Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said to Cao Huachun, "Come here, send me to the palace gate."

Cao Huachun came over, bowed slightly to the three of them, and gestured sideways.

The three of Zhu Shenxuan bowed and said, "I will leave."

As soon as they left, Zhu Xu sat on the soft bed and said with emotion: "This is where the benefits come from."

Fu Changzong came out from the screen not far away, looked at the door where the three left, frowned and said: "I don't know if I can hide it, I heard that Zhu Shenxuan is very powerful in Taiyuan, officialdom, guards There are people, and hundreds of hectares of land have been embezzled, but no one dares to sue."

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said, "That's right, if Daming wants to find the richest group of people, it will definitely not be me. Leave him alone and talk about yours."

As for the imperial clan, since the Hongzhi Dynasty, ministers have continuously written to limit the clan's salary, but the emperor needed the clan to stabilize the world, and the relationship between the clan and the bureaucratic group was intricate and influential, and it was often ignored.

Fu Changzong didn't like to talk too much about it, and Zhu Xu didn't care about the little money. What he cared most about was the salt administration.

Sitting opposite Zhu Xu, Fu Changzong thought about his words, "Scholar Ye came to see me yesterday, and they were talking about the salt administration."

What Fu Changzong said was very euphemistic. The matter of the salt administration was rumored in the capital. Rumors were flying everywhere.

A look of coldness appeared between Zhu Xu's brows, and he said: "It's not just you, the civil and military people of the court have not been left behind. By the way, how are you preparing?"

These days, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, and Luo Yangxing have been busy with this matter. Hearing this, they said: "It's almost done, and the manpower has been arranged. Yanhu has also been re-adjusted. As soon as the emperor announces the new policy, it can be implemented." .”

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, endured for so many days, and finally it was time to see the truth.

"Xiao Cao, pass on the decree that the dynasty will open tomorrow!"

Chapter 200 The First Wave of Exploration

Early the next morning.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Xu was surrounded by maids and servants wearing dragon robes, while looking at the court proposals handed over by King Xin.

The first article is "the gains and losses of the Salt Guidelines Law".

It seems to be a review of the salt law, but in fact, he is still forced to open the salt ban.

"The second article..."

Zhu Xu looked at the second item and frowned.The second article was actually Zhu Shenxuan, who said, "Share the worries of the country, reduce the salary of the three kings, and please increase the guards of the palace."

"It's really easy to bully me when I'm a child..."

Zhu Xu muttered, and continued to read.

"Old Sun Ge..."

The third article was written by Sun Chengzong, and it was said that "the military and government are in chaos, and the disaster needs to be sorted out."

Zhu Xu nodded secretly, finally someone really shared the country's worries.

The following is what the various departments, the censor, the governors of various places, and the governors talked about about the strike of mine supervision, abolition of weaving and so on.

After reading it, Zhu Xu knew what was going on, put the notebook aside, looked up at Cao Huachun who was not far away, and said, "How is Lao Cao?"

Cao Wenzhao's new position is General Soldier, and his military rank is Commander-in-Chief and Tongzhi. Now he is recruiting troops according to the order, and he is recruiting and training recruits outside Beijing.

Cao Huachun took a step closer and said, "Back to the emperor, General Cao has recruited 2 soldiers and expanded the twelve guards. Commander Cao has taken over the Shenji Battalion, and the number has reached 1000. I heard that there are enough firearms now. In addition, Xu Guangqi is in charge of the Military Weapons Bureau, and Master Bi is assisting."

The commander Cao in Cao Huachun's mouth refers to Cao Bianjiao, the young general in silver clothes, Zhu Xu has always had a soft spot for him.

There are three major battalions in the capital, and the Fifth Army Battalion guarding the capital has probably been abolished a long time ago. At most, they are just guarding the capital and have no combat effectiveness.The Three Thousand Battalion is the emperor's personal guard of honor, and it cannot be counted on.The Shenji Battalion is not very useful either. It sounds like a scare, but its combat effectiveness is almost zero.

Therefore, Zhu Xu allocated the twelve guards in the five army battalions to Cao Wenzhao, and asked him to train troops outside Beijing.

