Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 243: The Magical Use of Naughty Kids! Layout!

"Woooooooo..."

"Woooooooo..."

The crying of this naughty child was earth-shattering.

After receiving the letter from Zhu Yunhuan, he rushed back to the capital without stopping, traveling day and night.

I have to say that naughty kids are really energetic and can make a lot of trouble.

The journey exhausted the tax officials and soldiers who were accompanying them, but the naughty kid managed to hold on.

The reason for such a rush, of course, is because the naughty kid is frightened.

The shadow of being tortured by Zhu Yunhuan lingers in my mind.

Thinking back to the time when I was out and about, I was wandering around.

There have been many conflicts between the Commissioner of Taxation and government offices.

Although he thought that he was doing this for official business, to complete the tasks assigned by Zhu Yunhuan, and to collect taxes for the Ming Dynasty court...

But who knows what Zhu Yunhuan was thinking?
The same goes for suppressing bandits.

Even though you have found an excuse, you still have to make people admit it!

The Department of Taxation is not called the Bandit Suppression Department.

Before this, court officials had submitted memorials to impeach the Commissioner of Taxation, and of course the naughty kid knew about it.

But I was angry at the time, so I didn't care about anything and just did it.

He thought he was right.

The court eventually suppressed the impeachments.

He did not follow the advice of those officials to abolish the tax commissioner and severely punish himself.

However, the court did not commend the Commissioner of Taxation or say that he did a good job or did the right thing!
Judging from the tone of the letter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed a little angry.

This is really bad.

Now the naughty kid is much more afraid of Zhu Yunhu than his father Zhu Di.

After all, when my father beat people, he was just trying to scare them, but Zhu Yunhuan really beat them!

Or the ruthless kind.

How can I not be afraid of naughty kids?
Along the way, the naughty kid had been rushing on the road while using his little brain to desperately think of a solution.

I am doing things for Zhu Yunhuan.

Even if there is no credit, there should be credit for the hard work.

I still have to perform well in front of him.

After thinking it over, the naughty kid came up with the ultimate trick - crying!

At this moment, he hugged Zhu Yunhuan and cried so sadly!

Crying and talking at the same time.

"Brother Taisun, I heard that after you defeated the Japanese pirates along the coast, you did not return to the court but went directly to Japan. I was so worried that I did not sleep well for several days and nights."

"I was thinking, the sea is dangerous, what if something happens to my brother, the crown prince? "

"Thinking of what my brother the Grandson had told me, I secretly swore that if anything happened to my brother the Grandson, I would not live either."

"However, I will complete the task assigned by my brother, the Grandson, even if I die."

"Collect the commercial taxes from the Ming Dynasty and punish all the corrupt officials and local tyrants who hinder tax collection."

"I really tried my best... wuwuwu..."

"Woooooooo..."

"Later, I heard that my brother, the crown prince, had returned victoriously. I was so happy."

"But when I thought about the fact that I hadn't finished all of my brother's affairs, I didn't dare to return to the capital, and continued to work day and night outside."

"Brother Taisun, do you know how much I have suffered...how much I have endured...wuwuwu..."

The naughty child imitated the adults and began to cry while counting what he had done and what achievements he had made.

One by one, all of them are listed one by one.

While speaking, of course, he will not forget to boast that he is the most loyal, the most dedicated, and the most capable person in heaven and on earth.

Unparalleled throughout history.

When he talked about the hardships and fatigue he had endured, he cried tears like rain and their flow formed a river.

I have to say that the naughty kid is quite talented in this area.

Of course, it is also because of my young age.

It is easy for adults to have preconceived ideas, thinking that only adults will pretend, perform, and say things that are not what they mean.

Children are sincere, innocent and will not lie.

In fact, quite the opposite.

Human beings are born with the talent for performance.

Children are better performers than adults.

Newborn babies know that crying can get them milk, care and love, so they are already very good at acting out their crying.

As they grew older, when they were two or three years old, and then four or five years old, they could perform all kinds of acting skills with ease, without the need for adults to teach them.

On the contrary, adults gradually lose the ability to perform as they age.

For example, getting toys and snacks by performing "crying" is a natural talent that almost all children have.

They can cry when they want to cry and laugh when they want to laugh.

The transition between crying and laughing is effortless.

But most adults can't act it out.

The "natural powers" of the past no longer exist.

The naughty child was still very young at this time and had not yet lost his ability to cry like a child.

What's more, he has a great talent for acting.

The performance at this moment was truly superb.

The fake has become real!

"Okay, stop acting."

At first, Zhu Yunhuan found it somewhat amusing to watch him cry and listen to him talk, but gradually he became annoyed.

"You have made great contributions to the taxation department's tax collection."

"But you've also caused a lot of trouble."

"I will give you two choices. One is to reward merits and the other is to punish faults."

