First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Just a few days after the Wanshou Festival, Nuanyu started to activate. Thanks to Yunjin's meticulous care, the fetus was well-raised, and the delivery was naturally smooth, and Mrs. Wen came out to congratulate her soon after she entered.

Zhu Biao also finally welcomed his first daughter, and he rewarded the palace servants here, the queen gave him a golden lock collar, and the emperor gave his granddaughter a jade wishfull.

With the cooperation of Wang Rui, the situation has improved a lot, but occasionally there are still symptoms of metrorrhagia, and the child will vomit every now and then, unable to take milk, and the small body is still very thin, but the mother and child are still alive. down.

In this way, the atmosphere in the palace finally improved, and so did the court, but the capital became more and more lively. The attachment of Yunnan, Guizhou and Liaodong made many people feel at ease and gradually cast off the shadow of troubled times.

The ban on alcohol and coal mines was gradually relaxed, coupled with changes in imperial decrees, merchants became more active, and rural markets and grass markets increased in large numbers.

Regardless of the north, according to reports, the period of regular fairs in southern villages and towns has been shortened, and professional markets such as valley markets, silk markets, pig markets, and medicine markets have appeared in many prefectural capitals.

At the beginning, the Ministry of Accounting was still a little uncomfortable, but there was no shortage of capable people in the Ministry of Accounting, and Zhao Wenjing, the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, was even more visionary. The whole team quickly adapted and began to contact the organization and increase the business tax.

The rise of the household department made many people greedy and wanted to reach out, but they were all beaten back by Zhu Biao, and many officials were even eliminated from the household department.

I can't help it anymore, can't I be crazy when Haimao opens?

Therefore, it is necessary to start to prevent the erroneous things from happening now. When the prince is determined to do something, there is no way for anyone to do it.

It's a pity that the father and son are united, and old Zhu Quan pretended not to understand. Whoever dared to speak out would be reprimanded, and then he would be kicked out in disgrace.

These are all decent officials, so there is no need to say more about what will happen to them if they are not decent.

Tax cuts, promotion of merchants, establishment of schools, gradual emancipation of craftsmen, stimulated the rapid development of businesses such as handicraft manufacturing and porcelain manufacturing, and encouraged business gangs to form caravans to cross state capitals and even go to sea to trade with Southeast Asian countries.

With the money and food obtained, they built official roads and canals, and ordered the local guards to send troops to wipe out bandits and water bandits, set up post offices in traffic arteries and deserted places, ensured the circulation of goods, and improved the transportation system of the state capitals of Ming Dynasty.

It happened that Nanxiong merchants sold goods into Beijing. When they arrived at Changhuaiguan, they were detained by the officials for taxation and refused to let them go for several months. The merchants had no choice but to sue the officials. Pursue their salaries to compensate the merchants.

In this way, the mountain ladder and sea navigation, Xian Fengchen paid tribute, the square track was completed, and the capital was strong, decorated with admiration, wheels and hooves intersected, and silk pipes competed. More modern and ancient.

By the sixth year of Hongwu, there were thirty-seven markets in the capital, nearly half of which were mainly bazaar trade, and shop trade was also very prosperous. There were so many people coming and going. .

Standing on the height of the restaurant and looking at it, one can see the grand occasion of the crowds bustling with each other.

Prosperous places have their own insidious dependence. At that time, Yushitai impeached many officials of the household department. He used the increase of classes as his ability, and his strictness as his strength. Establish fame and lust, wantonly punish!

The emperor severely reprimanded the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and ordered the prince to lead a strict investigation at the Dali Temple of the Yushitai. In less than a month, hundreds of heads fell, and thousands of people were exiled to Liaodong to uphold the officials' hearts.

But the benefits are heavy and people tend to follow them, not only the officials but also the nobles. Ordinary officials even have some people who tell the court to seek justice, but most businessmen shy away from the benefits in the face of the founding of the country.

But most of the businessmen are cunning, and some businessmen not only do not avoid it, but even take the initiative to come to the door with their wealth, just asking for a signboard, a signboard that can run rampant in the state capital and not be exploited and oppressed by officials.

