I'm really not the carpenter emperor

In Liaodong, Zhu Youxiao can only rely heavily on Xiong Tingbi, hoping that it is still too late for him to start, otherwise, once Liaoyang and Shenyang fall, Jiannu will be completely enlarged.

Five days ago, Zhu Youxiao mentioned to Wei Zhongxian whether the mine supervisor should be re-established.

Having said that, Zhu Youxiao naturally understood that the mine supervisor should be set up, but the problem is the current political situation, and he can't set it up again just by saying it.

Wei Zhongxian didn't directly answer "should" or "shouldn't" at that time, he just recommended a person, saying that this person is a talent, who can solve Sheng's worries.

The talent he recommended is Wang Zaijin.

Zhu Youxiao has been recalling who this Wang Zaijin is in the past two days. Old Wei will not ask for trouble, has no real ability, and will not push him up.

Wang Zaijin, a native of Junxian County, Henan Province, Jinshi in the 20th year of Wanli, Liguan Zhongshu Sheren, Jiangxi Governor, Right Deputy Du Yushi, Minister of the Ministry of War, Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, etc.

When Wei Zhongxian recommended it to Zhu Youxiao, Wang Zaijin was in charge of transporting the Beijing-Hangzhou River with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, which was quite criticized by scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.

This was criticized by the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, which is what Zhu Youxiao focused on. Wang Zaijin supervised the canal, and he must have done some "good things" to be hated by the scholars in private.

Wei Zhongxian recommended him to come up, no accident, it must be that the two of them had already passed their anger beforehand.

Zhu Youxiao knew that Wei Zhongxian had been looking for opportunities to arrange his henchmen into the court, so when he asked himself, Wang Zaijin, whom he had hooked up with for a long time, naturally appeared on the stage.

This time Zhu Youxiao called Liu Qiao, Wei Zhongxian and Wang Zaijin into the palace to discuss a major event that the Donglin party members were extremely unwilling to see.

Chapter 20 Summoning Wang Zaijin

"The king is in Jin."

Zhu Youxiao held the Hangzhou Longjing tea that had just been brewed by the inner court in his hand, tapped his fingers on the teacup, and said something emotionless.

Wang Zaijin looked up with lowered brows, and found that Zhu Youjiao was drinking tea with his eyes closed, and hurriedly said:

"The minister, the minister is here."

Zhu Youxiao gave a soft "hmm", not knowing whether he was treating the tea or the person.

"Wei Zhongxian recommended you to me, and I would like to hear your unique insights on the court's increasing revenue and reducing expenditure."

With that said, Zhu Youxiao changed a comfortable position on the couch, put down the teacup, picked up the Three Kingdoms from the side, and started to read page by page.

Seeing that the emperor no longer wanted to drink tea, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly waved his hand to the door and winked.

In the side hall, three eunuchs walked into the Xinuang Pavilion with small steps, one served tea, the other brought a bowl of jujube tea that nourished Qi and blood, and the last one gently placed a chair in the Nuan Pavilion .

Zhu Youxiao signaled him to get up, his eyes still fixed on the Three Kingdoms in his hand.

When Wang Zaijin got up and sat on the chair, Wei Zhongxian stopped lying on his stomach, took two steps forward, stood behind Zhu Youxiao, and winked at the former.

Wang Zaijin didn't expect the emperor to ask this straight to the point as soon as he came up. He sorted out his thoughts in his mind and said cautiously: "If the imperial court wants to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, it must first protect people's livelihood."

"Why?" Seeing that Zhu Youxiao didn't say a word, Wei Zhongxian asked softly.

Wang Zaijin took advantage of the situation and said: "The root of increasing income and reducing expenditure is whether the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Only when the people can survive will they consider developing production."

"The people resumed industrial and agricultural production. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty be prosperous and strong. The so-called 'the poor will be poor, and the rich will be rich' is the truth."

"Xunzi Fuguo said: The master of the Ming Dynasty must be careful to nourish its harmony, regulate its flow, and open its source, and take care of it from time to time, so that the world will have more than enough, and the top will not worry about shortage."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao laughed, took a sip of jujube tea and then put it down, and suddenly asked: "How to implement it?"

Hearing this, Wang Zaijin was excited.

When the emperor asked these words, it meant that he had listened to what he had just said, and there was something to be said!

Not daring to delay for a moment, he hurriedly said:

"If you want to implement it, the imperial court must first have control. Now that the factory guard has just taken office, the influence in Gyeonggi is not as good as before. Here, we need to rely on Eunuch Wei."

"Secondly, our domestic resources in Ming Dynasty are limited, and the salt, iron, tea and horse mines are all profiteering. These have long been divided up by businessmen from all over the world, and the emperor needs to take them back."

"Do you need to clear the land?" Liu Qiao asked casually with a confused face.

Wang Zaijin shook his head again and again: "No! First of all, if you clear the land, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the gentry everywhere!"

