Domineering Daming

Logically speaking, of course it is good to unite, but one is south and the other is north, the journey is long, and many things will take a long time to wait for the court to reply, which is not conducive to the convenience of affairs.

Zhang Guoji glanced at Gong Yonggu, thoughtful in his heart, and said with a normal face: "Your Majesty, if the foreign affairs bureaus are all set up in the capital, it should be possible."

Gong Yonggu was slow for a moment, and then said: "I also think that the two should be combined into one and located in the capital."

Zhu Xu looked at the two, and said slowly: "Next year, I plan to open the sea ban in three places and allow people from outside the region to land and trade. One is Tianjin Wei, the other is Shenlong Mansion, and the other is Guangzhou Mansion. Putting them in the capital is too far away, I thought about putting them all in the Shenlong Mansion, first approving and then reporting, you see, is it feasible?"

The Ming court has always had a strong desire to control various institutions, especially for such a big event, the ruling and opposition parties will definitely not allow this kind of "approval before reporting" to happen. It is about rights, and there must be some competition.At the same time, Shenlong Mansion will be set on fire again and become the target of public criticism.

Zhang Guoji pondered for a while, looked up at Zhu Xu, and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, what are your plans regarding 'Mrs. Chen'?"

Zhu Xu glanced at him, suddenly understood, and pondered: "Bumubutaizhen will not let her enter the palace for the time being, she will plan all the business activities in Shenlong Mansion, Tianjin Wei, Guangzhou, and the state capital. Host. Well, it’s true that there are some inappropriate names, so how about I send the eunuch Feng Zhu, the supervisor of ceremonies, to the Shenlong Mansion and let him be the leader. This will save some trouble, and it will also show that I, the imperial court, attaches great importance to it. "

If there are enough internal prisons, it will surely dispel the uneasiness of many people. Zhang Guoji looked relieved, raised his hand and said: "I think it is possible."

Only then did Zhu Xu pick up the teacup with a smile. With such a multi-pronged approach, he didn't hinder Bumbutai, but he was able to have a panoramic view of Shenlong Mansion's every move, so as not to get too big and get out of control.

"Come on, let's eat some fruit, it was just brought in from outside the palace." Empress Dowager Zhang came in from outside, carrying a plate of sliced ​​apples, followed by Zhu Huiti.

Zhang Guoji and Gong Yonggu stood up quickly to thank them, but Zhu Xu just reached out to take them.

Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhu Xu sat down across the table, looked at Zhang Guoji and said, "Father, your fiftieth birthday will be in a few days after the year, and I want to celebrate your birthday at the Qingchun Building."

Zhang Guoji was startled, this was the first time he celebrated his birthday, he glanced at Empress Dowager Zhang, then at Zhu Xu, seeing Zhu Xu casually eating apples there, his eyes moved slightly and said: "Why bother to mobilize everyone, eat casually at home Just a little bit, if you are free, the empress will come, it doesn't matter if you are not free, it's not a big deal."

Empress Dowager Zhang followed Tianqi at the age of 16. After entering the palace, she has rarely been close to her family. In recent years, she has hardly left the palace. She didn't want to miss this opportunity. Alright, just post the invitation, I will go with the emperor when the time comes, we must have a good time..."

Zhang Guoji was quite surprised. He looked at Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhu Xu. He didn't know what kind of gourd or medicine was in it. After hesitating for a while, he nodded and said, "That's good..."

Empress Dowager Zhang was only then happy, and looked at Zhu Huiti again and said, "Le'an, the son-in-law is here too, there are so many people."

Zhu Huiti and Gong Yonggu have always been very neglected people, and when they heard the words, they quickly said: "Yes, thank you, ma'am."

At this time, Cao Huachun hurried in from the outside, saluted, and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear: "Your Majesty, the two dukes have uploaded the memorial, and the cabinet has already approved it."

Cheng, the two princes are going to reclaim wasteland in Luzon and the old port, Zhu Xu thought for a while, and said: "Although I made a mistake and let it go, after all, I am the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, and my ancestors have made merit... so let Si Li Sealed by the supervisor, please invite King Lu, British Duke, by the way, Sun Baigu to send it off together, let’s forget about my bad reputation, the cabinet can save it.”

Cao Huachun was used to Zhu Xu's "out of tune" words coming out of his mouth from time to time, so he backed out in response.

On the contrary, Zhang Guoji, Gong Yonggu, and Zhu Huiti all had strange expressions on their faces. Before they entered the palace, they knew about the outside affairs, but they didn't expect that after a short while, the two dukes of the state would take the initiative to play "exile". The emperor's tricks were indeed true have to.

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned, grabbed the plate next to Zhu Xu, and said angrily: "Okay, I know you are busy, go back to your Qianqing Palace, I have to talk to my father, hurry up!"

The corner of Zhu Xu's mouth twitched, and he shook his head helplessly.Glancing at Zhang Guoji and Gong Yonggu, he had no choice but to get up and put on his shoes.

Chapter 943 Strict Law and Discipline

Zhu Xu was expelled from the Compassionate Ning Palace and had to return to the Qianqing Palace.

