Everyone only saw how powerful Jin Yiwei was, but few people knew how pervasive they were in gathering information.
The formally woven Jinyiwei is just an appearance. Underneath, there are many unknown branches.
And as a direct subordinate of the emperor, who controls so much power, there are really many talents inside.
At least for now, most of the translation work in Ming Dynasty is completed by Jin Yiwei.
Any country that pays tribute, even one that is so remote in the Western Regions that no one has even heard of, can find corresponding translators in Jinyiwei.
This is the real Jinyiwei.
Even many deaf-mutes and disabled people are Jin Yiwei's secret agents.
Not only does the Ministry of Household Affairs pay Jin Yiwei's salary, Zhu Yuanzhang's internal funds also provide a large amount of funds for Jin Yiwei's expenses every year, so that Jin Yiwei's huge expenses can be maintained.
In the morning of the next day, the Ming Dynasty Palace was in the palace.
Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang enjoyed breakfast together.
The day's plan begins in the morning. At present, Zhu Yuanzhang's breakfast has become richer because of the addition of the cook brought by Zhu Ying.
Today, Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang were eating breakfast while listening to Jiang Wei's detailed record of Liu Sanwu and others on the Qinhuai River last night.
"These literati always think of themselves and think about themselves, and they never care about others. This guy Liu Sanwu is already seventy years old, and he is still making trouble here."
"Maybe he has forgotten the lessons of the previous two years. If it weren't for the fact that he does have some talent and reputation, we would have sent him out long ago."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he said coldly.
When the Ming Dynasty was first established, all the upper echelons were illiterate and of little use.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to him. In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, Liu Sanwu was given an official position even though he was seventy-three years old.
In terms of literary attainments, Liu Sanwu was impeccable, and he was a master himself. At that time, the Ming Dynasty's laws and regulations were lacking, and all etiquette systems and the selection of scholars in the three fields were published by Liu Sanwu.
Take charge of the compilation tasks of "Cun Xin Lu", "Provincial Gong Lu", "Shu Zhuan Hui Xuan", "Huanyu Tong Zhi", and "Etiquette Collection".
Zhu Yuanzhang's "Da Gao" and "Hong Fan Zhu" both had prefaces written by Liu Sanwu.
At that time, together with Wang Rui and Zhu Shan, he was known as the "Three Elders".
In the seventeenth year of Hongwu's reign, Wang Rui died due to the recurrence of his old illness.
Zhu Shan has a national surname, but has nothing to do with Zhu Yuanzhang. In the 18th year of Hongwu, he was promoted to a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. He was ordered to preside over the school's rites and was responsible for managing matters related to the examination of the Ministry of rites. He also died of illness.
Therefore, Liu Sanwu's family is naturally the dominant one in the Hanlin Academy now.
Eighty-year-old Liu Sanwu can be said to be the spiritual leader of the entire literary world and the oldest one.
Even when ministers from various ministries saw Liu Sanwu, they had to salute and address him as sir.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who was resolute and decisive in killing, would not kill Liu Sanwu casually.
At least there has to be a legitimate reason.
Even in the 30th year of Hongwu's North-South rankings, Zhu Yuanzhang still dug out the old report of Liu Sanwu writing a letter of grievance to Hu Weiyong and entered the Blue Jade "remnant party".
Even so, we didn’t kill him, we just sent him to the northwest.
After Zhu Yunwen came to power, he recalled him to the capital, but because he was old and tired from traveling, he finally died.
After listening, Zhu Ying said: "Actually, what they said is not bad. Military pay is indeed a big problem. Even if sweet potatoes and other crops are promoted, like now in the Thirty-sixth Guards of the Capital, it will be difficult to quickly spread them throughout the country. Ming Dynasty promotes it.”
"Grandpa's health system is currently the best solution for the Ming Dynasty."
"We still have to wait until the national treasury becomes richer and has more income before we can slowly carry out restructuring."
There were still many smart people in the Ming Dynasty, especially those like Liu Sanwu, a great Confucian from the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, who had seen too many things.
Earlier in the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Sanwu was also promoted to deputy director of Jingjiang Road in Guangxi.
He is also very clear about military matters.
In fact, Zhu Ying is also very clear at present, that is, the capital here can support such a huge consumption of soldiers. To a large extent, it is the face of Ming Dynasty.
