Some vassal kings only entered Beijing this year.

From the sixteenth year of Zhengde to the last day of the eighth year of Jiajing, the clan and the Xun relatives have received a profound nine-year education of grace.

Today, Zhu Houxi sits firmly on the throne.

But among the vassal kings, there were some brains, and they were all shocked that the emperor's "courage" was so great.

Are you really going to move Nan Zhili?

Although, just like Yang Tinghe's judgment, they all thought that Jiangnan would not immediately set off any kind of rebellion. However, the fortune of the country is unpredictable, but when some opportunities come, it is difficult to ensure that Jiangnan has enough money and food, what will it do.

And at this moment, the vassal kings are all concentrated in Beijing.

Some people can't help but wonder: Is it also a move related to His Majesty's trapping of the vassal kings in Beijing? At least if there is a big mess in the future, it is impossible for Jiangnan to find a decent banner, and there is only one way to rebel.

There are many tables in the Qianqing Palace, and there are also many tables in the Kunning Palace.

Tana was named a nobleman, and she was also experiencing the lively Spring Festival of the Han people. Her table is headed by Wen Suyun and entertains some princesses.

But Wen Suyun obviously didn't care about them that much, and in addition to being polite, she continued to learn more about life and customs on the grassland from Tana.

Empress Dowager Jiang is naturally the highest status here, and some princesses looked at her, but they only thought that there should be a Empress Dowager Zhang in the palace, and I heard that now they are just dedicated to worshipping Buddha in the Buddhist hall over there......

It is already the world of the Jiajing Dynasty, and the traces of the Zhengde Dynasty are almost none.

In addition to the ceremonial family banquet, Zhu Houxi went to the National Policy Hall again. It has become customary for one of the most important ministers of the imperial court to have such a banquet at the end of each year.

Everyone was thinking about the big event that Zhang Fu would invite before the end of the year, but no one mentioned this topic at this banquet.

Of course, they will pay more attention to what the emperor says to some people, the expression on his face, and whether he drinks deep or shallow in the glass.

But Zhu Houxi is already a mature performance artist, and he can't let anyone see the emperor's obvious attitude and tendency.

After returning to Kunning Palace, and continuing to sober up for a while, Zhu Houxi asked Sun Ming: "Did your father say anything?" ”

After the family banquet, Sun Jiao and his wife stayed in the Heart Cultivation Hall for a while.

Sun Ming smiled reluctantly: "Father is naturally a little worried, but since he has already done so, he didn't say anything. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded slightly: "In two months, it will be the time when Zaiji will turn six years old." ”

Sun Ming was shocked and didn't say anything else.

"For the New Year, let's not talk about these things first." Zhu Houxi laughed, "Come here, go, let's go to the Qianqing Palace to watch the New Year and watch the fireworks." ”

At midnight, firecrackers rang out everywhere in the capital, and there was laughter and laughter.

What impact can the incident of Nan Zhili have on the people of Beijing?

Nanjing is also full of firecrackers, but this year there are more cases of several families celebrating the New Year together.

Liu Zhenyuan went to Nanjing again, and he was also keeping the New Year this night. At such a late hour, news kept coming back to him, and after he read it, he just handed it to the person next to him to make a record.

There can't be any mess.

But he frowned.

After His Majesty ascended the throne, although there were many people who rose to the top and enjoyed the benefits of being a son of heaven and a courtier, and there were also many people who enjoyed the benefits of the township test every year, the township sages and the county lords, but the new blood of the new dynasty was not much, and they were all concentrated in very low-grade official positions.

In addition, the entire group of officials and gentry is not as comfortable as before the Zhengde Dynasty. More officials and officials are more constrained. Under the new law, they will vomit even more.

The "grace" brought by the law on the treatment of officials, and the "prestige" brought by the official gentry to bear the service, are now in a fragile balance, which is based on the "hope" brought by the emperor's control of the center and the great victory over the northern captives.

But now it's a new phase.

The stage of "high-level open source" brought about by the continuous expansion of national policy meetings and the increasing number of seats for policy participation should be transformed into the stage of "middle and high-level throttling" -- starting with the possible abolition of the Nanjing Ministries.

Not everyone can climb that high, and not everyone is so ambitious.

Many people are begging for land and asking for help, but they are not ashamed to see who is talented.

Do you really have to do it in one go to stimulate the nerves of the half-dynasty civil and military forces?

