Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 292 Summary of Jingtai’s nine years, monarchs and ministers fight all the time (1.6)
After receiving the imperial edict from Chen You and Kou Shen, they traveled through mountains and rivers and arrived in Suzhou.

Suzhou lights up lanterns and colors to celebrate the New Year.

After retaking Hami and seizing a lot of money, Kou Shen ordered the Gansu soldiers to eat meat-filled dumplings for three days during the Chinese New Year.

This is the first of its kind. Being able to eat enough porridge, rice and noodles every Chinese New Year is considered a blessing from God.

Eat meat this year, and meat dumplings will fill you up!
Chen You was stationed in Suzhou. On New Year's Eve, he was still discussing the war situation in the military tent, worried that Mansu'er would invade Suzhou on New Year's Eve.

This possibility is very high. According to the news, Mansuer is in Hami, looking for traces of the Ming army.

After all, he suffered such a big loss at the hands of the Ming army.

This time, they also imitated the Ming army and came to harass Suzhou and killed all the people of the Ming Dynasty. Let’s see what Chen You said to their emperor!
Just when they were about to patrol the city gates, the imperial edict from the central government came.

The emperor named him Uncle Shazhou.

A mere earl could not satisfy Chen You's appetite. Chen You wanted to devour Turpan, invaded Yili, annexed the entire Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and became the Duke of the country!

However, there are four words imprinted on the earl's iron certificate: Hami's merits, special seal.

This small detail moved Chen You very much, and he bowed and kowtowed to the Forbidden City.

Along with the imperial decree, there is a barbecue from the palace.

After Chen You finished eating, he felt that the barbecue flavor was suitable for the local area. The local area combines farming and animal husbandry and is rich in meat. If a barbecue restaurant is opened here, it will definitely become popular in the northwest.

Unfortunately, he asked the eunuch for the secret ingredient, and the eunuch said that there are two ingredients that produce the spicy taste, one is chili powder and the other is pepper.

Well, when I didn't ask.

Chili peppers are being cultivated and have not yet been promoted nationwide.

Pepper, that thing is more expensive than gold, and only the rich and powerful can afford it. How can ordinary people afford it? Cumin and sesame are relatively cheap, but they are not affordable for ordinary people.

The eunuchs who came out of the palace to spread the New Year's Eve banquet were all very lucky. The generals and governors stationed abroad had no family members and could not eat alone. The eunuchs would definitely be able to eat and be rewarded.

Guangxi, Zhuque Pass.

Fang Ying was responsible for the immigration and coordinated the northern part of Annan.

Taocheng has collected all the cities in northern Annan, and the area needs to be re-divided.

To the east of the Lujiang River, it enters Guangxi.

To the west of the Lujiang River, it is divided into Yunnan, with Hanoi as a parallel line, and to the north of Hanoi, it is divided by Guangxi and Yunnan.

To the south of Hanoi, Cochin Province should be established.

Guangxi does not celebrate the Spring Festival. The natives celebrate their own festivals. This year, Fang Ying celebrated New Year's Eve with the entire army.

The imperial edict comes from the center.

The Jin Dynasty granted Fang Ying the title of Nanhe Marquis, Tao became Tangzhou Bo, granted Xue Xuan the crown prince Shaobao, Xia Xunzheng the fourth rank of Zanzhi Yin, Bian Yongcong the fifth rank of Fengxun doctor, Pan Benyuzheng of the sixth rank Chengzhilang, and Yang Yu , Bai Quan, Liao Zhuang, etc. were all promoted.

Fang Ying is organizing the entire army to celebrate the New Year together.

He personally wrote Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu", and the whole army cooked dumplings to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Guangxi Bing has never celebrated the Spring Festival before. It is the first time to celebrate the Spring Festival, so naturally it will be lively and full of New Year flavor.

When the imperial edict came, it was already dark and the dumplings were being cooked.

She was promoted to Marquis, Fang Ying's eyes were filled with mist.

And Tao Cheng was also knighted. Tangzhou was the Annan land controlled by Fang Ying. Tao Cheng used Tangzhou as the base to sweep away the northern part of Annan, and he was knighted for his military achievements. It was justifiable.

The eunuch took out four large food boxes, divided into four large food boxes: meat, vegetarian dishes, cold dishes, and wine. Because the weather in Guangxi is hot, ice was used throughout the process to maintain freshness (ice made from saltpeter).

The eunuch lit the stove and started cooking. The people gathered in the camp were all generals of the Guangxi army, all with their eyes wide open.

Fang Ying thanked her first and then ate a bunch.

The rest is given to subordinates.

The generals were all confused by the aroma. Everyone had eaten barbecue, but I had never tasted barbecue that didn’t smell bad or smelly.

Especially the spiciness is so appetizing to Guangxi people!

Seeing that the strings of meat skewers were all eaten up, the eunuch didn't catch a bite. Although Fang Ying left a bunch, the eunuch was the most vindictive. When he came back, he gave Fang Ying eye drops.

And in Xinnan Zhili.

The imperial edict of conferring awards came and granted Hu Zheng the first rank of Youzhu Kingdom, Zhang Feng and Wang Hong, Crown Prince Shaofu, Yang Xin was granted the title of Jianchang Bo, Ou Xin was Ping Lebo, and the gift of appointment was given to Jin Zhong and Wang Cheng. All are rewarded.

All kinds of rewards are rare things in the capital. The emperor waved his hand and spent generously.

Eunuchs loved money, so the emperor gave Jin Zhong and Wang Cheng two canneries, both in southern Zhili, with daily profits.

At the same time, a New Year's Eve banquet was given.

The most exciting ones were Yang Xin and Ou Xin. Yang Xin wiped out the Jiangxi bandits. His military exploits were not low at all, but he was knighted later than Li Zhen.

Ou Xin single-handedly defeated Guangxi and suppressed the gentry in southern Zhili. He made great military achievements and was inevitably awarded a title.

In the ninth year of Jingtai's reign, the central government conferred many titles.

But there is no world certificate, and the world certificate must be obtained entirely through military exploits.

This is because the emperor is worried that by granting too many titles, future kings will not be able to check and balance them, leaving a trail behind, and the world certificate should not be given lightly.

From this, there will be two divisions: Liujue and Spyker.

The noble title lasts for one life, and the noble title is the most precious.

The emperor used various methods to check and balance people's hearts.

In Hu Hui's new residence, Zhang Feng and Wang Hong were both a little anxious.

Hu Hui has been in Nanzhili for more than a month, but he has not killed anyone or done anything. On the contrary, Nanzhili is quiet.

"You two, did you come to the old man's house again to eat and drink on New Year's Eve?" Hu Hu said with a smile.

"Old Master, you should be honest with us." Zhang Feng was anxious. When the imperial edict came, he was worried that it was the emperor's edict that disparaged him.

Hu Hui was making tea and asked the attendants to step aside.

Youyou said: "Both of you are extremely smart people, why are you confused now?"

Zhang Feng was stunned. Hearing this, Hu Hui didn't plan to liquidate the gentry?How can the emperor explain it?

"Zi Yi, being an official is one thing. Being an official in the central government is another way. Being an official in the capital is another way. Being an official is another way in the local area."

Hu Xi poured tea for them: "In Nanjing, it is another way."

These words confused Zhang Fengrao.

He understands the three methods.

But what does the fourth one mean?
"Who do we belong to?" Hu Hui raised his head and glanced at Zhang Feng.

