Today is a good day. According to the lunar calendar, everything will go well.

And today is also the opening day of the Ming Military Academy.

The location of the Ming Military Academy was not in the capital, but on the other side of Xuanwu Lake.

The old man didn't come, so Zhu Ying took charge of the meeting.

It’s not that Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t want to come, but although he held the title of dean, he actually wanted his eldest grandson to train his own confidants.

The next few decades will belong to the eldest grandson.

There is no need for him to fight for these.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, this was enough for his life.

My only wish is that the future successors will be able to keep the Ming Dynasty prosperous.

"Your Highness, Lan Yu, pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Of course, her uncle's way of doing things was not an option in public, so Lan Yu followed the rules completely.

"Duke Liang, thank you for your hard work in this redress." Zhu Ying said with a smile.

Lan Yu said: "Your Highness, you are too kind. It is my duty to redress the injustice of the Ming Dynasty. It is not hard work."

When these words were spoken, the Huaixi nobles nearby were a little surprised.

Since when did the Duke of Liang become so polite?

Lan Yu obviously didn't care about these things. Ever since he learned about what the Crown Prince had done in the capital in recent months at the restaurant yesterday, Lan Yu knew very well that it would be much more difficult to get by with the Crown Prince than with His Majesty.

Just like in the current military academy, Lan Yu clearly saw that among the more than 600 students, there were more than 200 children of nobles.

There were nearly four hundred people, all dressed as scholars.

It is very obvious that these people are the juren and xiucai who had participated in the imperial examination before.

The scholar could still accept it.

But what is the status of Juren? It is equivalent to a candidate official.

They also have the privilege of being exempt from worldly affairs.

Although the chances of becoming a candidate official are slim, who can't wait?

Such a thing was so unbelievable that not only Lan Yu, but also the nobles and generals found it unbelievable when they came in and saw it.

What kind of magic potion has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince been trying to fool them into thinking that they should be good scholars and instead come here to be soldiers?

I just can't understand it.

Zhu Ying naturally saw everyone's confusion, but he didn't need to explain.

You know, the Military Academy plans to enroll 800 students, but there are only more than 600 people here.

The number of applicants reached more than 5,000.

Among them, more than 4,000 people were eliminated.

Among these four thousand people, there were still quite a few scholars and students, but Zhu Ying did not stay.

If the standards are not met, they are not met. Even if there are vacancies, the standards will never be lowered.

The reason why most of the applications are rejected is actually very simple.

The first requirement for admission is literacy, but it does not require a high level of literary attainments.

The second is the body.

Students often stay up late to study hard, so their health is naturally not very good.

However, many people who have strong physiques fail when it comes to learning to read.

At least from now on, the more than 600 people on the field are all full of energy and spirit. Even most of the scholars carry swords in their bags.

Once you enter the academy gate, you are forbidden to leave the academy without the Crown Prince's permission.

I brought almost everything I could.

When everything was ready, Zhu Ying walked to the front of the stage.

After passing the gate of the Military Academy, there is a straight road of several hundred meters to the square here.

There are more than 600 people, so basically everyone can hear if the noise is a little louder.

"Today is a good day. I am able to see so many of you standing here and becoming the first batch of students of my Daming Military Academy. I believe that you will never regret your decision today."

"Perhaps some people find it strange that the Military Academy requires most of you, the scholars and juren, to register. Does the Ming Dynasty have no soldiers to use?"

"What I want to tell you is that in our Daming Military Academy, what you need to learn is not only to lead troops to fight, but also to be proficient in various combat plans."

"Even farming, arithmetic, astronomy, geography, etc., must be dabbled in, and at least to the extent that one can complete the course."

"What I need is not a soldier, but a general who can kill the enemy on horseback and handle government affairs on foot, a true military and civil commander."

"See the corridor behind you? Those two white walls are prepared for you."

"As long as you make great contributions to the Ming Dynasty after you graduate from the Military Academy, I will ask the best court painters to carve your portraits on this white wall for future generations to admire."

"Tell me, tell me with all your might, can you... do it?"

With Zhu Ying's roar and the pie in the sky, the atmosphere at the scene was completely aroused.

"able!!!"

All the students, no matter they were scholars, juren, or disciples of nobles, raised their voices and shouted loudly at this moment.

The army's morale is available.

Looking at the performance of the students in front of him, Zhu Ying felt it was very good.

The opening ceremony of the Ming Military Academy.

The short one is over.

Zhu Ying did not create too much sense of ceremony because he knew that there would be plenty of time in the days to come.

The academy was actually completed more than a month ago, which is why it took so long.

Because I am preparing books for teaching.

Especially when it comes to thinking, it is extremely important.

Don't underestimate more than 600 people. As the saying goes, a single spark can start a prairie fire.

This group of students represents Zhu Ying's hope to reform the entire military situation of the Ming Dynasty.

The instructors were naturally not those nominally meritorious generals, but rather the best, most loyal and most motivated soldiers selected from the Black Armor Guards.

People like Lan Yu came here just to keep up the good work.

Zhu Ying didn't even give them a chance to speak alone.

After the opening ceremony, the students began to receive the relevant uniforms.

Everything here is highly unified, with a packed schedule of courses, leaving almost no time to breathe.

Zhu Ying wanted to make them tired and discard their own ideas before instilling new ideas into them.

…

Everything in the military academy is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Zhu Ying would take time out from time to time to observe in person to ensure that the students' training was proceeding as expected.

You also need to take some time to go to the government newspaper to check the situation.

The Imperial Gazette is the best weapon in Zhu Ying's hands.

What does it mean that a lot of gossip can melt gold?

If there is any corrupt official, all we have to do is publish some of his crimes in the official gazette. For the current officials, they will be condemned by everyone and their case will end in vain.

