This year's autumn rain was later than in previous years, and it was also rainy like plum rain, without any atmosphere of autumn.
The windows on the second floor of Lezhizhai in the Forbidden City were open, and a gentle breeze blew in, causing the Clivia placed in the window to ripple slightly.
Zhu Yunxi was sitting on the throne, and in front of him were ministers, ministers, inspectors, and censors. All the ministers were given seats. The private small court meeting between the monarch and his ministers was less solemn and more casual.
"Your Majesty, I have read the autumn harvest reports from various places these days. It seems to be a good year." Hou Yong, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said with a smile. Fu You, the old minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has long been old. Zhu Yunxi sympathized with the distinguished old minister and kept him hanging.
title, but he is already in charge of the affairs of the household department, and Hou Yong is in charge of all matters in the household department.
Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi held the teacup and smiled and said, "Yes! If there is a bumper harvest in Huguang and other places, I will be happy. But this year, Henan, Shanxi, and Shandong are all signs of a bumper harvest. Even Hebei, after excluding the military rations from Liaodong Dusi,
, there is also a balance!”
The autumn harvest is the most important thing of the year for the country, and it is also the most important thing of the year for the people. At this time, the emperor and his ministers are all happy.
"Your Majesty, you must have forgotten!" Cao Guogong Li Jinglong stood up, bowed and said with a smile, "For the King Shen of Liaodong, King Liao and King Yan, you issued an edict at the beginning of this year, allowing them to except the guards.
In addition to the farmland, manpower can be recruited to reclaim the wasteland."
"Although it's a bit bitter and cold over there, the weather is going well this year, so there will always be some gains! Besides, you haven't counted Korea yet?"
"You have a good memory!" Zhu Yunxi nodded approvingly.
The Ming Dynasty's largest expenditure in the north was actually the food and salary for these frontier troops. In previous years, the court would mobilize the food and salary gap from the south to transport it there. It was a long journey with people eating horses and chewing, and the cost was unknown.
Nowadays, there is no need for subsidies, and it is a huge number when calculated inside and outside.
"Your Majesty!" Ru Yu, Minister of War, hesitated for a moment and said, "When we collect grain, can we leave some for Korea?"
Suddenly, the smiles on the faces of the officials turned into surprise, and they all looked at him in confusion.
Ru Yu stood up and said, "General Youzhu is stationed in Goryeo safely. This year, just for suppressing the rebellion in Goryeo, he has sent four notices to the Ministry of War. This is still... recorded. Other minor attacks
It’s just a small rebellion, a small rebellion of three to five hundred people, and it hasn’t been reported yet!”
As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Yunxi's face again, "Korea is now, after all, the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The promotion of sinicization has been quite effective, and most of the scholars have returned home. However, the imperial court demands too much money and food every year, so there are conflicts among the people...
..."
"The emperor governs the world and abandons Korea alone?"
"Ask for less money and food, and leave more for the Korean people. I believe they will also be grateful."
The palace was silent, and the ministers nodded slightly in agreement. But the military officials who participated in the small court meeting were mostly unhappy.
Their eyes were all captured by Zhu Yunxi.
The military ministers really didn't regard that place as the land of the Ming Dynasty, just take the generals who guarded there as an example. When Fu Youde was still alive, he was very tolerant to the local people. When he was safe, he would be a living king of hell.
There is also the King of Han who is sealed in Lelang (Pyongyang), which is even more difficult to describe.
"Staff!" Zhu Yunxi said.
Ling Han stood up immediately, "Old minister is here!"
"If Korea is always under military control, it would be too coercive." Zhu Yunxi said thoughtfully, "Look back and select some people to serve as officials there. Since it is the land of the Ming Dynasty, it must be treated equally. Otherwise, hatred will be passed down from generation to generation.
.It must be both powerful and virtuous.”
"Screen the local scholars, and those who can be officials will be given official positions. Do you understand?"
