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The army that fought all the way from the south to Beijing needed enough time to adapt to the winter in the north. *Literature Museum www.wxguan.com* In this cold winter, the Ming Dynasty was unable to fight out of the fortress. The soldiers and horses did not move, the grain and grass went first, and it took a long time for the court to prepare food for the next battlefield.

The northeast corner of the Imperial City.

"Daddy, Daddy," shouted the three-year-old girl as she ran. She's changing her teeth and her speech is leaking.

"Hey!" Zhai Zhe dragged out a long tone of consent, stretched out his right arm and hugged his well-behaved daughter in his arms, "Xiao Feng'er, is it cold?" ”

The "not cold" child stretched out his jade hook-like fingers and pointed out: the crisp children's voice of "snow" echoed in Zhai Zhe's ears, and the little girl twisted her body with great effort.

Zhai Zhe smiled: "Do you want to play in the snow?" ”

Outside, the goose-feathered snow was sprinkled one after another, and the snow on the roofs on the opposite side was more than a foot thick, and it was really cold in Beijing.

The little girl struggled in her arms for a moment, and seeing that her father was not following her as he had done a few days before, she withdrew her fingers and put them in her mouth to suck.

The father and daughter watched the snow fall like this, and Gao Huijun, who was hiding behind, waved his hand and motioned to the maid to burn the stove a little more.

After His Majesty entered Beijing, Feng Fan Yi was the queen, Ulan was the imperial concubine, she was the concubine, and there were three concubines in the harem. The day before yesterday, a minister made a suggestion to let the emperor choose a woman from the people to fill the palace, but His Majesty rejected it.

Gao Huijun is a village woman who grew up in the mountains and fields of Tiantou, and today she has become a concubine, like a dream. Thinking of her aunt's words, her heart overflowed with layers of unsteadiness, the queen and the imperial concubine both gave birth to sons, and she was the only one who gave birth to a daughter.

Thankfully, she also has a daughter. His Majesty liked this daughter very much, and the two sons were not in the palace when they grew up, and His Majesty often came to see her daughter, so she stayed in her palace for the longest time.

She occasionally felt that what her aunt said was wrong, and after many years of getting along, she thought that His Majesty was not the kind of person who liked the new and hated the old.

The cloister was quiet, the palace was large, and there were too few concubines, so it seemed empty.

The little girl nestled in Zhai Zhe's elbow, Zhai Zhe didn't move, she didn't make noise, a pair of jade-like eyes were spinning, very clever.

This peaceful scene was broken by the slight footsteps from the porch, and the attendant in a blue cotton coat walked to the door and looked inside, bowed carefully and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Yao and Master Zong have arrived at the Qianqing Palace."

Zhai Zhe nodded, put his daughter down on the ground, clapped his hands and said, "Go, find your mother" He turned around and said hello to Gao Huijun, and went out with the attendant.

The imperial city is very large, and if there is no attendant to lead the way, it is very likely that he will get lost here.

The Qianqing Palace is the place where the emperor is governed.

After becoming the emperor, the thing Zhai Zhe hated the most was going to the court. It's not that he can't get up in the morning, it's that he just can't stand the constraints. Every day before dawn, lying in bed with something in my heart, it feels really annoying.

Therefore, he only went to the court for three days, but he was still sent to the Qianqing Palace step by step, and the three attendants acted as his assistants in dealing with the government.

Only for extremely large matters, he will specially convene relevant courtiers to come to the Qianqing Palace to discuss.

Today's matter is very important, it is related to the next military action of the Great Zhou, the Privy Council and the Zhongshu Province have different views, and the emperor must be allowed to make up his mind.

The goose-feather-like snow fell quietly, there was no wind, and the heaven and earth were filled with the sound of "rustling", like countless spring silkworms biting mulberry leaves.

The Qianqing Palace was in front, and the six Shangshu of Zhongshu Province, the chief and deputy envoys of the Privy Council, the imperial history of the Imperial Court and the three inner palace attendants were all waiting there.

"Your Majesty has arrived," the voice of the little yellow door was long.

Zhai Zhe walked into the palace gate and walked all the way to the dragon chair opposite.

The ministers bowed to their knees and bowed.

