I am the king of the dead

But Li Sicheng was dumbfounded again, because after these women arrived in Daming, they looked like human beings instead. It was the carnivores who occupied the assigned position in An Nanguo, and they didn't treat them as human beings.

Can this be blamed on Daming?

This made Li Sicheng feel bitter and anxious.

Li Sicheng walked towards Wan Guo City with heavy steps, and then walked towards Nanya by boat.

And what he saw and heard on the road made Li Sicheng doubt himself constantly, and he even had an illusion that being a Daming person is very good.

He couldn't figure it out, what's wrong with being a Daming person?Why did his grandfather Li Li rebel?

But after thinking about it seriously, Li Sicheng also wanted to understand why his grandfather Li Li rebelled, because Li Sicheng is also rebelling now.

Zhu Qiyu is still in Nanhu Bieyuan, and he is processing a batch of memorials.

"The household department is also dreaming, to ensure that the labor remuneration is paid on time, and let the workshop reserve a year's remuneration for every employee it recruits." Zhu Qiyu looked at the memorial in his hand, and put it down reluctantly.

Is the Minister of the Household Department, Shen Yi, Shen Bulou, awake?

of course not.

Chapter 738 As long as I'm bad enough, you can't king me!

Shen Yi is really not dreaming, fantasizing about politics in castles in the air, a Shen Yi who has made his way to the court and became the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, is not an idiot.

His whole set of theories actually has a template and has been practiced for ten years.

The distribution of military pay in the Beijing camp of the Ming Dynasty was pre-deposited and distributed in this way, and it was earmarked for exclusive use.

The food and payment of the Ming Dynasty Jingying was divided into three parts to pay, one part was cultivated by the land of the three outer cities of the capital; reward.

Among them, the Ministry of War pays the monthly salary at the beginning of the month, three points a day, one silver coin a month, and gradually increases according to the rank.

This method of payment comes from the Yue Family Army, that is, the method of payment of the Shenwu Empress Army in the early Southern Song Dynasty. The payment of military salary is a very complicated problem. How to send a sufficient amount of salary to the sergeant is a difficult problem.

To put it simply, Yue Fei's solution is simple and crude but effective, which is a concrete manifestation of simplifying complex problems. Some things can be messed with, and some things can be messed with.

Even if the sergeant is seriously ill this month, or takes vacation, personal leave, etc., it will be deducted from the next month, not this month.

The military salary is stored in advance and distributed at the beginning of the month, which is the guarantee to ensure the combat effectiveness and military discipline of the Ming Dynasty Beijing Battalion.

Although the Ministry of War has no money, at the beginning of each year, the Ministry of War already has a year's special funds for payment. This is also the reason why the Ming army is loyal to the court and His Majesty.

It has been nearly ten years, and no one dared to embezzle this special payment. After all, the three major battalions of the capital have horses, guns and cannons, and they are still stationed near the capital.

Shen Yi's vision is good, using simple methods to solve complex problems, and from a system point of view, it is very reasonable to pay labor remuneration in the same way as the Ming Dynasty's Beijing-run payment method.

The conflict between labor and capital in Daming is very prominent in Nanya. The Dashan people clearly have the money to pay labor remuneration, but they just procrastinate and refuse to pay it. If the labor remuneration stored for one year in advance can really be implemented, it will obviously alleviate the labor-capital conflict to a large extent. .

Zhu Qiyu really wanted to approve this memorial, but he knew that he couldn't do it.

There are two reasons why this cannot be done.

One productivity cannot be achieved. At present, the workshops in Daming are all labor-intensive workshops. Most of the workshops do not have so much spare money. They are placed in the Baoyuan Bureau to pay labor remuneration. When there is a decree, there are only two ways, one is to break the law, and the other is to go bankrupt.

The other is labor-capital relations. The bargaining power of craftsmen in Ming Dynasty is too low. The shopkeepers of the workshops like to say that if you don’t do it, some people will do it.

Under the universal value of being unfilial and having no descendants, most people pursue more children and more blessings, and serious mergers have forced the vast majority of farmers to become landless refugees.

In the labor market, the supply of labor often exceeds demand, which has led to the fact that in Daming's labor relations, the initiative is completely in the hands of the employers, not the laborers.

This has led to these owners, the cost of breaking the law is extremely low, and it is generally illegal.

This is the reason why Shen Yi's memorandum cannot be approved, the law that cannot be enforced is just a blank sheet of paper.

After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu approved the memorial.

It can be implemented in various government factories first, and three months of labor remuneration can be stored in advance to test its feasibility, and then gradually improve the provisions.

Allocation is a job that needs to be cut with a knife.

Once it is effective in the official factory, Zhu Qiyu will never consider the word resistance, and will fully implement it.

Until then, it will be bloody.

"His Royal Highness Xiang was scolded very badly." Zhu Qiyu held a lot of memorials for the impeachment of Zhu Zhanqian. zero-sum game.

After the Chinese New Year, Daming's Beijing camp began a new round of defense changes. The main thing was that Wuqing Hou Shi Heng, who suppressed bandits in the north, returned to Beijing, and Changping Hou Yang Jun replaced Shi Heng and went to the north to continue the suppression of bandits.

