I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 67

Seeing that the two good brothers are so well-behaved, Li Tian took a sip of tea in satisfaction, turned to look at Zhu Zhanji and said:

"Zhanji, I have handed over the four guards of Yanshan to Eunuch Zheng. Can your army be reinstated? If not, go to the four guards of Yanshan and take up any errands. Don't let people say that I don't seem to care. Like a son."

Zhu Zhanji recently went to the Sixth Ministry of the Cabinet to observe politics when he had nothing to do. Don't mention how beautiful he is, he has long since left the matter of pro-military behind him.
"I've been busy watching politics recently, and every day is very fulfilling. It will cost a lot of money to restore the pro-army, so let's forget it."

It was Li Tian's decision to let Zhu Zhanji observe politics that day, and Ren Jin went to the East Palace to inquire about his career, and no imperial edict was issued.

The rest of the princes didn't know about it, and now they heard that the father was actually an elder brother watching politics, and all of them showed envious expressions.

Sensing the eyes of a group of sons, Li Tian pursed his lips. These princes said they were his sons, but they were not his sons. What should he do in the future, he really has a headache.

Zhu Gaochi gave birth to ten sons in total, one died young, and there are nine left.

Except for the prince Zhu Zhanji who has two years to reach the crown, the rest are all boys, and the youngest ten son Zhu Zhanyan is less than two years old this year.

Looking at Zhu Zhanyan, who was being served by several eunuchs in the middle, he was stalking;

Zhu Zhanzi, Zhu Zhankai, and Zhu Zhanqi who are constantly moving around; and Zhu Zhanwang, Zhu Zhanshan, Zhu Zhanyong, who are full of immature faces and deliberately want to pretend to be adults,
Li Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he waved his hands and said:

"Zhan Jun stays, send them all back to the concubine mother."

Zhu Zhanjun is also this year, only half a year younger than Zhu Zhanji, because he looks big and thick, he is deeply loved by Zhu Di, and Zhu Di was named King Zheng before he died.

Seeing that his father only let him stay, Zhu Zhanjun was very happy, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said:
"Father, does your son have an errand for me to handle?"

Although Zhu Zhanji himself is a chubby man with a dark face and a strong physique, he doesn't want to see Zhu Gaojun, who is also tall and thick. As soon as Zhu Gaojun finished speaking, he reprimanded:
"Father hasn't asked you yet, you are in a hurry."

Although Zhu Zhanjun's old lady is also a concubine, she is still far behind Zhu Zhanji's empress old lady. She didn't dare to talk back to Zhu Zhanji. Zhu Zhanjun held back his breath and said embarrassingly:

"What big brother taught is."

Although it was a little far away and didn't hear what Zhu Zhanji said, Li Tian also guessed that Zhu Zhanji must be teaching Zhu Zhanjun a lesson, coughed twice and said:
"Zhan Jun, you're not young anymore, do you have any hobbies?"

Zhu Zhanjun got up quickly when he heard the words, his eyes lit up and said:

"Father, my son wants to lead the army to fight, but my eldest brother is not willing to go to Yanshan Guard, but my son is willing."

People in ancient times didn't live long. Tang Taizong Li Shimin led the army at the age of 16 and led troops to fight.

In the eyes of all the courtiers, although Zhu Zhanjun is not the crown, he is still considered a half-adult.

Hearing that Zhu Zhanjun wanted to lead the army, all the ministers changed their faces, fearing that there would be another Han King Zhu Gaoxu in the future, they would try to dissuade him.

Angel Li winked, but didn't let the ministers speak, and said thoughtfully:

"It's good to lead soldiers to fight, your uncle is a good leader to fight."

Zhu Gaoxu was running away in a daze, when he heard Li Tian suddenly called his name, he shook his body, and suddenly smiled wryly:
"It's better for Zhan Jun not to imitate this king. This king has led the army to fight all these years and has suffered from a serious illness, and he suffers a few days every month."

Li Tian glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and laughed in his heart. Only women suffer for a few days every month. Even if Zhu Gaoxu bowed his head to show, he wouldn't say such a thing.