On the way, Zhu Xu held a pile of newspapers in his hand and read them as he walked.

These newspapers are similar to "refuting rumors", "explaining" various issues, and mentioning the imperial court's plan by the way, not talking too much, just "slightly", the current public opinion in Ming Dynasty is very fragile, no matter what you say, No matter what they say, a group of people will jump out, denounce, criticize the current situation, say anything, jump up and down, and show off their power.

In short, the current imperial court has mixed reputations, similar to Zhu Xu, the emperor's "accomplice", who is digging up the foundation of Ming Dynasty, and wants to destroy Ming Dynasty, which is unforgivable!

I don't know if the newspapers have fallen into a cycle or have nothing to write about. The six newspapers and the cabinet's newspapers look the same, with little difference. After a while, it becomes boring, even more boring than reading a notebook.

Zhu Xu shook his head secretly, turned to the last page, and was about to close it and throw it to the inner prisoner behind him as he was used to, but suddenly his eyes opened slightly, and he took it back abruptly.

The title of the last chapter of the newspaper is very large: "On the Wealth", a very interesting title.

Zhu Xu picked up the newspaper, slowed down his pace, and read it carefully. After a while, he looked rather surprised.

This article first starts with the acres of fields, saying, "I have more than [-] million hectares of fertile land in the Ming Dynasty, and the average household is more than [-] acres", and then elaborates on population, mines, salt, tea, taxation, etc., and draws a conclusion. Conclusion: "The trouble is not in politics, but in disasters, so the people are rich, the poor are not, the world is peaceful, and the prosperity will never be met."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, looked slowly, and speculated in his heart.

This article may seem rather novel to outsiders, because there is a view of "equalization of wealth", which is naturally not worth refuting. From the perspective of scholars, it is even wishful thinking, deviant, and boastful.

But in Zhu Xu's eyes, there was another taste.Although the point of view is immature, it is taken for granted, and there is suspicion of flattery, but it does point to something-resource balance.

The so-called "equal wealth", "the gap between the rich and the poor", etc., the fundamental problem is the imbalance of resources. Although it is impossible to achieve "common wealth" within the visible time, from the perspective of national managers, it is possible to use the administrative The method, to balance this "imbalance" early, can avoid many problems early, and make Daming more stable in terms of disaster situation and future development.

"Li Maofang? The prefect of Jinan Prefecture?"

Zhu Xu looked at the inscription, nodded slightly, and said, "Write down this person, if there is any good place that is lacking in the future, transfer him to try to see if he is a talent."

"Yes." Cao Huachun took the newspaper and said.

Zhu Xu put his hands behind his back, looked up at the dim sun, and exhaled.

This year's affairs are almost over here, you can relax for a few days, and then look forward to next year.

Next year will be the critical moment to end this year's chaotic situation, steadily promote the reform of Ming Dynasty, and truly start the "New Deal".

These ten years, like fire, like fog, like a nightmare, will consume all of Daming's strength and all his accumulated wealth. To get through it smoothly and safely, I don't know how much effort and thought will be spent.Moreover, when Da Ming is getting weaker and weaker, those suppressed conflicts and enemies will reappear, desperately speeding up the consumption of Da Ming's vitality.

In history, God really seemed to hate Daming, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, tried every means to end this dynasty.No dynasty is more terrible than the situation faced by Ming Dynasty, and no dynasty is more regrettable than its demise.

The current Daming has also reached such a juncture.Even though Zhu Xu tried his best to sort out, rectify, dig bones and cure poison, and accumulated a lot of strength for Daming, but facing ten years of long consumption and endless enemies inside and outside, Zhu Xu dare not say that he will be safe get through.

Timing, location, harmony of people, Daming doesn't take any of it!

He worked hard, made too much effort, and gave almost everything. Now, he can see whether it is man's will to conquer the sky, or the destiny cannot be violated!

Zhu Xu looked at the sun and squinted his eyes. His determination was unshakable and no one could stop him!

Daming, will definitely continue!

In this world, the flag of Ming Dynasty must be planted at the highest place!

Gods block and kill gods, Buddhas block all Buddhas!

Zhu Xu's heart was turbulent, agitated like a tide.

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When Zhu Xu returned to Qianqing Palace, Empress Dowager Zhang, Zhang Guoji, Princess Le'an Zhu Huiti, Concubine Gong Yonggu, etc. in the Palace of Compassionate Ning chatted without saying a word.

Empress Dowager Zhang may know that Zhu Xu intends to train Gong Yonggu, and the topic is mostly on Princess Le'an, so she is quite concerned.

Zhu Huiti has been cautious all these years. The Zhu family emperor has always been ruthless, and the courtiers have always been strict with the clan. She never dared to show her head, and she always hid herself when she was wronged. Now listening to Queen Mother Zhang's comfort, she is very moved. With red eyes, he said a lot of words with him.

After half an hour, Zhu Huiti and Gong Yonggu left gratefully, leaving only Queen Mother Zhang, Zhang Guoji and Xiao Yongning in the side hall.

Empress Dowager Zhang glanced at the little girl and said: "Okay, it's none of your business, go back to your bedroom and stay well."