Zhu Yijun didn't expect that when he asked Chen Ju to hand over to Pan Jixun, Chen Ju was directly involved.
Looking at Pan Jixun's memorial, Zhu Yijun could only smile helplessly. This was completely different from his impression of Pan Jixun.
He never thought that Pan Jixun would play rogue with him, but the memorial in front of him was full of rogue!
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yijun turned to look at Chen Ju and asked, "Is Zhang Jing coming back?"
Chen Ju hurriedly bowed and said, "Imperial Majesty, Eunuch Chang's business in Hejian Prefecture is finished. He should return to the capital in a few days."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "When Zhang Jing comes back, you go to Pan Jixun's side!
I transferred him from Nanjing. If I don't give him a person, it will seem that I am stingy. I don't know how Pan Jixun will slander me then! "
Chen Ju didn't dare to say anything about Zhu Yijun's words. He just said respectfully, "This slave obeys!"
Although he didn't know what Pan Jixun said, Chen Ju knew that Pan Jixun must have said something not very good. Otherwise, the Imperial Majesty would never have such an attitude.
At this time, it was better not to open his mouth.
Letting Chen Ju go back to the Armament Department, Zhu Yijun could also breathe a sigh of relief. At least with Pan Jixun and Chen Ju, there wouldn't be any problems there.
Once the Armament Department came to an end, Zhu Yijun could shift his energy to other places, such as the salt administration and the shipyard.
Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and returned to the dragon writing desk. Zhu Yijun began to write the imperial edict.
The first imperial edict was for Chen Ju.
He was ordered to select the soldiers of the Royal Navy.
The soldiers were to be selected from various coastal guards. After all, they hadn't completely rotted yet. There were still some who could fight.
Chen Ju?
Selecting the best out of the best would also solve the problem of military households.
The key was that these people had received a certain level of training, and they would not be like Bai Ding.
Zhu Yijun wasn't worried about whether or not he would get a good soldier.
With his ability, there shouldn't be such a problem.
The second imperial edict was for the Imperial Family's Martial Lecture Hall. From the graduates of the Imperial Family's Martial Lecture Hall, people were to be transferred into the Imperial Navy.
Other than those who had a phobia of water, all of them would be transferred over, and these people would become the skeleton of the Royal Navy.
The third was for Yu Dayou's son, Yu Zhigao, to be transferred to the position of Deputy Admiral of the Imperial Navy.
Although Yu Zhigao's evaluation in the future was not high because he had lost the battle, Zhu Yijun knew that with Yu Zhigao's strength at that time, wanting to defeat Zheng Zhilong was actually a joke.
It was unfair to pin all the blame for that battle on him.
In fact, Yu Zhigao also had a moment of glory, and that was the battle to recover Penghu.
In fact, not only did the Dutch want to colonize Daming, but they also tried. They sent their fleet and soldiers to occupy Penghu and other islands, built castles and cannons, captured the people of Daming as slaves, built castles for them, and sold them to Southeast Asia.
The one who recovered Penghu was Yu Zhigao, but this part of history was deliberately avoided by people.
Yu Zhigao became the representative of a tiger father and a dog son in Daming, and he carried a lot of infamy.
Not to mention Yu Zhigao at that time, the Zheng father and son had been unhindered for many years, and they had never been eliminated by anyone, whether it was the Dutch, the British, or the Qing.
In this era, naval battles relied on the strength of the ship and the sharpness of the cannons. Whoever had the better ship would have the longer range of the cannons.
The fourth imperial edict was for Qi Jin. Qi Jin was Qi Jiguang's nephew. Although he wasn't his son, he had followed Qi Jiguang on many expeditions since he was young. This time, Zhu Yijun was preparing to transfer him to the Imperial Navy as the Deputy Admiral.
After the four imperial edicts were written, Zhu Yijun handed them to Chen Ju. "Send the seal of the Department of Rites to the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies!"
Chen Ju took the imperial edict, turned around, and walked towards the Department of Rites.
At this time, the benefits of Zhu Yijun's previous reforms became apparent. The appointment of the generals would go directly through the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies. There was no need to go through the Ministry of War, no need to go through the cabinet, and only an imperial edict was needed to reach the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies.
Compared to the civil officials, the Honours of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies naturally wouldn't complain. They didn't have the confidence, and they didn't have the ability.
If the civil officials stubbornly opposed the Emperor, they might be able to gain a clean reputation. Some might even cheat the court, but the Honours didn't have the guts.
Honours stubbornly opposed the Emperor, and the consequences would be very tragic. No Honours would choose to stubbornly oppose the Emperor.
After the four imperial edicts were sent away, Zhu Yijun picked up another imperial edict. This imperial edict was written by Zhu Yijun to the Ministry of War's Minister of War, Song Yingchang.
The content was also very simple. It was to order Song Yingchang to go to Tianjin to choose a location to build a shipyard.
After finishing writing this imperial edict, Zhu Yijun let out a sigh of relief. He had temporarily completed a portion of his plans. All that was left was to carry out the promotion of the soldiers' silver and the salt policy.
In comparison, these two matters were the more troublesome and laborious ones.
While Zhu Yijun was handing out the imperial edict, a large contingent appeared outside the capital.
