"Yes, I think the serious danger of the country's subjugation is caused by party strife!"
Xin Yande continued to speak sternly, "The lesson that Ming Dynasty must learn from Zhao and Song is that party strife. Once party strife occurs, failure to maintain internal affairs will harm the country's strength. There are many factions among officials, who use slander and impeachment to do their best and ignore the people's livelihood."
His words were so resounding that the expressions of some of the civil servants in the palace changed slightly for a while. The martial arts officers such as Ping An had blank expressions on their faces, not knowing what the emperor and these civil servants meant.
Isn’t it the Chinese New Year? Why are we talking about the previous dynasty? If the Tatars come to beat their motherfuckers, what party can’t fight?
"What Ai Qing said is true!" Zhu Yunxi nodded, "Party struggle is indeed related to the fate of the country."
"Actually, during the Ming Dynasty, there were already conflicts between parties!"
Suddenly, the officials' expressions suddenly changed.
He continued to speak without fear, "The emperor vigorously recruits new people, and also implements the New Deal. All officials are well aware of it. However, the implementation of the New Deal will inevitably affect the interests of some people, and then these people will abandon the party. They
I dare not do anything to the emperor, but I will impeach and obstruct those who are used by the emperor. If things go on like this, old and new people will become partisans!"
"You really dare to say that!" Zhu Yunxi laughed secretly in his heart.
But what Xin Yande said is true. The transition between the old and the new in the Ming Dynasty was definitely not so smooth. And once the New Deal began to be fully implemented, the first thing that jumped out was the huge class of officials and gentry in the Ming Dynasty.
But at this time, it is not the time to talk about this. Zhu Yunxi is just waiting for those people to jump out. It would not be good if he made it clear now.
"My dear, your words are serious!" Zhu Yunxi gave the other party a look, "I just told some jokes about the previous dynasty, but now you are leading to party disputes, haha!"
Unexpectedly, Xin Yan did not intend to give the emperor this face.
He said firmly, "Many ministers in the court know this matter very well, but no one is willing to speak out as frankly as I do!" As he said that, he looked around.
Some of the ministers in the palace lowered their heads, some remained silent, and some frowned and shook their heads.
Zhu Yunxi put away his smile, "Then why did you say that??"
"When I eat the emperor's salary, I want to share the emperor's worries, and when I read the books of sages, I want to seek peace for my family, country, and the world!" Xin Yande said, "The so-called guarding against the slightest change, I am an official, and now I raise the emperor's worries about the Ming Dynasty, hoping that the emperor will take precautions!
"
"No!" Zhu Yunxi nodded without comment.
But he was cursing in his heart, "This Xin Yande who doesn't know how to adapt is really stupid!"
At this time, seeing Zhu Yunxi's bad expression, Li Jinglong suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, although I am uneducated and incompetent, when I was studying with the late prince in the East Palace, I heard the great scholar Mr. Song explain the affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty!"
Someone changed the subject. Zhu Yunxi was happy to see the success and said with a smile, "Oh, you, Duke Cao, also have high opinions?"
"I don't dare to be a minister!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "The bad government of Zhao and Song Dynasties was first of all redundant officials and soldiers (rong). The country had too many idle people, so that in the end, they were not very useful!"
"To say that the official Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty actually did a lot of good things. First of all, he got rid of redundant officials and selected and trained elite soldiers to re-employ good generals, so that although the Southern Song Dynasty was relatively peaceful, it could still be generally maintained. From the perspective of scholars, it is a shame to be peaceful. But the ministers and other warriors see
Come on, it’s okay to be on the safe side. Otherwise, how could the Southern Song Dynasty have fought with the Jin and Yuan Dynasties for more than a hundred years! If he was easy to fight, he would have been subjugated long ago."
"In addition, when Emperor Gaozong was in power, he suppressed Buddhism and Taoism, surveyed acres of land, developed agriculture, and valued official education. He appeased the refugees to open up fields, exempted them from the cattle tax, and took back military power from the town generals. These were all good policies."
These words made Zhu Yunxi look at him with admiration for a while.
Li Jinglong continued with a smile, "We also reformed the currency system, issued Jiaozi banknotes, and not restricted sea trade."
After saying that, he paused and smiled, "Some people in this dynasty disdain maritime trade and think that commerce is dispensable. Even if the customs is making money every day, they will not change their prejudices. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Pian'an had more than one million troops.
Where did the money come from? During the Shaoxing period of Emperor Gaozong, the three shipping companies of Wenzhou, Jiangyin, and Fujian alone brought in an annual income of up to two million yuan (min), which was only half of the country...
..”
"What Duke Cao Guo said is wrong. Businessmen can be rich but not for long!" Xin Yande suddenly interrupted Li Jinglong, "The official and the emperor were talking about the danger of national subjugation, but you are going in the opposite direction. You are really putting the cart before the horse!"
"Damn you!" Li Jinglong cursed in his heart, "I'm doing this for your own good. If you keep talking, you won't be able to celebrate the fucking New Year!"
"Sea trade and other matters are trivial, internal affairs are the key. If the internal affairs are not peaceful and party strife is rampant, no matter how rich the country is, it will just be a mercenary!" Xin Yande said seriously, "That money will not be used on the people!"
