Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 54 Zhu Yuanzhang was delighted, Chu Nan, please teach my son to become extremely poisonous!
"What? Teach us?" The princes present were all surprised when they heard it.

"Father, we already have Mr. Song Lian."

Although they also thought Chu Nan was very good and wanted to learn from him, changing teachers was too...

"What's wrong? Is it not possible?" But when Zhu Yuanzhang heard that they dared to refuse, he immediately became annoyed.

"How dare you refuse? Don't you look at yourself? You talk about benevolence and morality every day. You are a knowledgeable person. Those who know think you are my sons, and those who don't think you are Confucius' sons?"

"If you don't learn something cruel, you will all become saints!"

Zhu Yuanzhang made a direct decision: "It is settled, all of you shall worship Chu Nan as your teacher!"

"Ah? Again?" Chu Nan was stunned when he heard this. Are you going to make me the prince's teacher? He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, let's not do that. I'm still the prince's teacher? Then my affairs will be exposed immediately, right? This is too obvious. Let's just forget it, shall we?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he also began to ponder, as if this was the truth, and then he spoke.

"How about this, you go to the Hanlin Academy and take up the position of a Hanlin scholar. This way, the princes can legitimately ask you for advice. It should be okay to ask for advice, right?"

The Hanlin Academy was an institution of relatively low status, responsible for managing historical records, literary works, examining and discussing systems, and reviewing documents. It also served as an advisor to the emperor.

And because the Hanlin Academy was directly managed by the emperor and handled the core affairs of the Ming Dynasty, its status was definitely not low.

Hanlin Bachelor is the highest official position in the Hanlin Academy, but it is only a fifth-rank official. However, throughout the dynasties, countless famous people who later became prime ministers have served as Hanlin Bachelors. It is simply the cradle for cultivating prime ministers.

"Go to the Hanlin Academy?" Chu Nan was shocked. He was not demoted but held a concurrent position. It would be too ostentatious for him to be an official again.

"What's wrong? Is it not possible?" But when Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he was about to refuse, he frowned.

"Why are you nagging? I won't give it to others who want it, and you still refuse? Hurry up and do it tomorrow!"

"Anyway, you are in the Censorate, holding the position of Right Censor-in-Chief, and I haven't seen how you do things."

"It's always a 60-year-old man like Liu Bowen who's busy all day. If I didn't know you were capable, I would have thought you were a big incompetent official."

"You can go to the Hanlin Academy. At least you can do something there. Things there are easier."

"Well, okay?" Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang said so, Chu Nan had no choice but to agree.

Ha ha.

Seeing Chu Nan's helpless look, Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed.

Chu Nan, I'm boiling a frog in warm water, don't you notice?
The Hanlin Academy is just an important transition. Since you have become a Hanlin scholar, I will be able to promote you to be the prince's teacher. There will be more ways and it will be more legitimate.

Chu Nan, you are so capable that I can't bear to use you.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes became more and more determined. He could feel that if he continued to use Chu Nan, the Ming Dynasty would become a world-class empire.

There is endless food, endless money, clean government, people living and working in peace and contentment, a complete army, and a vast territory.

By then, he will be the greatest emperor in Chinese history, who cannot be compared with Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Taizong of Tang!
Haha, someone from the Northern Yuan Dynasty?

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty?
An emperor who is at the end of his rope and has treacherous ministers under his command, what can he use to fight against me?

Temujin, Kublai Khan, did you see this? My Ming Dynasty is far superior to the Yuan Dynasty!

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented these strategies into policies and arrangements, and the whole world began to change.

Time flies, three months later.

Daming has passed winter, and in the blink of an eye it is spring, the season of flowers blooming, everything growing, and animals communicating.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also in a good mood. He and Zhu Biao started planting vegetables in the vegetable garden of the imperial garden. Zhu Yuanzhang dug the soil with a hoe while Zhu Biao sowed cucumber seeds beside him, just like a pair of father and son working in the fields.

As a Hanlin scholar and Zhu Yuanzhang's advisor, Chu Nan was also waiting on the side.

He did nothing but was shocked. The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were indeed just as described in later history books, each one of them was a freak.

Other emperors, such as Li Longji, would play with their concubines in the imperial garden and spend the night together.

You, Zhu Yuanzhang, are so lucky, farming in the imperial garden!

Although you, like Li Longji, are both farming, you, Zhu Yuanzhang, cannot really farm this land. You are the emperor, you're screwed!
"That Chu Nan!" But at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Chu Nan and spoke.

"Don't look shocked, I just like doing this!"

"Hurry up, Biao'er has finished sowing the seeds, go fetch some manure and use it to fertilize my vegetables."

Chu Nan: "..."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about Chu Nan and looked at Zhu Biao.

"Biao'er, how is the development of our Ming Dynasty recently?"

"Very good!" Zhu Biao's face was full of joy when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's question.

"The strategy proposed by Lord Chu to combat corruption is great. Those corrupt officials have money to be corrupted, and many of them work very hard. The work efficiency of various departments in the Ming Dynasty has been greatly improved."

"But they are all under the surveillance of our Jinyiwei, so those who are too greedy are directly killed. The rest are also greedy, but they are all very low-key. On the surface, they look much better than before, and their efficiency has also increased."

"Good!" Zhu Yuanzhang was delighted when he heard it. He had made the right decision by using Chu Nan.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Chu Nan's plan is really good.

Zhu Biao continued, "As for those honest officials, you have also seen that they have become much more obedient."

"Then there are the arrogant soldiers and generals. Since they lost their military power, they have become much more honest. And because of the garrison system, our expenditure on military rations has also been greatly saved."

"The money saved was used to build weapons, armor, or as military pay. The strange thing is that although the soldiers in the garrison have cultivated land, their fighting power has actually increased a lot because of the sufficient military pay!"

of course.

Chu Nan, who had just returned, looked very pleased when he heard Zhu Biao's shock.

Military farming will indeed reduce the combat effectiveness of soldiers, but good equipment can also improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers.

No matter how high the morale of your unarmored soldiers is, it is difficult for them to defeat fully armored soldiers. Even if you win, you will have to pay a huge price.

However, the factor that most affects the combat effectiveness of soldiers is still their pay.

Because don’t forget that sentence: the Ming army is not fully paid, and they are invincible when they are fully paid!

The Ming army, which had food and money, said: "As long as we are here, we will never let the enemy take even one step into the Great Wall!"

The Ming army without food and money said: "We can be considered worthy of the emperor by firing three arrows on the battlefield."

The military pay is enough: "The sun, the moon, the mountains and the rivers will last forever, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

The military pay is not enough: "Bibala Zhao Jingzhong!"

(End of this chapter)