The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 160 The Royal Concubine is happy
Wanli's emphasis on military power over culture seemed to have reached a point of no return.

He took advantage of the great victory in the northwest to publicize the achievements of military generals.

He even praised Qi Jiguang as the Ming Dynasty's god of war, respected by all the people.

There were also the nine generals of the border towns and the twelve generals of the Beijing camp, all of whom were praised by him as great heroes.

What followed was an unprecedented large-scale reward, and hundreds of meritorious soldiers were granted titles and ranks.

The civil servants were already very dissatisfied with all this.

The young emperor clearly wanted to let the meritorious generals step on them.

Is this possible?
The so-called difference between upper and lower, who is on top and who is below, is a world of difference.

The Hongwu and Yongle dynasties are clear evidence of this.

At that time, the power of the court was almost entirely in the hands of meritorious military generals. It was almost impossible for civil officials to control the power of the court.

Hu Weiyong is a clear example. This guy finally gained some power, but was immediately charged with treason and his entire clan was executed!

During the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, civil servants were really nothing, so don't even think about gaining any benefits.

Military generals at that time were extremely rich. The lands awarded to meritorious generals were hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of acres. Those who were granted titles and ranks were even more impressive. The annual salary of a duke was three thousand dan.

Not to mention the military generals, even the garrison troops were extremely rich, with each household owning fifty acres of land.

What do civil servants have?
Civil servants at that time had almost nothing, and the salary of a county magistrate was not enough to support his family.

And you can't be greedy at all. If you are greedy for sixty taels, you will be skinned and stuffed with straw!

During the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, civil officials were nothing in front of military generals.

They spent hundreds of years finally stepping on the military generals and taking most of the benefits. The young emperor then lavishly granted fiefs to meritorious soldiers. How could this work?

During the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, meritorious soldiers were granted fiefs on a large scale, and the military generals trampled on them.

Unexpectedly, after the New Year, the little emperor went even further.

This guy actually recruited garrison troops crazily to expand the Beijing camp and border troops.

The Beijing garrison has been expanded to 240,000 troops, and the border troops in each border town have been expanded to 50,000.

If this continues, what will happen?

The young emperor controls such a powerful military force, so he will definitely madly seize their interests.

Are they going to go back to the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, where those who coveted sixty taels would be skinned and stuffed with straw?
Of course not.

If the little emperor wants them to have a miserable life, then he should replace him with another emperor to continue their good life!
Wanli knew that this group of civil servants wanted to seize the imperial power, but he did not expect that after he controlled such a powerful military force, those civil servants would still dare to attack him.

spring is coming.

He was feeling somewhat elated at the moment.

There are more and more water wheels and spinning workshops along the Wenyu River, and weaving workshops in the various 100 households of the Beijing Garrison are also popping up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

The sheep in Hetao have started to be sheared from south to north, and their yarn production is increasing rapidly.

The weaving workshops built by Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong and father-in-law Zheng Danian had already started to weave cloth using ready-made yarn. In addition, as more and more weaving workshops were built by the hundreds of households in the Beijing camp, the output of woolen cloth also increased rapidly.

Moreover, the wholesale business of woolen cloth is also very hot. Their output has skyrocketed to tens of thousands of pieces a day, and the supply cannot meet the demand.

The gross profit of tens of thousands of pieces a day is 600 taels, and the gross profit of 100,000 pieces a day is 6,000 taels. If this trend continues, within a year, their profit from spinning and weaving will reach 300,000 to 400,000 taels a month, and within two years, their profit from spinning and weaving will reach 700,000 to 800,000 taels a month.

The profits from glass and mirrors were also rising rapidly. After the sales were rolled out in all major cities in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, their gross profit reached 30,000 to 40,000 taels a day.

In other words, just by doing these two businesses, the problem of food and wages will be solved.

He could save some money from other businesses, and then he could get the military rewards and compensation for the casualties in the expedition against the Northern Tartars next year.

When he is well fed and warmed, he will start thinking about other things. He no longer has to worry about money, so he starts having babies like crazy.

To be honest, being an emperor would be a really great life if you didn't have to worry about anything else.

Not to mention the three thousand beauties in the harem, even the few concubines he favored were extraordinary.

