Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 28 Zhang Yan’s reminder

After hearing this, Zhang Yan nodded with relief, but as soon as she thought about it, she thought of another important thing, so she hurriedly said: "There is one more thing I want to remind father. When he went out on errands this time, he was talking to Qian Liang." When dealing with other people, remember not to act according to the previous rules.

No matter you or the people under you, don't take a tael of silver or a bucket of food privately. We must prepare enough for our own expenses when we go out. We must also pay for the money we give to others. Have you made a note of it? "

Zhang Guoji couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and couldn't help asking: "Yan'er, are you a little too careful? Losing money to buy grain has always been a fat job. Although we don't do things that are corrupt and bend the law, it is a rule. I still want the money inside, right? Besides, even if we don’t want it, we can’t cut off the wealth of all the people under my command..."

"Father!" Zhang Yan couldn't help but become a little anxious after hearing this. She frowned slightly and said to Zhang Guoji with a serious face: "Previously, His Highness King Xin went to inspect Wei Ni's family property on the order of the emperor. He was acting in accordance with the traditional rules. As a result, What do you think happened next?”

"How?" Zhang Guoji looked confused, not realizing the seriousness of the matter at all.

"When King Xin came back to deliver the report, the emperor handed him a list. Not only was it written down the list of all the people who had taken property privately, but the amount of property they took was also clearly written!
The emperor said that although he knew the following rules for running errands, he didn't like it. No matter who he was or what errand he was doing, if he wanted a reward, the emperor could give it to him, but he was never allowed to take it himself! "Zhang Yan said this last sentence emphatically.

Zhang Guoji was not a fool. He broke out in a cold sweat at that time. He had never thought that the current emperor could have such means. He couldn't help but secretly thought that it was a fluke. Fortunately, he had a daughter who was the queen. He could warn him in advance, otherwise he would After finishing this errand, when I come back to hand over the errand, I might be sent directly to the execution ground!
Zhang Guoji wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves and said with lingering fear: "I made a note of it for my father. I will definitely discipline my men and make sure that the money and grain are brought back in a pound or two!"

Zhang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what he said. Fortunately, her father was a sensible person.

"As for the money needed to go out on errands, if my father doesn't have enough, my daughter still has some here, so you can just use it!"

However, Zhang Guoji waved his hand and did not accept it: "No, no, the money here is enough for my father. You should keep the little private money you have in your hands. How can I ask for your money!"

Zhang Yan was not polite to him, she just said: "Okay, father, if you don't have enough money at any time, you can come to me for it. I don't need much money in the palace, so this money should be saved for my father." Come on!"

Zhang Guoji couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "Look at what you said, how can any parent in this world need such support from his children?"

After talking about the business, the father and daughter calmed down a lot and relaxed a lot, and then they chatted about everyday things.

After Zhu Tianqi had breakfast, he lay back on the bed and caught up on his sleep. He had not slept all night last night, so he was very sleepy, and he slept until the afternoon.

Wang Yuanbao knew that Zhu Tianqi had been busy all night and didn't sleep, so he naturally didn't dare to disturb him. It wasn't until Zhu Tianqi woke up that he hurriedly came up and asked: "Your Majesty, you fell asleep right now." Later, I asked the chief baker to prepare lunch for you. Do you want to eat now?"

Zhu Tianqi was naturally hungry for a long time. He might have woken up from hunger, so he nodded immediately and asked Wang Yuanbao to make arrangements.After Wang Yuanbao arranged the imperial meal, he came back with a memorial, presented it to Zhu Tianqi, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the memorial to Zhou Yanru in the afternoon!"

When Zhu Tianqi heard the name "Zhou Yanru", he immediately showed a sneer, picked up the memorial, took a look at it, and then said directly: "Since he wants to plead guilty, then let him go, but he wants to resign. But I cannot allow him to return home, otherwise I will be too stingy, so let’s send him to report to the Hanlin Academy in Yingtian Mansion!”

"My servant obeys the order!" Wang Yuanbao responded, then stepped back with the memorial in hand.

This Zhou Yanru is a figure listed in "History of the Ming Dynasty: Biography of Traitorous Officials". Zhu Tianqi has been eyeing him for a long time, but he didn't expect that he would dare to play tricks with him just after he returned to Beijing after the final production (the end of Ding You). Take it and let him go to Nanjing to retire!
While eating lunch, Zhu Tianqi was thinking about the plan to implement the new tax and labor policy. If it were directly promoted step by step through the original organizational structure, the resistance would definitely be unprecedented, and when the policy reaches the people, it will It doesn’t necessarily look like what it has become.

Therefore, Zhu Tianqi planned to find another way. He had to set up a brand new department to deal with taxes and levies. The fewer departments involved, the lower the chance of problems. In addition, a supervisory department must be set up. Otherwise, over time, it will Will breed corruption.

In this regard, Zhu Tianqi's initial plan is to involve the Jin Yiwei people. After all, Jin Yiwei is directly responsible to him and is relatively trustworthy. Secondly, Jin Yiwei is "prestige", and those corrupt officials should also be able to do so. So there is some fear.

Of course, Zhu Tianqi does not expect that all officials will not be corrupt or cheat at all. He understands the principle of "when the water is clear, there will be no fish". Favoritism and corruption and bribery cannot be eliminated. As long as the people below do It's not too much, it's still tolerable.

After lunch, Zhu Tianqi changed his clothes, went to see Zhu Youjian in person, and asked Zhu Youjian to open the temporary warehouse in Jinyiwei, and counted the items that he had confiscated from the homes of the traitors of the Eunuch Party. There are tens of thousands of belongings, antiques and treasures. If they were exchanged for silver, they would have to be exchanged for millions of taels of snowflake silver.

Zhu Youjian handed over the list booklet with both hands, but Zhu Tianqi did not take it and read it. Instead, he waved for him to put it away and said: "Fifth brother, I won't read this booklet. After a few days, I plan to put it away." These properties were all taken to the Jiangnan area and sold.

These things cannot be eaten or used for fighting. Instead of us keeping them, we have to send people to watch them, so let the wealthy businessmen and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River keep them! "

After Zhu Youjian heard this, he naturally did not dare to have any opinions. He raised his hand and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhu Tianqi nodded and smiled, and continued: "This matter also needs your Jin Yiwei to help. You can select a dozen smart ones for me in advance, and then we will go with you!"

Zhu Youjian nodded and hurriedly saluted: "I have taken note of it. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

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