The atmosphere in the hall quickly cooled down, and other ministers also noticed that something was wrong. They all raised their heads and looked at the emperor curiously.
Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to reply: "Ye Xian's 100,000-toned cavalry are extremely elite and unstoppable. I'm so scared that I can't sleep well every night.
Let's do this. We will promote Chen You to the rank of Governor and Tongzhi, and ask him to go to Nanjing to select and recruit 3,000 strong officers and soldiers to join the king in Beijing and resist Oala. Yu Shangshu, please ask him to serve the country well. When he succeeds in the defense of the capital, I will reward him generously. "
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu sighed heavily and complained in his heart: Oh, I've given you face, so just accept it when you're done. Don't give me endless questions.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qian quickly bowed and obeyed the imperial edict. Although it was just a small test of the emperor, the power of God was unpredictable, and the emperor's cold gaze was still like a thorn in the back.
However, from the emperor's reaction, Yu Qian came to two conclusions: On the bad side, the emperor was too sensitive to military and political affairs. As soon as he heard his proposal, he knew that he wanted to send Chen You to lead elite troops to monitor the southwest. Wang Ji.
On the good side, the emperor's structure is really big: Wang Ji commands 150,000 elite soldiers. He is the person in charge of the most soldiers in the Ming Dynasty today, and he is also a die-hard confidant of the Supreme Emperor.
The emperor actually had no suspicion of Wang Ji at all, and he wanted food for food and soldiers for soldiers, and he appointed officials when they should and delegated power when they should. Anyone would have to admit that the new king really had nothing to say in his treatment of Wang Ji, and he only had to show his heart.
The emperor treated Wang Ji like this today, will he treat Yu Qian like me in the future?
Yu Qian was lost in thought when he heard Zhu Qiyu continue: "According to the decree of the cabinet, Wang Ji was granted the title of Prince Shaobao and his title of Earl of Jingyuan was changed to hereditary.
Tell him in the decree that if the army is short of anything, just ask me for it and don’t have any worries. After the Si family in Luchuan is conferred the headship and the Miao rebellion is completely quelled, I will not begrudge the reward of becoming a marquis. "
As soon as Zhu Qiyu said these words, the ministers present immediately exploded.
The ministers did not dare to get angry at the emperor, so they all looked at Yu Qian angrily and reprimanded in their hearts: "You said you, Yu Shangshu, are not good at doing anything. Why do you have to provoke the emperor to do something when you have nothing to do?
Originally, the emperor was fine and you had to tease him. But now he is fine. The emperor is crazy. He even said things like granting titles to civil servants.
Wang Ji was originally the non-hereditary Uncle Jing Yuan, which put him above other civil servants. Well now, the title has become hereditary and the emperor has given him the promise of becoming a marquis. Doesn't he become the first civil servant? "
Yu Qian was also a little dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that the emperor would be so crazy.
Zhu Qiyu saw everyone's reactions and sneered in his heart: If I don't provoke you, a bunch of civil servants, you guys should team up to fight me. You have to be dissatisfied with each other and compete with each other so that I can sleep peacefully.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Qiyu continued: "According to the decree of the cabinet, Zhang Fu was promoted to the governor of the former military governor's office, and he was responsible for escorting the general.
In addition, tomorrow morning, let Shi Heng, Sun Boring, and Xu Wei come over to see me.
Also, bring me the memorials submitted by officials in Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces this year, as well as the memorials submitted by Yang Hong this year. "
The cabinet ministers no longer had the time to care about these matters and wanted to resign after being ordered to do so.
Zhu Qiyu finally asked one more question: "Uncle Zong, has the envoy we sent camped before it arrived?"
Hu Hui replied: "Your Majesty, according to the journey, he should have arrived a few days ago. But he is running around first, and it will probably take a few more days for the envoy to find his specific location. So I guess , if everything goes well, the mission will just arrive at the Wala Camp."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Okay, you go ahead. Everyone pays attention to rest and don't be too tired."
The ministers resigned one after another and went back to Wenyuan Pavilion to complain to each other.
