Chapter 345 I am the king of a subjugated country, are you not the minister of a subjugated country?

Chapter 345 I am the king of a subjugated country, are you not the minister of a subjugated country?

The battle in Luchuan was not worth the gain for the Ming Dynasty, because the soldiers in the Beijing Camp of the Ming Dynasty were not familiar with rainforest warfare. When they arrived, they suffered heavy losses, and a soldier in the Beijing Camp , and it is very difficult to cultivate.

The Imperial Army of the Ming Dynasty is really very valuable. The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the internal money eunuchs have calculated the logistics consumption of the troops in the Imperial Army of the Ming Dynasty.

When there is no battle, each soldier eats six taels per catty of rice per day, which is converted into six cents and five cents of silver based on the price of rice in the capital; he eats mustard greens, leeks, lettuce, celery, etc. for a total of eight taels per day. , one centimeter or four cents of silver; three taels of soybeans, seven cents or five cents of silver; one tael of meat, one centimeter of silver; one tael of oil, one spoonful of salt, etc. A soldier just eats and buys a day, It's two cents, six centimeters and three millimeters.

The Ming Dynasty’s capital army had a total of 100,000 people, and they had to purchase 2,630 taels of silver just for food a day, which was nearly a million silver a year.

This treatment is very good. In World War II, the US military, known as the Young Master Soldiers, only ate so much every day.

This is just in Beijing, not in combat. There are fewer choices in combat food, but it is more expensive. Even the palm oil pancakes are extremely expensive to transport to the front line.

The Ming Dynasty’s capital camp spends nearly two million silver a year. Such a huge expenditure does not include the Ming Emperor’s one tael of New Year’s silver per person every New Year, nor the emperor’s rewards for each battle.

The Ming Dynasty’s capital camp is really very expensive. To maintain such a treatment for 100,000 people, the Ming Dynasty court needs to see profits. Otherwise, such a huge expenditure will make people inside and outside the court doubt whether such an army can There is a need to maintain.

The Ming Dynasty Jingying is not unable to make ends meet, nor is it worthless. The re-establishment of the Jingying is just a peach mountain in Daningwei, and it has already earned back all the investment, and even has a surplus.

Once the imperial court suffered a huge financial loss and had to cut back on military expenditures, the speed at which Ming Dynasty declined was astonishing.

Zhu Yijun is very concerned about the rise of the Toungoo dynasty in Indochina, but if he wants to attack, he can only send the Beijing camp. When Wang Ji made three expeditions to Luchuan, he took the Beijing camp and the guards from Sichuan, Huguang, and Yunnan. , said: Raise an army of 150,000 soldiers, transfer half of the world's salary, spend money on troops, use one corner to consolidate the country, and start the abuse of officials and titles.

It is a very difficult task to attack Luchuan and Taungyu. There are so many places to spend money. If you don’t repeatedly provoke and seize cities and territories, it will even threaten the Ming Dynasty’s rule in Yunnan. The Ming Dynasty will not Too much energy is wasted.

In fact, there is a voice in the court saying that the Toungoo Dynasty was the result of the self-respect of the Qian Kingdom to support the bandits. According to the relationship between the Jin Party and the Northern Bandits, this is not impossible, but Wang Xiyuan and Zhang Chucheng returned When Jing reported his work, he made it clear and definite that this was not the case.

“Your Majesty, when I go to Yunnan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guizhou, Sanxuan and Liuwei are completely different from the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Is it still necessary to raise it?" Wang Xiyuan repeated the point of his previous memorial.

Zhu Yijun smiled. He agreed with Wang Xiyuan and Zhang Chucheng's views.

Raise? Do you still need to raise it? The place was full of bandits, and the city could not be quelled. If the bandits were raised, the first one to bear the brunt would be the Duke of Guizhou. Without the support of the Ming Dynasty, the survival of the Duke of Guizhou would be a problem. During the Wanli years, the chieftains of the Ming Dynasty had great fighting ability. Still extremely tyrannical.

