I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 634: The Ming Dynasty is so big, I want to go and see it
In the Xiyuan Crystal Swimming Pool, Zhu Yijun swam in the clear pool like a white shark in the waves, using his hands and feet in the most authentic dog paddling style.

Breaststroke, butterfly stroke and freestyle are interspersed in between, but in the end it all comes back to the doggy paddle.

There is no other reason, just practice, Zhu Yijun is the most skilled in dog paddling.

Two Jingjun "lifeguards" swam behind him, and there were six Jingjun standing on the shore, ready to jump into the water at any time to provide assistance.

Several eunuchs brought in four large glass jugs containing various fruit juices.

Yang Jinshui pointed to the table next to him and said, "Put it there."

After the eunuch put it away, he picked up a glass and put it on the table, then picked up a large glass pot and shook it gently so that the juice inside was stirred evenly, then poured the juice into the glass, stopping when the cup was one-quarter full.

Yang Jinshui took the glass and poured the juice into his mouth.

The remaining three glass pots were all tried in the same way.

After drinking, Yang Jinshui handed the glass he had drunk from to the eunuch, "Take it and wash it."

"Yes."

After finishing all this, Zhu Yijun had swum ten laps and walked up the steps to the shore.

Yang Jinshui hurriedly took a long towel, went forward and put the towel on Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun picked up a corner of the towel and wiped his hair. "Jinshui, you see, I have cut my hair short, which makes it easier to swim. Before, my hair couldn't dry for a long time. When it rained, it would swell and it would itch like hell. Now it's better. It dries up with a little wipe."

Yang Jinshui smiled and replied, "Your Majesty dares to be the first, so it must be right."

"A few days ago, Mr. Huang celebrated his birthday, and you went there in person."

"I went there and presented the emperor with a birthday gift. Mr. Huang kowtowed three times to the capital to thank the emperor for his grace."

"Mr. Huang is about seventy years old."

"Yes, this time Godfather is celebrating his 70th birthday."

"I heard that he hasn't been feeling well recently?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, my godfather's health has been getting worse every year since the Longqing period."

"Bring him to the capital. The Imperial Medical Bureau and the Beijing Huimin General Hospital both have national experts in charge. Ask Mr. Huang to come back and ask the national experts to take a good look at him."

"In reply to the emperor, we have told our godfather all these things, but he insisted on not coming. He said he has lived long enough."

Zhu Yijun stopped, the sunlight shone through the transparent glass, with a string of halos, covering his whole body.

“I have lived long enough. Mr. Huang and his like represent an era.

Yan Song is gone. The Jiangsu Provincial Government reported that Xu Jie is also seriously ill and will not live long. Now Mr. Huang is also old. They are all old. "

"Your Majesty, they are all getting old, but a new era has begun in your hands."

Zhu Yijun turned his head and looked at him, laughing, "Jinshui, you are really good at talking."

After entering the inner room, Zhu Yijun changed into a casual dress and put on a Yishan crown.

Without a fixed bun, the Yishan crown was a little shaky when worn, and Zhu Yijun was worried that if his head shook too much, the hat would fly off.

There are both advantages and disadvantages to short hair.

Zhu Yijun sat down in the crystal hall beside the swimming pool. The place was full of sunshine, crystal clear and dreamy.

Yang Jinshui asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of juice do you want to drink? There are apple juice, pear juice, grape juice, and juice mixed with carrots, pomegranates and other fruits."

Zhu Yijun sat down on the rattan chair and said casually, "Let's have a glass of apple juice first."

Yang Jinshui poured a glass of apple juice and placed it in front of Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, I just drank it. The apple juice is a bit sour. You should drink less."

"Okay, sit down too and pour yourself a glass."

"Yes." Yang Jinshui poured himself a glass of apple juice and sat down on the rattan chair next to him.

"The Rong government and the cabinet are discussing the Western Expedition. As for money and grain, the Shaofujian should take the lead. How are your preparations for the bonds?"

"In reply to the emperor's words. The Western Expedition Bonds are being prepared. The first phase is to issue 5 million yen and will be issued by the six banks of Fuguo, Huijin, Gongshang, Minfu, Jiaotong, and Jianshe."

Minfu Bank was renamed from Huimin Bank because it did not want to have the same name as Huimin Hospital. It focuses on agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery and forestry.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was renamed from the Commercial Bank of China.

The bank's board of directors selected the names "industry" and "industry and commerce" from the "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Su Qin" which reads "The custom of the Zhou people was to manage industry, work hard on industry and commerce, and to devote one-tenth of the profits to their business." Finally, Yang Jinshui presented the proposal to the emperor, and Zhu Yijun decided on the name "industry and commerce."

Focus on industry and trade.

The Bank of Communications was formed specifically for the construction of straight roads and railways.

China Construction Bank was established specifically for the development of the Northwest and water conservancy construction.

Huijin Bank and Wells Fargo Bank gradually became central banks. According to Zhu Yijun's arrangement, paper money would be officially issued in a few years, and bills of exchange would return to being bank notes such as checks and remittance orders, and would no longer serve as currency functions.