Zhu Qiyu sent away the ministers, and then had time to have breakfast and return to the backyard with Chao Yun and Mu Yu.
The three of them originally planned to take a walk in the garden and then go back to their room to rest. Unexpectedly, when I walked to the lake, I heard crackling and crackling sounds in Jiangyunxuan.
Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "What are you doing? Is it haunted in broad daylight?"
Mu Yu smiled and said: "My husband is stupid, that's the sound of an abacus. Didn't the house be ransacked yesterday? At this time, the princess and her sisters should be settling accounts inside."
"Then you must go and see it quickly. I also want to know how rich we are now."
So the three of them pushed the door open and entered, only to see several large desks in the pavilion, with piles of account books placed on them. Twelve women were neatly gathered around the table, each holding an abacus.
Eleven of them were concentrating on settling accounts and could not be distracted by saluting. Only Lin Xiangyu sat leisurely in the middle, hugging the prince and princess, and calmly taught the two little guys some simple addition and subtraction using the abacus.
When Lin Xiangyu saw the three people coming in, she hurriedly waved: "Hey, one of the few rich men in Beijing is here. Come on, come and sit here, let me fawn over you."
Zhu Qiyu hurriedly sat down next to Lin Xiangyu, hugging his little princess and teasing: "How much money did we get back? So much so that the little princess who made us so elegant and cool in front of others turned into a follower and worshipper. A petty money-crazy who steps down.”
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "Originally, our family only had 800,000 taels of silver left, but these three companies copied it and turned it into 1.5 million taels of silver. Our total gold amount exceeded 300,000 taels."
This money is enough to support the 10,000 personal guards in the mansion for fifteen years. "
Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed when he heard this. He was about to flatter him when he suddenly thought: "That's not right. According to what you said, think about it the other way around. If I support an army of 150,000 people, will the money only be enough for one year?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiangyu teased: "My dear Grandpa Emperor, you just found out. The treatment you give to those ten thousand personal guards, three hundred thousand taels a year is just a penny pinching for my family."
"Oh, that's not bad. Ten thousand personal guards are simply not enough for us to survive in this treacherous capital city. I have calculated carefully. If we want to live well, we must have at least 30,000 personal guards.
If you want to live a more comfortable and free life, you will need 50,000 personal guards. The money we have now is only enough to support 50,000 personal guards for three years, so what else are we doing? Let's pack up our belongings and quickly return to Qi to become a vassal state. "
Lin Xiangyu smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, husband, we still have five thousand hectares of land now, and we are considered a super big landowner in the capital. Even compared with other vassal princes, our family can barely be considered a wealthy vassal." "
Zhu Qiyu became anxious when he heard this: "What do you mean by reluctantly?"
"Our family's wealth is far behind that of the King of Shu and the King of Chu. Maybe it can barely compare with the family of the King of Zhou. That's it."
Zhu Qiyu slapped the table: "No, keep copying."
"Does the Queen Mother have any objection if we keep copying like this?"
"My dear princess, I am now the emperor. As a result, I have not touched any of the internal funds, nor have I asked for any offerings from the palace. Now, aren't I just confiscating a few eunuchs' homes, and the Queen Mother has the nerve to object? This is not the case. You are so incompetent."
Speaking of the empress dowager, Zhu Qiyu held Lin Xiangyu's hand on the soft jade and asked with a smile: "Whether the princess wants to be the queen, there is an opportunity in front of her.
The Empress Dowager wanted to transfer her Sun family's in-law, Anyuan Hou Liu Pu, back to take charge of the military power in the Beijing camp. If I trade my position as Queen with her, the Queen Mother will agree without even thinking about it. "
Lin Xiangyu turned around and glared at Zhu Qiyu fiercely, took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve, held it with her jade hand, and covered it on her chest to prevent the two little ones from bumping into each other when they turned around unintentionally. Then she sneered:
"The position of a queen is worth paying such a high price for. That's why the Nu family is not so worthless. Besides, it would be great to be Princess Qi outside the palace. I also promised the prince and princess that when Wala is defeated, I will lead them I’m going to Yuquan Mountain to soak in the hot springs.”
