The clan government's participation in maritime trade soon came to an end.
After receiving the emperor's conclusive answer, the next day, Min King Zhu Huixuan jointly submitted a petition with several vassal kings as Zongren Ling, requesting the emperor's permission for the vassal kings to participate in maritime trade under the jurisdiction of Zongren Mansion.
After this memorial was handed over, it immediately aroused a lot of discussion in the court, but unfortunately, no matter how loud the noise in the court, the effect it could have was very weak.
In the final analysis, this matter does not require the excessive involvement of the imperial court. To put it bluntly, sea trade is just business. As long as there is money and goods, the remaining problems are not big.
The Zongren Mansion's participation is more modeled on the model of Huangdian and Huangzhuang. To put it bluntly, it is doing private trade in the name of an official organization. In this way, the flexibility is very high.
After all the vassal kings dispelled their doubts about whether the emperor was testing them, their enthusiasm immediately became very high, and they even raised their hands and feet in favor of the proposal that the disciples of Zongxue should participate in it.
They were originally worried about whether they would be hindered by letting officials from the Zongren Mansion handle it. Now that the emperor has allowed the disciples of the Zongxue to participate, this problem has been solved immediately.
You must know that among Zongxue, there are not only the children of high-level vassal kings, but also many low-level clans. They came to Zongxue originally hoping for the emperor's grace to allow them to participate in the imperial examination, but in fact, this hope was actually not enough.
It's better than nothing, because even if they are given a chance, it will be extremely difficult to break through the siege in the imperial examination.
Now, the Zongren Mansion wants to participate in sea trade, which is naturally an excellent opportunity for them!
The clans of the Ming Dynasty may sound prosperous, but in fact, after several generations of reproduction, many clans have lived in embarrassment. Due to the system, they cannot work, farm, do business, or take imperial examinations. Now the clan government wants to participate
Sea trade has undoubtedly given them a new way out.
The clan government takes the lead in participating in maritime trade. Although it is also doing business, it is completely different from the clan children doing business in private. To put it simply, although these clan clan children are engaged in maritime trade, they are doing business.
An errand of the Zongren Mansion, serving the imperial court.
However, the content of this errand was just to participate in maritime trade. In this way, they were still under the orders of the court and running errands for the court instead of becoming merchants, cleverly bypassing the court's regulations.
In addition to a large number of low-level clan members, high-level clan members such as the prince's concubines can also completely replace the officials of the clan to handle daily affairs related to maritime trade.
In other words, the existence of Zongxue is almost equivalent to opening up a new system. This system is completely different from the civil servants and military generals. It can be regarded as completely composed of clans. What this system lacks is actually
There is only one will from the emperor.
The special status of the clan allows them to be exempted from the control of the court system. As long as the emperor allows it, this system can operate on its own without relying on the court at all. Now that the emperor's attitude is clear, then everything is naturally
There are no more obstacles.
As for the opposition of the civil servants and generals in the court... they can say whatever they like, who cares about them!
Unsurprisingly, as soon as this proposal came out, many ministers in the court objected. However, amidst this opposition, the various vassal kings ignored it at all. After obtaining the emperor's approval,
After that, within just a few days, a detailed charter was submitted, and its efficiency was simply breathtaking.
Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne, looking at the memorial in front of him, he couldn't help but nodded slightly.
It has to be said that there are still some talents among these vassal kings. This charter sets out the basic procedures for the clan government to participate in maritime trade. Many details are not perfect, but at least one-third of them are
The length is used to explain the means of control between the imperial court and the clan.
The first is about the establishment of the clan mansion. According to the design of this charter, the clan clan should be held by an older feudal prince with high moral character, and the specially limited seniority should be an elder over fifty years old.
Anyone who serves as an official of the clan should always stay in the capital to handle daily affairs.
In addition, the appointment of the left and right clansmen should, in principle, be held by the emperor's brothers and the adult princes who have not yet joined the vassal. The people of the left and right clans should be selected from the vassal kings with both ability and political integrity.
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The purpose of this design is extremely obvious, which is to ensure that the royal family has absolute control over the Zongren Mansion. Under this premise, the smooth operation of the Zongren Mansion can be ensured.
