Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Sun Monkey? !

Wuzhishan? !

Since the novel was published in the Wanli period, it has been published more and more widely. Daming people have read too many of this mythological novel, and there are also specially choreographed plays to act in. Does Yang Peng not know about it?
So the good brother next to him said this, and Yang Peng instantly knew what it meant.

But Yang Peng didn't have time to make a move, the scholar put a hand on his shoulder: "Brother Yang, go back obediently, even if you go to the ends of the world and register at Jinyiwei, you will come back sooner or later, why bother?" It's not pretty then."

Yang Peng didn't reply, he just looked at the oncoming naval warship in a daze, he knew he couldn't run away!

"Your Majesty, Yang Peng, the former Governor of Water Transport, has been arrested."

Zhu Youxiao was excited when he heard the good news, and then he looked indifferent again: "Ah, if you catch them back, then you should be sentenced together with those remnants. Those who should be skinned and filled with grass should be skinned and filled with grass, and those who should be divided into pieces Just divide the body into five horses, don't make it easier for them."

Following what Zhu Youxiao said, Qiao Yunsheng, the cabinet, was ruthless when he sentenced the case. He listed out all the crimes of rebellion and corruption, and none of these first criminals escaped a flaying end.

Whether it is a second-rank official or those subordinate officials, the entire Caoyun Yamen was severely cleaned up by the court. There were more than a dozen people who were skinned and filled with grass, and there were also those who were beheaded, exiled, and dismissed. It was almost taken over by one pot, and the lightest thing was to be fined and dismissed, which is enough to show how angry the court is this time.

Officials from all over the country watched the entire Water Transport Yamen collapse, and were cleaned up by the court in a short period of time. If they said they were not afraid, they would be lying.

The imperial court is the imperial court, and it is still an irreversible existence. Officials from all over the country began to be cautious. At the same time, they thought about whether they had any reason to be caught by the imperial court. Some people have been working for several years, and by the way, they can also generate some income for the court.

"Oh, Yang Peng is so rich! You don't even know if you don't steal your house. The water transport yamen really makes money. Money from the imperial court, money from salt merchants and food merchants, money from the Cao Gang, you can use any kind of money. My Daming A canal seems to be repaired by the Water Transport Yamen." Zhu Youxiao threw on the table the accounting books that had been stolen from Yang Peng's and other people's homes.

Looking at the people in the cabinet, Zhu Youxiao raised his hand and nodded: "Among the money, let's see how much Yang Peng and his corrupt and rebellious party took from the common people. What was given to the people was returned.”

"The rest will be charged to the national treasury, and it will be used as the cost of canal dredging and maintenance."

Yes, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to abolish water transport. Water transport is useful, and the existence of canals is not just for good looks. It is impossible to say that if there are galloping roads and sea transport, river transport will be abandoned.

But if the entire Water Transport Yamen is empty, it will take time to refill the shelf or deal with follow-up affairs.

"Old Lu Ge, during this period of time, the water transport is going by sea, so worry about it."

The matter of the water transport yamen is now over, and this sudden case has delayed the court for a long time, which is enough to show that Huang Taiji and others have never given up their coveting of Daming.

Flipping through the brochures on the side, Zhu Youxiao suddenly asked: "I remember, the Wei Gongchao that Huang Taiji was in charge of dealing with my Daming, right?"

Zhang Haogu said: "Return to Your Majesty, it is this person."

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "I used to be a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, but now I am a courtier of the Manchu Qing. But no matter whether it is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, corruption cannot be forgotten. Selling the interests of the Ming Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, and selling the interests of the Qing Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty Benefits, this kind of human head and mouse ends are unreliable."

Zhang Ruitu said: "Returning to Your Majesty, before Wei Gongchao got on the line with the imperial court, he said that he was in Cao Ying and his heart was in Han, and he was willing to work hard for my Ming Dynasty. The business between the imperial court and the Manchu Qing has always been indispensable for his [-]% , he also told the imperial court about the situation of the Qing Dynasty.”

"But right now, it seems that either he didn't finish his sentence, or he didn't think about it at all."

Yes, as the most important Han officials in the Manchu and Qing courts, did Wei Gongchao really not know about Huang Taiji's thoughts?
How can it be!

