at the same time.
In the court, there are more and more memorials requesting the establishment of an advisory office.
Many people talked about the benefits of setting up an advisory office.
At the same time, various functions were also set up for the Advisory Office.
Such as acting as an agent in government affairs, supervising all officials, and taking charge of world affairs.
As for the emperor, there is no need for any reason at all, he just needs to rule according to his will.
However, the memorial was submitted, and the ministers who helped review it also approved it, but when it was handed over to Lao Zhu, nothing happened.
Even His Highness Taisun has not expressed his position on this matter again.
On the contrary, during this period, he has been busy running a military school, compiling the Hongwu Grand Ceremony, and establishing a technical research and manufacturing bureau.
If I have time, I will go to Jinyiwei's Zhenfu Department.
Not to mention the establishment of the Advisory Office, even other matters of the imperial court rarely expressed opinions.
However, officials analyzed and believed that His Majesty agreed if he did not rebuke or reject it.
However, until now, a suitable charter has not been submitted, so it has been delayed in taking a stance.
As a result, they wrote more memorials and their suggestions became more and more outrageous.
No one thought that Zhu Yunxuan had already decided on the charter and was just waiting for the opportunity to publish it.
"Your Highness Taisun, is there any follow-up to the establishment of the Counselor's Office?"
In the Wenhua Hall, Liu Sanwu asked uncontrollably.
During this period, everyone discussed it countless times.
Officials have piled up memorials on this matter.
Both the government and the public are watching this matter.
But there has been no movement from His Majesty, which made Liu Sanwu, who had always been upright and rigid, a little anxious.
Now His Royal Highness Taisun is supervising the country, and Zhu Yuanzhang has no officials in the palace. He can only ask Zhu Yunxian.
Everyone looked over.
Zhu Yunzhen smiled and said: "I have discussed this matter with Grandpa Huang several times, and Grandpa Huang has no objection."
"Grandpa Huang's body has become much stronger during this period. He should attend the meeting in person tomorrow."
"At that time, we will discuss it again and finalize the matter."
As soon as these words came out, many civil servants below showed excitement.
After working hard for so long, is there finally a result?
They have been reviewing memorials during this period, and the possibility of joining the advisory office should be the greatest.
For a time, everyone was yearning for it.
During this period, Zhu Yunzhen was supervising the country's governance. They spent the whole day reviewing memorials in the Wenhua Hall, and most of their opinions were adopted.
His Royal Highness Taisun has always followed the good deeds.
Civil officials' views on Zhu Yunxian have also changed significantly.
After all, who doesn’t like an emperor who listens to him?
In comparison, the battle for status is nothing.
It would be great if in the future he could become a "counselor" and act as a court minister, and His Highness Taisun could still rule from the top.
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Royal palace, royal garden.
The sweet potatoes have grown very long, and it looks like it won’t be long before it’s time to harvest.
"Xi'er, is the yield of this sweet potato really as high as you said?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked, sitting in the pavilion and looking at the sweet potato field.
As the harvest day approaches, Lao Zhu seems to be a little nervous.
One is that the production volume mentioned by Zhu Yunxuan is indeed an exaggeration.
Secondly, he planted this with his own hands and shed a lot of sweat. Lao Zhu also hopes that his hard work will not be in vain.
"Grandpa Huang, please rest assured. My grandson can guarantee that the output will not be low." Zhu Yunzhen was confident and patted his chest to assure him.
He knows what the yield of sweet potatoes will be.
Moreover, Lao Zhu’s land is well cultivated and must be highly productive.
However, his childish look, coupled with his adult-like actions, made him even more childish.
Lao Zhu couldn't help laughing.
Zhu Yunxuan muttered, a little dissatisfied: "Grandpa Huang, you are not allowed to laugh at your grandson. Otherwise, your grandson will have no prestige in front of those officials."
"Who dares?" Zhu Yuanzhang touched his head and held him in his arms.
