Zhu Di is indeed not stingy in spending money, but he is very stingy in the area of officials.

"Enough for them, this is not negotiable." Zhu Di said, "Do you want to think of other ways?" ”

"There is nothing the minister can do." Li Qing couldn't help but tease, "I want the horses to run, and I want the horses not to eat grass, how can there be such a good thing?" ”

Zhu Di was annoyed, "Then you should tell me, why did they run away more, obviously there are still so many people." ”

"There are so many people, but there are not so many things." Li Qing corrected, "With the flow of population, the number of people from the countryside entering the city continues to increase, and the government will naturally have more things to do." ”

Xiaopang took the opportunity to interject: "Li Qing is right, now that the people are no longer bound by taxes and taxes, they all want to go to the city to improve their lives, which is a good thing for the country, but for the government, it is far better for the people to stay in the city honestly and manage it." ”

After a pause, he persuaded: "Father, after the successive implementation of the fields and acres and the successive implementation of the apportionment into the acres, the future tax of the Ming Dynasty will increase by at least more than 30%, and the Ming officials will be nearly 40,000, that is, each person will add five stones per month, which is only 200,000 stones, which is not enough to increase the tax by 20%;

Moreover, once it is successfully implemented, the additional increase in taxes will definitely exceed this figure, and on the contrary, the positive impact of the national policy of apportionment into the mu will be discounted;

That's a lot of money compared to that. ”

Zhu Di frowned and pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Yao Guangxiao, "Old monk, what do you suggest?" ”

The old monk did not answer, because the old monk had already fallen asleep while sitting.

After shouting a few times, the old monk woke up like a dream, "Your Majesty, you called me?" ”

Dao Yan is really old, at the age of eighty, his ears are a little deaf, and he can't hear if he doesn't speak loudly.

Chubby turned up the volume and said things briefly.

After hearing this, Dao Yan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers also think that they can give officials some money." ”

Then, he added: "But it should not be increased according to grades, but uniformly, the national government rose by five stones, and the county officials also rose by five stones, and for the county officials, the increase of five stones is about to double, and they must have the motivation;

And the prince doesn't do practical things, although the monthly salary rises by five stones is nothing to them, but it can also appease it, and it can also show that the emperor is fair! ”

Dao Yan is old, but he is not confused, this trick can be described as a lot of cleverness.

Although they have risen by five stones, they are mainly aimed at the local county officials who are in charge of practical matters.

It's like a company's salary increase, a manager with a monthly salary of 100,000 rises by 5,000, and an employee with a monthly salary of 5,000 rises by 5,000, which is not the same thing at all, and the happiness index of the latter is much greater than the former.

Dao Yan said with a smile: "From the book to the county order, up to the Qipin county order, the unified increase of five stones, the county order, the main book, the history, and the criminal name below the county order...... The unified increase of two stones, in general, the additional expenditure of the monthly salary will never exceed 100,000 stones. ”

It was reduced by more than half, and Zhu Di's resistance was greatly reduced, and he nodded: "The master is reasonable." ”

After that, he glanced at his son dissatisfied, "If you open your mouth, it will rise by 200,000, you are a loser." ”

“…… What my father taught me was. Chubby smiled, "Then do you want to implement it?" ”

Zhu Di nodded unhappily, but he still left this opportunity to sell favors to his son, "You can do it!" ”

"The retainers obey." Chubby gave up.

~

Solved the troubles and spent less money, Zhu Di was in a good mood, his frowning brows stretched, and he couldn't help but show a touch of worry when he looked at Dao Yan with a wrinkled face.

"Old monk, your body is not as good as before!"

Dao Yan didn't hear clearly, Zhu Di raised his voice and said again, and then Dao Yan smiled bitterly: "It's eighty, how can it be compared with before!" ”

"yes!" Zhu Di sighed, "We are all old. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Li Qing and said unhappily: "Your kid's body is the same as before!" ”

Li Qing sneered: "The minister has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is not yet sixty, so his body is naturally much stronger than that of the master. ”

He has been the master of Hongwu for fifteen years, and he has been more than thirty years so far, and if he was twenty years old at the time, he is only in his fifties now, of course, he doesn't need crutches.

The age he gives is the same as Zhu Di, and he is a person in his fifties and sixties.

Li Qing also thought about building a golden crutch in a few years.

Without him, the money is more capricious!

