eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 155

Taking Taipu Temple Shaoqing Jiang Guan's decision as a signal, Jinyiwei launched a thunderous action in the three counties of Bazhou to rectify officials and bully Mahu. People are needed, and such a large-scale anti-evil operation is carried out suddenly, it is difficult to kill some people well, so in the actual execution process, some village bullies will be cut off at the same time, maybe because of their arrogance, maybe because Coincidentally, at this juncture, there was a dispute with whom.

Therefore, it was finally reported that there were hundreds of officials involved in the three counties.

Fortunately, in this turbulent period, with Zhang Yong leading the well-groomed Tengxiang left guard to 'swagger through the market', even the desperadoes became honest.

Moreover, many officials are notorious, so it is not difficult for Mao Yuwen to investigate, and this operation quickly swept through the three counties of Bazhou in a very short period of time.

Then the cabinet, Taipusi and "Ming Pao" all followed up in time. Together with Taipusi, the cabinet and Taipusi drafted the prince's will, clearly requesting other prefectures and counties in Beizhili to restrain their subordinates and not oppress Mahu.

With the bloody example of Bazhou in front of us, we have to take care of it for a while.

Although the action planned by the prince failed to fundamentally eliminate the deep-seated problems brought about by the people and herdsmen, the top-down policy pressure has greatly eased social conflicts.

Then the prince issued another decree to transfer Zhan Shifu Zuo Zhongyun Feihong to serve as the magistrate of Bazhou.

It was Fei Hong and Jin Gui who succeeded Yang Tinghe and Zhang Tianrui at the beginning. After Fei Hong became Zuo Zhongyun, he was diligent in his work.

Zhu Houzhao had talked with him several times and felt that he was calm and clear-headed, so he was also released as an official this time.

Bazhou has just undergone major changes, and how it is managed is no small challenge for Fei Hong.

As for that Jin Gui,

He speaks very little, like a little transparent every day, Zhu Houzhao now has the need for paperwork, so he uses Jin Gui as a secretary.

On this day, Mei Huaigu, Mei Kejia's son, brought a letter.

In the letter, Mei Kejia introduced the situation of overseas trade and the 60 taels of silver to be released from the capital.
Zhu Houzhao walked around in the hall, thinking in his heart, this Mei Kejia still knew how to touch his own mind, knowing that he cared about the sea trade most and needed money the most.

"Liu Jin,"

"The servant is here."

"How much silver do we have?"

So far, the prince has made two sums from Li Guang and Datong respectively. Apart from the method of "copying the house", he has not had any other way to make money.

The cost of the school is not small, mainly because it has no source of income, and a women's medical center can't make much money.
Zhang Chengtian's "Ming Pao" is even losing money, so it can't be counted on because it has political purposes. In order to spread more widely, it is actually sold very cheaply.

"The academy is still under construction to expand the scale. Just for the construction cost, Zhang Tianrui has already spent nearly 100 million taels, and every month to maintain the children's food, salt, etc. costs another 4 to 30 taels. The last time Zhang Yong went During the trip to Bazhou, 120 taels of silver were eaten, and now we have more than [-] million taels of silver left.”

Zhu Houzhao was doing his own reckoning. It is impossible not to invest in education, and the money that should be spent still needs to be spent.And he has a hunch that, like a horse, it will still be carried by the state's finances in the end.

Because the demand for things like horses will suddenly be extremely high during wartime. In order to ensure military capabilities, the country can only support part of it by itself, or the horses will be released to Nanshan, and the knives and guns will be put into storage.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, the money is still enough for the academy to consume.

It has been 12 years of Hongzhi now, and he has to start accumulating strength. In his memory, Datong had border troubles in the 13th year of Hongzhi, but he is not prepared to go all out to fight.
Although Yang Shangyi said that he wanted to organize and train cavalry, it seems that there is not enough time now. In this case, it is better not to take risks easily and waste the property that has been saved so hard.

In particular, some of his political actions are 'controversial', and military failures often bring such a political figure a rather passive situation. Although he is a prince, he cannot be impeached, but once he takes risks and leads to defeat, his prestige will be severely damaged .

In addition to the 13th and 14th years of Hongzhi,

The Tatars also made large-scale invasions in 17 and 18.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty focused on defending these times, and some people suggested fighting it out. For example, Wang Yong, the governor of Shaanxi, once proposed to wipe out the Tatars stationed in the Hetao area in the spring, but Liu Daxia did not After the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he blindly focused on defense, and the ministers in the court did not support Wang Yong, fearing that he would suffer greater failure because of this.

Zhu Houzhao sat down, thought for a while and began to write. In recent years, the court's border defense strategy should still be based on prudence. Because of the enemy's fast and agile advantages and the fact that our side lacks superior forces, our army should not overemphasize The courage and will to fight, and let the officers and soldiers fight under unfavorable conditions.However, the generals who graduated from the military academy should understand, explore, and personally experience the fighting style of the Tatars in several actual battles, and the imperial court should also accumulate strength to prepare for a fatal blow at an appropriate time.

These words, he wants to bring to those students.

Having said that, once a politician has a military victory, he will be in every position.

In comparison, the recent attack has great risks and serious consequences. It will be three or four years later, with greater confidence and more profits.

Come to think of it, this is hardly a difficult choice to make.

So the most important thing right now is to save your belongings.
Mei Kejia should seal up all the money transported to Beijing and save it for military use in a few years.

During this process, we should pay special attention to the management of the official horse ranch, and cultivate as many horses as possible. If the actual situation is really not enough, then in the 15th and 16th years of Hongzhi, we need to expand the scale of tea horse trade and purchase horses in advance from the Western Regions.

And food...

In fact, although Emperor Hongzhi was sometimes confused, he was indeed a serious monarch who governed the country.

