I'm really not doing business

Chapter 423 If there is another war, I will clear the grasslands and deserts forever
What Zhu Yijun taught Zhu Yili was indeed the art of balance, that is, power, reputation, and benefits should not be completely handed over to one group of people. In this case, one family will not be dominant and imbalance will not occur.

During the nine years that Zhang Juzheng was in power, he never gained fame, and Wang Chonggu never gained power after returning to Beijing. He also avoided self-destruction and never served in the cabinet. The Zhejiang Party only gained fame, regardless of Whether it was Hu Zongxian's vindication or Xu Jie's death, the Zhejiang Party only gained fame.

Chaotang has the adaptive balance of Chaotang.

And Wan Shihe finally returned to his loyal Ministry of Rites.

The Minister of Rites has been confirmed, and the Minister of Personnel has a vacancy. However, the Minister of Personnel is not as anxious as he is now. Ma Ziqiang was so ill that he became an official. Once he leaves, there will be no one in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Personnel is different. , Wan Shihe didn't care much about the affairs of the official department, but Zhang Juzheng was the chief assistant and was in charge of both.

"The person who is the Dazai Tianguan will prepare the memorial, and it will be recommended by the court years ago." Zhu Yijun gave the instruction, and the ministers accepted the order.

The Ministry of Household Affairs began to report preliminary audit results. The pace of Qingzhang in the Ming Dynasty began to slow down. It increased from 784 million hectares last year to 792 million hectares this year. The Qingzhang was completed one after another, and the Yang family in the new capital of Sichuan had just settled. There were too many chieftains left in Guizhou and Guangxi, the land in Shaanxi was too dry, and Henan was a long-standing problem for Qingzhang in the past dynasties.

This is where slow work produces careful work, and Zhu Yijun did not push it too much.

However, compared with the Qingzhang farmland, which did not increase significantly, Zhu Yijun was more surprised that this year's land tax in the Ming Dynasty exceeded 3000 million shi for the first time, which is roughly 1500 million taels of silver. This number is roughly the same as that in the Hongwu and Yongle years, and the same as in the Tatar years. During the Shunzhi period of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there was another gap.

The entire Qing Dynasty before Yongzheng used the Ming tax law, and the land and acres records were all based on the fish scale records of the fifteenth year of Wanli. However, from Shunzhi to Yongzheng, the Taqing could collect more than 20 million silver in taxes a year.

The combined fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty Fushang, Tax Officials and Factories reached the highest record in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

There was a lot of content in the court deliberations. When the New Year came, the court deliberations would be extended a little longer. Zhu Yili felt that it was boring. Finally, when he couldn't help but yawn, the long, boring and boring court deliberations ended with the sound of the ministers retiring. ,it's over.

"The Ministry of Rites doesn't matter, but the Ministry of Personnel is Zhang Dang's private domain, and Mr. will not let it go." Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "The examination method is the basis of all new policies. If you are asked to learn the Tao, you will not learn it."

Tan Lun even had the idea of ​​​​Ling Yunyi as the successor to the Minister of War. The Minister of War in the Ming Dynasty was required to be someone who could ride a horse. This was a rule set during the Jiajing period. During the military horse parade, you were not allowed to ride in a sedan, but to ride on horseback. If the army in the camp is strong and the horses are strong, then a governor must be somewhat capable in military affairs. There are many people like Li Rusong in the capital camp.

"Ah."

As a result, Zhang Juzheng now asked Liang Menglong to return to Beijing to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which completely disrupted Tan Lun's arrangements.

"Does that mean there won't be one?" Zhu Yili asked slightly disappointed.

It was Luo Rufang who gathered the crowd to give lectures, and Liu Yingjie was somewhat in the dark. After the accident, Liu Yingjie also approached Zhang Juzheng, but in the end he was unable to receive protection. It was a critical moment for Zhang Juzheng to rectify academic politics. Between Liu Yingjie's friendship as a classmate and national policy, Zhang Juzheng chose a national policy.

"Brother, there should be a bloody fight for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!" Zhu Yili asked excitedly.

