Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 367 Establishing the City Shipping Department

After complaining again, Zhu Yixi didn't bother to pay attention to the way of survival of such a small country, and just said one last sentence:
"The first emperor has passed away, and the Ming Dynasty has been established, so it should be replaced by Shaowu."

"Foreign ministers should be provincial."

The man achieved his goal and left respectfully.

Be cautious along the way, and move carefully to the Ministry of Rites.

After returning to their own house, the few people breathed a sigh of relief.

The leader has a square face, a long beard, red phoenix eyes, and a high nose bridge, which can be regarded as a serious official face.

"Judgment—"

Several people in the courtyard hurriedly bowed their hands and bowed their hands in respect.

Since Li Chenggui established the Joseon Dynasty, he has been adhering to the major principles, whether it is etiquette or clothing, are the same as those of the Ming Dynasty but different.

For example, the king of Joseon can only wear the robe of a prince, and the regulation of the palace can only be at the level of a prince, with honorific titles such as His Highness, Lord, Prince, and so on.

For example, the Six Departments, in North Korea, it was the Six Caos, and the Shangshu was the judge, and the judge in their mouths was equivalent to Zuo Shilang, the second in command of the Ministry of Rites.

"When you go out, don't ask for too much courtesy."

Wang Yongzhen stroked his beard, and asked: "You have been wandering around Nanjing in advance these days, have you gained anything?"

"Reporting to participate in the trial, my subordinates have been wandering the streets these few days. Nanjing is worthy of being a capital city. It has everything you need, such as food and cloth. It is obvious that the war has been far away from the south of the Yangtze River."

One person arched his hands.

"The subordinates also sent people to inquire. Emperor Shaowu made great achievements in battle, and the whole south is generally peaceful. If you want to come to a Southern and Northern Dynasties, it is also possible."

"It's still unknown!"

Wang Yongzhen sighed, frowned and said: "The establishment of slaves is powerful, the army is tyrannical, the city of Nanjing was broken last year, and even Emperor Hongguang was taken captive. Is Nanjing safe?"

Although the Ming Dynasty rebuilt North Korea, in order to preserve the country and the country, North Korea was still a loyal vassal state of the Manchu Qing on the surface, and would never dare to betray.

Physical submission and spiritual rebellion made North Korea extremely entangled.

Therefore, even Emperor Hongguang, they were afraid to admit it.

"Participate in the trial, the establishment of slaves is powerful, you still have to be cautious!"

"Daming is a country of etiquette, how can we obey the barbarians and reject the Celestial Dynasty?"

In an instant, the two big men began to quarrel.

Wang Yongzhen had a headache.

Since surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, subject to the threat of force from the Qing Dynasty, two forces have formed in North Korea.

One is the Shiming School with a large scale, and the other is the Shiqing School that pays attention to reality.

"That's it!"

Wang Yongzhen shook his head, and said, "Let His Highness consider such an important matter!"

With a wave of his hand, the group of people dispersed.

However, Wang Yongzhen's ability to come to Nanjing naturally represents the opinion of the Ming faction, and he only thinks about Daming wholeheartedly.

"We still have to have a good relationship with the current emperor."

He thought about it, and couldn't help thinking: "From my point of view, the current harem is weak, but we can search for beautiful women in the country. If we have children, it may be beneficial to our country."

……

After meeting the Koreans for the first time, Zhu Yixi was a little bored.

Now that North Korea is poor and weak, it doesn't help Daming at all. It's just for the pleasure of the kingdom of heaven. What's the point of this to him?

Picking up a pen and writing, six large characters appeared on the table:

Corruption, finances, the military.

He looked at it for a long time before saying: "Let Yan Chongxin come to see me."

"Yes!" The little eunuch at the side hurriedly responded.

After a while, Yan Chongxin, who came in a hurry, appeared in front of the emperor.

"Let's take a look, do these words have a deep meaning?"

The emperor waved and said.

Yan Chongxin was a little ignorant, but he still moved forward obediently, looking at the six big characters:
"Your Majesty's words are flying like dragons and phoenixes, which can be called unique, and I admire you so much!"

"I didn't ask you to flatter me." Zhu Yixi laughed and cursed, "Look carefully."

"Yes!" Yan Chongxin lowered his head, pondering.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that corruption is the biggest problem of the country?"

His eyes are bright, and his words are crisp and decisive.

"That's what it means!"

The emperor showed a smile, then shook his head and said:

"You are only the first layer, it's still shallow."

As he spoke, the emperor couldn't help pacing, Yan Chongxin followed closely behind.

Walking in the empty palace, Zhu Yixi couldn't help saying softly:
"The reason why Beijing was destroyed was the lack of troops, the army was not strong, and why the army was weak? It was because of the lack of taxes that the soldiers were hungry to fight."

"The lack of taxation is due to the fact that the officials are forcing the people to rebel. The root of it is the corruption of the officials."

"So to govern the country, we must refresh the governance of officials, starting with the governance of people."

Yan Chongxin nodded seriously, and he admitted that his words were very reasonable.

However, he is only responsible for the country's taxation and reform of the government, so he can't get involved at all.

Seeing the helpless expression on the latter's face, Zhu Yixi smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "This matter doesn't need to be done step by step, we don't have that much time."

"What does His Majesty mean?"

Yan Chongxin was completely dumbfounded, the emperor's thoughts were really too difficult to understand.

"Start from scratch!"

Looking at the cloudless sky, the emperor imagined.

"Forgive me for being stupid!" Yan Chongxin said helplessly.

"The huge Jiangnan has the most commodities and merchants in the world."

The emperor didn't care, and continued to talk about his previous inspiration:

"I found out that there are many workshops in Nanjing, with many weaving carts and weavers, all over the houses. The business they run, the silk, satin and gauze they make, are sold to the north and south of the river, and they make a lot of money."

"However, it is also hiding in private houses, can the imperial court collect taxes?"

"I can only go to the silk shop to collect it." Yan Chongxin said helplessly.

"So, I plan to formally set up the Commercial and Taxation Department under the Ministry of Accounts, and the Transshipment Department will be incorporated into it to concentrate on commercial and taxation."

The emperor said with a little excitement.

"In addition, I will set aside several thousand acres of land in Pukou for you to build a factory area, and try to get more than [-]% of the silk and satin factories in Nanjing into it."

"However, Your Majesty, those merchants are very shrewd, and they will never relocate easily."

Yan Chongxin felt that the emperor was wishful thinking.

Hiding in a private house, the people in the yamen can't find it, and naturally they can't collect taxes.

And once it is under the eyes of the government, how can it be possible to evade taxes?Which businessman is such an idiot?

"Do you think I'm talking on paper, whimsical?"

the emperor asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty sees thousands of miles clearly, it's just that the humble minister has shallow knowledge and fails to understand it."

Yan Chongxin shook his head like a rattle and directly vetoed this statement.

"You don't understand the hardships of doing business!"

The emperor said indifferently: "Although we can hide in private houses, there will be a lot of extortion."

"So, in this field, I want to achieve zero corruption. This is something you have to supervise. Only in this way can people be attracted."

"In addition, I am determined to set up a shipping department in Pukou Port—"

These words completely shocked Yan Chongxin.

(End of this chapter)