Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 168 There are troublemakers, and the emperor sword comes out
The scalps of Wan An and the others burst instantly, and they looked at Zhu Youtang as if they were looking at a monster.

When they were all thinking about how to realize the administration of officials and how to educate the people to learn the measurement method, the emperor in front of him jumped out of this kind of thinking convention.

The emperor's stick did not punish the good people, but landed firmly on the real bad people, just hitting seven inches apart.

Once these "unscrupulous people" do the hidden things, they will have to pay the corresponding price. It is undoubtedly much better than thinking about how to prevent it before.

What is a miracle doctor, this kind of direct attack on the root of the disease is the real cure.

Zhu Youtang was unaware of how exquisite the book of troublesome people is, after all, this system of untrustworthy people is very common in later generations.

If the rich refuse to pay taxes, the country will naturally deprive them of the right to take airplanes and high-speed rail.Now rich households who want to hide in Yantian can not only deprive them of the right to be an official, but also order them not to ride sedan chairs or ride horses.

In fact, the most frightening thing about the Diao Min Register is not that they are deprived of their right to become officials, but that they will assume the obligation of corvee just like ordinary people.

Sima Guang, a statesman in the Northern Song Dynasty, summed it up very well: there are those who died because of service, but those who did not die because of endowment.

The service here naturally refers to corvee service, and the important participants and deaths of "sending a thousand people into the mountain and five hundred out of the mountain" were the corvee servicemen of the Ming Dynasty.

No matter how powerful these wealthy households were, since they were deprived of the right to obtain fame by the imperial court, they could no longer regard themselves as scholars, and naturally they had to obediently serve corvee.

However, corvée is fatal, and their thin arms and legs are more likely to die.

Why did the population of Daming show a downward trend from the middle and late stages of Chenghua, especially in the last few years when Emperor Chenghua was physically and mentally exhausted?
It was during this period that the officials and gentry aggressively annexed land. Due to the large number of people without taxes, the corvee of ordinary people increased. As a result, some overwhelmed people could only flee to famous families as slaves, thus falling into a vicious circle. middle.

Zhu Youtang has always been aware of the existence of these problems, but the daily operation of the Ming court needs financial support, and the court's [-] shi grain tax has to rely on the officials and gentry.

If he didn't get some capital from the Yanzheng first, and didn't train his Beijing army well, there would only be two results if he let the dog go hastily: the dog would return with its tail wagging when it was full, or it would be beaten to death with a stick.

The reason for throwing out the list of troublemakers now is that the rich households of the kitchen households are rotten persimmons;

The thugs who can really hide in the salt fields are never ordinary people. Since these wealthy kitchen households enjoy the blessings brought by the empire, but also want to steal the salt profits from the empire, why does the court not punish them?
For an official who dared to stand up and speak for them, even if he was directly dragged out of the Meridian Gate and killed with a stick, other officials would not dare to accuse him of his faults.

Zhu Youtang felt that the atmosphere of the courtiers was not right, and suddenly suspected that his steps were too big, he could not help but slightly frowned and said: "Is this method not feasible?"

"This method is very good!"

"Your Majesty is wise, and the people are blessed!"

"The minister waited for Mao Sai to realize it, and he was enlightened!"

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Li Yu and other officials, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came to their senses one after another. While marveling at the emperor's unparalleled ruling wisdom, they also hurriedly expressed their opinions.

What kind of trickery book is this? It's clearly a life-saving book.

If this book is promulgated, which family of officials and gentry would dare to do the thing of hiding the land again?

Once they are found out, it is impossible for three generations to have a bright future, and they will disappear directly among the gentry class. Just thinking about the consequences makes people creepy.

Xu Qiong really wanted to flatter her, but suddenly realized that she was at a loss for words, all she could think of was "Your Majesty, you are awesome", but she couldn't say those words.

The majestic Minister of Rites and Ci ministers, the impact of the book of tricks can be seen.

Seeing everyone's good response, Zhu Youtang immediately said with a final word: "Since the ministers have no objections, then the matter will be finalized! The various yamen coordinate with each other, and the Ministry of Rites publishes "Elementary Geometry" and distributes it to kitchen households everywhere. Each sub-district yamen added a geometry instruction, the Ministry of Punishment remade the meter and distributed it in the local yamen, the yamen at all levels set up the work department meter stones for the common people to learn from, and the household department... made the stove household trickery booklet and promulgated it throughout the country. Registered persons are exempted from fame, three generations are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, they are not allowed to travel in sedan chairs or horses, and they are not allowed to hire people to replace them!"

what?
All the officials present could accept the previous matters.

