"Dismiss the dynasty!"
Zhu Jianshen stood up and left without giving the ministers a chance to argue. Similarly, he did not say that he would implement it immediately.
This wave is just a test. Let the ministers be mentally prepared first.
Of course, Zhu Jianshen chose this time to test after careful consideration, because... the Chinese New Year is almost here!
The year-end bonus is still there, and he didn't say direct layoffs, so the officials wouldn't make trouble with him.
However, it is foreseeable that they will not have a good life this year, at least they will not feel happy.
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Royal study room.
Zhu Jianshen hummed a little tune while dealing with the memorial, and he felt extremely happy in his heart.
"Your Majesty..." Xiao Huangmen walked in from outside, "Guerrilla General Li Hong asked for an audience at the palace gate."
"Li Hong..." Zhu Jianshen paused and raised his chin, "Xuan!"
"Yes." Xiao Huangmen hurriedly went.
About a quarter of an hour later, Li Hong came in with the small yellow door and said, "Long live my emperor."
"Ping Shen." Zhu Jianshen put down his ink pen and asked with a smile, "Are you all ready?"
Li Hong raised his hand and said: "There are 5,200 people in total, all carefully selected by the ministers!"
"Hmm... Not bad." Zhu Jianshen said happily, "Let's set off after the New Year. The Ming Dynasty Navy has been idle for too long, and it's time to start training again."
After a pause, he said, "You have been traveling around all these years and have no time to take care of your family. If you go to Jiangnan, you will basically stay there permanently. It can also relieve your husband and wife's pain of missing each other."
Li Hong was a little embarrassed and said sarcastically: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."
Zhu Jian smiled deeply and asked, "Is Mrs. Ling's family... all okay?"
"It's all good." Li Hong nodded.
"Okay..." Zhu Jianshen sighed with some regret and turned to the main topic, "Yongqinghou once said: Nowadays, most of the wealth of the Ming Dynasty comes from the sea, and disasters will also come from the sea. In the Ming Dynasty's eternal plan, the importance of the navy is No less than the three major camps, even worse;
I feel the same way!
Putting you in this position is not only a trust in your character, but also an affirmation of your ability. A tiger father has no dog son, so don't let me down. "
Li Hong cupped his hands and said: "I will do my best to live up to Long's grace!"
"Yeah." Zhu Jianshen nodded slightly, "The navy is the most expensive. At this stage, the conditions I can provide are limited. After all... the court is about to... alas, let's not talk about this."
After taking a breath, Zhu Jianshen said seriously: "You can rest assured about the equipment. I can still support a navy of five thousand people. Artillery, muskets, armor and equipment...all are arranged for you, but , you have to make the most of it.”
"I obey the order!" Li Hong bowed his hands. Seeing that the emperor did not continue, he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, from Yongqing Marquis...is there any news?"
When Li Hong came back from vacation, Li Qing had already led his army and set off. He couldn't talk to his godfather. After being separated for more than half a year, he missed and worried at the same time.
My godfather is already in his sixties...
Zhu Jianshen knew that he was worried about Li Qing, so he was not angry and said with a smile: "You can always trust him."
"Uh...yes."
The emperor did not tell the details, and asking further would have exceeded the rules. Li Hongben only wanted to know about his godfather's situation, not to inquire about military affairs.
Knowing that his godfather was fine, he felt relieved.
Seeing the emperor mentioning the ink pen again, Li Hong saluted: "I take my leave."
"Well... go ahead."
After Li Hong walked for a while, Zhu Jianshen put down his ink pen, stretched, and muttered: "I hope... the tiger father really has no sons, otherwise... my money will be wasted."
Warships, artillery, muskets, ammunition, bows and arrows, armor and equipment... After all, a well-equipped navy of 5,000 people costs more than 10,000 cavalry.
It's not impossible to ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay, but it will definitely require some wrangling, and since the interests of the bureaucracy are about to be greatly affected, Zhu Jianshen simply pays for it himself to prevent the other party from using it as a bargaining chip.
Fortunately, after the re-planning of commercial taxes, tax revenue has become increasingly abundant, and these additional expenses are still affordable for Zhu Jianshen.
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After a busy morning, Zhu Jianshen finally finished today's work.
In fact, after the decentralization of the cabinet, the emperor's workload was much easier than during the Hongwu period. Even... the emperor could enjoy it all day long, as long as he approved everything.
But if that happens, it will make the cabinet bigger.
Moreover, the cabinet's recommendations are more or less private, so it is not feasible to follow them all.
Therefore, the emperor still has to work, but compared to the period after Zhu Yuanzhang deposed the prime minister, the current emperor is really comfortable.
After dinner, Zhu Jianshen got on a small sedan chair and went to Anle Hall.
These days, he almost goes to Anle Hall as many times as he goes to Yongning Palace.
It's really...the big fat boy is so cute and tight.
Furthermore, compared to the dullness of the palace, Anletang felt more like a home to him.
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Anletang, the backyard.
The little guy no longer had the happiness of the past. He was lying on the low table, his face was held up by his little hands and squeezed slightly out of shape, and his whole body was listless.
"Mom, can you stop studying?"
After this year, he will be four years old, reaching the age of reading and literacy.
"No!" Miss Li refused sternly, "Come and read with mother, in the beginning, human nature is good..."
