Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 643

It was snowing.

It's New Year's Eve again.

Tokyo is full of fireworks and firecrackers, all of which are celebrating the old year and welcoming the new year.

Every family has pasted up red Spring Festival couplets with the word "Fu" to drive away the Nian beast.

Zhu Yihai picked up the wine glass in the water, "Come on, raise your glass!"

Song Zhipu, Chen Hanhui, Ke Xiaqing, Yu Dafu and others stood up to toast together.

In addition, the third Wang Xiang, Wang An, Wang Zhongyuan, Wang Zhiren, Wang Mingqian and his son, Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Mingyang, Zhang Mingbin, Zhang Mingjia, four brothers, Zhang Huangyan, Qian Sule's two brothers-in-law and brother-in-law Dong Zhining, Liu Mu and his son, Wu Kai and his son, Zheng Zunqian brothers, Zhang Pengyi brothers and other generals They all stood up and raised their glasses.

Shen Wenzhong and Yang Boxing were also there.

"Dry!"

Everyone drank it.

On the ice boat in Zhongxiaohai, Penglai Palace, the emperor hosted a banquet here for a group of Yuan followers from the eastern Zhejiang army.

Drink up.

Zhu Chenggong, Zhu Shengli, Zhu Zhongyi, Zhu Pengfei, and Zhu Dingguo, the adopted sons of the five emperors, bestowed the surname of the country, and came up to pour wine for everyone.

Zhu Yihai smiled and asked a few young people on one side to pour wine together.

The eldest prince, King Hongjia of Qin, the third prince, Hongju, King of Han, and grandnephew Zhu Cijiong, king of Zhongshan County, and Zhu Cizheng, king of Hengshan County, held the pot and poured wine after hearing the order.

At this time last year, the emperor had no heirs. At that time, he even thought that if he had no heirs in the future, he would make Chongzhen's son the emperor's grandson.Who would have thought that now the emperor not only recovered the two captive princes from Yanzhou, but even added five more princes.

In addition to the King Jin, King Tang, and King Song who were born to concubines Chen, Zhang, and Huang, there were the eighth prince born to Concubine Li and the ninth prince born to the empress a few years ago.

The emperor now has seven sons and five adopted sons.

The first prince is 13 years old, and the third prince is [-] years old. After this period of recuperation, he is still in good spirits, especially his temperament has changed a lot. At this time, the emperor entertained a group of Zhedongyuan servants, and the two brothers behaved well. Generous.

"Today it is snowing heavily, the sky is full of fireworks, and the whole world celebrates together, but I still clearly remember the time when the northern envoy Niha bullied him to Taizhou and raised his army angrily.

I still remember that day when Wang Qing led dozens of brave guard veterans to fight against the Tartars in front of the Ziyang Palace. At that time, we couldn't bear it and had no choice but to retreat. At that time, we never thought that we would have today! "

As he spoke, the emperor stretched out his wine glass and asked his uncle Nanyang Wang Zhu Yujian to pour himself another glass of wine.

He walked up to Prime Minister Wang, "Chuangzi, I want to respect you with this cup. You stood up for me that day and defeated the Tartars who bullied you. You are the first hero of the uprising!"

Now that he was conferred the title of hereditary Duke of Jing, and the title of Zuo Dudu, Wang Chuangzi, who was a first-rank hussar general, hurriedly stood up, holding his wine glass in both hands, and asked the king of Qin to fill him a glass of Shaoxing daughter red.

"At the beginning, the minister was just defeated, like a dog in panic, His Majesty asked me to fight the Tartars, so that the confused minister suddenly became enlightened and found his way again.

In the past few years, more and more soldiers have been recruited by Chen Tong, and more and more Tartars have been beheaded. There are also several Tartars who have been killed, including Zuo Ling, Shen Ling, and even the commander of the guards, Meilezhang Jinggu Shanezhen. But Niha, who was killed that year, was the most unforgettable thing for Chen. "

Zhu Yihai clinked glasses with Wang.

Back then in Linhai, Taizhou, who knew that this venture was so successful. Although the world has not yet recovered, it can already be said to be a success.

Zhu Yihai did not disappoint Wang Chuangzi, now he is the governor of the left army of the imperial camp, and his title is the Duke of Jingguo who inherited Huang Degong's title, and he has also reached the top of the military officials.

There are also [-] households that have been sealed off for food.

The rewards received in the past few years are also countless.

His two foster sons, Wang Zhongyuan and Wang An, are now commanders-in-chief and earls.He also remarried, took a concubine, settled down and had children. In just a few years, he had five sons and six daughters. This life can be said to be very successful.

Although Wang Xiang has not been with the emperor most of the time in the past few years, he has faithfully fulfilled his loyalty and duties, and firmly supported the emperor. The emperor's current achievements cannot do without his strong support.

Among the veterans of the Yongwei Battalion back then, there are now generals like Zhang Quan, the admiral of the second town of the imperial camp, and the others who are not dead, no matter how bad they are, they are at least guerrillas.

