"Your Majesty, this is Li Shaoyou's memorial. It was issued four months ago. The content is very important."

Wei Zaode was holding a stack of memorials and was following Emperor Zhu around. In the Huangji Hall, there were also a bunch of eunuchs, maids and imperial merchants, listening to Emperor Zhu's instructions and assigning tasks.

"Are the theater troupes and singing and dancing ready? Especially singing and dancing, you must not be careless. The Emperor likes this the most! A slight mistake can ruin the success of his fiftieth birthday! Bai Men, that Qingqiwu from Japan

You should pay more attention, there are many kabuki princes in Japan who dress up as women and they don’t like this tone. They all have to be women, and they have to be young and beautiful!"

"The filial piety of each vassal and each vassal must be registered in the book, and Su Laomi must be appraised. This matter is left to you. You must appraise it carefully to ensure accuracy. After appraising the value, you will donate gifts worth more than ten thousand taels of silver.

The list of vassal Fangzhen and the gift list were sent to me, I want to take a closer look."

"Duke Luo, you have to say hello to all the licensed trading houses in Western countries. You cannot give clocks as birthday gifts. It is one thing if the emperor likes you, but you cannot give clocks as birthday gifts. That unlucky emperor wants to live a hundred years!"

"What? The Ottoman Empire sent a white female slave of Rakshasa race? No, no, the emperor is old, how can he bear it? Isn't this nonsense!

Send it back? That’s not necessary. They also had good intentions, so they sent it to me for a look. I’ll just take a look.”

"Li Di from Jeju Island came to the court to celebrate his birthday? Okay, let's make arrangements and I will take the time to see him!"

"Did the Sultan of Sulu bring someone to Quanzhou? Let Zheng Sen tell him that he didn't return the favor this time. There is no such thing as favoritism in China!"

"King Narei of Siam is also here? Well, I have wanted to meet him for a long time!"

"By the way, where is the great lama of Tibet? Has he set off on his journey? The Emperor also wants to ask him about reincarnation, so he should come quickly, otherwise I will send troops to invite him!"

After finally waiting for Emperor Zhu to be a dutiful son, Wei Zaode handed over the memorial in his hand.

Wei Zaode, who was re-elected as the first assistant, had some signs of "taking power" during this period, because Zhu Cixiang had been a little "neglectful in government affairs" recently. Since he returned to Laoshan Palace, there have been a lot of troubles.

The first is to organize the fiftieth birthday of Emperor Chongzhen. This is a good opportunity to whitewash the peace. Of course, it must be done in a big way, and all nations will come to celebrate it, so that everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty is now in peace and prosperity!

What? There are hundreds of thousands of rebels in Sichuan and Yunnan? Those are clowns and not worth mentioning.

The second is to build the imperial mausoleum!

Beijing is not going back, so the mausoleum area of ​​Tianshou Mountain cannot be used, and it is necessary to find another place to build the imperial mausoleum. After pacifying the outside of the pass, Zhu Cixiang ordered the palace government to send people to search for Feng Shui treasures. As a result,

I found a mountain land in Chuzhou near Laoshan, where I could bury the bones of the emperors and princes of the Zhu family. Now Zhu Cixi has gathered most of the princes in Yingtian Mansion, so they will have to be buried next to the emperor and me in the future!

The more people to bury, the bigger the project will be, and the palace government will pay for it, so Emperor Zhu must pay close attention!

The third is to promote the "business" of the United States of New Zealand.

The United States of Xinzhou is a very unique existence. This country is not a vassal state established by the Ming Dynasty, but a joint-stock country under the name of the Ming Dynasty, initiated by the Ming Emperor himself and serving as the major shareholder. It is equivalent to the appearance of the Ming Emperor Zhu Cixang

A group of investors were recruited to establish a new country. This kind of thing seems to be very rare not only in China, but also in the world.

Because it is so unique, there is no precedent to follow. Zhu Cixiang cannot be a hands-off shopkeeper, so he can only do it himself, convening "shareholders meetings" (United States political meetings) every once in a while to discuss investment and development matters in the United States.