"I suggest that the first step for the court to increase revenue and reduce expenditure is to find out whether there is any surplus food in the hands of the people in various parts of the capital, or how much surplus food there is."

"Besides that, each ministry has a department store bank and a grain store in Taicang. This is the foundation of the country, and the emperor must check it out. It needs to be under control."

"I suggest implementing it in Gyeonggi and other places first to see the effect!"

When the words fell to the ground, Zhu Youxiao didn't say a word, and the Three Kingdoms in his hand suddenly fell to the ground, scaring everyone in the Nuan Pavilion to kneel down.

"Tack, tick, tick..."

Zhu Youxiao tapped his fingernails on the table, and after a long time, he took a sip of the cool jujube tea, and said lightly, "Wei Zhongxian, draw up an order."

"In Jin Dynasty, the king was assigned the title of censor of Zuodu, Zuo Shilang of the military department, governor of Zhili's various grain storage, river channels, water transportation, military settlements, etc. Dongchang and Jinyiwei assisted in the work."

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian and Liu Qiao hurriedly said: "The servants (subjects) receive the order!"

Wang Zaijin didn't expect the emperor to trust him so much, he was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "The emperor is wise, the emperor is wise!!"

"By the way." Zhu Youxiao handed over the jujube tea bowl that he drank to the side eunuch, and asked: "Wang Zaijin, I heard that you wrote the "Liaoshi Records" in the 46th year of Wanli. How are you doing now?"

Wang Zaijin's heart trembled, and he said cautiously: "Back to the emperor, the book of Liao factual records is still being compiled, and it is less than half."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, got up and walked around the warm pavilion, looked at the sunset outside the house with his hands behind his back, and said, "This is a good book, so the title of the book will be changed to "Records of Liao Facts in Three Dynasties"."

"Wanli, Taichang, and my Apocalypse Dynasty, everything that should be written and should not be written is included, and I don't blame it."

Whether there is anything in this Liao Facts Record of the Three Dynasties depends on what Wang Zaijin wrote, but judging from the reaction of later generations of the Qing Dynasty, there should be views that made Jianlu afraid.

Otherwise, why did Qian Deaf ban this book in such a hurry?To put it bluntly, it's not a guilty conscience.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wang Zaijin was worried that his Liao Facts Record was too true and would arouse the emperor's suspicion, but he did not expect such a result.

When he walked out of the Xinuang Pavilion, he was like a spring breeze, and his whole body became full of energy, as if he was rejuvenated by the second spring of his life.

In fact, it is true that meeting such a decisive and fearless emperor is a disaster for many people, but it is also a blessing for some people.

Good horses often exist, but bole does not often exist.

Wang Zaijin felt very lucky to have met such a good emperor when he was in his forties.

……

After Liu Qiao and Wang retreated from the Jin Dynasty, Wei Zhongxian was still standing in Nuange. At this time, Zhu Youxiao stretched his waist and said:

"Zhongxian, take a team to hunt in Nanhaizi, don't say anything."

Wei Zhongxian nodded, and immediately understood that the emperor wanted to come quietly. He accompanied Zhu Youxiao to Dongnuan Pavilion to put on his military uniform, and blamed himself:

"It's all bad for slaves. The last time I hunted, I called out Xi Lixuan and Zheng Guifei, which spoiled the emperor's interest."

When mentioning these two people, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, whether it was intentional or not, he suddenly sighed: "Oh, I really wish they were all dead."

Wei Zhongxian was startled when he heard this, his eyes rolled up, but he also smiled apologetically: "What the emperor said is that these two women deserve to die for disturbing the harem."

"However, Your Majesty, I don't know whether I should mention something or not."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao, who had just put on his military uniform, took a look at Wei Zhongxian, who hurriedly lowered his head and dared not look at each other.

"Zhongxian, is there anything between you and me that you can't say clearly?"

Wei Zhongxian choked up a few times when he heard the words, which made Zhu Youxiao laugh out loud, stepped forward and patted the former on the shoulder, and said:

"Zhongxian, I know you are loyal, so just say whatever you want."

"Servant, servant is worried about the emperor." Wei Zhongxian cried out, "There are not many people in this court who are truly loyal to the emperor. Some of them hope that the emperor will not get well."

"The slaves are usually in Dongchang, so they can't accompany the emperor in the palace. The harem also needs someone to assist the emperor, right?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned when he heard the words, "How is Keshi doing recently?"

"The emperor hasn't seen her since he became Yuji. She is very sad. She said that if the emperor doesn't go to see her, he will be kicked out of the palace."

As he spoke, Wei Zhongxian touched his nose.

"Well, Mrs. Ke is my wet nurse, so I can't treat her poorly. This harem really needs someone to help me."

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he walked straight out of Dongnuange.

Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed when he heard the words, he followed out happily, and said as he walked, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Ke has been with you for so long, and there is hard work without credit, so let's make you a holy lady."

