Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"My father must have had some guidance from an expert at that time."

Zhang Xin's words suddenly reminded Zhu Di again.

He didn't quite understand why the late emperor would spend so much energy on a book of law.

In order to provide a way for the common people to seek help, there is more than just the law.

Now I finally understand.

My goodness, his father used a book of laws to restrain the civil officials for more than 20 years.

Although his father's starting point was mainly for the people, the person who proposed his father to do this might not have the same reason as he does now.

How can a rough guy who only knows how to fight secure his throne? It requires a lot of skills and methods.

“There must be a reason why you can conquer the world.

Dad studies law, so let’s study other books besides law.

During the hundred years before the Yuan Dynasty, many books from previous dynasties were lost.

What a pity.

There may be rare copies hidden among the people.”

Even if it was just to revise the book, Xu was also yearning for it. The thousands of years of inheritance must not be interrupted in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise he would become a sinner for all eternity.

"Astronomy, geography, yin and yang, medicine, divination, monks, and arts. Just name one, and it would take decades to study."

Zhang Xin seized the opportunity and made another suggestion.

"Are the classics, history, and miscellaneous works more important?"

Zhu Gaochi didn't expect Zhang Xin's idea to be so big, it was just a little off the track.

"As for the scholars, they are supposed to be well-versed in classics, history, and literature in order to pass the examinations and become officials. Doesn't that make it an easy test?

It was completed in just a few months, so isn't that just a pure boost to their reputation?"

Zhang Xin asked back.

Writing books and establishing academic knowledge is the dream of scholars.

Not to mention the books written at public expense organized by the royal family.

If it's not difficult, it won't take up much of other people's time or energy.

"Yes, Xin'er is right. It's best if we don't say what the final result will be and let them play their own role.

It was done. The emperor said no, two nos, three nos, and then added one, two, three, and three.

No one wants to give up halfway.

It is enough for those who seek fame and reputation to spend more than ten years on this. But those who truly love books are willing to spend decades on this.

The emperor appointed a leader and asked him to gather people to repair it.

Who can enter and who cannot enter? Ultimately, people’s hearts are not united.

Then we can defeat them one by one."

Xu touched Zhang Xin's head to express her appreciation and smiled in a particularly wicked way.

"My queen is so majestic!!!"

Zhu Di clapped his hands and applauded.

"My mother will live forever—"

Zhang Xin also quickly offered the freshest flattery.

Zhang Xin remembered clearly all the categories of the set of books compiled by his father-in-law after he ascended the throne. After the book was completed, the literati went crazy.

The rating couldn't be higher.

Needless to say, the classics, history, and literature in the content are the specialties of the literati.

The ones she mentioned are more beneficial to people's livelihood.

At this time in the previous life, Xu was there, and Zhang Xin was just a royal daughter-in-law who knew little about state affairs.

He did not attend such small family gatherings related to government affairs.

I was surprised for a long time that my father-in-law asked someone to repair a book.

It was obvious that the emperor did not like literati very much, but he actually used so many of them to work for the royal family and provided them with good food and drink.

Among those literati, there are many troublemakers who plotted rebellion and came to power.

When Xie Jin first started, he gathered hundreds of people who worked day and night to read ancient books and search for information. After working for almost a year, they compiled a draft of a book called "The Complete Works of Literature".

Xie Jin was extremely proud and quickly took it to present the treasure to his father-in-law.

In the end, the father-in-law only said: "It's not quite there yet."

It didn't specify where the problem was.

Later, it seemed that Zhu Gaochi went to answer Xie Jin's questions and resolved his doubts, and by the way, he thoroughly aroused Xie Jin's fighting spirit.

In order to convince the emperor, Xie Jin later integrated a total of 2,196 people, including Yao Guangxiao, Zheng Ci, and Liu Jichi.

It took seven full years to create the Yongle Encyclopedia, which could be passed down through the ages.

It turns out that this was my mother-in-law's idea.

If I remember correctly, this might be the foundation stone that my mother-in-law laid for my father-in-law's Yongle Dynasty.

Just because of the "Yongle Encyclopedia", the father-in-law's status in the hearts of literati has risen a lot, and he is no longer just a pure warrior.

Even though my father-in-law later launched a large-scale conquest and organized such face-saving projects as having all Western nations come to pay tribute.

