met free Chapter 450 It's still our sister's doing that's the biggest credit.
Chapter 450 It's still our sister's doing that's the biggest credit.
Old Wang frowned and recalled for a moment.
"It seems like they didn't say anything else."
"It means that the emperor gets up earlier than the chickens, sleeps later than the dogs, eats worse than the pigs, and works more than the oxen. If he keeps working like this, he will eventually get sick from exhaustion."
"Yes, the master also said that the old emperor just issues an imperial edict and that's it. He doesn't gain any reputation at all, but he gets a lot of infamy. He's really stupid."
"..."
Watching Old Man Wang's mouth open and close, Emperor Zhu wished he could fly to Dengzhou right now.
You'll get sick from overworking yourself sooner or later, right?
How stupid is that?
You bastard, how dare you make up such things about your father-in-law?
Damn it, how did we treat our father-in-law, Commander Guo, back then?
Let's see how you treat your father-in-law, you bastard!
Zhu Laosi and Zhu Laowu stood behind Emperor Zhu, their minds filled with only one word.
My brother-in-law is awesome!
Old Wang smacked his lips and continued, "However, this emperor does have one redeeming quality."
Emperor Zhu immediately perked up and asked, "What's so good about it?"
Old Wang said, "She has good eyesight, that's why she picked my master at first glance and even promised him two daughters. Isn't that good eyesight?"
I ride a horse...
Emperor Zhu suppressed his urge to hit someone and said to Old Man Wang, "Let's not talk about that for now. Old brother, tell me, what's going on with that orphanage?"
When Emperor Zhu asked him this question, a look of confusion appeared on Old Man Wang's face.
"The Sales Bureau, I'm not sure either."
Old Wang slowly said, "The master originally said it was for adopting abandoned babies who were thrown on the roadside, or for adopting orphans who had lost their parents."
"Later they said there were no nurseries or orphans, so it was changed to a place for looking after children."
"Oh, it's those families where the parents work in the workshops, or when it's busy farming season, people send their children here, and the county hires people to look after them."
Emperor Zhu nodded and said, "This is not bad."
Back when I was leading my brothers in battle, it was my sister who took care of the children in those brothers' families.
That bastard must have gotten his inspiration from this incident.
Yes, it's mostly thanks to our sister.
While praising his sister in his heart, Emperor Zhu chatted idly with Old Man Wang.
As the sun began to set, Emperor Zhu, still seething with anger after being in the orphanage, simply took his fourth and fifth sons to the west of the city.
I wonder what happened to Daming Lake and Prince Canal?
It is said that fish are raised in the lake, and each village also has ponds for raising fish?
Damn it, the ponds next to other villages are used for fire prevention, but the ponds next to your villages in Ningyang County are used for raising fish and lotus roots.
I have a feeling that something is wrong with this world.
……
"This is Daming Lake."
“Go around the lake, and after going north, you will reach the Prince Canal.”
"Well, there aren't many good people in Ningyang County, but the people are kind-hearted, at least they have some conscience."
Listening to Emperor Zhu rambling on and on, Zhu Lao Si and Zhu Lao Wu really wanted to grab him and ask, "What nonsense are you spouting?"
What does it mean to have no good people but still be kind?
How could you, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, say such contradictory things?
So you've been so angered by a few ordinary people in Ningyang County that you've lost your mind?
Otherwise, let the eldest brother ascend the throne and become emperor.
Zhu Laosi and Zhu Laowu exchanged a glance.
Zhu Laosi pondered how to persuade his elder brother to allow him to lead the troops into battle.
Zhu Laowu was pondering how to persuade his elder brother to agree to be a prince in name only, meaning he would become a prince but wouldn't have to go to his fiefdom.
Isn't staying with my parents and older brother better than being a prince?
Emperor Zhu had no idea what Zhu Lao Si and Zhu Lao Wu were thinking.
After barely calming himself down, Emperor Zhu took Zhu Laosi and Zhu Laowu for a walk along the lake.
"We've heard that the deepest part of this lake is several meters deep."
"Even the shallowest part on the edge must be more than ten feet deep."
"Think about it, how many people are there in Ningyang County? How easy is it to dig such a big lake in just a few months?"
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Laosi replied, "It is indeed not easy."
Emperor Zhu nodded and said, "Later we asked your brother-in-law, but what did he say?"
"He said that either they should dig a lake to store water, or they could only wait for the imperial court to provide relief grain. If the imperial court did not provide relief grain, the people of Ningyang County would have no choice but to wait for drought and locust plagues, and then flee the famine."
"If we want ordinary people to survive and live well, we can't wait or rely on others."
"Always prepare for the worst."
"So while he sent people to Jiangnan to buy grain, he also ordered the people of Ningyang County to dig up Daming Lake."
"Fortunately, the lake was dug and the water was filled. Although the final harvest was not much, it was better than no harvest at all."
"When you go to your fiefdom, you must remember this: always prepare for the worst, and always make sure that the people are well-fed and clothed."
Zhu Laosi nodded in agreement, but after a while, he tentatively asked, "Dad, what if we mean well but end up doing something wrong?"
Pointing to the artificial lake, Zhu Laosi continued, "Take this artificial lake for example."
"If my brother-in-law hadn't repaired the lake, there would have been no harvest, the people who bought the grain wouldn't have brought it back, and the imperial court wouldn't have had any grain for relief. What would have happened to the people of Ningyang County..."
A hint of hesitation appeared on Zhu Laosi's face: "Will they hate my brother-in-law?"
When asked this question by Zhu Laosi, Emperor Zhu fell silent.
If I were a resident of Ningyang County and put myself in the situation Lao Si described, would I hate that bastard?
After a long silence, Emperor Zhu finally spoke: "If it were me, I wouldn't hate him, because he has already tried everything."
"But it's hard to say for ordinary people."
"Maybe no one hates him."
"Some people might hate him."
"Who knows?"
“If the situation you described really happens, then it won’t really be a question of whether or not anyone will hate your brother-in-law.”
Emperor Zhu smiled and said, "How could there be a shortage of grain unless the world is in chaos? And how could the court be unable to allocate relief grain?"
"When these two problems occur simultaneously, it means the situation is out of control."
"At this point, the common people are no longer the common people."
"Some of them will die in obscurity, while others will become righteous rebels and the founding nobles of the new dynasty."
"Just like your father did back then."