Li Qing was preparing the line 'The small stick is accepted, the big stick is gone', and at the same time, his body is tense, and he plans to escape at any time.

As time passed, Zhu Yuanzhang's depression gradually worsened, and after a long time, he sighed heavily.

Li Qingqiang resisted the urge to flee and said tentatively, "The minister's words are inappropriate, and I ask the emperor to forgive me." ”

Lao Zhu ignored him, and turned his head to Zhu Yunwen and said meaningfully:

"Yun Wei, you have to be ruthless as an emperor, you know?"

Li Qing was stunned, a little confused, Zhu Yunwen was also a little dazed, and said solemnly:

"My grandson remembered."

"Hmm." Zhu Yuanzhang showed a relieved smile on his face, "Let's come here today, you go and rest for a while, it's time to grow your body, don't be too tired." ”

"Grandson obeys." Zhu Yunwen stood up and saluted, and then nodded to Li Qing.

Li Qing arched his hand, which was considered a return of the courtesy, and when he saw him leaving, he said cautiously, "Your Majesty, you won't beat me again, right?" ”

"Look at your virtue." Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes, got up and said, "Let's go with us." ”

"Okay."

Li Qing relaxed and followed behind Lao Zhu.

The two walked one after the other, and after walking for a while, Lao Zhu suddenly stopped, Li Qing didn't pay attention to what was on his mind, and almost knocked him to the ground.

"Oh, are you okay, Your Majesty?"

"You bastard...... I don't have long eyes! Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a good mood, but he really couldn't get angry with Li Qing, and he muttered for a long time, and said: "You will walk around more with Li Jinglong and Lan Yu in the future;

If you want to make a difference, you must have a few allies above the court, otherwise you will have a hard time implementing a new policy in the future. ”

"Obey." Li Qing's heart moved, and he said in surprise, "Your Majesty, what do you mean...... Do you agree with this national policy of Chenti? ”

"We didn't say that." Lao Zhuzui said stiffly, "Your theory has a certain desirability, but it is not all right. ”

Li Qing scratched his head, "Please also ask the emperor to correct him." ”

"We stipulate this because we deeply feel the chaos and disorder at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, so we divide the people into different household registrations, such as civilian households, military households, artisan households, music households, etc., each of whom has his own exclusive work household registration;

Li Qing, there are some things you haven't experienced, and you can't understand them. ”

Lao Zhu sighed: "The reason why the Yuan Dynasty fell is fundamentally caused by the displaced people, most of them are wandering around, the imperial court has lost its management, and the country cannot function at all;

No one from all walks of life has done it, and the national strength has plummeted, which has made the rebel army a climate, otherwise, whether it is us, Chen Youliang or Zhang Shicheng, they will not be able to become bigger;

If the Ming Dynasty is compared to a huge machine, then the people of the Ming Dynasty are all part of the machine;

Or a gear, or a rivet...... Everyone has their own division of labor, so there will not be too many displaced people, and it will cause the chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. ”

Li Qing arched his hand and said, "The emperor is reasonable. ”

To be honest, with Lao Zhu's background, it is extremely rare to be able to do this step.

Lao Zhu is also a human being, and he is still a person who has survived by being a beggar, a monk, and a monk for a long time.

You can't use the advanced ideas of later generations to ask for a person who has been a luxury for a long time and even survived.

However, the system is the foundation of a country, and if you don't change it, the consequences will be extremely serious.

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

"Say it, don't worry, say it boldly." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We forgive you for your innocence." ”

"Your Majesty." Li Qing arched his hand and said seriously, "The founding of the Ming Dynasty has not yet been thirty years old, and all walks of life are booming, and in the short term, the emperor's system will not have much impact;

But as time passes, the rate of development will slowly slow down, which is the law, and this has been the case in all dynasties;

It is impossible for all industries to flourish all the time, when there are booms and recessions in any industry, one industry is sluggish, and the other industry is doing well, but the people cannot engage in it because of the household registration system;

What a pity!

The livelihood of the people is difficult, and the state finances have been reduced, even more seriously...... When it is difficult for the people to live, they will still leave the household registration and choose to be homeless;

This is contrary to the emperor's wishes! Li Qing said sincerely.

Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply touched, pondered for a long time, and nodded lightly: "You are right, but... We don't have the energy anymore. ”

"There are already so many vested interests, which need to be taken slowly, without more than ten decades of operation, it can change."

