Shen Yi immediately assured with confidence: "With the money and food accumulated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, excluding the regular expenses of this year and next two years, tax reductions and exemptions, and a war, there will still be no problem.
But including the construction of the navy, the construction of sea-going ships, the lifting of maritime restrictions, and the restart of Western trade, the Ministry of Revenue is still a little overwhelmed. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled slightly, "Don't you just want me to express my position in public and pay for it? Shen Yi, you are a tough guy."
But I like it. The Minister of the Ministry of Finance should be the one who is the one who spends a lot of money. It would be scary.
So Zhu Qiyu promised: "The first three years of the Jingtai Dynasty were the most difficult and difficult years. All money-making matters were concentrated during this period.
The benefits of reform will not be seen for a while.
I feel sorry for you, my dear friends, and you will have to suffer with me for a few years. As for the cost of building a navy and a fleet, the internal funds will bear it.
When I make money from Western trade, I won’t take a penny, and all the profits will go to the court. "
When everyone heard this, they all knelt down and shouted, "The Emperor is wise."
Zhu Qiyu nodded with a smile, and exchanged the promise of paying tens of millions of taels of silver in exchange for the emperor's wisdom.
Fortunately, at this moment, the emperor's sage mentioned by the ministers is sincere. He spent his own money to restart Western trade, but all the profits went to the court. Such a stupid emperor is hard to find even with a lantern.
It is very easy for ministers to encounter one, so they must cherish it.
After looking at the transport warehouse, Zhu Qiyu took the ministers to visit the stolen goods penalty warehouse, Guangying warehouse, and then came to the Wuzi warehouse.
The W-ziku stores weapons such as swords, guns, bows and arrows, and armor.
The ministers were not very interested in weapons and looked at them hastily. Zhu Qiyu turned around and asked the eunuch in charge of the warehouse: "These are all ordinary weapons. Are there any magic weapons stored in the Wuzi warehouse?"
Zhu Qiyu just asked casually, but unexpectedly the young eunuch replied: "To your Majesty, there is also a small warehouse partitioned inside to store sharp tools made by skilled craftsmen.
Among them, there are especially many famous swords. Although those swords are as sharp as clay, they are not suitable for use on the battlefield, so they are kept in the library and occasionally used as rewards. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Lead the way, I'll go take a look and pick out one or two good ones to reward."
The little eunuch quickly led the way and led everyone into the warehouse.
Under the introduction of the little eunuch, Zhu Qiyu looked at each sword carefully.
The little eunuch finally got this golden opportunity, so naturally he tried his best to show off, and even performed a show of blowing and cutting off his hair.
Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but faze the young eunuch, and he lingered for more than half an hour.
The ministers also didn't understand what the emperor was thinking. It was enough to just look at a few swords, so why bother going on and on, pretending to look at all the swords?
But Zhu Qiyu admired the little eunuch beside him more and more. He was just a little eunuch guarding the warehouse. He could tell the origin of these swords clearly and clearly, which showed that he had put in a lot of hard work.
So Zhu Qiyu asked: "What is your name and whose name is it?"
The young eunuch replied: "Slave Yan Li was castrated and sent to the palace during the first battle of Luchuan because of his family's involvement.
At that time, Luchuan's rebellion was very hated, so no one was willing to take the slave under his name, so the slave was sent to guard the warehouse in Wuziku for ten years.
During this mutiny, the inner court was purged. Because the servants had no family and no faction, they were a blessing in disguise. Not only were they not implicated, but they were promoted to junior internal officials in charge of Wuziku. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded and asked: "In two or three years, Luchuan will become a territory directly under the Ming Dynasty. Do you want to return to your hometown by then?
You have told me so much today, I can reward you with freedom and let you return home. "
Yan Li knelt down and replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. However, my family is gone and I have no home to return to. Besides, I don't have any skills. Outside the imperial city, eunuchs are not welcome everywhere, and there is no way to survive." ”
Zhu Qiyu nodded and ordered Yan Li to continue introducing the sword in the library to him.
After another two quarters of an hour, when the ministers were impatient to wait, Zhu Qiyu finally had enough fun and ended the sword appreciation.
Zhu Qiyu deliberately wasted his time because he wanted to go to Ciqing Palace to visit the prince.
After the prince has finished his dinner, he will go over by himself, say a few words and then leave. This way you can go through the process and save yourself endless nagging.
Just when Zhu Qiyu turned around and took a few steps, his eyes suddenly glanced at a jade sword box in the corner. Four words were engraved on the front of the sword box: Qiu Shui Guang Cheng.
Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed. He had searched for her countless times, but when he suddenly looked back, he saw that person in a dimly lit place.
