"Your imperial grandfather often goes out of the palace, and every time he comes back, he will mention the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge and praise the Ministry of Railway Engineering."

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di's secret letter.

"Everything is fine in Yingtianfu for my father, but the state affairs are very serious, and you, as the eldest son, should come to Beijing as soon as possible."

When he saw this, Zhu Gaochi's willingness to go to the capital decreased a few points.

Isn't this just a cow and a horse?

In the affairs of Beiping, he made out the cabinet that Zhu Di would bring out in advance in the future, which saved him a lot of energy.

He knew that Zhu Di had proposed to Zhu Yuanzhang and wanted to get a cabinet to help him share the burden, but Zhu Yuanzhang vetoed it.

Zhu Yuanzhang, everything else is fine, but at work, he likes to do it himself, and he doesn't think about who can be as energetic as him.

"Father, this is trying to coax me to Yingtianfu."

Zhu Gaochi said dissatisfied.

Fang Kuan, Tang Yun and the others were amused by the little prince's words, and each showed a sincere smile.

They are about to go to the capital.

A great future beckons to them.

The little prince wanted to be lazy and didn't want to go to the capital as soon as possible, but they couldn't wait.

Zhu Gaochi saw the demeanor of everyone, and could only sigh that these people were indeed lucky.

These middle-level military attachés finally became the nobles of the Ming Dynasty, although they also relied on their hard work, but many people did not even have the opportunity to fight.

"You take the three battalions of new troops to the capital and change guards with some of the forbidden troops, and the father will naturally explain how to do these things."

"But I want to warn you, Jianghuai is extravagant, but the army atmosphere cannot be relaxed, I will go to the capital next year, if the new army is loose, I will find you trouble."

Capital.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven.

But it's also the fastest place to loosen.

Zhu Gaochi was very worried about whether the new army in the Beiping environment would be able to resist the temptation of the Jianghuai region.

This is not a concern that comes out of nowhere.

How many strong armies can grow in tribulation, but in the end they are ruined by luxury.

"Little prince, don't worry, we will definitely lead the new army." Fang Kuan and the others arched their hands and said.

"The atmosphere of the new army, you have to take the lead when you go to the capital, I don't want to see you when I see you, you are no longer what you are now."

"There are also things about railway construction, presumably Grandpa Huang will be very unhappy, it's a headache."

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but touch his forehead.

Until now.

Sixty battalions, that is, 180,000 new troops, have been reorganized in the north, and the annual salary of the army is as high as more than 3 million.

In addition to various armaments, daily training, and high-standard food, the actual annual military expenditure has reached nearly 10 million yuan.

Zhu Gaochi is not ready to expand the new army.

The 180,000 new army is enough to meet the stability of Beiping and the training of officers, and to provide a foundation for the expansion of the new army in the south in the future.

"The third battalion of the new army is the first batch to be sent to the capital, and the second and third batches will be sent later, and your first batch is the key."

"Whether it is the emperor's grandfather or the father, you have high hopes, don't lose the big because of the small."

Zhu Gaochi admonished and admonished again.

Everyone couldn't help but feel amused in their hearts.

Sure enough, it's my own grandchildren.

They are all temperaments who like to reason with others.

Day 2.

Under the leadership of Fang Kuan, the new army of the third battalion took a railway train into Shandong, and the railway in Shandong had not yet been opened to traffic.

The march of the three battalions began to return to the traditional way of marching, and the local government supplied military supplies.

It's the opposite.

The forbidden army consisted of 20,000 men marching north to accept the reorganization of the new army in Beiping.

The army did not arrive in the capital, but Zhu Gaochi's letter had already been delivered to Zhu Di.

"This kid is so annoying."

"It's infuriating."

As soon as Zhu Di finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang with a black face came back, and scolded together.

From the construction site, he already knew that the Ministry of Railway Engineering had abandoned the construction plan to build the Yangtze River Bridge in Yingtianfu.

The "good friends" he had been chatting with for a while said goodbye to him one after another, and each packed his luggage and went to Huguang Province.

According to these good friends, they, the backbone of the technical staff, are going to support Huguang.

Since there is no "super project" in Yingtianfu, it will be useless for them to stay here, but it is only Huguang that can give full play to their talents.

"It's all treasures, so it's just transferred." Zhu Yuanzhang was very reluctant.

"My father has been out too many times."

Zhu Di couldn't help but remind.

"Your son rebelled against me, and you inherited the family business I left you, your father and son have hardened their wings, and now they dislike our old man, don't you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded.

originally had fire in his heart, and he was hooked out by Zhu Di all of a sudden.

Zhu Di was scolded and stunned, what is this.

"How dare my son have such a thought, heaven and earth will not tolerate it." Zhu Di hurriedly got up and was relieved.

"Anyway, your father and son work together, our old man is an outsider."

"The forbidden army was sent to Beiping, and your new army from Beiping is coming to the capital, where will there be a place for us in the future."

"We don't force it, your father and son will give us a field for the elderly when the time comes, and we won't hinder the eyes of your father and son."

The more Zhu Yuanzhang scolded, the more enjoyable he became, and his heart became more and more happy.

I was reluctant to scold my eldest son before.

I didn't expect it to be so cool to scold my son.

