Chapter Ninety-Three: Sending Troops

Zhu Houzhao never thought of interfering in his own marriage, and this is not a problem that he can meddle in, Zhu Houzhao's only worry is whether he can have children. The historical Emperor Zhengde was childless, although the specific details are unknown, but Zhu Houzhao also had to worry about this problem at this time.

Although I came through and my body is very strong, and with these years of exercise, it shouldn't be a big problem, but this kind of thing has not been done accurately!

But it's useless to worry about this kind of thing, you have to give it a try to know, this time Zhu Houzhao knows that he has no right to speak, but he can give it a try after this matter goes back.

Closing the letter, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief, and in a blink of an eye, he had been in Liaodong for more than four months, and he had almost prepared for more than four months. I want to be able to go back before the Chinese New Year, as for fighting Uharyan, Zhu Houzhao has never taken Uharian to heart, and wherever the army goes, it is naturally invincible.

Things are progressing very fast, the steel mills and weapons factories in Liaodong are all streamlined operations, and the water conservancy stamping machine is integrally formed, which makes the casting speed of weapons very fast.

When the autumn was approaching, the entire Liaodong began to change clothes, and the new equipment quickly entered the army of Liaodong, 10,000 plate armored cavalry plus 10,000 light armored cavalry, and at the same time among the 30,000 foot soldiers, Zhu Houzhao created 10,000 plate armored infantry, which is not the existence of the Beijing camp. Of course, in the steppe, this 10,000-plate infantry did not play a big role.

But after defeating Daning, these people are the soldiers stationed there, and they are naturally useful, you must know that not all places are suitable for foot soldiers to gallop across the country.

After the general completed the preparation, Zhu Houzhao directly ordered the expedition, the leader was naturally Wang Shouren, Zhu Houzhao did not plan to lead the army in person, what he needed to do was to build a textile factory in Liaodong. The construction of a wool mill is not very difficult, as long as the problem of the loom is solved, then everything else is not a problem.

The problem of the loom has long been solved, and the eight bureaus under Zhu Houzhao include the Scarf and Hat Bureau, the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, and the Needlework Bureau, which are all yamen engaged in this aspect.

Zhu Houzhao had already dispatched skilled craftsmen to prepare the loom, and this time it was Zhu Houzhao's confidant eunuch Gao Feng who was responsible for establishing the Liaodong Textile Factory. This person is also one of Liu Jin's Eight Tigers, but Zhu Houzhao's restrictions on Liu Jin are very strict, and now Liu Jin is obedient like a kitten, Gao Feng naturally can't get up, in addition, the person in charge of the textile factory also has the manpower of Qiwei Zhai.

The two aspects are two-pronged, on the one hand, the weaving factory is responsible for weaving, and on the other hand, the strange food is responsible for selling.

Of course, wool textile is a big business, not something that Zhu Houzhao can monopolize, besides, this grassland is so big, what Zhu Houzhao needs is not this business, but to use this matter to expand the grassland, so Zhu Houzhao will choose the big family in Liaodong, that is, Jiangmen, this time the reward for military exploits, Zhu Houzhao has thought about it, that is, the grassland.

The captives grazed for these large families of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the herding slaves, and once the sales of wool products were good and the profits were large, then expansion was inevitable.

Other places see Liaodong wool textile so prosperous, naturally want to intervene, such as other border towns in the Ming Dynasty, you must know that the businessman's sense of smell is the most sensitive, and there are gentry standing behind them, they will see the profit will be like seeing a shark in blood, and they will pounce directly on it is to bite, so the border town of Daming will usher in an unprecedented desire and motivation for foreign expansion.

In the northwest, the place where the Jin merchants are most concentrated, since the implementation of the new salt policy, the Jin merchants in the northwest of Jin have been weakened very much, this time they see the opportunity, how can they let it go?

Standing at the head of the city, Zhu Houzhao watched the army pull out expressionlessly, glanced back at Gao Feng beside him, and asked: "Liaodong will be handed over to you, do a good job, do a good job, I will transfer you back to the capital in a few years, don't have some thoughts that you shouldn't have, what you should get, this palace will not treat you badly, what you shouldn't get, if you stretch out your hand, this palace is afraid that you will not return to the capital." ”

Gao Feng cried out in his heart at this time, what is the development of squatting here in this bitter cold land in eastern Liaodong? But after listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Gao Feng suddenly didn't dare to slack off in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The slave will definitely do a good job for His Royal Highness the Prince, and she will not disappoint His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, for the eunuchs, Zhu Houzhao did not dare to relax at all, although the gentry group is a scourge, but the eunuch group is not much better, any group has its own selfish interests, in the face of this or that selfish interests, it is inevitable that things will be biased. Zhu Houzhao can't get them all to work for the public, but this thing still has to be done.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhu put his son's reply on the dragon book case, the expression on his face was a little tangled, he rubbed his forehead with a headache, and sighed a little helplessly: "It's really not worry-free!" ”

There was a letter from the family in front of this letter, and there was nothing abnormal about it, but when it came to the back, my son began to do things. Of course, Zhu Youzhu is still happy about the situation that his son made in Liaodong, but what Zhu Youzhu did to his son is also a real headache, because his son mentioned one thing in the letter, that is, about the taxation of Liaodong.

His son's proposal is also very simple, that is, the taxes of Liaodong Province should be separated and the tax will be collected by the yamen of the Taxation Department.

This matter has been mentioned by his son before, but Zhu Youzhu didn't think about whether to move or not, to put it bluntly, the tax department seems to be very simple in collecting taxes, but this is equivalent to stripping the power of taxation from the hands of local officials, which means that this will cause an uproar among officials. Once the local government loses the right to collect taxes, then how can they be willing?

After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Youzhu still decided to let his son try it in Liaodong, to put it bluntly, that is, to try, it is also a test for civil officials.

However, there is still no way to directly issue a decree on this matter, so it is necessary to discuss it with the cabinet first, and first try the attitude of a few scholars in the cabinet. Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhu put the letter paper in his hand on the table, and then turned his head to He Neng behind him and ordered: "Go to the cabinet and let a few cabinet elders come here." ”

The three cabinet scholars have been living a good life recently, the imperial court income has increased again, and life has been better, and their affairs have decreased a lot.

There haven't been any major events happening recently, and they are in a good mood, after learning that His Majesty summoned them, the three of them came without much thought, anyway, the prince is not in the capital, nothing big.