One of the ways that Zhu Qiyu thought of to limit Zhu Wenfang's desire to cut the vassal was to let Zhu Wenfang also serve as the vassal king.

The butt determines the head, which is always the right theory.

So Zhu Qiyu instructed: "Shandong is our basic plate, and we must envelop the military and people's hearts in Shandong."

The position of the king of Qi should always be in the hands of the emperor or the crown prince, and in the name of the prince, we can do many things that are inconvenient for the emperor and the crown prince. ”

Zhu Wenfang said with a smile: "The most important thing is that my father wants to use the name of King Qi to master three elite guards." ”

"Yes, three guards, 15,000 people. When it is time to be in a hurry, the rest of the army is also armed, and the three guards can organize at least 30,000 troops.

In the last years, when the power of the imperial court declined and there was turmoil in the country, if there was a change in the south, we would rely on Shandong to stop the rebels or peasant armies.

Let Lu Fan block us first, and then use the three guards of Qi Fan to cooperate with the Beijing army to defend against the enemy.

If there is a change in the north, our Qi clan controls the eastern part of Shandong and the sea lane, which can be regarded as a way out.

Even if Taizong launched the Battle of Jingjing, Shandong was also a key battlefield to determine the outcome of the battle. ”

Zhu Wenfang nodded: "Then the minister took advantage of the opportunity of many soldiers to emerge in this war and began to form the Qingzhou Three Guards?" ”

"Yes, not only our Ming soldiers, even if it is a Mongolian general, you can also absorb it as appropriate.

In short, your older brothers will form a guard together, and how to distribute the manpower will be discussed among your brothers.

Oh, by the way, pick another guard for Mu Cong, plus the one guard I have already set up for him before, and in another three or four years, let him go back to Yunnan to guard.

It's not enough for my sons, and if you have more princes in the future, you will have a few more princes in Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, Burma, Siam and other remote southern provinces, so that it will be reliable. ”

Zhu Wenfang frowned when he heard this, not everyone can give birth to more than 20 princes.

A normal harem, the struggle is fierce, you live and die, like Xuanmiao, it is the norm to have two sons in a lifetime.

Taizong was better, gave birth to a child, and was finally killed by Xuanmiao.

Zhu Wenfang didn't want endless palace fights in his harem, and he thought that he didn't have the ability to let several women live in harmony and be like sisters, so he could only go to extremes, the fewer women, the better, and if there were few, he wouldn't fight.

Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this, and went home after arranging things.

Back at home, Zhu Qiyu refused the intimate request of the concubines. No way, if you do a little bit of love and you'll be caught.

If someone can't do it himself, he doesn't want others to be happy, and he can't wait for everyone to be a eunuch, so what can he do, it's better to practice calligraphy.

It's okay to practice words, and practicing words can cultivate sentiment.

In the following days, Zhu Qiyu stayed at home, practicing various ways to write a certain character.

And up and down the government and the opposition, there are fierce battles for people everywhere.

The feudal lords vied for the elite of the army to replenish their guards. Everyone is eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers.

Even Zhu Qiyu personally wrote to Cao Guogong, requesting that the elite be drawn from the Shaanxi-Gansu border army and give priority to the formation of the three guards of the Lingwu of the King of Xia, and then the three guards of the King of Han.

With the King of Han, the King of Xia, and the King of Su defending the northwest together, it will be much more reliable.

In all dynasties, the two most important directions of military use were the northwest and the northeast.

Da Ming is more miserable, and he has eaten a lot of deflated in both directions.

Zhu Wenfang selected many elites from the original reserve soldiers. All of a sudden, Ganquan Palace was full of people, and the generals were all going through the door, wanting to send their children to the prince's command.

Civil officials are also grabbing people, because Jingtai has to recount land and population in ten years, update the yellow book, and recompile household registration.

This is accompanied by the redivision and adjustment of various provinces, prefectures, and counties.

According to the national policy formulated by Taizu when he founded the country, the land tax of the Ming Dynasty was a budget quota system, and the amount of grain that each province needed to pay each year was set in advance, and the provinces paid grain according to the prescribed amount.

The court doesn't charge more, but you can't pay less either.

No more, no less, just right, that's the most suitable.

After careful consideration, Zhu Qiyu finally decided not to completely overthrow Taizu's system for the time being.

However, the tax amount of the original two capitals and thirteen provinces generally dropped by about one percent, and the more special ones were: the quotas of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Huguang fell by one and a half percent; Among them, the quota of the five prefectures of Susong fell by two percent.

The taxes of the five mansions of Susong are too heavy, and Zhu Qiyu really can't stand it.

It's been a hundred years of exploitation and oppression, and it's time to relax.

Based on the principle that the butt determines the head, Zhu Qiyu understands the people in the south on the issue of paying taxes: If I were born in the late Ming Dynasty, if I were the Donglin Party, I would not pay fucking taxes.

The imperial court will collect Liao salaries for a while, collect salaries for a while, and collect training salaries for a while, all with Jiangnan, why don't you pay Liao salaries in Beizhili? Why don't those feudal kings and relatives who eat with fat stomachs, the nobles who rest with the country, and the eunuchs who share the fate with the emperor not pay Liao, and they owe you by nature in Jiangnan?

The most important thing is that the stupid dogs in Liaodong don't do anything with money, they spend six or seven million taels a year on the imperial court, and they don't care if they can't kill the Manchus, and they can't stop talking to the upper echelons of the Manchus.

With so much money, it is wasted every year, and it sinks directly to the bottom, without even a splash, and you can't even hear a sound.

Oh, no, you can also hear the sound, the Chongzhen Dynasty has been a total of seventeen years, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has entered the customs and looted five times, and the toss is still quite lively.

One of the most shameless things in the world is to take money and not do anything.

If I were the Donglin Party, I would also get the emperor into the water.

Of course, Zhu Qiyu is now the emperor, so he has to consider the problem according to the emperor's thinking.

Appropriately reduce the amount of taxes to relieve the pressure on the people.

The reduced taxes were apportioned among Korea, Japan, and Annam, which were newly occupied by the Gyeongtae Dynasty.

As a result, the annual land tax collected by the imperial court has generally increased.

In addition, the gold, silver, and copper mines controlled by the imperial court, as long as they no longer use large-scale troops, but recuperate, the financial resources of the imperial court are still very abundant.

It's March.

On the sixth day of the first month of March, the spring flowers are blooming, and the wind and sun are beautiful.

Zhu Qiyu had breakfast and came to Qingyun Pavilion to manage the government.

Although he is gradually handing over power, Zhu Qiyu is not doing it at all.

The first ministers to be met were the three chief officials of Jing Zhaoyin and Shuncheonfu.

This time to re-survey the land and population, Jingzhao Yin Huangpu was the most tired. Gyeonggi is not only a large population, but also an extremely complex composition.

Nobles, relatives, eunuchs, neither side is easy to mess with.

Zhu Qiyu smiled at Huang Pu and said: "Beizhili was originally eight prefectures, and after I ascended the throne, Xuanfu and Huailai were classified from Shanxi to Zhili and increased to ten prefectures.

Now the area between Xuanfu and Kaiping is set up as Zhangbei County, which is included in Gyeonggi and is under the direct management of Jingzhaoyin.

The land in Zhangbei County, whether it is for horses or farming, is distributed to three families: Jing Zhaoyin, Yumajian, and Taifu Temple.

In this way, you don't have an opinion. ”

(End of chapter)

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