Zhu Yunxi secretly shook his head and glanced around.
At this time, Li Jinglong was among the ministers and quietly kicked Ping An's stool twice with his toes.
The latter was stunned for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, all the annual rewards from the capital camp have been distributed!"
"Is it based on the number of people's hair in the military register, or based on the actual number?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Ping An pondered for a moment, "It's based on real numbers." He gritted his teeth and said, "The specific numbers..."
Duke Xu Huizu of Wei stood up and said, "Since the emperor ordered his ministers to count the number of soldiers in the army, the number of soldiers in the Beijing camp has been clarified." As he said this, he took out a memorial from his sleeve, "There are people who pretend to have empty pay, a total of eight thousand nine hundred and seventy.
The number of two.”
Zhu Yunxi secretly pondered, which means that among the more than 180,000 troops, there are almost 10,000 shortcomings. The Ming Dynasty was rich in raising troops. It is self-evident where the gap of 10,000 people went and who was used to fill it.
He casually took the memorial from Xu Huizu's hand, glanced at it casually, and several familiar names appeared on the paper.
Afterwards, he placed the memorial directly in the mezzanine of the royal cabinet.
"Where are the health centers in the world?" Zhu Yunxi continued to ask.
"It's still under review!" Xu Huizu paused, "Well, the resistance encountered is great, and the military and field records in many places are vague." He said, sighing for a while, "I have received many reports from many places in recent days.
All the commanders begged for mercy..."
"Who begged for mercy later? Tell Duke Cao Guo and ask him to make a list!" Zhu Yunxi said.
"I..." Li Jinglong was stunned, "Why are you getting involved with me again? No, doesn't this matter have nothing to do with me?"
Zhu Yunxi didn't even look at him, he clicked on the imperial case, "I won't read this memorial for now, otherwise I'm afraid I won't have a good year after reading it. After the new year, after the various health stations and border towns have investigated everything, they will report it all.
I’ll make a decision again!”
"According to the order!"
At this moment, the bastard came in from the outside with a shameful bow.
"What's the matter?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
"Back to the Emperor, over at Guanglu Temple, Prince Consort Hu Guan sent someone to report that the annual gift from the Guangzhou Shipping Taxation Department has been delivered!" Bastard said in a low voice.
"Didn't I already send it here? Why send it again?" Zhu Yunxi frowned.
"The previous one was a gift of specialties and other things!" the bastard said with a smile, "this time it's a gift of a human being!" He said with a smile, "I heard that it was sent from Guangzhou, traveling all the way through the starry night, so that I can take a look at it.
Fresh!"
"Who?" Zhu Yunxi was puzzled, "Don't show off!"
"I heard from the people sent by the Prince Consort that he is a black ghost!"
Zhu Yunxi was puzzled, but Li Jinglong already smiled and said, "Your Majesty, he is commonly known as the Kunlun slave!" He continued to laugh and said, "During the previous dynasty, Emperor Yuan Shizu, there were several Kunlun slave guards around him. Those people were all black.
Yeah, standing in the field at night, you can't find anyone unless you open your mouth. If you open your mouth, it's like someone's teeth have become sperm!"
Kunlun slaves are also known as black slaves, five ghosts, ghost slaves, etc.
As early as the Tang Dynasty, it had become a tribute to the emperor from customs and other places. To be honest, the people of the Celestial Dynasty in all dynasties had eyes on their heads. People of different races were mostly given the names of this slave and that ghost.
.
Some are from Southeast Asia, and some are caught from thousands of miles away.
For example, in the Yuan Dynasty, many people from the Arab region migrated to the Central Plains to work as slaves. To the extent that in the wealthy families of the capital at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, "their children must be servants. Otherwise, it is said that they cannot become officials."
In the fourteenth year of Hongwu's reign, the Java Kingdom also brought hundreds of black slaves into the palace. However, the old man was a little off-putting when he saw the black slaves, so he waved his hand and sent them away to some place.
"What nonsense!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "I don't care about these new things? I have to send people all the way to deliver them, wasting people and money."
"Your Majesty, someone from Guangzhou said that these Wu slaves are different from the previous Kunlun slaves. They are all shiny and..." The bastard paused in shame and whispered, "And most of them are women!"
"Ha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed directly, "I haven't figured out how to deal with the Korean beauties Fu Rang sent the day before yesterday, and I sent these Wu Nu girls again?" He said, looking at Li Jinglong's safety, "By the way, I'm here
The Goryeo women sent by Fu Rang will not be kept in the palace. You are single and meritorious soldiers in the army, and you are promised to get married!"
As he spoke, he smiled bitterly and said, "According to the old man's intention, I want to reward the vassals everywhere! But..."
"It's also a line to give to the vassal king!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "What is the emperor worried about?"
"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi put his hands behind his hands and said with a smile, "My Zhu family all have square faces, with high foreheads and wide chins. I don't want to think that one day a big-faced person will appear among the royal family. Wouldn't that be a bastard?"
As he spoke, he pondered, "As for these Wu Nu women...?"