Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 268 The Ming Dynasty in the ninth year of Jingtai turned King Annan into a fool!

Bian Yong showed an attitude that there was no need to talk about ten thousand ships of food.

Ding Lie didn't care about the city being occupied by the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty didn't like it, so he had to give it back to Annan in the end.

The problem is that he is unwilling to pay for the food.

"Master Bian, the purpose of your mission is that the King of Siam is disrespectful to His Majesty."

Ding Lie came to divert trouble to the east: "I, Annan, are willing to send [-] troops to vent your majesty's bad breath and march to Siam!"

Bian Yong sneered: "Ding Lie, do you think you are a fool?"

"Sir, what do you mean by this?" Ding Lie pretended to be stupid.

"You are using His Majesty's name to expand Annan's territory, and your intentions are to be punished."

"If your words are transmitted to the center."

"With your Majesty's decree, the heavenly soldiers will kill all nine of your clans!"

Bian Yong said fiercely: "Don't talk about me, even Lord Xia can't protect you!"

Dinh Lie did not want to annex Cambodia, but he wanted Cambodia's goods.

Because Cambodia is much poorer than Annan.

In the eyes of Ming Dynasty, Annan was a barbarian, and in Annan's eyes, Cambodia was a barbarian.

No matter how poor a place is, there is still money.

Annan's losses must be doubled from Cambodia.

"The foreign minister really didn't mean that!" Ding Lie smiled bitterly.

Bian Yong waved his hand: "Stop talking about those useless things. When the rainy season passes, Lord Xia will naturally settle the score with you."

Ding Lie was confused, why are you looking for me?

"Li Yimin is dead. If not you, who should he look for?"

Bian Yong was completely torn: "I'm warning you one last time. When Master Xia comes, he will conquer the royal capital. He will put a knife on your neck and talk to you. I'll see if you give me anything!"

After all, walk away.

As a result, when he walked out of Ding's house, his legs were weak and his back was soaked with cold sweat.

He is completely pretending to be powerful.

Xia Xun only wanted the land north of Annan, and what he wanted was territory.

There will be no troops in Hanoi at all.

But he had to say this. If he didn't blackmail Ding Lie, he would definitely make Ding Lie suspicious.

really.

As soon as Bian Yong left, Ding Lie drank tea leisurely.

There was another door in the secret room. Ruan Chi walked out of it and said with a smile: "It's true that Ming Dynasty did not invade Annan's heart."

"Fortunately, Annan is in a troubled time. It's lucky that the Ming Dynasty didn't take advantage of it."

Ding Lie poured a cup of tea for Ruan Chi.

Ruan Chi was not interested in this bitter thing. The problem was that the Ming Dynasty nobles liked to drink it, so they imitated it and pretended to like it.

"But if we ask for money or food, we will also lose money." Ruan Chi was a little unhappy.

"Hmph, I just got some money and food from other countries, so it's not a big deal."

Ding Lie sneered: "The point is, what can we get in exchange for this money and food?"

Ruan Chi thinks this makes sense.

Negotiations reached an impasse.

When Bian Yong returned to his residence, Lu Gao was already waiting for him.

"Sir, nothing can be found about King Li Sicheng. We may have misjudged this person." Lu Gao felt very bad.

Bian Yong frowned: "Is there a possibility that someone in Annan's court will protect him?"

"It must be, it's probably from the Li clan."

So, after Li Sicheng ascends the throne, he is very likely to make compromises with powerful officials and then seize power bit by bit.

There was someone behind Li Sicheng who was giving guidance.

"Sir, let's just keep doing it and make that Li Sicheng stupid!"

Lu Gao said harshly: "Anyway, Annan's powerful ministers only need an emperor to be obedient. A fool is more in their interests!"

That's right.

Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Zhong, Emperor An of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Dezong, and Emperor Duzong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Yu, were all fools.

Isn’t it normal to be an emperor?
Not to mention the mere King Annan?
"But if King Annan is a fool, the power of the powerful ministers will be unstoppable. Is this in line with the interests of our Ming Dynasty?"

Bian Yong hesitated.

He didn't care who King Annan was, as long as Daming benefited.

"Sir, if this Li Sicheng were the Holy Lord of the first generation, we would be in trouble."

Lu Gao said: "Look at Ding Lie and Ruan Chi. As they age, they become more and more afraid of death. They are most afraid of losing power."

"Such people are easy to control."

"How old is Li Sicheng this year? It's the age when his ambitions are overwhelming."

