I am the king of the dead

"The two of us are about to become dukes when we go back. His Majesty promised, and even let the courtiers know that a huge military interest group has actually formed in the court, and this group is headed by you and me. People, although there is no threat to His Majesty's imperial power, His Majesty depends on our face."

"You and I are the leader?" Shi Heng took a step forward and said, "Don't listen to Yang Hanying's nonsense. He said that I want to be An Lushan, which means that I have ambitions. I am ambitious, but my ambition , and now they have all turned into gold and iron horses swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger."

Shi Heng thought that Yu Qian had misunderstood his ambition, so he simply said clearly that he was just the Duke of the State, and he would become the Duke of the State as soon as he returned.

His ambition in life is to swallow a thousand li like a tiger with gold and iron horses, and His Majesty has even prepared the iron horses. In Shi Heng's view, the Northern Expedition is just the beginning, not the end.

Yu Qian waved his hand and said, "I said that not because of Marquis Wu Qing."

"Your Majesty said that the 24th year of Xingwenwuwu should actually be 27 years. After the capital was moved in the 19th year of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty, from the imperial court to the common people, thought that the battle was over. Xingwenwuwu became the general trend. The emperor's last Northern Expedition, and the dragon commanding the guests on the way, was nothing but the last stubbornness of Emperor Wen."

"At that time, Emperor Wen even dismissed Xia Yuanji for the sake of the Northern Expedition, but soon he was appointed as a minister again."

After Yongle moved the capital in the 19th year of Yongle, there was a lot of discussion in the Beiya about whether the capital should be moved and whether to promote Wenwuwu. In fact, since the 19th year of Yongle, the prosperity of Wenwuwu has become a big trend. Even Zhu Di felt a little helpless. He went to the Northern Expedition for the last time. , is Zhu Di's stubbornness.

Yu Qian was a Jinshi in the 19th year of Yongle. When he was wounded by policy, he was also wounded by the words "military and military".

"Then what should I do?" Shi Heng thought for a while and said, "I have an idea. You are going to impeach me now, saying that I have committed many crimes outside the Great Wall and connived at the sergeant's looting. It is really impossible to weave some lace. For example, I ruined the daughter of Arazhiyuan, and then we two fell into a deadlock, which is headed by you and me, and if you and I fall into a deadlock, isn't there no threat?"

Shi Heng's idea is in line with the style of a general.

Yu Qian is very good at the system of the country, but Shi Heng doesn't know anything about it. Yu Qian is talking about power, not him and Shi Heng.

"The youngest daughter of Ara Zhiyuan is also 30 years old. She is 30 years old on the grassland, and her face is blown out of wrinkles. I have to be believed by someone when I say it? Wuqinghou, please be safe, and I don't want to understand. Let's have a look again, when we go back, let's have a look." Yu Qian didn't say anything dead, he always felt that there was a difference between the Jingtai period and the Yongle period, and he had to figure out the specific differences.

Yu Qian wrote his worries directly in the memorial, and sent them back to Daming by the way of pigeons.

During Zhu Qiyu's 12 years as emperor, in the end, did he bring some changes to the court of Ming Dynasty, such as the style of opening the skylight and speaking brightly.

Yu Qian's words, how can he directly communicate with Shi Heng directly, isn't this rushing to make an oath to protect himself?

Yu Qian was so worried, how could he directly write in the memorial, saying that he threatened the imperial power?

"Hahaha!" After Zhu Qiyu received the memorial, he laughed very loudly, he put the pond newspaper on the table, and said to Xing'an: "Look at this Yu Shaobao, what nonsense is he talking about, he threatens me? He is a loyal minister, why threaten me with it?"

Xing'an finished reading Yu Qian's Tang newspaper, and said full of doubts: "Is what Yu Shaobao said wrong?"

Xing'an felt that Yu Shaobao's logic was very meticulous, and his worries were not groundless. Even Xing'an didn't understand what His Majesty was laughing at. His Majesty should be worried. How could this sky-falling incident become funny to His Majesty?

Zhu Qiyu stopped laughing, still shook his head and said: "If Yu Shaobao and Wu Qinghou really pooted me, I admit it, and I will give them the throne, but as long as they haven't worn the dragon robe , I will not suspect them."

Zhu Qiyu laughed because Yu Qian said in this memorial: There are bad people around your majesty, there are threats around your majesty, your majesty, you have to see clearly the face of treacherous ministers, and get rid of them quickly!And this threat is Yu Qian himself.

A thief shouting "Catch a thief?"This is where Zhu Qiyu laughed.

