Chapter 291: Emperor's Heart
The good news from all over the world gave everyone a reassurance. No matter what, the trouble was finally gone.
It is human instinct to be afraid of trouble. After all, human trouble is limited, but once there is trouble in the entire court, all aspects are involved.
Even Zhu Di made the worst plan. Once Annan's situation reached a complete collapse, the court must mobilize all forces to prepare to quell the rebellion.
The manpower and material resources that need to be used at that time will naturally be calculated using astronomical figures. If human resources are lost, then a large amount of land will not be well cultivated, and grain production will be reduced. The loss of material resources will cause the finances of the Ming Dynasty to enter an embarrassing situation of being stretched.
In short, many things that could have been done were not done. Zhu Di wanted to do many things. He wanted to order people to go to sea, to send various countries to surrender. Only when all nations came to court could he show his civil and military achievements. He wanted to teach the remnants of the Northern Yuan that had been ready to move recently, so that they could know some of their greatness. He wanted to write books, to open up the rivers, and to do all the things that the emperors of all dynasties wanted to do but could not do.
And every thing needs strong national support, and more popularly, it is money.
With money, things can be done, but without money, they cannot be done.
This is the most superficial truth.
However, once the court falls into the quagmire of Annan, things will be difficult to handle. This means that the court will not be able to pull away from Annan for a long time.
This was undoubtedly a torture for Zhu Di.
Fortunately, this brewing storm had already been completely suppressed with the minimum force before it began to create terrifying destructive power. This made Zhu Di breathe a sigh of relief, feeling quite like he had survived the disaster.
At this moment, he stroked the desk and watched a memorial in his hand.
The memorial was naturally sent by Hao Fenglou. This guy asked for instructions every few days. A few days ago, he said generously that Annan would have long-term stability and would definitely fight against the thieves.
However, Annan's official army has gone through hardships since the southern expedition and has become a tired army. It is not satisfactory to try to clear away the rebellion's remnants.
So Hao Fenglou finally took out a prescription that made him laugh and cry and bought someone.
Since the horse is running, the horse has to eat grass. This is an eternal truth. Zhu Di felt it was reasonable, but he was also embarrassed. It is not impossible to buy people for money and increase the enthusiasm of the government army. But the problem is, what about money?
The Ministry of Revenue is empty this year, and the internal warehouse is not much better. It is about to be the end of the year, but how can I survive?
So the second memorial was handed over. Hao Fenglou said earnestly that Zhu Di had some surplus on the Hao family. There was not much silver, only a 100,000 yuan. He was willing to fill it into the palace and solve the urgent needs of the court.
After Zhu Di saw it, his first thought was that the person named Hao actually hid so much money.
This is the Ming Dynasty, and in the early Ming Dynasty, in this era when imperial power is greater than everything else, ministers are richer than the Tian family, which is definitely not a good thing. Shen Wansan's precedent is still vivid in his mind, but Zhu Di is not Emperor Taizu after all, and he wouldn't have killed your whole family just because your family has too much money, but it is also the emperor's usual feeling that he feels a little uncomfortable.
However, Zhu Di's second reaction was much better. His face gradually eased a little, and then he showed a little relief.
The word "Loyalty" of Hao Fenglou is really unspeakable. This made Zhu Di feel much more comfortable. What is a Gongzhong Kingdom? This is a Gongzhong Kingdom.
But Zhu Di’s third idea was different again.
People's minds are very complicated. When they reach the third stage, Zhu Di can't help but frown. It's a good thing that people are rich and willing to take out the money. However, it's inappropriate to accept this kind of good intention directly.
Speaking of Hao Fenglou's adopted son, he is also a minister, and Zhu Di is a dignified king and father, how could he be embarrassed to be helped by him?
Zhu Di was a face-loving person who could not bear it, so he leaned on the recliner with his eyes closed. The old god was there, and the weather was wet and cold, so Zheng He added two charcoal and copper basins to the side of the chair. The steaming heat and the smog was swollen, which made Zhu Di's face more and more shady.
He suddenly stood up and put down the memorial in his hand, as if he had a few inspirations, and finally said, "Zheng He, come."
Zheng He was following the hall, standing in the inconspicuous corner of the hall. When he heard the order, he quickly walked forward in a row and respectfully said, "What are your orders?"
Zhu Di breathed a long sigh and said, "Get a decree and let Hao Fenglou handle it according to his own charter. The money does not need to be escorted into the warehouse. Just buy people in his own name. Well, it is also impossible to use the name of the court. In short, if you borrow the name of the court, you buy it and deal with it yourself. I have promised him long ago..."
When Zhu Di said this, he suddenly stopped.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to have been fooled. Could it be that Hao Fenglou made a fake move because of his previous promise and finally fulfilled his wish?
"Hu..." Zhu Di couldn't help but dispel this idea. People like him who claim to be a real man are really unwilling to judge a gentleman by the heart of a villain.
"Just do it this way. Also, how has Prince Chen been recently? He was frightened a lot last time and I didn't care about him. I won't come forward. Go and tell him that half a month later, I will allow him to go to Shenglong to restore the country. In addition, Hao Fenglou has made great contributions to Annan. This reward has led him to Annan. As for how to reward, I will only ask."
Zhu Di showed a bit of vicissitudes of life and sighed, "I have come here for some time and it's time to go back. After all, I'm just a passerby here. I'll tell you to clean up. There's no need to bring so many guards. I'm not in a hurry to return to Beijing. I'm in a hurry when I come back. When I go back, I can walk around and take a look, which can be considered as an understanding of the situation. It's just that the officials of these prefectures are not allowed to do extravagant things."
Zheng He nodded.
Suddenly he remembered something and said, "Your Majesty, a memorial was sent from Jinling just now, which was the news from Yang Shiqi."
"Yang Shiqi..." Zhu Di's eyes flashed with a ray of light and said, "Come and show me."
Since Zhu Di left Beijing, whether it was the prince or the ministers in the cabinet, they almost wrote a letter to ask for instructions. However, in Zhu Di's opinion, the requests inside were all sorts of orderly and orderly memorials, which were boring to read. However, Yang Shiqi's memorial was quite meaningful. He occasionally mentioned some state affairs and begged for the sages, but in addition to this state affairs, he would also tell some movements in the capital, and even some ministers in the capital had a grandson to have a big banquet for guests as interesting things.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter completed!