"Once such a person succeeds to the throne, even if he survives, he can still kill Ding Lie and Ruan Chi."

"Who dares to say that we can completely complete County Annan within ten years?"

Who can tell what will happen in the future?
When they were on their mission, they didn't expect that they would annex the northeastern part of Annan by mistake.

"The poisonous and stupid Li Sicheng treats the symptoms but not the root cause."

Bian Yong was even more ruthless: "We have to dig out the person in the clan who supports Li Sicheng and kill him too."

Lu Gao saluted: "I'm going to investigate, and I'll find this person!"

Fang Ying, who is stationed in Tangzhou, is playing billiards.

A billiards case brought from Zhuque Pass. Nothing happened during the rainy season. He had been playing billiards.

The city of Tangzhou is also muddy and difficult to walk through. The water is up to the ankles. There is more and more water accumulation, and no one can go to the ground.

After a while, you will be able to sail in the city.

Fang Ying was really speechless. Tangzhou was not a small city compared to Annan, so why was the sewer system so bad?The city is not paved with stones, it is simply a dirt road in the countryside.

Where have the cities and roads built during the Ming Dynasty in Annan gone?

No wonder the Central Committee is against County Annan, the people in this place are simply uncivilized.

If you want to build a city, you have to wait until after the rainy season.

His cat is playing billiards in the house.

The soldier was holding the woman in the house. It is estimated that when the rainy season is over, the women will have a big belly.

Not only did he not care, he also strongly supported it.

Annan has a lot of food, a lot of women, and more babies, which is a good thing.

Fang Ying gave them a death order. After the rainy season, the women who could not speak [-] Chinese characters would be taken back to the public.

Women who wanted to marry Ming soldiers had to speak a hundred Chinese characters, otherwise they would all be put to death.

Bingzhu's house was filled with the sound of learning Chinese characters.

When the rain stopped, there would also be opera troupes singing in the open field, and the soldiers would go to listen.

The songs are all about loyalty to the emperor and serving the country.

There is also a teacher who teaches them how to speak and tells them stories, all of which are about loyalty to the emperor and serving the country.

Fang Ying is comfortable now. She used to worry about money, food, and soldiers when fighting in the war, but now she has nothing to worry about.

There was so much food that it was impossible to eat it all.

There are also many soldiers, including more than 100 million in Guangxi.

In order to eat food, Fang Ying specially transported 70 natives, all of whom were stationed in various cities to eat food, eating with open stomachs, and eating whatever they wanted.

Ming Dynasty had no time to prepare. There was no way to store so much food.

It can only be given to the natives of Guangxi. Anyway, they are all our own people and they have to eat in Guangxi. Moving to Annan will save food in Guangxi.

And all the men from Annan who were close to Zhuque Pass were captured and brought back to the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone from other cities should be driven out and left to fend for themselves.

The women all stayed.

The wolf soldiers in Guangxi each relied on their own abilities. Some of them robbed more than a dozen women and kept them at home to make little people. No matter how much food they had, they couldn't finish them all.

The wolf soldiers are not worried about what to do after eating the food. Anyway, the court will take care of it. They are Han people, and Your Majesty will not ignore the Han people.

The official language of Annan is Chinese.

But untouchables are not allowed to learn Chinese.

If these women are given a chance to become nobles, they will definitely be willing to learn Chinese.

The wolf soldier did not dare not to learn, and he made little people while learning how to speak. He felt very angry. His son must be able to speak Chinese, and he could not be like them.

Wolf soldiers from all over the country are learning Chinese instead of training this summer.

And in the center.

News came that Fang Ying had occupied several cities.

It’s already mid-May.

The sky in the capital was scorching with scorching sun.

This year has been a good one, with no disasters.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at An Nanshi and put down the secret note.

Stand up and look at the beautiful sunshine outside.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui has given birth. Mother and child are safe!" the young eunuch came to report.

This is his sixth son, the seventh son of the emperor.

Lin Yu gave birth to her fifth son, the sixth son of the emperor, last month, named Zhu Jianpeng.

Mao gave birth to another son.

There is also a boy in Bai's belly.

In the past, when we were short of sons, who could bear seven of them at once?

"Big reward, I'll go there tonight!"

Mrs. Mao had a stomachache all night and struggled for several days before she gave birth to the child.

Zhu Qiyu planned to name him Zhu Jianao.

In the palace, preparations are being made for the ceremony of conferring the queen.

The prince had just finished hosting a full moon banquet, which the four princes hosted together.

