eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 257 Military orders should come before government orders!

Wang Jia remembered the day when Hongzhi walked out of the East Palace in 11 years. He knew that there would be a great emperor in Ming Dynasty, but he had never had such a bold imagination about the future.At that time, I only thought that the prince should hibernate, study hard, and store some good generals in the mansion.In the future, the people will be prosperous, and the Ming Dynasty will be prosperous and the people will be safe.That's about it.

But now he understands that the young emperor of Ming Dynasty has his own vision of governing the country in his mind.

But the discussion of opening the sea is by no means such a simple matter. Not to mention the ruthless waves on the sea, but the gentry in the southeast coast. To what extent have the interests of those businessmen been squeezed out?
What worries him even more is that in the process of delivering the decree, there will be layers of weight and distortion of the holy will.Power and desire are intertwined, like a beast that can grow itself.

In case the person who is in charge of the specific administration uses too much force, it may be a chaos in the southeast.

By that time, how can the country stand it?
But the emperor seemed to have made up his mind, even though he was still speaking well.

"……His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao turned his attention to Xie Qian.

"My minister speculates that if His Majesty ordered the Shaofu to set up a shipyard, does he still want to build the Daming Navy in the future?"

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips.

There are many things that he wants to do one by one, and he doesn't want to turn the country upside down overnight.I don't want to stimulate them too deeply.

But Xie Qian could still guess,
Because the current emperor has a desire to control that is not weaker than the emperor Taizu, if the caravans of the Ming Dynasty are not protected at sea, will the emperor be able to bear it?

However, the construction cost of the navy is even more exaggerated, unless the sea trade is really profitable.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao still has a plan in mind, which is the problem of a large amount of silver influx after the sea is really opened, but it involves currency reform, which is not an immediate matter.

"Xie Ge, I can't open my golden mouth at will. Therefore, I can only say that this question depends on the development of the situation."

"Your Majesty." Xie Qian knelt down, "Will the imperial court open the sea and crack down on maritime trade smuggling? Otherwise, the imperial court made an opening, but the private smuggling remains the same, and this opening is meaningless."

"good."

"In this way, the southeast will be in chaos!"

"But it's not that I didn't give them a way to survive. It's because they themselves are not greedy enough!"

"However, with His Majesty's talents, why choose the southeast? The two capitals of the Ming Dynasty and thirteen provinces, the most undisturbed is the southeast! Or it can be piloted in Zhejiang."

"No!" Zhu Houzhao said good words to the end, "Like this kind of thing, the imperial court must show a firm will! Experiments come and go, and those people think that the imperial court is hesitating. Isn't this encouraging those opposing interest groups? ? Mr. Xie Ge, I know that this is an old and prudent statement of your country! But the things are different, and the methods are different. Sometimes, you must act like a thunder!"

"Don't you know that it's easy to mess up after a storm?!"

"There are some things that you can persuade. But on this matter, I want to be arbitrary. If the country is subjugated because of this, then I will be the king of subjugation!"

The emperor's words to this extent actually cut off the way for these courtiers to give advice.

In the past, there was Liu Mansion, which was a favorite of the late emperor. He could 'rely on' his status, and so could Liu Jian.But these two people were taken away by the emperor, and the remaining people probably had to ignore everything before they could be determined to stop them.

If the emperor is a big and stupid emperor, then he will not be an official if he doesn't do it.But he is not, he is creating a great era.

In fact, for Zhu Houzhao, he didn't have to speak so decisively and harshly.But just like showing the court's determination to the local government, he also needs to show his determination to the "power center" in front of him.

He must do this, no one can stop him!
"...In this case, we have to prepare for the worst."

What is the worst case scenario?
"The so-called worst is that the local tyrants and powerful gentry instigated the people to make troubles. The southeast is full of bandits, and the people are in dire straits."

Zhu Houzhao sat back on the dragon chair, "This is not the worst. The worst is that some people gather a crowd to rebel, and even... unite with each other and instigate the clan to raise troops! I also want to see if there is any merchant family that can instruct tens of thousands of servants and officers and soldiers fight."

! !
The emperor even thought of the clan's rebellion...

Wang Jia's heart also tightened. No wonder the emperor said that he should show his determination. He must use the prestige of the officers and soldiers to achieve the goal of defeating others without fighting, instead of waiting for them to accept it slowly.

"Your Majesty, I think military orders should precede government orders."

"what for?"

"The person in charge of the local health station should also be transferred in advance."

As soon as this was said, everyone in the warm pavilion understood.

In the Ming Dynasty, apart from the border gates, there were also a large number of guards in the local area. The commanders of these guards were all selected by the court. Although the officers and soldiers of the guards were weak in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, they were still professional troops in the final analysis. At this time, of course, they must be stabilized.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, "First replace all the commanders and Tongzhi of the Zhejiang and Fujian capital commanders, and allow the new commanders to recommend candidates for the commanders of the guards under their jurisdiction."

