Later in the day, an autumn rain arrived, and the icy rain washed the palace under the cover of night.

Thick yellow glazed tiles and high walls keep rainwater out, and only the rainwater that falls on the roof collects along the tiles, forming a line of water falling from the eaves.

In September, the icy rain brought a hint of cold, causing the temperature in the room to drop by several degrees, and the eunuchs and palace maids standing on the palace corridor couldn't help but curl up.

Qianqing Palace, the lights are bright at this time.

When Zhu Youzhi returned from Qingning Palace, he returned to Dongnuan Pavilion to deal with government affairs.

The joy of ascending the throne is already a day of the past, and now it is necessary to focus on revitalizing the Ming Dynasty and bringing the Ming Dynasty to a height that China has never had.

In the "Enthronement Edict", he emphasized the problem of salt evil, so solving the salt problem would be the first shot of his ruling career.

Although I have seen the crux of the salt administration problem, and also pointed out the stubborn problem of collusion between officials and businessmen in the salt law, it is still 108,000 miles away from the real solution.

Many people have a misconception: as long as the emperor is wise and courageous, and promulgates a holy decree that can hit the nail on the head, then all problems will be solved.

It's just that this idea is undoubtedly very naïve! Although the emperor is true of his word, if he can truly implement the decree, he needs the civil official group to implement it.

Take the prohibition of the sea as an example, this is a sea ban clause promulgated during the Taizu period. Supposedly, no one dared to engage in maritime trade, but in fact it had already become an important source of wealth for the southeastern gentry.

No matter how far-sighted His Majesty's decree is, if the civilian clique does not implement it, it will actually be a blank slate.

It's just that "the world is bustling, and it is all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit", the civil official group is naturally no exception, and there is no loyalty in this world without return.

If the emperor had ordered local officials to levy more taxes on the people, they would have been more loyal than anyone else. But if they were to send money to the people, they would either become deaf or take the opportunity to deduct silver taels from them.

Although there is clearly a problem of collusion between officials and businessmen in the salt law, local officials have long been complicit, and they have no reason to smash their jobs.

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Youzhu knew that he could not rely on local officials to crack down on the collusion between officials and businessmen for himself, so he stared at the list of Beijing officials above the fourth grade that he had recently sorted out, and couldn't help frowning.

If we can find a candidate who is willing to do things, we will naturally be able to bring out those corrupt officials and profiteers who collude with officials and businessmen, and thus give them a hard blow. But if the appointment is not appropriate, it will only provide the official with an opportunity to make money, or become a bargaining chip for their friends.

Don't look at the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty is very serious, but they are fighting for power, but it is rare for them to really fight to the death. Even if the first assistant Wan An and the second assistant Liu Ji belong to the two factions, in fact, the two are friends in the same year.

Even if officials from hostile forces are elected to rectify the salt administration, this is likely to become a political bargaining chip on the other side, but it is unlikely that it will really solve the stubborn problem of collusion between officials and businessmen for themselves.

It is precisely because of this, he needs to find an official who is capable and does not go along with the civil bureaucracy, but does this person really exist in this court?

The lights were swaying and dancing by the wind rushing in outside, and the pale yellow warm pavilion was filled with a touch of melancholy.

Zhu Youzhu didn't trust the civil officials who talked about the people all the time, but he had to reuse them in some things, and the game in the court was far more complicated than he imagined.

"Master, if you don't like the smell of this sandalwood, the slave knows that there is a light sandalwood in the storehouse, and that kind of sandalwood may be more suitable for you!" Liu Jin brought hot tea to Zhu Youji, and immediately cautiously proposed.

Only then did Zhu Youzhu realize that the scent of sandalwood burning now was indeed too strong, so he looked at Liu Jin with a smile and said, "I didn't expect you to be quite careful!" ”

"Master, you are the heaven of the slave and the maid, and being able to serve the master is the blessing of the slave and the maid for eight lifetimes, and this kind of trivial matter should naturally be considered by the slave and the maid!" Liu Jin gently put down the teacup and said sincerely.

Zhu Youzhu realized that Liu Jin's success was indeed outstanding, so he picked up the teacup and sighed: "If all officials can think like you, then I don't need to have such a headache!" ”

"Master, although it is true that many officials in the court are chasing fame and fortune now, the slave believes that there are still officials in the court who will be as loyal as the slave and maid, and Wang Zhongyi is a model for the slave and maid!" Liu Jin really regards Zhu Youzhu as the master, and he seems to be serious and authentic.

A bright light flashed in Zhu Youji's mind, and he found that the person he mentioned some time ago had forgotten, and the person who rectified the salt law was already this person.

Liu Jin retreated, and then hurriedly went to rummage through another light sandalwood.

In fact, this responsibility is attributed to Liang Fang, as the so-called "once a son of heaven and a courtier", Emperor Chenghua's long-term sandalwood is naturally stronger and stronger, but the new monarch will undoubtedly favor lighter sandalwood.

Of course, such tiny details are easy to overlook, and only a person like Liu Jin, who is good at drilling camps and has a sincere heart, can quickly find the flaws here.

"Master, the weather is getting cold tonight, do you want to warm your bed?" After Liu Jin changed to other lighter sandalwood, he asked cautiously.

Zhu Youzhu glanced at Liu Jin with disgust, but he didn't know where this product got the confidence to warm his bed, so he asked lightly: "What do you say!" ”

When Liu Jin raised his eyes to look at Zhu Youji, Zhu Youzhu had already concentrated on holding the pen and writing, and for a while he didn't know whether Zhu Youzhu meant to want or not.

