Zhu Yixi smiled and didn't care about Mu Haner's little thoughts.
He closed his eyes and meditated.
When it comes to women, he is really casual now.
It's hard to love what you get, but you don't regret what you lose.
Power is really intoxicating.
However, the small matter of being sensitive to power over the years made him realize that the imperial power may have reached its peak.
When this feeling came, he suddenly felt a tremor in his heart and felt so uncomfortable.
Once you reach the peak, no one can match your height, so you can only work hard on breadth.
For a moment, he actually climbed out of the warmth, put on a loose coat, and stood up straight.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Sun Damiang stood up and shouted, regardless of her delicate red body.
"You guys continue to sleep, I have something else to do."
After waving her hands, Zhu Yixi felt her legs were a little weak and came to the main hall.
Different from the previous Ming Dynasty and Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zhu Yixi was very casual when sleeping. Sometimes he would go to the concubines' palace to spend the night, and sometimes he would let them come and spend the night in the side hall.
The founding emperor was so willful.
Although the situation was similar to that of Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, thanks to Li Zicheng and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the huge gentry group was limited to the two provinces of Jiangnan.
Faced with the heavy pressure of the imperial power, there was no way to resist.
So whether it's the court or the harem, he can do whatever he wants.
When we arrived at the main hall of Qianqing Palace, the lights were brightly lit instantly because of the emperor.
There were ninety-nine whale candles brought from the sea, three feet tall and thick in arms. Under the hazy cover of glass, they not only set fire, but also looked extraordinarily beautiful.
It seems that spices are added to the whale oil, which gives it a light fragrance that makes people feel refreshed.
The spacious main hall is extremely bright.
"Afu, what time is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's eleven o'clock." Afu, the personal eunuch, quickly glanced at the half-man tall self-ringing clock in the corner.
"It's only eleven o'clock." Zhu Yixi was stunned. He was still coding hard before traveling through time.
With the opening of customs, silk, porcelain, and tea, the three major export tools, naturally became very popular, and tax revenue increased sharply, but there were also a lot of goods coming from overseas.
Ivory from India, cinchona from the Philippines, clocks, and copper ore are the four most imported items.
The cinchona tree was originally stolen by the Dutch and planted in the Malayan Archipelago, and planted by the Spanish in the Philippines. It was specially used as a medicine to suppress malaria, so the export was restricted to make huge profits.
But I didn't expect that Ming Dynasty also secretly bought saplings and planted them, which immediately changed the Spanish people's reservedness to openness, and made a lot of money.
Obviously, the Spaniards tried to make the Ming Dynasty better to buy, so as to maintain their own interests.
Unfortunately, Zhu Yixi understood that it is better to rely on oneself than to rely on others. In the future, cinchona trees must be planted to conquer Southeast Asia, so cinchona trees must be widely planted.
The terrain map of the Ming Dynasty unfolded before his eyes:
"The Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms"
In the 29th year of Wanli (1601), Matteo Ricci presented his self-made map of all kingdoms, which was deeply loved by Shenzong. In the 30th year of Wanli (1602), Li Zhizao, the young minister of Taipu Temple, drew the map and called it "Kunyu All Kingdoms".
picture".
Because Shenzong required twelve copies to be passed down, they were not lost due to the war.
This picture shows the Ming Dynasty as the center of the world, which lists Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Africa.
Although the details are a bit rough and unrealistic, Zhu Yixi was very satisfied.
After getting it, he asked people to color it to distinguish them.
He has always liked the color red, and since Ming Dynasty was a fire virtue, he naturally painted Ming Dynasty light red.
The dependent countries are drawn in light yellow.
The Khalkha Mongols, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the four Oirat tribes in the Western Regions, the Yarkand Khanate, and even the Kazakh Khanate are all painted in green.
The huge Russia turned black.
Compared with the heyday of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, only the Western Regions are left.
A huge sense of satisfaction rushed into his mind.
Suddenly, a snapping sound brought him back to his senses.
It turned out that I was holding the pen soaked in thick ink in my hand, but I couldn't write for a long time. The ink gradually gathered on the pen tip under the action of gravity. The ink droplets condensed on the pen tip finally fell down and hit with a bang.
On the rice paper, I fainted in an instant.
"Bring another piece of paper."
The emperor smiled and waved his ink again.
For a while, some ideas appeared on the paper. Although they were just words and could not be understood by others, he still collected them and placed them in a wooden box.
After traveling through time and coming to this place, it may be the land of gentleness or the will of the world. He must write down his inspiration to prevent it from being forgotten.
A good memory is worse than a bad pen.
“It’s troublesome to write with this brush!”
"The pencil has to be invented."
Sighing, he returned to the gentle land again.
The next day, under the attention of the outer court, the inner court began to reform again.
In the past, the twelve prisons inherited from the Ming Dynasty (Si Lijian, Neiguanjian, Yuyongjian, Sishejian, Yumajian, Shengongjian, Shangshanjian, Shangbaojian, Yinshoujian, Zhidianjian, Shangyijian)
Jian, Du Zhi Jian), merged, eliminated, and restructured.
These twelve yamen actually served the emperor full-time. The real situation was that there were four divisions and eight bureaus, which were combined into the twenty-four yamen for internal officials.
Even the palace maids have six rounds.
Under such circumstances, there was an overlapping of powers, and the inner court was extremely bloated. For example, the Ministry of War basically took care of the affairs of state, government, and prison. No wonder it could accommodate 100,000 people.
Nowadays, although Emperor Shaowu has come to power, there are not many people serving in the harem, only more than 5,000 people, and there are only more than 1,000 eunuchs.
Cutting and merging are imperative.
The twenty-four government offices were abolished and merged into the ten prison offices.
First of all, the Chief of Ceremonies remains unchanged. He is responsible for approving and answering memorials and disseminating edicts (to prevent future kings from using them). He is equal to other supervisors, but in fact he is the head.
In addition, there is a royal prison, which is in charge of clothing, storage, the emperor's crown, robes, boots and socks and other royal things, and also receives internal funds.
The third is to establish an accounting supervisor, who is in charge of the accounting books and cashiers of the inner court, as well as the financial review of the inner affairs department.
Fourth: Establish a construction supervisor, such as the Ministry of Works, to take charge of palace repairs and maintenance of various garden villas.
Fifth: Internal official supervisors, such as the Ministry of Personnel, are responsible for the promotion and selection of eunuchs.
Sixth: In charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, such as the Ministry of Rites, in charge of inner court rituals, music, and sacrifices.
Seventh: Be careful about punishments and prisons, such as punishments and punishments by internal officials, as well as rewards and other matters.
Eighth: Shangshan Supervisor, who is in charge of the royal meals, palace food and banquets, etc., and is also responsible for the affairs of the nursing home for the internal officials and the palace ladies, maintaining the emperor's humanistic care.
Ninth, direct palace supervision, daily cleaning and maintenance of various palaces; sweeping and incense lamps of the Ancestral Temple and various temples; maintenance of mausoleums.
Finally, there is the governor, who is responsible for the emperor's daily life, guidance, and communication.
The female officials remained unchanged, and still maintained the six departments of Shang Gong, Shang Yi, Shang Clothing, Shang Food, Shang Bed, and Shang Gong, and were responsible for assisting the queen in managing the harem of palace ladies.
As a result, the palace quota was maintained at about three to four thousand people, which was extremely economical compared to previous Ming emperors.