If Yu Qian is really treacherous and loyal, Zhu Qiyu will also admit it on the day when the sky falls and the earth falls, and he can turn back a loyal minister with strong bones. If he loses his way and loses his life, no wonder others.

The military concept of the Ming Army is also constantly innovating. From the very beginning, relying on individual bravery, it has gradually formed a systematic combat. Even the Ming Dynasty Beijing Camp has separated from the cooperation of the Daming Frontier Army to ensure the back road. Worry-free, separated from the supply of the Ming court, without the production and supply of countless official factories and private workshops of the Ming Dynasty, could not show such a strong combat power.

Many people attribute the military service to politics to Zhao Kuangyin's emphasis on literature over military affairs, and the continuous innovation of combat concepts. War is no longer just enough for the military to serve politics. It is also the general trend for the military to serve politics.

Moreover, Xiao Zhang Butcher, in a word, is really worthy of thousands of troops.

"The death of Ara Zhiyuan is his greatest contribution in this life." Zhu Qiyu knocked on the table and said, "It's a good death. His death is beneficial to Ming Dynasty, it is beneficial to the king of Ming Dynasty to transform into a Tartar, and it is beneficial to the border of Ming Dynasty." Fang Antai is beneficial, but it's a pity that he couldn't plow the court and sweep the acupoints."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Yu Shaobao will definitely clean Helin's caves more cleanly than Liting." Xing'an comforted His Majesty, but Xing'an knew that Yu Qian was a ruthless person, and definitely not some sour Confucian who only made high-profile remarks, Xing'an thought Liao thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, Ye Zhong, the general manager of Songjiang Merchants, is responsible for the business, but Yu Shaobao, please play, and personally take care of the business that he has handled."

What Xing'an is talking about is the business of importing human resources such as Gao Liji, Japanese women, and Champa women. Yu Qian has not lagged behind from the proposal to the actual implementation. Yu Qian has never been pedantic.

If Ara Zhiyuan is desperate, there may be diehards in Wala, and this wind can still make waves, but this surrender, Yu Qian, a scholar, will definitely clean up He Lin.

Zhu Qiyu said quite approvingly: "When you said that, I also remembered, Yu Shaobao, he is a scholar."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites would like to ask you to approve two things. The first thing is to set off fireworks. This is not the death of Ara Zhiyuan, who died cleanly. The Ministry of Rites is thinking about setting off fireworks in Beitu City outside Desheng Gate. Let's celebrate together." When Xing'an talked about the matter of the Ministry of Rites, he looked a little embarrassed.

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "Let's go, it's time to celebrate. The Ming army cleaned the Longting the day before yesterday, and we set off cannons in the back to celebrate. Is there any embarrassment?"

"The Ministry of Households doesn't grant money." When Xing'an mentioned that Shen Yi was so impeccable, he had a headache. Among the six yamen, except for the Ministry of Households, the other five filed complaints every day.

"How much does it cost to set off a firework? Shen Yi is really serious. It's nothing more than a trick at ordinary times. This day of great joy is really a disappointment! How much is it?" Zhu Qiyu asked nonchalantly.

"Twenty thousand silver coins." Xing'an replied in a low voice.

Zhu Qiyu shuddered violently, the corner of his mouth twitched and said: "How much? Set off a firework, [-] silver coins? Are these firework made of gold by Hu Yan? Shen Yi did the right thing! Fuck you, it's extravagant and wasteful." !"

Shen Yi, Minister of the Household Department, has the confidence to be impeccable, and it is His Majesty. This point, the courtiers are also as clear as a mirror.

"The other fireworks here are not expensive, mainly two sets of ten-inch bomb fireworks, 66 rings, a bit more expensive, about this big." Xing'an roughly drew the size of the fireworks, about the size of an eight-foot man's head, ten Inch.

"Two plates of ten-inch bomb fireworks, no matter how big they are, how could they be so expensive!" Zhu Qiyu said rather dissatisfied, cheating money to trick him into coming here, maybe the Ministry of Rites wants the [-] silver coins to fill some hole.

"It's a bullet with a big head, and a ten-inch bullet means that a firework bullet is ten inches in size. One set is 66 rings, and there are two sets in total." Xing'an explained in detail the specific meaning of the two sets of 66 rings and ten-inch shell fireworks. .

Only then did Zhu Qiyu understand, and after thinking for a while, he said, "That's too expensive, how much is a plate?"

"Ten thousand silver coins." Xing'an quickly replied, Shen Yi's work is not completely unreasonable, other fireworks are fine, these two ten-inch bombs, without His Majesty's order, don't even think about it, what kind of fireworks, one plate costs one Ten thousand silver coins are so expensive!