It's just that when corvée was mentioned, many people couldn't help but stare, why did it suddenly involve corvée?

But soon they figured it out again. Since those who entered the register have lost their fame and can no longer take the imperial examination, naturally they can no longer belong to scholars.

But... so ruthless, fortunately, I am among the preferential exemptions from the imperial court, otherwise I am afraid that my little heart will jump out.

call!
Liu Zhong let out a breath of foul breath, obviously he was just a young emperor in front of him, but he suddenly had a feeling of "I'm too young".

"The ministers are waiting for the decree!" Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and others knew that the sky had really changed, and they looked respectful and cupped their hands.

It is conceivable that once this troublemaker's register is promulgated, not only the gang of illegal kitchen households will be frightened, but also the officials and gentry who hide their land properties all over the country.

After all, once the list of unscrupulous people is transferred from the salt fields to the plow fields, it will be fine if they have the ability not to be tracked down by the court, but it will be really cool if they are found out.

I'm afraid that on the day the book of troublesome people is promulgated, some officials and gentry have already taken the initiative to report to the yamen.After all, in order to evade a little tax and some corvee, it would end up ruining one's official career, and possibly even dying of service, which is really not worthwhile.

Zhu Youtang had just finalized the matter, but found that Liu Zhong was ready to move, so he solemnly knocked: "Liu Qing, I will send you a word!"

Officials such as Shangshu Du Ming of the Ministry of Punishment noticed Liu Zhong's unwillingness to give up, and vaguely felt that Liu Zhong still did not give up Qingzhang Tianmu, so they all turned their heads to look at Zhu Youtang.

"I am all ears!" Liu Zhong sincerely admired the emperor in front of him, and even bowed his hands.

Zhu Youtang still had high hopes for Liu Zhong in his heart, but he still seriously warned: "Those who don't plan for the world, don't plan for a moment; those who don't plan for the overall situation, don't plan for a region! Go back and study hard!"

The salt tax was only the second largest tax in the Ming Dynasty, and the biggest driving force for maintaining the operation of the entire Ming Dynasty was actually the grain tax.

The decline in food tax is visible to the naked eye, especially after Jingtai, the civil service group has grown step by step, so that the food tax collected by the localities has become less and less, which is obviously contrary to the increasing area of ​​cultivated land.

Although he really wanted to immediately set about cleaning up the entire country and bring out and severely punish those officials and tyrants in Yintian, but this matter cannot be rushed.

Not to mention that this move is likely to be counterattacked by the entire gentry class, and it is easy to make a decision on your own side, but if it is to be implemented locally, someone needs to implement it.

The reason why the rectification of the salt administration was able to achieve miraculous results, he never thought it was his own credit, the person who really made the credit was Wang Yue who was in charge of the specific operation.

It's just that there is only one Wang Yue, but Daming has more than 400 counties, which does not include the prefecture government, so it is not something that Wang Yue can handle.

What's more, Wang Yue still has to continue to rectify the salt administration and clean up the accumulation in the local area. In addition, he has other arrangements for Wang Yue, and now he is at a loss.

Just like this, Qingzhang Tianmu should not be rushed, and it is impossible to implement it all over the country at once.

Before he finds a suitable candidate, he doesn't intend to push forward indiscriminately, and entrusting inhumans will only waste the great situation that has been created with great difficulty.

"Your servant is taught!" Liu Zhong only felt that the words were very wise, and immediately saluted respectfully.

Wan An and Liu Ji exchanged glances. Zhu Youtang's ability to say such wise words proved that the emperor in front of him had wisdom far beyond ordinary people.

Combined with the troublemaker's list just thrown out, maybe the emperor in front of him is not as good as Taizu and Taizong in terms of martial arts, but in terms of the wisdom of governing the country, he can be regarded as the first emperor since the Ming Dynasty.

It was the first time that Qiu Jun, the new right servant of the Ministry of Rites, came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to participate in such a high-level meeting, and even more so, he had such a close contact with the new emperor, he couldn't help opening his mouth in surprise.

