I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 438 Summoning Bi Ziyan

Zhu Youxiao has always attached great importance to the construction of the navy.

Especially after the establishment of Tianjin and Denglai, he allocated funds from internal funds to allow Zuo Guangdou and Guan Yingzhen to build ships and train navy.

The two of them have been doing this for nearly a year now, and the results are very significant. Each naval vessel has dozens of black-tailed boats and lucky boats, but it's just too expensive.

Zhu Youxiao did some calculations and found that the construction of the water division had cost nearly seven or eight million taels.

This was just the beginning. When Zhu Youxiao appointed Yuan Keli as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Yuan Keli also expressed that the court wanted to build a navy.

Zhu Youxiao naturally agreed. In his mind, the Fujian Navy was the most urgent.

In his memory, the Dutch are coming next year and will show off their power in Fujian, Guangdong and other places. If the court does not make preparations, it will definitely be despised by the Dutch.

However, it will inevitably take time to build a naval warship, and it will also take time to train additional personnel.

Therefore, he suggested to Yuan Keli that the Fujian Navy still had some foundation and had more than [-] large and small warships, which could be used as a basis for expansion.

This saves time and effort and is very cost-effective.At that time, we can also recruit shipwrights from Macau and build ships according to Western methods, which may have miraculous effects.

But Zhu Youxiao had forgotten for all his life that Nanzhili had a navy. Thinking of this really gave him a headache. He couldn't let the Fujian navy go north to fight against pirates.

Zhu Youxiao shook his head when he thought of this. Although this can solve temporary needs, it is not a long-term solution.

After all, South Zhili is a place where merchants are developed and sea trade is very prosperous. It would be extremely inappropriate to only use foreign navy to escort them.

Besides, he had just made up his mind to develop maritime transport. The biggest risks in transporting grain by sea were weather and pirates. Without a strong naval escort, water transport in South Zhili would be impossible.

Thinking of this, he made up his mind to set up a navy in South Zhili, otherwise it would not be an option.

But as mentioned before, water from afar cannot quench the thirst that is near.Even if he has never seen a ship, he knows that building ships and training sailors is time-consuming and requires a lot of money. Denglai and Tianjin are examples of this before.

But at this time, he suddenly had an idea, since building a navy in South Zhili would consume both money and time.

Then it would be better to transfer the navy built in Tianjin or Denglai to Nanzhili. Wouldn't it be more convenient and cost less?

Thinking of this, he picked up his ink pen and started marking Sun Yuanhua's question book with red marks. After writing for a while, he handed the marked question book to Wei Zhongxian, and then ordered:
"Give Sun Yuanhua's question book to the cabinet. Let Liu Yishen and others discuss the above two matters carefully and send them to me early tomorrow morning."

Wei Zhongxian did not dare to be negligent after hearing this. He respectfully took the question book and bowed out of Qianqing Palace.

Then Zhu Youxiao didn't rest. He looked at the question books piled up around him and felt very emotional in his heart.

In the past, he couldn't understand why many emperors were workaholics, so they couldn't get tired of writing so many papers and memorials a day.But since he became the emperor himself and started reviewing the question books, it became somewhat understandable why this was the case.

The reason is still a matter of status. The pleasure that power brings to people is definitely much higher than others.

In particular, the pleasure brought to Zhu Youxiao by reviewing memorials and managing world affairs is even more so, so he now also has the potential to be a workaholic.

I really don’t know if this is good or bad?When Zhu Youxiao thought of this, he shook his head and stopped thinking about the problem. Instead, he picked up one of the question books and continued to read.
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Just after Mao o'clock the next day, outside the Dong'an Gate of the imperial city, Wang Boyu, the eunuch and eunuch Wang Boyu, the eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremony, looked at Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan in front of him, and his happiness was beyond words.

"Wang Shangshu, Governor Bi, please come here. Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time." After hearing Wang Boyu's instructions, Wang Yingjiao and Bi Ziyan also nodded and handed over their hands. Then they followed Wang Boyu's footsteps and slowly entered the Dong'an Gate and entered the imperial city. Go inside to Donghua Gate.

Wang Boyu led the way and turned back to give directions to the two of them. He seemed to be very concerned about them.

Although Wang Yingjiao had long been accustomed to the emperor's audience, after all, the emperor was very concerned about financial and tax matters and often came to him to discuss financial and tax matters.

But seeing Wang Boyu's attitude towards him being so good, this was the first time he had encountered him.

However, he is also self-aware and naturally knows that he does not have such a big face. The reason is because of the people around him.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Bi Ziyan beside him, only to see him with his hands lowered and silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

"My lords, before you come here, Your Majesty specially asked our family to wait for you two at Dong'anmen early in the morning. We have been serving His Majesty for more than a year, but we have never seen any minister with such an honor."

Wang Boyu said and looked at Bi Ziyan. He was now very afraid of Governor Bi.

He recovered tax arrears and punished corruption in southern Zhili.No one was given face, not even Fang Congzhe, and even Li Sancai, the high-ranking feudal official who had become an official, was killed.

Bi Ziyan offended many people by doing this, but it made Zhu Youxiao trust him more. In addition, he escorted 1000 million taels of silver to the capital for the court this time.

His status in Zhu Youxiao's mind has skyrocketed. Wang Boyu has been with Zhu Youxiao for so long and has long figured out the emperor's thoughts.

So this time he also took the initiative to take over the job of the two of them, with the purpose of getting to know Bi Ziyan well and getting closer.

"Especially Governor Bi, His Majesty always mentions you in front of us, saying that you are loyal to the country and capable of doing things. You are truly His Majesty's loyal minister."

But Bi Ziyan was not interested in these eunuchs. Seeing Wang Boyu's kindness, he expressionlessly replied:
"Eunuch Wang is so complimentary. It's all because of His Majesty's love. We can only act in accordance with His Majesty's will."

When Wang Boyu saw Bi Ziyan's response, he was not angry. Instead, he picked up the conversation with a smile.

"Governor Bi's words were timely. There is no wiser person than Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty came to the throne, you have tried to reform and eradicate rebellion. We have only followed orders."

After saying that, he waved his hands for the two of them to follow, then turned around and led the two of them into the Forbidden City through Donghua Gate, and then went to the Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, Wang Shangshu and Governor Bi have arrived."

"Quickly invite them in!"

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he put down the question book in his hand, stood up from the couch and looked at the door.

I saw Wang Boyu and Wang Yingjiao slowly walking in. As soon as everyone saw the emperor, they immediately began to kneel down and worship.

"Wei minister Wang Yingjiao, Minister of Household Affairs, and Bi Ziyan, governor of Southern Zhili, came to see His Majesty and respectfully asked for His Majesty's blessing."

"Please hurry up, there is no need to be polite."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand to let them get up, but his eyes were looking at Bi Ziyan.

(End of this chapter)