The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Zuo Zongyi walked into the hall slowly. The more times like this, the more cautious he must be.

From the moment he stepped into the threshold, he felt the eyes of His Majesty and the princes falling on him like a tide. His face was very calm, but in his heart...

what to do? Should I step forward with my left foot first or my right foot?

He glanced up slightly, then quickly lowered his head and walked forward cautiously.

Yan Chengjin turned his head slightly and saw Zuo Zongyi slowly walking to the C position of the main hall step by step.

Just like a showy deer performing in front of a female deer, even the steps, rhythm and salute gestures are so elegant and professional, attracting attention.

"I, Zuo Zongyi, come to see Your Majesty!"

Zuo Zongyi saluted Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi asked in confusion: "Why are Zuo Qing's family back?"

"Reporting to your majesty, I just went to Guangzhou to mobilize troops, and good news came back from Hainan. Wang Shouren put down the Li rebellion."

Emperor Hongzhi's heart trembled suddenly, and he held on to the dragon's head on the throne. Isn't this too fast? How was it settled...

"Is it possible that the victory report is wrong? There are not even 100,000 people in the Li rebellion?" Qin Hong opened his mouth in surprise. Only in this way can he explain Wang Shouren's ability to quell the Li rebellion within a month.

Li Dongyang and Ma Wensheng were equally shocked. It took four years for the imperial court to calm down the Milu rebellion.

In comparison, Li Luan was too fast.

Zuo Zongyi knew that they did not believe it: "This is an urgent report from Wang Shouren. Your Majesty and the princes will know it at a glance."

Mou Bin quickly handed over the urgent memorial.

Emperor Hongzhi opened the memorial, glanced at ten lines, and eagerly read the contents of the memorial. He was slightly angry when he saw Wang Shouren privately recruiting troops, but he defeated the Li people with 30,000 troops and defeated 100,000 troops. He was also very happy when he closed the memorial. , the mood is extremely complicated.

Xiao Jing read out the urgent memorial.

Yan Chengjin listened quietly.

Wang Shouren's pacification of the Li rebellion did not shock him. What really moved his heart was that Wang Shouren gave lectures in Hainan.

Has he realized it?

Wang Shouren's inner learning has not been fully understood for a long time because he stayed in the capital.

Going to Hainan was a unique experience, which might have enlightened him. It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. This is the truth.

I wonder if His Majesty will punish Wang Shouren for his crimes?

Wang Shouren's military exploits this time were enough to earn him a title, but recruiting soldiers privately was also a serious crime.

Yan Chengjin took a step forward and walked to the center of the hall: "Your Majesty, Wang Shouren had no choice but to recruit soldiers privately. Now that the chaos in Hainan and Li has been calmed down, please don't blame your Majesty."

At the beginning of the dynasty, Lan Yu secretly recruited soldiers and horses.

But after winning the battle, Zhu Yuanzhang did not punish him according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Hongzhi had a sullen face, and it was really hard to decide whether he should succeed or not.

Li Dongyang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, how about equalizing the merits and demerits?"

"no."

Yan Chengjin's palms were all sweaty. If Wang Shouren was gradually kept away from His Majesty and was not reused, it would be a great loss for the Ming Dynasty.

Zuo Zongyi sighed, Wang Shouren had such ability, why didn't he wait until he mobilized troops to Hainan? In that case, the knighthood would be a certainty.

The ministers whispered privately that Xie Qian was Wang Hua's good friend and wanted to say a few words for Wang Shouren.

Yan Chengjin calculated carefully, preparing to tell the benefits of Hainan's pioneering and put the merit on Wang Shouren.

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi had a faint smile on his lips: "Wang Shouren's efforts to quell the Li rebellion were equal to his merits and demerits, but he investigated and prosecuted seventy-six corrupt officials, which was also a great achievement!

What is Wang Shouren's position? "

Xiao Jing on the side said quickly: "Strictly speaking, he is the head of the Ministry of Punishment. He is the sixth grade, with a salary of ten stones per meter and twelve taels of silver."

Wang Shouren's position as chief coach in Beijing only had a salary and no official title.

"Promote Wang Shouren to the position of Doctor of the Ministry of Punishment, and the salary will follow the official promotion!"

Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In just two years, they were promoted to two ranks. This speed is comparable to sitting on an egret and ascending to the sky.

There are many talents in the government and the public, but official positions are limited, and the chances of promotion are extremely small.

Li Dongyang and the three of them understand this deeply.

They were all officials during the Chenghua period, but they were not reused until the Hongzhi period.

