hurriedly changed his words: "Grandfather Huang, what my grandson said just now was wrong, it should be right that it should not be suppressed."

He suddenly thought of a good idea and said: "Since the squire does not cooperate with the imperial court governance, then under the county government, another imperial court institution will be set up to govern, down to the township level, and even the village level, so as to solve the problem that the imperial power does not go to the countryside!" ”

"Ridiculous!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was almost dizzy and said, "Do you know how many townships and villages there are in the country?" Let me tell you, there are 32,500 villages in the whole country, and if these institutions are set up, can the imperial court's treasury support it? Fantastical, unrealistic! ”

"Imperial grandfather, grandson knows his mistakes, grandson will definitely study hard in the future and live up to the expectations of imperial grandfather."

Zhu Yunxi's attitude was still sincere, and he immediately knelt down and sincerely admitted his mistake.

After all, he is also Zhu Yuanzhang's own grandson, and when he saw that he was wrong, he didn't be indifferent, "Okay, get up." ”

Originally, this matter was over.

But Zhu Yunxi didn't know if his brain was pumped, or he was frightened and confused, or he was jealous of Zhu Yunxi.

In short, he found that in front of his imperial grandfather, he was pressed by Zhu Yunwen everywhere, and he was very aggrieved.

It's not good to go on like this.

There are Chang family and Lan family behind him.

But now that Lan Yu is in prison, this advantage is less than half.

"My grandson has one more thing to ask for."

Zhu Yunxi knelt on the ground.

"Say."

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"The child invites the emperor's grandfather, remembering the merits of his grandson's uncle Lan Yu, and opening up the net."

Zhu Yunxi began to intercede with Lan Yu.

"Bastard things, let it go or not, I say it! Your father didn't dare to speak, it was your turn to intercede! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was as pale as frost, and he scolded directly: "Get out of here!" ”

The sound of rebuke resounded through the hall.

Zhu Yunxi found that he seemed to have made a mistake again, and he didn't dare to continue to say more, so he walked away.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed.

This Zhu Yunxi is simply a fool, and he mentions this matter in his grandfather's anger, isn't it unpleasant?

But on the surface, he didn't show it at all.

Zhu Yunwen brought a cup of tea and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Imperial grandfather, dissipate his anger, Yun Xi didn't mean it, he had a very good relationship with Lan Yu since he was a child, just like father and son, he was just anxious, thinking about his family affection, and didn't think too much about anything else."

On the surface, he was interceding for Zhu Yunxi, but in fact, secretly, he said that Zhu Yunxi had a very good relationship with Lan Yu, and it seemed that Zhu Yunxi had no brains.

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated: "Yunxi has such a good relationship with Lan Yu? ”

Zhu Yunwen hurriedly nodded and said: "Yes, my grandson is very envious, every time Liangguo Gong Lanyu returns from a great victory, he brings him local specialties and gifts, and often takes Yunxi to the army to ride and shoot, and carefully teaches the art of war." The younger brother Yun Xi is quite talented in this area, and he will definitely be able to serve his grandfather in the future, so he is weaker in reading, but in terms of the art of war, Yun Xi is ashamed. ”

Blindly suppressing others naturally does not work.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxi suppressed one aspect of himself and killed Zhu Yunxi.

"Hmm"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded thoughtfully, and then waved his hand: "Yun Wei, you go down first, I want to be quiet." ”

"Yun Wei retired."

Zhu Yunwen bowed respectfully, and then withdrew.

When leaving, I didn't forget to sort out the four treasures of the study on the table before leaving.

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes, looked at Zhu Yunwen's back, and pondered slightly.

What kind of person is Zhu Yuanzhang?

How can you not see Zhu Yunwen's careful thoughts?

In terms of scheming, Zhu Yunxi is much stronger than Zhu Yunxi.

Of course, this is not a bad thing, being in the palace, there is no such thought, isn't it being played around?

"Hey, the two grandchildren are less than half the standard."

