Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu looked at Man Gui, Man Gui probably couldn't say this, it was probably Yuan Chonghuan who told him before he entered Beijing.

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Do you know why I transferred you back to Beijing?"

Anger flashed in Man Gui's eyes, and he said, "I know."

In the Battle of Ningyuan, Man Gui and Zhao Ledjiao had the same merits, but the two were increasingly at odds. In addition, Yuan Chonghuan was also dissatisfied with Man Gui. The imperial court and Zhu Xu were worried about internal strife in Liaodong. the capital.

Seeing that he was not arguing, Zhu Xu smiled slightly and said, "I heard that you are very good at riding and shooting?"

Man Gui came to Beijing with anger in his heart, but he, Yuan Chonghuan, and Zhao led the teachings in Liaodong did not agree, and Xiong Tingbi refused to take care of him, so he had to leave and go to Beijing.

He lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "Back to the emperor, I dare not say the number one in Liaodong, but I have never seen anyone better than me."

Zhu Xu smiled in his heart, this guy was arrogant, nodded secretly, and said: "Don't be wronged, you will not be worse than Liaodong when you are transferred to the capital. There are [-] horses outside the city, and I plan to add you to the right. , to train a cavalry for me, and two months later, to participate in the fight against the bandits."

Man Gui was startled, he was the deputy commander-in-chief in Xugong in Liaodong, and his military rank was only a general, so he took a big step in the blink of an eye!

Seeing that Man Gui was silent, Zhu Xu smiled and said, "Why, not satisfied?"

Man Gui woke up in a hurry, and said in a deep voice: "I am satisfied, I thank the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Zhu Xu stood up and said, "Let's get back on your feet. You need to intensify your training. I can only give you two months. There will be more horses in the future. At least [-] cavalry are needed. You have to take on the big responsibility!"

It can be said that there is almost no cavalry in Daming at present. Of course Man Gui is aware of the situation and understands Zhu Xu's intentions. He knelt down again and said: "I will accept the decree, and I will never fail the emperor's expectations!"

Chapter 220 The Great Era

At the beginning of June, Zhu Xu stood in front of the railing of Wenzhao Pavilion, looking at the blue sky.

He had his hands behind his back, his eyes were bright, and he was looking into the distance, with a smug expression on his face.

In the four southwestern provinces, with his strong support, Qin Liangyu won successive victories, suppressed and appeased, Sichuan has basically been pacified, and the other three provinces will also start a thunderous trend.

Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Sichang, 3 people have been recruited, and now they are training hard. Once completed, the banditry in Shandong, Henan and other places will also be dealt with.

With Hong Chengchou in Shaanxi, Zhu Xu is also at ease.

Sun Chuanting is the most rigorous in running the army. He has already assembled the army and is ready to go south at any time.

Yuan Keli's naval army can be said to have been battle-hardened for a long time, and it has been preparing for battle recently. It is equipped with sufficient artillery and firearms and is ready to go.

At this moment, standing behind Zhu Xu was Sun Chengzong, the second assistant in charge of the Ministry of War, Fu Changzong, Minister of the Household Department, Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Ni Wenhuan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Wang Shaohui, Minister of Dali Temple, and Gu Bingqian, the chief assistant!

Zhu Xu still looked into the distance and said, "I heard that the reform of the Ministry of War is not going well?"

Sun Chengzong said: "Yes, there are relatively loud voices of opposition from various places. All the command divisions and guards resisted to varying degrees. Most of the personnel sent by the Ministry of War were forced to return by various means."

At the local level, the Ming Dynasty set up a capital command department, which was responsible for the military affairs of a province, and all the guards had to listen to it. It can be said that the position was high and powerful.

Zhu Xu decided to withdraw the guards and change the military system. He only set up a small number of garrisons in the prefectures and counties, and the rest were changed to standing troops, which were under the command of the Ministry of War. The generals with heavy troops will naturally not be willing.

"It's not surprising at all." Zhu Xu turned around, glanced at Sun Chengzong, and said with a smile, "Sun Chuanting has the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. In addition to suppressing bandits, he is also responsible for rectifying military affairs in various places."

Sun Chengzong's face changed slightly when he heard Zhu Xu's words, and he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that such a forced reformation... will cause a backlash from other places."

Zhu Xu naturally knew this, and said with an unchanged expression: "Don't say anything, take your time, I will order Sun Chuanting to be careful."

Lu Xiangsheng and others are still training soldiers. Once successful, if they want to rebound, they have to see if Zhu Xu will give them a chance!

