The Ming Dynasty started with caution

It took nearly two months to return to Daming from Annan.

They were afraid that the news would be leaked and attract bandits, which would slow down the march.

Wang Shouren deliberately sent spies back to the palace to report the news when he arrived in the capital.

Li Fu'an praised and smiled: "Master Wang, we finally got back before sending out troops."

Along the way, he admired Wang Shouren so much.

There were many thieves and villains hiding in the southwest. Wang Shouren was extremely smart. He loaded his property into a baggage cart and blocked news along the way.

It's not that I'm afraid of bandits, but I'm afraid that suppressing bandits will slow down the march and delay their return.

This road is smooth and smooth.

Imperial Palace, Fengtian Hall.

Emperor Hongzhi has settled in. In the past few days, he has been looking forward to Wang Shouren's return to Beijing.

At this moment, Wang Shouren has really returned to Beijing!

Yan Chengjin bowed and said: "Your Majesty, first go and see how much property Mr. Wang has brought back?"

At this time, Wang Shouren's army entered Beijing.

The sound of creaking wood could be heard, and from the street to the end of the street, one carriage after another pulled large boxes of goods, and it was as lively as a market.

The eyes of the gentry shone brightly. Half an hour ago, the imperial court issued a notice to divide the property of the Annan royal family!

The wealth of a country is all here!

"If you really win, how much money can you get per share?"

"With so many treasure chests, if you open just one, you can become a wealthy family in the capital, right?"

The common people and gentry were envious, but not many people were qualified to buy national debt.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the carriages and horses in the distance, and could only see the first thirty carriages, but not the end behind them.

The officials were so excited that they stood on tiptoe, but they couldn't see how many cars there were.

Yan Chengjin estimated that there were more than 20 million taels of silver.

"Your Majesty Wang Shouren, please return to the capital to pay your order!" Wang Shouren said.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, looked at Yan Chengjin and said, "The Yan Qing family has merited the recommendation!"

Liu Jian and Chai Sheng's faces turned red. The people they recommended would always get into trouble, but the people recommended by Yan Chengjin always reported good news. Damn it.

Han Wen said: "With so much property, how much should we use to divide it into shares?"

He initially estimated that the property contained in these carriages and horses, all converted into silver, would not be less than 20 million taels.

Annan was a powerful country in the southwest and received tribute from many small countries.

All the officials looked eagerly at Emperor Hongzhi.

Twenty million taels, one share can get you at least 60,000 taels!

Excluding the principal of 10,000 yuan, you can earn 50,000 taels of silver...

Emperor Hongzhi felt a heartache in his heart, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Let's do the inventory first!"

Han Wen ordered people to transport the carriages and horses to the treasury.

In these two days, all the food and lodging of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, big and small, were in the treasury.

All the officials were nervous, fearing that His Majesty would not take advantage of the money.

Three days later, Han Wen entered the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, converted into silver, there are 27,293,421 28 cents."

Nearly thirty million taels of silver, two full years of royal taxes.

Yan Chengjin took a deep breath. At least, a wave of gentry had achieved financial freedom.

Emperor Hongzhi hesitated in his heart and said hesitantly: "Do you think that these more than 27 million taels should be divided among the gentry? Or should they be put into the national treasury?"

All his hard-earned money was lost, and he felt heartbroken.

"I don't think we can divide it all, but divide it in half and put half of it into the national treasury!" Han Wen bowed and said.

Emperor Hongzhi still felt that it was too much: "Let's divide it into ten million taels, and put the rest into the national treasury."

As soon as the imperial edict came out, the gentry drove carriages to the Ministry of Household Affairs to transport money and pay it with certificates.

One share with principal and interest can get 30,000 taels of silver, making a total profit of 20,000 taels.

“When is the next national debt?”

"There is no news from the court yet."

The gentry who saw others sharing money felt excited in their hearts, as if they were sharing their money.

…

Cabinet, value room.

Three poles high in the sun, the ice mirror keeps leaking water.

Liu Jian was looking through the sparse memorials. There were three piles of sparse memorials on his desk.

There are also several piles of sparse memorials on the desks of Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

"Since the 13th year of Hongzhi, the imperial court has issued more and more sparse memorials."