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and sighed, then lay on the recliner and continued to sway.

Half an hour passed.

The commander of the Jinyi guard made the second tiger walk in with a large wooden box.

In this big wooden box, there are secret songs uploaded by Jinyi guards from all over the world, recording the affairs of various places.

What Zhu Yuanzhang watched before was fifteen days ago.

And now in this wooden box, it was also fifteen days ago.

In ancient times, carriages and horses were inconvenient, and it took some time to carry the message.

"Your Majesty, these are the secrets of recent days."

"Put it down."

"Yes, the minister retired."

After the second tiger left, Zhu Yuanzhang was too lazy to read these letters.

But thinking of what happened just now, he sat up again, got up and flipped through the secret music of Beiping.

In fact, the Jinyi Guard in Beiping has long been secretly infiltrated by Zhu Di.

However, Zhu Di did not do anything illegal and undisciplined, and he was probably safe.

Intercept only those things that are not good for you.

Of course, almost nothing.

At this time, Zhu Di was very peaceful and self-contained.

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang found the secret about Li Xiao again, and he went to see how this grandson-in-law handled this matter.

After opening and checking, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

What Li Xiao did turned out to be the same as the method that Zhu Yunxi's muddy boy thought of.

In vain, he tried to extend the imperial court institutions downward.

According to the secret recital, Li Xiao advertised that he would recruit people and try to establish an organization called "Shequ" in every village under the county to manage the villagers.

He also held an examination in which he selected the right people to work in the dormitory.

Immature!!

It's just childish!

"What's the difference between this and Zhu Yunxi's stupid idea!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help scolding: "This Li Xiao is smart, but after all, he is still too young, how can he skip the squire and landlord class and fully manage all the villagers!" ”

"How can the county government spend on the huge personnel costs of establishing institutions in each village?"

"Is it possible to use your own money to do the affairs of the court?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out where this expenditure came from.

Anyway, the imperial court will not allocate funds.

He snorted: "That's it, Beiping has its own fourth child to take care of, he made such a big move, the fourth child should not sit idly by, if Li Xiao is really willing to use his own money to do things, it has nothing to do with us."

Return to Beiping, Dong'an County.

More than half a month has passed.

Li Xiao has set up the affairs of the dormitory area, and he has been busy for half a month.

He will not bow to the landlords and squires.

Let me Li Xiao bow his head?

That's impossible!

Since the imperial power does not go to the countryside, then I will set up a dormitory to go deep into the grassroots!

In the county office, Zhu Ningyun looked at the account books of the county government and was worried.

She looked at Li Xiao and said, "Xiaolang, I'll calculate it, your idea is good, but the cost of this silver is too big for the county government to bear." ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "It is indeed unbearable, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, the boat is naturally straight to the bridge, and the mountain people have their own clever plans." ”

Zhu Ningyun couldn't understand what this clever plan was, and asked, "Could it be that we post money?" ”

Li Xiao waved his hand: "How can you post money yourself, we won't do this loss-making business, the money is not enough, so naturally we are borrowing money." ”

"Borrow money?" Zhu Ningyun was stunned: "Who borrowed money?" ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Of course, we ask Qianzhuang to borrow money, let's ask Qianzhuang to borrow money in the name of the county government, it will definitely be easy to borrow." ”

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no precedent for the yamen to ask the money bank to borrow money.

At this time, Zhu Ningyun was even more stunned, "Even if you borrow money and support it, but the follow-up expenses are also bottomless, how can you repay this money?" ”

Li Xiao explained: "When the dormitory area is on the right track, there is no need for the county government to bear it, and the dormitory area is responsible for its own profits and losses, and it can also feed back to the county government." ”

"Self-financed." Zhu Ningyun became even more misty.

Li Xiao nodded firmly: "That's right, take care of your own profits and losses, give some autonomy to the district, open village enterprises, land contract system, and let economic activities start!" ”

Zhu Ningyun: "???? ”

(End of chapter)