The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Huagai Palace,

The emperor was writing stroke by stroke, Yan Chengjin walked in lightly, and said: "I am here to pay my respects to the emperor."

Summoned by the eunuch, it was still early, and it was not a disadvantage to say good morning.

The emperor raised his head slightly and looked at Yan Chengjin: "Do you know why I returned to Beijing?"

Missing Empress Dowager Zhang?

This is possible, the emperor and Empress Dowager Zhang are inseparable, Yan Chengjin pondered carefully and came up with five answers.

"I don't know!"

"You clearly know!"

"...The sufferings of the world, I think that even if Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi governed the world, they were only fifty steps and a hundred steps away from the emperor and the new emperor."

The heart is fragile, seeing the people starving everywhere, you can't go on the visit, right?

When he went to Nanchang, Yan Chengjin was probably in this mood, but he was mostly afraid of being eaten as food.

"I was in Huguang and saw farmland flooded into lakes. I met something eating meat among people in Huangshi Mountain. I thought it was a wild dog, but it turned out to be a hunchback."

Brother, stop talking.

I'm not a storyteller. It's a bit creepy to be so detailed.

Yan Chengjin thought about it and tried to appease the fragile heart of the retired emperor Hongzhi. "I shouldn't have asked the retired emperor to change his route to Huguang. In fact, you can also see it in Shandong."

"..."Retired emperor.

Some refugees are used to being lazy as refugees. They are unwilling to be recruited as farmers by the court.

Adou is useless.

"What are the eight strategies for governing the court that I gave to the cabinet?"

"I have compiled it into a book."

"…………I'm not asking this. I'm asking if there are any good strategies to eliminate the malpractices?"

Yan Chengjin thought of two strategies, setting up low-income households.

Since Confucianism began to govern the world, dynasties have had pension systems. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, people over 60 could be granted corn, silk and wine, and the Song Dynasty was not bad either.

But pension is not a minimum living allowance, and the prime of life is not treated in this way.

"There is a plan."

Half an hour later, Yan Chengjin came out of the main hall. The morning court should be over, right?

When passing through the palace corridor of the Huagai Palace, the eunuch came forward and said, "Lord Yan, the new emperor and all the officials are waiting for you."

Yan Chengjin didn't want to go, but the emperor stood not far behind him. He stopped when he heard the words, and obviously heard it.

When he came to the Fengtian Palace, all the officials were already arguing.

Zhu Houzhao seemed to like such a lively court and did not stop it. In a few words, Yan Chengjin could roughly hear that it was because of the Hanyuan observation of politics yesterday.

No wonder Zhu Houzhao and Li Dongyang were willing to wait for him. The bell must be tied to the bell.

"Lord Yan, where are you going to send more than 1,800 officials?" Zhang Zuo, the official in the Ministry of Personnel, asked.

Officials who were demoted were mostly appointed as officials in prefectures, states and counties.

In previous years, the court only recruited more than 300 people, and there was no such concern. When I cried and advised the Fengtian Palace, they didn't listen. Let's see how you will be arranged now?

"Mr. Zhang is right. I don't know where to be transferred."

"..."

In the hall, the ministers looked at Yan Chengjin.

Li Dongyang pondered for a moment and said, "As the new emperor said before, there are still territories in the north, and officials are needed to be appointed as parents. Envoys can also be sent overseas to settle thousands of people. What do you think?"

According to the old rules, officials who cannot be settled will stay in the Hanyuan.

"I think that an official position should be added."

"What official?"

"Local official, poverty alleviation." Yan Chengjin said.

All the officials looked confused. What kind of official is this?

...

Tianjin Wei, the waves are surging.

Gao Feng was so excited that he wanted to shout out. In the wilderness of Huangjinzhou, he finally saw a figure in the monocular telescope.

"We've finally reached the capital. Row faster."

The sailor looked at them like a fool. The big ship relied on ocean currents and wind, and rowing would be pushed back by the waves.

In this sea area, French merchant ships can already be seen.

We've reached the Ming Dynasty!

Zhang Yanling stared at the Jinshan Mountain in front of him, holding a steamed bun in his left hand and clear water in his right hand, just like a warehouse keeper.

