parentshiftbook Chapter 601: Zhu Yuanzhang: We Want To Build A Kneeling Monument For The Former Yuan Dynasty Civil S
Chapter 601: Zhu Yuanzhang: We Want To Build A Kneeling Monument For The Former Yuan Dynasty Civil S
Queen Ma, who was fanning Zhu Yuanzhang at the side, heard Zhu Yuanzhang's soft scolding and asked softly:
"Who made you angry again?!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang handed the secret note in his hand to Queen Ma and said with a sincere expression:
"Who else can there be except those unfilial sons!!!"
Queen Ma took the secret note and quickly read the record above.
Then Feng Miao saw another scroll. Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes stood in the center and made a promise in public. All the people cheered and shouted long live. A gentle smile appeared on Queen Wu's face. meaning.
Then Empress Ma put down the memorial and comforted Zhu Yuanzhang softly:
“Don’t you always want to show them that they put the people first?!!”
"Now Biao'er and the others have promised in public that 'everyone in the Ming Dynasty will be able to eat meat every now and then'. Isn't this a sign of valuing the people and putting the people first?!!"
"You should be happy!!!"
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's hesitant expression, the queen also knew his worries.
After all, Empress Ma also attended Yan Changqing's lecture on "Dragon Slaying Technique". Naturally, from these secret records, she could see that if the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Fang, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and others failed to fulfill their promises, things.
What will be the consequences if they break trust with the people?
"If it were at other times, Biao'er and the others might have suffered backlash from the public opinion of the 60 million people of the Ming Dynasty because they could not fulfill their promise of 'allowing everyone in the Ming Dynasty to have access to meat every now and then'! "
“However, now, the matter of ‘let everyone in the Ming Dynasty be able to eat meat every now and then’ is not something that is impossible for Biaoer and the Ming Dynasty.
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"And as long as this is done, the "693" will naturally not be counterattacked by the hearts and minds of the 60 million people of the Ming Dynasty [Dongshi will further enhance their prestige in the hearts of the people!!!"
"This is a good thing for Your Majesty and for Ming Dynasty!!!"
"At worst, the Ming Dynasty will just spend more manpower, material resources, and financial resources, and build more ships to go out to sea for salvage and fishing!!!"
"Isn't this a trivial matter for our wise, mighty and omnipotent Majesty?!!"
At the end of the sentence, Queen Ma gave Zhu Yuanzhang a little compliment with a smile in her eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who listened to Empress Ma's praise, immediately raised his head and said with both pride and displeasure:
"Hmph, it's obviously a promise made by these unfilial sons, but in the end, Lao'zi has to fulfill it for them!!!"
“I don’t know who Lao’zi is and who is his son!!!”
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's muttering, Empress Ma smiled, walked behind Zhu Yuanzhang, massaged his shoulders to relax, and said:
"People often say that if you raise a child for a hundred years, you will have to worry for ninety-nine. Before Biao'er and the others can succeed to the throne, our Majesty can only work harder!!!"
Feeling the tenderness and thoughtfulness from Empress Ma, Yi Yuanzhang also let go of the matter.
After all, as Empress Ma said, it was promised that everyone in the Ming Dynasty would be able to eat meat every now and then. Failure to do so would lead to future troubles.
And if it can be done, then it will naturally be beneficial but not harmful.
As for the matter of allowing everyone to eat meat every now and then, it might not have been possible in other dynasties.
After all, other dynasties were able to feed everyone, which was enough to be called a prosperous age, not to mention that everyone could eat meat every now and then.
But if this matter were placed in the Ming Dynasty, it would be possible.
After all, the 30 million kilograms of marine fish caught every month, on average, is enough for each of the 60 million people of the Ming Dynasty to eat cheap salted fish meat once or twice a month.
As long as more sea-going ships are built and the monthly catch of sea fish is increased to more than 100 million kilograms, then everyone of the 60 million people of the Ming Dynasty will be able to eat meat every now and then.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang picked up other secret memorials and scrolls again and continued to watch.
When he saw the sketch of more than 128.64 million kilograms of salted fish in the salted fish storage area and the sketch of more than 185.86 million kilograms of sea salt in the sea salt storage area, Zhu Yuanzhang's There was also an obvious smile on his face.
"Sister, look, our hard work finally paid off!!!"
"More than 128.64 million jins of salted fish and more than 185.86 million jins of sea salt!!!"
