Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu started a crazy work mode. The cabinet and the six ministries are basically the same. It's the end of the year, and there are too many things to do. Almost everyone is so busy that they don't touch the ground, and they can't tell the north from the south.

The cabinet went up and down the three floors, and there was almost no pause. Zhu Xu didn't leave, and the ministers in the cabinet rarely left, and they kept lighting the lamps until dawn.

Even if Zhu Xu returned to Qianqing Palace, there was still a group of people chasing him, day and night, without a moment's rest.

All kinds of meetings, big and small, officials wanted to meet one by one, Zhu Xu was dizzy, he didn't know what day and night, even he sometimes couldn't tell east, west, north, south, his mind was in chaos.

After seven or eight days in a row, under Zhang Yun's reminder, Zhu Xu held down the speed of the cabinet. If this continues, it will be harmful and useless. The cabinet also realized that it was deliberately suppressed, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

In the second year of Jingzheng, on December [-]th, it snowed heavily.

Zhu Xu, Zhang Yun and a group of people braved the snow to go out of the palace. The wind was bitter and the snow was flying. Fortunately, the road had been cleaned and the journey was not so hard.

Not long after leaving Donghuamen, the newly married Cao Bianjiao, Su Yinyin and his wife came hand in hand, wearing thick cotton clothes, approaching to bow on one knee.

Zhu Xu took a look at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Excuse me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two got up and stood in front of Zhu Xu.

Cao Bianjiao, dressed in silver armor, is heroic and stands proudly.Su Yinyin's clothes are thinner, she is sassy and capable, and her pretty face has the unique charm of a young woman.

Zhu Xu walked forward with a smile, and said, "You are just newly married, and I sent you on a long journey. You don't blame me, do you?"

Cao Bianjiao and his wife leaned forward, and Cao Bianjiao said: "To eliminate difficulties for the country, share worries for the king, ministers and husbands and wives share internal affairs, and dare not complain."

Zhu Xu walked in front, and said: "Well, the matter of the Wa country can be done step by step. I have already transferred a part of the navy to station in Jeju Island to monitor the Wa country to ensure that they will not jump the wall in a hurry."

Cao Bianjiao said: "Yes. The commander-in-chief has already made a specific plan. I will go to North Korea first, and then go to the Satsuma domain. After collecting enough information, I will make a specific strategy against the Japanese and present it to the emperor and the commander-in-chief. "

"Intelligence is the key to the success or failure of all actions!"

Zhu Xu emphasized a little bit, and said: "Put priority on intelligence work. The military situation is in the intelligence network of the Japanese country. I will ask the commander-in-chief to let you go. You can command, call, and expand. You can use it to your heart's content..."

"Yes." Cao Bianjiao followed.

Facing the cold wind, Zhu Xu stretched out his hand to straighten Zhang Jun's hat, and then said: "I know, many people in the government and the public think that the Japanese country does not need to care so much. Even if they invaded North Korea once, it is not a serious problem. Don't be so anxious. Wait for the crossing." It is not too late to overcome the disaster, and so on. These ideas are very strange, and I am too lazy to refute them. I will say two reasons. The first one is that China cannot be provoked. The slightest provocation cannot be tolerated! The second is order. Anyone with a discerning eye should be able to see that I am building a Greater China Circle, and the Wa Kingdom is the only missing piece in the east of this circle. It must be taken! One is the dignity of China , One is the trend of the times, this is where the order of heaven lies, and no one can stop it!"

Zhang Yun blinked, looked at Zhu Xu's profile, and listened to his words, his eyes were filled with admiration.

In fact, she didn't understand much.

Cao Huachun and the others behind him were well-read poems and books, and they could understand Zhu Xu's words, but they heard another word-"Heavenly Order", this word has a deep meaning!

When Cao Bianjiao heard Zhu Xu's words, his heart trembled slightly, and he said, "Yes, I understand."

Zhu Xu didn't care how much Cao Bianjiao could understand, turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "Remember to remind me to write an article about 'Heavenly Order', and I want to sign it on the Chaobao and include it in the Jingzheng dictionary."

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu looked at Cao Bianjiao again, and said: "I will send you some people, mainly to do propaganda in the army and teach soldiers to read and write, especially those warriors of the Japanese country, they must be well trained and cultivated, and they will all belong to my Ming Dynasty in the future." Vanguard soldiers..."

Cao Bianjiao heard what Zhu Xu said, and said: "Yes. I heard that Zuo Zongbing has more than 3000 Japanese warriors in his hands. I plan to take over at that time, conduct unified and strict training, and ensure that they can be used by my Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Others, I won't say much. The king ordered the arrows in hand, and all the troops and intelligence networks of Sakhalin Island, North Korea, Ryukyu, and Wa are at your disposal. On my behalf, I will give Wa a deep peace." The lesson! There is no need to be scruples, if the Japanese country really wants to boldly provoke me, Daming, I will grit my teeth and send a large army to conquer in advance, so as to solve this scourge earlier!"

