Domineering Daming

Dorgon looked at the letter, but still didn't speak, with a cold light in his eyes.

Duoduo was suddenly startled, and said: "Brother, we can't do this, at least not right now, don't look at them not deploying troops in Bei'an and Nan, and they don't even have many in Yunnan, they did it on purpose for us to see, once we go north, Their navy will come ashore, their artillery can easily destroy our foundations, and we will not win..."

"I know." Dorgon said lightly.

Immediately, he put the letter on the candle beside him, looked at the letter burning, his face was dark and difficult to understand, and said: "Everything Huang Taiji said is right, there is nothing wrong with it. But I will not do what he said , he is a subjugated army, a defeated general, and he is not qualified to teach me. How to restore the country and how to get revenge is our business..."

Duoduo listened, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "I knew that brother would not be easily fooled. After Huang Taiji's death, his 2 people will belong to us. With these 2 people, we will We can do great things.”

Dorgon saw that the letter was burnt and did not leave a single word, so he turned around and said: "Siamese are stubborn, since it is difficult to recruit them, let's show them some strength first, so that Mandahai can prepare for it." , Send troops in three days!"

Duoduo was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Brother, this should have been done a long time ago, they will be honest only if they are scared, and I will go find Man Dahai."

Dorgon sat without moving, turned his head to look at Huang Taiji's letter which had been burnt to nothing but ashes, and whispered to himself: "What you can't do, I can do, and I will burn it to you Look, I'm stronger than you!"

Huang Taiji's death, the founding of slaves and surrender, Ming Dynasty really eradicated the Liaodong rebellion. Although this incident had some impact on Daming and shocked the government and the public, it was an episode after all. After a few days, the Ming government and the public still focused on the "New Deal" .

Qianqing Palace, Dongnuan Pavilion.

The assistant minister Fu Changzong and Zhang Bingwen, Minister of the Household Department, were standing in front of Zhu Xu's imperial table, reporting the situation of this year's summer harvest.

Zhang Bingwen said: "Your Majesty, there are 800 more state capitals that have tax exemptions and tax reductions this year. Taxes and food are expected to be between 900 million and 500 million shi. Other taxes and silver, except for sea trade, will be greatly reduced. I expect that this year The deficit of the national treasury will increase to 3000 million taels, and last year, it may be as high as [-] million, and this year may not be able to sustain it..."

Fu Changzong went on to say: "Although the cabinet is reducing expenditures, there is still a huge shortfall. The 'New Deal' requires a huge amount of money and food, and the time for repayment has not yet come. Some voices from the court suggested that some localities should increase taxes to make up for the emptiness of the national treasury. "

"What do you think?" Zhu Xu said with a calm expression.

Zhang Bingwen said: "Your Majesty, the Household Department opposes tax increases. Once the tax increase valve is opened, tax increases will become the only key for the imperial court to solve the emptiness of the national treasury. The minister has already expressed his attitude to the cabinet."

Zhu Xu glanced at Fu Changzong, nodded, and said, "It's not feasible to increase taxes. What can the Ministry of Households do?"

Zhang Bingwen said: "The ministers are discussing. Except for the agricultural tax, all tax types will be counted and adjusted to make them more reasonable. This can increase a part, but it is limited. The method of increasing income is difficult to implement under this situation. The minister has already negotiated with the Royal Bank. After discussion, if necessary, some borrowing can be made to tide over the current predicament. As long as next year, the expenditure of the Ministry of Industry and the Shuaifu will be greatly reduced, and the expenditure of the immigration will also be eased, and this money will be saved in the future , the imperial court can eliminate the deficit within two or three years..."

Zhu Xu smiled and said: "Actually, there is another way. It is to borrow in the name of the court, with the treasury as a guarantee, pay a certain interest, borrow from the private sector, use it for development, and repay the principal and interest on time."

Fu Changzong and Zhang Bingwen were taken aback, and slowly began to think.

This method is indeed a good way to deal with the treasury's plight in a disaster, but it is a double-edged sword. Now that the ruler is wise and his ministers are virtuous, naturally there is no big problem. If there are dishonesty and treacherous ministers in the future, it is simply unimaginable.

Zhu Xu looked at the expressions of the two, and said: "This matter is proposed by the Ministry of Finance, approved by the cabinet, and passed by a large percentage of the parliament before it can be implemented. You can discuss the specific methods and report them to me."

When Zhang Bingwen heard this, his expression seemed to be enlightened, and he immediately said: "Yes, I understand."

Zhu Xu picked up the teacup in hand, feeling very relaxed.

Now these important ministers of the outer court are finally on the track, and many things don't need to be done by him personally, just a little bit of advice is enough.

The current authority of the cabinet, the operation of power, and its influence have been greatly enhanced. Although there are many obstacles in the advancement of various government affairs, they have indeed made progress, and there have been many gratifying progress.

Zhu Xu saved a lot of worry and sat in the Qianqing Palace, looking at the overall situation.

