jdhmnovel Chapter 1109 I will splatter Emperor Zhu's blood all over him!
Chapter 1109 I will splatter Emperor Zhu's blood all over him!
Li Shanchang felt that some of the articles in the "Great Ming Code" had some "minor" problems.
For example, how can it be considered a serious crime to criticize the emperor to his face?
If cursing the emperor to his face isn't a serious crime, or even a crime at all, then today I'll show you, Zhu Chongba, what it means to kill with words without a knife, and what it means to be a heartless wretch!
Li Shanchang had a dark expression and didn't seem inclined to speak. Liu Bowen, sitting next to Li Shanchang, huddled up and tried to hide himself.
This is fucking terrifying!
It wasn't enough that you, Emperor Zhu, treated Li Shanchang like a beast of burden; now you've set your sights on Li Qi.
Then the problem is coming.
If you, Emperor Zhu, can keep an eye on Li Qi today, won't you be eyeing my Lian-ge'er tomorrow?
At this moment, both Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen deeply understood what it meant to say, "I only wish my son were foolish and dull, so that he could reach the rank of duke without disaster or hardship."
The scholar-officials of the Song Dynasty really knew how to have fun.
They are much better than the cattle and horses of our Ming Dynasty.
Seeing that neither Li Shanchang nor Liu Bowen were willing to speak, Emperor Zhu became anxious: "No, you two, say something! Our vast Yizhou is waiting for someone to take over."
What?
You, Emperor Zhu, aren't even going to pretend anymore, are you?
Li Shanchang felt a surge of anger and suddenly felt an urge to overturn the table.
"To ascend to the throne, it is now the seventh year of Hongwu's reign."
"The most urgent tasks are to first review the previous five-year plans and second, to formulate new five-year plans."
“Our previous verification was completely inaccurate. It should be verified by all the civil and military officials, as well as the provincial governors, censors, and commanders.”
"Furthermore, I am already sixty years old this year..."
Before Li Shanchang could finish speaking, Emperor Zhu, sensing something was amiss, chuckled twice and preemptively said, "We know that Brother Shanchang is already sixty years old, and we know that Brother Shanchang intends to enjoy his retirement, but isn't it because our Great Ming Dynasty still cannot do without Brother Shanchang?"
"Here's what we'll do: at the end of the year, Brother Shanchang, you can submit a memorial requesting to retire and return to your hometown. We'll approve it, and after the New Year, we'll rehire Brother Shanchang to be the Grand Secretary."
"By the way, we just thought about it. There should be a rule for the term of office of the prime minister, which can be based on each five-year plan."
Emperor Zhu raised two fingers and said confidently, "Two terms. Brother Shanchang only needs to serve two more terms."
Li Shanchang rolled his eyes and looked around at the dragon pillars in the Qianqing Palace.
If I were to smash my head against the dragon pillar in the Qianqing Palace today, I should be able to splatter Emperor Zhu's blood all over me, right?
He can never wash away the infamy of oppressing veteran officials and driving loyal ministers to their deaths.
Liu Bowen was completely numb.
Two terms.
Not two years.
It has been ten years.
Is he going to have to wait another ten years as prime minister?
How strong and energetic must Old Li be to endure another ten years under Emperor Zhu's rule?
Not to mention Yang the Madman, who could cause a huge mess at any moment!
Emperor Zhu glanced at Li Shanchang, then at Liu Bowen, and finally could only chuckle awkwardly twice before saying, "Well, let's leave the matter of Yizhou as it is for now. For the time being, we'll assign it to Fujian. After a few years, we'll relocate some people there and then upgrade it to a provincial administration commission."
……
In order to prevent his son from becoming a slave, Li Shanchang even came up with the idea of splattering the emperor's blood all over himself.
But to everyone's surprise, Li Qi was incredibly enthusiastic about being a beast of burden.
"Most of the people here in Yizhou are people from the Central Plains who fled here during the Song Dynasty. As long as you don't exploit them, they don't care whether they pay taxes to the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty."
"In short, those who are entitled to land should be given land, and those who are entitled to household registration should be issued household registration certificates."
"Treat them the same way you would treat the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"Don't tell me that it's difficult to appease them."
“We all grew up together. I can tell what kind of shit you’re going to take just by the way you stick your butts out.”
Li Qi said earnestly, "You all need to be more careful. Stop spreading rumors about how many barbarians are in Yizhou. This isn't the way to gain military merit."
"That old scoundrel Hu Weiyong's eyes light up whenever he hears the word 'barbarian'."
Do you think I can outmaneuver Hu Weiyong or outmaneuver Yang... Yang the Imperial Son-in-Law?
"Remember this, everyone: don't make a big fuss, and ignore those savages in the mountains for now... If any of them voluntarily come down from the mountains to become naturalized, then process their citizenship."
"Those who are unwilling to come down the mountain to become naturalized but also do not cause trouble, let them be for now."
"Only those who are unwilling to naturalize and unwilling to stay obediently in the mountains will be arrested and forced to mine and build roads."
"At least let me give the court an explanation."
"Furthermore, I will give you three months to thoroughly understand the situation under your jurisdiction. After three months, I will want to see your five-year plans for each autonomous region."
Li Qi unceremoniously assigned tasks to his group of temporary acting county magistrates, and didn't forget to threaten them: "It wasn't easy for me to get you out from His Highness the Crown Prince. If any of you slack off or hold me back, I'll send you to Ningyang Farm for retraining!"
After dismissing the few second-generation nobles who were acting as temporary magistrates, Li Qi picked up his pen and began to ponder.
What exactly does the Five-Year Plan involve?
It seems to cover governance, military affairs, people's livelihood, economy, industry, and education.
Military matters are none of my concern; that is a matter for the future Yizhou Commandery to consider.
My responsibilities include governance, people's livelihood, economy, industry, and education.
and so……
Those unlucky fellows' main task now is to measure the land and distribute it to the people of Yizhou, while my main task is to find some ways for the people of Yizhou to make money.
Yizhou Prefecture is located by the sea.
Coastal fishing is definitely one of them.
Yizhou Prefecture is also mountainous.
Mountainous areas are not very suitable for growing grains, but they are more suitable for growing fruit.
Perhaps we could first sift through all the fruits from Yizhou, and then select a few rare ones to make into tribute?
If this approach is feasible, then the next steps should be to build roads, open mines, and set up workshops.
Road construction, mining, and workshops all require a large number of laborers.
Fortunately, there were many wild men in the mountains of Yizhou.
What's next?
Li Qi's head throbbed more and more as he thought about it, so he simply picked up a pen and wrote on a piece of paper: "Father, please find a way to find out the five-year plan for Dengzhou Prefecture."
His Highness is right. Copying homework is not shameful.
If one's own father is ashamed, then the only option is to ask him to write a five-year plan for Yizhou.
Anyway, that's how His Highness the Crown Prince treats his father, and I'm just following his example.
wrong!
First, I have to write a memorial to His Highness the Crown Prince, and I have to plead my poverty and ask His Highness for people!