Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 570 A Better Emperor

As a diligent emperor, Zhu Yunying has never slacked off, and he has always been a very hardworking character.There are many things, he is so worried about his life, and he likes to care about everything in detail.

Even if it is not completely done by yourself in many cases, these processes must be clearly understood.

To create a more comfortable environment for his grandfather and son, so that the elderly can take care of themselves and the children can grow up happily. These are also things that Zhu Yunying should do. This is his responsibility and obligation.

Zhu Yunying was still very concerned about things like the autumn tax, and it could be said that the whole court attached great importance to it.

Zhu Yunying is basically quite satisfied. Although the tax has been slightly reduced compared to the past, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty has generally increased.

Especially considering that Zhu Yunying lowered taxes on the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, which were heavily taxed by the Ming Dynasty, but now the overall tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty can be slightly increased, this is good news.

This is not a trivial matter. Many people complained about Lao Zhu, especially the people in the Suzhou area. They all thought that the heavy taxes imposed on them were the Emperor Hongwu’s revenge for the Suzhou people who helped Zhang Shicheng defend the city. They never thought about the desolation in other places in Ming Dynasty cons.

It can only be said that being born in a place full of flowers and wealth is not necessarily a good thing in fact.But now the people in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions can relax a lot, because the Ming Dynasty will "treat all people equally" and will not give them particularly heavy taxes.

Zhu Yunying was in a good mood. It was one thing to be promoted steadily, but another thing to see the benefits of sharing the benefits.

Zhu Yunying also knows that there are many things that should not be rushed. Although it seems that the first shot has been fired, she must not be complacent at this time, and needs to continue to solve some problems.

Some people must have seen the benefits of sharing the benefits of sharing the land into the mu, but there are also some problems exposed here.Therefore, it is obviously inappropriate to immediately implement the all-round implementation of the allocation of land into acres within the territory of Daming, and it also requires a gradual process.

Zhu Yunying thought he had some patience, and he also knew that the two tax laws had been implemented for hundreds of years, not to mention civil and military officials, and grassroots officials, including gentry, common people, etc., may not be able to change their minds all at once.

What's more, this time in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and the two capitals, many officials were in a hurry.

It still takes some time, and more officials need to adapt to these business changes, and of course the common people also need to adapt to these.

The people in the household department are also hurrying up and preparing to train some officials. They have to really get used to the matter of spreading their income into the mu. Small deficiency.

Zhu Yunying was also relieved, the first shot was not particularly loud, but anyway, this matter is progressing smoothly, and Zhu Yunying doesn't need to worry about too many obstructions.

As long as it seems that his policy is correct, even if it may indeed violate the interests of some people, but anyway, this is a relatively correct thing, and Zhu Yunying can also play the name of righteousness.

The emperor needs face, and those civil and military officials naturally also need face. Even many scholars seem to care more about such face. They still care about some clear names and the like. They also want face in the inside together.

It seems that it can be carried out in an orderly manner, and Zhu Yunying is naturally satisfied, and even has a little pride and pride.

As a wise emperor, Zhu Yunying does not mean that he will not make mistakes, but such an emperor needs to continue to prove his strength.Obviously, the wise emperor cannot be complacent so easily, he needs continuous efforts.

Zhu Yunying will be more satisfied after handling the government affairs for a day. The most important thing is that he is very clear that this matter does not mean it is the end, and this matter is even just the beginning.In the final analysis, governing the country needs to be continuous, and it also needs to have some continuous things, and there must be no slack in the slightest.

When Shuangquan arrived at the Hall of Martial Arts, he said flatteringly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty asked you to go to Qianqing Palace for dinner."

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile and said, "Remember to get some crabs and warm a pot of rice wine. This season is suitable for eating crabs."

"My lord, I've already prepared it." Shuangquan immediately reported, "They're all crabs from Gucheng, they're fresh. They're all four taels of female crabs. After seeing them, I'm ready to steam them."

Zhu Yunying smiled and nodded, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs will become famous in the future.But Huajin Lake hairy crabs, Shengfang crabs, and Gucheng Lake hairy crabs all have a very good reputation.As for eating crabs, it's not just that Zhu Yunying took the lead. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Taibai also liked to eat crabs.

