eldest son of Ming dynasty

Zhu Houzhao had heard about the extravagance of salt merchants in his previous life, so he was a little curious on the way there. Could Huiyanji's owner, You Sanchun, be able to build another palace with so much care?
However, in fact, the building does not have the earthy flavor of splendor, but is full of antique dignity.

This foothold is built around the lake. The outside of the courtyard is surrounded by whitewashed walls, with green willows hanging all around. There are three hanging flower gatehouses at the entrance, and there are corridors on all sides. The courtyard is connected by a corridor and is decorated with rocks. It was originally thought to be built by the lake. When we got inside, we found that it was integrated with the lake.

The lake is crystal clear, and the green bricks and tiles, brackets and flying eaves are vividly depicted. On the lake, lotus flowers are clustered and swaying in the wind, making it a scene like poetry and painting.

After crossing the first courtyard and reaching the backyard, you can see a rockery standing there. It should be hollow in the center, and there are unique bamboo pipes to guide the water flow down, and then disperse it into several small streams, like a waterfall, full of agility and nature.

After entering the main hall, you can see the exquisite wood carving craftsmanship. Whether it is the auspicious dragons and phoenixes on the pillars, or the auspicious clouds and auspicious animals on the beams, they are all vivid and realistic.

Along the way, there is no gold or silver in the rockeries, lakes, lotuses, or wood carvings, but everything seems precious.

Even the cups used to serve the emperor when he sat down were as white and delicate as suet.

When I sat by the window, I felt the breeze blowing and the blue waves washing like water. Then I looked carefully and saw a boatman driving a small boat to interact with the water and the sky.

Zhu Houzhao, a later generation, experienced the top beauty of ancient literati and elegant guests.

And You Sanchun, who had brought out so many good things, could not even enter the courtyard where the emperor stayed.

This was really embarrassing, so after a while, You Zhi came outside the courtyard and said, "You Dong's family, get ready to meet the driver."

You Sanchun's heart trembled, and she saluted You Zhi, "Thank you, father-in-law."

"No need to be polite. The emperor will summon important officials in the court soon. No matter what the Youdong family says, they must be concise and to the point."

"Yes."

With her status, she probably never dreamed that she could reach this day and meet the emperor.

So she was a little nervous, but in order to prepare for this day, she had practiced some etiquette dozens of times after asking people to teach her.

She followed You Zhi and walked in with her head lowered. When she reached the place, she didn't dare to look. She knelt down and said, "Young daughter You Sanchun, please see your majesty."

"Are the boatmen you saw through the window the fishermen who originally lived here, or are they the people you found specially?"

You Zhi was already standing sideways with her head lowered and her eyes closed. What fate would come next could only depend on her own luck.

You Sanchun didn't expect that the emperor's first question would be this, and what's the big deal?
However, ordinary people did not dare to deceive the emperor easily. She paused and said: "To answer to Your Majesty, it is the servants in the house of common women. They are all old people who have been using them for many years, otherwise the common women would not dare to use them."

"Oh, let me go back then. I've seen it, and the artistic conception is quite good."

"As long as His Majesty likes it."

"It's a place where people live, so how can you like it or not."

"If Your Majesty likes it, the daughter of the people should be presented to His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao didn't answer this sentence, "Anyway, I'm sorry for asking you to bother. Yang Shen should have looked for you before. I'm only staying for a few days, so don't spend too much money."

"Yes, Attendant Yang has already told the daughter of the people everything. The women of the people do not dare to disobey the holy will, but after all, His Majesty is the Lord of all powers, and the women of the people do not dare to neglect."

"Well. Your Huiyan reporter business should be pretty good, right? Is there any problem?"

Zhu Houzhao felt that the reason why You Sanchun bothered so much was because he still wanted something.

"Thanks to His Majesty, the little business run by the women can still be maintained in recent days."

"Is there really no problem?"

You Zhi is now becoming more and more skilled at finding opportunities. He stepped forward and reminded, "You Dong family, Your Majesty has all the people in your heart. The You Dong family are also people of the Ming Dynasty. If you have real difficulties, just report it to Your Majesty."

You Sanchun still didn't dare, "People's women are lowly, and they don't dare to disturb the Holy Master's leisure time with trivial matters."

You Zhi glanced at the emperor, and when he nodded, he said no more.

"If not, then there won't be. You Zhi, ask Yang Shen to see her off."

"Yes."

