Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 438: Lao Zhu’s family has another workaholic (please subscribe!!)
He looked at Zhu Biao doing various analysis charts with a look of helplessness on his face.

The corners of Ouyang Lun's mouth raised, and he happily picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"Oh, I don't know if my brother-in-law, the prince, is strong as an emperor, but he would definitely be suitable as a secretary!"

Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

The experience of dealing with Zhu Biao is completely different from that of dealing with Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Zhou Bao!"

"Master, I'm here!" Zhou Bao quickly ran in from outside.

"Hurry up and ask if the meal is ready?" Ouyang Lun asked.

"I've just asked about this, the food will have to wait a while." Zhou Bao replied.

"In that case, I'll take a nap first, and ask someone to refill my pot of tea. Then call me when dinner is ready!" After Ouyang Lun finished speaking, he threw his head back on the chair and fell asleep.

"Master, why don't we go back to the clan's mansion and sleep? Sleeping like this is not good for your health." Zhou Bao advised.

"No, Anqing and the others went out to play. The Zongren Mansion is as deserted as a haunted house. I will sleep here and set up my hard-working persona so that the emperor will not trouble me later!" Of course Ouyang Lun knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him I have a problem with the work attitude of "three days to fish and two days to dry the net", and I still have to put on a show when it's time to perform.

"Oh, I understand." Zhou Bao nodded repeatedly, and then stepped back gently.

"Yes." Ouyang Lun leaned on the chair, slowly closed his eyes, and fell asleep soon.

About an hour later, Zhu Biao hurriedly walked in with a few drawings in his hand.

"Brother-in-law Ouyang! Brother-in-law Ouyang!"

"Ah!" Ouyang Lun woke up from his sleep, "Is it time for dinner?"

"Um" Zhu Biao said with black lines on his face, "Brother-in-law Ouyang, were you sleeping just now?"

"Sleep?" Ouyang Lun shook his head, "Uncle-Prince, you misunderstood. I am just taking a short break to recharge my batteries, and it is also for better work."

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, even Zhu Biao couldn't help but roll his eyes.

However, he was also aware of Ouyang Lun's love for sleeping. Ouyang Lun held morning court in the Taiji Hall, dared to sleep in front of the emperor and all civil and military officials, and slept in his own territory, which was absolutely normal. .

"Brother-in-law Ouyang must have been overworked recently. What a blessing!"

Zhu Biao sighed.

Hearing this, Ouyang Lun nodded sheepishly, "It's all for the Ming Dynasty. It's worth the hard work. Wait, brother-in-law, the prince, what do you mean by overworking?"

"What do you think brother-in-law Ouyang is?" Zhu Biao asked with a smile.

"Uh" Ouyang Lun had a dark look on his face.

wipe! He was actually ridiculed by Zhu Biao.

"It's all hard work, it's all for Ming Dynasty. Children are the future of Ming Dynasty. It's definitely right to have more children. Brother Prince, I think you have to work hard too. You don't have as many children as I do now! Can you do it? ?”

Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

Hearing Ouyang Lun say this, Zhu Biao also became embarrassed, and for a moment he didn't know how to get back to Ouyang Lun.

"Okay, okay, let's not discuss this topic and just go back and work hard."

After trying to regain his composure, Ouyang Lun quickly changed the topic and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, Prince, you came to me. Have you finished analyzing the disc diagram of all the causes?"

"I only did part of it, but I discovered a pattern!" Zhu Biao said quickly.

"Principle? Tell me about it." Ouyang Lun said with slight interest.

"Brother-in-law Ouyang, if I analyze the various resource growth data separately by the fiefdoms of each vassal king in the Ming Dynasty, I will find that the resource growth of these vassals is also different, and many of them have increased more than the territories under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. many!!"

"What's so surprising about this? Didn't we say it when the clan reform was carried out that the feudal kings should participate in the construction of their own fiefdoms, otherwise they would have to provide money to support the clans in the fiefdoms? Many feudal kings' fiefdom conditions It is quite different from places directly controlled by the imperial court. They can only keep up with the pace by developing hard, and it is normal for various resources to grow rapidly! "

"Is it possible that you are still worried that they will rebel?"

Forehead.
Ouyang Lun's words directly made Zhu Biao's heart skip a beat.

Although he, Zhu Biao, trusted his brothers very much and never thought that they would rebel, he still had a sense of crisis. Naturally, he did not have this sense of crisis, but he could intuitively analyze and feel it through these charts.

