Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 528 Joint Maritime Trade (1)

The rectification of officials, for the current Ming Dynasty, must take a step-by-step journey, just like climbing a mountain. Only when each step under the foot is steady and steady, can we not step on the void and prevent falling into the abyss under.

The dispute over the country and the foundation of the Wanli Dynasty and the atmosphere of party struggle formed gradually caused the corruption of the officials of the Ming Dynasty. After the intensification of the Taichang and Tianqi dynasties, it has long accumulated into a solidified pattern.

The human heart is the hardest thing to change.

Tight hoops cannot be worn in a day.

The civil servants of Ming Dynasty will not submit easily.

The Da Qing's mass killings to force officials, gentry, and government-business associations to kneel down and call them slaves was not suitable for the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen Dynasty.

If this is really done, it will violate the concept of industrial prosperity that Emperor Chongzhen has always planned. After all, the benchmark for industrial development is order and stability.

"Cheng Guogong, you said that His Majesty summoned us and waited here at the capital's governor's mansion. What is the so-called matter? All the relatives in Beijing have been summoned."

"Yeah, could it be related to the recent turmoil in the court? But the civil servants' fights have nothing to do with us. We have nothing to do with the civil servants at all."

"Who says no? I heard that what Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren did in the cabinet caused strong dissatisfaction among many civil officials. The competition among civil officials is really fierce."

"Recently, Han Yu's life has been difficult. Many members of the Donglin Party have been involved. If you say that Wen Tiren is cruel enough, why do you think of going back to the matter of allocating food and salaries for disaster relief?"

"Never mind him, now that the Marquis has no official position and a light body, in front of the Marquis who is empty, it saves me some errands, and I am here to worry about fear."

The governor's mansion of the capital of Jingwei is located, led by Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Cheng, and Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Ding, and the hereditary relatives of the princes, hou, and uncles of the various states in Beijing, all gathered together and discussed with each other.

Of course, there are also some relatives who are not included in this list, such as the British Gong Zhang Zhiji, Xinlehou Liu Wenbing, Xuancheng Bowei Shitai and other relatives who are highly relied on by the emperor.

Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen sat firmly on the official hat chair, looked at the messy scene in front of them, and did not answer from the beginning to the end, but they inevitably murmured in their hearts.

The two glanced at each other from time to time, obviously it was difficult for them to figure out the emperor's special summons to the palace.

Not to mention all the previous experiences, just what happened recently, Zhu Chunchen, Xu Yunzhen and the others were terrified.

There are constant turmoil in the court and the uncertain situation in the Liaodong war, which makes them inevitably think in their hearts that the Tianqi Dynasty was very chaotic before!

"British man."

"British Duke~"

The voices of some relatives made Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen raise their heads, and when they saw Zhang Zhiji wearing a python robe, he walked quickly into the main hall, frowning slightly.

Zhang Zhiji looked serious, and said loudly: "Your Majesty ordered you to call all the ministers to see you."

"I would like to obey the edict."

Zhu Chunchen, Xu Yunzhen and the others got up and saluted one after another when they heard the words, and came to the main hall of the Governor's Mansion of the Capital of Beijing and Wei. They stayed there for more than half an hour, which made many people feel uneasy.

Following the taciturn Zhang Zhiji, he rushed towards the Qianqing Palace. Along the way, the sharp guards of the Shangzhi Army stood upright like sculptures, which made Zhu Chunchen feel very emotional.

Now on the side of the Governor’s Mansion of Jingwei, don’t look at him leading the position of Zuodudu, but the real power is not in his hands. It involves the guards and inspections of the Forbidden City and the Imperial City, which have long been assigned by the emperor to Liu Wenbing and Wei Shitai. , especially the Forbidden City, can be described as airtight.

It is difficult for those who are interested outside the palace to inquire about the situation inside the palace.

The main hall of Qianqing Palace.

Liu Wenbing, Wei Shitai and more than ten honorable relatives stood up and stood outside the palace, and they all murmured in their hearts, what is the reason why the emperor specially summoned the honorable relatives in Jing to enter the palace?
Since the relatives of Tang Guozuo and Zhu Guobi were killed and their homes were ransacked, except for a few relatives in the Governor's Mansion of Jingwei, all other relatives understood that the emperor's attitude towards them was very bad.

In addition to being able to hold a post in the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, the last piece of private land in Jingying was also confiscated by the emperor, which made many honorable relatives lose their income.

Even Zhang Zhiji, Liu Wenbing, and Wei Shitai, who are highly relied on, were isolated by the majority of the relatives and became a minority.

But this is exactly what Emperor Chongzhen wanted.

The Ming dynasty's relatives are unified internally, so how can he divide, win over, and suppress them? After all, some relatives need to be eliminated gradually.

This process may be slow, but the core purpose will not change.

Take time to dilute everything.

"I am waiting to meet your Majesty."

Countless salutes sounded in the main hall, and Emperor Chongzhen sat firmly on the dragon chair, scanning Zhang Zhiji, Zhu Chunchen, Xu Yunzhen and other relatives.

"Excuse me."

Emperor Chongzhen said calmly: "Many people must have doubts in their hearts, what is the so-called reason for summoning all the ministers into the palace?

Not for anything else.

I just want to have a heart-to-heart talk with Zhuqing, and talk about a group of companies and fleets that have recently appeared in Tianjin, Cheng Guogong, Ding Guogong, you should all know about it. "

Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen were startled, their heads hung down in surprise. Could it be that the emperor discovered what they were doing in private?
In the court class, the complexions of many honored relatives changed slightly.

"minister…"

Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen both bowed and saluted, their thoughts were a little messy, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

"Let's all move in."

Inspired by the eyes of the emperor, Wang Cheng'en, who was holding a whisk in his hand, stepped forward a few steps, passed through the crowd in front of him, and said loudly to the outside of the hall.

"Here!"

With a reply, the eunuchs and eunuchs of the inner court headed by Han Zanzhou walked towards the main hall with stacks of documents and long tables.

The scene in front of them made not only Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen suspicious, but also Zhang Zhiji and Liu Wenbing.

What are these?
"Let's take a look at it all. After reading it, we can talk about the matter of the United Maritime Trade."

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe, pointed to the stacks of documents in front of him, and said calmly: "I don't know if I don't check it, but I'm really shocked if I check it.

Luo Yangxing led Jin Yiwei, followed the vines, and really found a lot of things, Zhu Qing, many of you deceived me back then, it was really hard.

The businesses I opened in private, and the land I owned are all quite a lot. The combined family property is more than my internal money. I am really curious, how...how did you accumulate these family properties?
Its talents can be put in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and all of them can be ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs. "

"!!!"

What Emperor Chongzhen said, Zhu Chunchen, Xu Yunzhen and other relatives all changed their expressions drastically. Without their knowledge, their own family was checked by Jin Yiwei? !

(End of this chapter)