Zhu Houzhao's surprise is justified. Such a huge ship consumes unimaginable manpower and finance, as well as the wisdom of the craftsmen. Who says that the ancients are not as good as modern people? Let's take a look at this lucky ship. It will definitely make people happy. Some people died of shame, especially the scumbag professors who boasted about the whip.
"What a good thing. With the lucky boat, I can go out for a wave, quack~." Zhu Houzhao said with a strange smile.
Seeing this, Liu Jin finally discovered that the prince he knew well was back. Oh, no, it was His Majesty.
Zhu Houzhao pointed at the sea chart and said with a smile: "The ancestors of Yongle are really wise. Who can not be afraid of driving such a big ship to rob?"
"Ahem~!" Liu Jin coughed twice and didn't dare to listen anymore.
Zhu Houzhao said, "Slave dog, take all these documents to the Ministry of Works tomorrow and give them to Xu Guan, and tell him to start supervising the construction immediately. As for the money, ask Zhou Jing for it. If he dares not to give it, do you know what to do?" Build the lucky boat for me quickly, I will leave this matter to you, handle this matter for me, I trust you."
Liu Jin burst into tears immediately. He was so moved that he didn't know where he came from so many tears. "I will definitely handle it well. If anyone dares to interfere and make His Majesty unhappy, I will make his whole family unhappy. Don't worry, Your Majesty." This slave will definitely handle things beautifully."
Zhu Houzhao nodded. He liked Liu Jin's work more and more. He could use it with confidence and take the blame without affecting his wise image, hehe.
With the drawings in hand, all that's left is to start construction, but the question arises again. Who controls the ship after it is built? He can't do it himself. Although he really wants to do this, he will probably be thanked by Liu and Li. Mr. Ge, as well as those ministers and censors were sprayed to death.
"It's just you, I'm optimistic about you." Zhu Houzhao smiled.
Liu Jin shivered for no reason and had no idea what Zhu Houzhao was talking about.
But he knew that His Majesty was in trouble this time, and it was not a small one. First of all, the sea ban was a big trouble, shipbuilding and going to sea, business taxation, none of them could be stabbed. But he was involved in all three things. Mou Bin and Fan Ting, these two idiots who don't know whether to live or die, don't know how things are going?
But Zhu Houzhao didn't realize it at all. He went to greet the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. That was what he had to do every day. He was also happy. Is it like having an old man in the family to have a treasure? What's more, there are still two treasures, relatives of the Queen Mother, and two uncles from the mother-in-law's family. These are all resources that can be used! It’s just you, you’re not running away.
"Mother, what do you think? My uncles are idle all day. It's better to find something for them to do than to cause trouble. A censor has handed over many memorials, but he has been ignored by his ministers. What's going to happen if this goes on? You can't just ignore it, if that's the case, those censors should say that your son is protecting his uncle."
Queen Mother Zhang didn't know what Zhu Houzhao was planning, and she didn't know how much trouble her two brothers had caused him. She was also helpless and couldn't really do anything to them. Huang Er seemed to be right, so don't worry. He was left in the capital to watch and was upset.
"Your Majesty, although the Marquis of Shouning and the Marquis of Jianchang are a bit out of character, after all, he is also your biological uncle. You can handle these matters as you please. There are only two uncles in this world, you and yours. Yes." Queen Zhang reminded.
Zhu Houzhao thought something was wrong, so he continued to encourage and be careful to test: "Don't worry, mother, the affairs of the two uncles are taken care of by the son. So does the mother agree?"
Empress Dowager Zhang sighed slightly and said, "I don't know whether it is right or wrong. The emperor must promise his mother. No matter what, nothing will happen to your uncle." She kept giving Zhu Houzhao warnings.
Someone who was already happy in his heart quickly made a solemn promise to ensure that nothing would happen to his uncles. The fate of the two uncles was sold by his sister. At this moment, the two princes were still discussing today. What shall we have for dinner tonight?
The morning meeting was just as Liu Jin had guessed. The imperial censors, led by Shi Lin and Wang Zongyi, impeached Liu Jin for being domineering and detaining six ministers and their families, women and children without authorization.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Liu is a veteran minister. When the late emperor was in power, he relied heavily on him. He also worked hard in the Ministry of War for many years and never slacked off in managing the Ministry of War. Yesterday, Liu Jin led people to the Ministry of War to announce the decree. Did your Majesty have the cabinet issue it? Imperial decree, if not, then what's wrong with Mr. Liu? Mr. Liu is the Minister of War of the Six Ministries and a second-rank official in the imperial court. Why take someone? Mr. Liu is for the court and designs the country of our Ming Dynasty. He knows right from wrong and understands righteousness. What crime? Yes? Sir, please ask His Majesty to punish Liu Jin for his domineering crime. I want to impeach him."
Zhu Houzhao was sitting comfortably on the dragon chair, listening to the noise of the ministers below. He seemed very leisurely and didn't care at all. What do you say, you go on, I'm listening.
Liu Jian was in front of all the adults and did not participate or stop them.
Xie Qian was about to make a move, but thought about Li Dongyang's warning before entering the palace, and shut up again.
Li Dongyang shook his head in front of the crowd, listening to the admonitions of the imperial censors, one by one, and seemed to be criticizing. He was more comfortable than Liu Xie.
Liu Jin knelt in the hall and did not defend himself. No matter what others said, he would not blame His Majesty for his temper and the people he trusted. What's more, it was Liu Jin. Would Your Majesty still let them bully him? Isn't that a slap in His Majesty's face?
When Zhu Houzhao saw that they had finished their troubles, he said with a sad look on his face: "I don't blame you, blame me for being too hasty, blame me for worrying about the Japanese troubles in the southeast, blame me for not having the ability." Let there be no more starvation in the world. It is my fault. My fault is my fault. My dear friends, please stand up. The fault is not yours. It is mine. The fault lies with me."