He also has to personally issue various instructions to the ruling government of the United States that is still in Yingtian Mansion.

In the past few years, the U.S. stock offering has been progressing very smoothly, and the actual funds raised (paid in) have exceeded 20 million taels!

It is not easy to manage such a large amount of money well and put it to practical use!

This time, after Zhu Cixi returned to Yingtian Prefecture from Wuhan, the peak period of investment in the United States had almost begun. The scale of transporting personnel and materials to the Americas was getting larger and larger, and administrative units such as counties, cities, and villages under the American Prefecture also began to appear in large numbers.

There are more and more real estates available for distribution (to shareholders or immigrants). This involves various major interest distributions, various huge capital expenditures, and various far-reaching key decisions, all of which require Zhu Cihong's personal intervention.

In addition, Zhu Cihong had to personally preside over various reviews of financial and management issues in the United States. Corruption problems not only exist in bureaucracies, but also in corporate or semi-corporate institutions such as the Royal Chamber of Commerce and the United States.

In order to manage these two "companies", Zhu Cixiang even used the power of the emperor and promulgated the "Commercial Bank Law", which equated internal corruption in commercial banks with fraud and included criminal liability. This Emperor Zhu has never been the best employer!

The fourth is the matter of recruiting samurai troops from Japan.

This matter cannot be left to others either. The recruitment, organization, training, rewards and use of the Japanese samurai army must have strict regulations and cannot be careless at all.

A lot of things came over, and Emperor Zhu's energy was limited and he couldn't tire out the dragon body, so he had to waste time on government affairs!

After all, the government is on the right track. As long as Emperor Zhu manages the key positions of Chief Assistant, Minister of Household Affairs, Minister of War, Military Advisor of the Grand Marshal's Office, Commander of the Royal Guards, and Imperial Censors of the Left and Right, there will be no major mistakes.

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After Emperor Zhu finished playing the role of a dutiful son, he sat upright on the throne, reached out and took the memorial from Wei Zaod, opened it, glanced at it a few times, and immediately snorted: "Damn Dutch!"

Wei Zaode knew the reason for Zhu Cixiang's anger, because Li Shaoyou reported in the memorial that he and the Netherlands would open a Pacific route and their "neutral" stance in the New World War, as well as the Netherlands' stance in Nanyang.

And it also gave a quite shocking analysis conclusion that the Netherlands most likely provided a huge loan to Spain to support Spain in launching a war in the New World!

Wei Zaode knew that Li Shaoyou was proficient in Western affairs, so he believed that the analysis conclusions he gave were probably accurate.

This means that the United States of New Zealand will face a life-and-death test!

In addition, Ming Dynasty's progress in the direction of Nanyang will also have to slow down a little.

"Your Majesty," Wei Zaode said, "the American government is related to the future prosperity and decline of the country. It must fully cope with the imperial court's military expenditure. Should it prepare a military expenditure? Is 30 million taels enough? The American government has too few active troops, only 3,000.

, must be increased as soon as possible. Should the transportation strategy be adjusted to transport more soldiers across the ocean?

In addition, the Dutch dare to support Spain and are enemies of China. Should they be severely punished? Your Majesty, please make it clear."

The current magistrate of America Prefecture is Wei Zaode's son! How can he not be anxious? However, Zhu Cixiang remained calm. After scolding him, his expression softened.

"Master's order, the accounts of the United States of Xinzhou and the Ming Dynasty must be calculated separately. How can the court release these 30 million taels? Once this precedent is set, what will happen to the United States of Xinzhou and the Ming Dynasty in the future? I should go there

Where to send the king, or where to send the governor?”

Wei Zaode heard what Zhu Cixi said. Although he didn't understand it, he didn't dare to question anything, so he said: "Your Majesty, I know that the United States is affiliated with the Ming Dynasty, but the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty also depends on the United States. If the matter is urgent, we can always

Can we handle something special?"
Chapter completed!