"That's all those overseas products that Westerners know?"

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houxi looked at a stack of drawing paper with interest, compared the shapes, and then looked at the name marked by Zhu Yunming on it.

The slave asked every Westerner to make them think about it. When the sample comes out, let them all read it again and then correct it, that's it. ”

Wei Bin and Zhu Yunming waited aside.

Zhu Houxi nodded, and after reading it, he handed it to Gao Zhong: "Sort these out and print them into a booklet." ”

Wei Bin knew what to do, His Majesty had said it before. After the opening of the Maritime Trade Bank, it will begin to take on the responsibility of collecting overseas products for His Majesty.

Zhu Houxi looked at Zhu Yunming again, only to see that he looked quite tired.

I don't know if he was frightened and stimulated by this specific work, maybe it was Wei Bin's means to ask those Europeans?

"It will be a little while for them to come by boat to the south." Zhu Houxi smiled, "The reunion of the four talented men of Wuzhong in the capital can be regarded as a grand event, but unfortunately one has already been there." ”

Zhu Yunming was terrified every day, and he didn't know what the emperor was going to do with the matter of "Ye Ji".

"Your Majesty, the ministers are only shallow in their studies, and they are all idle talk from others, so that the ministers can bear this false name."

Zhu Houxi was noncommittal, and asked Wei Bin again: "How is Xiyuan cleaned up?" ”

"According to His Majesty's will, everything has been cleaned up." Wei Bin replied, "To the north of Wanshou Palace, Hucheng, Sheep House, Leopard House, and Tianpeng House have all been cleaned up, and the halls and houses that have been built have been rearranged and are suitable for living. ”

"Zhu Yunming, you can go live over there first. Gao Zhong, you take him there, let him pick an elegant residence, and whatever furnishings you want, you can simply match them first. ”

Zhu Yunming didn't know what it meant at all, but he heard the word leopard room.

Anxiously being taken west by Gao Zhong, after leaving the palace gate, he saw the Taiye Pool, and he couldn't help asking: "Grandpa Gao, I don't know what arrangements Your Majesty made for me to live in this West Garden?" ”

Gao Zhong replied with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Zhu, you are the first celebrity who is fortunate enough to live here." Last year, the courtiers asked the emperor to demolish the leopard house set up here, because His Majesty cherished the people's power and money, so it was decided that it would be better to use it for other purposes. After Gonggong Wei was transferred to the post of official supervisor, he spent most of his time here. Now our family doesn't know what His Majesty wants to use this place for, but since His Majesty personally planned it, it is naturally very important, but I didn't expect His Majesty to let Mr. Zhu live there, and it seems that the mystery is about to be revealed. ”

Zhu Yunming crossed the Yuhe Bridge with him in confusion, Gao Zhong pointed to the right hand side and introduced: "This is Yuxi Palace, in front of it is the West Ten Library, and the wine room and flower room are also here." On the left-hand side is the Hall of Light and the Palace of Longevity. We heard from Gonggong Wei that in the future, in this imperial city, I am afraid that this area of Xiyuan will be used. ”

I looked at this huge royal garden in amazement. In terms of floor area, this West Garden, plus the water surface, is larger than the three Forbidden Cities.

What is Your Majesty going to do with this West Garden?

Zhu Houxi is also out of the Forbidden City now, and the place he went to is outside the west wall of the Forbidden City.

There are many straight houses attached to the palace walls, and there are many pastry rooms where there is no need for hot food, such as a sweets room. To the south of them were the Imperial Wardens, who specialized in the manufacture of various utensils for the Imperial Palace, and to the north of them were the War Bureau.

As one of the 12 prisons, four divisions and eight bureaus, the War Bureau is known as the "Little Imperial Prison".

In the eyes of ordinary people, the War Bureau and the Ministry of Industry Ordnance Bureau are the two major departments of the imperial court to manufacture weapons, but in fact, the War Bureau is also responsible for the manufacture of other copper and iron tools in the forbidden palace.

Such as hammers, pliers, scissors, needles...... All the sharp weapons that are convenient for killing.

Another example is the locks, gongs and drums, bells and drums in the palace......