In another place, it would be impossible to receive such treatment.
"What does the eldest grandson think of them? He is probably waiting to attack them later."
"If the grandson feels that he can't control it, then let us be the villain."
Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Liu Sanwu is not easy to move.
Because the influence is too great, especially for the monarch, the pen of the literati kills people without blood.
Zhu Yuanzhang himself doesn't matter. Firstly, he is famous enough that he doesn't need to worry about these things. Secondly, because he is old, even if some ruthless methods are used, the literati will still endure it.
Wait until the next emperor takes the throne.
But Da Sun is different.
He is too young. If he shows too ruthless methods when he is not in power, this will make the world's literati too afraid.
The imbalance of civil and military officials was also very detrimental to the Ming Dynasty.
When Zhu Ying heard the old man's question, he thought for a while and said, "Then my grandson can only have a debate with him in the court."
"Their purpose is to worry about the status of the literati, and fear that the military status will be too high and be suppressed. The military parade scheduled for Sun Er is just a point, not the key."
"As long as we can be reassured in this regard, there won't be much of a problem. After all, this world belongs to the Great Tomorrow, not the world of scholar-bureaucrats."
Hearing Da Sun's decisive tone, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Da Sun said it well. These literati just can't be tolerated. Sometimes we also give them a headache."
"It's not easy to kill. These literati are quite stubborn. It just depends on whether Da Sun can treat them docilely."
When Zhu Ying heard this, she smiled and said nothing.
Debating this.
He really wasn't worried. In his previous life, he had to rely on his mouth to eat. If he didn't even have this ability, how could he lead his disciples?
Soon, it was time for morning pilgrimage.
There has been no court meeting for three consecutive days, and it seems that the officials are not used to it.
Due to the canonization ceremony, many local officials went to the capital to report on their duties. The morning session started for nearly an hour, and they were all listening to these reports.
After finishing here, at the Civil Service Imperial Academy, Bai Xintuan coughed slightly, and under the expectant eyes of his colleagues, he came out and said: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial."
Bai Xintiao is still very smart. For things like this, he will naturally not prepare the memorial in advance. When it comes to his grandson, he must be more cautious.
"Accurate."
Zhu Yuanzhang replied, and then glanced at Da Sun.
Zhu Ying's face was calm, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Bai Xin bowed before bowing and said respectfully: "Three days ago, I watched the military parade of His Highness Taisun. I was deeply moved. I sighed in my heart. The majesty of these soldiers is rare in ancient and modern times. Such elite soldiers and strong generals exaggerate the great power of our Ming Dynasty." .”
"I am shocked by the power of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, I am also thinking about what kind of training it takes to train such elite soldiers and generals."
When Zhu Ying heard this, her eyes narrowed slightly.
This person has good eloquence and is a good opponent.
If they hadn't known their intentions before, they might have been brought in. What seemed like praise was actually just the beginning of flattery.
Bai Xintuan's words were also recognized by many officials, who nodded subconsciously.
Seeing that the results were good, Bai Xintao became more confident when he spoke, and continued: "It's a coincidence that a nephew of a minor minister happened to be in the military parade."
"I was curious, so I asked him the reason, and then I learned that the soldiers I saw on the day of the military parade had been practicing every day before."
"These drills are not at the same level of difficulty as previous drills. Generally, older soldiers cannot bear it at all. This is why there are almost no veterans among the soldiers we saw on the day of the military parade."
"I didn't think much about it at the time, so I invited my cousin to have dinner at his home. However, during the meal, my cousin made Wei Chen a little unhappy."
"Weichen's family is already poor. When my cousin came, he reluctantly slaughtered the old hen with tears in his eyes. He thought that he had to replenish his body after practicing so hard."
"Unexpectedly, after my cousin saw the food, he only tasted it for a few bites and then stopped eating. At first, I thought my cousin might have a bad appetite, but what happened next shocked Wei Chen."
"After some inquiries, Wei Chen learned that my cousin's meals in the army shocked me. Not only was there meat and fish in every meal, but the taste was much better than in the Jingshi Restaurant. .”
"This also leads to the fact that my cousin doesn't want to take a rest at all and just wants to stay in the military camp."
"After hearing this, how can I gain your trust? Your Majesty will not give up. I am a Hanlin scholar with a rank of third rank, but my cousin is no more than a small flag in the army."
