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

Chapter 592: Talking while massaging (Please subscribe!!)
"What is this brother-in-law doing?"

Zhu Biao looked at the two single beds placed in the hall with a puzzled look on his face.

This chair is too...big!

"What? Of course, wash your feet and give you a massage, and then talk about business!"

"I wonder if your majesty's brother-in-law is interested?"

Ouyang Lun said this and lay down directly on the single bed.

"Brother-in-law, it is indeed comfortable to talk about things while washing feet and having a massage, but... I don't have a specialized massage technician here!" Zhu Biao spread his hands helplessly.

"I've prepared for this." Ouyang Lun clapped his hands, and immediately five technicians dressed as palace maids came out.

"Aren't they ordinary palace maids? Are they technicians?" Zhu Biao asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, these five people are indeed technicians. The Prince Consort asked them to be brought in. I am guilty. Please punish me, Your Majesty!" Little Lizi quickly stood up, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao also laughed after hearing this, "Little Li, what crime have you committed?!"

"Not only do I think you are innocent, I also think you have made contributions!"

"Everyone else please go down, I want to discuss important matters with Prince Consort Ouyang!"

"Yes!" Little Li immediately led the other eunuchs and palace maids to retreat.

After a while.

Only Ouyang Lun, Zhu Biao and five technicians were left in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Ouyang Lun and Zhu Biao were already lying on the single beds, enjoying the massage from the beautiful technician.

Ouyang Lun picked up the wine glass in front of him and said to Zhu Biao: "Brother Emperor, this is the red wine I brewed myself. Cheers!"

"cheers!"

Zhu Biao imitated Ouyang Lun and raised the wine glass in his hand. He drank the wine in the glass in a loud gulp. After drinking it, he couldn't help but complain: "This wine glass is really big, but the alcohol content of this wine is average. It still tastes good!"

"It's fine as long as the emperor's brother-in-law likes to drink it, but this red wine needs to be savored slowly."

"Uh, why didn't you say so earlier! I drank it all!" Zhu Biao said unhappily.

"You drank too fast and didn't give me a chance!" Ouyang Lun replied.

"Haha!" Then the two of them laughed.

"Then fill it up again for me. I'll drink it slowly this time!"

One of the technicians immediately filled Zhu Biao's glass.

"Your Majesty, brother-in-law, you are the emperor now, and you have a lot of capable ministers under you. Why do you always look for me? I have just finished my work here!" Ouyang Lun asked after tasting the red wine.

When Ouyang Lun said this, his face was full of helplessness.

Seeing Ouyang Lun's expression, Zhu Biao nodded in understanding and said, "I know you've worked hard, but looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, who can compare to you, brother-in-law?"

"Especially after the promulgation of the workers' system, I found that the entire Ming Dynasty seemed to have changed. The workers' enthusiasm for work was unprecedentedly high. There was no need for the government to urge them door to door. There were many people who wanted to become workers!"

“This was totally unimaginable before!”

"I admire you. I really admire you!"

Ouyang Lun said calmly: "What's the big deal? We are just looking at the problem from the workers' perspective! Was the previous corvée system based on the perspective of the people and workers? It was based on the perspective of those in power. They treated the people as their own private property and asked them to work hard without even paying them. No one would be willing to do it!"

"When the Great Wall was being built, I was only willing to give the workers a full meal, but thousands of them came to work. This shows how excessive we were before!!"

Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Biao felt a little embarrassed. It was not right to nod, nor was it right not to nod.

After all, the things that Ouyang Lun complained about all happened when his father Zhu Yuanzhang was emperor, and corvee labor has been practiced in all dynasties, not just the Ming Dynasty. Besides, no one thought of Ouyang Lun’s suggestions!

Seeing Zhu Biao's embarrassed look, Ouyang Lun didn't say anything more, but asked, "Brother Emperor, can you tell me now, why did you call me here in such a hurry? Is there something wrong?"

Zhu Biao suddenly realized and immediately said, "Brother-in-law, I just thought of something that I couldn't figure out, so I wanted to ask you."

Hearing this, Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes again and said unhappily: "No, my emperor brother-in-law, I finally have a vacation, and you called me here just to ask questions??!"

