Zhu Qiyu then thought about it, forget it, as long as he is young, talented, virtuous and able to do a good job.
If you study everything so clearly, you won't be able to be the emperor.
Then Zhu Qiyu changed his words: "During the battle to defend the capital, Nian Aiqing was in Henan to supervise the transportation of food and wages and to assist the capital. There was never any delay. I am very relieved.
My dear, do you know why I summoned you to Beijing to report on your duties this time? "
Nian Fu shook his head: "I don't know."
"I want to lift the maritime ban and restart Western trade."
Although he was young and had always acted upright and had offended many powerful people, he was still shocked when he heard these words.
Lifting the maritime ban is a big deal, and restarting Western trade is not something to be taken lightly.
Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Nian Aiqing, don't panic, I have already thought about this matter carefully, and the important ministers in the DPRK have expressed their support.
Those who don’t support it are either dead or driven away by me.
Now I need a group of capable ministers who can truly serve the country and the people, and who will not shy away from powerful people or hardships.
I no longer want to serve a famous official like that who has a great name and a great reputation, but is actually difficult to live up to. "
Nian Fu's mind was quick, and the important ministers who were driven away by the emperor were only Wang Zhi, Wang Ao, and Yu Qian.
Looking at it this way, the emperor is really kind.
One emperor and one courtier, this has been the golden rule since ancient times.
Three years after the emperor ascended the throne, he had only driven away three important ministers. Two of them still retained the position of minister, which was considered very restrained.
Without waiting for the rich man to speak, Zhu Qiyu explained: "Your old boss, Yu Qian, has been governor of Shanxi for nineteen years. He is loved by the people, supported by the officials and gentry, and praised by the vassal kings. He seems to be the best governor in the world. of.
As a result, he first led tens of thousands of cavalry into Shanxi and set up ambushes, ambushes, and ambushes again. He successfully ambushed three times in a row and wiped out nearly 200,000 of our Ming Dynasty elites.
Tens of thousands of cavalry were lurking around, but the Shanxi defenders just couldn't find them.
For those who didn’t know, they thought Bai Qi and Han Xin were reincarnated first.
I really don’t understand. Isn’t it the governor’s responsibility to organize the military? Do I have some misunderstanding about the governor's responsibilities? "
Nian Fu had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply: "The governor of a province is in charge of three departments in a province. The capital department, chief envoy department, and inspection envoy department of the province must directly obey the orders of the governor of the province. When I was the chief envoy of Henan, I also You must obey the orders of Yu Qian, the governor at that time."
Zhu Qiyu nodded and continued: "There is something even more outrageous. Wang Ao is the censor of the right capital and the admiral of Liaodong military affairs. He has a great reputation.
They were both rigorous in running the army and honest and caring for the people. As a result, before and after the Tumubao Incident, Tuotuo Buhua rushed into the hinterland of Liaodong with his partial troops. The tens of thousands of elite border troops led by Wang Ao collapsed at the first touch and hid in Unable to hold on to the city of Guangning, Tuotuo Buhua was allowed to loot everywhere, taking tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians captive.
In the end, it was me who had a shameless face and personally negotiated with Tuotuo Buhua to get the soldiers and civilians who had been kidnapped back.
Wang Ao led an army of tens of thousands, but he was like a tortoise, huddled motionless in the city of Guangning.
He is only a little bit more insignificant than Yang Hongqiang, and he is just laughing to death.
Yang Hong wants to be the governor, but I have delayed him. I gave Yu Qian and Wang Ao face because they were civil servants with fairly good moral character and ignored them.
I have always kept these words in my heart and have never said them in public.
Today is the first time that I am willing to tell Aiqing my true feelings, because the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang has a very important relationship. Once the maritime ban is lifted, Japanese pirates will surely emerge.
I don’t want to see another famous minister who is so powerful and scary, but his secrets are exposed when fighting.
What I want is a pillar of the country who can stand alone. "
When Nian Fu heard this, he was both surprised and happy.
What was surprising was that it turned out that the emperor looked at Yu Qian, Wang Ao and others this way, which I had never heard of when he was in local office.
The good news is that the emperor really wants to be pragmatic and clean up the Xuan Temple's arrogant activities on the Ming border.
In fact, having lived in the country for a long time, I understand that these things cannot be entirely blamed on Yu Qian and Wang Ao.
As the saying goes, if something is good at the top, it will be very bad at the bottom.
Xuanzong believed that it was good to abolish military preparations and let things go their own way, so naturally the ministers below were too lazy to care about military preparations.
After all, no matter how well prepared you are, no matter how exquisitely you build your defenses, and no matter how tight your security is, the emperor will neither praise you nor give you a promotion, or even think you are nosy.
Therefore, ministers naturally have no choice but to do what they want and care about the so-called people's livelihood.
This point is even clearer when Nian Fu talks about recuperation and recuperation, although Xuande talks about recuperation every day, but there is no clear route and goal from Xuanmiao to Sanyang.
Is it a planned construction of water conservancy projects and reclamation of wasteland? Is it a planned reform of salt administration and dredging of water transportation? Is it conscientious to increase revenue, reduce expenditure, and replenish the national treasury? Or should we take a long-term approach to trade and reform business taxes?