Zhu Qiyu just showed his face and passed by. He didn't take it seriously.

Xu Jue gave him a memorial.

It was said that the sweet potatoes planted earlier this year were poisonous and could kill people if eaten.

Because they are specially cultivated, they are placed in the house and roasted over fire to raise the seedlings. They are planted early and will bear fruit in May.

As a result, it is toxic.

The reason is still being found.

Zhu Qiyu asked him to lead people to study.

The corn is growing well. Most of last year's seeds have grown into seedlings. It remains to be seen what the fruits will look like.

The secret memorial is full of detailed processes of seedling raising, planting and propagation, and Zhu Qiyu watched it with great interest.

Looked for a long time.

A smile appeared on his face: "Xu Jui did a good job. If there were a hundred Xu Jui in the world, this food would have been promoted."

"We will then go to the private sector to recruit people, and those who know how to farm will be hired by the Department of Agriculture."

I opened another secret memorandum, which was sent from Nanjing.

After reading it, Zhu Qiyu's face was gloomy: "Princess Hanshan is teasing me? She shied away several times, what? You think I can't do it without her?"

Princess Hanshan bargained with the emperor. When the emperor accepted the price, she feinted and said that she had no sea ships and was willing to donate [-] river ships.

"Send Yang Xuan here."

After Yang Xuan was tortured by Chen Wuyang, she submitted a letter to become an official and was ordered by the emperor to go to Beijing to recuperate.

The ship incident scratched Zhu Qiyu's scalp.

Waiting to build a sea-going ship yourself, it’s the Year of the Monkey and the Year of the Horse.

Lu Gao gave him a seal, saying that Annan's powerful ministers had many ships at sea. If these ships could be brought back to the center, the center would have no shortage of ships to use.

This secret message inspired him.

Yes, Annan's powerful ministers still have tens of thousands of sea ships.

How many people did the Ming gentry have in their homes?

How many do the pirates have?

If he could bring these ships back to the center, he wouldn't have to worry about the ships.

That's why he repeatedly gave in to Princess Hanshan because he wanted to get the ship in the hands of the Yin family.

I was thinking about it.

Yang Xuan entered the palace and knelt down to salute.

Zhu Qiyu was distracted, and it took him a long time to look at him: "Get up."

"How are you recovering from your illness?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, Wei Chen Tai will be taken care of by the hospital and your body will be well." Yang Xuan was simply tortured by Chen Wuyang.

After leaving Chen Wuyang, his illness was half cured.

"Chen Wuyang suddenly became rich and powerful, but he has no sense of propriety in doing things. Don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Is that called lack of propriety?

Yang Xuan responded, the emperor had already spoken, what could he do?
"If you have anger in your heart, how about I bring his uncle Xu Ganxuan and ask him to kowtow to you a few times and let the matter go?"

Zhu Qiyu looked at him.

Yang Xuan didn't dare to let the eunuch kowtow to him!

Eunuchs can only be used by the emperor. If one of his ministers uses them, isn't that an act of transgression?

"With Your Majesty making peace, I will naturally not resent Master Chen." Yang Xuan forced out a smile.

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "You have a good heart, and you still have the court in your heart."

Suddenly, Yang Xuan trembled all over.

He was talking about the "ship" painting hidden in his home.

After such a long time, why did the emperor suddenly bring up the old matter again?

Could it be that the relationship with Princess Hanshan has broken down?

"Wei Chen is His Majesty's servant. He is loyal to His Majesty and does not dare to have any other thoughts!" Yang Xuan climbed up the pole.

"Shuntian Prefecture Yin Wangfu has been in office for more than ten years. Although he has made some minor mistakes, he is fair in his official duties and has a good reputation among the people."

Zhu Qiyu said quietly: "I want to reuse Wang Fu, and I want to use you to replace him and be the governor of Yingtian Mansion."

Yang Xuan was not happy at all. The emperor would definitely make him pay a corresponding price for giving him an official position.

Snapped!
Zhu Qiyu threw the secret note to the ground: "Take a look."

Yang Xuan picked it up and after reading it, she immediately understood what the emperor was thinking. He was going to take action against the Yin family.

"What do you think?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Princess Hanshan teased Your Majesty, she deserves to be punished!" Yang Xuan kowtowed.

"She is my elder after all, and now she is seriously ill. Oh, how difficult it is."

He has a son.

The clan is relatively stable. The Hundred Princes' Mansion will be completed before winter, and all the kings will move in. It is relatively stable and there can be no extraneous problems.

