The reason why Zhu Qiyu had to be handed over to Hu Hui was that the new ministers Xiao Xuan and Yao Kui were not easy to use. If they were easy to use, Li Binyan would not be at the forefront.

Can’t it be the person recommended by Hu Hui? In fact, that’s not necessarily the case.

Xiao Xuan and Yao Kui had just returned to the capital, so it was still difficult for them to take charge of the work.

This brings us back to Zhu Qiyu’s establishment of a complete set of political decrees buried in Jinshan Cemetery. If Hu Hui returns to his hometown in Jiangxi after taking office at this time, Zhu Qiyu will have no choice but to end up personally, and it will definitely be a bloody storm.

How he will deal with his fate as an emperor is not as simple as calming the wind.

There is a basic law of power, that is, if power cannot be transferred smoothly, it will not be transferred. If power cannot be transferred smoothly, there will be a period of chaos, during which time you can fish in troubled waters.

Hu Hui's resignation was not a rash act, but was carefully considered and extremely well prepared. However, it still created a window of opportunity, allowing people to take advantage of it.

Zhu Qiyu and Hu Xi discussed the affairs of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, especially the establishment of the Western Regions Capital Division, which Zhu Qiyu has been promoting recently. There were twenty-seven courtiers in the meeting, a total of thirteen people agreed to establish it, and a total of thirteen people opposed it. After that,

After thirteen statements, there is still no conclusion, but the appearance of the Western Regions Xingdusi is getting clearer and clearer.

Yu Qian was the twenty-seventh person. He did not express his position immediately, but continued to discuss and collect the opinions and attitudes of local officials, especially Lang Keqian, who was the number one scholar in the second year of Jingtai in Shaanxi to patrol the border.

A lot of resources were mobilized to solve the problems in the establishment of the Western Region Xingdu Division step by step.

For example, the Seven Guards of Guanxi were included in the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, and the Shaanxi Xingdu Division officially determined the establishment of three divisions for the Chief Secretary of Gansu, drawing prefecture and county boundaries, appointing officials, etc.

There are so many things to think about just this one thing.

The Seven Guards of Guanxi are outside Jiayuguan. How can they defend the land of Seven Guards? How to divide the administration of the land of Seven Guards? And how to characterize the local people on the ground in Guanxi such as the Boots, Hami people, Tubo people, etc.?

How to establish social studies, prefecture and county studies, and tixue? How to divide the northern and southern mid-term papers in the scientific examination?

The decision to change the Shaanxi Xingdu Secretary to the Gansu Chief Secretary has already been completed and is being implemented steadily. However, the establishment of the Western Region Xingdu Secretary has many more problems than the Gansu Chief Secretary.

Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry and discussed with Hu Hui for a long time, while Zhu Jiancheng listened attentively. Zhu Jiancheng discovered a pattern.

Government affairs sometimes need to be aggressive and enterprising, especially on issues of direction. Appeasement, compromise and delay are absolutely not allowed.

And sometimes, governing a large country is like cooking a small dish, and it needs to be sorted out bit by bit in a slow and orderly manner. Especially when it comes to specific issues, things need to be done in detail and with caution.

The implementation of any government decree may involve the vital interests of thousands of households.

For example, the emperor and Hu Xi are now discussing Li Binyan's promotion of the eighty-spindle spinning wheel.

As soon as the eighty-spindle spinning wheel appeared, nearly 130,000 cotton spinning households in Songjiang Prefecture were almost unemployed. The cotton spinning households who had lost their source of livelihood were wailing inside and outside, and it almost led to a civil commotion.

Li Binyan reacted quickly and decisively to bring cotton spinners into the camp of the Songjiang Prefecture Weaving Bureau, and did not let anyone who was interested take the opportunity to fan the flames... The specific method was that Li Binyan split the 80-spindle spinning wheel into five years at the original price, and then used it for five years.

The lease was handed over to the farm, allowing the farmers on the farm to use eighty spindles of the spinning wheel, and part of the yarn spun was used to offset the debt of the spinning wheel.

The Songjiang Prefecture Weaving Bureau is specifically responsible for weaving, carrying out industrial division of labor and cultivating industrial craftsmen. It has also trained a large number of craftsmen who repair eighty-spindle spinning wheels, and they go around the streets and alleys specifically responsible for repairing spinning wheels.

Li Binyan emphasized the original price split into five-year leases. Wang Anshi's young seedling method was turned into a loan shark by the local government. Li Binyan emphasized the original price.

In this process, the price is just an anchor and a standard for measuring value. There are no silver coins or Tongbao in the trade, because the economy of the farm is extremely fragile. Once there are silver coins and Tongbao in it, triangular debt will inevitably occur, which will eventually lead to the farm being unable to do anything.

Subsequently, the grassroots organizations of the Ming Dynasty were completely destroyed.

Although it is based on the price of silver coins, it is essentially a primitive trade of barter.