"Flat" Zhai Zhe waved his hand, and he opened his mouth to go straight to the point: "I have read the plan of the Privy Council, and Yao Qisheng has considered it very thoughtfully. It is not too much to increase the number of cavalry by 50,000 in three years, and it is indeed necessary to expand the regular army by 100,000 in the north. It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Jiangnan to be stationed in Jiangbei for a long time. ”

Yao Qisheng breathed a sigh of relief, he and his five deputies were busy for half a month to coordinate a plan for the expansion of the army in the north, which was resolutely opposed by Zong Mao, and now he has to fight the emperor's approval, which shows that his efforts have not been in vain.

"Your Majesty" Zong Mao smiled bitterly: "The plan of the Privy Council is indeed correct, but the household department has no money now. ”

Zhai Zhe replied very politely: "You have to find a way if you don't have money."

Without waiting for Zong Mao to answer, Liu Suifeng, who was standing in the back column, sank in his heart, and there were several Shangshu lords who felt the same way with him. Only those closest to you would use such a rebuking tone.

Zong Mao bowed, took out a copy of the book from his sleeve, and said: "The Jiangbei provinces have not had a field endowment for three years, and Weichen has drawn up a charter to find a way to raise money, and ask Your Majesty to look at it." ”

This is the reform plan he has been planning for a long time.

"50,000 cavalry, nearly 100,000 war horses, if it is all up to the Privy Council to spend money on procurement, it costs countless money and food, Weichen suggested that the Great Zhou recover the Hetao, use the Hetao as a base to build a horse farm, and hire the Tumuts to raise horses."

"In the past few years, the vacancy of household income, Weichen wants to solve it by auctioning mines, and any mine in Dazhou Mountains and Rivers can be auctioned in a way that exempts mining taxes for 20 years, and the silver obtained can be used to expand armaments."

"Tax cards will be set up at the northern trade gates such as Hukou and Zhangjiakou, and the value of exported goods will be taxed by one. In the interior of the Great Zhou Dynasty, tea, sugar, porcelain, silk, and cotton were raised to 10 taxes. ”

Before his voice fell, another voice came from the hall: "Wei Chen feels that the sect minister is not very thoughtful. ”

Zong Mao didn't need to look back, he heard the voice of Ma Shiying.

"Wealthy businessmen buy mines for mining, often with the mountain people in various places to break out conflicts, in the south of the Yangtze River has often occurred, the Taiping Province mines have not been mined so far, if the implementation of the whole country, the minister is worried about chaos."

Zong Mao snorted slightly, and said: "Diao the people are in chaos, and the government is helpless, that is the incompetence of the local officials." ”

Ma Shiying asked: "Does the sect minister want to kill all the people?" ”

"That's enough," Zhai Zhe scolded, "The mine belongs to the Great Zhou, since I have already approved the auction, how can I not believe it." He didn't blame Ma Shiying, but said to Zong Mao: "The matter of Taiping Mansion has not been resolved so far, are you dazed by the Northern Expedition?" ”

For different people, the meaning of scolding is completely different.

Zong Mao bowed down and said, "Weichen is guilty, go and do it immediately"

The emperor was obviously partial to Zong Mao, but Ma Shiying didn't see a few discouragements and quietly retreated.

The emperor used Zong Mao, but put his nemesis in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his intention was self-evident. Ma Shiying knew that he would be slapped in the face, but he also openly stood on the opposite side of Zong Mao, which was the only secret of his success in officialdom.

"I will personally solve the matter of raising horses in the Hetao, and the Privy Council has drawn up a very detailed charter for the expansion of the army, and it will be implemented according to the plan. I allowed Zongmao to play, and I was not allowed to mention the lack of money again. ”

"Obey" Zong Mao retreated. His heart was overjoyed, and His Majesty's intention was tantamount to authorizing him to use any means.

Three plans, but not including the matter of the official gentry receiving food in one piece, in the first year of Zhaowu, he was not sure that he would do such a thing that caused public anger when his prestige was not yet determined.

Zhai Zhe continued to instruct: "The Privy Council has drawn up a plan, and at the beginning of spring next year, my Great Zhou's army will enter Liaodong. I hope to fight a battle with the Qing before the conflict between Azig and Shunzhi is resolved. The men and horses who marched into Liaoning this time should be few and strong, and they should not be forced to go on an expedition. ”

Yao Qisheng listed: "Obey the order"