"After comparing this, I am particularly surprised."
"Then after my cousin's narration, I gradually became convinced that such treatment does exist in the military."
"Moreover, during the autumn harvest and the busy farming season, all the guards officers and soldiers participating in the military parade in the capital did not go to the fields, but were practicing non-stop."
"The minister calculated in his mind afterwards that if my cousin is treated like this, the military salary of the thirty-six guards of the Ming Dynasty's capital will be a huge expense."
"In recent years, natural disasters have continued, and the people have suffered unspeakably. Countless people have died of starvation. What's more, some people have changed their sons and eaten. The bare ground has been stripped for thousands of miles, and even the bark of the trees has been eaten away."
"The imperial court's food supplies are also stretched thin, and local officials still need to borrow food to survive the crisis. Even so, many people starve to death."
"Now that the world is at peace, the war has ended, and some sporadic unrest is nothing to worry about. Under such circumstances, I believe that it is a taboo to spend such money on military pay."
"I ask your Majesty to take back the current treatment of the capital's army and use this money for the people."
"Since I grew up in a poor family, I know how great a gift it is to have a mouthful of porridge in a famine."
After saying that, Bai Xintong knelt down and kowtowed, his forehead touching the ground, and said no more.
Xianre has made up his mind to get His Majesty's reply on this matter.
Under these impassioned and indignant remarks, many officials, especially those in the civil service ranks, felt jealous.
With official salaries so low, even officials who have made money do not dare to be extravagant and wasteful, let alone entertain guests lavishly.
Some high-ranking officials in the capital can only eat meat secretly. Now I hear that some military officers eat meat and fish every meal, and I suddenly feel unbalanced.
Suddenly, the entire court became noisy.
Correspondingly, the mood on the military attache's side also became a little excited.
The treatment of the officers, especially the officers on the military parade, is well known in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
And I feel very excited to have such treatment.
Because this is an order from His Highness Taisun, it shows that His Highness Taisun attaches great importance to warriors.
Many officials, such as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Ru Jin who recommended Liu Sanwu, naturally knew it.
But they all knew that this was what His Highness Taisun meant.
His Royal Highness Taisun is the future Emperor of Ming Dynasty. No one wants to offend him in this regard. Even if they know, they will pretend they don't know.
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Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, was even more indifferent.
Because the money spent by the military parade officers did not go through the Ministry of Household Affairs at all, he was too lazy to meddle in other people's business.
All this money was spent through the palace's internal funds. He had no control over how the royal family's own money was used.
"Dasun, I don't know what your explanation is for this matter."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, contrary to the expectations of Bai Xintai, Liu Sanwu and others, not only did he not react much, but he questioned His Highness Taisun.
Hearing this, Zhu Ying bowed and said, "Grandpa, my grandson is indeed responsible for this military parade, but unlike what Bachelor Bai said, the money in it was all made by his own money."
"Actually, it doesn't come from my grandson personally. Speaking of which, I can't help but talk about the Qunying Chamber of Commerce under my grandson's name."
"Because the training intensity is too high, if the soldiers do not have a good diet, their bodies will definitely not be able to bear it."
"The military parade is an important matter for our Ming Dynasty. It is natural to protect the health of the soldiers. The Chamber of Commerce strongly supports this. The big fish and meat that Academician Bai said is not the standard for the soldiers, but comes from the support of the Chamber of Commerce."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Bai Xintuan below: "Does Bachelor Bai still have anything to say? Get up and answer."
Bai Xinteng stood up and bowed before replying: "Reporting to your majesty, the Chamber of Commerce under His Highness Taisun naturally belongs to the royal family. The whole world belongs to Your Majesty and His Highness Taisun."
"This Chamber of Commerce should also be the Royal Chamber of Commerce. In this case, there is no distinction between internal and external."
"Therefore, in my opinion, the money of the Chamber of Commerce, even the money of His Highness Taisun, should also be the money of the Ming Dynasty treasury. It should not be used in this way. Relieving disasters for the people is the right way."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his originally calm expression almost laughed out of anger. He did not ask his eldest grandson again, but said to Bai Xintuan: "According to what Bachelor Bai said, should all our internal funds also be used for disaster relief?" That’s all.”
"Then according to this statement, should the salaries of the hundreds of officials in the court be reduced further and all be used for disaster relief? This is the right way as you say!"
