Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

As a superior, you must have unique insights and a broad mind. Especially when encountering certain things, you must know how to give the subordinates who trust and rely on the authority and support they deserve!

After all, no matter what you do, you can't just do whatever you want. If there are too many interests involved, it will inevitably cause a series of problems and disturbances. There is never anything difficult to do these days, only the people involved. Too many will make things difficult to do.

The bustle in the world comes because of profit, and the hustle and bustle in the world all goes away because of profit.

A profit can turn many good things into bad things and turn many bad things into cancer. Therefore, if you really want to solve some problems, you must have enough patience. Only by solving the personnel problems can you free up your hands to solve the problems. In itself, this is reality!

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, although the edict to exempt Liao's pay and apportionment is a good policy to benefit the people and stabilize the country, for the court, the Jianlu rebellion in Liaodong and the chieftain rebellion in the southwest consume too much money and food."

Li Qiyuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, looked solemn, bowed to the emperor and said: "There is not much silver in the national inventory at the moment. If we can't find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, once other emergencies occur, the court will inevitably be put into a passive position. I feel that this matter must be dealt with We need to solve it urgently.”

The imbalance of revenue and expenditure in the national treasury has always troubled the Ming court.

This also leads to the law of limiting the salary of the clan!

But in Zhu Youxiao's view, restricting the Zonglu of the Ming Dynasty Zongfan clan is just treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Although the Zongfan clan spends a lot of money and food, the real big head is hidden in the dark!

Compared with the Ming Dynasty vassals and clans, there were quite a few privileged groups in the Ming Dynasty, especially the large class of gentry and scholars. Their tax evasion money was difficult to assess!

After listening to what Li Qiyuan said, Zhu Youxiao felt his scalp numb. Although under his arrangement and deployment, the current imperial power was gradually becoming more dominant, there were constant undercurrents hidden under the surface.

In such a special period, if we want to solve the long-standing shortcomings and cancers of the Ming Dynasty and save the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, we must have sole power. Only in this way can we solve practical problems.

As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, if he does not have a complete plan on how to govern the world, hesitates when encountering some problems or situations, and is even interfered by external factors, then this will only make the situation more destructive!

For Zhu Youxiao, everything he is doing now is closely centered on the strategy against the Liao Dynasty. Even before he decides to go on a personal expedition, he needs to make a major change in the court!

This was to ensure that he could maintain stability at the central level when he left the capital, led a group of troops directly under the central government, and rushed to the Liaodong frontline battlefield.

If the stability of the center cannot be ensured, once the battle situation on the frontline battlefield in Liaodong becomes anxious, and if any problems occur in the rear, it will be a huge blow to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao would not place all his hopes on the central government to support the War before Liao Dynasty and provide all the military supplies needed during the war. After all, in Zhu Youxiao's eyes, the current central finance of the Ming Dynasty was There is a huge problem!

In the battle against Jianlu, most of the war expenditures still had to be supported by internal funds. Therefore, this battle must not only win, but also recover part of the lost territory, and also solve the cancer that grew in Liaodong!

Otherwise, after this battle is won, even if the final victory is achieved, the fruits of the war are not harvested, and then the internal funds will be faced with embarrassment. If you want to use the victory of this battle to turn around and solve some of the long-standing shortcomings and cancers, You will undoubtedly face the embarrassment of being unable to succeed!

All that would be meaningless.

Zhu Youxiao would never do a loss-making business.

"I have thought about this too."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, took out a memorandum from the imperial case, looked at Li Qiyuan and said: "This is the memorandum submitted to me by Dong Yingju, the minister of Qian Fa. It involves all matters of Qian Fa. I feel The Qian Law is related to the stability of the country. I have been too tolerant of all the bad things done by the Qian Law in the past!!"

hum.

For some reason, Li Qiyuan's heart suddenly tightened. Qian Fa was involved in many levels, not only on the central side, but even on the local level.

In the past, due to the Jianlu rebellion in Liaodong, the chieftain rebellion in the southwest, and frequent disasters, the imperial court's attitude towards Qian Fa had always been to turn a blind eye.

If there is a money bureau set up by a local government department to mint money indiscriminately, there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, there are too many things to solve, but if there is no money in hand, nothing can be done.

Indiscriminate coining of money will have serious consequences.