Yan Li was very discerning. Originally, the emperor had not chosen the sword that he wanted, and he was very upset and upset. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, a sword finally caught the eye of the emperor.
Yan Li quickly went over to pick up the sword box and placed it on the table.
Zhu Qiyu carefully opened the sword box and saw a pair of swords inside.
Zhu Qiyu held the Qiu Shui Sword, slowly pulled it out, and then faced Sanju Qingfeng, who had blown hair and broken hair and was feeling cold, and fell into deep thought.
According to legend, it was these two swords that accompanied the Emperor of Heaven to the end.
On the day when Beijing was defeated, Chongzhen took this sword and beheaded the princesses and concubines, and then went to hang Meishan.
After meeting Dong Shan, Nurhachi's fifth generation ancestor, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
After pondering for a long time, Zhu Qiyu asked He Yi: "Xingyi, I remember that the sword names of Qiushui and Guangcheng have explanations. What is Bai Juyi's poem about?"
He Yi replied: "It's "Li Duwei's Ancient Sword":
The ancient sword is cold and dark, and has been forged for thousands of years.
The white light absorbs the sun and the moon, and the purple energy repels the bull.
If someone wants to take a look, I won’t dare to ask for love.
In the Zhanran jade box, the autumn water is clear and steady.
The most precious treasure has its own nature, and its essence and hardness cannot be shared with others.
It can be folded inch by inch, but cannot be bent around the fingers.
I wish to straighten the hearts of scholars quickly and cut off the heads of sycophants.
Unwilling to report petty grievances, he stabs himself in the middle of the night to take revenge.
I advise you to use it with caution, and don't be ashamed to be a magic weapon. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "It can be broken even inch by inch, but it cannot be bent around the fingers. I wish to straighten the hearts of scholars quickly and cut off the heads of sycophants. Bai Juyi's good poems can relieve anger."
From now on, I will use this sword to guide the country, wipe out Liaodong and destroy the Tartars for future generations. "
The ministers didn't know why, so they could only call the Emperor Shengming. Although I don't know what ingenious schemes the emperor is thinking about, he can never go wrong by shouting that the emperor is wise.
Zhu Qiyu smiled at He Yi and said, "Xingyi, just take the sword box and Guangcheng sword home for me and give them to Jin Xing, the manager of Ganquan Palace.
Then you go back to accompany Xu Wan, otherwise she will scold me again. "
He Yi smiled knowingly, held the sword box and left.
Zhu Qiyu then told Yan Li: "If you have done something good for me in hunting for treasures, please take Huang Qi's name and follow me. Huang Qi, you should support Yan Li more often."
Yan Li almost fainted with excitement when he heard this and quickly knelt down to thank him.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "That's all, work well from now on, I won't treat you badly."
Yan Li kowtowed three more times, then kowtowed once more to Huang Qi, and changed his name to godfather.
Huang Qi was speechless. This guy is older than me. How could I become a godfather? I am only seventeen, how can I have a godson who is over twenty years old?
Regardless of this, Zhu Qiyu led everyone out of the warehouse, walking around and discussing political affairs with the ministers.
When they entered Ciqing Palace, the eunuchs of Shangshan Supervisor happened to come out with their dinner.
After leading the ministers into the main hall, they saw Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang leading the prince out to greet him.
The prince was about to kneel down, so Zhu Qiyu went over and hugged the prince.
After sitting down in the main hall, all the officials knelt down to worship the prince and the three imperial concubines. Concubine Cheng knelt down and worshiped Zhu Qiyu through the bead curtain.
After the salute, Zhu Qiyu smiled at Lin Xiangyu and said, "Are you here already?"
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said, "Mother is pregnant and eats very early. The two of us came after having dinner with her."
Zhu Qiyu was relieved after hearing this. It was right not to eat in the palace.
After chatting with his beloved concubine for a while, Zhu Qiyu asked Zhu Jianshen: "What books has the prince been reading recently? Has he made any progress in his studies?"
Zhu Jianshen replied intermittently: "Uncle Qi, my nephew has recently been... reading the Analects of Confucius with Mr. Liu... Mr. Liu."
After saying that, Zhu Jianshen pointed to Liu Dingzhi who was standing below.
Zhu Qiyu frowned. It seemed that the prince was really frightened during the mutiny and developed a stuttering problem.
Looking up at Liu Dingzhi again, Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "It's already past dinner time, why is Liu Aiqing still in the crown prince's womb?"
Liu Dingzhi replied: "Your Majesty, after the prince has had dinner, I will continue to lecture to the prince."
"What?"
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he turned to look at Concubine Cheng. What does this concubine think? I gave the prince to you to raise, not for you to be a baby. A five-year-old child still has to listen to his master's lectures at night? As for being rolled up like this?
(End of chapter)
