Daming: Dad, you are really not good at governing the country

Chapter 444: Zhu Gang's words are full of ambition, and Shangshu's words are sharp
The morning light shines through the mottled palace walls and onto the towering palace.

The flying eaves and brackets with carved dragons and painted phoenixes were all coated with a faint golden glow.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat upright on the dragon throne, and the patterns on his dragon robe looked even more majestic and solemn in the light and shadow.

But despite his calm expression, deep in his eyes there was a hint of worry about the many state affairs.

Just like the undercurrent surging beneath the calm lake, it is difficult to detect but real.

At this moment, a message came from outside the palace: "His Royal Highness Prince Jin has arrived——"

Zhu Gang walked into the Fengtian Hall with steady steps.

He was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a belt around his waist and jade pendants, and his every move showed the bearing of a vassal king.

This time Zhu Gang came to report on the affairs of Yangzhou.

Zhu Yuanzhang's originally serious and tense face finally revealed a relieved smile as if ice and snow were melting the moment he saw Zhu Gang.

Just like the heavy dark clouds in winter that have been parted to let down the heart-warming warm sunshine, the atmosphere in the entire hall seemed to ease a little.

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed slightly and said to Zhu Gang, "Old Third, we have heard about what you did in Yangzhou this time. You did a really good job.

It seems that when it comes to financial matters, we need to explore more, experiment and improve constantly, before we can find a method that suits our Ming Dynasty.

Dad is so pleased in his heart!"

Zhu Gang hurriedly bowed respectfully, performed a standard ceremony, and then humbly replied, "Thank you for your praise, father. I dare not take credit for it.

During this period, we experienced many twists and turns, and the hardships we experienced are really beyond description.

At first, I was also confused and encountered many setbacks.

Fortunately, with the blessing of my father, I have the opportunity to continue trying.

With the help of many colleagues, we finally achieved some results.

In the future, I will be more cautious and do my best to contribute to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

I will never slack off in the slightest and will not let my father down."

As soon as these words fell, the atmosphere in the court suddenly became subtle.

It was as if an invisible wind was blowing gently, stirring everyone's heartstrings.

Ministers, look at me and I will look at you.

There seemed to be thousands of words in the eyes.

Yet they all tacitly kept their thoughts to themselves, weighing the pros and cons and relationships behind this series of events in their minds.

In fact, the conflict between Zhu Gang and Su Shu did not accumulate overnight.

Not to mention anything else, just on the issue of finance, the two people's ideas are completely opposite, and often clash with fierce sparks.

In fact, there had been some rifts between Zhu Gang and Su Shu long before that.

As the Minister of Revenue, Su Shu was in charge of the financial power of the court.

In this court, he is a very important figure.

He is a very cautious and conservative person. He always strictly follows the rules passed down by Chinese ancestors in his daily work and dares not make the slightest mistake.

Just like the old butler guarding the treasure house, keeping his eyes on it all the time.

He was afraid of making a mistake and losing Curry's treasure.

In Su Shu's view, the court's finances were a matter of great importance to the country, like a delicate mechanism that affected the entire body, and could not afford to be careless in the slightest.

Zhu Gang was young and energetic, and his mind was full of all kinds of new ideas.

He was devoted to finding some new ways to reform the Ming Dynasty's finances.

Zhu Gang always felt that sticking to the old laws would make it difficult to improve the Ming Dynasty's finances, let alone make the entire Ming Dynasty more prosperous.

Therefore, Su Shu was always wary of Zhu Gang, a vassal king who always wanted to do something new, and was always on guard against him.

They were afraid that he would mess up the finances that had been so hard to maintain. After the court session, Su Shu walked together with a few ministers who were on good terms with him.

The expressions of the several people were different, some were frowning, some were thinking about something, and it was obvious that they all had something on their mind.

Su Shu couldn't help but grumble in a low voice. He frowned and said with displeasure, "Humph, this Prince Jin, relying on his status as a vassal king, always wants to come up with some new tricks.

He didn't even think about how financial matters could be changed so easily.
Those are all major matters concerning the foundation of the country, and a single move can affect the entire body.

If something goes wrong, the money and grain in the world will be in chaos. How will we clean up the mess then? "

Han De, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who was standing next to him, hurried forward.

He bowed slightly and agreed with a flattering look on his face: "Master Su is right!

You have always kept a firm grip on the financial power, all for the stability of our Ming Dynasty. Everyone in the court knows your good intentions.

Although His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin had good intentions, he was young after all, and his ideas were a bit too aggressive.

How can we let him do whatever he wants with financial matters?

If you hadn't worked tirelessly and tirelessly in recent years, how could the court's finances be so stable?

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We must protect this hard-earned stability."

Su Shu nodded slightly, but the worry on his face did not fade away, but became even more intense.

He went on to say: "I am worried that the actions of the King of Jin will disrupt the financial order that I have carefully maintained.

If anything goes wrong financially, the responsibility will be placed on us.

By then, I'm afraid that all the status and prestige that I have accumulated in the court over the years will be lost.

There are so many eyes watching us throughout the court.

We can't make any mistakes, we have to be more careful."

Zhu Gang was also quite dissatisfied with Su Shu's old-fashioned and conservative style of doing things.

He felt that the other party was just like an old antique who only knew how to stick to the rules.

Sticking to the old ways, not knowing how to adapt at all.

In Zhu Gang's view, the Ming Dynasty was changing with each passing day.

The current situation is very different from the past. If we don’t make some changes, how can we make the Ming Dynasty more prosperous?

He had also complained about these things privately to his close associates.

That day in the study room of the palace, Zhu Gang frowned and said helplessly to his confidant Fang Wenyao: "Humph, that Su Shu only knows how to stick to the old rules!
The situation in the world is changing so fast now. If we don't make some changes, how can we improve the finances of our Ming Dynasty and make our Ming Dynasty more prosperous?

But this Su Shu is different. He feels that whatever I say is unsafe.

It's really a headache to be blocked everywhere! "

Fang Wenyao hurriedly consoled him, "Your Highness, don't be angry. Lord Su is used to being cautious.

It is understandable that it is difficult to accept Your Highness's new ideas for the time being.

But your methods, Your Highness, are all for the good of Ming Dynasty.

As time goes by, I believe Lord Su will understand your highness's painstaking efforts."

Zhu Gang just shook his head helplessly, knowing in his heart that this conflict might not be so easy to resolve.

The conflict between the two men gradually accumulated like a snowball, growing bigger and bigger amid the power game in the court and the differences in financial concepts.

As time passed, it became something that people in the court often discussed in private.

Looking at the other ministers, they all have their own thoughts.

Some of them were on good terms with Su Shu, and some of them were trying to maintain the authority of the Minister of Revenue.

Another group of officials only thought about their own interests in the court.

(End of this chapter)