Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 282

Seeing the surprised expressions of the courtiers below, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but frowned and said, "Is this wrong?"

"Your Majesty is wise, this is the best policy, and it will last forever!" Li Si, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was the first to react, and praised seriously.

Private lending involves more than half of the elite class, so it is not possible to strike hard and kill them all, otherwise the strength of this rebound may endanger the imperial power.

It’s just that it can’t be left alone, not to mention that in the long run, more and more resources will be plundered by the rich and powerful, and the number of bankrupt people will surely increase slowly.

As such, the best course of action is for the imperial court to enforce control.

Now Zhu Youtang is throwing out the method of financial license, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.It can be said that the imperial court can distinguish profiteers from good businessmen through license plates, and then concentrate their efforts on dealing with profiteers. It can be said to be an ingenious approach.

The imperial court issued a financial license to operate. If you can abide by the law, you can naturally continue to eat the cake of this loan.

Now this measure introduced by the emperor can not only allow the rich and powerful to continue lending to make money, but also effectively curb the greed of the powerful and powerful. It can be said to have the best of both worlds.

"Your Majesty, this method is very good!" Wan An and other important ministers also reacted, and expressed their support one after another.

Seeing that everyone had no objection, Zhu Youtang said with a final word: "Since all the Aiqings think this policy is feasible, then we will implement a new financial law in Ming Dynasty. This time, the Ministry of Households will lead the investigation of [-] financial stores in the capital. Cooperate fully, we must leave a way for the people to survive!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wan An and the others knew that this was good governance, so they expressed their stance in a polite manner.

Now the Supreme Meeting is not just about discussing major national affairs. Since the Supreme Meeting is attended by the top officials of the real power departments, cooperation can be reached here.

If there are any differences between them, they can also be resolved on the spot here, reducing the subsequent disputes, thus greatly improving the efficiency of governance.

"Your Majesty, you have used [-] Xinke Jinshi to assist the Ministry of Households to check the accounts. I wonder if this action will be included in the assessment?" Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was concerned about personnel affairs, and immediately asked seriously.

Huh?
Minister Jia Jun of the Ministry of Industry and other officials reacted one after another, and looked up at Zhu Youtang above.

In the past, the new subjects were assigned according to the results of the two exams, but now they "intern" before they are assigned, which has become an opportunity for the Ministry of Officials to re-examine.

The most important thing is that if their performance is included in the distribution of official positions in the future, it will undoubtedly greatly increase the enthusiasm of the new scholars.

Zhu Youtang was never superstitious about the ranking of grades, and Dang even nodded slightly: "This dynasty should focus on hard-working officials. The Ministry of Officials can assess candidates. Candidates with excellent performance can get extra points, and candidates with the worst performance can be sent directly to the palace. Appointment! In addition, the household department requires certain professional skills, and Li Shangshu can also choose high-quality new subjects to fill in the household department!"

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of vassal kings has been increasing.Although the promotion of Wangfu officials is usually faster, but Wangfuguan is actually out of the mainstream, so it has always been regarded as the worst place to be assigned.

"The minister leads the decree!" Li Si, Minister of the Household Department, followed Li Yu to the ceremony, and couldn't help feeling secretly happy.

The affairs of the household department are very professional. Although many new recruits are very talented, they are naturally mixed.If talents can be selected from the [-] high-quality new subjects, it will undoubtedly bring good seedlings to the household department.

Today's household department has already become a favorite. Although there are as many as thirteen divisions in the household department, Liu Zhong and Chen Kun have completely opened the promotion route from senior officials to ministers, so the attractiveness is second only to the official department's yamen.

"Your Majesty, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment are seriously lacking in professionalism. Can I choose talents from them?" He Qiaoxin, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, felt a little moved, and immediately asked.

Play a good abacus!

Li Si, Minister of the Household Department, knew very well the importance of this talent selection right, so he couldn't help but glance at He Qiaoxin.