Yang Xuan gritted his teeth, he was standing at the crossroads of life.

The emperor needs him to contribute a poisonous plan.

The advantage is that after getting the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, Wang Fu will make an appointment.

But if you choose to reject the emperor...

Yang Xuan kowtowed heavily: "Since you are seriously ill, you should not be able to afford it!"

"Why can't you afford to be sick?"

Zhu Qiyu looked at Yang Xuan with playful eyes. This person who was once a good dancer in Nanzhili was now giving advice to the emperor.

He is very good at being an official.

Like a chameleon, he knows how to adapt to various kings.

In the past, when Zhu Qiyu's control was loose, he got involved with the Jiangnan gentry and stole the interests of the Ming Dynasty;

After the emperor's power was tightened, he became a loyal minister and a filial son.

Since Yang Xuan has already said it, she is not afraid to tell the truth: "Princess Hanshan is already old. Please send an imperial physician to give you some medicine. Princess Hanshan is old and mature, so she will naturally know what to choose."

"It's a poisonous trick, but doesn't it involve me?" Zhu Qiyu was dissatisfied.

Yang Xuan kowtowed vigorously: "We are willing to go to Nanjing to visit Princess Hanshan's condition for Your Majesty!"

This man is not only smart, but also ruthless.

For the sake of power, reputation is no longer needed.

This is a good dog, and it bites people well in Shuntian Mansion.

But I also have to be wary of him biting me back.

"When you come back, you will be given the position of governor of Shuntian Prefecture."

The corners of Zhu Qiyu's mouth curled up.

Once Princess Hanshan dies, everything in the Yin family will be confiscated!

If you are reluctant to give me even a few sea ships, then hand over the lives of your whole family.

"Kneel down."

Yang Xuan kowtowed respectfully: "Long live my emperor!"

When he walked to the door, Zhu Qiyu suddenly asked: "By the way, Fan Qing said that your daughter-in-law is an extraordinary person, so she should be sent to the palace to serve her."

Yang Xuan looked surprised and kowtowed vigorously: "I obey the order!"

If his daughter is possessed by the Holy Eye and gives birth to a son and a half, his status will be different.

"Go and bring Wang Fuxuan."

Wang Fu is a capable minister and must be properly arranged.

When Zhu Qiyu was thinking about it.

Qin Chang knocked and saw that the eunuch behind was holding a tray rolled in red paper.

After opening it, there were brand new silver coins inside.

On the front is the pattern of the Ming Dynasty flag, and on the back is written "Jingtai Tongbao", with the detailed coin pressing date and code.

Chinese characters like 壹二弎 are used for encoding.

Blow against the silver edge, and the sound will echo and sound pleasant to the ear.

"Your Majesty, one hundred thousand silver coins have been made." Qin Chang kowtowed.

Zhu Qiyu played with it: "How much can you press in one day?"

"Back to your Majesty, there are nearly [-] silver craftsmen who can press [-] silver coins every day. As long as there is enough silver, the speed can be increased."

Qin Chang has recently established a silver making department and recruited a group of silversmiths to join the department.

"Where's the one-cent piece of silver? How much did you press?"

One tael of silver coins is tentatively counted as one yuan, but the concept of one yuan is not introduced, so two is still used for calculation.

Zhu Qiyu changed the Ming system from hexadecimal to decimal.

Ten silver coins are equivalent to one tael of silver.

"Your Majesty, one million coins have been pressed out." Qin Chang reported back.

From now on, silver coins will be used and copper coins will be recovered.

The Ming Dynasty was seriously short of copper. Zhu Qiyu didn't know where there were copper mines. There were plenty of silver mines overseas. Simply conquering Japan would have enough silver to last 1 years.

Simply, scrap copper coins and use all silver coins.

"Continue to suppress, and suppress all the money from the internal funds and households into silver coins."

Zhu Qiyu said: "On the sixth day of June, we will promote silver coins."

"My slave obeys the order!" Qin Chang kowtowed.

After a few more words of advice, Qin Chang was sent away.

Feng Xiao reported that Wang Fu was waiting in the side hall.

"Announce him in."

Soon, Wang Fu was led into the hall by the eunuch and bowed down. He was tall and tall, with a three-locked beard. He was as airy as an immortal, and his voice was magnetic and very pleasant.

"Give a seat."

Zhu Qiyu was generally satisfied with Wang Fu's political achievements.

"Wang Qing, how many years have you been serving as the governor of Shuntian Mansion?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been 17 years." Wang Fu knelt down and kowtowed.

