I am the king of the dead

"Play." Zhu Qiyu sat up straight and said solemnly.

This is the first time he has dealt with courtiers' memorials at the Great Court Meeting since he returned to Beijing. This first memorial represents the strength of the court, especially the Zuodu Censor He Zhang of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The general leader of Kodao Yanguan.

He wanted to see clearly what the first memorial for the first court meeting after returning to Beijing was.

He Zhang handed a memorial to the eunuch of Xiaohuangmen, held up the wat board and said: "Your Majesty, on the sixth day of May in the tenth year of Jingtai, there was water seepage in Shijing Factory. Two kiln workers, Feng Bifu, Yongding Township, Beiling, Feng Bigui, regardless of his own safety, shook the copper bell to sound the alarm when the water was rising, and more than [-] kiln workers were rescued.”

"Two brothers, Feng Bifu and Feng Bigui, were unfortunately killed. Their bones were found the day before yesterday. I asked for a merit card for the two of them, to honor their achievements and their virtues."

What virtue?

Naturally, it is a public morality that can strengthen the group, be good to the group, and advance the group.

Zhu Qiyu never expected that the first government affairs he had to deal with after returning to Beijing was actually the head of the Daoist officials of the Daming Branch, who was pleading for the people, and they were two of the most ordinary kilns.

Zhu Qiyu opened the memorial, and as expected, they were just kiln dwellers in Beiling, and their ancestors were tenant tenants for two generations. When they came to these two brothers, they went to the coal kiln to dig coal, which changed their fate. The coal and steel garden of the factory has a residence, and their four children are all studying in the artisan society of Shijing Factory.

These days, if you can afford your children to study, you can probably be called a Chinese family.

The water seepage in the coal mine in May was rapid and urgent. If it hadn't been for these two kiln workers' desperate reminders, the [-] kiln workers who went down the mine would probably be buried at the foot of the mountain forever.

Zhu Qiyu closed the memorial and said: "I once climbed the multi-view building in Nanya, and saw the inscription. It is "Niannujiao·Climbing the Multi-view Tower" by Chen Liang in the spring of the 15th year of Chunxi Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty."

"The first half of the Que said: The dangerous building is still looking forward, sighing for this meaning, several people in the past and present have met it."

"Ghosts set up gods, and they recognize it as a world-limited southern border and northern borders. One river is horizontal, and the hills are connected on three sides, making a contending for supremacy."

"What happened in the Six Dynasties, it's just a family plan."

"I am very pleased. The first memorial after returning to Beijing is to award a Guizhou head with honors."

"Give two merit plaques, and each of the two families will give fifty silver coins to commemorate their meritorious deeds, so that the two heirs will move to Nanhaizi, Daxing, and enter the dormitory. After they become adults, they can enter the martial arts hall or lecture hall. "

Zhu Qiyu's rewards were extremely rich, in addition to the first merit card, there were also silver coins rewards, and they also arranged for their funeral affairs.

The folks have an extremely strong bad habit of "eating out of households". Both brothers died, and their children's livelihood became a big problem.

Daxing Nanhaizi is the place where the families of the Marquis Yuan of Daming Duntai gather. Moving here is to give these two children the same treatment as the descendants of heroes and heroes. Cheng Ding can enter the lecture hall and lecture hall. If he is not willing to serve the country, You can also fend for yourself.

What happened in the Six Dynasties is only a private matter of the family, 24 histories are not history, and the genealogy of 24 surnames is a common problem under the feudal monarchy. The long-term absence of ordinary people in history is a historical defect.

The historical materials of the past dynasties all start from the point of view of the emperors and generals, ignoring the most extensive group of people, the common people.

This change of He Zhang may be the result of Prince Xiang's theory of public morality and private morality, or it may be that what is good at the top must be good at the bottom. Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and He Zhang does what he likes.

But no matter what the reason is, change is change, and Zhu Qiyu is very happy to see this change.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." He Zhang bowed his head to thank him, looked at the wat board in his hand, bowed his head again and said, "Your Majesty, I still have a book to play. I impeach Chen Youde, the general manager of Shijing Factory."

It has been more than five years since Chen Youde was assigned to the Liaodong factory after Xu Siqi was assigned to the Liaodong factory because of his screw water conservancy forging machine.

"What's the impeachment?" Zhu Qiyu's tone became a little harsh.

He Zhang inserted the wat board into his girdle, took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Huangmen, picked up the wat board again and bowed his head, saying: "It is a waste of money for me to impeach Shijing Factory. The price is 34 silver coins, and a street tree in front of the gate costs [-] silver coins, and the price of the archway of Shijingchang is as high as [-] silver coins!"

He Zhang only has one hand, and this movement is not considered strenuous, but it just looks out of place in Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Qiyu opened the memorial and looked at the handwriting on it. It was obviously written by He Zhang with his left hand. Although it is not as good as the previous Taige style, it is quite upright.

"Chen Youde, tell me, is Zongxian He falsely accusing you?" Zhu Qiyu said with a frown after reading the memorial.

