Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 796
Regarding Mu Han'er's little thoughts, Zhu Yixi smiled and didn't take it seriously.

He closed his eyes and meditated.

For women, he really comes with sex now.

Love is hard to get, but not regretful to lose.

Power is truly intoxicating.

However, the trivial matter of being sensitive to power over the years made him realize that the imperial power may have expanded to its peak.

As soon as this feeling came, his heart trembled suddenly, so uncomfortable.

After climbing to the peak, no one can match the height, so the only thing to do is to work hard on the breadth.

Suddenly, he got up from the warmth, put on a loose coat, and stood up straight.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Sun Damianang yelled, disregarding Jiaohong's body.

"Keep sleeping, I still have something to do."

After waving his hand, Zhu Yixi felt his legs were a little weak, and came to the main hall.

Unlike the former Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhu Yixi was very casual when serving her bed. Sometimes she went to spend the night in the hall of concubines, and sometimes let them come and spend the night in the side hall by themselves.

The founding emperor was so capricious.

Although the situation was similar to that of Han Guangwu, thanks to Li Zicheng and the Qing Dynasty, the huge gentry group was limited to the two provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.

Faced with the heavy pressure of the imperial power, there is no resistance at all.

So whether it is the court or the harem, he can do whatever he wants.

When I came to the main hall of Qianqing Palace, because of the emperor, the lights were brightly lit in an instant.

There are 99 whale candles brought in from the sea, three feet high and with thick arms. Under the hazy glass cover, they not only set fire, but also look extraordinarily beautiful.

It seems that spices are also added to the whale oil, which smells a faint fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed.

The spacious main hall is extremely bright.

"Ah Fu, what time is it?"

"Your Majesty, it's eleven o'clock." A Fu, the personal eunuch, hurriedly glanced at the half-person high chiming clock at the corner.

"It's only eleven o'clock." Zhu Yixi was taken aback, he was still hard at work before crossing.

With the opening of the customs, silk, porcelain, and tea, the three major export weapons, are naturally popular, and tax revenue has skyrocketed, but there are also many goods from overseas.

Ivory from India, cinchona from the Philippines, clocks, and copper mines are the four most imported items.

The cinchona tree was originally stolen by the Dutch and planted in the Malaya Islands, and the Spaniards planted it in the Philippines. It is a medicine specially used to restrain malaria, so the export is restricted to make huge profits.

But unexpectedly, Daming also secretly bought saplings and planted them, which immediately turned the Spaniards from reserved to open, and gained a lot of money.

Apparently, the Spaniards are trying to make it easier for Daming to buy, so as to maintain their own interests.

It is a pity that Zhu Yixi understands that it is better to rely on oneself than to ask for help. In the future, cinchona trees must be planted extensively to conquer Southeast Asia.

The topographical map of Ming Dynasty unfolded in front of his eyes:

"Kun Yu Wan Guo Tu"

In the 29th year of Wanli (1601), Matteo Ricci presented a self-made map of all countries, which was deeply loved by Shenzong. In the 30th year of Wanli (1602), Li Zhizao, the Shaoqing of Taipu Temple, drew a map called "Kun Yu Wan Guo Quan Tu".

Because Shenzong requested twelve copies to be copied, they were not lost due to the war.

This picture shows that Ming Dynasty is the center of the world, and it lists Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Africa.

Although the details are rough and untrue, Zhu Yixi is very satisfied.

After getting it, he asked people to color it to make a difference.

He has always liked red, and since Ming Dynasty is Huode, he naturally painted Daming light red.

The dependent countries are drawn in pale yellow.

Khalkha Mongols, Manchus, the Oirats of the Western Regions, the Yarkant Khanate, and even the Kazakh Khanate are all painted in green.

The huge Russia has become black.

Compared with the heyday of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, only the Western Regions are left now.

A great sense of satisfaction rushed into his mind.

Suddenly, a crisp snap brought him back to his senses.

It turned out that the pen dipped in thick ink was held in the hand, but it was too late to write the pen. The ink gradually gathered on the nib under the action of gravity, and the ink droplets condensed on the nib finally fell down and smashed. On the rice paper, he fainted in an instant.

"Bring another piece of paper."

The emperor smiled and swiped the ink again.

For a while, some ideas were presented on the paper. Although they were only a few words, others could not understand them, but he still gathered them up and put them in the wooden box.

Traveling to this place, perhaps it is the gentle township, or the will of the world, he must write down the inspiration to prevent it from being forgotten.

A good memory is not as good as a bad pen.

"It's troublesome to write with this brush!"

"Got to invent the pencil."

Sighing, he returned to the gentle township again.

The next day, under the attention of the outer court, the inner court began to reform again.

The Twelve Supervisors inherited from the pre-Ming Dynasty (Silijian, Neiguanjian, Yuyongjian, Sishijian, Yumajian, Jingongjian, Shangshanjian, Shangbaojian, Yinshoujian, Zhidianjian, Shangyijian) inherited from the pre-Ming Dynasty. Supervisor, Duzhi Supervisor), merged and eliminated, and restructured.

These twelve yamen, in fact, serve the emperor full-time, and the real situation is that there are four divisions and eight bureaus, which are combined into twenty-four yamen for internal officials.

Even the maid in charge has six bureaus.

In this case, the power overlaps, and the inner court is extremely bloated. For example, the Ministry of War is basically responsible for the management of the horse administration and the imperial horse prison. No wonder it can accommodate 100,000 people.

Although Emperor Shaowu came to power now, there were not many people serving in the harem, only a few five thousand people, and only a thousand eunuchs.

Cropping and merging is imperative.

The 24th Yamen was abolished and merged into ten prisons.

First of all, the supervisor of ceremonies remains unchanged. He is in charge of approving memorials and promulgating edicts (to prevent future kings from using them). He is equal to other supervisors, but in fact they are brains.

In addition, set up an imperial prison, in charge of clothing, storage, and all imperial items such as the emperor's crown, robes, boots and socks, and also receive internal funds.

The third is to set up accounting supervisors, who are in charge of the cashiers of the inner court accounts and the financial audit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Fourth: Set up construction supervisors, such as the Ministry of Industry, in charge of palace repairs and maintenance of garden villas everywhere.

Fifth: Internal officials and supervisors, such as the Ministry of Officials, are in charge of the promotion, promotion and selection of eunuchs.

Sixth: In charge of ritual supervisors, such as the Ministry of Rites, in charge of inner court rites, music, and sacrifices.

Seventh: Punishment supervision, such as the Ministry of Punishments, internal officials' punishments, punishments, and rewards.

Eighth: Supervisor of Shangshan, who is in charge of imperial meals, food and banquets in the palace, etc., and is also in charge of nursing home affairs for internal officials and palace ladies, maintaining the humanistic care of the emperor.

Ninth, the daily cleaning and maintenance of the Zhidian Supervisor, the palaces, etc.; the sweeping and incense lamps of the Taimiao and various temples, etc.; the maintenance of the mausoleum.

The last is Du Zhi Jian, who is responsible for the emperor's daily life, guidance, and transmission of messages.

The convenience of female officials remains unchanged, and the six bureaus of Shang Gong, Shang Yi, Shang Fu, Shang Shi, Shang Sleep, and Shang Gong are still maintained, and are responsible for assisting the queen in managing the harem of court ladies.

As a result, the quota for palace expenses has been maintained at around 4000 people, which is extremely frugal compared to previous Ming emperors.

(End of this chapter)