After a long time, Zhu Qiyu sighed and asked, "Sir, is there a way to suppress it?" ”

He didn't say a cure, because he now understands that there can be no cure!

"Divide and conquer." Li Qing said.

"To be specific?"

Li Qing thought for a while and said: "Capture the thief and capture the king first, as long as the superstructure is controlled, the high-rise building of Daming will not collapse, but if you want to control it well, you have to give these people benefits." ”

"Give them benefits?" Zhu Qiyu frowned, "Aren't their benefits enough?" ”

Li Qing was stunned and said with a wry smile: "The emperor thinks that the world is the worst offender, why not?" ”

"Corrupt officials and corrupt officials are rich and unkind gentry." Zhu Qiyu replied in seconds.

"Hmm~ Not true!" Li Qing shook his head.

Zhu Qiyu was puzzled: "Who is that?" ”

Li Qing looked at Zhu Qiyu and was silent.

"Is it me?" Zhu Qiyu was surprised, and at the same time, he was angry, "I'm conscientious, what's it for?" Isn't it the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world? ”

"The emperor is angry, I didn't mean you, I said ...... Emperor! Li Qingdao said, "There are many landlords in the world, and the emperor is the biggest one." ”

"You're ......!" Zhu Qiyu was really angry.

"Your Majesty, I'm not targeting you, just to let you understand the problem." Li Qing motioned to Zhu Qiyu to calm down for a while, and continued: "As the emperor, I often think of my great selfishness and the great duke of the world;

In the emperor's cognition, the whole world is his, therefore, he hopes that officials will be self-denying, honest and honest; He hoped that the people would not rebel in their duty and pay taxes in full when they had a harvest;

But...... It's unfair in itself, and it's also a selfish act, isn't it? ”

"I ......" Zhu Qiyu was speechless, he was really hard to refute. ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ

Li Qing's words are really rebellious, but it is also true that the biggest landlord in the Ming Dynasty is precisely their old Zhu family.

Taizu's killing of corrupt officials can be said to be the most in history, but what is the result?

People are not killed, but corrupt officials are still in an endless stream, and the fundamental reason for this is this.

As the saying goes: If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed!

There are people who are selfless, but after all, they are only a handful, and more people are extremely self-interested, so even I am the same...... The sense of powerlessness in Zhu Qiyu's heart was even stronger.

"So, the emperor can't demand the world with his own standards." Li Qing saw that he listened and continued, "And the reason why I said that if you stabilize the superstructure, you can stabilize the high-rise buildings of the Ming Dynasty because the people are simple;

For thousands of years, they have been exploited and habitualized, and as long as they have food and clothing, they will not rebel;

But those who are capable and dissatisfied with the status quo are not, the emperor makes them sad, and they dare to rebel against you. Li Qingdao said, "For example, a group of oppressed low-level people usually don't rebel, but what if there are Chen Sheng and Wu Guang among these people? ”

Zhu Qiyu was stunned, the anger in his chest gradually subsided, and he began to reflect.

If the Qin Dynasty had enveloped people like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, would it still be destroyed?

"So, you have to give people benefits." Li Qingdao, "The Han Dynasty opened a channel for the rise of military generals, so there were strong men;

The Tang Dynasty opened a channel for the rise of literati, so there was a prosperous Tang Dynasty;

Just like the triennial imperial examination, today, there is no shortage of officials in the Ming Dynasty, and even the bureaucracy has been bloated, but can the imperial examination be stopped?

Your Majesty, I said this, do you understand? ”

"I... I see. Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly, "I understand." ”

……

Li Qing didn't plan to tell Zhu Qiyu about this, at least for the time being.

But Zhu Qiyu took the initiative to ask, and Li Qing considered that he had been in the court for a long time and would have to leave for a while in the future.

Today is just taking the opportunity to let Zhu Qiyu understand the cruel truth, so that he will not leave by himself in the future, Zhu Qiyu is at a loss.

Zhu Qiyu breathed a long sigh of relief, no longer thinking about these too pessimistic things, and asked, "Liaodong, how do you arrange it?" ”

"Let those tribal leaders lead the tribesmen to open up the wasteland, and the cultivated land that has been reclaimed only needs to pay taxes in full, and let them do the specific division." Li Qing said with a smile, "This can be regarded as an upward channel, with room for growth, those tribal leaders will settle down, and they will be full of energy." ”

Zhu Qiyu frowned and said, "What about in the future?" ”

"In the future, with the integration, the prestige of those tribal leaders will become lower and lower, and it will be difficult to become a climate again." Li Qing squinted his eyes and said, "At that time, the imperial court can easily reallocate resources, for example, to promote some people with some abilities and give them a little benefit;

Instead of causing unrest, this will win the hearts of the people. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded slowly, and happily praised: "Mr. is talented!" ”

"Hehe......" Li Qing smiled, and then said seriously: "As an emperor, every move is very involved, and the most taboo is impatient, please keep it in mind." ”

"Yes, I understand." Zhu Qiyu sighed and exclaimed: "Sir's words made me empowered; Today's gentleman has benefited a lot. ”

Not only did it benefit a lot, but it simply opened the door to a new world.

