My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 191 If you have any questions, ask Shakyabao

Zhu Di sat on the dragon throne and Zhu Gaochi sat opposite him, wiping his sweat all the time. Although the weather was a bit hot, it was not to the extent that he would sweat at night. Zhu Di knew that Zhu Gaochi was scared.

"Boss, it's okay. There won't be any chaos." Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi immediately said, "Father, I know that we must be careful about this matter. This, this thing cannot be shown to the ministers, and even the ministers cannot know about it. Once they know about it and spread it, I am afraid there will be huge troubles and we will lose control at that time.

Dad, we can't be hasty about this matter. We must not deal with it hastily. We can investigate it slowly and rectify it slowly. Otherwise, once they realize it, there might be chaos. It can be said that most of the officials have taken this money, and they will all be in danger. Even if we want to investigate, we cannot use this reason to investigate. We need to find another reason.

However, Dad, this won't solve the fundamental problem. If you want to prevent the officials below from being corrupt, you need to think of a solution. This is the most difficult part of official governance. Official governance is about preventing corruption and preventing evil people from coming to power."

Zhu Di stroked his beard and nodded, agreeing with what Zhu Gaochi said. Although the boss was timid, in poor health, and could not lead troops to fight, he had no problem with other things, especially the affairs of state, which he handled very skillfully.

"Well, so we need to think carefully about how to do it. If we take action against those ministers without letting them know, I'm afraid those civil officials will oppose it and think that I am a bloodthirsty monarch. I don't know how they will spread this rumor." Zhu Di stroked his forehead and sighed. Before Zhu Gaochi came, he thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a foolproof plan.

"It's no use using cruel officials. We can't kill them all. If we kill them all, the new officials will probably still be the same. Grandpa was so cruel in those days, but in just a few years, they are like this." Zhu Gaochi said worriedly.

Soon, the father and son fell into silence. No one could think of a complete solution. Besides killing those officials, they also had to ensure that future officials would not be corrupt. Although high salaries could be used to maintain integrity, the court had no money now. If they proposed high salaries to maintain integrity, it would be courting death. The Ming Dynasty's finances would soon collapse. However, if they did not propose this, how could they kill those officials? How could they ensure that most of them would not be corrupt after the killing? This was also the problem that the father and son were facing now.

The two of them sat there in silence for almost two quarters of an hour, and Zhu Di spoke up, "Tomorrow, call Shakyabao to the palace. The three of us will sit for a while and ask Shakyabao if he has any objections. This matter was proposed by Shakyabao, and I have checked it out. It is indeed true. This kid has given us a problem, and we don't know how to solve it. Shouldn't he help solve it?"

"Dad, Sakya Bao may have to go to the port tomorrow to prepare for loading the large ship." Zhu Gaochi reminded Zhu Di.

"It doesn't matter. Let the people below do it. Can they sink the big ship?" Zhu Di waved his hand and said.

"That's right, but what if Shakyabao doesn't know either? What should we do?" Zhu Gaochi nodded, then looked at Zhu Di and continued to ask.

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, then said, "Then keep thinking, you must come up with a solution. I don't believe that you can find the problem but still can't find a solution. If it doesn't work, then force it. If those civil officials dare to mess around, then kill them all. Most of the troops of my Daming still listen to us. By the way, we still have the Daming Daily in our hands. When the time comes, we will publicize the stories of those corrupt officials.

Especially some county magistrates. In the next few days, I will ask Chen Ying and Ji Gang to check on some county magistrates. "

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he thought it was an idea and could only nod and say yes.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go back." Zhu Di waved his hand at Zhu Gaochi and said, there was no need to give any instructions. Zhu Di was very confident in the eldest brother's work. If it was the third brother, Zhu Di would probably not be able to sleep at night, worried that this kid would tell the second brother, and the second brother would tell everyone.

The next morning, Xu Qin woke up. Mu Feng came to help Xu Qin put on his clothes and said to him, "Young Master, someone else has come to the palace and said that His Majesty has summoned you to the palace. He also said that the matter at the Trade Bureau should be put aside for now and let the people below take care of it. His Majesty wants you to enter the palace first because there is something important!"

"What?" Xu Qin turned his head and looked at Mu Feng.

"The eunuch is still waiting for you in the front yard. He doesn't seem to be in a hurry. I heard from the eunuch that His Majesty specifically instructed him not to wake you up. When you wake up, just follow the eunuch into the palace." Mu Feng continued to say to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin touched his head. What happened? He didn't have time to play with Zhu Di.

However, since Zhu Di invited me to go, I had no choice but to go.

