Zhu Youde would be fine once he got to the harem. He also realized why Wai Chao suddenly became so talkative today.
It turns out I want Shang Fang Mansion!
He also exchanged the military power of the New Army with himself, and the New Army became the private property of the royal family!
What will it be called in the future, Daliang Royal Guards?
It's a pretty good name.
"My ministers are kind-hearted. They are all good people, but they are too timid."
Wang Zhonghou immediately continued: "What your Majesty said, I don't understand very well!"
Zhu Youde smiled and said: "You don't understand. You know more about the affairs of the court than I do. I'm afraid you can tell what those people are thinking at a glance."
Wang Zhonghou said humbly: "This old slave is stupid and really not as good as your Majesty!"
"Come on, you don't need to pretend to be humble in front of me. What do you think I should do? I have good intentions. I am worried that I am warlike and will subjugate the country and want to restrict my financial power. Since ancient times, governing a country has been simple. It is nothing more than military finance. A country's money and food are mostly used for the military.
There will definitely be a danger of war, and too much military spending will definitely affect people's livelihood. This world is not one of the big beams. If I start a war, the three countries will be united and the big beams will be in danger."
Wang Zhonghou smiled and said: "Your Majesty, we have obtained the military power, but we will not expand the army for the time being!"
"This won't work. The army is a hunting dog. If you want to raise a good hunting dog, you need to be constantly stimulated by prey. If you don't use it, the good dog will become a bad dog. What is the use of raising it?"
The army must be expanded. In this era, it is really too costly to rely on cold weapons to unify aristocratic families!
Zhu Youde cannot afford to lose in cold weapon warfare. A qualified soldier, if the standard is lowered, will need a year of training. Those who can survive three battlefields are considered elite veterans!
But it takes twenty years for a person to reach adulthood!
Zhu Youde couldn't afford to wait. People only have twenty years, and his goal in life was to unify the world within thirty years.
Otherwise life would be boring!
But you can't kill your own country, which requires great wisdom.
The emperor's greatest role is not to deal with major national affairs, that is the matter of ministers. The emperor's greatest role is to maintain the balance of forces among all parties.
If the people on this side become stronger and it affects the realization of the emperor's goals, the power of the people on the other side will be strengthened, and vice versa.
At this time, we can see the benefits of officials from aristocratic families. Although aristocratic families are not at odds with the royal family, within the traditional political system, as long as the emperor does not violate the etiquette of the aristocratic family, the aristocratic family will support the emperor.
Now the imperial party has the upper hand in the Daliang court. This is of course the result of Zhu Youde being able to suppress the aristocratic family!
But now he has realized that he is the emperor, and there is no need to stand aside. It is nonsense for any aristocratic family or imperial party to tell him.
He put himself on the side of Feng Bogong and the others, which in itself was an act of self-degradation, putting himself from the position of emperor to that of a minister.
"Wang Banban, Feng Yuyue is a shrewd person. My Chidao is related to the fate of the country. Non-important ministers are not enough to show my attention. I issued an edict and ordered Feng Yuyue to be the governor of Chidao and supervise Chidao affairs. Cui Li succeeded him as Minister of Rites and was promoted to
Xia Boming, the magistrate of Hangzhou, serves as the Minister of Rites, and the candidates for the magistrate of Hangzhou are to be rearranged by the Ministry of Personnel!"
Wang Zhonghou nodded, and he soon understood that Zhu Youde no longer hesitated.
Placing Cui Li in the position of Minister of Rites is not only a show of goodwill to the aristocratic family, but also a thank you to Cui Li for his previous compromise. More importantly, among the court ministers, Lu Jun and Cui Li are both close to the aristocratic family!
Xia Boming, the prefect of Hangzhou, was from a wealthy family in the Southeast. He himself was the legitimate son of the Xia family in Hangzhou. He summoned him to join the court. Zhu Youde also understood his attitude towards the Southeast. Those who obeyed would get meat!
As for Feng Yuyue's supervision of Chidao, he was not treated badly!
The construction of Chidao from Jinling, the capital, to Hangzhou has begun. Three hundred thousand civilians have been recruited to build roads along the river. The power of the Governor of Chidao is very great. Everything related to Chidao is under his management!
He even has the power to mobilize the army.
Wang Zhonghou quickly wrote the edict, and after Zhu Youde read it, he sent six copies to him!
"His Majesty Lu Jun is here!"
Zhu Youde nodded. As soon as Lu Jun came in, Zhu Youde said: "What do you think about Cui Li being appointed as the Minister of Etiquette?"
"ah……"
I'm here to discuss something with you. Cui Li has been promoted?
Lu Jun immediately started thinking. The Minister of Rites used to be Feng Yuyue, but now he has become Cui Li. What does the emperor mean?
Showing kindness to the noble family?
It's possible!
But Lu Jun always felt that it was not that simple.
He cupped his hands and said, "I think it's quite suitable. Cui Li comes from a famous family. He is a model of etiquette and has a graceful manner. He has been in the Ministry of Etiquette for many years and is proficient in rituals. He is a suitable candidate!"
Zhu Youde nodded: "Then it's settled. Now that you recommend Cui Li as the minister, I'll let Feng Yuyue build the road!"
Lu Jun was stunned, didn't this make him offend Feng Yuyue?
When this news spreads, will Feng Yuyue think that he is plotting against him behind his back?
After all, the Minister of Rites is also the Minister of Order, and he is the big boss in the court!
Feng Yuyue, Feng Bogong, and Luo Yunshan are all models of the imperial party. He is trying every possible means to become a member of the imperial party. This...
Suddenly, cold sweat broke out on Lu Jun's forehead as he thought of a possibility!
Your Majesty will not allow himself to become a member of the imperial party.
He and Cui Li are both from aristocratic families, and His Majesty promoted Cui Li because he wanted to join Cui Li and himself.
After all, they are both from aristocratic families. Anyone who sees them will feel that Lu Jun and Cui Li are born to be together.
How could you, a son of an aristocratic family, be in the same group as a poor family?
But he has surrendered to the emperor a long time ago, so he should be a member of the imperial party, but yes... His Majesty asked him to offend Feng Yuyue!
Damn it, I really want to die.
Lu Jun was speechless when he finally figured it out, and his eyes became extremely sad when he looked at Zhu Youde.
I am yours, and you actually asked me to find someone else.
Sad, so sad.
Is it because of Goudong Shangshu? But isn’t that my loyalty to you?
My little sister, you slept for nothing, didn’t you?
Shameless!
Lu Jun didn't want to speak. He felt that he had seen through Zhu Youde's plan. The emperor was the most shameless person in the world, and he didn't want to be responsible for his prostitution.
"If your Majesty has nothing to do, I'm resigning!" As for other things, Lu Jun didn't want to say anything anymore, his mentality collapsed!
I wholeheartedly wanted to seek refuge with you, but in the end you made me join others, which is heartbreaking.
"You can go on your own, sir!"
Zhu Youde seemed to be a heartless person and spoke calmly. He naturally saw Lu Jun's reaction, but what could happen if Lu Jun guessed what he was thinking.
Being an emperor is all about metaphysics, and you cannot become an emperor with reason.