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Before the summer harvest, Zhu Youzhen was not ready to start the war again, although it was not difficult to attack Jiangxi.

There was a shortage of food, and it was impossible to supply tens of thousands of people for a war.

Although there was a lot of grain in Nanjing, but these stocks of grain had to be supplied to the people of the entire Nanjing City, and in the past month or so of fighting, the grain consumption was too great, and if it were not for the Huguang grain merchants who took the initiative to transport grain, Nanjing City would have been unable to hold on.

In order to save food, Zhu Youzhen had already issued an order that except for those who were recruited into the Praetorian Guard, half of the remaining peasant soldiers in Jiangdong would return to Jiangdong. Not only to save food, but also to spring ploughing, they really need to go back to cultivate their newly allocated fields.

In order to save food, Zhu Youzhen even planned to release more than 100,000 captives and let them go back to Jiangxi. Even if 40,000 were recruited into the Praetorian Guard, the number of remaining prisoners was still as high as 100,000, and a large amount of food was consumed every day, so it was not easy to provide for them.

However, before they were released, they must be fully educated in their minds, so that they could realize that it was wrong to help the gentry in Jiangxi fight, and that the emperor and the Praetorian Guards were their own people and the people who helped them. Tell them that when the Praetorian Guards enter Jiangxi, they will also be given land.

After conducting sufficient ideological education, there is no need to fear that these prisoners will be conscripted into the army again by the Jiangxi anti-thieves, and even if they are conscripted into the army, these prisoners will defect when the two armies fight. Moreover, these captives may not listen to the words of the Jiangxi anti-thieves anymore, and may take the initiative to rise up against the Jiangxi anti-thieves.

Releasing these captives will not only save food, but will also break the morale of the anti-thief army.

This spring, Zhu Youzhen did not prepare to fight another big battle, but managed the territory that had already been captured, Jiangdong, Yingtianfu, as well as the two prefectures of Ningde and Taiping that had already been occupied, and the three prefectures of Ningguo, Chizhou, and Huizhou that were about to be defeated. Let's consolidate the ground first. In the summer, when the new army of 100,000 Praetorian Guards is trained, it will be the time for a large-scale attack.

Jiangxi's 200,000 troops are gone, and the Jiangxi rebels are already panicked, and they simply don't have the strength to attack again. Huguang is similar, the government and the local gentry are all panicked, otherwise the grain merchants in Huguang would not have taken the initiative to transport grain.

As for Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and other provinces where rebellions had occurred farther afield, Li Yanzhi had already been ordered to return with his fleet, and with the fleets of Mao Liangzhe and Zheng Zhilong, who were supposed to have returned from the Japanese state, there should be no problem in controlling the situation in Fujian. And with the deterrence of the Fujian sailors, the anti-thieves in Zhejiang and Guangdong will not be able to form a climate.

There is no need to think about the war for the time being, but other things occupy a lot of Zhu Youzhen's energy, so that he can review and play late at night every day, and he doesn't even have a free time. The main thing is the newly occupied territory in Jiangdong and Jiangnan, the need to equalize the land, the appointment of new officials, the holding of official examinations, the recruitment and training of the new army, the construction of ordnance and armor, and the issue of food and salary, all of which must be reported to Zhu Youzhen here, making him busy all day long.

"No, my head is going to explode!" Zhu Youzhen pushed away the thick music and lay on his back on the chair, only feeling tired.

Liu Ru smiled, began to sort out the notes that had been approved, and hugged them aside for archiving. Then walked behind Zhu Youzhen, hugged Zhu Youzhen's head and gently kneaded it.

"Isn't it boring to be a female officer next to me?" Zhu Youzhen raised his hand, gently stroked the back of Liu Ru's hand like congealed fat, and asked softly.

"It's true," Liu said with a smile, "but it's okay, I get in touch with national events every day, and my horizons have broadened a lot, and I feel very fulfilled." ”

"Hahaha......" Zhu Youzhen laughed.

Since Liu Ru came to his side as a female official, Zhu Youzhen felt a lot more relaxed. Compared with the eunuchs, Liu Ru is very careful, and all kinds of things are done in an orderly manner, saving Zhu Youzhen a lot of things.

"Your Majesty, there is a sentence that the lower officials don't know if to ......say or not," Liu Ru said suddenly.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Zhu Youzhen said indifferently.

"Your Majesty is busy reviewing and reading the recitals all day long, from morning to night, too hard. Moreover, according to the lower officials, many things that were not very important were also sent to His Majesty. In the opinion of the following officials, His Majesty is the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and he should not spend his energy on all kinds of trivial affairs, but should find someone to share some of it. Liu Ru said softly.