"His Majesty's people." Zhang Feng blurted out.

Hu Hui smiled and said nothing.

"We are members of the gentry." Wang Hong said.

Cong Renli was scolded back to Fengyang by an imperial edict from the emperor, and the struggle for power between the two forces came to an abrupt end.

Now the relationship between Zhang Feng and Wang Hong has been restored.

"Ziyi, you don't have Gongdu to see things through."

Hu Hui had eaten a lot of meat and couldn't get rid of it, so he said slowly: "I'm asking you, in the center, what attitude should you have towards the gentry?"

"I want to kill him with words and writings!" Wang Hong replied.

Hu Xi smiled and nodded: "What should you do in the capital?"

"Kill, kill them all!"

Yes, this is the way to be an official in the capital.

"Where is it?" Hu Xi asked again.

Wang Hong considered it and said: "Kill with one hand and caress with the other. Although we are officials and serve the court, we are from the gentry after all."

"Ruzi can be taught!"

Hu Xi smiled.

Zhang Feng also thought about it and understood, yes, why did he really want to break up with the gentry when he was not under the emperor's nose?

"But old master, being an official here in Nanjing, what's the difference between being an official in Nanjing and those three places?" Zhang Feng asked.

Hu Xi smiled and said: "This is also the capital and a place. What do you think we should do?"

Kill with one hand, caress with the other, and you have to show it to the emperor!

Zhang Feng stood up and bowed respectfully: "Thanks to the old master for your guidance, otherwise I would be spinning like a top."

Wang Hong asked, "Old Master, you didn't kill anyone when you came to Nanjing."

"Hahaha!"

Hu Xi stroked his beard and laughed: "Did I really not kill him?"

Ou Xin, Yang Xin, and Li Zhen are fighting. Isn't this just killing?
With a stroke of a pen, who was killed? Can the center find out?
"Ziyi, Gongdu."

Hu Hui suddenly became solemn: "We are serving His Majesty, so naturally we have to consider His Majesty. There are some things we can do or not do."

The implication is that the emperor's upper lip touches his lower lip and he doesn't understand anything.

We just deal with him.

When you get to the place, do what you want and just go back and fool him.

This is protecting His Majesty.

Worry flashed in Wang Hong's eyes. Is the emperor so easy to fool?
"Gongdu, do you think His Majesty wants to kill? Or does he not want to kill?" Hu Hu smiled and drank tea.

The central government has never issued an order to urge it.

Maybe, Your Majesty doesn’t want to kill?
But is it in the emperor's interest not to kill?

Wang Hong couldn't tell whether Hu Hui was fooling the emperor or whether the emperor did it on purpose. Anyway, Hu Hui, the old fox, hid so deeply that the emperor was deceived by him.

What the emperor thought was a loyal minister was just what he thought he was.

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, in Wuying Hall.

Wuying Hall is almost idle. It used to be the place where Emperor Taizong met with ministers.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne.

"My lords, the ninth year of Jingtai has passed away soon. It goes by so fast."

Zhu Qiyu had a smile on his face: "This year, the country has done a lot of things! Everything can shine in the annals of history and shock the past and the present!"

"Let's talk about opening up territory first."

"Wang Yue, Jiang Wan, Mao Zhong, Li Kan, Yang Shouchen and others have made great achievements in recovering North Korea. Although they have not yet succeeded, North Korea has become the meat of the Ming Dynasty and cannot escape."

"North Korea established a province, and our Ming Dynasty gained an additional province."

"In the south, Fang Ying, Tao Cheng, and Xia Xun recovered the northern part of Jiaozhi. I have ordered them to be included in Guangxi and Yunnan."

"I believe that in ten years in Jingtai, Fang Ying will be able to capture Annan and regain Jiaozhi!"

"In the west, Chen You and Kou Shen annexed Hami and marched to Turpan, catching the Eastern Chagatai Khanate off guard. To the east, Chagatai showed the Ming Dynasty's martial arts!"

"Hami was merged into Gansu, and Gansu's territory was completely formed!"

"To the north, Helin has become the happy land of the Ming Dynasty. All herdsmen surrender to the Ming Dynasty!"

"This is my credit, and it is also your credit!"

The important officials of the capital gathered in Wuying Hall.

With the lessons learned from last year, everyone knows that today is the day when the emperor awards ministers.

In just this month, how many imperial edicts of rewards have been issued?How many titles have been awarded?How many literary and military honors, how many gold and silver treasures have been given?

This is the New Year's gift given by the emperor to all meritorious ministers, and it is the best reward.

"It's all thanks to your majesty's great blessing!" The courtiers kowtowed.

"Flat body."

"Let's talk about the merits of governance!"

"Zhu Ying and Xiang Zhong are from Shandong. They will wipe out the bandits in Shandong, properly resettle the refugees, and achieve great governance in Shandong!"

"Jin Zhong, Ma Jin, Yang Xin, and Zhu Yi are in Jiangxi. They have wiped out the rebels and bandits, immigrated, divided the property, redistributed the land, and properly resettled Jiangxi!"

"Li Xian and Shang Ren are in Liaoning, resettling the refugees, governing the place, and bringing great rule to Liaoning!"

"Fang Ying, Xue Xuan, Xue Yuan, Hou Chen, and Zhu Yong were in Guangdong and Guangxi. Hundreds of thousands of Han people immigrated from Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, and they were governed by Guangdong and Guangdong."

"Kou Shen is in Gansu, Yuan Jie is in Ningxia, Yu Shan and Yu Gang are in Shanxi, they all have great success!"

“This year has been really fruitful.”

"Li Bing, Wang Shu and Lu Yuan managed Rehe. After one and a half years of construction, Rehe has begun to take shape. According to the memorials of Li Bing and Lu Yuan, it is expected that in the 11th year of Jingtai, the entire province of Rehe will be completed and has been completed. Thirty thousand cavalry are newly organized and trained, and the number of Jehol cavalry exceeds [-]."

"Yuan Jie is in Ningxia. It took two years for the entire Hetao military defense to be completed. The city is expected to be completed in Jingtai ten years, and 5000 cavalry have been formed. Up to [-] people can go to the battlefield."

"I am very satisfied with the governors everywhere."

"This year's large-scale immigration and resettlement of refugees has exceeded tens of millions of people, but no major troubles have occurred anywhere. This is a great achievement!"

"Therefore, I should give you titles, give world coupons, give civil and military honors, and give treasures."

"I see all your contributions!"

"Local officials have made great contributions, and so have central officials."

"You are all my right-hand man!"

"I can't live without you for a moment."

Everyone couldn't stand being praised so much by the emperor.

However, the ninth year of Jingtai was really the year with the biggest changes since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

"How many taxes have been confiscated by the court this year? It is also the easiest year for the people. Although I am not among the people, I can feel the joy of the people. I feel honored."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Next year, I will decide to further improve the tax exemption..."

However, the words did not finish.

Geng Jiuchou knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please allow me to interrupt you."

"What's the matter, Geng Qing?" Zhu Qiyu frowned.

Geng Jiuchou knew that speaking at this time would spoil the emperor's interest.

But have to say.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has just a few words to say. Please, Your Majesty, spare Wei Chen the death penalty!"

Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly and asked him to speak.

"Everyone in the world knows that His Majesty loves the people."

"But, in the Hongwu Dynasty, weren't there times when money and food were abundant? In the Yongle and Xuande Dynasties, weren't there times when granaries were piled up like mountains?"