In the original vassal system of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal king had very limited management rights over the fiefdom, and did not participate in the tax distribution of the fiefdom. He received a fixed salary and food, and at most he could lead the army after a war. However, the clan government carried out clan reform. .

Since then, the vassal system has become more open, encouraging and supporting the vassal king to participate in the management and development of the fiefdom. The vassal king no longer receives a fixed salary and food, but directly receives a part of the fiefdom's tax revenue. The more tax revenue the fiefdom has , the more money they get!

And if the fiefdom is managed well, you can also get additional rewards from the "clan fund".

Because of this, the clan princes who were originally lying flat now turned into "workaholics" one by one. Not only that, in order to better manage their fiefdoms, the princes also started studying seriously.

The efforts of the vassal kings accelerated the development of various fiefdoms, but the imperial court became the tail end of the crane.

Zhu Biao was very happy, but he was also worried. If each fiefdom develops better than the territory under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, wouldn't it become a situation where the tail is too big, the guest takes the lead, and the strong and the weak are weak? But if there are some bad guys with ulterior motives behind it, let's There was a rift between the vassal king and the court, or even a rebellion, which was a big deal.

For Zhu Biao, if such a thing really happened, he would definitely have a heart-to-heart relationship with these younger brothers, but if Zhu Yuanzhang were to handle it, the method would definitely be quite iron-blooded.

Zhu Biao didn't dare to think about what the final result would be.

"Brother-in-law Ouyang, you are in charge of both the clan reform and the household department. The development momentum of each vassal is so strong. Don't you have any worries in this regard?" Zhu Biao took the initiative to ask this question.

Hearing this, Ouyang Lun shook his head, "Prince uncle, you also said that I am in charge of the clan mansion and the household department, so my responsibility is to prevent the clan children from becoming a financial burden to the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, let As the Ming Dynasty developed, taxes increased. As for other things, I really can’t manage them.”

"Rebellion by feudal lords has happened in all dynasties. It has something to do with both sides. It cannot be just one side. Of course, in my opinion, as long as your father is around, none of the feudal kings below will dare to "Rebellion." "When you take the throne, the possibility of rebellion by the feudal lord is very small, but if you count further, it is not clear."

"Well" Zhu Biao felt ashamed. He felt that what Ouyang Lun said was correct, but he also felt that something was wrong.

Seeing that Zhu Biao still frowned, Ouyang Lun spoke again: "Brother Prince, you don't have to worry too much about this. The current statistics of the Ministry of Household Affairs are no worse than that of Jin Yiwei. As long as the statistics are not In the event of a mistake, the situation of the fiefdom can be monitored well. Theoretically speaking, the fiefdom will be under the control of the court, and if there is a problem, the Ministry of Revenue and the clan government can immediately cut off the economic lifeline of the fiefdom, and can instantly put it aside. When a fiefdom loses its economic vitality, it is equivalent to losing most of its strength. "

"Also. As long as the people live happily and the vassal king is not pressed every step of the way, he will not go to the step of rebellion. After all, if he is not desperate, who is going to rebel! If there is such a person, then this person is definitely Antisocial personality!”

Zhu Biao nodded slowly, "Brother-in-law Ouyang, you are right. If you are not desperate, no one will give up a happy and stable life and risk your life."

Ouyang Lun did not speak in a hurry, but sat calmly, holding the teacup and drinking.

Zhu Biao was lost in thought.

Time passed little by little, and Zhu Biao seemed to have made some kind of decision, "Brother-in-law Ouyang, you are the only one who knows about what we discussed today. Don't talk to my father about it."

Ouyang Lun spread his hands and said with a smile: "Do you think I am the kind of person who looks for trouble for myself?"

Seeing Ouyang Lun's relaxed and calm expression, Zhu Biao seemed to understand something and looked at Ouyang Lun with some surprise, "Brother-in-law Ouyang, have you known about this for a long time?"

Ouyang Lun waved his hand and said helplessly: "Prince's uncle, the Ministry of Revenue has collected a lot of data, and naturally there are many problems. Even if you know some things, you have to pretend you don't know them. I am here to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. , not here to cause trouble."

"Even if I know, then I have to pretend I don't know."

"Don't worry, after walking out of this room, no one will know what we talked about!"

