I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 567 It's Difficult To Be A Happy Emperor

It has to be said that Li Tian seems to have fallen into the eyes of money recently, no matter what happens, it seems that it can be transformed into a way to make money in his hands.

Just like today's incident, it was originally intended to benefit the people in the palace, but it is still a business to deal with it.

Although it seems that this matter is beneficial to both parties, no matter how you look at it, earning money from your own family seems to be a bit suspicious.

That's why he threw this hot potato to the queen and the others.

Originally, just having an open day was actually enough, but Li Tian finally proposed to build a commercial street that is only open to palace people, which actually has a purpose.

First, I can make some money, and I can slightly supplement the daily expenses of the internal treasury.

Secondly, it can be regarded as finding something to do for the concubines in the harem, giving them a place to vent their excess energy.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, doing this seems a bit nondescript, but doing so can somewhat help Li Tian make up for those girls who have been trapped in the palace all year round and have not been favored.

Although nothing can be changed in essence, doing nothing is better than doing nothing.

With so many women in the harem, it is impossible for Li Tian to take care of everyone.

In this way, they have their own goals, and even if they can no longer leave the palace, their future life will not be too lonely.

The imperial palace is like a small closed society. Sadly, everyone has to revolve around Li Tian and the queen.

This is not only a huge waste, but also a violation of human rights.

But such a tradition cannot be decided by Li Tian, ​​nor can it be changed by him in a few words.

What he can do now is to try his best to make life better for as many people as possible.

On the open day, the commercial street can also be regarded as a temporary solution.

One day, Li Tian has the power to reverse the entire social atmosphere. Perhaps at that time, they will be able to gain more freedom.

After dealing with this matter, Li Tian plunged headlong into the sea of ​​memorials.

It sounds unbelievable that all the big and small things of a country with tens of millions of people are on one person, but the emperor is such a position.

The emperor has the supreme right that everyone envies, but at the same time, he also bears the pressure to seek the well-being of the people all over the world.

In fact, if we talk about it in detail, power and pressure are completely out of proportion.

The pressure far outweighs the pleasure that power can bring.

If Li Tian can choose, he may prefer to be a rich man who makes money lying down, and he doesn't want to be the emperor.

It’s great to be a rich man, as long as you take care of your own one-acre three-point land, you don’t have to worry about it every day. That place is hit by a disaster, and the officials in that place are corrupt and dereliction of duty.

In contrast, the emperor's is much harder.

He will take care of the poor harvest in the local area, he will take care of the army without supplies, he will take care of the promotion and demotion of officials, and he will take care of the two concubines in the harem.

After a year, a diligent emperor would not have much time to enjoy life.

Some people envy the emperor's aloofness, rich clothes and fine food, but in fact, what they envy are those stupid emperors who never cared about the life and death of the people and only knew how to enjoy themselves.

A real Mingjun, a good emperor who loves the people, has much more pressure in his heart than anyone else.

This may be the reason why Yongzheng died suddenly when he was still in his prime, only ten years after his rank.

Li Tian is a time traveler, so naturally he would not choose an emperor like Yongzheng who worked so hard.

His ideal appearance should be like that of Qianlong.

Eat well, play well, live long, with less stress and less worries.

But if you want to be such an emperor, you must have a prerequisite, that is, the country must have money and a huge reserve that can bear all risks.

Li Tian, ​​who had just traveled to this world, still had no confidence.

But after he saw all kinds of talents in this era, he realized that being an emperor can actually be very easy.

As long as you make full use of the talents under your hands, you don't need to do everything yourself.

State affairs are entrusted to ministers.

Leave the business to credulous family members.

As long as you have a good balance and give decisive opinions and decisions when needed, it is not difficult to be an emperor like Qianlong who can enjoy life and make the country rich.

Time has entered the winter, the autumn harvest is over, and the people all over the country seem to have entered a season of temporary dormancy.

There was no flood, no disaster, and it was rare for the court to come to a relatively leisurely stage.

But for the emperor, there are actually nothing but other seasons throughout the year.

Even if there are no major issues related to the suffering of the people that need to be addressed, there are still issues related to the assessment of court officials that need to be addressed.

February and March of the next year are the time for the examination, so the two months before that are the time for the official assessment.

Most of the recent memorials have also focused on these matters.

As the new emperor ascended the throne, the courtiers have already undergone a major screening, and at this time they have basically been finalized.

However, officials from other places, whose number is far greater than that of courtiers, have not yet been screened.

This incident doesn't seem to be a big deal, because the officials outside are much worse in grade than the officials in Beijing.

But if you really think so, then you are very wrong.

The local generals and soldiers can say that as long as they control the food and pay in their hands, they will have to be obedient. The so-called milk is a mother, which is exactly the truth.

But those local officials who have taken root in various places and worked hard for many years are definitely all thorns, and none of them are fuel-efficient lamps.

If they can't be fed, once they get into trouble, it will be no less serious than an army rebellion.

Fortunately, all local officials have terms of office, which gave Li Tian the opportunity to manipulate these people.

Li Tian combined with the list drawn up by Yang Shiqi and others, and carried out a wave of purges of those local officials who were not very obedient.

Those who are talented will be transferred back to the capital and put aside to watch. For those who are not capable, let them be the best scholars, and those who should be dismissed from office will be dismissed.

Li Tian didn't show any softness or hesitation.

To put it nicely, this may be called the emperor and courtier, but to put it bluntly, it is a cunning rabbit and a dead dog.

Li Tian had long expected that this large-scale cleansing might encounter a lot of infamy, but he had a reason to do so.

Before the foundation is stable, he must control all important officials in his hands.

Even if this is likely to offend many people, he can't care less.

It's just that he often stands by the river without getting his shoes wet. His big move still aroused the backlash of some officials.

(End of this chapter)