The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 524 No one is allowed to interfere with the relocation of the capital!

The king of Lu once established his own court, but Zhejiang has a whole set of court staff and can operate independently.

Zhu Linming said that they came to Nanjing as a backup in case of the worst situation. At worst, they all changed to the Zhejiang Department, and the court would not be able to cross it.It's just that if these people are in power, it is inevitable that King Lu will have other thoughts, so he will not use them unless it is a last resort.

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The main hall of the government office of Yingtianfu.

The courtiers headed by Huang Daozhou stood on both sides according to rank, and they all looked at His Royal Highness the Assistant King with "full faces".

Zhu Lin silently nodded all over the heads, except that the Xuanbu was too busy to be on the list - as the confidant department he established by himself, there is no need to come today - the most powerful courtiers of the Taizheng Dynasty were in front of him.

He cleared his throat, "Hey, the old capital has just been restored, and there are many things to do, so let's get straight to the point." He looked around at the crowd and said loudly, "There is no delay in moving the capital. Let everyone come to discuss the details of moving the capital."

All the ministers couldn't help being taken aback when they heard the words, it wasn't "it's agreed" that the date of moving the capital has not yet been decided, so why has it become urgent again?Need to discuss details?
More than a dozen people looked at each other, and Chen Hongmi, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, stood up as a "representative" and said, "Your Highness, moving the capital is a major event, and there are still many unresolved problems, such as..."

Zhu Linming interrupted him with a smile: "I have read all the memorials submitted by everyone. There is no need for Mr. Chen to describe the obstacles of moving the capital. I will talk about the specific countermeasures here."

He looked at Yang Tinglin first, "The soldiers and horses went ahead before the food and grass were moved, and the treasury was empty. It was really embarrassing for Yang Ge's department. However, I still have nearly 70 taels in my hand, which should be enough to start the relocation of the capital."

All the ministers were shocked when they heard the words, 70 taels!Where did the assistant king get so much money? !

How did they know that before the Northern Expedition to Nanjing started, Zhu Linmi made a lot of money by selling high-priced luxury goods to Cai Shiying!
At that time, Jianlu was in a hurry to dismantle stainless steel to make firecracker springs, so the payment was very quick. Only the last payment of more than 1 taels has not been paid because the vicinity of Qiantang has become a battlefield. More than 50 taels of silver have passed through "Liu The shopkeeper" fell into the hands of Zhu Linmi.

In addition to this money, more than 14 taels of money, food and materials seized in several battles during the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army were sold. After the army invaded Nanjing, merchants and wealthy gentry in the city donated another [-] taels.

Zeng Ying hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness, the move of the capital will cost at least 300 million taels before and after. I'm afraid it will be unsustainable in the future."

"I've done the math," Zhu Linmi waved her hand and said, "Among them, the most costly thing is to repair the Forbidden City. If we only repair the North Hall and the Meridian Gate for the time being, 30 taels will be enough."

"Here," Zeng Ying said again, "The Forbidden City represents the majesty of the royal family, and it is also the face of the court. I have heard that the palace ban has been messed up by captives. If it is not properly repaired, I am afraid..."

"It's okay, it's a face-saving project," Zhu Linming said with a smile. "The four walls are repaired, and the courtiers have a place to meet. Who can see what's going on in the Forbidden City? Speaking of which, I'm also planning to build a 'Forbidden City Square'. The imperial court will surely have a bright face.

"In this way, 40 million taels of silver is enough for the transfer of the capital. The whole process of moving the capital will take at least a year. After that, there will be tax supplies from all over the country."

Now that Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the most affluent provinces in Ming Dynasty, have been recovered, it is no problem to have a tax surplus of 70 million taels a year. It is difficult for the ministers to find out the problem in terms of money.

Chen Hongmi hurriedly shifted the battle line, "Your Highness, since the past year, there have been frequent military disasters in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. The people are just recuperating. However, moving the capital involves a lot of work. A large number of people must be recruited. How can the people cultivate themselves?"

"Why would it affect people's self-cultivation?" Zhu Linmei looked at him and said, "It's all because of the chaotic sending of corvees!
"Arbitrarily recruiting people from all over the country leads to no one to take care of their own fields, which will inevitably affect people's livelihood. Some people even use the people to do their own private work in the name of moving the capital."

"What Your Highness said is very true. Therefore, the lower officials think that the common people should be cultivated for a few years, and then..."

"My lord Chen, if instead of sending corvees, the government pays to recruit the people to work, will the people still suffer?"

"This, of course not. But to say the least, it will cost six to seven million taels, right?"

"It can't be used," Zhu Linmi gave full play to her advantages in science and engineering, and calculated clearly, "Each person has four coins per month. In the first two months of moving the capital, 20 people will be expropriated, and 16 taels of silver will be expropriated. In the next four months, 4 taels will be expropriated." People cost 4000 taels of silver. After half a year, the relocation has basically been completed, leaving 1 people to finish the work, and it will cost 4000 taels of silver. The total is less than 25 taels."

Chen Hongmi frowned and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid there are not enough people here?"

"Lord Chen may have forgotten that I still have one hundred thousand captives in my hands. These people work harder than ordinary people." He said with a meaningful smile, thinking that the whip and the firecracker, Dare to work hard?

Another person said: "Your Highness, now that the war in Nanzhili is still ongoing, it may not be safe to move the capital rashly..."

"Don't worry about this. Luck Dehun was put to death a few days ago, and the residence report should have been sent to Fujing by now. Your lords have been busy on the road recently, so you may not have seen it yet.

"In addition, Zhang Huangyan's troops have besieged Suzhou, and they are transporting cannons to go there. It is estimated that the city will be destroyed in the next few days.

"Chen Bangyan's West Route Army besieged the remnants of the captives and loyal soldiers in Wuhu. The rebel army was short of food and grass, so they couldn't last long. As for Changzhou, the puppet officials who defended the city sent people to beg for surrender the day before yesterday. There are less than 2000 people in the city. After Zhang Huangyan goes north from Suzhou, it will be destroyed sooner or later.

"What worries do you adults have?"

There are only these three important towns within the scope of Nanzhili, so naturally there is nothing to worry about.

"Your Highness, if the dragon is in a bad condition today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to withstand thousands of miles of bumps." Finally someone brought out the "killing mace".

Zhu Linmei smiled and said: "Master He, don't worry, I have already sent the 'cloud car' to Tianxing Mansion, and it should have arrived a few days ago. In addition, the construction of post roads along the way has also started, the Holy Majesty will never suffer from the journey .

"By the way, there is a cloud car outside the government office. You can try it later. In fact, it is not good for the Holy Majesty to be bored in the palace all the time. It is good for his health to come out to get some fresh air and see the sunshine."

The "cloud car" he mentioned is a four-wheeled carriage with shock absorption and rubber tires that has been manufactured before, and the ride comfort is absolutely nothing to say.Especially for the car to pick up the little emperor, there is another layer of shock-absorbing springs between the compartment and the frame, and the driving experience is almost comparable to that of later generations of cars.

The ministers didn't expect that the assistant king had arranged all the problems properly, and they all looked at each other in blank dismay for a while.After a while, Huang Daozhou raised his hand and said: "Your Highness has thought carefully, and then I will write down the detailed rules for the courtiers to implement."

　Me, birthday, reward, monthly ticket, recommendation ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)