This time Ding Yuying really misunderstood Zhu Cihong, because Zhu Cihong didn't expect two teenagers aged sixteen or seventeen to be able to manage a county!

It has never been an easy job to be a parent in a county and a prince in a hundred miles. In future generations, those who do this job will basically be uncles and aunts who have been in government for many years. They may not be able to do it well, let alone two children?

No matter how smart Ding Yuying is, she cannot manage a county in an orderly manner, so it is certain that she will not do well, and it will definitely be cheating if she does well! So no matter how bad Ding Yuying does, Zhu Cixiang will not give her glory.

A big funeral. On the contrary, if she really managed a county well, Emperor Zhu would have sent someone to investigate and see if anyone was behind her.

When Zhu Cihong asked Zhu Hexing and Ding Yuying to govern a county, he actually wanted them to mess things up themselves. Only in this way did the two of them understand the difficulties of local governance and how the grassroots of the Ming Dynasty operated.

After they screwed up a county, Zhu Cixiang would ask them to manage a vassal town a few years later.

While continuing to cause harm to the local area, Ding Yuying still has to complete her studies and begin to participate in the management of the Royal Chamber of Commerce. This will allow her to understand how the industry and commerce of the Ming Dynasty operate. Zhu Hexing will, after completing his studies at the Martial Arts Hall,

Join the army and become familiar with all aspects of the Ming army.

Only by accumulating enough local, industrial, commercial and military experience can the two couples grow into a generation of wise kings. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen's blind command was very natural. He just didn't understand anything and had only read a few books.

How could the 16-year-old boy in the book of sages be a wise king? It is very normal that the Ming Dynasty was governed increasingly poorly by him.

Yilingzhou, the palace of the Emperor of Tomorrow.

Prince Zhu Hexing, who had not seen his father for a while, finally met Emperor Zhu with Ding Yuying in an uneasy mood.

The reason for his uneasiness is, of course, that he failed the French test again. If he were not the prince, he would have to take the next step!

"Good luck, Yuying, please take a seat. I have good news for you!" Zhu Cixiang smiled and seemed to be in a good mood. He did not mention that Zhu Hexing ranked last in the French test, and greeted him and Xing very warmly.

Ding Yuying sat down.

Zhu Hexing still felt a little guilty and did not dare to speak. Instead, he glanced at his wife Ding Yuying. Ding Yuying asked with a smile: "Father, do you have any good news for your daughter-in-law?"

"Of course!" Zhu Cixi smiled, "Your man is going to be an official!"

The prince is an official?

This thing sounds new!

"What kind of official position does he want to be?" Ding Yuying asked next.

"When you become a magistrate of Shizhu County, use a pseudonym to do so," Zhu Cixiang said with a smile. "After a while, you will be the eighth-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty!"

Eighth-grade life officer? Zhu He Xingxin said: Such a small official is still very rare. I have never seen it when I grow up, so I don’t know if it is difficult to become one?

"Father," Ding Yuying smiled, "my daughter-in-law is worried that her husband will not be able to serve as an official!"

Is it not possible to be an eighth-grade official? Zhu Hexing seemed a little unhappy and interrupted: "Father, don't listen to her. How difficult is it to be an eighth-grade official? My son is a prince, how can he not be good at it?"

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Ding Yuying glanced at her confident husband, feeling so miserable in her heart!

Are you in charge of this job? It’s obviously me! If you don’t do it well, you’ll die!

Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Of course it is easy to be a Tongzhi. There is a real county magistrate to take care of everything. I have sent Ma Wanchun to be Shizhu County Magistrate. You can study hard with him for two months, and then I will send you somewhere else."

Be the county magistrate."

Ma Wanchun is the younger brother of Ma Wannian, the military governor of Xichuan. He has been serving as a county magistrate under Zunyi Prefecture (Xichuan Military Administration), and Shizhu is still his hometown. He is the grandson of Qin Liangyu, and Shizhu is the hereditary territory of his family. However, Shizhu was evacuated from the Ma family

Later, the area had been completely transformed by the Dashun court, and the foundation of the Ma family no longer existed, so it was impossible to restore the Shizhu Xuanwei Division. Therefore, Ma Wanchun went to Shizhu as a floating official.