However, when he walked out of the East Warm Pavilion, he was violently blown by the oncoming wind, and his body immediately shivered, that is, he knew that he must be warming the bed tonight.

Father-in-law Feng, who was in charge, knew that Liu Jin was now favored, not only did he not dare to bully this little eunuch who poured the urinal, but he also had to behave respectfully.

Knowing that His Majesty was going to warm the bed tonight, he called two palace maids who were in charge of warming the bed.

Liu Jin looked at the two fat palace maids in front of him, and immediately vetoed: "No! ”

"Grandpa Liu, why not?" Gonggong Feng knew that Liu Jin understood the holy will better, so he asked in confusion.

Although Liu Jin no longer has that thing, there are still people with normal aesthetic ability, and he swept around again, and asked seriously: "It seems that there are really no particularly beautiful palace maids in our Qianqing Palace, I don't know if there are palace maids who are both beautiful and innocent!" ”

"There's a pretty one, everyone says it's Sai Xi Shi, but it's a little old!" Gonggong Feng thought about it seriously, and then said it seriously.

Liu Jin immediately became interested and said, "How old?" ”

"Twenty-seven eight, right?" Gonggong Feng was not quite sure.

Liu Jin was secretly happy in his heart, and immediately said conclusively: "It's her tonight, bring her over to warm the master's bed immediately!" ”

As the night deepened, the rain had stopped and the sky was already clear.

Zhu Youji is a hardworking and dedicated person who is making his own work plan for the future.

After finding a suitable dragon slaying knife, he began to recall the process of drying salt, striving to make the salt administration burst out with greater economic value.

The rectification of the salt administration is not only to crack down on the collusion of business officials, but also to increase the tax revenue of the salt administration, so as to improve the current financial situation of the Ming Dynasty.

The rise and fall of a dynasty depends most importantly on finances. The fall of the Song Dynasty was precisely because Wang Anshi's "financial management" change was counterproductive, and ultimately made the finances worse.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to go to bed!" Liang Fang walked over and looked very concerned.

may be too "dedicated" to Zhu Jianshen, and now he is no longer 100% loyal to Zhu Youji, but he still cares about Zhu Youzhu very much, and he is the descendant of his master after all.

Zhu Youzhu looked up and saw that it was not too early, but he just wanted to appoint the candidate he was going to appoint to sort out the salt administration, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Liang Fang noticed Zhu Youji's smile, and when she thought of tonight's arrangement, she couldn't help but have a trace of strangeness in her eyes.

The front of the Qianqing Palace is considered a working area, except for the warm pavilion and the main hall on the east and west sides, the back area is all the emperor's bedroom.

However, the area at the back was too large, and the roof of the palace was obviously too high, so the inner area was built into two floors, with four large bedrooms on the upper floor and five large bedrooms on the lower floor.

Zhou Li said: The Son of Heaven lives in six bedrooms. According to the four seasons, the emperors lived separately in different bedrooms, in the northeast in spring, southeast in summer, southwest in autumn, and northwest in winter.

It's just that when I came to Zhu Yuanzhang, the six bedrooms were combined into one palace, and the first palace was divided into nine rooms, which was more "three bedrooms" than the "six bedrooms of the Son of Heaven".

Zhu Youzhu slept in the uppermost room on the first night, but he didn't expect the sky to get cold so quickly now, so he chose to live on the lower floor.

Zhu Youzhu walked in the middle of the bedroom, facing the palace maid who stepped forward to change his clothes, he opened his hands very cooperatively, and the parts on his body decreased little by little.

"Your Majesty, today is the fourteenth day before the death of the first emperor!" Liang Fang hesitated for a moment, and then reminded seriously.

Zhu Youzhu nodded slightly, but said helplessly: "I know that it has been less than 27 days, and it is not suitable to deal with government affairs!" It's just that the Ministry of Rites is afraid that tomorrow I will go to the court, and now the government is heavy, I'm afraid I have to break this ring! ”

"Your Majesty, in addition to not being suitable for handling government affairs, have you forgotten one more thing?" Liang Fang looked at Zhu Youzhu pretending to be confused, and couldn't help but remind him.

Zhu Youji's eyes blinked, but he didn't know what Liang Fang said, but he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance in the air, so he turned his head curiously to look at his dragon bed.

saw that the two palace maids had stepped forward to pull up the mosquito net, and a long white leg stretched out from the brocade quilt on the bed, and then a beautiful woman appeared in front of him like a living person.

The palace maid looked to be in her twenties, wearing only a red belly pocket, but her body looked very proud, especially the side of the belly pocket, where the sheets were quickly remade.

Her facial features are exquisite, her skin is better than snow, her black silk is messy and regular, her eyes look charming and amorous, and she has a cold temperament.

Looking at the beauty in front of him through the faint light, since he is a person who has read countless films, Zhu Youji's eyes will not turn, this is undoubtedly the top beauty in ancient costumes in his mind.

Gonggong Feng saw Zhu Youji's reaction next to him, and suddenly found that he was old, and it took a shrewd young man like Liu Jin to guess and understand the mind of the new emperor.

Erya found that Zhu Youzhu had been staring at her body, and under the bed, she deliberately took two steps back and said: "Long live Lord, the slave has already warmed the bed, please go to bed!" ”

Zhu Youzhu secretly swallowed and spit, and finally reason defeated desire, so he waved his hand gently, which was obviously to force himself to make mistakes!