"What does Liu Gong want to say?"

Li Dongyang didn't even raise his head, but he knew that Liu Jian had something to say.

"The three of us were on duty every day, and we couldn't finish reviewing the memorials. We didn't dare to delay the court affairs, so we had to take them back to the house for review. This is not a long-term solution.

I'm thinking, what do you two think about adding a cabinet bachelor? Liu Jian asked.

The nine sides are at war, the Grand Canal is being built in the south, and the Annan Chief Envoy has been added...

Plus sparse memorials from all over the world.

In one day, thousands of letters were sent to the capital, and he was also responsible for drafting edicts and imperial edicts.

I am exhausted and too busy to work.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were shocked when they heard this. They put down their pens and looked up at Liu Jian.

Xie Qian said first: "I am happy to be free and agree with Liu Gong."

Li Dongyang pondered for a moment: "Foolish brother, I have no objection."

The next day, morning.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the cabinet and asked, "Does the cabinet have anything to report?"

Liu Jian glanced at Li Dongyang and Li Dongyang, bowed and said: "I beg you to add another bachelor to the cabinet."

"I second the proposal!"

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian bowed.

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly, feeling a little at a loss.

Several people in the Sixth Department suddenly became energetic and looked at Emperor Hongzhi with dazzling eyes.

Liu Jiandao: "Nowadays, the number of sparse reports in the cabinet is increasing day by day. In order to avoid being overwhelmed, I would like to add another bachelor to vote on important matters in various places."

"Who does Liu Gong want to nominate?"

Candidates for the cabinet are nominated by the first assistant of the cabinet, and the second and last assistants are responsible for voting.

Yan Chengjin became nervous.

The Censor of the Censorate has just touched the edge of the power center, and is still far from the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

Even if he enters the cabinet, it is only the first step on the road to success.

He naturally wants to enter the cabinet!

Wei Shen and Chai Sheng also looked at Liu Jian nervously.

The person they least want to enter the cabinet is Yan Chengjin.

If this guy enters the cabinet, who can stop him from changing the system in the future?

At the same time, he was a little excited that Mr. Liu might choose him.

"I recommend that the Minister of Personnel Ma Wensheng enter the cabinet!"

Yan Chengjin's heart trembled.

It was as if the list of winners had been read out, but his name was not heard.

Ma Wensheng shook his body, his eyes were hazy and he almost cried. He was about to retire, but he could enter the cabinet.

Wei Shen and Chai Sheng were a little disappointed, but Mr. Ma's entry into the cabinet was better than Yan Chengjin's.

"We also think that Mr. Ma's talent and virtue can enter the cabinet!"

All officials seconded.

At this moment, Yan Chengjin took a deep breath, put his left hand into the sleeve of his right hand, and took out three memorials.

Then, he put his right hand into the sleeve of his left hand again and took out four more memorials.

"I want to impeach the Minister of Personnel, Ma Wensheng."

Suddenly, there was a dead silence in the hall!

All the officials looked at Yan Chengjin, their faces full of horror.

This impeachment of Ma Wensheng is not scary, the key is, there are still six! Who else are you going to impeach?

Yan Chengjin held three memorials in one hand and four memorials in the other hand, as if holding a bomb, and scared all the officials to step back half a step.

"You...you Lord Yan, you can talk nicely, why do this!"

All the officials were frightened and hurriedly dissuaded him.

If it were someone else, they would not take it seriously.

But Yan Chengjin only wrote one memorial a month, and every time he made a move, someone was demoted or retired.

Emperor Hongzhi's face darkened.

During this period of time, I haven't received any impeachment from Yan Chengjin. Is this guy doing it on purpose?

"There are six more. Who are they impeaching?"

"Impeaching Mr. Liu, Mr. Han, Mr. Zeng, Mr. Wei, Mr. Chai, and Mr. Zhang."

Hiss!

All the officials took a breath of cold air. This guy impeached all the ministers of the six ministries...

Where did he get so many charges?

Han Wen frowned and looked at Yan Chengjin. Zhang Sheng and the others had different expressions.

Suddenly, Emperor Hongzhi had a bad premonition and frowned, "Send the memorial."

Sorry, it's late.