How Xu Miaojin selects and verifies talents in the Imperial College is her business. Zhu Yunwen doesn't want to care about it, and he can't.
Since the establishment of the cabinet, Zhu Yunwen was finally free from countless memorials. He occasionally discussed some matters with cabinet ministers and the six ministries, which seemed relaxed.
But as Zhu Yunwen learned more about the Ming Empire, he felt uneasy.
The Ming Dynasty, which seemed to be increasingly prosperous, was actually an active volcano, and the root of the problem lay in the issues of land occupation and taxation.
Zhu Yuanzhang treated officials cruelly, but he treated his family and relatives with first-class kindness.
Zhu Yuanzhang once ordered that all future generations should be supported by the court. In other words, these vassal kings and their descendants do not have to work and can just eat the royal food at home.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was a good person and had a good starting point, but his rule was truly heartless. It's hard to say anything else. One thing is certain, Zhu Yuanzhang was not good at mathematics.
Anyone who has come into contact with the "index" will not give such an order.
During your Zhu Yuanzhang period, you only had a few people and a few mouths of food. But after two hundred years, the descendants of your old Zhu family will have a population of 200,000. The imperial court will spend 8.6 million taels a year just to support these people. How much money is there in the national treasury?
It also stipulates that future generations don’t have to pay taxes. Well, you don’t pay taxes, but at least don’t occupy land. Princes one after another occupy land like crazy. They occupy land and don’t pay taxes on all output. What does the country rely on? feed?
Zhu Yunwen remembered some statistics from later generations. During the Ming Dynasty, the princely land in Henan directly occupied one-third of all cultivated land in Henan.
Well, I feel that one-third of the shore of Sui Tu does not belong to the emperor.
Let Zhu Yunwen say that the collapse of the Ming Dynasty was closely related to the evil roots planted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
All this must change!
You can only change during your own period, and you will face less resistance.
Is it really small?
Zhu Yunwen could imagine that those uncles would probably attack him on the grounds of "disrespecting the ancestral system", and these vassal kings would inevitably fight back for their own benefit. Now they are not fat pig princes, they are thugs. A wolf with a heavy weapon.
If you don’t reduce the vassal status and take back military power, you won’t be able to move them even if you want to!
Zhu Yunwen sighed.
The emperor did not decide the affairs of the world with just one word.
Zhu Yunwen put down the memorial and said to Shuangxi: "Summon Jie Jin."
Soon after, Xie Jin entered Wuying Hall.
Zhu Yunwen picked up a memorial, handed it over, and said, "The Qing family will reply after reading it."
Xie Jin picked up the memorial and looked at it. This memorial was a secret report from Shi Gecheng, the head of the Yan Palace, recording clearly the grand occasion when Zhu Di was about to enter the capital and leave the Peking Palace.
"The people lined the streets and howled, the soldiers kept wailing, and the people's hearts were filled with fear and awe."
Katsuragi's words shocked Xie Jin.
"Prince Yan's visit to the capital has caused quite a stir."
Zhu Yunwen sneered and said.
Xie Jin bowed and put the memorial back, and said quickly: "Prince Yan may be worried about this..."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin, who was silent, and said, "What are you worried about? Are you worried that I will detain him in the capital? Oh, that's all, if nothing else, King Yan is better at controlling people's hearts than I am. "
Jie Jin broke out in a cold sweat and was frightened for King Zhu Di of Yan.
The emperor's tone was very cold.
It seemed that he had murderous intentions.
"The emperor is the king of a country, and King Yan is just the vassal king. Although he has been operating in Beiping for nearly twenty years, as long as the emperor gives the order and mobilizes the army, he can win it in an instant."
Xie Jin said bluntly.
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand, took a deep breath, and said, "I have my own solution for the vassal king's stubborn illness. I called you here today for one person."
"who?"
"The Governor's Mansion has settled matters, Tie Xuan."
"Tehyun?"
"Yeah, what do you think of him?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin with an inexplicable smile on his lips.
People who know something about the Battle of Jingnan must know Tie Xuan's name. In later generations, especially in Shandong, there were many "Tiegong" temples, and the person they worshiped was Tie Xuan in the Ming Dynasty.
This is a hero who brought great trouble to Zhu Di and saved the Jianwen Dynasty from danger.
In the Battle of Jinan, he relied on his remaining troops to defeat the generals and blocked Zhu Di for three months. Later, Tie Xuan joined forces with General Sheng Yong to pursue the victory.
As a cabinet minister, Xie Jin naturally knew something about the court officials. Seeing Zhu Yunwen asking, he replied: "Is your majesty the keystone you are talking about?"
Tie Xuan, whose name is Ding Shi, and the word "Ding Shi" was given to Tie Xuan personally by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen nodding, Jie Jin said: "Tie Xuan has a resolute temperament and is smart and agile. During the Taizu period, he had appointed the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Affairs, and he worked diligently. Later, he was transferred to the Governor's Mansion to judge affairs. His judgments were fluent and unresolved cases were resolved. Tie Xuan He is quite talented and a pillar of strength.”
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin. It seemed that this man's eyesight was not bad, and he did not look down on Tie Xuan because of his low official position.
"Order Tie Xuan to enter the Ministry of War and serve as Zuo Shilang."
Zhu Yunwen ordered.
Xie Jin quickly agreed.