After breakfast, Xu Qin went to the palace. Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were already drinking tea in a side room. There were many Jinyiwei guarding the room to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

"He hasn't come yet? Your uncle dotes on him so much? Isn't he afraid that he will become a useless person?" Zhu Di was getting a little impatient and complained to Zhu Gaochi.

"Dad, it's not useless. On the contrary, my uncle is relieved about Sakyabao. He doesn't care about Sakyabao's affairs. He goes to the new mansion every day to watch those people building the house." Zhu Gaochi smiled and said. He didn't sleep well last night and got up early today. Zhu Gaochi looked a little unhappy, but it was not a big problem.
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and sighed, "Yes, this kid is capable. Forget it, I guess that's enough."

About a quarter of an hour later, Xu Qin was brought to this small room. Zhu Di waved his hand and the eunuch outside immediately closed the door. Only three of them were left. Xu Qin looked back, then turned around to look at the two of them, and said, "What's going on? Why are you so serious? I didn't do anything bad, and I didn't fight! Don't blackmail me." "Come and sit down. Hey, even if you fight, it's not my father and I'm going to deal with you." Zhu Gaochi stood up, came over and pulled Xu Qin to sit next to him.

"Cousin, you don't look well, and you're still partying every night. Cousin, I'm not saying anything bad, but be moderate." Xu Qin advised Zhu Gaochi.

"That's not happening. Can you please stop talking nonsense? Can your cousin still do such a thing now?" Zhu Gaochi said anxiously.

"You also need to take care of your health. You are busy with work during the day and women at night. If your body breaks down, everything will be over." Xu Qin continued jokingly.

Zhu Di said at this moment: "Boss, I didn't sleep well last night. I didn't sleep well either. I encountered a difficult problem."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qin immediately stood up, bowed to Zhu Di and said, "I have something else to do. I will take my leave now."

Zhu Di was stunned. Is this guy so straightforward? He just left as soon as he said so.

Zhu Gaochi reacted quickly, and he grabbed Xu Qin and said with a smile: "Why are you in such a hurry? Listen, come and listen."

"What's so nice about that? In the Ming Dynasty, there are problems that neither of you can solve, and you still expect me to help you solve them?" Xu Qin rolled his eyes and said.

Zhu Di reacted at this time and cursed at Xu Qin: "You bastard, you have no conscience. Just tell me whether I am good to you or not?"

"What's good?" Xu Qin immediately asked back.

Zhu Di was speechless. He pointed at Xu Qin and cursed: "You kid, you kid, okay, I just wanted to ask you about this matter. I tell you, if you can't think of a solution now, you can't leave the palace."

"What do you mean? Your Majesty, you are my uncle. You treat me like this and still say you are good to me. Besides, you expect a child like me to solve the problems that worry you?" Xu Qin stood there and complained.

"You're still a child. Go out and ask everyone, are you still a child?" Zhu Di scolded Xu Qin.

"If you are not married, you are a child. My grandmother, your mother-in-law, said so. She even gave me a red envelope during the Chinese New Year. I originally said no, saying I had grown up. But your mother-in-law said that if you are not married, you are not considered grown up. I accepted it because it made sense." Xu Qin said with a smile.

Zhu Di looked at Xu Qin helplessly. Why did this kid bring up his mother-in-law for no reason?

"Okay, Shakyabao, don't even think about ignoring this matter. My father and I were so worried that we couldn't sleep last night. We didn't deal with the government affairs today. We left it all to the officials. Look, take a look at this first." Zhu Gaochi thought that this would not work. This kid could chat with you all day long, and nothing would be accomplished by then.

Xu Qin took it reluctantly, flipped through it casually, and knew what was going on, so he smiled and said, "Isn't that what I said? Your Majesty, have you investigated?"

"Well, what should we do? According to conservative estimates, those officials take at least 40 million taels from us every year. Our Ming Dynasty's tax revenue is more than 30 million taels, and they take more than half of it. Tell me, how should we deal with them in this matter without being resisted by those officials?" Zhu Di stared at Xu Qin and asked.

Zhu Gaochi saw Xu Qin standing, so he pushed Xu Qin to sit down. Xu Qin continued to look through the books, and then asked in confusion: "Can't you just check it directly? Is it necessary to make it so complicated?"

Zhu Gaochi heard this and said to Xu Qin, "You make it sound easy. If this thing is leaked out, the civil officials will know what is going on as soon as we make a move. By then, everyone will be in danger. They will definitely incite the people to rebel, or they will join forces with the vassal kings to rebel. Sakyabao, this matter is not as simple as you think."

"Oh, so that's it! So there is no other way? If there is no other way, why did you call me here?" Xu Qin threw the information on the table and asked Zhu Di.

Zhu Di had a headache. He knew that this kid was lazy.

(End of this chapter)