Chapter 57: The Sea Trouble
Li Shuo opened his mouth and said, "Lord Wei is dissatisfied with this official. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"The lower officials don't dare." Wei Renjie said indifferently.
"This official has no merit in the society, of course you are not convinced to do this position, but the emperor is wise and decisive, eradicated Cui Chengxiu and his party, let the officials rule the Qing Dynasty, and never say bad things about the emperor." Li Shuo said seriously.
Wei Renjie snorted coldly and did not speak.
"Today's incident is Shen Tieniu's fault, of course, the official can't get out of it, and he is apologizing to Lord Wei again, but if today's case has anything to do with Lord Wei, the official will never show mercy."
"How can the lower officials afford the apology of Lord Futai, what kind of punishment is it, and the lower officials have no regrets." Wei Renjie said softly.
"It's getting late today, don't go back to Hu County, stay in the government office for the night, tomorrow the official will open a court for interrogation, and you will also be in the list."
"Yes." The headcatchers behind Wei Renjie said in unison.
After settling down with Wei Renjie and a few people, Li Shuo lay down in front of the case, wrote a recital, and put everything he saw and heard today into the cabinet, and also wrote a secret recital, which was handed over to Luo Yangxing by his close subordinates, so that he could pass on Zhu Youzhen from generation to generation.
In the deep palace of the Jingshi, the palace of nourishing the heart was brightly lit, and Zhu Youzhen sat in front of the dragon case, looking at his face, he didn't know whether he was happy or angry.
Wang Chengen stood aside and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the sky is dark, do you want to drive Kunning Palace." ”
After the good news came out of Queen Zhou, Zhu Youzhen accompanied Zhou Yufeng in Kunning Palace every night, so Wang Chengen said this today.
At this time, Zhu Youzhen also encountered troubles, this is a letter from Fujian Province, saying that along the coast of Fujian, pirates are rampant, and the people are miserable, and he hopes that the court will make more decisions.
The sea, this is a symbol of wealth, but for the Ming Dynasty, it is a disaster, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese are rampant, the last years of the Ming Dynasty, pirates rose again, looted merchant ships, and harmed the coastal people, but for these, the Ming Dynasty was unable to deal with it, at this time Zhu Youzhen was faced with this embarrassing situation, is it difficult to let the Ming Dynasty, which is not rich, spend a lot of time, energy and silver to raise a sailor?
Many traversers yearn for the sea, and after they take power, they will always train the navy in a short period of time, but that is unrealistic.
Zhu Youzhen and his Ming Dynasty have no ability to protect the safety of his maritime frontier, which makes Zhu Youzhen very troubled, but even if he is distressed, he can't sit idly by.
Zhu Youzhen stood up and said, "Go to Kunning Palace." ”
"Yes."
Zhu Youzhen walked out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and an unrealistic but practical method sprouted in his mind, that is, Zhao'an.
Find a powerful force among the pirates, give them official positions, and use them to deal with the rest of the pirates, but they will never really obey the orders of the court, but if they are officials, there will always be some scruples when acting, which is a palliative method but not a cure, but Zhu Youzhen knows that he must have a navy that can cope with everything, because it will not be long before some countries will start to invade Asia, Zhu Youzhen must let them know that the Ming Dynasty is not a sleeping lion, but it all takes time, His biggest threat was the class antagonism that would later arise from food shortages at home.
After a while, Zhu Youzhen came to Kunning Palace, because it was late at night, Queen Zhou had already slept peacefully, Zhu Youzhen did not let people wake up Queen Zhou, and after retiring everyone, he sat on the edge of the bed and watched Zhou Yufeng who fell asleep peacefully.
Zhu Youzhen knew that in the first year of Chongzhen, the ministers should play to let themselves take a concubine, I don't know if Zhou Yufeng was sad and distressed at that time, as for refusing the ministers' request, it is simply impossible, this is not to say that Zhu Youzhen is a womanizer, but the emperor's concubine is a major political dynamic in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a political action to declare imperial power.
Of course, in the world, there will be a lot of unsightly black and gold transactions for draft girls, but Zhu Youzhen knows that this is inevitable, and of course he doesn't want to ask too much, what he is most worried about at this time is Zhou Yufeng's feelings.
Just when Zhu Youzhen was thinking wildly, Queen Zhou woke up slowly, opened her eyes and saw Zhu Youzhen who was staring at her, her face flushed, and she said softly: "Your Majesty, why are you still restless." ”
"My queen, the country is beautiful and fragrant, I am fascinated by it." Zhu Youzhen said with a chuckle.
