When Emperor Chongzhen was waiting for a reply, a memorial from Zhangjiakou suddenly arrived.
The four people in the hall looked at each other. Just now, they said that nothing would happen to Mongolia?
Emperor Chongzhen's face suddenly became serious, and he read the memorial first.
The three people in the palace looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face, hoping to conclude from the changes in his expression whether he was happy or sad about the memorial.
To their relief, Emperor Chongzhen's expression slowly became a little more relaxed, and then he smiled.
After Emperor Chongzhen read the memorial, he motioned to his chamberlain to forward the memorial to his subordinates, and then said: "Lin Dan Khan sent his son Ezhe to Zhangjiakou to request tribute from Beijing."
In the past, Lin Dan Khan tried to be on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty. When the Jianlu were just rising, the Ming Dynasty invited Lin Dan Khan to join in the crusade. However, Lin Dan Khan's attitude was extremely arrogant and he would only send troops if he had to gain enough benefits from the Ming Dynasty.
But now, according to a report from Qin Yiming, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Baigan Army stationed in Zhangjiakou, it was the Mongolian tribes who, together with Lin Dan Khan's son Ezhe, put pressure on Lin Dan Khan, who was dedicated to worshiping Buddha, to make good relations with the Ming Dynasty in the hope of gaining access to the exchange trade in Zhangjiakou.
qualifications.
In addition, the death camp is causing chaos in the eastern Mongolian grasslands, and the story of the capture of King Darhan has spread in the Mongolian grasslands.
This made Lin Dan Khan, who was already in exile, determined to accept the request of the leaders of the Mongolian tribes still under his command, and sent his son Ezhe to pay tribute as a sign of surrender.
After Wen Tiren and Liang Tingdong read it, they first said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, your illustrious name has made the grassland bow its head."
They take this matter more seriously than Zhong Jinwei, because the tribes on the grassland have been the most important enemies since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Zhong Jinwei comes from later generations, and the nomadic people at that time had already declined.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded. He looked at Zhong Jinwei, thinking about a series of measures related to the grassland. This situation was possible thanks to Master Zhong.
To paraphrase Master Zhong, with a big stick and a carrot, the Mongolians were trained into obedient ministers.
With a smile on his face, he said to Zhong Jinwei who had just read the memorial: "Master Zhong, the ministers in the court are a little worried about the Luyamen matter. I think it makes sense. I sent you here today and was preparing to talk about it. I didn't think about it now.
Okay, it’s okay.”
Zhong Jinwei couldn't understand what Emperor Chongzhen was saying, why something would happen and then nothing would happen again.
He bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, may I ask what happened and what happened?"
Emperor Chongzhen signaled to Wen Tiren, who answered the question: "Marquis Zhongxing, some people were worried that our Ming Dynasty had built Zhangjiakou and made great efforts to build the road. But the Mongols would not buy it for various reasons.
, wouldn’t that be a waste of manpower and a waste of money?”
Zhong Jinwei nodded after hearing this. He didn't seem to have considered this before.
It is true that the Mongols do want to trade with each other, but it is difficult to guarantee that there are other reasons, such as political reasons, for not wanting to trade with each other. In that case, it will be difficult to launch the first shot after the establishment of the Road Yamen.
Now that the Mongols have relented, expressed their desire for mutual trade, and proactively sent Ezhe, the first heir to the throne of Khan, to the Ming capital, naturally no one has this worry.
When Zhong Jinwei thought of this, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind, and he started thinking about it immediately.
Several people in the hall saw that Zhong Jinwei didn't say a word after listening to the chief minister's explanation, and lowered his head like a clay Buddha.
Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren knew Zhong Jinwei well and knew that he might have thought of something, so they let him think about it without disturbing him.
Liang Tingdong originally wanted to remind Marquis Zhongxing, but he found that Emperor Chongzhen and his chief minister looked calm and unconcerned, so he decided to wait for Zhong Jinwei to finish thinking about the matter.
After a while, Zhong Jinwei raised his head with a smile on his face, looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, I have a new idea about the Lu Yamen. It will not only help solve the problem of the shortage of manpower in the Lu Yamen, but also
It can save the court money for road construction."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. There was such a good idea. He quickly said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, come quickly and let me hear it."
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei expressed his thoughts in the hope of Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren and the envy of Liang Tingdong.
After listening, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren asked some more questions. After receiving satisfactory answers, they both nodded with smiles on their faces.
The problem of manpower in the Lu Yamen was still a minor matter, and the imperial court did not have to pay for it. This was really a good thing for the Ming Dynasty, which needed money everywhere.
Emperor Chongzhen immediately gave instructions in the memorial that had been transferred to the imperial court, asking Qin Yiming to quickly arrange for the Mongolian envoys to come to Beijing.
Then he immediately issued an order for the death camp to come to Beijing as soon as possible to present prisoners.
After arranging these things, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, your head is really a cornucopia, with endless energy to make money."
When Zhong Jinwei heard that Emperor Chongzhen was joking about his head, he was a little embarrassed and unconsciously touched his head with his hand, but accidentally touched his official hat.
"Hey, Marquis Zhongxing, what's your hair?" Liang Tingdong stood behind Zhong Jinwei. With sharp eyes, he noticed that Marquis Zhongxing's hair seemed to be extremely short, and he couldn't help but remind him in surprise.
Wen Tiren also noticed it and looked at Zhong Jinwei strangely.
Zhong Jinwei looked at the expressions of the two of them and simply took off his official hat and showed them his head that had just had his hair cut.
Emperor Chongzhen was not as surprised as Wen Tiren and Liang Tingdong, because he had this hairstyle when he first met Zhong Jinwei.
Zhong Jinwei didn't wait for them to ask again, and told him the whole story about the haircut.
Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren had no doubts about Zhong Jinwei's words because they knew Zhong Jinwei's origins.
They are all people in power, and they agree with Zhong Jinwei's statement about the importance of filial piety.
But Liang Tingdong didn't know. He was a little doubtful and said: "Are these lice, fleas, and mice really as harmful as Zhongxing Hou said?"
Zhong Jinwei's identity is here, and he doesn't dare to deny it directly.
Zhong Jinwei looked at him, nodded and said, "It's absolutely true."
Then he turned to look at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "It's a pity that the microscope still can't achieve the effect. After the Ming Dynasty's bacteriology is revealed, it will be known to everyone."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said to Zhong Jinwei with some expectation: "Master Zhong, this microscope matter is very important. When will you go over and see if you can give some advice to those craftsmen."
After Zhong Jinwei nodded, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Wen Tiren: "What Master Zhong said just now, whether the world believes it or not, send it to the Di newspaper to let the world know that this is the case. In addition, the cabinet will get a charter, somewhere
If preventive measures can be implemented, we should do so first."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Tiren bowed and replied.
After Zhong Jinwei waited for Emperor Chongzhen to finish his instructions, he continued: "Your Majesty, regarding the death camp, I have a request. I hope your Majesty can accept it."