Chapter 525: Discussions in the Hall of Supreme Harmony
Zhu Gaoyan took out a map and asked Su Wu to find the location of Prince Canglan's fiefdom on it, and found that it happened to be near the Silk Road, but the Silk Road did not pass through his fiefdom.
Moreover, it is located in the border area of the four countries, and some distance further north is the Mongolian tribe that was driven away by Zhu Gaozhen.
"Your Majesty, please see, this place is adjacent to the Hexi Corridor to the east. If we can move west and north and occupy an important part of the Silk Road, then our business here will definitely usher in vigorous development."
"At that time, with sufficient funds, we can purchase supplies near the Hexi Corridor. This dangerous place on the river plateau can be attacked and defended. It is an excellent military location!"
Zhu Gaoying nodded, presumably the Canglan County Prince would be able to see these simple things.
"If His Majesty gives the order to support these princes to open up their land, this Canglan prince will definitely take the lead!"
"Okay, Su Wu, come and write down this decree for me and tell it to the court tomorrow morning!"
"And from now on, this matter will be left to you. I will just put a jade seal on the side!"
"His Majesty……"
Hearing that His Majesty trusted him so much, Su Wu's nose felt sore, and he could not help but burst into tears.
"Okay, okay, how many years have you been following me, don't play tricks like crying with me!"
"I thank you, Your Majesty!"
If Zhu Gaoyan said this, and an emperor wanted to strengthen King Pan's power, it would be suspicious to say so. After all, the previous emperors had always been pursuing the goal of weakening the power of the vassal king.
The late emperors Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoyun also suffered from the vassal kings. If Zhu Gaoyun had brought it up, even the Canglan County Prince would have hesitated for a long time.
But it was different when it was proposed by Su Wu. Su Wu was just a civil servant in the court. All power came from Zhu Gaoying's trust. He had no power and no one around him to support him.
If Zhu Gaoyang pretends to be furious tomorrow and asks Su Wu to understand him emotionally and rationally in the next few days, then the vassal king's trust in him will be greatly improved, and Su Wu will also gain the favor of many vassal kings.
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When the time comes, it will be much easier for Su Wu to take action, especially the contact with the Canglan County King.
"Hey, Yang Shiqi, how is the craftsman I asked you to recruit?"
"Let me lie. Due to the tight schedule, Wei Chen only recruited 1,762 skilled craftsmen this time."
"enough!"
More than 1,760 craftsmen can print brand-new currency in a short time.
"Then what happened to the thing I asked them to develop?"
"This Weichen is unknown. Weichen is just a layman, but from what they said, he seems to have some insights."
Zhu Gaoying nodded. In fact, he didn't understand this area at all, but he brought back a strange person this time.
That Zhang Qixin prepared the raw materials to imitate Yongle Tongbao in just two days!
Moreover, the cost and price are less than one-tenth of the normal casting of Yongle Tongbao!
Zhu Gaoying believes that he will be able to shine in this process of making banknotes.
"Okay! Su Wu, remember to teach Zhang Qixin to get him out of prison tomorrow afternoon. I want him to be useful!"
"yes!"
The night passed quickly.
This waist feels as if someone has pinched it.
In the early morning, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was already filled with ministers, but most of them were brand-new faces, obviously newly transferred.
As for today's morning meeting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, everyone is not surprised, because last night there was a rumor that His Majesty the Emperor was going to make his only concubine the Queen. Such a grand ceremony must be held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
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"The Emperor has arrived!"
As the eunuch shouted in a sharp voice, Zhu Gaoyan, dressed in a dragon robe, slowly walked to the dragon chair. At this time, the ministers also knelt on the ground and shouted,
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!"
"Everyone is safe!"
Zhu Gaoying sat on the dragon chair and slowly raised his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I believe all of you dear friends have heard that I have something to do in the Hall of Supreme Harmony today!"
Zhu Gaoying looked at the new appearance of the palace. Most of them came to court for the first time, and they seemed a little reserved and did not dare to speak. However, some of the veterans who were still here stepped forward and spoke.
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. Concubine Zhang has convinced everyone with her virtue and has convinced others with her virtue. To be able to receive such courtesy is highly expected!"
"Haha, that's good. Today I canonize the imperial concubine Zhang Yingzhen as the empress of the Ming Dynasty. From then on, she will supervise the harem, the mother's rituals, and the world, and take charge of all the affairs of the harem!"
At this time, Zhang Yingzhen also slowly walked to the door of Taihe Hall.
"The Queen is here!"
"I respectfully welcome the Empress, the Empress, may she live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"
"I would like to thank you all ministers again. Please be fine!"
Zhang Yingzhen wore a phoenix robe and slowly walked into the hall, while Zhu Gaojing also stepped down from the dragon chair and followed Zhang Yingzhen.
After the two of them sat down and all the ministers had stood up, Zhu Gaoying spoke again,
"There is one more thing that all the ministers must have heard of, that is, from today on, the Queen will discuss politics with me!"
"Who is in favor and who is against?"
Although some ministers tried their best to dissuade him, they thought of the new emperor's bloodbath in the court not long ago, so they honestly kept their mouth shut this time.
At this time, Su Wu felt someone touching him from behind. Su Wu also understood what this person meant. He wanted to dissuade the emperor.
What is there to advise? His Majesty the Emperor is wise and mighty. He has conquered both the south and the north. He is capable of fending off enemies externally and managing the country internally. Moreover, the empress is not bad at all. Although she is not as good as your majesty, she is still a rare and extraordinary woman.
Of course, Su Wu also hoped that someone could help them handle government affairs, and he was also a person with high authority.
And the current Queen Empress just meets these requirements.
After all, having a hands-off shopkeeper like Zhu Gaotian as the boss of the stall would make him and Yang Shiqi very tired, okay?
"In addition, I have decided to abolish the Yongle reign name from now on and use the new Shuntai reign name, which means that everything will go smoothly, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"Also, I have secretly summoned craftsmen to prepare new coins. It won't be long before the new Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes will replace the current Yongle Tongbao.