Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu waited for the ministers to discuss for a while, then looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "King Xin, what do you think?"

Zhu Youjian also frowned. He had been in the cabinet for a long time, and he knew the situation of the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

He stood up with a sullen face, and said in thought: "Going back to the emperor, I think that we can ask the wealthy households in the city to donate."

Zhu Xu frowned, with a strange expression on his face.

This trick has been seen frequently in history. In the end, Li Zicheng fought in Beijing, and the imperial court collected donations in the capital. In the end, there were only more than 20 taels, and most of them who traded left hands for right hands disappeared.

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

Zhu Xu looked at their discussion and knew that the discussion would not lead to good results. After thinking about it, he said, "Let this matter be handed over to the Ministry of Households to inform the capital. It must be made public. It cannot be forced. Everything is voluntary, and there must be no corruption or bribery." Act of."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Fu Changzong came out, bowed and said.

"next."

The court at the end of Ming Dynasty was extremely inefficient. Even though Zhu Xu made many interventions, it did not improve much.

After that, there are counter-insurgency, disaster relief, impeachment, etc., and there are all kinds of reasoning and grand principles that people can't refute, but they have no practical use or cannot be implemented at all.

Zhu Xu sat on the top for nearly two hours, but the group of ministers showed no signs of fatigue and continued to talk freely.

The minister of the Ministry of Rites has written to resign, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry is vacant. Now this is what is being debated in the court.

The cabinet assistants are too complicated, but these two ministers are relatively simple.

The Ministry of Industry is related to shipbuilding, the navy and the navy, and the Ministry of Rites is even more involved, especially the imperial examinations.

Zhu Xu had his own plan in mind, and let them quarrel without opening his mouth.

If the emperor didn't speak, the ministers couldn't make a decision no matter how much they quarreled. In the end, the courtiers couldn't make up their minds. Zhu Xu announced his withdrawal from the court with the words "negotiate again".

Zhu Xu left the Golden Luan Hall and said as he walked: "Xiao Cao, who do you think is more suitable for the Minister of Rites or the Ministry of Industry?"

Cao Huachun was also a person with a clear mind, bowed his body and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know."

Zhu Xu smiled and pondered for a while, but there was no good candidate.

As soon as he reached Wenzhao Pavilion, Liu Shimin came over and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Luo and Lord Zhu are here."

Zhu Xu nodded and walked in.

"Chen Luo Yangxing (Zhu Zonghan) kowtows to the emperor!"

As soon as Zhu Xu came in, the two of them knelt down on one knee.

Both of them were dressed in bright armor, and their faces were more or less dignified at the moment.

Zhu Xu smiled, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I didn't say that Jinyiwei will be abolished. From now on, Jinyiwei's prisons and soldiers will be transferred to Dongchang, and the salary and silver will come from the inside. Jinyiwei will secretly choose a new location .According to the secret edict, the executive king ordered the arrow to act, and the command envoy was assigned the title of governor of the left."

Luo Yangxing and Zhu Zonghan were worried at first, they were really afraid that Jin Yiwei would be abolished, and they would lose everything.

"The minister leads the order."

Both Luo Yangxing and Zhu Zonghan were secretly overjoyed. Not only were they not abolished, but their official positions and powers had been promoted and expanded.

Zhu Xu sat on the soft bed, took a sip of tea, looked at the two of them and said, "Luo Yangxing, you are in charge of Shanhaiguan, Zhu Zonghan, you are in charge of outside the customs, including Mongolia, North Korea, Japan..."

For Jin Yiwei to become a complete intelligence agency, it must be hidden.Zhu Xu spoke slowly, outlining the framework of the intelligence agency to the two of them.

Zhu Zonghan had heard Zhu Xu say a lot before, but now he heard more, more detailed, and he was silently vigilant.

His identity is very sensitive, and he needs to do more if he wants to gain the emperor's full trust.

Chapter 216 Business Model

Inside Wenzhao Pavilion.

Zhu Xu was wearing unlined clothing, slowly flipping through the playbooks from various places.

What he had in his hand was the memorandum of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and it was Qin Liangyu who was impeached, accusing her of abusing military power, causing banditry in Guangdong and Guangxi, and people living in dire straits.

Zhu Xu frowned, according to his understanding.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shaanxi was the most severely affected by natural disasters, followed by Sichuan, Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan. He ordered Qin Liangyu to be Prime Minister of the military affairs of the four southwestern provinces. He wanted to pacify the Southwest before the severe natural disasters came, and then there would be enough food to appease them. It can stabilize the four southwestern provinces.

As long as the four southwestern provinces are not chaotic, he will have enough energy to face the refugees in Shaanxi and Huang Taiji, who is about to come to power after Jin.

Zhu Xu looked at Zhezi, thought for a long time, and said: "Decree, order the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to return to Beijing, and then order King Ping to be an imperial envoy, and wait for me to inspect the four southwestern provinces."

"According to the order."

Liu Shimin bowed in the distance, turned and went out.

Zhu Xu looked at it for a while, then suddenly raised his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "Brother, what are you doing now?"

"Go back to the emperor."

Cao Huachun came over and said, "Young master Fu has been quite busy recently, all about summer salt and spring tea."

Zhu Xu nodded, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.Xia Yan, spring tea will be on the market soon, and a large part of his dry finances will be relieved.

At this moment, in Huitong Commercial Bank.

Wei Liangqing's face was full of happiness, beside him was the councilor of the Chief Secretary of Fujian, the fifth-rank official, named Wang Lian, with a smile on his face, pouring wine for Wei Liangqing enthusiastically.

When the wine was half drunk, Wang Lian looked at Wei Liangqing with a red face, and said, "Treasurer Wei, I heard that there are members of the royal family in your firm?"

Wei Liangqing is really incomparable now, even more prosperous than when he followed Wei Zhongxian.Now many people are spreading the rumor that this Huitong Trading Company belongs to the emperor, which is equivalent to the Royal Chamber of Commerce.As the shopkeeper, no one should give him some face!

Not long ago, a Marquis was short of money and wanted to borrow money, but he begged him for a long time with good words.

Wei Liangqing drank a lot, but he was not completely drunk. He breathed out and said, "Master Wang, I know, you must want to see our eldest son? You came here for the spring tea..."

Without the embarrassment of being seen through, Wang Lian leaned closer and said, "Treasurer Wei, I have heard that the imperial court will issue a permit document, and no one will be allowed to buy or sell tea without a document. This document must be issued by the Ministry of Households. Presumably, Mr. Fu Can you get it easily, young master?"

Wei Liangqing hiccupped, looked at Wang Lian with a flushed face, and said with a secretive smile: "Of course, to tell you the truth, the imperial court actually only plans to grant permission to a few big chambers of commerce, as long as they belong to Talent can sell tea, other things, hehe..."

Wang Lian listened, his expression unchanged, and said: "Shopkeeper Wei, which ones are they, have you decided?"

Wei Liangqing tried his best to open his eyes and looked at him, and said with a drunken smile: "We have already settled on one now, that is Huijin Commercial Firm, and that firm has the title of the eldest son. Tell me, can you not give it?"