However, the Ma family did not lose money in this incident. Although they lost Shizhu, they got the land in the Hailongdun area of ​​Zunyi Prefecture. The former core territory of the Yang family in Bozhou is now the territory of the Shizhu Ma family. Compared with Shizhu,

Hailongdun, located on the main transportation road in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, is much better.

"I know," Zhu Hexing patted his chest, "I must learn to be a county magistrate with that Ma, Ma Wanchun!"

Just don’t learn French!

Zhu Cixiang glanced at Ding Yuying again, and Ding Yuying also nodded: "Father, my daughter-in-law must also urge His Royal Highness to learn to be a county magistrate!"

Zhu Hexing was a little unhappy after hearing this. He was a prince, how could he ask the prince to supervise him? He frowned and was about to speak, but Emperor Zhu spoke first: "Yuying, you not only have to supervise the prince, but also

Learn with the prince!"

Zhu and Xing were both dumbfounded. Is this the prince becoming an official or the princess becoming an official?

Emperor Zhu glanced at his son and said with a smile: "Good luck, it's not easy to be an official, and it's even harder to be a prince of a hundred miles. And your temper is too rough, and you are not as careful as Yuying, so I asked Yuying to study with you.

From now on, when you two go to manage a county together, remember, if a husband and wife are of the same mind, they can make a difference!"

This was said euphemistically, but Zhu Hexing could still understand the meaning! Emperor Zhu said: "You silly boy is stupid and can't learn to be a county magistrate. That's why I asked your wife to learn with you. Once you learn, we'll learn together."

Become a trainee county magistrate!"

"What my father said is absolutely true. I will definitely learn from Yuying."

Of course, Prince Zhu would not dare to talk back to his father.

Zhu Cixiang waved his hand, "Good luck, you go back first. You failed the French test again this time. Go back and memorize the vocabulary! I still have something to tell Yuying."

As soon as Zhu Hexing heard about the French test and memorizing vocabulary words, he really ran faster than a rabbit. He bowed and ran out of the palace lobby.

Emperor Zhu looked at his son's back, sighed softly, and then said to his daughter-in-law Ding Yuying: "Yuying, how lucky you are!"

"What did your father say? My daughter-in-law is not afraid of hardships."

Zhu Cixi smiled: "You can only become a master by enduring hardships! The prince's talent is limited, so I will have to rely on you to help me in the future. However, although you are smart, you are still young and have little knowledge. You still have to deal with the affairs of a county.

It’s not easy. But don’t be afraid, just go ahead and do it. I won’t punish you if you don’t do it well. I just want you and the prince to know that it’s not easy to be in government, and it’s even more difficult to be an official for local parents!”

This is a death-free gold medal!

Ding Yuying let out a sigh of relief and said to Emperor Zhu: "My daughter-in-law is aware of my father's hard work. She will definitely assist the prince and serve as a county official as much as possible."

Zhu Cixi nodded and said: "But don't work too hard. You are still pregnant with the child. You should rest when you need it. It will not be good if you have fetal gas. And parents in this county can't just rely on hard work."

Well done."

Ding Yuying nodded: "My daughter-in-law understands."

Zhu Cixiang said again: "Actually, I have never been a Bailihou, and I have nothing to teach you. I just want to tell you some general principles. The first thing is to do well in the official examination. Only when there are capable people below can the affairs of the county be run well.

.But these officials who have passed the examination must be treated with leniency and severity, kindness and power.

The second is land distribution and next year's spring plowing. Food is the first priority for the people. This is a top priority! The rights (ownership) of the bottom of the field must be handled vaguely, and the surface of the field (right to use) must be divided equally. The division of land must be completed before spring plowing, and all efforts must be made.

Possible increase in sown area.

The third step is to check the household registration. Households must be checked as much as possible. Only when the households are checked can the township be established and fully controlled. Only by mastering the population can the corvée be properly displayed.

The fourth is to establish a militia and volunteers. The territory you and the prince are going to are newly recovered and will not be very stable. Although I will send the Guards to follow, maintaining the place still depends on the local volunteers.
Chapter completed!