The territory of the War Bureau is actually not small, and now this location is only the office of the palm print and others and the manufacturing site of some small objects in the palace. To the east of the Forbidden City, the War Bureau also has a territory spanning six alleys, and its Gunpowder Bureau is also there.

"The slave and maid ask Your Majesty St. Ann."

The Son of Heaven arrived, and Zhao Yunfa, the palm print of the War Bureau, knelt at the door with his subordinates.

"Get up and come into the house and talk."

Zhu Houxi entered the room and sat down, and the eunuchs of the Qianqing Palace who accompanied him didn't care about the thirty-seven twenty-one, and first put the refreshments on the table next to him.

Zhao Yunfa stepped forward and bent down and said: "Your Majesty needs the ritual utensils for the wedding, and the slaves and maids are ordering the subordinates and craftsmen to step up the construction of ......."

“…… Okay, that's what you can do as usual. Zhu Houxi asked, "I heard Zhang Jin say, the guns and ammunition of the Westerners transported from Guangdong, it is a bit troublesome for you to copy them?" ”

Only then did Zhao Yunfa reply respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case." In fact, since Xuande, there have been more and more artisans who have fled their homes, and the military service has become increasingly unusable. If this were not the case, there would not have been an example of each side making its own copper general god gun in the orthodox years. In the fourth year of Hongzhi, Huguang and Guangxi were allowed to make their own. In the sixth year of Zhengde, Qingzhou Zuowei was allowed to make his own. Seven years, Xuzhou. Twelve years, Liangzhou. ”

He first seized the opportunity to show his expertise, and then said: "Your Majesty, non-slaves and maids can't be careful. If it weren't for the fact that the War Bureau had not been allowed to allocate the young army Yu Ding from the 47th Guards in Beijing to learn firearms and other military skills, I am afraid that in the future, most of the military weapons manufacturing offices would have to be allowed to be made by themselves, and the slaves and maids could only make some daily copper and iron tools for the palace. ”

After Zhu Houxi heard this, he thought about it first.

Zhao Yunfa waited very anxiously, and it was very unpleasant to complain. However, His Majesty has arranged the task of imitating and improving the guns and ammunition of Westerners, and if he only agrees but fails to do it, then the consequences will only be more serious in the future.

"First of all, it's just a copy, and it's a big problem?"

"Your Majesty, the slaves and the master craftsmen have all read the secret sent by Commander Luo." Zhao Yunfa replied cautiously, "This gun and ammunition is a delicate job, and the slaves and maids need a lot of time to explore the difference between the measurements used by Westerners and my Celestial Empire." These captives only know how to use them, but they don't know how to do them. The slave maid asked His Majesty for permission, at least two people persuaded by Guangdong to surrender, and one person should come to the capital. ”

He hurriedly added: "The slaves and maids can roughly imitate the usual methods, but I am afraid that it will be worse." I am afraid that the cost of copper, iron, and manpower will be more. The slave knew that His Majesty was re-establishing the three major battalions, and there would be many firearms needed in the future. For the sake of the long term, the slave and maid were afraid to ask for the performance. ”

"Then what do you think, say it."

Zhao Yunfa said boldly: "Slaves and maids don't know much, and in the shallow view of slaves and maids, the root of this is still in the craftsman's registration and the craftsman's family's preferential and exempt policies." Only in this way will the craftsmen not flee and there will be no successors. At the very least, the artisan households serving in Beijing need to give more money. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded: "I will order the courtiers to discuss it." Dare to say these words, you are a capable person. Let's pay more attention to this matter first, there are not many seizures this time, you try to build one first, and then compare and improve. ”

After rewarding Zhao Yunfa with some silver taels to reassure his heart, Zhu Houxi continued to walk towards the Banzai Mountain in the Taiye Pool.

Looking at this elegant royal garden scene, everything seems quiet and peaceful.

If you don't have any pursuits, it's really pleasant to be an emperor.

But as long as there is some sense of responsibility and something that you want to do well, it will be difficult step by step.