"And now the Ming Dynasty can be said to be peaceful and prosperous, and the national strength is also growing. Many projects and policies are also being steadily promoted. You must not let your imagination run wild, and just be your Taiping Prince!"

“The time for making trouble is over.”

After hearing Zhu Biao's words, Ouyang Lun became inexplicably worried. Although Zhu Biao could be said to be the strongest prince in history, in the original historical trajectory, Zhu Biao would not have been able to become emperor. Now because of Ouyang Lun, Zhu Biao became emperor. Being a prince is one thing, and being an emperor is another.

You have to know that none of the emperors of the Zhu family were "normal".

There is no need to talk about Zhu Yuanzhang, he killed people like crazy and was extremely narrow-minded.

Zhu Yunwen is totally stupid.

Zhu Di is even more extraordinary.

The following are the God of War Zhu Qizhen, the drug addict Zhu Qiyu, the carpenter emperor, and the immortal emperor.
Zhu Biao looks normal, but maybe there is some special quality in his body that has not been stimulated!

Ouyang Lun expressed deep concern about this.

"Brother-in-law, why are you looking at me like that?" Zhu Biao asked hurriedly.

"Hehe, it's okay, brother-in-law Emperor, just you say it." Ouyang Lun waved his hand.

"Brother-in-law, this is what happened." Zhu Biao didn't care too much, but said seriously: "I am very interested in the worker system you came up with, so during this period of time, in addition to reviewing memorials and handling government affairs, I have been studying this worker system!" "The more I study, the more I find this worker management system powerful!"

“But I also found some problems here.”

"Your Majesty, do you think there is something wrong with this workers' system?" Ouyang Lun asked with a frown.

"Brother-in-law, you misunderstood. I am not saying that this worker system is bad. I am just worried about what will happen if such a good management system is destroyed? After all, I have recently received many memorials from officials saying that this worker management system is indulging workers. Once the workers have tasted the sweetness, it will become increasingly difficult to command them in the future, and the cost of using workers will become higher and higher. The memorials also said that although it was difficult to conscript corvée in the past, the court basically did not spend any money and even had income!"

"But now, the court not only has to pay wages to those workers, but also has to provide subsidies in various aspects. The money spent is really too much!"

"Those officials also said that if this continues, these workers will be like locusts and eat up the Ming Dynasty!"

"Brother-in-law, what do you think of what these officials said?"

"Bullshit!" Ouyang Lun cursed, "What the hell is that bastard thinking? Brother-in-law of the Emperor, just tell me if it's that bastard Huang Zicheng!?"

"Last time he said he wanted to use the old methods to manage the workers, I thought there was shit in his head, and now it turns out there is shit in his head!"

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, it doesn't matter whether it was Huang Zicheng or not. Even if Huang Zicheng didn't say it, other officials would have said it. Now many officials have this concern, and this is also the public opinion!" Zhu Biao said hurriedly.

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Ouyang Lun suddenly realized, "Haha, I guessed right, it really is that bastard Huang Zicheng!"

"Not only did Huang Zicheng cause your son to lose the throne, but now he's trying to harm you again. That's why I dislike him so much! Public opinion? Bullshit public opinion. Is Huang Zicheng qualified to represent public opinion?" Ouyang Lun's eyes were full of contempt. If there hadn't been a technician sitting on him giving him a massage, Ouyang Lun would have stood up by now.

"Brother-in-law, calm down!" Zhu Biao saw Ouyang Lun so excited, and hurried to comfort him.

"Ahem, brother-in-law Emperor, let me make it clear first. I'm not saying this against you. You know I never curse at anyone unless I can't help it!" Ouyang Lun calmed down a little and spoke immediately.

"I understand!" Zhu Biao nodded, then asked, "Brother-in-law, you just said that Huang Zicheng caused my son to lose the throne? What do you mean?"

Zhu Biao was full of confusion. After all, he had not yet decided which son would inherit the throne, so how could he tell others about losing the throne?
"Hehe, I just got angry and said nonsense. Don't take it seriously, my brother-in-law, the emperor!" Ouyang Lun actually realized that he had said the wrong thing after he said it. Now he is just trying to be strong and calm.