"No! Absolutely not!" Tan Lun became anxious when he heard this. He stood up suddenly and said: "Liang Menglong was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War in the sixth year of Wanli. If I die suddenly, he should come to the Ministry of War! You, Lord Jiangling, If you open your mouth, take him to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to figure out what's going on!"

Liang Menglong, under Zhang Juzhengmen, governor of Jiliao, Liang Menglong became a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing. In that year, Zhang Juzheng had just returned to Beijing, Li Chengliang Kepinggule Village, Qi Jiguang led the Beijing camp with only 10,000 people at that time out of the fortress to a stone. When he returned to Guangning Guards, Liang Menglong was the governor of military affairs. From then on, every time Qi Jiguang went on an expedition, Liang Menglong was the governor of the Beijing camp.

The reason why the Tax Inspection Yuan is not widely opposed is because the Tax Inspection Yuan's pursuit is not to take things by force, but to recover arrears. Every transaction will be calculated clearly for you, even better than your own family.

Tan Lun sighed and could only settle for the next best thing. Liu Yingjie was from Weixian County, Shandong Province. He was on the same list as Zhang Juzheng. He was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing. In the fourth year of Wanli, Luo Rufang participated in politics in Yunnan and returned to Beijing to report on his work. Liu Yingjie and Luo Rufang gathered outside the city to give lectures. , violated Zhang Juzheng's order to rectify academic affairs and prohibited gatherings for lectures. Under the impeachment of Yan Guan, he returned home and founded Lutai Academy.

It only takes five years for Kaihai's dividends to exceed half a million silver.

The court discussion is still continuing. The Ministry of War reported the details of the naval expansion this year. The navy expanded from Songjiang Town to the three towns of Songjiang, Yuegang and Guangzhou. The size of the navy in these three towns is 30,000 in Songjiang Town and 30,000 in Yuegang Town. , Guangzhou each have 15,000 people, and the total scale reaches 60,000.

Zhang Juzheng and the leaders of the other two parties are going to determine the candidates for the Ministry of Personnel. This matter must be completed sooner rather than later. It must be completed before the end of the year. If it is too late, people will be moved.

"The big Situ and the young Situ are interested." Zhu Yijun looked through Wang Guoguang's memorial. Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan did a really good job. Zhang Juzheng took the lead in the Ming Dynasty's Qing Dynasty, but the people who did it have always been It was promoted by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the fish scale atlas in Zhu Yijun's hand was much more detailed than before.

Wang Chonggu handed the memorial to Feng Bao. Zhu Yijun read it and found that there was no memorial written by Zhu criticizing Wang Chonggu. The main content of the memorial was about the various difficulties in the construction of Xuan Dachi Road. It was probably the Jin Party who was responsible for the initial coordination. This part required about 100,000 silver. On the left and right, the Shanxi Party and Shanxi merchants are responsible for paying for this part, and they will spit out what they eat.

"Let Liang Menglong return to Beijing from Daningwei." Zhang Juzheng decided on Liang Menglong as the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Wang Chonggu rolled his eyes, shook his sleeves, took out a memorial and said: "This year, the Ministry of Industry has started construction of two roads, from Chaoyangmen of the capital to Shanhaiguan, and from Xizhimen to Xuanfu. The progress is very fast. , but I think that the Chi Road from Datong to Xuanfu can be built at the same time. I wrote a letter to Wu Baipeng, the governor of Xuanda, and communicated everything about it, and I gained some insights."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're dead or alive." Wan Shihexu spat. Tan Lun was so weird in his words that he couldn't curse himself to die.

Wang Chonggu was thinking about how to give His Majesty some more gold coins.

What’s more interesting is that the production of saltpeter has increased at an incredible speed this year, from 253 jins to 73 million jins. This terrifying number is actually the salty sand of horse ships. I know everything very well, but I see through it without saying anything.

In the Quanchu Guild Hall, Wang Chonggu, the Second Assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Tan Lun, the Grand Sima, and Wanshi, the great Zongbo gathered in Wenchang Pavilion.

Wang Chonggu turned sideways and said to Tan Lun: "I do have a candidate here. Liu Yingjie, the dean of Lutai Academy, is a good candidate."