At this time, Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan lived with him in the Qianqing Palace, and Queen Wang and Concubine Wang Gong also lived in the Kunning Palace. There were also Imperial Concubine Zhang and Fragrant Concubine Zheng in the harem.

He was so busy all day that he didn't know where to go to sleep. However, every night at dinner time, he would summon several of his favorite concubines to Kunning Palace to eat with Queen Wang and his children.

At about 5 p.m. that day, before the sun set, he couldn't wait to bring Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan to Kunning Palace to have a good meal and then start working.

Queen Wang, Consort Wang Gong, Imperial Consort Zhang and Fragrant Consort Zheng had already been waiting for him at the gate of Kunning Palace with Princess Rongchang and the eldest prince Zhu Changluo.

During this period, he had dinner with everyone every day, and everyone was used to it.

There was no need for the family to be polite. Wanli simply took the hands of Princess Rongchang and the eldest prince Zhu Changluo and walked towards the kitchen.

At this time, Princess Rongchang is four years old, and the eldest prince Zhu Changluo is over three years old. The two little guys can not only walk, but also jump and run.

At this time, a table full of sumptuous meals had already been prepared in the kitchen. Sun Hai and Ke Yongna tasted all the food and then stood aside waiting.

He went straight to the main seat. Queen Wang and Consort Wang Gong immediately carried Princess Rongchang and the eldest prince Zhu Changluo to the seats on both sides of him, and then sat down on the side. After Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, Noble Consort Zhang and Fragrant Consort Zheng took their seats, the family began to eat.

Queen Wang and Concubine Wang Gong were so busy feeding their precious daughter and son that they had no time to eat themselves.

Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, Noble Consort Zhang and Fragrant Consort Zheng all had envy on their faces and helped to pick up some dishes from time to time.

Wanli sipped his wine and jokingly asked, "Mianmian, Mianmian, what kind of husband do you want to be when you grow up?"

Princess Rongchang wasn't just whimpering now. She seemed to think seriously for a moment before she said in a baby voice, "Father, I want to have a martial arts competition to find my husband. I'll marry the one who's the best fighter among the generals."

The little guy also knows about martial arts competition to win a bride?
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan pretended to be serious and said, "It seems that this prince consort must be our Yiming. His father is now the bravest among the three armies."

Yiming?

Princess Rongchang asked seriously, "Auntie, is he good-looking?"

Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan feigned curiosity and asked, "Didn't you say you'd marry whoever was the best fighter? Why are you trying to look good now?"

Princess Rongchang said in a serious and childish voice, "Of course she has to be pretty. She can't be anything but pretty."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Wanli laughed until he was slightly breathless and said, "Don't worry, Yiming is very good-looking. Besides, his father is already six or seven feet tall. He will definitely grow up to be tall and mighty in the future."

Princess Rongchang heard this and said in a serious and childish voice, "Then let him come to the palace to play. I want to see how handsome he is."

Let’s talk about this later.

Wanli simply turned around and asked, "Luo'er, what do you want to do when you grow up?"

The eldest prince Zhu Changluo said without hesitation: "I am a general, commanding thousands of troops."

It seems that this general has done a good job of publicity, and all the princes and princesses in the deep palace know about it.

Wanli wanted to tease her a few more times, but Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan suddenly put down her chopsticks and started to retch.

This?
Several concubines couldn't help but look at her in surprise.

Seeing this, Wanli couldn't help but asked with concern: "Xiaolan, are you feeling unwell in your stomach or are you pregnant?"

Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan shook her head rather shyly and said, "I don't know."

Wanli said without hesitation: "Xiao Hai, quickly call the imperial physician."

The imperial physicians had to take turns to be on duty at the Qianqing Palace for twelve hours a day.

Soon, an imperial physician walked in quickly.

He carefully felt the pulse of Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, then quickly withdrew his hand and bowed, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! This is a happy pulse for the Imperial Concubine."

Imperial Concubine Qin Lan is really pregnant!

When Wanli heard this, he almost went crazy with joy.

When Imperial Concubine Zhang and Fragrant Concubine Zheng saw this, they couldn't help but look envious.

Queen Wang also seemed a little envious.

Only Concubine Wang Gong, who looked like a little girl, said heartlessly: "Sister Xiaolan, congratulations, you are going to have a baby too."

(End of this chapter)