Lao Zhu said regretfully, "Let's take the most important peasant households and military households as examples;

Once the restrictions are fully lifted, people from all walks of life will give priority to farmers, after all, the dream of the vast majority of people is to own arable land;

If you have land, you will not go hungry;

There is so much land, and no matter how many people do it, they will not produce more food;

And when you join the army to fight, it means death, and who will be a soldier if there is no limit? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly, "The Son of Heaven is also a human being, he doesn't do whatever he wants, why has the law changed repeatedly throughout the ages?"

Even many changes, the emperor of the dynasty was well aware of the benefits, but he still urgently stopped, and even killed the person who proposed the policy of benefiting the country and the country;

Later generations only regarded the emperor as mediocre, but in fact it was not, but the turmoil caused by the change of the law would seriously threaten the imperial power, which was the fundamental point. ”

After a pause, "Fortunately, it's still young, the shortcomings are not yet deep-rooted, and there is still a chance." ”

"Li Qing, you remember, don't think of a good national policy, you must implement it immediately, you must first think about what kind of changes it will bring once it is implemented;

Examples of good intentions doing bad things are not uncommon;

If we can't solve the bad problems that arise after the implementation of the national policy, then it is better not to implement it, and then ......"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes softened: "You also have to think about yourself." ”

Somehow, Li Qing was a little moved, "The minister remembers." ”

The two stood in front of the garden, silent for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Li Qing, after we die, you... Be a powerful minister! ”

"Huh?" Li Qing was taken aback, "Your Majesty, the minister didn't think about it that way!" ”

"We're not tempting you, we're telling you." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "If you don't be a minister, the national policy you proposed will not be implemented at all." ”

Li Qing saw the sincerity of what Lao Zhu said, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has been no good end to being a powerful minister. ”

"Don't worry, we'll give you an iron ticket to avoid death."

Li Qing was speechless: It seems that the iron coupon for avoiding death seems to die faster, don't you count the things that your old Zhu did?

Lao Zhu seemed to see what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "We can disown the death-free iron coupon we rewarded, but the kings of later generations dare not deny it, otherwise they will be disloyal and unfilial, or they will turn their backs on the temple, and they don't have the courage." ”

"Obey." Li Qing relaxed a little and said yes.

"Also, the country's governance, don't be in a hurry, you need to take your time, moisturizing things silently......"

Lao Zhu's understanding of politics and mediation of power techniques are incomparable, and they really taught Li Qing a good lesson.

The two chatted for a long time, until the palace gate was about to be locked, and Li Qing retired and left.

……

The days returned to dull, and Li Qing lived a slow-paced life that he liked.

I don't get up until midnight every day, and after I get up, I sit under the fruit tree to read a book and listen to the piano;

In the afternoon, the palace helped Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu deal with the sparseness;

At night, I went to the mansions of Liang Guogong and Cao Guogong, drank wine, bragged, and passed the boredom, while the relationship with the two became closer and closer, and sometimes I would go to the Wei Guogong Mansion to sit;

After coming back, I talked to Wanling and the others, and shared empathy, sometimes four of them together;

Bland, but not boring.

Half a year later, the subordinates who went to Mobei to travel to the map rushed back, and after Li Qing received the map, he won the benefits they deserved, and then said goodbye.

The days went on, year after year......

The situation outside the border has become more and more tense, and although the big frame has not been done, the small frame has been done from time to time.

It is worth mentioning that Daming has another general who is very good at fighting.

It's none other than Zhu Yuanzhang's son, Xiao Seventeen, who was teased by Zhu Di at the beginning.

King Ning of Daning, Zhu Quan.

The violence of its war is really amazing, and it once overshadowed the limelight of Zhu Di, the king of Yan.

For a time, the power of King Ning was known to everyone, and no one knew it, which could be said to be out of the limelight.

Even Lan Yu, who thinks highly of herself, is very appreciative of it, saying: It has a bit of brother-in-law's demeanor.

Zhu Yuanzhang has always doted on and trusted his son, and he was extremely generous in rewarding him, and even allocated the harvested Yuanren prisoners of war to him.

And Zhu Quan did not live up to Lao Zhu's expectations, he incorporated these Yuan people into his command, organized them into Duoyan Sanwei, and fought more fiercely.

So much so that Lao Zhu didn't say that Zhu Di was like him anymore, and changed his name: Little Seventeen really looks like us!