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Li Binyan's promotion method was also used to promote steam engines. In addition to official factories, Li Binyan's methods are worth learning from in local farms.

After Zhu Qiyu and Hu Xi finished talking about Li Binyan, they also talked about the cycle of national subjugation mentioned in Yuan Bin's memorial. He found it quite interesting, and Yuan Bin and Li Bing's insights were very profound. The cycle of national subjugation, this cycle is the establishment of

Productivity dropped sharply due to the war.

"Father, why can't the great names of Japan defeat Commander Yuan at all?" Zhu Jiancheng asked strangely.

According to the favorable time, place, and people, Yuan Bin was from the Ming Dynasty, and the famous name of the Japanese state was from the Japanese state. The favorable geographical location, people, and people should be on the side of the Japanese state's famous names. However, Yuan Bin had won many battles, so Zhu Jiancheng was naturally a little surprised.

"A person with military talent can do whatever he wants." Zhu Qiyu said with some envy: "Yuan Bin has military talent and has the Ming Dynasty behind him, so naturally he has won many battles.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Jiancheng's confused look and continued: "In a normal battle, the enemy is 200,000 and we are 300,000. After the battle, the enemy's casualties will be eliminated, and all the escaped prisoners will be wiped out, while we will lose part of it."

"But when Mr. Yuan fought, the enemy was 200,000 and we were 300,000. After the battle, the enemy was cleared and we were 500,000.

"Ah?" Zhu Jiancheng's eyes widened, could the battle still be fought like this?

"The warriors in Yuan Gongfang's hands are all Japanese." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "This is a political victory. Before every battle, Yuan Gongfang only needs to light a fire and cook in front of the battle, and the enemy will surrender."

"The Japanese are in such poverty that even the warriors who are fighting cannot have enough to eat, but if you follow Yuan Gongfang, you can have enough to eat. This way of using troops is to attack the heart first, attack the city next, fight with the heart first, and fight with soldiers next."

Yuan Bin was so ruthless in Japan, why didn't anyone punish him?

Because he wanted to conquer his name, his warriors eventually became Yuan Bin's warriors.

When Yuan Bin attacked An Yiguo, the Yamana Sect sent former shogunate officials to lobby the Yamana clan warriors who originally intended to instigate rebellion and join Yuan Bin. Even if they were unable to instigate rebellion, it would be good to suppress their morale.

Unexpectedly, instead of succeeding in persuading the surrender, it actually inspired the morale of these warriors. These warriors were so powerful that they conquered the Anyi Kingdom in one go... This is the confidence and capital of Yuan Bin in the Japanese country, and his personal bravery.

, on the battlefield, it is not the key.

"How does father plan to deal with the Japanese country?" Zhu Jiancheng asked curiously.

Zhu Qiyu said with conviction: "A completely chaotic Japanese country is in the interest of the Ming Dynasty."

The Japanese Kingdom and Ryukyu are completely different. Ryukyu is very close to Jilong Island, and the current large-scale development of Jilong Island is gradually turning from a land of Liuhe into a land of four directions. As long as Jilong Island is not lost, then the Ming Dynasty’s rule in Ryukyu will be

It means long-term peace and stability.

But the Japanese state cannot do this. The Japanese state is completely an island. Even if the Japanese are fully conquered and the Japanese mainland is occupied, the rule will be like that of Jiaozhi in the past. It will not be able to rule for a long time, let alone be stable for a long time.

The geographical location of the Japanese country is destined to be the land of Liuhe for the Ming Dynasty, so let it be chaotic. The more chaotic it is, the more silver the Ming Dynasty can get.

Zhu Jiancheng nodded and understood the political purpose of Ming Dynasty's activities in Japan.

After all, Hu Xi was old and a little energetic, so Zhu Qiyu stopped asking for political advice.

Hu Xi was old, but he was not slow at all. The next day, rumors began to spread in the capital of the Ming Dynasty that the imperial court was going to the Western Sea again.

The recruitment of boat masters was made very clear.

This rumor was not believed until Hu Hui wrote an article "On Official Ships Going to Sea" in Di Bao.

In this editorial of Di Bao, Hu Hu recalled the prosperity of maritime trade during the Yongle period. In the twenty-third year of Yongle, each vassal state paid tribute more than 300 times in total, and from the fourteenth year of Hongxi to Zhengtong,

Each vassal state paid tribute no more than thirty times in total.

Then Hu Hui brought Zheng He out again. In particular, Zheng He's many achievements in pacifying pirates were listed, showing the positive impact that official ships sailing south to the West had on maintaining the order of Wanli Seawall and the West.

At the end, Hu Hui said that the navy is more expensive than the capital camp, especially the ships, which are very expensive. Therefore, it is imperative for official ships to go to sea. Otherwise, where will the navy spend the money?

As soon as this editorial came out, there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the Ming Dynasty. Although Hu Hui had retired, the influence of this editorial was still great.

