Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Lao Zhu laughed happily when he heard Dasun's complaint.

Zhu Yunxi cried even more sadly when he heard Grandpa Huang's ridicule.But just as he was crying "Wow wow wow", a hand suddenly stretched out in front of him.

The hand was very large and very dry.Especially on the thumb and index finger, there is a thick callus, which looks like it was rubbed out by holding a pen frequently.Even the index finger is a little sickly bent, even if the five fingers are spread out, they are still curled up unnaturally.

"Give us your hand!"

Zhu Yunxi stretched out his hand subconsciously, and Lao Zhu grabbed it, and then pulled him up from the ground.After Lao Zhu pulled Dasun up, he ordered him to stand in front of him, pointing at him and scolding him.

"Self-stealing the seal is an unforgivable crime!
"Changing the emperor of another dynasty, this incident alone can abolish your grandson's position!"

"We just beat you a few times, and you still have the face to cry!"

Zhu Yunxi wiped his face when he heard the words, and then said stiffly.

"I didn't cry!"

"I'm mad at the bad old man!"

Old Zhu rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said with disdain on his face.

"I don't know who is angry with whom!
"By the way, you rebellious grandson just scolded us for being short-sighted, and we haven't settled with you yet!
Seeing what Lao Zhu said, Zhu Yunxi immediately turned around.

"Then you keep fighting!
"It's best to kill me directly and let me go with my father and mother!"

Lao Zhu couldn't help sighing when he saw the grandson moving the emperor out again.

At this time, he suddenly thought of Huang'er. Although Huang'er sometimes disagreed with his political views, as long as he persisted, Huang'er would still obey.

It's not like this stubborn donkey, we clearly warned him not to mess around, but he turned around and stole the jade seal.Now that the appointment letter of the Ministry of Officials has been sent out, it will definitely cause shocks in the government and the public.

Allow merchants to be officials? This is something that has never happened for thousands of years!
"Ugh!"

"Do you think we are unreasonable and very unreasonable?"

After Lao Zhu said this, seeing that Ni Sun ignored him, he couldn't help but kicked the opponent's ass.

Zhu Yunxi's butt hurt, and he immediately let out an "ow", and then turned his head and gave old Zhu a displeased look.

"Let's ask more questions!"

"Yes!"

"You are always unreasonable, you know how to hit me, and you never give me a chance to explain!

Old Zhu said angrily when he heard the words.

"How else do you want to explain?
"To make a wish for a merchant to be an official, did you do this?
"Secretly stamping our jade seal, is that also what you did?"

Zhu Yunxi said unconvinced.

"Yes!"

"But I have reasons for doing this. I'm not capricious. I'm deliberate!"

"I am for the imperial court, for the country of Ming Dynasty!"

cut.
Lao Zhu's response was very short, only one word, but it completely angered Zhu Yunxuan.

"You don't believe it?"

"Let me tell you something, you always promise you don't know!
"Do you always know the Nine Great Masters? Do you always know how much tariffs our Daming loses every year?"

Old Zhu curled his lips in disdain.

"of course I know!
"You know?
Zhu Yunxi turned around quickly when he heard the words, and looked at Lao Zhu with disbelief.Seeing this, Lao Zhu chuckled and said disdainfully.

"Isn't it the Lu family in Zhenjiang, the Zhang family in Suzhou, the Shen family in Zhouzhuang, and the Luo family, the Gu family and other nine maritime merchant families?

?"

Zhu Yunxi's face was full of disbelief when he heard that Lao Zhu had spoken out about the Nine Great Masters.

He always thought that Lao Zhu was kept in the dark, but unexpectedly, Lao Zhu not only knew, but also knew clearly!
"Grandfather, then you.
When Lao Zhu saw Dasun's shocked face, the vanity in his heart was greatly satisfied.Hearing Dasun ask this question now, the little eyebrows are even more proud.

"You want to ask, why do we condone them and don't accept them when we know it clearly?

their taxes?
Zhu Yunxi nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

"Uh-huh!
"Grandson really can't figure it out, your old court is complaining about the lack of money every day, but you always let the nine people ignore it, this is completely unreasonable!
"Since you are always aware of the benefits of maritime trade, why don't you set up a shipping department to collect tariffs to subsidize the imperial court's expenses?"

"The Song and Yuan dynasties both benefited from maritime trade. Why can't I, Ming Dynasty?"

Hearing Dasun's question, Lao Zhu stretched out his hands to pinch Dasun's face and pulled him from side to side.

"Silly boy!"

"Because we are old and can't be killed anymore!"

"what!"