It is not because of the idea of ​​trying to please both sides, the Manchu Dynasty cannot be destroyed, and its strength cannot be too weak, otherwise his status cannot be guaranteed; but the Ming Dynasty cannot be too strong, otherwise the Manchu Dynasty will collapse in minutes.

Therefore, a stable but not strong Manchu Qing Dynasty and a strong but turbulent Ming Dynasty that has no intention of Northern Expedition are in the best interests of people like Wei Gongchao, and they can continue to profit from both sides to enrich themselves.

This thought is clearly seen by others.

"Don't talk to him, and let him make money first. Money is something he can't make enough. When the court flattens Huang Taiji, how much money they swallowed from the court will be vomited to me in the end! All the elders are also tired. Let's go back and rest." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, indicating that the big guys can leave.

"I'm waiting to retire."

After leaving the Hall of Martial Arts, the six of them walked slowly towards Wenyuan Pavilion. Zhang Haogu and Lu Xiangsheng had to take care of the remaining four. After all, Zhang Ruitu is 69 this year, Huang Liji is 54 this year, and the younger Qian Qianyi and Qiao Yunsheng are also Fifty years old, not as young and strong as Zhang Haogu and Qiao Yunsheng, it's better to walk slowly.

"Yuanfu, the Water Transport Yamen." Qian Qianyi asked tentatively.

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "No hurry, let's ignore the water transportation office for now, it depends on His Majesty's arrangement. The main thing is to take advantage of this time to clean up the canal."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Let's leave this matter to the Ministry of Industry and see the situation of the canal."

Qian Qianyi nodded: "Except for water transportation, the business of river wharves in various places must hurry up to resume."

Yes, the Yangtze River covers several provinces from top to bottom, and its branch rivers are an important channel in the south. How many goods are transported by the Yangtze River? This river terminal cannot be stopped. These businesses are cut off. Merchants in the south can It is difficult.

Huang Liji said slowly: "Most of the Cao Gang has been cleaned up, and the rest will be brought under the control of the court."

Zhang Ruitu said with a smile: "The Cao Gang will not let the imperial court take action. The yamen in various places can see it. Let them solve the problem of the Cao Gang by themselves now."

Qian Qianyi echoed: "That's right, things in one place have their own environment. Let them handle the matter of the Cao Gang by themselves. If they can't handle it, it won't be too late for the imperial court to take action."

Everyone chatted and laughed, returned to the cabinet, and started to drink tea and work.

Zhu Youxiao obtained a large sum of gold, silver, jewellery, shops, and a lot of stocks from the corrupt water transport officials.

Zhu Youxiao didn't want these things, but the cabinet couldn't refuse to give them.

So the store property and stocks were handed over to Zhu Youxiao, which was regarded as a stable asset, and how to deal with it was up to Zhu Youxiao himself.

And that large amount of gold, silver, jewellery, soft silk, etc. is the latest harvest in the imperial treasury. With such a large sum of money, even if it is to maintain the canal, there will be a lot left over to support other things.

These days, the officials of the household department are full of vigor in the aisles, and all of them are smiling. When they see boxes of gold and silver, and strands of silk and satin entering the warehouse of the household department, there is a sense of joy of a bumper harvest.

And the royal family is also happy. There are so many shops and stocks at once. The stocks Zhu Youxiao handed over to Queen Zhang Yan to deal with. The shops and industries are too scattered. Zhu Youxiao decided to do something good to reverse his reputation.

Now Zhu Youxiao has a good reputation among the people, and he is known as a wise king, a benevolent king, and he can be said to be a saint in the world.

But Zhu Youxiao's overly decisive killing and tough methods are not very good in the clan. Who is not afraid of this majesty to sacrifice himself to heaven.

Although Zhu Youxiao is too lazy to deal with these clans that have nothing to do with him, the clan is the clan, and the relationship is still there. The royal family and the clan can't keep twisting and let people say, "A foot of cloth can still be sewn, brother." The two are incompatible," or something like that.

So Zhu Youxiao discussed with the queen, and handed over the shop property to Zhu Gongyun, the king of Zhou, and asked him to distribute it to the kings. It was a small gift from His Majesty the emperor to appease the big guys.

This is very good. The royal families all over the world have received small gifts from His Majesty the Ming Emperor, and they feel a little warmer in their hearts. They also know that His Majesty is still kind, as long as they are obedient, nothing will happen.

