Domineering Daming

Even though Zhu Xu had shortened the canonization ceremony several times, it was still intricate and took several hours.

Zhu Xu sat on the dragon chair, dressed in a dragon robe, with a majestic and solemn expression.

He has been on the throne for more than ten years, and the Qianqing Palace has not held a few meetings. This time, it should be regarded as the biggest and grandest.

Zhang Jun sat beside her, and there were noble concubines, princes and daughters above Dan Bi, and there were more than 200 people in the civil and military classes below.

After a series of complicated rituals, Cao Huachun stood on top of Danbi, holding the canonized edict, and began to read aloud.

Chapter 1447 Situation Improvement

The little Zhu Cixiu was ignorant, dressed in the prince's clothes, kneeling on the ground, listening to Cao Huachun read out the canonization edict.

The officials watched from the sidelines, feeling a sense of pleasure in their hearts as if a big stone fell to the ground.

The ruling and opposition parties have been worried, worried that Zhu Xu would repeat the old incident of Shenzong, and staged another "national struggle", which would be terrible.

After all, this is not the emperor of Shenzong, nor is the Wanli Dynasty in front of him. If there is a real disturbance, there is really no one who can stop it.

After Cao Huachun finished reading, he went down and handed the imperial decree to the little guy, helped him up, walked up to Dan Bi, and came to Zhu Xu's side.

After the little guy stood up, Cao Huachun took a few steps forward, facing the officials, and shouted sharply: "The prince stands!"

The civil and military officials below all raised their hands and bowed: "The ministers and others will meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The little guy didn't seem to have seen such a scene before, so he turned around and was about to run to Zhang Yun not far away.

Zhu Xu smiled, pulled the little guy over, sat him down beside him, and said in a low voice, "Say, gentlemen, you're welcome."

The little fellow looked up at Zhu Xu, stunned for a while, then turned his head to look at the hundreds of prostrating people below, his little face turned pale, and he held Zhu Xu tightly to the corner of his clothes, and said softly, "My lords, please forgive me."

His voice was small and trilled.

King Xin, Sun Chuanting, Sun Chengzong and others in front heard it and immediately said loudly: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

Those who didn't hear it later, "His Royal Highness Xie" one after another, followed suit.

There are also various ceremonies below, among which the important ones are, paying homage to heaven and earth, offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple, enthroning in the East Palace, receiving vassal states, foreign envoys and so on.

The little guy was very troubled, like a doll, being led around by the officials until the end of the night, a full six hours.

Qianqing Palace, a banquet for all the ministers.

Zhu Xu and Zhang Yun took the little ones and toasted the loyal ministers one by one, asking them to teach the prince well, don't be cautious.

Sun Chuanting, Sun Chengzong and others naturally said they dared not dare, their expressions were very relaxed, not as serious as before.

Xingli, who was respectful of the little guy, called "Sir" crisply.

Those vassal states, foreign envoys looked at this little guy with blazing eyes.

This is the future emperor of Ming Dynasty.

No matter how powerful and prosperous Daming is, no matter from which point of view, having a friendly relationship with the Emperor of Ming would be beneficial and harmless.

For many people in the foreign court, Zhu Xu lived in a deep palace and was hard to see, especially for those vassal states and foreign envoys.

This time, Zhu Xu walked around among these people, talking and laughing calmly, showing friendliness.

These envoys were flattered, some of them expressed some ideas face to face, seeking more cooperation, and some of them hoped to meet alone and have a private chat with the Ming emperor.

Zhu Xu screened, treated clearly and vaguely, and a dinner party was lively until late at night.

The little ones were sleeping staggeringly, beside their concubine and queen, they were already snoring lightly.

Even the crown prince, Zhu Cixiu, was only three years old, no one criticized him, and the protagonist of the Qianqing Palace was still Zhu Xu.

For more than ten years, the imperial court rarely had such a grand occasion, Zhu Xu was happy, gossiping with these people over a glass of wine.

It wasn't until late at night, when the wine was half drunk, that Zhu Xu announced the end of the banquet.

A group of people came out of the Qianqing Palace reeking of alcohol, and were escorted back by the imperial guards one by one.

This seemingly calm and unusual prince canonization is destined to have unpredictable influence in the Ming Dynasty.

After the canonization of the crown prince, a rare moment of calm appeared in the government and the public. This kind of calm seemed to drop the needle of the sea god, and the sea in the town was calm and the dark waves disappeared.

In July, the situation of the imperial court suddenly changed. The main reason was that the taxation of summer grain came up, and the commercial tax in the first half of the year also went into the national treasury.

I don't know if Sun Chuanting's official administration has been refreshed. The cabinet, the Ministry of Households, etc. estimated that the summer grain was only about 700 million shi, but the actual collection was as high as 1000 million shi, which is the highest figure in recent years!

Some people in the household department attribute this to changes in the local situation, mainly because corruption has been curbed and layers of exploitation have been eliminated.

Others believe that it is a sign that the disaster is slowing down, and that it may not be long before this protracted natural disaster will pass.

Some people also believe that the "New Deal" played a role, mainly because the big households in those places began to pay taxes, and the extra 300 million shi may be paid by them.

No matter what it is, it indicates that Daming will develop in a good direction, which is an extremely encouraging thing.

Sun Chuanting had summer grain, more than half of the business tax supplement was allocated to the Royal Business Group, and the other part was used as salaries for officials at all levels.

In short, the tax that was just collected just passed through the Ministry of Households, and the treasury was empty again in an instant.

Sun Chuanting refused to reach out to the Royal Bank, and made various moves, even in the name of the cabinet, borrowing from major commercial banks and chambers of commerce across the country.

Sun Chuanting was powerful and the business reform was in full swing. The businessman didn't want to climb up to him, occupy a favorable position in this reform, and get a piece of the pie.

In just one month, Sun Chuanting once again raised 500 million taels, nominally to support commercial reforms, but in fact he still focused on a piece of land.

With the continuous appointment of prefects in various places, Sun Chuanting's control over the localities has been further strengthened. With the cooperation of the Police Bureau, the Governor's Council, the Taxation Bureau, the Law Enforcement Bureau, the Prison Division, Dali Temple and other departments, he has vigorously dealt with the local stubborn forces. Take the challenge.

In August, the sun above the capital was extremely poisonous, as if it was only staring at the Forbidden City, shining the huge palace city as if it was about to burn.

Yongfu Palace.

Heart-piercing shouts came from the room, a group of midwives and female imperial doctors from the imperial hospital came and went, and basins of blood came in and out.

Zhu Xu sat in the gazebo, restless.

Standing beside Zhu Xu, Zhu Ciyi clenched his fists tightly and stared at the door with a nervous expression.

Bumbutai is having a baby, it has been an hour and it hasn't come out yet.

Yongfu Palace was filled with apprehension, and they were too busy to breathe.

It wasn't until another half an hour later that a baby was crying, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, the midwife came out with the baby in her arms and said repeatedly: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, a princess born to the imperial concubine."