After Zhu Cihong ascended the throne, he first rewarded Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and others, so as to prevent them from gathering people to make trouble.

After all, with the current strength of the central government, it is still difficult to compete with the three of them.

After Zhu Cihong succeeded to the throne, the first problem he faced was the emptiness of the national treasury.

You must know that the Ming Dynasty was poor.

Faced with the emptiness of the treasury, Zhu Cihong did not choose to run to the homes of corrupt officials and landlords to enrich the treasury like those traversers.

Because that's not going to work.

Zhu Cihong had just ascended the throne, his foothold was not stable, his prestige was not shown, and many bureaucrats and landlords were superficially convinced, but they were not convinced, and in order to stabilize their rule, they needed to win over the bureaucrats and landlord class, not to mention killing them and raiding their homes.

As soon as it was openly directed against the bureaucracy and the landlord clique, a large-scale rebellion was inevitable.

The bureaucracy and the landlord clique control the local military and political affairs and the right to speak, and once they collectively rise up, the harm will be far greater than that of the ordinary people.

When the time comes, pull yourself down and change your surname to Zhu.

At that time, the sun, moon, mountains and rivers were still there, but Zhu Cihong was gone.

Copying corrupt officials and cracking down on big landlords, Zhu Cihong will not choose to do this for the time being, after all, the current strength of the army directly under the imperial court is too weak.

As for raising taxes on the people, Zhu Cixun will not do it, Chongzhen has already raised taxes many times, making the people miserable, and in addition to the natural disasters brought about by the Xiaoice River period, thousands of miles of red land, there is no harvest, the people are already very bitter, and I am afraid that the tax increase will be reversed.

It is not possible to steal the property of corrupt officials and large landowners on a large scale, nor can it raise taxes on the people.

That's one way, take the money from overseas.

Develop maritime trade.

It has been more than 70 years since Emperor Longqing lifted the sea ban and declared free trade.

The maritime trade was very developed, and a silk horse sold to Japan could be five times more profitable, and ten or even twenty times more profitable when sold to Europe.

Tea is as expensive as gold in European countries, and even the later war of independence in the drifting countries of the Americas has a certain relationship with tea.

"At the beginning of the new dynasty, the people were poor, I heard that a horse of silk sold to the dynasty (fresh) can get three times the profit, sold to Japan can get five times the profit, sold to Western European countries can get ten times or even twenty times the profit, I want to develop shipping, the development of maritime trade to enrich the country, what do you think?"

Zhu Cihong looked at the ministers and asked.

"Your Majesty! Selling goods is a humble way for merchants, and I have a lot of resources in heaven and earth, so why rely on barbarian alms! ”

Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, stood up and retorted.

"If you don't let me sell silk, how can we increase the treasury? Then why don't you Donglin Party members expose your hidden population and hidden actual income, and pay taxes according to the rules? ”

Zhu Cihong questioned Qian Qianyi sharply.

"Your Majesty, I am a member of the Donglin Party, I have never been corrupt or bribed, and I have been honest all my life."

Qian Qianyi pretended to be righteous and said.

"Luo Yangxing!"

Zhu Cihong had already calculated that this old boy was going to make trouble, and then glanced at Luo Yangdao on the side.

"Pounce!"

Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yangxing to take a copy of the official document of the case and immediately threw it in front of Qian Qianyi.

"Lord Qian, take a good look! These Nanjing Jinyi guards have been monitoring you for many years, and you and the officials of the Donglin Party in the DPRK have colluded with each other to embezzle tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, as well as other records of accepting bribes. ”

Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yangxing and said to Qian Qianyi.

"Qian Qianyi, you still dare to say it! Have you never been corrupt or bribed? ”

Zhu Cihong asked sharply.

Qian Qianyi was instantly frightened and sweating, he never thought that he had been monitored for so many years.

All the records of corruption and bribery have been turned over.

"Your Majesty... I..."

Qian Qianyi's tone trembled.

Zhu Cihong knew that if he didn't make an example of the monkey this time, there would be more corrupt Confucians like Qian Qianyi who would stand up and oppose maritime trade, and the Ming Dynasty's finances would become more and more difficult at that time.

"Qian Qianyi, I originally planned to let you go, but not only did you not know how to reflect, but also hindered the release of the imperial court's policies, and I couldn't tolerate you, come on! Investigate Qian Qianyi's dismissal! All his family property was confiscated! ”

Zhu Cihong immediately ordered.

This time, Zhu Cihong only handled Qian Qianyi as a corrupt official.

"Your Majesty! Lord Qian is the leader of Donglin, don't be so hasty! ”

"Yes! I'm afraid that the emperor will hurt the heart of Donglin Shizi by doing this! ”

"Your Majesty, people all over the world may not believe that Qian Qianyi is corrupt, and will suspect that it is the emperor's accusations fabricated in order to crack down on and weaken the Donglin Party! It will damage the emperor's reputation! ”

“..........”

As soon as they heard that Qian Qianyi was going to be investigated, a group of people who were embarrassed by Qian Qianyi, for fear of affecting themselves, hurriedly stood up and advised the emperor for various reasons.

Looking at the dozens of court officials who stood up, Zhu Cihong was already prepared.

"Don't worry, Zhu Qing, this time I only pursue Qian Qianyi alone, Zhu Qing don't persuade me, I have made up my mind!"

Zhu Cihong said to these dozens of court officials.

These dozens of court officials were calm on the surface, but they were suddenly relieved in their hearts, knowing that the emperor did not check themselves, and they retreated into the ranks of civil officials one after another.

"You... These wolf-hearted, selfish people, my fate today is your fate! ”

Seeing that the officials who spoke for themselves all retreated just because the emperor said that they would only pursue Qian Qianyi, Qian Qianyi suddenly pointed at these dozens of people and scolded.

"Lord Qian, your friends are all gone, it's time to surrender to the law! Someone bring it down! ”

Zhu Cihong immediately ordered humanity.

Two brocade guards stepped forward and took Qian Qianyi down.

After dealing with Qian Qianyi, Zhu Cihong brought the topic back to sea trade.

"What do you think you think of the development of maritime trade?"

Zhu Cihong asked here.

"Your Majesty! Haimao is good! Benefit the country and the people! ”

"Yes, yes!"

"If we develop maritime trade and supply overseas and domestic silk, tea, porcelain and other industries, the economy will be very prosperous, and we can not only earn high profits from maritime trade transactions, but also receive more commercial taxes."

“.....”

The ministers changed their attitudes and expressed their support for Haimaodao.

"The Ministry of Industry Shangshu ordered you to gather tens of thousands of craftsmen to build 80 merchant ships for maritime trade day and night, which need to be completed within two months."

Zhu Cihong immediately instructed the Ministry of Works.

"Obey the order!"

He Yingrui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, immediately obeyed the order and said.

"Hubu Shangshu ordered you to immediately purchase a large amount of silk, tea, porcelain, and grain for the merchant ships of maritime trade."

Zhu Cihong immediately commanded.

"Obey the order!"

Gao Hongtu, the head of the household, immediately obeyed the order.

Soon with the support of the imperial court, two months later, all eighty merchant ships were completed.

Silk, tea, porcelain, and other commodities, as well as grain for shipping, were loaded onto eighty merchant ships.

Now it's up to the commander-in-chief of the Ming merchant navy.

Zhu Cihong thought about it, it was more suitable to be a eunuch like Zheng He, who had no children and no daughters, and could only rely on the royal family for the rest of his life.