The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1746

[1746. Chapter 1660: Cure the disease of poverty first]

. After hearing Fang Jifan’s promise.

Emperor Hongzhi felt a little more at ease, and then he smiled and said: “Even if they rebel, so what, if I can’t even suppress the scholars, how can I govern the world.”

So, he continued to eat crabs with his head down.

This crab is troublesome to eat, but it is full of flavor, especially the crab roe. Paired with warm rice wine, it will have an endless aftertaste.

Emperor Hongzhi took two bites and then looked up at Mrs. Zhu.

But seeing that Zhu was just standing aside quietly, not saying anything easily, Emperor Hongzhi said: “Come, sit down and talk to me.”

He respected Zhu a little more.

This is an unusual woman.

Mrs. Zhu did not delay because of her status and ethics, and sat down as she was told.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu with great interest and said, “When I came to Nanjing, I spent most of my time at Xiaoling Mausoleum. I just walked around and looked at the flowers, but I couldn’t notice anything. Did you know anything after being in Nanjing for a long time?”

Obviously, Hongzhi said The emperor had great trust in Zhu.

Zhu said: “Your Majesty, I am just a housewife. I usually don’t go out of the front door or open the second door. How can I have any knowledge? It’s just… if your Majesty asks, I will tell you everything I know.” “

Emperor Hongzhi sighed at this time, and then said: “At Xiaoling, the people have gone into the mountains to steal and hunt. They have been prohibited from doing so for many years. I have seen some people who are ragged and hungry and cold. Hey… looking at It makes me sleepy and uneasy. “

Emperor Hongzhi is indeed a good emperor, and he even thinks deeply about many things. Compared with the gentry, Emperor Hongzhi was more worried about these poor people. Entering the Xiaoling Mausoleum was a mortal sin. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was treason. However, the people still flocked to it, which shows how far the laws and public sentiment of the court had reached.

Zhu thought for a while and then said: “Your Majesty… these people, to be honest, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are rebellious officials and traitors. But… if you think about it carefully, you are forced by life. Xiaoling Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Emperor Taizu Gao. , of course you have to be extremely careful, this is the dragon vein. “

Zhu Shi paused, and then said: “Your Majesty asked me, you must want to know why the people do this… Your Majesty… I also listened. There are many rumors, not to mention other places, just Nanjing. It is true that there is singing and dancing in Nanjing, but Your Majesty, besides Nanjing, what about outside the city? I have learned from the people in the mansion more than once that the refugees are homeless. The people could no longer survive, so they gathered together and turned into bandits. I also heard that some people, who were good people on weekdays, turned into water thieves and horse thieves at night. The Duke of Wei was ordered to suppress Nanjing, but the suppression was not successful. Suppression. When I was young and married here, it was fine. These rumors were just occasional. When my grandchildren have grown up, such things are nothing new. “

As he said this, Zhu also sighed with a worried look on his face.

Finally hearing the truest truth, Emperor Hongzhi frowned even deeper. Behind Jiangnan’s calmness, there was something so terrifying.

In this way, the people who entered the Xiaoling Mausoleum to steal and hunt were considered ‘good’ people.

Zhu continued: “Some people once said that there are many southerners who are unruly and cannot be educated.”

She glanced at Emperor Hongzhi, but then said: “But why are the southerners so unruly? I don’t know.” ”

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Fang Jifan, on the other hand, sucked the crab legs carefully and said: “Isn’t this simple? Isn’t it just a matter of poverty? Jiangnan is no better than other places. Other places are poor mountains and rivers. The people are poor, and the rich are not much better. This Jiangnan It is a land of plenty, where people can weave silk and make porcelain. This rich family is smelly of wine and meat, but the road is frozen to death. This crazy poor man, with no clothes to cover his body and no food to eat, who saw the wine pool and meat forest in the rich family? Are you willing? It’s not that the southerners are unruly, it’s that the poor are wise and the rich are conscientious. Your Majesty…Look at me, no one in this world would say good things about me, but anyone who knows how good he is. “Everyone has a thumbs up. It can be said that he is a household name and he is full of praise. But Erchen said very rudely, is Erchen really so good?”