Some of the dukes and nobles still know how to measure, while others are obsessed with profit. The accumulation of their past wars and the rewards they received when they founded the country already have a lot of money, which can be called strong assets.

But it’s normal to have a lack of people’s hearts. No matter how much family business you have, you can’t bear to sit and eat. Especially after you don’t go to the battlefield, you have taken in many concubines and given birth to many children. It's decent, not shabby.

At this time, there are merchants who send money to vote, how can they refuse?

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"Hmph, this Hu Weiyong has been very considerate recently, and let him do all the good people."

Emperor Zhu's expression was worried, just now when Hu Weiyong led six ministers and several martial arts officers, he suddenly pleaded for mercy for several Qichun Marquis Kang Duo who were dismissed from their posts and imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Ministry because of business affairs.

Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and said: "Several ministers will follow suit and presume it is because of my son's face. After all, Kang Duo accompanied my son to study for two years when he was young."

"It's because we read that he had studied with you and was young so he didn't abolish his title. He almost killed someone and was locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a while?"

"It's not appropriate to let it go or not to let it go, but it really can't continue to be locked up without a name and a role." Zhu Biao's hand flipping through the memorial suddenly stopped: "Father, it is too coincidental that my son wants to come to Kang Duo now. Well, not long after Duke Qi died of illness, Kang Duo became a young man, and he happened to be an old man who had accompanied his son to study."

"There are really too many reasons to grant mercy outside the law, but this juncture is the critical time to make an example of others. It is easy to pardon Kang Duo, but it is not easy for the nobles and old friends behind to be unbiased."

At this time, the eunuch came in and reported: "Report to Your Majesty, the empress is waiting outside the hall."

The father and son looked at each other, and they knew it in their hearts. It must be because of this matter again. If it was a family matter or to deliver some food, Empress Ma would come in directly, who would dare to stop it.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat down and said: "Go and invite your mother to come in."

In response, Zhu Biao stood up and straightened his sleeves, walked out of the palace door to greet his mother and queen, and then invited into the palace, then waved the palace people to leave, leaving only Liu Jin and the female officer in charge of Queen Ma to serve.

There were only two chairs in Jinshen Hall. Zhu Biaoxu supported his mother and sat down in his place. Liu Jin took the old teacup and served new tea, and then stood aside with the female officer and bowed his head to serve.

The couple greeted each other briefly, and Zhu Biao asked with a smile, "The empress mother is here for Kang Duo, isn't it? Mrs. Qiguo asked you to intercede?"

Empress Ma sighed: "People are still crying and waiting for Xin'er in Kunning Palace. I didn't want to come, but I can't help her, so I can only say that I will try."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and reprimanded the female officer over there: "Anyone can be presumptuous in the Queen's Palace, what are you people doing!"

The female official hurriedly bowed down: "I will die for my servant!"

Liu Jin couldn't stand anymore and could only kneel down. Empress Ma couldn't bear to see this and hurriedly said: "Kang Maocai died of illness, she lived alone with her son as a widow, how could I bear to drive her out of the palace gate when she begged in front of me? The old man who sewed and mended your military uniforms together back then."

"Besides, I watched Kang Duo grow up. He is a few years younger than Biaoer. Xiejue is just a child. Is there something hidden in this?"

Old Zhu closed his eyes irritably, this is the difficulty, if the person in the prison of the Ministry of Punishments is Kang Maocai, the Duke of Qi, it would be easy to say, but it is as great as Tang He, who can be punished by seizing the title and stick, at least first The effect of killing chickens and monkeys comes.

If it was designed by someone, just find an opportunity to be promoted again in the future. If it is really greedy and lax, that is the punishment he deserves.

But it happened to be Kang Duo, with so many martial arts to watch, a teenage child, who was already descended from a Duke to a Marquis, if he was abolished in less than two days, wouldn't it be quite chilling Well, it doesn't sound good to spread the word, people in the world will only say that the Tian family is cool, but they don't care about other things.

Now that the military power has not yet been secured, nobles are still the foundation of Ming Dynasty. If they are made to be in danger and worry that the foundation they have worked so hard for will not be passed on after death, then they will go crazy.

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