But given the current situation, he has not done so yet.

However, during the court meeting, the old man had already spoken and warned the court officials.

This trick is very effective. Most civil officials consider themselves to be scholars and they attach great importance to and care about their reputation.

If their illegal acts were published in the official gazette, they would be infamous forever.

It is inevitable that there will be some fear when doing things.

Under this threat, the morale of officials in the entire capital improved to a certain extent.

In Kunning Palace,

Zhu Ying was in the study looking at some reports sent by Song Zhong.

This report is an internal review of the current situation of the Chamber of Commerce by secret personnel of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce.

After Zhu Ying finished reading it, his expression did not change much, as if everything was within his expectations.

"Yueqing, you can take a look too."

Ye Yueqing sat next to Zhu Ying, took the information handed over and read it carefully.

As he watched, his brows furrowed deeply.

This intelligence describes a large number of Chamber of Commerce personnel who, under the guise of the Chamber of Commerce, engaged in some illegal activities.

There is even a part of them that are in collusion with Shanxi merchants.

The scope of the intelligence was not large, and it only covered two provinces.

From this aspect, we can imagine that the current Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, except for the capital, is considered to be law-abiding, while other places are already a bit chaotic.

In fact, this is an inevitable phenomenon. After Zhu Ying ascended the throne of the Crown Prince, even though the members of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce were not given official positions, the power in their hands was no less than that of an ordinary county magistrate.

Zhu Ying was not angry because he knew that this day would happen sooner or later.

But it doesn't mean that everyone can withstand **.

Not to mention businessmen, as long as they have enough money, they will take a chance and do things that go against their conscience.

"How can these people be so ungrateful? They already have enough to eat and drink, yet they keep on being greedy."

"They don't dare to take bribes from the Chamber of Commerce, but they take bribes from the people. What's the difference between them and corrupt officials?"

Ye Yueqing said fiercely.

The reason why he was so deeply touched may have a lot to do with his past as a chamber of commerce.

Now seeing the current situation of the Chamber of Commerce, I feel angry.

Zhu Ying said, "Don't get yourself hurt by being angry. The current situation is already considered good. At most, it's just deceiving the superiors and the subordinates. It hasn't reached the level of plundering the people's wealth."

"Whenever people are ruled by people, such situations will continue to occur over time, but they are more or less related."

"What we need to do now is to find a way to identify these dishonest people and prevent others from following their example."

After saying that, Zhu Ying took the list from Ye Yueqing and handed it to Song Zhong.

"Keep a copy for record, and then arrest the people on this list."

"According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the sentence should be whatever it is. The person with the lightest crime may be sentenced to ten years of hard labor."

"Now there are places in Ming Dynasty that need people everywhere. For those repeat offenders, let them make up for their mistakes in their next life."

"As for the principal offender, those who deserve to be put to death should be executed directly."

After hearing the arrangements made by the Crown Prince, Song Zhong immediately sent someone to handle the matter after receiving the list.

Then, Zhu Ying slowly stood up and looked at the palace scenery.

"Although this palace is nice, it is not a place of peace and comfort. I have done so many things this year, and I have always been worried that many effective regulations cannot be implemented on the ground."

"No matter which aspect it is, we must keep a close eye on it. If there is a problem in one link, many things will be difficult to do."

"I will talk to Grandpa tomorrow about investigating the surrounding area."

This year, many new policies are being implemented.

But there are some things that cannot be completely banned, even in later times.

Therefore, no matter how much Zhu Ying knew, there was no way for him to completely eradicate corruption among officials.

What we need to do is to strengthen this aspect and try to root out all these pests so that they don't cause too much trouble.

Now Zhu Ying is thinking about going there in person.

If you encounter a problem, just solve it first.

The next day, Zhu Ying proposed this idea to the old man.

"My dear grandson, although I wish you would always be by my side, I also know that this is impossible."

"I am very happy that you can come up with this idea."

"You don't need to bring the memorials this time. Bring more soldiers with you. If there is any injustice, no matter who it is, if they dare to harm our Ming Dynasty, they can be killed first."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a murderous tone.

Zhu Ying replied: "Grandpa, don't worry, this time I am going out, first of all, to have a good look at our Ming Dynasty."

"Secondly, we also need to eliminate some parasites."

"Now even my grandson's Chamber of Commerce has run into many problems. I'm afraid there will be even more problems in other areas."

"Many officials have already ignored some of the rules that were set previously. My grandson's visit this time is to remind them."

In fact, there was once a case of plague in Henan before.

Before this, Zhu Ying had no familiarity with the entire Ming Dynasty.

Because before, I had always lived in the Western Regions, grasslands, and deserts, and I didn't have many opportunities to truly understand the Ming Dynasty.

"Grandson, where are you planning to go first?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Ying thought for a moment and said, "My grandson wants to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang first."

"If possible, try to make that place prosperous again."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, but he did not get angry. Instead, he instructed: "Grandson, please pay more attention to that side."

"Especially some of the big families, the relationships between them are complicated and vaguely connected."

"If you encounter trouble, there is no need to be too merciful. Suppressing it with a large army is the best way."

Zhu Yuanzhang never relaxed his vigilance towards the Jiangnan region.

He was also very clear that these scholars, although respectful on the surface, actually cursed him behind his back.

He didn't care about these things. He only cared about how to increase taxes and collect grain.

Zhu Ying nodded.

The reason why he chose Jiangnan as his first stop was actually because he was calculating for money.

There are many talented people in the Jiangnan area, but almost all of these talents come from aristocratic families.

They have been labeled as members of aristocratic families since they were born.

The first thing Zhu Ying had to do in the past was to help the people at the bottom of society to have a chance to rise up.

These aristocratic families often exploit the people more fiercely than the government.