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, why is there no tax exemption in the court?"

Zhu Qiyu was slightly startled: "If Geng Qing has something to say, you might as well speak up."

The mood was disturbed, and no one would be happy.

"Your Majesty, it's easy if you don't accept it, but it's difficult if you want to accept it again!"

These words speak volumes to people’s hearts!

You collect taxes every year, and the people scold you every year, but you pay them every year.

But if we don’t collect it this year, and if we collect it again next year, the people will not scold them, but directly rebel!
People cannot be kind and dogs cannot be fed.

This is the human heart!
The emperor took it for granted that he would cut taxes and waive exemptions everywhere, thinking that this was an act of caring for the people. But now that the government and the government have ample finances, what happens when the finances become tight?

If we collect taxes again, it will force the people to rebel!

The Ming Dynasty relied on this tax collection system to survive for more than 200 years.

But the emperor took Emperor Taizu's most proud work and continued the roots of Guo Zuo and dug it himself.

Only Geng Jiuchou dared to say this.

Everyone is well aware that the problem is that the emperor is quick to talk and cuts taxes at every turn. In order to convert the land into a Han Dynasty, there was no problem with tax exemptions, and there was no problem with tax exemptions when there was a disaster.

However, the emperor is now constantly imposing tax exemptions. If the exemptions continue, after ten years, he will not be able to collect even a grain of rice.

"Your Majesty, what Geng Shangshu said is true. Please be careful, Your Majesty." Yao Kui knelt on the ground.

Peng Shi and Yue Zheng also knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

"We know that your majesty loves the people, but for the sake of the country, please take back your order!" Wang Fu knelt on the ground.

One after another, the courtiers all knelt on the ground.

Even Yu Qian and Sun Yuanzhen knelt on the ground.

Those who didn’t know better thought the emperor had done something ridiculous.

As everyone knows, the emperor wants tax exemption, but the courtiers don’t agree. Shouldn’t you shout long live?The style of painting is wrong.

"Gentlemen, if I say that I won't take any more after the reduction, would you believe it?" Zhu Qiyu whispered.

Doesn’t he know that if he doesn’t collect it this year, he won’t be able to collect it next year?

However, he insisted on doing this.

It is not to win people's hearts, but to use agriculture to push back the development of industrialization.

Can you think of a way to force Ming Dynasty into a desperate situation?Why was the Southern Song Dynasty so rich, and why was Liu Han so rich?Isn’t it just that we have no choice but to develop business?
This is a dangerous military expedition, but Zhu Qiyu is confident that as long as the Japanese country is captured, the money will be inexhaustible.

Let’s talk about agricultural taxes.

Look at modern society, do we still collect agricultural taxes?Not only do they not harvest, they also provide subsidies to farmers, and they are very afraid that people will not cultivate the land.

Commodity society and agricultural society are themselves a pair of contradictions.

In ancient feudal society, they had been suppressing business because they were worried about not having enough food to eat.

Why doesn’t modern society suppress people?

Because of mechanization, so many people can no longer be used on the land. People have to be sent to industrial assembly lines, but they also have to eat, so subsidies are provided to encourage people to farm.

Zhu Qiyu is vigorously developing business. The money earned by doing business is definitely more than the ordinary people can earn by digging the land, so the ordinary people are more willing to go into business and do small businesses.

The emperor exempted taxes and tied the people to the ground.

If we want to make a smooth transition from a small-scale peasant economy to a commodity economy, there is an inevitable process, which is primitive accumulation.

Primitive accumulation, except in China, relies entirely on bloody robbery.

He also wanted to reverse the process of industrialization through agriculture.

Of course, the important thing is that he has the confidence.

He knows how many silver mountains there are overseas, and Ming Dynasty has the ability to mine these silver mountains. He has enough money to be confident, so why not force the rapid arrival of the commodity economy?

Only when the commodity economy comes will the industrial revolution be promoted.

Another point is that he can rely on a large number of slaves to farm land for the Ming Dynasty. This is the British route.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" Geng Jiuchou was dumbfounded.

"Everyone, get up and listen to me slowly."

Zhu Qiyu stepped down from the throne: "I have been reading the history of the Yuan Dynasty recently. The Yuan Dynasty relied on business, which was enough to support the finances."

Seeing Geng Jiuchou's retort, Zhu Qiyu lowered his hand slightly: "I do want to imitate him, but it is very clear that the Ming Dynasty is not the Yuan Dynasty and cannot be imitated."

"Ye Sheng submitted a memorial two years ago. The memorial said that in Bo Ni Country, there is a silver mountain and the land is full of silver."

"I'm thinking about one thing. If I move Yinshan back to Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty will not be short of money. Why should I collect agricultural taxes?"

"Geng Jiuchou, you are the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. Please do some calculations for me. The Ming Dynasty's fiscal silver is about 1000 million taels. I will send people to Yinshan to bring 1000 million taels back. Tell me, which one is easier?"

Geng Jiuchou felt something was wrong here, but he couldn't explain it.

Yao Kui said: "Your Majesty, only money without things will only make money worthless."

Zhu Qiyu found out that Yao Kui was not easy to fool.

I also understand the relationship between labor and value.

"Yao Qing, the central government only collects taxes, but the people are working, and what they produce are things. I can use this money to buy the things they produce."

"This, this is a fallacy." Yao Kui couldn't pronounce it.

"Yao Kui, let me ask you again. The Ming Dynasty is in charge of a population of 6000 million, and these 6000 million people are used to support the Ming Dynasty court."

"I will go out and capture 1000 million slaves and make them work for me day and night."

"Instead of 1000 million, just find 500 million slaves."

"Use them desperately, Yao Kui, do the math for me, do they produce more for me, or do the 6000 million people produce more for me?"

Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

Yao Kui spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, we are a kingdom in heaven, how can we always bully the people in the lower country!"

"You also said that they are wild people from the lower country. Is it natural for them to work for me?"

"The whole world is not the king's land, and the ministers in the whole world are not the king's ministers. These 6000 million people are my subjects. Are those 500 million my subjects?"

"Yao Kui, tell me! Am I right?"

Zhu Qiyu is crooked again!
Key court officials were rendered speechless.

From a legal point of view, all people in the world, no matter which country they are from, as long as they are breathing, are Zhu Qiyu's people. He can use it however he wants, and there is nothing wrong with it.

The people just pay taxes, and the slaves work hard for nothing. Of course the slaves make money.

Yao Kui made it clear that he could not defeat the emperor: "Your Majesty, I would like to invite Qiu Jun to the palace!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "Xing Guogong, please tell me, am I right?"

Yu Qian held his hands and said nothing.

"So, Geng Qing, don't focus on the agricultural tax. I don't care about that small amount of money."

Zhu Qiyu said: "I would like to go back to Yiyin Mountain and make tens of billions of silver coins. It will take hundreds of years to spend them all."

"Your Majesty, even if you have money, where will you get food?" Geng Jiuchou asked another stupid question.

Zhu Qiyu laughed loudly: "I will spend money to buy it! Will the people not sell it to me?"

The courtiers don't understand economics, and they don't speak on the same frequency as the emperor.

"Please also ask Your Majesty not to directly relax the tax exemption policy, but to do it bit by bit and step by step. It is best to completely exempt the tax within 50 years."

Geng Jiuchou could only delay and go back to school, and he had to defeat the emperor.