"Sit back and say, this is the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, there aren't that many rules."

Zhu Qiyu asked someone to pour him tea: "The capital is safe and sound, and you deserve the most credit." "I have wanted to transfer you to the center several times."

"But I can't find someone to replace you."

"Now that Yang Xuan, the governor of Yingtian Mansion, is recuperating in Beijing, I think he can take over for you. What do you think?"

Wang Fu breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor praised him first, indicating that he was satisfied with his political achievements and did not want to attack him.

"Reporting to your majesty, the appointment and dismissal should be decided by the central government. The ministers should obey orders and dare not have opinions." Wang Fu was worried that this was a trap.

"Just say what you are told." Zhu Qiyu didn't want to beat around the bush.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Wang Fu wanted to kowtow, but he was holding the teacup in both hands and could not kowtow, making him very uncomfortable.

He still said: "The capital is complicated. The governor of Shuntian Prefecture is a difficult official. He must have a bowl of water to keep his balance."

"If it's slightly tilted, there won't be people on either side."

"Master Yang has been able to serve as Yingtianfu Yin for many years, which proves that he has this ability."

"It's just that Wei Chen is worried that Yingtian Mansion is not Shuntian Mansion after all. The emperor cannot make the slightest mistake in Shuntian Mansion."

Wang Fu belongs to no one.

But whose person is he?

Zhu Qiyu couldn't see through him.

When the Empress Dowager Zhang was in power, he was Yang Shiqi's person; after the Japanese king ascended the throne, he became the Japanese king's person; after Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, he became Zhu Qiyu's person.

But on the night of seizing the door, he became invisible again.

Therefore, Zhu Qiyu couldn't see through him.

"Let Yang Xuan give it a try. If he can't do it well, you'll have to shoulder the burden."

You've already made your decision, why are you asking me?

Wang Fu rolled his eyes.

"There is a shortage of people in the cabinet. I heard that you are going to move, and they are all eyeing you. Tell me, where do you want to go?" Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

Wang Fu smiled wryly.

This is an offending choice.

That's right, Wang Fu is an old minister, a member of the Xuande Dynasty, and he is very capable. The Ministry of Cabinet is eyeing him covetously, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also needs him as a capable minister.

"I will go wherever Your Majesty transfers my ministers, and I will never complain."

You old slippery man.

Do you want me to block the knife for you?Don't even think about it.

"Why don't you go to the cabinet department and work there for a few days? See where you like it and become an official there?" Zhu Qiyu joked.

You should spare me!
Wang Furu sat on pins and needles and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs is most in need of people. We should go to the Ministry of Household Affairs."

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "If Wang Fu goes to the Ministry of Husbandry, Geng Jiuchou will be happy to death!"

"Moreover, the Ministry of Revenue is the busiest, and now after the restructuring, it is most in need of capable ministers."

"When you go to the Ministry of Finance, you can be the left servant."

Wang Fu, however, was horrified and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, this is unreasonable. How can a humble minister leapfrog his rank and become the Zuo Shilang?"

"According to the normal promotion, you are indeed not qualified."

"But your ability is noticed by me and the cabinet."

"Even if you are promoted out of the ordinary, you should do a good job in the household department and don't live up to my kindness." Zhu Qiyu was promoted out of the ordinary.

Wang Fu kowtowed and thanked him.

With Wang Fuxiang's help, the household department will be managed more smoothly.

Yang Xuan will have to wait for a while to take over, and Wang Fu will have to be the governor of Shuntian Prefecture for a while.

Send Wang Fu away.

It was getting dark already.

The government affairs were almost settled. Zhu Qiyu went to the harem to see Mao, then went to Qixiang Palace and stayed in Song Shuqing Palace.

Lin Yu gave birth to a child, and so did Mao.

Only her child was so frightened that she skidded.

Even if the emperor visits her a few more times, he can't make up for the child's hatred.

And in Gansu.

Qin Li took his cavalry and a long team as envoy to Duosdusi. He set out in mid-April and expected to arrive in mid-to-late June.

Gansu is under construction in full swing.

A large amount of wood was transported from Guangxi. After the rivers thawed, they were transported to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. There was an endless flow of boats on the rivers.

The trackers on the shore were all smiles. If there were more ships passing by, they would make more money.

And at each pier, many small shops have been opened.

Where people gather, there are business opportunities.

After the post delivery system was contracted by merchants, many small shops were opened. From Guangxi to Gansu, the entire route became prosperous.

