Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the court is a river and lake full of interests.
It’s not that these ministers are bad, but everyone has selfish motives and wants to fight for themselves.
The officials in Jiangnan who were unwilling to collect taxes could no longer hold their heads up after being scolded by Zhu Yunxi. And judging from Zhu Yunxi's face, if they continued to say so, they might lose their sacred heart.
At this time, Ling Han, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said, "I think what Your Highness said is absolutely true. It is the duty of the subjects to pay food and taxes." He said, snorted, "It sounds like a group of gentry, but it sounds bad.
Aren't they just a bunch of white clothed civilians? The country's good governance has made them tremble, and there are actually ministers who can help them speak. If they continue to be accommodating, hehe..."
"Ling Shangshu, be careful what you say!" Liu Sanwu said, "Xueshi Zhan and others are also dedicated to serving the country. They are afraid of arousing the anger of the people in Jiangnan and not benefiting the country!"
"Hmph!" Ling Han said again, "Who dares to have a grudge? Is it disadvantageous to bully the Ming Dynasty?"
"Okay!" Zhu Yunxi took another sip of tea, "Don't talk about this anymore. I know your thoughts and know that you are afraid of changes in the place. But I tell you, if administrative affairs are afraid of wolves in the front and tigers in the back, what's the point?
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"Your Highness is right!" Ling Han said something nice first, and then said, "Your Highness, before you march to the north, order your ministers to conduct an inventory of temple properties all over the world..."
Before the expedition, the civil servant group of the Ming Dynasty began to attack the monks all over the world. Now, it is time for the results to come out.
Zhu Yunxi said, "Have all the monks in the temples in the world found out?"
"Order 70,000 monks and nuns to return to secular life without paying ultimatum, detain 4,000 lawless monks, confiscate 13 million acres of land, 1.72 million silver, 600,000 copper coins, houses..."
Poof, Zhu Yunxi almost spat out a mouthful of tea.
Flower monks, so much wealth? What a coincidence, it just so happens that the pension for the soldiers who died in the Korean War this time is still a little short of that.
"Monks all over the world are practicing lawlessness and chanting Buddha's names to collect gold and silver!" Zhu Yunxi said solemnly, "From now on, all monk-official positions will be cancelled, and monks in various temples must be registered with the government. The matter of monks paying ultimatums is also the same.
And hand it over to the local officials for processing."
"However, don't overdo it. Monks are not good, but Buddhas are good! Buddhas can encourage good deeds and purify people's hearts. The government should still vigorously reward eminent monks who care about the sufferings of the people in the world!"
From then on, there will be no more monks in the Ming Dynasty who fail to abide by the rules and precepts. The privileges of monks inherited from the previous Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, have also been cancelled. The government's control over temples has become stricter.
Ling Han bowed his head and said, "Your Highness is a wise man, I have the same intention." After saying that, he paused and continued to smile, "I am responsible for checking the properties of temples all over the world. I found that there are temple believers in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Qiantang, Guangdong and other places.
There are so many Buddha statues made of pure copper that they can weigh up to a thousand kilograms."
"It's just copper. There are some Buddha statues in temples that are simply made of gold, with gold foil on the outside! Looking from a distance, the splendor is unlike the human world!"
This old man didn't even let go of Monk Hua's idea, and he didn't even let go of other things. Listening to his words, he had the intention of scraping off the gold leaves and melting the bronze statues to enrich the treasury.
Zhu Yunxi pondered for a moment, "Screen carefully. If it is a treasure that has been handed down for hundreds of years, don't touch it. If it was acquired over the years, just do what you should do? We are checking the temple property to cut off this trend of extravagance!"
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"My lord, I obey the order!"
"Speaking of copper, let me tell you that a large copper mine was discovered in Korea." Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "This solves the problem of copper shortage in the Ming Dynasty!"
"I have sent someone to take over and check it out!" Lian Zining, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said, "From now on, Ming Dynasty will have another source of wealth!"
Speaking of this, all the officials in the palace had smiles on their faces. Although these people did not advocate war, they would not refuse the spoils of war, and the more the better.
Among the Hanlin bachelors, Xie Jin smiled and said, "Actually, the Fan countries are not without good things. I like to read miscellaneous books. The books say that Goryeo is not only rich in copper, but also rich in black carbon, as well as gold and silver mineral deposits. In the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, those Fan countries are even more
It is rich in rice and precious stones. Even the Japanese country, where pirates are rampant, is rich in silver. Now, the Holy Emperor of Ming Dynasty is on the throne, and the army of tigers and wolves..."
As he said this, he suddenly felt that his colleagues around him were looking at him unkindly, and he quickly swallowed back the second half of his sentence.
The meaning in everyone's eyes was obvious.
Only you, Jie Jin, know about it, but we don’t know about it? Why are you showing off? Are you trying to show off, or are you inciting the emperor’s grandson to attack other vassals?
Liu Sanwu, a member of Zhongshushe, came out and said, "Your Highness, I heard that your Highness has the intention to establish a province in Goryeo?"
"Exactly!" Zhu Yunxi said, "Korea was the land of the four Lelang counties in the Han Dynasty. It was the land of the Han family. Since Goryeo was destroyed, counties should be established."
"However, Goryeo is too far away, and its people are completely different from those in the Central Plains. Their food, language, clothing and etiquette are all different..."
"The Ming Dynasty spans more than ten thousand miles from north to south. In the south, ten miles have different pronunciations and thirty miles have different customs!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "But they are all people of the Ming Dynasty!"
"I understand what Your Highness means. Our country, China, is a place where saints taught us. Although we have different pronunciation and different pronunciation, our bloodline is well documented and we share the same roots and species. That Goryeo is not a Chinese citizen...