It is really rare to be promoted to a rank like Wang Shouren every year.

The two of them couldn't help but look at Yan Chengjin. Every time he recommended Wang Shouren, he would be promoted, saying that he was lucky. They disagreed with this.

If someone else had gone to Hainan, they might have died there.

Liu Jian's face was full of sorrow: "So many corrupt officials have been found. Your Majesty, you should send someone to Hainan now."

"I have something to say!" Yan Chengjin continued: "I sincerely request your Majesty's permission to make Hainan independent and no longer under the jurisdiction of the Guangdong Chief Envoy.

The current Li rebellion was due to the lack of reach, which led to the proliferation of corrupt officials. "

The Ming Dynasty despised Hainan. Although Hainan's area was larger than the Chief Envoy, it was under the jurisdiction of the Chief Envoy of Guangdong.

In other words, Hainan today is a city in Guangdong, which is very backward.

"Establishing a new Chief Envoy? How many more official posts will this create! How can the wild and desolate land of Hainan be worth this?"

Qin Hong asked with a sullen face.

"I dare to bet ten gold medals to avoid death. In ten years, Hainan will be richer than Zhejiang." Yan Chengjin said seriously.

Emperor Hongzhi's shocked expression was all reflected on his face, and he was too lazy to cover it up.

Hainan is a place of exile?

In a desolate and desolate place like that, what confidence could there be compared to being rich?

Li Dongyang and others were also shocked.

The land of Zhejiang is extremely wealthy. If there is another Zhejiang, the national power of the Ming Dynasty will not be the same.

Don't worry, I am very cautious.

Yan Chengjin's expression did not change. If he were in future generations, he would not have the confidence to boast about Haikou.

But now is an agricultural society, and whoever produces more grain has a bigger fist.

Hainan deserves it!

Three kinds a year is equivalent to turning on the accelerator.

Then some workshops in Liangxiang were moved to Hainan to start trade on the seaside.

"Yan Qing's family, you should think twice before speaking in the court. Don't let the gold medal for immunity go to your head." Emperor Hongzhi lowered his face and advised kindly.

"Your Majesty is reluctant to part with it?"

Qin Hong smiled: "Your Majesty, I think you can give it a try. This move will be of great benefit to our Ming Dynasty without any harm."

The ministers nodded.

If Hainan could really be rich, it would have been rich for a long time. Why has it become a place of exile for all dynasties?

Even Liu Jian nodded.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw this, he sighed: "Let's see first how to make Hainan independent from the Chief Envoy of Guangdong.

As for this bet, there is no need for it. "

Your Majesty wants to leave a way out for Yan Chengjin.

Dai Shan breathed a sigh of relief and signaled to Yan Chengjin to return to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Separating Hainan is not a child's play. The cabinet and Jiuqing will stay to discuss with me. You, Yan Chengjin, will also stay and withdraw from the court!" Emperor Hongzhi said.

After independence, three departments must be established: the Department of Commanding and Envoys, the Department of Acknowledging and Proclaiming Envoys, and the Department of Promoting and Inspecting Envoys.

It means setting up many official positions.

After leaving the court, only the appointed officials remained in the hall.

Liu Jian began to recommend fellow villagers, and Li Dongyang also began to recommend them.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Dai Shan and Yan Chengjin and said, "We must send a supervisory censor. Who do you two think is suitable?"

"Fang Xue!"

"Fang Xue!"

Yan Chengjin and the others said together.

After the defeat of Yansui's border army, Fang Xue's ability was unanimously recognized by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

After leaving the palace, Yan Chengjin wrote a letter and ordered it to be sent to Liangxiang.

Let Wang Busui arrange for a large number of iron tools to be shipped to Hainan.

Hainan now only lacks iron tools for farming and cattle. With these two, the problem of land reclamation can be easily solved.

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Li Mansion,

Li Zhaoxian was a little confused: "Sister, if you were a man, what would you do?"

"Brother, why are you...so abrupt?" The man had something strange growing on his body, and Li Qing'e's cheeks turned red.

"Brother, I have been thinking about it for several days, but I can't figure it out. It seems like what Master Yan said..."

Li Zhaoxian wanted to ask his father, but he had not yet gone to court.

He decided to go to Liangxiang to find the answer.

After arriving in Liangxiang, I saw large ships parked at the dock, and iron tools were being loaded onto the ships.

"Are you looking for work? Let's go, there is no shortage of accounting clerks here." The foreman scolded the scholar when he saw his lost look.

"I...I can read a compass."