Zhu Yunxi never imagined that the emperor's grandpa condoned the smuggling by sea merchants for this reason!
Seeing Dasun's puzzled face, Zhu Yunxi explained with a smile.

"We only found out about this in the past two years. We knew how big a mistake we made by being fooled by officials in the early years and shutting down the Shibo Department."

"But we are old, we can't kill anymore."

"If your father doesn't die, we may abdicate in two years and hand over the throne to your father."

"Your father is young and has a lot of time to do this, so we don't have to worry about it.

"However, you can't. You are too young to have established prestige in the ruling and opposition parties.

"Once you are asked to do this, it is very likely that the group of sea merchants will jump over the wall and do something that will endanger you."

"As the saying goes, taking people's money is like killing their parents. The power of the nine big families is intertwined, and they have a lot of prestige among the people, involving the livelihood of millions of people.

"You go to them to collect taxes, don't you force them to fight with you?"

"So, it's not that we don't want you to do it, but we don't want you to do it now, at least wait until you have a son, gain authority in the government and the opposition, and clean up the officialdom before doing it!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard Lao Zhu's words, he felt mixed feelings in his heart.

It turns out that Grandpa Huang didn't support him, but he just didn't want to support him.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuntong suddenly realized that he had wrongly blamed Grandpa Huang.If Grandpa Huang really didn't know the benefits of maritime trade, why did he agree to re-establish the Shibo Department and seal the Songjiang Mansion to himself?
It turns out that Grandpa Huang knows everything, but he just knows how difficult this matter is, so he doesn't want to let himself get into trouble with this trouble.
"Grandfather"

"I was wrong, I wrongly blamed you old man."

Seeing that Dasun had finally admitted his mistake, Lao Zhu showed a kind smile on his face.

"Knowing your mistakes is a good boy!
"Come!
"Let Grandpa Huang take a look, Grandpa Huang's attack just now was not serious, did he break our grandson!"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head like a rattle on the spot when he heard this.

"Do not!"

"It doesn't hurt!"

Lao Zhu couldn't help but pick up Dasun and put him on his lap arbitrarily.Just as Lao Zhu was about to take off Dasun's trousers, he saw bloodstains oozing from Dasun's trousers.Lao Zhu caressed Dasun distressedly, his face full of remorse.

"Why are you hitting so hard!"

"Come on!"

"Tell the imperial physician!"

Hao Wenjie had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when he heard the summons, he hurried in and skillfully put down the medicine box to check the injury.

Hao Wenjie saw the emperor's grandson being beaten like this, his face was twitching with anger, he glanced at Lao Zhu complainingly, then without saying a word, he took out a pair of small scissors from the medicine box, and gently cut the emperor's grandson. Taisun's trousers, and then soaked the cloth on the trousers layer by layer with cotton dipped in lotion, and then gently peeled off layer by layer.When Lao Zhu saw Dasun's beaten butt, his heart felt like he was being pulled, and he couldn't help roaring towards the door.

"Two Tigers!"

"Qin Deshun!"

"Both of you can't make it out of wood, why don't you persuade us to forgive us!"

Qin Deshun was administering medicine under Wang De's service, when he heard the old emperor's dragon roar, he stood up reflexively.After hearing that the old emperor just vented his anger, he sat back with a face full of resentment.

Wang De whispered beside him.

"Godfather, the emperor is too unreasonable, you are always trying to

To dissuade the emperor, he was beaten to pieces, the emperor competed

still blame you
Qin Deshun secretly sighed when he heard the words.

"This is our life as slaves!"

"Everything the master says is reasonable, we can only listen."

"hiss."

"Look at it, boy, have you stuck the cotton swab in our flesh?"

When Wang De heard this, he realized that he had poked his godfather's skin.

"no no."

In the bedroom, Hao Wenjie carefully applied the medicine to Zhu Yunxi, while Lao Zhu was so nervous that he didn't even dare to breathe. On the contrary, Zhu Yunxi had long been used to it, and he comforted Lao Zhu with a smile.

"Grandfather, don't be afraid, grandson is going to beat you!"

"By the way, after my grandson's beating up today, does it mean that you won't be able to get back the officials that my grandson confiscated?"

Old Zhu saw that his grandson was so injured, yet he was still thinking about it, he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

"Beautiful thinking!
"Zhou Zhiqing's prefect of Songjiang is nothing more than that. The officials of the Shibo Department choose from the Imperial College or the court, whichever you like, we will follow you.

"As for the recruitment you do in Songjiang Shipbuilding Department, no matter how many people you recruit, you can only be officials, not Zhengyin officials!"