Wang Chonggu's face was full of mixed emotions. It could be said that he was both happy and worried. What he was happy about was that the dividend of the Woolen Official Factory changed from 27% profit share to a fixed share of silver this year. What he was worried about was that this year's dividend would be open to the public. Last year's dividend of taels increased by a full taels, reaching taels. The absolute number is not large, but the growth rate far exceeds Wang Chonggu's estimate.

"I obey the order." Wang Chonggu obeyed the leader's order. He always felt that his Majesty's refusal to accept the money was simply to let the Jin party have a good year, eat and drink well, and then be killed. But if he thought about it carefully, the Jimin Canal construction period Until the Jimin Canal is repaired in ten years, His Majesty will probably not kill the goose to obtain the eggs.

"I have long known that Wang Cifu is loyal to the emperor and the country. The imperial court's finances are increasing day by day. This time there is no need. I still have to work with Cifu to improve the people's canal." Zhu Yijun agreed with this matter, but he did not want the Jin Party to pay the bill. Agreed, the Jin Party has just exploded a large wave of gold coins, and Zhu Yijun is very satisfied with the Dujiangyan Jimin Canal. The Jin Party will devote its main energy to the Jimin Canal.

Zhu Yirui wanted to watch the fun, but he was disappointed. There was no fierce party struggle surrounding the Minister of Civil Affairs. Zhang Juzheng still had extremely powerful authority above the court, and no one in the Ministry of Civil Affairs could reach out.

The number of the Ming Navy will expand from 30,000 to 90,000 within three years, and will form substantial combat effectiveness.

In short, if you don’t make money, you will feel panic. If you make more money, you will feel panic.

"Looking for? Where to look for?!" Tan Lun sighed. The Zhejiang Party really couldn't find a suitable candidate for Minister of War. Shen Yiguan? Yu Youding? I can't even ride a horse, so it's really inappropriate.

The Dukes of the Ming Dynasty finally had silk to use. The production of silk could meet the needs of the Taixi galleons. There was still a surplus that could be sent to the court. Although the quantity was not large, it was enough for the weaving of all the officials in the capital.

During the Shunzhi period, the world was still in chaos. King Chuang, King Daxi, and Jiannu went south, and the country was devastated. However, Dorgon brought his orphans and widowed mother into the customs, and he was still able to collect 2150 million taels of silver a year+ 640 million stones of rice and rice (Qing History Manuscript Volume 121, No. 96, Food and Goods Chronicles ).

The Ministry of Industry reported on the shipyards, weaving bureaus, official factories, wine cellars, alum and other matters affiliated to the imperial court. The official factories of the Ming Dynasty are still growing at a terrifying speed this year, and the craftsmen’s craftsmen’s households It has also increased from 21 households last year to households.

From the first year of Wanli, Liang Menglong was the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War. In the sixth year of Wanli, Liang Menglong was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War and was called the Ministry of Military Affairs. Governor Ji Liao and Baoding Military Affairs had a son, Enyin, who was hereditary for Jin Yiwei, instead of Enyin, the Imperial Academy. Cultivated by ministers.

What surprised Zhu Yijun most during this audit by the Ministry of Household Affairs was that for the first time, the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty, including industrial and commercial taxes and government factories, exceeded 723%, reaching 220 million silver. The largest part of this came from Kaihai. Due to the tariffs, the City Shipping Department escorted more than 145 million silver to the capital, while the three official woolen factories contributed 123 million silver, and the emperor led Kaihai Investment to distribute dividends of more than million silver.

Zhu Yijun was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was not a bandit or a robber. The taxation of the Ming Dynasty had not reached the limit, but it did not make much sense to formulate more stringent decrees.

"Da Sima, Liang Menglong is my subordinate, Zhang Juzheng, so how come I have become yours? Why can't I arrange it?" Zhang Juzheng said with a smile on his face: "Oh, Da Sima will look for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War. Now, The staff department is short of staff."

Such a terrifying growth rate makes Wang Chonggu extremely worried. Wang Chonggu has been controlling the expansion speed of the Jin Party and the Wang family to prevent it from exceeding the upper limit that the court can tolerate. The growth rate of the Jin Party's income is much higher than the growth of the court's fiscal revenue. Rate, this is fatal, which means that sooner or later the Jin Party will exceed the upper limit of tolerance.

