Chapter 402 The long line that can’t be let go

Zhu Yunyong, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was in a good mood. Seeing the civil servants continuing to fight, he felt inexplicably happier. It was so wonderful.

This is probably because Lao Zhu has been unwilling to clarify the positions of some ministers for many years, and now there are vacancies in the ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment. Not to mention that the officials in these two departments who think they have a chance to be promoted are also working frantically and performing when they are looking for opportunities.

Even the ministers, ministers, etc. from other ministries, or some other officials, were active at this time and wanted to seize this opportunity.

While the efficiency of work was suddenly improved, basically no mistakes were made. These official fans kept performing, which naturally allowed Zhu Yunyong to see many "capable ministers and officials" at once, allowing him to deal with them.

The officials' ability to do things is 'impressive'.

This is probably the happiness of the emperor, and this is probably the enjoyment of the capitalists. Basically, each one is drawing a big pie, and letting the people under them grit their teeth and run forward as hard as they can. The cost of such employment is higher than before.

Much smaller.

Zhu Yunyong has now experienced such happiness, so everyone should continue to perform. While everyone's enthusiasm is relatively high, let these civil servants continue to do more things down-to-earth. Zhu Yunyong feels that there is no need to rush to do something immediately.

When Zhu Yunyong was "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight", he did not forget some things, which were some things that affected his reform plan.

Intentionally or unintentionally, the matter of Shibo Division was brought up, and many civil servants began to shift their attention. The Wuxun Group also began to take it seriously. After all, the money from Shibo Division was too much, so of course everyone needed to pay attention.

The Wuxun Group has long gone to Nanyang and Japan, and has made a lot of profits. The Civil Service Group has long wanted to snatch the Shibo Company away from the royal family and the Wuxun Group. This is an extremely important source of wealth.

It goes without saying that the silver shipped back from Japan must be put into the national treasury. However, spices, jewelry and other items shipped back from Southeast Asia, as well as porcelain, tea or ironware shipped from the Ming Dynasty, can also be brought back.

Lots of good stuff.

The Ministry of Household Affairs has long wanted to bring the rights of the Municipal Shipping Department under its jurisdiction, but unfortunately their role so far is just to act as a hand-in-hand, and they have no way to get involved in the Municipal Shipping Department.

The emperor has expressed his attitude before. The Shibo Division is the royal family and Wu Xun's basic base. In fact, many civil servants can understand it. Wu Xun is basically someone who can spend money, know how to live, and is ostentatious. He only relies on the court's support.

The salary or the output of the land is definitely not enough.

The emperor is willing to take Wu Xun with him because the Wuxun Group is the backbone of the Ming Dynasty's military power. There are also emperors who don't want Wu Xun to interfere in the local area or do something corrupt and pervert the law. If you want to take this big piece of cake, you can

Not an easy thing.

The aristocratic families within the territory can only become suppliers and dealers. Although they are greedy for the benefits of maritime trade, if they go to sea privately, they will definitely be beheaded and their homes confiscated. The merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty are not just merchants. The fleets

There will definitely be various battleships there.

In the farming civilization, it was normal to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. In other words, the Song Dynasty was more friendly to businessmen.

Naturally, Zhu Yunyong would not strictly emphasize agriculture and suppress business. He knew that business could inject more vitality into the Ming Dynasty's economy, but Zhu Yunyong did not want to see everyone busy doing business, let alone some wealthy people.

Businessmen all over the world have unrealistic fantasies after becoming wealthy.

Businessmen must do their duty as a businessman. Especially in the current feudal dynasty, some wealthy businessmen will not be too satisfied after earning a certain amount of wealth. They want to improve their social status.

It would be fine if we just train scholars step by step, but I am afraid that these people want to use gold and silver to corrupt the officials of the Ming Dynasty. In other words, the scholars trained by these people are not serving the country and the people, but to protect the family industry.

Or there is collusion between government and business.

Zhu Yunyong continued to throw bait, and the very patient Zhu Yunyong was ready to put a long line to catch the big fish. What's more, his uncles probably couldn't hold it anymore, and they must have started to prepare.

When it comes to leading troops in wars, Zhu Yunyong's three uncles are all average. Even Chang Mao, who was once specially trained, doesn't have much talent.

But if they are now asked to do something shady, to be a dandy, to be rich and unkind, they just need to understand Zhu Yunyong's meaning a little bit, and then they can complete it very conscientiously, and even the effect will exceed Zhu Yunyong's expectations.

After going to court, Zhu Yunyong immediately asked Lian Zining from the Inspectorate to come to the Wuying Hall. This was to remind the Inspectorate to start working and prepare to offend people in an all-round way. Whether it was a civil servant, a military official, or a clan member, they all

You may be offended in one go.

The Inspectorate is really about to get busy. Originally, the Inspectorate was developed from Chiyo's Yushitai and is responsible for supervision, impeachment and recommendations.

During Lao Zhu's period, the Supervisory Yuan established a supervisory censor in accordance with the Thirteen Roads, who patrolled prefectures and counties and were responsible for inspecting and impeaching officials.