At the end, Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, showing a cold light in his eyes.

Cao Bianjiao bowed and said, "Yes, I understand!"

Zhu Xu glanced at Su Yinyin again, and said: "Sister-in-law Huang misses you, and she mentioned you to the queen yesterday. Before you leave, you should go see sister-in-law Huang, and let her feel at ease."

Su Yinyin has been behind Cao Bianjiao, heard the words and came out, pursed her lips quietly, and said, "Yes."

Zhu Xu glanced at the two of them again, but didn't say much.

This time Cao Bianjiao went to sea to show power to the Japanese country, weaken the strength of the Japanese country, and test the strength of the combined fleet by the way.There is not much danger in itself, mainly naval battles.

Zhu Xu didn't say anything about Cao Bianjiao's specific tactics. He was not good at these, so he let the two go after a few words of grand strategy.

Standing shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Yun, Zhu Xu turned to the south of the city.

The heavy snow was still falling, and Zhang Yun's whole body was covered tightly. She was less than three months pregnant and already had a belly. She held Zhu Xu in one arm, and the two walked and chatted.

To act like this in broad daylight is indecent to Daming, but fortunately it is winter, wearing thick cotton clothes, huddled together, no one jumped out to say anything.

"There are some things I can't say, look at my eyes later, and you, follow the words, and reward some silver, not too much, 20 for one time, three times is enough..." Zhu Xu whispered beside Zhang Yun.

Now the national treasury is empty, but his cabinet is filling up day by day. Various countries in various places pay tribute publicly and secretly, the income of the Shenlong Mansion this year, the mining of some overseas gold and silver mines, and the spoils of the past are constantly being realized, such as in Nanzhili The first museum established, whether it is selling collections or visiting ticket money, has a lot of income.

There are all kinds of others, and naturally there are many. Although it is a small number, it can be gathered into a tower, and it is really quite a lot.

In addition, Zhu Xu's palace expenses have been kept very low, and his internal funds are almost richer than the national treasury.

Listening to Zhu Xu's words, Zhang Yun blinked and said, "Yes."

20 is already a lot in her eyes. In the past imperial court, it was a huge sum of money, even the Ministry of Household Affairs might not be able to just say it out.

Zhu Xu paced back and forth, not saying much, wandering in his mind.

This money has to be withdrawn from the treasury, and Zhu Xu can't release too much at once. He needs to observe the folk Tibetan silver of Ming Dynasty, and needs to sort out the currency market in depth, and establish the most advanced currency management system.

A long way to go!

Many things cannot be rushed, such as the replacement of the current Daming currency, which has not yet been completed.The so-called imperial power does not come down to the county, not only the power, but also the influence of policies, economy and other aspects. It is not known how many years it will take to complete the currency exchange below the county.

Not long after, Zhu Xu and his group came to the Political Yuan. Song Yingxing, Zhang Rongyu and others were already waiting.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Empress." A group of people stood in the snow and saluted very excitedly.

Zhu Xu waved his hands with a smile, and said, "No courtesy."

A group of people thanked Zhu Xu, moved out of the way, and stood on both sides of Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu walked forward, looked at Song Yingxing with a smile, and said, "I heard that you have studied a lot recently, do you want me to take a look?"

Song Yingxing's expression was unusually excited, and his tone was still a little confused. He said: "Yes, the following research institutes have achieved some results. These are all valued by the emperor. I think the emperor will be very happy after seeing it..."

Zhu Xu looked expectant, and said: "Well, okay, I can't wait any longer. There is still a way to go, tell me about the Political Yuan."

Song Yingxing restrained his expression and said: "Yes, Your Majesty. At present, there are 40 academies at various levels under the Royal Political Council, and there are more than [-] joint ventures. Cultivating professors and doctors of various subjects, and also contacting various places to build more academies, two academies can be established every month..."

"The library of the academy is open, but it is not enough. I plan to build a hundred academies across the country in two years. This is relatively easy, but it takes time to invest..."

"The Government Yuan has basically established a nine-plus-five system. There are three levels in the counties and provinces. Survival of the fittest is carried out, and finally sent to the Beijing Government Yuan. A total of 14 years. Although three years is a little less, there is no way to do too much at once. The Minister plans to wait for the government to expand enough, so that the Ming Dynasty can survive the disaster and have enough money and food, so that the teaching time can be gradually extended until the goal of 'all China is Hanlin' and 'there are no poor people in the world'..."

Zhu Xu listened to Song Yingxing's words with a smile on his face.

These goals may seem out of reach, but as long as we persevere, it may not take 100 years to achieve the initial goal of literacy for everyone in Ming Dynasty and no illiteracy.