I am the king of the dead

This kind of teacher-like judgmental tone has become popular because of the strong influence of the European bandit civilization rising from the ocean on the world order.

In the end, in the fields of education system, discipline construction, etc., a firm barrier between China and foreign countries was formed, a closed system that excluded China from the world, and solidified China into an image of self-styled, conservative, and unwilling to make progress.

This is the result of cultural invasion.

Zhu Qiyu came to Daming. It was an era when the Shipbuilding Department, the Longjiang Shipyard, were abandoned, and the waterway opened by Emperor Wen was stolen. However, countless seafood can still be seen being sold in the market of Daming.

The Central Plains Dynasty has always been expanding its own ocean space, and has continuously improved its shipbuilding technology. As time goes by, Daming has moved from the offshore to the ocean.

Countless concepts of "sea" have entered the "ocean" area in series, and the intermittent "points" have been linked into regional and large-scale roads.

These roads are, of course, the roads that Emperor Wen sent Zheng He to go on his voyages to the West.

Now this road is occupied, and since Daming did not have a navy, Zhu Qiyu could only start with the most basic shipyards and craftsmen.

But it is not impossible to expand Daming's influence on sea routes and sea trade.

For example, Zhu Qiyu's imperial silver coins, which can be circulated in the Ming Dynasty and used as currency, are an important means of exerting influence.

Since the news of the imperial silver coins came out, more and more Japanese silver came from the rocks of the country of Japan. Mizhou Bosi has become the first choice of sea merchants because it is the closest to the capital.

And this is indeed a very profitable business, the seigniorage is extremely profitable.

Jin Lian, as Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, asked himself that since he was a dragon, he would continue to support His Majesty's various government orders, but in the end, his Majesty went to the Mizhou Shipping Department to make money, but he did not bring the Ministry of Household Affairs along with him to make a fortune!

Jin Lian was angry, and he said loudly: "Although the imperial court has a lot of exchanges, it spends less than one-tenth of the mutual market. Since the establishment of the Mizhou Shipping Department, the exchange of tribute ships is less than one-tenth of the merchant ships. one."

Jin Lian's words revealed a fact about the tribute trade of the Ming Dynasty.

That is to say, Daming has never lost a penny in the matter of paying tribute, and this is also the basis for Yang Shan, the Minister of Honglu Temple, to openly discuss the compensation of paying tribute with His Majesty in the court hall.

For example, in the ninth year of Zhengtong, the Japanese Kingdom paid tribute to 3610 Japanese swords, but there were more than 35000 tribute ships attached to them by famous names and temples ("Japan Yijian" Volume [-]).

If there is one share of tribute to the imperial court, then the market share is ten shares for the tribute ship exchange, and the private trade for merchant ships is one hundred shares.

Under such a scale, Ming and the world trade with each other, and Ming will not lose money. The Central Plains Dynasty has no relationship with the ocean.

How many silver coins are needed to support a sea trade of this scale?

According to the current market situation of the Mizhou Bosi, the emperor took the silver coins to the Shibosi to exchange for Japanese silver. That was to put money in a sack!

Jin Lian said sadly: "Your Majesty set up a discussion on salt and iron, and generally discussed financial affairs. It is often said that grain rent is very important to the court, and it also makes the world pay taxes. Fu."

"Your Majesty, the imperial court is your Majesty's hands, feet, and thighs, how can you abandon it like a pair of shoes?"

"Since your majesty ascended to the throne, your majesty has always had a public heart, and everything you do is fair and fair. Although there are internal competitions for profit, it is only for the rewards of the Beijing camp. Your majesty, please don't forget the public heart."

Jin Lian's anger was justified. The great emperor made money without taking the court with him. In the short term, the emperor would naturally make a lot of money, but in the long run, the court only went out but not in, and it was not a long-term strategy.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I just communicated with Li Yushi yesterday about this matter, don't worry about Jin Shangshu."

