Chapter 73 Rectification (four thousand words chapter)
The early morning sun shone on the palace.
Zhu Youde looked at Luo Xian who was sleeping peacefully in his arms, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.
At this time, Luo Xian's shoulders were half exposed, and her clothes had long been taken off.
Looking at Luo Xian in his arms, Zhu Youde stared for a long time.
The sun hits the beauty's face, making it look particularly charming.
"His Majesty……"
Luo Xian just opened her eyes and saw Zhu Youde staring at her.
She couldn't help but blush, just like a newly blooming rose.
"Your Majesty, why are you watching me? You should go to court."
Although Luo Xian said this, her body still didn't want to leave Zhu Youde.
This feeling of peace of mind was something she hadn't felt for a long time.
In the first two days, she really felt like she was in a dream.
"Not in a hurry."
Zhu Youde was lying on the bed, admiring the fact that there was no one in his arms and arranging her hair.
"Your Majesty, it's important to go to court. I don't want to be called the Demon Queen or be said to have confused the Emperor."
Although Luo Xian was a little reluctant to leave, she still sat up and pulled Zhu Youde.
"Okay, okay, my beloved concubine."
There is nothing important to do in court today, so I will end the morning court early.
Zhu Youde immediately asked Wang Po, Feng Bogong and Xue Wenju to come over.
Now in the DPRK, these three people are among those who can be sure of their loyalty.
A huge court with hundreds of officials.
There are only a few people who can be truly trusted.
Zhu Youde had already scolded his predecessor countless times in his heart. Even if he was a pig, he probably wouldn't be like this.
Fortunately, Wang Po still had a gun in his hand, otherwise they would have probably turned back.
"His Majesty."
The three of them soon arrived in the study, their faces full of joy.
If they had some doubts about Zhu Youde before, now they only have admiration.
"My dear friends, I have called you here because I have something to ask of you." Zhu Youde sighed slightly.
When the three people on the side saw this, their expressions immediately became solemn.
They also knew that there was definitely important matter in calling them here today.
Zhu Youde casually opened a file, which was about military affairs.
"Today's military needs reform."
One sentence surprised Wang Po.
After all, he has always been solely responsible for military matters.
Now it seems that Zhu Youde is ready to intervene.
He had no objection to Zhu Youde wanting to intervene, he was just worried about whether he would interfere.
Zhu Youde's previous abilities were mostly related to government affairs.
But military politics and government affairs are completely different.
"I wonder what your Majesty wants?" Wang Po was also worried and spoke hurriedly.
"Disarmament." Zhu Youde picked up the file in his hand and said slowly.
After hearing the word disarmament, Wang Po's face changed slightly: "Your Majesty, disarmament is absolutely impossible. Now the Huns are eyeing them, and the Xianbei thieves want to join forces with them. If we disarmament now, it will definitely cause chaos."
Zhu Youde seemed to have predicted Wang Po's reaction, and said with a smile: "When I talk about disarmament, I don't mean to lay off people, but to lay off ghosts."
"Cutting ghosts?" Wang Po was speechless for a moment, not knowing what this meant.
Zhu Youde handed over the file in his hand and asked Wang Po to take a closer look.
With a feeling of doubt, Wang Po took the file.
Today's imperial court is divided into two main arms.
The Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army, among which the Forbidden Army is the army including the Yulin Army, is considered to belong exclusively to the central court.
The Xiang Army was a conscripted local army, and in terms of combat effectiveness, it was far inferior to the Forbidden Army.
Originally, our ancestors set up these two arms to ensure the absolute military superiority of the Forbidden Army.
However, although the Forbidden Army is very powerful, there are very many people who live on empty pay.
Precisely because the Forbidden Army is very close to the capital, many officials will send their children to the Forbidden Army to serve as middle-level generals.
There are also many people who have been forced into the Forbidden Army, but many of these people who have been forced in only have free pay and a title.
This resulted in the original 50,000-strong Forbidden Army now having 150,000 soldier positions.
The huge Forbidden Army system has even dragged down the entire military system. The military allocations given out every year are quite large.
It even accounts for about 15% of the fiscal budget, which is already a bit scary.