"Next year we can completely abolish the salt-frying kitchen households and let them live like ordinary people without having to work hard day and night to fry salt!!!"
"And the people of Ming Dynasty will no longer be short of salt in the future, and everyone will even have an endless supply of salt!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his head back slightly and looked at Queen Ma with a proud look on her face.
After all, there are so many salted fish and sea salts now, which is enough for Yan Changqing to fully support him!!!
Except for direct money, the rest requires people to give people, materials to materials, and policy support to policy support.
So now there are more than 128.64 million kilograms of salted fish and more than 185.86 million kilograms of sea salt. He, the emperor, should take the lead!!!
Well, at least he thinks so.
"Yes, your Majesty is the most powerful!!!"
Queen Ma chuckled and agreed.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's happy mood did not last long.
When he saw what was written in another secret memorandum, Yan Changqing mentioned this when explaining to Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Chong, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes why sea salt should be mixed with kelp and seaweed powder. Iodine deficiency diseases, as well as the poverty-stricken people, could not help but fall into silence.
When he saw what Yan Changqing said, "Everyone is guilty, but I am guilty", as well as the civil and military officials of the imperial court, the princes, and the "accomplishments" and "crimes" of him, the emperor, he couldn't help but fall into it. meditation.
And when he finally saw the poem read by Yan Changqing:
[If you don't die of hunger, just imitate the mantis with its arms. The travel between Chu and Shu was rampant, and the troops were in chaos. It rains suddenly in Yuntun and the troops are gathered. Snakes and pigs are rushing to hide. Xu'er soldiers and civilians are kidnapped and surrendered [regular reward]
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The anger in my heart rose instantly!
Snapped!!!
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the imperial desk in front of him hard, knocking off the pen holder on the imperial desk.
"What a good An'an died of hunger!!!"
"A good job will reward you with great rewards!!!"
"It's so natural, so high and mighty!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry and laughed.
There was one thing that he had always wondered about.
That's why at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, those former Yuan officials and generals who were responsible for leading the army to suppress them always felt an unusual, superior, and very unhappy anger whenever they saw the rebels. ?!!
It's as if they, ordinary people, shouldn't do this and shouldn't cause it.
But ordinary people like them will not be able to survive, and they will all starve to death!!!
Since death by starvation is death and rebellion is death, shouldn’t ordinary people like them rebel?!!
At least starving to death means no chance of survival, but rebellion still has at least one ten thousandth chance of survival.
For example, he seized this one ten thousandth chance of survival and went from being a beggar and a homeless man to becoming the emperor today!!!
And now he finally figured it out. In the eyes of the former Yuan Dynasty civil servants and generals, ordinary people like them really shouldn't rebel. They should "die in peace and hunger" as a matter of course instead of "follow the example of the mantis"!!!
So when they saw that ordinary people like them were unwilling to die of hunger, but instead imitated the mantis, those high-ranking civil servants and generals of the former Yuan Dynasty felt that they had been provoked and insulted, so they became surprisingly angry!!!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes once again fell on Jin Wang Zhu Fan's answer at that time written on the secret memorial:
[I think the person who wrote this poem should also erect a monument!!!]
[Erect a kneeling monument like Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang, Kong Kebiao, and Kong Xijing who are reviled by all people in the world!!!]
[Not standing up, not kneeling, is not enough for the people to be angry!!!]
Then Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes turned cold, he looked up at the Wenhua Palace and shouted coldly:
"Call, Jin Yiwei Commander Mao Xiang to see you!!!"
Not long after, Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, walked in quickly from outside the palace, knelt down on one knee and saluted respectfully:
"Your Majesty, Mao Xiang, Commander of the Jinyi Guards, is here to see Your Majesty!!!"
Seeing the Jinyiwei commander Mao Xiang kneeling on the ground, Zhu Yuanzhang did not bother to talk nonsense and directly ordered:
"Let us build another kneeling monument in every county in the world tomorrow, like Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang, Kong Kebiao, and Kong Xijing, who are reviled by people all over the world!!!"
"The name of the kneeling monument [former Yuan Dynasty civil servants and generals]!!!"
"Kneeling on the stele is engraved, 'Don't die of hunger in peace, imitate the mantis with its arms. The travel between Chu and Shu is rampant, and the troops are in chaos. The rain in Yuntun suddenly gathers the divisions, and the snakes and pigs rush to ridicule? Xu'er soldiers and civilians are tied up to surrender, the prince Reward for meritorious deeds' this poem!!!"
