Zhu Yixi smiled and didn't care about Mu Haner's little thoughts.
He closed his eyes and meditated.
When it comes to women, he is really casual now.
It’s hard to love something that’s hard to gain, but it’s hard to regret something that’s been lost.
Power is truly intoxicating.
However, the small matter of being sensitive to power over the years made him realize that the imperial power may have reached its peak.
This feeling suddenly made his heart tremble, making him feel so uncomfortable.
Once you reach the peak, no one can reach the height, so you can only work hard on the breadth.
For a moment, he actually climbed out of the warmth, put on a loose coat, and stood up straight.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Sun Damiang shouted, ignoring her delicate red body.
"You guys continue to sleep, I have something else to do."
After waving her hands, Zhu Yixi felt her legs were a little weak and came to the main hall.
Different from the previous Ming Dynasty and Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zhu Yixi was very casual when sleeping. Sometimes he would go to the concubine's palace to spend the night, and sometimes he would let them come and spend the night in the side hall.
The founding emperor was so willful.
Although the situation was similar to that of Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, thanks to Li Zicheng and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the huge gentry group was limited to the two provinces of Jiangnan.
Faced with the heavy pressure of the imperial power, there was no way to resist.
So whether it's the court or the harem, he can do whatever he wants.
When we arrived at the main hall of Qianqing Palace, the lights were brightly lit instantly because of the emperor.
There were ninety-nine whale candles brought from the sea, three feet tall and thick in arms. Under the hazy cover of glass, they not only set fire, but also looked particularly beautiful.
It seems that spices are added to the whale oil, which gives it a refreshing fragrance.
The spacious main hall is extremely bright.
"Afu, what time is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's eleven o'clock." A Fu, the personal eunuch, quickly glanced at the half-high self-ringing clock in the corner.
"It's only eleven o'clock." Zhu Yixi was stunned. He was still coding hard before traveling through time.
With the opening of customs, silk, porcelain, and tea, the three major export tools, are naturally very popular, and tax revenue has increased sharply. However, there are also many goods coming from overseas.
Ivory from India, cinchona from the Philippines, clocks, and copper mines are the four most imported items.
The cinchona tree was originally stolen by the Dutch and planted in the Malayan Islands, and planted by the Spanish in the Philippines. It was specially used as a medicine to suppress malaria, so the export was restricted to make huge profits.
But I didn't expect that Ming Dynasty also secretly bought saplings and planted them, which immediately changed the Spanish from reserved to open, and made a lot of money.
Obviously, the Spaniards tried to make the Ming Dynasty's seeds worse than buying them to maintain their own interests.
It is a pity that Zhu Yixi understood that it is better to rely on yourself than to ask for help. In the future, cinchona trees must be planted to conquer Southeast Asia, so cinchona trees must be widely planted.
The terrain map of the Ming Dynasty unfolded before his eyes:
"The Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms"
In the 29th year of Wanli (1601), Matteo Ricci presented his self-made map of all kingdoms, which was deeply loved by Shenzong. In the 30th year of Wanli (1602), Li Zhizao, the young minister of Taipu Temple, drew the map and called it "Kunyu All Kingdoms". picture".
Because Shenzong required twelve copies to be passed down, they were not lost due to the war.
This picture shows the Ming Dynasty as the center of the world, which lists Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Africa.
Although the details were a bit rough and unrealistic, Zhu Yixi was very satisfied.
After getting it, he had it colored to distinguish it.
He has always liked the color red, and since Ming Dynasty was a fire virtue, he naturally painted Ming Dynasty bluish red.
The subject countries are drawn in pale yellow.
The Khalkha Mongols, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the four Oirat tribes in the Western Regions, the Yarkand Khanate, and even the Kazakh Khanate are all painted in green.
Huge Russia turned black.
Compared with the heyday of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, only the Western Regions are left.
A huge sense of satisfaction rushed into his mind.
Suddenly, a snapping sound brought him back to his senses.
It turned out that I was holding the pen soaked in thick ink in my hand, but I couldn't write for a long time. The ink gradually gathered on the pen tip under the action of gravity. The ink droplets condensed on the pen tip finally fell down and hit with a bang. On the rice paper, I fainted in an instant.
"Bring me another piece of paper."
The emperor smiled and waved his ink again.
For a while, some thoughts appeared on the paper. Although they were just a few words and could not be understood by others, he still collected them and placed them in a wooden box.
After traveling to this place, it may be the land of gentleness, or it may be the will of the world. He must write down his inspiration to prevent it from being forgotten.
A good memory is worse than a bad pen.
"Writing with this brush is troublesome!"
"The pencil has to be invented."
Sighing, he returned to the gentle land again.
The next day, under the attention of the outer court, the inner court began to reform again.
In the past, the twelve prisons inherited from the Ming Dynasty (Si Lijian, Neiguanjian, Yuyongjian, Sishejian, Yumajian, Shengongjian, Shangshanjian, Shangbaojian, Yinshoujian, Zhidianjian, Shangyijian) Jian, Du Zhijian), merged, eliminated, and restructured.
These twelve yamen actually served the emperor full-time. The real situation was that there were four divisions and eight bureaus, which were combined into the twenty-four yamen for internal officials.
Even the palace maid has six rounds.
In this situation, the powers were stacked up and the inner court was extremely bloated. For example, the Ministry of War basically took care of the affairs of government and prison. No wonder it could accommodate 100,000 people.
Although Emperor Shaowu came to power now, there are not many people serving in the harem, only more than 5,000 people, and there are only more than 1,000 eunuchs.
Cutting and merging are imperative.
The twenty-four government offices were abolished and merged into ten prison offices.
First of all, the Chief of Ceremonies remains unchanged, responsible for approving and answering memorials, and disseminating edicts (to prevent future kings from using them). He is equal to other supervisors, but in fact he is the head.
In addition, there is a royal prison, which is in charge of clothing, storage, the emperor's crown, robes, boots and socks, and all other royal things, and also receives internal funds.
The third is the Accountant Supervisor, who is in charge of the accounting books and cashiers of the inner court, as well as the financial review of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Fourth: Establish a construction supervisor, such as the Ministry of Works, to take charge of palace repairs and the maintenance of various garden villas.
Fifth: Internal official supervision, such as the Ministry of Personnel, is responsible for the promotion and selection of eunuchs.
Sixth: Supervisor of rituals, such as the Ministry of Rites, in charge of inner court rituals, music, and sacrifices.
Seventh: Be careful about punishments and prisons, such as punishments and punishments by internal officials, as well as rewards and other matters.
Eighth: Shangshan Supervisor, who is in charge of royal meals, palace meals, extended banquets, etc., and is also in charge of nursing home matters for the care of internal officials and palace ladies, maintaining the emperor's humanistic care.
Ninth, direct palace supervision, daily cleaning and maintenance of various palaces; sweeping and incense lamps in the Ancestral Temple and various temples; maintenance of mausoleums.
Finally, there is the governor, who is responsible for the emperor's daily life, guidance, and communication.
The female officials remained unchanged, and still maintained the six departments of Shang Gong, Shang Yi, Shang Fu, Shang Shi, Shang Bed, and Shang Gong, responsible for assisting the queen in managing the harem of palace ladies.
As a result, the palace quota was maintained at about three to four thousand people, which was extremely economical compared to previous Ming emperors.