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Throughout the New Year, no one has impeached Zhang Fujing.

"It seems that Zhang's reputation for killing heads is scary enough."

In the imperial study, hearing Zhu Houxi's ridicule, Zhang Fujing smiled awkwardly: "The ministers are not the ones who will report it, and the ministers who do it according to the orders are all people who mislead the country and harm the people." ”

Zhu Houxi nodded: "At the previous national policy meeting, I said again that this matter will be discussed later, but now I'm afraid it's all figured out, right?" ”

Fei Hong said respectfully: "The ministers have also discussed it in the Wenhua Palace, at least all the state affairs have understood the intentions of the ministers and Mao Gong. Your Majesty was so holy that he understood it at that time. ”

"Seeing that you suddenly mentioned this matter, and it was almost the New Year, I naturally figured it out." Zhu Houxi chuckled, "It's just that since this matter has been raised, we have to start planning." Fei Qing did this, not worried that the Jiangnan gentry would be hostile to the Fei family in the future? ”

Fei Hong had a righteous face: "Since the minister is the chief assistant, he should be the plan of the Ming Dynasty." There is more destruction and less reputation, and the minister also has a clear conscience. ”

"That'll be fine." Zhu Houxi looked at Zhang Fujing again, "What about Mao Gong?" Your Zhang family does not have the foundation of the Fei family. ”

"The minister can have today, all because of His Majesty's trust, how dare he not die?"

Zhu Houxi smiled: "Don't talk about death first, take care of your body." This matter, there are no ten years, there is no real end to the northern troubles, and I have not let the Jiangnan gentry enjoy new benefits, and it can't be done. Reluctantly doing it, it's nothing more than a hundred officials. But since it has been proposed, in the past two years, let them think that I know the severity, and then grit their teeth and take a step back. ”

"Your Majesty! That's exactly what the ministers mean. After the first month, some people should no longer shy away from it, and they can't help but talk about it. At the national policy meeting, there is still a debate after all. ”

"Let's argue, hold a special meeting to argue. At that time, I will not participate. ”

If you don't engage in people in the first month, maybe you have such a special attention. But more importantly, it is not that the emperor's attitude is not clear and firm.

If he does not participate in this national policy meeting, it will be even more obvious that the emperor is very cautious about this matter.

The problems of Nanzhili and Nanjing, the pros and cons of the current situation, let them turn it over at the national policy meeting to debate and expose it, and they will always get a little better result than before.

To put it bluntly, it is another proposal to tear off the roof and open a window.

Fei Hong asked Zhang Fujing to propose, and it is estimated that he will be able to make peace when he turns back. So what is he afraid of? This will not be done in his tenure.

Zhang Fujing really doesn't care, his Zhang family has no foundation, aiming at the emperor's appeal and finally completing this matter, which is the foundation of the Zhang family in the future.

Zhu Houxi figured out the account a few years ago, and he figured out this problem.

In this case, it is natural to pay attention to how many enterprises can promote industrial and technological progress, and how to make the economy and population of other provinces, especially the north, also strengthened.

After the first lunar month, the emperor's first big move was to inspect the light and heavy industrial gardens.

Zhang Lun and Yu Chengye accompanied him, and they were very nervous all the way.

"The propaganda embassies in Goryeo, Usizang, Turpan, and Duoyan have all been set up, and there are many things that can be sold in Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Liaodong. The expansion of the capital, the first phase of the Beijing-Guangzhou Straight Road, the control of the Huanghuai, the Sanggan River reservoir, the procurement of the General Armaments Department, and the fact that I have transferred the burden of enlistment to the rich and wealthy officials and gentry, and have prepared such a large market for you, it is your responsibility to bring industry and technology together. ”

"The minister understands, the minister understands ......"

Zhu Houxi knew that they didn't understand it very well, after all, now that he, the emperor, was a teacher, his understanding of economics was like that.

The development of technology and industry needs to have enough market as a driving force for stimulation, and he expounded some of the big truths he knew, and then the deeper content will see if it can be realized gradually by day.

In Xuanda, the great war that took place in the sixth year of Jiajing caused many people to suffer military disasters, and the population who fled south should not be underestimated.

However, with the adjustment of the strategic path of the University, Xuanda has been very calm in the past two years. In this calm environment, the busy Sanggan River Reservoir construction site and the adjacent Huailai Ordnance Park have become a stimulating force.