Even so, the current army is still poorly equipped, and even many Xiang troops cannot even afford weapons.
If you want to truly strengthen your army, you must first disarm.
After reading the files in his hand, Wang Po finally understood why Zhu Youde wanted to disarm.
He had never come into contact with these files before. After all, they were internal affairs issues.
Although he is indeed an expert at marching and fighting, these things are not within the scope of marching and fighting.
"The Taigui I am talking about are these ghost soldiers who are born in the army and receive military pay, but they are nowhere to be seen!"
If such a disarmament were to be carried out, it would be equivalent to a loss of 100,000 Imperial Army pay.
The lack of military pay for the Forbidden Army can completely replenish their equipment.
Daliang has never been short of money, but the treasury has been robbed by these cumbersome systems and corrupt officials who are amassing money.
"How do you feel?" Zhu Youde raised his eyebrows at Wang Poyi and asked.
Wang Po's hands were trembling slightly: "Your Majesty is honorable, but is this resistance too much?"
After all, there are many nephews of imperial officials in the Forbidden Army. They can affect the whole body with a single move, which also makes Wang Po hesitate.
When Zhu Youde heard these words, he looked into the distance and opened his lips slightly: "Look at how many civil and military officials in the dynasty really care about me. If I don't do this, will they be grateful to me?"
Zhu Youde has already shown his attitude that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
If you are really timid, it will be difficult to handle.
"My lord, I will definitely complete this matter well."
Wang Po knew the importance of this matter.
But if this matter can be handled well, then the strength of the army will probably increase.
Nowadays, the Xiongnu are ready to move on the border, and the Baiyue tribe in the south is also often making noises.
If they also unite, then Daliang will probably be unable to resist.
"Thank you for your hard work." Looking at Wang Po in front of him, Zhu Youde said happily.
But this is not the time to sigh, Zhu Youde still has other things to complete.
"Feng Bogong." Zhu Youde raised his head and handed him another file.
"This is the plan I wrote before. You should follow it, build canals and dams, and clean up blocked areas in time. This time, I will allocate you another one million gold."
Zhu Youde felt that after becoming rich, he even became tougher in his speech.
When he heard the number one million, even Feng Bogong was a little dumbfounded.
Yesterday, His Majesty gave one million gold for the construction of firecrackers. Unexpectedly, he gave another million today...
When did he gain such trust from His Majesty...?
For a moment, Feng Bogong burst into tears.
Zhu Youde was stunned when he saw Feng Bogong, who was fine just now, now bursting into tears.
"What are you doing?"
Zhu Youde was a little surprised and felt that Feng Bogong's reaction was too exaggerated.
"Thank you for your majesty's trust in me. I will do my best to die..." Feng Bogong wiped the tears on his face and said.
Zhu Youde could only smile awkwardly and nodded: "There's no point in crying. If you really want to repay me, I want to see your results."
Zhu Youde stared closely at Feng Bogong in front of him, with a slight smile on his face.
After hearing these words, Feng Bogong nodded heavily.
The last one is Xue Wenju.
In fact, compared to the other two veterans, Xue Wenju seems a bit too young.
After all, he was born as a top scholar, and he only lasted two years as an official.
Moreover, Zhu Youde also checked and found that there was no aristocratic or bureaucratic background behind Xue Wenju.
If this were not the case, Zhu Youde would not pay so much attention to Xue Wenju.
Xue Wenju has a clean background and is an upright man. This is his biggest advantage.
"Xue Wenju, do you know why I've called you here this time?"
Zhu Youde raised his head and looked at Xue Wenju.
And even when Xue Wenju faced Zhu Youde's gaze, he said, neither humble nor arrogant: "I don't know."
"Let me put it bluntly, I called you here this time because I want you to be ready to take charge of the treasury."
Zhu Youde's words directly caused the bodies of the three people in front of him to tremble slightly.
"Don't worry, it's not now, but in the future. However, during this period, you still have some tasks. I will give you 1.5 million gold. What you need to do is to build roads."
Zhu Youde raised his head and spoke.
"Building roads?" Xue Wenju seemed a little confused.
"Nowadays, Chidao has been abandoned for a long time. If we want the whole country to be connected, Chidao is a must." Zhu Youde said seriously.
