Zhu Qiyu finally launched his own Xungui Group: 'ZTE saves the nation and promotes sincerity to declare power and military officials'.
Two people were granted the title of Duke: Xu Heng, Duke of An, and Li Xuan, Duke of Cao.
Eight people were granted the title of marquis: Wang Tong, Marquis of Chengshan, Guo Chang, Marquis of Wuding, Guo Cong, Marquis of Wenxin, Huan, Marquis of Ping'en, Shi Heng, Marquis of Wuqing, Fan Guang, Marquis of Shenwu, Fu Ying, Marquis of Yingchuan, and Li Yu, Marquis of Fuyang.
The earls include: Liu Yongcheng, Sun Boring, Tao Jin, Hu Xuan, Wu Zhong, Wu An, Wu Cheng, Zhao Xuan, Xu Ying, Gu Cong, Xu Tong, Gu Zhong, Liu Chang and others.
Many of them are already founding nobles or Jingnan nobles, but anyway, Zhu Qiyu has already invented a second minister when he appointed civil servants. Now he has made an innovation of one honor and two certificates among military ministers, and everyone is not surprised. Weird.
Anyway, no matter how many iron coupons are issued, you can only receive one annual salary.
Like Chengshan Hou Wangtong, although his title was not promoted, his annual salary reached three thousand dan, which was regarded as a special favor from Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qiyu did not expect that the Ming army would achieve such gains at first, so he casually gave Fan Guang the promise of becoming the Marquis of the Army. In the end, Fan Guang led the Shenji Battalion to behead more than 15,000 people, and captured his wife and two children first.
Jun Wu joked that Zhu Qiyu originally wanted to fulfill his promise, but Fan Guangze, under He Yi's prompting, wrote consecutive letters to resign the title of Junjunhou. So in the end, Zhu Qiyu changed Fan Guang's title to the title of Shenwuhou.
At this point, the Emperor sent one Duke and eleven princes.
The new monarch faction includes the Dukes of the Four Kingdoms and the Eight Marquises.
In terms of quantity, they are basically evenly matched.
But in terms of momentum, Zhu Qiyu's side clearly has the upper hand. Duke Cheng, Zhu Yi, has been driven to Nanjing. The remaining four Dukes in Beijing, Duke Yingying, Duke Ding, Duke An and Duke Cao, are all Zhu Qiyu's people.
With the honorable group dedicated to the new king, the following days will be much more decent.
In terms of civil servants, Chen Xunjin was awarded the title of Shaoshi and the Bachelor of Wuyingdian, and Wang Wenjin was awarded the title of Major and the Bachelor of Wenhuadian. Other cabinet ministers and ministers were all promoted to the title, and everyone was very happy.
As for the vassal king, the Tien vassal was abolished and the 12,000 stone annual salary of the Tien prince's palace was stopped.
The poor King Min was the most miserable prince in the Ming Dynasty. His initial annual salary was set by Taizu as a ridiculous six hundred dan. Later, Taizu himself felt really embarrassed and reluctantly increased it to one thousand dan for King Min. stone.
In the early years of Zhengtong, at the repeated request of King Min, Zhu Qizhen reluctantly added another two hundred stones.
When he arrived at Zhu Qiyu's place, King Min was already the highest-ranking vassal king and the only three princes who supported him.
Therefore, King Min's annual salary was increased to twelve thousand dan in one breath.
At the same time, the annual salary of the Duke of Dongwu and the Prince of Xiwu was also set at 12,000 dan, and their treatment was mentioned as a pure prince level.
Those who are granted the title are all happy.
After hearing Zhu Qiyu's eighth imperial edict, everyone became even more happy.
Zhu Qiyu used a very determined attitude and ordered to stop the issuance of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. Reaffirm gold, silver, and copper coins as officially recognized currencies.
And it is clearly stipulated that in the future, only gold, silver, copper coins and lumi can be used for salary distribution.
In this way, the imperial court would have no room for manipulation when issuing salaries. Although the nominal salary was not low in the past, the imperial court always used Ming Dynasty treasure notes like waste paper to offset the salary, so that the actual salary received by the officials was far from enough.
Now Zhu Qiyu has greatly sacrificed the interests of the royal family to benefit all officials, and even stopped spending money, the largest source of income for the inner court.
What else can the officials say, they can only kneel down and shout that the emperor is wise.
Compared with when Zhu Qiyu first ascended the throne, the attitude of the ministers towards the emperor has changed greatly. Most of them have begun to realize that the emperor in front of them is worth cherishing by the ministers.