A day later, in the backyard of the Qing Palace, in the bathroom.

Zhu Xu and Cao Wenzhao were steaming the pond. It was steaming hot. They covered their faces and lay on the chairs on both sides for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, Cao Wenzhao finally removed the towel covering his face, let out a harsh breath, and said, "Your Majesty, I have built quite a few pools myself. I don't know why, but the Emperor's place is the most comfortable."

Zhu Xu covered his face with a smile, took away the towel, wiped his face, sat up, leaned on the chair, and said, "Didn't you say that you are going to start a national field training? Why do you have time to come here to soak in the pool? "

Cao Wenzhao chuckled, and said: "I don't know, this Huang Taiji actually wanted to trick me before he died. I think it's better to come and tell the emperor."

Zhu Xu wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, and said with a smile: "It's not just you, I have received it too, and Bumbutai has it too. This is three letters. Although I don't know about the others, Dorgon must have one too." , it's not a conspiracy, it's an upright conspiracy to plant a thorn in my heart..."

Cao Wenzhao observed Zhu Xu's expression through the mist, and apologized calmly and said, "How can a subjugated person understand the emperor's heart? He is a villain in vain before the temporary, let us see a joke."

Zhu Xu listened to his cautious voice, shook his head, and said: "Okay, although Huang Taiji failed in what he did, it was not because of my heart, but because of his lack of understanding of me, Da Ming. After you go back, it’s best to train your troops, and don’t think too much about other things.”

Cao Wenzhao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said: "Yes. The emperor is raising soldiers, and the minister must have been raised by the emperor."

Zhu Xu leaned against the chair, smiled and closed his eyes again.

He sighed in his heart, Huang Taiji's strategies were really not clever, but they were very ruthless.He can be regarded as an emperor, so he naturally understands the emperor's heart. It's okay if this kind of "thorn" is not planted.

When the time comes, whether it is Zhu Xu's killing spree, or whether Cao Wenzhao or Dorgon's mutiny succeeds, it will be regarded as a success in his strategy, and he won once before he died.

This kind of thing has been proved by countless historical facts in the blood-stained history books.

But Huang Taiji underestimated Zhu Xu's gaze, Zhu Xu's gaze was too far away, Huang Taiji couldn't imagine it.Therefore, those things that Huang Taiji cared about were not in Zhu Xu's eyes at all, so naturally, his plot came to nothing.

Cao Wenzhao left Beijing on the same day, and Zhu Xu didn't give any extra rewards, nor did he see him off, but just soaked in a pool together.

But Cao Wenzhao walked very comfortably, very happy.

If Zhu Xu rewarded him or sent him off, he would really worry and prepare for his funeral.

A few days later, in mid-June, Bumbutai was called to Beijing.

Yongqing Palace.

After some intense exercise, Zhu Xu hugged Bumbutai, enjoying the aftertaste.

Bumbutai put his face on Zhu Xu's chest, and said softly: "The concubine has approved five sea trade ports, Taiwan, Guangzhou, Shenlong Mansion, Quanzhou, Tianjin Wei, and there are as many as forty chambers of commerce involved in sea trade. , there are more than 300 ships, and there are more and more sea trade with other places. The annual income in the hands of concubines alone, after deducting expenses, is about 2000 million. Adding others, 3000 million a year is relatively stable ..."

A large part of this comes from the monopoly of spices, etc., which is an annual profit of tens of millions.

Zhu Xu's left hand slid on her Ruyu's back, without saying a word.

Bumubutai said: "The various institutions of the Shenlong Mansion are basically completed. Nanzhili has not interfered, and part of the tax has been given to them. The International Business Conference organized by the concubine is held every two years. Next year, the concubine wants to invite the emperor to watch it." look……"

Bumbutai talked about "work" matters, and his tone was quite stable, without any emotional fluctuations.

"The concubine has already seen Yi'er, she is white and fat, the empress has a heart, and the concubine thanked her..."

"The empress dowager hopes that the concubine will stay in the palace, and the concubine will ask the emperor for instructions..."

Zhu Xu listened, nodded slightly, and said: "This time I will stay for a while, Yi'er is not young, if you want, you can take him to stay for a while. I won't force you, when you want to enter the palace, I will seal you."

Bumbutai moved sideways, pursed his lips, and said: "Your Majesty, my sister has never understood much about the world. If you are reckless, please forgive me, don't blame me..."

Zhu Xu tilted his head, raised her chin with his hand, and said, "After talking about so many things, people belong to others, what about you?"

Bumbutai still had a blush on his face, blinked his eyes, and said: "The concubine is already very satisfied, and has no other extravagant hopes."

Zhu Xu looked at her and said, "'How can you compare with Your Majesty, the dark husband of the subjugated country?' Are you the one who said that?"

Bumbutai said: "Yes."

Zhu Xu turned over and pressed her down, saying: "For your words, I will reward you with another child."