Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu listened quietly. Liaodong is about to enter a period of digestion. In the next two or three years, it should be relatively stable. The blood transfusions from the state treasury to Liaodong will gradually decrease and be properly controlled. can bear.The place that will be spent in the past two or three years will be Annan. Dorgon killed in Daxing in Annan, and the North Annan has been cleaned up. Large-scale immigration will be possible next year.North Annan is different from Liaodong. The land is fertile and mature, and there is no need to dig a pit. It will save trouble and money, but it will not be a small sum.

Zhou Yingqiu took a sip of tea and continued: "Fourth, I plan to divide Liaodong in more detail. The northernmost part will be centered on Vladivostok to expand three prefectures and sixteen counties. The middle part will be centered on Shenyang to expand six prefectures and 27 counties. With Jinzhou as the center, expand the two prefectures and nine counties, strengthen the control of various regions with strict regional divisions, and vigorously promote various government affairs in Liaodong..."

Zhu Xu picked up the teacup habitually, thinking silently.

Zhou Yingqiu obviously put in a lot of effort. Although his words were somewhat grandiose, they did not act recklessly. They were all further developed on the basis of Sun Chuanting's policies.

Zhu Xu had seen Zhou Yingqiu's ability in the Ministry of Officials. Zhu Xu had no idea about the locality. Let him go to Liaodong this time. I hope that he can "Xiao Guicao follow", stabilize Liaodong through the digestion period, be safe and sound, and enter the cabinet smoothly in three years.

However, Zhou Yingqiu obviously wouldn't just sit around and wait for nothing, and was somewhat ambitious.

Zhu Xu was quite relieved, it was better for the people below to act pragmatically than to report troubles every day.He wasn't so worried about Liaodong. On the contrary, Zhu Xu couldn't stop worrying about Shaanxi, Gansu and other six provinces.

Fu Changzong is a steady man, he calculates every step carefully, and never oversteps the rules. Facing the complicated situation in the six provinces, can he bear it?

Zhou Yingqiu didn't know what was going on in Zhu Xu's mind, so he continued his conversation. Just now it was a big frame, but now he began to talk about some details.

Zhu Xu held his teacup and listened, but he looked at Zhou Yingqiu with admiration. Whether it was his own plan or the plan of his staff, it showed that Zhou Yingqiu had his heart on it.

After a while, Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Well, yes, after I go back, I will write a detailed memorial, and I will take a look at it. Also, Sun Chuanting is the predecessor after all, and his grade is half a step higher than yours. Don't put on airs, you should go to meet him." Just welcome, don’t deliberately treat him with government affairs in order to prove anything in Liaodong, he is a minister of the court, he should show his heart to the outside world, he has a small stomach, don’t search for it..."

Zhou Yingqiu looked at Zhu Xu, his eyes flickered suddenly, then he bowed and said, "Yes."

Looking at his expression, Zhu Xu frowned slightly, picked up the teacup, and said calmly, "What do you understand?"

Zhou Yingqiu bowed there, and said: "The emperor intends to reconcile, and the ministers will do it properly, and it will definitely not damage the emperor's dignity."

"Reconciliation?" Zhu Xu paused, and immediately came to his senses.Ever since he pardoned the Donglin Party, there have been some gossips and speculations, but Zhou Yingqiu didn't expect Zhou Yingqiu to think so, I'm afraid Fu Changzong and others also speculated in the same way.

He put down his teacup and tapped his fingers on the table habitually. Er said in a deep voice, "Listen clearly, go back and tell some people that I never thought about the so-called reconciliation! Any incomplete reform is a compromise. As a result, I will never back down! The pardon of the Donglin Party is for the purpose of 'finalizing the case'! I just don't want some people who always want to reverse the case for them, and jump out every now and then to annoy people, and they will also conveniently support the 'New Deal' 'Remove some obstacles. As for others, I have no intention of making any concessions! This point, you and those outside must keep in mind!"

Zhou Yingqiu was slightly startled, he was always good at trying to figure out Zhu Xu's thoughts, could it be that he was wrong this time?He looked up at Zhu Xu with some anxiety in his heart, his eyes were very disturbed.His past is not good, and the reason why he has been in a high position is because the emperor's heart is in him. If he loses the emperor's heart, he will not be far away from retiring and returning to his hometown, so what is he talking about joining the cabinet!

Zhu Xu looked at his expression, and said with a slightly cold face: "You didn't do much, did you?"

Zhou Yingqiu got up quickly, raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, no."

Zhou Yingqiu lowered his head, his face tensed.Although the emperor might not say much about this matter, Zhou Yingqiu was worried that this was just the beginning.Now that the "New Deal" is becoming more and more popular, public opinion is splitting between the government and the opposition, and among scholars, and the emperor has no shortage of supporters!

Chapter 876

An hour later, Zhou Yingqiu left the Qianqing Palace with a heavy heart.

His mind has always been sharp, and he heard something from Zhu Xu's words that made him uneasy, and he couldn't explain clearly, which made him uneasy.

After leaving the gate of Qianqing, Zhou Yingqiu was silent for a while, then went to the cabinet again.

After staying in the cabinet for half an hour, he left the palace and walked outside the city gate—Sun Chuanting was coming soon.

Zhu Xu was sitting in the Nuan Pavilion, still thinking about Zhou Yingqiu's words. After a while, he looked up at Cao Huachun and said, "Does my recent actions really seem to be reconciling with those people?"

