Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 299
Zhu Houzhao had never thought of intervening in his own marriage, and this was not something he could intervene in. The only thing Zhu Houzhao worried about was whether he could have children.In history, Emperor Zhengde had no heirs. Although the specific details are unknown, Zhu Houzhao had to worry about this issue at this time.

Although I came here through time travel, my body is very strong, and with these years of exercise, it shouldn't be a big problem, but I haven't seen this kind of thing right!
But it's useless to worry about this kind of thing. After all, you have to try it out. Zhu Houzhao knows that he has no right to speak about this big wedding, but he can give it a try after going back to this matter.

After closing the letter, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief. In a blink of an eye, he had been in Liaodong for more than four months, and he was almost ready for these four months.I think I should be able to go back before the New Year. As for fighting Wu Harian, Zhu Houzhao has never taken Wu Harian to heart. Wherever the army goes, it is naturally invincible.

Things progressed very quickly. The steelmaking plants and weapon factories in Liaodong are all streamlined operations, and hydraulic stamping machines are integrated, which makes the casting speed of weapons very fast.

When autumn was about to enter, the entire Liaodong began to change its equipment, and the new equipment quickly entered the Liaodong army. There were [-] plate armored cavalry plus [-] light armored cavalry. At the same time, among the [-] infantry, Zhu Houzhao built There are [-] plate armor infantry, which is not even in the Beijing camp.Of course, on the grassland, these ten thousand armored infantry did not play a big role.

But to defeat Daning, these people are the soldiers stationed, and they are naturally useful. You must know that not all places are suitable for infantry to gallop freely.

After the general finished his preparations, Zhu Houzhao immediately ordered the expedition. The leader was naturally Wang Shouren, and Zhu Houzhao did not plan to lead the army himself. What he needed to do was to build a textile factory in Liaodong.It is not difficult to build a wool spinning mill. As long as the problem of the loom is solved, then everything else is not a problem.

The problem of looms has been solved long ago. Zhu Houzhao’s eight bureaus include the Scarf and Hat Bureau, the Nei Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, and the Needlework Bureau.

Zhu Houzhao had already mobilized skillful craftsmen to prepare looms, and this time it was Zhu Houzhao's confidant eunuch Gao Feng who was in charge of establishing the Liaodong Textile Factory.This person is also one of Liu Jin's Eight Tigers, but Zhu Houzhao's restrictions on Liu Jin are very strict. Now Liu Jin is as obedient as a kitten, and Gao Feng naturally can't get up. Besides, the person in charge of the textile factory People still have the hands of Qiqizhai.

Two-pronged approach, on the one hand, the weaving factory is in charge of weaving, and on the other hand, Qiyizhai is in charge of selling.

Of course, wool spinning is a big business, and Zhu Houzhao cannot monopolize it. Besides, the grassland is so big, what Zhu Houzhao needs is not this business, but to expand the grassland with this matter, so Zhu Houzhao will choose Liaodong. The big family, that is, Jiangmen, Zhu Houzhao has already thought about the reward for this battle, and that is the pasture.

The captives graze for these big families in Ming Dynasty, that is, shepherd slaves. Once the sales of wool products are good and the profits are huge, then expansion is inevitable.

Seeing the prosperity of Liaodong wool textiles in other places, they naturally want to intervene. For example, other border towns in Daming. You must know that merchants have the most sensitive sense of smell, and there are gentry behind them. When they see profits, they will be like Like a shark that sees blood, it will bite directly at it, so the border town of Daming will usher in an unprecedented desire and motivation for external expansion.

In the northwest, where Shanxi merchants are most concentrated, since the implementation of the new salt policy, the Shanxi merchants in northwest Shanxi have been greatly weakened. This time they saw an opportunity, how could they let it go?
Standing on the top of the city, Zhu Houzhao watched the army marching expressionlessly, then looked back at Gao Feng beside him, and asked, "I will leave the Liaodong side to you. I will transfer you back to the capital in [-]. Don’t think about what you shouldn’t have. I won’t treat you badly for what you deserve. I won’t treat you badly for what you don’t deserve. If you stretch out your hand, I’m afraid I’ll die to the capital."

At this time, Gao Feng was screaming in his heart. In this bitter and cold place in Liaodong, what development can he do by squatting here?But after hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Gao Feng didn't dare to be slack in the slightest, and said quickly: "I will definitely serve His Royal Highness well, and I will not let His Royal Highness down."

Zhu Houzhao nodded. For eunuchs, Zhu Houzhao did not dare to relax at all. Although the gentry group is a scourge, the eunuch group is not much better. Every group has its own self-interest. In the face of this or that self-interest, doing things is inevitable. There is bias.Zhu Houzhao can't make them all be dedicated to the public, but this matter still has to be done.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang put his son's reply letter on the Longshu case, with a troubled expression on his face, he rubbed his forehead with a headache, and sighed a little helplessly: "It's really worrying!"

The first part of this letter was a letter from home, so there was nothing unusual about it, but later on, my son started to mess with things.Of course, Zhu Youtang is still happy about the situation his son has created in Liaodong, but what Zhu Youtang has done to his son is a real headache, because his son mentioned one thing in the letter, which is about Taxes in Liaodong.

His son's proposal is also very simple, that is, the taxation of Liaodong Province should be separated separately, and the taxation department will collect taxes.

His son mentioned this matter before, but Zhu Youtang didn't think about whether to do it or not. To put it bluntly, the tax collection department seems to be very simple, but this is tantamount to stripping the power of taxation from the hands of local officials. That said, it will cause an uproar among officials.Once localities have lost their tax authority, how can they be reconciled?
After hesitating for a while, Zhu Youtang decided to let his son try it in Liaodong. To put it bluntly, it was just a try, and it was also a test for the civil servants.

However, there is still no way to directly issue an imperial decree to implement this matter. It is necessary to discuss it with the cabinet first, and first try the attitude of several senior scholars in the cabinet.Thinking of this, Zhu Youtang put the letter paper in his hand on the table, then turned his head and told He Neng who was behind him: "Go to the cabinet and ask some cabinet elders to come."

The life of the three Cabinet Grand Masters has been pretty good recently, and the revenue of the imperial court has increased, and their lives are getting better, and their affairs have been reduced a lot.

There hasn't been any major incidents recently, so they are in a good mood. After learning that His Majesty summoned them, the three of them came without thinking too much. Anyway, the prince is not in the capital, so there is no major incident.

(End of this chapter)