Especially Xi'an.

There is a strong trend of rebuilding it into an ancient capital.

The emperor changed Xi'an to Chang'an, and continued to expand Chang'an based on the Hongwu period, greatly restoring the style of the ancient capital of the old Tang Dynasty.

Xi'an was in the second year of Hongwu. After Emperor Taizu expanded Chang'an, he changed Chang'an to Xi'an.

Zhu Qiyu changed his mind again.

He also wanted to make it a companion capital, but was opposed by the ministers.

If you want to control the Western Regions, it is best to move the capital to Chang'an.

The entire trade flourished.

The emperor further added fuel to the fire by canceling banknotes on the entire line, allowing merchants to do business freely, and reducing taxes on transporting wood and materials.

This resulted in the trade becoming more and more developed. People along the way started small businesses, and their pockets bulged accordingly.

Local products along the route are also being sold.

For example, goods from Chang'an appear in Hubei, and goods from Hubei appear in Gansu.

The return trip of the boat cannot be empty.

Then the goods from the northwest were transported to the south.

In Guangxi, trees were cut down on a large scale, and one virgin forest after another disappeared from the map.

The first batch of slaves captured from Annan leveled the land in Guangxi, improved the roads, dug through the mountains, and widened the roads.

After extensive deforestation and road digging, Lingnan is no longer a borderland.

In just three to five years, when Guangdong and Guangxi reach the mainland, there will be no danger to defend, the natural chasms will become thoroughfares, and they will be completely integrated into one.

According to the central plan, the roads between Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangdong, Hunan, and Fujian must be opened up and completely integrated.

Shanxi saw the developed trade and envied the rapid development of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia.

A line has also been opened to transport materials from Guangxi to Shanxi.

Shanxi also newly controls the two prefectures to the north. It also needs immigration and construction. Naturally, it also needs materials, and wood is also transported from Guangxi.

New merchants were formed again with the help of this trade route.

Not only transporting wood, we also transport saplings on a large scale to Henan, Beizhili, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Shanxi. We started planting trees in the beginning of spring, and now they have begun to take shape.

This year, the central government has issued a decree that no trees are allowed to be cut down in Beijing (North Zhili), Zhao (Rehe), Shaanxi (Shaanxi), Gansu (Gansu), Ning (Ningxia), Shanxi (Shanxi), Yu (Henan), and Shandong (Shandong).

Coal mills appeared in various places to sell coal to the private sector.

Coal is cheap, but it is not affordable for poor people.

The central government exempted some taxes and used the taxes to buy coal. He also set a maximum selling price for coal and punished the merchants who were hoarding it.

This year, because of Annan's grain, the emperor first exempted all taxes in the provinces of Zhao, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningliao (Liaoning), Lu'e (Hubei), Xiang (Hunan), Guangxi (Guangxi), Guangdong (Guangdong), and Jiangxi (Jiangxi).

In other provinces, taxes will be halved.

As a result, the food was not delivered!

The emperor's imperial edict cannot be taken back, and he can only suffer the loss of silence.

The tax exemption will be exempted this year and will be deducted from next year's tax.

The central government also allocated a sum of money to the people in the entire north. On a household basis, each family was given four fruit saplings to plant in the yard, regardless of commercial taxes, to provide the people with more fruits and to make a living.

Simultaneously.

After the spring plowing, all the men in the north went to work in Zhao, Gan, Ning and Liao.

This year's harvest looks good, the people have money and food, smiles on their faces, and various small businesses are booming among the people.

Most of them are in the candy business, especially brown sugar, which sells best.

And in the palace, a recipe for making white sugar came out, which directly drove down the price of sugar.

There is no market for brown sugar, and all the market is white sugar.

The price of white sugar is the same as that of brown sugar.

When people eat sugar, they smile on their faces and feel sweet in their mouths.

The north-south trade routes were smooth, and the shipbuilding industry was booming as never before. Shipyards were opened in various places, and orders were received in the year after tomorrow.

Many private shipyards have also been opened, but demand still exceeds supply.

On the river, thousands of sails are racing every day.

Because Hubei is a transportation hub and because of north-south trade, it has once again prospered. Hubei, which was once in decline, has once again become the center of the Central Plains.

And in Shandong.

The four great families of Confucius, Mencius, Yan and Tseng are all going to be moved away.

Xiang Zhong suppressed bandits every day, and the thieves also stopped.

After Zhu Ying properly resettled the people, Shandong entered great rule.

