Zhu Qiyu, He Yi and others chatted about reform ideas, and then prepared to go home.
He Yi quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, there are still things that have not been finished."
"If there is anything else, let's talk about it."
Zhu Qiyu sat back reluctantly.
He Yi asked: "Nian Fu, please tell me how to deal with the taxes and grain in Fujian and Hangzhou this year?"
"What do you mean how to dispose of it? Doesn't he want to hand it over? Didn't I talk about this when I met him?"
He Yi shook his head helplessly: "What he wrote in the memorial was vague, and I don't know what he meant."
Zhu Qiyu scratched his neck and thought about it for a long time, and then he suddenly realized: "Oh, this young man is really good at playing. He wants to keep half of the taxes and grains payable to the Ministry of Households for his own use, and transport the other half to Guangxi for storage.
He was afraid of offending the people in Nanjing Hubu, so he hesitated and refused to speak directly.
Let's do what he wants. This year, 40% of the taxes and grains from Fujian and Zhejiang will be kept locally for military preparations. Sixty percent of the taxed grain was shipped to Guangxi and hoarded in preparation for the pacification of Annan. "
He Yi asked again: "Do we need to start dispatching troops to Guangxi and Guangdong now?"
"Move it, it's time to mobilize the army. Cheng Zhen ran back to Annan and reported the news to Queen Mother Xuanci, and then Annan Kingdom would start preparing for war.
In war, we must despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically.
Until the war is over, stop screaming about Cochin Cochin. From now on, Annan Kingdom should be regarded as a complete military power and be taken seriously.
Chengshanhou was ordered to lead the Tiance Guard with 20,000 people to go south first.
Then I sent 20,000 Yingzhou Guards, 10,000 Xiaoqi Guards, 10,000 Duoyan Guards, and 20,000 Shenji Guards, for a total of 60,000 troops to go south.
We have a total of 80,000 troops, plus the 50,000 troops led by Wang Ji, plus the local troops, which is almost enough. Let’s try it first.
This year, Guangdong, Guangxi, Huguang, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou are all exempt from tax and corvee.
Starting from the spring of next year, we can launch small-scale experimental operations.
When the emperor had to expand his territory, Annan was the first piece of land I got. "
Wang Xian asked curiously: "Shouldn't it be that the soldiers are quick? Doesn't the Holy Lord's deployment like this give Annan enough time to prepare for war?"
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I'm afraid that he won't prepare for war. To the north of Annan are hundreds of thousands of imperial troops from Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong. To the west is the army of the Lancang Kingdom. To the south is the army of the Champa Kingdom. To the east is our Ming Dynasty. Naval attack.
Internally, their emperor was only ten years old, and the emperor had three brothers who were eyeing him.
Annan Kingdom only has a small population, so he can prepare for war casually. The more he prepares for war, the greater the pressure on the people and the harder their lives. The more he prepares for war, the faster the country's strength will collapse. "
He Yi smiled and said: "Isn't this strategy of Your Majesty a replica of Wu Zixu's 'Three Divisions Weary Chu' and Jin General Xun Feng's 'Three Divisions and Four Armies'?
It sounds simple now, but once it is actually implemented, it is a bit too vicious and cruel, and the rulers of Annan Kingdom will probably curse their mothers. "
Wang Xian asked again: "In Annan, their monarch considers himself the emperor?"
He Yi smiled and said: "In the Xuande Dynasty, after the traitors abandoned Annan, King Le Li of Annam also ordered his founding hero Ruan Lai to draw up the "Ping Wu Dagao".
Taizu conquered the world with King Wu, and Wu in "Ping Wu Da Gao" refers to the Ming Dynasty.
Think about it, people have "levelled" the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't they be called emperor?
That is to say, the great traitor of our Ming Dynasty who has never been seen in the ages, because he has accomplished the unique feat of abandoning Annan, he is so beautiful there. "
Wang Xian was speechless when he heard this. In recent days, the contents of the collected works of Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong have been spread throughout the capital. These two people regarded abandoning Annan as a great achievement. They boasted about it in the collected works, and their shameless appearance was amazing.
