A list was placed in front of Zhu Cijiong, Cao Bianjiao stood at the bottom, Zhu Cijiong looked at the list in his hand, it was the list of the six officials recommended by Cao Bianjiao and the governors of various places, and the vast majority of people on it, Zhu Cijiong was not impressed, so he was not easy to decide.

"Your Majesty, the minister has discussed with Shi Kefa and several of his cabinet ministers, the cabinet is not in charge of the affairs of the six ministries, so the officials of the six ministries need to be adjusted, and the other is the governors of various places, and the ministers are not saying that their character and ability are not good, but what the country needs at the moment is loyal and courageous ministers, and what they want is capable and practical people, and they are in charge of the Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of Rites, and these departments are okay, but they must have practical ......talents like the Criminal Department, the Military Department, the Household Department, and the Dali Temple."

"Then the Qing family will tell me about these people!" Zhu Cijiong was also curious, and wanted to briefly understand the situation of these courtiers, so that he knew it in his heart.

"Obey the order!" Cao Bianjiao responded, took the list, and introduced: "He Tengjiao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, He Tengjiao was originally the governor of Huguang, in fact, the reason why the minister recommended him was entirely because He Tengjiao was loyal to the court, this person is talented, he is a medium talent, but he has a strong temperament, and now the minister is in charge of the affairs of the whole country's soldiers and horses, the power of the military department is light, and the arrangement of He Tengjiao is the most suitable, the position of the governor of Huguang, he is not suitable, but for such a courtier, the emperor should pay attention to it, and people with virtue and no talent can be used in some departments that are not very important, This is also to promote the disposition of courtiers; Zeng Ying, Zeng Ying's person, the emperor went all the way south, and he also knew a little, Zeng Ying had served in the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and was loyal and brave, he was in charge of the household department, and the minister fought in front, and no one would drag back the grain and grass, in fact, there was a little selfishness of the minister, but the minister dared to guarantee that Zeng Ying was absolutely capable of this position, if something went wrong, the minister was willing to accept the responsibility of the joint sit; Shi Bangyao, the secretary of Dali Temple, is good at judging cases, which is also the reason why the minister recommended him; Gao Hongtu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, although this person has some festivals with the ministers, but this person is quite scholarly and talented, and it is not good to be in charge of the household, but it is more than enough to be in charge of the Ministry of Rites; Zhang Guowei, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was awarded Panyu Zhi County during the Apocalypse, and during his tenure, he built schools and taught agriculture and mulberry, and was just and selfless in order to be a moral person, and it was particularly suitable for him to be in charge of the Ministry of Industry; Chen Zizhuang, the secretary of the Criminal Department...... Lu Zhenfei...... Zuodu Imperial Envoy Lu Daqi...... Jiang Riguang, the head of the Hanlin Academy......"

"It's all pretty good, so let's talk about the affairs of the governors in various places, how to arrange them!" Zhu Cijiong was also very satisfied with what he heard, and knew that all of the people Cao Bianjiao said were doing their best.

"The governor of Caoyun recommended Shen Tingyang; The Yangtze River is divided into three, temporarily bounded by Jiujiang and Wuhu, placed on the left, middle and right three governors, 50,000 water divisions of the Yangtze River, 10,000 commanders of each of the three governors, strengthen the patrol of the Yangtze River, the left governor Wan Wanji, the middle governor Ding Qirui, the right governor Bi Gongchen, and the remaining 20,000 as the Beijing division garrison, commanded by the commander of Caojiang, and the minister recommended Xu Shiyin, the governor of Anqing; The governor of Huguang, the minister recommended Fang Kongzhi, the governor of Zhejiang, the governor of Zhejiang, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, the minister recommended Wang Yingxiong, the governor of Liangguang, the minister recommended Zhang Tongchang, the governor of Yunnan, the minister recommended Qu Shiyun, the governor of Guangdong, and the minister recommended Yang Tinglin...... As for the defense of Beijing, it is mainly the palace guard, the patrol battalion of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, the garrison of the outer city, and the four parts of the Jinyi Guard, the minister thinks that the Jinyi Guard can be commanded by Liu Kongzhao, the palace guard, the palace guard, the Marquis of Huaiyuan, Chang Yanling, and the patrol battalion of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division can be commanded by Liu Zhaoji, and the garrison of the outer city will also assign loyal generals to command the troops, but please rest assured! ”

Cao Bianjiao will naturally handle the affairs of these soldiers carefully, and Cao Bianjiao has also carefully considered the candidates for governors in various places, and in key positions, he uses his own people, even in other places, he also uses officials with a better reputation, and those useless people will not use them even if they come up.

