Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 57 I'm Rich!

When Liang Chu returned to the household department, the first thing he did was to notify all his officials to come to the meeting. It was already ten o'clock in the morning.
Those officials who saw him entering the palace felt strange at first. Before Mr. Liang Chu entered the palace, he had a sad face, but when he came out, his eyes were red and his eyebrows were dancing, as if he had encountered a great event.

Many people are wondering, what panacea is there in this palace?Can you make Master Liang Chu of the household department smile?

When they arrived at the Household Office, many people saw the long-lost smile on Liang Chu's face. This kind of smile came from the bottom of his heart.This kind of unprecedented grin was the first time for the Hubu Shangshu.

And in such an atmosphere, no one said anything, they all gathered together.
Night falls.

Zhu Houzhao went back to rest in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The mountains of memorials had all been processed, and there was nothing important about today's memorials, so reviewing them was not too time-consuming.

However, one thing that has always worried Zhu Houzhao is that the mansion of Huang Kun, the servant of the Ministry of War, was set on fire when the White Lotus Sect launched an attack.

Later, he reported to the imperial court, saying that he wanted to apply for a part of the pension, and the Ministry of Household Affairs insisted that he had no money, so he rejected it abruptly.

This time, he really had no choice but to submit the memorial again and report to the imperial court.Zhu Houzhao remembered that Huang Kun, the servant of the Ministry of War, was a clean streamer, so he didn't think too much about it, so he approved a word of approval later.

In fact, he also knows that the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty are actually very low. Since Emperor Taizu, he has been living a poor life. However, he secretly made up his mind that there will be a big change from him. , at least double the salaries of officials.

The monthly salary is only enough for a family of three to live on. If there are weddings and funerals, these are not enough for daily expenses.

No wonder the cabinet found out so many greedy people last time. In fact, this is to a certain extent not to blame these officials.

Of course, it is not unreasonable for Zhu Houzhao to reform the tax rate so that it can be taken from the people and used by the people.

As soon as he stepped into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he saw a eunuch walking over. "Your Majesty, this servant obeys the order of the Empress Dowager, saying that His Majesty will give birth to a dragon species as soon as possible, so as to continue the incense of the Ming Dynasty."

Listen to Zhu Houzhao's words, a surge of anger suddenly rose in his heart, the queen mother is too anxious, does this dragon species mean that it can be born as soon as it is said to be born?
Of course, Zhu Houming understood that this was the Queen Mother's intention. She did not want to have her grandson as soon as possible.

But I'm not yet 16 years old, isn't it a bit early for this kind of thing?
However, Zhu Houzhao did not intend to give up this opportunity prematurely. He remembered that the lady last time, who seemed to be named Bai Xue, served him very comfortably. When he thought of that snow-white girl, Zhu Houzhao's heart suddenly jumped a few times faster. Down.

"Tonight, I really turned over the lady's sign last time, you go ask her to prepare."

"According to the order!"

The little eunuch was happy, as if he had taken a happy pill.

This is why the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuchs are in a hurry!
In Chuxiu Palace.

Bai Xue was very happy to hear that the emperor had lifted her leather plaque tonight, and hastily took out a lot of gold and silver jewelry as rewards to the little eunuchs, and asked them to take care of themselves in the future and mention themselves more before His Majesty.

At the same time, Empress Dowager Zhang in the Compassionate Ning Palace also got the news, and she immediately ordered the imperial dining room to prepare the best ginseng soup and Guilian Yuanzi soup, and asked Baixue to prepare for miscarriage.

The next day, the three-day morning morning began.

Above the court, all civil and military officials were extremely excited.

Emperor Zhengde announced to the outside world that he would revive the Ming Navy.

This Ming Dynasty Navy is the supreme glory of the Ming Dynasty. Back then, the Three Treasures eunuch Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, showing off his national prestige to me.

