Chapter 180: Looking forward to the future

Zhu Xiongying, the crown prince, appeared in Changsha Prefecture, and some local officials could not calm down. They have sent many visits these days, but they did not dare to come easily without the summons of the crown prince.

Not only these officials are waiting, but many local celebrities, gentry and prominent families are also waiting.

It is said that the Tan Prince Mansion has started preparing for a grand banquet, but basically it is just some great scholars and the younger generation with literary talent. They seem to be the most likely to pay homage to the crown prince first.

That's the crown prince. Don't think that the crown prince is only coming to Changsha Mansion for the first time, but many people know about the crown prince over the years. Not to mention the local wealthy families and scholars with some resources, just

Ordinary people also know a lot.

The emperor's grandson was rarely premature, and these were rumored in the early years. Under the guidance of His Highness, the emperor's grandson was kind and generous, and found all kinds of good medicine for the soldiers in the army. He loved soldiers as much as his sons. A few years ago

Duke Cao and Duke Wei were seriously ill. Both the crown princess read ancient books and tried medicines in person. Only then did they save the pillars of the country...

Some things here are true or false, but they have indeed spread a lot. His Royal Highness has not only great prestige in the court, but also has great prestige among the people.

Especially last year, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led his army to the northern expedition, destroyed the Mongolian Yuan court in one fell swoop, captured the crown prince and nobles of the Mongolian Yuan, and found the jade seal of the kingdom, which also made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince famous within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
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If you can be subsidized by the imperial grandson at this time, you will inevitably be on the road of the sky. Your personal ambitions and family glory seem to be realized at such a moment.

Zhu Zi looked at Zhu Xiongying lying on the couch and found it funny, "In the early years, when I was not in the vassal state, and when I was still in the palace, my mother often said that the grandson's royal demeanor was extraordinary, so I asked me to learn more

Some.”

Zhu Xiongying said happily, "That must be Concubine Da Ding coaxing you. They know the most about what I look like. I am nothing, but my grandfather and grandmother have spoiled me. Usually, they are not big or small, so what is there.

Royal demeanor.”

This is Zhu Xiongying's self-knowledge. He is indeed not as elegant as a prince, dragon grandson. Many times, he is not even as good as some of the education of some noble families. These are basically true.

In fact, there is no shortage of education in this area in the palace. Many princes and princesses also need to learn rules.

Even though Lao Zhu was born with a mud-legged person, the queen of ascending the throne and becoming emperor still had the aura of an old farmer that could not be concealed. However, in terms of rules, Lao Zhu's requirements are increasing.

Only one nobleman was born in three generations, and this is not a casual talk. Many things need to be continuously improved and learned. But Zhu Xiongying, including Zhu Biao, would be a stern look in front of Lao Zhu and Queen Ma, and behave properly, Lao Zhu

Instead, she was unhappy with Queen Ma, and felt that the child was not close to her.

The rules in the palace are getting bigger and bigger, and gradually there is some royal elegance and dignity, and education in this regard is also being paid more and more attention. However, for Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying, the nanny and others dare not say that they are educated.

What.

Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Zi and said with a smile, "Uncle Eight, our family has no rules. To be honest, it is probably a lot more rules if you are younger than me."

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Hearing Zhu Xiongying say this, Zhu Zi also agreed, "That's true. The country was founded in the early years, and the court was in a mess. He couldn't even be busy with major issues, so he didn't have much thought to care about his demeanor."
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Isn't that the case? When the country was founded, it was too busy with major issues, so naturally I couldn't spend more time on royal etiquette and other matters. In addition, Lao Zhu himself was not a noble family, so he was in this regard.

The requirements will naturally be lower.

Zhu Zi also reminded him at this time, "I know there is no major problem in the palace, but now I am summoning subjects. Most of them are well-read poets, local elders, and prominent families. We cannot be without our royal family.

Decoration.”

Zhu Xiongying immediately said confidently, "Uncle Eight, don't worry about these things. If I follow the rules, there are not many in our family who follow the rules more than me."

This is true. Zhu Zi also knew that if his eldest nephew talked about the rules, it would really meet some people's expectations for the nobles of heaven. If the crown prince deliberately followed the rules, his appearance and style would be better than that.

Can't catch up.

Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Zi and said with a smile, "Uncle Eighth, I have time to go this time, so I haven't brought many ceremonial wars. At that time, Uncle Eighth will borrow some ceremonial wars to replenish the scenes."

The reason for saying this is naturally because there are rules in the "Ancestral Instructions" that Zhu Xiongying can also borrow the prince's ceremonial guards and use them. After all, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying have had many quarrels before, asking Lao Zhu to lower the prince's crown and ceremonial guards.

, can't be the same as the prince.

The prince's ceremonial robes are not as good as the prince, but now they can be at the same level as the grandson, so it is definitely no problem to borrow them.

