After staying in the grassland for more than two months, watching the migration of the northern tribes begin to proceed in an orderly manner, and the construction of the three households in Moting also in full swing, Zhu Yunwen set off to return to Beijing.

"With an efficient cabinet and a clear separation of military and political systems, whether or not I am the emperor in Nanjing will not hinder the normal operation of state affairs. Only then will I have time to safely take you around the north, south, west and east."

The emperor's chariot was comfortable and spacious enough to accommodate seven or eight members of Zhu Yunwen's family. Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty looked at the scenery along the way and showed off proudly to his daughters-in-law.

Enlarging the power of the cabinet can indeed release the emperor's space, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the cabinet will inevitably steal the imperial power during administration and weaken the emperor's control over the country.

Emperors of all dynasties had an almost pathological possessiveness for power, and Zhu Yunwen was no exception. However, he did not choose to learn from his grandfather, shouldering every detail, even holding three court meetings a day, even trivial matters at the county level.

All must be determined by the Sacred Heart.

He gave power to the cabinet, but he also infinitely magnified his image as an emperor in the eyes of the world. The success of the god-making movement meant that even if he granted personnel appointments and imperial examination rights to the cabinet, this institution would not have even the slightest influence on his imperial power.

threaten.

They can't reach out to the army, but only rely on their mouths. What kind of coup can they do?

In the large camps on the outskirts of Beijing, on several eye-catching walls, portraits of the emperor Zhu Yunwen and the highly eloquent slogan "The army is the Ming Dynasty's national defense force, and the soldiers are the people's soldiers."

Strengthening the concept of family and country deeply into the hearts of the military will greatly avoid the threat of becoming a private army. Soldiers who make up the vast majority of the army can think about whose salary they receive and whose job they support, and they will not be deceived by the rhetoric of the ambitious party.

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Chief Assistant, Chief Assistant, Yang Shiqi, who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people, can't get rid of this word after all. The cabinet is also full of assistant ministers, who assist the emperor Zhu Yunwen in governing the country. Not only must the buttocks sit upright, but also the position in the heart of these people

It will also be straightened out.

Although there are only two words different between the chief minister of the cabinet and the prime minister, their meanings are worlds apart. The former is an imperial dictatorship, while the latter is a constitutional monarchy.

At present, the monarchy and dictatorship of the Ming Dynasty has even reached a feverish level. For example, as the right counselor of the General Affairs Department, Xu Buji, the top flatterer of the Ming Dynasty, once gave Zhu Yunwen advice last year, hoping to interpret some of what Zhu Yunwen said on weekdays and organize his to-the-point remarks.

Collect and create a collection of the emperor's thoughts so that scholars all over the world can deeply study the thoughts and spirit in it. Although Zhu Yunwen was already thick and dark enough, he was too embarrassed to agree.

But Xu Buji was not willing to give in. He had been secretly communicating with each other. He planned to submit a collective letter and give the dragon a slap in the face. If Zhu Yunqi hadn't gone north to patrol the grassland this time, he might have actually done it. Think about it carefully.

I thought, this is not bad.

It can be seen that at this time, between the Ming Dynasty and the public, even if Zhu Yunwen was having fun every day, he did not have to worry about the embarrassing situation of establishing a new court in Nanjing when he returned to Beijing. Want to oust the emperor? There are no such people in the six cabinet departments.

Zhu Yunwen felt that he was in a very good mood when he thought that he would be able to travel all over the world in the future and appreciate the pure natural and beautiful environment in the zero-industrial era.

The Chinese army went south around Peiping and marched along the South Beijing Road, which was started a few years ago and took more than two years to build. If you lift the corner of the car window, you can clearly see the golden waves of wheat on both sides of this national road.

"Hebei has finally recovered some of its vitality in recent years, but it's still far from enough."

After looking at it, Zhu Yunwen sighed again: "Right now, my top priority in Ming Dynasty is to quickly restore the people's livelihood in the north, otherwise the imbalance between the north and the south will be too serious.

The land of Hebei fell into the hands of foreigners at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms have been fighting for nearly five hundred years. Ten houses are empty, and there is no human habitation for thousands of miles."

There were more than 60 million Dingkou in the Ming Dynasty, but only a pitiful 10 million in the north. South Zhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Fujian, and Huguang alone had more than 40 million, not including Guizhou and Sichuan.

, Yunnan and Guangdong and Guangxi.

"In the thirty-six years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of households in Hebei provinces has quadrupled from more than one million to the current four million households. The results are still gratifying."

Ma Enhui said with relief: "As long as the weather is good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and people's livelihood will recover quickly, your Majesty does not need to be too worried."

"well."

Zhu Yunwen sighed, and said with hatred: "It has been hundreds of miles since Beiping went south. Along the way, the county and city walls are in dilapidated condition, and there are only a few villages outside the city. How can it be compared to the crowing of cocks and dogs everywhere in South Zhili?

All the singing and laughing is all the fault of the damned Mongolian barbarians!"

With a bang, Zhu Yunwen slapped the tables beside him with his palm.

The Mongols destroyed the Jin Dynasty and massacred dozens of cities in Hebei; they conquered Xixia and massacred thousands of miles along the road; they attacked Sichuan and massacred only more than 10,000 households in the entire province!

So after Kublai Khan established his country, he had to move to Hubei and consolidate Sichuan.

After a hundred years of the Yuan Dynasty, the reproduction of Dingkou in the land of Hebei is still pitifully slow. Fortunately, Kublai Khan replaced Zhang Hongfan with Boyan. This traitor at least had some humanity. After the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed, there were few massacres.

As a result, the Han people in Jiangnan survived.

