Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 528: The important ministers exchanged their efforts, and the favored concubines of Pingnan were divided into different places.
Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth and ordered: "Draw up the decree. Wang Ji will be appointed governor of Pingnan, responsible for coordinating the military deployment of Yunnan and all vassal states in the south.

Xu Youzhen was appointed governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, fully responsible for the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi, and was responsible for cooperating with Wang Ji and coordinating the attack on Annan, but he was not directly under Wang Ji.

Wang Lai was promoted to Minister of War in Nanjing and was appointed governor of Huguang, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces, with full authority to suppress the Miao rebellion.

Wang Ao was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing, and Yu Qian was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishments of Nanjing.

Shen Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, concurrently served as the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing and the transfer envoy to Pingnan, and was fully responsible for the transfer of grain, grass and military supplies for the Pingnan army. "

After a pause, Zhu Qiyu continued to add: "I will give Shen Yi Shangfang Sword. Anyone who hinders the transportation of grain, grass and military supplies, civil and military officials of the third rank and above, will be exempted first and then punished; civil and military officials below the third rank will be killed first and then punished."

During the Pingnan period, Shen Yi was only responsible to me, so he could act cheaply and mobilize all the manpower and material resources of the Ming Dynasty.

Then Liu Chang was ordered to deploy a thousand personal guards to protect Shen Yi full-time.Another thousand personal guards were sent to protect Xu Youzhen, Wang Yue, Wang Tong and other important civil and military officials in Guangdong and Guangxi.

As the logistics manager of Pingnan Army, Shen Yi is more important than anyone else.

This is a lesson learned from Xuan Miao. Back then, Xuan Miao's face was pinned to the ground and rubbed repeatedly by Annan. First, it was because of poor logistics; second, because of accidents among the military commanders; third, because of instability in the rear, the army was eager for quick success and attacked indiscriminately. "

Qianxue asked: "Is this Shen Yi very powerful?"

Zhu Qiyu nodded very confidently: "That is quite powerful. Shen Yi is good at planning. He is well aware of the surplus and shortage of his warehouses, the depletion of household registration, and the amount of taxes.

In the eighth year of Zhengtong's reign, the army conquered Luchuan, with Shen Yi as the envoy.At that time, the south suffered from successive years of famine and lack of food and wages.Shen Yi District is well-equipped with abundant supplies and supplies.

In the 14th year of Zhengtong's reign, during the civil war, the Wala army was about to arrive in the capital. The Ministry of War ordered Shen Yi to go and burn the accumulated grain in Tongzhou.Shen Yi pretended to burn rotting grass and cover the sky with smoke, deceiving Ye Xian and transporting Tongzhou grain and grass into the capital.

Moreover, Shen Yi is clean and does not embezzle money or food. He is definitely one of the most useful technocrats in the Ming Dynasty, and he is the best choice to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.With Shen Yi, there is no need to worry about the household affairs.

You ask me to personally worry about the operation of the household department's money and food. Firstly, I don't have the energy, and secondly, I don't know how to do it, and I don't understand it.

This comes back to the topic. As an emperor, it is impossible for you not to rely on civil servants.

The people in my current cabinet and the Sixth Department are all quite powerful in their own fields.Especially Wang Wen, Wei Ji, Luo Tong, Xue Xuan, Zhou Xuan, Zhou Chen, Shen Yi, Xu Youzhen, Geng Jiuchou, Huang Pu, and He Yi.

They are all great talents, it depends on whether the emperor can put them in the right position.

Among my new batch of Jinshi, the true disciples of the Emperor, there are also a large number of very powerful people, and they are all in their 20s. They are all young and strong, striving to make progress.

The thought of this makes me happy. I have to study it carefully to see how to cultivate them. "

Qianxue asked again: "Does your husband have anything else to do?"

"The former extremely corrupt Liu Lian, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked the Sanfa Division if the trial was finished. After the trial, he was taken outside the Ming Dynasty gate, cut in half in front of all the civil and military officials, and then confiscated his family property.

There is also Ji Guang, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu. He has been detained for a long time. Let’s kill him too.

Okay, let’s kill people here.From now on, no one will force me to do anything, and I won’t kill him if I can.

Next year, we will focus on regaining Annan.

As long as I can capture Annan and Old Port like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, my prestige will reach a watershed, and a quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change.

At that time, except for the die-hard loyal ministers of Emperor Gongrang and Xuanmiao, most of the centrists should have voted. There would be no point in persisting any longer. . "

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu patted his forehead: "Having said that, I remembered it again and issued a decree to the Ministry of Household Affairs. At the end of this year, all civil and military officials in Beijing and localities will be given an additional three months of salary.

Moreover, he issued an edict to all officials that if the opening of the sea ban and the resumption of Western trade went smoothly, it would become a rule to award an additional three months' salary at the end of the year.

