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Li Huan just chuckled lightly and said: "The Japanese country has many gold and silver veins, and its annual output of one million taels of silver is nothing more than ordinary. Besides, how can I make such nonsense without investigation?"
If they were only half-believed and dubious before, then when Li Huan said this, all the officials present believed it.
Not to mention other things, at least Li Huan's reputation has always been quite good. If Li Huan said this, it means that the Japanese country can definitely produce one million taels of gold and silver every year.
When they thought of this, all the officials present showed joy.
An official stroked his beard and exclaimed: "If we had known this earlier, we should have taken over the land of Japan early. Just from mining, we can get millions of gold and silver every year. What a good thing it is for the country and the people."
ah."
The officials retreated, and in the imperial study room, a group of important ministers of the cabinet, the Governor of the Fifth Army, and more than a dozen important officials of the imperial court gathered together.
The emperor sat on the throne and looked at everyone with a smile on his face and said: "Everyone, this time Li Qing conquered the Japanese country in a battle, so how will the court deal with the Japanese country next? Do you have any suggestions?"
Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this. After all, this is not a trivial matter, and one must think carefully before expressing an opinion.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Wang Yangming, who was the chief minister of the cabinet, and said: "Wang Aiqing, please tell me?"
Wang Yangming was named by the emperor, and he stepped forward and saluted him: "Your Majesty, the Japanese country is far or near from our Ming Dynasty. It has been deeply influenced by our Central Plains civilization for thousands of years. It can be said that if our dynasty is
In fact, it is not difficult to incorporate it into the territory. It will take only a few years to assimilate it and completely incorporate it into the territory. Therefore, I would like to divide the Japanese country, divide it into provinces, prefectures and counties, make it a king, and bring it under our control.
Central Plains Orthodoxy.”
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and looked at the rest of the people. He saw that everyone showed approval. Apparently they all believed that Wang Yangming's suggestion was the most suitable choice at the moment.
Finally, Zhu Houzhao turned to Li Huan and said, "What do Li Qing think?"
Li Huan smiled and said: "What Mr. Wang Ge said is true, and I agree with it very much."
Seeing that Li Huan and Wang Yangming, two of his closest confidants, were in agreement, Zhu Houzhao immediately made a decision and said: "Okay, in this case, the matter will be handed over to the cabinet for handling, and the cabinet will come up with a charter."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yangming and others stepped forward and respectfully obeyed the order.
Duke's Mansion of Qin
When Li Huan returned home, everyone headed by Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin opened the central door to welcome Li Huan's return.
I saw Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin, both of whom were pregnant, looking like they might give birth at any time.
Li Huan looked at everyone with a smile. When everyone entered the hall, Li Feng glanced at Li Huan and said, "Huan'er, you will not leave in the short term when you return to the court this time."
When Li Fengshi said this, the eyes of Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin could not help but fall on Li Huan.
Li Huan naturally understood why Li Fengshi asked this, and said with a smile: "As long as nothing big happens next, it is unlikely that I will leave Beijing."
Hearing this, Li Fengshi said: "There are so many adults in the court. Even if there is something, there are always people to handle it. It's not good to have to ask you, the Duke, to do everything. It seems that the Ming Dynasty will be gone if it leaves you."
It seems like I can’t do anything.”
Li Huan couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was obvious that Li Feng was trying to defend the two daughters, Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin, because he had been out for more than half a year and had almost no time to accompany them.
Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin looked at each other apologetically, stretched out their hands and patted their hands and said, "I'm sorry for you two madams. From now on, my husband will stay in the capital and won't go out anymore."
The nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifteenth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty
The huge Qin Duke's mansion was filled with a tense atmosphere. As the Duke of Qin, Li Huan was seen standing in the courtyard, and bursts of shouts came from the room in front.
I saw a famous maid coming in and out carrying hot water. It was the day when Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin gave birth.
Even with Li Huan's usual determination, he was still a little restless now.
After several generations of the Li family, the direct line can be said to be a single lineage, and there are no descendants in the family. It can be said that since Zhu Lin and Zhang Jin became pregnant, everyone in the Guogong Mansion has been looking forward to the birth of the next generation of the little master of the Guogong Mansion.
At this moment, Li Fengshi was personally accompanying Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin, going in and out of the room where the two women were from time to time.
I don’t know how much time passed, but as loud cries came out, Li Huan was immediately refreshed. He saw Li Feng holding a baby wrapped between brocade quilts in his arms and said to Li Huan: "Huan'er, it's a baby."