When Jin Lian heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Ah, it turns out that we just communicated, and I'm panicked, Your Majesty is wise."

After Jin Lian finished speaking, he returned to work.

Looking forward to it, waiting for Duke Ming to bombard His Majesty's many courtiers, watching this round of confrontation with a frown, not understanding what was going on, and it was over...

That's it?

what happened?

No one who understands can explain, what exactly angered Jin Lian, why does His Majesty not worry about it, Jin Lian's appearance of deadly remonstrance, and then died down?

Of course Hu Ming understood, but he was too lazy to translate for others.

In fact, Jin Lian knows His Majesty's character well, and His Majesty even reuses the satin of the imperial decree. If he really makes up his mind, he has to earn the seigniorage of the sea trade by himself. situation.

But His Majesty said don't worry, that is to say, don't forget the court when you get rich.

This is a tacit exchange between two extremely miserly misers.

Among them, the beauty of the few words, these courtiers who didn't even have a seat at the big banquet naturally couldn't understand it.

"Li Yushi, before you leave Beijing, I will give you an answer after we have agreed with the Ministry of Household Affairs. Let's go back to work for now." Zhu Qiyu signaled Li Binyan to go back to work.

Is Li Binyan being stupid again?

Of course not, he deliberately said this to cover up the fact that merchant ships brought weapons into Hong Kong.

At sea, is there any kindness?

Self-protection of weapons is commonplace, pirates and Japanese pirates don't pay much attention to the law of the Ming Dynasty.

When the Ming Navy was able to escort and destroy pirates, similar things could be managed, and it was only reasonable to manage them.

"Poetry" says: Brothers fight against the wall, and the outside guards against their insults.

The brothers in the family are fighting among themselves, it is always internal fighting, but they must unite against the bullying of outsiders.

In the face of bullying from outsiders, people who ignore foreign insults and patronize internal strife are all inferior to the feudalism of the pre-Qin era.

For this kind of people, engaging in feudalism is an advanced thing.

Li Binyan was trying to cover up, and used the matter of the Baoyuan Bureau of Mizhou Shipping Department to cover up the problem of merchant ships covering up weapons entering the port.

There is no balance in this matter.

Li Binyan, who has been the governor of the city for two years and the construction and construction department of the city, is already an extremely mature bureaucrat.

Yu Qian glanced at Li Binyan, this person's growth is rapid.

He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, in Ningxia, Gansu, there are 12 guards and three offices, with 560 sergeants, and the Ganliang Guerrilla Second Battalion. Each squad has 530 officers and soldiers, and Hedong Beiyuyuan has 90 officers and soldiers." names, a total of [-] people."

"My minister, please move half of the guards to the land of the three prefectures in Jing'an to stabilize people's livelihood."

The land in Ningxia, Gansu is barren, and it is really overwhelmed to maintain an army of 8 people.

In fact, the guards in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region have been in a state of arrears of payment for a long time. In total, the township farmland in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region has only more than [-] hectares, and the grain garrison is only [-] shi.

Can such a small amount of food feed [-] soldiers?Can't feed at all.

The Ministry of Households once settled accounts, and the 8 people in the three guards needed more than 110 stones.It all depends on the imperial court to allocate grain and grass to support the border.

Most of the salts are used on these three sides.

In fact, because of the lack of Hetao, a grain-producing area, the three sides of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia have been in arrears of wages for a long time since the Wanli period. This kind of arrears of wages is not silver, but a lack of food.

The three-sided army has been struggling to survive for decades in arrears of wages. It was not until nine years after Chongzhen, when Emperor Chongzhen completely cut off the need for the three-sided reserve in order to prepare for the Songjin Battle, that the three-sided sergeants had to go The way to join the rebels.

It was also with the joining of low-level military officers that Li Zicheng got bigger and bigger.

In Yansui, Gansu, and Ningxia, Bentun only has 11 shi. Can you blame the military households for escaping the guards?Can't survive.

