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Chapter 6: Time Waits for Me (1)

After beating Da Yu'er, Zhu Yinglong was in a very bad mood and couldn't stand the memorials. Now the difficulties have not been overcome. There is no news in Yunnan and Sichuan. This made Zhu Yinglong always worried and couldn't rest assured.

Tian Shuying wanted to take care of Zhou Yingning, Xiong Hu and Ye Lianyi, who were worried about their father, were infected with the cold, but they were still living in the military camp. Half annoyed that she had removed their posts and half did not want to return to the palace. Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan was sad and crying because of Emperor Tianqi's death. She was guarding the harem in the Qingde Hall and had no time to manage the affairs of the harem, so the matter of managing the harem fell on the shoulders of Tian Shulan, Lan Concubine. She also led the affairs of the Shadow Management Office. If she was not careful, the big jade disappeared. Fortunately, the palace was strictly guarded, and it was impossible for her to go out. She was so anxious that she sent people everywhere to find her. This was the person who was handed over to her by the emperor. If she caused any disaster, it would be troublesome.

"Not good, no good, Empress, Li Yu (the pseudonym of Da Yu'er in the palace) secretly went to the side hall and was discovered by the emperor." A palace maid hurriedly ran over and knelt down and reported.

When Tian Shulan felt it, Da Yu'er had already been whipped hard, and Wang Chengen sent someone to lock him up.

Tian Shulan wanted to see Da Yu'er, but the guards guarded at the door refused. This was the emperor's order, and they dared not disobey.

Tian Shulan had no choice but to bring people to find Zhu Yinglong. When Zhu Yinglong saw the anxious look on her face, she knew why she was coming. She put down the memorial in her hand, turned her head, and deliberately did not look at her.

"I'm going to see the emperor!" Tian Shulan Yingying knelt down.

"Get up." Zhu Yinglong was unhappy and said, "If you have anything, just say it. I'm very busy."

"I know I am wrong and I don't watch it. Please punish the emperor." Tian Shulan still knelt on the ground and said sadly.

Zhu Yinglong sighed. If Ye Lianyi was kneeling here today, he might be forced to let her kneel down. However, Tian Shulan was different. He felt a lot of guilt towards her. He really couldn't get hard, so he walked down from the imperial throne and helped the person up and said, "I also know that you have suffered these days, and I am also wrong. However, this big jade is too much. Relying on my not to kill her now, I will be willful in the palace and will not teach her a lesson. She doesn't know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is. You don't have to worry about this matter, nor do you have to plead for her. I have decided to lock her up for a few days. You can see her later and give her some medicine to her. Don't say anything, do you know?"

"I understand." Tian Shulan responded gently.

"Of all my concubines, your sister is the kindest, you are the most obedient and sensible. I like you and your sister to keep going like this. Don't change it?" The palace is really a huge dye vat. He has changed a lot after just a few days after he moved in. The difference between a happy prince and the Nine Five Lord who owns the world is too big.

"I understand, Your Majesty, I will always be your good Lan'er." The smart Tian Shulan had already heard something from Zhu Yinglong's mouth, and a pool of clear water suddenly appeared in her eyes, and her delicate body slowly leaned against Zhu Yinglong's chest.

Zhu Yinglong hugged Tian Shulan for a while, and his mood gradually calmed down. He remembered that he had so many government affairs. The military newspaper wanted to read it. It was not the time when his children were entangled with them. So he pulled the beauty in his arms and said, "Tonight, I asked Yanhong to prepare a few side dishes and call your sister, Yingning, Liniang, Lianyi and the others. I will have a meal with you. As long as you enter the palace, I have not had a good meal with you."

"Emperor?" Tian Shulan had a clear look of obsession in her eyes, and she murmured.

"Go." Zhu Yinglong pushed the man away.

Tian Shulan Yingying bowed and turned around and went out.

That night, Zhu Yinglong took some time to have a meal with the girls, and personally fed Zhou Yingning, who was infected with the cold, gave her some rice soup, comforted her, and asked Tian Shuying to take good care of her. He also thought about seeing her being the queen and being the mother of the world. From beginning to end, Zhu Yinglong's intention to make Zhou Yingning the queen has never changed, because only Zhou Yingning is the most suitable to be this queen. Her honesty, calmness, tolerance and kindness are the qualities that a mother of the mother of the world should have. Moreover, she is the most suitable concubine chosen by the concubine Liu personally.

As soon as he went to court the next day, the Tongzhengsi Department submitted a memorial to the Shaanxi Inspector Li Yingqi.

When Zhu Yinglong heard the word "Shaanxi", he felt a bad premonition. When Wang Chengen took the memorial from Huang Daozhou, handed it to him, he quickly opened it.

Shaanxi Inspector Li Yingqi wrote in the memorial:

"There are many lands in Shaanxi, and there are few people. I feel that there are many troubles in the border areas, and the recruitment of soldiers and wages, and nine out of ten houses in the neighborhoods have been empty. I have encountered many years of famines and disasters have been followed by disasters. It is extremely fierce and extremely fierce. I have been in the Fenghan Xing'an tour of Yanqing and Pingliang to arrive in Xi'an. But I saw that there was no rain in May, and the autumn was the drought, and the seedlings were all dry, and the green grass in the red fields were broken, and the people were displaced, and the road was filled with people. Every time I passed by, there were hundreds of people who were suffering from disasters, and they were able to report relief. In the nearest place, Yan'an, Luo and other places, and Hancheng in Xi'an, they reported that there were connections and returning to Luo, flags and gold, and movements were carried out by hundreds. They rolled in the daytime, and weak blood was strong and strong. They were hungry and bored, and took risks. Instead of enduring hunger and waiting for death, it would be better to plunder and survive."