In fact, the founding emperor of Daliang, the First Emperor, can be regarded as the only emperor in this world through the ages.
The matter of running cars on the same track, writing books on the same text, and unifying weights and measures has been completed long ago.
On the contrary, it is very similar to the Great Qin in Zhu Youde's parallel universe.
However, Daliang was not as unlucky as Daqin. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, social conflicts were not complicated.
That’s why Daliang can continue to this day.
"In addition to Chidao, there is another aspect, which is the construction of canals, from Kyoto City to Jiangnan."
Zhu Youde spoke again and said that what he wanted to imitate this time was the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Nowadays, natural disasters are frequent in the world, and the most indispensable thing is refugees.
One of the biggest problems faced by refugees is that they are potential threats to society.
If such a work-for-relief method can be used, the number of refugees can be greatly controlled.
It can also further strengthen the internal infrastructure of one's own country, which has huge benefits for war and development.
Especially the canal Zhu Youde mentioned is a huge project in itself.
However, if the control over Jiangnan can be strengthened, there will be countless benefits in the future.
"Build a canal?"
After hearing these words, the expressions of the three people on the other side changed a bit.
But before, they all agreed very much, and they were quite surprised by this.
After all, it is not easy to build a canal, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources.
What Daliang is facing now is internal and external troubles. If this is the case, then the trouble will probably be even greater.
But Zhu Youde did not explain. In many cases, the emperor did not need to explain anything to his ministers.
If you talk to them about the concepts of modern economics, they probably won't be able to understand them for a while.
"Now you go and plan these things first, it's not like you do it now." Zhu Youde smiled and said.
After hearing these words, their expressions recovered.
Zhu Youde still has many plans, but now he must act step by step.
"Besides calling you here, there is another thing. I want to form a cabinet."
Only then did Zhu Youde express his thoughts.
The cabinet Zhu Youde mentioned is naturally the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, not the Western cabinet system.
“What is the cabinet?
The doubts of several people are surprisingly consistent. This is a concept that they have never been exposed to.
If I have anything to do in the future, I will notify you to come and hold a meeting, and you will each offer your opinions and suggestions.
Because the number of people is too small now, Zhu Youde did not explain the cabinet system in detail.
Instead, I explained the concept to them first so that they could understand it a little easier.
Just when several people were about to continue talking, Eunuch Cao's voice suddenly came over.
Your Majesty, there are many ministers outside who want to see Your Majesty. It seems that there is something going on."
Zhu Youde was a little surprised when he heard this.
After all, I only announced these three people to enter the palace this time, but none of the others announced.
Without waiting for further thought, Zhu Youde hurried to the door.
At this time, more than ten ministers had gathered outside.
Among them, the person standing at the front is the commander of Zongzheng Mansion, Zhao Yong.
The Zongzheng Mansion mainly deals with internal issues within the palace.
This time the sect's official government came with many ministers, and it was obvious that some of the visitors were not good-natured.
And the ministers behind them are all from the Liangyunlu faction.
Each one's status is not low.
This large-scale visit made Zhu Youde smell a little bit of forced palace.
But if you think about it carefully, it's unlikely.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Youde walked out of the inner hall and asked coldly.
"Your Majesty." After Zhao Yong saw Zhu Youde coming out, he quickly knelt down and said, "We have something to tell you."
"Tell me, what's the matter? Isn't it possible to raise an army and stir up a crowd and talk about it in the court?"
After saying this, Zhu Youde suddenly realized.
I have been busy with my own affairs these days, and it seems that I have been notified for several days that I do not have to go to the morning.
In fact, the role of the morning court is not that important. It is often trivial matters, and major events do not need to be reported to the court at all.
"Your Majesty, we are requesting that the Demon Queen be abolished."
Zhao Yong looked around and spoke suddenly.
"Demon Queen?" Upon hearing this title, Zhu Youde was slightly startled.
After all, the demon queen must be referring to Luo Xian.
Zhu Youde now understood what they meant by coming here. Many of them wanted to cause trouble for themselves, but they wanted to cause trouble for Luo Xian.
This can be regarded as a curve to save the country.