Hearing this, Chen Xun asked tentatively: "It stands to reason that in the first year of Your Majesty's accession to the throne, you should select concubines from all over the world to enrich the harem. ”

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand again and again: "This is exempt, it costs the people and money, and tosses the people, it is purely nothing to look for." I'm now more than enough for fifteen favorite concubines. ”

Chen Xun continued to ask: "Then it stands to reason that the construction of the imperial tomb should also begin. ”

Zhu Qiyu continued to refuse: "Forget it." To build an imperial mausoleum, it will cost three or four million taels of silver. Moreover, it is necessary to harvest large trees from the deep mountains of Huguang and Guizhou, and transport them to Tianshou Mountain for the construction of imperial tombs.

The people of Huguang and Guizhou can't survive anymore, and they are making civil unrest everywhere, and I still go to toss people, is it because Daming is not chaotic enough? ”

Chen Xun asked rhetorically: "Then Your Majesty is also building the New Qi Palace, doesn't your palace need to harvest big trees?" ”

Zhu Qiyu smiled: "No, I hate wood." The exterior walls are made of blue bricks, and the palace rooms are made of white marble. As for the burning of bricks and the mining of white marble, there is not much danger.

I will recruit the people and pay them more, and I will never let the people suffer. ”

When Chen Xun heard this, he no longer dwelled on this topic, and continued: "The treasure money has been abolished, and it needs to be issued. But there are too many people in the clan of the vassal king, and if it is really distributed according to the quota, the household department is really a little unable to resist. ”

As soon as Chen Xun's words came out, everyone looked at the emperor, including He Yi, Huang Pu, Xu Heng, Li Xuan, and even the very young Duke of Dingguo, Xu Yongning, all looked at the emperor expectantly.

Everyone was curious about how the emperor would deal with the vassal king's problem.

Not to mention these experienced ministers, even Xu Yongning knew that if the number of clans was allowed to swell, the imperial court would be in big trouble sooner or later.

Zhu Qiyu nodded again and again, Chen Xun's words were regarded as the most critical place.

The clan must be reformed, and it is a major overhaul to completely overthrow the clan system established by Taizu.

But that's easy to say. The legitimacy of his original succession has not yet been completed, and the transfer of the imperial line is even more difficult. If you take the liberty of starting the reform of the clan again, then wait and see, there is definitely not a day of stable life to live.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Jianwen is so eager to cut the domain. It's quite easy for others to say cool words, as soon as the upper lip touches the lower lip, the mouth is opened to mean that the vassal king can be slowly cut.

In fact, if you really do it, how do you cut it slowly?

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu sighed deeply: "That's it, last year, how much money was actually issued to the clan, and it will be increased by 20% in the future."

For example, there was a county king, his rated salary was 1,000 stones, and the court issued 300 stones in previous years, and the remaining 700 stones were discounted with treasure money.

After that, the court gave him 360 stone rice, and the treasure money was not to be issued again.

It is equivalent to using sixty stone of solid Lu rice to replace the treasure money corresponding to his original 700 stone Lu rice.

Considering that the Daming treasure banknotes are similar to waste paper, these clans actually didn't suffer much.

As for letting the imperial court actually issue a thousand stones, this really can't be done. Let them digest and understand for themselves.

When the time comes, I will carry out a thorough reform of the clan system, but now is not the time, so let's make do with it for now. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded again and again. This is also a way out of the way, not only can it not harm the interests of the clan for the time being, but it will not take all the money of the household department to the clan to distribute it.

Another problem was solved, Chen Xun felt relieved, and continued: "In the first half of the year, the imperial court can still be called a major event, that is, the township test. ”

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and stopped Chen Xun: "The matter of the township test, your cabinet and the six ministries will go back and discuss it themselves, and then take a charter out and report it to me."

I'm tired, I'm going home to sleep, so I'll stop here today.

You don't need to be here next month, you all do your own thing, do what you have to do.

It's been almost half a year since the change of Tumubao, and I haven't breathed for a breath, I'm so tired.

Since there is nothing important to do in the imperial court, then I will rest for a month. ”

Everyone understands the emperor's helplessness very well. Originally, he could have had a good rest during the New Year, but it turned out that there was either a fire here or there, and the emperor suffered a great sin this year.

Moreover, to be honest, the emperor delegated power and the ministers worked, and this way of getting along with the monarch and the minister was very popular with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

And so far, Dongchang and Jinyiwei have not revealed any intention of monitoring the courtiers.

Zhu Qiyu had already made a decision in his heart: to learn the rule of Wenjing and hand over the arduous task of rectifying the rule of officials to the next emperor.

can't learn from Emperor Yang of Sui, in a short period of time, he attacked from all sides, and offended everyone.

For Zhu Qiyu, just reforming the sect and rectifying the guard house will cost his own life. In addition, there is a battle for the orthodoxy of the heirs, and always guard against the counterattack of the emperor's faction.

It is also necessary to recover the country, restart the Western Ocean, and lay the foundation for future generations to deal with the future maritime age.

Coupled with a bunch of large and small, miscellaneous reform matters, Zhu Qiyu only felt that his head was buzzing all the time.

was really upset, Zhu Qiyu hurriedly persuaded the ministers to retire. Only He Yi stayed behind and dealt with the notebook sent by the clerical room with a few Chinese scholars.

Xu Heng, Duke of Anguo, Li Xuan of Cao Guo, and Xu Yongning, Duke of Dingguo, still stayed in the attic, accompanying Zhu Qiyu to drink tea while watching the lake and mountains outside the window.

After chatting for a while, Zhu Qiyu asked, "You still have something, let's disperse if it's okay." ”

Xu Yongning was the first to reply: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to guard the frontier, and he doesn't want to be bored in the capital." ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "You are too young to know the benefits of a comfortable life." However, taking advantage of your young age, going out for a walk and seeing more can indeed broaden your horizons.

The place in Xuanfu has been plagued by Xuanzong and Sanyang's people for many years, and the traitors can't be cleaned for a while, it's too dangerous, so I can't let you go to Xuanfu.

You can't go to the south either, it's more dangerous over there.

Why don't you go to Liaodong on my behalf, including the range of activities of Duoyan Sanwei, you can take a look.

There are also Dan Ninh and Quang Ninh, both of which are extremely important strategically. I will build two new fortified cities to ward off foreign troubles.

Especially Guangning City, one of them will not play well in the future, and this is the place that ruined my Daming country.

Moreover, the change of Tumubao, the Emperor Taishang lost his teacher and humiliated the country, so that all foreign vassals gave birth to a contempt for the Ming Dynasty.

So if you want, you can also stop by North Korea. It just so happened that I was also going to send my cronies to North Korea. You can go together, and you can have a care on the way. ”

Xu Yongning was a little puzzled after hearing this, how could a Guangning City become a place where the Ming Dynasty was ruined?

If it were someone else, he might not dare to ask Zhu Qiyu about the roots.

But Xu Yongning relied on the favor of his cousin of the emperor and asked directly.

Zhu Qiyu was also willing to mention more about his promising cronies, so he asked rhetorically: "Before answering your question, let's talk about it, do you think Meng Yuan can rise again?" ”

(End of chapter)