He also realized why his Majesty hadn't responded to the "University Quyibu" he had compiled, and he dared to believe that the theory he advocated could not catch the emperor's eyes at all.

Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, looked at the emperor who dominated the audience with complicated eyes. The image of the honest and innocent good student was becoming more and more blurred, while the image of the wise and martial emperor in front of him became clearer and clearer.

After all, he still missed it, and the current emperor is drifting away from him.

The other six servants who came here for the first time were also lost in thought when they saw the emperor's ruling wisdom in front of them.

Wu Xun Group has already been taken care of by His Majesty, if they continue to flirt with Xu Pu, they will definitely end up with no good fruit to eat.

Zhu Youtang ignored the thoughts of these courtiers, and continued to talk about business: "Li Qing, how is the accumulation of Lianghuai cleared?"

Jia Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and others turned their heads to look at Li Si, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, also curious about the progress of the clean-up of the backlog, but in fact they were mainly concerned about the next harvest of the salt tax.

Chen Kun, the left servant of the household department, and Liu Zhong, the right servant of the household department, knew the truth, and the corners of their mouths could not help but raise an arc.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the clearing of Jiyin is very effective now! The stolen silver confiscated by Wang Yue is nearly 300 million taels. Now in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, he has begun to sort out Jiyin. It is expected that all the old and old Yin will be cleared this year! In addition, The salt fields in Lianghuai Qingzhang have been completed, and the local salt reservoirs are full day by day. Today, the price of salt in Jiubian salt merchants is twice that of Taizu's time. Due to the increase in salt production in Lianghuai, it is expected that the court's salt profit this year will be higher than that of Taizu. Four times as much as it was then!" Li Si grinned from ear to ear, appearing to be reporting truthfully.

This time it was handed over to Prime Minister Wang Yue's Yanzheng, and the court can be said to have won.

The imperial court not only released a large group of maggots from the salt administration system, but also retrieved a quarter of the hidden salt fields through measurement. In addition, it also obtained 300 million taels from Li Zhiqing and other officials and the group of salt merchants.

It is precisely because there are so many silver taels that it becomes easier to clear the accumulated quotations over the years.

All the Zhese Yanyin issued by the transshipment envoys of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River will be returned at the original price. The Yanyin obtained through Jiubianzhongyan can enjoy half-price purchase of new Yinyin or discounted refunds, and the accumulated Yinyin of the royal family and relatives will be unrestricted. void.

Although the 300 million taels of stolen silver may be consumed in the removal of Yanyin, the actual income of the salt tax has reached four times that of the Taizu period, which has opened up a faucet for the Ming Dynasty's finances.

In the long run, this is undoubtedly a very cost-effective deal.

As soon as the words fell, Xu Qiong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, immediately said with emotion: "The salt tax is four times that of the Taizu. Isn't this too terrifying?"

"If that's the case, wouldn't this year's finances be wonderful?" He Cong, the left servant of the Ministry of War who had been silent today, suddenly lit up his eyes, looking very happy and authentic.

Du Ming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, had a serious temper, so he asked curiously: "Li Shangshu, why can he grow three times more than Taizu's time?"

"There are a lot of people selling salt today, and the salt is easy to sell, so the salt merchants will naturally pay a higher price!" Zhang Ying, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was born in a wealthy place in Songjiang, answered naturally.

Zhu Youtang studied the development trend of the industry in his previous life, so he naturally knows that this is not the whole truth.

The reason for this situation is that the competition among the increasing number of salt merchants is intensifying, and the second is that after so many years of monopoly and other reasons, the common people have accepted higher salt prices, so the cake of the salt industry has been enlarged.

However, some things are unavoidable. Although the court can suppress the price of salt through administrative interference, doing so will only allow salt merchants to gain huge profits from it.

Now the court only needs to respect the market, maintain a reasonable salt price and ensure that the people have salt to eat.

In fact, a higher salt price is beneficial. Only a higher salt price can generate a sufficient premium, thereby stimulating the enthusiasm of salt merchants in various places to sell salt.

Only by sustaining enough profits can Daming's salt be sent to the countryside on its own initiative and sent to villages scattered all over the country.

Naturally, Zhu Youtang has no reason to refuse this fat meat. After all, he has enough money in his hand to better develop his army, and he also has the confidence to rectify the food tax next.

