Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 135 Important things

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he strode outside, and the whole inn suddenly boiled.

Soon, Cao Zhengchun rushed in with the Dongchang Fanzi, controlling everyone in the inn.

The shopkeeper was even more frightened and shivering, his body was already wet, and a smell of urine quickly spread throughout the shop.

They never dreamed that the person staying at their inn tonight turned out to be the current emperor. If he was captured and brought back, his life's future would be ruined.

Although many of them wanted to take a shortcut, after all, this inn had a very high rate of pressing questions and had a good reputation in previous years. Many people who passed the exam actually secretly passed this inn.

"Send them all to Dongchang, torture them!" Cao Zhengchun sneered and ordered to the surrounding subordinates.

When a few people heard that they were going to be sent to Dongchang, they knew it was over this time, so they took advantage of the fact that the Dongchang fans were not paying attention, and slammed their heads on the surrounding pillars to death.
Soon, an inn that had been bustling all afternoon became empty and the doors were sealed off.

It was already late at night when Zhu Houzhao returned to the palace. He was lying on the bed in the Yangxin Hall, completely sleepless. When he traveled to this world, he felt that he should live like an emperor, but there were still many things for him to do right now. deal with.

Chuxiu Palace.

Zhu Houzhao chose a dormitory for Liu Ruyue and named it Shufangzhai, intending to make Liu Ruyue a good concubine from now on with knowledge and understanding.

Liu Ruyue rubbed her stomach, but she didn't show any signs of bulging. Maybe she didn't get the emperor's seed because of the favor that night, or her own stomach didn't live up to expectations. If she could leave one for the royal family blood, then her life may be much easier in the future.

However, all of this is just wishful thinking. What she has to do now is to calm down. Maybe on that day, His Majesty suddenly favors her, so she has the confidence to give birth to a man and a woman for Zhu Houzhao.

At the same time, Bai Xue's belly was obviously swollen. Although it was only three or four months old, it seemed to have a slight shape.

The Empress Dowager also issued a decree to Chuxiu Palace, asking Baixue to worry less about the affairs of the harem, and to teach Ouyang Jing all the drills of the show girl, so as to free up more time to take care of the child in her stomach.

Bai Xue is very grateful to the queen mother, she has a kind heart, and she is grateful to anyone in the palace who treats her well. This queen mother is equivalent to her mother-in-law, and she will devote all her thoughts to the child in her womb.

Tonight, Zhu Houzhao didn't lift anyone's signboard, he told Xiaofangzi, don't let anyone tell about his going out of the palace in undercover.

And Shangguan Haitang of Hulong Villa also made a bold decision at this time.

The next morning.

With the sound of three clean whips outside the Meridian Gate, all civil and military officials entered the Qianqing Palace for the early court.

The eunuch in attendance stepped forward and shouted to the ministers: "Your Majesty ordered that today there is a book to play, and there is no book to withdraw from the court!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Chu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, came out with an ivory arc in his hand, and shouted to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I have a book to play!"

Zhu Houzhao took a look and knew that this old guy must be doing something good today.

"Prelude!"

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, according to the latest phase of the Daming tax rate reform plan, after two months of operation, the overall economic operation of our Daming is stable and improving. The intermittent deflation that occurred some time ago has fully recovered. Your Majesty made a wise decision. Get over this."

"Most of the merchants who tried to disrupt the economic order of our Ming Dynasty have already been beheaded, and only a few were bewitched by others. They are still imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Your Majesty, please show me whether they can be exempted from their crimes?"

After Zhu Houzhao heard this, he frowned slightly. For those people who didn't make too much noise, there was really no need to kill them all. Now that the economy of the entire Ming Dynasty has been running smoothly, there is no need to kill them again.

"Li Qing's family, what do you think about this matter?" Zhu Houzhao asked Li Dongyang, the chief assistant of the cabinet. Now that he has become the head of the ministers, many things in the court have to go through his hands. Zhu Houzhao just asked for his opinion.

Li Dongyang took a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "Returning to your Majesty, I think that imprisoning prisoners is not a good way of education. Let these people do hard work, and each of them will earn a certain centimeter with their own hands, and then count it. Put them on their heads and give them food, which can not only solve the problem of some unfinished hard work, but also create higher labor value, which is a good way to get the best of both worlds."

After Zhu Houzhao listened, he couldn't help nodding. No matter what dynasty it was before, there was no such method for prisoners. The method proposed by Li Dongyang is a good method.

"Well, I think this is feasible. Your cabinet will issue a management method for prisoners, and after I review it, it will be used throughout the country. I will agree to this point!"

After Li Dongyang finished speaking, the court hall began to boil again, but after Zhu Houzhao announced that this matter was feasible, many people breathed a long sigh of relief.

At the very least, if he is caught in a cell in the future, besides beheading, he will also give the prisoner a way out. This is definitely a good way.

Zhu Hou took care of all the officials and stopped talking, so he stood up and asked, "Is Yang Tinghe, the Grand Master of the Ministry of Rites, here?"

Hearing this, Yang Tinghe walked out of the train slowly.

There was a fight in the cabinet yesterday morning, and he was one of the participants. It wasn't that there was a gap between him and Li Dongyang, but that the two had different political views, and it was difficult to talk about it, resulting in conflicts.

"Your Majesty, here is my minister."

Yang Tinghe was in a state of panic, the first thing he thought of was fighting, he didn't expect that His Majesty would humiliate him again in court today, so he was still a little nervous.

"You stay after the court breaks up today, I have something to ask you."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Now for Zhu Houzhao, there are several important things to deal with one by one.

The first is the construction of the Ming Dynasty Navy.Although he appointed Qi Jingtong with full authority to train and manage the general affairs of the navy, he did not go to the front line to take a look. He only knew that the navy had spent a lot of money and won the battle of Langji. It's not enough to explain anything, at least he didn't see the effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's naval construction with his own eyes.

The second is the battle of the Datong Mansion against the Oirat army. Although news came from the front that the 10,000+ Oirat army had basically been wiped out, Ling Luoshi never gave him a clear reply. How far did this battle go?He has no idea.

The third incident was the Liaodong bandits who made a surprise attack on Yuhuatian. It is said that this group of bandits became more and more violent. They not only intercepted and killed court officials, but also harassed local people. Zhu Houzhao hated this kind of thing the most.

The fourth is the reform of the commercial tax rate of the Ming Empire. The Ministry of Household Affairs has just said that the current economy of the Ming Dynasty is generally stable and improving. This shows that this has achieved certain results. This matter can be considered later.

The last one is the case of Yang Tinghe, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, who leaked the test questions. Although he has not mentioned it to anyone, he basically already knows the general direction of the matter, and he has an idea in his heart. If it is not him, Yang Tinghe, who else can it be?

Zhu Houzhao was sitting on the dragon chair, his eyes were shining. He felt that many things should not be left to their own devices, and these ministers were allowed to do it according to their temperament. If this was the case, the Ming Dynasty would perish one day, and he was still kept in the dark Woolen cloth!
(End of this chapter)