Domineering Daming

But this time, Bi Ziyan obviously would not agree to the power struggle between the Generalissimo's Mansion and the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.

Zhu Xu smiled, sighed again, and said, "These two are my servants, their palms and backs are full of flesh, Cao Huachun, tell me, what should I do?"

"I don't understand." Cao Huachun said in a low voice behind Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu turned his head and glanced at him, smiled and pointed at him.It's not that Cao Huachun doesn't understand, he clearly sees it too clearly, so he doesn't dare to say more.

Zhu Xu walked towards the cabinet slowly, and said slowly: "According to reason, this matter should belong to the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the cabinet ruled. But since ancient times, all dynasties have emphasized civility over military and suppressed military. In exchange for the victory, in front of the civil servants, the words will be lost. Both Tang and Song Dynasties have profound lessons, especially the Tanyuan alliance, which is simply absurd! I, Ming, must avoid this situation and do not allow it to happen... You say , I will hand this matter over to Mr. Sun Ge, will Mr. Bi have some ideas?"

What Zhu Xu did was to plan for the next three to fifty years, or even 50 years, many of which were too advanced, which challenged the thinking of these adults time and time again, and those who can survive until now are already quite Tough, not bad.

Although Bi Ziyan has an open-minded side, he also has a bottom line for some things. For example, the power and duties of the Grand Marshal's Mansion cannot continue to expand, but should be compressed and controlled. possible!

This kind of right to negotiate foreign affairs has always been an important power of the imperial court. If it is taken away by the Grand Marshal's Mansion, there is no need to worry about it with Sun Chengzong.

Cao Huachun didn't dare to say too much. I'm afraid Bi Ziyan would not easily compromise on this matter.When it comes to the imperial court, Cao Huachun has always been cautious and never participated in it.

This is the reason why he has been able to sit firmly as the eunuch in the hands of the chief of staff and chief executive of the palace.

At the same time, the affairs of the Japanese country cannot be delayed for a long time, and the fleet cannot always float on the sea. Now that the strategic goal has been basically achieved, further planning is needed.

Zhu Xu didn't expect Cao Huachun to answer, so he took a few more steps and said, "By the way, the Japanese envoy, who is in charge this time?"

"Aoyama Tadatoshi is the envoy, but in the Chikugo Domain, Matsudaira Nobutsuna also followed. They are all retainers of Tokugawa Iemitsu. It is difficult to judge who is in charge." Cao Huachun said.

Chapter 1157 Small tricks and big strategies

As soon as Zhu Xu entered the cabinet hall, the news spread throughout the cabinet, and some people waited in certain places, bowing and saluting.

Zhu Xu turned a blind eye and walked straight up to the third floor.

At this time, in the side hall of the cabinet, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chuanting, and Fu Changzong were discussing matters.

Bi Ziyan said: "Dali Temple, let's not talk about the Governor's Council for the time being, Wang Qiaonian, Prince Jing will find an opportunity for them to report separately. Now let's talk about the household registration. What's the progress?"

Sun Chuanting did not speak, but looked at Fu Changzong.

The household department is Fu Changzong's territory, not just his contact.

Fu Changzong is very familiar with these things. He has been in the household department for many years, and Zhang Bingwen has also been his deputy for many years. He opened his mouth and said: "At present, several provinces in the north are registered, including Beizhili, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces. The statistical population is 400. 300 million, which is nearly [-] million more than the statistics in the first year of Jingzheng. This is still preliminary, and then from north to south, other provinces will start one after another. The newly designed ID card household department is stepping up replacement. The government, all departments directly under the government, etc., will strengthen inspections and crack down on concealment of household registration and concealment..."

The disaster situation in Daming has been quite serious in the past ten years, especially in the north, where the population cannot increase. The increase in this statistics is obviously due to the households who were hiding before.

Bi Ziyan frowned, he didn't expect that there would be such a big difference.

Sun Chuanting went on to say: "Jiangsu's report, they found out the situation, and it was much more than expected. Most of these people are used to do illegal things, and most of them are tax evasion. According to the calculations of my ministers, my Ming The hidden population may be as high as 2000 million, and the annual tax burden escaped is more than 500 million taels..."

Bi Ziyan listened with a calm expression, and said: "The emperor told me about this in the third year of Chongzhen, and we didn't take it seriously at the time. Now it seems that we are still slow in doing some things."

Fu Changzong knew Zhu Xu's policies best, and then said: "Synchronized with the household registration, there is also the measurement of fields and acres. The land of Shaanxi and Sichuan is relatively smooth, and the resistance is not very great, but there are many troubles in the south. I plan to find an opportunity in the middle of the year and go there in person..."

Re-registering household registration and measuring the acres of land have already had a direct impact on the deep-rooted and solidified landlord class in Ming Dynasty. They want to resist the imperial court that has influence below the county level and has weak control. There are too many methods, especially the delay technique. It is perfect.

Just as Bi Ziyan was about to speak, Zheng Youyuan hurried in and said, "My lord, please go to the emperor's side."

Bi Ziyan's face moved, and he said, "Who else did the emperor call?"

Zheng Youyuan said: "There is also Mr. Sun Ge, but Mr. Sun Ge went to the Military Weapons Bureau outside the city early in the morning and is not in the city."

