Zhu Ying's voice echoed throughout the Fengtian Hall.

This was the first time he spoke so much in front of his ministers.

All the ministers pricked up their ears and listened to what His Royal Highness Changsun, the future Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was thinking.

However, after saying this, whether it was a civil or military officer.

They looked at each other in bewilderment.

The relationship between Duke Liang and His Royal Highness Zhangsun was known to everyone in the court, especially His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lan Yu.

Lan Yu used to be the most loyal subordinate of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Otherwise, Lan Yu would not be qualified to serve as the leader of the Huaixi military generals and nobles group, and there would even be little possibility of him being named a duke.

But today, His Royal Highness Chang Sun's intention was to let this great general do a job similar to that of the Five Cities Military Commander.

This... is too bizarre.

Most people were thinking, could it be that the relationship between His Royal Highness Chang Sun and the Duke of Liang was not good?

Otherwise, why would the Duke of Liang be like this? He was demoted three levels.

"Duke Liang, what do you think?"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang already knew Zhu Ying's plan, he still couldn't help but ask Lan Yu a question.

It seemed unreliable to let Lan Yu work in the Public Security Department, but even though it was such an unreliable thing, Lan Yu kowtowed and said:

"I am extremely willing to do so."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers suddenly became quiet.

No one would think that Lan Yu agreed to this willingly. He must have been forced by His Majesty or His Royal Highness Zhang Sun.

At this time, no one remembered Minister Zhan anymore.

Even some civil servants looked at Lan Yu with pity.

After all, Lan Yu's ability to hold the position of Left Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military Commission's Office was due to his outstanding contributions, and he made a huge contribution to the entire Ming Dynasty.

Such a great general now has to be in charge of the police.

It seems that His Royal Highness Changsun is really suspicious of me.

Lan Yu could naturally feel these strange looks.

Although his expression seemed calm and normal, in fact, deep in his eyes, Lan Yu revealed a hint of excitement.

Since ancient times, the legal constraints on officials have been very weak.

As the saying goes, the people do not fight against the officials. Those who supervise the officials are generally the censors in the court. Ordinary people have no possibility of fighting against the officials.

From the 10th to the 20th year of the Hongwu reign, according to the decree issued by Zhu Yuanzhang, the people could tie up corrupt officials and bring them to the capital.

Such things have indeed happened quite a lot.

However, in reality, this policy was abolished by Zhu Yuanzhang himself shortly afterwards.

The reason is simple.

Can the person who can kidnap the local officials and bring them to the capital be an ordinary citizen?

Most of them are clans with large numbers of people. Even the county magistrate has to be cautious and even try to please them when facing them.

They are no longer simple ordinary people. How could the truly poor people kidnap corrupt officials?

Even if they had this intention, how could the people be willing to travel thousands of miles to send the officials' notes to the capital?

The system seems very good, but it can never be implemented and can only end up in nothing.

But now it's different.

The emergence of the Public Security Bureau is equivalent to the allocation of powers that only the Censor-in-Chief had.

Moreover, he is in charge of the military power and his subordinates are retired veterans, so there is no need to say much about his fighting ability.

As Lan Yu was in charge of the Public Security Bureau, he believed that the Public Security Bureau was an expanded version of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which could truly monitor the entire world.

After the morning court was over, the civil officials had mixed feelings.

“I didn’t expect that even a figure like the Duke of Liang would be directly cut off.”

"Yes, usually it is the civil officials like us who suffer, and now it is finally the turn of the military officers. I am in a good mood today. Colleagues, do you want to go and have a drink?"

"Haha, that's exactly what I think. The Duke of Liang has brought this upon himself. He is usually arrogant and domineering, looking down on everyone. I thought that with the appearance of His Royal Highness Chang Sun, Lan Yu would have someone to rely on again. I never expected that, haha..."

"Hush! Be careful with your words. Even though the Duke of Liang is in such a situation, his connections in the army are not necessarily reduced. Maybe in two years, he will be back."

