Zhu Youzhu saw the surprised expressions of the courtiers below, and couldn't help frowning and said, "Is this inappropriate?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is the best policy, and it can be used for eternity!" Li Si, the head of the household, was the first to react, and even praised seriously.

Private lending involves most of the elite, so it is not possible to strike hard and kill them all, otherwise this rebound may endanger the imperial power.

It's just that it can't be left unchecked, not to mention that in the long run, more and more resources will be plundered by the elite, and the bankrupt people will inevitably grow.

It is precisely in this way that the best course of action is precisely for the imperial court to enforce control.

Now Zhu Youzhi has thrown out the law of financial licenses, which can be said to be the best of both worlds. It can be said that the imperial court can distinguish between profiteers and good merchants through licenses, and then concentrate its efforts on dealing with profiteers, which can be said to be a brilliant method.

The imperial court issued a financial license to operate, and if you can abide by the law, you can naturally continue to eat this piece of loan cake, but if you don't abide by the law, you will naturally face the heavy code of the imperial court.

Now this measure thrown by the emperor can not only allow the powerful to continue to lend money and make money, but also effectively curb the greedy mouths of the powerful, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.

"Your Majesty, this law is very good!" Wan An and other important ministers also reacted, and they expressed their support one after another.

Zhu Youzhu saw that everyone had no objections, so he said conclusively: "Since Zhong Aiqing thinks that this policy is feasible, then let's implement a new financial law in the Ming Dynasty." This time, the Ministry of Household led the inventory of 100 financial stores in the capital, and the other yamen fully cooperated, so it was necessary to leave a way for the people to live! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Wan An and others know that this is good governance, and they should express their stance in a proper manner.

At present, the Supreme Council is not only discussing national affairs, but also the highest officials of the departments with real power who are present at the Supreme Council, so cooperation can be reached here.

If there are any differences between them, they can be resolved on the spot, so as to reduce the ensuing conflicts, thus greatly improving the efficiency of governance.

"Your Majesty, you will use six hundred and one new science and technology scholars to assist the household department in checking the account books, I wonder if this operation will be included in the assessment?" Li Yu, the secretary of the ministry, was concerned about personnel and immediately inquired seriously.

Hey?

Officials such as Jia Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, reacted one after another and looked up at Zhu Youzhu above.

In the past, new students were assigned according to the results of two examinations, but now they are "interned" before they are assigned, and it has become an opportunity for the officials to re-examine.

The most important thing is that if their performance is included in the distribution of official positions in the future, it will undoubtedly greatly increase the enthusiasm of the new science and technology scholars.

Zhu Youzhu has never been superstitious about the ranking of results, and even nodded slightly: "This dynasty wants to be a hard-working official, and the officials can assess the candidates, and the candidates with excellent performance can get extra points, and the candidates with the worst performance can be sent directly to the palace to serve!" In addition, the household department requires certain professional skills, and Li Shangshu can also choose high-quality new science and technology practitioners to fill in the household department! ”

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of vassal kings has been increasing. Although the promotion of royal officials is usually faster, the royal officials are actually out of the mainstream, so they have always been regarded as the most inferior distribution place.

"Command!" Li Si, the head of the household, followed Li Yu to greet the ceremony, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of secret joy in his heart.

The affairs of the household department are very professional, although many of the newcomers assigned are very talented, but naturally the good and the bad are mixed. If we can select talents from the 601 high-quality new science and technology practitioners, it will undoubtedly bring good seedlings to the household department.

Although there are as many as thirteen divisions in the household department, the promotion route from the official to the servant has been completely opened by Liu Zhong and Chen Kun, so the attraction has been second only to the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials.

"Your Majesty, the professionalism of the officials of the Criminal Department is seriously insufficient, can the ministers choose talents from among them?" He Qiaoxin, the secretary of the Criminal Department, moved slightly in his heart, and even pleaded.

Fight a good hand!

Li Si, the head of the household, knew the importance of this right to choose talents, and couldn't help but glance at He Qiaoxin.