So let me tell the Inspectorate in advance that we will start preparing for the thirteen censors to inspect the place. The Inspectorate and the Ministry of Household Affairs will also start preparing to inspect warehouses, rivers, cities, farm fields, print horses, and inspect grain.

Store, supervise the harvest of grain and dendrobium, order gate sergeants, manage the capital camp, and compare military weapons.

This is not just about starting to make records, counting farmland and population, but also looking at the Ming Dynasty's food reserves, preparations for war, or people's livelihood and other matters.

When Lao Zhu was in power, due to Lao Zhu's strong skills, the household registration and farming in the Ming Dynasty were relatively smooth. Now Zhu Yunyong is about to officially find out. His previous information and data are only based on some previous information.

Make speculations.

Although if nothing else, the gap is probably not big, but it still requires a thorough investigation. After all, it has been more than six years since Lao Zhu’s last large-scale investigation, and now it is time to start the investigation again.

This is also because it is the second year since Zhu Yunyong ascended the throne, and many things naturally need to be more fully prepared at this time, so as to facilitate his subsequent series of plans.

It is true that the national power of the Ming Dynasty is increasing, but many things still have to be seen to be believed. Only in this way can we have more confidence, so that such plans can be more solid and their execution can be more reliable.

Lian Zining is indeed not afraid of offending people. His status is special and his ambitions are relatively lofty. Therefore, as the censor of Zuodu, he can be regarded as one of the Seven Ministers. With his high position and authority, he should do more for the Ming Dynasty.

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Zhu Yunyong also had some other ideas here. The imperial examination will start next year, and a group of Jinshi will enter the court. So if the magistrate below is also aware of corruption and perversion of the law, Zhu Yunyong does not mind using the heads of some people to kill chickens and monkeys.

By the way, some positions should be moved out so that some young officials who have been in the center for a long time can come and experience it.

It’s no good if you don’t have the experience of being a people-friendly official. If you don’t have a down-to-earth attitude and don’t understand people’s livelihood, how can you share the worries of the king and how can you govern the world!

In fact, it is not just Lian Zining who is doing things that offend people, and it is not just people from the Inspectorate. When they start to take action, many people will understand that they must have received the emperor's instructions. By then, there may be many civil and military officials.

Officials and corrupt officials make people panic, and many aristocratic families are also in dire straits.

Lian Zining is still very experienced. He knows that he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He definitely does not want to betray the emperor's trust. He also really hopes that through his own efforts, he can bring a prosperous age to the Ming Dynasty.

So what we need to do now is to start preparations in advance. For example, for the self-examination of the Supervisory Office, if the Supervisory Office is not clean, then they will supervise and investigate, and naturally they will not be able to bring news that satisfies Zhu Yunyong.

Even if the Supervisory Office conducts a self-examination, and even if Zhu Yunyong is bound to send people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei to investigate secretly, there is no guarantee that it will be absolutely clean, selfless, etc. But starting the self-examination now, it can still give some guidance to the next actions.

A lot of help comes.

After looking at Wang Chengen, Zhu Yunyong said, "Let someone prepare a meal. Let's go to the Qianqing Palace to have a meal."

Wang Chengen had a bitter look on his face and said to Zhu Yunyong, "Your Majesty, I have returned to the palace on behalf of the king. The Supreme Emperor is at the Fengxian Hall."

There is no need to say this clearly. When Lao Zhu was in Fengxian Hall, he took his son with him. As expected, in addition to worshiping ancestors, the most important thing was to enforce family laws. Basically, except for Da Zhu, others

All his descendants are treated this way.

Zhu Yunyong asked casually, "Oh? What happened to our thirteenth uncle?"

The acting king Zhu Gui is the same age as Zhu Yunyong. He is only more than three months older than Zhu Yunyong. His mother is Concubine Guo Hui, the daughter of King Guo Zixing of Chuyang. It can be said that Zhu Gui is relatively decent in the palace and is also relatively "rare".

The prince of the domain.

After all, he and Zhu Yunyong were of the same age, and they were the first to join the vassal state, and it was not easy for Zhu Yunyong to take action. However, after Zhu Gui, none of Lao Zhu's sons could join the vassal state. And Zhu Yunyong's cousins, cousins, and even nephews

Everyone, don't expect to become a vassal. Even those who have already established a vassal state, don't plan to seal it.

Wang Chengen said, "Your Majesty, on behalf of the king, he is good at serving the army and the people and amassing wealth. The people of the country are suffering a lot."

Zhu Yunyong's face suddenly darkened. This was the reason why he didn't like the vassal king.

Although according to Lao Zhu's original policy, the vassal king had no administrative power, and the vassal king did not have many soldiers and horses. However, the vassal princes did not care about the suffering of the people. It was one thing to commit lawlessness, but local officials could not

Punishing crimes is another matter. Even many local officials will cater to those princes in order to please those vassals.

Zhu Yunyong stood up suddenly and walked straight towards Fengxian Hall with a cold face. Uncle Emperor, Zhu Yunyong should respect those who should be respected, and give dignity to those who should be treated with dignity.

But if his imperial uncles were acting illegally, Zhu Yunyong would not be too polite. Even though he is a junior, Zhu Yunyong is now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the legitimate head of the clan. He should make the decisions on these matters!
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