Zhu Qiyu can understand the mood of the beloved concubines very well, and he can also understand the attraction of Yuquan Mountain to the beloved concubines.
According to records, there are more than 1,200 wells in the inner and outer cities of Beijing, and most of them are bitter wells, and the water is quite unpleasant to eat.
The most famous sweet water well in the city is the large cooking well near Wenhua Hall. There is also the sweet water well near the Tenth Prince's Mansion, which became the famous Wangfujing in later generations.
But even the water from Dagujing and Wangfujing was not eaten by the royal family. Instead, it was transported all the way from Yuquan Mountain.
The problem is that the water transported from Yuquan Mountain is fine for the concubines to drink, but if the fifteen concubines use water from Yuquan Mountain for washing and bathing, it will really not be enough.
However, the concubines loved to be clean and had to bathe every day. Since there were no maids or eunuchs at home, they had to boil water by themselves and wash themselves with the dirty water from the bitter wells.
Therefore, the beloved concubines were the staunchest supporters of Zhu Qiyu's escape plan, and all of them were eager to go to Yuquan Mountain to soak in the hot springs.
Not only will you not have to worry about boiling water yourself, but the hot springs in Yuquan Mountain are world-famous. Taking a dip every day will be of great benefit to your beauty. Which beloved concubine would refuse to keep her beauty and honor forever?
That's why Zhu Qiyu kept Qianqing Palace until Zhu Qizhen came back so that he could continue to live there. We want to make Zhu Qizhen the only emperor in history who still lives in the main palace after abdicating the throne, so as to declare to the world his sincerity of filial piety and brotherhood.
Since Zhu Qizhen likes that shabby place of Qianqing Palace so much, he can live there if he likes it.
These people don't know it now, but Zhu Qiyu himself knows very well that the last three palaces composed of Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, and Kunning Palace can also be burned to the ground by 'thunder and fire from heaven'.
This has to be said about the poor Emperor Wanli. In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli, the Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace were burned down; in the twenty-fifth year of Wanli, the three main halls, Wenzhao Pavilion, Wucheng Pavilion, and the surrounding corridors were burned to the ground by "thunder fire from heaven".
Within two years of co-writing, the most important area in the middle of the Forbidden City was completely burned to the ground.
This is the terrible 'thunder and fire from heaven', the terrible 'God's will'.
I don’t know if such a terrible providence will befall the only Supreme Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
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After spending a crazy night with his concubines, Zhu Qiyu came to the West Flower Hall in high spirits the next morning.
At this time, the armies of Xiaoqi Camp, Shenji Camp, Yingzhou Guard, and Tiance Guard had already divided into two groups and set off.
This reflects the difference in strategic thinking. The tactical level is indeed very high, but he is only thinking about calculating the Ming army's pursuers, thinking that these pursuers are the main force of the Ming army.
On Zhu Qiyu's side, two main forces have been sent to raid Ye Xian's hometown. As for the pursuit led by Shi Heng, in Zhu Qiyu's mind, it was just a feint attack.
Therefore, Jin Ying and Xing'an were sent to supervise the army, and Yang Shan was sent to counsel military affairs. Zhu Qiyu knew that this journey was destined to be fruitless, so he sent these annoying people there just to let them experience the dangers of the world.
Chen Xun, Wang Wen and other important ministers had arrived at the West Flower Hall early to attend the small court meeting.
Nowadays, the emperor and his ministers get along very harmoniously. Firstly, Zhu Qiyu's reputation has greatly increased, and his image in the hearts of the capital's subjects is no longer the same as when he first ascended the throne. Secondly, the important ministers who are now eligible to participate in the small court meeting are either close associates of the emperor or The emperor promoted him out of the ordinary, so everyone worked wholeheartedly and had no interest in arguing with the emperor.
Zhu Qiyu's attitude towards everyone has become friendlier than before. Before getting down to business, they would first give tea, fruits and snacks, and chat and joke with the ministers.
The emperor not only does not harm everyone's interests, but also constantly brings benefits to everyone. Naturally, the important ministers are also happy to flatter the emperor and jointly maintain a beautiful situation where the emperor and his ministers get along well with each other.
After chatting for a while, Zhu Qiyu asked Chen Xun: "Mr. Chen Ge, it's the end of the year. Everyone has suffered for so long and suffered so many crimes. I have to give some rewards to the civil and military officials.
Is there enough money in the Ministry of Revenue now to pay salaries to civil and military officials on time? "
Chen Xun replied: "Squeeze a little, it's barely enough."
Zhu Qiyu was not happy when he heard this: "What do you mean by squeezing, barely enough? I also want to give all the officials in Beijing an extra year of salary as a reward for our monarchs and ministers to work together to defend the capital."
Chen Xun shook his head after hearing this: "An extra year's salary? That's definitely not enough. Unless we borrow money from the Ministry of Industry and Taipu Temple."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hands after hearing this: "Come on now, how can it be so shameless. I will allocate one million taels to your household department from the internal funds. All the officials in Beijing, as well as all the civil servants, military generals, and guards transferred from the local government, will All receive a year's salary or military pay."
When Chen Xun heard this, he couldn't believe it for a moment. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor has always reached out to the court to ask for money.
Occasionally, the court would take money from internal funds, but these were all obtained from the emperor after the Ministry of Revenue begged grandpa and grandma to complain about poverty.
It was the first time that the emperor in front of him took the initiative to transfer money from the internal funds to the household department, and the amount was one million taels in one transfer.
Everyone was about to thank them, but Zhu Qiyu continued: "Now the income from gold and silver seems to be all in the internal funds, right?"
Chen Xun replied with a puzzled look on his face: "Yes, gold, flowers and silver began in the early years of Orthodoxy. There are more than one million taels every year, and they are all received by the internal transportation warehouse."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "In the future, this item will no longer be entered into the transportation warehouse, but will be transferred directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, everyone present was stunned. The sun is really coming out in the west. In all our decades of life, this is the first time that an emperor would take the initiative to push money from the internal coffers to the outside and force it into the hands of the court.
And this is a huge income of one million taels per year. If the emperor says he doesn’t want it, he won’t want it.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and expressed his understanding in his heart: If it were not for his great prestige and stable throne, the ministers would almost have to take revenge on society for themselves.
Seeing that the ministers really couldn't turn around, Zhu Qiyu said with a helpless smile: "What's the matter? I'm giving you money, don't you still want it?"
Wang Wen reacted the fastest, reaching out to pull Chen Xun's sleeve. Chen Xun also reacted. No matter what the emperor thought, he should quickly accept the order to thank him and cook the raw rice into cooked rice.
So Chen Xun quickly led everyone to kneel down and shouted to the emperor for his sage.
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction and told everyone: "I transferred this money to the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is the capital that our monarchs and ministers will use to revive the Ming Dynasty. It is not for you to squander.
Every stroke of this money must be used wisely. If I find out that someone has taken bribes and violated the law, don't say it was unforeseen.
Furthermore, I also want to let you know that I am completely public-minded regarding military and national affairs and have no intention of enjoying myself extravagantly. "
What else can the ministers say? They can only continue to shout for the emperor's wisdom.
(End of chapter)