Zhu Youji's brows frowned slightly, and he set the tone and said: "This time, the new science and technology jinshi is used to assist the household department to check the account books, mainly to examine arithmetic and work ability, and has nothing to do with criminal investigation, engineering and etiquette, so other yamen cannot choose talents!" ”

"Yes!" He Qiaoxin, the secretary of the Criminal Department, flashed a trace of disappointment in his eyes, and said respectfully.

Zhu Youzhu knew that the Criminal Department also paid attention to professionalism, so he turned his head to look at Li Yu and said: "The new members of the Criminal Department selected by the Ministry of Officials this time should focus on criminal investigation ability!" ”

"Yes! The minister must send some good seedlings to the Criminal Department! Li Yu, the secretary of the ministry, knew that the emperor actually took care of the personnel power of his ministry, so he respectfully expressed his position.

"This princess and the empress dowager are going to meet the emperor, you all get out of the way!" It was at this moment that a swaggering voice came from outside.

This......

Everyone present heard this movement and couldn't help but look at each other.

It's just that the rules of the palace are not allowed to be challenged by the princess, even if there is the noble Empress Dowager Zhou behind her, she still needs to pass the ceremony to come in.

Zhu Youzhi knew that his fire was indeed a bit big, and there were a few powerful people in the capital who did not refer to private loans, but he didn't expect it to burn so quickly, and the palace would still catch fire in the future.

Obviously, when the Chongqing princess and the empress dowager came, they were afraid that they would have to ask themselves for the emperor's reprimand, and even ask themselves to take back their lives.

Han Youying knew that basically all the emperor's relatives were involved in the money lending business, and couldn't help but look at the emperor standing in front with concern.

Zhu Youzhu knew that he couldn't hide from this matter, and when he saw that a little eunuch had already come in, he instructed Liu Jin, who was at the stairs: "You go out personally and bring people in!" ”

Although the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty did not allow the harem to interfere in politics, the identity and status were placed here, and the Empress Dowager Zhang was once the actual ruler, so the status of the Empress Dowager Zhou was transcendent.

"Grandson greets the imperial grandmother!" Although Zhu Youzhu is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he has to bow respectfully in the face of this old woman.

"The ministers knock on the Empress Dowager!" All the officials present stood behind Zhu Youzhu one after another, and saluted the Empress Dowager Zhou who came in in a proper manner.

Although the Empress Dowager Zhou is in her fifties, her skin is well maintained, her eyes seem to be on top of her head, and she is dressed gorgeously and walks to the chair placed next to the dragon chair.

The princess of Chongqing accompanied the Empress Dowager Zhou and cast a resentful look at Zhu Youji, who was polite and polite.

Earlier, he let himself lose face, and now he quietly raids his most important industry, this emperor who eats inside and outside should really be replaced.

The Empress Dowager Zhou sat down in a chair and reproached the ministers kneeling on the ground: "The emperor is messing around, you are the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, how can you let him behave like this." Are you worthy of the Emperor? Do you know what kind of crime you should be guilty of? ”

This......

Li Yu and other important ministers couldn't help but look at each other in the face of the sudden attack of the Empress Dowager Zhou.

Not to mention that they don't seem to have done anything wrong, this rectification of the financial industry can be said to be a good governance for the benefit of the country and the people, how can this be related to the first emperor again?

"Grandmother Huang, I don't know what I did wrong?" Zhu Youzhi knew that this old woman was here to seal the store, but he knowingly asked the truth.

The princess of Chongqing knew that there were some things that she needed to come forward, so she said confidently: "Emperor, you raided the money houses and pawnshops in the capital for such a plain and unprovoked reason, do you want to be the Emperor of Han Ling?" ”

It is said that the Eastern Han Dynasty died in Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, which shows how low the historical evaluation of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was, and among all kinds of bad achievements, one of them was to loot the wealth of important ministers.

Now the princess of Chongqing has tied Zhu Youzhu and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty together, which means that it is naturally Zhu Youji's move to raid 100 money houses and pawnshops in the store this time.