Official Minister Li Yu and others listened to Zhang Ying's explanation and nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing Zhu Youtang's calm appearance, Li Si secretly admired him, so he didn't say anything more.

Zhu Youtang recognized the ability of Li Si, Minister of the Household Department, to handle affairs very much, so he nodded lightly and said: "The Ming Dynasty's salt law will still focus on developing Chinese law in the future, and there are still fewer soldiers and horses on the nine sides. The number of horses!" After a pause, he turned his head to look at Jia Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and said, "Jia Qing, if Wang Gong's refined iron is not enough, you can also apply for China Railway!"

The magic method of the Ming Dynasty to open up the Chinese law is that everything can be "centered". In fact, this can also reduce the procurement process, which is conducive to the imperial court's anti-corruption and anti-corruption.

"The minister leads the decree!" Li Si and Jia Jun knew that Zhu Youtang still wanted to strengthen the military power of the nine sides through opening up China and France, so they solemnly expressed their stance.

Officials such as Liu Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, have slowly accepted Zhu Youtang's idea of ​​strengthening the army. Although they hope to share the blessing of peace in their hearts, they can only accept their fate when they meet such an emperor who is skilled in martial arts and martial arts.

In fact, they have no reason to stop it. After all, the little prince Datin Khan in Mongolia is getting stronger and stronger, and the Annan Li Dynasty in the south also has wolf ambitions. There are even a large number of bandits in Ganzhou Prefecture. It is determined that the military strength needs to be strengthened. .

What's more, the current military expenditure does not come from the distribution of salaries, but from the Ming Dynasty's own taxes, which does not actually increase the burden on the people.

Just like that, they may disagree in their hearts, but they have no reason to object.

Zhu Youtang saw that the salt matter had been handled properly, so he looked overseas, and immediately said with eloquence: "Today is actually different from that in the early Ming Dynasty. The remains are bleeding like mausoleums, and more than half of a township has been affected by disasters. In the coastal areas of Guangdong, Cantonese businessmen have close contacts with foreigners, and the number of foreigners coming to China is increasing. Today, Ming Dynasty and the whole world are actually one. Gao Heng, the son of the former Chief Assistant, raised his family The merchants in the southeast are also very close to the overseas! The Taizu ordered the boards not to go to the sea. At that time, the Beiyuan had just been expelled. The people in the country needed to recuperate, so they had to do it. Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were to explore the realities of the countries in the four seas. Nowadays, there are more and more ships traveling in the four seas. The late emperor was also worried about Japanese pirates, and also worried that powerful enemies from Nanyang would come from far away. I am now opening a market in Tamna Island, one is to follow the North Korea communicates with each other, and the second is to use Tamna Island as a barrier to prevent Japanese pirates from harassing the people in the southeast! What happened in the 13th year of Chenghua cannot be repeated, and the Ming Dynasty must also be prepared for danger in times of peace. I just gave Liu Zhong the words. To all of you: Those who don’t plan for the whole world can’t plan for a moment; those who don’t plan for the overall situation can’t plan for a region!”

Although his real intention was to use Tamna Island as a springboard for the Ming Dynasty to crusade against Japan, but if he throws it out like this, he will be thwarted, and he will also be programmed to become a warlike emperor.

Although the reputation is bad, it is not a big deal, but in the long run, it is still not easy to label people, so it is safe to play the banner of defense.

What is governing wisdom is roughly like the art of war: there is truth in the falsehood, and falsehood in the truth.

Liu Jin was always by his side, and was about to add new sandalwood, but couldn't help looking at the wise emperor in a daze.

Zhang Hu, Zhao Hu and other four eunuchs in charge of the army came here to be on duty. After hearing what their master said, they secretly wrote down this wise words.

Those who do not plan for the world are not enough for a moment;
Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain.

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Zhu Youtang was the only voice in the entire Hall of Mental Cultivation, and all the important ministers present heard his remarks, and they also faintly understood the emperor's painstaking efforts.

Originally thought that Daming and the imperial court opened the market on Tamna Island, and asked Daming to re-establish the Shibo Division to open the sea. This was a nonsense move by his own emperor.

Hearing the true strategy of his own emperor, he felt nothing but admiration in his heart.

From the perspective of the overall situation and eternal life, it is very necessary for them to establish a Ming garrison on Tamna Island, so that it will be easier to stop the Japanese pirates, or even directly cut off the Japanese pirates' retreat.

