Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 55 A Miracle

Zhu Houzhao heard the words and said sharply: "Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Minister of the Ministry of War?"

After the words fell, Li Suide and Zhang Jing walked out of the court quickly, clasped their hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am waiting here."

"I ask you, are the weapons, war horses, etc. used by the Ming army nowadays damaged?"

Zhang Jing, Minister of War, was the first to answer: "Your Majesty, the firearms currently used in our army are handed down from the Yongle period. Most of its war horses are old."

Before Zhang Jing could finish his words, Zhu Houzhao interrupted him: "Inform me of my will, and immediately go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate 200 million taels of silver to replace all firearms and war horses."

hiss!
When the Minister of War heard this, he took a deep breath, 200 million taels of silver, isn't this a joke?

What a wonderful hand and a big heart!
However, this is embarrassing for Liang Chu, Shangshu of the household department. At this moment, his heart is bleeding!
Is it easy for the household department to save such a little money?
If the cabinet hadn't punished corrupt officials, the Ministry of Household Affairs would have been poor enough to mend its crotch.

Now, I finally managed to get some money, and it is about to be taken away before I warm it up in my waist. Can this heart not bleed?
At this time, Liang Chu, Minister of the Household Department, stepped forward reluctantly, cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order!"

Hearing Liang Chu's answer, Zhu Houzhao knew that he didn't have real intentions in his heart, so he said to Liang Chu earnestly: "Liang Aiqing, you don't want to be a child!"

"The money should be spent where it should be spent. Besides, if you don't let this thing realize its value, it will always be a pile of waste and have no use value."

"I keep in mind the teachings of Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao paused for a moment, looked around the group of officials and said, "My dear friends must doubt what I have done recently, but do you know? What does it mean that the Ming Navy is strong?"

"What does the research and development of the Great Firearm mean?"

"I might as well tell you today that I will continue to build a powerful Daming navy and forge the latest Daming artillery."

"I wonder if you all still remember the Battle of Tumu Fort?"

When Zhu Houzhao said these words, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty immediately bowed their heads.

Of course, they all remember the civil fort battle clearly. It was a disgrace in the history of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Houzhao glanced around the ministers, stood up slowly, and said seriously: "I will tell you now, I remember this matter!"

"Moreover, I will return it to them in the same way as before! Use their blood to wash away the shame of the past!"

"If the money is gone, you can earn it, but how can you forget this country's shame and family feud?"

"This matter, even in another 100 years, I and my descendants will never forget it!"

"Right now, Daming is recuperating, and so are they."

"One day, the enemy will invade with their troops. When that happens, what should we do?"

"So, I feel that our most important thing now is to strengthen our military. When the time comes, we can annihilate our opponents in one fell swoop!"

After the words fell, the officials of the DPRK and China looked eagerly at Zhu Houzhao,

At this moment, their hearts were full of enthusiasm, and they were so moved by the emperor's words!

Yes, the battle of Tumu Fortress was the biggest shame of the entire Ming Dynasty since the founding of the country. This must be paid by the enemy in blood, so as not to lose our style of Daming.

All of a sudden, a group of ministers represented by Liu Jian walked into the center one after another, clasped their hands together and said in unison: "Your Majesty, wait for Ding Dang to fully assist His Majesty, and create another glorious Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "With all your dear friends assisting me, what major things should I worry about?"

After saying this, I suddenly heard a trumpet sound outside: "Commander of the Jianzhou Guards, please see me!"

When Zhu Houzhao heard the words, his eyes lit up: "Xuan!"

"Your Majesty has a decree to declare Jianzhou Wei Wang Shouren to have an audience!"

After hearing the words, Wang Shouren, dressed in military uniform, walked to the center of the hall with sonorous and powerful steps.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty Wang Shouren, pays homage to His Majesty and wishes His Majesty peace!"

"Wang Aiqing, don't be too polite, get flat quickly!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Wang Shouren stood up, he cupped his hands and said, "According to His Majesty's order, I personally led the [-] Battalion and the Shenji Battalion to go deep into the Jurchen tribe. Fortunately, I did not disgrace the holy order. Now I am triumphant, and I report to Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded happily and said: "Wang Aiqing has made great military exploits for the court twice. Today, I will definitely reward you heavily."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. This is what a humble minister should do."

"Well, in addition, to reward the officers and soldiers of the three armies, one by one will be rewarded according to their military exploits."

"Pay pensions to the fallen soldiers and make arrangements for their families in a timely manner."

"Thank you Lord Ron!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, looking at the court minister with a satisfied look in his eyes.

Prior to this, there was a speech full of enthusiasm, which ignited the efforts of the ministers to the highest point.

Later, Wang Shouren returned with a big victory, which made the soldiers see unprecedented hope.

Wala, Tatar, Jianzhou Jurchens.
It won't be long before those foreigners who once showed off their power will finally fall under my feet.

Ministry of Accounts.

Liang Chu, the Minister of Household Affairs, looked at the tax situation of the previous year and was stunned.

This year, Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne and asked them to measure the land of the whole world, and the most important thing was to reform the taxation system.

However, Liang Chu, Minister of the Household Department, once advised the new emperor that if the taxation of Ming Dynasty was reformed, it would shake the foundation of Ming Dynasty and lead to chaos in the world.”

This is, of course Zhu Houzhao did not listen to Liang Chu's opinion, which laid the root of disaster for the demise of the Ming Dynasty in the future, which is a later story.

However, Zhu Houzhao still issued a decree to carry out tax reform, and asked Li Dongyang, the second cabinet assistant, as the main representative to continue to measure the land of the whole world in depth.

At first, they encountered great resistance.

However, when they raised the butcher's knife, especially when they found out those who were greedy for ink, the progress of measuring the fertile land in the world accelerated a lot.

When Zhu Houzhao destroyed the White Lotus Sect and killed 10,000+ people, the princes from all over the world took out all the land deeds in their hands.

Check the land in the world, thousands of miles a day.

Only when they see the cruel side of the imperial power, can they submit to the imperial power.

In the Ming Dynasty, taxation was adjusted to three buckets per mu.

Although it is just a unit adjustment, the range is not large, but it is impossible for those wealthy families to avoid taxes.

How much land they have, how much tax they have to pay!

Although Zhu Houzhao's system has only been implemented for a few months, the effect is very obvious. In two or three months, the national treasury has increased by [-]%.

At the same time, the taxes of the common people were reduced a lot. This has to be said to be a miracle in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

When Liang Chu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, saw the tax revenue of the past few months, he couldn't help but blush with joy, and was even so excited that he could not speak.

Thinking back to what His Majesty said back then, he felt that His Majesty was still too young to suppress things.

However, the facts proved that he was wrong. His Majesty not only knew the importance of taxation to Ming Dynasty, but also knew how to reform taxation. It cannot but be said that Zhu Houzhao has an unexpected side.

(End of this chapter)