Let the emperor not allow tax exemption.

A very interesting scene happened in Daming.

In the past, officials talked about the people's sufferings, but now they beg the emperor not to be exempted from tax. If the exemption continues, the Ming Dynasty will be gone.

"According to Geng Qing."

Zhu Qiyu didn't hold his tongue either. Anyway, he made tax exemptions on a whim, which made the courtiers stare.

"Just now, the gentlemen didn't let me finish what I said."

"Agricultural taxes are exempted, but commercial taxes will increase."

"After the new year, we will make a list and transfer the money that should be paid from agricultural taxes to commercial taxes. The tax exemptions that were previously exempted will be calculated based on the number of years. When the number of years is up, we will collect them immediately."

When the courtier heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If the emperor stopped collecting taxes at all, he would be out of his mind.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

When did officials beg the emperor to collect taxes?

Baiguan actually felt a little ashamed.

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "Come here, bring it up!"

The eunuch came in with a tray covered with red cloth.

"I was interrupted just now."

Zhu Qiyu stepped down from the throne and unveiled the red cloth with his own hands, revealing three giant scrolls.

"Open it!"

One eunuch stood the scroll upright, and the other eunuch slowly opened it. A map with a strange layout was displayed in front of the officials.

This is a colorful map of the Ming Dynasty!
It is embroidered stitch by stitch using the modern graffiti map method. The words are also horizontal, but the regional divisions are very clear and the outlines are clear.

"This, this is?" The courtiers were stunned by the colorful map.

The maps Zhu Qiyu usually looks at are also in black and white!

They were all vertical characters, which made Zhu Qiyu dizzy. Fortunately, the map was big enough, otherwise he would have been blinded.

This time I used colorful graffiti to draw the map in a modern way.

Much more comfortable.

At the signature, it is written that in the ninth year of Jingtai, the person who bestowed great merit...

Leave the name blank.

"Look, gentlemen, this is the map of the Ming Dynasty!"

North Korea, Jiaozhi, and Hami are among them!
Obviously, the emperor had already estimated it, so he sent the needlework bureau to embroider it early.

Actually no, this was added later.

The map has just become larger, which is not a problem for the palace's exquisite embroidery workers.

Yu Qian got closer and found that the golden areas were embroidered with gold threads, and the silver ones were embroidered with silver threads. Such a map is worth thousands of gold.

"I will give these three maps to the three people who have made the greatest contributions this year!"

Zhu Qiyu's voice came: "I will give this first painting to Wang Yue!"

"Wang Yue devoured North Korea, his achievements have marked the history, and he has made great achievements. In the ninth year of Jingtai, he achieved the greatest achievement, and I think it belongs to Wang Yue!"

The courtiers were quite critical of Wang Yue's acquisition of the first map.

Wang Yue did not completely include North Korea. Now North Korea is still at war and there are still variables. I am afraid that if someone repeats it at this time, wouldn't it slap the emperor in the face?
The problem is, you have to hold in your dissatisfaction.

This is a reward. The courtiers can't come in person and bargain with the emperor, right?Face is always needed.

"I will give this second painting to Zhu Ying."

"Under Zhu Ying's two years of rule, Shandong has become a land of peach gardens and a province of paradise, and Zhu Ying is indispensable."

"So, give this map to Zhu Ying!"

Zhu Qiyu wanted to establish Zhu Ying as a brand and let governors all over the world learn from him.

I don't care what happens to the people, I want to see political achievements.

"I will give the third map to Jin Zhong."

"Although Jin Zhong is just a eunuch, he made a great contribution to the plowing of Jiangxi. Jin Zhong was the first to make the central government's silver coin reform smooth."

"Although he is a chamberlain, he should be rewarded for what he deserves!"

"This third map is given to Jin Zhong!"

This map is the least controversial.

Because Jin Zhong got more than 2 million silver for the central government, and now he went to South Zhili to get money again. Such a God of Wealth must be supported.

Now these three people are not in Beijing.

After adding embroidered names, they were all given to their homes, and an imperial edict was issued to tell them personally.

"Last year I gave jade carvings to civil servants. This year's jade carvings are different from last year's. I used corn as the shape and ordered people to carve them into jade carvings."

"Bring it up!"

The eunuch presented a tray with three exquisite jade carvings in the shape of corns.

There is a line of small words on the jade carving: In the ninth year of Jingtai, he was a civil servant who made great achievements in the dynasty.

"Actually, there are many civil servants who should be given jade carvings this year, such as Li Bing and Wang Shu from Rehe, Yuan Jie from Ningxia, Kou Shen from Gansu, Wang Lai, Gong Yongji, and Xuan Xian from Xuanzhen, Li Xian from Liaoning, and North Korea. Cheng Xin and Luo Qi from Shandong, Zhu Ying and Xiang Zhong from Shandong, Zhang Feng from Jiangnan, Ma Jin from Jiangxi, Nian Fu and Han Yong from Lianghu, Xue Xuan and Xue Yuan from Guangxi, Xia Xun, Bian Yong and Pan Benyu from Jiaozhi. , Li Kuang from Guizhou are all qualified!"

Zhu Qiyu mentioned these names, all of which have made great achievements this year.

"This is local. Everyone in the central committee, Geng Qing, Bai Qing, Yao Qing, Wang Qing, etc., are all qualified to compete for these three places."

"I want to forge fifty jade sculptures."

"I see what you have done this year, and I am very satisfied."

"But since we have set the rules, we must abide by them and select three from among the many famous officials who have made the greatest contributions this year."

The courtier was a little nervous, but he felt that it had little to do with him.

The competitive pressure is too great.

There are too many officials who have made great achievements this year.

"I will give this first jade sculpture to Bai Gui, who has worked the hardest this year!"

Bai Gui choked up and wanted to cry.

What should have belonged to him last year was given to Geng Jiuchou.

This year it was finally his turn.

He knelt on the ground with his hands in the air.

The emperor placed the jade carving in the palm of his hand.

"Bai Qing, the Ministry of Rites has a heavy burden. You must continue to shoulder it for the court." Zhu Qiyu patted him on the shoulder.

The jade carvings are corn-shaped, with corn kernels arranged neatly and staggered. The carving is exquisite, and the most important thing is its value.

It says that in the ninth year of Jingtai's reign, he was the most meritorious among civil servants.

There is no name, and we have to wait for the engraver to add it after the royal gift.

These things, even if one day the family is confiscated and the family is exterminated, these things will not be taken back. These are the things that can be passed down for eternity.

"This second statue will be given to Kou Shen!"

"Kou Shen governed Gansu and Ningxia with considerable merit. He also followed the army and annexed Hami. He made great achievements. I think his merits are immeasurable!"

The civil servants were dissatisfied with each other. Kou Shen took advantage of the terrain. Hami was so weak that anyone else could have calmed down.

Zhu Qiyu said: "The third one will be given to..."

He had thought about Bai Gui and Kou Shen very early.

But for the third one, there are two candidates, Xiang Zhong and Cheng Xin.

Cheng Xin planned the coup to seize North Korea, which was the second greatest contribution to the recovery of North Korea.

Xiang Zhong was a hero who assisted Zhu Ying in the great rule of Shandong. At the same time, he led his troops to clean up Japanese pirates at sea. The key is that this person is proficient in water warfare, cavalry warfare, and infantry warfare. He is an all-rounder. He will be used in the future and should be bribed.

"Give it to Cheng Xin!"

