I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 43 Year Name Chongzhen
The seventh year of Tianqi, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, is a small year.

The sky is snowing and the sky is clear.

In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian secretly summoned Yang He, Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing, Mao Yuanyi, and Qian Qianyi.

The monarch and his ministers talked in secret for more than three hours.

The content of the secret talk was only one, and that was how to make the Ministry of Industry, Daming Academy, Daming Engineering Bureau, and Daming Lecture Hall coordinate with each other.

Qian Qianyi has now become Zhu Youjian's "prodigal assistant", and less than [-]% to [-]% of the sour smell of civil servants before is left.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the cooperation among these newly-established offices of Your Majesty still needs a person in the middle. Otherwise, the efficiency will be greatly reduced."

"Of course, it would be better if a new agency could be formed."

When Zhu Youjian heard this, he thought to himself, "Isn't this the State Council?" '

Qian Qianyi's idea is very good, his vision is very long-term, and it is also in line with Zhu Youjian's "general idea of ​​prodigal family".

"What Qian Aiqing said is very true, it coincides with my thoughts.

Well, let's set up one... no, just set up two specialized agencies.

An organization that is responsible for the national economy and people's livelihood of our Ming Dynasty, such as agriculture, industry and commerce, disaster relief, water conservancy projects, etc., can be temporarily named the State Council;
The other institution is the Military and Political Academy, which is responsible for the sea, land, and air...cough, and is responsible for the affairs of the three armed forces, including recruiting, training, logistics, supplies, equipment, shipbuilding, etc., to create an unbeatable, unbreakable, and invincible army for our Ming Dynasty. Iron Army! "

Zhu Youjian pondered a few times, and continued: "The State Council is presided over by Qian Qianyi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the Military and Political Council is presided over by Mao Yuanyi, and Wei Zhongxian is in the Central Administration and deployed."

"Ministry of Industry, Daming School, Daming Engineering Bureau, and Daming Lecture Hall are responsible for their specific duties, and they are not allowed to shirk and argue with each other."

……

The idiot emperor made a final decision and settled the matter of the State Council and the Military Council.

Next, Zhu You checked the next rule, which is about the cooperation content between Daming Academy and Daming Lecture Hall, which will be the highest-level secret of the Ming Dynasty from now on!

Leak any news and kill the nine clans.

Zhu Youjian is still not convinced, let the university hall and the lecture hall cooperate to develop a batch of high-tech gadgets such as steam engines, Mauser guns, Hongyi cannons, and steam ships. Isn't it a waste of tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars?

At the same time, let Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing and others develop and improve large-scale technical equipment in water conservancy, agriculture, ceramics, mulberry silk, shipbuilding, mining, smelting, casting, etc...

Substantially improving the foundations of industry, agriculture, and shipbuilding will cost another large sum of money!
"The sharp weapon of the country cannot be shown to others. This rule set by the Lord Long Live is quite the essence of military art!"

Mao Yuanyi was full of admiration, and by the way, a rainbow fart, let the idiot emperor Zhu Youjian listen to it, and felt very comfortable.

Therefore, it is inevitable to treat guests to dinner.

The monarchs and ministers drank and wrote poems in the Qianqing Palace, talking loudly, and they continued to make noise until midnight.

Zhu Youjian's biggest regret is that he cannot grill skewers.

He secretly made up his mind that after the most difficult years of the 'Little Ice Age', the Ming Dynasty's national power slowly recovers, and he, the idiot emperor, will take the lead in making skewers, holding receptions, and having parties...

……

In this way, after half a year of bumps and bumps, the seven years of the apocalypse finally came to an end.

New Year's Eve, it's the New Year's Eve.

In previous years, on this day, the palace would be decorated with lanterns and festoons, the emperor would worship the ancestors, and the ministers of civil and military affairs would be summoned to have a chat. Anyway, it was quite formal.

At the beginning, the idiot emperor was quite interested. After all, he was the emperor for the first time, and some procedures were quite new.

Especially when he saw that the number of concubines in the harem had increased by more than 300 in just six months, and each of them was as beautiful as a peach or plum, Zhu Youjian felt very happy.

Except for Empress Zhou, Concubine Yuan Gui, Concubine Tian Gui and three or five "original wives", the rest are the "prodigal value" that Wei Zhongxian quietly sent into the palace during these days...

Gradually, Zhu Youjian felt dull.

The layout is a bit small.

This kind of "prodigal behavior" is nothing but the daily play of the idiot emperor, and the prodigal value gained in one day and one night is somewhat better than nothing.

On the evening of the New Year's Eve, Zhu Youjian was most troubled by the issue of the year name.

Zhu Youjian has been on the throne for half a year, and the reign name has always been "Apocalypse". It is time for him to appoint his own reign title at the beginning of spring.

As early as three months ago, the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites had drawn up four candidate year titles, namely Qiansheng, Xingfu, Xianjia, and Chongzhen. Xingfu;
But Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing and others prefer Chongzhen.

According to historical records, the year name of "Chongzhen" was revised and appointed by that idiot Zhu Youjian himself, because he liked the sentence "the haze of the country is wrong, and Chongzhen Mingsheng came out" in the poem of Liu Duo, the magistrate of Yangzhou, so he felt it. send'.

Later generations of literary and historical officials said that the people at that time were unbearable to pay excessive taxes, so they changed "Chongzhen" to "heavy levy", insinuating that after the "Emperor Chongzhen" came to the throne, he was conscientious and diligent on the surface, and his gray hair was born prematurely in his twenties. Compassionate for the power of the people, leading to the acceleration of their country's subjugation...

Zhu Youjian thinks this statement is not credible.

Because the compilation of Ming history was carried out under the auspices of Jiannu, the elements of tampering, deletion, and embellishment may be relatively large.

However, it is an indisputable fact that the "Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian" in history did become the subjugated king of the Ming Dynasty, and finally hanged to death alone on the crooked neck tree in Meishan together with the old eunuch Wang Chengen.

This year name is a bit evil.

So, dare you use the unlucky thing 'Chongzhen'?
Zhu Youjian thought over and over again, tossing and turning in the warm pavilion of Qianqing Palace, earning a full twelve points of "prodigal value" all day and night.

Early the next morning, Zhu Youjian finally decided to use 'Chongzhen'.

It's just a year name, if it wasn't for the "Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian" who committed crimes on his own, was suspicious by nature, self-willed, virtuous and ungrateful, and would kill ministers at every turn...

How could the Ming Dynasty perish so easily?

Moreover, even if it is destroyed, Li Dayan's gang of thieves and bandits should have won the world. How can Jiannu 10,000+ iron cavalry be able to wipe out millions of miles of land?

"Wei Zhongxian, pass on my decree, set the year name as Chongzhen, and amnesty the world."

"I want the common people of our Ming Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment, to eat well and drink spicy food, to have something to rely on when they are old, and to have little to support them, and to be able to afford to go to school when they are born sick, and to be able to afford to lose money!"

"Besides, on my behalf, you will take good care of those bastards in Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and ask them to supervise the officials and governors in various places. I will increase the salaries of officials in Ming Dynasty by five times on the original basis, and pay more money. There is a year-end Jingcha Award!"

"I guarantee that from now on, the salaries and salaries of the officials and soldiers of our Ming Dynasty will reach a new level every year."

"However, if under the circumstances of high salaries and honesty, it is too much to cut hands and beheads directly, let's destroy the three clans!"

"I still don't believe it, I can't lose... Cough, even if I sell the Forbidden City, I can't just keep my word!"

Wei Zhongxian: "..."

Why is the idiot emperor thinking of selling the Forbidden City again?

(End of this chapter)