As for the cost of building a stronghold on Tamna Island, although it is not small, compared with the loss of the southeast coast and the massacre of the people, this investment is simply not worth mentioning.

What's more, they still have the income of the Shibo Department to make up for this expense.

"Your Majesty is wise, ministers, please remember!" Official Minister Li Yu and others said sincerely and sincerely.

Seeing that everyone has accepted his strategy on Tamna Island, Zhu Youtang immediately turned his head to Xu Qiong, Minister of Rites, and said, "Xu Qing, has the North Korean side responded?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the king of Joseon has agreed to change the name of Tamna Island to Sanzhi Island, and Ming and Joseon will rule on separate islands, and the military and government will not interfere with each other!" Xu Qiong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, saw that he was talking about business, and immediately said seriously.

Zhu Youtang nodded lightly, knowing that the direction of North Korea would not stop Daming from entering the island of exile, so he turned his head to look at Jia Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has dispatched Liu Yuyu, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, to... to supervise the construction of the Zhidao Island. He will definitely build a port and a new city before the opening of the market. He will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations!" Minister of the Ministry of Industry Jia Jun knew that Zhu Youtang wanted to ask about the Ministry of Industry, so he took the initiative to report.

Zhu Youtang nodded lightly, then turned his head to look at Li Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and said, "Li Qing, the governor of Xinshicheng must choose a person who can be literate and military, and we must let our Ming Dynasty hang overseas without any loss! "

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Ministry of Officials will definitely select the most suitable candidate, and he will definitely protect the overseas world for Daming!" Li Yu felt that he was doing something related to the prosperity of Daming, and he also solemnly stated his position.

Zhang Ying, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, couldn't help secretly happy when he saw Zhu Youtang looking at him.

Zhu Youtang looked at the Ministry of War, but said indifferently: "He Qing, the soldiers of the new city guard must pay more attention, and they must be mainly young people who have not married, whether they are soldiers from the guard or recruited from the Gyeonggi area. The soldiers are all up to you, but you must ensure that these soldiers are brave enough to fight!"

When he talked about "young people without families", he deliberately emphasized his tone. This fact is actually related to another big plan of his, but he can't say it yet.

"The minister leads the decree!" He Cong noticed Zhang Ying who was about to move, and immediately accepted the errand solemnly.

Although he made some mistakes earlier, especially when he was planning to build the Aegis Battalion, he lost the chance to be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War.

It's just that the holy family is still there now, as long as I honestly do errands for His Majesty, what I lost will eventually come back, and the old guy in front of me will be replaced by me sooner or later.

Zhu Youtang nodded lightly, then set his eyes on Li Si, Shangshu of the Household Department.

"Your Majesty, now that the Ministry of Accounting has selected a site in Shanghai, the Songjiang Shipbuilding Department will definitely open as scheduled!" Li Si, Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, guessed Zhu Youtang's intentions, and immediately expressed his attitude authentically.

The Ming Dynasty successively set up five city shipping departments, one of which was in Taicang Prefecture in Songjiang Prefecture, but Zhu Youtang thought it was too far away from Haikou, so he chose Shanghai County.

Compared with Taicang Prefecture, which is far away from the sea, choosing Shanghai County is undoubtedly more conducive to maritime trade. After all, Shanghai County is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, so it can fully take advantage of its specific waterway position.

The officials present found that Dianyi was indeed much more efficient. Now there is no need for the various yamen to argue with each other, but only need to divide the work here to get things done.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Zhu Youtang looked at Li Si and said, "Li Qing, you ordered the Baoquan Bureau Daming gold coins and Daming copper coins. The Shanghai Bureau of Shipping will also collect this currency and become the official tax currency!" After a pause, he looked at He Cong, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and said, "He Cong, the garrison you recruit will also issue this currency. If they You can choose to exchange it for silver taels or equivalent cotton cloth when you return home!"

If the Ming Dynasty wanted to become a true suzerain, it was not enough for the surrounding countries to send an envoy to kneel down.

In addition to military deterrence, a true celestial kingdom also needs to have a strong economic strength, and even more so, it needs to achieve a far-reaching financial lead.

For example, why Zhu Di was able to realize the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition, and even built a capital by himself. The biggest reason is that he had the backing of the Ming Dynasty.

