Chapter 13 The capital is not as good as the county seat
Originally, Xu Zilin led Penglai County to its current appearance, and Zhu Di saw it in his eyes.
But it is certainly unrealistic to want to realize something in the form of Penglai County in a moment.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Di still planned to come one thing at a time.
"In recent years, have those people below complained when they paid their rations? Is there a shortage of payment in most areas? ”
Zhu Di slowly opened his mouth and questioned the minister.
When the ministers heard this, they were stunned.
No one thought that after Zhu Di Weifu came back from a private visit, he would be the first to ask such a question.
The ministers hesitated for a long time, and none of them stood up to speak.
"Your Majesty, the people should have no complaints when they pay their grain, and they will have a certain margin after paying a fixed amount."
One of the ministers below suddenly spoke.
Zhu Di sneered.
"Then why haven't I heard such words during this time?"
The ministers all found that Zhu Di was angry, and no one dared to speak.
Especially the Yongle Emperor, who usually ignores the government and politics, why did he suddenly ask about the affairs of the court today?
Is this stimulated on the outside?
"According to the different situations of all counties, adjust the amount of money that needs to be paid, I believe that you can do this task well, and I don't need to stare at you."
"Father, leave this matter to the son, and the son-in-law will definitely satisfy the father."
Your Highness, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly took a step forward and said to Zhu Di.
Zhu Gaochu is Zhu Di's second son, although he gave the crown prince to his eldest son, but I have to say that Zhu Gaochu still has a lot of weight in Zhu Di's heart.
Zhu Gaochi on the side ignored it, and only stood quietly to the side and listened.
"I'll leave this matter to you, and I hope you'll be able to give me a number that will make me feel bright."
Zhu Di said and slowly stood up.
"That's all for today, and then other things will be discussed tomorrow morning."
After that, Zhu Di left.
As soon as he walked out of the hall, Zhu Di saw Ji Gang waiting on the side.
"Aren't you going to take a look at the situation of Jinyiwei and why you are here again?"
"Your Majesty, the minister should follow Your Majesty."
Ji Gang bowed slightly to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di did not refuse.
All kinds of situations in Penglai County were seen by himself and Ji Gang.
If you discuss it with other people, you may not believe what they say.
"Let's go, go out with me, the more I look at it, the more I feel that my imperial city is even inferior to that small Penglai County."
Zhu Di said with some annoyance.
Then he returned to the Heart Cultivation Hall to change his clothes.
Ji Gang saw Zhu Di's changed clothes, so he said a little helplessly: "Your Majesty, you just went out on tour, are you going out again?" ”
Zhu Di nodded slightly.
He wanted to see what the entire capital looked like now.
Although he knew in his heart that most of them were not as good as Penglai County and Xu Zilin, he still had a trace of luck in his heart.
After going out of the palace and taking a turn, Zhu Di's face was already gloomy.
Walking to an alley where no one was around, Zhu Di stopped and turned his head to look at Ji Gang behind him.
"This is our capital, not even as good as a small remote county town!"
Zhu Di's eyes were about to erupt with fire, and Ji Gang instantly lowered his head and knelt on one knee.
"Your Majesty, the minister will borrow Xu Zilin's method of handling things and try to make our capital as prosperous as Penglai County!"
Zhu Di was about to be laughed at.
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Ji Gang in front of him, "Okay, good, I didn't expect that now in this capital, I would have to learn the governance method of a county!" ”
Ji Gang's head drooped lower and lower, and after a long time, he spoke: "Your Majesty, what if we arrest the brains behind Xu Zilin?" ”
Zhu Di turned his head slightly to look at Ji Gang's back, in the direction of Penglai County.
"So Ji Gang, have you ever thought about it, if there is really no one behind this Xu Zilin?"
Ji Gang stood up all of a sudden.
"Impossible, Your Majesty, there must be someone behind him, just like him, I don't think it is possible to come up with so many good ways to govern the county and be a good county commander!"
"You go and investigate this matter, and if you can find that person, bring him back, if you can't find him."
As he spoke, Zhu Di suddenly sighed heavily, and then continued to look at Ji Gang in front of him.
"If you can't find it, find a way to lure him to the capital, and then it won't be that he can leave if he wants to."
Ji Gang nodded in response.
Zhu Di looked at the land in front of him, the boxes and wooden planks and firewood stacks randomly piled on the side of the road.
"Also, let the people who usually patrol the city spread a message that they can no longer pile up these sundries on the roadside in the future, give them three days to clean up, and if they see it again after three days, they will be fined money."
Zhu Di said, and then walked out of the alley.
At this time, Zhu Di was in no mood to continue shopping, and took Ji Gang back to the palace directly.
It's just that after entering the palace, Zhu Di looked at the wall, which was not a wall, and the stone slabs on the ground were not slates.
After walking in silence for a long time, he suddenly paused.
"Ji Gang."
"The minister is here."
Ji Gang hurriedly greeted him.
"I think there can be some decoration on these palace walls, don't you think?"
Ji Gang was stunned for a moment.
The palace wall has been like this since ancient times, and he never thought that Zhu Di would actually think of the idea of building this palace wall.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate, the palace wall has not existed for a year and a half, if it is changed like this, I am afraid that the old man before will have some in his heart..."
"Alright, I'm just telling you about my decision, and you don't have to be so forceful."
Zhu Di walked forward a little angrily.
Ji Gang naturally could see that Zhu Di was angry, he didn't follow closely, but slowly followed Zhu Di forward.
Seeing that Zhu Di had returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, Ji Gang left.
On the other side, when Zhu Gaochu was thinking about how to share his father's worries, Zhu Gaochi came, and he smiled cutely, "Since the second brother has such an awareness, let's fulfill my father's entrustment." ”
"Brother Huang, this matter has been handed over to his son, and I ask Brother Huang not to be an obstacle."
Zhu Gaochu wanted to be appreciated by the emperor, he knew that his eldest brother had a brighter brain than himself, so he was afraid that Zhu Gaochi would be deceived by Zhu Gaochi in this matter of pleasing Lao Tzu, so he said very carefully: "Big brother doesn't need to say much, such a trivial matter, why worry about it!" ”
"Hahaha!"
"You, you!"
Zhu Gaochi pointed at Zhu Gaochu and couldn't help laughing: "You are suspicious of your size, no matter how old you are, you still can't get rid of this bad problem." ”
After speaking, Zhu Gaochi only left by himself.
"Humph!"
Zhu Gaoxu didn't care, and snorted: "I don't need to call suspicious people, don't doubt people, what do you know!" ”
After saying that, he also took care of himself and left.
At this time, Zhu Di, who was wandering around Yingtianfu, received a message from the palace.
"Oh?"
"This second child really hasn't changed at all!"