Although this body is only six years old, no one in the family dares to treat Zhu Youdong as a child.

The wisdom shown by this grandson has far surpassed that of the first two emperor grandsons of the Ming Dynasty: not to mention Emperor Jianwen who played a good hand of cards. Let’s talk about Grandpa Xuanmiao, the de facto founder of the Renxuan rule.

, no matter how powerful you are, you can’t come up with so many things at the age of five, right?

Therefore, Li Caifeng, the owner of Cining Palace, did not take Zhu Youdong's greetings seriously at all. In addition to receiving him in strict accordance with the etiquette requirements, he also sent some small gifts as usual.

"Hey, I have to give something to the Queen Mother every time I come to visit. I've been doing this for a long time and I'm embarrassed to come back again."

"Master, this little thing is nothing compared to the 50,000 taels of silver you sent to Cining Palace a few days ago."

"Hahaha, Wang Chengen, you, Shi Ze, and Chun Zhong are all the same. If you give up, you will get something. Money is money when you spend it. Why are you piling it up in the house? Can you wear it? Can you eat it?

Besides, the Queen Mother didn’t spend the money on herself after she got it. She expanded the Mahavira Hall at Dajue Temple in the capital, gave porridge to the poor in Beizhili... for such good deeds, how much of the money was spent on herself?"

Of course, the conversation between the master and the servant was deliberately told to the Queen Mother. As time went by, the tacit understanding between Wang Chengen and Zhu Youdong gradually began to develop.

The distance between Cining Palace and Qianqing Palace is not that far. After leaving Empress Dowager Li, Zhu Youdong arrived in front of Wanli not long after.

"My grandson pays homage to Grandpa Huang."

"Well, where is Dong'er coming from? Huh? Where is the prince?"

"Uh...Father said he felt cold last night, so..."

"Hmph, forget it, leave him alone, Chen Ju, let's get started."

"Ahem...yes, Your Majesty."

At this time, Chen Ju had reached the pinnacle of the eunuch profession: the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, the eunuch in charge of the seal, and the eunuch in charge of the East Factory. This kind of combination of the power of criticizing the red and the power of law enforcement was extremely rare in the entire Ming Dynasty.

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However, reaching the peak means that no matter how you go, it will be downhill. That is to say, in this year, Chen Ju's body completely collapsed. It can be seen that this "virtuous wife" who was praised by foreign officials

"Xiang", the oil has run out and the lamp has dried up, and his life is not long.

"Your Majesty, I will talk about the Ministry of Works first. Cao Shipin, the governor of the river, came to the meeting and asked the court again to increase the allocation of 200,000 taels. The cabinet said that the Ministry of Revenue has no money now, so it asked the emperor's inner treasury..."

"Why are you asking me for money again? Didn't you give me one hundred thousand taels last time? And now it's gone again?"

"Your Majesty, the cabinet plan made it very clear. Ahem, Cao Zhijun said that the Zhuwangkou Project is a major project to return the Yellow River to its original course. The imperial court has already invested 600,000 taels of silver. If we don't add this

Two hundred thousand taels. These 600,000 taels of silver can only guarantee peace for three years. If we add another two hundred thousand taels, we can guarantee the safety of the lower reaches of the Yellow River for fifty years."

"...Hey, give it to me. However, Chen Ju, let Ouchi and the Ministry of Revenue jointly send out an audit team. If Cao Shipin is corrupt in this process, I will let him learn the peeling grass left by Taizu!

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"Yes, I obey the order."

After quickly approving this memorial, Chen Ju picked up the next one: "Ahem, Your Majesty, this one is a bit troublesome. Liang Yong, the tax supervisor of Shaanxi, impeached Chen Shiji, the magistrate of Xianyang County, for resisting the decree and robbing taxes."

"Bang~~" A tea bowl was knocked to the ground by Wanli. Fortunately, it was bone china sent in by Zhu Youdong, so it was not smashed to pieces like ordinary ceramics.

"Does this still make sense? The cabinet keeps asking for money from my inner treasury, but the local civil servants are resisting the work of the mine supervisors? My inner treasury can't make money on its own, so it's not like the mine supervisors have to work hard.

Only by collecting taxes can we make money!”