Zhu Youzhen turned his face and glanced at Liu Rushi suspiciously, but he didn't see a trace of abnormality on Liu Rushi's face, he only saw faint concern, and his heart relaxed.

"I'm not willing to deal with such a trivial matter, but isn't there no way,......" Zhu Youzhen sighed.

In the past, when I was in Beijing, all kinds of matters were handled by the cabinet, and the results of the handling were checked by the celebrant and supervisor, and only major matters needed to be taken care of by themselves. However, during the southern tour, the cabinet and the celebrant stayed in Beijing, with Wen Tiren, Hong Chengchou and others, and only Wang Chengen was with the members of the celebrant supervisor. At the beginning of the southern tour, there were not many things, after all, all kinds of things were still handled by the cabinet and the celebrant supervisor, and major matters would be reported to him. However, with his southern tour, he first disposed of the vassal kings in Shandong, suppressed the Wenxiangjiao uprising, then reformed the salt administration in Yangzhou, and then carried out the Juntian reform in Jiangdong.

And now, Jiangdong, Jiangnan, and even Henan, such a large territory is undergoing the reform of Juntian, and all kinds of affairs of these "newly occupied" territories will not pass through the Beijing Imperial Court, but will be directly reported to Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen needs to deal with them, which also makes most of his energy bothered by these trivial matters.

"When I was in Beijing before, was Your Majesty also so busy?" Liu Ru asked curiously.

"Then how can it be, there are six cabinets in Beijing, and there are also celebrants in the palace." Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

"Why don't Your Majesty set up a cabinet similar body, or bring in cabinet members from Beijing to help Your Majesty deal with these trivial matters." Liu said.

That is, Liu Ru is a little woman who is not deeply involved in the world, so she dares to make such a suggestion in front of Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen will not think much about it. Others, such as Wang Chengen, would never dare to be so presumptuous, because it had exceeded their duty.

Zhu Youzhen knew that Liu Ru felt sorry for himself and didn't want to be too tired, so he didn't care. Instead, he patiently explained: "The cabinet needs to sit in Beijing and help me deal with various affairs, how can I move lightly? Besides, I am dealing with Jiangdong and Jiangnan affairs, and all of them are involved in the reform of Juntian, and the cabinet and others are all civilian officials, and they do not agree with my Juntian, how can I get them to participate in this matter? ”

"The lower officials are ignorant, Your Majesty should not be surprised." Liu Ru said embarrassedly.

Zhu Youzhen patted the back of Liu Ru is hand, didn't say anything, but his mind was spinning, maybe Liu Ru was right, he should really find someone to help him. Even after the formation of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, there will still be many things that bother you, and you need someone to help deal with trivial matters.

It's time to set up another agency.

"Intended." Zhu Youzhen said suddenly.

Liu Ru hurriedly left behind Zhu Youzhen, knelt in front of the desk, and looked up at Zhu Youzhen with pen and ink ready.

"Spread the decree and recruit Chen Zilong, Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Yan Yingyuan and others to come to Nanjing as soon as possible to set up a secretariat." Zhu Youzhen said.

The Secretariat, which assists itself in handling various affairs, is equivalent to a mini version of the cabinet, in which the members are all secretaries, and its leader is Chen Zilong, known as the Secretary-General. This is the newly established auxiliary agency that Zhu Youzhen set up for himself.

Although Chen Zilong and others followed Zhu Youzhen for a short time, they agreed very much with the Juntian reform, and they all held various official positions in Jiangdong, and they all had experience in the Juntian reform. And these people are all scholars, most of them have made great achievements, and there is nothing to say about their ability.

Zhu Youzhen is not without more qualified people around him, such as those graduates of business schools, or the consolation officers of the prison army in the Praetorian Guard, these people have followed Zhu Youzhen for a longer time and are more loyal and trustworthy. But these people have a common shortcoming, that is, the level of education is seriously insufficient, even if they are graduates of business schools, in fact, they only know some arithmetic in rough writing, and their academic ability cannot be compared with Chen Zilong.

Jiangdong is very close to Nanjing, and a few days later, Chen Zilong and others arrived one after another.

Zhu Youzhen allocated a few houses in the palace where he lived as the office of the newly established secretariat, and in the future, all kinds of affairs in the Juntian restructuring area were first handed over to the secretariat, and Chen Zilong and others discussed and handled, and then reported to Zhu Youzhen for information.

