Chapter 213 Vibrant

The streets of the capital city are bustling with people coming and going. There are vendors shouting loudly, streetwalkers doing nothing, merchants traveling from various places, and children chasing each other.

full of life

"It's not even close!"

Lao Zhu sighed with emotion. In terms of strength, his Hongwu Dynasty was not inferior to Zhengde Dynasty, or even stronger, but in terms of potential, his Hongwu Dynasty was far inferior to Zhu Houzhao's Zhengde Dynasty.

The Hongwu Dynasty to the end was nothing more than the second Chongzhen Dynasty, but the Zhengde Dynasty was different. Even if Zhu Houzhao had his shortcomings, as long as his successor did not go astray, it would definitely last a long time.

After sitting down at a random restaurant and ordering a few side dishes, Lao Zhu began to ask the waiter about the many deeds of the Zhengde Dynasty, especially the court's policy policies. He felt that his Hongwu Dynasty might not be able to learn a thing or two from the Zhengde Dynasty.

It is not a shameful thing to take advantage of others and make up for one's own shortcomings.

Gambling houses, brothels, and wine shops are the three most well-informed places. Various religions and peoples interact closely with each other and talk about everything. The waiters in wine shops naturally know a lot under the influence of their ears and eyes.

After some questioning, Lao Zhu basically figured out the changes in the Zhengde Dynasty in the past ten years.

The prisoners were sent to farm in Liaodong, heavy taxes were levied on merchants, civil servants were severely suppressed, many privileges of the feudal lords were abolished, the dominance of Confucianism was overthrown, a hundred schools of thought were contended again, Annan, Korea and other countries were annexed, and the world deployed many weapons that no one else had.

Zhu Houzhao did all the things he dared to do and dare not think about!

"This kid Zhu Houzhao is really ruthless!"

"On the surface, Emperor Zhengde's methods were too cruel and bloody. He offended all the major interest groups in the world. I don't know how many people wanted to eat his flesh and drink his blood."

The military generals headed by the Huaixi Party and the civil servants headed by the Zhejiang Party are fine if they don't make trouble, but once they make trouble, they will be even more terrifying than the Donglin Party.

Xiao Zhu is not only Lao Zhu’s hope, but also their hope.

Lao Zhu was overjoyed with Xiao Zhu's sharp judgment. With such insight, Xiao Zhu could already take charge of his own affairs.

"It is indeed a wise move to annex various countries. How can you allow others to snore on your bed?"

And that vitality that is invisible but actually exists is exactly what the Hongwu Dynasty, Yongle, Xuande and other fifteen dynasties did not have. Under the almost solidified class system of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce that he formulated,

The potential is extremely limited.

He has grown into a handsome young man. His face and temperament are very similar to Zhu Biao's. He is gentle yet heroic, elegant yet decisive. Xiao Zhu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.

"He made the right decision."

It's like killing Hu Weiyong and abolishing the prime minister system. You must know that before Hu Weiyong fell, he was still the Prime Minister with Lao Zhu, "the monarch and his ministers are one, and their hearts are in harmony". Who would have thought that Lao Zhu would suddenly attack Hu Weiyong!

Xu Da and Tang He looked at each other and secretly said that they are indeed the descendants of Lao Zhu, and they are better than others.

Xiao Zhu stopped talking. He felt that Zhu Houzhao's political policy was the correct one and wanted to imitate it, but he didn't know how to speak.

"well said!"

"Businessmen pursue profit, occupy a large amount of private resources, and do not charge heavy taxes. When the merchants become powerful, chaos will occur. The Shanxi merchants of the Chongzhen Dynasty are a typical example."

"Take all the land in the world as state-owned land and distribute it to the people for cultivation. We also explicitly prohibit land sales and suppress land annexation, so as to increase the people's loyalty to the imperial court."

Lao Zhu waved his hand and said calmly, he understood what Xiao Zhu meant, and he had long been interested in changing the political direction of the Hongwu Dynasty. After all, he knew some of Zhu Houzhao's reforms as early as ten years ago. Although they were not comprehensive, they could

See the benefits of Zhu Houzhao's reform.