From the fifth year of Jiajing to the sixth year of Jiajing, the hinterland provinces cleared the land and people, so that the population size data of the Ming official was close to 100 million. The monarchs and ministers all believe that in fact, this number has broken through, after all, there are still many people who are jealous and still live in the form of recluses and escapes.

Slightly breaking some of the past patterns of land dependence, there are many people who urgently need to find another bite to eat. The type of household registration and the system of road guidance have not yet begun to change, but now there is a policy opening, that is, enterprises, companies, and business names.

I don't know why, but those that are now the majority of the shares of the Huangming Asset Management Bureau are called enterprises. Some of the original business gangs and commercial houses in the private sector have now begun to gradually register in accordance with the requirements of the commercial law, and the people only call them companies. The business name is still used, but it seems to be just a lower level of existence.

An obvious impact of them on the Ming Dynasty is that the employees of these enterprises, companies, and firms can move through the form of collective guidance.

The two major projects of the Construction Bureau in Xuanda require a lot of manpower and related companies and businesses to undertake together, and the border city of eastern Liaoning has also brought many opportunities.

The employees who were taken by the businessmen began to be called "going to Xuankou" and "breaking into Liaodong".

At this moment, Tang Shu came to the hill where he often comes, overlooking the busy construction site at the foot of the mountain.

He had been in Huailai for three years, and now he had been promoted to Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, supervising the Sanggan River Reservoir.

Countless small black dots moved underneath, and beside him were the two enshrinements of the College of Engineering and the School of Mathematics of the Imperial Academy.

Tang Shu had a trace of worry on his face, and asked, "Three or four months at most." The first is that it can't be closed, and the second is that can this earth dam withstand it? ”

"Why is it that Lord Tang is suffering from gains and losses at this moment." The director of the engineering college said with a smile, "The year before last, the embankment and the remote embankment were repaired, and even if it flooded this year, there is still a lot of river water that can flow through the newly dug river trough, and it is not a problem to close the dragon." ”

The enshrinement of the academy has been here for so long, and he already knows a lot of things related to water conservancy, and he also said with a smile: "There is a sand sampling device created by Liu Zonghe, we have measured it once every half a month in the Sanggan River, and we have counted many times. Although the stone dam is good, it is extremely heavy to build it in order to make the dam strong. I have surveyed many times, but the riverbed and rocks here cannot stand the force. This earthen dam is not all earth, but also mixed with some rocks and cement, and it is very reliable. ”

Tang Shu muttered to himself: "I hope so." After the dam is completed, let's see what will happen to the downstream after restricting the water of the Sanggan River and then merging it with the Yanghe River and the Fushui River into the Yongding River. I'm afraid that we will have to look at the results of three or five years, and then see how the Guanting Reservoir is repaired. ”

Nowadays, only one of the tributaries of the Yongding River is trying a new method, in addition to the dam to hold back the water, there are also the main riverbed, the discharge river, one main and two auxiliary dams.

The drain river is located between the main embankment, the dike, and the remote embankment, and beyond the remote embankment is the Huailai Ordnance Park.

This Huailai Ordnance Park is located between the confluence of the Yanghe River and the Sanggan River, just like the heavy industry park, this armory park also needs to use water conservancy, with more and more gears, crankrods and iron shafts to drive the forging and hammering in the armory park, blowers and other machinery.

That was one of the effects of the Sanggan River reservoir project, and Tang Shu did not forget that Liu Tianhe, the governor of the river, was still waiting to see how well several dams in the upper and lower reaches of the Yongding River could control the flow of water.

Of course, Tang Shu was also looking at the south bank of the Sanggan River at the foot of the mountain, and the corners of his mouth finally showed a smile: "If the dam can really withstand such a large amount of water, this Sanggan River will become a smooth road." The Marquis of Wuding led his troops to clear the upper reaches for two winters, and the water became deeper, and the big ships could go straight to Shuozhou. Presumably in many years, this place will only become a small town. ”

"If the Guanting Reservoir can really be completed, how can it be more than a small town? At that time, it is inevitable to take soil and stones from here, and I think that Huailai County might as well move here. That place is going to be submerged. ”

"If this is the case, this Guanting Reservoir can also become a barrier. The armies of Huailaicheng and Jimingyi held the west, the Yanqing armies held the east, and the Tartars wanted to go straight to Juyong Pass from Xuanfu, so they had to cross the natural danger of this big lake. How easy is it to break the dam and flood the capital? ”

Listening to their discussions, Tang Shu shook his head: "Since we can't let the Tartars have this kind of opportunity, it's better to stay outside the border wall, or even eliminate the northern trouble." ”

To the north of the Huailai Armory Park, less than twenty miles northwest along the Yanghe River, there is the Jiming Post with the largest reserve army of Xuanfu.