Zhu Youtang frowned slightly, and then set the tone: "This time, the Jinshi of the new department is used to assist the Ministry of Households to check the accounts. It mainly examines arithmetic and handling ability, and has nothing to do with criminal investigation, engineering, and etiquette, so other yamen cannot choose talents! "

"Obey!" Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, He Qiaoxin's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he said respectfully.

Knowing that the Ministry of Criminal Justice also pays attention to professionalism, Zhu Youtang turned his head to look at Li Yu and said, "The Ministry of Officials' selection of new members of the Ministry of Criminal Justice this time should focus on criminal investigation capabilities!"

"Obey! I must send some good seedlings to the Ministry of Punishment!" Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, knew that the emperor still took care of the personnel rights of his Ministry of Officials, so he expressed his position respectfully.

"The princess and the empress dowager are going to meet the emperor, you all go away!" Just at this time, a arrogant and savage voice came from outside.

This……

Everyone present heard the movement and couldn't help but look at each other.

It's just that the rules of the palace don't allow the princess to challenge her. Even if the noble Empress Dowager Zhou is behind her, she still needs to report to come in.

Zhu Youtang knew that his fire was indeed a bit big, and some of the dignitaries in the capital didn't accuse private lenders, but he didn't expect it to burn so fast, and the palace still caught fire in the future.

Obviously, the Chongqing princess and the empress dowager came here, and they were afraid that they would have to question the emperor, and even ask him to take back his life.

Han Youying knew that basically all the relatives of the emperor were involved in the lending business, so she couldn't help looking worriedly at the emperor standing in front of her.

Zhu Youtang knew that this matter might not be avoided. Seeing that a young eunuch had already come in to report, he told Liu Jin who was standing on the stairs: "Go out and bring the person in yourself!"

Although the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty did not allow the harem to intervene in politics, but the identity and status are here, and the Empress Dowager Zhang was once the actual power holder, so the status of the Empress Dowager Zhou is detached.

"Grandson pays respects to the emperor's grandmother!" Although Zhu Youtang was the emperor of Ming Dynasty, he had no choice but to salute this old woman respectfully.

"I'm waiting to see the Empress Dowager!" All the officials present stood behind Zhu Youtang, saluting the Empress Dowager Zhou who came in in a respectful manner.

Although the Empress Dowager Zhou is over 50 years old, her skin is well maintained, her eyes seem to grow on the top of her head, and she is wearing gorgeous clothes and walking towards the chair placed next to the dragon chair.

Princess Chongqing accompanied the Empress Dowager Zhou, and cast a resentful look at Zhu Youtang, who was well behaved.

It's okay to let yourself lose face earlier, but now quietly inspecting your most important property, this emperor who eats inside and outside should really change.

The Empress Dowager Zhou sat down in a chair and blamed all the officials kneeling on the ground: "The emperor is just messing around. You are the pillars of the Ming Dynasty. How can you let him behave like this. Are you worthy of the late emperor? You know what you should do." What crime?"

This……

Faced with the sudden attack by the Empress Dowager Zhou, Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and other important officials couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay.

Not to mention that they seem to have done nothing wrong, the rectification of the financial industry this time can be said to be good governance that benefits the country and the people. How could this involve the late emperor?
"Grandmother, I don't know what I did wrong?" Zhu Youtang knew that this old woman came to seal up the shop, but she asked the truth.

Princess Chongqing knew that she needed to speak out, so she said straightly and confidently: "Emperor, you are raiding banks and pawnshops in the capital for no reason. Do you want to become Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty?"

It is said that the Eastern Han Dynasty died under Han Lingdi, which shows how low the Han Lingdi's historical evaluation is, and among all kinds of bad deeds, one of them is to search for the family wealth of important officials.

Now the princess of Chongqing has tied Zhu Youtang and Han Lingdi together, which means that it is naturally Zhu Youtang's act of raiding one hundred banks and pawnshops.