This is called Conglong Zhigong, Yuanxun Yicong.

Although the official system has undergone major changes now, scattered officials have returned to the system of the Tang Dynasty, and even the titles are basically restored to the system of the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the treatment of the titles of the original Ming Dynasty, it is much worse.

But what's worse, that's also the duke of the country, isn't he?
The first class in the world, from the prince to the common people, has to be passed on for eight or nine generations.Besides, what was Wang Chuangzi's background?They came from a military family in eastern Liaodong. To put it bluntly, they were the most miserable group of people in the late Ming Dynasty, who worked hard with their heads stuck in their trouser belts.When he was routed from Wuhu to Taizhou, he was really a rout, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the dog who lost his family is not an exaggeration.

He has nothing but a dead life left. His hometown and even his ancestral graves have been taken over by Tartars, and he has no wife or children. The adopted son of the army.

Now, the imperial court has rebuilt the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and commanded the Five Armies of the Imperial Battalion. He Wang Chuangzi is the governor of the Left Army. Last year the emperor took the daughter of Qi Biaojia into the palace. Wang Chuangzi also married Qi Cifu's daughter As a concubine, and even as a brother-in-law.

Fame is ah.

He is very satisfied now.

In one corner, several court assistants are painting quickly. To paint today's scene, not only the court painters from Nanjing before, but also Western painters from Macau and other places, each with their own techniques.

Wang Chuangzi gulped down, didn't drink much wine, and his whole face was flushed.

Wang An, Wang Zhongyuan, and Zhang Quan were all from the Yongwei Battalion, and they were all old brothers of Wang Chuang. At this time, they all stood up and toasted the emperor, and their mouths were dry.

"Wu Qing!"

Zhu Yihai took out a few banknotes, "When I came to Haimen, I was deeply moved by Qing's words, and I was deeply moved by the kindness of the country. Later, Qing also lent me 1 taels of silver. At the beginning, I agreed to pay back the principal and interest in three years. Distribution of profit. At the beginning, the IOU stated that it was due for a total of 800 taels. After tonight, it will be four years since Shaotian. [-]'s bank notes, Daming Royal Bank's notes, you can withdraw and exchange them at any time."

Haimen Wu Kai stood up, looked at the bank note handed over by the emperor, and hesitated.

When I lent out the 1 taels, I really felt distressed for a long time, and it was only a donation, and I never thought that the emperor would return it.It's been almost three years, and I really forgot about it.

Among the generals of Conglong Yuanxun, Wu Kai should be the worst in terms of fighting skills, and he hasn't fought much. He has been guarding the rear for the past few years. It's still pretty good.

He also completed the task of guarding very well, and even assisted local taxation and conscription. His sons were also deputy generals of the general army. At the beginning, there were 3000 people in his Haimen camp, and there were only 120 servants. People, the lowest alive are battalion officers.

In the army, Haimen Camp is also on the No. [-] hill.

The emperor didn't treat him badly either. Wu Kai is now the head of the General Logistics Department of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, and his status is still good.

The title is Wu Guogong, a hereditary title, and [-] households are sealed.

He has become fatter in the past few years, like a brown bear that has been bitten and swollen from eating honey, but he is still quite trustworthy by the emperor.

"The banker can't accept it."

"What I said at the beginning was borrowing, so I will naturally repay it. Am I the one who doesn't believe what I say?"

Wu Kai smiled and said: "Actually, although I haven't stolen, robbed, or embezzled or embezzled in the past few years, the family business is well-developed, and His Majesty has rewarded a lot. My family also has some foundations. Those who have money to open mines, run merchants and sell goods into the sea really make a lot of money, and the shares invested by His Majesty in those arsenals, shipyards, etc., are very lucrative, and I estimate that I am now worth a million, not short of money."

"Of course I know that you are rich now, but you get what you pay for. If you borrowed it, you have to pay it back. You can't make me say nothing, just accept it."

Wu Kai took it.

"I hope that this banknote will be framed, never exchanged, and left to descendants, from generation to generation."

Zhu Yihai reminded Wu Kai that this banknote is not an exchange certificate, but is equivalent to a check. This kind of large amount has a valid exchange period of [-] days, and it will be invalid when it expires.

Wu Kai smiled and said that the bank note had His Majesty's signature on it, which was far more than [-] silver dollars.He also said that he was still collecting the treasures of loyalty and filial piety that the emperor had given him before, and now they happen to be collecting them together.

Zhu Yihai also knew that Wu Kai was indeed quite rich.

It was not easy for him to borrow [-] yuan at the beginning, which was considered to be a small part of his family, but it was indeed not a loss to follow Zhu Yihai later.Except for the difficult time at the beginning, after the situation was opened up, there were more channels for money.