It turns out that Jingtang, thousands of miles away, knew very little about the place and had no clear understanding of the complex conflicts there. It rigidly applied the experience of the Northern Lu and the Jin Party to the Duke of Guizhou. The approach of the Taungoo Dynasty is not advisable.

Wang Xiyuan and Zhang Chucheng left the Huangji Gate. Looking at the long queue of foreign officials, they could only sigh with emotion, His Majesty is really diligent.

In previous years, when His Majesty met with foreign officials, he simply met with the local governor. Counting the people to be met, there were no more than fifteen people, and it was over in half an hour at most. It was a somewhat decent job. , specially selected for the ancestral law.

This year, to receive foreign officials, there was a long queue in front of Huangji Gate. All the foreign officials who had returned to Beijing to resume their duties had to meet. At the end of the line, there were frontier soldiers, kiln workers, boat workers, woolen workers and many other workers. , are all waiting for His Majesty’s announcement.

This busy work will take at least a whole day.

Zhu Yijun was very happy to meet with foreign officials and people, and he set aside two days specifically.

Zhang Juzheng restored this ancestral law, and Zhu Yijun came directly to do a super double. Zhu Yijun met with subjects from all walks of life and asked them about their most urgent matters. If he could solve them, he would try his best to solve them. If he could not solve them, he would Just document it and find ways to mitigate it.

The governors, censors, envoys, governors, commanders, magistrates, magistrates, county magistrates, county lieutenants, elders and common people from all over the country who returned to Beijing, all in all, numbering more than a hundred people. many.

It is really useful for Zhu Yijun to meet so many people, because he is the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the holder of the highest power. Even if these people hide something, they can still let the emperor who lives in the ninth level understand Some people suffer.

"Your Majesty, there are only the last two people left." Feng Bao reminded His Majesty. Finally at dusk, the interview came to an end, and even the ceremonial officers changed three times.

The last two people were Liu Qiniang and her adopted child. They were the courtesans who were extremely bold in Yanxing Tower and wanted to eat meat for His Majesty. Later, they were sent to the Yongsheng Woolen Factory. This profession is probably unprofitable. When the baby was born, Liu Qiniang adopted one without delaying the others.

Zhu Yijun asked about the official woolen factory. Although Liu Qiniang was very nervous, she answered fluently and did not lose her etiquette.

"I have heard what you said. Is this occupation already so serious?" Zhu Yijun suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "You don't have to say anything. I will send people to investigate. As soon as you speak , but it brought disaster to you.”

After Zhu Yijun asked, he realized that Liu Qiniang was a courtean herself, and she would be in trouble as soon as she opened her mouth. If a big shot was involved, Liu Qiniang wouldn't even be able to find the whole body.

Liu Qiniang smiled, covering her mouth and said: "Look at what your majesty said, why did Feng Daxuan personally place me in Yongsheng Woolen Factory? If my body is really gone, the old man in the palace will Where do you put your ancestor’s face? You don’t look at the monk’s face, but you still have to look at the owner.”

“No matter how big a person is in this capital, he is not bigger than your majesty.” br>
Liu Qiniang is indeed a poor coolie, but after all, she has really met Feng Bao. After all, he is an oiran. She has seen a lot of feasting, drinking and changing cups. She has a good understanding of officialdom. Who wants to touch her? , you have to weigh it, what if the emperor just wants this one?

“This kind of encroachment harms the public and private interests, and there are many in the official factory. But everyone who holds a Sesame Bean-dot seal in his hand is thinking about how to cash it in. What I saw in the official factory is all here It's in the envelope." Liu Qiniang shook her sleeves, took out the envelope and handed it to Xiao Huangmen. Xiao Huangmen walked a few steps and handed it to Feng Bao. Feng Bao went up to the platform and handed it to His Majesty.

Zhu Yijun opened the Zazi. The Zazi is a document used to announce an event. It is an official document with no restrictions on the format.

Liu Qiniang obviously did not know how to write memorials, nor the format of memorials, so he used the form of notes, which contain what Liu Qiniang saw and heard.