And the folks also believe that His Majesty is a benevolent emperor, a real good emperor. Haven't they seen that His Majesty the Emperor is so kind to the masters from all over the world?
This should be a good thing that everyone is happy about, but Zhu Youjian is not happy, because he didn't get anything from these shops!

This made Zhu Youjian unhappy!

Why does the emperor's elder brother share things without his share? !

Did the king of Zhou, Zhu Gongyan, keep it privately?Or forgot?

After Zhu Youjian's insinuations, he finally found out that it was indeed not for him.

The reason is very simple, Zhu Youjian has not been enshrined, he does not belong to the princes of various places, he is a prince of the royal family, and the small gift of His Majesty the Emperor is for the princes of various places, so naturally he does not have his share.

After figuring this out, Zhu Youjian, who was still thinking that he might get more money from a shop, only felt that the Great Ming capital was extremely cold and had a severe typhoid fever.

money!

The prince also needs money!
He is a big Xinwang mansion, servants and family members, all kinds of expenses, why don't you want money!
Angry Zhu Youjian once wanted to go to the palace to find his emperor's elder brother for a theoretical theory, but thinking about the scarecrow in the Water Transport Yamen whose bones were not yet cold, he still gave up this decision and stayed at home honestly.

"Ugh"

With a sigh, Princess Zhou looked sideways.

"Ugh"

With another sigh, Princess Zhou glanced at Zhu Youjian, and embroidered the brocade handkerchief in her hand.

"Hey, a penny is hard for a hero. In this Ming Dynasty, if there is no money, a hero is nothing more than a chicken and a dog." Zhu Youjian sighed here.

Concubine Zhou also helplessly put down the half-embroidered brocade handkerchief in her hand: "My lord, let alone in Daming, where in this world, food, clothing, shelter, transportation, food and clothing expenses, why is there so little money?"

Zhu Youjian said: "That's why I am worried. I have no money. This prince's life is not as good as a commoner."

Seeing that Zhu Youjian seemed to be deeply moved, Princess Zhou quickly said, "My lord, do you want to do some business?"

Zhu Youjian said helplessly: "Queen, this king has no money, and the annual salary in the palace is only so much. This king can't advance the money for next year, right?"

Princess Zhou said, "Why not? If you don't pay in advance, you will always have no money. How can you make money if you don't have money?"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand: "No, no, I have considered doing business, but now I understand that I will not do this kind of business. What's more, I am a dignified blood of the heavenly family, and when I am a prince, How can you go around like a merchant and make people look down on you with a smile? This king can't be ashamed."

Princess Zhou was not happy when she heard this: "My lord, why is it shameful to be in business? Isn't my father also in business? But is he ashamed now? His business has gone to Nanyang, the largest private steel company in Ming Dynasty It was opened by my father, he can see Zhang Shoufu and all the court elders, he can go in and out of the government, and he has to discuss many things with my father. Is it embarrassing to do business for this sake?"

"Furthermore, isn't your majesty also in business? Don't the tens of thousands of people in the palace rely on business to make money? Your majesty can earn millions of taels a year to support the entire palace, inside and outside the palace. , eunuchs, maids, bodyguards and internal guards, don’t they all depend on His Majesty to support them.”

"My lord, if you don't lose your face and do something practical, we will really be inferior to ordinary people."

Zhu Youjian waved his hand impatiently: "Let's talk, let's talk."

Upon hearing this, Princess Zhou was completely unhappy: "Furthermore, repeater, my lord, you will say it again and again! Every time you say that it is difficult to have no money, and you don't think about how to make money every time. You said that you want men to farm and women to weave, and concubine is Accompany you to open up a vegetable field in the palace to grow vegetables, but when have you taken care of the vegetable field, you are still taking care of it."

"You said you wanted to do business, but after shouting a few words, you didn't move. You recite poems all day long, and this little money is enough for the palace. Is it enough? Every time you want to find a way for yourself, if you continue like this, the palace will I can't hold it anymore."

After being told by Princess Zhou, Zhu Youjian couldn't hold back his face anymore. He said impatiently: "Your hair is long but your knowledge is short. What do you know? Is this king not doing anything? This king has no chance to do anything. This is called waiting for the right time. If you feel that you are suffering in this palace and can't live in poverty, then go find your business father and enjoy the blessings!"

