Just like Shen Yi said, if you want to enrich the national treasury, there are only two ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
There are many ways to reduce expenditure, but they all need to touch the interests of some people and treat the symptoms rather than the root cause.
After all, no matter how much expenditure is reduced, the taxes collected by the court every year are only so much, and it is impossible to get more out of thin air.
As for open source, Zhu Qiyu can only think of two ways, mutual trading and opening up the sea.
But neither of these two things is easy to handle.
If you are not careful, it will cause an uproar in the court. Even if you do it, you still need to consider it carefully.
After Shen Yi left, Cheng Jing walked in. Behind him, followed a man wearing a flying fish robe. It was none other than Lu Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
"Your Majesty, Lu Zhong, comes to see you."
Zhu Qiyu recovered his thoughts, focused his eyes on Lu Zhong in front of him, and said.
"How is the matter I asked you to investigate?"
Since that day, after he noticed that something was wrong with Ren Li, he handed over the matter to Jin Yiwei for investigation. He thought that after these days, there should be a result.
Although he had known that he was called here for this matter, Lu Zhong still couldn't help but complained, so he bit the bullet and stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, after I received the message from Eunuch Cheng, I immediately ordered my people to investigate the human relations in Uncle Ning Yuan's house these days, but the results found were nothing strange."
"Uncle Ning Yuan has been living in Beijing for leisure since February this year. He has basically separated from the court situation and has never been involved in the palace. Uncle Ning Yuan himself is living in seclusion and there is no abnormality."
With that said, Lu Zhong prostrated himself on the ground and said.
"I have neglected my duty, please punish me."
Zhu Qiyu frowned, but waved his hand to signal Lu Zhong to get up.
He trusted Lu Zhong's ability and loyalty.
Since he said he didn't find anything, it was either really nothing, or the other party hid it so well that even Jin Yiwei couldn't find any clues.
But he always felt something was wrong. After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Have you checked the relationship between Uncle Ning Yuan and Marquis Ning Yang?"
Since suspicion arose, Zhu Qiyu naturally wanted to investigate the matter from the beginning.
Ren Li first appeared in his eyes when he was recommended by Chen Mao.
Therefore, the relationship between the two of them naturally needs to be clarified.
Lu Zhong was obviously prepared and replied.
"Your Majesty, I have checked that Uncle Ning Yuan has been absent from the capital for many years since he was knighted in the third year of Zhengtong. It was not until February this year that he hid in the capital and stayed behind closed doors because of his impeachment."
"But in early February this year, Marquis Ningyang led a large army to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to quell the rebellion. There is basically no friendship between the two."
"Only when Marquis Ning Yang returned to Beijing, Uncle Ning Yuan paid him a visit. However, there were several relatives present at the time. They only chatted and did not spend time alone."
Zhu Qiyu frowned, confused.
In other words, Ren Li and Chen Mao rarely even see each other.
In this case, why did Chen Mao suddenly recommend Ren Li?
In the capital city now, the one who would go to such great lengths to protect Zhu Qizhen is probably the Queen Mother Sun.
However, according to the information found by the Jin Yiwei, Ren Li has been fighting abroad for these years and has very little interaction with his relatives, let alone with the palace.
After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu decided to put the matter aside for the time being and wait until Wang Wen returned to Beijing before asking him in detail.
After all, Zhu Qiyu only saw a military report for Ren Li's suspicion.
"If you continue to investigate this matter, you must get to the bottom of it."
Lu Zhong handed over his hands to accept the order, and then Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Over at Dali Temple, how is the recent investigation going?"
Ever since Zhu Qiyu said that he wanted Dali Temple to retry Wang Zhen's case, Dali Temple quickly became involved.
Many officials involved with Wang Zhen were summoned one after another, most of whom had contacts but were not deeply involved.
Basically, it ends after passing the court, and at most you will be fined a small amount of money.
It was as if the county government was trying trivial cases.
