The next morning, Zhu Youxiao got up early and was in good spirits.

Although he was very frustrated in Shandong, Zhu Youxiao knew how to exercise restraint and did not have seven sexes in one night.

After a perfect night, he felt quite refreshed.

After having breakfast with Concubine Tian, ​​Zhu Youxiao returned to the imperial study.

He glanced at Chen Hong and said, "Are all the people here?"

"Your Majesty, they are all here and waiting outside." Chen Hong said hurriedly, bowing.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said to Chen Hong, "Then let them in."

Not long after, a group of people walked in from outside.

These people didn't know why they were summoned, but they probably didn't know why. His Majesty had summoned them right after returning from Shandong, so the matter might be related to Shandong.

After all, everyone has their own concerns. They have also heard about what happened in Shandong.

Before this, they had bought grain for Shandong, passed off inferior goods as good ones, and even received a lot of money. In such a situation, no one would not feel guilty.

Many people went to Xu Xianchun to inquire about the news, thinking that he knew something. After all, he had followed the emperor to Shandong and lost his official position in Shandong.

However, how could Xu Xianchun dare to say such things without knowing what Zhu Youxiao wanted to do?

Xu Xianchun could only bite the bullet and apologize everywhere, but he just wouldn't tell the reason.

After everyone had seen him, Zhu Youxiao smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Everyone, get up."

After everyone stood up straight, Zhu Youxiao said, "My visit to Shandong this time has left me with deep feelings. What's happening down there is truly shocking. Those people think I can't hear or see, and treat me as deaf and blind. Even those around me want to bribe me, which shows how audacious those people are!"

"Everyone present should be royal relatives, right? There are the family of my queen, the family of my imperial concubine, and some recently promoted officials, all of whom are highly valued. I imagine they have treated you with great courtesy. Have you received many benefits?"

After this sentence came out, everyone was shocked and began to groan in their hearts.

It was indeed because of the Shandong incident. They had naturally heard about what His Majesty had done in Shandong. His Majesty had even dealt with the Kong family, so what about them?

These people did not dare to neglect it and immediately knelt on the ground, saying with deep fear and trepidation: "We are guilty!"

"You are guilty," Zhu Youxiao said with a sullen face. "Ask Xu Xianchun about the specific crime. I brought you here today with no intention of punishing you. I just want to tell you that this won't happen again."

"Before, I didn't say anything, so I didn't intend to pursue it even if you did it. This time, I say this: if anyone does it again, think twice."

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao stood up and walked to the back.

What has been said, you don't have to take care of the rest yourself, just have your people do it.

As for these people, of course it is not as simple as just beating them up, they also need to be used well.

If the emperor wants to extend his influence to the local level, he must make good use of these people.

In the Ming Dynasty, the gentry was very powerful. The reason was very simple: these people not only controlled the power of officials, but also controlled the actual economic power in the local area.

The gentry essentially controlled local land, mines, shops, and merchants. It was possible to force them to obey administrative orders, but it was difficult to deprive them of their economic rights.

The economic base has always determined the superstructure. No matter how you change it from above, if they have the final say on the economy below, none of your changes will be of any use.

If they want to use economic means to infiltrate the local areas, as the emperor, they cannot do it themselves.

If I do it myself, the scale is too large and I may lose sight of the big picture, so I need someone to help me.

Zhu Youxiao selected this group of nobles and relatives of the emperor, and asked them to cooperate with the Imperial Household Department to do business in local areas; the Imperial Household Department took the lead, and they cooperated.

The Imperial Household Department was the state-owned enterprise or central enterprise of later generations, which controlled the lifeline. As for the remaining supporting facilities, they were managed by these nobles and relatives.

They have money and connections, so they can compete and seize power with local gentry.

You must know that there were no ordinary businessmen in the Ming Dynasty. There were only collusion between power and money, or even the integration of power and money.

Instead of having these nobles and relatives of the emperor raise pigs here, it would be better to send them out to make money.

These people are better at playing rogue than me. As long as we give them pieces of land in different places or assign them according to the market conditions of the industry, they will get the job done.

Zhu Youxiao always had an idea of ​​the country he wanted to build.

Capitalism is impossible, socialism is even more impossible, and feudal landlords are also impossible.

But what we ultimately have to choose is Junker aristocracy.

In later times, this was a backward and abandoned system, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was an extremely advanced thing.

The most important thing is that the transition can be completed and that the transition from the current feudal system can be smoothly completed. Even if there are some problems and difficulties, they should be relatively easy to solve.

Junker aristocracy is a good direction. I wouldn't do those things like Wang Mang did. If the people are not enlightened, those things won't work, and the people won't support you.

The Junker landlord class was extremely conservative in politics, advocating absolute monarchy, worshipping the use of force, and supporting protectionism in agriculture.

As for how to prevent them from oppressing others internally, the method is very simple: transfer domestic conflicts and turn the oppression into external expansion.

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