"Princess Chongqing, don't be presumptuous! The emperor is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how can he be compared with the emperor of the Han Dynasty!" Wan An, as the head of all officials, immediately reprimanded him sternly.

"Princess Chongqing, please be careful!" Liu Ji and other officials did not take a little princess into their eyes at all, and warned with a serious face.

Although the princess of Chongqing has a noble status, she has no real power at all, and she has no influence over the emperor, so she looked at her mother with tears in her eyes.

The Empress Dowager Zhou did not expect these important ministers to defend this rampant emperor so much, but she knew that it might be a superficial appearance, so she pointed the finger at Zhu Youtang and said: "Emperor, it is said that the Ai family should not interfere in government affairs, but no matter how tight the government's finances are, , and you shouldn’t raid the shops of the royal relatives and military heroes for no reason! Among the shops you have sealed up now, how many are the properties of loyal ministers, and how many sources of income are our royal relatives and relatives! Daming’s country is hard-won , now the emperor's relatives and relatives are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, the Ai family does not stop you from being a loner, but do you really want the Ming Dynasty to be destroyed by your hands? Are you really going to be the king of subjugation?"

It was thought that she had been in control of Zhu Youtang's life since she was a child, but it turned out that she had been in the East Palace for less than a year. Zhu Youtang seemed to be a different person after he ascended the throne, and even slaughtered his own brother.

Ever since her own brother was beheaded, she hated the emperor brought up by her own hands, so she ignored him for nearly a year.

It's just that the opportunity to show anger came today, not only my natal family and daughter came to cry and complain, but also a large number of female relatives of martial arts and foreign relatives entered the palace one after another.

That's the case, with such help now, and she is a grandmother, then naturally she can teach this white-eyed wolf who is out of her control a good lesson.

This……

Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and other officials couldn't help but look at each other, feeling that the empress dowager came here to inquire about Xingshi's teacher, and it was for the emperor's closure of a hundred shops.

It's just that this matter was not wrong at all. Although the emperor violated the interests of the powerful class, it was for the Ming Dynasty to go further.

"Empress Dowager, this statement is wrong!" Just at this time, a voice that seemed upright sounded.

Princess Chongqing looked at the black-faced youth in front of her, and immediately frowned: "What is your identity?"

"The minister is Song Cheng, governor of the Shuntian Mansion!" Song Cheng's face remained unchanged, appearing to respond in a serious manner.

Princess Chongqing immediately came to her senses, and pointed at Song Cheng to make a small report: "Mother, he is the one who sent people to seal up the shop!"

"Princess, this statement is wrong. The closure of the store is a joint action by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Shuntian government office, the household department and the criminal department!" Wang Yue, who had been silent all this time, stood up and said.

Princess Chongqing looked at this tall old man, and immediately frowned: "Who are you?"

"Wang Yue, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" Wang Yue revealed his identity.

After all, the Empress Dowager Zhou is an old man who has experienced four dynasties, and Dang even said indifferently: "Both of you were single-handedly promoted by the emperor. Aijia knows that you listen to the emperor in everything, but once there is a catastrophe this time, you will be killed." He is Daming's sinner!"

This……

Facing this hat, both Song Cheng and Wang Yue were caught off guard, and they really didn't know how to deal with it.

"Grandmother, I know your scruples, but water can carry a boat and overturn it. Whether it is a relative of the emperor or a hero, the court will give them Lumi. Not to mention that the people are suffering from high profits for a long time. If I don't allow them to use high profits to make money, they will rebel, so don't let this kind of courtier!" Zhu Youtang knew that this matter could not be compromised, so he immediately expressed his position authentically.

Although Wan An and several officials were the "victims" among them, they knew that there was nothing wrong with the financial rectification, so they nodded slightly.

The Empress Dowager Zhou felt even more unfamiliar with this emperor, but she continued to teach: "Emperor, you can't do this idea! You have only been on the throne for a year and a half, and the people in the world have not convinced you, so how can you separate yourself from the meritorious deeds of your relatives?"

