Zhu Qiyu's identity has been confirmed, and he is about to ascend the throne as the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although he has not officially ascended the throne as the emperor now, all the treatment is the same as the emperor, otherwise, he would not be able to make drastic reforms in the palace.

In order to facilitate his own office, Zhu Qiyu naturally gave birth to this imperial study hundreds of years in advance, but the location was in the harem.

Zhu Qiyu's office model came from later generations, replacing the eunuch with a secretary, although it was similar, but the secretary was not responsible for signing and taking ideas.

Zhu Qiyu still needs to personally handle such a major resolution as signing and determining the national policy. As a result, this workload has also increased a lot.

Shen Yu is Zhu Qiyu's plenipotentiary secretary-general, not only in charge of all the affairs of the imperial study, but also in charge of life matters.

It can be said that in the eastern harem of the entire Daming Palace, the rights of Shen Yu are counted except for Zhu Qiyu. Even, sometimes, in some matters, Zhu Qiyu has to listen to her, after all, democracy is his own proposal!

"Your Highness, this is a government affair that must be dealt with today." A crisp voice sounded in Zhu Qiyu's ears with a gentle tone.

Zhu Qiyu, who was enjoying the massage of the wild goose to relieve fatigue, opened his eyes when he heard this, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

A rather capable tight-fitting palace dress, a simple headdress, and slightly powdered cheeks, make Shen Yu's whole person like a fairy in the nine heavens, beautiful and incomprehensible.

I glanced at the wild goose next to me again, the same outfit, different style, one eccentric, one calm and atmospheric, but they are all rare beauties. Any one of them is enough to make people salivate, and a little whitewash can captivate the country.

"Sinking fish and geese, it seems that I really haven't been wrong with this name."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and praised: "You are becoming more and more beautiful, you are simply a heavenly maiden, a peerless beauty." This proves that the name given by Ben Gongzi has magic and can make people look better and better. ”

"Hee-hee, it's not!"

Luo Yan smiled and said: "Your Highness will boast that we are good-looking because of our names, obviously we are naturally beautiful." Otherwise, His Royal Highness would have named us the national color Tianxiang, and we would not have become so beautiful and beautiful. ”

"Really?"

Zhu Qiyu pursed his lips and quipped: "Otherwise, let's do it, since you dislike the name is not good, and you can't bring out your peerless beauty, my son will change your name, just call it the national color Tianxiang, a national color, a heavenly fragrance, and see if you will become more beautiful and moving in the future, and the national color will be fragrant." ”

"Don't want it, the second daughter immediately objected."

"What an old-fashioned name, I don't want it! It's good to sink the fish and fall the geese, so don't change it, right? Luo Yan suddenly stopped, and his hands seemed to work harder to please him.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head with a smile, took the piece in Shen Yu's hand, picked up one and said to Luo Yan while watching: "By the way, today the court passed a resolution that some guards of the forbidden palace can be sent to the border fortress to act as supervisors. You should prepare and try to select some guards who can take charge of themselves and send them down, so as to lay some nails for future military reform. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it as soon as possible!" Luo Yan replied crisply; It's like two people from the previous eccentric.

The sinking fish and geese have their own division of labor, and the sinking fish is calm, the most assertive, and responsible for the overall situation. Luo Yan don't look at the giggling all day long, he looks eccentric, but he is the best one, and he is also responsible for some secret forces, which can be said to be the most powerful among so many people that Zhu Qiyu has cultivated since childhood.

Zhu Qiyu nodded and continued: "Let them go with my warrant, the focus is on Datong, Xuanfu and Bauhinia Pass, these three places are the top priority, and there is no room for loss." ”

Luo Yan nodded, as for why these three places should be focused on, she never asked, she only knew that as long as it was Zhu Qiyu's order, she would spare no effort to complete it.

"Is Your Highness ready to start laying out now?"

Shen Yudai frowned slightly, and asked with some concern: "Is it a little early, in case those generals are dissatisfied, in this wartime, there are many ways for the guards we arrange to disappear or die." ”

"Of course, I know this, but now is a good time for us to start working, and when it's too late, when they have their hands free, it's too late for us to easily insert people into the army."

Zhu Qiyu looked confident, as if he was not worried, "Don't worry, there may be some casualties, but if you want to use those guards I sent as pawns to fill the pit, they really don't dare, I am also on guard!" ”

Hearing this, Shen Yu stopped talking.

For Zhu Qiyu, they have blind worship and trust.

After a little silence, Shen Yu said again: "Then we need to start large-scale preparations now!" ”

"Don't worry, take it step by step, start with the army first, take this opportunity to reform the army first, and take back the rights of the army!"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head, "Now the right to correct and reject the recital has been taken back by the opportunity to rectify the inner palace." If there are new moves, those Wenchen will make a fuss. Only when we first take back the whole army can we make other moves, and we must not be in a hurry. ”

"The rest, we need to wait until I ascend the throne!"

"Understood!"