Empress Zhou was even more embarrassed.
Looking at Zhou Yufeng's little woman's attitude, Zhu Youzhen became even happier, laughed a few times, and left the troubles of the previous dynasty behind.
"Your Majesty, it's so late, hurry up and go to bed, don't delay tomorrow's political affairs." Zhou Yufeng half sat up and said with a serious expression.
Zhu Youzhen suppressed his smile and said seriously: "The queen reminded me." ”
Zhu Youzhen did not call out to the palace maid, but took off his dragon robe, hung it on the hanger, and went to bed to lie beside Zhou Yufeng.
"Empress, do you need so many palace maids and eunuchs to serve?" Zhu Youzhen, who had his eyes closed, asked softly.
"What does the emperor mean by this?" Zhou Yufeng listened to Zhu Youzhen's words, a little confused.
"I asked Wang Chengen to check the cost of the palace, every month, the palace can spend 130,000 taels of silver, this is not counting the renovation of the palace, so think about it, at least one million taels per year, although it is reduced compared to before, but it is still a waste, I want to reduce the palace use, I don't know if the queen can agree." Zhu Youzhen's eyes did not open, as if he was discussing with Empress Zhou, in fact, if Empress Zhou did not agree, Zhu Youzhen would not reduce the use of Kunning Palace, but other palaces, including the eunuchs and palace maids of the Yangxin Palace where he lived, would be reduced, and the use of the imperial dining room would be reduced, and people from close to him would be sent to supervise the procurement of the imperial dining room.
No matter which dynasty or generation, there is such a group of people who make a fortune by relying on the public, a cabbage is less than a penny in the market, but when it comes to the imperial dining room, it can cost one or two silver, these are all drawbacks, Zhu Youzhen wants to eliminate them one by one.
Although Empress Zhou has some insight, she was also surprised to hear that the palace can spend 130,000 taels of silver every month, she knows what Zhu Youzhen is worried about every day, it is nothing more than that the treasury has no money, and when there is no money, you have to save it, if you can save 50,000 taels of silver every month in this palace, you will save 500,000 taels a year, and the emperor can also use this money to do something that benefits the country and the people.
"Your Majesty, since you have this intention, you will not stop you as a wife, but the way to survive after the palace maid and eunuch leave the palace still needs the emperor to care a lot."
"I'm thinking, I'm thinking." After saying these words, Zhu Youzhen had quietly fallen asleep.
Zhou Yufeng listened to Zhu Youzhen's voice and knew that Zhu Youzhen had fallen asleep, half sat up, pulled the quilt for Zhu Youzhen, smiled at him, and then lay down to rest.
After Zhou Yufeng was pregnant with the dragon son, Zhu Youzhen took care of her, which made Zhou Yufeng very moved, and she believed very much that the Ming Dynasty could become orderly under Zhu Youzhen's governance.
There was nothing to say all night, and at the sixth watch, Zhu Youzhen woke up, did not disturb Zhou Yufeng, who was still sleeping, and took Wang Chengen back to the Heart Cultivation Palace.
In the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, Zhu Youzhen picked up the music from Fujian and said: "I woke up this morning and felt some thoughts, and now that I think about it, there is really a way to solve the coastal thief problem. ”
"I don't know what the emperor does?"
Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "Princess, do you say it's good to recruit Anke?" ”
"Your Majesty, they are all reckless, even if they accept Zhao'an and are given official positions by the imperial court, can they change their bad habits, stop looting merchant ships and harming the people, at that time, if they are committing murder in the name of officers and soldiers, won't it insult the reputation of the imperial court. In this matter, I hope that the court will think twice. "
Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said softly: "You have this concern, of course I also think about it, but my Zhao'an is not as good as the previous Zhao'an, my Zhao'an not only gives them an official position, but also gives them a title." ”
"The emperor still wants to give these pirates titles, this matter must not be allowed, if you don't say anything else, the civil and military forces of this Manchu Dynasty will not agree." Wang Chengen hurriedly spoke.
"They don't agree, is there a better way?" Zhu Youzhen remembered that the ministers of the court had a somewhat unsightly face, and he knew that Zhao'an could be recruited, but if the court gave more chips, the civil and military would not agree. "Since the emperor has a charter in his heart, I want to say something to Huang Shoufu and let him support the emperor, which can also avoid some obstacles." Wang Chengen reminded Zhu Youzhen.