The Yongle Dynasty was still stable.

All the problems accumulated until the Xuande period when they broke out.

"It's too early to be happy. Where is the money for the capital's relocation? Where is the food after the relocation? We have only talked about the beginning. The rest is the big part."

The whole family was very excited, but Zhu Gaochi could only be the one to pour cold water on them.

The manpower and financial resources required for moving the capital are not the most difficult problem. The biggest problem is food.

The capital is originally located in the south of the Yangtze River, where food is abundant. So many dynasties have made the capital their capital because of its rich resources.

The grain production in the north is really low. This is not a problem that can be solved by human power; it is purely a matter of climate.

The capital city is not a grain-producing area.

Moving the capital was a huge project, and when the emperor moved there, he naturally had to bring all the court officials and garrison troops with him.

That’s the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people.

Food is the most important thing for people. If even eating is a problem, what else can we talk about?

Although grain from the south can be transported there, the loss from land transportation is high and the transportation time is long.

In the past, my royal grandfather suffered a great loss because of transporting grain by land.

The canal for water transportation is blocked and it is a huge project to clear it.

When my great-grandfather wanted to move the capital to Xi'an, he had almost reached the last step. However, the former crown prince was killed, and my great-grandfather had lost his energy and spirit, so the plan to move the capital was abandoned.

Zhu Gaochi felt that if the opposition was too loud, he might end up dying.

However, his importance in his father's heart should not be as great as that of the former crown prince in the emperor's grandfather's heart.

Maybe I can save the dog's life?

"Just take it step by step. You won't become a fat man by eating this one bite."

Xu didn't think so.

It is said that all things are difficult at the beginning, but once you get started, they are not difficult.

Problems always exist, just solve them one by one.

"The 500,000 men of Timur can be divided into two parts. One part can be left in the capital, and the other part can be used to dredge the canal. This way, we won't need to recruit a large number of civilians for manpower."

Zhang Xin had already had a plan and brought it up immediately.

After she had used up these 500,000 captives, she felt deeply touched.

They work very efficiently, even the women are very strong.

With these prisoners, Shandong can have a good rest and recuperation in this life.

This devastated province has finally recovered in this life, and has finally come to terms with the sufferings of the previous life.

"Well, that's fine. When the time comes, each province can transfer some more. Forget Shandong, nine out of ten houses are empty."

Zhu Di nodded in agreement.

“I have some ideas about money.

Dad, Mom, can we use the silver to redeem some of the treasure notes issued by our royal grandfather, and then slowly replace them with the Xiangyun treasure notes?

Redemption starts from the capital. Limited quantity and limited time.

The value of the Xiangyun Baochao in the capital has not dropped in the past two years. The emperor's grandfather's original idea was good, but he was a little capricious when printing it.

As long as Dad doesn't print money blindly, slowly, all the domestic banknotes can be used."

Zhang Xin talked about the human resources aspect, and Zhu Gaochi made up for the financial aspect.

During the decades that my grandfather was in power, he lived a frugal and simple life, and the inner treasury is now relatively well-stocked.

The salaries of court officials are really low. As the princes are removed bit by bit, the inner treasury will only become more and more substantial.

Don't spend money recklessly, just build a palace that you can afford.

Zhu Di felt something was wrong as he listened, and became furious:

"What do you mean I'm blindly printing! Is that how you look at your father?"

"Here you go again, Dad. You keep finding fault with me. Is that fun? No one dares to print banknotes unless the emperor orders it. Who else can do it except you?"

Zhu Gaochi was speechless.

"Get lost! I'm not stupid!"

Zhu Di stepped forward and wanted to kick Zhu Gaochi again.

If you keep repeating such unpleasant truth over and over again, even Buddha would be angry.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Chi'er, you can ask Xia Yuanji about this later. He has been in the Ministry of Revenue for so many years, and he still has so much money left during the Hongwu period. He must be a capable person. I don't understand money matters, so I won't get involved."

Xu raised her hand to stop the two father and son who were looking at each other like cross-eyed chickens, and explained to Zhu Gaochi.

"Yes, mother."

Zhu Gaochi agreed immediately.

"Go back and rest. You've been busy all day. You'll have more energy if you get enough sleep."

"Yes, mother."