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Hmph, calm down and calm down. Do you old guys have anything else to say besides telling me to calm down? Zhu Youdong!"

"Ah? What are your orders, Grandpa Huang?"

"How to deal with this matter?"

Huh? You ask me who should I ask? The mine supervisor sent by Ouchi can write directly to the emperor himself, but the voice of a mere county magistrate cannot be heard directly. Therefore, Zhu Youdong instinctively made this unilateral complaint.

I don’t believe it—at least not now.

"Grandpa Huang, the truth becomes clearer with more arguments. In my grandson's opinion, it is better to let Liang Yong and Chen Shiji go to Beijing and talk about the matter face to face. And in my grandson's opinion, let my father listen first.

The two of them said that if Liang Yong is right, then let them go to the court to speak."

Looking at Wanli, whose chest was still heaving violently, Zhu Youdong rolled his eyes and said, "Grandpa Huang, Shaanxi is no longer the prosperous Guanzhong during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. My grandson noticed that Shaanxi has had nine droughts in ten years, and the people's livelihood has deteriorated.

It’s very difficult. Therefore, when collecting mineral taxes in these places, we must be very careful, otherwise it will easily trigger civil unrest. Let Chen Shiji, the local magistrate, come to Beijing. In addition to confronting Liang Yong, the emperor can also listen.

Listen to the voice of the most junior official of the Ming Dynasty. The king needs to raise his head to look up at the stars, but he also needs to bow his head and care for the people."

"Young master, what you said is very good! Your Majesty, I second my opinion."

"Well, then, let's arrange it like this. However, when your father meets with that Chen Shiji, you have to watch by me!"

"Yes, grandson accepts the order."

"Well, Chen Ju, next thing."

"Yes, uh, Your Majesty, this matter is even more troublesome. The Chief Envoy of Yunnan reported that Myanmar is mobilizing across the country, and the target is the Ming Dynasty's Xuanwei Department. The chieftain of Mubang requested me to prepare reinforcements in advance."

"Myanmar, Myanmar again! Not long after I took the throne, and for decades, these barbarians have not stopped! The last time, Gao Guochun, a general, led hundreds of people to break through five villages, and tens of thousands of people rushed to fight. I have forgotten

Are you ready? Hey, what does the cabinet vote mean?"

"Well, the cabinet said that Mu State is a barrier to Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty, so it must be saved. But..."

"You have no money, right? And you want money from my inner treasury?"

"Haha..." No matter how crooked his butt was, Chen Ju felt that the cabinet had gone too far when he saw this. So at this moment, he did not want to speak for the cabinet and could only respond with an awkward smile.

"Zhu Youdong!"

Why is it always me? "Grandpa Huang, as for this matter, my grandson thinks that paying money is a trivial matter. The key is to see how effective the money is."

"Huh? That's interesting. Tell me, grandpa, how to judge the effect?"

"Grandpa Huang, Mubang is a fence. The geographical location is very important. If you can keep it, you still have to keep it. However, it also depends on whether the fence is strong and whether it fulfills its responsibilities and whether it causes trouble for the owner behind the fence. Look, grandson.

Reports on Mu State in recent decades indicate that sometimes it was Burma who took the initiative to invade, and sometimes it was Mu State who took the initiative to provoke the other party. In the latter case, after Liu Wei, Deng Zilong, Gao Guochun and others defeated the Burmese in the tenth year of Wanli,

They are appearing more and more. What does this mean? Mubang thinks that its position is important and Ming Dynasty cannot ignore it, so it completely ignores its own strength and keeps provoking Burma - anyway, things get big in the end, and Ming Dynasty has to come out to save it.

He. So, Mubangjiu still needs to be rescued. But this time, we can’t just send out troops and then withdraw after fighting like before."

"Hmm... The chieftain of Mubang's family name is Han, right? He's really a wolf-hearted guy. But Dong'er, it's not difficult to win over Mubang, but it's too far away from Kunming and has very little production. If we take Mubang

If it is changed to a directly-governed state in Yunnan, this output cannot support the garrison there at all. As time goes by, we still have to give up."

"Haha, I want Grandpa Huang to know that there are a lot of jade mines underground in Mubang and Mengyang in the northwest of Mubang. If they are developed properly, they can produce at least one million silver dollars every year.
Chapter completed!