Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the court is a river and lake full of interests.
It’s not that these ministers are bad, but everyone has selfish motives and wants to fight for themselves.
The officials in Jiangnan who were unwilling to collect taxes could no longer hold their heads up after being scolded by Zhu Yunxi. And judging from Zhu Yunxi's face, if they continued to say so, they might lose their sacred heart.
At this time, Ling Han, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said, I think what His Highness said is very true, it is the duty of the subjects to pay food and taxes. After saying this, he snorted, saying that at best, they are a group of gentry, but at worst, they are not a group of white people.
Commoners? The good governance of the country has made them tremble, and there are actually ministers who can help them speak. If they continue to be accommodating, hehe...
Ling Shangshu, be careful! Liu Sanwu said, "Xueshi Zhan and others are also serving the country. They are afraid of arousing the anger of the people in Jiangnan and not benefiting the country!"
Huh! Ling Han said again, who dares to have a grudge? It would be disadvantageous to bully the Ming Dynasty's blade?
Okay! Zhu Yunxi took another sip of tea. Don't talk about this anymore. I know your thoughts and know that you are afraid of changes in the place. But I tell you, if the administrative affairs are afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back, what else can they do?
Your Highness is right! Ling Han first said something nice, and then said, Your Highness, before your northern expedition, order your ministers to inspect the temple properties all over the world...
Before the expedition, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty began to take action against the monks in the world. Now, it is time for the results to come out.
Zhu Yunxi said, have all the monks in temples in the world found out?
Ordered 70,000 monks and nuns to return to secular life without paying ultimatum, detained 4,000 lawless monks, confiscated 13 million acres of land, 1.72 million silver, 600,000 copper coins, houses...
Poof, Zhu Yunxi almost spat out a mouthful of tea.
Flower monks, so much wealth? What a coincidence, it just so happens that the pension for the soldiers who died in the Korean War this time is still a little short of that.
Monks all over the world are doing many illegal things, chanting Buddha's names and amassing gold and silver! Zhu Yunxi said in a deep voice, from now on, all the positions of monk officials will be cancelled, and monks in various temples must be registered with the government. The matter of monks paying ultimatums will also be handed over to him.
Local officials handle it.
However, don’t overdo it. Monks are not good, but Buddhas are good! Buddhas can encourage good deeds and purify people’s hearts. The government still has to vigorously reward eminent monks who care about the sufferings of the people in the world!
From then on, there will be no more monks in the Ming Dynasty who fail to abide by the rules and precepts. The privileges of monks inherited from the previous Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, have also been cancelled. The government's control over temples has become stricter.
Ling Han bowed his head and said, Your Highness Sheng Ming, I and others also have this intention. As he said that, he paused and continued to smile. I am responsible for checking the temple properties all over the world. I found that there are temples in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Qiantang, Guangdong and other places. There are many believers in the temples.
Buddha statues are actually made of pure copper, and the big ones can weigh over a thousand kilograms.
It’s just copper. Some Buddha statues in temples are simply gold with gold foil on the outside! Looking from a distance, the splendor is unlike the human world!
This old man didn't tell Monk Hua what he wanted, and he didn't even let go of other things. Listening to his words, he had the intention of scraping off the gold leaves and melting the bronze statues to enrich the treasury.
Zhu Yunxi thought for a moment and carefully screened it. If it is a treasure that has been handed down for hundreds of years, don't touch it. If it was acquired over the years, what should be done? We are checking the temple property to cut off this trend of extravagance!
My Lord, I obey!
Speaking of copper, I will tell you that a large copper mine was discovered in Korea. Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, this solves the problem of copper shortage in the Ming Dynasty!
I have sent someone to take over and check it out! Lian Zining, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said that from now on, Ming Dynasty will have another source of wealth!
Speaking of this, all the officials in the palace had smiles on their faces. Although these people did not advocate war, they would not refuse the spoils of war, and the more the better.
Among the Hanlin bachelors, Xie Jin smiled and said, in fact, the Fan countries are not without good things. I like to read miscellaneous books. The books say that Korea is not only rich in copper, but also rich in black carbon, as well as gold and silver minerals. Those Fan countries in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty are even more rich in copper.
Rice gems. Even the Japanese country, where pirates were rampant, was rich in silver. Now, the Holy Emperor of Ming Dynasty is on the throne, and the army of tigers and wolves...
As he spoke, he suddenly felt that his colleagues around him were looking at him with unkind eyes, and he quickly swallowed back the second half of his sentence.
The meaning in everyone's eyes was obvious.
Only you, Jie Jin, know about it, but we don’t know about it? Why are you showing off? Are you trying to show off, or are you inciting the emperor’s grandson to attack other vassals?
Liu Sanwu, a member of Zhongshushe, went out to report: Your Highness, I heard that your Highness has the intention to establish a province in Goryeo?
Exactly! Zhu Yunxi said, Goryeo was the land of the four Lelang counties in the Han Dynasty and the land of the Han family. Since Goryeo was destroyed, counties should be established.
However, Goryeo was too far away, and its people were completely different from those in the Central Plains. Their food, language, clothing and etiquette were all different...
The Ming Dynasty spans more than ten thousand miles from north to south. In the south, ten miles have different pronunciations and thirty miles have different customs! Zhu Yunxi laughed and said, but they are all people of the Ming Dynasty!
I understand what Your Highness means. Our country, China, is the place where saints taught us. Although we have different pronunciation and different pronunciation, our bloodline can be traced and we share the same roots and species. That Goryeo is not a Chinese citizen...