Lao Zhu's face twitched. He thought he was ruthless enough and would not let go of his brothers who fought together. But now he found that compared with Zhu Houzhao, his ruthlessness was nothing.

"Tell me?"

"Civil officials are in power, and there is an imbalance between civil and military affairs, which is not conducive to the development of the country. It is imperative to suppress civilian officials."

If my dear grandson has an idea, Lao Zhu is all ears.

Although he is still immature, he already has the demeanor of an heir to the throne.

Suppressing all interest groups to death and carrying out subversive reforms in politics, military, economy, and people's livelihood, the Zhengde Dynasty is like a tree. It looks young, but in fact it contains infinite vitality. It only needs the catalysis of time to grow.

Can grow into a towering tree.

Lao Zhu will not make changes easily before he is completely prepared. He will make decisions before taking action. This is his style.

If you don't move, it will be enough; if you move, everyone will be speechless.

It’s heart-wrenching to kill!

At least he kills people happily and doesn't make people suffer all the time. Unlike Zhu Houzhao, he doesn't kill people easily, but he can make life worse than death. Letting civil servants farm the land is tantamount to putting the dignity of those self-proclaimed noble scholars on the line.

The ground was rubbed and trampled repeatedly.

Then he sighed: "The virtuous dynasty of this boy Zhu Houzhao not only has great potential, but has unlimited potential!"

Queen Ma, Xu Da, Tang He also looked at Xiao Zhu expectantly.

The Donglin Party only knows collusion between officials and businessmen, advocates corruption, and talks nonsense. There are very few who are truly capable. The Huaixi Party and the Zhejiang East Party are different. Most of them are ruthless characters who have come out of troubled times. They need ability, ability, and brains.

He is so smart that even Lao Zhu is afraid of him.

"Let's go and visit that boy Zhu Houzhao's Sun and Moon Academy."

"Grandpa Emperor"

The system of the Hongwu Dynasty was formulated by Lao Zhu. As his eldest grandson, he proposed to change it. Isn’t this a slap in Lao Zhu’s face?

"Wait a moment!"

Xiao Zhu took a deep breath and said with a serious face: "Suppress what can be suppressed and change what can be changed. The war potential of the Zhengde Dynasty is extremely huge, and all aspects of government, people's livelihood, and military are flourishing.

"

Xiao Zhu grew up, had his own ideas and insights, and talked eloquently in front of Lao Zhu, Queen Ma, Xu Da, Tang and the other four.

He naturally avoided Zhu Houzhao's reforms to the vassal kings, nobles, and the army. After all, in the Hongwu Dynasty, vassal kings, nobles, and the army were a taboo, not to mention that Xu Da and Tang He were still here.

The reason why he has not yet taken action is that his Hongwu Dynasty was too complicated, and it would be extremely difficult to carry out reforms as drastic as Zhu Houzhao's.

"But from another perspective, although Emperor Zhengde offended most of the vested interests, his empire became extremely stable and his war potential was extremely strong."

Zhu Biao replaced Zhu Yunwen and became Emperor Xiaokang. The future Hongwu Dynasty was destined to be inherited by Xiao Zhu, and the fate of the nobles in Huaixi depended on him alone.

After a sip of crude tea, Lao Zhu immediately took Queen Ma, Xiao Zhu, Xu Da, Tang He to the Sun and Moon Academy.

In the beginning, the Sun and Moon Academy was just a rough academy built by a group of convicts' mansions connected together, without any sense of beauty. However, after many adjustments and renovations over the past ten years, the Sun and Moon Academy is no longer what it used to be.

Compare.

Red bricks and green tiles, pavilions and pavilions, gardens and waterside pavilions, green lakes and spring waves, a series of wonders, the scenery is breathtaking.

The pinnacle of the Ming Dynasty's architectural craftsmanship is all concentrated here. It is definitely the first university in the Ming Dynasty. There is an endless stream of students who come here to study every year.

Zhu Houzhao was serious about education. In order to cultivate more outstanding talents, he invested nearly five million taels of silver in the Sun and Moon Academy every year, which made the Sun and Moon Academy as brilliant as it is today.
Chapter completed!