I have to say that Xuanzong and Sun Hou were a match made in heaven.
Each of these two people is more prodigal than the other.
Without any commitment, Sun secretly sent out eight carts of rare treasures without consulting any courtiers.
Zhu Qiyu was also puzzled. Xuanzong and the Sun family had no sense of ownership at all, as if the Ming Dynasty was not his family. One was desperate to send away treasures, and the other was desperate to send away land, without even blinking an eye.
Oh, I'm so sad.
It's no wonder that these two weirdos can cultivate an even weirder 'God of War of the Ming Dynasty'.
After scolding Xuanzong and Sun in his heart, Zhu Qiyu replied to Yue Zheng: "You two are responsible for cooperating with the Ministry of Revenue to count the loot collected from Oala.
You must be careful and don't let anyone line your pockets. This is what we rely on to provide tax exemptions to people all over the world.
As for the treasures that the Empress Dowager presented to Grand Master Yexian, there is no need to make any announcement, they will all be confiscated.
Anyway, the Empress Dowager made the decision without permission and gave it to her privately. She didn't have time to cover it up, and she certainly didn't dare to complain to the household department. "
Yue Zheng and Chen Jian accepted the order happily. Since they were not greedy for money, they were naturally happy to see that this treasure could be used to benefit the people.
Zhu Qiyu asked again: "How much is this treasure worth?"
Yue Zheng shook his head: "I am from a humble background and have little knowledge. I cannot value the dazzling array of treasures. But according to the officials accompanying me, if all these treasures are sold off, the value of all the trophies added together should be tens of millions of taels of silver." superior."
Zhu Qiyu had a bad premonition after hearing this, and quickly asked: "All the trophies added together? Won't you bring back all the people's cattle and sheep?"
Seeing that the emperor was so insightful, Yue Zheng could only reply with an innocent face: "I don't want to be so wicked. Before leaving, Cao Guogong gave him many instructions to bring back some of Ye Xian's cattle and sheep.
The Hexi Corridor is rich in water and grass, but after years of war, the population is sparse and the people are in poverty.
So Cao Guogong wanted to recruit more people. The cattle, sheep, and ministers stayed in Ganzhou for now. I asked the Holy Spirit to tell me how to deal with them. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled helplessly and said: "You guys are really knocking the bones and sucking the marrow. Alas, I will be outside, and your life will be affected. I only hope that Cao Guogong can become Li Mu of the Ming Dynasty. As for these details, let him go."
The people in front of him were all Zhu Qiyu's confidants, and they could occasionally joke, but they were not too restrained.
Yue Zheng knew the emperor's temperament, so he just accepted the order with a smile and returned to his seat.
Next, it's time to promote Yue Zheng and Chen Jian. After all, we can't let them travel thousands of miles back and forth in vain.
Zhu Qiyu smiled at the two of them and said, "You are all still young, so it is not good if you are promoted too quickly. One will be promoted to Zuo Chunfang, Zuo Shuzi, and the other will be promoted to You Chunfang, Right Bastard."
Yue Zheng and Chen Jian were overjoyed and quickly knelt down to thank them.
Although the emperor said that it was not good to be promoted too quickly, the two positions of Zuo Chunfang Zuo Shuzi and You Chunfang You Shuozi are full fifth-grade, which is the same level as Zuo Chunfang Grand Scholar, but they are not inferior at all. .
Moreover, after Huang Pu and He Yi are promoted again, the position of Chunfang Grand Scholar will undoubtedly fall to Yue Zheng and Chen Jian.
Just listen to Zhu Qiyu continue to say to Chen Jian: "Zhenming, when you were patrolling Guizhou, you wrote to the court requesting that the Xuanwei Department of Sichuan Bozhou be transferred to Guizhou.
Wang Zhen used this to attack you and put you in jail and threatened to kill you.
If this place in Banshu is not handled properly, disaster will definitely occur in the future.
I think your suggestion is right, so I decided to adopt your suggestion and officially transfer the Bozhou Xuanwei Department to Guizhou. "
Chen Jian heard this and quickly thanked him again. In this way, Chen Jian was completely rehabilitated.
The next step is to practice the outline, Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Congdao, you have just been awarded the Jinshi, so it is not easy for me to arrange a high grade for you all at once.
The head of the Ministry of Rites, the sixth grade. Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongyun is the sixth grade. Just take these two positions first.
As for your responsibilities, in addition to handling government affairs for me, you will also be in charge of the newly built Jiucheng Palace.
I will recruit a large number of learned people into Jiucheng Palace and start compiling Jingtai Records.
You young people are also responsible for compiling the records. I don't need too many old pedants. "
Compile records?
Everyone was a little confused again. Shouldn't the next emperor be responsible for writing it after the emperor's death?
Zhu Qiyu knew that everyone was puzzled, so he hurriedly smiled and explained: "You don't have to interpret it as the emperor's true record you think.
The Jingtai Records I am going to compile will be released every five years, which is equivalent to faithfully recording what happened in the past five years and informing the people of the world.
Let all the people in the world know what I have done and what the court has done.
I won’t hide it from you either. This can also prevent someone from distorting historical facts and deliberately discrediting me after my death. "
Facing his confidants, Zhu Qiyu didn't hide anything, he just made it clear.
What Zhu Qiyu fears most is that after his death, civil servants will write nonsense.
After all, words are very mysterious. Even if you adjust the order slightly, the flavor may be completely different.
The most obvious example:
Repeated battles and defeats.
Repeated defeats and battles.
The same four words, just changing the order of the words, have a completely different charm.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu chose to record while doing things; to govern the country while compiling history.
Moreover, in a five-year cycle, the actual records will be published and circulated throughout the country and even overseas.
In this way, even after his death, it would be much more difficult for civil servants to confuse historical facts and smear them randomly.
Although your descendants may not allow civil servants to discredit you, you should still guard against them.
In this world, some very fantastic things often happen.
If you are too conceited, you will be slapped in the face.
For example, Emperor Gao, Taizu of the Han Dynasty, was so capable that he was confused by Sima Qian and other historians, making it look like Liu Bang was just a gangster.
The most mysterious thing is that the later Han emperors directly acquiesced, and even added fuel to the flames, deliberately covering up Emperor Gao's wisdom and martial prowess.
It may also be that Liu Bang's life was too inspirational. He rebelled in his forties but eventually became the emperor. As a result, his descendants did not dare to spread the word, for fear that others would be inspired and follow his example.
Next, we have to make arrangements for Xu Zheng and Huang Jian.
Zhu Qiyu wants to take care of every confidant.
And he can’t be the only person of the Zhongshu Sheren level around him. The new people must be distinguished from the old people.
Those with meritorious service and hard work must be distinguished from newcomers who have just joined; those with strong abilities must also be distinguished from those with low abilities.
So Zhu Qiyu smiled at everyone and said: "In the future, there will be more people here, and it will be inconvenient to only have people from Zhongshushe.
I like retro, so how about we divide it into three levels: Zhongshu, Pingzhang, and Neishi?
I think it sounds nice to call Fengge Luantai Pingzhangshi, what do you think? "
Based on Wu Zetian, Zhu Qiyu slightly changed it according to his own preferences.
(End of chapter)