Catching a sheep and plucking it will scare the sheep away until it gets fatter.

If Tan Lun recommends Liu Yingjie, then Liu Yingjie should be regarded as a figure in the Zhejiang Party.

Liu Yingjie was not as good as Liang Menglong, mainly because his political beliefs were not firm. He participated in mass lectures and founded Lutai Academy.

But there is no suitable candidate.

Jimen is the north gate of the capital. Jimen is located in the capital. It is the last line of defense of the capital. Although the Ming Dynasty now has Daning Guard and Quaning Guard in hand, Jimen has retreated to the fourth line of defense. However, Jimen Defense is still a big deal.

Liu Yingjie was the right minister of the Ministry of War in the first year of Wanli. If it hadn't been for the Luo Rufang case, Liu Yingjie would have been at least the left minister now, and becoming a minister was just around the corner.

Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and said, "Where is Wang Cifu?"

"I don't have any objections." Wang Chonggu was a little interested in the Minister of Civil Affairs, but not very much.

Yang Bo was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. After the assassination of the king, Yang Bo became an official and gave up his position as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel to Zhang Han. Zhang Juzheng became the first assistant and concurrently in charge. The Ministry of Personnel fell into the hands of Zhang Juzheng for eight years.

The Ministry of Personnel was the head of the six departments, and Wang Chonggu was certainly interested, but just thinking about it, if he was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, he would have a direct conflict with Zhang Juzheng. This was a situation that Wang Chonggu tried his best to avoid after Zhang Siwei was executed by his clan.

"Then recommend Liang Menglong to return to Beijing from Jimen, and transfer the Ministry of Civil Affairs from the Minister of War to take charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Grand Sima is implicated, so recommend Liu Yingjie to go to Jimen and governor Ji Liao and Baoding Military Affairs." Zhang Juzheng summarized this major personnel appointment, dismissal and transfer.

As Zhu Yijun said, Zhang Juzheng is not ready to let go yet. Zhang Juzheng's personal prestige is needed to continue to implement it stably.

Wan Shihe said nothing, but he was the emperor's party and a witness. The court needed such a versatile figure to make everything happen under the emperor's eye.

A criminal of the Xindu Yang family arrived in the capital from Sichuan on October 17, the eighth year of Wanli. The criminal's arrival in Beijing was the result, not the process. Through investigations in Sichuan, more evidence continued to appear. In front of the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Yang Ningren, Yang Huairen and other Yang Tinghe's grandsons were all arrested. They were supposed to be sent to the Prison Department Prison when they entered Beijing. However, in the end, more than 230 criminals including Yang Ningren and Yang's minions were imprisoned in Beizhen Fusi Prison.

This is the result of the game. Some people want Yang Ningren and others to die. The Ministry of Punishment does not want to be implicated and is also afraid that someone will cause trouble. In the end, it is more appropriate to send them to Beizhen Fusi. After all, they are the criminals arrested by Tiqi.

This case was a major case in the eighth year of Wanli, and the joint trial of the three law divisions was inevitable. Zhu Yijun took Zhang Juzheng, Wang Chonggu, Dali Temple Minister Lu Guangzu, Ducha Yuan Hai Rui, and Li Youzi to the Tianlao of Fusi in Beizhen.

Jingtang had just experienced a heavy snowfall. It was freezing cold and the heavy snow would not melt until after the Chinese New Year. But in Fusili, Beizhen, there was not a trace of snow at all.

Zhu Yijun met Yang Ningren. Along the way, the pampered Yang Ningren and others suffered a lot, and even Yang Ningren looked disheveled.

"You are a smart man." Zhu Yijun put down the case file in his hand, looked at Yang Ningren and said with emotion.

