The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Dongnuan Pavilion,

After closing the Northern Song, Zhu Houzhao blinked and asked, "Lao Gao, where did Wang Duzi go?"

Yan Chengjin glanced at him casually.

Although Zhang Tai's envoys returned to the capital, Zhu Houzhao was not easy to fool. He had already determined that he was the person behind the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Yan Chengjin thought for a while and asked, "What are you doing with Brother Bo'an?"

Zhu Houzhao, who had always been outspoken to Yan Chengjin, showed joy on his face and threw a book of notes over.

"The Tatars plundered the horses, money and food from the border towns. I'll be honest if I beat them one more time. I also want to secretly build a dynasty in Oala." Zhu Houzhao also thought about the addiction of establishing an emperor.

Yan Chengjin opened the play.

On the fifth day of March, Oara and the Tatars went south together. They ran two to three hundred miles in one day and robbed several county towns. After capturing the county towns, they plundered countless women.

It snowed in Hainan, and it was even worse in Tatar and Oara in the north. Countless cattle and sheep froze to death.

In the past, when Dayan Khan was still there, as soon as spring began, he would lead his army south to attack the city, seize money, food, and slaves.

For the Tatars, it has become a habit to go south to plunder in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Especially in years of great disaster.

For the Tatar territory, Yan Chengjin has never been able to think of a strategy to settle it.

But the guard in this letter killed more than 100 Tatars and Walas. Looking at the name signed, it was Jiang Bin, the ranger general of Xuanfu.

Yan Chengjin looked at the serving young eunuch on the side: "Why did Shuzou come to Dongnuan Pavilion first?"

"Yes, the new emperor asked his slave to take it from Xinuang Pavilion. He said that his political achievements would be snatched away by the Supreme Emperor..." The little eunuch's legs were weak and he was about to be frightened to death. He did not dare to look directly into Yan Chengjin's eyes.

For several months, Zhu Houzhao's political performance has been about ten times worse than the Emperor.

Zhu Houzhao blinked his eyes and said: "Lao Gao, I have already worked very hard to review the memorials. In these places, parents and officials have to go to work for even the most important matters, and they cannot squeeze out political achievements at all."

Most of them, when they see signs of it, they shout auspicious notes, their parents and officials announce the good news, and after the new policy of paying grains is implemented, the people celebrate with their hats.

But the people in the capital were clearly criticizing the imperial court.

Yan Chengjin didn't believe that the reaction of local people would be different.

Once you go out on patrol, you will see mourning everywhere, and farmers in ragged clothes are everywhere.

Early in the morning, I ran around the Meridian Gate a few times and came to Xinuan Pavilion behind me.

Noticing the dodges in the eyes of the young eunuchs, the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was the best at observing words and expressions, and he quickly noticed that things were different from the past.

He squinted and looked sharply at the serving young eunuch: "What happened?"

"The new emperor...the new emperor just came to pick out some rare memorials." The little eunuch knelt down with a pop.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi turned to look at the imperial case. The memorials were neatly stacked, but the order of the six parts was wrong.

Apparently it was re-stacked by the little eunuch.

When the cabinet submits it, it will be divided into categories, and the notes sent to Zhu Houzhao by Hanlin are irrelevant.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi had a gloomy face, moved his muscles and bones, and his cheeks bulged out as he bit them too tightly.

But at this moment, the young eunuch outside the palace shouted: "Your Majesty, Shu Zuo... Shu Zuo has been sent back."

Gu Dayong walked into the main hall tremblingly with Shu Zuo in his arms. When he noticed the gloomy expression on the Supreme Emperor's face, his hands shook even more.

"The new emperor and Lord Yan have read it."

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi said with a livid face, "Did the new emperor ask you to steal it?"

"No... no, it's the new emperor himself." Gu Dayong noticed the strange look on the Supreme Emperor's face and quickly choked back.