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Put down the signed piece in his hand, took a new book and opened it, stared at the ten lines on the piece, and didn't raise his head, Zhu Qiyu said: "Although it is not easy to have other actions now, but this time is also the best time to collect power, and if you miss this golden opportunity, it will be even more difficult to collect power in the future." ”

After a pause, Zhu Qiyu continued: "Since we came with no fanfare, there are some things that we can still prepare in advance. I am going to completely abolish Dongchang and Jinyiwei after I officially ascend the throne, and then I can use this as a condition to reach some agreements, such as establishing a university and adding two new departments. ”

Ignoring Shen Yu Luoyan's somewhat surprised gaze, Zhu Qiyu said while thinking about it: "That's it, Luo Yan prepares, Dongchang and Jinyiwei must be withdrawn, but many of them can be used, I plan to set up three new agencies at that time, the National Security Bureau, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Military Intelligence Bureau, and then the people who can be used will be filled into these three new departments and leave." ”

"Of course, strict rules and regulations are a must, and we can't repeat the mistakes of Jinyiwei and Dongchang. There are detailed regulations on this aspect in the dark room of the palace, which I wrote at random before and can be used, but I need to change it. When the time comes, after you have discussed the changes, report them to me! As for the university, I will arrange this after the war! ”

"I don't think it's appropriate to abolish Jinyiwei and Dongchang!"

Shen Yu's face showed a touch of worry, and after thinking about it carefully, he said: "The abolition of Jinyiwei and Dongchang is certainly conducive to bargaining with the ministers of the DPRK and China, but it is somewhat unfavorable for His Highness to rule the world in the future. Outside the court, there are no eyes and ears, and there is no guarantee of safety. Although Jinyiwei and Dongchang have a bad reputation, they are violent institutions that His Highness can control after he ascends the throne in the future. ”

"My sister is right, I don't think it's appropriate!"

Luo Yan also objected: "We also have a secret army that can't be put on the table, and it is also very good to build it under the guidance of His Royal Highness, but it is still a little difficult to replace Jinyiwei and Dongchang with it, and I hope His Highness will consider it carefully." ”

"Hehe, this boy has his own plans."

Zhu Qiyu said with a confident smile: "Governing a country by violence alone cannot solve the problem, and some covert means are harmless, but if you use too much, it will have the opposite effect." Look at it, Jinyiwei and Dongchang relied on the emperor's backer to do evil, and they have long been stinking on the street. Although a lot of good things have been done, there are more bad things, so Jinyiwei and Dongchang must be abolished. ”

Looking at the way the two of them wanted to speak and stopped, knowing what Shen Yu Luoyan was worried about, Zhu Qiyu said: "Although Jinyiwei and Dongchang have been abolished, there are still corresponding power organs, that is, the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Military Intelligence Bureau that I mentioned earlier. ”

"The National Security Agency is responsible for major events such as national security, rebellion, defection to the enemy, secession, threats to national security, etc. The CIA is responsible for gathering intelligence and providing intelligence support to other departments. ”

Afraid that the two of them would not understand, Zhu Qiyu said for example: "For example, the CIA detected a piece of intelligence that threatened national security, collected the intelligence in detail and reported it to the National Security Bureau, and then the National Security Bureau was responsible for eliminating the threat according to the intelligence. ”

"As for the Military Intelligence Bureau, it is responsible for the collection of intelligence on the march and fighting, and is not responsible for anything else. The three departments can act jointly and cooperate with each other, but they are not subordinate to each other, they supervise each other, and all actions are evidence-based. ”

The more the two listened, the brighter their eyes became, which was equivalent to the responsibilities of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, but it was more detailed, which was also easier to manage, and it was indeed much better than Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

"Don't worry about it now!"

Looking at the two people who understood, Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "And these three newly established yamen should use our secret strength as the skeleton, plus the people and channels of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, I believe that they will definitely become institutions that surpass Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and will not cause panic among ministers and ordinary people!" ”

"Yes, I see!"

Shen Yu Luo Yan nodded: "Your Highness is wise!" I will not disappoint Your Highness! ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled, very proud. As if he thought of something again, he said to Shen Yu: "Ao, by the way, I am also going to set up a business department, which will be responsible for the management of Ming merchants in the future, and it will also be the department for commercial tax reform in the future." This department is very important, Shen Yu, do you want to be the head of this department first, and pull up the shelf first. ”

"Me?" Shen Yu was taken aback, there is no precedent for a woman to serve as an official in the future, don't say that the dynasty has not been before this!

"You don't have to scruple about this, at the beginning it was just a small department, responsible for selling some things developed by our mountain villa laboratory, and it was not a court institution, similar to a business house set up by a merchant. After gaining influence in the future, it is not too late to change it into a court institution. ”

"You manage it in the early stage, and I will find someone to take over your burden in the later stage, I don't want no one to take care of my diet and daily life, this imperial study lacks you, and I am not used to it!" Zhu Qiyu said with a smile;

At the bottom of the Ming Dynasty's commercial tax, the agricultural tax is surprisingly high, and the tax reform is related to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty in the future, as well as the peace and contentment of the people in the world. This must be changed, and it is no less difficult than fighting a decisive battle.

Now Zhu Qiyu can only lay out first, make the next move to idle chess, bury some nails little by little, and slowly figure it out in the future.

