Zhu Yunwen was quite decisive and directly ordered the execution of Elder Sun. The reason for his resolute decision was quite simple.
After all, the truth has come to light now, and Master Sun has already confessed. If he is not killed, it will be difficult to quell the anger of the people and the court.
Therefore, the moment he confessed, his death was already inevitable.
Old Sun was taken out and beheaded. The moment the blade fell, the people cheered.
After all, for someone like Old Sun, who had been so domineering and oppressive to the people in this area, to be killed on the spot was a good thing for the local people and a way to vent their anger.
The county government, in particular, made public what Old Sun had done, which further angered the people.
After all, these sweet potato and potato seeds are crucial to the people's future food supply. They can solve the food problem for almost all the people and prevent them from going hungry.
Even while ensuring that people have enough to eat, they can also enjoy delicious food.
This is a very important matter. If someone dares to cause trouble for their own selfish interests, then it is truly unforgivable.
So when Sun Lao was executed, many people still threw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves, and all kinds of insults were heard.
This made Old Man Sun on the execution platform dare not utter another word of pleading for mercy.
He knew that in the current situation, it would be a miracle if the people didn't tear him apart.
If they dare to utter another word of begging for mercy, their fate will likely be even worse.
In this way, Zhu Yunwen resolved Old Master Sun's matter.
And now, Zhu Yunwen could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After all, what happened here served as a warning to the gentry and landlords all over the country, making them realize that if they dared to do such things again, their fate would only be worse.
It also serves as a warning to them to stop using those petty tricks they've been using, because one day, the butcher's knife might be wielded against them.
After the matter in Hekou County was resolved, the sweet potato and potato seeds that the people had planted could finally rest easy.
I believe no one will be so foolish as to do something so reckless again.
After staying for a few days, Zhu Yunwen, along with Zhao Qingzhu, ten Imperial Guards, and the female bandit group, returned directly to the capital.
Zhu Yunwen handed the female bandit over to Zhao Qingzhu, because the female bandit was quite skilled in martial arts. If Zhao Qingzhu trained her properly, she could be of great use in the future.
The other bandits were not inherently bad and had not committed any particularly heinous acts, so Zhu Yunwen made an exception and included them in the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Upon returning to the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang happily sought out Zhu Yunwen and said to him:
"Yun Tong, you don't know this, but during the time you were away, our court's revenue was ridiculously high."
Bicycles have become a hot-selling product across the country, even more so than toilet water was before.
The bicycle factory works day and night, and the bicycles produced are in short supply.
The daily revenue it brought to the national treasury was simply terrifyingly high. As a result, the national treasury was overflowing, the court was wealthy, and there was so much money that it was hard to know where to spend it.
Zhu Yunwen laughed heartily, then suddenly turned to Zhu Yuanzhang and said seriously:
"Grandfather, if this money is simply left in the national treasury, it's not..."
Good things should be used for construction in various places. The economy needs to activate the circulation of money to drive the economy in all areas.
Only in this way can a virtuous cycle be created, within which the people of the entire Ming Dynasty can achieve common prosperity, and construction can rapidly advance.
Zhu Yuanzhang most likely didn't understand, so Zhu Yunwen used a very simpler method to explain it to him:
"We are royalty. Money doesn't really mean much to us; it's just a tool."
Therefore, when we have a large number of tools at our disposal, we should make use of them to make the money go around in circles.
When it finally returned to our hands, the construction of our Great Ming Dynasty was vastly different from before.
If this money were simply kept in the national treasury, the world would likely remain the same, without much change.
Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't understand, so Zhu Yunwen gave him a detailed explanation.
Zhu Yuanzhang even brought over a small stool and sat down, ready to listen carefully.
Now, even if Zhu Yunwen farted, Zhu Yuanzhang would have to study it carefully, let alone if Zhu Yunwen were to give a long talk about the so-called economy and development.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was ready, Zhu Yunwen immediately began to use analogies, saying:
"Grandpa Emperor, my idea is very simple: we should take the surplus money from our national treasury and allocate it to local construction projects."
For example, a portion of the silver could be used to build useful facilities in the capital that would stimulate development, such as officially sanctioned clinics and schools.
Spend money to recruit a large number of learned people to serve as teachers in schools, and also recruit some skilled doctors in clinics, thoroughly integrating medical care and education into the national system, with the state taking responsibility for them.
The fees charged will also be kept as low as possible. In this way, it can both increase national revenue and improve local medical and educational standards, creating a virtuous cycle.
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