It is a very dangerous thing to talk about the emperor in private. You can criticize the court's policies, criticize a certain minister, or even curse him as a traitor in private. There is no problem with that.
But talking about the emperor is not a safe thing.
This is not allowed, either in terms of being heard or from a personal moral perspective.
Loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
Criticizing the emperor is not a sign of loyalty.
But the man before him was obviously not like that. He spoke of the emperor with an indifferent air. Shi Kefa really didn't know who this man was. For the time being, he could only say that he was mentally ill.
It's obvious from his attire that this person is either rich or noble. When he said these words, the expressions of the people around him didn't change, and they were obviously used to it. This proves that this person's status is really too noble to be described. He said that everyone was used to him being an emperor.
But you said yes, and I said no, but Shi Kefa didn't mean to say that.
My teacher has the emperor's trust, and once I enter the officialdom, I will also get a lot of resources. Is it courting death to criticize the emperor at this time?
"Your Majesty's thoughts and actions are not something we can guess," Shi Kefa said directly.
I'm going to take the imperial examination this year, so I can't cause trouble now. Who knows if this person is setting a trap for me? It's very likely that this guy has bad intentions.
So Shi Kefa directly refused.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Shi Kefa, nodded, and said, "It's up to you."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao stood up and walked to Shi Kefa's side. He reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "We will meet again."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao walked away.
Shi Kefa looked at the departing figure with a thoughtful expression on his face, but he hadn't figured it out yet.
But it doesn't matter. This person said we'd see each other again, but I don't know when we'll see each other again. It wouldn't be strange if we never see each other again.
However, Shi Kefa felt that they might meet again.
After Zhu Youxiao left here, he did not wander around anymore, but went straight back to the palace.
Things have come to this point, and there is no need for me, the emperor, to do anything anymore. The people below will get things done.
The trend is now set, no one can change it, and it is impossible to go against the trend.
I have spent so many years, isn't it just to gather my own momentum?
He had the support of civil servants in the court, and many local officials came from royal academies, and these people could support him.
Among the generals, those who did not support him were already left out. The royal guards were very powerful, and with their support, he could do whatever he wanted.
With the help of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot, the emperor's power became unprecedentedly strong.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs contacted a large number of businessmen, and no one could make a fuss because no one was irreplaceable.
Things turned out just as Zhu Youxiao had expected, and everything developed in the direction he had envisioned.
Shi Kefa and others set out anyway. They contacted a group of students and went directly to various places to start propaganda and investigations, helping the people to sue corrupt officials.
With the help of these people, things progressed faster, and Zhu Youxiao's reputation became better and better.
Of course, there were also people arranged by Zhu Youxiao, and there were quite a few of them. On the one hand, they were supervising Shi Kefa and others, and on the other hand, they were also secretly supervising the case.
After all, we don’t know what they will do, so it’s better to be on guard.
As the news came one by one, Zhu Youxiao's expression became more and more relaxed.
Under the overwhelming pressure of the general trend, nothing else matters at all.
During this period, some people launched several rebellions and made a few disturbances, but they were basically ineffective. Before Zhu Youxiao could intervene, they were all suppressed.
Zhu Youxiao's days in Nanjing were over, and he went directly to Jianghuai, mainly to supervise the transformation of the salt fields.
Zhu Youxiao was very concerned about the salt field reconstruction, and he had no choice but to pay attention to it. This was his key point, and he had to rebuild it after it was destroyed.
A new technology has been promoted in the salt fields - salt drying. Salt is no longer boiled as before, which greatly reduces labor intensity.
At the same time, the Imperial Household Department also began to regularize these people, and those cooks became employees of the salt merchants under the Imperial Household Department.
The arrangements for these people couldn't be a one-size-fits-all approach. If they were laid off, they probably wouldn't have much of a job. After all, they had no land and had to boil salt their entire lives, which wasn't easy. So Zhu Youxiao didn't want to cut off their livelihoods.
As for the method adopted, it can be directly copied from later generations. Everyone becomes an employee of the salt merchant, and they are paid as they should be and receive benefits as they should be.
As for their children and grandchildren, they can be recruited internally or go directly into other businesses, and there will be no restrictions on household registration.
In fact, this change has been going on for a long time among craftsmen. Military craftsmen have already implemented this policy, as have craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry.
This actually greatly improved the status of artisans, and good craftsmen from the public were also willing to work for the court. Not only did they receive generous salaries, but they also received rewards. The artisan rating system had been introduced for some time and was very effective.
Therefore, the promotion of regularization of kitchen workers did not cause any trouble this time. After all, it was all about increasing treatment and improving life.
In an instant, Zhu Youxiao's reputation rose again, and the troubles he had caused in Jiangnan were quickly smoothed over.
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