Zhu Di glanced at him angrily, and his tone was gentle, "At this age, what do you care about your appearance, don't wear this mask in the future, your injury is for Da Ming, who dares to make irresponsible remarks, I chopped him." ”

"Your Majesty." Li Qing smiled, "I'm used to wearing it, but I'm not used to taking it off now, so it's good." ”

"Whatever you want!" Zhu Di was not reluctant, "Let's go, go to the front hall and chat for a while." ”

As he grows older, the heroic Yan King in the past is now tired, no longer brave and martial in the past, and what he said was the past.

As soon as people get older, they like to talk about things when they were young, and Zhu Di is no exception.

The imperial dining room brought wine and food, and the three of them chatted while eating, Dao Yan did not touch the wine, but did not delay bragging.

However, most of them were Zhu Di talking, and the two listened.

"When my father fought the world, I dared to go to him single-handedly when I was less than ten years old, and my father praised me." Zhu Di sighed, "At that time, I didn't know what to be afraid of, and there seemed to be endless energy in my body......"

Zhu Di chattered, and the central idea was that his father had high expectations for him, and his favor for him was second only to that of his eldest brother Zhu Biao.

Li Qing understands that this is the embodiment of Zhu Di's weakness, and getting the position is not his eternal pain point, hoping to prove that he is the person that Taizu values most except Prince Yiwen.

Jianwenxiu's Taizu record was abolished by Zhu Di, and he rebuilt it himself, which was mixed with a lot of private goods, just to cover up his weakness.

Speaking of which, Zhu Di is also a poor man, when Jianwen was in power, he trembled, and after he ascended the throne, he was still trembling, afraid of being scolded, afraid of Jianwen's comeback, afraid of ...... Later, when I went underground, I had no face to face my father.

Li Qing sighed and said seriously: "Your Majesty, actually...... Taizu has thought about passing on the throne to you. ”

"Really?" Zhu Di stagnated, and his breathing became short, "Father really thought about it, pass it on to me?" ”

Li Qing nodded, "Well, it's just that because of the overall situation, I'm afraid that it will open a precedent for the vassal king to become the master of the Great Treasure, and the descendants of future generations will follow suit, so they have to do it as a last resort." ”

"I knew it, I knew ......" Zhu Di took a sip of wine, his chest rose and fell violently, and it took a while for the excitement to slowly calm down.

"What my father thinks is that if I were replaced, I am afraid that I will make the same decision." Zhu Di sighed, but was still pleased.

"Judge!"

The living officer hurriedly stepped forward and began to record very cleverly, and said as he walked up, "Ren Shenyue, go to the banquet of the Taishi and the young master;

Taishi said: Taizu intends to pass on the position, but ......"

"It's all Jianwen's children." Zhu Di added.

The magistrate was stunned for a moment, and had to obey the record.

Li Qing couldn't laugh or cry.

After the living officer finished remembering, Zhu Di sent him away and continued to eat, drink and chat.

~

Zhu Di was in a good mood, drank a lot of wine, his face was red, and he was a little drunk.

"I don't know how Jianwen is doing." Zhu Di sighed, "If we can find him, our uncle and nephew can sit together and talk calmly, how good it would be!" ”

said, looking at Li Qing, "You said yes, right?" ”

Li Qing was speechless, the eyes that wanted to knife a person, no matter how Zhu Di hid it, he couldn't hide it.

The fourth child's thoughts, he didn't understand anything.

"What the emperor said is yes, it's a pity...... Alas! Li Qing said regretfully, "Maybe he has ...... Deceased. ”

Zhu Di looked at Li Qing directly, but Li Qing was wearing a mask and couldn't see the flaws at all, so he had no choice but to give up in the end.

"Honestly, do you know where Jianwen is?"

"I don't know." Li Qing shook his head, "Your Majesty, why do you think that he was hidden by me, I want to support him, will I help you?" ”

Zhu Di opened his mouth, and finally turned into a wry smile, "Don't talk about this, let's continue." ”

……

The heroes also mentioned that they were brave back then, Zhu Di opened his mouth and closed his mouth to be the eventful years of the past, and Li Qing was tired of listening to it for a long time, but it was just a perfunctory 'uh-huh'.

After chatting for a long time, the banquet dispersed.

Zhu Di said: "Old monk, don't run back and forth in the future, let the grandson go to you." ”

After a pause, "Li Qing, you should also pay more attention, the prince is like that, the grandson can't be slack, don't just think about being lazy, this is the hope of our Daming." ”