Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 56
Zhu Youjian did not abolish the prince directly.

There is another reason too.

It is just that there cannot be a struggle for the heir apparent in the Ming Dynasty at this moment.

In that case, although I suppressed the arrogance of the Donglin Party, it added to the struggle for the son.

I'm afraid the internal strife will still not stop.

The ministers also breathed a sigh of relief.

The prince was not abolished.

At least it shows that the entire court is generally stable.

As for the officials implicated in the Qian Qianyi case, there is nothing they can do about it.

After all, who made them so ignorant.

However, Zhu Youjian didn't want to let go of the civil and military officials who were still in court.

He still wants to beat and beat.

Therefore, after decree to bring the prince into the clan mansion.

Zhu Youjian stood up directly, facing the civil and military officials:

"I know that you don't like the emperor very much, and you are not as easy to manipulate as the prince; but you are also familiar with the books of sages, and you all know the truth that loyalty and filial piety are greater than heaven!
I sent Shi Kefa and Chen Chunde to Nanjing to inform you as early as in Shandong, why did you wait so long to pick me up! "

Although Zhu Youjian's words were in a flat tone, all the officials were frightened and knelt down:

"I am guilty!"

"It's good to know that you are guilty. I am not a person who blindly kills. Today, the world is in turmoil. Although it is necessary to rule the country with an iron fist, it must be compatible with the art of gentleness. I can forgive you for past sins, but after today, If you dare to do things that harm the country and the emperor again, don't blame me for not being sympathetic!"

As Zhu Youjian spoke, he snapped at the dragon case.

All civil and military officials were so frightened that they knelt down again:

"I dare not wait!"

Very good, very much like the monarchs and ministers after the founding of the Qing Dynasty after the founding of the slaves.

This is the relationship between monarchs and ministers that an empire should have.

It is not unreasonable for the establishment of slavery to allow the Manchu Qing to rule the Central Plains for 200 years.

Seeing that the officials in front of him were so frightened that they did not dare to violate their words, Zhu Youjian was very satisfied.

"At present, the country is impoverished and the people are depleted, and most of the country is in ruins. I am also guilty, and you are naturally guilty as well. I ask for everything, our monarchs and ministers are of one mind, work together to achieve the great cause, save the country from danger, put all the people in the water and fire, revive the Great Ming as soon as possible, restore my Great Ming's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, unify the north and the south, and the world belongs to my Han land!"

After Zhu Youjian said this, all the ministers sang together:
"The ministers swear to follow His Majesty to the death, and dare not slack off!"

"Very well, extraordinary methods should be used in extraordinary times, and the previous court conferences and court recommendations will be temporarily suspended. Now listen to the decree:

Gao Hongtu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, was changed to Minister of the Ministry of Officials, a bachelor of the Wenhuadian University, and served as a second assistant in the cabinet;

Liu Zongzhou, a famous Neo Confucianist, was appointed Minister of Rites;
Zhang Shenyan, Minister of the Nanjing Household Department, was changed to Minister of the Household Department, a Bachelor of Kadonge University, and worked in the cabinet;
Zheng Sanjun entered Youdu Yushi, Xu Shilin entered the Minister of Industry, and Jiang Yueguang was appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment;

He Tengjiao, governor of Huguang, was added as the left servant of the Ministry of war and the right deputy capital censor, and the general commander of Huguang.Military affairs in Shanxi and Shaanxi;
The governor of Fengyang, Ma Shiyingjia, was the Minister of the Ministry of War and a scholar of Dongge University, and ordered him to go to Beijing to work in the cabinet;
Li Banghua, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, supervised the military affairs of Henan and Fengyang;
Huaiyang Lu Zhenfei, Governor of Water Transportation, was changed to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, Governor Yingtian, and Dongge University Bachelor, and worked in the cabinet;

Li Mingrui, the governor of Huaiyang, was added as the right servant of the left deputy capital, the censor, the military department, the governor of the water transport, and the admiral to supervise the training and recruitment of soldiers.