Boy, the Li family has a heir."
Here Zhang Jin gave birth to an heir smoothly, but it was just a matter of time over a cup of tea. Zhu Lin also gave birth to an heir smoothly, and it was also a boy.
Suddenly there were two more grandchildren. Mrs. Li Feng was so happy that she had tears in her eyes. If she hadn't been busy taking care of her two daughters-in-law, she would have gone to the Li family ancestral hall to comfort the ancestors of the Li family.
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In less than half a day, the news that Duke Li Huan of the State of Qin had an heir spread like spreading wings, immediately attracting many officials and nobles to come to send congratulatory gifts and congratulations.
You must know that although Li Huan previously said that he was the Duke of Qin and could be regarded as the most favored noble in the Zhengde Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, the fact that Li Huan had no heirs after his death was not a big or small problem.
Although Li Huan was only thirty years old and there would be no problem if he lived for several more decades, as long as he had no descendants, it would mean that the Duke of Qin had no inheritance.
Now Li Huan suddenly has two sons, which means that the glory of the Duke of Qin has been inherited. Even if something happens to Li Huan in the future, the Duke of Qin will have a successor. It can be said that with Li Huan having heirs, the Duke of Qin will
Only then can the glory and authority of the government be completely stabilized.
In less than half a day, many dignitaries and even many officials from the court came to express their congratulations, making the front door of Li's Mansion full of people.
A carriage slowly stopped. Qiu Ju, who was dressed in regular clothes, quickly stepped forward and opened the curtain, and saw a figure walking out of the carriage. Who was it if it wasn't today?
Next to the emperor was a child. The child was not very old, but he was somewhat similar to Zhu Houzhao. He was Zhu Zaikun, the eldest son of the emperor.
The emperor looked at the officials and nobles entering and leaving the Duke of Qin's mansion, and he couldn't help but smile a little and said: "It seems that I came a little late."
The servants guarding the gate of the Duke of Qin's mansion opened their eyes wide when they saw the emperor, and they recognized him at a glance.
It would be impossible for the servants of other officials' families to recognize the Emperor in all likelihood, but Li Huan was a frequent visitor to the Li Mansion, so much so that even the servants of the Qin Duke's Mansion were deeply impressed by the Emperor and recognized him at a glance.
The servant immediately ran in to Tong Bing, and the emperor took the prince and walked towards the Duke of Qin's mansion.
Because they recognized the emperor's identity, naturally no one stopped the emperor and his entourage from entering the mansion.
Li Huan was quite surprised when he heard the news that the Emperor was coming in person, but he rushed over as soon as possible. When he saw the Emperor from a distance, he stepped forward and saluted the Emperor: "Your Majesty is here. I am not far away to welcome you, so why not?"
Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Accompanying Li Huan to pay tribute to the emperor were Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and other nobles and officials. Everyone was obviously shocked by the emperor's personal visit. The fact that the emperor came in person at the first time clearly shows that Li Huan was under the emperor's control.
position in mind.
Zhu Houzhao waved his big hand and motioned for everyone to stand up and said with a smile: "I heard that your beloved Qing is very happy with Lin'er, so I came here to congratulate you. Your family won't blame me for coming uninvited."
Li Huan hurriedly said: "It's my honor to have Your Majesty come. It's too late to shed tears of gratitude. How dare I blame Your Majesty?"
Zhu Zaikun on the side stepped forward and bowed to Li Huan and said: "Zhu Zaikun pays homage to the Grand Tutor."
When the emperor appointed the crown prince, Li Huan was naturally canonized as the crown prince and tutor, and had the responsibility of teaching the prince.
Welcoming the emperor into the hall, Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Huan with a smile and said: "Li Qing is very happy to have Lin'er. I know that the Duke of Qin has no need for gold, silver and jewelry. Today, in front of everyone, I will favor Li Qing."
The two Lin'ers are the commanders of the Jinyi Guards!"
For important ministers who have meritorious service, the imperial court will often be kind to their parents, wives and children. With Li Huan's meritorious service, whether it is Li Feng or his wife Zhu Lin, Zhang Jin has no way to be kind to him, so as Li Huan's heir, it is natural no matter how good he is.
The emperor Zhaoxian's favor towards Li Huan remained the same as before.
Generally, a minister with meritorious service is considered to be in the holy book if he can gain the favor of the emperor and serve a thousand households of the Jinyi Guards. However, the emperor now has the favor of Li Huan and his two sons as commanders and advisors of the Jinyi Guards. I don’t know how many people are envious of this favor.