Zhu Yunwen walked to a map, looked in the direction of Peiping, and said to Xie Jin: "We can't just focus on the vassal king. Our Ming Empire wants to be the pearl of the entire world. Follow me, I want to Let me show you how big this world is."
A fire burned in Xie Jin's heart, and he looked at Zhu Yunwen with fanatical eyes.
Zhu Yunwen laughed and said suddenly: "Arrange the Ministry of Industry to mobilize craftsmen from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, Fujian, Nanzhili and other places into the Longjiang Shipyard. I want a batch of sea-going ships capable of long voyages."
"Ship?"
Xie Jin looked at Zhu Yunwen without knowing why.
Zhu Yunwen didn't explain anything, he just said: "Go down and make arrangements."
Jie Jin didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he had to leave with doubts.
Zhu Yunwen knew how big the world was, and he also knew that Columbus was not born yet.
Doesn’t the West like colonization?
Then let the Ming Empire give it a try against you and see who is better, you or the Ming Dynasty.
The most important thing is that Zhu Yunwen wants to send people to South America, not for colonization and occupation, but for potatoes, peanuts, peppers, corn, tomatoes, peppers...
There are also rubber trees.
In the poor early Ming Dynasty, none of these ingredients or products that would be seen everywhere in later generations were available.
It's impossible to eat a tomato scrambled egg.
smokes?
Don't even think about it.
As for potato-and-beef communism, I guess we can only dream about it.
In order to eat, no, to enrich products, reduce famine, and for the Ming Dynasty, a fleet must be formed.
Zhu Yunwen sat at the table and drew drawings with a brush. He always felt a little awkward, but there was no way. There were no pencils in this era, but there was chalk.
"By the way, the blackboard!"
Zhu Yunwen quickly called Shuangxi over and ordered: "Go to the prison and find me some light wooden boards, about one foot long and three or four feet wide. In addition, get some black paint."
After Shuangxi remembered it clearly, he quickly made arrangements.
Soon after, Shuangxi brought him back. Zhu Yunwen arranged for Shuangxi and other eunuchs to paint several layers of black paint on the wooden boards outside and put them outside to dry. Then he asked Shuangxi to find some chalk, which was not made of lime. , but made of natural chalk.
"Your Majesty, Duke Wei has arrived."
Shuangxi told the busy Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen agreed, and after Xu Huizu saluted, Zhu Yunwen asked: "How is the troop reduction going?"
Xu Huizu looked bitter and sighed: "Your Majesty, five thousand soldiers have been laid off..."
"Five thousand? I remember telling you one hundred thousand."
Zhu Yunwen said with some dissatisfaction.
Xu Huizu stood up quickly and apologized: "Your Majesty, the matter of troop reduction is very difficult. I don't dare to master it..."
"You don't dare to be expert, or are there people putting pressure on you and not allowing you to reduce your troops?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xu Huizu, who quickly knelt down.
"I heard that Duke Cao went to the capital camp and encouraged a group of people to resist the troop reduction. Is this true?"
Zhu Yunwen asked softly.
Xu Huizu glanced at Zhu Yunwen, unsure of Zhu Yunwen's attitude, and said cautiously: "Cao Guogong has been to the capital camp, but I don't know if it has something to do with resisting the troop reduction."
"I don't know or you don't dare to say it?" Zhu Yunwen looked at Xu Huizu who was gritting his teeth and said nothing, raised his hand and said: "Get up. If you, the shopkeeper of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, can't even handle this, it will give me chills. .”
Xu Huizu was trembling all over and shouted quickly: "I will do my best to live up to the emperor's trust!"
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said solemnly: "You can tell Cao Guogong, or you can tell all the nobles that the reduction of one hundred thousand troops is my order. If anyone is dissatisfied, come to me and tell me. Just go ahead and do it, Wei Guogong's Loyalty, I can still trust you!"
Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Yunwen with excitement.
After returning to the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, Xu Huizu finally felt relieved. Compared with offending his distinguished colleagues, it was not worthwhile to offend his boss.
Colleagues can be replaced, but bosses are not easy to replace.
Xu Huizu still had this awareness, so the drastic disarmament plan finally kicked off. Whether it was Cao Guogong, other marquises, or princes and relatives, whoever had a short quota in the army and placed minions and servants into the military camp Yes, all should be smoothed out.
In the palace of Prince Qiyang, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong was fighting birds when a voice came from a distance: "Brother, Xu Huizu is going to fight against us."
"What's the matter? Speak up!"
At Li Jinglong Port, his younger brother Li Zengzhi frowned and shouted.
Li Zengzhi walked closer, stamped his feet angrily, and said: "I just got the news that Xu Huizu issued an order to abolish the soldiers. Among them, the quotas related to us have been eliminated. Moreover, there are some old generals with our Li family. , was also kicked out of the military camp."
Li Jinglong looked at Li Zengzhi, his face became serious, and asked: "Xu Huizu really took action?"
Li Zengzhi nodded repeatedly, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, if we don't care, no one will listen to us."
"presumptuous!"
Li Jinglong shouted sternly, looked at the astonished Li Zengzhi, and said seriously: "The capital camp is not ours, but the emperor's! If the emperor wants to abolish it, then let him abolish it."
"But?"
Li Zengzhi was a little anxious.
Li Jinglong was silent for a while and then said slowly: "Is King Yan coming to Beijing soon?"