After a while, all the ministers filed in.The only thing missing was Gu Renyi.

Zhu Houzhao asked, "What happened to Gu Yishan?"

"Back to Your Majesty." Jin Gui stepped forward, "He has been restless these days. After thinking about it, he went back to write a letter to Liu Jian on the way here." "Write a letter? What letter are you writing? "

"This is what I reported to you about the bullying of big households between counties and villages. He wrote to Liu Zhongcheng, asking him to take charge of the overall situation and provide justice to the people."

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect this.

Gu Renyi is really Gu Renyi.

The emperor turned to Song Heng and said, "On my way down here, I saw the great governance in Shandong and also saw that the countryside is still disorderly. You are probably indispensable here."

"Wei Chen understands that starting from this year, Wei Chen will follow the instructions and gradually investigate and clean up."

“What you say you must do.”

"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

The emperor smiled and crossed his arms, and then said something else meaningfully: "Look at the furnishings here. Today is an eye-opener for us. From here, we will move to Yangzhou, Yingtian, Nanzhili, and Hangzhou." ... Along the way, there must be a gathering of people and a hundred flowers blooming. It has been a prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, and the people of the world are outstanding here.

I have been thinking about it all the time.Our ancestors gave preferential treatment to the gentry, and I have also given preferential treatment to wealthy businessmen in the past ten years. The gentry and wealthy businessmen have enjoyed all the prosperity in the world, but the silver in the treasury of the Ming Dynasty was collected by ordinary people piece by piece. "

It's a bit confusing to say this, and I don't know what the emperor has in mind.The country provides good education for scholars. What’s wrong with this?

"Does His Majesty intend to further reduce taxes and levies for the people?"

"No," the emperor waved his hand, "I thought that when I first came to the throne, the imperial treasury was not as rich as it is today. After several reforms, it finally showed results. But haven't you, my beloved, noticed that our Ming Dynasty annexed the land? The disease has penetrated into the bone marrow, and everyone is using various methods to evade the court's taxes by occupying, buying and selling, and donating.

Especially in recent years, after the lifting of the sea ban, the number of wealthy households in Jiangnan has greatly increased. With money, they can provide for their children to study. After studying and gaining fame, that is, having both money and fame, and then not having to go to school. Pay taxes. "

There is a memorial that has been in Zhu Houzhao's arms for two months.

That was presented by Jiang Yong, the chief envoy of Zhejiang Province.

The contents worried him.

The evolution of history has always been dynamically adjusted. The Ming Dynasty at this time is no longer the Ming Dynasty in Zhu Houzhao's memory.

The influx of massive silver had a huge impact on Jiangnan.When Chinese people get rich, they like to buy land.Now that there are many rich people, what will it be like?
No one has done any research, but I think the concentration of land has accelerated greatly in recent years.

So he was worried, and because of his worry, he had been waiting for the opportunity, waiting to be presented at the right time.

"I thought that the court's preferential treatment would finally make these people feel grateful, but look, even Gu Yishan can't bear it, let alone me?" The emperor's tone suddenly turned serious, "Local officials never report to me. I don’t know if they know that rich families and wealthy families enjoy preferential treatment from the court while bullying the common people."

boom!
The emperor grabbed the two books on the table and smashed them on the ground.

"If they cross the line, don't blame me for being unkind."

Several ministers immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

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The emperor was in a bad mood and soon kicked everyone out again.

When You Zhi went to wait on you, you could only say good things, "Your Majesty is here to calm down the anger, but don't get angry. I heard that You Dong's family has prepared dance music, so I will show my filial piety again."

The emperor glared at him, making his calves tremble slightly.

"Send someone to find out what this woman wants."

You Zhi was puzzled, "His Majesty already asked today, didn't she say nothing?"

"The most expensive thing is not to speak. I see that they are extremely extravagant, and maybe their appetite has increased." Zhu Houzhao's tone became rude, "If it is reasonable, I will not say much. If the desire is hard to satisfy, then It’s hard for gods to save you.”

Logically speaking, if someone has prepared such a good place, even if there is something, they should not have such great murderous intent.

Yes, from a human perspective, this is the case.

But from the perspective of being an emperor, it cannot be like this. Sometimes you have to not only do it, but also do it neatly.

There has never been such a thing as a house that bought the emperor's heart.

The imperial power is towering above, so tall and dazzling that it is actually the light reflected by the blood.