Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu glanced at him and said, "What is it, tell me."

Cao Huachun stepped forward, approached Zhu Xu and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Zheng Yiguan, Oboi has already arrived in Tianjin Wei, and besides, King Xin has just left."

Zhu Xu's expression moved slightly, and he sat up and asked, "What did he say?" For this Fifth Brother, Zhu Xu either let it go or didn't use it. Pick and choose, none other than him.

Cao Huachun glanced at Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu, and said, "My lord didn't say anything. In addition, the Hongwu ship has been repaired and can be launched again at any time. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War jointly inspected it. There is no problem, and it can sail far away."

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded. It would be best for Zhu Youjian to be obedient. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Then let's start, pass the decree to Sun Chengzong, and order him to step up preparations. Five days later, I, civil and military officials, and envoys from all over the world All the ministers went to watch the great martial arts performance."

"Follow the order." Cao Huachun responded.

Immediately, he said again: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of people seeking an audience outside the palace. The cabinet, the six ministers, the governors outside Beijing, the governor, and the envoys of various countries all want to go to the palace to meet the saint and listen to the hadith."

Zhu Xu waved his hand directly, and said: "I don't have time to see them, I will go to Tianjin Wei tomorrow, and I will deliver the decree tonight, and I will carry it out for them tomorrow."

Cao Huachun, Fu Changzong, and Zhou Yingqiu were startled. Cao Huachun hesitated before he could speak, but Fu Changzong said, "Your Majesty, are you in a hurry? Whether it's the Hongwu or the supplies, the manpower is not neat enough. It's been more than two years, if there is a problem in the middle, the consequences will be disastrous..."

Knowing Fu Changzong's meaning, Zhu Xu's eyes sank slightly, his fists clenched tightly, and he said without refutation: "This matter cannot be delayed any longer! How about this, let's go first, make an inspection in Nanzhili, Taiwan and Taiwan, and Malacca again." Overhaul once, so basically there will be no problem. Take the red-haired man and the Franji man on the road, and if you encounter any danger, you can repair it on their site to ensure safety as much as possible..."

Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, but he didn't persuade him any more in the end.The emperor has been planning this matter for many years, and it is not possible to persuade him in a short while.

Cao Huachun didn't hesitate, and said: "Observe the decree, slaves and servants will go to draw up the decree."

Zhu Xu turned his eyes to Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu again, and said: "I just got married, and there are still many things to deal with, so I won't let you eat today, the cabinet and the governors, you should pay more attention, if you have anything to do, go directly Palace report, no need to ask for instructions."

"Yes." Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu said.

Zhu Xu watched the two leave, squinted his eyes, and said suddenly: "Before leaving tomorrow, I will summon Chahar's national teacher Nicklu."

"Follow the order." Cao Huachun glanced at Zhu Xu and said.

At this time, the high-ranking officials of Ming Dynasty almost had a clear distinction between the inside and the outside. The cabinet plus six ministries and nine temples played a multi-lun game with the governors and governors from all over the country.

The cabinet, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, King Jing, Wang Qiaonian, Sun Chuanting and others sat together, all frowning.

Bi Ziyan looked at the crowd and said: "The emperor doesn't understand his attitude now. No matter what, we must convince these governors that the 'New Deal' needs to be united and cannot be promoted by the cabinet alone."

Sun Chengzong, King Jing, and Wang Qiaonian didn't speak. They had their own business to focus on. Sun Chuanting said, "These governors and governors almost unanimously believe that it is time to slow down. In particular, the Criminal and Prison Department, the Supervisory Council, and the Dali Temple all need to be carefully improved. It is not appropriate to continue to deprive the local rights, stimulate the local area, and cause turmoil. It is 'safety'..."

Bi Ziyan frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone should be very clear about the situation of my Daming, and time is not waiting for me. This matter must be approved by these governors, and they must be determined to do it..."

Prince Jing didn't like Bi Ziyan's "bossy" attitude, thought for a while, and said, "The key to this matter is the emperor. If you don't know what the emperor thinks, everything in the cabinet will be in vain."

Bi Ziyan glanced at him, and said: "The emperor's attitude towards the 'New Deal' is more firm than the cabinet, there is no doubt about it! Bai Gu, you can talk to Fang Kongxuan tomorrow, and I will go to see Li Banghua in person. Qian Longxi, Jiang Dejing, Zhou Weijing and the others, Mr. Sun Ge, you three must go with ten times their efforts, and I will not object now!"

Sun Chengzong's face was calm, and he was silent for a while, and his voice was a little erratic: "Fang Kongyan, I'm not worried about Li Banghua, the key lies in Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu."

As soon as Sun Chengzong's words fell, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly woke up.

Li Banghua's attitude was obviously known to Fu Changzong, his immediate boss, but he didn't say much.Fang Kongxue was recommended by Zhou Yingqiu in office, and the relationship between the two was irreversible. Zhou Yingqiu couldn't be clear about Fang Kongxue's attitude, but he didn't say anything.