Speaking of which, when he saw this, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement in his heart. Heaven and earth can learn from this. The second point among them was not a hint given by him to the vassal king. It was completely developed by them themselves.
Zuo Zongzheng and You Zongzheng are positions second only to Zongren Ling in the Zongren Mansion. It can be said that they hold most of the powers of the Zongren Mansion. Therefore, this kind of position must be controlled by someone closest to the emperor's blood to ensure that
Let the emperor feel at ease...
This was the unanimous thought of the vassal kings. Although their starting point was not very similar to Zhu Qiyu's, they adopted the same method to achieve the same goal.
I just don’t know what Hu Hui will think when he sees this charter...
In addition to the position arrangement in the Zongren Mansion, this charter specifically states that there should be two permanent guard eunuchs in the Zongren Mansion to assist the left and right Zongzheng in handling affairs and to be responsible for contacting the imperial store. Of course, this is clearly stated.
On the surface, it is said that the eunuchs are actually responsible for supervising the operations of the clan mansion.
These several measures cooperate with each other to complete the establishment of the Zongren Mansion. However, this is not over yet. The next step is the specific method of participating in maritime trade.
The emperor's store will allocate specific quotas of imperial merchants to the clan's mansion. According to the quota, the clan's mansion will organize the caravan. The disciples of the clan will serve as the organizers of the caravan. The disciples of the clan who participate in the caravan must be in the clan.
Those who have performed well, are excellent in character and academics, and have been recognized by both the clan government and the Ministry of Rites.
A clerk's office is set up under the clan's mansion. Each caravan needs to be equipped with more than two scribes dispatched by the clan's mansion to be responsible for daily accounting records. Every six months, the accounts need to be summarized, and the leader of the caravan needs to personally
When returning to Beijing to report on their work, if there are falsified accounts or long-term losses, the team leader will need to resign and will no longer be able to participate in maritime trade. All disciples who have graduated from religious schools will not be allowed to continue to participate in maritime trade.
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This memorial was written in a thick pile, which shows how enthusiastic the vassal kings were this time. After reading it, Zhu Qiyu had to say that he still underestimated these vassal kings, but this was good, and it allowed him to
He saved a lot of effort.
He ordered people to transfer the memorial to the cabinet, and after the decree was approved, the matter was temporarily brought to an end. As for the arguments in the court, Zhu Qiyu was used to dealing with them. These people were just used to making noises, and they would naturally die down after a while.
Already.
What caught his attention right now was...
"Your Majesty, I found it."
Shu Liang stood at the bottom, holding a secret memorial in his hand, handed it over and said.
"In the past few days, Marquis Ningyang has visited many places and arranged several marriages. After investigation, I found that although these people who got married had different statuses, they were basically people who served in the Beijing Camp and the Forbidden Army.
, Most of the official ranks are not high, but they are all people in key positions, such as heralds, gatekeepers, guards, etc..."
Ever since Zhu Yi came back with the news that Zhu Qizhen, Chen Mao and Zhang Xi had assigned tasks to him, Zhu Qiyu sent someone to secretly keep an eye on the other two people.
As expected, clues were quickly found. The secret report contained detailed information about what Chen Mao had been doing these days.
As Shu Liang said, he was indeed infiltrating the Beijing camp and the Forbidden Army through various methods, and the methods were very covert. If Shu Liang hadn't gone out of his way to investigate, he would have hardly been discovered.
So, is Nangong planning to call in the Beijing camp or the imperial army in the event of an uprising?
As soon as this idea came up in Zhu Qiyu's mind, he was immediately rejected. Whether it was the Beijing Camp or the Forbidden Army, they had a very complete system. An order required multiple parties to confirm it at the same time. This cannot be forged by one person at the same time. Therefore, it is almost impossible.
There may be a situation where orders are falsely passed on. If Nangong had this ability, they would have taken action long ago.
After frowning and thinking for a while, Zhu Qiyu really didn't have a clue, so he had no choice but to shake his head slightly and continue reading.
"Over the British government, Zhang Xi has ordered people to recruit many disciples these days, including all three religions and nine schools. Even cooks, doctors and even swindling fortune tellers, the British government is willing to recruit them. The servants have investigated
The identity of these people, however, has not been obtained. At present, it seems that these people who have been recruited have no special identities, but they are all barely considered to have skills. The slave has secretly found a few people and used different identities to infiltrate.