In this way, the commanders of Zhejiang and Fujian actually turned the guards in the territory into private soldiers in a certain sense.After all, it is his person, so he can mobilize to the greatest extent.In military administration, this is not a good way.

But special times, special means.Anyway, the strength of the local guards themselves is not great, and the commanders and envoys in Zhejiang and Fujian are still in the hands of the court, so there will be no chaos.

Zhu Houzhao thought of the seven brothers who followed Zhou Shangwen.

"Where is the commander of the original capital that was replaced?" Wang Jia asked.

"Go north, enter Beijing!"

See how messy they are at the feet of the emperor!
"My minister has something to say." Yang Tinghe took a step forward and cupped his hands.

"Say."

"The most important things in the southeast are finance and taxation, and water transportation. Therefore, I thought that the opening of the sea should be after the rice harvest in the south of the Yangtze River, and when the grain is transported to the north. If the summer grain cannot catch up, it will have to wait until the autumn grain. Don't be in a hurry!"

Zhu Houzhao thought about the transfer of his own personnel, and it would take a long time for them to adapt.

"Prelude!"

Yang Tinghe also said: "In order to coordinate the overall situation, I thought that the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian should be temporarily added to take charge of the three affairs of the military, government, and municipal affairs, ranking above the three divisions and the governor!"

"Prelude!"

"Before the order to open the sea, the imperial court should first issue an order to check and prepare warehouses, but not Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, but southern Zhili and Jiangxi. If there is a change in the southeast, the imperial court can import grain into the two provinces , settle down the common people, so as not to cause a catastrophe!"

"Prelude!"

After three quasi-plays in a row, Yang Tinghe suddenly gained the limelight.He has always had a clear mind, and he rarely gets confused when dealing with things one, two, three, four.

"Is there anything else?" Zhu Houzhao glanced at the crowd and asked in a deep voice. After waiting for a while, he said to himself: "The above is to prepare for the worst situation. What I want to say is that the court must also work hard in the best direction. .The imperial court opened the sea, not to prevent the powerful gentry from doing business at sea. I want to use a method called the access system."

Access system?
The cabinet and various ministers are a little puzzled.

"Access system means permission to enter, that is, the imperial court allows some people to do maritime business through the Shibo Department. For example, local powerful gentry can include them in the access list, and the merchants on the list formulate unique marks. How they went to sea in the past, they will go to sea in the future. That is to say, they don't have to fight with me, and business is allowed. In this way, the powerful forces can be divided."

Yang Yiqing's eyes lit up, "This is the method of encircling three queries."

"That's right. Smuggling needs to be suppressed, and access needs to be pushed. As long as there is a way to survive, eight out of ten families will not do the rebellion that punishes the nine clans."

Li Dongyang asked: "Xu Haoqiang forbids the common people, how can he explain such things to the people of the world?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "The sea is very windy and rough, and Haimao is not a small business like opening a bun shop. Ordinary people can't afford it. We stop them outside to protect them."

Everyone glanced at the emperor unconsciously: that's fine too...

"But in this way, wouldn't it be cheaper for the merchants who choose to enter? In the past, smuggling is now logically legal."

"Who said the access system is free?" Zhu Houzhao put his hands behind his back, and he knew it all too well when he mentioned it, "The power to issue the access system is in the hands of the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. All businesses that want to be included in the list need to report to the court. Prepare information such as the name, place of origin, children and relatives of the owner, the name of the goods shipped to sea, etc. And... how much money do you think is appropriate for these smugglers to pay?"

silver?

"Your Majesty, so rich..."

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes and waved his hand, "I don't want any of the money collected! The household registration department will use it as disaster relief funds! And only for disaster relief funds, other people are not allowed to touch the money!"

Han Wen immediately regained his spirits, "... I heard that the southeast sea merchants made huge profits from smuggling. If one hundred thousand silver goes to sea, they can get ten times the profit on the return trip! Moreover, smuggling violates the law and is suspected of contempt for the court. If you want to take It costs 5 taels of silver for this hat to enter the admission list!"

"Fifty thousand?" Min Gui, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, simply admired Han Wen's kindness, "Your Majesty, I feel that each family should say 20 taels less!"

With this figure, Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath, "Is there anyone who can't afford it?"

"Humph. If you don't copy your family, you can't afford it, but if you copy your family, you can afford it! This is a relief fund for the victims of the disaster all over the world. Even though your Majesty said it was Min Gui's words and suggestions, let them all scold me! Old minister Don't be afraid!"

Wang Jia and Han Wen couldn't help but smile bitterly. This old man reacted so quickly that he started to calculate such a good thing right away.This is not asking for scolding, it is probably because it is rumored that Qianqing Palace will praise Qingliu.

"Okay, then I will not be polite. I will ask Min Shangshu to carry this pot for me."

Min Gui knelt down and saluted generously, "The king is the leader of the minister, and the life of the minister belongs to His Majesty, let alone carrying a pot?!"

"Okay!" Zhu Houzhao patted the dragon chair and stood up excitedly!

(End of this chapter)