Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 448 Xiang Qing’s concerns

As soon as Lin Cunde came back, Xiang Qing came to visit. Lin Cunde was very happy!
So I chatted with Xiang Qing and asked Xiang Qing to take over the affairs of the fifth military camp! You can’t have too much power! Your own relatives cannot have too much power!
Xiang Qing was relieved when he heard what Lin Cunde said!
"Since you said so, sir, I dare to accept this position. These days, I don't dare to go to the palace. I'm afraid that His Majesty will talk to me about this!" Xiang Qing said, touching his head very embarrassed!

"You, what are you sorry for? You are also the top noble of our Ming Dynasty, and you are also a general who can lead the army in battle. You are still young. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will still need you to protect it!" Lin Cunde smiled at him Xiang Qing said!

When Xiang Qing heard this, he immediately disagreed and said: "That won't work. It's better for you, sir, to keep an eye on the front. With you here, we can rest assured that the Ming Dynasty will not be in chaos. Who doesn't know now? The success of the Ming Dynasty depends entirely on you, sir." I will assist Your Majesty with all my heart! Your Majesty said so in court!

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and the soldiers on the border are not at war. This is also very rare!

Before, when winter came to my Ming Dynasty, when would there be no war? I have been on the border for many years, how could I not know that when winter comes, the soldiers start to be on guard!

In addition, the income of the people of Ming Dynasty has increased significantly. Not to mention other things, just bicycles. Now all the streets and alleys are bicycles. I heard that there are at least 200,000 bicycles in the capital. Every kid in my family My daughter has a bicycle!

Sometimes I secretly ride for a while. It is indeed fast and comfortable!

Many people use this camel, especially those in the suburbs. They all use bicycles to load the baskets. You fill the baskets with vegetables and sell them on the streets on your bicycle. It is much easier than before!

In addition, the roads are easy to travel now. The Ministry of Industry has planned three roads. One is a cement road from the capital to the Joseon Dynasty, and the other is from the capital, passing through South Zhili, and along Zhejiang, Fujian, and all the way to Guangdong. !

These greatly promote business!

Another road is from the capital to Shanxi, then to Shaanxi, and at the same time branch to Sichuan!

In fact, many civil servants also saw the benefits of bicycles. None of them thought that a small thing would actually make the people of Ming Dynasty move faster and more conveniently!

They like to send these things to Lin Cunde's house. This is a specialty in the Northeast. Xu Xianyong is now serving as the chief military officer there. There is no shortage of such things. Xu Xianyong is very grateful to Lin Cunde in his heart, not to mention Xiang Qing!

"Well, let's not talk about this. The main thing is His Majesty's trust! Anyway, the Fifth Army Camp is here, and you are no stranger to the Fifth Army Camp. You are originally from here. You know many brothers and they were all your old subordinates!
I don’t have anything else to explain, you know better than me! "Zhang smiled and said to Xiang Qing!

"I know, I'll go back first!" Wang Meichun said with a smile!

Therefore, sir, with you here, I, the people and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, feel at ease, and so does Your Majesty! Xiang Qing said flatteringly to Lin Cunde!

In the evening, Lin Cunde invited Xiang Qing to dinner at home!
After dinner, Xiang Qing went back!
Early the next morning, Lin Cunde woke up, and Wang Meichun also got up, but now he did not dress Lin Cunde, but sat and watched, instructing other dowry maids to change Lin Cunde's clothes!
"Husband, you won't be able to come back at noon, right? I'll go back to my parents' house. After you leave the palace, go directly to my father's house?" Wang Meichun sat there and looked at Lin Cunde and asked.

In the repaired area, apart from the horses, there are bicycles! People like to use this!
His Majesty also gave some praise and said, Unexpectedly, a bicycle can actually bring vitality to the people of Ming Dynasty!

Especially this winter, a large number of suburbanites in the capital come to the city every day to buy things for the New Year!

"Okay!" Lin Cunde nodded!

"Okay, remember to bring some gifts with you. By the way, the gifts from Xiang Qing and the gifts from Xu Xianyong. You pick some and give them to your father-in-law. They are all good things!" Lin Cunde nodded and said to Wang Meishun said that the things Xiang Qing and Xu Xianyong sent were all specialties of the Northeast. There were hundreds of century-old ginseng, there was also a lot of glue made from tiger bones, and there were also a lot of deer antlers!

These are the main roads in our Ming Dynasty, and they are already being repaired now!

Bicycles have driven the development of business!

Soon, Lin Cunde left the house and headed to the palace!

There was no court today, but Zhu Qiyu got up early and told Cheng Jing and the others to tidy up the imperial study, put all the snacks and fruits on the table, boil the water, and prepare breakfast. He knew , Lin Cunde will definitely come over early in the morning to report on his work! '

This is Lin Cunde's habit, and Lin Cunde has always respected himself very much and never took authority. If anything happens, he will definitely notify himself in advance and explain why he does so! Lin Cunde has always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty and to himself! To destroy the Joseon Dynasty, it stands to reason that Lin Cunde's merits should be ranked first. When discussing merits before, many generals suggested that Lin Cunde's merits should be ranked first. It was Lin Cunde's suggestion to defeat the Joseon Dynasty!