Since the first batch of ordnance factories in the Huailai Ordnance Park were built at the end of the seventh year of Jiajing, the Ordnance Park has been produced since the second half of last year.

At this moment, in this armory park, Gu Shilong's son Gu Huan participates in the regular meeting of the armory park every month as usual.

In the army, there are more things to win love than among the civil ministers, not to mention that there is a new policy of changing the sun and the moon and seizing the love and using things? After Gu Shilong's death, Gu Huan was demoted and enshrined as the Marquis of Yasukuni.

Gu Shilong was promoted from Hou to Duke because of his merits, but his health has become worse and worse since then, and he has never had any other special merits to ensure that his son is also a Duke of the Kingdom.

Now Gu Huan is honored as the Marquis of Yasukuni, and his official position is very new: the General Department of Xuanda of the General Armaments Department under the Military Affairs Conference.

At present, the military system is being reformed on a trial basis, regardless of the provinces in the hinterland, and in this town, there is only Gu Huan as the General Department of Armaments.

His authority was to be responsible for the procurement and distribution of armaments for the Xuanda Army.

He has to deal with on a daily basis, in addition to Xuanda Governor Fu and the general soldiers of the two towns, but more people are the heads of the factories set up by the enterprises here in Huailai Armory Park.

Today, under the auspices of Tang Shunzhi, we are setting the plan for this year's ordnance manufacturing office and the schedule for delivery and distribution.

This is the real part of Tang Shunzhi's dispatch of "taking charge of military affairs" - to use about five years to ensure that the ordnance and equipment of the soldiers in the two towns of Xuanda can be renewed and upgraded to a higher level.

"The plans of the swords, guns and armor factories, Ben Fu has already seen it. Gunpowder factories and artillery factories, it's time to straighten things out, right? General Secretary Gu, what did the War Bureau, the Ordnance Supervision and the Baojin Bureau say? ”

"The safety of the gunpowder factory is the most important thing, and the plant has been carefully arranged. The skilled workers in the capital have already set off after the New Year, and they can officially start work in April. The gun factory should be slower, the four furnaces should be tested several times according to the regulations, and the coal and iron should also be transported and stored in case the supply is cut off after the furnace is opened, and it will take until June. ”

"June...... Tang Shunzhi thought for a moment, and then said, "Try to get the guns needed by Shuozhou Wei and the generals under the command of Marquis Wuding before September." ”

"Futai rest assured, the ministry has also set a task from the military war bureau and the ordnance supervision in the factory on the side of the heavy industry park, and it will not miss this autumn and winter to prevent capture."

Wenchen's side doesn't care about how Zhang Fujing's suggestion is surging, and Wuchen's side is now actively planning for the next opportunity to make great contributions.

The Wuying Hall in the Forbidden City is now the location of the military affairs meeting, which consists of three departments: general military discipline, general armament, and general combat training, and also occupies some side halls.

The General War Training Department of the Military Affairs Conference is not directly in charge of the drills of certain guard posts, but is responsible for summing up tactics and drawing up training standards.

The actual power of the five prefectures is a little greater than in the past, after all, for a long time in the past, it has almost become a retirement home for the lords and ministers who are the first to screen the military attachés in the military department, and specially go through the back door to form gangs. Now, they are commanding and training the troops, and they just have to lead the soldiers well.

As for the Ministry of War, the actual power has been reduced somewhat, and there is a higher-level existence of the Military Council in the transfer of troops and war planning, and the selection of high-ranking military generals is also in a secondary position. In addition to the new interests of managing the military cantonments throughout the country in the future, the functions and powers of the military department may develop more and more in the direction of mobilizing and recruiting troops and propagating martial arts.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the emperor intends to let the military council have more and more powers, but the military department does not dare to say anything about this: after all, the emperor has given a lot of power in civil affairs to the state palace and set up a prime minister, and he wants to grasp the military power more steadily, which is a kind of exchange.

Fortunately, in terms of military power, the most important general staff other than the emperor has basically been determined to form a practice of being a civil servant who is capable of civil affairs and has high moral integrity.