"The Ministry of Emotional Etiquette wants money just for these two [-]-inch bomb fireworks, so let's put one set, two sets...it's too much trouble, right." Zhu Qiyu weighed in a little bit, and decided to put one set. It was lively and overjoyed. On that day, it is really unreasonable not to set off even a big firework.

Xing'an hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise, the two rounds are indeed a mess, so let's do one round."

"What's the second thing? It's not asking for money again, right?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Xing'an and asked about the second thing, staring at Xing'an with piercing eyes. Their eyes are exactly the same, they are all misers, they are more refined, they are called frugal.

"No, it's a matter of drafting girls. After winning the battle at the front, Young Master Hu will play. Your Majesty, please select the girls to enter the palace." Xing'an hurriedly shook his head and said.

Zhu Qiyu frowned and asked, "How much is the budget?"

Chapter 9 and Three

"The Ministry of Household Affairs expressed its full support, and all the expenditures were paid out of the national treasury." Xing'an hurriedly said that the money was paid by the court, not internal money, and Shen Bulou was unexpectedly generous.

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and asked, "How much?"

"Eighty thousand silver coins." Xing'an said without confidence.

"Eighty thousand?" Zhu Qiyu immediately shook his head and said, "That's not good, it's too much. You know that our Daming just fought a war, and the national treasury is empty. If we spend so much money now, Hanlin and Yushi will point at me. The nose scolded."

Xing'an said rather euphemistically: "Your Majesty, the national money is empty or not, His Majesty is naturally clear."

Xing'an has tried his best to be tactful. His Majesty understands the account book of the Ming Dynasty's treasury more clearly than he does. The emperor is very clear about whether the state's treasury is empty or not.

The national treasury is not empty at all, and it is even rich. This is based on the fact that Xu Youzhen dredged the waterways in the south, the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty was building Jingxuanchi Road, and all places in the Ming Dynasty were leveling and hardening the official roads and post roads. The official ships of the Ming Dynasty Under the background of a series of major events in the country, the government and trade went south to the west, and the Ming army went to the north, and the Ming Dynasty was still rich in money.

The above-mentioned expenditures did not even use the high tax expenditure of the Ming Dynasty. That is to say, the high tax collected by the Ming Dynasty itself, that is, the land tax, still remained.

Just relying on the taxation of merchants and ships from several municipal bureaus and the investment from the Baoyuan Bureau is enough to support these major affairs of the country, and there are even surpluses. To do things, the courtiers have little confidence to oppose it.

The high tax system of the court itself is still running in an orderly manner, but it is getting weaker and weaker. The revenue of the merchant ship tax, Baoyuan Bureau, and official factories has already accounted for [-]% of the Ming court's tax revenue, and this figure is still at a low level. With rapid growth.

Of course Zhu Qiyu knew it well, but he still felt a little distressed if he was asked to spend [-] silver coins.

"Halve and half, these eighty thousand silver coins can hold eight sets of ten-inch bombs and fireworks. The movement is smaller, the scale is smaller, and the number of people entering the palace is smaller. The money saved will be allocated according to the amount of internal funds to reward the three armies." Zhu Qiyu In the end, I still agreed to choose the show girl.

The selection of beautiful women is a political activity, and the emperor's heir is the foundation of the country. Naturally, the more the better, but Zhu Qiyu still hopes to cut the budget. Eighty thousand silver coins are the salary of four thousand soldiers in the Beijing camp for one year.

Wouldn't it be nice for him to spend this money on rewarding the three armies if he could cut it in half?

"Your Majesty, is this halved and halved to [-] silver coins, or halved twice to [-] silver coins?" Xing'an asked tentatively. This matter of spending money must be asked clearly, and there can be no mistakes in the slightest.

"Can you still get [-] silver coins? Let's get [-]." Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up, and he agreed.

Xing'an was blinded. I was really hard to do the errand of flowers and birds. The first phase of Jingxuan Chidao had a budget of one million silver coins. Your Majesty didn't even bat an eye. , must be done, but when it comes to such matters, His Majesty will kill the price, and Xing'an's heart aches.

Zhu Qiyu also has something to say. Back then, Chen Wanniang, the bustard offered a price of 5 taels. Didn't Zhu Qiyu get it back to warm the bed without spending a penny?

However, when Hu Wei communicated with Xing'an, he didn't care much about the word budget. As long as His Majesty agrees to come down and select, everything will be left to the Ministry of Rites.

It is absolutely impossible without money, but there are some things that are really not a matter of money, such as the method of selecting beautiful girls, Hu Yan has many, many ways to cut the budget without affecting the quality.