The artillery and ammunition captured in the Tuen Mun naval battle, from the standardization of measurement to the casting technology, from the gunpowder formula to the future manufacturing capacity, the War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau all talked about the same problem.

The root of this problem is probably in the ancestral system in which Zhu Yuanzhang divided the people of the world into various different types of household registration, and after the class has been solidified, the only way to rise is the imperial examination.

If there are no military households, artisan households, and stove households, then judging from their current income level and social status, the source of soldiers and craftsmen will become a problem.

At present, this situation is still stabilized under the condition that military households and artisan households have a certain preferential and exempt policy for conscription.

The biggest and biggest problem is actually money and food. Ordinary people cultivated very little land and were burdened with enormous land burdens and forced labor.

And the huge official gentry class was a strong supporter of him, the feudal emperor. He himself is the largest landowner in the world.

Zhang Fujing killed so hard in Guangdong, why are some people still fearless and ready to move? Because in their opinion, it doesn't matter which official is killed, but they are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

The butcher's knife can't solve the fundamental problem, but there must be a very hard butcher's knife to be able to suppress the counterattack in the future.

Looking at the location of the original leopard house not far away, Zhu Houxi ordered: "Go to Xuan Luo'an and come here to see me." ”

Time flies quickly, and it is the end of February in a blink of an eye, but with the start of the draft, as Guangdong's new law is approaching the stage of "moving seriously", the world is restless.

Zhu Houxi is in the forbidden palace of the capital, understanding the dynamics of the world through the returns of various lines.

He can imagine certain situations in the future, which have played out in history. Last year, it was really Fang Muxian who did him a favor, so that some things could be revealed so easily.

Otherwise, there were at least nine local ways to make it impossible for him, the emperor, to figure out what was going on. Even if the criminal department went to investigate, it would only take a few months to find out a plausible and difficult result.

The emperor can overturn the old chessboard of the power struggle in the court, can he overturn the old chessboard of the people's livelihood in the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Houxi could only look for an opportunity to break the game, and a few more people were making a killing game.

"Your Majesty!" Luo An is here.

Zhu Houxi retracted his thoughts and looked at him: "What are the results of those people I asked you to find?" ”

"In accordance with Your Majesty's will, I have ordered all the Jinyi guards to pay attention to the visits, but I don't know if the people they have visited are in line with Your Majesty's wishes."

"Don't worry about that, just have the first batch." Zhu Houxi smiled and said, "Pass it on, let them go and declare my will." I like miscellaneous studies and set up the Royal Wanfa Museum in the West Garden of the Forbidden Palace. We should treat each other with courtesy, and invite them to be worshiped by the royal family, and prepare for my consultation. ”

“…… Your Majesty, those old peasants and craftsmen? "Luo An really has a hard time associating the word royal worship with the old farmer.

Zhu Houxi just glanced at him, and Luo An lowered his head: "The minister knows." ”

It is difficult to destroy the ascending channel all at once, so rely on the advantage that you are still young and can "mess around" and use your own Huangzhuang Zi Grain Silver to do something.

The emperor is just curious, and he has mixed knowledge, so it's better than the big brother Zhengde to run a leopard room, right?

……

Yan Song was reminded by Huang Jin.

Pay attention to the notes handed over by the provincial governors and governors, and some mention that they used the matter of changing the yuan, the draft, and the big wedding to send errands indiscriminately, and sorted out the names and provinces.

Therefore, the matter of His Majesty's draft wedding is a pole and several lines.

He also paid attention to it, Wang Shouren and Zhang Bi did not get this reminder.

Therefore, the intimate person Yan Song understood the intention of the emperor's reminder: His Majesty still has the Jinyi Wei and the inner factory in his hands, can he really only understand the place through the song?

It's about knowing who is upright, who is stupid, and who has bad intentions.

The most important thing is to give him Yan Song a chance to remind those courtiers who are loyal to the king through the words of Zhu Shi, and accumulate his team as soon as possible through the identity of the chief of the imperial study!

His Jiangxi old cousin Xia Yan went south with this clearer purpose.

Yang Tinghe had just received a letter from his son, and now he looked at his colleagues at the national policy meeting, and the expression on his face seemed to be suspicious of who was going to make trouble again.

