At the beginning of June, Zhu Xu stood in front of the railing of Wenzhao Pavilion, looking at the blue sky.
He put his hands behind his back, his eyes were bright, he looked into the distance, and his face was full of ambition.
In the four southwestern provinces, Qin Liangyu has his strong support, and he has won victories again and again, and he has used both suppression and appeasement, and the fourth and Sichuan provinces have been basically pacified, and the other three provinces will also launch a thunderous trend.
Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Sichang, and 30,000 people have all been recruited, and now they are all training desperately, and once they are completed, the bandits in the mountains, east, river, and south will also be dealt with.
There is Hong Chengchou in Shaanxi and west, and Zhu Xu is also at ease.
Sun Chuanting was the most rigorous in governing the army, and he had already reorganized his army and was ready to go south at any time.
Yuan Keli's navy can be said to have been in battle for a long time, and it has been preparing for war recently, and the artillery and firearms are equipped with enough and ready to go.
At this moment, standing behind Zhu Xu are Sun Chengzong, the second assistant of the leading troops, Fu Changzong, the head of the household department, Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of the ministry, Ni Wenhuan, the secretary of the criminal department, Wang Shaohui, the secretary of Dali Temple, and Gu Bingqian!
Zhu Xu still looked into the distance and said, "I heard that the reform of the military department is not very smooth?"
” Sun Chengzong said: "Yes, the opposition in various places is relatively loud, all command divisions, and guards have resisted to varying degrees, and most of the personnel sent by the military department have been forced back by various means. ” In the Ming Dynasty, at the local level, the capital command department was set up, responsible for the military affairs of a province, and all the guards had to listen to the tune, which can be said to be a high authority, even if it was a governor sent by the imperial court, the governor could not suppress one.
Zhu Xu decided to withdraw the guard and change the military system, only set up a small number of garrisons in the prefecture and county, and the others were all changed to standing armies, and they were transferred to the military department.
"It's not surprising at all," Zhu Xu turned around, glanced at Sun Chengzong, and said with a smile: "Sun Chuanting has the title of squire of the military department, in addition to the bandits, he is also responsible for rectifying the military affairs of various places. ” Sun Chengzong's face changed slightly when he heard Zhu Xu's words, and he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I am only afraid of such a forced restructuring......
It will cause a backlash elsewhere. ” Zhu Xu naturally knew this, and said with an unchanged expression, "Don't make a noise first, take your time, I will order Sun Chuanting to act carefully." ” Lu Xiangsheng and others are still training, once they succeed, if they want to rebound, they have to see if Zhu Xu gives them a chance!
Sun Chengzong was at ease, and said: "Your Majesty, will the firearms battalion go out of Beijing together this time?"
” The firearms battalion, now led by Cao Bianjiao, already has a thousand people, all equipped with Bi Maokang's improved flint guns.
Artillery is currently only defending the city, and field battles are not enough.
Zhu Xu thought for a moment and said, "No need, you don't need such a big battle to suppress a bandit." ” Sun Chengzong nodded, he could see that Zhu Xu wanted to train the army, since he didn't want the firearms battalion to go out of Beijing, he thought he had other plans.
After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, Zhou Yingqiu glanced at Fu Changzong, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the county and government senators who have been arranged to go to various places have all been used by various means, either they are driven back, or they are in the same stream. ” Zhu Xu smiled and said, "How is the new test method?"
” Zhou Yingqiu's expression moved slightly, and he hesitated: "The ministers have tried it, and it is difficult to make the trip in the ministry, and almost everyone is against ......it."
Zhu Xu took a breath, waved his hand, and looked at Fu Changzong again.
Fu Changzong bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, the taxes in various places are in the hands of the political secretary, and then the prefectures and counties in various places, it is extremely difficult to change, and this year's taxes, excluding the salt tax, tea tax, etc., are only afraid that it is less than one million taels." ” The tax system of the Ming Dynasty can be divided into two parts, one is the royal private tax, such as the mining tax, and the other is the official tax, which refers to the land tax and commercial tax in charge of the household department.