That is to say, the quality of these money-making products is extremely poor!

And because of this phenomenon, many people in the local area will mint and make money privately. After all, this is a hugely profitable business!

really!

When he saw the memorial, Li Qiyuan was shocked by the content.

Dong Yingju is so ruthless!

When he came up, he slashed at the newly established Baoquan Bureau of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the permanent Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, and even ordered the local money bureaus to close down some. If this spread in the DPRK, it would definitely cause an uproar.

"Your Majesty, is this too extreme?"

Li Qiyuan calmed down and expressed his worries, "In the second year of Tianqi's reign, the imperial court caused quite a stir when it established the Baoquan Bureau in the Ministry of Household Affairs. But now it wants to merge the two bureaus into one, which is not affiliated with the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is not affiliated with the Ministry of Industry, but will be under the direct control of Minister Qian Fa, which has no precedent in the government!"

"We also need to close down some local money bureaus. If this matter really goes forward, I'm afraid something will happen if someone in the local area knows about it."

"Isn't the memorial submitted by Dong Yingju very clear?"

Zhu Youxiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "The two bureaus of Baoquan and Baoyuan are merged into one, and the special mint bureau is under the direct jurisdiction of the Minister of Qian Fa. In the future, the scale of the money cast by the imperial court must be increased, and the quality of the money must be ensured. Isn’t this solving a real problem?”

"Look at the money made by the Baoquan and Baoyuan bureaus in the past. Most of them are of poor quality and even seriously adulterated. If this kind of money is circulated among the people, isn't it just making the local people bear the consequences?"

"After the imperial court set up a special mint, in the future, when it comes to money making, as long as there is a problem with a coin, the imperial court can trace it back to who supervised it and who minted it, instead of like before, Even if some problems are discovered, Baoquan and Baoyuan bureaus will blame each other and even file a lawsuit in court!"

Money law is the foundation of the country!

Letting Dong Yingju take up the post of Minister of Qian Law, Zhu Youxiao wanted to start rectifying the currency system. In any case, this privilege must be fully returned to the central government. Only in this way can a new currency system be minted in the future, issued and circulated in the Ming Dynasty. The imperial court In order to obtain stable financial resources.

Seigniorage is what Zhu Youxiao must implement!

The currency currently circulating in the Ming Dynasty is really too mixed. In addition to copper coins, the gold and silver in circulation are of different qualities and mixed together. This has caused a lot of trouble among the people.

Today, the Ming Dynasty adheres to the silver standard, but the silver standard is affected by the inflow of silver from sea trade. This is achieved through sea smuggling between the civilian smuggling sea trade groups of the Ming Dynasty and the maritime powers of the European countries that participated in the Great Navigation. The imperial court's control over maritime affairs is almost zero!

The Ming Dynasty had so many long-standing shortcomings and cancers that many things were intertwined. Often, if one thing was touched, other things might be involved.

Why did Zhu Youxiao want to go to Liaodong to fight against Jianlu in person?

the reason is simple!

If you want to deter those vested interest groups, you must have absolute deterrence, and using the military to deter is undoubtedly the fastest way.

But then again, controlling the army in his own hands and controlling the army in the hands of others are completely different concepts. Zhu Youxiao does not want to compromise anymore in the future.

"Your Majesty, I am worried that if this matter comes out, there will be new troubles." Seeing the emperor's resolute attitude, Li Qiyuan insisted on his own opinion.

This is definitely not something Li Qiyuan wants to shirk.

But Li Qiyuan remembered something.

The Baoquan Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue was established in the second year of Tianqi, and it was in the second year of Tianqi that the Bailian Uprising broke out in Shandong. Although this rebellion was partly affected by the disaster in Shandong, this rebellion took place in Baoquan. After the establishment of the Quan Bureau, this will inevitably make people think of it.

And here in Shandong, the one thing that can be involved with Baoquan Bureau is water transportation!

The Cao Liang and Cao Yin that were sent to Beijing were inextricably linked to the Qian Law!

"Is it possible that the court will not do anything just because there may be trouble?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, looked at Li Qiyuan and said: "There is nothing to discuss about this matter. I have already decided. Since Dong Yingju is the Minister of Qian Fa, I believe he can do it well!"

For a moment, Li Qiyuan didn't know what to say, but deep in Li Qiyuan's heart, deep worries and concerns arose...