"Cheng Xin has been on a mission to North Korea for nearly two years, affecting the situation in North Korea and providing opportunities for Jurchen soldiers to enter North Korea. He also planned the coup to seize the country and created opportunities for the Ming Dynasty to regain North Korea."

"His merits are worthy of this third jade sculpture!"

Zhu Qiyu also had another idea, he wanted to win over the Yingfu faction.

Nowadays, the Yingfu faction is rising in local areas, such as Xu Jue, Cheng Xin, Luo Qi, Feng Qing, Xue Yuan, Liao Zhuang, etc., who were all members of Zhu Qizhen's party.

Now they are all reused.

Therefore, he needs to tell the Yingfu Sect that I have a broad mind and use talents in an eclectic way.

In order to do business, he tried his best to create a relaxed political environment, hide his evil thoughts, and make concessions for his ideals.

Simply give in one step to the end.

Let the world see that I, Zhu Qiyu, am tolerant of others.

The courtiers were surprised by this choice, and instantly understood the emperor's intention, which was to win over the restorationists.

The emperor used the Yingfu faction again, and he was also telling other ministers that I only need my ability and don't care about anything else.

I even told the ministers in the world that as long as you have the ability, I will use you, no matter what you have done.

Many courtiers were disappointed.

They all felt that they had done a lot of things but were not favored by the emperor.

"I see everything you ministers have done. You have done very well this year. I am also very satisfied with what the local governor has done. The local officials have also done very well."

Zhu Qiyu encouraged him.

The eunuch brought the third tray.It's a golden gun, but it's different from last year's. Last year's was a gun, but this year's is a gun.

"This is the latest matchlock gun developed by the Ordnance Bureau."

"Light the match and it will fire."

Zhu Qiyu played with the golden gun, which was made in a one-to-one ratio and could be fired.

"I will give this first one to Xiang Zhong!"

"Although Xiang Zhong was a civil servant, he was responsible for suppressing the bandits and cooperating with Zhu Ying to properly resettle the refugees. His hard work and merit are enough to grant him a title."

The courtiers were slightly surprised by the choice of Xiang Zhong. The other two people were almost certain.

"The second one is given to Tao Cheng!"

"Tao Cheng was ordered to recover more than 70 cities in Annan when he was in danger. He deserves to be granted a title!"

The courtier was immediately confused. Shouldn't it be given to Fang Ying?

In the Battle of Annan, Fang Ying was the one who made the greatest contribution!

Why did it become Tao Cheng?
The emperor did not take the usual path: "This third one will be given to Li Zhen, who made the greatest contribution in the defense of Nanjing!"

That’s not right!

The person in the courtier's mind should be Chen You.

But the selection of the three emperors was beyond expectations.

But it contains a strong political undertone.

Xiang Zhong and Li Zhen made it clear to the emperor that the next step was to deal with Japanese pirates.

Granting Tao Cheng told the world that the one who made the greatest contribution was the one on the front line, and encouraged the general to go to the front line to supervise the battle.

The fourth tray was brought up.

What was given to the eunuch this year was not last year's jade plaque, but a palace made of glass, built according to the value of the house where the eunuch lived.

The transparent glass allows you to see the other person's face from the opposite side, which is very delicate and beautiful.

It reads: In the ninth year of Jingtai, he was the eunuch who made the greatest contribution.

"I would like to give this first palace to Feng Xiao, who is by my side, working conscientiously, making suggestions for the government, and speaking good words to all the ministers."

Not giving it to Feng Xiao last year made Feng Xiao sad for a long time.

This year the first one was given to him, there is no doubt about it.

But the second one is interesting.

The Ming Dynasty fought in various places, and there were many eunuchs with great military exploits. For example, Qin Cheng, Jin Zhong, and Wang Cheng all had military exploits.

"This second one, I want to give... Dong Ci, who is in charge of the royal trading house for me, has a flexible mind, and works hard for the country's finances!"

Although this choice was reasonable, it was unexpected.

Dong Ci's merits are indeed considerable, but merchants are still small in the end. The fact that the emperor gave him the gift shows that the emperor should pay more attention to business.

There are only two candidates for the third honor, one is Zhang Yong who works conscientiously in the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the other is Wang Cheng who supervises the army in Anhui.

It depends on how the emperor chooses.

"This third honor, I want to give it to Zhang Yong, who works conscientiously in the palace and reviews memorials every day!"

The courtiers were stunned again.

It should be given to Wang Cheng.

It’s not that they don’t give, it’s that they don’t get enough points.

Zhang Yong, who served as the Supervisor of Ceremonies this year, has made great progress. He has already developed the demeanor of a great scholar and handles government affairs in an orderly manner.

If all were given to the eunuchs who contributed to pioneering and leading troops.

Then who will be willing to work conscientiously in the center in the future?
After all, those who do these practical things will not be recorded in the history. These are the talents who maintain the stability of the government.

Zhu Qiyu must strike a balance, and he needs talents in all aspects.

So I gave it to Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong, who was in the Bureau of Ceremonies, heard that he was given a palace. He covered his face and cried for a long time. He worked conscientiously in the Bureau of Ceremonies, and the emperor saw it, so he was satisfied.

Something strange happened to Jingtai Chao.

In the past, ministers who were in the center and in front of the emperor had the greatest credit.

In the Jingtai Dynasty, local officials had the greatest credit. Those around the emperor were often invisible in the dark under the lamp.

"My lords, if you don't get a reward, don't be discouraged. If you get a reward, keep up the good work."

Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Those who have made great contributions this year will have a monument built in their hometown according to the list, and a temple will be built to worship them a hundred years later."

"Even if you make mistakes in the future, even if you commit the crime of confiscating your family and exterminating your family, this reward will not be taken back, and the sculptures you built are not allowed to be destroyed. Great achievements are great achievements, and they will not be annihilated by mistakes!"

These words speak loudly.

But when it came to the inner feelings of the courtiers, the emperor often looked for clues, which made people feel very insecure.

"I will recommend a few people to erect a stone monument to Zhu Ying in Jinan. At the original site in Hancheng, a monument will be built for Cheng Xin and Luo Qi. In Hami, a monument will be built for Chen You and Kou Shen. In Tangzhou, a monument will be built for Fang Ying and Tao Cheng."

The courtier was slightly stunned, don't you consider the thoughts of the local people?

"We in China have countless famous ministers and generals from ancient times to the present. Next year, they will erect monuments and biographies at the places where they made great contributions so that future generations can admire them."

"Also, in every city occupied by the Ming Dynasty, the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty must be erected and the national emblem of the Ming Dynasty must be hung. It can never be removed without my will."

Zhu Qiyu attaches great importance to the national flag.

"The day after tomorrow, it will be Jingtai's tenth year!"

"In the ten years of Jingtai, I hope that Ming Dynasty will take on a new look."

"I hope there will be no more disasters in the Yellow River, and the faces of the people on both sides of the strait will be happy;"

"I hope that education will be spread to every government, so that students all over the world will have books to read, teachers to teach, and students all over the world will have smiles on their faces;"

"I hope to see that people's homes will have spare money and food, and their lives will become richer, and there will be smiling faces in their homes."

"I hope there will be no banditry, no refugees, no injustice, no roads that are difficult to walk on, no people who cannot read newspapers, no officials who are corrupt and pervert the law, no lawless gentry, no dignitaries who bully others..."

