Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 145

Zhu Qiyu took a leisurely sip of tea, and continued: "Marquis Xu Heng of Xing'an, and Governor Fan Guang, led the Xiaoqi Camp, Shenji Camp, Tiance Guard, and Yingzhou Guard to set up camp two miles in front of Shi Heng's army.

The four battalions cooperated with each other and assisted each other, and used artillery to cover the flanks of each battalion.

In this way, Xu Heng's army at the front is only four or five miles away from Yexian's camp. During the day, the army sticks to the barracks.

In the evening, the Ming army dispatched to harass Yexian's camp, making it difficult for the soldiers of Wala to survive. "

Hearing this, Shi Heng stood up and asked his own question: "Your Majesty, can't we fight during the day? At night, most soldiers have symptoms of night blindness and cannot see in the dark.

The last general has been guarding the frontier for decades, and he has never seen a night battle with Mongolian cavalry. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Your Fifth Army Battalion doesn't want to participate in the night battle, so you can lie down and sleep in the camp. No problem, I won't force the soldiers to participate in the night battle.

Those who want to participate, I heard that drinking water boiled with pine needles can cure the symptoms of night blindness. In short, let the imperial doctor of Taiyuan Hospital be responsible for solving this problem. "

Shi Heng asked again: "But Ye Bushou's army is very elite, if they get close during the night attack, they will be discovered by Ye Bushou."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "It's better to say, if you cut off the head of a person who won't be harvested overnight, you will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. This money does not need to be paid by the court, it is a personal reward from me.

Let's hand over the head with one hand and give the reward with the other. There is no deceit and no debt.

The imperial court only needs to give titles, cut off a life that will not be harvested overnight, and bestow the title of "Warrior of Ming Dynasty".Cut off three nights without taking heads, and give the title of "Great Mingrui".If five people were beheaded, one hundred households of Jinyiwei would be sealed; if ten people were beheaded, one thousand households of Jinyiwei would be sealed.

And it's not limited to the soldiers of the Ming army.All people, whether they are traffickers or street knights; whether they are Han people, Mongols, Miao people, or Jurchen people, can go to chop and refuse to pay.

Even criminals and prisoners, as long as they can beheaded the Tartars, I will reward them all the same, and I will never discriminate against anyone who has meritorious service. "

When everyone heard the words, they had nothing to say.After all, blocking someone's way of making money is like killing one's parents.The emperor gave out such a heavy reward, there must be some people rushing up screaming.

The most attractive part of this policy is that the emperor recognizes the head but not the person.Even if you are a hooligan in the market, or a person who steals chickens and dogs, as long as you cut off ten heads that will not be accepted at night, you will immediately become a thousand households of Jinyiwei, and you will be rewarded with 1000 taels of silver.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man.Moreover, in the capital city, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, most of them are fierce people with empty ambitions but suffering from no connections.

In the Ming army, there were even more such people. In the 20 army, there must be one or two thousand capable and ambitious people.

Zhu Qiyu has already begun to feel the pleasure of being an emperor, and the righteousness and title, if it falls into the hands of an emperor who can use it, it is really invincible.

As long as you give names, officials, powers, and money, there are plenty of people in Ming Dynasty who are willing to cry and serve the emperor.

The emperor gave such instructions in a few words, and the ministers didn't know what to say next.Zhu Qiyu smiled at the crowd and said, "I still have three orders to issue. Although he is still outside the city, his failure is already doomed. So we have to look forward and not be like some treacherous ministers who only focus on the present." , regardless of the future.

After defeating Yexian, the court needs to carry out reforms and change the previous unreasonable policies.

My first edict to reform the government: it is called Yanglian.

Starting from the first year of Jingtai, in the first five years, the salaries of civil and military officials increased by [-]% of the current salary every year.

From the sixth year of Jingtai to the fifteenth year of Jingtai, the salaries of civil and military officials increased by 15% every year.

In other words, it will take 15 years for the Jingtai Dynasty to increase the salaries of civil and military officials to three times the current level. "

When the ministers heard the words, they were silent at first and looked at each other in blank dismay, and then they talked at each other without regard to etiquette.