Tea and salt sales, silk weaving and silk sales, and even Zhu Yihai's arsenal and shipyard in Zhoushan later attracted ministers, Wu Kai and others all invested money in shares. This is not only to raise funds, but also an excellent project bonus , are highly profitable projects.Others, such as foreign trade companies, sea trade fleets, etc., can return several times just by investing in shares.

Not to mention that they opened mines and workshops, and even inevitably bought some fields, tea mountains, etc., anyway, the advantage of having a status is that their interests can be guaranteed and will not be embezzled by others.

Zhu Yihai has managed many industries in the past few years, and has also earned a huge net worth in the internal treasury, and Wu Kai and the others are similar.

He knows this very well.

But for Zhu Yihai, he actually intends to invite them to join the partnership. First, some projects do require relatively large start-up funds, such as casting cannons, blunderbusses, shipbuilding, sea trade, or even mining and iron, etc. In addition, guide these people to work together If they invest money, they will make huge profits, which is actually not bad for the imperial court.

For example, it is precisely because so many nobles and nobles in power are engaged in maritime trade, industry and commerce, etc., that the imperial court is relatively active and open in policy.

Of course, after these confidant ministers have so much aboveboard and legal income, they will naturally reduce their possibility of corruption.

"Duke Yue!"

Zhu Yihai also gave Wang Zhiren a bank note to return his money.

"The minister will not honor it." Wang Zhiren is now the Duke of Yue, the governor of the Right Army Commander's Mansion, and his son Wang Mingqian is also the governor of a town.

Wang Mingqian was still relatively young back then, he made mistakes in front of Zhang Guozhu and lost Dinghai City, but after several years of experience, he has actually made great achievements in battle and has grown into a very calm young man.

Zhu Yihai also married Wang Zhiren's daughter into the palace, and Wang Mingqian became Zhu Yihai's brother-in-law.

Although Wang Zhiren started his career by relying on the brother of the eunuch, but as Zhu Yihai's biggest supporter in the military when he started his army, he has always been a figure in the military for the past few years.

For such a hero, Zhu Yihai, apart from conferring the duke of his country and his son as a marquis, can only reward money and land, and finally bring his daughter into the palace.

A few years ago, Zhu Yihai didn't like this kind of political marriage. When Huang Binqing proposed marriage and sent his daughter, he was still very unhappy.

But in the past two years, he has begun to actively marry a large number of relatives and ministers.

Zheng Zhilong, Yan Keying, Shi Daxuan, Huang Binqing, Chen Hanhui, Song Zhipu, Ke Xiaqing, Zhang Guowei, Chen Qianfu, Wang Zhiren, Qi Biaojia, Zhu Dadian, Qin Liangyu, Zhang Dai, Wen Anzhi, Qu Shixu, Mao Youlun, Huang Daozhou, Liu Zongzhou, Fang Fengnian... ····
A year ago, there were only a dozen or so concubines in Zhu Yihai's harem.

But by this time, there were already more than 30 concubines in the harem, and even the daughters of the King of Korea and King Liuqiu were admitted into the palace, and even the daughter of King Heshuot Khan of Mongolia was also included in the palace, and even sent envoys to the palace on their own initiative. Annan, looking for Annan's King Li, Lord Zheng, Lord Ruan, and the protector of the Wu family all asked to send their daughters into the palace at the same time.

Unless there are no suitable daughters and granddaughters among the academicians, prime ministers, ministers of the six departments, governors of the five armies, and local governors, Zhu Yihai will take the initiative to propose marriage.

This sudden transformation of the emperor is actually quite surprising.

However, it is not easy for the ministers to refuse this kind of initiative, and there is even no reason to refuse. The emperor does not hold any national drafts, and directly and actively marry the ministers, which is of course not a bad thing.

It is conducive to the stability of the political relationship between the court and the church.

However, Zhu Yihai didn't actually start to indulge in the beauty of the harem, he just adopted such a political strategy to stabilize the current court.

As the Northern Expedition became more and more successful, and ZTE was in sight, Zhu Yihai actually adjusted the political forces of the DPRK and China more carefully to minimize internal conflicts.

When external threats become smaller and smaller, internal conflicts will inevitably begin to rise.

He now builds the Chongwen and Hongwen halls, which is actually an increase in the benefits for the children of princes, ministers, and ministers. He also builds a women's hall in the palace to recruit the daughters of princes, ministers, and ministers. In the future, he will also give them marriages. A way to integrate internal factions.

There is no faction in the party, all weird and strange.

Even if Zhu Yihai opposes factionalism, factional hilltops are everywhere.

There are those who form township parties based on regions, those who use imperial examinations to judge teachers and friends, and those who use towns to judge mountains. Anyway, various factions are even intertwined with each other.

Marrying with ministers, of course, the most important thing is to strengthen the emperor's authority and grasp the power.However, Zhu Yihai never forces others, he will take the initiative to propose marriage, but allows the other party to refuse.

It's just that no one has refused yet.

(End of this chapter)