The only two banks that are scheduled to issue banknotes are China Investment Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank.

Zhu Yijun sipped his apple juice. "Are there any difficulties?"

"In reply to your Majesty, when we were clearing out the Jianzhou and Haixi Jurchen tribes, we issued bonds for the first time, and at that time, including the additional issuance, we only issued 700,000 yen.

Later, when he went to war with the Chahar tribe and governed Annan, he also issued bonds totaling 3.9 million yen.

Later, we were also planning to launch an expedition against the Tumed tribe, but the Duke of Laiyang attacked too quickly, and by the time we were ready, they had already started to withdraw their troops, so we had to give up.

After two issuances, the Ministry of Finance and several banks have accumulated rich experience. There will definitely be problems, but we are confident that we can solve them. "

"Jinshui, your attitude is very good. You don't avoid problems, nor are you afraid of them."

"Is this all what I learned from the Emperor?"

"I am the emperor, and all my subjects are vying to learn from me. But most of them are trying to figure out what the emperor wants and try to please him. Jinshui, you are one of the few who studies hard and does well."

"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. I am ashamed of myself."

"I'm not praising you too much, you have a talent in this area. Apart from other things, everyone else has only learned to develop industry and commerce, and to engage in real business, but you have already mastered finance.

Jinshui, finance is a good thing, but also a bad thing, it depends on how we use it. There are two countries in the West, England and France, and the two countries are fighting a fierce war.

Neither country can hold on any longer, and it is too late to raise taxes. What should they do? Issue bonds and pay interest to borrow money from the rich and bankers in the West and other countries.

The two countries were equally powerful and were originally evenly matched, but England had a strong foundation, good reputation, easy borrowing, and low interest rates, so it borrowed more money.

France has a strong financial foundation, but it has defaulted on its debts in the past and has a bad reputation, so it is not easy for it to borrow money. The interest it pays is high and the amount of money it can borrow is relatively small.

England borrowed a lot of money, so it launched warships desperately and recruited soldiers desperately. It won one victory after another. Seeing its powerful momentum, the rich people and bankers in other countries dared to lend it money.

England can borrow more and more money.

France was in dire straits, with fewer and fewer warships launched and the army short of soldiers and weapons. It lost battle after battle, and it became increasingly difficult to borrow money. In the end, the outcome was decided, and England won a great victory, forcing the surrendered France to pay compensation, and the loan, principal and interest, were charged to France.

That's how war works, the winner takes all.

This also shows that finance can make a country prosperous or destroy it. "

Zhu Yijun told a story about the Western Barbarians in the style of the Spring and Autumn Annals, which made Yang Jinshui's eyes sparkle.

I didn’t expect that finance can also be a dragon-slaying skill.

"Finance makes money from money, and the money comes in a lot and quickly. Especially when industry and commerce flourish, the greater the profits it makes. Human nature is greedy. After having a lot, people still want more.

Not only do they want to make a lot of money, they also want to make it easily. They desperately squeeze the profits of industry and commerce to suck blood, and then transfer the sucked blood to other things, such as usury, pawning, reselling bonds, and manipulating stocks. They will do anything that can make a lot of money quickly.

In the end, finance, which had previously been a great help to industry and commerce, has become a hindrance to industry and commerce. We should learn from this.

We must always remember that finance is only a tool to promote the development of productivity, invigorate the economy, promote industry and commerce, and make the country strong and the people rich. We must never put the cart before the horse and change the economic model in order to make more money in finance, forcing industry and commerce to abandon the principle of making the country strong and the people rich.

Jinshui, you must remember this."

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"Your Majesty, I will remember this." Yang Jinshui quickly put down the glass in her hand and replied respectfully.

Zhu Yijun leaned back in the rattan chair and asked, "Have arrangements been made for the six great lamas, including Sonam Gyatso, Drakpa Gyaltsen, and Trilo Gyatso?"

"In reply to the emperor, everything has been arranged."

"I heard that it took some trouble to arrange for them?"

Yang Jinshui replied awkwardly, "Yes, Your Majesty. The main reason is that there are only a few Buddhist temples left in the capital that are worth showing off."

And this thing?

Zhu Yijun thought about it and felt that this was indeed the case, and the root of the problem lay with himself.

In the first year of the Longqing reign, his father ascended the throne. As the crown prince, he followed the will of the court and the people and liquidated the treacherous Taoist priests who were favored during the Jiajing reign. He thoroughly cleaned up the Taoist sects that once flourished throughout the capital.

But he made up his mind not to leave the Taoist sect alone.

You'll Never Walk Alone!
By the way, the Buddhist sect was also cleared out, and Hai Rui and Hai Gangfeng, who were recalled from Guangdong, were invited out.

Once the Yitian Sword is out, no soul will be harmed by it!
Correct the accumulated malpractices in Buddhism and Taoism, clear out the occupied land and houses, and dismiss the monks and Taoists who have been ordained illegally.

Not only did Taoism suffer a great setback, but Buddhism also suffered heavy losses. In the capital city, which was previously known as a sea of ​​monks, even bald men did not dare to go out easily.