Cao Huachun's expression was slightly concentrated, and he bowed and said, "I don't think so."

Zhu Xu looked at him, tapping his fingers on the table.Although Cao Huachun didn't think so, Zhou Yingqiu felt the same way, and there might be more outside.

"Reconciliation" with the outside world is a matter of course for many people. Now that the court structure has changed drastically, he has basically stabilized his power, and the "New Deal" needs to "reconcile" with the outside world. From the perspective of various conditions, "big Reconciliation" was almost an inevitable move.

But Zhu Xu wouldn't do that at all, what he wanted was a thorough reform, and he wouldn't give those remnants a chance, not even a fantasy!

Zhu Xu poured a cup of tea on his own, and said, "What are the recent arrangements for the cabinet?"

Cao Huachun took two steps forward, and said: "The cabinet's energy is now mainly focused on the big conference and military exercises, plus the emperor's big wedding, and other things in order, such as 'relegation', trial of Qian Qianyi, exile in Donglin, etc. "

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and nodded slightly.

Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu have already decided to leave Beijing, the cabinet's "serious confidant" is gone, and they have become quite calm in doing things, neither in a hurry nor in a hurry.

Now the cabinet is on his side, and it is already the main force to promote the "New Deal". Whether it is intentional or not, according to the plan, it will destroy the outside world's illusions about "reconciliation".

"What is Lao Cao doing recently?" Zhu Xu put down his teacup and asked.After Cao Wenzhao returned to Beijing, he hadn't come to see him yet.

Cao Huachun thought for a while, and said, "Master Cao went to the Royal Military Academy today, but he hasn't come out yet."

Zhu Xu pondered, and said: "Well, let Sun Chuanting come to see me first, Lao Cao...wait for a while."

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu, feeling a little strange, but nodded and said, "Yes."

"Let's go, go to the cabinet." Zhu Xu stood up, his main office has now been transferred to the cabinet.

"Yes." Cao Huachun responded and ordered people to prepare to open the way.

Zhu Xu went to the side room to look at Xiao Yongning again, seeing that she was still fast asleep, and then turned to the cabinet.

Zhu Xu waved away a group of people who wanted to salute, and went straight to the classroom.

Liu Shimin followed closely, carrying a tray, and said as he did in the imperial study, "Your Majesty, the Japanese envoys are asking to see you again. Ryukyu Prime Minister Shang Lian wrote a letter, hoping to pay tribute to Beijing before the emperor's wedding. King Ping will play, North Annan is now Stable, the first batch of immigrants has arrived. In addition, there are governors, governors' memorabilia, slaves and servants have already written a summary, please read it to the emperor."

Zhu Xu nodded, stretched out his hand to take it, took a memorial, and said casually, "Is there anything going on outside?"

Liu Shimin was always in the classroom outside, looking around and listening to the entire cabinet, and said, "Shangshu Zhou has been here and stayed in Bi Pavilion's old classroom for half an hour."

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."

Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin bowed slightly after hearing this, and quietly retreated out.

Zhu Xu looked at the playbook in his hand with a strange look on his face.Shang Lian said in the memorial that he hoped to send his daughter to Beijing to "enroll in school" to study Ming culture.Although what he said was high-sounding, Zhu Xu still saw another meaning between the lines - he was going to send his daughter into the palace!

Zhu Xu tapped lightly on the table with his left hand, looking thoughtful.Ryukyu is very important to Ming, and the current policy is to focus on softness, and not to chill the hearts of Ryukyu people, but he really doesn't like this marriage.

After thinking and thinking, he still put it aside and picked up King Ping's playbook.

King Ping's memorabilia is quite plain. Although most of them are about government affairs, there is still a sense of dissatisfaction in it, which is aimed at Dorgon and others.King Ping accused Dorgon and other slave builders that now dominate Nan'an and the Nan family, oppressing the other eight prefectures, and even have conflicts with Laos.

"Dogs can't change eating shit..." Zhu Xu murmured to himself. He had already expected the character of Dorgon and others, and they would never be safe and sound.

The peninsula is not peaceful now, the wars are endless, it is torn apart, and the influence of the small ice river makes them very weak. If Dorgon and others use war to support war, maybe they can really achieve something.

Naturally, Zhu Xu would not condone the traitor and let him grow up, but it would be of no harm to Daming if they made trouble on the peninsula. He even said that Zhu Xu still needs to support him now.Especially Burma, which fought against the Ming Dynasty for half a century more than ten years ago, and continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty in a hundred years of history. It is an ambitious country!

"Decree to go to Taiwan, Taiwan." Zhu Xu turned to the inner prison not far away, and said: "Order Oboi to take three thousand artillery and one hundred cannons to Nanannan to accept Dorgon's dispatch. By the way, pass the decree again Give it to Dorgon, and order him to go to Beijing next year."

"Yes." After the internal monitoring, he hurriedly turned to Liu Shimin's classroom.

Zhu Xu picked up the playbooks from various places. Liu Shimin's brief writing made it easier to read, and it was not easy to miss anything. Moreover, there were drafts from the cabinet at the back of these playbooks.

Perhaps he has read too many memorials and felt a little numb. To Zhu Xu, these memorials are all the same. You can know the end after reading the beginning, and you can even guess the words and tone clearly.

Zhu Xu usually would not refute the cabinet's proposals before, picked up the paper in his hand, and thought to himself, "It seems that not only the power of the six ministries will go to the cabinet, but I have to let some of it go..."