Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 53 National policy, make a plan!
"I went to His Highness's study earlier and wanted to look through some information within the court."

"After all, I have never served in the court before, so I don't understand many situations."

"On His Highness's desk, I saw a proposal written by His Highness."

Yang Shiqi confessed very sincerely.

The expression on Zhu Yunhuan's face suddenly became strange and awkward.

He had always been thinking about the various institutional shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the measures and methods to improve them.

In order to prevent any omissions when Mr. Zhu asks about it one day, I made a brief note of it.

Unexpectedly, Yang Shiqi saw it.

Actually, this was also due to his own carelessness.

Not stored carefully.

Fortunately, it was Yang Shiqi who discovered it. If it was someone else, it might have caused quite a stir.

Zhu Yunhuan secretly warned himself in his heart that he must never be so careless in the future.

"Although your highness is young, he has extraordinary vision and insight, and can point out the key to many problems."

"The solution your highness proposed is even more imaginative, unexpected, and just right, like a stroke of genius."

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have found it hard to imagine that there is such a 'divine person' like Your Highness in this world."

"Such a talent, even if a saint were reborn, he would not be able to match it!"

This flattery made Zhu Yunhuan feel a little embarrassed.

After all, these are not his own insights, but the crystallization of human wisdom in the next few hundred years.

“But theory is one thing and practice is another.”

“The adoption and implementation of any policy is not just a matter of considering its rationality and feasibility.”

“A policy that everyone knows is good may not necessarily be adopted and implemented by the court.”

"A policy that everyone generally thinks is bad may be implemented anyway."

“The implementation of policies is more the result of court struggles and a balance of interests among all parties.”

"As for whether the policy itself is good or bad, it is often the most irrelevant thing!"

Yang Shiqi's voice was very soft, but it sounded like a biting cold wind to Zhu Yunhuan's ears, suddenly sobering him up.

Yes!

Even in the modern civilized society of our previous life, wasn't it the same?
Policies cannot be simply measured as good or bad.

How can the dispute over the route and the dispute over national policy be explained in a few words?

Finally, choose which policy to implement.

This is true in any country.

Any established policy, no matter how bad it is, once it is implemented, there will inevitably be a large number of vested interest groups that will benefit from this policy.

There is no right or wrong in the struggle for interests, only winning or losing.

The bigwigs in the court are such smart people, how could they not know this?
But no one changed it.

why?

Because no one wants to offend others.

Everyone knows the difficulty of reform!
"Your Highness is not yet the crown prince. At this critical moment, please do not talk about reforming the government's shortcomings."

Yang Shiqi's expression was serious: "If Your Highness becomes the crown prince, you can try to change some things."

"But only minor changes can be made, not major changes."

"Your Majesty is a very stubborn person. Once you decide on something, you will not change it easily."

“Not to mention, any changes will affect the interests of countless people.”

"Wait! Your Highness must wait, until one day, Your Highness ascends the throne. Only then will it be time to make drastic reforms."

Zhu Yunhuan frowned slightly.

Of course he knew that what Yang Shiqi said was the truth and it was also the best strategy.

When his adoptive father Zhu Biao was alive, Zhu's favor and trust towards him was unprecedented in the entire history of China.

The crown prince has always been the most likely to be suspected by the emperor, but this is not the case at all with Zhu Biao.

Old Zhu had absolute and unconditional trust in Zhu Biao.

When Zhu Biao was alive, he was the de facto executive vice emperor.

Zhu even specifically instructed that all memorials in the court must be reviewed by Zhu Biao before being presented to him. He taught Zhu Biao how to handle state affairs and how to be an emperor.

I look forward to my son taking over my job soon.

But even so, for many things, once Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision, no matter how much Zhu Biao opposed it, it was useless.

It became almost a daily occurrence for the father and son to quarrel over this.

This shows how stubborn Lao Zhu is. He will never change his mind easily.

All the capable monarchs in history were those who remained patient while they were crown princes, and only carried out effective reforms and governance after they ascended the throne and became emperors.

But if you think about it, it is only the 25th year of Hongwu, and Old Zhu will still live for six years.

To endure for six years is probably not an easy task for a time traveler like him.

"Before that, Your Highness may do something."

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan's worries, Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty needs to see actual results, not theories."

"There are many things that your Highness can do, but you should say less or nothing."

"Once His Majesty sees the results, he will naturally support you to do it."

Zhu Yunhuan nodded slightly and said, "You are right. Empty talk ruins a country, but hard work makes it prosperous."

“I should do more practical things.”

He then asked, "So what do you think should be written on the third page of this newspaper?"

"Tomorrow's third edition is the most important edition in the newspaper." Yang Shiqi said, "I'm afraid that this edition will need to be written by Your Highness himself."

Zhu Yunhuan was stunned for a moment.

He knows his own business.

My level is still not enough to write important articles in newspapers!

This is not something that can be easily passed off as just copying poems or lyrics.

If he writes too badly, he will become a laughing stock of the entire Ming Dynasty.

"The person your majesty loved most in his life, besides Empress Ma, was your father, the former crown prince."

"Your Highness, if you want to win the favor of His Majesty, you must start from here."

"Your Highness is the son of the late Crown Prince. It is inevitable that he misses his father now that he is gone."

"This third edition of the article is about your Highness recalling his father's past and mourning his father."

"Your Highness lost his mother when he was young, so his feelings for his father are even more special."

"You have to write with sincerity and emotion, so that people will be sad and cry when they hear it."

"If you can inspire His Majesty's gratitude, then Your Highness will be able to win the battle in the court tomorrow before it even starts!"

"This is also the main reason why newspapers must be printed and published overnight."

Good guy!
Zhu Yunhuan exclaimed, "What a guy!"

After all this time, it turns out they are trying to play the emotional card!
However, I have to say that Lao Zhu really fell for it!

Didn’t Zhu Yunwen win the favor of Old Zhu by relying on his so-called “filial piety”?

If he could write this article well, he might be able to change the impression of himself in Lao Zhu's mind in one fell swoop.

Words are the carriers of thoughts.

True sadness does not necessarily have to be expressed as obviously as Zhu Yunwen's.

The important thing is to make Lao Zhu believe how deep his feelings for his "father" are and how much he misses his father, so that Lao Zhu thinks that he is a "filial son"!
A filial son who is more filial than Zhu Yunwen!
The importance of this point is self-evident.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled bitterly and said, "Although this is a good idea, I only write poems by accident. My literary talent is not very high. I am afraid that I will not be able to write well and will end up making things worse."

Yang Shiqi's face showed surprise, and he was a little bit unbelieving that this person who could write famous poems and famous sentences at will could not write a good article.

But he didn't ask any questions after all.

After pondering for a long time, Yang Shiqi said, "That's fine. I'll write it for you. When it's finished, Your Highness can take a look to see if there are any changes to be made, and then transcribe it and print it for distribution."

"But this matter must be kept secret. Your Highness knows, I know, and heaven and earth know. No matter when, you must never tell a third person."

Zhu Yunxun said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Yang, I will keep it a secret and will never reveal it to anyone!"

Just kidding?
He is not stupid, how could he tell others such a thing?

"Okay! Without further ado, I'll start writing!"

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(End of this chapter)