In the following years, the Taoist sect, out of respect for the Emperor, retained some of the incense offerings. Some well-known Taoist temples, such as Baiyun Temple, Shenleguan Temple, and Xuandu Temple, were preserved, some were moved out of the city, and the scale was expanded.

But Buddhism never recovered.

During those years, the official system was reformed and the central government added many government offices, integrated officials and expanded the scale. Many old government offices were not enough, so they directly requisitioned Buddhist temples.

Anyway, there is no one on it, so you can only pick on the weak.

Dabaoguo Renciyuan was occupied by Jinyiwei, Berlinyuan was returned to the Imperial Hospital, and Dalongfuyuan was occupied by the Rong government not far away. Later, the Rong government moved to the right side of Daming Gate, and the original site became the Beijing Camp Governor's Office, and Dalongfuyuan became a part of it.

Daxinglong was occupied by the Censorate, and the newly established Siliyuan was placed there.

The Gongdeyuan was occupied by the Ministry of Justice next to the Censorate to house the newly established Central Procuratorate.

Other Buddhist temples, large and small, were occupied by various temples of the six central ministries, the five military governorates, as well as public schools, academies, hospitals, clinics, police stations and other large and small institutions.

Currently, there are only a few Buddhist temples left, such as the Dalongshanyuan where the Buddhist Registrar's Office is located.

When Sonam Gyatso and other six great lamas arrived in the capital, the Ministry of Rites suddenly discovered that the Dalongshan Monastery could not accommodate so many monks. They were accompanied by hundreds of monk followers, and they could not be arranged in one place.

The great lamas from different factions of Tibetan Buddhism are the kind that would fight each other over a few words if they disagreed, so they must be arranged separately.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were so confused that they wanted to find a crooked tree to hang themselves.

Minister of Rites Pan Sheng had no other choice but to ask the powerful Yang Jinshui for help. He found several ancestral temples and finally settled the six great lamas and their entourage.

After listening to Yang Jinshui's account of the situation, Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Now the southern and northern parts of Mongolia, as well as Qinghai and U-Tsang, have been gradually incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Buddhism plays a very important role in these places. Winning over those great lamas can help us control and pacify the people in the north and south of the desert and in Qinghai and Tibet.

You should make an edict to build a main temple for each of the six great lamas near the capital, and the Zhenyi Sect. They should observe the precepts and practice asceticism, respect the Buddha and cultivate themselves. This is what a true Buddhist disciple should do.

He chanted the words "saving all living beings", wore silk and satin, lived in a house with carved beams and painted buildings, collected rent, pawned things, kept novice monks as followers, and moved in and out like officials and dignitaries.

I will never allow such salvation of all sentient beings to happen in the Ming Dynasty.

Buddhist sects like the Zhenyi Sect should be promoted. A main temple should be built for them, and their precepts should be compiled into the precepts of all Buddhist sects in the world. The four elements are empty, the six senses are pure, and monks should behave like monks. "

"According to the order!"

Yang Jinshui knew that the emperor had this kind of temper.

In his eyes, Buddhism is a tool to appease the people. He should suppress it vigorously when necessary and use it well when it is useful.

"Jinshui, I heard that Pan Yinglong is doing a great job in the reconstruction of the old city of South City, as well as the expansion of the three cities of East, West, and North. He is very organized and methodical?"

"In reply to your Majesty, I went to South City a few days ago for something, and I couldn't recognize it at all. It seemed like a new city. The new city is expanding on the east, west and north sides. I heard that the foundation has been surveyed and is in the planning stage.

I heard that the plan has been passed by Shuntian Prefecture and has been reported to the cabinet."

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Pan Yinglong is a capable minister. When I have time, I will go to various cities in the capital to visit them incognito. Luanzhou is hundreds of miles away, and I have visited it, but I have not seen the emperor in person. This is not good.

As for Nanjing and Jiangnan, I also want to visit them and pay homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum. As for the Xianling Mausoleum on Chunde Mountain in Chengtian Prefecture, I promised my grandfather the Emperor that I would go there in person to pay homage.

The Ming Dynasty is so big, I want to see everywhere. "

"Your Majesty is worth a fortune, and traveling and staying in the palace are not trivial matters. We need to be extremely cautious." Yang Jinshui answered cautiously.

"Haha, look how nervous you are. You've been so exhausted from the tour to the east that you've lost several pounds. Don't worry, I have to wait until you gain some weight."

Yang Jinshui also laughed.

"Your Majesty." Feng Bao reported at the door holding a stack of memorials.

"Feng Bao is here, come in. Is there any military or national affairs?"

"Your Majesty, the urgent report from the Governor-General of Huguang, Wang Yi'e, has been submitted."

"Show me."

Feng Bao walked in and exchanged glances with Yang Jinshui who was standing next to Zhu Yijun. The two smiled lightly, but their gazes intertwined in the air were flashing sparks.

Zhu Yijun read Wang Yi'e's memorial and nodded: "The weeds and crooked trees in Hunan have been cleaned up thoroughly, and it's time for him to get down to business.

Trust the people you employ. I'll let him do it and see how it turns out."

(End of this chapter)