In the second year of Hongzhi, Bai Ang, the former minister of punishment, was ordered to manage the Yellow River.
In the fifth year of Hongzhi, Xu Guan, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, was ordered to manage the Susong River in the south of the Yangtze River, which completely solved the silt blockage of the water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River. However, the land in the south of the Yangtze River, which was prone to floods in the past, has been flooded gradually since then. For more than 200 years, it has almost been a land of plenty.

In the sixth year of Hongzhi, Liu Daxia was ordered to manage the Huaihe River.

Large-scale water conservancy management made the annual income of the Hongzhi Dynasty reach more than 800 million shi, which was a peak in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.The annual income of the previous emperors was basically between 600 and [-] million shi.

Now there is Korean as the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Zhu Houzhao is also promoting the development of government affairs in a pragmatic direction. As long as he is pragmatic, Emperor Hongzhi is also considered reliable, so the national power will naturally not decline. Presumably it will take a few years to save food for the next army expedition. enough.

Of course, there will be no way for hundreds of thousands of civilians to take care of the logistics.

In the feudal dynasty, it was impossible to start a war, and the people were not suffering at all.But in any case, the Tatars cannot be allowed to be so arrogant.

In fact, if they are not abolished, the military pressure in the north will be huge. The border towns have hundreds of thousands of soldiers. This is a heavy burden.

And if this is the case, Mei Kejia needs to persist for a few more years,

Zhu Houzhao felt that instead of doing things in the southeast before the war, it is better to do it after the war. Wait a few more years to prepare more money, and once the victory is won, with the prestige of a great victory, will anyone in the southeast be able to stop him?
Since ancient times, there have only been rebellions in farming, and it has never been heard that merchants can cause any disturbances.

And once the sea ban can be lifted and the interests of sea trade can come in from the outside, this situation will come alive...

Court, army, merchants, money, education...

In the past two years, there has been progress in all directions, but the growth of each direction still needs time...

Including the imperial court, to be honest, how much older he is at this age, or if he becomes emperor, the control over the imperial court will still be different from what it is now.

In this way, it's time to "stable development". Before, it was mainly because of the horses that he couldn't do anything. In the need of war, he had to offend some people. After that, he should focus on stabilizing the court.

By the way, wait for the famous Wang Yangming to see how long it will take to realize Taoism and become a saint.

Zhu Houzhao is planning his general direction for the next few years,

Someone came in from outside to complain, and upon hearing that it was Zhang Tianrui who was begging to see him,
"Show him in,"

Zhu Houzhao returned to his position,

That Zhang Tianrui's face is much ruddy now, he is full of ambition, and he is not as trembling as before.

"Minister Zhang Tianrui, see Your Highness."

"There's no need to be too polite. Let's talk about things."

With a pragmatic style, sometimes it is more useful to practice than to issue a few edicts.It is said that what is good at the top must be good at the bottom, the crown prince likes this kind of people, and those who want to get ahead will naturally lean in this direction.

"Your Highness, I am here to announce the good news to Your Highness today."

He has heard a lot of words like this since he became the crown prince, "Shouldn't you also come to repay the auspiciousness with this palace? Zhang Tianrui, don't get itchy."

Zhang Tianrui was originally a very timid person, but after getting along for a long time, he knew that as long as he worked honestly, the prince would not be the one who would kill people at every turn, so he gradually let go in front of Zhu Houzhao.

"What does your highness say, if it is good luck, you don't need to talk too much, your highness will slap yourself." Zhang Tianrui chuckled, "it was those questions outside the academy, and finally someone answered them."

"What question?" Zhu Houzhao was taken aback.

Zhang Tianrui reminded: "It's a question that His Highness thinks very strangely, why does it rain, why does the sun rise from the east and set from the west."

"Oh. Look at me. I've been busy with government affairs recently and forgot about this." Zhu Houzhao patted his forehead, and then happily asked, "What's the matter? What's your question this time?"

"That's what His Highness said. Is the earth flat? If not, why? There is a Hainanese candidate named Guan Guangbi. At the beginning of this year, Yiwei Enke failed the ranking. Because of the long journey back, he stayed in Beijing. Afterwards, he always paid attention to the academy’s questions. This time, he answered no, the reason was that when he went out to sea, he would always see the mast first and then the hull when he encountered a ship, which meant that the earth was not flat.”

Zhu Houzhao clapped his palms, thinking to himself: I forgot that there is a trick here!

Developing technology and improving productivity are the ultimate means.Although the effect is slow, it is always done.Among other things, after 20 years, it should be useful, right?

"Yes, this phenomenon can indeed show that the earth is not flat. He answered well!"

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his nose, thinking about what to do. In fact, there is nothing to answer the last question, but he wants to use this person as an opportunity to arouse a wave of interest in this kind of question, and then guide people to think about the reasons behind it.

"Zhang Tianrui,"

"The minister is here."

"You should reward him with silver taels according to the rules we set at the beginning, and set up another college in the academy, called Gewu. This college is not mainly about teaching people, but about researching the problems I raised. If the research is good, this book There are also rewards in the palace."

"Yes!"

Zhu Houzhao can't think of other matters for the time being.
Speaking of it, this year is a slow pace, everything has to be slow,
When the 12th year of Hongzhi was approaching the end of the year, the emperor could not hold back the ministers, and finally came out to govern in person.
Once Zhu Houzhao's pressure is relieved here, he is also happy to live a few days of easy life. This kind of dawdling will make time go by very quickly.

Zhu Houzhao doesn’t even remember what happened in the 13th year of Hongzhi, but something happened in the 14th year of Hongzhi that he couldn’t forget, that is, at the beginning of the year, Wang Yue, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was unable to survive that winter because of his old age, and died forever up...

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