Taking advantage of one's position to harm the public and private interests, whether it is purchasing, selling, or even circulating in the market, a large amount of wool will disappear for no reason. For example, Mr. Liu of Yongding Woolen Factory serves as the factory's purchaser and is responsible for purchasing wool. For large orders, he will buy it from traveling merchants at a higher price and then receive a commission; for example, Mr. Chen serves as the warehouse in the factory. Among the 123 warehouses under his jurisdiction, in just one year, nearly 150 kilograms of wool, 57 bolts of woolen woolen cloth, and four bolts of worsted woolen cloth were eaten by insects;

In just a few years, Yongding Woolen Factory has had a large number of blood-sucking moths lying on the official factory.

"Your Majesty, these moths all have owners." Liu Qiniang reminded very cryptically that these moths may be someone's distant cousins, or they may have been someone's broker and comprador, and they were arranged He joined the factory and made a fortune.

"Leave this matter to Wang Cifu. Wang Cifu is still supervising everything in the factory." After thinking about it, Zhu Yijun decided to let the factory conduct self-examination. If Wang Chonggu failed to handle it well and the court's supervision failed, then Zhu Yijun's supervision would be ineffective. Entering the venue, finding clues for this kind of thing is extremely simple, you just need to order all the wooden boxes in this factory.

Feng Bao has already used this trick, and the effect is excellent.

If it still can’t be cured, then don’t blame Zhu Yijun for being ruthless and ruthless. He used a guillotine to kill chickens and scare monkeys. Whenever he has some power, he wants to cash it in and takes advantage of his position to harm the public and enrich himself. Many times, it is because the cost of crime is too low. When people are punished, some people tolerate and protect them, and those who take the law by themselves have a fluke and a herd mentality. It's okay if others take it. Why can't I take it? Everyone else takes it, why don't I take it?

But when the guillotine was carried to the official factory and the head fell to the ground, no one took any chances anymore, because if Kazan took it, he would really die.

Zhu Yijun couldn't help but think of Yang Keli, the Yang family of Longtan. The good man solved the desolation of the land and spent a little money to restore the vitality of the fields. Then Yang Keli died in the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing.

There are many things to be solved. They are not as complicated as the cheap Confucians repeatedly clamored. If you are willing to turn the tip of the knife inward, you can solve it. Arrest the person, fine the money, and collect the debt. If it doesn't work, just People are killed to have the effect of intimidation.

Liu Qiniang took the child and left. Zhu Yijun exhaled and sighed slightly. Zhang Juzheng did not follow the foreign officials this time, but chose to avoid suspicion.

In the past, Zhang Juzheng was in the court, and when the emperor received foreign ministers, Zhang Juzheng was around. This time, Zhang Juzheng said that he had other things to do and did not accompany his majesty to receive the foreign ministers. This was a return to power. In every detail, Zhang Juzheng abides by the etiquette of being a minister.

Feng Bao looked at Liu Qiniang's swaying figure and shook his head slightly. The eunuch in charge of the ceremony was the ancestor of the palace. He was also in charge of the flower and bird envoy, who was responsible for the eunuch. Your Majesty's Yingying Yanyan was stuffed into the dragon bed.

Sanniang has a kind of bohemian beauty. Your Majesty doesn’t have much thoughts. Liu Qiniang can be the oiran of Yanxing Tower. Her figure and appearance are also first-class. Your Majesty is not interested at all. He just sees Liu Qiniang. Do is the representative of Weaver Girl of Yongsheng Woolen Factory.

The only woman Your Majesty has devoted his affection to is Queen Wang Yaozhuo.

This makes Feng Bao a little helpless. This ancestor is really not easy to do. The job of this flower and bird envoy is really too difficult!

"Show me the Quanchu Guild Hall!" Zhu Yijun stood up and said to Zhang Hong: "If the husband refuses to come, can't I go? Call the girl and go to the husband's house to have dinner!"

"I obey the order." Zhang Hong obeyed the leader's order.

After Zhang Juzheng received the notification from the internal officials, he felt a little numb. In the past, only the emperor was the only one who had a chance to eat, but now it is better, and there is an extra queen!