The Xindu Yang family was obviously responsible for the Xindu Yang family, but the whole case was not directly related to the Xindu Yang family. It was all the fault of the brokers and compradors. Of course, these brokers and compradors were all the lackeys of the Xindu Yang family. That's it, if it weren't for some brokers and comprador thieves who left some documentary and physical evidence, the Yang family case in Xindu would be a complete injustice, an injustice committed by the Ming Emperor to avenge his personal revenge.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. In fact, the guilty minister really wanted to cooperate with Qing Zhang. After the former governor Luo Yao arrived, the guilty minister also cooperated for a while, but, alas..." Yang Ningren said in a submissive voice: "The guilty minister deserves to die for his crime."

Yang Ningren wanted to cooperate with the Ming court to clear the abbot because Luo Yao was a direct descendant of Zhang Dang. The Qing abbot of the Ming Dynasty was extremely resolute. The Yang family in the new capital was no longer the Yang family when Yang Tinghe and Yang Shen were still there. Yang Ningren wanted to cooperate, but he couldn't do it. Otherwise, his fate would be no different from Zhang Gaorui's.

Yang Ningren clenched his fists and said, "If Yang Youren could pass the Jinshi examination in the fifth year of Wanli, our Yang family would not be so passive, but he failed."

Yang Youren passed the Jinshi examination and became a member of the ruling class of elected officials. Even though the energy he could exert was limited, he could at least make friends with some people in the capital, and Yang's decision-making could be more calm. Even if he surrendered to the imperial court, local nobles and gentry If we want to take action against the Yang family, we must also worry about Yang Youren's possible revenge, so the Yang family does not need to fight to the end.

But Yang Youren failed the exam. The reason for not passing the exam was that Yang Youren did not read the Theory of Contradiction.

Do you regret it? Yang Ningren had regretted it for a long time. He even hesitated to bribe Luo Yao. It seemed that he had many ways to go, but in fact there was only one way, and that was a dead end.

Although Yang Ningren lives in Sichuan, he is very familiar with everything in Jingtang. He will read Jingtang's newspapers and miscellaneous newspapers carefully to understand the changes in Jingtang. He even said that Yang Ningren knows His Majesty very well. He is really easy to speak out on major national issues.

If the Yang family really cooperates with Luo Yao to clear her husband, His Majesty will not take action against the grudges accumulated in the early years of Jiajing. In the face of state affairs, His Majesty always puts aside personal feelings.

Zhu Yijun looked at Yang Ningren and shook his head and said: "Everything is fate, and no one can control it at all."

"Placing hope on Yang Youren is a mistake in itself. He failed the exam in the fifth year of Wanli and again in the eighth year of Wanli. He didn't even know that the Ming Dynasty had regained Daning Wei. He studied behind closed doors. In the ever-changing Ming Dynasty, he failed to achieve success. It is unwise.

Yang Ningren didn't answer for a long time. He thought for a long time before saying, "Yang Youren is already the best-student in the family."

You can say that the Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty are bad, but you can never say that they are stupid. On the contrary, if you want to pass the examination, which is known as Yuelongmen, it is no different from ascending to heaven. It is better than the Yang family of Xindu. If you want to train a Jinshi, it is also Same difficulty.

"You have such close ties with the Bozhou Yang family, are you planning to rebel?" Zhu Yijun picked up the case file and asked.

Speaking of Luo Yao, the former governor of Sichuan, he was not an incompetent person, otherwise he would not have been accepted by Zhang Juzheng. Luo Yao earned 340,000 silver in three years after arriving in Sichuan. He chose to submit. On the one hand, the Yang family of Xindu , On the one hand, there is the Yang family in Bozhou. If they are forced to beg too hastily, they may cause a big mess.

This person has been the Tusi of Bozhou since the Tang Dynasty. When Zhu Yuanzhang was still begging everywhere, the Yang family of Bozhou was already the Tusi Emperor of Bozhou.

"I have never thought about rebellion." Yang Ningren shuddered and said quite respectfully. The established facts did not allow Yang Ningren to quibble and say that he wanted to rebel. Their family did not have the courage, but they still had the courage to make money through excuses, and Very big.

The criminal's arrival in Beijing was actually the result. He should be beheaded or exiled. When Zhu Yijun met Yang Ningren, he did it for the sake of Yang Ningren's reputation as a disaster relief person. Compared with Yang Youren's indifference, Yang Ningren, who was born in a second wife, still acted like an anthropomorphic person.