These silver grains are nothing to corrupt officials, but for honest officials, their effect on improving living standards is still very obvious.

Aren’t Confucians particular about eating the emperor’s salary and being loyal to the emperor? I don’t believe there is not even a grateful official, there must be a fool with two brains. "

Qianxue smiled and patted Zhu Qiyu's hand: "Okay, husband, please accompany your two concubines to do morning lessons. I will go to win people's hearts for you."

……

Time flies, and it’s the first day of the first lunar month of the third year of Jingtai in a blink of an eye.The past year has been very fruitful.In a mutiny, Zhu Qiyu killed more than [-] enemies, bringing the capital and the inner court under control.

The cabinet bachelors, the six ministers, and the eunuchs in charge of the inner court were all replaced by candidates that Zhu Qiyu was satisfied with. From then on, Emperor Jingtai's words were written into the constitution, and he was able to use his fingers like an arm.

Twelve pregnant concubines gave birth smoothly, giving birth to nine sons and three daughters, which was even more surprising.

Zhu Qiyu never thought he was so lucky. According to normal probability, he should have six sons and six daughters.

Nine sons and three daughters, it’s God’s help.

With nine sons, not only Zhu Qiyu himself felt confident, but also his cronies were completely relieved.

In fact, Zhu Qiyu himself did not favor sons over daughters, but his family really had a throne to inherit, so he had no choice but to work hard to have a son.

After getting up early, Zhu Qiyu sat upright on the soft couch, while his fifteen beloved concubines knelt on the ground and kowtowed to congratulate the New Year.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "In the past year, thanks to the support of all my beloved concubines, our family has lived a prosperous and prosperous life. Each person will be rewarded with 1 taels of lucky money, and they can go to the warehouse to pick ten treasures at will.

But I have something to discuss with all my beloved concubines. Hey, I can’t tell you what happened back then.I also know that you don't like me very much. We got married too hastily back then, and many things happened in a hurry.

In the process, I ignored your personal wishes.Now that we have had so many children, I feel it is time to rearrange our relationship.

To put it simply, in Shandong, the family properties in Qingzhou and Dengzhou each require two people to take care of them.In the capital, the shops and businesses in Mingyufang and other places, as well as the warehouses and supervisory bureaus in the imperial city, also require two or three people to keep an eye on them at all times.

We adopt the principle of voluntariness and are willing to go out and garrison. Those who manage these family businesses should stand on my left.

If you are willing to be my sex slave and let me play with you, stand on my right side.

Those who don’t want to be toyed with by me, but are still willing to stay at home and bear children for me, should stand in the middle. "

Lin Xiangyu and others had already passed their Qi with all the sisters in advance, so the concubines did not hesitate too much and knelt in three groups: left, middle and right.

Zhu Qiyu took a closer look and was really surprised.

There are five women standing on his right side. In addition to the four existing ones, Lin Xiangyu, Ningxiang, Qianxue, and Suxi, there is one more, Linglong.

Good guy, aren't these my five white tigers?Sure enough, there is no deception in Taoist books. Such a woman is the most informed and knowledgeable person.

In the middle stood four people, including Xian'er and Mu Yu, who were willing to give birth to children for themselves, but did not want to be teased too much.

On the left, Miao Yue, Chao Yun, Lei'er and other six girls simply hate the relationship between men and women.

Although he was mentally prepared, Zhu Qiyu still didn't expect that he was so unpopular.But when you think about it, it's no wonder that these women hate men because of their background.In addition, I only had a dozen, or at most twenty, times with these women, and they all got pregnant.

Then these women didn't experience any fun, they just had stomachaches. It would be weird if they could like things between men and women.

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Okay, that's good, that's it. You all have a hard time running the family business outside. From now on, each of you will receive double your monthly salary.

Whatever you want, just ask, as long as I can get it, it's no problem. "

When the fifteen beloved concubines heard this, they kowtowed again.

Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief. From then on, everyone was relieved.From now on, I will focus on the five little ladies Lin Xiangyu, Ningxiang, Linglong, Qianxue, and Suxi, so the pressure will be much less.

The remaining ten beloved concubines can also do what they like.Some were responsible for taking care of their children and handling the general affairs of the palace in Changle Palace; some went to the capital to supervise the inner court and run shops; and four went to Shandong to manage industries in Qingzhou and Dengzhou.

Everyone performs their duties and is comfortable.With the title of Imperial Concubine and the presence of a prince, she was ranked second in the world among the women of the Ming Dynasty, second only to the Imperial Concubine.

This arrangement is fine, and it’s an explanation for everyone.

After finishing the work, Zhu Qiyu took his beloved concubines to pay New Year's greetings to the concubine and celebrate the festival with the whole family.

(End of this chapter)