The Quan Chu Guild Hall has to dismantle the thresholds to welcome his Majesty and his entourage, and prepare dinner for His Majesty and his entourage, so that the emperor can eat. The Quan Chu Guild Hall’s annual budget of twelve hundred silver is all I need to kill two hundred silver. Fortunately, the Quanchu Guild Hall is celebrating the New Year, and Zhang Juzheng has prepared a lot of things. Fortunately, every time His Majesty comes, he will give a reward to make up for the shortfall.

Otherwise, the Chu Chu Guild Hall will really be starved of money by the emperor.

Your Majesty is not alone when traveling, there are hundreds of eunuchs, maids, Tiqi, red helmets, and Han generals around you!

When Zhu Yijun arrived at the Quanchu Guild Hall, he wandered around, first looking for a Persian beauty, and secondly looking for a sedan carried by thirty-two people. He couldn't find either. Zhu Yijun found the new car he gave to Zhang Juzheng. This car is equipped with the latest shock-absorbing system developed by the Ming Dynasty Imperial Academy of Engineering and Solid Rubber Tires.

"Very good, I gave it to you for your use. Your mother is old and has trouble going out. This car is a lot more convenient." Zhu Yijun saw the signs of use of the vehicle and was quite surprised. satisfy.

"Everything your Majesty gave you is very useful." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and thanked him. Zhang Juzheng had never used this car. After all, it had the same wheels as the emperor's jade chariot. However, Zhang Juzheng's mother was old and could not afford it. Bumpy, now in and out, easy to use. "I didn't come empty-handed. I'm giving you a good thing, sir." Zhu Yijun took out a sandalwood box from his sleeve. After opening it, he took out a pen with a hard pen tip. This pen tip was made of Gold, copper, and silver alloy, gold:silver:copper is 2:1:1. Pure gold is too soft to be used as a pen tip. Gold with a purity of 50% is the most suitable as an alloy, and the pen tip is a small copper bead.

This thing is more convenient to write than a pencil, and the ink is clearer and more durable.

Zhang Juzheng took the pen and tried it for a while, and immediately realized that it was really easy to use. His writing was extremely smooth and his handwriting was clearer.

“This white copper bead is the best material I can find now, but it still needs to be replaced regularly.” Zhu Yijun explained the precautions for using the pen. The current production of this thing is extremely rough and requires a little more strength. Just pierce the paper, and if it's a little small, it won't hold the ink, and this ink needs to be shaken a few times before use.

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again to express his gratitude. Every time His Majesty got something good, he would immediately think of sending it to the Quanchu Guild Hall for his husband to use.

People's hearts are made of flesh. Zhang Juzheng even had an unrealistic fantasy that the Ming Emperor would not liquidate him after his death. According to general experience, after Zhang Juzheng's death, , if a powerful minister like him is not dug out of his grave, it will be a very good end.

Of course, His Majesty has never been a person who plays by common sense.

Zhu Yijun was very relaxed in Zhang Juzheng's house. After eating and drinking, he lay down on the Taishi's chair, pulled up his leg rest, and leaned on it lazily, looking like he was not stingy. Look, this is disrespectful.

Zhang Juzheng originally wanted to give some advice, but he looked around and saw that this was not a court, but a private house. At this time, there was no need to pay attention to so many red tapes. He sat upright and did not Any disrespect.

"Sir, I'm confused." Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said with a smile.

Zhang Juzheng's mind was buzzing. His Majesty's words had been heard less in the past two years. Hearing this suddenly made Zhang Juzheng extremely vigilant. He asked with a slight doubt: "Your Majesty, are you meeting foreign ministers today?" Are you confused?"

"Yes, and no." Zhu Yijun nodded and shook his head, affirming and denying. The main theme is that it is true and false.

“Why has Mr. Sir been unwilling to go further with the theory of contradiction, public and private theory, labor theory, and wealth theory? Or, to be more clear, why does Mr. Sir insist that it is impossible to distinguish between king and father, king and country, and king and master? ? Discuss politics in private and speak freely. "Zhu Yijun asked what he had always wanted to ask. Zhang Juzheng insisted on this bottom line to the point of persistence. Every time Zhu Yijun talked about one, one, two, he would be the father of the king. When the distinction between the state, the monarch and his teachers was made, Zhang Juzheng avoided talking about it.