"Reward your merits first, then punish your mistakes."

The naughty kid suddenly felt like something was going to go terribly wrong.

Fortunately, Zhu Yunxun changed the subject the next moment and said, "Secondly, the merits and demerits offset each other. Considering your diligence..."

"I choose to offset my merits and demerits!" The naughty kid made the choice before he could finish his words.

"Thank you, Brother Taisun!"

"Brother Taisun is the best to me!"

"I will always be loyal to my brother, the Grandson!"

The naughty kid, who was just crying and complaining about how much suffering he had endured and how much effort he had put in, changed his face as quickly as Sichuan Opera face-changing.

The tears at the corners of his eyes haven't dried yet, but his face is already filled with smiles, a bright smile!

He doesn't care whether he gets rewarded or not.

Anyway, you've been out playing for so long, don't be too happy.

As long as I am not punished or beaten when I come back, everything will be fine.

Hearing Zhu Yunhuan's words at this moment, a stone fell from his heart. He was so happy that he couldn't help but cheer.

A smile appeared on Zhu Yunxun's lips.

Naughty kids are still easy to coax.

Just a few words made him not even want the reward.

However, this is also because Zhu Gaoxu, as the son of Prince of Yan, has lacked nothing since childhood and has everything he wants, so naturally he is not interested in rewards.

Other officials work hard and devote themselves to public service in order to get promoted and to achieve success. But as for the naughty kids, they do it for fun, to be happy, and to escape the pain of going to school!
Zhu Yunhuan knew all about this and had the naughty kid under control.

"Brother Taisun summoned me back. Is there something wrong?"

Seeing that he would not be punished, the naughty kid in a good mood immediately asked impatiently.

He thought a lot on the way. Why did his brother the Crown Prince urgently summon him back to the capital?
That's why the more I think about it, the more scared I become.

"I heard that you are fighting bandits everywhere. I'm worried that something might happen to you." Zhu Yunhuan smiled slightly, pretending to be concerned, staring at Zhu Gaoxu from head to toe.

"Not bad. It's been a while since we last met. You've grown a lot taller and got tanned. It looks like you've been through a lot out there."

After wandering around in the sun every day, the once fair-skinned kid has now become as dark as a coal ball.

"I called you back because I found a teacher for you and planned to have him teach you well..."

"What?" The naughty kid was struck by lightning.

Didn’t you just agree not to punish me?
How come I have to find a teacher to teach me how to read?

If this isn't punishment, then what is?

This is the most severe and terrible punishment.

Brother Taisun, you are not trustworthy!

The naughty child cried and said, "Brother Taisun, I don't want to study. Or you can just beat me with a stick?"

Zhu Yunxun laughed: "You didn't do anything wrong, why should I hit you with a stick?"

"Brother Taisun, I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken the tax commissioner to suppress the bandits..." the naughty child explained hurriedly.

He always believed in his heart that Zhu Yunhuan did it on purpose.

Is there anything in the world more terrifying and terrible than reading?

"I'm not trying to punish you." Zhu Yunhuan smiled and shook his head.

“As time goes on, the tax collection work of the tax department will become more and more complicated.”

"Since you are in charge of the tax department, you must be knowledgeable."

"Let me ask you, how do you tax a batch of goods and how do you correctly value it? Do you know how to do it?"

"Can you take a quick look and calculate the tax value?"

"If you don't know these, how can you do a good job as a tax commissioner?"

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned.

He only knew how to fight and kill, and the tax commissioner always let his subordinates do the work of calculating and collecting taxes.

Hearing Zhu Yunhuan's question, the naughty kid suddenly fell silent.

On the one hand, he thought being the tax commissioner was quite interesting and he wanted to continue doing it.

But on the other hand, I really don’t want to study.

Zhu Yunhuan saw the look on the boy's face and knew the time was ripe, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "The tax commissioner is responsible for collecting taxes, and suppressing bandits is not his job."

"I plan to reorganize the Ministry of Justice and set up a special anti-bandit department in the Ministry of Justice to suppress bandits."

Upon hearing this, the naughty kid's eyes lit up.

"Brother Taisun, I want to go to the Ministry of Justice, I want to go to the Ministry of Justice!"

I've been waiting for you to say this.

In the past, the reason why the naughty kid was put in charge of the Taxation Commissioner was mainly to use his status to take on tough tasks and do jobs that would make him take the blame and offend others.

Now, all the obstacles in the past have been removed.

The tax department is on the right track.

The focus of subsequent taxation work is institutionalization, standardization, and specialization...

Taxation is a technical job, and the naughty kid is obviously not suitable to continue serving as the head of the Taxation Department.

The Ministry of Justice has to fight tough battles to eliminate bandits and thieves across the country, and this kind of thing is very suitable for him.