This year, the Yellow River also gave us face. It did not overflow and cause disasters. There were minor floods, but we were lucky that there were no large-scale floods.

People from the Flood Control Department were patrolling Shandong.

To cure the Yellow River, we must first understand the Yellow River. This year, we will send everyone from the central government to walk along the Yellow River and understand each section of the river in detail.

Zhu Ying ignored it. He measured the land and redistributed it one by one.

Some gentry slandered Zhu Ying and were moved to Hanzhou by an imperial edict from the central government.

There were also those who assassinated Zhu Ying, but the whole family was sent to Huangquan Road.

After a year of turmoil, the Shandong gentry all stopped.

Let Zhu Ying dominate.

Zhu Ying is really ruthless, cutting grass and roots, never asking the central government for instructions, and being arbitrary.

The imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate reported to Zhu Ying every day, claiming that Zhu Ying had treasonous intentions. As a result, the emperor sent him to Shandong to keep an eye on Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying sent him to the grassroots level to be responsible for measuring the land. He was so tired that he cried every day.

Among all the provinces in the country, Zhu Ying was the first to be appointed governor.

The effect is also the best.

In just one year, Shandong went from chaos to great rule.

The land was completely measured and the data was sent to the center. It was completely different from the records of the Ministry of Household Affairs. They were two different data!

Zhu Ying and Xiang Zhong's official positions soared like rockets.

The population data of Shandong were also calculated. The population hidden by the gentry families was dug out by Zhu Ying and sent to the central government.

Shandong now has a population of nearly 500 million.

This data caught Zhu Qiyu off guard. Shandong suffered from floods every year, was tortured by Kong and other kings, and moved a large number of thieves to Rehe. How many were left?
The key is that the land in Shandong has not been divided yet, there is still a lot left.

Shandong is also under construction, and a trade line has been opened to transport timber from Guangxi to Shandong.

With a stroke of his pen, Zhu Qiyu transferred [-] soldiers from Guangxi and placed them in Shandong.

As a result, Xue Xuan, the governor of Guangxi, said that all the wolf soldiers in Guangxi had gone to Annan, and Guangxi had no soldiers to mobilize.

"This Fang Ying is really capable!"

After reading Xue Xuan's memorial, Zhu Qiyu beamed: "Annan's food was not wasted, it was all eaten by our people!"

"Well done Fang Ying!"

"It would be better to use women to force wolf soldiers to learn Chinese."

"Fang Ying is capable, I can rest assured."

And Fang Ying was praised by the emperor.

With a bang, the ball hit the net.

Fang Ying rubbed her billiard cue and sat on the case: "It's boring! The governor has gained weight! But in this damn weather, it's still raining, so it's impossible to fight."

"Governor, the wolf soldiers have learned Chinese to great effect."

"Nonsense, use your pussy to hang them, how can they not learn?"

Fang Ying sneered: "If you push them harder, they will be able to speak [-] words of Chinese, and their daughter will be given a share of the land!"

He knows how to draw cakes.

Time to enter July.

It has been more than two months since the rainy season. Many women have stomach rumblings, and the wolf soldiers can also speak simple Chinese.

When you have a wife, you also have a family.

Of course I have to work hard for my son.

The key point is that the wolf soldiers have more than one daughter-in-law, basically two or three per person. Some of them also have children. The younger ones are kept and raised as Han people.

This is Fang Ying's order.

Let the children speak Chinese, and in a few years they will all be Han Chinese.

And Li Sicheng has arrived in Hanoi, waiting for the right time to ascend the throne.

Li Sicheng is less than 20 years old this year.

He looks somewhat similar to Li Jun, but he is thinner than Li Jun. He is humble and polite to everyone.

The powerful ministers were very satisfied with this sensible emperor.

However, Bian Yong said: "Master Ding, it is difficult to control the human heart."

"We worked hard to help him get the upper hand."

"What should we do if he turns his back on us after taking office?"

Ding Lie looked at Bian Yong in surprise.

This side has never been involved in the Annan Dynasty. What happened recently?
"Brother Ding, tell the truth."

Bian Yong pointed at himself: "Whether I am an envoy or a local official in the future, I need Brother Ding's help."

This is stated plainly.

Bian never wanted to cut off the Annan line, and he relied on this line to make money.

Ding Lie laughed. They were both useful and beneficial to each other, so they were friends.

"What you said is true. We are friends, friends for life."

"So yeah."

Bian Yong whispered: "We have to nip the crisis in the cradle."

"You mean?"