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Amid the envy of all the officials, Li Huan hurriedly thanked the emperor for his kindness.
The spring of the 16th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty
Everything went smoothly in the past fifteen years of Zhengde, as if even God was blessing the Ming Dynasty.
From Tianjin, a fast ship returned from Nanyang and docked. Then it changed to a fast horse and galloped all the way to Beijing, bringing a rush of 800 miles from Nanyang.
At the time of the imperial meeting, when the 800-mile gift from Nanyang was rushed to the cabinet, the officials who stayed behind immediately sent it to the palace.
In front of hundreds of officials, Zhang Huai, the capital commander of Nanyang Province, led the Nanyang naval fleet to defeat the Western Yi coalition in the first battle, sinking and damaging hundreds of enemy ships, and captured hundreds of ships. It can be said that
It was the First World War that consolidated the Ming Dynasty's rule over Nanyang Province.
Ever since they learned that Xiyi had ulterior motives towards Nanyang Province, the imperial court had been paying close attention to the developments in Nanyang. If Li Huan hadn't said that Zhang Huai would be in charge of Nanyang Province to ensure that everything would be safe, the imperial court would have already deployed troops and horses.
Sent to Nanyang.
Now that the good news came, everyone in the court was delighted and at the same time breathed a long sigh of relief.
You must know that after these years of development, Nanyang's support for the Ming Dynasty has become stronger and stronger, especially in terms of food. A large amount of food was transported back to the Ming Dynasty, which greatly alleviated the food crisis of the Ming Dynasty.
After this battle, the Western countries saw the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, changed their strategies one after another, and even sent many envoys south to Beijing to meet with him.
In the spring of the 17th year of Zhengde's reign in the Ming Dynasty, more than a dozen envoys from the West, including Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, England and other large and small Western maritime powers, landed at Tianjin Wei under the escort of the Ming Dynasty naval fleet.
The dozens of envoys, totaling hundreds of people, were naturally stunned by the sight of the bustling Tianjin Wei Port.
In this era, the Ming Dynasty is still at the forefront of world civilization. In the perception of Westerners, the Ming Dynasty in the East is worthy of being a powerful country in the East.
But being well-known is not as good as meeting him. Now, the first impression at Tianjin Wei Port made everyone in the envoys marvel.
After leaving the port, we rode in an extremely spacious carriage and drove on the spacious and flat cement road. There was a big tree every few feet apart on the flat cement road and the roadside, stretching into the distance and invisible at a glance.
The end.
Not to mention other things, just such a road made everyone in the envoy fall into shock again. They had never seen such a smooth road. One by one, they stuck their heads out and looked at everything outside, as if it was flat.
The road contains some secrets.
In just half a day, the envoys arrived at the capital. Today, the capital has already undergone earth-shaking changes.
Whether it is city walls or roads, when the imperial treasury is full, it is natural to allocate a large amount of money and food to repair the capital.
Naturally, the capital has undergone great changes. The city walls are still made of blue bricks instead of cement. Even the roads in the capital are paved with bluestone strips, so there is a sense of simplicity when entering the city.
A solemn and heavy breath came to my face.
Of course, the streets in the capital are much cleaner and tidier than in the past. After all, despite the renovation, the drainage system is still repaired toilets every time there are no roads. In addition, the newly established urban sanitation department under the Wucheng Bingma Division
The yamen recruited a large number of manpower to maintain the sanitation of the city, giving the capital a completely new look. You could not see any smelly ditches or other garbage dumps where mosquitoes were flying around along the way.
All of this is naturally indispensable for Li Huan's advice. After all, Li Huan knows that in this era, in a big city with a population of one million, if the sanitation is not done well, a big plague may be caused by accident.
I don’t know how many people will die for this.
After all, if Li Huan remembered correctly, in the late Ming Dynasty, a great plague broke out in the capital, killing almost half of the city's population.
Under this situation, it took several years to finally have a completely new look in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
After the envoys from the West entered the capital, they looked at the clean and tidy environment and the prosperous scene, which made the envoys exclaim in surprise, and some even called it heaven.
in this way.
After all, in this era of the West, even those well-known cities are considered big cities if they can have hundreds of thousands of people gathered together. The most important thing is that the living environment in these cities is so dirty and messy. In contrast, in the diplomatic missions,
To these people, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is the real paradise.
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