Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

"What is wasting money? This money should be spent!"

Zhu Han didn't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's bad face, instead he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, think about your identity, do you think Daming doesn't need you? It's tiresome to watch."

"You kid, I'm just making excuses for you to be lazy."

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he didn't want to give Zhu Han a chance to speak.

Zhu Han made a point of reasoning, the entire Ming Dynasty counts as one, and none of them are Zhu Han's opponents.

Simply put, after Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded Zhu Han, he directly turned his finger on Zhu Biao: "What are you doing? Let you come to your uncle to talk about things, and you just eat and drink here?"

"..."

Zhu Biao was very wronged. He was hungry before, so he ate some dried meat to pad his stomach. Zhu Han didn’t allow him to eat only meat, but let him eat fruit, so when Zhu Biao was eating at Zhu Han’s place, The habitual combination of meat and vegetables.

It's normal, why did dad hate me?

When Zhu Han saw Zhu Yuanzhang scolding Zhu Biao, no matter whether he was sincere or unintentional, Zhu Han would choose to stop him: "Brother, what are you doing? Biaoer is here with me, so I didn't treat him as a prince! He is my elder brother." Nephew, what's wrong with my elder nephew eating something at my house? This is not a palace, so there are so many rules."

"..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said that he just wanted to change the subject, and he didn't want Zhu Han to reason with him.

He also came to see Zhu Han for dinner.

There was nothing to do in the palace, and the government affairs were all dealt with. Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that there was nothing to do. It happened that Zhu Biao was here, and he came to join in the fun.

As for asking Zhu Biao to deal with the nobles in the land annexation, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't ask. He was worried that he could not control his temper and thought Zhu Biao dealt with it too lightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang is such a person, he can allow his old brothers to do some things that violate the laws of Ming Dynasty, as long as it is not too much, he will not punish too severely.

But the problem now is that they relied on their own power to bully the people, which Zhu Yuanzhang could not bear.

How many years have passed, have you forgotten that you were once a commoner?
And oppress the people!
Why don't you bully me, Zhu Yuanzhang!

Deep love, deep hatred, those old brothers who used to fight the world together, Zhu Yuanzhang treats them like family members, and doesn't want them to go astray, but these people are not only ungrateful, but also walking on evil paths. I have started to bully the people, but can I still get it in the future?

Zhu Yuanzhang hated that iron cannot be made into steel. If he was asked to deal with those nobles of Marquis Wu, he would definitely kill them. Just as Zhu Han suggested that Zhu Biao deal with them, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the slope to go down the donkey, choosing to be out of sight and out of mind.

After eating barbecue at noon, and not knowing where Zhu Han got the beef, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended not to notice, sat on a chair drinking, squinted his eyes and sat on a deck chair basking in the sun.

"Or you kid will enjoy it."

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the recliner and said to Zhu Han, "Go to the grassland to escape the heat in summer, and enjoy it in Yingtian Mansion in winter. The temperature in your room is almost as good as summer."

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang still said: "However, I like the sun more. It feels comfortable on people's bodies. It's not like being in the house. It's just hot and dry."

Zhu Han installed plumbing in his mansion, and when he built the Yingwang Mansion, Zhu Han directly demolished the original mansion, and then installed the plumbing pipes under the ground or in the wall, which made it very warm.

Not only the main house, but also the rooms where other maids and servants sleep were installed by Zhu Han, mainly to make his life more comfortable.

Zhu Han was also installed in the palace. At the beginning, when Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Han’s plan, a hundred people disagreed, what to do with the money, just burn some coal in the house in winter, and there is no need to install plumbing. But Zhu Han told him that he would be poisoned by gas, and Ma Xiuying panicked when he heard it, so she decisively asked Zhu Han to install the plumbing, and Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to be reluctant.

Later, when I experienced the comfort brought by the heating in winter, I went straight to the "really fragrant".

"After fighting for a lifetime, it's time to enjoy it."

Zhu Han didn't say to Zhu Yuanzhang that "every silver coin of mine is clean" is meaningless, the whole world belongs to the old Zhu family, and Zhu Han gave up the chance to go to the next level, even if Zhu Han If he wanted the moon in the sky, Zhu Yuanzhang would try his best to pick it off for him.

