Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 294 Monarchs and Ministers Discuss Suzerain and Vassal Issues
Chen Xunwen asked tentatively: "It stands to reason that in the first year of His Majesty's ascension to the throne, concubines should be selected from all over the world to enrich the harem."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hands again and again: "That's forgivable. It's a waste of people's money, and tossing the people is purely looking for trouble. Fifteen favorite concubines are enough for me now."

Chen Xun continued to ask: "Then it stands to reason that the construction of the imperial mausoleum should also start."

Zhu Qiyu continued to refuse: "Forget it quickly. To build an imperial mausoleum, at least three or four million taels of silver will be needed. Moreover, large trees must be harvested from the deep mountains of Huguang and Guizhou, and transported all the way to Tianshou Mountain for the construction of the imperial mausoleum. Mausoleum.

The people in Huguang and Guizhou couldn't live anymore, and there are civil uprisings everywhere, and I still go to trouble them, because I think Daming is not chaotic enough? "

Chen Xun asked back: "Then His Majesty is also building the new Qi palace here. Doesn't your palace need to harvest big trees?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "No need, I hate wood. Blue bricks are used for the outer walls, and white marble is used for the palace. As for burning bricks and mining white marble, there is not much danger.

I will recruit strong people, pay more wages, and never let the people suffer. "

When Chen Xun heard this, he stopped entangled in this topic, and continued: "The banknotes have been abolished, and the salary needs to be paid in real. But there are too many people in the vassal king's clan. If it is really distributed according to the quota, the Ministry of Households really can't resist it." live."

As soon as Chen Xun said this, everyone looked at the emperor, including He Yi, Huang Pu, Xu Heng, Li Xuan, and even the very young Duke Ding Xu Yongning looked at the emperor expectantly.

Everyone is very curious about how the emperor will deal with the problem of the vassal.

Not to mention these experienced veterans, even Xu Yongning knows that if the number of clans is allowed to expand, the court will be in big trouble sooner or later.

Zhu Qiyu nodded again and again, Chen Xun had reached the most critical point in his question.

The clan must be reformed, and it is a major reform and a special reform to completely overthrow the suzerain-vassal system established by Taizu.

But that's easier said than done.His original succession legitimacy has not yet been settled, and the transfer of the imperial line is even more difficult.If you start the suzerainty reform rashly again, just wait and see, there will never be a day of peace and stability.

Therefore, it is not to blame that Jianwen was so eager to cut down the vassal.It is quite easy for others to make sarcastic remarks, as soon as the upper lip touches the lower lip, when the mouth is opened, the prince can cut it slowly.

In fact, if you really want to do it, how do you cut it slowly?
Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu sighed deeply: "That's it, how much salary was paid to the clan last year, and it will be increased by [-]% in the future.

For example, there is a county king whose rated salary is [-] shi, and the imperial court actually distributed [-] shi in previous years, and the remaining [-] shi was paid off with precious banknotes.

From now on, the imperial court will give him 360 shilumi, and the treasure banknotes will no longer be issued.

It is equivalent to using sixty shi of real Lumi to replace his original [-] shi Lumi corresponding treasure notes.

Considering that the Daming banknotes are almost like waste paper, these clans actually didn't suffer much.

As for asking the court to send a thousand stones, this is really impossible.Let them digest and understand for themselves.

When the time is right, I will carry out a thorough reform of the suzerain-vassal system, but it is not the time yet, so let's make do with it. "

Everyone nodded when they heard the words.This is also an unavoidable solution. It will not harm the interests of the clan for the time being, and it will not take all the money from the household department to pay the clan vassal.

Having solved another problem, Chen Xun felt relieved, and continued: "In the first half of the year, the imperial court can still be called a major event, and that is the rural examination."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and stopped Chen Xun: "As for the provincial examination, your cabinet and the six departments should go back and discuss it yourself, and then come out with a charter and report it to me.

I'm tired, I'm going home to sleep, that's all for today.

You won't come here next month, and you all perform your own duties, so what should you do?

It has been almost half a year since the change of the civil castle, and I have not breathed a breath, I am so tired.

Since the court doesn't have any important matters to do, I'll rest for a month. "

Everyone understood the emperor's helplessness very well.Originally, one could have a good rest during the Chinese New Year, but it turned out that there was a fire here or there. The emperor suffered a lot during the Chinese New Year.

Furthermore, to be honest, the emperor delegated power and the ministers worked. This way of getting along with the emperor and his ministers was greatly welcomed by the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.

And so far, Dongchang and Jinyiwei have not shown any intention of monitoring the courtiers.

Zhu Qiyu had already made a decision in his heart: to learn the rule of Wenjing, and leave the arduous task of rectifying the government to the next emperor.

You can't learn from Emperor Sui Yang. In a short period of time, he attacked from all directions and offended everyone.

For Zhu Qiyu, just reforming the clan and rectifying the guards will kill him.In addition, there is still a struggle for orthodoxy between the concubine and the concubine, and the counterattack of the emperor's faction is always on guard.

It is also necessary to recover the country, resume voyages to the West, and lay the foundation for future generations in dealing with the future ocean era.

Coupled with a bunch of large and small, miscellaneous reform items, Zhu Qiyu only felt that his head was buzzing all the time.

Really upset, Zhu Qiyu quickly persuaded all the civil servants to leave.Only He Yi stayed behind and dealt with the memorabilia sent by the document room with a few members of Zhongshushe.

An Guogong Xu Heng, Cao Guogong Li Xuan, and Dingguo Gong Xu Yongning still stayed in the attic, drinking tea with Zhu Qiyu while admiring the lake and mountains outside the window.

Several people chatted for a while, and Zhu Qiyu asked: "You guys still have something to do, so let's leave if you have nothing to do."

Xu Yongning took the lead to reply: "Your Majesty, I want to guard the frontier, and I don't want to be bored in the capital."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "You are too young to know the benefits of a comfortable life. But, when you are young, go out and see more, and it will indeed broaden your horizons.

The place in Xuanfu has been troubled by Xuanzong and Sanyang for many years, and the traitors can't be cleaned up for a while, it's too dangerous, so I can't let you go to Xuanfu.

You can't go to the south either, it's more dangerous there.

Why don't you inspect Liaodong for me, including the range of activities of Duoyan Sanwei, you can go and have a look.

There are also Daning and Guangning, which are extremely important strategically.I want to build two strong cities to resist foreign aggression.

Especially Guangning City, if the future generations can't play well, this is the place where my Daming country will be ruined.

Furthermore, with the change of Tumubao, the emperor lost his teacher and humiliated the country, so that all foreign vassals felt contemptuous of Daming.

So if you want, you can also go to North Korea by the way.It just so happened that I also wanted to send my cronies to North Korea.You can go together, and there will be someone to take care of you on the way. "

After hearing this, Xu Yongning was a little puzzled. How could a city of Guangning become the place where Daming was ruined?

If it were someone else, they might not dare to ask Zhu Qiyu the truth.

But Xu Yongning asked directly, relying on the favor of his cousin, the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu was also willing to mention a little more about his promising confidant Duke, so he asked back: "Before answering your question, let me tell you, do you think Meng Yuan can rise again?"

(End of this chapter)