First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Huang Yuanshou frowned: "This is not allowed to be said in the future. After all, we are going to return to our roots. There are some things here that we have to do. Even if His Royal Highness knows about it, he will be considerate!"

The people around him also echoed and said a few words to that man. Although they have saved a lot of gold and silver recently, and have many women to serve them, what they miss most in their hearts is the matter of returning home.

Except for a few rogues who have fallen into the outdoors, there are seniors, seniors and juniors, and it's just a matter of coming out to fight for their future. If they are allowed to rot here, it will definitely not work.

Seeing that he had offended everyone, the man found a reason to back down in desperation, stopped after making a few bends, and a young man quietly appeared behind him: "It seems that Mr. good."

"My lord, it's not that a villain talks too much. Is it too explicit to test like this? Even if he wanted to, he might not dare to say anything in public. After all, most brothers still want to care about their family."

"You don't need to worry about it, just do things with peace of mind."

"Nuo, please don't worry, my lord, you are loyal to me, Daming, and will never be shaken by things outside of you."

Yan Bi saw that there was no reply behind him, and when he turned around, he found that the person had long since disappeared. He suddenly felt being watched, looked around, and the soldiers on duty on the observation tower in the distance nodded slightly at him...

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Zhu Biao held his daughter in his arms and teased her for a while, until she couldn't stop yawning before she was willing to put it down and let the nanny nurse her to sleep, and said to Nuanyu, who was recovering well: "The queen mother is very worried, pick a time when the weather is good Let's go to Kunning Palace with He Qi to pay respects to the emperor's grandmother, and tell the servants to prepare the sedan chair in advance, so as not to be caught by the wind."

Nuan Yu obediently agreed, and after giving birth, her childishness disappeared a lot, and she finally looked like a mother, and Zhu Biao was relieved a lot.

The child's name was He Qi, and the name of the emperor's grandson had to wait for the emperor to decide on it. There was nothing taboo about the name of the emperor's granddaughter. Zhu Biao decided on his own after thinking about two cups of tea.

Crane means longevity fairy, Qi refers to beautiful jade, which is extraordinary and extraordinary. The name is not very nice, but it mainly expresses her heart, hoping that she can live a long and healthy life with noble deeds.

After all, born in the East Palace, there are not many opportunities to be called by people's first and last names in this life. Most of them are titles of respect, so there is no need to choose a name with outstanding literary talents.

After seeing his daughter, Zhu Biao went to the Wenhua Hall to take a seat. The Minister of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry had been waiting here for a while. After a brief meeting with the ceremony, Zhu Biao smiled and said: "I went to see my daughter, and I am sorry for the two lovers. It's been a long time, sit down."

Recently, the two ministers met with the crown prince every day to discuss government affairs, and they were not polite. They sat down after handcuffing. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said solemnly: "The flourishing of the East Palace is also a blessing to the imperial court. The ministers often make a fuss about it in private."

The half-public and half-private jokes made the monarch and his ministers laugh together, but it is not a lie. At the age of the crown prince, he already has three sons and one daughter under his knees. The East Palace has an orderly successor. The courtier, of course, is overjoyed.

Gossip and family life are just embellishments, and the three of them quickly adjusted their status. The Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs played a role. In various prefectures, counties, and townships, there are frequent small aristocratic clans who build their own markets. , such as Qianjiaji, Lijiashi and so on.

With the wealth and prestige of the family, the necessary investment is made to attract business, and huge profits are obtained by collecting market fees and supervising trade.

It could be considered a good thing, but because the family who established the market intends to avoid taxes, they often agree to open the market at dusk, and the people who live in the local area don’t know where they come from, so they mistakenly think it is a ghost market, and it is widely spread.

Moreover, due to the low cost of building a small market, there are often several markets in one place fighting openly and secretly, and there have even been several cases of fighting with weapons.

"Tax evasion and tax avoidance will never be forgiven." Zhu Biao's tone was very solemn: "Don't talk about small households, even if it is a business of the emperor's business and relatives, the business tax must be paid to the palace. This is the iron law of the Ming Dynasty. There is absolutely nothing If there is room for negotiation, the local government will confiscate all his family property to pay taxes, and exile the head of the market owner's family to Liaodong."