“I hope that in the ten years of Jingtai, the common people will be able to fill their bellies and wear warm clothes; the construction of Rehe and Ningxia will be completed, and North Korea, Hami, Turpan, and Jiaozhi will be able to return to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty; the world will be peaceful, there will be no war, and the people will settle down and settle down. The country is peaceful."

Zhu Qiyu sat back on the throne: "I hope that the tenth year of Jingtai will be an unusual year."

"Long Live Long Live Your Majesty!"

The courtiers knelt on the ground and shouted long live the mountain.

What the emperor said is that there is no big reason for the things we are doing now. They are commonplace and commonplace things for people all over the world.

This is the sage king, the emperor who cares about the people, the emperor who truly loves his country and his people.

"Today is the ninth year of Jingtai, the last morning dynasty."

"Is there anything going on?"

Next, it is time to deal with the world's government affairs.

I was busy until noon before going down to court.

Wuying Hall, Zhu Qiyu planned to use it as a place to reward hundreds of officials.

Back at Yangxin Hall, Zhu Qiyu had lunch first.

Feng Xiao was so moved that he secretly choked up. The eunuchs serving in the Yangxin Hall also wanted to win this honor.

"Your Majesty, what are the arrangements for this year's New Year's Eve dinner?" Feng Xiao asked in a low voice.

"Just meet up as a family, don't sit at the same table to eat."

Zhu Qiyu's anger has not yet passed.

Although Empress Tang was granted the title of queen, she only lived in the cold Kunning Palace, and the emperor did not even look at her.

"What about the Japanese prince?"

"Don't announce your arrival in the palace, let him eat in the palace, and also give him a barbecue, don't neglect him." Zhu Qiyu was making it for the kings to see.

During the Chinese New Year, it’s just about saving face.

This year has been uninteresting.

On New Year's Eve, Zhu Qiyu was so tired that he felt dizzy from the cliche routine.

During the New Year's Eve dinner, they met each other and dispersed after showing their faces. They just went back to their respective palaces to have dinner. No one dared to offend the emperor.

Everyone could tell that the emperor was not in a good mood.

Zhu Qiyu left Hu Guiju to sleep with him.

And the Duke of Xing's Mansion.

At Yu Qian's home, Yu Kang was still serving at home.

The emperor gave a barbecue banquet, and everyone feasted on it and felt very comfortable.

But Yu Qian was obviously not in a high mood, and he had no interest in writing a poem.

After eating, I went back to my room and "faced the wall and thought about my mistakes."

Gein, the emperor ordered him to train as a navy, but he was not allowed to leave the capital. This made him control the situation from the center, making it difficult for him to do many things.

"The emperor is guarding me."

Yu Qian faced the wall and sighed: "I have no choice but to be exposed to military power, but I am always on guard, ha..."

"But do you know?"

"Since I train sailors, I will naturally put my people in. How can you prevent them?"

Yu Qian became more diplomatic. He no longer wanted to be a saint, but wanted to be a king.

The training of 50 sailors was his opportunity to seize military power.

But the emperor was still on guard against him and refused to allow him to leave the capital, fearing that he would rebel with troops.

Never underestimate human ambition.

Ambition grows with strength.

In the past, Yu Qian did not want military power because he wanted to be a saint.

Now Yu Qian needs military power. Only by using military power can he have a bargaining chip with the emperor.

Don't look at the harmony between the king and his ministers in the morning, in fact they were all made for the officials to see, and everyone was jealous.

"You gave me a lot of rewards today, but my name, Yu Qian, is not there."

"Aren't you just guarding me?"

"Who is your spy next to me? As long as I make any move, he will kill me immediately, right?"

Yu Qian murmured to himself: "Is it Kang'er?"

"Do you really trust him?"

"Ah……"

"Your Majesty, if you act too hastily, you will get backlash sooner or later. This is not how you govern the world."

"You want to do good to the people, but when the people rebel against you everywhere, do you still want to do good to them?"

"What you give is good, is it what the people really need?"

"You're too naive."

"Oh, you are on guard against me."

"You are not allowed to supervise Nanzhili, but you choose that old cunning Hu Hui. Just watch, you will regret it."

Yu Qian, who had a worldly mind, became extremely terrifying.

No one can fathom his thoughts.

At the same time, after the emperor had sex, he was also wondering about Yu Qian's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?" Hu Guiju hugged the emperor.

It took several months for her body to recover.

But doctors said she might never be able to conceive again.

Is it possible to say that she doesn't hate it?

She buried this idea deep in her heart and never told anyone.

Lin Yu, who entered the palace with her, became pregnant again.

Chen Xianzhang's daughter, Chen, who had served the emperor for a long time, was also pregnant.

A few years ago, several nobles in the palace were pregnant.

"I'm thinking about Duke Xing."

Zhu Qiyu didn't care about his relatives interfering in politics. He was not like Emperor Taizu who guarded his relatives as much as he did, because it was something that could never be avoided.

Didn’t Empress Dowager Zhang also rule for seven years?

If you want to prevent your relatives from intervening in politics, you must let the emperor live a long time, and your son must not die early when he is old. Otherwise, either powerful ministers will appear, or relatives will interfere in politics.

There's nothing we can do about it. It's better to block it than to block it.

"Xing Guogong holds military power, aren't you worried, Your Majesty?" Hu Guiju asked boldly.

"No, I have not wronged Duke Xing. He has no need to rebel." Zhu Qiyu said jokingly.

Never use righteousness to limit a person.

In the face of power, those are all nonsense. Power will push people forward, so Zhuge Liang is said to be great.

In the eyes of emperors, the best ministers are like Zhuge Liang.

"It's just 50 soldiers. They are all in his hands. It will inevitably affect his relationship with me."

Aren't you still worried?
Hu Guiju whispered: "Is my concubine talking about doing politics?"

"In my opinion, what kind of politics is this? It's just a whisper between you and me."

The word husband and wife touched Hu Guiju's nerves. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, you can adjust Yu Mian and return to the capital."

Zhu Qiyu's pupils narrowed: "Go on."

"I've finished my concubine." Hu Guiju said in a playful way.

That's right, if you want to control the saint Yu Qian, you have to use Qian's reputation; but if you want to control Yu Qian who wants to be king, you have to use his son.

Yu Qian only has an only son. Without his son, he would be lonely as a king.

Seeing that the emperor remained silent for a long time, Hu Guiju called out. Unable to suppress the joy in her heart, she continued: "Xing Guogong has no rival in the court."

On to the point again!
The root of the mistake in this matter lies with Zhu Qiyu.

In order to dismantle the military leaders, Yu Qian was forced into the army and made Yu Qian the Duke of the country to balance the forces in the army.

In this way, Yu Qian changed from a civil servant to a nobleman.

There are no opponents on the civilian side.

Originally, when civil and military forces were in opposition, only then could the emperor be as stable as Mount Tai.

Yu Qian himself was a civil servant and had an excellent reputation among the civil servants. Now that he has become a nobleman, he has the best of both worlds and has no natural enemies at all.

That's why the emperor was troubled.

"How to solve it?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Guiju's slightly fatter face, which was fair and round, but really good-looking.

She is worthy of being the granddaughter of Hu Hui and the best among women.

"There are many people in the court who are more senior than Duke Xing and older than Duke Xing. However, he is both the Duke and the chief minister. Do you think people will be convinced?"

Hu Guiju was too bold to say this.