We went in, but now it seems that there is nothing unusual..."
Shu Liang was talking below, and his tone became somewhat doubtful. To be honest, he didn't understand why Zhang Xian suddenly went crazy and did these things.
However, compared to Chen Mao's 'useless efforts', Zhu Qiyu could vaguely understand Zhang Shi's actions.
People of three religions and nine schools may seem humble, but in some special moments, they can exert unexpected effects.
Not to mention anything else, he had the impression just from the colleague mentioned in the memorial. This person was a fortune teller. To put it bluntly, he was a fortune teller. In his previous life, he told Shi Heng's fortune and said that he was a fortune teller.
It was the order of the great nobleman. Later, when Shi Heng became prosperous, he was invited to the mansion to raise him.
This man played a key role in many things. During the Golden Knife Case, Lu Zhong asked him to divine fortunes. It was precisely because he divined a sign of great evil that Lu Zhong became uneasy and was later criticized by the Manchu Dynasty.
, and later, when Shi Heng instigated the coup to seize the door, he also asked this person to do divination.
It should be said that Zhu Qiyu does not believe in things like divination, but there is no doubt that in many cases divination can give the final push when some people are hesitant. In addition,
People like cooks and doctors may seem inconspicuous, but they have their own uses. Of course, the more important thing is...
"The British government has also found many new nursing homes?"
Zhu Qiyu squinted his eyes and focused on the next few lines, his eyes a little dangerous.
This change was naturally noticed by Shu Liang, but in the face of this change, he was a little confused.
You know, they are just some nursing homes. In his opinion, they are nothing compared to Chen Mao's actions of infiltrating the Beijing camp and the Forbidden Army, or Zhang Shi's trap of various people.
In this capital city, who doesn't have dozens or hundreds of nursing homes? For a family like the British government, having three or four hundred servants nursing homes is nothing at all. Why would it cause such a big fuss among the emperor?
Reaction……
"Your Majesty, it's true."
However, although he could not understand, Shu Liang still answered carefully.
"It is said that the little British Duke is getting older and likes to go out and have fun, so Governor Zhang found some new nursing homes to accompany the little British Duke to prevent the little British Duke from suffering losses. However, among these new nursing homes, there is also Dongchang
Your Majesty, please rest assured about the manpower deployed."
Glancing at Shu Liang, Zhu Qiyu could probably guess what he was thinking, but he wasn't surprised. After all, before things really happened, he didn't believe that these mobs could break into the palace.
Turning things around was beyond Shu Liang's imagination, and it was normal.
After pondering for a while, Zhu Qiyu decided to give him a hint and said.
"Keep an eye on the guards. Although the servants and nurses are all small figures, when gathered together, they are a considerable force. Not to mention other things, just the British government and the Chengguo government.
Putting the nursing home together, it is not difficult to have thousands of people. If we add other mansions and have two to three thousand people, how can it be a trivial matter?"
As soon as these words came out, Shu Liang immediately reacted and said.
"This slave deserves to die. I was negligent. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu didn't care, waved his hand and said.
"Get up, Nangong is here for the first time, so you need to be careful everywhere and don't be careless."
"My slave understands."
Shu Liang then stood up and replied carefully.
After a brief pause, Shu Liang said again.
"In addition to these, Song Wenyi has returned to the capital a few days ago. After the Holy Mother summoned him, she sent him directly to Nangong. However, judging from the information obtained so far, although Song Wenyi is the chief eunuch in Nangong,
Although he was in charge of the position, he didn’t care about too many things. Instead, he was sent by the Supreme Emperor to serve Queen Duanjing. All affairs in Nangong were left to the eunuch named Jiang An."
"Also, after Song Wenyi returned to Beijing, he did bring back a few close friends. According to your instructions, Duke Cheng Guo has already started to contact some of them according to the instructions of the Supreme Emperor. So far, the contact has been relatively smooth.
, especially Wu Yu, and Wang Dingtong, they are all Song Wenyi’s confidants, and now, they are all bribed by Cheng Guogong on behalf of Nangong."
"Unsurprisingly, many of them have frequent contacts with Ruan Jian, Chen Jing, and even some eunuchs in the palace during these days. They want to seek advancement. Do you think it is necessary?