When these words came out, Princess Zhou's face turned pale: "My lord, what are you talking about? I can't endure hardships? I can't accompany you to live this life? You are away all year round. Who supports this huge palace and who tries every means to maintain the expenses of the palace?" The degree? The concubine’s body has clear soup and little water, and the coarse clothes are also worn.”

The two argued for half an hour, Princess Zhou's face turned pale with anger, and her tears kept falling. She didn't expect that she would do her best to manage the family business for the sake of Zhu Youjian and her family, but in the end she was bullied like this.

At this time, Zhu Youjian also felt that what he said was serious, but he couldn't resist that face, and said with a straight face: "I don't say anything anymore, you can figure it out."

Concubine Zhou was completely heartbroken by these words, tears kept dripping down her pretty face, she turned around and left after some hesitation.Zhu Youjian thought she had gone back to her room and cried, thinking that she would go to comfort her at night when the situation was over, but who would have thought that Princess Zhou would really go back to her mother's house in a fit of anger.

The current Daming is not the same as before, and the status of men and women is not as absolute as before, where men are superior to women, and husbands sing and women follow. Therefore, Zhu Youjian did not expect Princess Zhou's move. Go after it, thinking that Princess Zhou can come back by herself.

However, after Zhou Wangfei brought her maid to Zhou's house and cried to her mother about the reason, Zhou's mother was also angry: "How can anyone bully people like this?!"

When Zhou's mother and Zhou Kui said this, Zhou Kui couldn't help it: "Is my Zhou family so despised by King Xin? My daughter, there is no reason for him to bully me like this. At worst, I will change to another family!"

That's what he said, but Zhou Kui still comforted Princess Zhou in a good way.

Although Zhu Youjian is a bastard, who made him the prince of the dynasty and the younger brother of His Majesty the Emperor? The Emperor will not let go, so what if he is the richest man in Ming Dynasty? He is not the chief assistant of Ming Dynasty
In the evening, Zhang Guoji came to Zhou Kui's house for a drink, and the steel business of the two became bigger and bigger. Now with other businesses, they are really rich, and those who are good at it call the two the richest men in Ming Dynasty, and they are both the first.

In addition, the backgrounds of Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui are strong enough. Behind Zhang Guoji is Zhang Yan and Queen Zhang, but it is also said to be Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of the dynasty.And behind Zhou Kui is not the useless thing of Zhu Youjian, the king of faith, but Zhang Haogu, the prime minister and emperor's teacher.

With these two great gods guarding them, their business is going smoothly, and their relationship is now very good.

Zhang Guoji, who came to Zhou Kui's house with a small wine, looked at Zhou Kui's forced smile, and was a little puzzled: "Brother Zhou, what happened?"

Zhou Kui sighed: "Oh, there is a difficult scripture at home."

As he said that, Zhou Kui told about how Princess Zhou came back crying, and Zhang Guoji was not happy when he heard it: "How can King Xin be so rude?!"

"He's not in the capital, the Prince Xin's Mansion is managed by the princess, everyone sees what he does, who doesn't say it's virtuous? The princess manages the Prince Xin's mansion undefeated without saying a word, and often helps the poor, educates everyone in the mansion to study, Be kind to others. The so-called marrying a wife and a virtuous one, the concubine is both talented and beautiful, with a beautiful heart, and such a virtuous wife is so humiliated by King Xin, this is the fault of King Xin!"

"Now I, the Ming Dynasty, have long abandoned the dross of Zhu Cheng's Confucianism, focusing on practical learning. What women do not go out, what women have no talent is virtue, etc. have long been criticized by the court. My Daming women work in farming and weaving. , can pay taxes to the imperial court, can also learn medical literature, treat diseases, save people and teach children, and even general Qin can gallop on the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country.

Zhou Kui slapped the table: "That's right! It is said that King Xin was stupid in reading and was taught to be ruined by those rotten scholars. I didn't think so before, but now it seems that King Xin was really taught by those rotten scholars! It's a pity! After several years of hard work, I didn’t even bring King Xin back.”

Zhang Guoji thought about it, and asked: "Brother, either you or I will go to Her Highness the Queen, and we will have a good talk with the Queen. If the King of Xin can't change his mind, if it doesn't work, let's get divorced."

Zhou Kui thought for a while, then sighed: "How can the matter of the Tian family be so easy, let's see the situation. If King Xin really wants to treat my daughter like this, then he has to find a way to reconcile."