Today, he really understands how difficult it is to be an emperor, and it is even more difficult to be a good emperor!

He couldn't help but think of those faint monarchs in history, did they really not want to be Ming monarchs?

Not necessarily!

Maybe it's just powerless.

Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but reflect, if there were no Li Qing, Yu Qian and a handful of other people, what kind of emperor would he be?

Probably... It's going to be a faint gentleman, too!

The hot pot was still steaming, but as the charcoal fire gradually subsided, it was no longer surging, and the soup was much less, and the corners of Zhu Qiyu's mouth were filled with a touch of bitterness, adding charcoal and soup.

…

Three days later, Li Qing took a group of young people to bid farewell to Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu personally sent him off the imperial city.

Looking at the team that was gradually moving away, he was stunned, and there was a touch of despair in the depths of his eyes.

A kind of despair that has been enlightened, seen through everything, but is powerless to reverse.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Yongqing, they are far away." Xiao Hengzi reminded in a low voice and said with a sneer, "The Marquis of Yongqing has great ability, and he will be able to handle the affairs of Liaodong perfectly, and the emperor is not worried." ”

Zhu Qiyu's eyes blinked, and he suddenly smiled: Yes, he saw more thoroughly and desperately than me, but he did not give up, but kept working hard for it and rushed to the forefront;

And as an emperor, how can I give up?

The despair in his eyes vanished, replaced by a flame of fighting spirit.

Zhu Qiyu took a deep breath and said loudly: "Drive back to the palace!" ”

Since today, Emperor Jingtai has been more diligent.

Zhu Qiyu is indeed as he said, he has no eloquence, but he does not slack off and makes up for it with diligence......

March, Mountain. The eastern half of the province copper money replacement treasure banknote opened.

In July, the copper coin replacement was opened again.

In September, the mountains. The exchange was completed throughout the eastern territory.

During this period, copper was purchased from the private sector, copper ore was mined, and all the copper obtained from the Japanese trade was sent to the Baoyuan Bureau.

The cost of minting money in the Ming Dynasty has soared, dozens of times that of printing money, but Zhu Qiyu did not feel distressed because of this.

~

Jingtai ten years.

February, river. The southern half of the province opened the replacement of copper coins.

In June, the provincial exchange was completed.

In August, the Yangtze River dam was repaired, and in October, the Yellow River was brought under control.

The imperial court spends money like water, and the treasury has almost no surplus, but the people are extremely prosperous, and there are too many jobs, so they have the opportunity to earn money.

This is also the channel for the rise, the rise of the quality of life!

The people gradually pursued from being full to eating well, and were positive.

~

Jingtai 11th year, February.

Li Qing completed the handover of work and returned to Beijing from Liaodong.

The basic framework has been laid, and the people behind him only need to follow the steps step by step, and he can finally relax.

After entering the palace to report his work, he rested.

After resting at home for a few days, Li Qing recuperated and went to the palace again to ask Zhu Qiyu for leave.

Now, although due to the tense situation in the grassland, there is a steady stream of population inflow in Daming, but the receiving process has been stabilized, and there is little difference between him and him, Li Qing also wants to go back to accompany the master.

After being busy for so long, it's time to rest.

"The palace test will start next month, and Mr. may wish to stay in Beijing for a month to help me check the gates." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile, "After that, it's not too late for Mr. to go back to Jinling to relax." ”

"Hmm... It's good. Li Qing nodded.

He was not in a hurry for a while, Zhu Qiyu was very interesting, and asked him to return to Beijing for 12 years.

Nearly a year of vacation, it is really atmospheric enough, Li Qing is not easy to refuse.

"Your Majesty, you have to take care of the dragon body." Li Qing noticed that Zhu Qiyu, who was only in his thirties, already had white hair, and frowned, "The minister gave you a prescription for the deputy solid capital Peiyuan, right?" ”

"yes, okay." Zhu Qiyu agreed with a smile.

Li Qing added: "Pay more attention to rest. ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I'm not a child anymore, I don't know how to rest when I'm tired?" ”

Li Qing smiled lightly and said no more.