Being able to serve by the emperor's side, Chen Zilong and others were naturally very excited. Although the secretariat is a newly established body, there has never been one before the Ming Dynasty, but from the perspective of responsibilities, it is very similar to the cabinet, it is the emperor's advisory body, although the power is far inferior to the cabinet, but Chen Zilong and others believe that sooner or later one day will be carried out in the entire Ming Dynasty, and at that time, the secretariat will deal with the entire Ming Dynasty. Now that the emperor has obviously lost trust in the civil servants in the court, it is exciting to think that the secretariat may be able to replace the cabinet, and he and others will be the de facto cabinet elders by then.

From the beginning of their appointment in the Secretariat, Chen Zilong and others burst out with 120 percent enthusiasm and devoted all their energy to handling various things. Although they are young, their academic abilities are very good, and they all surpass Zhu Youzhen in terms of IQ, and they naturally handle things in an orderly manner, which makes Zhu Youzhen feel very relieved.

With these people, Zhu Youzhen finally got rid of trivial matters, and finally felt a lot easier, and finally had free time.

"I have been in Nanjing for a long time, except for the time when I went to Xiaoling to worship my ancestors, I haven't had a good turnaround, but now that I have time, I have to take a good look." Zhu Youzhen said to Liu with a smile.

"Xia Guan is very familiar with Nanjing, and he can be His Majesty's tour guide." Liu Ru smiled. When she followed Xu Fuer as a maid, she lived in Nanjing for a long time, and often participated in various literary meetings with Xu Fuer, and was very familiar with the scenic spots of Nanjing.

"Very well, let's go play tomorrow." Zhu Youzhen said with great interest.

At this time, the Beijing court and civil officials were panicked.

Just a few days ago, Zhu Youzhen's intention to re-establish the Sixth Department of Nanjing arrived in Beijing, which shocked and angered the civil officials of the imperial court.

It's really what Zhu Youzhen did was too out of line.

After all, the officials of the six departments in Nanjing were all involved in colluding with Jiangxi anti-thieves, and it was natural that they should be dealt with. But who are the newly appointed six Shangshu in Nanjing, it is really arbitrarily appointed.

Hong Chengchou was originally a secretary of the Ministry of War, and it was just a matter of being transferred to the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of War, Wen Tiren was one of the cabinet scholars, but he was appointed as the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, but the identity of the cabinet scholar is still retained, and the cabinet scholar and the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites have never been so appointed in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years.

That's it, Yuan Keli was already a scholar, he was seventy years old, but he was still appointed as the secretary of the Southern Household Department, and he did not pass the Beijing court from the beginning to the appointment, which was completely the emperor's own behavior.

What's even more irritating is that Song Yingxing is just a person, teaching at the Academy of Sciences, from the status of the Hanlin edict of the ninth grade, to a member of the court of the six Shangshu at once, and the speed of promotion is simply appalling!

What's more, Tian Ergeng is the notorious leader of the Jinyi Guard, and the identity of a military general, he was actually appointed as the secretary of the Criminal Department!

Chaotic life, it's just chaotic life, what is the Ming system? From the moment he received the holy decree, the court exploded, and the court officials were all indignant, and the six departments were clamoring to refute this holy decree.

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At this time, the Beijing court and civil officials were panicked.

Just a few days ago, Zhu Youzhen's intention to re-establish the Sixth Department of Nanjing arrived in Beijing, which shocked and angered the civil officials of the imperial court.

It's really what Zhu Youzhen did was too out of line.

After all, the officials of the six departments in Nanjing were all involved in colluding with Jiangxi anti-thieves, and it was natural that they should be dealt with. But who are the newly appointed six Shangshu in Nanjing, it is really arbitrarily appointed.

Hong Chengchou was originally a secretary of the Ministry of War, and it was just a matter of being transferred to the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of War, Wen Tiren was one of the cabinet scholars, but he was appointed as the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, but the identity of the cabinet scholar is still retained, and the cabinet scholar and the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites have never been so appointed in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years.

That's it, Yuan Keli was already a scholar, he was seventy years old, but he was still appointed as the secretary of the Southern Household Department, and he did not pass the Beijing court from the beginning to the appointment, which was completely the emperor's own behavior.

What's even more irritating is that Song Yingxing is just a person, teaching at the Academy of Sciences, from the status of the Hanlin edict of the ninth grade, to a member of the court of the six Shangshu at once, and the speed of promotion is simply appalling!

What's more, Tian Ergeng is the notorious leader of the Jinyi Guard, and the identity of a military general, he was actually appointed as the secretary of the Criminal Department!

Chaotic life, it's just chaotic life, what is the Ming system? From the moment he received the holy decree, the court exploded, and the court officials were all indignant, and the six departments were clamoring to refute this holy decree.