Xiao Jing glanced at Gu Dayong coldly and motioned to the little eunuch next to him to drag him out and wait on him with his imperial staff.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi picked up a book and flipped through it. Halfway through, he looked thoughtful in his eyes.

When it was time to go to court in the morning, he glanced at Zhu Houzhao with a straight face, and then looked at Wang Qiong: "Three months ago, the Tatars begged the court for alms?"

Wang Qiong raised his eyes slightly and looked at Liu Jian and Li Dongyang.

He rejected it only after getting permission from the cabinet.

Liu Jian bowed slightly and said with a calm expression: "I am the one who drafted this memorial."

The Ming Dynasty never really regarded the Tatars as its own people. After all, they were not Han people. Like Annan, they were surrendered people from a foreign land.

In his mind, the Tatar territory was only used as a buffer zone to isolate Oara from invading southward.

"Relief will only cost the court money. There are many places where the court needs money, and it cannot open a warehouse." Jiang Mian said.

Racial equality is extremely difficult to achieve.

Taking the imperial examination as an example, is it possible to allow Tatars to serve as officials in the court?

If the Tatars enter the cabinet and take power, and there is collusion between internal and external forces, the status of the imperial court will be in jeopardy.

This principle is the same as that the feudal king cannot be an official.

Li Dongyang nodded and said: "Tatars live in tribal gatherings. They often have more than 10,000 troops. They can raise an army with just a shout. We cannot let them become strong."

The previous emperors always wanted to live in harmony with the Tatars, but the Tatars always wanted to seize the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao cheered up and said: "Father, although there is no precedent for Tatars to be officials, they have always been left in the north. The court treats them as slaves, and sooner or later they will turn against them.

If they raise an army, the imperial court will allocate military pay to Jiubian.

Instead of using the money for war, it is better to allocate it to them as relief money so that they can stay in peace and not cause chaos. "

These words somewhat calmed the princes in the court.

Yan Chengjin's eyes changed, and Zhu Houzhao talked about a way to govern the country.

The cost of maintaining stability in the world.

For example, in the last life, some huge consortiums went bankrupt and owed huge debts. Banks bought or obtained these debts through other transactions.

People who owe money can repay these debts at a very low price.

For example, if you owe 100 million, you can offset this part of the debt by exchanging 3 million.

For example, the true return.

The reason for doing this is to maintain market and social stability.

The reason is that there are so many bankrupt and indebted companies every day, which have been accumulating and will sooner or later become a big problem that cannot be solved.

And it will make people afraid of risks and dare not innovate, which will hinder development.

In order not to cause panic and unrest, and to maintain the continuous progress of the world, this practice has been adopted.

In the feudal dynasty, the establishment of a new dynasty was a matter of amnesty for the world, not only exempting the death penalty, but also clearing the old accounts left by the previous dynasty.

Zhang Fuhua bowed slightly and said: "If we go to war with the Tatars, the military pay spent is indeed several times more than the relief."

Once the war starts, the soldiers of the nine borders need to give up farming and lead the troops to the battlefield.

After the military farms were abandoned, all expenses were paid by the court.

This was the biggest expense besides the salary.

The people in the hall became serious, and looked at Zhu Houzhao with expectation.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhu Houzhao said happily: "The court should treat everyone equally. When the Tatars ask for relief, they should also be allocated relief silver.

If they are well fed and well-drinked, they will not go against the court."

The retired emperor Hongzhi stared at Zhu Houzhao deeply and said: "This is what Yan Qing taught you, right?"

"I am the son of my father, why does my father always look down on me?" Zhu Houzhao looked at the retired emperor Hongzhi with dissatisfaction.

The hall gradually became quiet.

At this moment, the retired emperor must be very strong, and Yan Chengjin hurriedly explained for Zhu Houzhao: "It has nothing to do with me."

The civil and military officials looked embarrassed, and it was not difficult to guess that the next step would be a father-son game.

It was the same as everyone guessed.

The retired emperor Hongzhi glanced at Xiao Jing, who understood and shouted to adjourn the court.