In his memorial, he asked the court, "I think the Qin disaster is serious and the relationship between the two sides is light. I ordered the Ministry of Revenue to review the proposal and give the Liao pay a owed 7th year of Tianqi and this year's additional slump in Liao pay. I will reduce the amount of money for those who see the year. The rest of the military pay will be reduced by half, and the remaining military pay will be relaxed. Otherwise, it will be useless to take this rod of starving and dead. I also pray that the emperor will order the Ministry to investigate the big wilderness in Shaanxi in the 13th year of Wanli, and to issue treasury and send officials to provide relief to the people to save the disaster. In the future, the taxes of the public can still be expected to come. For example, the treasury is already scarce, and the wages are not continued, and the relief is not allowed to be paid. If a disaster is caused, the world will be shaken, don't say that I am silent today."

It is not unaware of the disaster of the bandits in Shaanxi. It was just that his court was controlled by Wei Zhongxian and other eunuchs. Even if Zhu Yinglong thought of some way to solve it, he had no right to speak at that time. Now he has only ascended the throne for less than a month. The regime has not been stable yet. Liaodong is still fighting and has no time to take care of the northwest. However, the matter in the northwest cannot be delayed anymore. He has promised the three-sided governor Wu Zhi to fill the military pay of the three-sided defenders. This will reduce the hunger army to be mixed into the peasant uprising to some extent. However, this is only one of the means and cannot solve the fundamental problem. The fundamental problem is to let refugees go home to cultivate land, and the court has to take out money and grain to subsidize them, rather than continue to suck bones and marrow at them, and ask for money. Zhu Yinglong's idea is to kill the peasant uprising in its infancy to avoid causing an uncontrollable situation in the future.

After reading Li Yingqi's memorial, Zhu Yinglong put it together, and then passed it down, letting all officials pass it one by one and said: "My dear friends, you must first settle the country when fighting foreign countries. I have decided to make up my mind to solve the disaster of this thief. I will tell you any good suggestions and ideas."

"Emperor, the bandits in the mainland originated in Wanli and during the Tianqi period, the soldiers who supported Liao fled one after another and dared not return to the army, so they formed a gathering and looting, which gradually spread. Unfortunately, the border areas were drought for four years, and the grains were not harvested. The second movement of Beijing and the second civilians did not continue. The hungry army and the people were strongly followed the bandits, so it was difficult to deal with them." Yang He, the Minister of Justice, replied, "If the court wants to solve the disaster of bandits, they must first calm the people and let the people return to their hometowns first, and then the court will distribute seeds to them for farming. At least three years of tax exemption, the northwest can restore vitality. People have fields to plant and food to eat, so they will naturally not be the bandits who are not safe. For those who are stubborn, I believe that we must resolutely eliminate them and leave no future troubles!"

Zhu Yinglong remembers that Yang He supported "suppression and pacification at the same time, and pacification at the same time", so why did he become so tough? Is the historical records wrong? Yes, his proposal actually means this, but on the surface he seems to support pacification, but in fact he is still the main focus.

"You all think this method is feasible by Lord Yang?" Zhu Yinglong raised his eyes and asked the ministers.

"The old minister does not agree with the views of Lord Yang He and Lord Yang. If you follow Lord Yang's way of doing this, how much silver would you need to spend in the French treasury? Have you calculated it?" Sun Shenxing is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so he is naturally concerned about whether the money in the treasury is enough.

"This, I guess there should be about 10 million taels of silver." Yang He said a number with an estimated effort.

"Ten million taels, Lord Yang, you are so angry. This matter must be done. The court will spend at least 20 million taels." Sun Shenxing, in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, naturally knew that he was well aware of the situation in various places. There was a shortage of grain in the northwest. If the thieves were asked to go home to cultivate land, they would first supply them with food, drink and food. Even if they did not charge any taxes, they would have to supply them for at least half a year. This expense was astronomical. Especially now that the eunuch party has controlled Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a heavy grain production land, and the grain transportation is not available, the grain price has risen to a very high level. These days, he has enough to flatten the grain price.

"Mr. Sun, if the troubles of the bandits are not eliminated, the country will be difficult to be peaceful for a day. Although the disaster of the eunuch party is great, it is about to be destroyed. The disaster of the bandits is getting worse and worse now, and it will surely harm our Ming Dynasty country and country. Food is the most important thing for the people. Think about why Taizu rose up to fight and overthrow the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty and gained this world!" Yang He said tit-for-tat.

"Yes, the treasury can now take out so much money, but Lord Yang, do you know that the biggest hidden danger now is not the thief, but Wei Zhongxian's pseudo-Ming court in Nanjing. More than half of the taxes of the court come from there, and there is still food and no food. What do you use to appease the thief? What do you use to wipe out the thief? What do you mean? Let the thief be released first, control the situation and do not expand further. It is not too late to come back to solve the thief problem when the thief eliminates the Nanjing thief! " Sun Shenxing retorted.
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