Nowadays, the trend of public opinion has changed drastically. Instead of the Xuande Dynasty's belief in abandoning land for beauty, both the government and the public firmly support the emperor's expansion of territory. Therefore, Sanyang's reputation can be said to be as bad as his grandma's family.
All this is thanks to the defeat of Emperor Gongrang's Tumubao. This great defeat completely awakened everyone in the Ming Dynasty.
Xuan Miao's absurd theory of governing the country that as long as the land was abandoned everywhere, the world would be peaceful, was shattered by reality and completely bankrupt.
He Yi asked again: "Your Majesty, Zheng Shao, the censor of Zhili, was inspected. Wang Hu, the official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, reported to Liu Lian, the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the governor and the border reserve. He accepted bribes from those who exported rice. He ordered all the warehouse officials to collect it. I can't stand the rice, so I'll take the silver salt class as an official.
He also entrusted his heart to suppress Lin Zheng and supervise the harvest in Cang, which would lead to hundreds of deaths. He also ordered his family members Liu Jing and others to fake rice exports, thus stealing more than a thousand taels of official silver, resulting in a loss of peripheral reserves and tens of thousands of grains. He was guilty of a serious crime and begged for justice. "
Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly when he heard this: "The reason why Emperor Gongrang was defeated by Tumu and lost all six divisions back then was because of these corrupt, evil, mediocre and lazy officials.
These bastards are either at the Huohuo Border Guard Station or storing grain and rice at Huohuo Border.
Good Daming, let them all die.
Liu Lian, his family members, and all the people involved were thrown into prison and tortured. No one should be let go of the relevant people.
Once it is verified, I will use Liu Lian's head to serve as a warning to others. "
Leaving He Yi and others to deal with this mess, Zhu Qiyu got up and went home.
Entering the Hehuan Hall, he heard the innocent laughter of the baby, and Zhu Qiyu's mood instantly improved again.
When he entered the inner room, he saw Lin Xiangyu holding a small baby in her arms, walking back and forth on the floor to play with her.
Zhu Qiyu walked closer and was about to hug him when he was suddenly startled: "Hey, this is not my son. My son doesn't look like this, and he's not this big either."
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "No one said that this is your son."
Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Then who is this? Dare to be held by a widowed princess? He'd better have a name, a surname and a background, otherwise let's see how I punish his sins."
Lin Xiangyu teased: "Why are you so jealous of a baby? This is your younger brother."
"My brother?"
Zhu Qiyu pondered for a long time: "Oh, I understand, this is Mu Cong, the little Duke of Guizhou who guarded Yunnan for our Ming Dynasty."
"My husband is so smart, he can guess right."
Zhu Qiyu hugged Mu Cong over and looked at her carefully: "Don't tell me, this little guy is quite handsome.
This bloodline inheritance is really wonderful. We have never met his parents, but we have the responsibility to raise their orphans.
Take good care of him, let him study literature and martial arts with our son, and become the pillar of the Ming Dynasty in the future. "
Qianxue smiled and said: "All the monks around us were driven away. I converted a Buddhist temple in Xishan into a residence for the former Wei Guogong's wife Mu and Mu Cong to live in."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Okay, now we have the Duke of Ming Dynasty, as well as Duke Yingying, Duke Wei, Duke Ding, Duke Qian, Duke An, Duke Cao, and Duke Xin.
It’s not easy. I feel like crying just thinking about it. All the princes of the Ming Dynasty are finally ours.
At the Marquis level, our people also account for the majority.
It’s been really difficult to get to where we are today. "
Qianxue smiled and said, "Look, there are seven Dukes in total, Xu Chengzong of Wei, Xu Yongning of Ding, and Xu Heng of An. Three of them are named Xu."
Zhu Qiyu replied: "Not only that, the princes of the old Xu family will become more and more powerful. When our young master Xu Xian of Anguo gives birth to a daughter, we must be engaged to them as promised and give birth to our eldest son." Zhu Wenfang gave it to someone else to adopt as a son-in-law."
(End of chapter)