Zhu Yuanzhang also wants to enjoy, but he always feels that now is not the time to enjoy.

Daming still has a lot of things to do, how can he easily say rest?

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was a luxury to come out for a day or two for leisure occasionally.

Fortunately, Zhu Han lived with him in Yingtian Mansion. When they were free, the two brothers could often meet, drink, chat, and then talk about some mischievous things when they were young... This is the time when Zhu Yuanzhang feels the most comfortable. People are comfortable to be around.

Zhu Han's barbecue is very good. He has a complete range of seasonings, including spices from the Western Regions.

More importantly, there is cumin, which is like the soul in the barbecue, sprinkled with cumin and then it has a special taste.

Chili was also introduced to Daming by Zhu Han long ago, with cumin and pepper sprinkled on it.The spicy fragrance made the mouth water, and Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help swallowing.

It is so delicious.

After grilling a few slices of beef, Zhu Han put the best pork belly on the grill again, then cut the beef into small pieces, and added side dishes brought by the servants in the house, the three of them sat on the table and began to eat stand up.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything, he had to admit that Zhu Han was the best eater in the entire Ming Dynasty. Although the food he cooked was not exquisite, the flavor was unique and eye-catching.

For Zhu Han, relaxation is the most important thing. As for eating... Zhu Han has his own way of serving food. In the early stage, he drinks and eats vegetables. After drinking and eating, he comes to the main food.

For example, a big-bellied man like Zhu Yuanzhang can clean up the food in front of him by himself.

drink, chat...

If Zhu Biao were not here, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang could still jokingly talk about each other's childhood fun.

I don't know why, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang both remember each other's embarrassing things very clearly, but when it's the other party's turn to talk about themselves, they just don't admit it a hundred times, saying that the other party has made a mistake, and now Zhu Biao is here In order to maintain their adult image, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't talk about some things, they could only talk about things that adults would talk about.

"Seventh Five-Year, the quality of our Daming officials is getting lower and lower." Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his head with a headache, and said to Zhu Han: "It's no wonder they, the main reason is that our Daming expanded too fast, and the gap in officials is too big. The newcomers don't seem to know how to be an official, and the memorials they wrote are simply nonsense."

A bunch of gorgeous rhetoric gave Zhu Yuanzhang a headache.

Why don't we just talk about something?Why do you have to pull anything?When Zhu Yuanzhang was reading the memorial, he needed to find one or two key words from a lot of embellished rhetoric. Zhu Yuanzhang's head was getting bigger after reading it.

Zhu Han was not surprised by what Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Very normal.

Why do scholars have such a high status among scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce?
Because of the scarcity of scholars, even though they are poor and rich, they still need to spend a lot of money to study. Some children from poor families can't even afford Shu Xiu, let alone buy pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

Before the Tang Dynasty, reading was monopolized by rich families, big families, and nobles. In the Sui Dynasty, the imperial examination system was developed, and the imperial examination system was carried forward in the Tang Dynasty. The work of reading was gradually opened from the exclusive use of nobles to folk.

However, after every scholar successfully passed the imperial examination, he became a new big family, so it was not easy to study.

Zhu Yuanzhang complained that the level of officials in various parts of Ming Dynasty is too low, which is also reasonable. It is not easy to be an official, and it takes a long time to accumulate to understand the truth of being an official.

As for elevating the officials of Ming Dynasty to a certain height, it is not impossible.

Zhu Han had his own thoughts in his mind, but he didn't say them directly, but asked Zhu Biao: "Biaoer, how do you think your father's problem should be solved?"

Zhu Biao did not expect that Zhu Han would ask himself a question directly, "This... I think we should select a group of generals from the army, place them in places according to their ranks, and adopt semi-militarized management of the people...Dad, Uncle, what I mean by militarized management is not to make them like sergeants, but to facilitate management. We all have a detailed job for spring plowing and autumn harvest, and then run schools to let the children of the common people go to school, and then select outstanding students from them Go to some important departments of the court to hone, and in ten years, we will not be short of officials."

I have to say that Zhu Biao's idea is very good.

However, it was not what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted.

Zhu Han said that it may take a long time to study a train, an iron ship, or to change the population of Ming Dynasty from [-] million to [-] million or one billion. Zhu Yuanzhang can afford to wait, and he is willing to wait.

