Wang Xiangqian was frightened by the emperor's words to defend them.
He hurriedly bowed and bowed, repeatedly saying things like "I don't dare."
I didn't ask anything, I just thought it was too sudden and asked questions. Why was Your Majesty so angry?
As a contemporary, he naturally could not understand how Zhu Youxiao, a later generation, hated these Shanxi merchants in his heart.
These dog slaves who have insulted our ancestors and ancestors, even if they crush them to ashes, it is considered a light thing.
A good person is not a good person, he has to shave off his pig tail and braid, kneel in front of the wild boars and call him master, he is really servile by nature.
"I was too excited just now. Don't blame me, Chief Assistant. It's just that you really don't know the inside story!"
"If you knew about the immoral and inhumane things these businessmen do behind their backs, you would not tolerate them any longer."
Wang Zaijin, who had served as the governor of Xuanda, was very interested in this matter and immediately stepped forward to ask:
"I wonder what's the secret behind this?"
Of course, Zhu Youxiao wouldn't say anything, and rejected Wang Zaijin with one mouthful.
"You will know about it at the imperial meeting in two days!"
Your Majesty is going to hold a court meeting again? It seems that something important is really important. They need to prepare well after they return.
Zhu Youxiao originally wanted to propose the reform of the tax system, but after thinking about it he decided not to do so. The time is not yet ripe.
The road must be walked step by step, and the food must be eaten bite by bite. Now he must first recover the taxes owed by those in Jiangnan.
There is also the case of Shanxi merchants and how to deal with the clan kings.
As long as these three things can be implemented in place, the Ming Dynasty in the second year of Tianqi will change a lot.
Not to mention anything else, as long as he could stop the salary payments to the feudal princes for one year, he would be able to do many things with this money and food.
In the current Ming Dynasty, there are more than 20 princes and more than 200,000 stone grains, which can provide food and clothing for many people.
The sum total of those county princes, generals and the like has exceeded one million stones, grains, rice, and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
At least in terms of money and food, he will no longer be so strapped, and some reform plans should be put on the agenda.
Coupled with the recovered taxes, the national treasury will be the most abundant in the past two decades.
As for the Shanxi merchants' property, it naturally belongs to them personally. How could the Jinyiwei and Yulin Military Office officials distribute it to the Ministry of Household Affairs?
At this time, Zhu Youxiao had already come up with the idea of changing the chief minister of the cabinet, and Wang Xiangqian's task as chief minister had been completed.
The current court no longer needs him, who was forced to become a royalist neutral to maintain the situation.
The new party that Zhu Youxiao pulled up by himself already has the largest say, and it is difficult for civil servants to stop him from doing anything.
It's time to replace Xu Guangqi, a man with new ideas and new thinking.
He has been dealing with foreigners since he was a child. He understands the French language and has a basic understanding of their culture and civilization. He will definitely be indispensable in future negotiations with foreign countries.
He also knows a lot of novel things. To a certain extent, or in other words, the two of them will have a common language in terms of the research and development and popularization of some new technologies!
The first assistant to reform the Tianqi Dynasty must be him!
Until the tax system is solved, Wang Xiangqian has to stay in this position. He really has to shoulder the responsibility for this.
Seeing the emperor's thoughtful expression, several ministers also resigned wisely.
Not long after the ministers left, Zhu Youxiao summoned Qian Hu, a Jin Yiwei who was in charge of guarding the Qianqing Palace.
"Take these hand orders and sword seals from me, select a few subordinates with strong martial arts skills, and immediately leave the city to Nanjing to convey my orders to Zhang Shize and Li Zhicai. You must be quick!"
Qianhu carefully took over the imperial edict and the sword seal for mobilizing troops from Wang Chaofu.
Then he respectfully returned to his original position, kneeling on the ground and waiting for the next order.
Zhu Youxiao held a jade Ruyi and patted his palms gently, closing his eyes and continued:
"After you see them, tell them my oral instructions. No matter how big the trouble is or how many people are dissatisfied, just follow the instructions!"
"If civil unrest breaks out, there is no need to ask for instructions from the noble guards in Nanjing, as well as the local officials. They will immediately send troops to quell the unrest. All participants will be killed without giving them any chance to resist or make a comeback!"
The foundation and authority of the royal family in Nanzhili is really too shallow. Even if the emperor has not been there for hundreds of years, there is not even a vassal king. It is completely outside the law for those nobles and officials.
The military and political power of Nanjing City was completely in the hands of nobles and civil servants.
The nobles in Beijing, except for the British Duke, are basically mascots, but the nobles in Nanjing have real power and military power.
Nanjing's garrison was mainly in the hands of the nobles, who basically came in turns.
As for the appointment of Nanjing garrison ministers, the emperor has absolute power of appointment and dismissal. Zhu Youxiao is really grateful at this moment.
Fortunately, those useless ancestors didn't take away this great power, otherwise he really wouldn't know what to do.
Nanjing was the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the economic and cultural center of the country.
It is also the military center and political center of the entire south. Although Beijing is the first capital, it cannot be compared with Nanjing.
The city of Nanjing is much larger than Beijing, with a population of more than one million, most of whom are merchants and gentry, and its economy is extremely active.
So far, it is one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the world.
Nanjing is also the largest and most extensive city in the past dynasties.
Beijing, the capital city, is not on the same level as Nanjing at all. No matter in any aspect, even the population living there is completely inferior to Nanjing.
The same goes for the Imperial City. The Forbidden City built by Zhu Di was just a larger house in front of the Nanjing Imperial City.
South Zhili is also the richest region in the country. Yingtian Prefecture alone is larger than half of Shaanxi.
Most of the food eaten by the monarchs and ministers in Beijing was supplied and transported by water to the Southern Zhili, which was the lifeblood of the entire Ming Dynasty.
However, such an important lifeline area is not controlled by the emperor and the court at all, and it has a sense of autonomy.
In short, we pay the tax quota every year, and we also comply with all personnel appointments made by the court.
But if you want them to do something else and make some extra contribution to the court, don't even think about it.
If the emperor wants to complete an errand in Jiangnan, even if he has the support of the ministers in the court, it will be difficult to do so.
Unless you have absolute strength and authority, you may be able to suppress them.
And this absolute strength still refers to the army, which is under the direct control of the emperor and only obeys the emperor's orders.
Only when such an army is stationed in Nanjing and controls this headquarters of officials and gentry can the emperor's imperial edict be effective and be carried out.