Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 54 The current emperor is a saint!

sunset.

Several ox carts slowly drove out of the palace.

Just like a few days ago, Xia Zhibai drove into the imperial city quietly.

It didn't attract anyone's attention.

On the ox cart, Zhu Yuanzhang looked like an old farmer, which did not seem out of place at all. However, Zhu Biao, with his fair complexion, did not look like one.

Neither the father nor the son cared about their image. They just sat on the haystack and ordered the Jinyiwei who were driving the car to move forward.

The ox cart moved forward and drove out of the city.

Yingtian Prefecture is too prosperous.

It's too easy to be blinded.

Zhu Yuanzhang held a rice seedling in his hand, constantly looking at it and pondering. He was actually not sure what Xia Zhibai said.

Is it really possible that such an ordinary rice seedling can increase the yield by 10% to 20% compared to ordinary rice seedlings?
How did Xia Zhibai do it?

And those potatoes, and the sweet potatoes and corn that Xia Zhibai mentioned, are they really that productive and magical?

Zhu Yuanzhang was full of doubts.

If the world could really cultivate it.

I don’t know how many people can be saved.

Zhu Biao was not very interested in the rice seedlings.

He was holding another book in his hand at the moment. He had finished reading Water Margin and was now reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

I just have doubts in my heart.

Why did Xia Zhibai take out these two books?

When his father heard Xia Zhibai's words, his expression suddenly changed.
he knows.

The reasons are in the book.

Zhu Yuanzhang watered the rice seedlings to prevent them from dying.

Seeing Zhu Biao reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" intently, he couldn't help but shook his head and roughly guessed what Zhu Biao was thinking.

But Zhu Biao guessed wrong this time.

The truth is not in the books, but in the mind of the emperor.

The book is not important.

The choice Xia Zhibai asked him to make was very simple.

Country and home.

If I continue to do as I please, then rebellion will be justified.

Xia Zhibai will rebel.

If you treat the world as your home, appoint talented people to positions of power, put people's livelihood first, and change some of the policies you have formulated, you can win the hearts of the people and make the scholars of the world work hard for the Ming Dynasty until their death.

Rather than just minding their own business and fighting for power and profit.

This principle.

He would not explain to Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao needed to understand this truth himself.

Zhu Biao also knew this, so he did not ask actively, but tried to understand it by reading books.

Soon.

The bullock cart stopped.

Zhu Yuanzhang also got off the ox cart.

Standing beside the green fields, Zhu Yuanzhang's mind calmed down completely.

Smelling the fragrance of the soil and the scent of the green grass in the fields, he showed a naive smile like an old farmer on his face.

March is the month of warm spring and farming is busy.

His ox cart was in great demand. Whenever he pulled it to the fields, there would always be farmers coming forward to ask for his help in plowing the fields.

He would not take care of it personally, and left it to the several Jinyiwei who accompanied Zhu Biao. Now these people are specifically responsible for plowing the fields for others.

After a while, Zhu Biao negotiated the price.

Zhu Yuanzhang was just like an old farmer, pulling a water buffalo beside him and walking towards his employer's fields, feeling the local life.

After walking forward for a while, I arrived at a small courtyard.

The eaves are not high.

Before he got close, Zhu Yuanzhang saw a green vegetable field in the yard, surrounded by a fence, and several big roosters were pecking at the ground with their heads down.

Seeing this lively farm scene, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly relaxed his expression, then took off his shoes, and like an ordinary old farmer, drove the buffalo to the field nearby.

The Jinyiwei who were following them also hurriedly installed the plow on the buffalo and went to the fields to plow the land. Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the employer with his hands in his pockets and chatted with him casually.

He is older.

I can't stand this kind of work.

He sat on the edge of the field and chatted with the old man who hired him. When he heard the old man talking about Zhu Biao, he said proudly, "That's the eldest son in our family."

"He is filial and upright. He has studied for a few years and is very knowledgeable and insightful. He has helped us with many things over the years and is very sensible."

"We have a few boys, the second, third and fourth, who are both talented in literature and martial arts, and have great abilities. Now they are all in the army, serving the emperor." When talking about his own boys, Zhu Yuanzhang was full of boasting, not to mention how complacent and proud he was.

As they chatted, they started talking about the past.

When the current emperor was mentioned, the old man also grinned and nodded, saying: "It's good to serve the emperor. My third son is also in the military guard station. I sent him there personally. I just want him to help your majesty kill some Yuan dogs for me."

When talking about Yuan Gou, the old man's eyes were filled with anger.

"My ancestors were all farmers and have always lived in Yingtian Prefecture. I have been ruled by those Yuan dogs for most of my life."

"Those Yuan dogs are not human! They are worse than pigs! They divide people into different classes. In their eyes, we Han people are no different from livestock!"

When he said this, the old man's eyes became red and swollen, as if he was recalling the humiliating past.

"I don't know where you are from, but I know how happy the people nearby were when the emperor entered Yingtian Prefecture."

“It’s just like Chinese New Year.”

"We all wanted to give all the food to the current emperor!"

"Many of today's younger generations have never seen the chaos of war. In those days, who cared about the lives of ordinary people?"

"Those soldiers came into the city with only one word in mind: loot!"

"Several waves of people passed through Yingtian Prefecture in the past, including the Mongols, Zhang Shicheng's bandits, and bandits. They were all the same when they came here, they all robbed."

"Rob the food, rob the money, rob the women!"

The old man gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay if they just robbed someone. If someone dared to provoke them, they would kill them directly."

"These are troubled times."

"Human life is not even as valuable as a dog's!"

"But our old man Hongwu is different!" the old man said with saliva flying, his face full of excitement and excitement, as if he saw the scene of that year again and saw hope.

"After entering the city, Emperor Hongwu issued a notice to reassure the people, which stated that anyone who dared to rob or harass the people would be beheaded!"

"The emperor's army entered the city without any harm, and didn't steal a single penny from the people!"

"And after the settlement, they redistributed the land to us. All my land had been taken away by the landlords and gentry before, but they returned it all to me that year, and even gave me a lot more."

"The fields you are plowing now were basically given by Emperor Hongwu in the past."

"Where in the world is there such a good emperor?"

"At that time, all the scholars on the street were saying, what is the king's teacher? This is the king's teacher!"

"The current emperor is truly a saint!"

"..."

The old man spoke with great emotion and was full of praise for Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's face was as red as if he had eaten honey, and he felt so happy in his heart.

He did not ask this time, but just heard the people's praise for him. These words could not be false, and were much more pleasing to the ear than any memorial from any minister.

It’s also much more believable.

These are the people under his rule.

This is the evaluation and recognition that Zhu Yuanzhang deserves from the people of the world.

He loves the people!
And he is deeply loved by the people.

(End of this chapter)