My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 162 Very short of manpower
  Holding a copy of "Zhou Guan Xin Yi" in his hand and flipping through it, Zhu Youxiao suddenly remembered something.

"It's been three or four months. Is it so difficult for Fang Congzhe to summarize the honor and disgrace of his life for Zhang Juzheng?"

"Big companion, send someone to Fang Ge's house to ask if you are not ready to rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng?"

"The slaves obey the order."

Hearing this, Liu Shimin bowed and walked outside.

After Liu Shimin left, Zhu Youxiao had no intention of continuing to read. He led people out of the old Yamen, got on a carriage, and headed towards the capital.

At this time, a new frontier army arrived in Nanhaizi and had just been incorporated into the Hu Ben Guards.

Qin Liangyu's son Ma Xianglin led [-] elite white-pole soldiers to the place, but Zhu Youxiao did not show up in person. He just had people pass the order and be incorporated into the Tiger Guard.

Qin Liangyu participated in Pingbo, Cao Wenzhao was thirty-six years old, and he was a warrior on the battlefield endorsed by Xiong Tingbi, Zhao Lijiao was fifty years old and had the legacy of Zhao Menglin, and Sun Chuanting was a Jinshi.

But what does Ma Xianglin have? He is only twenty years old this year and has not yet spelled out the name of Xiao Ma Chao in Shanhaiguan.

To give this young man too much favor now is not to praise him, but to kill him.

"Reform is difficult to implement, especially such a drastic change."

After entering You'anmen and looking at the scene of people coming and going on the street, Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly.

In front of Chongfu Temple, the emperor's carriage stopped.

The emperor got off the carriage first, and Wang Tiqian carefully looked at the imperial guards quietly gathered around him, and then opened the curtain again and let the emperor get out of the carriage.

After getting off the carriage and looking around at the surrounding plainclothes guards, Zhu Youxiao sighed helplessly.

This is not a private visit in private, this is a trip for a wealthy young man.

Three layers of protection inside and three layers outside.

"Sister, I want this, and this."

Just as Zhu Youxiao was looking at Chongfu Temple across the road, a pleasant sound came into his ears.

Across the street, two young girls dressed in brocade were running from one stall to another. It could be heard that they were very happy.

Looking back at Gu Liang, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Tiqian and asked.

"Do you know why I asked you to go to Yingtian Mansion?"

"Hui Huang..."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao's voice became longer and he looked at Wang Tiqian with an unkind look.

"Son."

Seeing that the emperor's eyes were wrong, Wang Tiqian quickly changed his words.

"Young master wants me to keep an eye on the exchange of money in Nanzhili, so as not to let those officials get corrupted."

"anything else?"

Holding Tang Bohu's fan in his hand, he opened it with a snap. Zhu Youxiao looked at the two girls with admiration.

“Also, find out what’s going on with the tax arrears in Southern Zhili.”

"Southern Zhili owes taxes, and the imperial court sent several science and technology officials to investigate. It's been three months, and there's still no reply. It's very worrying."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said quietly.

"I will give you the right to dispatch the Jinyi Guards. After you arrive in Nanzhili, you will have to keep an eye on one thing for me, and that is to prevent the gentry and powerful rightists from exploiting the people by promoting silver coins."

"Emperor Sejong once ordered new copper coins to be minted, but he was dragged away and re-minted into thin coins. Then he exchanged them for the head of Guizhou at a high cost, using the emperor's power to exploit the common people."

"You need to remember three things."

"First, exchanging silver coins for anyone will cost you [-]% of the money, no matter if he is begging for food on the street or someone who greets you before going out."

"Second, the imperial court is only allowed to mint silver coins in Shuntian Prefecture, and Yingtian Prefecture can only mint copper coins. If anyone is found to be making it privately, he will be arrested on the spot."

"Third, I trust you and just asked you to handle this matter. You have no right to interfere in local government affairs. If I know that you are relying on my power to do evil outside, following Yang Rong's rebellion in Yunnan and Gaohuai's rebellion in Liaoning, Later, if you get me a royal body to cause chaos in Zhejiang, I want you to die without a burial place."

"do you understand?"

"The servant understands."

Hearing this, Wang Tigan nodded hurriedly.