Zhu Yijun stood up and planned to leave. It was not easy for him to try cases here at the Sanfa Division.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty's Law Clan has decided to punish children under the age of fifteen! Your Majesty, the guilty minister implores your majesty to spare the lives of the children in the guilty minister's family." Yang Ningren heard the movement and hurriedly said loudly, if you don't beg for mercy, your Majesty will leave. Gotta beg for mercy.

"You're too worried. I didn't say I wanted to kill the child." Zhu Yijun shook his sleeves and gave Yang Ningren a definite answer.

"Thank you for your kindness!" Yang Ningren knew your majesty very well. His majesty never broke his promise and had an excellent reputation. Since he had said his word, he would not do anything to those children.

Zhu Yijun returned to the Imperial Study Room of Tonghe Palace and received a very strange memorial. It was a joint letter from Sanniangzi and Buyan, the son of Tuman Khan. The content was to beg the Ming Emperor to sell more grain and cotton clothes outside the Great Wall because of the heavy snow.

The snow this year is heavier than usual. Sanniangzi went to Daming to sell wool, but the road was blocked by heavy snow and she couldn't go back. The snow stopped. Sanniangzi originally planned to celebrate the New Year in the capital, but this is the third time she has done so in the capital. She got it during the Chinese New Year in the Ming Dynasty, but the snow this year was too heavy. She had to go back anyway, and she had to bring more food and cotton clothes.

Especially cotton clothes, otherwise more people will freeze to death on the grassland this winter.

When it snows, it becomes cold. In the beginning of the long winter, because there is enough food, you can still stand up. But when the snow melts and there is a shortage of food, the number of people who freeze to death is not hundreds or even thousands. , but calculated in tens of thousands.

"Forget it if you ask for cotton-padded clothes. She still needs to borrow money. To give her face, the Ministry of Etiquette will not allow the request in the next chapter." Zhu Yijun drew a big Mansion, attacked Pingwei, but Wang Rulong defeated it, and the Jingying camp did not move.

The heavy snow fell just in time. In the spring of next year, the Ming army attacked Guihua City from Kaipingwei and Datong. They did not seek victory, but only wanted to train their troops.

The Ming Dynasty can be defeated many times, but Anda Khan will lose his crown as long as he loses once.

"What do you think of Qi Shuai?" Zhu Yijun asked, holding the memorial in his hand.

Feng Bao bowed his head and said: "Qi Shuai said that you can give it, you don't have to give it. If you give it, it will be difficult to fight, but it will be easy to rule. If you don't give it, it will be easier to fight, but it will be difficult to rule. But that is what civil servants worry about. .”

"The gentleman wrote four words on the floating ticket, which is what people want."

Sanniangzi borrowed money to buy cotton-padded clothes, using the ship certificate she purchased as collateral, which amounted to about 150,000 silver. She didn't just prostitute the emperor's silver and cotton-padded clothes for free, and Buyan and Tuman Khan had no collateral. , Tuman Khan promised to borrow money this year and pay tribute to Beijing next year.

Although Tuman Khan did not say it clearly, if the king of the Japanese king personally went to the capital to pay tribute, he would definitely not be able to go back. He would probably be next to the king of Ryukyu, Najiu, and the king of Japan, Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

"Then give a little. People's hearts are something that is really hard to get." Zhu Yijun took back the memorial and said, "Allocate 120,000 cotton clothes, 40,000 quilts, 30,000 cotton shoes, and 20,000 cotton hats to help the border people." Through the harsh winter.

There are a lot of cotton-padded clothes Zhu Yijun, which is what the Sun family in Songjiang started. This batch of cotton-padded clothes Zhu Yijun was originally intended to be used for winter use during the Northern Expedition in Beijing.

This is a transaction, not a reward. Tuman Khan has to pay for it himself, and Sanniangzi is determined not to default on the debt, so Ming Dynasty has the ability to collect the money.

"In the next chapter, the Ministry of Rites will tell Mrs. Zhongshun that the sun and moon logos on any cotton clothes must not be removed, otherwise it will be regarded as stubbornness." Zhu Yijun handed the memorial to Feng Bao and solemnly warned.