I have made up my mind, please don't say any more! Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth and set up a province, so that long-term peace and stability can be achieved. A thousand-year plan begins from now on. If not for the province, why would I bother to go on an expedition and kill countless people!
Your Highness, if a province is established, who will be the Chief Secretary? Fang Xiaoru suddenly asked.
Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Why, does Master Fang mean to let it out?"
I don’t dare, I’m good at learning, but I’m not good at governing the people! Fang Xiaoru worshiped, Goryeo is different from the Central Plains, so you must choose a capable minister who is familiar with the civil affairs of barbaric lands!
The Hanlin Academy has the duty of promoting talents, but there is no harm in saying so! Zhu Yunxi said.
The Chief Secretary of a province is a high-ranking official in a feudal territory. He obeys the imperial authority when making appointments. There is absolutely no reason for Hanlin scholars to talk too much. What Zhu Yunxi said is equivalent to giving Fang Xiaoru a step up.
In fact, Zhu Yunxi was also curious as to why Fang Xiaoru, who had never been a talkative person, suddenly started talking about political affairs today.
Then the minister overstepped his authority, and Yunnan Zuotong was in charge of politics. In the same year as the minister, Zhang Yan (dan). Fang Xiaoru was upright. The minister was good at literary affairs, and Zhang Yan was good at civil affairs. Since he became an official, he has always dealt with civil affairs in the land where barbarians and barbarians in Yunnan live.
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He suppressed the barbarian chieftains, appeased the border residents, reclaimed land for military settlements, built schools, and repaired officialdom, and achieved remarkable results.
Zhu Yunxi pondered silently, he had actually heard of Zhang Yan. He cooperated with the Mu family to do a great job in Yunnan. It should be noted that in this era, the chieftain barbarians in Yunnan were all rebellious and unyielding. It showed that he could do well there.
Its ability.
It just so happened that the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Chun, was going to Beijing to meet with his Majesty in the past few days, so he summoned Zhang Wei to come with him! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Hearing Zhu Yunxi mention the name of the Duke of Guizhou, and then thinking about today's battle report on the Yunnan border, the officials' expressions were a little strange.
Fang Xiaoru said loudly, Your Highness wants to use troops against Yunnan? He said, taking a step forward, Your Highness, the land of Yunnan is filled with smoke and miasma, which is beyond the reach of human power. Even a million-strong army cannot use it!
Okay, okay! Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and said, don’t think too much, I don’t have that intention!
As he said this, he was smiling bitterly in his heart. The minds of these scholars were also changing too fast. As soon as the slightest hint of news came out, they could guess a thing or two.
Do you have any memorials for your beloved ministers? Zhu Yunxi asked.
I still have something to say! Fang Xiaoru continued.
Come on!
Your Highness! Fang Xiaoru prostrated himself and said solemnly, “Your Majesty, I am a civil servant and a distant warrior!”
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi's brows frowned.
Warriors are domineering, taking military exploits as their top priority, and do whatever it takes to fight! Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty focuses on enriching the country and strengthening the people, followed by war. Fang Xiaoru continued, Your Highness is a young and brave man, which is a blessing to the country, but His Highness loves weapons and often raises hundreds of soldiers.
Wan, launch an expedition!
Although the achievements of destroying the country are shining brightly in the annals of history, if you are not careful, you will never be able to recover!
The holy masters of the past dynasties, such as those who were as skilled in martial arts as the Han warriors, first worked hard to conquer, and then raised their troops to march north!
Furthermore, the Ming Dynasty now has warriors occupying the court. These people are already domineering and arrogant, and now with His Highness’s love, they are even more lawless!
A few days ago, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, Dongguan Bo, Yongping Hou and others led their troops back to Beijing. They boasted about their martial arts skills when they met everyone, saying how many gold and silver women they had robbed and how many cities they slaughtered. There was no awe in their words.
My heart is full of pride and complacency!
Such things harm the reputation of Your Highness as a virtuous man! Ming Dynasty is the supreme country in the world, and it should treat all countries in the world with kindness and virtue. I am afraid that Your Highness, young and energetic, has listened to the instigation of those warriors!
The atmosphere in the palace suddenly dropped to freezing point.
Ling Han asked himself hard, but he did not dare to talk too much on this issue.
But to be fair, everything Fang Xiaoru said makes some sense.
On the throne, Zhu Yunxi thought for a long time, and suddenly smiled, I understand your heart, and I also know the harm of war to the country. Take this expedition to Goryeo as an example, the country spent a lot of money, and behind the great victory, it was a waste of people and money!
In fact, he wanted to have a good discussion with these people about what strategic vision is, what it means to defend the enemy from the people, and what it means to expand the country's living space.
But in this era, what Fang Xiaoru said is the mainstream.
However, Zhu Yunxi understood his good intentions, but that did not mean he would agree with them.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi stood up slowly, looked at the majestic green mountains outside the window, and spoke word by word, do you know what is Gu Xin's favorite sentence?
The officials all looked at him in confusion.
This sentence is not the words of the sages, but the words of a Mongolian Khan. When Genghis Khan conquered the grasslands, he once said that wherever the sun rises, it will become the pasture of the Mongols!
And in the lonely heart!
Zhu Yunxi turned around, looked at the ministers, and said loudly, wherever the river goes, it is the land of the Ming Dynasty!
Regardless of whether you want to be alone or not, just be a good monarch in your hearts!
I want to be the hero who seeks eternal peace for future generations of the Ming Dynasty!