Zhu Yijun also knew the current situation at sea. The Wokou pirates were running amok. In addition, the Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and British were tyrannical and tyrannical. Good civilians were not enough, but criminals were. They could easily develop into armed groups.
Zhu Yijun did not care about this. As long as the country's navy was strong enough, Zhu Yijun would even dare to use the pirates along the coast of Daming.
They would develop into an armed group similar to the East India Company. They would do business, rob, develop colonies, and everything else.
Zhu Yijun had long planned to go to Southeast Asia to steal food. During the Little Ice Age, food was king!
Liang Menglong was also rewarded for opening up the sea. At the same time, he was transferred to Henan. When Zhu Yijun saw this, he felt that there was a conspiracy.
Not long after Liang Menglong was transferred, something happened at sea. Because of a typhoon, his grain transport ship capsized. He lost a lot of food and 15 shipwrights were killed. Hence, a monster trainer impeached him, and sea transportation was abolished.
Zhu Yijun did not know the specifics, but he subconsciously felt that there was something fishy about it.
After all, everyone could see the convenience of sea transportation. Some natural disasters were not suitable for sea transportation. This was like giving up eating for fear of choking.
This matter must have been instigated by someone behind the scenes. Perhaps the shipwreck was man-made. However, the truth of the matter could only be buried in the haze of history.
However, Zhu Yijun was interested in Liang Menglong's experience. Those who knew how to play at sea were all talents in this era.
After looking through the information of the three people, Zhu Yijun realized that these three people were all Zhang Juzheng's people. He could not help but sigh that Zhang Juzheng really promoted talents.
Although there might be some disadvantages in the small details, the environment of Daming was like this. There was no lack of gifts to welcome and send.
However, Zhu Yijun did not care. It was good enough that they could work for him. If there was a day that he wanted to clean up the bureaucracy, it would have to wait until the reform was completed.
If he wanted to clean up the bureaucracy now, there would be something wrong with Zhu Yijun's head.
If they really did it, not only would it cause a huge wave of publicity, but it would also be useless at the same time. In the end, it still had to be implemented in the system.
Three of Zhang Juzheng's men. From this, it could be seen that Zhang Juzheng's current power and control over the bureaucracy. Although he was far away in Jiangling, there was still no one who jumped out to cause trouble.
Zhu Yijun originally thought that Zhang Siwei would cause trouble, but he didn't expect this guy to act like a vanguard.
The Governor of Ji Liao, Liang Menglong, was recommended by Zhang Siwei, and it was a strong recommendation. This fellow was also a ruthless person!
Zhu Yijun put aside the three documents in his hand, and hesitation flashed across his face. Should he bring Liang Menglong over?
However, after thinking about it, Zhu Yijun gave up. It wasn't the right time yet!
Although opening up the sea was wonderful, it wasn't something that could be done just because one wanted to!
Besides, Liaodong was not peaceful at the moment. There were wars every two to three days. Now there were Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang in the military, and Liang Menglong in the civil. It was better not to break the peace for the time being.
Otherwise, if Liaodong was corrupted prematurely, there would be big trouble.
Picking up Fang Fengshi's documents, Zhu Yijun directly put them aside. It was him.
However, before dealing with the Minister of War, there were still two people that needed to be dealt with. They were Shen Shixing and Ma Ziqiang.
Ma Ziqiang's current official position was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he was a hardcore confidant of Zhang Juzheng. This could be seen from Ma Ziqiang's path of promotion.
Originally, Ma Ziqiang was Zhan Shi of Zhan Shi's Mansion, and he was promoted to the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites by Zhang Juzheng.
Not long after, Ma Ziqiang went to the Ministry of Personnel, and his official position was the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He completed the transition from a literary official to a department with real power.
After being the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for two months, he was transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. The speed of his promotion could be said to be like a rocket.
Before Zhang Juzheng left, he recommended Ma Ziqiang to the Cabinet. This time, it was not a rocket, but a lightspeed promotion.
With Ma Ziqiang's foundation and capital, he was not even qualified to be the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, let alone the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
Obviously, Zhang Juzheng had found his confidant and puppet. Throwing him into the Cabinet would not affect his power, and at the same time, it could show his generosity and not be greedy for power. More importantly, it would send a signal to his subordinates that they would have a bright future if they followed him.
Qualifications and other things were not important. As long as they were loyal to him, it would be a piece of cake for them to enter the Cabinet.
The second person was Shen Shixing. Shen Shixing's path of promotion was the one that all the officials in Daming envied the most.
In the imperial examinations, Shen Shixing was the top scholar, suppressing a large number of other scholars. This was the dream of scholars.
He entered the Hanlin Academy as the Zhuangyuan, and then from the position of Xiushui to the position of the Left Concubine's son, assisted in managing the Hanlin Academy, and then was promoted to the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Appointments.
After becoming the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he directly became the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Before Zhang Juzheng returned home, he recommended Shen Shixing to enter the Cabinet. It was obvious that he wanted Shen Shixing to be in charge of the Ministry of Personnel as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
After the incident with Zhang Han, Zhang Juzheng urgently needed his own people in the Ministry of Personnel, and Shen Shixing was one of them.
Basically, no one objected to this arrangement by Zhang Juzheng. It was useless even if the imperial censors clamored. This was a personnel appointment, and it was not under their control. They only had to submit memorials to impeach someone. However, Shen Shixing and Ma Ziqiang were very clean.
It was not that these two people were very clean, but that they did not have the opportunity to be corrupt.
Both of them were from the Hanlin Academy. The Hanlin masters of the Hanlin Academy were all noble officials. They were mainly responsible for writing books and teaching the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
It sounded noble, but they did not have any real power, and they could not get any benefits.
The Qing Hanlin meant the Poor Hanlin. The Hanlin Academy was definitely the most insignificant of the insignificant yamens.
There were no major political or economic mistakes. In addition, with the support of Zhang Juzheng and the support of the higher-ups, it was inevitable that these two people would enter the Cabinet.
The entry of these two people into the Cabinet represented the official completion of Zhang Juzheng's control over the six ministries and the Cabinet.
All the departments with real power in Daming were in the hands of Zhang Juzheng, and from then on, he began to have power over the world.
However, Zhu Yijun knew that a large part of this was Zhang Juzheng's illusion. Although these people seemed to follow Zhang Juzheng on the surface, in reality, whether it was Zhang Siwei or Shen Shixing, these two people were against the reform.
The people who understood you the most were your opponents. With these two people by your side, it could be said that they knew everything about Zhang Juzheng. Later on, when they took revenge, it could be said that they were very thorough.
Sweeping away Zhang Juzheng's power and abolishing his new law was done very cleanly.
Ten years of Zhang Juzheng's hard work was lost in a day, and he ended up dead.
Zhu Yijun also thought of abolishing Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing in advance, but later on, he thought about it and gave up. This idea was too childish and unrealistic.
If it was someone else, would you know that he would definitely support the reform?
It was not realistic at all.