But now the fashion of eating crabs began to prevail in the Ming Dynasty. Many literati tasted crabs as a cultural enjoyment. When enjoying chrysanthemums, reciting poems and eating crabs, everyone has a set of special tools.This is the legendary "Eight Pieces of Crab", which was started by Zhu Yunying.

This is also why there must be good and bad, even if many people think that Zhu Hongwu said that he was born with mud legs.But now Lao Zhu is the emperor, and the most honorable surname in the Ming Dynasty is Zhu, and many people are staring at the royal family.

There is no way, who made Zhu Yunying like to eat crabs when he was a child, many people are working hard to make Zhu Yunying eat crabs better.Even the thrifty Empress Ma was never stingy about eating crabs for her precious grandson.

Eight pieces of crabs, Zhu Yunying is really a little bit proud.The grandparents and grandchildren of the Zhu family had a relatively great influence on the various food cultures of Chinese civilization, and many things were carried forward by the grandparents and grandchildren.

For example, drinking tea, which is familiar to later generations, would be quite troublesome for ordinary people to drink tea if it weren't for the hard work of old Junu.Lao Zhu's "improved" way of drinking tea is also similar to the tea drinking culture of later generations.Zhu Yunying's eight pieces of crabs can be regarded as the so-called "literary food" that eats crabs, and it has begun to flourish.

Zhu Yunying didn't say anything more, anyway, there is nothing to do now, so let's go to Qianqing Palace.Eating crabs is one thing, and spending time with her grandfather and son is what Zhu Yunying should do.

Little Zhu was very happy. Seeing Zhu Yunying coming over, she immediately yelled, "Father, mother just came over, and our fat brother came too."

"Yo, that's rare." Zhu Yunying couldn't help laughing, and said, "Kun'er hasn't slept yet?"

"It's so noisy, even more noisy than our Yin'er." Lao Zhu, who was holding Zhu Wenkun, was in a good mood, and said with a smile, "This child is growing fast, and it is a bit difficult for us to hold it now. These small arms and legs are all It's meat."

Zhu Yunying was not surprised at all, and smiled and leaned over to have a look, "This child can eat and sleep better than Yin'er when he was young. If you want us to say, you have to keep an eye on it. Otherwise, we are afraid that we will give Yin'er Keep a Yunxi."

Little Zhu got more excited, and immediately said, "That's good, our younger brother is going to make a fuss, we are the eldest brother! If the younger brother is like Wen Qi, that's not good. We like noisy younger brothers, so it's better to make a fuss. Then we can discipline our younger brother."

Old Zhu laughed, and said, "After all, he is your son, and he wants to learn from you in everything."

"It's your birthday soon, and we want to have a meal with the whole family." Lao Zhu said with a smile, "If it's your birthday, the whole court will be too busy, and I want the whole family to have a meal." Family banquets are also difficult."

Zhu Yunying did not object to this point, because it was basically the truth.The emperor's birthday, even if it's not a whole birthday or something like that, it seems that there is no such thing as universal celebration, but the scale is definitely not small.

At that time, all civil and military officials and envoys from various countries will come here, and the emperor's birthday is also a part of politics.

Little Zhu touched Zhu Wenkun's face and said, "Father, you like to eat crabs. What's delicious about crabs, and there are no two bites of meat. If we want to say it, it's better to eat meat, beef and mutton are good. It’s really impossible for us to eat fish and meat.”

Little Zhu doesn't like to eat pork, and pork is also a taboo for this meat-loving crown prince.So much so that Zhu Yunying was worried that it would not be impossible for this kid to fast from 'pork meat' like 'Governor Military Affairs Mighty General Commander-in-Chief Zhu Shou'.

After all, 'hog', everyone knows it is a pig, and everyone knows the common name of a pig.Old Zhu's family, that is, Zhu Yunying is not taboo now, and neither is Old Zhu.But it's a little hard to say whether other descendants of the Zhu family will be taboo or not.

Although Xu Miaoqing didn't hold the child in her arms at this time, she couldn't relax. When she was in Qianqing Palace, Xu Miaoqing needed to show a virtuous granddaughter-in-law.

Although there are also maids and eunuchs to help, Xu Miaoqing needs to take care of many things, so that she, the queen, can look more 'qualified'.