Zhu Qiyu said quite satisfied: "The 12 silver coins from the household department, together with the internal funds allocated, total [-] silver coins, which will be distributed directly to the soldiers of the Beijing camp when the army triumphs."

This is an extra reward besides the reward, Zhu Qiyu doesn't play so many bells and whistles, just cash.

Xing'an took another look at Yu Shaobao's memorabilia. The things that Yu Shaobao was worried about happened once during the Yongle period, but during the Jingtai period, Xingwen and Wu wanted to become the general trend. First, ask Your Majesty if he agrees Besides.

Zhu Qiyu's military talent is equal to zero, but his talent for making money is definitely first-class and powerful.

During the Yongle period, the prosperity of Wen and Wu was the general trend. If it is complicated, it is really complicated, but to put it simply, there is no one, no money, no food, mainly because the court does not have it.

But right now, the court has it, and His Majesty has it.

Prospering Wen and Zhenwu are state affairs that are costly and costly. Both of them require a huge amount of money. Why did Xia Yuanji, who has been the Secretary of the Ministry of Households for Emperor Wen for so long, oppose Emperor Wen’s final Northern Expedition? Firstly, Emperor Wen’s body I really can't support the Northern Expedition, and secondly, the court is really poor.

Zhu Qiyu leaned on the back of the chair, raised his eyebrows and said: "This year's New Year's silver in the Beijing camp, compared with last year, has an additional two hundred coins. Now a sergeant should be worth two silver coins. There are more than 30 coins inside and outside the Beijing camp. This is 60 silver coins, not to mention being rich, and 30 silver coins will be used to select a show girl. According to the usual practice, the national treasury will pay [-] silver coins for the New Year, so don’t come to me and cry poorly.”

During the orthodox years, the Beijing camp spent only 14 taels of silver a year, and the household department had to go around begging grandpa to tell grandma, and occasionally used salt to make up the money, or simply folded money. Not to mention these bitter haha.

During the Jingtai period, this extra New Year's silver has become a rule, and only this New Year's silver costs 60 silver coins.

Zhenwu is a huge expense.

"Bring a stick of incense." Zhu Qiyu stood up, and turned over the hero card of the Tumubao Tianbian who died in battle. After Xing'an was incensed, Zhu Qiyu sat in front of the spirit card without saying a word.

The emperor was surrounded by smog, and those roaring ghosts were looming. Compared with the ferocity at the beginning, these ghosts are now extraordinarily calm.

"Wait a little longer, the Oirats who marched westward ran to Taixi, to the horizon, and I will chase them to the horizon." Zhu Qiyu watched the incense gradually burn out, and then opened his eyes and said calmly.

I also brought the Oirats westward first, so can I hide?If Zhu Qiyu doesn't chase him to the ends of the earth, he will be hard-pressed.

From an extremely selfish point of view, as soon as the emperor Zhu Qiyu came to the throne, the Oirats entered the customs and besieged the city. This shame, as an emperor with unlimited power, can only be washed away by the blood of the enemy.

Xing'an opened the window to dissipate the incense, and the little yellow gate told Concubine Ran Ning to ask for an audience. Ran Siniang smelled the incense when she walked into the imperial study, she turned her head and saw the words on the spirit tablet, and then looked at Your Majesty.

Ran Siniang had never seen such a husband before, and Zhu Qiyu in front of her was still full of heroism, but the hostility all over her body made people's heart jump.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the soft rattan chair, adjusted his mood a little, and said with a smile: "Miss Ran, are you scared by me? It's okay, it only happens once a year. We used to hide from people."

Zhu Qiyu did not offer sacrifices to innocent souls during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, but waited until the news of the death of the Ara Zhiyuan before offering sacrifices, which made Ran Siniang bump into it. It is a well-known rule that there is no Mid-Autumn Festival in Tai'an Palace.

Ran Siniang waved her hand, took a sip of water and said with lingering fear: "Your husband scared me just now. My first thought was that something happened to Baibao Pill, and my husband is going to marry his concubines with his own hands. Look, I'm sweating."

"Look at what the lady said, how can we be so cruel." Zhu Qiyu said in relief.

Ran Siniang is the most favored in the harem. This means that the Imperial Study Room of the Martial Hall is as heavy as walking on the ground, and it is so favored. If something happens to Baibao Pill, will Emperor Zhu Qiyu of Ming Dynasty really be cruel and kill Ran Siniang?

Ran Siniang knew very well that His Majesty would definitely, with a glass of poisoned wine and a three-foot white silk, at most hide it by dying of panic. State affairs.