Zhu Biao gave Ouyang Lun a thumbs-up, "As expected of Ouyang's brother-in-law, he does everything right."

"The prince's brother-in-law has given me too much praise, but I am doing you a favor. Do you have anything to thank me for?" Ouyang Lun asked with a smile.

"Brother-in-law Ouyang, what did we talk about just now? Why don't I remember it at all?" Zhu Biao asked "confused".

"Huo! Learn and apply it, you can do it!" Ouyang Lun was stunned for a moment and then laughed.

Just when the two were chatting enthusiastically, Zhou Bao ran in and said, "Master, His Royal Highness, the kitchen said today's lunch is ready. Please go to the hall to eat."

"Don't tell me, I'm really hungry. Let's go for a walk and eat."

Ouyang Lun got up from the chair, pulled Zhu Biao and walked towards the hall.

"Brother-in-law Ouyang, I want to continue analyzing these charts and data. You can go and eat first." Zhu Biao chose to refuse.

"Okay, there's another workaholic in Lao Zhu's family. If you love working, keep going. I have to go to dinner anyway." Ouyang Lun let go and turned towards the hall.

Seeing that Ouyang Lun was gone, Zhu Biao returned to his desk and made a serious analysis.

Now that the various vassals are developing so well, the development of the imperial court is much slower. Zhu Biao's competitive spirit has also been stimulated. Under the overall situation of the prosperity and development of the Ming Dynasty, there are still many hidden problems!
On the one hand this is a good thing, but on the other hand it is also a bad thing.

Zhu Biao then sorted out the other resource data of each vassal. He didn't know if he didn't sort it out. Once he sorted it out, he was simply shocked.

Among the resources of these vassals, not only the production of grain has increased greatly, but also the output of other resources, such as cement and wood. Of course, it would be fine if it was just these, but Zhu Biao was surprised to find that the iron production of several vassals The growth of these two resources, minerals and horses, is particularly outstanding.

Iron ore and horses. What these two things are used for is simply self-evident.

"Have my worries become a reality? Someone really wants it."

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A terrible thought appeared in Zhu Biao's mind, and he shook his head, "They are all sons of the father and brothers of Gu. They will never do such a thing."

Zhu Biao sat down slowly and continued to mutter to himself: "I should hide this matter now and investigate first. I hope this is just a misunderstanding."

"No, no, although I am the only one who knows about this problem now. It is based on brother-in-law Ouyang's chart analysis method. But if I can discover this problem, others may also know about it. It is only a matter of time, especially my father. He has Jin Yiwei helps him find out all kinds of information. Once Jin Yiwei learns about this and spreads it to his father, what will his father think about it? "

"At that time, even if I want to keep these two younger brothers, I won't be able to do it."

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao became inexplicably nervous and anxious, and began to think about solutions.

"If I go and talk to my father now, let him be mentally prepared in advance, and at the same time investigate this matter together, maybe the impact of this matter can be minimized!"

"Yes, go find Father!"

Zhu Biao stood up again, picked up the chart drawn on the desk and prepared to leave.

But when he took the first step, Zhu Biao stopped on the spot.

"Do you want to tell Ouyang Prince Consort about this matter?" Zhu Biao thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Brother-in-law Ouyang may have known about it for a long time, but he just doesn't want to get involved, so don't drag him into the water. ”

"And if my father knew that brother-in-law Ouyang knew about it but refused to report it, the consequences would definitely be no less than the rebellion of the vassal king!"

Zhu Biao made up his mind, then picked up a thick stack of charts and left the inner hall.

Guo Zizheng was patrolling the Hubu Yamen with his hands behind his back. When he saw Zhu Biao rushing out, he quickly asked with a smile: "Your Highness, are you going to eat? You are very lucky. I think Ouyang Consort's place has only served food not long ago. You If we go there, we can still catch up with dinner! ”

"I still have something to do, so I won't go." Zhu Biao shook his head and continued to walk towards the door of the Hubu Yamen with long strides, without any intention of staying.

"Your Highness, what happened?"

"Alas, Your Highness, are you dissatisfied that our household department has neglected you? If you tell us, we will definitely correct it!"

After the words fell, Zhu Biao's figure had disappeared.

"His Royal Highness the Prince left suddenly. There must be something wrong with this matter. I have to go talk to Ouyang Prince Consort!" Guo Zi hurriedly walked towards the hall.

(End of this chapter)