"The empress dowager is wrong! Although the emperor has been on the throne for a year and a half, he cares about the people of the world. He rectified the salt administration, cleared up the land, cut taxes, pacified Annan, and repaired Mongolia in the north. Today, all people in the world have returned to their hearts. This is a grand phenomenon of the Ming Dynasty. Imabari private lending is the law of restoring the ancestors, what's wrong? If the dignitaries are not loyal to the emperor because of this, they are treacherous ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not a pity to kill them!" Song Cheng has his own values, and immediately said it sternly.

Xu Qiong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, opened his mouth slightly, looking at Song Cheng in disbelief.

I have always thought that I am the number one flatterer, but this black-faced young man is obviously flattering, but he can manage to keep his eyes open. He is simply No. 1 in the flattering world.

The Empress Dowager Zhou came here to inquire about the crime, but she was rendered speechless by Song Cheng's rebuttal, but said angrily, "You..."

"What the Governor of the Song Dynasty said is very true. Those who refuse to accept His Majesty's rectification of finance are the great harm of Ming Dynasty, and they can be killed!" Liu Ji and other important officials immediately expressed their support.

Although what the Empress Dowager Zhou said made some sense, the current situation is indeed as Song Cheng said, and all the people in the world return to their hearts.If it is said that rectifying finance will force against the rich and powerful, it would not be a pity to cut them all off.

Even Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites who has always been a naysayer, has to admit that there is nothing wrong with governing private lending now.

The Empress Dowager Zhou knew that some important officials were involved in private lending, but seeing that the important officials of the court were all on the side of the emperor, she looked unbelievable and said: "Are... are you all crazy?"

"Empress Dowager, you can't just listen to the powerful and powerful, you also have to take a look at the people of Ming Dynasty! Yu Ming, go up to the Empress Dowager and let her... take a good look at you!" Zhu Youtang knew what was going on in front of him. The old woman didn't think about the low-level people at all, so Dang even ordered lightly.

Yu Ming had been kneeling in the center of the imperial study just now. When the Empress Dowager appeared, he knelt down to the door very consciously, and also saw with his own eyes how wise his emperor was.

His eyes were already wet with tears at this moment, now that he heard the emperor's order, he immediately crawled to the Empress Dowager and said, "Caomin Yuming pays homage to the Empress Dowager!"

"How can there be a villager in this imperial study!" Princess Chongqing said with disgust when she saw Yu Ming crawling over.

what……

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager Zhou let out a deafening scream, as if she wanted to shatter the tiled roof of the imperial study.

Huh?
The important ministers present saw that Yu Ming only raised his head, but they didn't expect the Empress Dowager Zhou to react so dramatically, so they couldn't help but look at each other.

"Emperor Grandmother, what's the matter with you?" Zhu Youtang vaguely guessed what was going on, but still asked with pretending concern.

"Ghost, ghost!"

The Empress Dowager Zhou pointed at Yu Ming in front of her. At this time, her face was already pale with fright, she pointed at Yu Ming with a finger with a glove and said tremblingly.

Although she came from an ordinary family, she stayed in the palace for decades after all, and was out of tune with the common people at the bottom.

With just one glance, after seeing Yu Ming's appearance, especially the swollen left eye, coupled with the skin of this villager, he suddenly felt a kind of horror of seeing a ghost.

This……

The important ministers present couldn't help but looked at each other when they heard that this was the case.

The Empress Dowager Zhou was so frightened that she walked around Yu Ming, not to mention that she was going to question Master Zhu Youtang, but now she only hated herself for not growing a leg, but escaped from the imperial study in embarrassment.

There is an unofficial history record: When the Empress Dowager saw the farmer Yu Ming, she thought that Ming was a ghost, so she ran away from the imperial study in a hurry, and never dared to come to the emperor's residence.Although the Ming Dynasty was a man, he was as high-interested as a ghost, and the empress dowager was right, but the emperor became more determined to rule finance.

(End of this chapter)