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As soon as Zhu Youzhu arrived, the scene was deserted for a moment, after all, there were really not many people who could talk and laugh in front of the emperor. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info so everyone can only cough dryly, or bow their heads and hold the tea cup but don't drink it, looking thoughtful.

Zhang Yanling thanked his brother on behalf of his brother, and he also knew in his heart that if it was in the past, this construction of Chidao was just Liu Chengfeng's nonsense, but now, this Chidao has been related to the military and political affairs of the imperial court.

Nowadays, there have been many gallop roads to repair, these gallops have brought great convenience to the imperial court, whether it is to transmit official documents or transport relief food, or even to dispatch soldiers and horses, have shortened a lot of distance, sometimes, the disaster is like fire, arrive early, but the benefits are huge. More importantly, through these gallops, the imperial court has strengthened its control over the locality, in the past, many local officials were actually local emperors, under their rule, they were the existence of a one-handed cover, and even the imperial decrees may not be effectively implemented, but now it is different, due to the shortening of the schedule, it is much more difficult for local officials to want to confuse the officials or the imperial court at will.

With so many benefits, the imperial court naturally could no longer wait to ignore it, in fact, the previous gallop road from Nantong Prefecture to Lianzhou has not been completely completed, but a gallop road from Liaodong and Jingshi has been built.

Unlike the previous gallops, the road required to be wide and smooth, and to keep the time as short as possible, so that the carriage could pass quickly with a slight bump, so it required a lot of craftsmen.

In fact, the imperial court did not want to repair the former gallop road, but the Ming Dynasty has never had a surplus in the treasury since the founding of the country, because there is no commercial tax, and it cannot levy grain on scholars, but the main source of taxes for the imperial court is from those ordinary people who only have a few acres of thin fields.

This is also one of the biggest problems in front of the Ming Dynasty, because of various reasons, the imperial court simply cannot collect taxes from the rich people, and even some people have reached the point where they are rich and rival the country, but they are unwilling to give the country a cent, but the target of the tax is a group of poor people at the bottom, and the final result is that the rich people get richer and the poor people get poorer.

And these rich people are often the gentry class, even if they are not, they are all under the gentry class, they are under various guises, once the court wants to touch their interests, these people who have the right to speak will can't help but shout, saying that the court is exploiting the people, and even inciting the crowd to confront the court.

The way to deal with this situation in the palace is not without a dime, since the gentry class is not pulling out a dime and will never give in, then the surname Suo will let trustworthy people to enrich the treasury, and the emperor can only trust people There is only a group of eunuchs, these eunuchs were immediately reused in this context, and were assigned to all parts of the world as eunuchs, and the only duty of the eunuchs was to collect money for the palace, such as collecting salt and iron taxes.

Regardless of the quality of these eunuchs, although the bad things they did were too many to mention, the eunuchs had an advantage, and it was precisely because of this that the eunuchs became big in the Ming Dynasty. The power of eunuchs comes from the palace, and all likes and dislikes come from the emperor, so in the eyes of the emperors, the ministers protect their own interests, while the eunuchs protect the interests of the palace. Under the pressure of the ministers, the emperor had to pay attention to the eunuchs, and when these eunuchs arrived in the place, if they wanted to make enough money, of course, it was impossible to beat the ideas of a few ordinary people, not that they were kind, but they really didn't pay attention to the little money of a few small people. The eunuchs' target was the wealthy, and only by exploiting and extorting the rich could they hand over the money needed by the palace on time.

These wealthy families are often greatly implicated in scholars and officials, and the interests of both sides are diametrically opposed, one wants to knock out money from them, and the other wants to protect their own wealth, and the final result is that the two sides are incompatible.

If the income of the court is sufficient, and the rich and scholars are willing to pay taxes, although this kind of thing is still unavoidable, it can at least be alleviated.

It's just that in the Hongzhi Dynasty, the problem is getting more and more serious, the biggest problem is that Zhu Youzhu is an emperor close to the gentry, which causes the local town guards and eunuchs not to dare to mess around, which makes the palace money suddenly reduced, if it is not for the treasure building to greatly alleviate this problem, I am afraid that Zhu Youzhu is still having a headache for the court's revenue and expenditure.

Now that the internal budget is increasing wildly, Zhu Youzhu naturally has the spare strength to build the Chi Road, which is not only beneficial to the imperial court, but also has a lot of benefits for the world's Shinong industry and commerce.