"Anyone who says something similar to this poem, or agrees with this poem, can be executed without guilt!!!"
"Engrave these words for us too!!!"
"Before the end of the year, we want to see this kneeling monument erected in every county in the world!!!"
Mao Xiang immediately nodded and accepted the order:
"Yes, Your Majesty!!!"
Setting up a kneeling monument is something that happens once and becomes familiar twice. Counting this time it is already the third time. It is not difficult for Jin Yiwei.
Then, Mao Shai looked at Zhu Yuanzhang hesitantly and asked:
"Your Majesty, are you going to give everyone in the world one liter of rice for free this time?!!"
The first two times when the kneeling monument was cast, the imperial court gave free gifts of one liter of rice to the people of the world, so that the people of the world would reviled the statue of the kneeling monument.
Hearing Mao Xiang's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's face flashed with confusion.
If one liter of rice is given to everyone in the world for free this time, it will be another six million shi of food expenditure.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang, who was used to being stingy, couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes once again fell on the poem "If you don't die of hunger in peace, imitate the mantis with its arms" written on the secret memorial, the anger in his heart rose again.
Then, his eyes moved to the sketch scroll depicting more than 128.64 million kilograms of salted fish and more than 185.86 million kilograms of sea salt.
[Forget it, forget it, when more than 128.64 million jins of salted fish and more than 185.86 million jins of sea salt are sold next year, Ming Dynasty will be rich! !!]
[By then, a mere six million stones of grain will be nothing!!!]
After silently reassuring himself that he would soon receive a large sum of money, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes and looked at Mao Xiang below and said:
"Same as a gift!!!""
"Consider it a New Year's gift from me to all the people in the world!!!"
"This money comes from my inner treasury, not the national treasury. Later you go to the inner treasury to withdraw it according to my will!!!"
If the government treasury were used, the civil and military ministers in the DPRK and China would definitely not agree to spend six million stones of food for a mere poem.
And now that it is the end of the year, if he suddenly increases the food expenditure by another six million dan, it will also disrupt the household.
The Ministry's financial summary will be another troublesome matter then.
So in order to avoid these troubles, it is better to go directly to your own internal treasury.
Anyway, in the past two years, the Nonghuang Chamber of Commerce has sold colored glaze all over the world, harvesting the IQ tax from local officials, powerful men, gentry, and landlords, and also earned him a lot of money.
The expenditure of a mere six million stone in grain was not a big deal for his internal treasury.
"Yes, Your Majesty!!!"
After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's reply, Mao Xiang immediately accepted.
"Go down!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang wrote the order for Mao Xiang to go to the inner treasury to withdraw six million shi of grain, and then waved his hand to signal Mao Xiang to retreat.
Mao Xiang, who respectfully received the edict, immediately carefully put away the edict, then bowed his head and quickly exited the hall.
He was going to go to the inner treasury to withdraw six million stones of grain and then complete the task of casting kneeling statues in every county in the world as ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Mao Xiang exited, Empress Ma also switched from kneading Zhu Yuanzhang's shoulders to massaging Zhu Yuanzhang's temples. While massaging, she softly comforted:
"Calm down, the civil servants and generals of the former Yuan Dynasty have all passed away, no one will let the people suffer 5.7 deaths from starvation!!!"
"If anyone in the Ming Dynasty dares to let the people starve to death, just kill them!!!"
Standing behind Zhu Yuanzhang, she naturally saw the contents of the previous secret report, and understood why Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry before.
Because even when she saw that poem, she felt furious.
In other words, anyone with a conscience will be angry when they see that poem!
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and enjoyed Queen Ma rubbing his temples. When he heard Queen Ma's words, his original angry mood became calmer, and he even couldn't help laughing:
"Oh, don't girls usually advise us to stop killing?!!"
"Why are you asking me to kill someone now?!!"
Although Queen Ma's tone was gentle, she said extremely seriously:
"I usually advise you to kill less people, because those people are not guilty enough to die!!!"
"But those who can say or agree with the poem just now must be a great harm to the country and the people!!!"
"Why should I stop you for such a big harm?!!"
"Even if you don't kill him, I have to persuade you to kill him!!!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally full of anger, laughed completely and said:
"Hahaha, she is indeed our good girl!!!"
"There is no one in the court who knows right from wrong better than you!!!"
Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's praise, Empress Ma just smiled and said nothing, and continued to rub Zhu Yuanzhang's temples to help him soothe his spirit.
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