Bi Ziyan nodded, he knew what was going on, and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

"Yes." Zheng Youyuan said.

Bi Ziyan looked at Zheng Youyuan's back, turned to Fu Changzong, and Sun Chuanting said: "All of you do a total sum, make a statistics, and in the evening, the cabinet and six ministries will hold an enlarged meeting to make a final decision on these matters and solve the problems in one go. "

Sun Chuanting and Fu Changzong nodded together, but didn't say much.

Bi Ziyan got up and turned back to his classroom, and then went up to the third floor.

Cao Huachun greeted him at the door, Bi Ziyan always despised eunuchs, but nodded indifferently and imperceptibly.

In the classroom, Zhu Xu was looking at Cao Bianjiao's playbook.Cao Bianjiao had no extra words, no suggestions, and no attitude. Everything was declarative sentences, and everything that happened in Wa Kingdom was written in the memorial.

The situation of Wa Kingdom gradually appeared in Zhu Xu's mind very clearly, making him ponder over and over again.

Tokugawa Iemitsu is not such a person who bows his head so easily. Regardless of whether this peace negotiation is true or not, the Wa Kingdom will inevitably redeem its troops and continue to fight against Ming Dynasty, and there may even be another Korean War.

Zhu Xu watched silently, Bi Ziyan walked in without even noticing.

"I see the emperor." Bi Ziyan walked to the imperial table, looked at Zhu Xu who was bowing his head in thought, and raised his hand.

Zhu Xu looked up at him, smiled and said, "Sit down, I didn't delay your business, did I?"

Bi Ziyan raised his hand, he was used to Zhu Xu's polite manners, thanked him and sat down, and then said: "Your Majesty, this year's plan has been reviewed by the parliament, there is no big problem, and it will be sent to the emperor soon Yulan."

Zhu Xu closed Cao Bianjiao's memorabilia, and said: "Liu Shimin went to attend the audition, and gave me a general idea, and I just said: more than safe, not aggressive enough. We need to speed up further, don't over-seek perfection, we are now a race against time, Hurry up, even if there is a small problem, it doesn't matter, you can make up for it later..."

Although Bi Ziyan had already stepped up, he obviously couldn't meet Zhu Xu's request. He said without excuse, "Yes. I plan to go to Shaanxi in May to see Li Banghua's 'farm policy' with his own eyes."

The "farm policy" has basically spread throughout Shaanxi, causing more and more chaos, and the cabinet is almost overwhelmed.Wen Tiren went, although it has eased somewhat, but Sichuan, Guizhou, etc. are planning to increase the intensity of implementation. The movement caused by that is probably no less than a big civil disturbance, and the pressure on the court is even more overwhelming and unbearable.

Zhu Xu had no objection to this, and said: "Well, you can figure it out. By the way, what is the cabinet's plan for the Wa country?"

Bi Ziyan knew that this was the point of Zhu Xu calling him here, so he didn't go around and said directly: "Your Majesty, I believe that this matter should be discussed by the Foreign Affairs Bureau. I will take care of it and report it to the Emperor for approval."

Zhu Xu tapped on the table and said: "This matter should indeed be handed over to the Foreign Affairs Bureau, but this battle is led by the Shuaifu, and the war has not stopped. If the Shuaifu is completely isolated, it will not be a big deal." That's right, I still have to respect Sun Ge's attitude."

Bi Ziyan frowned, Sun Chengzong wanted to think about it, but he didn't think about it?

Bi Ziyan knew that Zhu Xu was expressing his attitude euphemistically, but Bi Ziyan was still deeply worried about the ever-expanding power and influence of the Shuaifu, and insisted: "The emperor, the Shuaifu, and the Foreign Affairs Bureau have clear responsibilities. , the Marshal's Mansion should not overstep its authority and cause confusion in the court's powers and duties, I insist that this matter should be led by the cabinet."

Zhu Xu had a headache, he rested his forehead with one hand, and he was able to suppress other things, but now Bi Ziyan held the truth and was quite persistent, which made him embarrassed.

Bi Ziyan looked up at Zhu Xu, and said decisively: "I can allow the commander-in-chief to send people to participate in the negotiations, but this matter is led by the cabinet and the emperor decides."

Bi Ziyan also figured out Zhu Xu's routine, and he was afraid that he would come up with other ideas and use this to block Zhu Xu's mouth.

Zhu Xu smiled at the corner of his mouth, slapped the table and straightened up, saying: "Okay, this matter is decided like this. By the way, Sun Ge is always the second assistant of the cabinet, and he cannot be excluded just because he is the marshal of the marshal's mansion. affairs, we need to consult his ideas more.”

A rare self-deprecating look appeared on Bi Ziyan's face, and he smiled wryly in his heart. If he played tricks, he could not compare to the person in front of him after all.

What he lost was not the small means at hand, but the big strategy. After all, this matter still couldn't get around Sun Chengzong, that is, he couldn't get around the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Chapter 1158 Wa country needs to make more preparations

With Zhu Xu's intervention, Sun Chengzong quickly intervened in the negotiations between the Foreign Affairs Bureau and the Wa Kingdom.

Naturally, on the surface, Gong Yonggu, the head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, came forward.