Thanks to the strong financial support in the early days of the Ming Dynasty, after gently opening the valve of the Daming Banknotes, there was a steady stream of banknotes for him to squander.

It was only the first step for Zhu Youtang to build Daming into the world's textile industry center. The reason why Britain was strong back then was because he relied on the textile industry to become the world's financial center.

Since the surrounding countries are so weak, he naturally has to promote the currency belonging to Ming Dynasty.

Not only must the Ming currency become the official currency of each country, but it must also become the world's financial center, so that it can obtain a steady stream of seigniorage.

In fact, this is not nonsense. After the North Korean Tongbao did not have strong enough financial support, the most popular general equivalent in the court is five liters of cloth.

The war-torn island countries such as Japan and Luzon did not have their own currency at all. Although the Li Dynasty minted coins, the number was small and the craftsmanship was rough. The entire Asian region did not have a strong currency.

This is the case, the current conditions of the Ming Dynasty are very favorable, and it can completely rely on its dominance in the trade of cotton cloth and other commodities to become a world financial center, thereby seeking more benefits for the residents of the country.

"The minister leads the decree!" Li Si, Minister of the Household Department, and He Cong, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, couldn't comprehend Zhu Youtang's intention for a while, but they still bowed their hands respectfully.

After discussing the matter, everyone dispersed.

There are a lot of points to digest today, but what is certain is that under the control of an excellent helmsman, Daming's giant voyage is sailing.

Three days later, Liu Zhong, the right servant of the household department, came with Shu and had an audience in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, after thinking about it for three days, I finally came to a realization: the master is the one who schemes. Now I have come to ask for an order to clear up the land and farmland, to increase taxes and food for the imperial court, and to reduce the burden of corvee for the people!"

"Because of the annexation of the land by the powerful officials and gentry, the bankrupt and displaced people can only serve as servants of the rich tenants, and the people in the fields have to hold the land and contribute it to the families of the officials and gentry. Up to a million giants!"

"Today, there are a huge number of officials and gentry who are powerful and hidden in the land. They don't pay the imperial tax and don't pay the local corvee. This is the real biggest harm of Ming Dynasty. It should be set back!"

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Liu Zhong came here with determination this time, and he also had a deeper understanding of another meaning of Yintian, and expressed his opinion to Zhu Youtang in the attic.

After a while, Liu Jin appeared in front of the guardrail, and asked Liu Zhong below, "Your Majesty asked: Do you know the dangers here? Do you know that failure is not good for long-term planning?"

"I know that your majesty has far-sighted plans, but today the people suffer from the officials and gentry, and the powerful and powerful have hidden their fields for a long time. If you delay for a day, the people will suffer a little! Your majesty has a saying: empty talk will harm the country, and hard work will rejuvenate the country! I wish to be your majesty's sword and follow the example of Wang Yue For His Majesty, cut the first knot of food evil! A swordsman is fearless, ignoring hardships and dangers; a swordsman will cut every obstacle, and things can be done!" Liu Zhong knew that this was his opportunity, and he expressed his attitude as if he would regard death as home.

He was a Jinshi who was born in a small peasant family in this dynasty, and he has been excluded a lot since he became an official. Fortunately, he met Hongzhi, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.Whether it is for the emperor or for the people in hardship, he has a reason to be the next Wang Yue.

Zhu Youtang came to the guardrail and watched Liu Zhong's true feelings passing below, and faintly saw a knife belonging to the Hongzhi Dynasty, so he said lightly: "Go back and wait for the order!"

"I obey the decree, I resign, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" Liu Zhong used the word "loyalty" as his name, and at this moment, he felt that his loyalty from the inside out was a heavy kowtow road.

Zhu Youtang looked at Liu Zhong who was retreating, but let out a breath of foul air.

He didn't know if he had acted too hastily, but one thing was certain, the candidate he was waiting for appeared, and the right servant of the household department really had a strong will to do things.

In fact, Liu Zhong probably didn't know that the emperor himself knew about his father's death due to corvée.

Zhu Youtang hopes that Liu Zhong can become Wang Yue, after all, Wang Yue is a person who can really achieve things, but he doesn't want Liu Zhong to learn from Wang Yue, after all, that would be a big hit!
At the end of April in the first year of Hongzhi, Liu Zhong, the right servant of the household department, was transferred to Huguang to serve as the first governor of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty.

　This volume is over!

　　
　
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