The Linghan people are old and sophisticated, so they naturally understand what it means, and said with a smile, "The emperor's holy virtues have benefited the world, I will do it as soon as I turn around!"
The ministers all chanted in unison, "Your Majesty is holy!"
"What kind of holy virtue is this?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "I just made it based on my feelings."
As he said that, he looked at Ru Yun and continued, "Let the Ministry of Revenue consider it at its own discretion. Goryeo's grain collection can be relaxed a little." At this point, he paused again, "In the name of the Ministry of War, we will give Ping An and others
King Han, please go ahead and ask them to restrain themselves and stop being so impatient... ah!"
"I obey the decree!" Ru Jin said.
Zhu Yunxi is not a bad person. Throughout the history of the human world, after annexing territory, kindness and power have been combined. Blind kindness cannot stand, but blind high pressure cannot stand. It can stand for a while, but it cannot stand for a lifetime.
At this moment, Wang Sha quickly walked in with a thick yellow box in both hands and silently placed it on Zhu Yunxi's imperial case.
"Your Majesty, Baili in Zhejiang is urgently needed!"
"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi was a little surprised. Tie Xuan and others in Zhejiang rarely used expediting.
Open it slowly, open the memorial and read it carefully. It is a joint memorial signed by Tie Xuan, the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province, Jing Qing, the Chief Inspector, and Han Kezhong, the Supervising Censor. After reading a few lines, I couldn't help but smile.
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"Your Majesty!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "But there is a happy event!"
"I didn't see the wrong person!" Zhu Yunxi's expression was full of relief.
"Tie Xuan and Han Kezhong were in trouble!" he continued. "When Han Kezhong inspected the Zhejiang region, he discovered that there was a desert island on the east side of Yueqing Bay, more than a hundred miles away from Taizhou, that occupied a huge area but was uncultivated by no one."
"Han Kezhong went to the island to see it. If the island is managed properly, more than 100,000 acres of land can be reclaimed for Zhejiang, and the annual grain tax alone is 25,000 shi!"
"So the three of them jointly reported, asking me to report their land reclamation matters!"
As he said that, he smiled and said, "Good thing, good thing!"
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, this is a blessing from heaven!" Li Jinglong was the first to say with a smile, "Our Ming Dynasty has gained more than 100,000 acres of fertile land!"
Zhu Yunxi continued to look at the book without raising his head, "Actually, I think what I'm more happy about with Liangtian is their courage to do things!"
As he spoke, he sighed slightly and said, "Why wasn't such a huge area opened up earlier? There are so many officials in Zhejiang, but their eyesight is so short-sighted that they can't see the benefits?"
Then he shook his head, "Han Kezhong told Tie Xuan his idea, and Tie Xuan summoned officials of all sizes to discuss it. But they said that the pirate was close to the sea, so be careful of pirate intrusion. They also said that the island was desolate and that it would be a waste of people's energy to cultivate it!"
"Oh, it's all excuses!"
"The Japanese pirates have been wiped out, so where did the pirates come from? Even if it is a waste of people's financial resources, how many people can be accommodated with more than 100,000 fertile fields?"
"Zhejiang has more people but less land, and industry and commerce are prevalent. Even if we carefully calculate the annual food supply, we still have a shortage of food. It's not that they don't know, they are afraid of doing such a thankless job."
At this point, he had finished reading the memorial, handed it to Ling Han in front of him and said with a smile, "What do you think of the number one scholar I ordered?"
"Things that may seem extremely difficult to others, he planned in detail and clearly. The first was to send troops to the island to build a city, the second was to recruit civilians to go to the island to open up wasteland by allocating fields, and the third was to ask the court to send officials."
Ling Han looked at the memorial and smiled, all the wrinkles on his face, "This is also a good young man of the practical side. After a few more years of experience, the emperor can entrust him with important responsibilities!"
"That's right, that's right!" Zhu Yunxi laughed and said, "If officials all over the world are so hard-working, why worry about not having a truly peaceful and prosperous age."
This chapter has been completed!