In the first year of Longfeng, the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River were separated and essentially separated from the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Warlords fought in a melee, and Taizu suddenly emerged. He marched east and west to conquer Keding in the south, and faced the north and proclaimed himself the emperor and established the Ming Dynasty. In the first year of Hongwu, the Northern Expedition, a year's scene

Then he unified the north and the south and clarified the imperial palace.

This gave the people of Hebei a chance to recuperate.

"In recent years, the imperial court has been implementing a deficit economy, and the results have been huge."

Zhu Yunwen wanted to tell Zhu Wenkui, who was sitting quietly beside him, and took the initiative to talk about state affairs.

"Although the national treasury and my internal funds have been unable to make ends meet in the past two years and have been struggling to make ends meet, the country is poor and the people are rich. A large amount of wealth has been transferred from the treasury to the hands of the people, making it possible for a large number of poor peasants, who generally have no clothes to wear and no food to eat, to

Having enough food and clothing stimulates fertility.

Coupled with the development of commerce and the leveling of Moting, it is expected that in a few years, the military town of Peiping will become the most prosperous city in the north. After all, it is close to Pingjin and North Korea. In addition, the north-south Beijing Road and the Great Wall

canal.

Coal transportation from all provinces in Shanxi will be transferred through Beiping. Once Beiping becomes prosperous, businessmen will flock to it and it will also provide a large number of jobs. Hebei will gradually become a hot land, attracting more people who can only make ends meet in the south.

The craftsmen went north.

Everything will get better slowly."

Zhu Yunwen talked a lot more, mainly analyzing the cabinet policies for Zhu Wenkui. No matter how much the little guy could understand, it was just a cram-feeding teaching.

"What books have you read recently?"

After talking about national policies, Zhu Yunwen changed the subject and asked Zhu Wenkui.

"Back to my father, I have been reading the Twenty-One Histories during this period."

Twenty-one histories?

Zhu Yunwen lost his mind for a moment and asked with interest: "Why do you think of reading history books? History books are so boring."

Zhu Wenkui answered honestly: "Although history books are boring and boring, Youdao is to use history as a mirror to know the rise and fall. By observing the politics of past dynasties, I have gained a lot of insights."

"Promising."

Zhu Yunwen felt greatly comforted. He stretched out his hand to rub Zhu Wenkui's head and praised him: "That's right. Taking history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs. In this case, I will give you a test. What will you do if you become the emperor in the future?

Governance."

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became serious. Several wives looked at Zhu Wenkui and at the same time secretly glanced at Zhu Yunwen.

No one thought that Zhu Yunwen, who was young and powerful, would not hesitate to question his son in school.

"Light corvee and small tax, rest with the people."

Zhu Wenkui responded cautiously and expressed his own thoughts: "I have observed the politics of the past dynasties. The Han Dynasty inherited the culture and scenery and became strong, and the Tang inherited the Zhenguan and flourished. We, the Ming Dynasty, want the country to be rich and the people strong, so we should also implement lenient and benevolent policies."

"Um."

Zhu Yun nodded and guided step by step: "It makes sense. People all over the world praise my Jianwen as far away as the Han and Tang Dynasties. In fact, it is just the legacy of the Hongwu era. It is not my fault. Then I ask you again, do you know why?

Can we create a prosperous age by doing light corvee and paying little tax and resting with the people?"

"Because with light corvee and low taxes, the people's strength can gradually revive. If the people are well fed and clothed, their descendants will continue to grow. If there are more small households, there will naturally be more fields. If there are more fields, there will be more grain and taxes. If things go on like this, the country will be rich and the people will be strong.

The prosperous times are not far away."

Zhu Yunwen laughed: "Haha, okay, okay."

He suppressed his laughter, nodded his head in approval, and continued to ask: "What about the national policy after taking a break from corvee and paying little taxes to the people?"

Zhu Wenkui blinked his eyes a few times, thought for a moment and shook his head gently: "I am stupid and don't know."

"You can see the appearance of this first layer, I am already very satisfied."

A seven-year-old child can understand that benevolent governance can enhance national strength. Zhu Yunwen was very satisfied with this.

"It is very difficult for you to know the importance of benevolent government by observing history. Next, you need to put down the history books and I will teach you the rest."

Zhu Wenkui immediately knelt down respectfully and said, "Please teach me, Father."

"You and I, father and son, don't need to be polite."

Pulling up Wen Kui, Zhu Yunwen began to teach: "The so-called benevolent policy of light corvee and low tax and rest with the people. Why have dynasties for thousands of years used this method to enhance national strength? It is because in the early days of the dynasty, there were few people and plenty of land.

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The country's national strength has not yet reached saturation, so a large number of Dingkou people are needed to enrich the territory and open up wasteland. If taxes and corvee are not reduced, the people will not be able to have children.

Once the people can have enough food and clothing, the reproduction rate of Dingkou will naturally increase greatly. The more people there are, the more fertile fields will be, and the national power will be prosperous. The more prosperous the national power is, the richer the people will be; the richer the people will be, the richer the population will be.

The more people there are, the more fields there will be, and then the country will be stronger. This is a virtuous cycle.

And when the national power of a dynasty reaches its peak, it is precisely when the dynasty begins to perish, and the prosperous age is the end of the world."

The wives and children in the carriage were all confused. Zhu Wenkui was the first to ask: "If it is a prosperous age, how can it be the end of the world?"

"For the country is filled."

Zhu Yunwen explained to the little guy: "It's like a water tank. When it is full, it will overflow. If it is full and there is nowhere to overflow, and there is more and more water inside, the water tank will explode.

A dynasty becomes rich and powerful because of its benevolent government, and its population multiplies rapidly, but the amount of land is limited. Without land, how will the new people live?

More and more people need to eat. If there is no food to eat, there will be conflicts.

At this time, the conflict needs to be transferred.
To be continued...