Ran Siniang was really sweating from fright.

Ran Siniang took out this memorandum and handed it to Xing'an, saying: "The Supreme Hospital judge Lu Zicai hopes to recruit good talents and let good doctors from the Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau in various prefectures and counties come to Beijing. The selection rules have been prepared, but it can't be done. .”

It was not the first time that Ran Siniang delivered memorials to the imperial hospital, but Ran Siniang never sent them directly to Zhu Qiyu, but to Xing'an. Rules are rules, and if you are favored, you will lose the favor if you break the rules.

"Ms. Ran is going through the back door. In front of my face, she acted recklessly and recklessly!" Zhu Qiyu taught with feigned anger.

Ran Siniang looked at Xing'an's leaving figure, tossed her hair, and said with a charming smile: "My husband is going to leave, so let me make some preparations, otherwise it will be dirty and not elegant."

"Ahem." Zhu Qiyu shook his head helplessly and said, "Little fairy."

"Small?" Ran Siniang started the car, she stepped on the accelerator to the end, she didn't know where the brakes were, she trembled as she spoke, her body tilted, and she naturally sat in Zhu Qiyu's arms, very skillful.

"Do you want to be here?" Ran Siniang looked at the imperial study and said with great interest.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the spirit tablet on the table, and then hurriedly said: "Stop, stop, talk about business, you take the memorandum of the imperial hospital every day and don't go to Dongyemen to send it to Wenyuan Pavilion, but directly to the supervisor of ceremonies, the courtiers know Gossiping."

"I'm the official of the Supreme Hospital, the official of the eighth rank of the imperial court! I will give a memorial to His Majesty, but Wenyuan Pavilion, why should they gossip!" Ran Siniang immediately said unhappy.

Zhu Qiyu frowned and said: "You are on duty in the imperial hospital, how did you become a court official?"

"I passed the exam based on my real talents and learning!" Ran Siniang said confidently: "The official Wang Ao of the Ministry of Officials refused to give me an official because I was a woman. Yao Kui, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, said that rules are rules. You can't break the rules when you get on, and finally gave me the seal."

"When did it happen?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.

"Just today." Ran Siniang took out a copper seal and said flauntingly: "Look, Ran Siniang, the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital. I just signed up for reference under the common name of Ran Siniang. Take the exam."

The Imperial Hospital of the Ming Dynasty was not hereditary. Li Shizhen, the genius doctor of the Ming Dynasty, was admitted to the Imperial Hospital from a local area.

Lu Zicai can't do anything about it, this is Concubine Ran Ning in the palace, Concubine Ning is a thousand years old, after all, the Imperial Hospital is a cheap business, some things really go through Ran Siniang's way, and go straight to Tianting.

Ran Siniang said helplessly: "Speaking of which, the name is not correct, and the words are not right."

"I was on duty at the Tai Hospital, and I didn't know which wife I offended. They said that I was Yehu Chan, not an imperial doctor at the Tai Hospital, but I was on duty at the Tai Hospital. In the end, there was a lot of trouble in the city. After all, I have no identity, and the Lu Court's sentence is also embarrassing. I simply took the test for an identity."

After Zhu Qiyu heard the cause and effect, he fully understood the whole story.

Ran Siniang is on duty at the Huimin Pharmacy Bureau, and she is also on duty at the Jiejia Hospital. Ran Siniang is holding a scalpel in her hands, but few people know that she is Concubine Ran Ning. Ran Siniang is a gynecologist, a master of gynecology Good name outside.

The doctors on duty at the Imperial Hospital all eat imperial food. As a woman, Ran Siniang naturally does not have the status of an imperial doctor, and she does not know how to offend a certain woman, so there is such a trouble. Ran Siniang really does not have the status of an imperial doctor However, as the court judge, Lu Zicai could only falter and falter, and ended up with a difficult end. Only then did Ran Siniang pass the examination as a court official and became a legitimate imperial doctor.

"It's probably due to jealousy because of the beauty of the lady, that's why I acted like this." After Zhu Qiyu heard the cause and effect, he didn't need to worry too much if it wasn't for the courtiers using Ran Siniang as a knife.

Yao Kui is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He actually doesn't know Ran Siniang's identity, but from the perspective of etiquette and rules, he thinks he can be appointed an official.

Wang Ao is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Ao is very clear about Ran Siniang's identity, and the reason for not giving it to an official is not because Ran Siniang is a woman, but because she is Concubine Ran Ning.

There are some secrets, even if you are the second grade Master Ming, you shouldn't know them, you just don't know them.