In March, after Li Chongsi, who had just arrived in Beijing, walked into the imperial study, he looked up and saw the "Great Wall of the South Sea" with the unswerving national policy plaque, and he was in a trance for a while.

"The details will be known slowly, let's talk about the rules first. Speak freely in the imperial study, and do not leak the machine outside the imperial study. Zhu Houxi paused and then looked at the others, "But the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, is it because he is not in the imperial study, so all places are now so dedicated to the matter of offering fragrant tea?" How could I have said that I would set aside a hundred tea gardens in the Imperial Garden, so that in some places I am still digging up hundred-year-old tea trees to prepare for offerings? ”

Li Chongsi was confused.

He didn't understand.

Cui Yuan found that he liked to see this kind of appearance more and more: there was another one who couldn't keep up, and there were many lessons to make up.

But now it is Yang Tan who is embarrassed, because he invited him to play the fragrant tea.

Slapping the emperor's sycophants and befriending the cabinet ministers by the way, for Yang Tan, who is hopeful to be a cabinet minister in the future, is chilling.

The authority of the official department is too heavy, and basically he will not enter the cabinet, and the second official position is the household department book.

Even if the new law is only implemented in Guangdong within three to five years, its impact will be so great that it will certainly bring about some changes in the center.

Cui Yuan looked at the emperor and sighed silently in his heart: Even if he is already one of the eighteen important ministers, there are still too many open and secret battles under the surface of this national policy meeting.

“…… The local government speculates on its intentions, and the ministers will reprimand it. Yang Tan could only express himself like this first.

Sun Jiao frowned, like Yang Tinghe, he was also suspecting who created the momentum to make him appear on the cusp in advance.

Why did Yang Tan do this?

Zhu Houxi said lightly: "Tell the governors and governors of various places that my wedding is a happy event, and whoever uses this happy event to collect the people's wealth and harm the place is to pour blood on my happy event." I don't like it very much. ”

Zhang Lun, the new imperial historian of the Zuodu Imperial Palace, who succeeded Chen Jin, immediately replied: "The minister's decree." ”

The emperor's anger can be imagined, although his expression has not changed.

Yan Song thought about some of the lists he had already kept a record of......

Li Chongsi only felt that the atmosphere at the national policy meeting at this moment was very strange.

The head of the cabinet is very preoccupied, and the rest of the important ministers are also quite nervous.

Listening to what the emperor just meant, some news that should not have been spread has been spread? Something to do with the emperor's wedding?

Before he had time to think about it, he heard the emperor continue to speak: "Li Qing has also arrived, what should Guangdong do next, let's start discussing." It's just a matter of clearing some fields, and you've done so much. Always tell me what to say, the monarch and the ministers are already single-minded, and you all agree with the law and trying to be strong. Is that what it is? Or is it really like Fang Muxian said, try your field? ”

Li Chongsi was frightened, can he say such a thing?

Fang Muxian knew that at the end of February, Shidi Newspaper published that the mastermind behind the "Ye Ji" in Jiangnan and the mastermind who instructed the party to kill officials and collude with the Japanese was hiding in the Shouning Marquis Mansion and preparing to disturb the descendants of Fang Xiaoru in the Ming Dynasty.

What did this Fang Muxian say? Let the emperor try to move the fields of the important ministers' houses?

Yang Tinghe felt aggrieved in his heart, and said something that made Li Chongsi even more frightened: "Last year's Tuen Mun war was originally paid with taxes. The dignitaries of the two Guangxi provinces are under the law, and the local officials and people are waiting to be appeased. However, from the end of last year to the beginning of this year, the various ministries sent materials to Guangdong unusually, with one to three percent more. The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry should all understand the situation in Guangdong! Guangdong plays a newspaper, and the people's grievances have been born! ”

He said to the emperor in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner: "Yuan Taibao was seriously ill at that time, or could not think carefully about the official duties of the Ministry of Rites; However, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, Yang Shangshu and Li Shangshu are all practical, and the ministers don't know why they sent Guangdong to hinder Zhang Fujing! ”

(End of chapter)