The Imperial Bodyguard and the people of Dongchang led the way in a grandiose manner. The Imperial Guard stood on both sides, and the carriages were in the middle. The people holding the placards held them high. Many people could tell at a glance that this was the contingent of imperial envoys from Hejian Prefecture.
The incident at Hejian Prefecture had caused a huge commotion, and the news had already spread throughout the entire capital. Now that they had returned, many people realized that something was about to happen in the court again.
In a restaurant by the street, Li Zhonghang stood expressionlessly on the second floor. He looked at the large contingent passing through the street with a somewhat complicated expression.
After a while, he said, "The imperial envoys have returned. I'm afraid the Emperor is about to make his move."
Li Xi glanced at his father and asked doubtfully, "But there will always be salt merchants in this world!"
Glancing at his son, Li Zhonghang smiled and said, "Who said there will always be salt merchants in this world?
Most of the time, this kind of saying is just self-righteous. Even if there are no salt merchants, the world will still be the same. "
Li Xi really couldn't figure out what the Emperor was going to do, so he asked, "Father, what will the Emperor do?"
"What will he do?
It will definitely give you a fright! "Li Zhonghang glanced at his son and said with a smile.
In reality, Li Zhonghang didn't know what the Emperor was going to do, but he couldn't say that he didn't know in front of his son, right?
Only then would he appear to be superior and lofty.
A storm had been brewing in the court for the past few days, but no one knew where this storm would start.
On the third day of the winter of the tenth year of the Wanli Era, the court assembly:
Zhu Yijun put on his clothes with Zhang Jing's help, stretched, and walked out of the bedroom.
Outside, Zhu Yijun took a deep breath of the slightly cold air and couldn't help but shiver.
"It's still very cold this winter!" Zhu Yijun couldn't help sighing.
Zhang Jing followed behind Zhu Yijun and said with a smile, "It's all thanks to the blessing of the Imperial Majesty. It snowed a few times after the beginning of winter. Although the weather is cold, there is a saying among the people that snow means a bumper harvest year. Next year will be a good year."
Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Jing and said with a smile, "After going to Hejian County, you've become more eloquent."
Because of the cold weather, Zhu Yijun walked very fast. After entering the main hall, the officials had been waiting for him.
Seeing Zhu Yijun coming in, everyone knelt on the ground and saluted to Zhu Yijun.
Glancing at them, Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "At ease!"
"When I walked over just now, Zhang Jing told me that snow means a bumper harvest year. Next year should be a bumper harvest year. I also think that the Daming can make the country prosperous and the people peaceful, which is a good omen." Zhu Yijun said with a smile before the officials came out to report.
"The case in Hejian County has been handled well. I'm very pleased. Cabinet, draw up the list of rewards as soon as possible."
Zhang Siwei stood out immediately and said, "Your Majesty, I will draw up the list of rewards as soon as possible."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said with a smile, "That's the best. Next, let's talk about the matter of the Cabinet Grand Secretary. I've read the public recommendation recently. Good. You are all very good. I didn't find any problem."
"That's good. The Daming needs such officials. I've also read it carefully. This time, I'll choose you to enter the Cabinet!"
Zhu Yijun didn't hesitate and directly pointed out Chen?
Steal?
Zheng?
Xia Gu You Lu Huan?
Pu?
Sincere?
Di?
Xue?]
Xue Lai 3?
Qian Mie?
Qian Xin?
Xue?
Xue?
Ni Pu?
"As for the other two, don't be discouraged. You still have a chance next time."
Although it was a comfort from the Emperor, many people still felt a chill in their hearts, just like the weather outside.
"Chen?
Stop?
Jianhuan Sole?
Back?
Tu?
Xue Qian Xian Xin?
Xue?
Xue Qian Xian?
Xue Qian?
Namely?
Xue Qian 2?
Xue Qian Xian?
Xue Qian Xian?
Xue Qian?
Xue Qian?
Xue Qian Xian?
"Get up!"
Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "After entering the Cabinet, you should be close to the people and do more things. That way, I won't put my attention on you in vain."
"I'll obey Your Majesty's instructions!"
Chen?
Xue Qian Xian?
Xue?
Xiu?
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Now that this matter has been settled, let's talk about the Scholar's Cultivation Silver!"
"As for the benefits of the Scholar's Cultivation Silver, I won't say much. These days, I have discussed it with the Six Ministers and several Cabinet Scholars. The court officials have also submitted many memorials. Some are in favor of it, while others are against it."
"I think this matter is settled. Set up a Tax Department in the Ministry of Revenue to supervise and collect taxes throughout the country."
"The Cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue should come up with a regulation as soon as possible. By next summer's harvest, the whole country will adopt a new tax system.
Vendors will enter the field, and the officials and gentry will pay taxes together. No one can be an exception. "
"I've made it clear. Even my Imperial Plantation has to pay taxes. No one can be an exception."
"The Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice, add a Tax Law to the Law of Daming. Anyone who evades taxes will be punished according to the amount. As for how to formulate it, you can decide on your own and report it to me when it's done."
The court officials listened. Many wanted to speak, but they were all waiting for Zhu Yijun to finish.
"Court dismissed!"