Uncle Ningwu Zhou Yuji was added as Marquis of Ningwu, Uncle Jingwu Huang Degong was promoted to Marquis of Jingnan, Gao Jie was conferred the title of Uncle Xingping, Liu Fangliang was conferred the title of Uncle Jianning; Imperial Horse Supervisor He Xin was conferred the title of Boss of Dongxiang; Han Shoujing was promoted to eunuch of Bingbi; Shi Kefa Sheng Bingbi Eunuch;
The cabinet will implement it accordingly. "

After Zhu Youjian severely suppressed the arrogance of Nanjing officials through the matter of Qian Qianyi, he directly began to increase the rewards.

This can be regarded as a big stick plus a carrot, and these ministers can't help but disobey their orders.

From the original officials in Nanjing to the big officials guarding important places in the frontiers, the generals with heavy troops, and the eunuchs with great powers, they were all reappointed by Zhu Youjian.

This can be regarded as the great grace of the emperor, and Ze has been favored by hundreds of officials.

It is worth mentioning that.

There are currently seven cabinet bachelors.

They are Fan Jingwen, the chief assistant of the cabinet who is still in Nanchang, the scholar of Jinshendian University, Gao Hongtu, the scholar of Wenhuadian University in Nanjing, and Li Banghua, the scholar of Wuyingdian University who suppressed bandits in Xuzhou, and the scholar of Wenyuange University who is still staying in Hangzhou temporarily. Wu sacrifice.

In addition, there are Ma Shiying, a scholar of Dongge University, Zhang Shenyan, a scholar of Dongge University, and Lu Zhenfei, a scholar of Dongge University.

Zhu Youjian deliberately strikes a balance.

Therefore, among the seven cabinet members, there are some from the Donglin Party, some from the Eunuch Party, some who have served as local governors, some who have been in the Imperial Academy and served as assistant officials in the Eastern Palace, and some are officials from Beijing.

From the appointment of civil and military officials from the cabinet to the six ministries, the inner court and important places in Jiangbei, except for Zuo Liangyu, a semi-independent bull who was still unable to move, Zhu Youjian almost moved the entire court inside and outside. He firmly controlled the inside and outside of the court in his own hands.

Right now, we can only wait for Li Mingrui, the Governor of Water Transport and Governor of Huaihe, to finish recruiting troops and Li Banghua, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, to suppress Liu Liangzuo's tribe, before we can train our troops on a large scale and prepare to fight against Jiannu.

The 800 million cash has been included in Zhu Youjian's internal funds.

Apart from the important gold, jade and jewelry worth tens of millions of taels kept in the palace collection, most of them were handed over by Zhu Youjian to Han Shoujing for auction.

As for the future treasury revenue, Zhu Youjian will naturally start from commercial taxation and trade.

However, right now Zhu Youjian is not in a hurry to let these Jiangnan officials and gentry pay for it. After all, he still has a few big fish to kill.

Moreover, if the commercial tax is directly levied now, I am afraid that it will cause the entire Jiangnan gentry and common people to unite to rebel.

The anti-tax event in Suzhou that happened during the reign of Tianqi is a microcosm.

Because of factors such as the clan and the township party, the entire Jiangnan people and businesses are controlled by these Jiangnan gentry. If they forcefully collect commercial taxes, it will naturally lead to the closure of many shops and workshops to resist the taxation by the court. A large number of common people who have lost their land are unemployed, and it is easy to cause civil uprisings.

Therefore, even though Zhu Youjian has announced the increase of business tax, he has no intention of implementing it immediately. He wants to do it step by step.

Behind Qian Qianyi, Wu Weiye, Dong Zuyuan, Wang Duo, Hou Fangyu and others are all powerful local gentry, and naturally they are also big fish with wealth that rivals the country, so there is no need for Zhu Youjian not to slaughter them first.

From confiscating Wei Zaode and other officials to confiscating Confucian Mansion, Zhu Youjian suddenly discovered that after he came to Daming and became Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty, even if he was short of money, he didn't need to spend a lot of time making glass and soap to make huge profits in the market.

And to solve the problem of military pay, it is undoubtedly the most convenient and effective to search the house.

These great gentry and landlords who have been raised by the people of the Ming Dynasty for 200 years are not fat fat pigs, and even their own relatives who are distant or close to the princes of the Zhu family.

　Tomorrow, I will write in detail that the water is too cold and the skin is too itchy.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)