"Indeed, the border is not stable. There are people in Shaanxi who are rebelling and claiming to be emperor. They really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. If the situation on the battlefield is not good, I am afraid that the Duke of Liang will be able to lead the troops to fight again in the end."

"If you make great contributions, it is not impossible for you to return to your original position."

"That makes sense, but that's all for the future. Let's just have a few drinks today. I hope you feel better."

"Hahaha! Let's go together, let's go together!"

Most of the civil servants were very excited. Since ancient times, there have been deep contradictions between civil and military officials.

The civil officials could not stand the rudeness of the military officers, and the military officers could not stand the pedantry of the civil officials, especially during the Hongwu period. Almost all of the three major cases mentioned above occurred on the side of the civil officials, making the military officers even more arrogant.

How could things like corruption and bribery be committed only by civil servants? There are many military officers who do this, and some are even more blatant than civil servants. At least civil servants still have to care about their face.

But in this way, the pressure of corruption and bribery seems to be all on the civil servants.

In the Huagai Palace.

"Grandson, your move of cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron was a really good move. But we didn't expect that Lan Yu would listen to you so much. What kind of magic potion did you feed him?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "Although Lan Yu is already a general, he is actually a gangster in his heart. He values ​​loyalty the most. He will definitely take on the responsibility without hesitation."

"This kind of people's attitude towards money is different from that of many civil servants. They spend all their money just for the sake of pleasure."

"My grandson is not speaking nonsense. He has already promised to let Lan Yu join the Heroes Chamber of Commerce. This can be regarded as compensation for the land he handed over."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t care much about money. Land was the root of everything and the key to ensuring the lives of grassroots people.

If 80% of the people could have enough food to eat, the Ming Dynasty of the Zhu family would naturally be able to be passed down for a long time.

"I heard that your business is doing well recently, grandson. You must have made a lot of money. I heard a report that the scene was rare in the capital."

"You've got me excited. If it wasn't for you, my grandson, attending court that day, I would have gone to join in the fun."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Zhu Yuanzhang still cared a lot about the development of commerce. If business prospered, the economy of the Ming Dynasty would naturally become stronger. These are inseparable.

Zhu Yuanzhang was ruthless towards unscrupulous businessmen, but he also provided great support to the businessman Zheng Ce, charging a tax rate of one in thirty, which was pitifully low.

Zhu Ying also smiled and introduced: "The business development in the capital is still very good, especially in terms of people's livelihood. The promotion activity organized by my grandson this time is to dump a large amount of goods at a lower price than usual."

"Basically, all the inventory has been cleared out. In the business world, the key is still circulation. Many wealthy families have the habit of hiding silver, which is not a good thing for business."

"The only way to make them spend all their money is to make the business of our Ming Dynasty prosperous, so that the people can have more job opportunities instead of being restricted to digging in the soil for food."

"Land annexation is still very serious at present, but now with Lan Yu taking the lead, we can slowly take back the land in the future."

"But you need to think more carefully about the land rewards. It is better to reward more gold, silver, jewelry, and mansions than to give too much land rewards."

"If you reward a big house, you will need a lot of servants to take care of it, which will give some poor people a way out."

After hearing what his eldest grandson said, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered and asked, "If this is the case, will it reduce the number of farmers? Grandson, have you ever thought about this?"

Zhu Ying explained: "In fact, it will not have any impact. The fields are now in the hands of the court and can also be rented out to farmers. In addition, with the food output brought by crops such as sweet potatoes, a large number of laborers will be freed from the fields."

"The most important thing is to deal with natural disasters. My grandson has looked up historical books and found that natural disasters have become more frequent since the Yuan Dynasty."

"At first, I thought that this was only the case in the Central Plains. Later, through communication with overseas merchants, I was sure that this was not only the case in the Central Plains, but also in foreign countries thousands of miles away."

"The whole world seems to be undergoing a great change. My grandson has studied it carefully and it seems that the winter is getting longer and longer every year. It may last for many years."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard his eldest grandson talking about this, his brows began to frown slightly.