It's really hard to find an emperor who doesn't compete with the court for benefits, but instead pushes his own interests to others.
Next, Zhu Qiyu announced a series of policy strategies:
Jingtai Tongbao was cast, and this year, a certain amount of money was first distributed to the officials, soldiers, and people of Shuntian Prefecture in Beijing as a reward for the government and the public for their efforts in defending the capital.
A large-scale construction plan for the outer city of Beijing was launched, and institutions such as the Fire Department, Gunpowder Bureau, Wang Gong Factory, Armor Factory, and Baoyuan Bureau were moved to the outer city.
Xuanfu and Huailai were taken out of Shanxi and merged into Beizhili, under the direct control of the imperial court.
Rebuild Kaiping Guard and Dongsheng Guard, rebuild Daning City, and expand Guangning City.
After the timber harvesting campaign, the Jingtai Dynasty stopped building imperial mausoleums and palaces to reduce the burden on the people.
Reorganize the Nanjing Camp to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Southern Army. Increase the emphasis on Nanjing, deploy more complete civil and military teams, and enhance Nanjing's role.
A series of other measures were all thrown out by Zhu Qiyu, leaving officials overwhelmed.
At the end, Zhu Qiyu emphasized: "In the first five years of the Jingtai Dynasty, the court's policy was to recuperate and recuperate, supplemented by sending troops to quell rebellion.
The principle in warfare is to defend from the north and attack from the south.
To the north, the garrison was resettled, the fortress was reinforced, the castle was expanded, and the Great Wall defense line was improved.
To the south, the Miao and Yao rebellions and the southeast civil uprising were completely put down.
Within five years, I will not transfer the main force of the Ming Army back to the south, but they can take turns resting in Nanjing. Wang Ji, Minister of War, and Yu Qian, Minister of War of Nanjing, were responsible for reorganizing the southern army. "
After saying this, Zhu Qiyu breathed a long sigh of relief and finally finished everything he wanted to say.
The ministers had understood the emperor's style of doing things, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they knew that the business was almost done.
As for the emperor's plan of defending the north and attacking the south, everyone can accept it. Although most civil servants do not like war, the South is still in a state of chaos and has to fight even if it does not want to. There is nothing to say.
Normally, the next step would be for the monarch and his ministers to chat and cultivate their relationship, but due to the tragedy in Prince Xin's Mansion in the past few days, neither the monarch nor his ministers could laugh.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Wang Cheng and motioned for the court to disperse.
At this moment, King Xiang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, wait a moment, I still have a request."
Zhu Qiyu knew at the first glance that trouble was coming again, so he had to be patient and asked nicely: "Uncle Xiang Wang, please speak."
King Xiang replied: "I am deeply saddened by the incident in Prince Xi's palace. However, I believe that your majesty cannot live without a legitimate wife, and the Ming Dynasty cannot live without a mother. I would like to ask your majesty to establish a queen as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people in the world."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he sneered in his heart. I can understand the underlying meaning of Prince Xiang, but he just wants me to emphasize in person that I will not appoint a queen or change the prince in front of all the civil and military officials and the vassal king.
Instead, he acted as the emperor and quietly waited for the return of the Supreme Emperor. Then he died a few years later, and Prince Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, while Emperor Zhu Qizhen became regent.
After hearing this, Wuding Hou Guo Chang immediately stood up to confront King Xiang.
Zhu Qiyu quickly stopped him with his eyes, and then, as King Xiang wished, he said what he wanted to hear: "I am guarding the world on behalf of my eldest brother. If something happens, I have no choice.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty had to have an acting emperor. In desperation, I temporarily took the throne with the support of hundreds of officials. The Ming Dynasty now has two queens who can fully perform the duties of the mother of the country and do not need an acting queen.
Therefore, when it comes to establishing a queen, there is no need to make any further requests to the kings and officials.
I have previously ordered the cabinet to convene the vassal kings and clan members in Beijing for discussion. Now, it is okay for the prince to ascend the throne and Uncle Xiang to supervise the country. It is also okay for Uncle Xiang to ascend the throne and take charge of the affairs of the country.
However, despite my repeated requests, you remained silent and could not come up with a plan.
Therefore, I have to temporarily take over the throne for a while, waiting for the return of my eldest brother, and then return to my throne.
Or when Uncle Xiang Wang came to an agreement with the kings, whether to make himself emperor or to assist the crown prince to ascend the throne. As long as a joint letter is written to me, I will immediately abdicate the throne and make way for the worthy ones, and I will never stand still. "
(End of chapter)