Seeing that Zhu Biao was still thinking, Ouyang Lun quickly changed the subject, "Brother Emperor, weren't you just worrying about the future of the workers?"

"Yes, yes, I am actually worried about this as well. Workers are indeed useful, especially after the establishment of the worker management system. The efficiency of workers is much higher than before. We don't even need to urge them. They do their work very well. This is the unanimous opinion of officials from all over the country who have sent in memorials!"

"However, the number of workers is still growing rapidly. In the future, workers will account for a large proportion. If workers riot, it will be difficult to deal with the situation." Zhu Biao said worriedly: "This is not only a concern of officials, but also of ordinary people and farmers. Many farmers are worried that these workers will eventually replace them! Some farmers also think that the workers' income is much higher than theirs, which is very unfair!"

"During this period, because of this incident, the officials in the court were almost divided into two factions, one supporting the workers and the other not!"

"I feel that if we cannot reach a consensus on this point from top to bottom, there will definitely be big problems in the future."

Zhu Biao directly said out all the things that worried him the most in one breath.

At the last court meeting, under the manipulation of Zhu Yuanzhang, many forces all joined in the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway project, checking and supervising each other. From the current perspective, the results are good. Of course, there are also many problems, but they were forcibly suppressed by the worker management system promulgated by Ouyang Lun.

Now that the situation is more stable, many problems that were previously suppressed are beginning to be revealed.

The struggle between various forces in the court became increasingly fierce. Fortunately, there were still people like Ouyang Lun, Li Shanchang, Lu Chang, and Song Lian to suppress them, but Zhu Biao could feel that these contradictions would erupt sooner or later.

This made Zhu Biao deeply worried.

To be honest, Zhu Biao's statement was already quite tactful.

Ouyang Lun naturally noticed Zhu Biao's worries. It was true that being an emperor was different. There were many more things in his field of vision and he wanted more.

Zhu Biao called him over today not only to discuss this issue, but also to get a solution directly from Ouyang Lun.

In this respect, Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang are the same.

"Brother Emperor, what do you think the court of the Ming Dynasty is like? Don't tell me that it is harmonious, that everyone has a goal, and is moving in the same direction, and is unwavering?"

Ouyang Lun did not directly answer Zhu Biao's concerns, but asked in return.

"Brother-in-law, isn't it?"

Zhu Biao asked doubtfully.

"really!"

Ouyang Lun shook his head. "Brother Emperor, what should I say? First of all, I have to make sure that you are still willing to have such an idea. There is no doubt that what I just said is definitely the most ideal state of the court!"

"It is not impossible to achieve this, but it requires everyone in the court to have the same belief and be extremely firm in that belief!!"

"Obviously, the people in the imperial court of our Ming Dynasty cannot achieve this. Even if they are getting close, they are only infinitely close, not truly achieving it."

"Since my assumption is true, the scene or vision just described is just a castle in the air and is not feasible."

"A goal that cannot be achieved is meaningless in my opinion. It is no different from deception and empty promises."

Hearing this, Zhu Biao was stunned and could not help but nodded, "Brother-in-law, what you said seems to make sense."

"It's not just reasonable, it's very reasonable!" Ouyang Lun continued, "Brother Emperor, as the saying goes, wherever there are people, there is the martial arts world. The martial arts world is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly wisdom. This is also true in the court!"

"Are there any loyal subjects who are devoted to their country and their people? Of course there are!"

"But such officials are a minority after all. If the court were filled with such people, it would be a mess. They are almost perverted in their rationality and have no human feelings. What's the difference between them and cold machines?"

"In my opinion, people are human because of their desires, and everyone's desires are different!"

"It is precisely because we want different things that we have disagreements. Disagreements are a double-edged sword. Not only do they have disadvantages, but they also have advantages. You have just mentioned the disadvantages, so I will not repeat them. The advantage is that it can naturally balance the forces of all parties!"

"As the emperor, you are the most important. You only need to control the differences to control the Ming Dynasty. If this is the case for all officials, can it be the same for the people, farmers, and workers?"

(End of this chapter)