Chapter 368 Everything is difficult at the beginning
At noon the next day, a group of ministers arrived at the Wenhua Hall on time.
After the civil and military ranks were divided into stations, Eunuch Wu, the general manager of the palace, sang loudly: "The prince has arrived!"
"I will respectfully welcome the Crown Prince." The important civil and military ministers knelt down to greet His Highness the Crown Prince.
After the prince ascended to the throne in the Wenhua Hall, he said warmly: "Everyone, please make your peace."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
After the ministers stood up and stood still, Eunuch Wu, the chief chamberlain official, read out the emperor's decree.
"...There are tens of thousands of people who govern the world every day. If one thing is gained, the world will benefit from it; if one thing is lost, the world will be harmed. Since ancient times, only the entrepreneurial kings have been hard-working, good at human affairs, and good at physics.
When dealing with things, the story rarely goes too far.
"The ruler of Shoucheng will grow rich and noble. If he is not skilled in daily life, there will be few people who are not wrong when it comes to government. Although Kuang people have the talent of being smart, they are not experienced. If they act according to their will, they will make mistakes. If they regret it, it will be too late to change.
Exactly. Therefore, I have specially ordered you to visit the ministers on the day to listen to the announcements of various ministers, so as to practice the state affairs. I admire this."
"My son, I accept the decree and will obey my father's teachings." The prince knelt down to receive the decree, and then offered the decree. This was the legal basis for his supervision of the country.
Hearing this, Hu Weiyong and Chen Ning looked at each other quickly and knew that the emperor's decree, in addition to authorizing the prince, also had a very important purpose - to allow Zhu Biao to make mistakes.
Emphasize that this is a practice. Of course, ministers must take it seriously and be meticulous, but the prince can make mistakes because he is practicing state affairs. In practice, how can he not make mistakes? Everyone must be patient. When the practice lasts for two and a half years, he will not
Mistake again.
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After the prince sat down again, Eunuch Wu said to the ministers: "If the ministers have something to do, they will report it early, and if there is nothing to do, they will withdraw from the court."
"I have this report." The eldest cousin in charge of the governor's office, Xiao Guogong, came out to say.
The eunuch who attended the court presented the memorial, and Li Wenzhong loudly reported: "The prince has begun to report, and the commander of the Uzang capital has reported that the tribute envoy Gong Ge Suonan and others were sent earlier, and the envoy was intercepted and killed by the Tubo on the way to pay tribute. Wu.
The commander of the Sizang capital, Ban Zhuer, asked the imperial court to send troops to severely punish Tibet and avenge Uzang!"
"Tubo..." The prince pondered for a moment after hearing the words. He had followed his father's administration for many years and was very familiar with the country's military and political affairs.
Speaking of which, the Tubo mentioned by Li Wenzhong is completely different from the Tubo kingdom that occupied the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the Tang Dynasty.
To put it simply, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo fell into a long-term state of division and separatism due to internal strife in the royal family, religion and other reasons, and it no longer existed.
After entering the Yuan Dynasty, Tibet came under the direct jurisdiction of the central court. The Yuan Dynasty divided the main Tibetan settlement areas into three Xuanweisi, two of which were in Tibet.
There is also the Tuosima Xuanwei Division, also known as the Tubo Xuanwei Envoy Sidu Marshal's Mansion, located at the junction of Qinghai and Gansu, with its administrative seat in Hezhou.
Therefore, Tubo in the context of the Ming Dynasty refers to the Tibetans in Hezhou.
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The prince looked at Deng Yu and asked in a warm voice: "Gong Wei, how come I remember that Tubo has surrendered?"
"Yes, Your Highness." Deng Yu hurriedly went out to report back: "In the third year of Hongwu, the emperor ordered General Mo to capture Vice General Zuo and cooperate with the general to regain Gansu. After annihilating Wang Baobao's troops, in August of the same year, General Mo led his army to march
In Kehe Prefecture, the tribes of Uszang surrendered to Tibet. They pursued the King of Yu in the Northern Yuan Dynasty to the West Yellow River and killed the Yuan general Asatu in the black pine forest. The army penetrated thousands of miles northwest of Gansu. Tubo announced the surrender of envoy He Sunanpu and others.
The west of Hezhou enters our Ming Dynasty territory!"
A few simple words, but they fully demonstrated the unparalleled strength of the Ming army in the early days of the Republic of China!