Zhu Biao himself can't wait for a big son to be broken into two flowers. Of course, no one is allowed to evade taxes, and once such an example is opened, it will appear that the businessmen who are willing to pay taxes are stupid and will try to evade taxes in the future, so it is very important to make an example. Is necessary.

A small family in a mere area is naturally not considered that one, so killing a hundred like this is not a big deal, and you have to choose a person with a high status, preferably with a close relationship with the Tian family.

In this way, there are very few suitable ones, and the only royal relatives are the old son-in-law who lives in the Qiyang Palace, and the state relatives are the Chang family of the Kaiping Palace, the princess's natal family.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry reported: "According to yesterday's discussion, one hectare per hectare of people's land will be used as a husband. This year, during the winter farming gap, the common people will go to Beijing to serve. There are 17 prefectures such as Zhili Yingtian, and 13 prefectures under Jiangxi. Five hundred and forty-five hundred and twenty-three hectares, five hundred and forty-five hundred and twenty-three husbands."

More than 500,000 people need to serve corvee for a month. This is not a trivial matter. Zhu Biao carefully went through it in his heart, discussed the details with the two ministers, and finalized the responsible officials.

At this time, the minister of the Ministry of Rites asked for an audience, and the prince summoned him. It was originally reported by the local government. Zhao Yanliang, wife of Raoyang County, Zhending Prefecture, Wang, and Hong Zhen, wife of Dangtu County, Taiping Prefecture, Yang, all had early widowhood festivals. Please grant them to the court. All Jing said that their door is chastity.

Publicly and privately, Zhu Biao does not wish to have widows, but it is a matter of etiquette, and at this time the status of women is low and low, and marriage has always been involuntary. He pays attention to obeying the father before marriage, and obeying the husband after marriage. from child.

Moreover, there are parents, in-laws and elders to control, and there are sons and daughters and nephews at the bottom. It is hard to control one's fate. This chastity archway can be regarded as the last one. It is easy for Zhu Biao not to sign it. It's not the prince's fault, but without this archway, they might not even be able to save their lives.

Signing with a frown, he said to the servant of the Ministry of Rites who was standing and waiting: "The Ministry of Rites will re-negotiate the granting of chastity memorial archways, and announce to all states and places that they will not be allowed to invite archaeological archways lightly in the future, unless they are for the sake of nurturing talents and virtues for the country. Never give lightly because of widowhood.

The servant of the Ministry of Rites responded in a difficult way: "I know that Your Highness wants to persuade marriages to reduce widowhood and increase the population, but the three cardinal principles and five constant rules are also the foundation of the world, and they are emphasizing human relations and morals, and they want to be perfect for the boudoir."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry also said: "As the saying goes, starving to death is a small matter, but injustice is a major matter, and her family is born as a chaste woman, which is also a beautiful thing in human relations..."

Zhao Wenjing, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, obviously had a different view from them: "Marrying after the death of a husband is definitely out of morals, but there are also those who have to do so, and saints cannot forbid them. This is what Zhu Wengong said."

Zhu Biao didn't ignore their argument, seeing this, the minister of the Ministry of Rites could only accept his promise and retreat. If the prince's order is persuaded, it will be fine, if not persuaded, then it must be done.

But the memorial that should be published is still to be published. When I go back and talk about it, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Yushitai will definitely cause a sensation. The Holy One is very similar, worthy of being father and son.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry also withdrew not long after, and Zhao Wenjing sighed and said: "Cheng Zhu is not wrong, his disciples and grandchildren have done a lot of harm to others. In the former Song Dynasty, there were very few widowed women. Not to mention the families of ordinary people, even the empresses had remarried backgrounds. .”

These words are really not false. Zhu Xi once wrote in his own handwriting, "Mr. Xi Yichuan tried to discuss this matter, and thought that starvation to death was a small matter, but injustice was a major matter. From the perspective of the world, it is sincerely pedantic."

During the Song Dynasty, from scholar-bureaucrats to common people, women remarried everywhere. Wang Anshi's daughter-in-law Chong, Yue Fei's ex-wife Liu, and Lu You's ex-wife Tang Wan all remarried.

Song Zhenzong's wife, Zhang Xian, Empress Liu E of Mingsu, was born as an orphan in Shu. She once married a silversmith named Gong Mei in Shu. The Taimiao worships Song Taizu and other emperors of the Song Dynasty.

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