However, it would be a lie to say that Lao Zhu had no worries at all.
Zhu Yunzhen's ability is naturally beyond words, and Lao Zhu fully believes that he can suppress the court situation.
Governing the country is no longer a problem.
Just the increase in commercial taxes he proposed has already increased Ming's tax revenue by almost one-third.
According to the report from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the full increase in taxes will not begin until a complete system is established.
Therefore, the current increase in commercial taxes has not been spread across the country, but only in prosperous places such as Yingtianfu, Suzhou, and Yangzhou.
If it is fully levied later, there will be a considerable increase.
More importantly, business activities in various places have become more prosperous, which has led to further increases in tax revenue.
The imperial court's financial crisis was temporarily alleviated, and therefore the plan to print new banknotes was suspended.
In recent years, due to the government's deficit, it could only continue to print treasure banknotes.
The purchasing power of Ming Dynasty banknotes has dropped significantly.
Even many places in the private sector began to refuse to use it.
Even if the court issued repeated orders and even used strong force to promote it, the effect would be insignificant.
Lao Zhu couldn't think of a good solution to this.
Printing treasure banknotes solved the problem of insufficient military spending in the early days.
But as time goes by, Baoqiao is less and less accepted by the people.
It was Zhu Yunxun's strategy of collecting business taxes that greatly increased the court's income and gave it a chance to breathe.
During this period, Zhu Yunxuan handled memorials and supervised state affairs, and it can be said that he did an impressive job.
Although Zhu Yunzhen asked the ministers to review the memorial, in the end, he was the one who held the title.
Not to mention, he also put forward very good suggestions such as the secret reporting system, the Advisory Office, and the Military Affairs Office.
Lao Zhu even felt that his grandson's ability to govern the country was still better than his own.
But his age is really too young.
So small that anyone who takes a look at him will think that he is a child and therefore think that they should not be controlled by him.
Don’t think that this influence is very low. In fact, the influence is huge.
Lao Zhu had to worry.
"Grandpa Huang, we will discuss the establishment of an advisory office in the court tomorrow."
Zhu Yunzhen said: "My grandson has drawn up all the regulations in detail, and I have asked Grandpa Huang to review them."
He took out the written charter from his pocket.
In the past few days, when Zhu Yunzhen had free time, he had been improving his previous ideas, making them more concrete and detailed, in case there were any loopholes that could be found and exploited.
"You've written it, that's it. I won't read it." Lao Zhu smiled and said, "Just do as you say."
"The Advisory Office has been established, and the Military Affairs Office has also been established. How to deal with government affairs and state affairs? I see that you have done a good job these days."
"Our health is not very good. After the sweet potatoes grow in the fields, we plan to go to Yangshan to rest, and I will leave all the state affairs to you."
"Everything is decided by you, there is no need to report it again."
Zhu Yunxuan was surprised.
Although he is now in charge of supervising the country's governance, Lao Zhu will still make decisions on major matters in the court.
But what Lao Zhu is saying now is that he wants to retire and hand over all political power to himself.
"Grandpa Huang, my grandson may not be able to shoulder such a heavy burden."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't quite understand what Lao Zhu meant.
Are you testing yourself, or is there another reason?
"We believe you can do it. We have already decided on this matter, so you don't need to say anything more."
Lao Zhu's tone was decisive.
"Tomorrow's court meeting, you go, we won't go."
Zhu Yunzhen's eyes suddenly widened.
Didn’t you agree to go before?
Why did you suddenly change your mind?
For such a big event, if Lao Zhu doesn't go, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the court.
Without Lao Zhu to keep them in check, wouldn’t those officials who found themselves with no power at all and no benefits reaped be in trouble?
As soon as the thought in his mind came up, Lao Zhu's voice sounded again.
"Remember, you are now the emperor's grandson and the supervisor of the country."
"If you can't even restrain hundreds of officials, what country are you going to imprison?"
"Tomorrow, let us see what you can do!"
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(End of chapter)