This sentence also has a deeper meaning, that is, the aura brought by Xing Guogong's military exploits that shocked the past and the present is dissipating.

We should find an opportunity to break his halo.

Only the emperor can control him.

"Who do you think is suitable?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.

"Your Majesty, I am no more than a concubine in the harem. How did you know there were so many officials in the previous dynasty?" Hu Guiju did not dare to say.

Her grandfather is the most suitable!
Zhu Qiyu hugged her and said, "I am so lucky to be able to marry you."

"My concubine marrying the Holy Master is a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes." Hu Guiju knelt down to thank her.

Zhu Qiyu was ready to do it again, but thinking of the imperial doctor's advice, he suppressed it for the time being.

Hu Guiju also thought that the problem was that the emperor restrained himself, and she did not dare to ask for it.

I can only use my hands secretly...

On New Year's Eve, everything in the palace was not going well.

The concubines with the highest status in the palace, the queen and concubines, did not receive rewards. On the contrary, the concubines with lower statuses all received rewards.

The tenth year of Jingtai is the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Zhu Qiyu was reading the memorial in Yangxin Hall.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from Annan."

Zhu Qiyu thought it was Annan who was fighting again, but it turned out to be Bian Yong's memorial. The thick memorial was two books thick.

They are all written in diary form.

It's like chatting with the emperor. This way of writing can let the emperor feel Bian Yong's state of mind when he wrote these words, including worries, surprises, and doubts, which can put the emperor in the situation.

Zhu Qiyu watched with great interest until he saw that he had bought corn seeds, and immediately asked: "Has Liu Zhenhai received any secret message?"

"Back to your Majesty, a secret message was sent on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. It didn't say 'urgent' on it, so I didn't read it for the time being." Feng Xiao reported back.

Because the palace is busy celebrating the New Year, there is no time to read it.

A eunuch will soon arrive.

Liu Zhenhai wrote in his secret memorial that Pan Benyu led a large number of ships to Guangzhou, and above was a list of all purchases.

Zhu Qiyu looked at it carefully and asked the eunuchs from the palace to come over for advice.

The official family is celebrating the New Year, and it would be a bit unreasonable to come here to discuss matters now.

In the purchase list, there are two ships of corn seeds, more than 100 warships, some ordnance, some daily necessities, and some other seeds.

The cost of everything is very high.

Xiyi regarded Ming Dynasty as a fat sheep and plucking its wool from death.

"Your Majesty, the price is too high. Are these corn seeds measured in silk?" Feng Xiao was speechless.

"purchase!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "Buy all the seeds and tell the merchants that all the seeds purchased by the Ming Dynasty will be traded in silk!"

"Your Majesty, businessmen are extremely corrupt and do not care about credibility. If you make large-scale purchases, they will definitely deceive us by passing off inferior products as good ones." Feng Xiao did not believe the merchants.

"It doesn't matter, lie to us, maybe it will be something good."

Zhu Qiyu didn't care: "Tell them that the Ming Dynasty purchased seeds and books on a large scale and traded them for porcelain and silk."

"Your Majesty, they are all uncivilized. What's the use of books?" Feng Xiao wondered. The books of the Ming Dynasty represented the highest civilization.

"Feng Xiao, don't sit in a well and look at the sky."

"Ah?" Feng Xiao was confused. Daming is a well?Are you kidding me?

Zhu Qiyu explained to him: "Paper is expensive no matter where it is, and the things that can be recorded on paper are the most precious."

"As for silk and porcelain, I, the Ming Dynasty, can make them at will. I am exchanging some playthings for knowledge and the future. This transaction is not a loss."

Indeed, merchants are all sneaky and sneaky.

They will definitely use fake seeds to defraud silk.

However, what if there are crops among these fake seeds that Zhu Qiyu can only hope to achieve?

Even flowers are good.

"I'll tell Liu Zhenhai again that all the seeds will be planted in Guangxi."

"Send an order to Xu Jue and ask him to send a person who is proficient in growing corn to Guangxi to manage these seeds."

"Xue Xuan was ordered to designate a piece of land and must attach great importance to the planting of these seeds. There must be no mistakes."

"As for the battleship, it will be delivered to Zhu Yong, merged with the Annan battleship, and handed over to the shipwright for imitation."

"Other things will be transported to the capital after the rivers thaw."

Nowadays, corn is cultivated in two places, Liaoning and Beijing.

"Eight hundred miles is urgent. Give Liu Zhenhai an order to do good business with Western Yi merchants and attract more Western Yi merchants to trade with the Ming Dynasty."

"And ask them for assistance as appropriate to defeat the pirates."

"Then we will send people from the center to learn their language from these Western merchants, write everything down, and wait for the books to arrive and translate them all."

"Leave it to the Siyi Pavilion. I need talents who are proficient in the languages ​​​​of all ethnic groups in the world."

Zhu Qiyu coveted culture.

Chinese civilization has a long history, and its root is culture.

He can burn the culture of Annan and Korea because their culture comes from the Ming Dynasty, but he wants to protect the culture of some countries.

All translated, it became the culture of the Ming Dynasty.

Then burn their culture!

Zhu Qiyu thought of a lot in an instant: "Go and call all the important officials here. I have something important to discuss."

"Your Majesty, you already said that this is the Chinese New Year."

"Prepare some gifts and give them to the important ministers when they leave the palace."

Waited for an hour.

It was already afternoon, and the important minister was belatedly arriving.

Everyone is celebrating the New Year at home, and the emperor has issued an imperial edict.

After the ceremony, Zhu Qiyu showed the secret memorials of Bian Yong and Liu Zhenhai to the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, isn't this price too expensive?" Geng Jiuchou frowned.

"It doesn't matter, the price is not a problem. As long as they bring us seeds and books, I am willing to spend any amount of money."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "I am not here to discuss this matter."

"On the surface, the King of Siam respected the Ming Dynasty very much, but in fact he took the Ming Dynasty's gifts and sold them to the Western Yi to earn the price difference."

"You sir should know, right?"

The courtier nodded, this was a tacit understanding.

That little reward is nothing to the Ming Dynasty. It can also allow the King of Siam to pay tribute every year. Why not?
Paying tribute is also a way to exchange what is needed.

"I was wondering, now that the waterway is impassable, can we use the land route to create another Silk Road?"

Zhu Qiyu walked to the map and pointed at Guangxi: "Start from Guangxi and go through Annam, Laos, Cambodia, and Siam, thus creating a Silk Road."

“In Siam, you can take a boat to get rid of body poisons, or you can take the Tea Horse Road from Yunnan to trade body poisons.”

Just avoid Myanmar.

Myanmar is a place that has a natural conflict with the Ming Dynasty. No matter which dynasty is established, it will have to fight the Ming Dynasty. It seems that if they don't fight the Ming Dynasty, they will not be able to show their strength.

Myanmar has never been unified since ancient times. It was the British and French colonists who forcibly kneaded it together to form today's Myanmar.

This place has always been in chaos.

Even now, Bago and Ava are almost crazy, and there is Luchuan adjacent to Yunnan.

The Three Kingdoms are in the shape of a long strip and are completely three countries.

There are many tribes inside, and they are all in chaos. Anyway, this place is like a mess.

Let alone Laos, Laos is the weakest country on the Indochina Peninsula. Annan, Siam, and Myanmar can deal with it at will, and Cambodia can also harm it.

The name Laos was given by Emperor Taizong.

This is a super weak chicken.

