I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 22 The Curtain Opens
After dinner, Li Tian didn't know how the four bachelors ate, but he ate very well anyway.

Although there was no monosodium glutamate in the Ming Dynasty, the cooks in the palace had long discovered that sea vegetables can make dishes delicious, so in terms of taste, Li Tian felt that the dishes today were no different from those hundreds of years later.

After the staff of the Imperial Catering Supervisor took down the plate and put fresh seasonal fruits on it again, Li Tian finally let go of his throat, looked at Huang Zhun and said:

"Zhongchang, while Shiqi and the others are here, I want to hear how you plan to promote the household reform."

Huang Zhun didn't expect the test to come so quickly, he pondered for a moment and said:
"I'm going to recruit skilled painters in the capital first, and use three days to unify their painting styles. I also want to ask His Majesty to borrow a guard to advance the household reform. Finally, I will cooperate with the three divisions of the Shuntian Mansion and the Sixth Division. Coordinating with the Imperial Household Banking Bureau, the department started to map the clothes and appearance of the people from one mile to one household."

Li Tian listened and nodded frequently. Huang Zhun's promotion plan was clear and well-founded. He was in charge of this matter, and he really found the right person.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Tian turned to look at Yang Shiqi and the other three and said:
"Shi Qi, do you have anything else to say?"

Yang Shiqi cupped his hands in response and said:

"The old minister was worried that it would be too costly to make ID cards with copper-clad iron, but if we start with one prefecture and one county, the old man will feel at ease."

Li Tianshun looked at Yang Rong, but saw Yang Rong frowning tightly and said:

"The picture constructed by His Majesty is indeed very exquisite, but if someone imitates it, what should we do?"

Li Tian had thought about this problem a long time ago, but his drawing skills were too bad, so he didn't draw it into the drawing.

"Don't worry about Zirong. The drawing paper I used before was just rough. In fact, the ID card will be mixed with the Sichuan paper used for the treasure banknote when it is made, and the front and back of the ID card will be stamped with a steel seal that is not easy to imitate. There are also many anti-counterfeiting methods.”

As soon as Li Tian talked about the treasure banknotes, Yang Rong's frown relaxed. Daming had issued treasure banknotes since the time of Taizu.

Ren Jin also interjected:

"What your majesty said is very true. I have visited the treasure bank in the palace. Its production is so complicated that it cannot be imitated by ordinary people."

The matter was finalized, and after chatting for a while, Li Tian personally sent the Sige University Scholars out of the Imperial Study Room.

Back in the imperial study, Li Tian just sat down for a moment, when he saw Wang Fu push the door open and enter with great interest.

He took out a thick wad of bank notes from his pocket and presented it to the imperial case, Wang Fubai fell down and said:

"Your Majesty, fortunately, this old slave did not disgrace her life, and recovered all the 8 taels of silver embezzled by Concubine Wu. May I ask His Majesty how to deal with Concubine Wu?"

Counting the silver bills one by one, Li Tian squinted his eyes in satisfaction. Counting the silver handed in by Jiang Bao and Wang Dowager, his small treasury already had 20 taels of silver.

After counting the 8 taels of silver bills for a long time, Li Tian's expression changed. Concubine Wu is the number one criminal who corrupted the emperor's property, and she must not be forgiven lightly.

"I have passed on my decree that Concubine Wu is covetous of the emperor's wealth and is so bold that she will immediately strip her of her status as a concubine, with a staff of eighty and enter the Early Spring Garden. Within three years, she will not be allowed to step out of the Early Spring Garden."

Wang Fu was secretly delighted when he heard the emperor's treatment of Concubine Wu.

What kind of place is the early spring garden? It is a flower garden that has long been abandoned in the imperial garden. Entering that place is no different from entering the cold palace. Moreover, there are still eighty imperial staffs. With the body of Concubine Wu, I am afraid that she will only Half life left.

"The old slave is going to preach the decree."

Wang Fu held back his joy and bowed respectfully.

Seeing Wang Fu go out, Li Tian stuffed all the 8 taels of silver bills into his arms. Feeling the richness of the money, Li Tian couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

After being happy, Li Tian didn't forget the business, Queen Zhang agreed to Zhang Qinghuan to confide her grievances, no matter what, he would go and have a look, and Li Tian really felt that Zhang Qinghuan and his own dragon bed had something to say. Qing Dao unknown fate.

"Show me, I'm going to Kunning Palace."

When His Royal Highness Kunning got off the dragon chariot, Li Tian went straight to the apse. Empress Zhang came out to greet the emperor when she heard that the emperor was coming.

After a greeting, Li Tian asked casually:

"Where's Zhang Qinghuan?"

Empress Zhang was taken aback when she heard the words, a little bit of jealousy sprouted, she shook her head and said:

"I don't know about myself."

Normally, Empress Zhang would never have such an attitude as a little girl, but leaving the palace this morning aroused Empress Zhang's girlish nature, so she unconsciously played with her temper.

Hearing Queen Zhang's sour tone, Li Tian smiled dumbly, took Queen Zhang into his arms, and said with a smile:
"It turns out that the empress who is the mother of the world will also be jealous."

Empress Zhang glared at Li Tian in shame and indignation, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all, and said coquettishly:
"My concubine knows that His Majesty will never forget that Zhang's daughter."

Li Tian comforted Empress Zhang in a funny way, and said with a straight face:

"Zhang Qinghuan dreamed of avenging his father, but if he didn't come today, something must have happened."

Empress Zhang also knew that the matter of Zhang Qinghuan's father was not that simple, so she put away her coquettish and angry attitude, and said in a serious voice:
"Your Majesty, would you like to announce Liu Gang and order Jin Yiwei to look for it?"

Li Tian shook his head, narrowing his eyes slightly.

He was almost certain now that Zhang Qinghuan must have fallen into Liu Gang's hands. After all, apart from Jin Yiwei, no one dared to arrest an official's daughter who was holding the queen's token.

However, it is precisely because of the token in Zhang Qinghuan's hand that Li Tian is not worried about Zhang Qinghuan's life at the moment.

After thinking about it, Li Tian still decided to announce Liu Gang's audience. He wanted to see this Liu Gang, because he still had a bit of the emperor in his heart.

The Kunning Hall has seven main halls, including the front hall, the middle hall and the back hall. Li Tian arranged the place to meet Liu Gang at the back of the east side hall, and asked the maid to find the eunuch to summon him.

Jinyiwei Yamen is not in the imperial city like Dongchang, but in an ordinary alley in the capital. Of course, the alley where Jinyiwei Yamen is located has long been unusual.

In the main hall of Jinyiwei Yamen.

Liu Gang was leaning on the seat with Erlang legs crossed, playing with the jade pendant in his hand, looking at the little eunuch who came to summon him, Liu Gang grinned and said:
"Do you know this jade pendant?"

The sun had already set in the western mountains, and the flickering candlelight shone on Liu Gang's face. The intersecting light made Liu Gang's face a little frightening.

The little eunuch couldn't see the jade pendant in Liu Gang's hand at all, shook his head, and said eagerly:
"Commander Liu, the imperial city will be closed soon. The emperor is anxious to see you, so you can go with the villain."

Liu Gang chuckled, put the jade pendant into his arms, got up and walked in front of the little eunuch, and said in a dark voice:
"Little eunuch, if you said you knew each other before, your head would have already been under the knife of this commander."

The little eunuch was frightened by Liu Gang's hairs, trembling and saying:

"Commander Liu, don't scare the little ones."

Liu Gang grinned, patted the little eunuch on the shoulder, walked out of the main hall, pulled a horse and went straight to the imperial city.

(End of this chapter)