Withdrawing his mind, looking at Zhu Zhanjun's expectant face, Li Tian thought for a while, and suddenly had an idea.

"How about this, Zhan Jun, you go to work under your uncle's command first, let me see your skills, if there is a chance in the future, it will not be too late to put on armor and go into battle."

Hearing that his father asked him to work in Jinyiwei, Zhu Zhanjun was ecstatic in his heart, and hurriedly bowed to the ground:

"Father, don't worry, my son will definitely obey my uncle's command."

Slightly nodding his head, Li Tian explained a few more words to Zhu Gaoxu, and then personally sent Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui out of the hall.

Turning back into the hall, Li Tian covered his mouth and yawned, moving his arms and saying:
"It's getting late, all you lovers, go back and rest. You have to go to the morning court tomorrow. Let's talk about what's going on tomorrow. Zhongchang, Sanbao, please stay here for a while."

After all the important officials had retreated, Li Tian sat directly beside Huang Zhun and said:

"Zhongchang, the money from the Household Reform Bureau will not go to the Household Department anyway, let's transfer 60 taels to my internal treasury."

The sale of ID cards was Li Tian's idea. Huang Zhun admired Li Tian from hair to heels, and immediately responded:
"No problem, Your Majesty can ask Manager Jiang to collect the money tomorrow."

After sending Huang Zhun away, Li Tian didn't forget to promise to reward all the officials in the army, and turned to Jiang Baodao:

"How many taels of silver do I have left in my treasury?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the emperor's stolen silver is 20 taels, the seven princes of the Jin Dynasty paid 35 taels, Zhao Wang gave 15 taels two days ago, and returned 2 taels to His Royal Highness, and now there are 68 taels in the internal treasury. .”

Jiang Bao didn't directly report the number, but also talked about the income and expenses. Li Tian nodded in satisfaction, and said with some pain:
"Tomorrow you go to the Household Reform Bureau to get 60 taels of silver, make up 1205 taels, and first send me the rewards for all the officials in the army.

As for the three bolts of silk per person, let the household department pay them first, and I will pay them back when the household reform bureau has money. "

Huh la la more than 100 million taels of silver went out like this, Jiang Bao was also in pain, his old face twitched and said:
"The old slave remembers."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to ask the Ministry of Households to pay for it, our family can be given to the emperor." Zheng He heard the words and said from the side.

Hey, Li Tian slapped his thigh suddenly, how could he forget Zheng He, the God of Wealth.

Every time Zheng He made a mission to the West, he would bring a large amount of silk and satin, tea and porcelain to trade with foreign countries, and then exchanged a large amount of silver and spices.

I forgot to ask about something earlier, but now Li Tian said eagerly:
"Sanbao, tell me quickly how much you have gained from this mission?"

"Your Majesty, be safe and don't be impatient." Zheng He took out an imperial book from his arms, flipped through a few pages and said:
"This time our family is on a mission to the West, and the ship is carrying [-] pieces of Sichuan brocade, [-] pieces of silk and satin, silk and silk.
A total of 140 stones of various spices such as Sumatra pepper and fennel were traded, more than [-] pieces of Javanese blue emeralds, [-] catties of Sumari green ore, and [-] million taels of silver."

Hearing Zheng He read about the harvest of this trip, Li Tian was greatly shocked. During his trip to the West, he actually traded back hundreds of Western gadgets, including tigers and giraffes.

But Li Tian is not too excited, because as far as he knows, the Ming treasury is worth 500 taels of silver a year with taxes and taxes.

And Zheng He's next trip to the West would cost at least 600 million taels, which accounted for a quarter of the national treasury revenue for a year.

Going out for 600 taels, and earning 300 taels when I came back, Li Tian felt that it was not worth it no matter what, but this did not affect Li Tian's current good mood.

Looking carefully at the imperial book, Li Tianlang laughed loudly:
"That's right, it's very useful to put all these things in my inner treasury."

(End of this chapter)