Of course, after listening to Qi Jingtong's report, Zhu Houzhao was still very satisfied. He built the Ming Navy and trained naval officers and soldiers. Zhu Houzhao handed over all the responsibilities to Qi Jingtong.

In Zhu Houzhao's view, the Ming's giant ship is coordinated with the new type of artillery.Not to mention the prairie wolf, even the Japanese pirates on the eastern coast will not be afraid of him then.

Zhu Houzhao is quite satisfied with the strengthening of his own strength.

Now that you have hard power, your next step is to improve your soft power.

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.

All civil and military officials were restless because of what the emperor said before.

The Northern Xinjiang Tatars and Jianzhou Jurchen were destroyed, which greatly encouraged the confidence of the ministers in the DPRK and China.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the ministers of the court with majesty, and said loudly: "I intend to allocate 500 million taels to build the Academy of Sciences to build the world's science and technology!"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers in the DPRK suddenly became excited.

Not to mention other things, from the construction of the Ming Dynasty Navy, to the new artillery, to the construction of the current bank, all these series need money!
Okay, Daming navy and new artillery, you have raised a certain amount of money by rectifying corrupt officials and beheading a group of people, but what kind of science academy is being built, and where does the money come from.

Before Liang Chu announced the huge benefits generated by the commercial tax, more and more officials began to worry about their future.

But then again, in this officialdom, who doesn’t have a small favor?
No matter how clean you are, you can't be so arrogant, can you?Or what Zhu Houzhao thought at the beginning, the salary of an official is really not enough for a person's daily expenses, so, next, is the butcher's knife going to be raised against them?
Many ministers came forward to report, saying that this is a major event that wastes people and money. Could it be that His Majesty wants to follow the example of Emperor Yang of Sui?
Zhu Houzhao looked up at all the civil and military officials, and he probably knew what the ministers meant.

I only heard him cough a few times, asking the court ministers to calm down, presumably he wanted to tell them all he wanted.

"Ahem, this Academy of Sciences was originally not a big project, so the Ministry of Industry was ordered to do it. Is Li Suide, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, here?"

Hearing this, Li Suide hurried from the court to the center of the hall, cupped his hands and said to Zhu Houzhao: "I would like to obey your Majesty's will!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded in satisfaction, and said, "The Academy of Sciences is a branch of yours, which is responsible for the research and development of advanced weapons and technologies of Ming Dynasty. Only by clear division of labor can efficiency be improved."

"In addition, you may not know that the loud noise in the night sky half a month ago was a new type of artillery that I asked people to develop. The effect is quite good. I decided to send someone to develop and improve it in the future."

"The establishment of the Academy of Sciences will guide all of Ming's weapons towards the most advanced direction."

"I order you to select the most skilled talents from among the craftsmen to fill in the Academy of Sciences. These people must dare to try, dare to innovate, and must be able to accept failure."

"As for the money spent, all of you should go to Mr. Liang of the household department. I only want the result."

"do you understand?"

Li Suide looked at the Son of Heaven deeply, nodded heavily and said: "I obey the order!"

"In addition, in the capital, you find a piece of land and build it into a science academy, which must be guarded 24 hours a day, and no one is allowed to disclose key technical secrets."

"As for the salary of the craftsman, it will be paid according to the salary of the third-rank officials of the imperial court!"

As soon as this remark came out, the government and the public were boiling again. Could it be that the emperor will turn the world upside down?
With so much expenses, even if you ask the Ministry of Households to sell it, you won’t be able to get so much money. Many people said that the emperor was talking in his sleep this morning!
Of course, Li Suide knew His Majesty's intentions, not to mention the construction of the Academy of Sciences, but he had to go up the mountain of swords and down to the oil pan. This is His Majesty's imperial decree!

Li Suide calmed down his surprise for a while, and asked, "Your Majesty, how many craftsmen are needed to serve as the Academy of Sciences?"

"Any talent can be used by our Academy of Sciences!"

For a while, the court began to boil again
　Ask for collection.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)