MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1665 no joke

  Chapter 1665 No joke

  Emperor Hongzhi felt that he had lost his face.

   This is the case every time, just teach you one sentence, and you have to reprimand ten sentences.

  So Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help saying: "Oh, is it? What's the matter?"

Zhu Houzhao said conveniently: "I took advantage of my father's absence... No, it was during the period when I supervised the country that I enacted a new law. In order to promote scientific research, I decided to set up academies of science in the army and in various provinces. On the basis of this Academy of Sciences, there is another school, and everything is copied from Xishan Academy."

  Emperor Hongzhi was gentle when he heard this.

Zhu Houzhao said again: "My son is planning to set up a standing army again, and intends to let this standing army replace all the original guards. The emperor also knows that the previous guard system not only hurt military households, but also for the court. , Their battles are low and useless. Although the emperor has long thought of reform and abolition, he has not made up his mind. Isn't it because the standing army costs a lot? But now, the treasury's revenue is increasing every year, and the time is ripe, so , I have made up my mind on behalf of my father. The military academy in Xishan has thousands of prepared military officers, plus the capable military officers in the army, it is enough to set up an airs. Thirty-six navy and army horses. This first army horse was created by Erchen. The name has been thought up. It is called "Champion Guard". After training the first guard, the standing army can learn from it in the future, so... the new army can be regarded as a success."

  Standing Army…

   When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his first reaction was that his heart was bleeding.

  The previous Weisuo system had many disadvantages, but there was one thing that was good, and that was saving money.

  The imperial court only needs to take out the land to make them self-sufficient, and they can raise a large number of military horses. In normal times, they hardly need to pay a little money, but once it comes to wartime, the imperial court only needs to allocate some money and food to go into battle.

   Poor combat effectiveness is a little bit worse, but it can't be cheap.

  Although the imperial court is well aware of the shortcomings in this area, it has carried out some reforms on some military horses, especially the imperial guards, but after all... it is still not thorough enough.

  For example, the hereditary system of military officers, for example, most of the soldiers are still drawn from military households, for example, they are equipped with some relatively new weapons.

   This is Emperor Hongzhi's turnaround strategy. On the one hand, he used this to slowly reform, and on the other hand, he still wanted to save as much as he could.

   But the prince, what he wants is to be reborn.

  The father and son, the monarch and his ministers, obviously have completely different views on this aspect.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt that the roots of his teeth were a little sore, but...the pain is the pain, he did not blame Zhu Houzhao, it was just a different idea, but after all...the prince still did serious things.

Emperor Hongzhi eased his mood, and said: "It seems that your movement is not small. After all, you are the prince and imprisoned the country. Although you made a claim without authorization, you are still diligent in political affairs. You can handle this matter according to your discretion." That's it."

   With his hands behind his back, he murmured in his heart that the imperial court did not rush to report such a big event. Perhaps... this is the new imperial edict issued by the crown prince, right?

  Emperor Hongzhi had a gentle face. He was not afraid that Zhu Houzhao would do something wrong. After all, he was still alive. He was afraid that the crown prince would refuse to do things.

  He felt a little warmer in his heart, and his eyes fell on Liu Jian and the others, but Liu Jian and the others were ashamed.

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled. After all, they still didn’t think about it, but I did. There are some things that my children and grandchildren can do.

  Zhu Houzhao was relieved to see that Emperor Hongzhi did not blame him, and immediately winked with Fang Jifan.

  The two brothers have not seen each other for many days, and they seem to be more intimate.

  Emperor Hongzhi immediately entered the palace, and he was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would be tired, so he said: "Since you have already greeted him, it is considered your filial piety. You have worked hard these days, so go and rest."

  Then he said to Jifan, "Jifan, you've been exhausted all this way, so you should also go and take a rest."

  The two of them immediately ran away as if they had been pardoned.

  Emperor Hongzhi was sympathetic to the younger generation, but after all, he had just returned to the palace, and many things still needed to be sorted out, so he went to Fengtian Hall and summoned the cabinet and the six ministries to have an audience.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked around, looking at these humerus ministers, except for Ouyang Zhi, the rest seemed to be hesitant to speak, and had something to say.

   "Prince, these days, it's pretty safe, isn't there any trouble in the court?"

"Your Majesty..." Liu Jian immediately said with a painful expression on his face: "The old minister thinks...it is inappropriate for the prince to build a new army, but it does not mean that the old minister does not know that the current military discipline has collapsed, and the court should not change its course and clean up the original. It's just... It's just... there are a few difficulties right now. First, what should the lineage military officers do if they train a new army? Second, the cost is too huge. I'm afraid that in the future, the national treasury will not be able to make ends meet, and now the national treasury is finally in surplus..."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly and said, "I can understand the thoughts of the Qing family, and I also think it is too much, but... since the crown prince supervises the country and has issued an imperial edict, how can he break his promise and become fat? The crown prince is also a king, if this time Turning his back on his imperial edict, who will recognize the prince in the future? A gentleman says that a horse is hard to follow. This is the basic principle to win the trust of the world. As for the treasury... don't worry about it for the time being, after all, he just built the first army now , I think it won't be too much hindrance."

