Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 222 Introducing a Girl to You
Zhu Houzhao felt that his younger brother was very magnanimous. If everyone in the world was as magnanimous as his younger brother, why would there be so many disputes?
However, Zhu Houzhao also knew that not everyone could cultivate to the level that his little brother had reached.

"Look at her boastful look. I wonder who her daughter is going to marry. It's as if she's going to become a phoenix soon."

Chen Ce smiled and said, "She should be an official at least, otherwise she wouldn't be like this. Just ignore her."

Zhu Houzhao: “Yes.”

"My dear little brother, the imperial court has already started to measure the land of the whole country. It will probably be completely measured by the end of this year."

Since Emperor Hongzhi has decided to take action on behalf of his son, Chen Ce has nothing to worry about.

I’m afraid that Emperor Hongzhi will do nothing.

All the strategies and tactics had been planned out for Emperor Hongzhi. With Emperor Hongzhi's shrewdness, as long as they were implemented impartially according to his plan, the salary problem of the royal family could be solved.

They were completely self-sufficient, and in the end, the worst that could happen was that Emperor Hongzhi would be scolded by his own brothers and sisters, but it was also better to hand over this mess to Zhu Houzhao.

"Do you think the salary problem of the royal family and princes can really be solved?" Zhu Houzhao was still a little worried.

Chen Ce didn't know either, but as long as there were no mistakes, it would most likely be solved. After all, the emperors of all dynasties were worried about their ancestral precepts. The ancestral precepts required them to provide for the royal family and princes of the Ming Dynasty, and they dared not go against the ancestral system.

Emperor Hongzhi did not violate the ancestral system. Didn't he arrange a way out for them? He did not say that he would not pay salaries to the princes of the royal family, and he did not take radical measures such as reducing the power of the princes. He just let them go to the southwest to open up wasteland. Who can they blame if they don't want to?
Moreover, there is a talented person in the Eastern Palace who took the initiative to take credit. If I were Emperor Hongzhi, I would push all the blame on Jiao Fang.

This is the first time I have seen someone take the blame so actively. If Emperor Hongzhi does not take advantage of this opportunity, then his reign would have been in vain.

……

Jiao Huangzhong bought a villa for the Jiang family in Shuntian, right on Chengqingfang Street.

The Jiang family and the Jiao family are from Anyang, and Jiao Huangzhong takes special care of the Jiang family.

When Jiang's mother returned with her son, she learned that her uncle was at the mansion. She enthusiastically took Jiang Shaowen to see Jiao Huangzhong.

It was a blessing for the Jiang family that their daughter could be chosen as a wife by such a powerful family. Naturally, they were very attentive to this son-in-law.

After Jiao Huangzhong left, Jiang's mother went to find her daughter.

"mother."

Jiang Ping greeted Jiang Mu with a smile.

Mother Jiang smiled and said, "You accompanied Master Jiao out to play for such a long time last night before coming back. Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"Do you know who I met today?"

Jiang Ping shook his head: "I don't know."

Mother Jiang smiled and said, "Our neighbors in Anyang County!"

"You played together when you were kids."

"But the boy's mother finally married and moved to Hangzhou. Later, the master of the family became a bit successful in business. Every time he came back, he would show off. It was so annoying."

"Oh, we were full of vigor and vitality back then, but that was only back then."

"Her son is in such a mess right now. He's the same age as your eldest brother, but he rents a small, shabby yard in Shuntian. He still has the nerve to smile. He does some business to pay the rent, and he's still so happy."

"At this age, which man still doesn't have a wife?"

Listening to Jiang's mother's nagging, Jiang Ping just smiled. She didn't have much memory of her childhood.

Mother Jiang said, "I told him to introduce him to a girl who is a good match for him when you have time."

Jiang Ping complained, "Mom, you know that my sisters, if they don't marry, it's fine. If they really marry, they will either be rich or noble." "Besides, I'm not a matchmaker, how can I be reduced to the point of introducing girls to random people?"

Mother Jiang smiled and said, "Of course I know. I didn't intend to ask you to introduce me. Isn't this just showing off?"

"I was bullied by his mother for so long, and I still haven't vented the anger in my heart."

Jiang Ping said, "Is that so? Then you can ask him out tomorrow. I'll ask Jiao Lang to go with us and let Jiao Lang tease him a little."

"Jiao Lang is very eloquent."

Hearing this, Jiang's mother grinned and said, "Well, take some time to tell Master Jiao about these things. He's quite busy, so just go along with him. When he has time, tell me and I'll go and make an appointment with that guy. Then we can make fun of him."

Jiang Ping was helpless. Her mother was good in every way except that she was a little petty. The older generation had been holding grudges for many years. The other person's parents were already dead, so why was she still making fun of them?
……

Chen Ce sat beside the Tongji Canal and fished alone in the cold snow on the river.

There is no news from Qian Yue in the southwest yet, but it should be soon. This winter, Qian Yue will probably be pinned to the ground by Milu Tusi.

The chieftains in the southwest have always implemented the method of using barbarians to control barbarians, but history has proven that this policy is ineffective, and ultimately the chieftains still need to be reformed.

The root cause of the chieftains' problem is actually very simple. The imperial court has always tried to appease the chieftains, but no matter where you are, when there are many people, it becomes a world of its own, and when it becomes a world of its own, there will be conflicts of interest.

The imperial court governed the chieftains by using the natives, and all the items of appeasement and rewards fell into the hands of the chieftains and leaders, who then distributed the benefits to the natives.

So who are the natives in the southwest grateful to? Of course not the Ming Dynasty, they are still grateful to their leaders.

But it was not the Ming Dynasty that exploited them, but their leaders.

This group of southwestern natives have not received a good education and have little knowledge of the world. They just follow whatever the chieftain says.

The final result was that most of the Ming government's appeasement rewards were taken away by the chieftains and leaders, and the natives remained poor.

The chieftains also knew that as long as there was chaos, the court would have to appease and reward them, and this cycle would repeat itself, and the problems in the southwest would always be a vicious cycle.

No one in the court discovered the root of this problem, because the court had never really paid attention to the southwest, and they had never regarded the southwest as a real threat.

Whether it is sending troops to suppress the rebellion or giving rewards to appease the rebellion, the court has actually been doing useless work over the years. However, the people in the court still say that the natives are difficult to control.

In fact, they have not really grasped the root cause of the contradictions and have not really put their heart into the governance of the southwest.

After the issue of royal family salaries is resolved, the issue of the southwest must also be addressed. Otherwise, as time goes by and conflicts in the southwest erupt completely, it will become increasingly difficult to govern.

Chen Ce was thinking with his chin in his hand until a voice came from the side.

"What kind of crooked idea are you thinking of? You didn't even notice the fishhook moved?"

Emperor Hongzhi appeared next to Chen Ce at some point, but Chen Ce didn't even notice him.

He looked up at Emperor Hongzhi and subconsciously said, "What have I done wrong again?"

Emperor Hongzhi said calmly: "No."

Chen Ce asked, "Then what are you doing here?"

Emperor Hongzhi's chest heaved. What kind of words were these?

"I go wherever I like!"

(End of this chapter)