In fact, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, almost all of the first batch of Imperial Observatory officials were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The most important reason is the divination of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory.

The result of the divination is unknown, but it made Zhu Yuanzhang extremely angry.

After hearing what his eldest grandson said, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that he seemed to have killed the wrong person back then.

This thought flashed through Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, and then he asked his eldest grandson: "It seems that the frequent outbreaks of natural disasters are happening all over the world, and have nothing to do with the previous dynasty or this dynasty."

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "Of course it is. It is said that the way of heaven is ruthless and will never change because of changes in people's hearts. It is said in ancient times that eight hundred years is spring and eight hundred years is autumn."

"According to my grandson, the whole world now seems to be gradually moving towards winter, just like the four seasons. It may be like this for decades or even hundreds of years, or even worse."

Zhu Ying was also very tired after saying this to the old man, and he spent a long time thinking and organizing his words in his mind.

If we talk directly about the Little Ice Age, it will easily give people the feeling of being a fairy tale. At present, Zhu Ying can only make the old man understand it to a certain extent.

Judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion, the effect was quite good.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang also understood why his eldest grandson cared more about business. The deep meaning behind this was essentially that he hoped more people would be able to withstand natural disasters.

If you rely solely on a few acres of good farmland, once a natural disaster strikes, your wealth will be gone and you will not be able to find a way to make a living.

"I think I understand what Grandson has said. In the future, we will set rules to limit the rewards of land and gradually take them back. We will also gradually let go of the treasure banknotes."

"Because we just finished printing them, our eldest grandson would earn all the treasure notes and burn them all for us."

When he spoke later, Zhu Yuanzhang used a strong teasing tone.

The burning of Ming Dynasty banknotes was the first time that Zhu Yuanzhang had seen such a thing at his age.

At the same time, I also began to understand the good intentions of my eldest grandson.

As for the concept of reserve, I now have a thorough understanding of it. Now that the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes have depreciated sharply, Zhu Yuanzhang also understands the current situation.

"Can a trick like Dasun's be used throughout the Ming Dynasty, and used multiple times?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really tempted by the amount of Ming Dynasty banknotes burned by his eldest grandson. The profit from it was simply too exaggerated.

One day's income was almost equal to nearly half of the Ming Dynasty's annual revenue, and it was only one day, and only within the capital.

This money comes too quickly and is too easy to make.

This is what the eldest grandson would do. If it were someone else, Zhu Yuanzhang would have been murderous by now.

This is even more terrifying than Shen Wansan. In the long run, he is truly rich enough to rival a country.

Zhu Ying shook his head and explained, "No, it's not possible. The reason why we were able to achieve such a great success this time is mainly because it was the first event, so it aroused a lot of interest."

"Besides, with all kinds of goods being dumped on a large scale, many households have already made sufficient purchases, so their desire to buy in a short period of time will not be very strong. The effect of the second purchase will definitely not be as good as the first."

"The key is to make the overall business economy prosperous. If you do too much, people won't feel much."

At this point, Zhu Ying paused for a moment, and then said, "My grandson estimates that many businesses will be extremely jealous of the profits obtained this time. Currently, there are only a few places that can afford to host such an event."

"Apart from the capital, there are only Suzhou and Songjiang."

"In order to prevent other merchants from imitating this method, I would like to ask my grandfather to amend the relevant laws. Holding such activities is very likely to cause a large number of people to gather and cause great chaos."

"At the same time, we must also prevent other businessmen from taking advantage of the situation and joining forces to fish in troubled waters."

Under the current market conditions, monopoly is a must.

The Public Security Bureaus in Su and Song have already been deployed. How can we allow others to take a bite of the fat meat before Zhu Ying has had his fill?

Especially for some businessmen who love to engage in speculation, it will only be effective to curb them at the government level.

It is possible to gather so much wealth in such a chaotic place as the Ming Dynasty’s border and the Western Desert.

Zhu Ying has never been a kind person, and he will not show mercy when it is time to take action.