Domineering Daming

Fu Yingxing responded, and said curiously: "Uncle, there are rumors outside that the imperial court will move all the princes, dukes and officials outside the capital to the capital. Is this true?"

Wei Zhongxian was also uncertain about Zhu Xu's thoughts, and said lightly: "Just do things seriously, and don't ask too much about other things."

Fu Yingxing was bored, and said again: "Uncle, we will soon have nothing to do here, are we going back to Beijing next?"

The glazed beads in Wei Zhongxian's hand turned briskly. Looking into the distance, he sneered and said, "Before I left Beijing, the emperor told me that there are still some things to finish. Next, go to Henan."

Fu Yingxing was startled, and said, "Henan? What are you going to do in Henan?"

Wei Zhongxian's heart surged with long-suppressed hostility, he stretched his neck, and said, "There are King Lu and King Fu over there."

Fu Yingxing was overjoyed and said, "The emperor is finally going to do something?"

The glazed bead in Wei Zhongxian's hand turned slowly, his eyes flashed coldly, and he said: "The emperor's patience is limited after all, they are hiding in the fief, so I have no choice but to invite them."

Fu Yingxing's eyes brightened. These two were the richest in the clan.

King Lu is the younger brother of Emperor Shenzong, with [-] hectares of land alone. At first, there were various subsidies, including salt, printing, weaving, etc. After so many years, two generations down, I am afraid it will be even more amazing!

King Fu followed the rules of King Lu, and in addition to the original "country-based struggle", Wanli's rewards to King Fu were also generous, probably on par with King Lu!

The combined land acres of these two princes is probably more than 1000 million mu!

Not to mention other private property, various subsidies from the court, if you really have to calculate carefully, I'm afraid it will be eye-catching!

Fu Yingxing was very excited, and said: "Okay, I'll go to prepare now, I want to see how much money these two princes have!"

Chapter 346 The First Approval to King Xin

In the imperial study room, Zhu Xu looked at the memorials sent from Nanjing, now known as the Chief Secretary of Jiangsu, and nodded secretly.

"The extravagance in the south of the Yangtze River is too prosperous, it's good to go through some blood."

Zhu Xu murmured, but the withdrawal of the capital was extraordinary after all, without a year or so of digestion, it would be difficult to eliminate the impact.

In his hand alone, there are hundreds of newly arrived memorabilia, from Yansheng, Jiangsu to various places, clearing rumor officials, some implicit advice, some straightforward, some even swearing, and some even impeached the prime minister Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Xu shook his head a little amusedly, and picked up another stack, which belonged to the household department.

Zhu Xu attached great importance to the household department, so he picked it up and looked through it carefully.This is the playbook written by Yuanwailang, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs who is responsible for promoting drought-resistant crops such as corn and sweet potatoes.

It is said that the area planted in various places this year is expected to exceed 800 million mu, and the expected output is 20 jin, which is more than twice that of ordinary grains.

Zhu Xu looked at this number with a hesitant expression.The most intense moment for the so-called small glaciers has not yet arrived, and it will continue for decades. By then, the output of these drought-resistant crops will also be greatly reduced.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xu said to Cao Huachun: "Xiao Cao, today you take the time to go to Huitong Commercial Bank in person and tell your elder brother that the land under the name of Huitong Commercial Bank is forced to sow corn and sweet potatoes, and you must not violate it. Also, let him speed up the acquisition Grain, even if the price is higher. From next year, the Huimin Chamber of Commerce will be fully rolled out in Henan, Shaanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan and other places to completely suppress the price of grain, replace grain with sweet potatoes and corn, and store it. There are not enough granaries in various places , increased to ten!"

The Ministry of Household Promotion is not going well. Zhu Xu can understand, but the "private property" in his hands, the acres of land taken back from the clan, plus the previously purchased and reclaimed wasteland, etc., total more than [-] million mu. The output will be quite considerable.

Cao Huachun knew Zhu Xu's prediction of the future disaster, and responded, "Yes, this servant will go out of the palace to see Mr. Fu later."

Zhu Xu nodded and continued to read the playbook.

Huguang, Sichuan and other places have suffered more and more disasters this year. From the memorabilia of Qin Liangyu, the Chief Secretary of Sichuan and Prime Minister of Military Affairs in the four provinces, it can be seen that the reduction in food production is not a single star.

Qin Liangyu played the garrison farm, imitating Liaodong, which was reclaimed by soldiers, and then handed over to the local government to distribute to the people.