But Zhu Yuanzhang lacks capable officials now. If it takes a long time to get high-capable officials... why did Zhu Yuanzhang come to ask Zhu Han?
After a long period of experience, even a pig can grow up, right?
"More than ten years, more than ten years... What we want is now."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao, "Now there are not enough officials, what should we do?"

"A military commander is transferred to a civilian job!"

Zhu Biao continued to stick to his point of view, "This is the most effective way."

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak, Zhu Han said beside him:

"Biao'er, the method you mentioned can solve certain problems, but it cannot solve all of them."

"Correct."

Zhu Yuanzhang echoed and said to Zhu Biao: "The places you mentioned may be feasible in remote areas or in places where the economic proportion is not so important, but what we lack now are capable ministers and officials! Do you understand what you mean by capable ministers? "

Of course Zhu Biao knew what it meant, but how could such a matter be solved simply?
"Brother, what Biao'er said is right. It is a very good idea to transfer generals to civilian jobs. At least it can solve part of the problem."

When Zhu Han said to Zhu Yuanzhang, he began to praise Zhu Biao again, thinking that what Zhu Biao said was reasonable, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "However, if we want to solve the problem of low ability of officials, the most important thing is to improve their proficiency in handling government affairs. degree, in order to achieve the purpose of efficient office."

Zhu Han has long wanted to change the Hanlin Academy. He thinks that the selection and employment system of later generations is better!

"Brother, Biao'er just said that the general will be transferred from a military position to a civilian position. His words reminded me, why don't we hold a refresher class?"

Zhu Han proposed a new solution, which immediately aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's interest. Zhu Biao also pricked up his ears and began to listen to Zhu Han's thoughts: "I think that the imperial examination is only a system for selecting officials, and it cannot determine their qualifications. In the end, the fate is the same as the fact. Why don't we pull out some unskilled officials, and then go to Yingtianfu for half a year or three months of off-the-job training, and let the ministers of the DPRK and China or you teach them in person, so that they can work faster? achieve the purpose of training.”

Three months of training is enough.

Zhu Han said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, if you can't do it for three months, we will conduct training in batches. For example, you come to teach the officials in the province how to handle official affairs more quickly and conveniently. The officials in the state capital let Li Shanchang, Liu Ji, etc. When the prime minister comes, they can also organize their own training after they go back."

"This...isn't the official business delayed?"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that three months was too long: "It is not easy to deal with so many official duties."

"Brother, how many things can there be?"

Zhu Han shook his head, "The most important thing in a county is spring plowing and autumn harvest. The other is the development of commerce. Spring plowing and autumn harvest can be handled by the local county magistrates. The development of commerce...they can hear the teachings from the court, which is equivalent to Show them the way to develop, and it will do no harm to their work.”

When Zhu Biao heard Zhu Han's words, he agreed very much: "Uncle, you are right. Sharpening a knife is not a mistake in chopping firewood. Learning should be the first priority."

"Okay, let's try the surrounding provinces first."

Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed with Zhu Han's words, and then scolded Zhu Biao: "And you, we asked you to come to your uncle to learn from your uncle, not to eat."

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Zhu Biao was speechless.

I am your son, so I deserve to be scolded by you, right?

It's as if you came to Zhu Han not to eat or drink.

When Zhu Han saw Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanding Zhu Biao, he didn't intervene again. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang did this habitually and didn't intend to target Zhu Biao. This was the way of communication between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao. , has nothing to do with us.

"Come on brother, eldest nephew, let's drink."

Zhu Han raised his wine glass, touched Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, and said, "Brother, we are walking on two legs now, and we can allow the people below to slow down a bit, but the foundation must be well laid and solid! It is equivalent to a high-speed running machine, we have finished and refined every part of the machine, what we are doing now is all preparatory work, when this machine of our Ming Dynasty is running at high speed, we will make great progress!"

"Military generals, the civil service is our two arms, commerce and agriculture are our two legs, industry is our backbone, and the common people are our heads! When these forces are combined as one and we move forward, we will be able to Stop it!"

"well said!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about other things, so he decided on a sentence: "The common people are our Daming's heads. This sentence is good. We must make good use of Daming's heads, so as not to go astray."