Now that Zhang Juzheng has truly returned to power, and has returned all power to the emperor, and no longer has the strength to wield power again, then this issue can be discussed, otherwise Zhu Yijun will break the casserole and ask the end, just like I'm asking, sir, why haven't you rebelled yet?

Zhang Juzheng looked serious. He thought for a long time before he said: "I know what your Majesty said. I think it is better not to separate this matter, but it is not good to separate it."

"Sir, what you're saying is that it's wrong to separate, but it's right to mix them up?" Zhu Yijun spread his hands. He didn't agree with Zhang Juzheng's idea.

In Zhu Yijun’s view, this gives the king too many missions. These are layers of shackles that put the emperor into a cage called etiquette. The survival of the country is entirely dependent on the emperor’s personal virtues. Hook, in this way, the emperor became the person in the sleeve.

The rise and fall of a country only has something to do with the emperor, and has nothing to do with anyone else. The powerful, right-wing, virtuous and gentry can shape the king to an infinite height, and then he can feel at ease and be a moth. The foundation of the empty country.

The reason why Zhu Yijun always insists on separating the king's father, the king's country, and the king's teacher is because he wants to deny the king's unlimited responsibility.

In practice, the Ming emperors did not have unlimited power, and even most of the time, their hands were tied. However, in terms of taking responsibility, the responsibility for the country's subjugation was placed on the emperor.

I am the king of a subjugated country, are you not the minister of a subjugated country?

Of course Zhang Juzheng understands what His Majesty means. When His Majesty discussed this issue, he expressed more than once that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. However, Zhang Juzheng, as Yuan Fu, has always opposed this idea. The world, the world The world of man.

Zhang Juzheng insists that the world is ruled by His Majesty alone.

"I think about it from a practical perspective." Zhang Juzheng leaned back in his chair, thought for a long time, and looked at the Ming Emperor. His opinion has always been very clear, that is, a wise monarchy.

When the emperor is wise, the dynasty can accumulate enough confidence. When the emperor is no longer wise and the kings of the Ming Dynasty become dim, they begin to slowly decline, and the accumulated wealth is relatively rich. At that time, it slipped for a longer time, hoping that a wise saint would appear again and lead the Ming Dynasty to reform and reform.

If the wealth saved is not rich enough and the master of ZTE is not expected, then it is a change of dynasty.

"Practical level?" Zhu Yijun asked doubtfully.

“There can and can only be one person who stamps the seal. If there are more people, there will be chaos. If the government has many branches, the country will not have a country.” Zhang Juzheng summed up the first reason for his persistence in a concise and comprehensive way: The seal can only be made by one person, not two, three, or more. For the court officials of the Ming Dynasty, the content of the court meeting required His Majesty the Emperor to personally seal the decision. This is a concrete manifestation of the imperial power. It can only be signed by one person.

Many people cannot seal the seal. The result of many political affairs is that the country will not have a general.

Zhang Juzheng continued: "Your Majesty, from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the mid-Tang Dynasty, before the imperial examination system was perfected, the world was dominated by aristocratic families. Many aristocratic families controlled the court's decision-making. Fourteen of the fifteen emperors of the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties were replaced, and each aristocratic family controlled After gaining power, I wish I could embrace everything in the world into my own home. Why is this so?”

“It’s very simple. Once you embrace your own home, it belongs to you. Everything you can’t embrace is yours.” Others'."

"Nothing in the world is selfish, and no one is selfish. At the beginning of life, everyone is selfish and has his own interests."

Zhang Juzheng was the regent of the country. But he did not take everything into his own family, but chose to change the past and make a new one. In doing so, he betrayed the class approach.

Only individuals betray the class, never the collective betrayal of the class.

It was Zhang Juzheng’s personal choice to choose to change his past, to serve the late Emperor, and to be loyal to His Majesty’s duty. During this process, there were also people who couldn’t understand the eventual parting of ways, such as Gao Qiyu.