"Princess Chongqing, Hugh is presumptuous! The emperor is the holy lord of the Ming monarch, and he can be compared with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty! Wan An, as the head of the hundred officials, immediately reprimanded him with righteous and stern words.

"Chongqing princess, please be cautious!" Liu Ji and other officials didn't take a little princess in their eyes at all, and even admonished them with a calm face.

Although the princess of Chongqing has a noble status, she has no real power at all, and she has no influence on the emperor, so she suddenly looked at her mother with tears in her eyes.

Empress Dowager Zhou didn't expect these important ministers to defend this misbehaving emperor like this, but she knew that it might be an appearance, but she pointed the finger at Zhu Youzhu and said: "Emperor, it is said that the mourning family should not interfere in government affairs, but no matter how tight the imperial court's finances are, they should not raid the shops of the emperor's relatives and martial artists for no reason!" How many of the shops that have been seized by you now are the industries of loyal ministers, and how many of the income sources of our imperial relatives and relatives! The Ming Dynasty is not easy to come by, and now the emperor's relatives are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, the mourning family does not stop you from being a lonely person, but do you really want the Ming Dynasty to be destroyed in your hands? Do you really want to be the king of the dead country? ”

originally thought that she had been in control of Zhu Youji's life since she was a child, but it took less than a year to arrive in the East Palace, and Zhu Youzhu was like a different person after ascending the throne, and even slaughtered her own brother.

Since her own brother was beheaded, she hated the emperor who was brought up by herself, so she ignored the emperor for nearly a year.

It's just that today's opportunity to be angry came, not only did his mother's family and daughter come to cry, but also a large number of martial arts and relatives' female dependents entered the palace one after another.

That's right, now that he has such help, and he is a grandmother, he can naturally teach this white-eyed wolf who is out of his control a good lesson.

This......

Li Yu and other officials couldn't help but look at each other, daring to feel that the empress dowager came to ask for the guilt of Xingshi, and for the emperor's seizure of a hundred shops.

It's just that this thing was not wrong at all, although the emperor infringed on the interests of the elite class, but this was for the Ming Dynasty to go further.

"The Empress Dowager, this is a bad statement!" It was at this moment that a voice that seemed to be upright sounded.

The princess of Chongqing looked at the black-faced young man in front of her, and immediately frowned: "What is your identity?" ”

"The minister is Shuntianfu Yin Song Cheng!" Song Cheng's face did not change, and he responded seriously.

The princess of Chongqing immediately reacted, and pointed to Song Cheng to make a small report: "Queen Mother, it is he who sent someone to seal the store!" ”

"Princess, this is a mistake, the closure of the store this time is a joint action of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Shuntian Mansion, the Household Department and the Criminal Department!" Wang Yue, who had been silent, stood up and said.

Princess Chongqing looked at this tall old man, and immediately frowned: "Who are you?" ”

"The left capital of the Imperial Palace, Wang Yue!" Wang Yue identified himself.

After all, the Empress Dowager Zhou is an old man who has experienced the four dynasties, and she said lightly: "Both of you are raised by the emperor, and the mourning family knows that you listen to the emperor for everything, but once there is a big disaster this time, you will be the sinners of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

This......

Faced with this hat, Song Cheng and Wang Yue were both caught off guard, and they really didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

"Imperial Grandmother, I know your scruples, but water can carry a boat and capsize a boat. Whether it is a relative of the emperor or a meritorious hero, the imperial court gives them rice. Not to mention that the people have been suffering for a long time, if they will rebel because I do not allow them to make usurious profits, this kind of courtier should not do it! Zhu Youzhu knew that this matter could not be compromised, and immediately made his position clear.

Although Wan An and several officials were the "victims" of it, they knew that there was nothing wrong with this financial rectification, so they nodded lightly.