"I don't think His Royal Highness can leave his sister in the imperial study, but His Royal Highness can't leave his sister in the next step!" The wild goose coaxed aside;

Shen Yu's face was slightly red, and he slashed at the goose with his eyes, and secretly glanced at Zhu Qiyu again. Seeing that Zhu Qiyu was also looking at her, his face turned even redder, and he hurriedly lowered his head, did not say anything, and nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, not only can my son be inseparable from Shenyu, but even your son can't do without half a step, and I still expect you to give me a massage every day!" Looking at the increasingly shy Shen Yu, Zhu Qiyu was also in a good mood, and turned to ridicule the ups and downs.

"Then I will stay by His Highness's side every day and never leave a single step!" Compared with Shen Yu's shyness, Luo Yan is much bolder, and directly saved Zhu Qiyu's arm and shook it coquettishly;

Zhu Qiyu, who was a little unbearable, also had a rosy face, hurriedly got rid of the other party, and looked at the twists and turns.

A hint of decline flashed in Luo Yan's eyes, but she quickly concealed it again.

The two girls glanced at each other, both of them were a little angry and funny, and at the same time they were also very puzzled. You must know that in this era, people can marry wives and have children as early as their teens, and qualified concubines are married to one room after another.

His Royal Highness is good, and he is like a monk with a pure heart and few desires.

They can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, they have grown up together since childhood, and they have never seen their Royal Highness have a heart for any woman. In the past, it was reasonable to be young, and when he became an adult, he was also not close to women, and he even rejected several marriages arranged by Zongzheng Temple, which made the women who had already secretly promised with their hearts happy and helpless, because even they who were close to the water were also helpless against their Royal Highness.

"It seems that when Linglong comes back, she must be asked to check it out for His Highness." Shen Yu thought with some concern.

Zhu Qiyu, who has made a lot of progress, is smiling, and even the twists and turns that look unpleasant on weekdays have become cute. didn't know that the second daughter standing beside him at this time was arranging him. Otherwise, if he knew what the two of them thought, he would have to turn into a beast immediately and let them know that he was powerful.

Zhu Qiyu is not interested in beautiful and glamorous women, nor is he having a problem. As a young man with a wealth of knowledge, he naturally knows that premature sex is not good for both men and women. The reason why the emperors of all dynasties did not live long is also one of the reasons.

Therefore, he has actually been enduring it, and the fish and geese beside him are all beauties who have brought disaster to the country and the people, and the beauties who have captivated the country and the city, in exchange for the so-called superstars who will definitely kill the so-called superstars in later generations, stay together all day long, inseparable, he will naturally be moved, impulsive, and endure very hard. But for the sake of yourself and for the sake of the other party, it should be postponed, after all, it will be a long time coming!

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didn't have too many ideas on this, Zhu Qiyu's main energy is still on how to change the various shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty.

Although you can't come openly for the time being, you can secretly start arranging it first.

So how to make this newly established business rise rapidly, and then affect the whole country, and then leverage the tax reform of the Ming Dynasty, especially the reform of commercial tax, Zhu Qiyu scratched his head. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Take out the successfully developed cement as the first stepping stone to the rise of this business." ”

Everyone knows that cement is something that was developed in one of the laboratories in a villa built by Zhu Qiyu secretly, and Zhu Qiyu named him cement.

Something like this, the ten experiments in the mountain villa have been concocted quite a few over the years!

Although this cement looks good, it doesn't make Zhu Qiyu value it so much! The second daughter looked at Zhu Qiyu who was happy in confusion.

"That's the case, remember what I once said, as long as I have this thing, in a short period of time, I can make a huge change in the whole world!"

The second daughter nodded, after she just knew that the cement was made, Zhu Qiyu personally tried it for the first time, and then said something very happily and excitedly.

At first, everyone thought that this was just to comfort those craftsmen who developed it, and it was a means for Zhu Qiyu to buy and encourage people's hearts, so that those craftsmen could work harder, but now it seems that this thing called cement does have a role that they don't know.

Looking at the confused two of them, Zhu Qiyu shook his head, although he had already taken out some of the knowledge of later generations and handed them over to them.

But seeing this kind of thing is not something that can be broadened by books alone. There are some things that can only be understood by seeing them with their own eyes and touching them.

Things that span too long across generations may not be used or understood, even if they are taught.

Zhu Qiyu explained the role and effect of cement to the second daughter in detail, and the more she listened to the two, the more surprised she became.

The renderings are naturally just a building painted by Zhu Qiyu according to later generations. What is needed for construction is cement, and we all know that no one has ever seen this kind of thing in ancient times.

Shen Yu Luoyan had never seen such a building, but it was still a little unbelievable that such a towering mountain-like building was made of cement mixed with steel bar.

"Of course, it's impossible to build a building that tall at our current level, but it's still possible to build something shorter."

Zhu Qiyu continued his speech: "Moreover, this kind of thing can also pave the road, and it will not slip and muddy when it rains or snows, making people walk on the ground." There are many other functions, such as building a city, building a fortress during a war, etc., which is fast and strong. ”