Dominate the Country

In August of the twenty-fifth year of Chengtian, just as autumn began, a major event occurred in Nanjing. The current emperor died.

Chen Ming's cheap father, Chen Hui, quietly took his last breath on an ordinary night. Then the whole of Nanjing was covered in snow.

Countless Westerners in China once again saw the supreme authority of the Chinese emperor. That was a status that Western monarchs could not imagine at all.

In fact, Chen Hui's death did not cause much impact on the court, because he was already far away from the court. The original Taishang line had long since withdrawn from the historical stage of China. They were either incorporated into the current emperor's command, or joined forces with a prince. After the tenth year of Chengtian, their presence in the Chen Han court became weaker and weaker. It was just that Chen Hui's death caught the Chen Han royal family off guard.

Chen Hui's health had not been good since the year before last. He did not get out of bed in the winter of last year, but at least he had survived the winter, and the spring in Jiangnan made Chen Hui's complexion better day by day. A month ago, he told Chen Ming that he was going to Lingnan for the winter. Who would have thought that he would pass away so suddenly?

Chen Hui no longer has any real political power in the current Chen Han. All the influence he has is brought by his identity. Therefore, Chen Hui's death only made the court and the people "cry and grieve", but it actually did not affect the overall situation of the court at all.

The only big change is in Chen Gang. Chen Ming is going to give Chen Gang a marquisate according to Chen Hui's will. Well, Chen Hui means that the earl is too low, and it is better to raise it. Chen Ming is a "filial" son. Chen Hui asked him to raise it, so he would raise Chen Gang's title by one level. Then, send him to America as soon as possible, and send all the family members to America.

In this case, the "court recommendation" of the new cabinet is still proceeding slowly.

Don't think this is conscienceless. Where can there be so many "consciences" in the adult world?

Since ancient times, most of the loyal people are butchers, and most of the unfaithful people are scholars. Those who are officials, especially those who are important officials of the current dynasty, don't expect them to delay their "business" for the so-called "gratitude".

Do you still want to join the cabinet?

All the senior officials in the world know that the first assistant of the cabinet this time is Pang Zhenkun, who is in the emperor's heart. But in addition to the first assistant, the cabinet also has left and right assistants, and eight ministers of postal, agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fishery, justice, culture and education, finance, internal affairs, civil affairs, and foreign affairs.

There are still ten positions.

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Qiu Jiashan was just sent out by the current Shuntian Prefecture Yi Wangjie.

After leaving Shuntian Prefecture Yamen, Qiu Jiashan led people to the Confucius Temple area.

The death of the emperor, the red light district on the Qinhuai River in the capital was instantly quiet. During the national mourning period, all entertainment was stopped. Then, there were two million people in Nanjing, and most of them were bold and reckless.

Qiu Jiashan, the police chief, is facing a severe test.

As long as those who secretly have fun don't cause trouble, the police station can turn a blind eye, but what if something happens? The police station will naturally take care of it, and then the court will hold Qiu Jiashan accountable for his dereliction of duty.

This is a lesson learned from the death of the Empress Dowager. As a lesson for the future, Qiu Jiashan simply listened to his brother-in-law Zhou Tiancai's advice and stayed in Qinhuai every day. In this way, even if Qinhuai gets into trouble, his attitude is in place. And he can also nip things in the bud as quickly as possible.

The mourning period for the emperor is the same as that of the Empress Dowager, both of which are "hundred days".

Dozens of policemen walked in the night, half of whom were riding horses. In places where Qiu Jiashan couldn't see, he often felt prying eyes flashing. But Qiu Jiashan didn't mean to catch them.

People just secretly glanced at him a few times, and it wasn't illegal.

But Qiu Jiashan knew that among these people there must be the eyes of Qinhuai River's benefactors. Qiu Jiashan has been in Qinhuai River for seven or eight days now. During these days, he has caught hundreds of escorts, which has created a lot of income for the Beijing Police Department.

They punished the escorts and then punished the escorts. It can be said that they took advantage of the situation. The income was very high, but it also offended some people.

The sound of horse hooves was loud, and the horseshoes hit the bluestone road surface by the Qinhuai River. The rhythm of dozens of horses was intertwined and blended, as crisp and refreshing as rain hitting banana leaves, just like Qiu Jiashan's mood.

Until they arrived at the Qinhuai District Police Station, Qiu Jiashan pulled the reins and the horses stopped.

At this time, a night patrol team was escorting five people from the front. Seeing this, the secretary behind Qiu Jiashan went up to ask what was going on.

There was nothing much to say in the end. These five people not only drank wine and gambled in a half-closed house, and they were reported directly.

Qiu Jiashan glanced at the five people. They were all dressed gorgeously, made of top-grade Hu silk, and were obviously worth a lot of money.

The five people were trapped tightly, with their hands tied behind their backs, their mouths blocked and tied with ropes, and they couldn't shout at all. Just a little closer, you can smell a strong smell of wine and sweet floral rouge from them.

During the mourning period of the retired emperor, music was banned all over the country, and the time in the capital was especially long. Drinking wine during this period was a crime you would have caused. If you don't pay enough fines, you will be sentenced to two or three months in prison, which is not uncommon.