The mining tax is easy to say, it is all between Zhu Xu's words, but the official tax, what the emperor wants to do, he has to nod the ministers of the court, and the local government, especially in the late Ming Dynasty, when the government is corrupted to the extreme, the emperor's holy decree to the local government is often not as good as a sentence of a county order.
Zhu Xujaw said: "Continue to prepare and find out the bottom before you can do things." ” After speaking, he looked at Ni Wenhuan again.
Ni Wenhuan's expression was solemn, and he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, most of the officials sent by the Criminal Department to various places have been driven back to the capital, and those who can stay dare not guarantee it......
Loyalty to the emperor.
However, the ministers have made two preparations, the secret ones are all left, and they are raising and collecting evidence in various places, once the emperor uses the power of thunder, they will definitely come in handy!
” Zhu Xu's eyes lit up, this Ni Wenhuan can do things. said a word of approval, and looked at Wang Shaohui again.
Wang Shaohui's body trembled, he was the most afraid of Zhu Xu, suppressed the apprehension in his heart, bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, the ministers have also been sent to various places, but they can't find a place at all and are driven back, the ministers, can only let them hide quietly and wait......
The power of the emperor's thunder. ” Zhu Xu waved his hand, displeased him, looked up at the last one, and assisted Gu Bingqian.
Gu Bingqian is the most tactful, and he sees things the most thoroughly, he bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the cabinet is well organized under the management of King Xin, and the books in various places are also handled very well, and the ministers have no objections. ” Zhu Xu straightened his waist with his hands behind his back, it is easiest to spend money in the world, except when he is poor.
The household suddenly had a sum of nearly four million taels of silver, just like a rich beggar, everywhere there were people who stretched out their hands to cry for money, and each of them was real, which made this beggar very embarrassed and didn't know how to spend it.
Zhu Xu turned around, rubbed his hands, thought for a while, and said, "First move in two million taels of internal money, and the rest will be used for calming down."
The arrears of the officials of the imperial court, the silver of the clan, the repair and use of the imperial palace and the imperial court yamen, all pressed ......"
Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu knew Zhu Xu's thoughts best, and he was not surprised at all.
Gu Bingqian thought in his heart that there would always be a letter to King Zhu Youzhen, and he also bowed down and said with peace of mind: "Obey the order." ” After discussing for a while, several people retreated and left, Zhu Xu looked at the sky in the distance, and his heart was full of pride.
Outside the palace, Fu Tao's busy feet did not touch the ground.
With the core of Huitong commercial behavior, through Caoyun, Yanzheng, Tea and Zhu Xu's Chengdong workshop, all over the Ming Dynasty, large and small chambers of commerce have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, colluding with each other, like a huge spider web, and the rolling silver has also entered Huitong Commercial Bank like flowing water.
Taking advantage of various relationships, Huitong Commercial Bank has also quietly established granaries throughout the country, and a large amount of grain has been transported in truckloads and trucks, silently.
At the beginning of July, Zhu Xu summoned Yuan Keli, Sun Chuanting, and Man Gui in Wenzhao Pavilion, and gave Shang Fang a sword and an arrow to the king, and ordered the three to advance by water to eliminate all bandits along the coast.
The three of them received the order, and on the same day, nearly 70,000 people from the two armies of Shui 6 came out from Tian and Jinwei, with a dignifying momentum, and went south with the momentum of ten thousand jun.
Zhu Xu stood at the highest point of the Qianqing Palace, looking at the direction of Tian and Jinwei.
He held on to the railing, facing the wind, unable to hide his excitement, and said with a smile, "Xiaocao, are you very excited?"
” Cao Huachun didn't know why, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the three adults will definitely win." ” Zhu Xu smiled silently, looked up at the sky, a horse formed by a cloud, slowly heading north.
The real big era is coming.