   "And... and..." Liu Jian looked worried.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Hey, Liu Qing's family, you need to understand that the prince has grown up, you can no longer treat him as a child."

"Your Majesty, I'm an old minister, I really don't want to vomit." Liu Jian coughed: "The crux of the problem is that the prince took advantage of this opportunity to train the new army, and issued an edict...for himself...to seal some official position."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  It seems...Emperor Hongzhi was not too surprised...

  His son seems to be a small official fan.

   Well... Actually, it was a bit unexpected, at least Emperor Hongzhi did not expect that the crown prince would come out like this when he was in charge of the country.

  "What was blocked?"

"this…"

  Liu Jian and all the ministers were silent.

  Emperor Hongzhi lowered his face: "Don't you dare to say it?"

  Liu Jian said helplessly: "No, it's not, it's just... the old minister's memory is not very good, I can't remember it, please Your Majesty... the Imperial Academy will fetch the sealed imperial edict, and you will know it at a glance."

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Xiao Jing who was at the side, and Xiao Jing understood: "Your maidservant, go to the East Pavilion now."

   After a while, Xiao Jing came out of breath, holding a stack of imperial edicts...

  This posture...

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyeballs were about to fall off.

"read!"

"The prince is intelligent, literary and martial, and the virtuous princes of the past dynasties can't be in case. Today, the world has changed its course, which has never happened in a thousand years. The imperial edict said: The prince Zhu Houzhao is ordered to be the mighty and sacred governor of the new army, the father of the new army, The righteous father of the officers and soldiers, Duke Fang Jifan of the State of Qi, is gentle and respectful, and is an uncle. He also edicted: The prince studies the principles of science to benefit the world, and the prince Zhu Houzhao is the master of the Tianxia Research Institute. ..."

  When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his scalp became numb, and his whole body seemed to want to explode on the spot.

  He took a deep breath, interrupted Xiao Jing and said, "That's all, right?"

   "There are more..." Xiao Jing lengthened the ending, as if he was hesitating whether he should report the truth, and finally, he said obediently: "A lot..."

  Emperor Hongzhi's face was a little stiff, and he frowned: "What else?"

  "Some were appointed as master craftsmen, and others were appointed as the governor of Spain, the governor of Portugal, and Korea, Ryukyu countries..."

  Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "Stop reading it."

  Xiao Jing immediately said: "The servant obeys the order."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jian: "Has the imperial edict been issued?"

  Liu Jian smiled wryly: "The old minister also wanted to argue with reason, but... everything was too sudden... Not only did they publish it, but this morning, they even ordered a copy of the mansion report."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

   "Your Majesty, the veteran is also hesitating. Your Majesty is right. After all, the crown prince is also the crown prince. The so-called king is not joking... But... besides that... His Highness the crown prince has also added all his official positions to the first rank..."

   "What does it mean to be a first-class?" Emperor Hongzhi's face was livid.

Liu Jian said truthfully: "It means...he has to receive a salary, and the old minister has the final say. There are seventy-three official positions listed, and seventy-three first-rank salaries... The crown prince has ordered people from the East Palace to go to the Ministry of Households to hint that at the end of the month, he will be paid. I have given you a salary, even if you say it is the crown prince’s salary, you dare to owe it. If the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, will the common people have a way of life in the future? If those unscrupulous merchants follow suit, it will be ruined.”

  In Emperor Hongzhi's mind, he began to calculate crazily, how much is the monthly salary of this rank of senior officials.

   "Besides this...there is Duke Qi... Duke Qi also has seventy-three salaries. Fortunately, his seventy-three are from the first rank."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  "Your Majesty, look..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was slightly depressed, and sighed: "I don't have such a son."

  Others, you look at me and I look at you. After hearing the emperor's words, they were surprisingly happy. These days, the prince supervises the country, and everyone is really aggrieved.

But Emperor Hongzhi's face twitched slightly: "He is the crown prince... the crown prince of Jianguo, public is public, private is private, what should be given, he is not worth a penny, let him work hard, if he can't do things well, I will punish him salary."

   What can be done?

  Although he does not want to admit that this is his son, but this is still his own flesh and blood after all.

  Emperor Hongzhi is starting to worry again now. What the prince has done, if you say it’s harmful, doesn’t seem to be that big, but this guy...why is he so out of tune?

  ...

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  (end of this chapter)