"How can the Earl of Jianchang be ordered around by a slave like Liu Jin?"

"Brother Liu asked me to watch you, fearing that you would steal the gold."

Zhang Yanling said, but his eyes were still fixed on the Jinshan Mountain, full of joy and excitement.

When they return to Huangjinzhou, Liu Jin will give them a map with gold mines marked on it.

We've made a fortune.

Gao Feng didn't want to pay attention to him. Although this brother was a nobleman, he had no face in the court. But, what's the matter with the missing corner of the Jinshan Mountain under your feet?

Two days later, they gradually entered the sea area of ​​Tianjin Wei.

Gao Feng ordered people to cover Jinshan with canvas to prevent pirates.

Tianjin Wei is close. If you go up the river to Tongzhou, the capital is not far away. After arriving in Tianjin Wei, you can send someone to the capital to deliver a message.

"Retired Emperor, I'm back!"

...

Yan Mansion, New Courtyard.

Early in the morning, Yan Chengjin received a secret letter from Wang Shouren.

I don't know what means this guy used to get the remnant forces of Wala. The cavalry is like a sharp blade, cutting through the defense of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire is fighting with the Tudor Dynasty, and the army has occupied most of the Ottoman territory.

"Prepare the sedan chair, this young master wants to enter the palace."

He Neng hurriedly trotted out and ordered the sedan bearers to carry the sedan chair to the front of the west courtyard.

A quarter of an hour later, the retired emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin, "Mr. Yan, are you really going to send a thousand officials to Tang and Song?"

"Yes, Wang Shouren has led a large number of officials to occupy a large area of ​​Ottoman territory, and it will become larger and larger. How can we let the Ottomans seize these city-states."

Yan Chengjin regretted a little. The number of people taking the imperial examinations was still small.

If the imperial examination is changed to once a year, all the officials will go to Fengtian Palace to cry and remonstrate, right?

Zhu Houzhao blinked, not knowing what he was thinking.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi looked at the map in front of him with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Yan Chengjin continued: "I want to ask the envoys of the Tang and Song Dynasties to advise me and sell these territories to the imperial court for thousands of gold, so that the officials will not be suspicious."

If you send a thousand officials to the Tang and Song Dynasties, all the officials will turn them into sauerkraut, right?

But trading is different.

The officials would only call the kings of Tang and Song Dynasties Emperor Hui of Jin, so why not the fatuous emperor who eats minced meat and give up the fertile territory full of spices to the Ming Dynasty.

"The money and food can also be used as Wang Shouren's military pay."

The Supreme Emperor pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Zhu Houzhao went to court in the morning. The news spread like a bolt from the blue among the six departments and duty rooms. All officials reluctantly got up and went to Fengtian Hall half asleep and half awake.

I really saw Zhu Houzhao sitting on the throne. The princes were holding fluorene tablets in greetings and bowed slightly to Zhu Houzhao.

"I wonder if the new emperor's summons are waiting?"

"Of course there is a rush!"

Li Dongyang raised his head blankly. The urgent report was not submitted from the six ministries to the cabinet, and then from the cabinet to the emperor. Why didn't we know?

You couldn't have made it up!

Seeing that they didn't believe it, Zhu Houzhao threw a booklet to Gu Da and handed it over.

"The Tang and Song dynasties advised me to trade the territory of the Tang and Song dynasties for 10 million taels of silver."

Traitor?

Bai Guan raised his head in confusion, and the groggy look in his eyes completely dissipated.

"I will be deceived as soon as I hear it!"

"Yes, the Tang and Song dynasties were spice dynasties. How could they sell such a sacred land to us? By the way, how much money would it cost?"

Zhu Houzhao said happily: "Ten million taels."

Baiguan's eyes suddenly lit up.

It's so cheap. If each person collects 100,000 taels, they can crowdfund a king.

"It's a scam!"

"Yes, it must be a scam! Why not ask me to send someone to Tang and Song Dynasty first to ask if it can be cheaper."

Li Dongyang looked at Shu Zuo blankly, somewhat unresponsive.

Selling one's country is unheard of.