eldest son of Ming dynasty

Fighting among ministers is nothing new, let alone a scourge.For Zhu Houzhao, he just looked at whether it would be beneficial to the country or harmful to the country.

If ministers use reporting each other's political failures as a means of fighting, this actually has a positive meaning.

He just doesn't want to see the kind of deliberate sabotage of someone's duties to cause his political failure.

The worse thing about this is that the two sides are fighting, one side is leading troops to resist the foreign enemy, while the other side is trying to pull him back.After all, the crime of losing a battle is quite serious.

What Zhu Houzhao saw was that Yang Yiqing did not make a fuss about Jizhou's affairs, but found another way.

This shows that he still knows the importance.

Although the emperor's holy will has been thoroughly understood, it is not important. They understand that this is the best holy will, so as not to cross the line.

As for Jin Yiwei, to them, this is not a big case.

The only thing Zhu Houzhao has some doubts about is what role Wang Hao played in it.

"Your Majesty, Commander Mao Yuwen has been brought here."

"Let him in."

"Yes."

The emperor briefly explained the matter and gave him the memorial, "Go and investigate these two cases of land occupation. After investigation, if there are officials beyond the scope of the two governments involved, remember to report it before taking action."

This request was a bit special, and Mao Yuwen kept it in mind, "Yes!"

Because Zhu Houzhao couldn't figure out whether it only involved the so-called land invasion.

If Yang Yiqing wanted to use this to punish Wang Bing, then he would not agree.

Because then, the atmosphere in the cabinet will change, and it will become 'everyone is in danger', and the fight will only become more and more intense from now on.

The relatively harmonious tone of the cabinet that started when Xu Pu entered the cabinet in the second year of Hongzhi is no longer there.

As an emperor, he must have the ability to control the overall situation.

These are not things that Confucian emperors teach, so there is really a big difference between an emperor who is wise and one who is not.

The matter was simple, so I didn’t keep Mao’s Chinese language for too long.

So Zhu Houzhao went back and continued to read the pile of memorials that the cabinet had drafted.

During this period, Wei Ningbo also came to the palace to see and report his work after returning to Beijing. Liang Chu from the Ministry of Personnel and Han Wen from the Ministry of Revenue came respectively.

After reviewing memorials and communicating with ministers, the time soon came to evening.

After the weather stopped being cold, Zhu Houzhao started to pick up Cuju and martial arts. Because he had previously decided to fight in person, he continued to practice martial arts and equestrian.

After running and jumping outside for a while, although you will be sweating profusely, you will feel more energetic.

After that, take a hot bath, it’s really a treat.

By mid-to-late April, at night, if you wear a single coat and another layer on top, it will no longer feel cold just in the house.Zhu Houzhao took the photos on the table set up in the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace. Concubine Shen Shu had been waiting for a while.

Since what happened last time, this was the first time the emperor summoned her to his bedside, so she was both happy and nervous.

When the emperor came, she quickly came over to help Zhu Houzhao.

"How is Xiuyu?"

He was talking about his only daughter, Princess Xiuyu.

"Thanks to the emperor, Xiuyu is fine."

The infant mortality rate in this era is high, even among the royal family, so you really have to pay attention, this is no joke.

"I will visit her again in a few days."

Concubine Shen Shu entered the palace through a draft, so her figure was not as tall and slender as Concubine Jing, but she still had jade-like, round and smooth skin that could pass the draft.

Zhu Houzhao was wearing a singlet, and she was also wearing a light pink singlet. If you get closer, there will be a fragrance.It's a pity that because of that incident, her movements were no longer as relaxed as they were at first. Instead, she had a lot of worries and seemed jerky.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to mention it too much, so as not to make it darker and darker.

So he leaned on her lap and read for a while. After looking at it, he said: "Concubine Shu. I just ordered people to summon Concubine Zhao (Huaiyan) on the way here. Today you Will you sleep with Concubine Zhao?"

Concubine Shen Shu felt a sting in her heart. She finally had to do this once, and she had to be with others.

"Yes, I obey your Majesty's will."

In fact, sleeping together has happened before. Except for Queen Xia, Zhu Houzhao has tried all kinds of permutations and combinations with others.

So it's not aimed at her, but she has fewer opportunities now, so it will naturally be a pity.