The fall of the Joseon Dynasty added a lot of territory to the Ming Dynasty, and also reduced the number of potential enemies for the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, it also opened up the Ming Dynasty's expedition to Japan!
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's army is waiting for the navy from Luanzhou!

Moreover, this year, Zhu Qiyu was very happy. The promotion of the New Deal was completed, and the war against the Joseon Dynasty not only did not empty the treasury, but also made it bigger and bigger. The key is, Zhu Qiyu announced that this year, all taxes in the entire Ming Dynasty will be reduced by 30% !
This is something that makes the people very happy, and it also brings benefits to the people!
Those civil servants even wrote memorials praising Zhu Qiyu!
Even Chen Xun sometimes had to give in. He admired Lin Cunde and Zhu Qiyu for managing the Ming Dynasty to this extent in just over three years!
The people are rich, the military is strong, and the country is strong!

Not long after Zhu Qiyu sat down, Cheng Jing walked in quickly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Luling is here!"

"Here? Let's go!" When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he stood up happily and walked outside. When he arrived at the main entrance of Qianqing Palace, he saw Lin Cunde going up the steps!

Lin Cunde found out that Zhu Qiyu came to greet him in person, and immediately walked over quickly. When he arrived in front of Zhu Qiyu, he immediately raised his hands and saluted: "My lord, Lin Cunde, pay homage to your Majesty!"

"Hahaha, no gifts, no gifts, do you know that I knew early in the morning that you would come over, and I am also looking forward to your return! Come on, haven't you eaten yet? I don't care whether you have eaten or not, you want Come eat something with me!" Zhu Qiyu happily took Lin Cunde's hand and walked inside!

"Hey, thank you, Your Majesty, I had an empty stomach on purpose. I thought I would get some food anyway!" Lin Cunde said with a smile!

Cheng Jing, who was next to him, smiled and said: "His Majesty told us early in the morning to prepare the breakfast you like to eat, Lord Marquis. After washing, let the slaves wait here! I look forward to your return, Lord Marquis!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! This is my dereliction of duty!" Lin Cunde said immediately!

"You are not negligent in your duty. I don't know that you only hope that the Ming Dynasty will be strong. Now the Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger as you and I wish. I am happy and you are happy too, aren't you?" Zhu Qiyu said with a smile!

"That's right, especially on the way back to Beijing, when I saw the smiles on the faces of the people, I feel that Your Majesty is wise and worthy of Your Majesty's praise!" Lin Cunde also nodded affirmatively!
"Well, don't say these words. I, you deserve the most credit for today's situation. Although I also know that you have been delaying it, I understand, but I also remember it!" Zhu Qiyu said with a smile!

Soon, Zhu Qiyu led Lin Cunde to a greenhouse. As soon as he sat down, the palace maid and his father-in-law came over with dozens of plates of snacks. Lin Cunde was stunned for a moment!

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said to Lin Cunde: "I asked the imperial chef to bring out all their special skills. Normally, I only do a few or five, but today, I want to be extravagant. I treat you to a good meal and try them all. Ah, try each of them and taste the skills of the imperial chef!"

"Your Majesty, try this, this, you should be full!" Lin Cunde looked at the large table of breakfast snacks and said with a smile!

"As long as you are full, I can also make you hungry. Come on, have a try!" Zhu Qiyu said happily!

Zhu Qiyu was the happiest when Lin Cunde came back. If anything happened, he would discuss it himself. The key was to discuss what to do every year in advance, and then just do it according to what was discussed!

The big things we do this year were all agreed upon on the second day of the Lunar New Year this year!

Moreover, this year, the six ministries and various departments, as well as the various chief ministers, are required to submit five-year plans and Jingtai's four-year plan!
How to review those plans requires Lin Cunde to be there to check them!

After eating breakfast, Zhu Qiyu led Lin Cunde to the study room of Qianqing Palace!
The imperial study room is very warm at the moment, and all kinds of fruit snacks are on display!

Zhu Qiyu sat on the host's seat and started making tea!
Lin Cunde took out several memorials from his arms, mainly a summary of Luanzhou's events this year, Luanzhou's plan for next year, and Luanzhou's plan for the next five years!
"Your Majesty, this is what I wrote in Luanzhou during this period. This is what Luanzhou did this year, and how much it cost and how much profit it made. Overall, Luanzhou spent almost two million taels on the court this year! However, the benefits are also huge. In terms of steel, our Ming Dynasty now has no shortage! Moreover, Luanzhou's river embankments, roads, and ports have been built, and bridges have also been built!

In addition, Luanzhou's taxes this year are estimated to be more than one million taels, mainly commercial taxes!
In addition, the income attributed to internal funds is almost five million taels!
If these are included, Luanzhou's profits this year may exceed 4 million taels, not counting private earnings! However, the court and internal funds are separate, so the ministers also count them separately! Lin Cunde said and handed the first memorial to Zhu Qiyu!

Lin Cunde came here to report on his work today, and naturally he wanted to report on Luanzhou's situation this year.

(End of this chapter)