Ding Lie thought he was going to kill Li Sicheng, so he quickly shook his head: "Then Prince Gong has a reputation as a virtuous man, how can he inherit the throne?"

That's right, there's nothing wrong with that.

Bian Yong shook his head: "Your Excellency must also be familiar with the history of the two Jin Dynasties."

"Then Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty heard the court officials say that the people were poor and could not afford to eat, so he actually said, why not eat minced meat?"

"And Emperor Jin'an, alas, I don't even know what to say."

Ding Lie is also a student.

Of course I know the names of these two people.

There is another one, Song Duzong. These three are famous fool emperors in history.

"You mean..." Ding Lie didn't dare to continue, thinking that he was going to kill Li Sicheng.

Bian Yong drank tea by himself.

"W-If things get leaked... I'm afraid it will be difficult to smooth things over."

It is true that Ding Lie is a powerful minister.

But this powerful minister is different from powerful ministers like Huo Guang and Wang Mang.

They had no intention of rebellion and self-reliance, and they did not dare to influence the succession of the throne.

He is more like a powerful minister in the Song Dynasty, not a powerful minister in the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Bian Yong smiled and said nothing: "I didn't ask you to be Liu Yu, so Jia Sidao, didn't you do a good job?"

The powerful officials in Annan are a bit like the powerful officials in the Song Dynasty.

Although the power was overwhelming, the emperor could still govern him.

Because there is not one powerful minister, but many powerful ministers, forming a group of powerful ministers to check and balance each other, the emperor is still the emperor.

It's a bit like the top version of the civil service group.

Ding Lie's eyes lit up, he thought it was okay to be Jia Sidao.

"The foreign minister still needs to discuss it. I will give you the answer later."

On top of the enthronement ceremony.

The ministers shouted long live Li Sicheng, but Bian Yong did not stand up to criticize, but watched the show quietly.

The entire enthronement ceremony was long and complicated.

Although Li Sicheng was young, he always kept a smile, was extremely respectful to powerful ministers, and was willing to respect Ding Lie, Ruan Chi and others as his father-in-law.

was rejected.

After the ceremony, he returned to the palace.

Annan changed three emperors in one year.

In this palace, two emperors died.

They are both Li Sicheng's brothers.

Sitting in this palace, Li Sicheng felt a chill running down his spine and felt uncomfortable all over.

But he succeeded to the throne as a foreign vassal.

There is no confidant in the palace, so I can only rely on myself and accumulate bit by bit.

The palace servants served him tea.

But he asked the palace maids to drink first, and then he drank.

Be cautious at all times.

He did not dare to arrange his own party members in a drastic manner like Li Yimin did. He could only put the government into the hands of the Political Council and act as a hands-off boss.

The Political Council is purging Li Yimin's party members.

These people, who had only been in power for less than three months, all went to see the King of Hell.

Killings happen every day in Hanoi.

It was Li Yimin who was killing before, but now it's the powerful officials who are killing.

Li Sicheng is extremely smart. He is silent, watching and listening, learning, thinking and thinking.

After being the emperor for a few days, the vigilance in my heart gradually dropped.

Annan changed three emperors in one year, and there could be no more turmoil.

He believed that he should be safe.

After all, the third brother Li Kechang has a good reputation. If he dies, he can only welcome Li Kechang. For the powerful officials, the gain outweighs the loss.

result.

One night, he suddenly suffered from vomiting and diarrhea.

The imperial doctor diagnosed him with typhoid fever and prescribed some medicine.

But the more Li Sicheng ate, the more drowsy he felt. He slept every day, sometimes for seven or eight hours a day.

He is listless in everything he does.

His first wife, the current queen, thought there was something wrong with the medicine, so she drank a bowl of medicine for him and started sleeping every day. When she woke up, she had a splitting headache.

Li Sicheng suddenly realized that this was poison!

"Someone is poisoning me! Who is poisoning me?" Li Sicheng was extremely frightened.

He started not taking the medicine.

But if I don’t eat, I feel uncomfortable all over. I want to eat very, very much.

It turned out that the medicine was poured into the flower pot.

In the middle of the night, he couldn't stand it anymore and started eating the soil in the flower pot.

like a lunatic.

But the medicine didn't seem to be very effective. He rolled around in the palace and screamed, constantly asking for: "Give it to me, give it to me! I want to eat it!"

When the news spread out of the palace, Ding Lie and Ruan Chi smiled knowingly.

　If I owe a little, I will make up a thousand words tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)