As for the Shenji Battalion, now with Zhu Xu's strong support, both artillery and flintlock guns can be developed and produced openly, which is naturally countless times faster.

With them here, Zhu Xu felt relieved, nodded and said, "Well, do you have anything to say from the British?"

Cao Huachun said: "No, Duke Ying has been staying behind closed doors recently, even King Ping has not seen him."

The British Duke Zhang Weixian controls the Protectorate of the Central Army and guards the capital. It can be said that in the capital, even in the Ming Dynasty, his position is very important.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Decree to Sichuan, promote Qin Liangyu to be the right governor, prime minister of Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi, all military affairs. Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming are the commander-in-chief, and give 200 million taels of silver! Life, four The provincial governors will cooperate closely to eliminate the rebellion in the four provinces as soon as possible and restore people's livelihood!"

Cao Huachun's face changed slightly, such a promotion, such power, unprecedented in Ming Dynasty!

What's more, Qin Liangyu is a woman, who used to just take over from her husband, and later served as the chief military officer with merit.

Before Cao Huachun came to his senses, Zhu Xu went on to say, "Diaoming Dao Lu Xiang was promoted to be the Deputy Envoy. Yu Daming, Guangping, Shunde, and Zhending recruited 100 soldiers from the four prefectures of Jinan and allocated 100 million taels of silver. Transferred to the left of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. Counsellor Hong Chengchou transferred Shaanxi to participate in politics and recruited deputy envoys, recruited 100 troops, and received 100 million taels of silver! Transferred Sun Chuanting...to lead the rank of Minister of the Ministry of War, Shanxi recruited 30 troops, and allocated 50 million taels of silver! Yang Sichang recruited 200 troops from Henan , [-] million taels of silver! Li Banghua, the governor of Tianjin, has contributed [-] taels to guarding the land, and Yuan Keli, the governor of Dengzhou, allocated [-] taels of silver! Liaodong...allocated [-] million taels of silver!"

Listening to Zhu Xu's words, Cao Huachun's face was stiff, his eyes were straight, and he was speechless.

Since Zhu Xu became emperor, Cao Wenzhao didn't stay in the palace long, and discussed things with him less and less, so Cao Huachun didn't know that Zhu Xu had so many plans all at once.

Thinking about such a big move, Cao Huachun felt his heart tremble. After hesitating for a while, he still said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, if the decree is really issued, I'm afraid that the court council will not be able to explain it."

Zhu Xu took a deep breath and said coldly: "I know that all the money is transferred through Huitong Commercial Bank. I ordered everyone to do things in silence this time and not to publicize it. How long can I hide it?"

Cao Huachun glanced at Zhu Xu, knowing that his mind was hard to change, he said: "Observe the decree, after the court discussion, the slaves will make arrangements."

Zhu Xu nodded, there is still a court meeting today.

Seeing the maid tidying up, Zhu Xu turned around and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's see what problems the adults want to have with me."

Cao Huachun was not so optimistic, suppressing the surprise in his heart, he followed Zhu Xu without moving.

"By the way, how much money do we have?" Zhu Xu asked as he walked.

Cao Huachun didn't hesitate, and said: "Back to the emperor, the profits of several major chambers of commerce outside the palace are gathered in the Huimin Chamber of Commerce. There are about 100 million taels, and there are still 300 million taels of internal funds. This time, nearly 1000 million taels will be left. It’s about 400 million taels.”

The corner of Zhu Xu's mouth twitched suddenly. Before that, he felt rich and powerful, but now he suddenly felt a little lack of confidence.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, with salt, everything is not a problem!"

Thinking of the salt, thinking of the court discussion later, Zhu Xu secretly gritted his teeth, whoever dares to touch my salt, I want to look good!

Accompanied by the dull bell, the monarchs and ministers stepped into the Golden Luan Hall from two directions.

"Long live my emperor!"

"All the gentlemen are flat."

Accompanied by the plain sound of the mountains roaring and the tsunami, Cao Huachun took a step forward and said loudly, "Everything comes early."

Zhu Xu sat there, glanced at the officials calmly, seeing that the adults this time were indeed a little more respectful than the first time, and felt very relieved.

"I have something to announce!"