Fang Jifan spit out the crab shell and said seriously: “Find out the reason. , it’s nothing more than that my son’s family has money. With money, he naturally doesn’t bother to compete with others for profit. With money, he can do some elegant things. For example, his son loves reading the most, and he likes to read well. I would never read books, those dirty stories about world affairs, I would read the Tao Te Ching and the Spring and Autumn Annals, and I would take pleasure in them. I would also like to do good things, but when I see the poor, I can’t stand them anymore, and I can’t bear them. , I can’t see anyone who is poorer than Erchen. But what if Erchen can’t have enough to eat? Can Erchen still read the Tao Te Ching and read the Spring and Autumn Period, and be charitable?”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, which was rarer than that of long ago. Your Majesty, your Majesty, is different now. His experience is extremely rich, so he can understand the meaning of Fang Jifan’s words: “That’s it. So in the final analysis, the way of education is to cure the disease of poverty first, and this disease cannot be treated without treatment.” Go, talk about enlightenment, let people learn to follow the vassal, do their best to relieve the court’s worries, and not violate the laws. This is nothing more than seeking fish by chance.”

Emperor Hongzhi cheered up and smiled: “Everything is difficult at the beginning, now that I understand. If you have found the crux of the matter, then you just have to do your best. Successor… You and I still need to stay here for a few days. If we don’t properly arrange the gentry, I… will have trouble sleeping and eating.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s behavior, and… Instead of moving to the palace in Nanjing, he settled directly in the Duke of Wei’s mansion.

Everyone in the Duke of Wei’s palace was careful to worship him.

Fortunately… His Majesty is surprisingly easy to feed. He doesn’t like to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas. At first he only ate crabs. After that, he started to like fresh large yellow croaker and even became interested in oysters.

And I have no interest in extravagant cooking methods and ostentation. I just like the taste of Jiangsu and Zhejiang people. I just add ginger and garlic and steam it.

With the British Duke Zhang Mao in charge, the six ministries in Nanjing were trembling with fear. Liu Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, was scolded severely in front of the imperial court, and then he received the order and took charge of the migration of the gentry.

Of course, Liu Yi is in charge on the surface, but in fact, there will be some oral instructions coming out every now and then, how to move, how to arrange, how many soldiers to arrange, and how many ships to prepare. His Majesty had prepared it in the line. All Liu Yi could do was to obey his orders.

When it comes to migration, Fang Jifan is an expert. At the beginning, he had advanced experience in relocating his family. In this regard, Fang Jifan said that he was second in level, and no one in the world dared to say that he was first.

Countless gentry, taking their belongings with them, under the protection of various guards and horses, unloaded their luggage filled with cars and boarded the ship immediately.

The family members were crying, and the elders were holding the memorial tablets of their ancestors with tears streaming down their clothes.

Only the innocent children pointed at the big boat on the pier and exclaimed: “Boat, boat… let’s take the boat, let’s take the boat…”

Not surprisingly, at this time, there would be slaps falling down like cattail leaf fans. , the world will be pure.

Zhou Tang looked haggard. He had not slept for many days and did not dare to close his eyes. As soon as he closed his eyes, he seemed to see his ancestors finding him, with angry faces on their faces.

Really… unworthy of descendants.

As for Luzon… God knows where it is.

The mountains are long and the rivers are far away. If I go away… I’m afraid… I’ll never be able to return to my hometown again.

Zhou Tangsheng’s eyes were blurry, and after repeated urging from the soldiers, he boarded the ship with a slight trembling.

The moment we boarded the ship, it was as if life suddenly lost its meaning and became boring.

He stared blankly at the steady stream of people on the trestle, who were about to board the ship, calling each other for their children, or some crying.

Zhou Tangsheng felt sad, Fang Jifan… that dog-like thing…

the boat… gradually raised its sails.

Slowly… left the land.

The ship swayed, and suddenly… Zhou Tangsheng’s heart seemed to twitch… Then… he saw a familiar figure on the trestle… This person stood on the other side of the trestle, waving to the people on the boat. .

Zhou Tangsheng saw it clearly, and his heart skipped a beat, it was Fang Jifan, he really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao was here, this piece of shit… Weasel was giving New Year greetings to Rooster.

But Fang Jifan, who was bidding farewell to the people on the boat, became increasingly blurry, and then… in Zhou Tangsheng’s eyes, even the land became farther and farther away, and finally… began to disappear.

At this moment…

Zhou Tangsheng suddenly wailed: “The child is unworthy, I can’t keep the family property, the child is unworthy…”

On the line between the sea and the sky, amidst the crashing of the waves… Zhou Tangsheng’s lamentation also followed the waves, and was finally hidden. In the sea, there will be no sound or trace from now on

(End of this chapter)