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"I have made up my mind, please don't say any more!" Zhu Yunxi said, "Only by establishing a province can we achieve long-term peace and stability. This is the beginning of a thousand-year plan. If we don't build a province, why would we bother to go on an expedition and kill countless people!"
"Your Highness, if a province is established, who will be the Chief Secretary?" Fang Xiaoru suddenly asked.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Why, Master Fang wants to let it out?"
"I don't dare. I am good at learning, but I am not good at governing the people!" Fang Xiaoru said, "Goryeo is different from the Central Plains. We must choose a capable minister who is familiar with the civil affairs of barbaric lands!"
"The Imperial Academy has the duty of promoting talents, but it doesn't matter!" Zhu Yunxi said.
The Chief Secretary of a province is a high-ranking official in a feudal territory. He obeys the imperial authority when making appointments. There is absolutely no reason for Hanlin scholars to talk too much. What Zhu Yunxi said is equivalent to giving Fang Xiaoru a step up.
In fact, Zhu Yunxi was also curious as to why Fang Xiaoru, who had never been a talkative person, suddenly started talking about political affairs today.
"Then I have overstepped my bounds. Yunnan Zuo Tongzheng, the same year as Zhang Zhen." Fang Xiaoru said seriously, "I am good at literary affairs, and Zhang Zhen is good at civil affairs. Since I became an official, I have always lived in a place where barbarians and barbarians live together in Yunnan.
, dealing with civil affairs.”
"He suppressed the barbarian chieftains, appeased the border residents, reclaimed land for military settlements, built schools, repaired officialdom, and achieved outstanding political achievements."
Zhu Yunxi pondered silently, he had actually heard of Zhang Yan. He cooperated with the Mu family in Yunnan and made great achievements. It should be noted that in this era, the chieftain barbarians in Yunnan were all rebellious and unyielding. It showed that he could do well there.
Its ability.
"It just so happens that the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Chun, is going to Beijing to meet with His Majesty in the next few days. He has summoned Zhang Wei to come with him!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Hearing Zhu Yunxi mention the name of the Duke of Guizhou, and then thinking about today's battle report on the Yunnan border, the officials' expressions were a little strange.
Fang Xiaoru said loudly, "Your Highness, you want to use troops against Yunnan?" He said, taking a step forward, "Your Highness, the land of Yunnan is filled with smoke and miasma, which is beyond the reach of human power. Even a million-strong army cannot be used!"
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hands, "Don't think too much, I don't have that intention!"
As he said this, he was smiling bitterly in his heart. The minds of these scholars were also changing too fast. As soon as the slightest hint of news came out, they could guess a thing or two.
"Dear ladies, do you have any other memorials?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
"I still have something to say!" Fang Xiaoru continued.
"Say it!"
"Your Highness!" Fang Xiaoru bowed down and said solemnly, "My lord, please tell me that I am a civil servant and a distant warrior!"
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi's brows frowned.
"Martial men are domineering, taking military exploits as their top priority, and they will do whatever it takes to fight! Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty focuses on enriching the country and strengthening the people, followed by war." Fang Xiaoru continued, "His Royal Highness is a young and brave man, which is a blessing to the country, but His Highness loves weapons and often resorts to them.
Raise one million troops and launch an expedition!"
"Although the achievements of destroying the country are shining brightly in the annals of history, if you are not careful, you will be irreversible!"
"The holy masters of the past dynasties, such as those who were as skilled in martial arts as the Han warriors, first worked hard to conquer, and then raised their troops to go north!"
"Furthermore, Ming Dynasty now has military men occupying the court. These people are already domineering and arrogant. Now that they have the love of His Highness, they are even more lawless!"
"A few days ago, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, Dongguan Bo, Yongping Hou and others led their troops back to Beijing. They boasted about their martial arts skills when they met everyone, saying how many gold and silver women they had robbed and how many cities they had massacred. There was no reverence in their words.
His heart is full of pride and complacency!"
"Things like this have harmed the name of Your Highness's virtue! The Ming Dynasty is the supreme country in the world, and it should treat all countries in the world with kindness. I am afraid that Your Highness is young and energetic, and has listened to the instigation of those warriors!"
The atmosphere in the palace suddenly dropped to freezing point.
Ling Han asked himself hard, but he did not dare to talk too much on this issue.
But to be fair, everything Fang Xiaoru said makes some sense.
On the throne, Zhu Yunxi pondered for a long time, and suddenly smiled, "I understand your heart, and I also know the harm of war to the country. Take this expedition to Goryeo as an example. The country spent a lot of money, and behind the great victory, it was a waste of people and money!"
In fact, he wanted to have a good discussion with these people about what strategic vision is, what it means to defend the enemy from the people, and what it means to expand the country's living space.
But in this era, what Fang Xiaoru said is the mainstream.
However, Zhu Yunxi understood his good intentions, but that did not mean he would agree with them.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi stood up slowly, looked at the majestic green mountains outside the window, and said word by word, "Do you know what is Gu Xin's favorite sentence?"
The ministers were confused and looked at him.
"This sentence is not the words of the sages, but the words of a Mongol Khan. When Genghis Khan conquered the grasslands, he once said that wherever the sun rises, it will become the pasture of the Mongols!"
"And in the lonely heart!"
Zhu Yunxi turned around, looked at the ministers, and said loudly, "Everywhere the river reaches is the land of the Ming Dynasty!"
"If you don't want to, just be a good king in your hearts!"
"I want to be a hero who seeks eternal peace for future generations of the Ming Dynasty!"