"hiss"

Seeing that Dasun still wanted to argue, Lao Zhu immediately said firmly.

"No buts!"

"If you are not happy, we will take back what we just said!"

Seeing this, Zhu Yunxi could only say resentfully.

"All right!
"Who made you the emperor all the time, you can do whatever you say!
Seeing the unhappy expression on Dasun's face, Lao Zhu thought for a while and patiently explained a few words.

"Scholars, farmers, and commerce are the foundation of a country!
"If you want to rule your subjects, you have to divide them into several types. Scholars are the ones who assist us in governing the country. They must come from innocent backgrounds and belong to ordinary people!"

"Think about it, once they have mastered the power of the court, supported by family talents and huge financial resources, will they listen to the emperor, or become emperor themselves?"

Hao Wenjie, who was giving medicine to Zhu Yunxi, heard that the old dragon had started to teach the little dragon the emperor's mind, so he hastily put away the medicine box and retreated out.

"Your Majesty, I have already given the emperor grandson good medicine, and I am waiting outside the hall. Your Majesty can summon me anytime you need something!
Lao Zhu also didn't want outsiders to be present. Seeing Hao Wenjie's understanding, he immediately waved his hand towards him.

"Go down first!"

"promise!
After Lao Zhu sent Hao Wenjie away, he said to Zhu Yunyan earnestly.

"Big grandson!"

"The emperors of all dynasties suppressed merchants for a certain reason."

"Businessmen have money, and officials have power."

"If merchants are allowed to be officials, wouldn't they be rich and powerful?"

"When the time comes to trade power for money and get busy in the officialdom, who will still work hard, who will still think about making meritorious deeds?
"So, if you want to be noble, you can't be a merchant. If you want to be a merchant and make money, don't think about being a palace!"

"You can't have both!"

When Zhu Yunfan heard this, there was a "boom" in his head, and he suddenly thought of the memory of another person in his body. It seemed that there was also a rule about "officials are not allowed to do business".Could it be that he was wrong?
For thousands of years, whether it is hundreds of years ago or hundreds of years later, there has been this rule?
Zhu Yunxuan has always felt that he is superior to others because of his hundreds of years of knowledge, surpassing the emperor's grandfather by hundreds of years.It wasn't until now that he realized that memory is memory after all, no matter how deep he remembered it, there would always be something that he couldn't think about.

Moreover, the knowledge of hundreds of years may not be better than that of the ancients, at least not as good as the simple knowledge of Grandpa Huang.According to Grandpa Huang's thinking, since this rule has existed for thousands of years, there must be a reason for this rule.He can't be regarded as a wise king through the ages, but it's always right to follow the path of his predecessors honestly.

After Zhu Yunxi figured out this joint, he finally lowered his head in complete convincing.

"Grandfather, grandson, this
This time I really knew I was wrong!"

"Grandson was really impulsive in Songjiang Mansion this time, and he shouldn't be recruiting willfully!
When Lao Zhu heard Dasun say this, he finally showed a relieved expression on his face.

He was really afraid that this grandson would have a rebellious mentality, and he would do things against him in the future.

In that case, Daming may not last for decades before it will perish!
"Good good!"

"If you know your mistakes and can correct them, you will still be our great grandson!"

"Hahaha!"

Lao Zhu laughed happily a few times, and then rubbed Da Sun's little head.

"Lie here and recuperate well, let's go to the harem to play with your little grandmas, hehehe
"and many more!"

Seeing that Lao Zhu was about to run away, Zhu Yunxi hurriedly called him to stop.

"Grandfather, grandson suddenly thought of a method, you can help grandson find out if this method is feasible!
Lao Zhu was in a good mood at this time, so he stopped immediately and sat back on the bed.

"Speak!"

"Grandfather, if the imperial court has some special needs and needs some special talents to do things, and the existing officials of the imperial court are not suitable, can you temporarily recruit some people who have not taken the imperial examination but have expertise?"

"Associate, counselor, etc.?"

"that's about right!
"It is to give them a position and give them corresponding treatment according to the rank of the imperial court. However, they are not official officials of the imperial court. They do not need to be appointed by the official department, and they do not need to be given official salaries. The salaries come from their work performance. If you do well, you will earn more, if you do poorly, you will earn less, and if you make a mistake, you can be dismissed at any time.”

"You don't need to fix the position, you can set it up if you need it, and you can cancel it at any time if you don't need it."

"What do you think of this system of temporary employment?"

After hearing these words, Lao Zhu thought about it seriously and asked.