37 silver coins, a plaque with Daming Stone View Factory written on it, 37 silver coins can be kept in Shaobao’s Jiuzhongtang 410 for one year!
You can buy two single-family single-family yards with three entrances and three exits in the top school district on Santiao Street near Gongyuan!
Chen Youde's complexion changed, he seemed a little angry, but he still came out and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the 37 yuan is actually for accounting. It is the money hardened by the road from Meishikou to Shijingchang. That's just one card."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Shen Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and asked, "Is what Chen Youde said true? Is it just for accounting?"

Shen Bulou is not leaking a penny, such a large deficit, Shen Bulou who is in charge of the audit actually missed it?
Shen Yi came out, hesitated for a moment and replied: "President Chen... what he said is true, it is indeed for the convenience of accounting, and the money from Shijing Factory to Xizhimen Meishikou road construction was incorporated into this card In the forehead."

If it's for road construction, the 37 doesn't seem like a lot, Zhu Qiyu's complexion looks a little better, he knows that there may be something hidden about this matter, otherwise Shen Yi's expression would not be so hesitant.

He Zhang didn't seem to intend to pursue it to the end. The matter was obviously unclear, but He Zhang bowed his head and said: "I know one thing, but I don't know the other thing. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Well, let's go back to work." Zhu Qiyu was silent for a moment, then waved his hand to signal He Zhang to go back to work.

This matter revealed a strangeness, He Zhang had a taste of it, and suddenly withdrew his fist halfway through the impeachment.

Chen Youde actually showed an expression of anger when he was impeached, but it was only limited to discussing the facts.

Shen Yi's expression was more like he had something to hide, he was reluctant to testify for Chen Youde.

Zhu Qiyu let go of the doubts in his heart and continued to preside over the Grand Court Meeting in Fengtian Temple.

The Kaifeng section of the Yellow River is in danger of flooding, and the Chief Secretary of Henan Province asked for dredging;
The output of coal and steel in Liaodong Coal and Steel Works has steadily increased, and it has begun to continuously transport coal and steel to Guannei and Nanya by water, while the Jilin Shipyard has fully recovered, and the entire Liaodong is thriving;
A total of 450 million taels of Japanese silver was imported in two years, a record high in the past years, and it is still expanding. The famous landowners of the Japanese country have changed from the guardian generation to the Warring States generation. The Japanese country is deeply mired in the quagmire of low-intensity wars. Production and life have been greatly affected, but the output of Japanese silver is rising steadily, and it has to be said that it is worthy of the Japanese country;

The construction of Yongping Coal and Steel Plant in Yongping Prefecture began. Yongping Prefecture is located in the northeast of Shuntian Prefecture, in the Shanhaiguan Pass. It has rich coal resources and iron ore. There is a lot of clay here. It is known as the capital of porcelain. The place where Goguryeo resides is also called Tangshan;

Another unknown celebrity passed away and asked for a posthumous title from the imperial court. Zhu Qiyu didn't know who this person was, so he asked Hu Mian to make up his mind, but Hu Miao didn't know who this celebrity was, so he gave up.

The celebrity who even Hu Wei didn't know was obviously not worthy of his name, he had no outstanding contribution to Daming, and he was not at all qualified for a posthumous title.

The Great Court Meeting lasted for more than two hours, and after Xing'an loudly announced his withdrawal from the court, Zhu Qiyu left behind He Zhang, Shen Yi, and Chen Youde, and Hu Wei and Yu Qian seemed to have something to do, so they also stayed together.

Zhu Qiyu had been sitting on the throne, waiting for the courtiers to retreat before standing up and saying: "Follow me to the martial arts hall."

The Daming Palace has no secrets, just like a sieve, what is said here is a loud conspiracy.

Liu Pu's infiltration of Shenglong Palace made Zhu Qiyu dumbfounded, who knows who the eunuchs and maidservants in Fengtian Palace belong to.

The jade rod for the driver is very big, so it is no problem to pull a few people. The emperor of Ming Dynasty did not speak along the way, and all the officials were silent.

When he arrived at the imperial study room of the lecture hall, he had reached Zhu Qiyu's absolute territory. He walked into the imperial study room and said, "Tell me, what's going on."

Chen Youde was born as a craftsman, he has not become aristocratic, His Majesty asked, his face immediately turned red.

Xu Siqi's huge corruption back then was entirely due to his unworthy descendants. Chen Youde's two sons neither gambled nor prostituted, so naturally they didn't need to desperately make money.

"I'm not corrupt, this money, this money was borrowed by Shuntian Mansion!" Chen Youde faltered, and finally told the truth.

He Zhang almost laughed out loud. He impeached him in Fengtian Hall today. He took such a big turn. In fact, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Shen Yi, but He Zhang didn't want to impeach Shen Yi directly, and he knew that he would not be impeached. , so enough is enough.

Shen Yi had just led the household department to carry out a benevolent government that breeds people who will never be paid, and the limelight is in full swing. This incident is not enough to bring down Shen Yi.