The eunuchs in the hall were like wooden people, and they couldn't help but lower their heads, and the corners of their mouths arced uncontrollably.

"Father, how can a son be such an animal?" Zhu Di ran to Zhu Yuanzhang and knelt down.

"It's all bad, it was said that it was good to build a railway bridge in Yingtianfu, and if you change your mind, you will change your mind."

"Let's call him to the capital, your old man whips him and vents his anger."

Zhu Di coaxed Zhu Yuanzhang.

The two fathers and sons have been together day and night for more than a year, Zhu Di has admired Zhu Yuanzhang, and he is not a person who is inferior to beasts, so he doesn't know why Zhu Yuanzhang is angry.

It's weird to say.

Now in political affairs, my father is more and more hands-free, and even no longer checks the performance of his approval.

It seems that the father is satisfied with his own talents, and no longer worries about his ability to govern the country.

But Zhu Di was also worried about his father.

The father's temper is getting more and more eccentric, and sometimes he is as unreasonable as a child.

"The forbidden army was reorganized into a new army, which was agreed by my father, and if my father changed his mind, my son would notify Beiping to cancel this military order."

Zhu Di said sincerely.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his quietness and said calmly: "Military affairs, how can we change it, and the forbidden army is changed to a new army, which is what we requested." ”

"My father has been looking a little depressed lately, and my son doesn't know how to be relieved, my son is so stupid."

Zhu Di looked concerned.

"Today, there is good news to tell my father that this year's summer tax has been coordinated, although the autumn tax will not have a real number in February next year, but my son estimates that this year's tax can be as high as more than 30 million stones."

Zhu Di was very happy about the tax of more than 30 million stones of grain.

"We have already made an order that we will not allow more than 27 million stones in taxes every year, how did we receive more than 30 million stones?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was not only not happy, but even more angry.

Different from the concept of later generations, Zhu Yuanzhang is a bit of a small peasant thought.

The current Ming Dynasty, inheriting the two taxes system that began in the Tang Dynasty, collected the summer and autumn taxes from the local government every year, when it reached 27 million stones in previous years, the entire Ming government and army were no longer available.

So Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order that he would collect the entire number in the future.

How to reduce the people's power is what Zhu Yuanzhang has done all his life.

From the construction of the army, the purpose of focusing on the guards and reducing the burden of the people, to the upper limit of taxes set today, it can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang has his heart for the people.

But Zhu Yuanzhang forgot a little.

The population will multiply, and the multiplication of the population will also open up more acres.

In the Ming Dynasty, because of the tax collection system caused by this ancestral system, the two taxes in each generation did not exceed 30 million stones.

Even if he knew that the finances were insufficient, the emperor would not be able to collect more if he wanted to, unless he carried out a reform of the tax collection system.

Eventually, as the population increased, management costs rose, and the economy developed, but taxes did not grow, the Ming Dynasty's finances fell into poverty.

While the total amount of tax revenue has not risen, the power of reaching out has been increasing.

Under the trade-off.

The Qing Dynasty had a three-year Qing prefect and an extremely corrupt social atmosphere of 100,000 snowflakes of silver, while the financial revenue of the Ming Dynasty was far inferior to that of the Qing Dynasty.

This is also one of the reasons.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang, who is so psychological, was not only not happy when he heard that the tax he received this year would exceed 30 million stones, but was greatly angry.

Zhu Di couldn't cry or laugh.

In fact, compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, who has a better educational environment, has a vision that surpasses Zhu Yuanzhang in some aspects.

But Zhu Di will rebel against his superiors in the future, so in order to stabilize his reputation, he must seize the ancestral system set by Zhu Yuanzhang to prove his legitimacy.

Zhu Di hurriedly explained: "Beiping is not like paying taxes to Tianfu now, and Yingtianfu does not need to supply Beiping, but saves expenditures." ”

In other words.

The original Beiping, Daning, Liaodong, Shaanxi Xingdusi and other areas were the areas of Ming financial expenditure.

Nowadays, although these areas no longer pay taxes like the imperial court, they do not need the financial transfer of the imperial court, but let the south leave more grain.

"The tax revenue of 30 million stone received this year is not as overcharged as the common people, but because of the increase in productivity in the north."

Hearing Zhu Di's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses.

"Old."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

used to be busy for Zhu Yunwen in the dark, but suddenly he was idle, and Zhu Yuanzhang felt very empty.

used to make a lot of "friends" on the construction site, but now they suddenly left him.

But Zhu Yuanzhang will soon be bored.

"Oh."

"This big guy."

"Good stuff."

The new army in Beiping finally arrived in the capital, and in the camp prepared for them by Ying Tianfu, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at all kinds of military weapons and couldn't put them down.

Fang Kuan, Tang Yun and others, don't look at them on the road, when they saw Zhu Yuanzhang in the capital, they immediately knelt down.

Sacrifice the same as the baby, and pull out all kinds of weapons one by one.

"Sage."

"There is a cannon called Baizi Lianzhu Cannon in the library, and it will sweep through the whole area with one shot, is the saint interested in taking a look?"

"Hurry up, pull out our Baizi Lianzhu cannon."

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted excitedly.

"Good Ratcha."

Zhu Yuanzhang's personality charm must be nothing to say, these generals of the New Army from Beiping surrounded Zhu Yuanzhang every inch.

(End of chapter)