The Empress Dowager Zhou felt even more unfamiliar with this emperor, but she continued to teach: "Emperor, you can't help this idea!" You have only been on the throne for a year and a half, and the people of the world have not been able to obey you, so how can you be separated from the merits of the country? ”

"The Empress Dowager is wrong! Although the emperor ascended the throne for a year and a half, he cared about the people of the world, rectified the salt administration, cleared the acres of fields, cut taxes, pacified Annan, and repaired Mongolia in the north. Imabari private lending is the method of restoring Taizu, what's wrong? If the magnates are not loyal to the emperor, this is a traitor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not a pity! Song Cheng has his own values, and he immediately said it sternly.

Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, opened his mouth slightly, looking at Song Cheng in disbelief.

I always thought that I was the number one sycophant master, but this black-faced young man was obviously patting sycophants, but he was able to do it without opening his eyes, and he was simply the first person in the sycophant world.

The Empress Dowager Zhou originally came to ask the teacher for guilt, but she was speechless by Song Cheng's refutation, but she said angrily: "You ......"

"What Song Fu Yin said is extremely true, those who are not subject to His Majesty's rectification of finance today are the great harm of the Ming Dynasty, and they can be killed!" Liu Ji and other important ministers immediately expressed their support.

Although the Empress Dowager Zhou said a little reasonable, but now the situation is indeed as Song Cheng said, and all the people in the world have returned to their hearts. If it is said that the rectification of finance will force the opposition of the elite, then it is not a pity to cut them all.

Even Liu Jian, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who has always been in opposition, has to admit that there is nothing wrong with governing private lending now.

The Empress Dowager Zhou knew that some important ministers were involved in private lending, but when she saw that the important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all on the side of the emperor, she said in disbelief: "You...... Are you all crazy? ”

"Empress Dowager, you can't just listen to the words of the powerful, you also have to take a look at the people of the Ming Dynasty under your rule! Yu Ming, stepped forward to meet the Empress Dowager and asked her to ...... Take a good look at you! Zhu Youzhi knew that the old woman in front of him hadn't considered the people at the bottom at all, so he ordered lightly.

Yu Ming had just been kneeling in the center of the imperial study, and when the Empress Dowager appeared, he consciously knelt by the door, and he also saw with his own eyes how virtuous his emperor was.

At this moment, his eyes had already been wet with tears, and now when he heard the emperor's order, he crawled to the empress dowager and said, "Yu Ming, a grass man, meets the empress dowager!" ”

"How can there be a mountain village in this imperial study!" When the princess of Chongqing saw Yu Ming crawling over, she immediately disliked the authentic passage.

Yes......

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager Zhou let out a deafening scream, as if she was about to shatter the tiled roof of the imperial study.

Hey?

The important ministers present only raised their heads when they saw Yu Ming, but they didn't want the Empress Dowager Zhou to react so much, so they couldn't help but look at each other.

"Imperial Grandmother, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Youzhu vaguely guessed what was going on, but still pretended to be concerned and asked.

"Ghost, ghost!"

The Empress Dowager Zhou pointed to Yu Ming in front of her, her face was already pale with fright at this time, and she stretched out her finger with a finger sleeve to point at Yu Ming tremblingly.

Although she was born in an ordinary family, she stayed in the palace for decades after all, and she was incompatible with the people at the bottom.

Just a glance, after seeing Yu Ming's appearance, especially the swollen left eye, coupled with the skin of this kind of villager, suddenly gave birth to a kind of horror when he saw a ghost.

This......

When the important ministers present learned that this was the case, they couldn't help but look at each other.

The Empress Dowager Zhou was so frightened that she walked around Yu Ming, not to mention that she wanted to ask Zhu Youji Xingshi for her guilt, but now she only hated herself for why she didn't have one more leg, but she fled from the imperial study in embarrassment.

There is a record of wild history: When the empress dowager saw the farmer Yu Ming, she thought that Ming was a ghost, and fled from the imperial study in a hurry, and did not dare to come to the emperor's office. Although Ming is a person, the high interests are like ghosts, and the Empress Dowager is true, and the emperor has since been more determined to govern finance.

(End of chapter)