There is one thing: Yang Yiqing is already very old.

If he goes, who will be able to gain the emperor's trust and serve as this general staff officer? Wang Shouren, but Wang Shouren was seriously ill last year......

This was a new wave in the capital at the end of February, because Yang Yiqing was also sick.

Zhu Houxi heard the news when he came back from inspecting the light and heavy industrial parks, so he came to the Wuying Hall by the way.

"Already home? What do the doctors at the hospital say? ”

Zhang Zuo saw that the emperor did not enter the Wuying Palace, so he replied respectfully at the door: "It's not good to go back to Your Majesty." I can only send it back to the house first and try to recuperate with medicine. ”

"That's right...... Then let's go back to the Heart Cultivation Hall first. ”

Zhu Houxi walked on the road, his pace was not fast, and his brows were slightly locked.

Because of his arrival, some people lived longer, and some went earlier, and Zhu Houxi didn't know when these famous ministers in history died.

What he didn't know was that Wang Shouren died last year. But although Wang Shouren was seriously ill last year, he still survived.

Zhu Houxi always felt that Wang Shouren was only in his fifties and should be able to replace Yang Yiqing.

Now that Yang Yiqing is sick, the doctor said that it is not very good, but I am afraid that it is really not good. Yang Yiqing is seventy-seven years old, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to survive this hurdle.

I replied that apart from Wang Shouren, Zhu Houxi had no other more trustworthy people to guard over there for the time being, so although Yang Yiqing was very old, he had always served as a general staff officer.

Now I have to face this problem: the first minister of the Ming military is facing a situation of lack of success.

Of course, the truth is not so embarrassing, there is always someone who can pick one of the short ones. But what Zhu Houxi wants to do is not something that just anyone can come up and withstand.

When he arrived at the Heart Cultivation Palace, Fei Hong was already waiting there.

"You are also here for the matter of General Staff Yang?"

"Yes." Fei Hong was worried, "If General Staff Yang can't survive this threshold, the ministers are afraid that there will be changes at the national policy meeting." ”

Zhu Houxi was silent, there was a change in the military bosses, and only Wang Shouren could temporarily replace Yang Yiqing at this moment. But Wang Shouren has been seriously ill once, and his health is not optimistic, and he can't make major changes in a row.

In this way, it will inevitably affect the border defense strength of the Ming Dynasty, and the argument that Nanjing is the foundation of the country will be more convincing.

If it weren't for Wang Shouren, the most suitable one at present would actually be Wang Xian, after all, he had the experience of being the governor of Xuanda. However, Wang Xian's transformation from the Minister of State to the General Staff was also a turmoil on the side of the top of the civil service.

"It's my fault. I knew that I had been so honest in the past two years, and after the class teacher returned to the court the year before last, he should let Bo'an take over, and let Weigang supervise Xuanda for another three years. ”

Fei Hong smiled reluctantly: "How can this be said to be Your Majesty's fault?" It can only be said that the ministers are incompetent, and after the Hetao was lost, the courtiers were afraid of war like tigers, so that now they are talented, prestigious, and senior, and none of the court and the central government can solve the king's worries at this time. ”

Zhu Houxi's head flashed one by one, and the first one to appear was Xia Yan. However, although Xia Yan already has the qualifications of the governor of the three sides, he has only been in office for one year, and he has not achieved great success, so he may not be able to convince the public in terms of military strategy.

Xia Yan is not good yet, Tang Shunzhi and others are naturally too young.

Cui Yuan? If he is used, then the practice of having a civil minister who can be civil and martial arts serve as the general staff does not exist, and Cui Yuan's main identity is a national relative.

"Anyway, in the past few years, I can only focus on internal affairs." Zhu Houxi pondered it and said, "If there is a change in the national policy meeting, there will be a change, and it is not bad to become powerful." If General Staff Yang can't survive this hurdle, let Bo'an temporarily sign it first, and still supervise Xuanda. There are a few more staff officers in the military affairs council, and I will take the lead first, and only do a good job in armaments, combat training, and other things. ”

A thought flashed in Fei Hong's heart: What if Wang Shouren gets sick again this year? Could it be that this general staff officer has been waiting for a vacant position?

has been waiting for a vacant position, will there be a governor of the border town who is greedy for merit and provokes a big war?

At the beginning of the ninth year of Jiajing, there was great turmoil in both the civil and military classes.

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