After Shi Heng returned to Beijing, the officials and gentlemen in the court were even more afraid to act rashly.

"Has Yu Qian's phlegm disease recurred?" Zhu Qiyu asked sincerely after putting down the memorial.

Xing'an said very confidently: "Xinke Jingxin's court judged that there was no relapse, and I also asked Tai Shaobao's attendants, and there was no relapse. I slept peacefully at night."

"Well, that's good." Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction, smiling all over his face.

Yu Qian must die well. He cannot suddenly fall down on the way of Daming because of trumped-up charges.

"Han Feizi Xianxue" said: The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must start from the army.

But the rule of Ming Dynasty is: non-jinshi do not enter the Hanlin, and non-Hanlin do not enter the cabinet.

Throughout the nearly 300 years of the Ming Dynasty, only 21 people have joined the cabinet after taking up local positions, or held important positions such as six ministers.

This caused Ming's cabinet masters to be seriously divorced from the grassroots and the facts. All kinds of policies depended on imagination and debate, and government orders that ignored the facts ended up being a blank sheet of paper.

Allowing Yu Qian to die well is an important part of Zhu Qiyu, the emperor's official reform.

In addition to not letting Daming fall into the trap of seeking glory and gaining disgrace, there is another important reason. The stage he set up is to select virtuous ministers to sing.

Officials are selected layer by layer and have been tested for a long time. When they reach the position of Master Daming, it can be said that their level, experience and even luck must be fierce.

"Your Majesty, Li Sicheng, King Rui of the Annan Kingdom, requested an audience. He arrived at Nanya yesterday. After bathing and changing, he came to meet the saint." Xing'an reminded His Majesty of today's itinerary.

Zhu Qiyu put down his pen and said, "Let's announce, I will also meet him, the only hope of An Nanguo."

Li Sicheng, the only hope recognized by all the people with lofty ideals in An Nanguo.

Zhu Qiyu had met Li Yimin at Wan Guohui in Songjiang Mansion before, but now he was going to meet the fourth child.

Regarding Li Sicheng, Zhu Qiyu's first impression was that this person was a scholar, and the second impression was that this person's eyes were exceptionally clear, he clearly knew what he wanted and what he needed to do to achieve his goal, that's why Li Sicheng came to Nanya.

Dare to come to Daming alone, Zhu Qiyu can only be said to be very brave.

Daming's position was extremely vague, Li Yimin was canonized, and then Li Sicheng was canonized.

All canonized, equal to no canonized.

"Chen An Nanrui Wang Li Hao pays homage to His Majesty, Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live." Li Sicheng knelt on the ground, prostrating three times and five times.

Li Hao is what Li Sicheng called Daming. Every king of the Li Dynasty had to take such a name in order to show that he was not illiterate.

For example, Li Yimin called Daming Li Cong.

Why would they go to such lengths?

In fact, the reason is very simple, two names, different identities.

Taking Li Yuanlong as an example, Li Yuanlong's Han name was Li Lin, so the canonized king of Annan was Li Lin instead of Li Yuanlong.

Li Yue's imperial court proclaimed himself emperor internally, and the name Li Yuanlong was the emperor in Annan.

Li Sicheng was no exception, Zhu Qiyu was keenly aware of Li Sicheng's self-proclaimed: King Rui, not King Annan.Obviously, Li Sicheng has some opinions on the combination of the two kings.

It's just that Li Sicheng couldn't express it.

Zhu Qiyu said indifferently: "Pingshen, you get up and talk, Prince Rui has come all the way, what do you want to talk to me about?"

The Ming Emperor, who is wise and wise, is not very clear about Li Sicheng's purpose. Could it be that this person hopes to use his three-inch tongue to persuade the Ming Emperor to give up the plan of the county Annan?

Li Sicheng stood up and said quite solemnly: "The minister came here for a matter. I dare to ask your majesty, since your majesty wants Annan in the county, why do you make Annan so miserable?"

"Is this His Majesty's way of becoming a king? If so, I dare not agree!"

Li Sicheng's speech can be described as bold, but Zhu Qiyu did not blame Li Sicheng for his disrespect, but looked at Li Sicheng playfully and said: "No, no, no, the late emperor once said that Annan's affairs are self-determination. This is after Li Li and Wang Tong made peace. Unacceptable result."

"Now, you come here to question me, and just sit and watch An Nanmin's life, what kind of reason is this?"

"You Annan Kingdom abolished Prince Li Yimin's palace and killed Li Bangji and Ruan Shiying. You will be granted the title by the imperial court."

"And you, Li Sicheng, the old fourth Rui Wang, also played a request for the canonization."

"Annan's affairs are self-determination. I practice the law of my ancestors. The two kings are conferred together. What's wrong?"

The masters of Daming seldom debate scriptures with His Majesty, because His Majesty is the emperor and has the final right of interpretation. No matter how they argue, His Majesty will win, but in fact Zhu Qiyu is a very quick-thinking person.

With these words, Li Sicheng, who was angry, had nothing to say.