The geographical location is also bad. There are no wealthy places in the country, so Zhu Qiyu also looks down on it.

"What does Your Majesty want?" Yao Kui asked first.

"I'm going to tell you the truth, I think I'm poisoned."

"Shendu is too far away from us, and we can't reach it temporarily."

"But it doesn't hinder us from doing business with them. Shendu is relatively close to Xiyi. I want to set up a stronghold in Shendu to conduct trade with Xiyi."

To put it bluntly, it’s just a colonial thing.

But to colonize the entire Indochina Peninsula is a bit taken for granted.

"Your Majesty, what's so good about being poisoned?" Yao Kui didn't understand. During the Chinese New Year, the emperor suddenly summoned hundreds of officials just for this stupid thing?

"I have two meanings."

"First, open up more trade. There is no benefit to Ming Dynasty from being closed to itself. Visit more countries like Central and South China and send merchants to make money."

"Second, I am familiar with the environment of Central and South China. I will send troops to go back and forth a lot, establish strongholds in various places, and annex one country after another."

Zhu Qiyu paused slightly: "As for body poison, I also want to establish a stronghold, do more business, and understand each other."

He couldn't say that Shen Du had the best land in Asia. If he took possession of it, he could support the Ming Dynasty's 20 billion people.

Dreaming is not a panacea, and there are no good excuses.

If all the officials don’t see the world, how can they know how good it is?
"How many troops does your Majesty want to send?" Yao Kui asked again.

"Ten thousand, maybe, to open up the New Silk Road."

Yao Kui rolled his eyes, are you going to bother us with this trivial matter?

"Old minister, I have no objection."

"I have no objection."

The courtiers all thought it was a trivial matter. It was just a matter of mutual trade. If it was beneficial, let's just do it.

Tens of thousands of people were nothing to the Ming Dynasty, and the government was rich, so it was just a waste of money.

"This is the first thing to do when summoning all the ministers."

"The second thing is, I want to send Pan Benyu as envoy to Europa!"

This is Zhu Qiyu's purpose.

"As an envoy to Europa?"

Geng Jiuchou smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, we don't have a treasure ship. How about we wait until the treasure ship is successfully built before going on an envoy?"

"What I mean is to accompany the merchant ship to Europe as an envoy."

"Bian Yong wrote in the letter that there are many countries in Europe, including Westerners who trade with us."

"The nobles are deeply touched by Fo Langji's firearms."

"This Folangji is just a small part of Europe. Europe is wider than the Ming Dynasty. There are many countries. According to the merchant's boast, they are all powerful countries."

"I want to send Pan Benyu to Europe, and then invite envoys from various countries in Europe to come to Ming Dynasty."

"Geng Qing is worried that there is no treasure ship. In fact, we should be more worried about how to get to Europa. We can't find it without a chart."

Zheng He stopped before he reached Europa.

The current sea route is in the hands of Spain and the cannibals, and the Ming Dynasty cannot go there at all.

Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly: "I want to send an envoy to Europe. Once there is navigation between each other, we will have a sea map. When the treasure ship is built, I can send a fleet to Europe as an envoy!"

The courtiers had objections to this.

Where is Europa?Are there any dangers on the road?How to come back?

What if Pan Benyu was killed by those merchants on the road?
This is a normal thing. These businessmen are actually pirates. Don't be too familiar with things like killing people and stealing goods.

The Ming Dynasty had no treasure ships and it was difficult to send envoys.

"Your Majesty, it would be better to wait a few years before sending an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, and first invite an envoy from Europe to be an envoy to the Ming Dynasty. What do you think?"

Bai Gui said: "We can invite the food envoys to come to Ming Dynasty."

Dashi, we are familiar with it.

Taking the Silk Road in the Western Regions, the end point is Dashi.

"I know that it is very dangerous to send an envoy across tens of thousands of miles across the sea, but I feel that if I don't take a look at Europa myself, I will be very worried about Fo Langji coming to attack the Ming Dynasty."

Are you doing this again?
When I made imitation firearms, I was tricked by you!
Europa is so far away from the Ming Dynasty, how can we attack the Ming Dynasty?

"Your Majesty, after all, sending an envoy is a matter of narrow escape. Please ask Pan Benyu for his opinion." Yao Kui was talking nonsense.

The emperor's order does not concern you with the opinions of your ministers. Are you overthinking it?

"Well, how about instead of going to Europa this year as an envoy to poison the body and eat too much?" Zhu Qiyu took a step back.

Ming Dynasty didn't know that Dashi had been destroyed by Xu Liegu long ago.

There is also a memorial tablet for Hulagu, and I don’t know about his merits, so it is obvious that he is a false confession.

"Your Majesty, we don't know what Dashi looks like now." Geng Jiuchou smiled bitterly.

"So go take a look."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Select an envoy from the court to send an envoy to eat food, and then send another envoy to envoy poison."

Seeing that the emperor was determined, the courtiers had no objections.

Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied: "The cabinet ministers will select the candidates, and then select a group of people from the army who are not afraid of death and want to make achievements in foreign countries and send them together."

"Order all countries to provide supplies for my mission."

What is this world really like?

The Ming Dynasty is all read from the history books of the Yuan Dynasty, which happened hundreds of years ago. Zhu Qiyu really has a dark eye on this world.

"It's Chinese New Year, so I'll pay you a visit."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Well, there is still some barbecue seasoning in the palace. When the ministers go home, they can take a portion back and give it to their families to try."

The courtier's eyes lit up, the spiciness was really good.

They also tried it in the morning, but there was no scent of chili pepper.

The rich and powerful people are tired of using pepper as barbecue seasoning. It is not a new thing, pepper is the soul.

"Your Majesty, how long did it take for this chili pepper to become popular in the Ming Dynasty?" Geng Jiuchou was very spicy.

"At our rate, we won't even think about it for 100 years."

Zhu Qiyu said: "So I sent envoys to see the world. If any country is full of peppers, we will destroy them and get the peppers back!"

Geng Jiuchou actually nodded.

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "Geng Qing, if we trade a lot with the Yi people, the chili peppers will naturally come."

"As far as I know, there are many varieties of peppers. This is just one of them. It's not that delicious."

The courtier's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, were there other peppers in your dream?"

"When you, gentlemen, take a look at the world, you will know that you are sitting in a well and looking at the sky."

The court officials simply did not believe that Ming Dynasty was the heaven!
Zheng He said when he went to the West, the world was full of savages, and the Ming Dynasty was the most civilized country, bar none!

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and asked them to go down.

It is necessary to go to Central Asia as an envoy.

It would be best to establish trade strongholds along the way to facilitate troops approaching the city in the future.

After the courtiers retreated, Zhu Qiyu was still thinking and murmured: "There is no map of the world, and there is no road map on how to get there. It all depends on us to walk out step by step."

"Wherever the decree is sent, a group of people who are not afraid of death are recruited from the people to serve me with poison and food!"

People these days are too superstitious and too fearful of the unknown.

It must be done on a voluntary basis, followed by several months of intensive training before sending troops as envoys. Zhu Qiyu planned to send 1 troops as envoys to Shendu and establish a stronghold in Shendu.

　I made a wish of 1.5 words the day before yesterday, and I owed a thousand words yesterday, so I have to pay off the 1.6 words!

　　Thanks to the tipper!
　　I make a wish every day, and I will update it when it comes. It should be possible~ Today is scheduled, the author went to play 2k~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)