"Since I have entrusted the military power to the general, I have no objection to the general's arrangement, so let's do what the general wants! By the way, what about Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places, shouldn't officials be arranged? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that before the expedition, it is better not to arrange, it is arranged, and it is not just an empty title, after the minister is ready for the Northern Expedition, it is not too late to make a decision, at the moment these places are in the hands of rebellion, before there is sufficient preparation, do not use the army in vain, the first thing to solve at the moment is internal, internal stability, in order to rest assured to regain lost land."

"Internally, what does the general mean?" Zhu Cijiong was also puzzled, he was still a child after all, even if he tried his best to figure it out, it was not possible to understand it thoroughly in just a few days, it took a process, and it was bound to be a long process.

"Your Majesty, Zuo Liangyu of Wuchang, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, may go down the river at any time and threaten the imperial court, as well as Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie and other departments in Jiangbei, to put it nicely, they are my Ming soldiers and horses, to put it mildly, it is a group of thieves and bandits wearing official and military uniforms, just say Liu Zeqing, the thief has not yet killed Shandong, he fled without a fight, and handed over the entire Shandong to the traitor, and Liu Liangzuo, who is cowardly and timid, but in the matter of harming the people, it is indeed one of the good hands, The most difficult thing to deal with is Zuo Liangyu, if the minister leads the army to the battle, if they make trouble behind their backs, the failure of the minister's Northern Expedition is small, if they take advantage of the emptiness in the country to come, it will be bad. ”

After listening to Cao Bianjiao's narration and explanation, Zhu Cijiong also suddenly realized, he knows all these people, none of them are good birds, for them, Zhu Cijiong also has grievances, if they can all go north in time to protect King Qin, his father will not die at the hands of the traitor!

"The emperor can rest assured, the minister has been preparing for this matter, the minister inspected the treasury silver of the household department in Nanjing, now there are less than two million taels, and there is the tax in the south of the Yangtze River, a year is full, there is no disaster, it is only six million taels, 60,000 horses in Beijing, 50,000 sailors plus 50,000 soldiers and horses in the minister's headquarters, that is 160,000, a year will need 3 million taels of military expenses, if you add their four towns of soldiers and horses, I am afraid that it will also have to be a million taels, and the rest of the towns and horses, the court is only afraid that it will not be able to make ends meet, so the minister's first thing is to solve the internal troubles, Then we can effectively calm down the external troubles, say a word that should not be said, the emperor, the north is now a piece of erosion, just like Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, the people flock to the thieves, the minister is to lead the army to recover back, I am afraid that these people will not have a bright heart, the minister means to wait, the rebellion is just a group of rogues, and after they reveal their true nature, those people can see their true faces, when the time comes, the minister's northern expedition will also be twice the result with half the effort, take this opportunity, the minister will also solve internal matters as soon as possible, Unless there are some places to be contested, there is no longer a post of chief military officer in the provinces to introduce the treasury expenditures, and there is also the trade route on the southeast coast, which has been controlled by Zheng Zhilong in Fujian, and the imperial court has at least a million taels of silver flowing into their pockets every year, these are all to be solved. ”

"The country is difficult, my father has been thinking about it for 17 years, I also know that this is not an overnight thing, I can afford to wait, I believe that my general will be able to help me pacify the rebels, clean up the country, and prosper the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Cijiong also showed a maturity that should not belong to his age at this moment, everything was forced out by reality, and Cao Bianjiao also deeply regretted it.