Why be a eunuch? For power.  Although he is not too smart, he is not a fool either.

Knowing that welcoming the emperor is the best way for eunuchs to gain power.

Now that he can be appointed by the emperor, he must show his worth. Is he crazy for letting him mess around outside?

"You're in Nanzhili, so your skills are sharpened, so be careful."

Reaching out and patting Wang Tiqian's shoulder, Zhu Youxiao continued.

"In this world, enemies should not be hated. What is hateful is those who fish in troubled waters, talk about loyalty, and take advantage of the emperor's influence to take things out of context and seek personal gain."

"The servant understands."

Seeing the emperor's movements, Wang Tiqian quickly bowed to make it easier for the emperor to take pictures.

After waving his hand to let the other party leave, Zhu Youxiao's attention was attracted by the pair of sisters.

"Okay, go back quickly. Uncle will take a rest tomorrow and return home. If we go back late today, we will be punished."

I saw the girl in the blue dress grabbing the ear of the loli in the green dress and pulling her up from the clay figurine stall.

"No, sister, I want that one, that one looks good."

Seeing the two Guliangs quarreling and leaving, Zhu Youxiao felt his girlish heart start to stir.

Zhu Youxiao's brows were raised, and Zhu Youxiao turned to look at Jiaqian Jiaji, who was holding a knife and looking idle.

"Ding Xiu, go and find out from me which family those two girls belong to."

"Um...?!"

Hearing this, a bunch of greetings popped up on Ding Xiu's forehead, and then he reluctantly handed over his hands.

"The minister obeys the order."

Looking at Ding Xiu leaving, Zhu Youxiao focused on the pedestrians walking on the street.

I can't say that everyone is fat and strong, at least half of them have dishes.

Governance by inaction is only suitable after the era of great strife.

For the Ming Dynasty, which had a very high population density, the people and the country were both victims of the paralysis of the imperial court and its inaction.

From a high place, Zhu Youxiao could clearly feel that the imperial court was now in a state where it was unable to do anything.

Having been paralyzed for too long, many yamen no longer know what they should do.

Even though Zhou Yingqiu almost destroyed the official files of the Ministry of Personnel, he still couldn't find suitable officials.

The only person who can make up for this is either an old man in his seventies or eighty, or Xianyun Yehe who has been away from officialdom for more than ten years.

Zhou Yingqiu would not consider such officials unless the emperor asked.

The emperor has said that priority will be given to promoting current officials.

Without the emperor having to say anything, Zhou Yingqiu could figure out that if an old guy like this, who had been raised by the public for more than ten years, was brought back as a replacement, he would not be here to share the emperor's worries, but to add trouble to the emperor.

"Shang Shu, Minister Yuan from the Ministry of Revenue has sent someone to ask for someone again."

After carrying a pile of documents into Zhou Yingqiu's class room and placing them on Zhou Yingqiu's table, Lu Chunru, the official minister, looked at Zhou Yingqiu and said.

"I need people, I need people, I need people, I am also short of people now."

Hearing this, Zhou Yingqiu wrote instructions on the memorial in his hand and turned to look at Lu Chunru.

After opening Xu Guangqi's memorial and looking at it, Zhou Yingqiu's brows could kill a fly.

"The official asked him to wait. I want to ask His Majesty for approval. The official asked him to recruit by himself. I will make up for him afterwards. The Ming Dynasty has been short of people for many years. Where can I find so many people to make up for him in such a short time? gap."

Every government office in Ming Dynasty is very busy now.

The Ministry of War is busy reorganizing the military equipment, the Ministry of Revenue is busy with salt administration, the Department of Duzhi is busy with accounting, the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy need to compile two records, and the Ministry of Punishment has no chancellor.

The Ministry of Industry is even busier. It needs to build the three main halls, the Dingling Tomb, the Qingling Tomb, the Shijing Factory, and the Xishan Factory. Nanhaizi is also under construction.

Although the emperor has provided money for these projects and sent people to take charge of them, in the final analysis, major projects must be managed by people from the Ministry of Industry.

At this point in time, he, Zhou Yingqiu, had no cheats that could cause him the fourth natural disaster.

　I’m so tired, I can’t sleep at night and can’t get up in the morning.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)