Zhu Qiyu's original intention was, on the one hand, that the situation was tense at that time and he wanted to calm the minds of the courtiers. On the other hand, he also took the opportunity to investigate the power interactions of the courtiers.
Now that the war is over, An Xin is no longer needed, so Zhu Qiyu just wants to close the case.
But before closing the case, it is natural to know what Jin Yiwei has gained this time.
When this matter was mentioned, Lu Zhong became more energetic and spoke.
"Your Majesty, in the past few days, in accordance with your Majesty's instructions, I have secretly investigated the contacts of civil and military officials in Beijing and China. A file has been roughly formed, which has been handed over to Eunuch Cheng and transported to the Qianqing Palace. Your Majesty can check it at any time. "
"Yeah, well done."
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly and said.
"anything else?"
besides?
Lu Zhong blinked and didn't realize what the emperor was referring to.
But soon, he remembered and said.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, manpower has been deployed in all the bustling wine bars, brothels, brothels, and royal guards in the capital. I am also making arrangements for the homes of some ministers, but it is expected to take some time."
Only then did Zhu Qiyu's expression calm down.
The Jinyiwei was established to have two main functions: one is to spy on news and supervise officials; the other is to patrol and arrest, and interrogate some cases that are not convenient for the emperor to make public.
However, after the Lan Yu case, Emperor Taizu felt that the Jin Yiwei was too powerful, so he simply abolished the Jin Yiwei.
After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, although the royal guards were restored, the path had gradually gone astray.
During the Renxuan Dynasty and Xuan Dynasty, the role of the Jinyiwei was more focused on patrolling and arresting, and their old profession of spying on information was almost abandoned.
The reasons for this are very complicated, but it is mainly due to the rise of civil servants. On the other hand, it is also because these generations of emperors are all upright and do not need to use royal guards to control their ministers.
Jin Yiwei picked up this old business again after the restoration of Nangong.
But now, of course, Zhu Qiyu took it and used it unceremoniously.
"Is there anything interesting that you need to report to me?"
Zhu Qiyu asked casually, but Lu Zhong took two steps forward, his face a little nervous, and he thought about his words before he said.
"I dare not deceive the Emperor, but there is something I need to report to the Emperor."
"Yesterday, Jin Yiwei found out that Yang Shan, the minister of Honglu Temple, held a banquet in a brothel. During the banquet, it seemed that he wanted to welcome the Emperor back."
As soon as the words fell, Lu Zhong saw the emperor's face suddenly darken.
"Can we find out who are attending the meeting?"
By now, Lu Zhong knew very well that he had completely boarded the emperor's ship, and naturally he did not want the emperor to come back and cause another mishap.
However, even so, he still had to sigh and said.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. It was Jin Yiwei's spies who accidentally learned about this when they went in to deliver the wine."
"This matter is very secret. I checked it later and found that the name of Yang Shan's nephew Yang Li was on the account at that time. Those who went to the meeting all got off the sedan through the back door, and few people saw it."
"When the spy went in to deliver the wine, the banquet was almost over. Before a closer inspection, the people attending the meeting were leaving one after another. Therefore, we only know that there were seven or eight people attending the meeting. In addition to Yang Shan, there were also Tai Changsi Shaoqing Xu Bin."
Zhu Qiyu nodded, his expression restored to calm.
It was just a matter of time. Although his brother caused farce like the civil war, after all, he had been on the throne for many years and promoted many close ministers.
Before, the army was watching with eager eyes, and they didn't dare to make any move. But now that the battle is over, all the monsters and monsters have appeared.
"Watch Yang Shan and Xu Bin carefully, but there is no need to do anything. You must let me investigate this matter clearly."
"I obey the order, your Majesty, please rest assured."
Looking at Lu Zhong's leaving figure, Zhu Qiyu looked gloomy and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he raised his hand and called Cheng Jing over and said.
"Go to Jingyang Palace!"