What Yu Qian meant was to send half of the [-] troops to Hetao. First, Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia were the border guards, so they maintained such a large army, and second, it could reduce the financial pressure on the court.

If the Hetao area is gradually stabilized, it may be considered to move most of the guards to the Hetao area to further reduce the burden on the court.

In the original historical line, in the third year of Jingtai, Yu Qianshangzuo Yiwei completely occupied the Hetao area.

But at that time, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was changing the prince, and the party dispute between the court and China had begun. Yu Qian's plan to occupy Hetao and solve the grain and grass problems in Yansui, Gansu, and Ningxia once and for all was shelved.

It also laid a hidden danger for the lack of food on the three sides in the future.

Now Yu Qian didn't have this concern. The Ming Emperor's army first knocked down Hetao, and dropped the [-] Siwei Regiment Battalion to station in Hetao.

Yu Qian's proposal became the icing on the cake.

Zhu Qiyu looked around and said: "Since no one is questioning, let's do it."

Yu Qian seldom takes the initiative to discuss strategies in court, but as long as he mentions it, it means that the matter is very reliable.

The supporting work for the development of the Hetao area is also going on. In comparison, Yu Qian believes in the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty more than the volunteers in the Hetao area.

The Ming army has 12 more troops, and a total of [-] troops are in Hetao, and there is evidence to advance and retreat.

In case the Wala people lose their minds and attack the Hetao area, the Siwei Regiment and Battalion will fight alone, and the Volunteer Regiment will also be in danger of breaking the city.

Be lenient in anticipating the enemy and do things first.

Hu Yi bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Qian, grandson of Zhaojing Wang Muying of Qianning, and Mu Bin, son of Zhongjing Wang Musheng of Dingyuan, died at the age of fifty-four. I invite you to give him the posthumous name of Rongkang as the Grand Tutor. Send an official order Sacrificial offerings and ministers were buried with dukes."

As soon as Hu Wei said this, there was silence in the court hall.

Mu Ying is the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang. In the 14th year of Hongwu, Mu Ying, together with Fu Youde and Lan Yu, led an army of 30 to pacify Yunnan.

At that time Luchuan homesickness began to rebel, and Mu Ying defended Yunnan for Daming for more than ten years. After Zhu Biao died, she became ill with grief and died.

Then Mu Sheng attacked the army of the Marquis of Xining to fight against Annan, made him Duke of Guizhou, and lived in Yunnan forever.

Mu Sheng attacked Luchuan Sijia many times, and Mu Sheng's son, Mu Bin, also fought with the army, and Mu Sheng died in the army.

Mu Bin inherited many military exploits from Duke Qian, and now he is also dead.

The British Duke Zhang Fu of the Ming Dynasty left, and the Duke Qian of the Ming Dynasty also left, and the court was full of worries.

Hu Wei said with some grief: "Your Majesty, Duke Mu Bin of the State of Qian has only three daughters and a young son. The youngest son, Mu Cong, is only ten months old and is still in his infancy. I would like to invite Mu Ang, Sun Mulin, the Minister of the Bian, to inherit the throne of the Duke of Guizhou, so that he can be determined." frontier."

This generation of Qian Guogong Mu Bin is gone, and his son is still young, so he can only let his side support this Qian Guogong.

Luchuan is not peaceful, and the homesickness may rebel at any time. If this young son is allowed to inherit, the master will doubt the country, and there may be chaos in Yunnan.

Zhu Qiyu thought of Zhang Fu's son, Zhang Maolai, who was only 11 years old this year.

Zhang Mao was able to inherit the British throne because the British government was in the capital.

And Mu Bin's youngest son, Mu Cong, could not inherit the Duke of Qianguo. First, the child was only ten months old, so it's hard to say whether he will die young. Second, Yunnan is too far away.

"Then let Uncle Dingbian, Mu Ang and Sun Mulin, inherit the throne of Qian Guo." Zhu Qiyu nodded in affirmation of Hu Wei's words.