"What's the matter? Tell me clearly." Zhu Qiyu asked with a frown.

Chen Youde carefully stroked his thoughts, and then said: "When the Shijing factory was put into production, His Majesty only said that a sub-bureau will be set up in Lugou Bridge to collect points, and the profits of the Shijing factory will not be handed over."

"In the third year of Jingtai, Wang Hu, a doctor in the household department, and Lin Xiu, an eunuch of internal funds, proposed to hand over [-]% of the surplus profit, and His Majesty Zhu approved it. From then on, [-]% of the profit should be handed over to the state and internal funds."

"In the fifth year of Jingtai, Wang Hu and Lin Xiu proposed to hand over [-]% of the profits. Your majesty thought that the search was too much. The Shijing Factory could not continue, and only [-]% of the profits have been taken so far."

"In the eighth year of Jingtai, Wang Hu and Lin Xiu played Shijing Factory again and handed over [-]% of the profit. Your Majesty said that it will follow the old practice and not add any apportionment."

"In the past few years, Shijing Factory has saved more than 180 million silver coins, and is waiting for His Majesty to return to Beijing before discussing the matter of handing over."

"Many, how much?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Chen Youde and asked in surprise, he was not Jin Huidi who didn't eat minced meat, this was not a small amount of money.

Chen Youde said very precisely: "180 thirty-seven thousand six hundred and fifty-two silver coins."

Monopoly is profiteering. This is because the imperial court directly takes 200% of the profits in addition to taking points every year, and Shijing Factory also assisted in the construction of Shengzhou Factory, Datong Factory, Jianghuai Factory, Maan Factory, Liuzhi Factory, Liaodong Factory and Qingyuan Factory Under the premise, Shijing Factory has saved nearly [-] million property!

Chen Youde said helplessly: "Last February, there was an epidemic in the Caomin houses from Chaoyangmen to Tongzhou in the capital, and Shuntian Mansion demolished and borrowed them from Shijingchang to rebuild the Caomin houses outside Chaoyangmen. It's on the board of Shijingchang."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Shen Yi, the dignified secretary of the household department, who did the accounting to the point where the gang of gossip officers from the Metropolitan Procuratorate could see it.

Shen Yi's expression became bitter, and he said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the money was not borrowed by the ministers, it was the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen who borrowed the Shijing Factory, and this is also Xiao Gui Cao Sui, since the Shijing Factory is here, there is such a thing as borrowing." .”

"In the past, there were borrowings and repayments. The grass temple outside the east city has to be leveled and rebuilt, and roads have to be built. There are too many, so the accounts have not been settled."

Seeing His Majesty's brows furrowed tightly, Hu Wei sat up straight and explained a little.

Only then did Zhu Qiyu fully understand the whole story.

Because Shijing Factory only pays [-]% of the profit, it is very rich, so the Yamen of Shuntian Prefecture often borrows money.

Can Shijing Factory not borrow it?

Of course it can, then Shuntianfu can't blame Shuntianfu for being ruthless for wearing small shoes for Shijingchang.

Shuntian Mansion wanted to take aim at Shijing Factory not to be too simple. There were a number of methods, such as the Marco Polo Bridge Branch Bureau, Wucheng Army and Horse Division, kiln dweller inspections, and so on.

Tossing Shijing Factory twice in three days, can Shijing Factory bear it?

Shuntian Mansion went to Shijing Factory to borrow money, borrow it this year and pay it back next year, this is also a secret unwritten rule.

There were borrowings and repayments before, but last year, this bad debt was caused by the extra expenditure of renovating the Caomiao folk houses outside Chaoyangmen.

This account must be balanced.

At this time, Shijingchang was not happy, and the money was borrowed, and Shijingchang had to pay the debt, and Shijingchang would bear the debt.

They are all servants of His Majesty, why? !

So Shijingchang made this account so fake that even the rumor officials knew it was a fake account.

What the Metropolitan Procuratorate was doing was nitpicking, so it was natural to find out about this matter.

The matter has been brought before His Majesty, the fundamental reason is that the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion cannot owe money.

How can the Yamen have any reason to owe money?
Zhu Qiyu knocked on the table, then sat up straight and said: "In the future, local officials will not be demolished by government factories. Once found, they will be dismissed immediately."

"The local yamen really wants to borrow money, they can go to Daming Yinzhuang to borrow money, and the interest is 4% (annualized [-]%)."

The Ming Dynasty borrows money from domestic funds, with a low interest rate of about 1% (annualized [-]%) or even no interest. In most cases, assets such as the following year's regular tax, points, customs, tariffs, etc. are used to mortgage the loan .

Your Majesty is still frugal, and the income from Huangzhuang can't be spent, let alone the internal money, which is more like Daming's emergency savings fund.

When the imperial court needed emergency, these local yamen naturally also had them. Zhu Qiyu asked the local yamen to borrow money from Yinzhuang instead of borrowing money from local government factories.

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said: "Shijing Factory still pays [-]% of the profit."