The little guy rolled his dark eyes and said, "Then if you let your child eat candy and read, he will definitely be able to read well."
"You're still eating sweets. You were crying and having toothache last night. Have you forgotten?" Miss Li snorted: "If you don't obey me, my mother will beat you."
"Mom... I'm sleepy." The little guy lay down on the low table, closed his eyes, and ignored his mother's threat.
Miss Li, who has always been good-tempered, couldn't help her blood pressure soaring. She walked straight to the side and took out a ruler...
After a while, the little guy started crying...
"Are you still sleepy?"
"I'm not sleepy anymore."
"Can you read it?"
"able!"
Miss Li smiled happily: "In the beginning, human nature is good..."
"At the beginning of human life, nature is good..." The little guy cried and read along.
In this era, for children whose families have the conditions, the enlightenment reading materials are generally The Analects of Confucius, The Book of Songs, or The Thousand-Character Essay.
Next are popular books such as "Three Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Surnames".
Miss Li was born as a chieftain of the Yao clan. The Ming Dynasty's policies towards chieftains were generally gentle and focused on guiding people to do good. Therefore, she read the "Three Character Classic" since she was a child, and was familiar with books such as "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Book of Songs". Not involved.
To put it bluntly, she couldn't understand it herself, and she didn't even know some of the words, so she could only start with the "Three Character Classic".
She was a little worried, fearing that her lack of knowledge would delay her son. She thought that if the emperor came, she would ask him to send a eunuch from the inner library to teach her son to read and read.
Miss Li didn't have any wrong thoughts. She knew that based on her background, her son was destined to be a vassal king, even though he was now the eldest son of the emperor.
However, even if you are a feudal lord, you can't be illiterate, right?
After a long time, Miss Li finished reading, and the little guy also read along with his voice.
He asked hopefully: "Mom, can I have some candy?"
"No, from now on, give up sugar!"
"Wow..." The little guy cried again, more sadly than when he was slapped on the palm just now. Not being allowed to eat candy would literally kill him.
Miss Li felt a little distressed and was about to give some words of advice when she suddenly heard a majestic voice:
"Xiao Ji, open the door, it's me!"
"Stop crying!" Miss Li felt happy and stood up to open the door.
The little guy stopped crying immediately and hurriedly followed his mother. He knew that his father was coming, and he also knew that he would be able to eat sweets soon.
"Hey, what's wrong with my dear son?" Zhu Jianshen picked up his son as soon as he entered the door. Seeing that his son's tears were still there, he raised his hand and wiped him with his sleeve, and said with seeming experience:
"My son is still young. Don't hit him easily. If you hit him, it will be useless in the future."
Miss Li said yes, lowered her head, closed the door, and followed the father and son back.
After entering the room, she hurriedly brought a cup of hot tea, "It's cold, Your Majesty, have a cup of tea to warm yourself up."
"Well..." Zhu Jianshen put down his son, leaned back on the chair and took a leisurely sip of tea. Seeing her lowering her head and saying nothing, he said, "I didn't mean to criticize you just now."
"I know." Miss Li nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask of you."
"you say."
"My son will be four years old soon, and he has reached the age of reading and literacy. Can Your Majesty..." Miss Li couldn't hide her inferiority, "I have no knowledge and cannot teach him."
Zhu Jianshen smiled and said: "You want me to teach him how to read, right?"
"Your Majesty, don't get me wrong, I have no delusions, it's just..."
"No need to explain." Zhu Jianshen raised his hand to interrupt her and said with a smile: "This is what it should be. I thought about sending people here after the New Year. Since you have spoken, I will pick two sensible people from the inner study hall. The eunuch is here." gòйЪ.ōΓg
Miss Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I would like to thank the Emperor for your kindness."
"This is my son, do you need to thank me? Haha... I'm just kidding, look at you, you're scared again." Zhu Jianshen joked, "I'm not a savage beast, can I still eat you?"
Miss Li lowered her head and said softly, her fair face turning red.
Zhu Jian looked at it deeply and couldn't help but feel confused.
"Daddy, daddy," the little guy shouted, bringing him back to reality, "Daddy, the kid doesn't want to study, he wants to eat sweets."
The little guy raised his face and asked hopefully, "Is it possible?"
Zhu Jianshen pinched his soft cheeks and laughed, "Of course... you can't!"
"Huh?" The little guy was dumbfounded.
But I heard my father say again: "You have to read books, and you can also eat candy."
Hearing this, the little guy hurriedly ran to his mother and stretched out his chubby little hands: "Daddy said you can eat sweets."
Miss Li sighed, "Your Majesty, Xiaobao... he has tooth decay."
"Uh...Is that so?" Zhu Jianshen looked at his pitiful son and said, "After eating this one, you can't eat it again."
"Okay." The little guy agreed simply.
Miss Li smiled helplessly, took one out of her purse and said, "This is the last one."
"Uh-huh."
The little guy ate the candy as he wished, and his eyes widened.
Zhu Jianshen was also happy, but... besides being happy, he was also a little guilty.
He sighed softly: "After the first day of the new year, I will accompany you to make up for the new year."
Miss Li felt warm in her heart and whispered: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter."
Zhu Jianshen smiled and sighed again: "Just think of it as my compensation. After the new year, I will be busy and won't be able to come often."
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