According to the Ming Dynasty and the Annan League, the Annan state is self-determination, and the Ming court cannot govern with long arms, so please seal them all, and the emperor will seal them all, which is indeed in line with the law of the ancestors.

When the ancestors need to become a law, Zhu Qiyu will take it out, and Hu Wei will shout loudly: Your Majesty inherits the legacy of the ancestors.

When the ancestors did not need it, Zhu Qiyu would put it away, and Hu Wei would shout loudly: Your Majesty often makes pioneering actions, and the achievements are in the present and the benefits will be in the future.

As Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Hu Wei insisted that it is not an inconvenience to practice the etiquette and law, firmly supported all the resolutions of His Majesty, and cleared up all the inconveniences of the etiquette and law for His Majesty.

After all, Li Sicheng was still young.

He never expected that His Majesty, the great monarch of the world, the king of kings, and the emperor of Ming Dynasty, would be so ignorant of the emperor's noble face.

Li Sicheng was clearly well-prepared, and he continued, "Your Majesty! The land of the fifteen prefectures of Annan Kingdom has a total of 500 million people."

"Now the spring plowing is over, there are no men to cultivate the thousands of miles of fields, the fertile fields are deserted, and His Majesty is asking too much, adding [-]% of the rice grains on the basis of last year. When His Majesty's counties and counties Annan, it is also a Annan with thousands of people withered!"

"Annan in chaos, how will His Majesty rule? After counties and counties, how can we achieve long-term peace and stability?"

"I implore Your Majesty to think twice and save the Li people from hanging upside down."

Zhu Qiyu sat up straight and said: "No, no, Li Sicheng, Daming paid for the extra [-]% of the food! We paid for it!"

"Don't you want the Ming army to go directly to snatch it?"

"You are willing, but I am not. How can I maintain military discipline when my army grabs food? Is that a problem that can be solved with money?"

"For me, the problems that can be solved with money are small problems."

The richest emperor of the Ming Dynasty is naturally qualified to speak so richly. If he is rich, he can speak forcefully.

Li Sicheng's core logic is: as long as I'm bad enough, you can't king me.

Li Sicheng placed Annan's biggest bargaining chip, which was neither the Thang Long Army nor the Qinghua Army, but the 500 million half-starved people.

As long as the people are poor enough and unable to eat, Daming will not dare to Wanghua Annan, and will not think about turning Annan into a part of Daming's territory.

Because Annan's Li Yue dared to starve to death these half-starved people, but Ming, which symbolized civilization and had high moral disadvantages, could not starve to death.

It's like pouring a spoonful of hot dung on yourself, so that others will cover their mouths and noses and hide away.

How does Daming respond?

Only women, not men.

The more chaotic Annan fights, it is better for them to kill them all by themselves, or force the people to flee their homes. Because of high moral disadvantages and to maintain the military discipline of the soldiers, Daming can't do such massacres, so let them do it themselves Kill yourself.

The more chaotic Annan is now, the more stable and stable the governance of Da Ming will be in the future.

Li Sicheng is a ruthless person, and Zhu Qiyu is even more ruthless.

Li Sicheng is a virtuous person, and he has the people of Annan in his heart.

He came to Daming with the attitude of seeing death as home, hoping to find a way of life for the people of Annan. Whether he, Li Sicheng, or Li Yimin is the king, or if Daming sends troops to turn them into kings, there is a way of life.

Germany?That is something that the ministers of the Ming Dynasty wished His Majesty had, but His Majesty did not.

Ming's interests come first, and Ming's priority is Zhu Qiyu's first principle of being the emperor of Ming.

As the emperor, Zhu Qiyu pays attention to a cruelty inside and outside.

Li Sicheng bowed his head again and said: "Under Zhennan Pass, the road is full of corpses, bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no chickens crowing for thousands of miles."

"Your Majesty, since you want Annan in the county, why don't you open the door and let the people enter the customs. In the future, your Majesty's strong army will sweep them away, and these people who entered the customs will return to their hometowns, and they are also fans of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhennan Pass is the southernmost pass of the Ming Dynasty. It is the place where Jiang Wan, the Marquis of Dingxi, and Chen Ruyan, the Zuo Counselor, stationed troops.

Zhu Qiyu looked unhappy, and said quite calmly: "Prince Rui, it is not the Ming army who killed the people in Annan, it is not the Ming army who robbed the people in Annan, and it is not the Ming army who robbed and sold the women."

"Burning, looting, and all kinds of evil deeds are all your soldiers of the Li Dynasty! Stop pinning Daming on his head!"

Outside Zhennan Pass, there were more than [-] Li Dynasty troops. They plundered the fleeing civilians. The men joined the army, and the women were sold to the Daming Market in Zhennan Pass. The children were all cooked. It can be said that they committed all kinds of crimes.

These evils are all the disgusting things committed by the soldiers of the Li Dynasty. Li Sicheng is confounding black and white and pinning them on the Ming army.

"Even if Daming opens the south gate of the town, how many people can come to Daming alive?" Zhu Qiyu asked calmly.

Li Sicheng said with a painful expression: "Twelve out of ten."