Sun Chengzong understood, and said again: "Your Majesty, will the Firearms Battalion leave Beijing together this time?"

The Firearms Battalion, now under the command of Cao Bianjiao, already has 1000 people, equipped with Bi Maokang's improved flintlock guns.Artillery is currently only for defending the city, and field battles are not enough.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, and said: "No need, it doesn't take such a big battle to suppress a bandit."

Sun Chengzong nodded, he could see that Zhu Xu wanted to train soldiers, since he didn't want the firearms battalion to go out of Beijing, he probably had other plans.

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, Zhou Yingqiu glanced at Fu Changzong, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, all the county and government councilors who have been arranged to go to various places have been used various means, either they were driven back, or they were complicit."

Zhu Xu smiled and said, "How about the new test method?"

Zhou Yingqiu's expression moved slightly, and he said hesitantly: "I have tested it, but it is very difficult to do it in the official department, and almost everyone is against it..."

Zhu Xu took a breath, waved his hands, and looked at Fu Changzong again.

Fu Changzong bowed slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, the taxes of all regions are in the hands of the Chief Secretary, and then the prefectures and counties of various regions. It is extremely difficult to change. This year's taxes, excluding salt tax, tea tax, etc., are probably less than 100 million yuan. two."

Daming's taxation system can be divided into two parts, one is royal private taxation, such as mining tax, and the other is official taxation, which refers to land tax and business tax in charge of the household department.

Mining tax is okay, it’s all within Zhu Xu’s words, but official tax, what the emperor wants to do, has to be court ministers, and there are places to nod, especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty when the government was corrupted to the extreme. The emperor's imperial decree is often not as good as a word from a county magistrate.

Zhu Xu nodded, and said: "Continue to prepare, and only then can we do things after finding out the bottom line."

After speaking, he looked at Ni Wenhuan again.

With a solemn expression, Ni Wenhuan bowed and said: "Qi Zou the emperor, most of the officials sent by the Ministry of Punishment have been driven back to the capital, and those who can stay can't guarantee... their loyalty to the emperor. But , I have made two-handed preparations, the secret group has been left behind, and they are raising funds in various places to collect evidence. Once the emperor uses the power of thunder, they will definitely come in handy!"

Zhu Xu's eyes lit up, this Ni Wenhuan could do things.

After approving, he looked at Wang Shaohui again.

Wang Shaohui's body trembled, he was most afraid of Zhu Xu, suppressed the anxiety in his heart, bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, I have been sent to various places, but they were driven back because they couldn't find a place, I can only Let them hide quietly and wait for...the emperor's thunderous power."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, disliked him, and looked up at the last one, Gu Bingqian, the chief assistant.

Gu Bingqian was the most tactful, and saw things the most thoroughly. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the cabinet is well-organized under the management of King Xin, and the records from various places are also handled very well. There is no objection from the ministers. Now, the most difficult thing to deal with is the household department. donated silver."

Zhu Xu straightened his back with his hands behind his back. Spending money is the easiest thing in the world, except when you are poor.

The household department suddenly had a sum of nearly 400 million taels of silver, just like a rich beggar, there are people stretching out their hands and crying for money everywhere, and each of them is real, which makes this beggar very embarrassed, I don’t know what to do flower.

Zhu Xu turned around, rubbed his hands, thought for a while, and said, "Move 200 million taels of internal money first, and the rest will be used as a relief. The money owed by the officials of the court, the clan's salary, the palace, the repair of the court yamen, Expenses, all suppressed..."

Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu knew Zhu Xu's thinking best, so it was not surprising at all.

Gu Bingqian thought in his heart that Zhu Youjian, the trustworthy king, would always be responsible, so he also bowed with peace of mind and said, "Observe the order."

After discussing for a while, several people resigned and left. Zhu Xu looked at the distant sky with pride in his heart.

Outside the palace, Fu Tao kept his feet on the ground.

With the Huitong business as the core, through water transportation, salt administration, tea administration, and Zhu Xu's workshops in the east of the city, all over Daming, large and small chambers of commerce have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and they are connected with each other, like a huge spider web, rolling in money. It also entered Huitong Commercial Bank like flowing water.

Taking advantage of various relationships, Huitong Commercial Bank also quietly established granaries across the country, and a large amount of grain was transported in by trucks, silently.

At the beginning of July, Zhu Xu summoned Yuan Keli, Sun Chuanting, and Man Gui in Wenzhao Pavilion, and gave Shangfang swords respectively.

The three took orders. On that day, nearly 7 people from the land and water armies set off from Tianjin Wei, and marched southward with awe-inspiring momentum.