The land reclamation in the Ming Dynasty was still at a relatively early stage, and a lot of fertile land was left unused or used for other purposes. Zhu Xu wrote a big "Zhun" on it, and forwarded it to Wen Zhao Pavilion, pushing it to other chief secretaries.

Thanks to the concerted efforts of Zhu Xu and Zhu Youjian's "two monarchs and ministers", the capital has a calmness that has not been seen for a long time, although it is still turbulent secretly.

In Wenzhao Pavilion, Zhu Youjian looked at a memorial from the Ministry of War, frowned and looked displeased.

This is the memorial of the peace talks between Shen Yongmao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Man Dahai, the envoy of the Later Jin Dynasty, which contains various negotiation conditions.

Including Hou Jin proclaiming ministers to Ming Dynasty, year-old tribute, clear boundaries, redemption of silver as a substitute for good, Tong Yangzhen and others, the covenant of not attacking each other, etc.

Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with the others, except for one, which made it difficult for him to agree.

That is to put back, Daishan, Tong Yangzhen and others, in their view, Jiannu deserves to die, and should be executed immediately, how can they let the tiger go back to the mountain?

After a while, he couldn't make up his mind, so he invited Qian Longxi and Shi Feng to discuss.

After listening to Zhu Youjian's words, the two of them seemed to be moved. Qian Longxi thought for a while and said, "My lord, Daishan is the biggest thief chief in Jiannu, and he cannot be released!"

Shi Fenglai also agreed, saying: "Your Majesty, the so-called Four Baylors of Jiannu take turns to govern. Mang Gurtai is dead, Amin is seriously injured, and Daishan was captured by our court. Four out of three, just like a tiger chopping its claws. , must not let go!"

Hearing what the two said, Zhu Youjian gained confidence in his heart. He wrote a big "re-discussion" on this memorial, and sent this memorial back to the Ministry of War.

In the post house, Man Dahai has been in Beijing for more than half a month, and he has no clue and no progress in rescuing his father Daishan.

His most direct feeling towards Daming is that it is different from before.Those people who could do anything for him with money, now dare not take money. It's not that they don't love him, but that things are difficult to handle.

Man Dahai stood in front of the window, opened the window and said with a frown, "Have you noticed that the Ming Kingdom seems to be a bit different."

He saw that the streets were full of people, big merchants and small merchants, all enthusiastic, as if no one was short of money, everyone was rich, and there was no word of mouth in Liaodong. The Ming Dynasty was extremely corrupt and hopeless. , the subjugation of the country is not far away and so on.

In such a prosperous scene, where is there any sign of subjugation?

The soldiers stood behind him, and said with a sneer, "Don't be deceived by the southern barbarians, Baylor. They must have shown it to us on purpose. I heard that most people in Ming Dynasty can't afford to eat, and there are people rebelling everywhere. The treasury’s annual tax bill is less than 100 million taels!”

Man Dahai naturally knew this, but, is this real or fake?

Suddenly, another soldier hurried in and said, "Baile, that Cao Qincheng has collected the money."

Man Dahai was overjoyed, turned around and said, "Can I see Ama?"

The soldier said: "I don't know yet, but Cao Qincheng is the servant of the Ministry of Punishment. It shouldn't be difficult to think about it."

Man Dahai nodded, he knew very well the virtues of officials in the Ming Dynasty, as long as he took the money, there was nothing he couldn't do!

He had already reached an agreement and conditions with Shen Yongmao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. Although there was no way to redeem the 5 horses, it was also a great achievement to be able to rescue his father, Tong Yangzhen and others.

He turned his head to look out the window again, and said in silence for a while, "Come on, let's go out for a walk."

The soldiers behind him were startled, and hurriedly said: "Baylor, the Southern Barbarians don't allow us to go out at will, otherwise it will cause disadvantages to the peace."

But Man Dahai went straight outside, saying: "The conditions have been negotiated, and I believe that there will be no more troubles in Ming Dynasty."

The soldiers didn't know why Man Dahai had to go out, so they had to follow.

The three of them also knew Mingren's hatred for Jiannu, so they all dressed up as Han Chinese and walked slowly.

Bypassing the streets, they listened to operas in teahouses, ate in restaurants, chose oirans in brothels, and watched competitions in literary fairs. It took them more than two hours to stroll around.

Back at the post station, Man Dahai looked ugly and locked himself in the room for a long time.

The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty was far beyond his imagination, and it was far from comparable to Shenyang. In his mind, the capital alone was ten times stronger than their Jin Kingdom!What's more, the huge Ming Dynasty is hundreds of times bigger than it!