"Later, the imperial court set up the Hezhou Guard here, with Wei Zheng, the general of Huaixi, as the commander, and He Sunanpu as the commander and magistrate of the Hezhou Guard. It has jurisdiction over the four guards of Hezhou, Taozhou, Xining, and Minzhou, collectively known as
The 'Four Guards of Xifan' are under the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi Capital Division." Deng Yu finished the introduction and then said in a deep voice:
"It is indeed unexpected that Tubo would flee thousands of miles away to intercept and kill the Uzbek tribute envoys. However, it is reasonable for Diyi to be ungrateful and rebellious." As he spoke, he raised his hands and said:
"The last general asked Ying to lead his troops to Hezhou and severely beat Tibet to serve as a warning to others!"
"Yes." The prince nodded, asked Li Wenzhong, Hu Weiyong and others for their opinions, and then said in a deep voice:
"What Duke Wei Guo said is absolutely true. This time Tubo intercepted and killed the tribute envoys, and Uzang asked the court for help. If the court did not show its thunderous methods and kill those who dared to offend the power of heaven, I am afraid that not only Tubo, but also Uzang would also attack
The imperial court is often scornful and no longer shows respect to the Celestial Empire. Therefore, I will report to my father, requesting to send troops!"
"Your Highness is wise!" Deng Yu, Li Wenzhong and other military ministers were overjoyed when they heard this. His Highness the Crown Prince has the courage to be a leader, which is enough to win their respect.
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After the governor's office retreated, Hu Weiyong also came out to report:
"The Ministry of Household Affairs reported to the Zhongshu that the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were issued beforehand. Because the people valued money over banknotes, in order to protect the banknotes, Baoyuan and Baoquan Bureau stopped minting 'Hongwu Tongbao'. However, the denomination of the treasure banknotes was always the lowest, and the people
It is inconvenient to use, and copper coins are urgently needed to ensure transactions. Therefore, I request the chief secretaries to re-establish the Baoquan Bureau to mint small coins, which can be used together with banknotes for people's use."
"In addition, the treasure banknotes have been in circulation for more than a year and have begun to become tattered. The Ministry of Revenue is asking for instructions on how to deal with these tattered banknotes. Should they be ordered to continue to be used, or should they be allowed to be dumped?"
Hu Weiyong was holding back bad news and reported the Ming Dynasty's most difficult and professional financial problem at the moment. He deliberately made the prince show his cowardice.
"If you continue to use it, will you continue to use the denomination at face value, or will you receive a certain discount? If you are allowed to reverse the banknotes, will it be free of charge to exchange the old banknotes for the new ones, or will you charge a part of the labor and ink fees?"
"..." As expected, the prince frowned and asked, "What's the precedent of the previous dynasty?"
"Your Highness, in the past dynasties, both money and banknotes have been used. Money is used in small amounts, and banknotes are used in large amounts. They are used in combination to facilitate the people." Hu Weiyong then slowly replied: "So the old minister suggested that we agree to the request from the Ministry of Revenue and order the chief secretaries.
The Baoquan Bureau was re-established, and small coins were minted, along with banknotes, for people's use."
"Yes." The prince nodded.
"In addition, there have been regulations on reverse banknotes in the past dynasties. In order to ensure the integrity of banknotes and avoid counterfeiting, worn banknotes are not allowed to be used in the past dynasties. They need to go to a department to replace new banknotes before they can continue to be used. However, a certain cost must be paid to the department.
Only when you call it "Gongmo Fee" or "Guan Tou Qian" can you pour out the money.
"For example, when exchanging coins in the Northern Song Dynasty, the fee was thirty cents per coin; in the Jin Dynasty, the fee for exchanging banknotes was fifteen cents." Hu Weiyong talked eloquently and gave suggestions: "So the old minister suggested that this dynasty
A bill reversal law should be enacted to prohibit the circulation of faint banknotes. Of course, there is a fee for exchanging old banknotes for new ones."
"This is a bit too much." The prince frowned and said: "The copper coins in the hands of the people will not change for a hundred years. The prime minister also said just now that the people value money and despise banknotes. If the old banknotes are replaced with new ones,
If there is still a fee, won’t it make people even more dissatisfied with precious banknotes and choose copper coins? I’m afraid this will further undermine the law of banknotes!”
"Your Highness is wise..." Hu Weiyong bowed his head and said.
I thought to myself, His Royal Highness the Prince is really not to be underestimated, he is very knowledgeable.
But it’s all in vain, because the small farmer, Mr. Zhu, will definitely not agree to free money exchange...