Zhang Heling presided over the construction of Chidao, and his status naturally began to become prominent, and if this matter is done, it will be indispensable in the future.

Zhu Youzhu was particularly good-tempered today, and then greeted many royal relatives, which made this slightly embarrassing atmosphere a little better.

Before I knew it, it was noon, and the eunuch came to report that the banquet had been held on the Niangniang side, and I don't know when it would start. This noon lunch is not a swarm of everyone, the women eat together, and the men eat on the other side, with clear winding paths and strict rules.

Zhu Youzhu stood up and said, "Let's eat." ”

He hit the head, everyone followed him to a palace, which had already set up a square wine case, full of melons, fruits and dishes, eunuchs and palace people shuttled between the banquets, some held copper basins, some held wine, everyone sat on the ground, Zhu Youzhu sat at the top, this palace meal also began, Liu Chengfeng and Zhang Yanling sat at the same table, the two drank a few sips of wine, and then called the dancers of the housing division to come in, danced in this hall, and the musicians in the corner also pushed and sang respectively, Under the cheerful dance music, everyone gradually relaxed, and even Liu Chengfeng's mood became a little better, laughing and laughing with this Trillium.

Zhu Youzhu drank a few sips of wine, his face suddenly became a little crimson, in fact, Zhu Youzhu didn't drink much, he didn't have any preferences, as if nothing could not arouse his interest, so a few glasses of wine down, the face couldn't help but have a little bit of rubbing, with a little drunk, Zhu Youzhu raised his glass and said: "I have enjoyed the country for 14 years, today is the queen's birthday, hundreds of officials come to congratulate, and all the royal relatives also enter the palace to celebrate, I am overjoyed, although the monarch and the minister are different, but now it is said that it is a great joy, then the difference between the monarch and the minister will be put away, Come, get drunk with me! ”

Everyone stood up one after another, picked up their wine glasses and said humble words together, under the influence of alcohol, everyone's courage could not help but grow, and a few laughter inevitably came from this hall.

At this moment, a eunuch was trotting towards the palace with his robe on his face, and the eunuch's face was a little eager, and he finally arrived at the door of the palace out of breath, and was about to break in, but was stopped by several eunuchs on duty outside.

These eunuchs looked at this eunuch with a sneer on their faces, and someone asked, "Xiao Anzi, are you blind?" Don't you know that Your Majesty is having a banquet here? How can this be true, you dare to trespass at will without even making a report, don't you know that you are dead? ”

The eunuch's face showed some panic, and he hurriedly said, "Kunning Palace...... There's a big incident in Kunning Palace, I want to see Your Majesty immediately, something happened......"

When he shouted like this, it was really earth-shattering, and he was so frightened that the eunuchs who blocked him couldn't help but change color, and the Kunning Palace ...... Kunning Palace is the queen's side, the queen's mother has an accident, is this okay?

So one of the eunuchs hurriedly said: "You go in and report it, something happened to the miscellaneous family." ”

Although he said that he was on top, in fact, he deliberately sold a good thing, such a big thing can be directly reported without reporting at all, His Majesty not only will not blame, but after something big happens, it will be punished.

The eunuch named Xiao Anzi listened to the words, but didn't say anything more, and stumbled into the inner hall, which was already chaotic and joyful, but suddenly such a eunuch broke in, making everyone confused.

The rules in the palace are extremely strict, not to mention that the emperor's control over the eunuchs is also the strictest.

Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but be slightly stunned, this Xiao Anzi, he recognized it, Xiao Anzi was the eunuch of Kunning Palace, and Zhu Youzhu often went in and out of Kunning Palace, of course, he had an impression. His slightly drunken face couldn't help but become a little gloomy, and he couldn't help but ask, "An Tongshan, are you blind?" Don't you see me entertaining here! ”

Xiao Anzi hurriedly bowed to the ground, so frightened that he didn't dare to come out, and finally relieved himself, and only then did he say, "Your Majesty, something happened...... Something is wrong...... ...... over there in Kunning Palace"

When he said this, his voice was hoarse, and the words behind him became a little indistinct.

Zhu Youzhu was suddenly shocked...... Something went wrong...... What can happen to Kunning Palace, not to mention, something big still happens......... Zhu Youzhu hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Say it quickly! Come, give him a sip of cold tea. ”

The eunuch on the side hurriedly handed the tea to Xiao Anzi, Xiao Anzi took a sip, and then felt better, and said: "Your Majesty, there is poisonous ...... in the wine in Kunning Palace."

(To be continued)