But when she really covered herself with the quilt, she couldn't care if there was another person next to her. Anyway, she tried her best to cater to him. No matter what kind of shameful posture, she wanted to satisfy the emperor.

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, governor's office.

After Zhang Li took office, he first did two things. The first was to cooperate with the investigation of Chen Tai's relatives. Because many people were involved, the governor's Yamen also contributed.

The second thing is to convey the emperor's will and cancel the Hangzhou banknote customs established since the first year of Jingtai.

The so-called banknotes are customs duties set up by the government in some commercial transportation centers to collect taxes on commercial goods. Hangzhou banknotes are actually canal banknotes, which are set up on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The specific method is to levy a certain proportion of taxes on passing ships and commodities.

In addition to Hangzhou Chaoguan, there are also Linqing, Jining, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Yangzhou and Xushuguan on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Therefore, the cancellation of Hangzhou banknote customs is just the beginning.

Future generations of us all know that setting up checkpoints and collecting taxes in the mainland will definitely harm business.In essence, customs is also a checkpoint. In order to promote trade, don't modern countries agree to reduce taxes with each other?

For the current Ming Dynasty, the banknote cannot be said to be completely bad. After all, it still brings a certain amount of income, and it is their obligation to tax merchants.

But the problem is that complete mismanagement has led local officials to increase various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, which has greatly increased the burden on businessmen, and this place has completely become a hotbed of corrupt officials.

No matter what the rules above are, people below just collect money indiscriminately.Especially when the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal goes all the way north, you have to pay money to pass the customs. How much money can you make from doing business?

Zhu Houzhao felt that the court would not receive the money anyway, so he simply canceled it.

Zhang Li wanted to use this move as a landmark event to encourage Zhejiang businessmen to go overseas more.

So today's governor's office is full of people, including official representatives and business representatives.

After the opening of the sea, due to the large amount of silk and porcelain exported to the sea, some distinctive "industrial areas" have begun to form in northern Zhejiang. This is the first time this term has been used in the Ming Dynasty.

But this is indeed the case, and the truth is not profound. It is just about making money.

At the same time, various weaving workshops have emerged in Hangzhou. They collect silk from mulberry farmers and hire loom workers. An industrial chain from raw materials to processing to export has been fully formed.

Several merchants, mainly the Daming Nanyang Company, which is attached to Mei Kejia, are already big businessmen with thousands of looms!
Zhang Li represents the emperor who is far away in the capital. He announced to today’s visitors, “Since the imperial court opened the sea, millions of taels of sea trade silver each year have become one of the most important sources of the imperial treasury, and everyone in the court has also Realizing the importance of opening up the sea and trade to the Ming Dynasty. As the newly appointed governor of Zhejiang, the first duty entrusted to me is to maintain the overall situation of gradual improvement of maritime trade. This is the will of the Holy Emperor! Not only that, the imperial court is also preparing to build The navy is used to protect the safety of the trade routes of our merchants from the Ming Dynasty! So you can rest assured that the trade between the Ming Dynasty and overseas will only become more and more prosperous in the future, and you will also make endless money, and, and... Your Majesty I also told my officer that I have something to say to the businessmen in Zhejiang."

This sentence was written in Chinese. Zhang Li opened his arms and large banners fell on both sides. It was a sentence in vernacular: No matter where you sail the merchant ship, Daming will always be your strong backing!

The merchants have probably never felt that the imperial court pays such attention to them in their entire lives. Instead, they feel completely strange.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to protect us?"

People turned their attention to Mei Kejia. After all, they were old acquaintances. Zhang Li had just arrived and they didn't understand him.

Mei Kejia also nodded, "This is absolutely true. Your Majesty said that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty are also the people of the Ming Dynasty. As long as they abide by the laws and do not do anything that harms the court, why not protect them?"

In fact, when doing business at sea, Japanese pirates and pirates are indeed a problem. If the imperial court really intends to build a navy, businessmen will definitely welcome it with both hands.

"Originally, the imperial court also had a navy in Quanzhou, Fujian, but the boats were small and the number of people was small. But starting from this year, the Ming Dynasty will start building large ships with two thousand materials."

Zhang Li nodded, it has to be like this, it is fun to be an official!