The government's sticks don't hit the diligent, don't hit the lazy, just hit the blind.

...

Tonight, Chen Ming stayed at Concubine Shi's place. Concubine Shi, who was over 40 years old, did not have white skin because of the pampered life for 20 to 30 years, but her body was still very good, because she knew why she was loved by Chen Ming. Therefore, in the huge palace, she was the only one who insisted on exercising every day like Chen Ming.

But time is a butcher's knife, and Shi is old after all.

"What did your majesty talk about with Pang Daren?" Concubine Shi would not deliberately eavesdrop, but she could also see Pang Zhenkun's twitching cheeks.

Pang Zhenkun's face was three-quarters of the "heart as dead" of his dear brother-in-law's death.

"Why should I raise another wave of confederations?"

Without any warning, Chen Ming threw a powerful bomb at Concubine Shi.

Shi was just asking casually, and Chen Ming would not tell her about big things. And how could it not be a big thing if Pang Zhenkun, the future prime minister of the cabinet, was ashen-faced? She didn't expect to get a response from Chen Ming, but she didn't expect to get such a super exciting good news!

Her son is recognized by everyone as the "idle king".

Shi is very clear about her disadvantages. She has no ambition and has instilled in her son the idea of ​​not competing for the throne. But now her son is regarded as an idler by the entire military and political forces, and she herself is a little "unmotivated" and is doing an idle job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shi is worried that her son will be abolished.

In this situation, she suddenly learned that Chen Ming wanted to enfeoff the vassal states in the second wave, and Shi's excitement was beyond words.

"Your Majesty, I only have this one son...." Shi never asked for the throne, and can be said to be a model of honesty and duty in Chen Ming's harem. Her son is also "honest", and even because he has no intention of the throne, he has little to do with the military and political forces in the current political arena. He is even despised to some extent.

——For those who intervene in the fight for the throne, Shi's son Chen Yan is a useless waste, a poor little transparent person, who does not need to be treated with caution.

Chen Ming pays close attention to each of his sons, even if he may not show it on his face. He knows Chen Yan's situation very well.

"I plan to give Florida to Yan'er."

Chen Ming hugged Shi, who was so excited that she cried, and then said, "Our son is not as useless as you think." Chen Yan was just hiding his strength and biding his time, because Chen Han's native land was destined not to be his. But Florida is different. "Florida is a treasure land. The climate is warm, the soil is fertile, and the water source is sufficient, which is very convenient for the development of agriculture." That is to say, it is easy to establish a foothold.

And from Florida to the north, there is also a certain amount of expansion space.

There was no sound that made the palace maids blush in the bedroom that night. Chen Ming now settled in the old man's palace, and he was more likely to pull up the quilt and talk. Rather than really for the pleasure of men and women.

For Chen Ming, enfeoffing his sons was a clear signal to the top leaders of Chen Han.

——The next step is South America, then it will be their turn.

At the same time, this is also a kind of confusion for Europeans.

Chen Ming has so many sons with fiefdoms, which will give many Europeans a false sense that Chen Ming has completed his "mission". Chen Ming divides land to his brothers and sons and establishes vassal states, which is a matter of course. But no one would have thought that Chen Ming would be so good to his meritorious ministers.

After the whole plan of enfeoffment overseas was finalized, in the past 20 years, it is not that no one has quietly raised opinions to Chen Ming.

One of the biggest opinions is that Chen Ming's fiefdoms are in the wrong position, and the entire South America should not be completely handed over to the ministers. Instead, the fiefdoms of the Chen clan and the fiefdoms of the meritorious outsiders should be arranged in an interlaced manner, so that the Chen clan can naturally become the leader of the surrounding vassal states. Control and master the overall situation in America!

But for Chen Ming, he felt that it was unnecessary. Maybe it was because some traces of his previous life left him too deep an impression. Anyway, he had an idea engraved in his heart - South America is not as good as North America.

In this case, why not let "our own people" get more benefits?

As for the concerns of some people that the South American closed countries will be out of control in the future, unruly, or even become bigger and stronger...

Then can they turn around and threaten the entire mainland?

Chen Ming really thinks that this worry is unnecessary.

In another 20 or 30 years, the first industrial revolution will be completely completed in the vast Chinese mainland. In the future, the comprehensive national strength composed of population, industry and other aspects will be the fundamental tone of a country's speech in the international arena.

Will China develop worse than South America or North America?

If there is no such confidence, then what is Chen Ming playing with the closed country. Take all the territories in the Americas, the Kazakh steppes and the four khanates of Mongolia, and this is "unifying the country".

A big country, a great power, cannot completely eliminate all hidden dangers in the competition among the nations of the world on the earth.

Just like the high-pressure rule of the Mongols over the Central Plains, the Han people could not even have too many iron tools. The Mongols' precautions were already strict enough, right? But in the end? They were driven back to the grassland to graze.

A great nation, to ensure its unique strength, the only thing they can do is to face challenges one after another, face opponents one after another, and defeat enemies one after another in the competition!