The energy of these two people is more terrifying than the cabinet. If they can't support the cabinet, even if they don't say a word, they will bring endless troubles to the cabinet, and even stop the cabinet from moving forward!

At the same time, Zhou Yingqiu and Fu Changzong had already arrived at the door of the cabinet. They had already heard the discussion in the cabinet, they looked at each other, and they all looked at the account books in their hands.

"The emperor is really a good method!"

The two of them spoke in unison, deeply moved.

Chapter 961

The cabinet is dizzy and overwhelmed. The emperor has already prepared for a rainy day, and they have prepared the means, and they will send them.

The two looked at each other and walked towards the side door of the cabinet.

When the cabinet members were struggling, Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu came together.

"I have met you elders." The two saluted.

When Bi Ziyan mentioned these two people, even though he was bored, he still nodded calmly and said: "Sit down when you come, we are discussing the 'New Deal', let's listen together and share our opinions."

Fu Changzong was very familiar with the cabinet, and he also knew the troubles the cabinet was encountering. He glanced at the account book in his hand, stepped forward, and said, "Mr. Bi Ge, take a look at this account book. The emperor gave it to me just now."

Bi Ziyan was already extremely wary of Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, and the "emperor". This combination was enough to make everyone present look solemn and their hearts beat wildly.

Bi Ziyan glanced at Fu Changzong, picked it up indifferently, and slowly flipped through it.

After a few glances, his complexion gradually sank, and when he saw the sentence "Zheng Youyuan, 800 taels, three-month loan, [-]% interest", his eyes were about to sparkle with anger!

The movements in his hands accelerated, and he quickly read through dozens of pages. When he saw the last number "320 million", his expression was terrible and ugly.

Now the treasury's net cash receipts are comparable, that is to say, the officials of the court have lent out the treasury's tax money for a year, plus interest, at least a few million taels more!

Such a large sum of money, I don't know how many things can be done!Bi Ziyan is not an idiot either, if he was "borrowed" by this group of people, most likely he would not return it, it was just plain "robbery" and "corruption"!

The imperial court's rules, prohibitions, rules, and the rolling heads and bloody corpses can't stop the greed of these people!

With a sullen face and suppressed anger, Bi Ziyan closed the ledger and threw it to Sun Chengzong.

Seeing Bi Ziyan's expression, Sun Chengzong took it with a little curiosity, doubled it a little, and immediately saw several familiar names. Before the end, he closed the ledger and pushed it to King Jing with a gloomy expression.

Sun Chengzong is an old official who came from Wanli's "National Struggle", and he knew the result without reading him, which made him more and more annoyed.

Prince Jing looked at it, his brows twitched. The Governor's Council had the most people on the list, from the capital to all over the world, almost all of them caught his eye, which made him terrified and resentful!

When Wang Qiaonian looked at it, his face became even better. Almost all he saw were people from his Dali Temple, one after another, those names and numbers jumped before his eyes, and the last "one thousand, three, two, and seventy thousand" seemed to be all from Dali. The same as borrowed from the temple!

The last one was Sun Chuanting. He frowned at the sight. Zheng Youyuan, secretary of the cabinet, was on the list, and even less were the departments directly under the cabinet.

When he saw the end, he closed the account book, his eyes flickered coldly, as if murderous.

Zhou Yingqiu looked at the changing faces of the group of people, stepped forward calmly, and said: "Although this matter is very troublesome, it should be able to stop the mouths of the governors and governors outside, and strengthen the prison department, governor's office, and Dali Temple. and other powers, the 'New Deal' is imperative."

Bi Ziyan reacted quickly, but his face did not loosen.Although this matter may have been ordered by the emperor, the attitudes of Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu are still worth investigating.One of these two people is the prime minister of the six provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the other is the prime minister of Liaodong. As for the whole country.

"Master Fu, Master Zhou, what do you think of the 'New Deal' plan drawn up by the cabinet this time?" Sun Chuanting said suddenly, he realized the almost ubiquitous influence of these two people, the "New Deal" of the cabinet cannot be done without them firm attitude.

Zhou Yingqiu and Fu Changzong looked at each other without answering immediately.

The two stayed in the local area for a while, and had a new understanding of the situation in Ming Dynasty. The "New Deal" drafted by the cabinet is more concerned than the past, and more concerned than the emperor. This is a huge burden for the local area, and there may not be any The benefits, but there will be a strong rebound, and the gains outweigh the losses.

In their view, the cabinet is too rigid in its work, straight to the point, and always lacks the flexibility of the emperor. If it continues like this, sooner or later there will be big trouble.

Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu lingered in their hearts for a while, and then looked at each other. Zhu Xu had hinted that they could not continue to object.

Fu Changzong pondered for a while, and said: "Of course, the lower officials obey the cabinet's decrees, but I think there are still some things that need to be discussed, especially the progress stipulated by the cabinet, especially the goals to be achieved in terms of taxes, which need to be considered again. "

Zhou Yingqiu followed suit, and they could not compromise on these two points, even if the dispute did not go down to the imperial court, the lawsuit would have to be fought, otherwise the place would be messed up.