Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 52, the angry emperor Hongzhi
Emperor Hongzhi felt a little bored when he left the early court.

Although the proposal to set up a fleet to go to the Golden Continent was approved by the court today, the cost was as expected by Emperor Hongzhi himself, and in the end he still had his own money to pay.

Although Emperor Hongzhi originally wanted to get the money out of his own money, all the ministers above the court, whether it was the elders of the three cabinets, the six ministers, or other officials of all sizes, almost everyone was staring at him. As for the money in the national treasury, not a penny can be moved.

Although Emperor Hongzhi was an expensive emperor and claimed to be an emperor, he was actually very poor, and his internal funds did not have many taels of silver. Calculated, Emperor Hongzhi's internal funds were only about one million taels of silver.

This is what he has saved for more than ten years of frugality. His cheap father Ming Xianzong was a foolish emperor and a prodigal son. He not only spent money from the national treasury, but also spent money The money was spent in sevens and eights, and there was not much silver taels left for Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi lived frugally and saved millions of taels of silver with great difficulty. All the ministers in the court were watching him every day, and they always asked Emperor Hongzhi to take out his own money over and over again.

Originally, the matter of going to the Golden Continent was considered a major event for the entire imperial court, and the money should have come from the treasury, but today, almost all the ministers in the court did not mean to be polite to Emperor Hongzhi, and they all asked Emperor Hongzhi himself to pay for it. The money is paid out from within.

This made Emperor Hongzhi very depressed.

"Your Majesty, are you still angry that the money to build the fleet came from within?"

Xiao Jing saw what was on Emperor Hongzhi's mind, and comforted him again and again: "This Golden Continent is full of gold, and this fleet will definitely be able to reap a good harvest when they go to the Golden Continent."

"The princes above the court have said that this money is from His Majesty's internal funds, and it will be profitable in the future. This is also His Majesty's internal funds. When the fleet returns and brings back a large amount of gold, they will definitely regret it. Impossible."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xiao Jing and smiled and said, "I'm not angry about this, I planned to get the money from my own money."

"What I am worried about is the censors above the court. These people don't do things themselves, and they don't let others do things. No matter right or wrong, they will oppose it. This seriously affects the affairs of the country."

"What is the specific situation of this Golden Continent? Let's not talk about it for the time being. If these three high-yielding crops really exist, how important it is to Daming. That Jiang Zijun clearly knows this."

"But he ignored all the opposition. This kind of thing didn't happen once or twice. You also heard what he said about me in the court today."

"It is said that I am Zhou of Shang and Emperor Yang of Sui, and I am very happy with my achievements, regardless of the life and death of the common people..."

When he said this, Emperor Hongzhi's face turned red with anger, and he really wanted to kill that Jiang Zijun with a single blow.

"Since I took over the Great Reign, I have been conscientious and conscientious. I dare not slack off. I am diligent in governing and loving the people. I am diligent and frugal. I am not even willing to repair the garden. Even the queen suffers from hardships and clothes. If it is broken, sew and mend it.”

"I think I should be considered a qualified emperor, and I never wanted to be insulted by him like Jiang Zijun."

The more Emperor Hongzhi talked, the more angry he was, he really wanted to kill Jiang Zijun, but he was a good man with a very kind heart, even if he didn't kill his former mortal enemy, let alone Jiang Zijun.

"Your Majesty's merits and demerits should be decided by Jiang Zijun. His majesty's great achievements are obvious to all. He surpassed Qin Huang, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu."

Xiao Jing hurriedly comforted Emperor Hongzhi, he knew that Emperor Hongzhi was really angry today, otherwise he wouldn't have said much.

"Whether it's Qin Huang, Han Wu, or Tang Zong and Song Zu, I never thought of comparing myself with them. All I want is to be worthy of the people of the world and the foundation of my ancestors."

After listening to Xiao Jing's words, Emperor Hongzhi's mood improved a lot, half of his anger disappeared, and there was a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, cabinet scholars Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang are asking to see you."

At this time, a little eunuch came over and said.

"Xuan~"

Emperor Hongzhi was a hardworking emperor. After the early court meeting, he usually continued to summon some important ministers to continue discussing state affairs. This has almost become a habit.

Therefore, when the early dynasty ends, the three cabinet ministers will come together without the need for an oral order from Emperor Hongzhi. Sometimes, Emperor Hongzhi will also announce the six ministers and other important ministers to discuss state affairs.

Soon, three cabinet ministers, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang came to Qianqing Palace, where Emperor Hongzhi lived and worked.

In Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang sat together as before, drinking tea while discussing the above-mentioned matters.

"The chieftain issue in the Southwest region has been repeated for a long time. After a few years of subduing, it started to become turbulent again. There is still no way to really solve the problem of the Southwest chieftain."

"I don't know what good strategy the three lovers have to solve the Southwest chieftain problem once and for all?"

Thinking of the rebellion of Shuixi Tusi mentioned by Shangshu Ma Wensheng in the early court, Emperor Hongzhi also seemed worried. This Southwest Tusi rebellion has happened many times, almost every year, big and small, and spread to the southwestern provinces when it was serious , become a disease that can never be cured, and it keeps recurring.

"The problem of the southwestern chieftain has a long history. From the time of the Three Kingdoms period when Zhuge Zhuge captured Meng Huo seven times until now, the problem of the southwestern chieftain has never subsided."

"Fundamentally speaking, it is mainly because the mountains and rivers are far away in the southwestern region, the mountains and rivers are dangerous, and the traffic is inconvenient. In addition, there are few Han people in the southwest region, and the natives are ignorant. When it is beneficial, they are obedient. Once there is no It’s a good thing, and we’ll start making trouble again immediately.”

"It is very inconvenient for the imperial court to send troops to exterminate them. It is a waste of money and food. It is really a chronic disease that is difficult to cure."

Liu Jian pondered for a while, then slowly shook his head helplessly.

The problem of Southwest Chieftain is not a day or two, but once or twice. It has a very long history, and there has been no way to really solve the problem of Southwest Chieftain.

Although the three pavilion elders are also virtuous and capable people, they still have no good way to deal with the problem of the southwestern chieftain. It is also trying to adopt the Huairou policy as much as possible, but this method is always just to stop the boiling, and has no substantial effect.

　Please collect, please collect~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)