The Ming Emperor made more tours to the north and fewer to the south. The main reason was that the empire's troubles were in the north and not in the south, so the emperor's inspections were not needed to have a deterrent effect.
But there are exceptions. After Emperor Yongle seized power, he made several southern tours in order to win the hearts of the people south of the Yangtze River. Emperor Wu Zong ascended the throne at a young age and admired the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. In order to tour the south with dozens of ministers, Emperor Jiajing started a "Southern Tour Controversy".
I also toured the south once for my parents' funeral, but was almost burned to death in a fire.
Emperor Longqing's reign was short, and after the peace talks, the imperial war eased, and the emperor could leave the capital - but his body was no longer strong enough to support inspections, so no one made suggestions.
Through a northern tour, Zhu Yijun solved the Mongolian problem through a two-pronged political and military approach, which made him qualified to travel around the world. However, at that time, legal affairs were complicated, and he always had to be in the capital to support Zhang Juzheng, so he did not put the southern tour on the agenda.
Although today's Ming Dynasty is still conquering the south and north, and there are many major projects, the emperor can still spend money for the southern tour. Of course, Zhu Yijun holds the largest industrial and commercial complex in his hands, and does not need to pay for it from the court.
Today's Ming court has almost no binding force on the emperor Zhu Yijun: through the New Army and the re-establishment of the Privy Council, he firmly holds the military power; through the Yinzhang Zhizhuo and the National Security Bureau, he controls the political power; and through the industrial and commercial consortium
, the emperor’s financial power was no longer restricted by the court.
Although the Dongchang was abolished and the Jinyiwei was reorganized, the outer dynasties represented by Zhengshitang were very clear that the emperor's control over the country had reached an unprecedented level. Even Gaozu and Chengzu were less free to spend money than
Nowadays, we can only hope for the future.
Therefore, when the emperor said he was going to Nanjing, Liang Menglong had nothing to complain about. His only concern was that the local officials would make extravagant efforts to welcome the emperor, or make extravagant arrangements or add miscellaneous parties, which would disturb the place and undermine the sanctity of the place.
But Liang Menglong also knew very well that apart from his strong interest in governing the country, he did not care about pleasure. In the 16th year after he ascended the throne, apart from reorganizing Xiyuan, the emperor did not care about the desires of his eyes and ears.
Build any garden.
It should be said that the Ming Dynasty should be revived - such an emperor has nothing wrong with him other than not listening to his ministers.
Now that the emperor was very quiet and restless, the prime minister had no choice but to cooperate. After the emperor and his ministers discussed the itinerary, Liang Menglong resigned.
Before the end of the year, the "uncovering case" was settled at an extremely fast speed. Song Jiu, Shen Shixing's housekeeper, wrote a limerick after drinking, nailing his master to the pillar of shame for "deceiving his master and destroying his ancestors". Although Song Jiu himself had already
He was executed with a stick, but the court did not let him go. His entire family was confiscated and all members of his family were exiled.
As the first offender in the scandal, Qiao Liwei was sentenced to a large-scale eviction and his family was confiscated. Because the emperor's power had been highly concentrated and stable, he was not implicated in the scandal. Therefore, the families of Song Jiu and Qiao Liwei survived and were only exiled.
As for the Longqing Party case, Shen Yiguan, Zou Yuanbiao and other core members were not jailed or sentenced under the fierce opposition of Shen Shixing, but they were inevitably dismissed from office. Li Zhi, Ding Jilu, Lu Dongzhi and other party members were either demoted or transferred
Annan, Burma and other imperial frontiers.
Shen Shi executed Song Jiu with a cane and "betrayed" Shen Yiguan. He refused to resign despite the turmoil and ultimately retained his position as deputy prime minister.
At the end of the fifteenth year of Wanli, Earl Hai Rui of the Qing Dynasty died in the capital. The emperor felt sorry for him and buried him with the courtesy of a marquis. The political affairs hall requested the posthumous title of "Zhongjie" for him, and the emperor said, "The world regards him as Geng Jie, but I regard him as a gentleman." "Jingjianye", so his posthumous title was changed to "Zhongzheng".
The fifteen years of Wanli in this time and space passed uneventfully.
Several sections that impacted history taken by Huang Renyu in the original time and space are completely different from this time and space: Zhang Juzheng has not been liquidated, the Wanli New Deal has been upgraded to the Wanli Reform, and is still advancing in full swing; the area of the empire has expanded several times, and the Northeast, The southwest has undergone large-scale development, which has greatly alleviated land conflicts; due to the deepening of primary industrialization, the handicraft industry is transitioning to centralized production;
Because of the establishment of the bank and the issuance of Longyuan, a financial system matching this production base also grew; because of the establishment of the Gewuyuan, there was a spurt in science and technology; because of the promulgation of patent laws, production technology has made great progress;
The Ming Dynasty has regained its prestige. From Korea, Japan to Manchuria, no one dares to look down upon it; from the northeast, northwest to the Luo wilderness, the empire is like a giant that finally has a healthy body, stretching out to the ocean and the vast land that belongs to mankind. a huge fist
On the sixteenth day of the third month in the spring of the sixteenth year of Wanli, the Holy Emperor set out from the capital. In order to avoid the expense of welcoming the Emperor during this southern tour, most of the journey was along the canal.
In the fourth year of Wanli, water transportation was changed to sea. The imperial court continued to retain the canal yamen to coordinate with various regions to maintain the smooth flow of the canal. It also changed the customs duties to local taxes, allowing provinces along the river to collect money for crossing the river. Because shipping by ship plus customs fees was still much lower than that by land. Therefore, the canal without its function of water transportation is still prosperous. The local officials where the canal is located have no responsibility to protect the water, but they have the benefit of tariffs, making it the first-class fertile position in the world.
After the New Year, the Political Affairs Hall was about to issue an edict, notifying all provinces of the general route and time of the emperor's southern tour. Later, the emperor also issued an edict specifically for this matter, requiring various places not to build large-scale construction projects, build palaces without permission, and waste people's resources.
Since the southern tour passed through the Queen's hometown of Suzhou, Queen Mother Li had no chance to compete with the Queen for the companionship. With the Queen at her side, Zhu Yijun was embarrassed to take too many concubines, so the Queen could only choose a few honest and courteous companions.
Empress Dowager Chen originally wanted to join in the fun, but after the spring came, she kept coughing and couldn't support her health, so she had to accompany Empress Dowager Li to stay at home in the capital. The prince was already eleven years old and in good health, so he was able to accompany him on the southern tour this time.
Some ministers advised the emperor to leave the prince to supervise the country in case of unexpected events. After being scolded by Zhu Yijun, there was no more noise. As for the accompanying ministers, unlike when the emperor first visited Saihanba in the north, this time except Luo Wanhua and others Except for a few who stayed behind, nearly all the prime ministers and ministers were dispatched.
At this time, the emperor had been on the throne for sixteen years, and his control over the court and the world was far greater than that of his ancestors. Therefore, he only mobilized more than ten thousand forbidden troops to accompany him on this tour, and added the first-class guard Qi Jiguang as the escort for the southern tour. The minister and the commander-in-chief accompany the generals.
As a result, the entire team of the emperor, ministers, guards and the various people who served them easily exceeded 18,000 people - what these people fed the horses was the bulk of the emperor's expenses on the tour. After all, these people had enough food, clothing and housing. It's okay to just make do with it.
The mighty fleet stretched for more than twenty miles. For the emperor's safety, the entire northern section of the canal was blocked to speed up the movement of the royal boats - the first stop was in Tianjin.