Seeing Zhu Zi nodding, Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "I don't want to borrow the guards of the Eighth Uncle's King of Tan, so I will let the troops I brought into the city. Eighth Uncle, don't you think this is what I want to capture you and enter the capital.

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Zhu Zi jumped up all of a sudden. After all, he was twenty-one years old and was considered a young man. At this time, he still had to pay attention to his face. If he was teased like this, he would naturally feel that he was a little embarrassed about his face.

However, Zhu Zi also knew in his heart that his eldest nephew had traveled two thousand miles and brought only about one thousand cavalrymen. He was still worried that something might happen on the road, otherwise it would be possible that the light chariot would be passed by. When he entered Changsha Prefecture, those

The cavalry were stationed outside the city, and the ones who were leading them were some of their confidant guards.

"Enter the city, enter the city, and if you don't enter the city, you will cause trouble." Zhu Zi said angrily, "The thousand cavalry are at the gate of the city, and they don't enter the city, and they can't return to the camp. Many people are all fighting in their hearts."

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That's really the case. It's really hard to arrange the cavalry brought by Zhu Xiongying to the camp easily, so they can only stay outside the city. Those people really dare not leave easily, so the reason is of course

Just to defend the crown prince.

Those cavalry were always outside the city, and in fact they were afraid that Zhu Zi would think too much, and they thought that those cavalry were here to capture him.

Zhu Xiongying is not Zhu Yunwen in history. When capturing King Zhu Bai of Xiang, he had to ask his soldiers to hide their weapons in a car full of wood and disguise them as a caravan, and then he accidentally surrounded the King of Xiang's palace.

Zhu Zi also became serious and looked at Zhu Xiongying and asked, "Big nephew, is there any explanation for summoning local wealthy families this time?"

Zhu Zi has such a statement, and Zhu Xiongying is not surprised at all.

Zhu Xiongying actually knew about his own comforts. There were indeed some people with bad character and bad morals, but his uncles generally had certain abilities, and these people were not worth a living.
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This is not a boast. Even after the founding of the country, Lao Zhu attached great importance to the cultivation of his offspring. Each of them had a good ability to lead troops. If it weren't for these reasons, Lao Zhu wouldn't have let his son feel at ease

We guard the border.

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and said, "This trip is still a sign of leniency, and it is still the main focus of winning the hearts of the people."

Zhu Zi said at this time, "Big nephew, do you believe that those local tycoons are going to cry again, and they are going to say that the taxes are too heavy."

Zhu Xiongying knew in his heart that some of Lao Zhu's rule did hurt the interests of some people.

Lao Zhu is a child from a poor family. He knew very well that the demise of the Yuan Dynasty and that the survival of the people was not easy. What he knew was that the biggest problem of the demise of the Yuan Dynasty was land annexation and not treating the people as humans. Ten people at the bottom were

A kitchen knife is used for a family, etc., without land, no way to live.

However, local tyrants only need to submit the taxes stipulated by the rulers to exploit the people. The so-called lenient in the Yuan Dynasty was the ruler class and the landlord class. The tax system made them extremely happy. And once they became officials, then

The entire family has been prosperous and will not be executed for corruption and bribery.

But the Ming Dynasty was different. Although it continued the two-tax system that began in the Tang Dynasty, except for the heavy taxes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the tax revenue of the people in other places was actually not heavy. Because Lao Zhu needed to recuperate and let the people eat enough.
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However, officials do not recognize it so, because the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty is difficult to find a lower one after looking at history, and once corruption and bribery is taken, they will definitely be severely punished. Scholars can be exempted from taxes after having fame, but compared to the Yuan Dynasty, they are not at all

Worth mentioning.

At least for landlords and scholars, they missed the wonderful time of the Yuan Dynasty.

Now the people of Ming Dynasty are about 3-4 Dou per mu, and the official land is about 1-3 Dou. Although the agricultural taxes in the Ming Dynasty were the lowest in ancient and modern times, almost 13 Taxes. However, except for some people, the landlord class still felt that

It's too high because they are not easy to squeeze the people, and their land also needs to be paid taxes.

Moreover, commercial taxation was initially thirty, although Zhu Xiongying thought the tax was too low. However, the merchants did not think so. They felt that the court had to collect other taxes, but they still felt that it was high.

After all, once one's own interests are involved, even if one's dime tax is not paid, some people still think it's not good, and they should have plundered some benefits from the court. Especially after less than 30 years of the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty, the local area

Most of the wealthy families on the market have also experienced those golden years, so they naturally miss it even more.

Zhu Xiongying naturally knew these things, so he just smiled. If some people are greedy for the sake of the country or are not satisfied, Zhu Xiongying will let those people know that they are powerful.

Moreover, Zhu Xiongying will definitely not sit idly by the shortcomings and disadvantages of some policies. He thinks that some current policies are too strict, so wait a little longer. Zhu Xiongying will let those people know what real strictness is.
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Chapter completed!