Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"Little grandson, you are back."

After returning from outside the city, Zhu Ming let Liu Jin go back to the side courtyard alone, and he went to the Daming Palace to meet the emperor.

Now seeing Zhu Ming returning from the Daming Palace, he hurried to greet him.

"Seeing how happy the little grandson is, I'm afraid it's done."

Seeing the smile on Zhu Ming's face, Liu Jin also started smiling.

Although he didn't know what Zhu Ming was going to do, he could vaguely feel that it was a big deal.

"Well, that's half done."

Zhu Ming just nodded. This was just the first step.

As long as Zhu Yuanzhang was convinced, the matter of land and grain would be settled.

Just ensuring that the people have enough food and are freed from farming is only the beginning.

What he wanted was to let the industrial revolution start from the Ming Dynasty.

"half?"

Seeing Zhu Ming smiling so happily, Liu Jin thought he had succeeded.

Now when he heard Zhu Ming say that it was only half done, he was stunned again.

"Let's not talk about this. Let's take a rest. We are so tired today."

Zhu Ming waved his hand and said nothing more.

He knew that matters of family and country could not be rushed.

As for the rest, we will have to wait until the policy is implemented.

What we need to do now is to make some preparations first.

"Then I will go prepare the bath for the grandson, please wait!"

Zhu Ming didn't say anything, and Liu Jin also tactfully kept his mouth shut.

He was able to climb to this position because he was tactful and naturally knew what to ask and what not to ask.

They left the city early in the morning and arrived at Mr. Wang's place at noon. After all the commotion, by the time Zhu Ming came back from Daming Palace, it had already darkened.

"Ah."

Zhu Ming just responded.

After washing up, Zhu Ming locked himself in the room again.

Seeing this, Liu Jin knew that Zhu Ming was probably thinking about those important matters again, which were not something a servant could interfere with, so he did not disturb him any further.

Zhu Ming sat at the desk, holding a brush that had just been dipped in ink in his hand. After thinking for a long time, he started drawing on the paper.

It is not enough to just ensure that the people have enough food to eat. It is also necessary to write down all the knowledge in their minds so that the liberated people can read.

His next step is to enlighten people's minds.

From ancient times to the present, reading has been a privilege for a few people, and only rich people can afford to buy books.

Even Song Lian, a great scholar around Zhu Yuanzhang, could only borrow books from people who had books and copy them at the beginning.

It was not until modern times, when Zhu Ming lived, that compulsory education was promoted, allowing everyone to go to school and study.

This is not an easy task either. The constraints of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism have been deeply rooted since the Song Dynasty.

“This is much more difficult than writing an essay before.”

Zhu Ming pondered for an entire night and only managed to write a few short articles.

The next morning, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to convey everything Zhu Ming had said to him.

Although there were many voices of opposition from the officials, after all, many people in their families controlled large amounts of land.

If this policy is implemented, they will also suffer a lot of losses.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was determined and, having been threatened by several major cases involving Hu Weiyong, he did not dare to oppose too forcefully.

As a helpless compromise, they had to demarcate some areas to test the waters for this policy.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not force him, after all, this kind of thing had never happened before.

It’s okay to try it first.

"Mr. Qi Tai, is what you said true?"

Mrs. Lu sat in the East Palace, looking at Qi Tai anxiously, her brows knitted together, and her still charming face was full of disbelief.

"Yes, this move is unprecedented."

Qi Tai responded affirmatively, his tone full of admiration.

In order not to increase the burden on the people, he could confront the powerful general Lan Yu at a dinner party, and thought he was worthy of the title of loving the people like his own sons.

But he never thought that there might be ways to survey the land and control grain prices so that the people could have more easily enough to eat.

In this regard, he feels inferior to others.

"This Zhu Ming."

After learning that this was indeed Zhu Ming's work, Lu was even more furious.

The more outstanding Zhu Ming's performance was with Zhu Yuanzhang, the greater the probability that Zhu Yunwen would fall out of favor.

If this continues, the threat he poses to Zhu Yunwen will become greater and greater.

"The perspective of the emperor's grandson is indeed refreshing for readers like me."

Qi Tai, however, seemed not to notice Lu's expression. He smiled and praised Zhu Ming's courage.

"In your opinion, is this a good or bad move?"

Hearing Qi Tai's voice, Lu quickly suppressed her emotions, laughed dryly, and began to ask Qi Tai for his opinion.

"This……"

Qi Tai hesitated when asked by Lu, and after thinking for a while, he raised his head and shook his head: "The little emperor's grandson has never been used in history books. Qi Tai is not well-educated, so I dare not make a rash judgment."

For such an earth-shaking move, Qi Tai didn't dare to say what the final result would be.

However, in his personal opinion, after the turmoil, it should be beneficial to the country and the people.

So Qi Tai thought for a moment before looking at Lu and saying, "In Qi Tai's opinion, this move will benefit the common people and hurt the rich businessmen. In the long run, it will benefit the country and the people."

Seeing that Qi Tai, a teacher invited by Zhu Ming, was optimistic about Zhu Ming's idea, Lu became even more indignant.

"only……"

Qi Tai said this, then changed the subject and hesitated again.

"Just what?"

Mrs. Lu asked anxiously.

Although she is scheming, she is not as far-sighted as people like Qi Tai when it comes to governing the country.

She must not let Zhu Ming succeed in this matter, otherwise Yunwen would really be at a disadvantage.

This Zhu Ming must be the illegitimate son who should have been killed by himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang should have known this.

If Zhu Yuanzhang got carried away and really gave Zhu Ming this title, how could Yunwen defeat him?

"In the long run, this policy is indeed beneficial to the people, but now those landlords still have hundreds of servants, at least dozens, and they have financial resources."

Qi Tai didn't think that those rich people would give up their land voluntarily.

"If these people take the lead in causing trouble, the people may not be able to handle it."

The biggest problem now is whether the common people can defeat the wealthy people.

If we cannot win the battle, and there are many people in the court who oppose it, this national policy cannot be implemented.

It was not until Qi Tai pointed out the shortcomings of these policies that Lu felt a little relieved.

As long as you know where the weakness is, it will be easy.

I have some relatives under my command who can be used.

"As expected of Master Qi Tai, your eyes are piercing, and a woman like me cannot compare to them."

She laughed dryly at Qi Tai a few more times, but Qi Tai was left confused.