As a well-known courtier, Hu Hui's editorial is undoubtedly His Majesty's intention. It at least proves that His Majesty has plans to sail to the West on official ships and trade.

This time, there was an explosion inside and outside the DPRK!

Your Majesty has been sailing the sea for ten years, and has never thought of having an official ship for official trade. Moreover, Your Majesty has never mentioned this matter. It seems that he has no such intention.

Officials working in Beijing will know the reason if they think about it with their heels.

No matter who is wrong, watching an honest man being bullied by Li Binyan, one person is praising him, and the other person is scolding him like a scumbag. Isn’t this just fun?

Hu Xi's official residence suddenly became busy, but the concierge hung up a sign thanking guests and refused to see anyone.

Naturally, some people cannot see Hu Ming, but some people can. For example, when the Ming Gongs of the Six Ministries handed over greeting cards, Hu Ming could still see him no matter how much he thanked him.

Shen Yi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, was the first person to visit. Even if he thanked the guest, Shen Yi still wanted to see him, so Hu Ming couldn't refuse. This is etiquette... After meeting, Shen Yi went straight to the point.

Said: "His Majesty wants official ships and official trade. It must be some idiots who made His Majesty angry. Let's not mention those idiots for the moment. Master Hu, this official ship and official trade is a definite matter? Do we have to do it?"

"When did your Majesty say you won't do something you want to do? Do you think you want to scare people?" Hu Hui answered Shen Yi's question. Since His Majesty has explained the matter and made it known widely, he must do it.

Do.

"What about the division of accounts?" Shen Yi leaned forward and said, "If it's like it was during the Yongle period, and everything went into the internal funds, the Ministry of Revenue will never agree to this recommendation.

"Shen Shangshu! During the Yongle period, most of the internal money was returned to the military. The five northern expeditions cost a lot of money, and Emperor Wen was not allowed to eat, drink and enjoy himself. What are you talking about!" Hu Min tapped his fingers on the table, slightly angry. He said: "Even if the internal funds are returned, did Your Majesty spend the internal funds yourself? Apart from lending it to the court and rewarding the soldiers, did Your Majesty ever touch it himself?"

Shen Yi was a good Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, but when he came across money, he even lost his sense of speech.

Hu Xi can actually understand Shen Yi. His Majesty makes money in a wise way and has sufficient internal funds, but His Majesty spends money even more wisely, dredging waterways, leveling and hardening official roads and post roads, and now he has created money-grubbing people like Chi Dao. It's a big project, no wonder Shen Yi is so eager.

"Oh, I understand. It's still national money and half of the internal money. That's good. That's good. His Majesty wants official ships and official trade. The Ministry of Revenue fully supports it!" Shen Yi listened and immediately understood what Hu Hui meant. , without any nonsense, he directly expressed his support for official ships and official trade.

[Even if everything is returned to the internal funds], it means it is still divided in half.

As long as Your Majesty still abides by the rules set by Muyang Bojinlian back then, and the national funds are divided half and half, His Majesty will confiscate the homes of all the powerful and powerful people in the world, and the Ministry of Household Affairs also fully supports it.

"Are you talking so directly now?" Hu Hui was dumbfounded. Shen Yi was speaking so directly now, which made Hu Hui a little uncomfortable.

Under Hu Hui's unexpected gaze, Shen Yi stood up, as if he was planning to leave.

"The Ministry of Finance is so busy right now that I'm hitting the back of the head. I won't be polite to Mr. Hu anymore. We'll talk about it later. Without further ado, I'll say goodbye." After saying this, Shen Yi left Hu Hui's official residence without staying any longer.

Shen Yi comes and goes like the wind because he is really busy.

At the end of every year, Shen Yi is so busy that he loses his mind. At this time, where does Shen Yi have the time to be official?

Hu Bi looked at Shen Yi's hurried appearance, shook his head repeatedly and said, "It's better to be busy, it's better to be busy."

The second Ming Gong who came, to Hu Hui's surprise, turned out to be the minister of Taichang Temple and the bachelor of Zuo Chunfang, Shang Ren.

Shang Ren's invitation was to ask for advice on the true records of King Ji Li. Naturally, he talked about many issues about the true records of King Ji Li. After going around in circles for a long time, Shang Ren asked: "What do you want your majesty to do?" , or do you really want official ships and official trade? "

Hu Xi looked at Shang Ren without saying a word. This was his main purpose today.

"Don't look at me, I can't help it. Others can't get through your door, but they can break through mine." Shang Ren sighed and said rather seriously.

Hu Ming is fine

The door of Taichang Temple was almost broken by trampling, so I could only come over to see the situation.

Hu Hu sneered and said: "It's just bringing up old things again. It's not a slap, it's a warning. Since your Majesty has assigned the matter, there is no reason to take it back. If you don't do it, you won't learn a lesson. If you beat it, you will be beaten. beat.".
Chapter completed!