The two censors on the left and right looked at each other in confusion. How should they respond to His Majesty's words? This is something wrong. The whole court was in an uproar. They immediately knelt on the ground and shouted, "I will wait for death."
Zhu Houzhao did not stop, and continued: "I have ascended the throne too early, and I am about to reach the weak crown. In the future, there will be many important matters in the court, and I will have to rely on your help, but I am too impatient. The two Qings are right. I broke the rules, locked up ministers without authorization, and the imperial edict did not go through the cabinet. It is my fault."
"I don't dare. Your Majesty is at a loss. I waited wrongly." At this time, if the two censors still hold on to this, they would be really stupid.
Sure enough, Zhu Houzhao, who lost interest in performing, immediately fell out.
Zhu Houzhao said coldly: "Huh? Have you two Qings really admitted your mistake? Or do you think that I can tolerate your nonsense, force me to submit, punish Liu Jin, follow your wishes, and grant you a clear name?" , This is simply unreasonable.”
All the ministers in the court were shocked. Unexpectedly, His Majesty would be so angry today without any warning. After getting along with each other for these days, I found that His Majesty is respectful to himself and lenient to others, making all the ministers feel like a spring breeze, just like the late emperor. Generally makes people feel comfortable.
But today, they didn't like it very much. His Majesty suddenly changed his attitude. At this moment, they remembered that when His Majesty was the prince, he was not a respectful and polite person. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the most trouble-making prince in history. Fortunately, the late emperor only left one heir, otherwise he would have been beaten to death long ago. Wait, they seem to have forgotten one thing. Prince Ning was the one who was killed silently by His Majesty.
Everyone shuddered for a while, because things happened so quickly and ended so quickly that everyone forgot that there used to be a Prince Ning in the world. After thinking about it, he immediately became selective. Shut up, lessons learned from the past, it’s better to shut up.
"I'm here to ask you. They all say that my Ming Dynasty is rich in the world, but who of you can tell me where the world is now?" Zhu Houzhao glanced at all the ministers.
No one could answer, everyone lowered their heads.
Zhu Houzhao continued: "After the maritime ban, the Japanese invasion in the southeast will be improved. At the time of the Yongle ancestors, the Ming Dynasty had guests from all over the world and came to the dynasty from all directions. It had more than 100 vassal states and more than 140 tributary states. This Is this the prosperous age that you all spoke of? There are still several vassal states that remember my Ming Dynasty. Do you still remember that my Ming Dynasty dominated the eight wastelands and six regions, swept the army across the world, and ruled the country? Haha!" Zhu Houzhao finally laughed coldly, making all the ministers feel ashamed.
They wanted to argue, but felt powerless because these were all facts. After the maritime ban, even Japan and Goryeo rarely came to the DPRK, and even often shied away from coming to the DPRK.
It is no longer appropriate to ban the sea, but no one dares to open the sea anymore, because some vested interests have been using this maritime wealth for hundreds of years, and the benefits are enough for them to take risks to support the sea ban. Now the emperor suddenly speaks, obviously They are willing to take action to open up the sea. Do they want to stop it? Or are you siding with His Majesty?
Zhu Houzhao just transferred the issue and transferred Liu Jin's matter to the sea ban, letting the ministers discuss and argue. He can just be an audience. Anyway, no matter what you discuss in the end, I am going to the sea. , it’s useless for anyone to stop it.
There was chaos in the main hall, and the censor in front of the hall shouted loudly: "No noise is allowed in the hall."
Yesterday, Liu, Li, Xie, Sangong and Zhu Houzhao reached an agreement. Zhu Houzhao promised that a certain country on the sea has grain potatoes with an yield of twenty shi per mu. As long as they support the establishment of a sea ban and the construction of large ships, he guarantees that he can bring back the grain seeds so that there will be no more people in the Ming Dynasty. starve.
After Liu Jian and others went back last night, they each called some adults overnight and raised the matter respectively. They have already been angry with some ministers. This is a great good thing that will last forever. Anyone who stops it is a fool, and the interests of the sea are It's touching. Over the years, both of them have had great families and great businesses, but really speaking, they still care about their reputation after death.
Moreover, His Majesty also said similar words, which are golden words. Can you not make their hearts move? They had earned enough money, but their name had not yet been settled. So His Majesty sent it to them and asked them to speak for the opening of the sea ban. In the end, a person they had never expected came to personally hold a memorial and invite him to the throne. .
"Your Majesty, Mr. Liu, the Minister of War, is waiting outside the palace to pay homage."
"Xuan."
Liu Jin nodded and said in a sharp voice, "Xuan, Mr. Liu, Minister of War, enters the palace."
The two governors and censors on the left and right had astonishment on their faces, and their jaws almost dropped to the ground. Isn't Liu Daxia in prison? Why did you come out? When did it come out?
"My lord, Minister of the Ministry of War, Liu Daxia, bows to your majesty, long live my emperor. I have this memorial in hand." Liu Daxia held a memorial in his hands and fell to the ground.
Zhu Houzhao's face was expressionless, but he was smiling in his heart. Look, look, I didn't force Liu Daxia, and I didn't instigate Liu Jin to persecute him. I am a wise king, so I won't do those things. Look at you. What else is there to say.
"Send it up."
Liu Jin bowed and walked down, took Liu Daxia's memorial with both hands, and handed it over respectfully. Zhu Houzhao took it casually, turned it over, and said to himself: "This Liu Daxia is quite smart! Hehe."
Then, after reading it, he handed the memorial to Liu Jin and told him, "Read it to everyone."