Anyone who dismantles the Sun and Moon Flag of the Ming Dynasty will be regarded as a stubborn person. When the Ming Dynasty attacks in the future, he will be regarded as resisting the Ming Dynasty. At the least, he will be sent to the mines, and at the worst, he will be castrated into a slave. This is not nonsense.

The sun and moon flag was designed by the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. The entire logo is a triangle, with the sun and moon embroidered in red in the middle, which means that the sun and the moon shine together. The four identical triangles on the triangular flag overlap, which means the three mysteries and four dimensions. The three mysteries are "Laozi" ", "Zhuangzi", "Zhouyi", and the four dimensions are the four directions, which take the meaning of the sky and the ends of the earth, and do not surrender to concubines, which also represent the four dimensions of etiquette, justice, integrity and shame.

The overall design conforms to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty's feudal monarchy. Again, this did not appear out of thin air. In fact, the flag of the Ming Dynasty has been around since the early Ming Dynasty, and many people in the Ming Dynasty have hung it.

(Picture: Folk Sun and Moon Flag)
All cotton clothes have this logo, and dismantling them represents disobedience. The Ming Dynasty wanted to transform the Northern Barbarians into kings. If the Northern Barbarians dared to dismantle them, Zhu Yijun would dare to kill them. This was to resolve this conflict of survival that had lasted for hundreds of years. , Zhu Yijun was also prepared to be called the executioner.

Feng Bao bowed his head and said, "I obey your order."

Sanniangzi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot at Huitongguanyi. The memorial from the Ministry of Rites had been submitted for three days. If the Ming Emperor did not reply, it would mean rejection, so she had no choice but to return quickly with the goods she had bought. If you go to the grassland, you can save a few people from dying.

The snow this year is heavier than usual. This amount of snowfall makes Sanniang tremble with fear. Heavy snow in the cold winter is a nightmare for the grassland. If there is such a heavy snow inside the pass, it may be two feet thick outside the pass. No matter how difficult it is, she will Want to go back.

Zhu Yijun treats Sanniangzi as a political creature. As a representative of the reconciliation faction, she does not blindly exploit the people of the grassland, but hopes that everyone will have a bright future and a peaceful life. This kind of expectation is extremely extravagant. Yes, but Sanniangzi is willing to pay everything for it.

Chen Xuexue, minister of Honglu Temple in the Ministry of Rites, and Li Yougong, the eunuch in charge of rituals, came to Huitongguanyi with His Majesty's imperial edict. As a first-class loyal and obedient wife canonized by the Ming Dynasty, Sanniangzi could not live in Siyi Pavilion when she came to Beijing.

"The Third Lady accepts the edict." Li Yougong opened the imperial edict and said loudly: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says:"

"The northern barbarians are scattered in the grasslands. People do not cultivate and weave, and the land has no other products. The barbarians rely on China for daily use of pots, cauldrons, needlework and thread. This winter, the ground is freezing cold, and the ground is as ice-like as a mirror. There is no grassland clothing, and the felt fur cannot bear it. "It's so cold, so thin and hungry, and so impoverished. I also know that God has the virtue of a good life, and I am loyal and obedient to your wife's request. I will comply with God's will and grant it."

"The sun and moon flags on the cotton-padded clothes must not be removed, otherwise it will be regarded as treason. The conflict between the northern and northern captives in the Ming Dynasty continues for a long time. If there is another war and provocation, I will forever clear the grassland and desert."

"Appreciate this."

Li Yougong took the pages of the imperial edict off the brocade of the imperial edict, handed it to the third lady, and then whispered: "Your Majesty has spoken: It is cold and snowy and the road is blocked. Madam Zhongshun drives slowly on the road and be more careful."

"I thank you for your kindness!" The third lady took the holy paper and was stunned for a moment. You said your Majesty is stingy. He borrowed so many cotton clothes. You said he was generous. He didn't even use the brocade of the imperial edict. I'm willing to give it, just a piece of paper.

The third wife is lying when she says she is not touched. She actually wants to climb the dragon's bed and repay her with a spring of water. However, fate has played a trick on people. His majesty's kindness is not over yet, not over at all.

(End of this chapter)