No, not at all. The emperors and ministers of the Xuande Dynasty did not consider this at all. The so-called recuperation and recuperation all depended on local officials to do their own affairs and come up with their own ideas.
A local official with a strong sense of responsibility can regulate rivers and build roads. This is already a sign of great conscience.
Local officials without a strong sense of responsibility are just fooling around and getting by.
The Zhengtong Dynasty was not much better. Sanyang was still in power before Emperor Gongjang took office. After taking office, the Battle of Luchuan, the Southeast Civil Rebellion, and the Tumubao Incident made the country even worse.
Therefore, for an official with real ideals and ambitions like Nian Fu, Xuande and Orthodoxy are not good choices. Although the emperor in front of him is called absurd by the government and the public, he is worth looking forward to.
However, the emperor's theory of governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is indeed a bit confusing. According to the normal process of recruiting monarchs and ministers, ministers should first show their talents and state their ideas, and then the emperor will decide whether to give him an official position.
Now it's the other way around. The emperor first offered the position of governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and then discussed the specific policy ideas. It was indeed a bit absurd, but the rumors in the market were not entirely groundless.
As a young man, Zhu Qiyu had a lot of thoughts, but he drank tea leisurely under the service of his beloved concubines.
After giving Nian Fu enough time to think, Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "Ai Qing, apart from being the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, where do you plan to start?"
Zhu Qiyu didn't ask Nian Fu if he was willing to take on this job, because Nian Fu had already said it from the beginning: eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. So why are you so polite?
Nian Fu thought for a moment, and then asked: "How much authority does the Lord intend to give me?"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "The military and political power in Fujian and Zhejiang has been given to you, and you can implement anything in the two provinces first and then report it.
Yu Qian previously proposed to change the Beijing camp into ten regiment camps. This proposal is worth trying, but it will not be implemented in Beijing, but in Nanjing.
I made a slight change to Yu Qian's proposal. In the next year, the Shangzhi personal guards in Nanjing and the Shangzhi personal guards transferred from Beijing to Nanjing will be merged together to form a new Shangzhi 24th Guards.
Then each two squadrons formed a regiment and camp, making a total of twelve regiments and camps.
After the formation is completed, I will transfer six regiments and battalions to your command, plus the local armies from Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, all of them will be given to you.
And I won't give random orders, nor will I let the court interfere at will. You can do whatever you want. "
Nian Fu nodded and solemnly replied: "If we want to lift the sea ban, we need to build a strong navy; if we want to restart Western trade, we need to rebuild a fleet that is at least the same size as Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas.
Moreover, in order to deal with Japanese pirate attacks, it is necessary to build an integrated city defense along the coast.
This requires considerable manpower, material and financial resources. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about money. Most of the expenses come from my internal funds; the imperial court provides food, craftsmen, and troops.
Forty percent of the profits from trade, as well as the tax money of the Shipping Department, were used by the court, and 60% were retained in Fujian and Zhejiang as a steady stream of investment.
Ten years, twenty years, fifty years, I will wait.
Success does not necessarily belong to me. Even if one generation cannot complete its full work, I must lay a solid foundation for future generations. "
When Nian Fu heard this, he was filled with emotions. He was such a good emperor, and he was willing to do good deeds such as planting trees for his predecessors and allowing future generations to enjoy the shade. Those who are better than Xuan Miao, who only knows how to dig holes for future generations, are gone. He is really a son who is not like his father and is extremely unworthy.
So Nian Fu asked again: "Does Your Majesty want to regain Jiaozhi? I dare to ask Your Majesty when he plans to use troops. Do you need the cooperation of Fujian and Zhejiang?"
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Let's start using troops in the fourth year of Jingtai. The previous battles at Luchuan, the Southeast Civil Rebellion, and the Oara invasion resulted in broken mountains and rivers and exhausted people.
No matter what, I have to bite the bullet and let the people rest for three years.
Starting this year, I will gradually deploy troops to Yunnan and Guangxi to stockpile grain and grass.
Next year, the army will be allowed to rest and conduct exercises in Yunnan and Guangxi.
The next year he launched an attack on Cochin.
Xuan Miao's defeat in Jiaozhi was due to the fact that the army was sent over in a hurry and rushed in in a hurry, scurrying around like headless flies.
As a result, the generals were exhausted and their morale was disorganized. The army was ambushed repeatedly and the whole army was destroyed at every turn.
After that battle, the Ming Dynasty lost its prestige and the tribute system in the south collapsed.
The Luchuan Kingdom rebelled, and the eldest brother, Emperor Gongrang, sent out the main force of the Ming army three times and transferred half of China. It took ten years before it was finally pacified.
The eldest brother has finished wiping Xuanmiao's buttocks in Luchuan, and now I have to wipe Xuanmiao's buttocks in Jiaozhi. "
When several beloved concubines heard this, they covered their mouths and snickered.
Zhu Qiyu smiled awkwardly: "I can't help it, it's not that I'm not solemn, it's just that the mess left by Xuan Temple is too depressing.
These words just now were spoken privately by our monarchs and ministers behind closed doors. If you go out, please don’t spread them randomly. I will not admit that I said these words. "
(End of chapter)