"Mrs. Fengsheng?" Zhu Youxiao suddenly looked back at Wei Zhongxian when he heard the words.

This glance, with a completely different momentum from just now, scared Wei Zhongxian to a halt immediately, panicking in his heart.

After a while, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "Let's not talk about it now. I have been in the Nuan Pavilion for a day, and I am already very bored. I will go to Nanhaizi first."

Seeing Zhu Youxiao leaving on his own, Wei Zhongxian collapsed on the ground.

Isn't the emperor very dependent on Ke Baba? It stands to reason that Ke Baba is in charge of the palace.

Could it be...?

Chapter 21 The Big Case

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. The news that Zhu Youxiao and Wei Zhongxian went out to hunt secretly spread quickly throughout the government and the public.

We don't know how to spread it, anyway, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty will know it the next day, and the Donglin Party is holding a criticism meeting up and down at this time.

The theme is that today's saint, Zhu Youxiao, ignores the government, and the half-month deadline has passed, and he is still indulging in such fun things as hunting.

Zhu Youxiao didn't respond to this kind of thing, but Wei Zhongxian was angry, and even scolded all the big stalls in Dongchang.

How to do things!This group of people slandered the holy decree so much, why don't they arrest them and wait for their cubs?

In December, the city of Beijing is already a bit chilly, and all the pedestrians on the street have put on thick clothes.

In the early morning of this day, at Donglin Academy on a certain street, the scholars were listening to the lecturers criticizing the government, and even gathered outside.

Many people don't know why, seeing so many scholars gathering to discuss current affairs, they are also curious and gather here one after another.

For a while, the market here was congested and pedestrians were not free. Because this kind of gathering had seriously delayed the normal livelihood of the surrounding people, many people reported to Wucheng Bingma Division and Shuntian Prefecture Yamen.

However, it was useless. The patrolling censor of Wucheng Bingmasi and the magistrate of Shuntian Mansion were both from the Donglin Party.

It’s not bad if people don’t go and follow up, and they won’t care about you.

The lecturers at Donglin Academy also have backgrounds. After the establishment of Donglin Academy, the lecturers are not fixed. They usually invite a certain boss or so-called great sage who works in the court to come.

Sometimes it is taught every half a month, and sometimes it is taught every few months.

But since Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne, the frequency of Donglin's lectures has become more and more rapid. In the past few days, he has been speaking every day, causing the people around him to suffer unspeakably.

It's hard to live now, who the hell wants to hear this from you.

I just want to start a small business or go out to farm now. You guys are so wicked, why don’t I see any difference?

I heard that the emperor exempted the disaster area in Huaibei for three years. Is the emperor you are talking about the same person as we know?

The one who was standing on it this time and was spitting all over the place was Feng Sanyuan, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Now the Holy Majesty is deceived by eunuchs and ignores government affairs, but he has a soft spot for things like hunting. From ancient times to the present, which Ming emperor and holy lord has done such a thing?"

"That Wei Xie has harmed many people of insight by criticizing the red with his pen!"

Feng Sanyuan said, drank his saliva, and continued: "A few days ago, my official presented a memorial to the emperor, impeaching Xiong Tingbi for eight unplanned things, but now there is no trace of it."

"Incompetent people like Xiong Tingbi also praised Wei Xie's stinky feet, so they were reused by the emperor. On the contrary, Yuan Yingtai, who was all-rounder in civil and military affairs, was called back to the capital and served as a servant of the Ministry of Rites with little power. "

"You all watch, sooner or later something will happen in Liaodong!"

When the Donglin scholars below heard this, they all cheered up and shouted: "I have read poetry and books in my life, so I should contribute to the country!"

"The current emperor is deceived by the eunuchs, we should use our own body to persuade, so as not to vain the way of sages and sages!"

Zhu Youxiao knew about this a long time ago. Otherwise, the Donglin Party could beat the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang Party. They were up and down, and all arrangements were made clearly.

A bunch of bigwigs at the top control the government, and the folks below, as well as a group of scholars, are promoting Donglin Avenue one after another. They are almost catching up with the pyramid schemes of later generations!

However, this day is obviously not a good day for them.

Just when the scholars raised their fists and planned to come to Chengtianmen for a bloody remonstrance, a group of Dongchang fans came from the corner of the street.

The leader of this group of people was Wei Zhongxian's nephew, Fu Yingxing.

Wei Zhongxian inserted Fu Yingxing'an into Dongchang as a leader, but he didn't make enough credit, and he couldn't convince the public by directly becoming a big leader, so he later entrusted him with an errand to Liaodong, with obvious intentions.

After returning to Beijing, this boy became the first big stall leader in Dongchang as expected.

Seeing the fans coming, the passers-by were not afraid, they all avoided, stood by the side of the road, and watched the group of fans heading straight for Donglin Academy.