"Sir, you are right." Zhu Yijun found that what Zhang Juzheng said was reasonable and well-founded. The Central Plains Dynasty went through more than a thousand years, with dynasties changing and the situation changing. Various systems were tried again and again. Throughout the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties, fifteen emperors were Fourteen people were left out, and the evaluation of the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties was ridiculous.

Although the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties had unlimited freedom and everyone could be served and eaten, the people suffered from wars and could not guarantee the stability of most people. This system was despised.

Zhu Yijun met so many people at Huangjimen and was already keenly aware of a problem, that is, the Ming Dynasty Official Factory was already infested with moths not long after it was established.

Liu Qiniang, a humble citizen who became a commoner but could not even get married because of her past experiences, said: Anyone who holds a seal in their hand wants to turn it into cash; Zhang Juzheng, who is a commoner, said: Tutor Yuanfu, who devoted his whole life to the country, said to Zhu Yijun: Everything in the world is unselfish, and no one is unselfish. This has really happened in history.

Zhang Juzheng took a sip of tea and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the king, the country, and the king are one. It is actually very simple, because in this way, the emperor is the father of the people in the world, the emperor owns the territory of the world, and the emperor is the leader of the people in the world. Master, you are an example for the people in the world. The whole world belongs to the old Zhu family, so there is no need for your majesty to go to your own home."

"Only your majesty, Mr. The world is His Majesty's private property. When Your Majesty makes decisions, he will definitely make decisions for the sake of the world, not for his own private affairs. Only in this way can all decisions be fair, just and beneficial to the majority of people in the world.

Everyone in the world is private, but Your Majesty is public.

Zhang Juzheng's logic is very rigorous. It is so rigorous that Zhu Yijun, the first troll in the Ming Dynasty, does not know where to start to refute, because as early as the early Han Dynasty, this point has been made clear. The king is selfless. As the lord of the world, he has no private affairs.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed wrong for the king, father, king, king, and master to confuse the private and the public. But if the public and private are really distinguished, then how to find out the seal and the seal? Who will rule the country?" Zhang Juzheng discussed how to find the person who would seal the country after the separation of the emperor and the father.

"He who has strong soldiers and horses will live there." After hearing Zhang Juzheng's question, Zhu Yijun sighed and answered the question.

Zhang Juzheng also took out the example of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and told His Majesty that if he really distinguished this concept, it would be the beginning of the war in the world.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs held the Shence Army and constantly deposed the emperor, forcibly removing the emperor from his supreme position and stepping into the dirt. The final result was that the emperor would rather have a kind of As a matter of fact, those with strong soldiers and horses live there.

History has already given the exact answer to Zhu Yijun’s question, so there is no need to make the same mistake again.

"That's it." Zhang Juzheng changed the topic and said: "The other thing is, the ancestors' laws."

"Some of the ancestors' laws are no longer suitable for the world and need to be established, while some are consistent. In the current world situation, we need to follow the example of our ancestors. From the perspective of the theory of contradiction, the laws established by our ancestors naturally have pros and cons. , after you sing, I will go on stage. Changes have already taken place before the decree is implemented. Sometimes it moves forward and sometimes it goes backward. A decree has just been issued but has not yet been implemented. In other words, just after the execution has been completed, the imperial decree has changed. , is this really a government order? "

Zhang Juzheng did not give examples to demonstrate, because His Majesty is a scholar who studies history. During the Song Dynasty, the party fought extremely fiercely, with the reformists and the conservatives going back and forth. Zhang Juzheng does not need to elaborate on the dangers of changing government orders day after day. His Majesty understands them very well.

Zhang Juzheng expressed his views from several aspects. Only one person can make decisions, that is, everyone in the world is selfish, but His Majesty is public. From the lessons of history, he summed up what can be done The consequences of more than one person making decisions, and then supplementing his own arguments in terms of policy coherence.

Many of His Majesty’s ideas, such as the idea of ​​king, father, king, country, king and teacher, are indeed worthy of discussion, but this is also the best and most suitable system that can be found at the moment, centered around the supreme emperor. Institutional design.

"Thank you for your guidance." Zhu Yijun finally fully understood Zhang Juzheng's thoughts.

Maybe Zhang Juzheng is right.

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