Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 657 Everyone has a book to read

"I heard that this morning, Dad walked away without saying a word until he was halfway up the court?"

In Bifeng Imperial Villa, Zhu Su was drinking with his two brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Fan in a pavilion in the mountains.The morning court meeting in the morning was just a small court meeting, and the three brothers did not participate. However, even so, the three people were in charge of the actual power of the government, and someone would surely spread the news to their ears.Zhu Su asked Zhu Biao about this matter, not only because he was puzzled by Lao Zhu's actions, but also to show that the brothers talked about everything and there was no estrangement.

After all, Lao Zhu had a clear distinction between love and hate. When courtiers argued about something in front of him, he would always punish him on the spot and never put it aside and leave directly.He suddenly made such a thought-provoking action, which really made Monk Zhanger confused.

"Oh, it doesn't matter, dad is not really angry." Zhu Biao has been the prince for more than ten years. He is much more experienced and experienced in the emperor's thoughts than Zhu Su and Zhu Hong. "Dad is using a deception. He deliberately lets the two factions in the court and China figure out his thoughts, so that he can catch those people all at once."

"Lao Wu, do you know the origins of these people who suddenly stand up to support your maritime affairs?"

"Oh, what's wrong with this?" It was Zhu Fan who answered. In the past few years, he had devoted himself to research, and his sensitivity and intelligence towards politics had not been lost. "It's not just for those merchants. The merchants are the ones who are most anxious when the maritime affairs are put on hold."

"There are already rumors in the city that because Yushitai is boycotting maritime affairs, my father has decided to simply designate Fengming Continent as a fiefdom for me, the Prince of the Zhu family, and no one else is allowed to get involved."

"The Zhao family and the Shen family that are now allowed to go to Fengmingzhou for exploration are merchants who are close to you, Lao Wu, which makes them more convinced of this idea. Now these merchants are afraid that the treasure of Fengmingzhou will be lost to them, so naturally I am eager to overthrow the conservatives so that I can continue to position Fengmingzhou as a national policy and let them get a share of the pie."

"Those high-ranking court officials were just appointed by these merchants..."

"What the third brother said, the whip penetrates the inside." Zhu Biao praised and poured a bowl of tea for Zhu Fan himself.He put down the tea cup, a look of worry on his face. "I, an official of the Ming Dynasty, should have been acting on behalf of the herdsmen of heaven, asking for orders for the people. But now, I am controlled by the merchants and driven by the merchants."

"Although they have the same thoughts as my father on maritime matters, if they can make the conservatives give in willingly, it will be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty. But... we are subject to merchants, so I, the Ming Dynasty, don't want such officials."

"There's nothing we can do about it." Zhu Su sighed. "Although the world is at peace, people still don't have much food left in their homes. If there are men, they are often a rare strong labor force in the family. There are still few people who can provide a scholar with their own efforts?"

"Only accepting financial support from merchants is the simplest and easiest way for those who are interested in studying. Since you have received favors from others, it is appropriate to repay them..."

"If we want to completely cure this disease, we still need to make the people rich and the country more prosperous. Then we can naturally set up countless free private schools so that everyone can study. Every household does not need to use children as labor, children are all But if you study in a private school and understand the truth, you can better carry forward our Chinese culture in the future..."

Zhu Su's words made Zhu Biao leisurely and fascinated.Everyone can read and everyone has books to read. How powerful is this nation and country?It took a long time for Zhu Biao to get out of the Ming Dynasty where everyone had books to read. He smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, I also know that the root of this problem lies in the lack of education in my Ming Dynasty."

"But if everyone has to read... it's still too far away within a short period of time."

"But now the tendency of merchants to interfere in the government affairs has emerged. In any case, this trend cannot last long. My father is ignoring it for the time being, just because he wants to catch all the courtiers who take orders from the merchants." "In the future, all officials in the court will naturally know how to weigh and weigh. Severity."

Zhu Su nodded in approval.Although killing chickens to scare monkeys does not cure the root cause, it can temporarily treat the symptoms.In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it was true that wealthy merchants from Jiangnan used various intricate relationships to control the government.Lao Zhu is well aware of the history of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally hates this situation. Even the officials who come forward today are mostly just trying to figure out what he, the emperor, wants.

Therefore, it is common sense to want to eliminate these officials.Nowadays, there is a need for a large number of civil servants in all directions. These prisoners are assigned to various places and can shine more brightly than in the Ming Dynasty.

"Those are just minor affairs of the court. What is the general situation of maritime affairs depends more on the actual interests." Zhu Fan said to Zhu Su. "How is your corn doing now? Is it possible to ensure a good harvest?"

"This is the top priority now. If there is a good harvest of corn, then going to Fengmingzhou to benefit the country and the people will be unquestionable. Let me warn you, our Longjiang Shipyard has already built a dozen new ships... If the matter of going to sea is really disturbed by these conservatives, the ships built by our Longjiang factory will be in vain."

"In order to build ships, our shipyard borrowed a lot of money from Daming Bank... If you can't afford these ships, brother, I will sell them."

"The corn bet can only be won but not lost, did you know that?"

"I know, I know... Third brother, don't worry. I happen to have an expert in handling crops here. The yield of corn per acre is so great that even the censors who take care of it are convinced!" Zhu Su said with a smile.

"An expert in handling crops?" Zhu Biao became interested.Throughout the dynasties, people with expertise in farming have undoubtedly been the talents most needed by the country.Even if it can increase the yield of one stone per acre of land, if it is promoted nationwide, it will bring huge benefits to the country.Seeing Zhu Biao's eagerness for talent, Zhu Su smiled: "Brother, don't worry, you also know the man who helps the younger brother with the corn."

"If it's not our good nephew Tiezhu, who else could it be?"

"Tiezhu?" Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, as if he could not have imagined how Zhu Shouqian, who was a loner in his childhood, became an expert in tending crops.

Zhu Su smiled and explained one by one. It turned out that when he was at Bifeng Imperial Manor, it was Zhu Shouqian and Li Jinglong who were the first to accompany him here.Li Jinglong has a restless temper, hitting here and there with a hammer and a stick. He has learned a little bit about economics, military physics, and general knowledge but not mastery; and this Zhu Shouqian may be caused by the farming genes deep in the heart of the old Zhu family, but he actually has trouble with vegetable greenhouses, He has a soft spot for knowledge on crop hybridization, grafting, etc.

He was originally solitary and unsociable, so he plunged into this knowledge and no longer cared about anything else.Because of his good friendship with Yao Guangxiao, he learned a lot of Buddhism and became more reclusive, working only in the imperial village every day.If Zhu Su hadn't recommended himself this time when Zhu Su was selecting farmers to take care of corn in Huangzhuang, Zhu Su wouldn't even know that his nephew had become a master of agriculture.

But remembering that Zhu Shouqian once contradicted Lao Zhu in history and gave up his title as a king, only willing to farm land for a commoner, Zhu Su felt that this matter was very reasonable.

(End of this chapter)