This is a kind of decency, and if an ordinary daughter-in-law or grand-daughter-in-law wants to show off in front of Lao Zhu, it will be as difficult as heaven.After all these years, Xu Miaoqing has not lost some opportunities to perform, and she basically needs to organize the family banquets herself.

Little Zhu ran up to Xu Miaoqing and said, "Mother, you have to tell our father that crabs are cold in nature, so don't eat too many crabs."

Before Xu Miaoqing opened his mouth, Lao Zhu said with great satisfaction, "Listen, we Yin'er all know these reasons, but you, the emperor, don't know? Let's say, crabs don't have two bites of meat, and cold sex is not good. The elderly, women and children can't eat too much, that is, you eat. With such a family, you are the only one who can make trouble."

Zhu Yunying didn't care, and lay lazily on the armchair, "Speaking of which, our crabs are all transported from Gucheng, estimated to be hundreds of miles away. We don't eat the crabs from Zijin Lake, I have to eat crabs from Gucheng Lake."

Little Zhu was even more proud, and said for Zhu Yunying, "Our father just eats crabs, and the mangoes and lychees have been transported thousands of miles. Our father is the emperor, so it's nothing. If the emperor doesn't want anything, that's not good. We It’s fine if it’s not luxurious, and it’s okay to eat better.”

Zhu Yunying basically agrees with little Zhu's statement, and he doesn't think that the emperor needs to be hard and simple.

As long as it's not that kind of extravagance, there's nothing wrong with it. Zhu Yunying doesn't intend to do things like wronging herself.

Xu Miaoqing put the dish cloth on with a smile, and said, "Grandpa Huang, Your Majesty, you can eat now. Kun'er should be held by my concubine, and Grandpa Huang should also take a rest. Kun'er is almost sixteen catties now. My arms are sore."

It's not exactly a big fat boy, but Zhu Wenkun's fat little baby is indeed a bit heavy.In addition, those who like to kick their legs and stretch their arms are becoming more and more lively, not to mention more and more noisy.

Zhu Yunying also said with a smile at this time, "Don't worry about it, just have a nanny to hold it. This child is fine, and now he doesn't recognize his birth. Unlike Yin'er, when he was a child, he didn't recognize one or the other. We cried when we wanted to hug trouble."

Xu Miaoqing didn't say much, she not only wanted to be virtuous, she also needed to be docile and obedient, this is the best granddaughter-in-law in Lao Zhu's eyes.

Lao Zhu was in a good mood, ate his food and said, "We have also read the brochures you sent these days. It is good that the stalls are worth a mu, and our food tax is a bit more."

"It's not just more food tax, if we talk about it, there will be less land annexation in the future." Zhu Yunying was quite proud, and said to Lao Zhu, "We will promote land state ownership in the future, and land annexation will become less and less after the Ming Dynasty. , I am not afraid that in the end, the big landlords will take over the land and the common people will become tenants.”

Obviously, this is a big chess game, an out-and-out big chess game.It seems that the allocation of land into acres has been implemented, but in fact Zhu Yunying has already planned this plan for state-owned land, and it is also being implemented slowly and orderly.

In the final analysis, it is to learn from the past. At the end of many dynasties, the chaos in the country was caused by the people losing their land.

Zhu Yunying is naturally like this, and has learned enough lessons.He must start working hard at this time, and lay a more solid foundation for Daming Jiangshan from the very beginning.Even if the country cannot last forever, the country should be extended as much as possible.

"It's not just that the food tax has been raised, we have also lowered the tax now, and Ming can also hide wealth from the people." Zhu Yunying smiled and said proudly, "Grandfather, people in Suzhou are scolding you. Just wait and see, Those people are praising Emperor Yingshi. Emperor Yingshi is kind, our emperor is better than you."

Old Zhu laughed loudly, he didn't care about the infamy he was carrying, and he was indeed proud of what his precious grandson did.

As for whether his difficulties can be understood by others, Lao Zhu doesn't really care.It's good for Daming Jiangshan, that's enough.

Of course, Daming is getting better and better now, and Lao Zhu is getting more and more proud.His precious grandson never let him down.In Lao Zhu's view, Emperor Yingshi can turn Daming into a splendid country!

(End of this chapter)