The main reason is that Zhu Qiyu gave too much stimulation to everyone, especially the civil servants who have read all the poems and books. Even if they have read all the history books, this is the first time they have seen the emperor who initiated the reform. The first step is to greatly increase the salaries of civil and military officials .

Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry, and waited for the ministers to finish their discussions and calm down.

Chen Xun, the chief assistant who also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, couldn't help asking first: "Your Majesty, the finances of the Ming Dynasty have always been beyond their means, even the salaries of the officials are often not paid on time.

Even when it is distributed on time, a part of the Daming Treasures will be used to offset the salary.

As for the doubling of the salary in five years and the tripling of the salary in 15 years as His Majesty said, I dare to ask Your Majesty, where does the money come from? "

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "It's nothing more than increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. The first step in the reform is to reduce expenditure. First of all, starting from the emperor, the royal family's expenses will be greatly reduced.

Part of the money saved is used to care for the people, and part of it has been used to increase everyone's salary.

And in the future, everyone's salaries will be paid in full, this is my promise.Even if I don't eat or drink, I can't do without your salary.

As for the Daming Treasure Banknote, it will take several years for me to completely abolish it. "

As soon as Zhu Qiyu's words came out, there was an uproar immediately.The ministers did not object to the emperor's policy. After all, according to the emperor's thinking, it was the royal family who lost their interests and the civil and military officials who benefited.Who would be crazy to oppose the emperor who gave profits to all the officials?

It's just that this is too absurd. It's the first time for the ministers to see the emperor who takes the initiative to weaken his own interests.

Zhu Qiyu added: "The reason why I initiated the reform is to let the common people live a better life, and it is also to let the civil and military officials live a better life.

A reform that cannot bring benefits to everyone is not a good reform.Such a reform is not the reform I want. "

When the officials heard this, they became even more excited.If it can really bring benefits to everyone, then change it.

However, the officials were embarrassed to ask the emperor how he wanted to reduce royal expenses.

Zhu Qiyu was understanding, and took the initiative to explain: "The first step is to completely separate the internal funds from the national treasury. The royal family can no longer take money from the national treasury.

Things like conferring a noble concubine and holding a wedding for a prince or princess cost tens of thousands to tens of thousands of taels, which can no longer happen.

In the future, these matters will be handled by the inner court, and the treasury will no longer need to take money.

In addition, the number of concubines, eunuchs, and court ladies should be gradually reduced.

There are only a few masters in the palace: the empress dowager, the two empresses, the prince, and the princess.There is no need to get more than 1 people to serve, it is purely a disaster for the people.

Anyway, with all these things, there are too many places to cut the royal family's expenses, and I decided to cut them down as much as possible.Detailed entries after the war will be distributed in batches. "

When the ministers heard the words, they simply wanted to congratulate. It was not easy to catch up with such an absurd emperor.

Taking advantage of the situation, Zhu Qiyu issued a second edict: "The Nangong was originally built to serve as the residence of the emperor's grandson. After the war is over, I decided to allocate the Nangong to the prince and Princess Chongqing to live in.

And just as I said just now, the inner court is responsible for repairing the Nangong Palace, and the court does not need money or effort. "

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, but no one objected, and they all took orders.

Zhu Qiyu continued to issue the third and most absurd edict: "I can achieve today's victory not only because of the orders of the officials and soldiers, but also because of the virtuous management of my concubines and the proper handling of the affairs of the Qi Palace. , so that I have no worries about the future.

Moreover, my concubines do their best to flatter me every day, making me happy physically and mentally all the time, and their credit is not small.Therefore, I decided to confer all twelve side concubines as imperial concubines.From then on, they are no longer concubines, but like the three princesses, they are all my wives.

But you don't have to be nervous, I just give them titles.Usually, they don't need to pay tribute from the inner court, let alone spend a penny from the national treasury.

We live ours, you live yours, and everyone will not disturb each other, and share the peace and prosperity. "

(End of this chapter)