"Where are you going to use it?"

"Grandpa Huihuang, my grandson plans to use it in a more professional place. For example, the Shibo Department, if you want to run this place well, you must first understand the way of management, and you must also understand the knowledge of accounting. The general court officials must be They are not competent, they are full of sages, benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom, how can they do business well?"

"Therefore, Sun'er intends to appoint Lu Shiyuan, and let him serve as the promotion officer of Songjiang Shipbuilding Department."

"We don't give him a formal official status, but just give him the treatment of an official of the same level. For example, you don't have to kneel when you see officials below a few ranks, and you can wear official uniforms of a few ranks."

"But he is not allowed to pass the examination and promotion of the Ministry of Officials like other officials. Unless he has made great contributions to the court, he can only work in this position until his death." Old Zhu murmured to himself.

"Like officers are not."

"It's a way, but we have to find a way to distinguish it from official officials."

"For example, some marks are set separately on the official uniform to distinguish the difference between temporary employment and official officials.

"For the time being, this belongs to your Palace of Literature.

"In a few days, you will ask the three masters to design a dress system and some detailed rules. After reading it, as long as you don't think it is too much, I will sell you face."

"But this kind of position is only a vain position in your palace of literature, not an official official of the court. The court official department will not file and will not admit it."

Zhu Yunxi happily hammered his forehead with his fist "bang bang".

"Grandpa Huang, grandson Quan should kowtow to you!"

Lao Zhu pushed down Dasun's head and said angrily.

"You don't come here with these imaginary things!"

"As long as you don't get angry with us a few times and let us live for two more years, we will be content, hahaha!"

The next day, Zhu Yunxi was still injured, so he went to Wendian impatiently to find three masters, and relayed the words of Grandpa Huang.

The three old men in the Wendian are all great talents in the current era, so they don't need to go through it. They combined the official systems of the past dynasties and drafted a system for Zhu Yunxi's exclusive vacancies in the Wendian.

Zhu Yunxi held the papers drafted by the three masters for him, and happily ran to the Qianqing Palace to find Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu saw the grandson's high interest and was also moved by the sincerity of the grandson.

Lao Zhu looked through it, and grandson handed it over

According to the vain official system of the Wendian, all kinds of water fish are used as supplementary clothing, which can be regarded as another way besides birds and animals.

He drew a line between the fifth rank and the sixth rank, and made a big cross on the make-up clothes above the fifth rank.

After Lao Zhu finished all this, he suddenly remembered that he had read "Fights Break Sphere" written by Da Sun before, and he would write it again on a whim.
The word "pin" on the memorial was crossed out and changed to "duan".

"Give you!
Zhu Yunxi took a look, and looked at Lao Zhu with a puzzled face.

"Grandfather, what do you mean by this?"

"Why do you want to put a cross above the fifth grade?"

Old Zhu sneered when he heard this.

"Let's think about it, in order not to disrupt the balance of the court, we still have to restrict you.

"You can only appoint empty positions below the fifth rank, and the rights above the fifth rank cannot be given to you for the time being!
"When you get results, let's open the third grade again."

"But the highest is the third grade. Above the third grade, you can only wait until you become the emperor in the future!"

Although Zhu Yunxi was unhappy when he heard this, he also expressed that he could accept it.Below the fifth rank is enough for him to toss, and there is no need to seal the fifth rank or above.

"Then what does this paragraph mean?"

Old Zhu laughed strangely again when he heard the words.

"Official officials of the imperial court are only high-ranking officials. For your temporary official position appointed by the Palace of Literature, just use Duan. Let's just make do with it.

"what?"

"Then the officials I'll release from now on will not be the sixth dan and the sixth dan, isn't that too embarrassing?
When Lao Zhu heard Dasun's complaint, he immediately said threateningly with a tiger's face.

"What's wrong, you're not satisfied?
"No no no no!"

"satisfy!"

Zhu Yunxie resentfully put away the paperwork, thinking that he would be called "Duan" in the official position that he will be released in the future, he would not be happy at all.What should I do if the officials who have been banned by themselves meet in the future?
"Brother, what section do you live in now?"

"Official power, three stages?
"My dear brother, how many sections do you live in?"

"Official strength, six stages!
The more Zhu Yunxi thought about it, the more angry he became, and he felt that he was about to become the biggest laughing stock in the world.

Zhu Yunxi cupped his hands perfunctorily towards Old Zhu, and then left with a sad face.

After the eldest grandson left, Lao Zhu couldn't bear it anymore, lay down on the imperial case and laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes.

"Little Nisun, you are too young to fight with us!