Zhu Yunhuan pretended to be hesitant and said, "The Ministry of Justice must wipe out all the thieves in the country, including the local hooligans in each city and the remnants of the White Lotus Sect. No one should be spared."

"You are responsible for a huge responsibility. Are you up to the task?"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately shouted: "I am sure I can do it, Brother Crown Prince, believe me."

Zhu Yunhuan added, "But the work in the Ministry of Justice is dirty and tiring, and you have to fight bandits everywhere, which is dangerous... You suffered so much in the Taxation Department to deal with bandits, and I'm afraid it's not a good idea to let you go to the Ministry of Justice now... Alas... How can I bear to let my cousin suffer like this?"

"Forget it, you'd better forget about going to the Ministry of Justice and go study."

"Study hard and you won't have to suffer."

As soon as these words came out, the naughty kid got completely angry.

"It's not hard or tiring, I love it. Brother Taisun, please, just let me go."

Zhu Yunhuan glanced at him and said, "But you just said that your life was hard and tiring, and you suffered a lot."

"I...I...what I just said...was all lies. Suppressing bandits is so much fun. It's not hard or tiring at all." The naughty kid couldn't care less and told the truth.

"Really?" Zhu Yunhuan looked unconvinced.

"Really." The naughty kid patted his chest and assured.

Zhu Yunhuan looked deep in thought.

The naughty kid was extremely anxious.

"Brother Taisun, as long as I can go to the Ministry of Justice, I am willing to do anything."

He kept begging.

Zhu Yunhuan ignored him and continued thinking.

After a long while, he finally gave in as if he couldn't bear the 'begging' anymore and said, "Okay, after all, you are my cousin."

"As a brother, I always have to take care of you."

"How about this, if you are willing to sign a military order and promise not to quit halfway, and promise to wipe out all the thieves in the country within three years, otherwise, you will accept severe punishment. I will let you go to the Ministry of Justice."

Zhu Yunxun looked at him with a smile: "How about it, are you willing to write?"

"I'll write it!" Zhu Gaoxu jumped up excitedly and said hurriedly, "Yes! Yes! I'm willing!"

After saying this, he immediately asked someone to bring paper and ink and signed a military order.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, the main purpose of this thing is not to really convict naughty children.

But only with this thing will the naughty kids "work hard".

Zhu Gaoxu was still young.

But it was precisely because of this that Zhu Yunhuan felt that using him was very cost-effective.

One is to let court officials adapt to having younger royal relatives come out to do things.

With the naughty kid as a prelude, court officials would not look down on Zhu Yunhuan because of his age.

In a group, if there is only one child around fourteen or fifteen years old, and the rest are adults, or even middle-aged and elderly people, everyone will subconsciously ignore the child and will find it more difficult to accept the child leading them.

On the contrary, if there are two or more children in the group, and they all have a higher status in the group, everyone will focus their attention on the youngest and most mischievous child.

For another relatively reliable child, they will feel a sense of identification, thinking that the older child has grown up and become an adult!
This is the role of Zhu Gaoxu.

The more he acted out of control, the more the court ministers disliked him. Then the ministers would think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was only slightly older than Zhu Gaoxu, was still quite good.

That's human psychology.

Parents who only raise one child will still feel that their child is too old even when the child becomes an adult.

On the contrary, once a second child is born, people will immediately think that the eldest child is older and more sensible, and the focus should be on taking care of the younger one.

Zhu Gaoxu's official position could help Zhu Yunhuan attract a lot of attention, making officials all over the world identify more with Zhu Yunhuan through "comparison".

In addition, although Zhu Gaoxu was a naughty child, he was actually very smart and could still get things done.

And he dares to offend people!

All the civil and military officials in the court were offended by the naughty kid.

Next, the Ministry of Justice will have to fight a "tough battle", and it needs a "leader" who is brave and daring enough to fight.

According to historical records, military generals are always stupid and dumb.

Simple mind, well-developed limbs.

But in fact, war is the highest form of human struggle and the crystallization of countless wisdom, not just courage.

How could a general who could command thousands of troops in battle and win be really stupid?
It’s just because history books are written by literati, so they write the literati as being particularly smart and the military generals as being particularly stupid.

Totally out of touch with reality!
In history, Zhu Gaoxu was very good at leading troops in battles, and was deeply loved by Zhu Di. Naturally, he was also an extremely intelligent person.

Of course, Zhu Yunhuan would still have someone keep an eye on the naughty child.

Moreover, since Zhu Gaoxu was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, he would no longer be allowed to leave Beijing at will.

Doing things under your own nose can also prevent naughty children from causing any big trouble.

When necessary, he might even be asked to take the blame for himself.

After collecting the military order, Zhu Yunxun asked with a smile, "I heard that you have a man named Ji Gang under your command?"

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(End of this chapter)