"Hahahahaha!! Okay! You are indeed my beautiful beloved! This Eastern Expedition has achieved great results!
But... what is that bunch of fragments? Is it an antique?"
"Reply to Your Majesty! It is said that these are Japan's three artifacts, but... they were blown to pieces by artillery fire."
Emperor Longqing looked at the boxes of gold and silver in front of him and felt particularly good. He waved his hand and said, "Anyway, they are all broken into pieces. Let me sink them all to the land of reincarnation."
"By the way, draw up a decree for the Ministry of War to randomly allocate some troops from the south of the Yangtze River, and then send 10,000 people to Japan. Didn't you hear that the Japanese king voluntarily donated his land?"
"By the way, take a hundred taels of gold, a thousand taels of silver, a jade belt, a gold crown, ten kilograms of tribute tea, twenty pieces of silk and satin, and a pair of calligraphy and paintings from me, sent by the Xue Mansion.
Then he rewarded Marquis Ying with a hundred taels of gold, a thousand taels of silver, a jade belt and a gold crown.
There is also an expediting department, and the Bowenhou Mansion and the Yinghou Mansion will be completed as soon as possible before the end of the year, but the quality must be guaranteed!"
Xia Shouzhong: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and deliver the message right away."
Emperor Longqing felt extremely happy when he saw the jewelry, calligraphy, paintings, gold and silver that many Japanese kings had "voluntarily" donated.
He didn't expect that it would be so easy, and the Japanese shogunate would be defeated. Please, you are weak!
Emperor Longqing unfolded a calligraphy and painting, which was the original of Wang Xizhi's mourning calligraphy that had been circulated to Japan since the Tang Dynasty!
There should have been more, but unfortunately all beings are equal under the cannon, so it would be great to have these dozens of calligraphy and paintings left!
Even the gold seal given to the Japanese king by the emperor of the Han Dynasty was taken back by Xue Hong.
I didn’t want it at first, but I couldn’t stand it because the Japanese king was too polite. Well, yes, history books must write it like this!
Emperor Longqing held the mourning note in his hand and admired it for a long time, then reluctantly handed it to the young eunuch beside him: "Go and send a piece of calligraphy to Zitong."
Empress Yin was a young and talented woman who was very good at calligraphy. Moreover, Empress Yin had followed Emperor Longqing through thick and thin for so many years, and she had always been Emperor Longqing's strongest support.
Although the emperor and the empress are said to be an old married couple, it does not affect the two of them. They make several princes sad...
Emperor Longqing: "Hurry up, you guys, give me all these things and move them into the inner coffers! If you miss one thing, I'll take your heads."
Emperor Longqing put his hands behind his back and looked at the sun rising in the sky, feeling filled with pride.
"Your Majesty, the Six Ministers: Mr. Huang, Mr. Yu,...ask for an audience."
Emperor Longqing: "How come these veteran horse warriors are here together? Yu Aiqing is also here. Could it be that some news was leaked and they came to me to ask for money? (; 1_1)"
Emperor Longqing hurriedly said: "Quick, quick, quick! Move the things into the closet quickly! Someone, please take me back to the imperial study."
Emperor Longqing summoned the imperial chariot, and immediately rushed to the imperial study after sitting on it.
In the imperial study room, the six ministers stood respectfully, closing their eyes and saying nothing. They had only one common purpose for their visit.
Emperor Longqing came in from outside: "Oh? What day is it today? The six beauties came to see me together. Is there something important?"
The six ministers saluted together: "I will see your Majesty!"
Then Mr. Huang, the head of the six departments, the Minister of Rites, stepped forward tremblingly: "Your Majesty, in recent years, there has been a serious imbalance in the proportion of students from the north and the south taking exams. I would like to open several academies in the north.
Cultivate the spirit of northern civilization and cultivate more talents for our Ming Dynasty!"
Emperor Longqing had no flaws and said with a calm smile: "This is a good thing, but for this trivial matter, Aiqing can just give me a break, why bother to come here in person?"
Mr. Huang: "No money╯﹏╰"
Emperor Longqing: "You have to go to Yu Aiqing for this matter. The treasury is under the control of the Ministry of Revenue. What are you doing to come to me?"
Yu Zheng suddenly grinned: "Reporting to your Majesty, I heard that your Majesty made a small fortune (^ω^)"
Emperor Longqing hurriedly waved his hand and said: "This is nothing! Haven't I already sent all the silver I got from confiscating the houses in Jiangnan to the national treasury? Where else can I make a fortune?"
The Secretary of the Ministry of War came out: "Um...didn't your Majesty send troops to catch...ahem and rescue the Japanese king some time ago? This morning, I saw with my own eyes that the pier was loading up with boxes one by one, transporting things to the palace.
In the morning, this..."
Emperor Longqing: "That's just a local souvenir that Xiao Liu brought back to me. It's nothing. Hahaha."
Liubu Shangshu's face almost clearly says "liar". Why are so many specialties transported across the ocean?
Emperor Longqing didn't want to dwell on this issue, so he quickly changed the subject: "Ahem! Well, what are the three ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Industry doing?"
Ministry of Punishment: "Your Majesty, prisons across the country have not been renovated for many years."
Ministry of Personnel: "Your Majesty, I am thinking whether the salary of officials should be increased a little."
Ministry of Industry: "Your Majesty, many dams in the south of the Yangtze River need to be repaired, and several reservoirs need to be built."
Emperor Longqing wiped his face: "I guess I heard it. You are all here to ask for money, right? Okay, okay, I promise you, you will all do it. You can just ask Yu Shangshu to allocate funds."
Yu Zheng cleared his throat: "Your Majesty sweeps across Jiangnan Chen Ke, he has great talent and great strategy..."
In Emperor Longqing's impression, Yu Zheng always had a very serious image and rarely flattered others.
This conversation made Emperor Longqing feel very comfortable.
Yu Zheng: "The whole world is a bright land. Your Majesty is rich all over the world. How can you care about a small amount of money? Why don't you put the income from Japan into the national treasury?"
Emperor Longqing felt comfortable hearing this and subconsciously replied: "Okay~(￣▽￣~)~"
But Emperor Long Qing reacted quickly and coughed lightly: "Ahem! Well, my beloved has said so, so I won't hide it from your beloved. As for me... I did make a little fortune.
, it’s only a few million taels, so just send it all to the treasury!”
The Minister of Rites, Households, Officials, Soldiers, and Gong all took a step back: It's your turn. Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
The Minister of Punishment stepped forward and bowed, then took out a small notebook from his sleeve and began to read: "The total number of vehicles transported from the dock to the palace in the morning was...
Judging by the degree of soil erosion, speed, and various factors, those vehicles contained at least 120 million taels of silver.
Moreover, many vehicles are obviously very light, but the emphasis on escort is more stringent than those of heavy vehicles.
I speculate that those vehicles should contain antique calligraphy, paintings, jewelry and the like."
Damn! You bastard, have you used all the experience you accumulated in solving crimes as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice for so many years to deal with me? Aren’t you afraid that I will give you little shoes to wear! (??Yan??╬)
Emperor Longqing refused to let go, and the six ministers refused to leave, so they stayed here.
…
Finally, the six ministers left with satisfaction.
(Emperor Longqing: "Zitong! They are all robbers!!o(╥﹏╥)o"
Queen Yin: "Your Majesty, don't cry. The whole world belongs to your Majesty. These things are not worth mentioning. (??????(????c), besides, isn't there Xiaoliu?"
Emperor Longqing: "Yes! It is only right for me to take my son's money!! (????????????)????")