Zhu Qiyu is waiting for others to object, this is not a concubine's son attacking the noble, this is a side branch of the Dazong, there should be a Taoist priest jumping out and shouting that the concubines are different.

But the officials were silent. For the imperial court, the stability of the Yunnan border is the most important.

Just like when Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, the emperor Beishou and the prince Youchong, Zhu Qiyu was ordered to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the face of danger.

Everyone is a pragmatic person, the frontiers are serious, the three expeditions to Luchuan, the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty are exhausted, and the national funds are consumed. If there is more chaos, the consequences will be disastrous.

A ten-month-old child can't restrain those barbarian chieftains on the border of Yunnan, nor can he restrain those Xuanweisi who are ready to rebel at any time.

Xing'an took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "If there is something to do, start playing, and if there is nothing to do, retreat."

Everyone's eyes were on Li Binyan, the governor of Shandong and the right servant of the Ministry of Officials. At the end of last year, at the last moment, Li Binyan impeached Zhao Hui, the son-in-law captain, which left a deep impression on everyone.

Li Binyan held the wat board and kept silent. It was a very bold act last time.

"Retire." Xing'an also breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted loudly.

The group of ministers receded like a tide, and then His Excellency Wen Yuan issued the specific regulations for the finalized law to each ministry, and each ministry issued it to the three divisions of each province.

The big plan has officially started, and the various ministries have also begun to discuss and recommend the Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Bachelor.

Zhu Qiyu also wanted to leave the palace, he walked in front of Yu Qian, and asked in a low voice: "Yu Shaobao thinks there will be changes in Luchuan?"

If Yunnan rebels again, Zhu Qiyu's new policy may have to be postponed for another two or three years, and the conquest of Oirat will take several months.

Moreover, because Luchuan is a place of smog, it is extremely difficult to suppress the rebellion.

Yu Qian said with a smile: "Is Your Majesty going to recall Uncle Jingyuan? After all, the matter of Luchuan has been decided."

Uncle Jingyuan, Wang Ji, was enshrined as a civil servant, and he frightened the seedlings in Guizhou and Huguang.

In February of the 14th year of Zhengtong, due to the conquest of Luchuan, Guizhou's defenses were empty, and the Miao people of the [-]th Cave of Qiongshui gathered together to revolt and quickly captured Sizhou Fucheng and Wukai. The Miao people attacked Qinglang, Zhenyuan and other places. Wang Ji had to Signed a covenant with Sijia and returned to the teacher to suppress the rebellion.

Wang Ji hung the seal of General Pingman and served as the general officer in charge of the suppression.

Since September of the 14th year of Zhengtong, Uncle Sun Zhong of Huichang repeatedly proposed to let Wang Ji, Liu Pu and others return to Beijing to supervise the management of the Beijing camp, but Zhu Qiyu refused all of them on the grounds that Miaojiang was unstable.

Until Sun Zhong refused to live in the official residence and returned to Shandong to worship his ancestors.

Yu Qian thought about it for a moment and said, "Let Jingyuanbo take charge of Guizhou, and the province will cause trouble."

Zhu Qiyu is very wary of people who were granted titles by Wen Jinshi during the orthodox years.

Zhu Qiyu didn't care whether Wang Ji was from Huichang Bo's lineage, but the battle during the orthodox years was really paradoxical.

Wang Ji conquered Luchuan three times, raised 15 troops, and paid for half the world. The country was poor and the people were exhausted, but he was still unable to quell the border troubles.

This incident reveals a kind of weirdness called raising Kou's self-respect.

This made Zhu Qiyu think of a person, Li Chengliang.

Li Chengliang raised Nurhachi at home as a family member, and Li Chengliang gave Nurhachi the Thirteenth Armor.

The border generals of Ming Dynasty are good at the trick of raising the bandits' self-respect, Zhu Qiyu must be vigilant.

Then Wang Ji, the man who was ennobled by a civil official, did he support his own self-respect?