Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 821: New Salt Administration
Zhu Youxiao knew very well what Qian Qianyi was thinking and which faction's interests Qian Qianyi represented. He hated this selfish politician, but he had to keep him!
As the eldest grandson of Emperor Shenzong and the eldest son of Emperor Guangzong, Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne to become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty too suddenly. The deaths of two emperors in one month had a great impact on the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne in a hurry and had no ministers in the palace.

This is very embarrassing.

Zhu Youxiao could kill many people, but there were too many considerations as to how and when to kill. Zhu Youxiao hoped that his killing could set the Ming Dynasty on a good track rather than plunge it into the abyss.

So Zhu Youxiao has been suppressing his murderous intent!
The overthrow of the Qi Party marked the rise of the Integrity Commission, which in turn affected many people and many things, and also promoted the changes in the Censorate and the establishment of the Procuratorate.

The overthrow of the Zhejiang Party symbolizes the determination and will to rectify the administration of officials!
In the current central government, there are this party and that faction. There are many parties, but do they dare to behave as rampantly as Chang Qi did when he socialized?
dare not!

Deep in Zhu Youxiao's heart, the overthrow of the Donglin Party would inevitably indicate that the Ming central government had achieved initial control and sorting out of the southeastern provinces. Once this strategy was realized, the responsibility of political confusion borne by the group headed by Qian Qianyi would be relieved.

This is Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, there is Japanese rebellion in Zhejiang, civil unrest in Jiangxi and Fujian, and riots in the South Grand Canal. The court must speed up the solution, otherwise the local areas will inevitably be in chaos."

Qian Qianyi suppressed his fear, bowed to the emperor and said, "But Your Majesty, there is no need for the court to withdraw elite troops and go to the southeast to deal with these. In my humble opinion, the governors, provincial governors, and military governors of various places should be ordered to work with the local government involved to suppress the rebellion."

"This way, the imperial court can take the initiative. Even if the local forces are not able to suppress the rebellion during this period, the imperial court can still leave room for maneuver. But if we send all our elite troops south now, not only will we have to bear a huge amount of money and food expenses, but it will also cause great unrest among the local people. This is not a good thing for the imperial court."

Look, this is Qian Qianyi.

Zhu Youxiao sneered when he heard this. What he said was out of public interest and for the sake of the country, but there was something wrong with it.

If Zhu Youxiao really did this, he would be the stupidest person in the world!
If this were done, the local governments would become too powerful to be controlled, and powerful provincial governors would emerge. If the imperial court was not satisfied with anything, they would inevitably resist.

The relationship between the central government and local areas in the Ming Dynasty has never been just a hierarchical one. There has always been competition and struggle between them.

After all, the two have different positions.

The center has its own things to consider.

Each place has its own place to consider.

Officials at the central government think about the whole world, and officials at local levels think about the area under their jurisdiction. They are all officials of the Ming Dynasty, but they are different from one official to another.

Moreover, according to Qian Qianyi, if we can quickly suppress the rebellion, then everything will be fine. But if we cannot, the Ming Dynasty will definitely have local militias! !

In order to eliminate the embryonic form of Liaodong's military power, Zhu Youxiao made a lot of bets at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, even going so far as to confront the entire court, and this gradually eased the predicament in Liaodong until now the offensive and defensive positions have completely changed! !

No one knew better than Zhu Youxiao what went on behind the scenes.

There were many people in the court who had the same idea as Qian Qianyi, which was why Zhu Youxiao made a prompt decision when these things happened, summoned the ministers of the Military Affairs Council and other places, and finalized everything with thunder and lightning speed. During this period, he also clarified the reasons for the new things of some officials in the outer court. "It's meaningless to discuss whether it's good or bad now."

Zhu Youxiao collected his thoughts, looked at Qian Qianyi and said, "My decision is clear, my order has been issued, do you want me to take it back?"

"I don't dare."

Qian Qianyi was sweating profusely and said hurriedly, "But Your Majesty, if this continues, I'm afraid the national treasury will be difficult to maintain. After all, the court has a lot to do right now."

"The cabinet has a lot of expenses to review that can't be delayed any longer. There's also the Sichuan-Guizhou rebellion. The Sichuan rebels have been suppressed, and the Guizhou rebels will soon be suppressed. Once the rebels are suppressed, the court will have another large expense."

The emperor's announcement of a bloodbath in the southeast was a huge shock to Qian Qianyi. Although Qian Qianyi understood that the emperor wanted to massacre the Japanese pirates, the rebels, and the thugs, with such a will, with so many troops heading to the southeast and so many people stationed in the southeast, it was hard to guarantee that no accidents would happen during this period.

So Qian Qianyi wanted to try to see if he could get something, such as asking the cabinet to get involved. In this way, there would be room for mediation on some issues.

"I have ordered the officials to set up a branch office for the joint suppression of the Japanese."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, looked at Qian Qianyi and said, "As for the expenses of suppressing the Japanese in Zhejiang, the internal treasury will allocate a part, and the rest will be covered by the salt tax in Qilu and Lianghuai."

"As for suppressing the rebellion in Guizhou and Fujian, the official letter from the Military Affairs Council will be delivered soon. As you said, Guizhou and Fujian will be held responsible. If they fail to do so, I will send elite troops from the Beijing Camp to Guizhou and Fujian!!"

What Zhu Youxiao wanted to say to the outside world would undoubtedly be passed on through Qian Qianyi. As for what specific responsibilities and tasks Lu Xiangsheng would lead the Emperor Mingzong's army, Zhu Youxiao consciously did not mention it.

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This is the emperor's mind.

From Qian Qianyi's expression, Zhu Youxiao knew that Qian Qianyi had figured out what he was thinking. Everyone should be honest and not think about Guizhou and Fujian. If there is any problem in suppressing the rebellion in the two places, he doesn't mind breaking it up! !

"Speaking of Yuan Shizhen, he really didn't disappoint me."

Zhu Youxiao turned around, stared at the map in front of him, and said with his back to Qian Qianyi: "The salt reform targeting Qilu and Lianghuai has already achieved initial results. Yesterday, I received a secret report from Yuan Shizhen that the salt tax collected in the above-mentioned areas is more than 300 million taels. I used to worry about the food and wages for the Japanese invasion, but now I don't worry anymore."

Qian Qianyi's hanging hand trembled slightly.

It's too late!!

Qian Qianyi's silence made Zhu Youxiao smile. If he had not received Yuan Shizhen's secret report, he would not have summoned Qian Qianyi today.

The salt reform promoted by Yuan Shizhen has resulted in much higher salt taxes than expected in Qilu, Lianghuai and other places. If this can be implemented nationwide, how much tax revenue will be added to the national treasury just from the salt tax? !

"Sooner or later, I will take back the central government's lost finances bit by bit!" Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao secretly said in his heart: "It's better to have a little chaos in the southeast. When it's chaotic, there will be a group of people whose eyes and hearts are always on the southeast. In this way, I can free up my hands and gradually solve some of the accumulated problems and tumors!"

(End of this chapter)