The victory of pacifying Liao and destroying slaves not only eliminated the major problems, but also allowed the emperor to let go and concentrate on internal reforms.

In the eyes of a time traveler, the Ming Dynasty had accumulated many evil deeds and reforms were required to make the country shine again and stand proudly on the top of the world.

Yes, although the current internal affairs have improved greatly, they can support the cost of destroying slaves in Liaodong and suppressing rebellions in the southwest. Moreover, it has not increased the burden on the people, but has been continuously reducing it.

But everyone, including the emperor, knows where most of the huge military expenditure comes from. To put it bluntly, the emperor is robbing wealth. Although he tries to be famous in his master's position, such finances cannot be maintained for a long time.

For a great empire to operate normally and compete for living space outside, finance is the most important factor. Without money, nothing can be done.

Well, infrastructure construction requires money, which is the primary condition for the long-term development of the country and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment;

The expansion of the navy requires money. Just ships and artillery is a long-term and huge investment. It should be a virtuous cycle while expanding and profiting;

After the Liao Dynasty pacified the Liao people, they also need to invest funds and materials to resettle and rebuild their homes. They must be exempted from taxes for at least one year before the Liao people can farm and feed themselves;

The pace of the major disaster is approaching, and we have to spend relatively smoothly. For years or even decades, hundreds of thousands or even millions of disaster victims have to spend several times more money than Pingliao.

The emperor took out his own plan and sorted it out one by one to distinguish the order and size. Although some work can be postponed, it must be started and cannot continue to delay.

For example, Zuo Guangdou was transferred to the position of the governor of the river and inspected in Henan. He submitted a memorial and mentioned several important water conservancy facilities.

The emperor also knew that labor-for-relief was the most cost-effective during the disaster, but since it was an important project, how could he wait until that time? So he asked the Ministry of Revenue to withdraw the funds.

"Emperor." Wang Tiqian entered the hall with a memorial and a memorial and report: "Zheng Zhilong and Wu Zheng were summoned to meet and were waiting outside the hall."

The emperor nodded, put away the documents on the table, and said, "Xuan."

Zheng Zhilong and Wu Zheng served as supervisory officials at the Maritime Commerce Federation and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce respectively. They have done well in the past few years and have not done anything to be corrupt and abuse the law.

Now that they have been summoned to Beijing, the two of them know that the emperor has other appointments, and promotion is basically certain.

When they entered the hall, the two of them knelt down and kowtowed, shouting long live the mountain.

"No gifts, calm down." The emperor's voice eased and his face was humble.

After thanking each other, they stood up, bowed and waited for the emperor to give in.

The emperor pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I feel very relieved that you two supervise the Chamber of Commerce can be diligent and conscientious."

"Although the work of the Maritime Conservatory has improved, it is still very rough and requires more detailed rules and regulations, and requires diligent and dedicated officials like Erqing to manage..."

Although the emperor has been promoting profits and eliminating disadvantages in the past few years and has also seen results, the time is still short and not perfect enough.

Simply put, the emperor had to deepen reforms in some areas, but in some aspects it had just begun.

For example, the Maritime Bureau is still far from the real customs in the emperor's mind. For example, the transfer of officials also has more to be improved with the civil service examinations and promotions in later generations.

The Maritime Conservatory, which had the highest income in the Ming Dynasty, is now Shanghai and Guangzhou, and Zheng Zhilong and Wu Zheng are to be sent to these two places.

The Maritime Department and the Ministry of Personnel in other places also reported a list of appointments. Some were retained for their original positions, and some were new positions.

"Supervision, taxation, and private investigation are the three most important tasks. It is foreseeable that the development of maritime trade will become an important pillar of national finance..."

The emperor did not expect that the Ming Dynasty's maritime tax revenue could reach the astonishing amount of the Song Dynasty, but his current income situation obviously did not satisfy him.

Refine the institutions and functions, and the Maritime Bureau is temporarily under the Ministry of Revenue, but it will be divided separately sooner or later.

The first independent department from the six ministries was the State Administration of Taxation, who was in charge of tax work and had the same rank as the six ministries.

It can be seen that the emperor is most concerned about the economy, that is, the Ming Dynasty's money bag. As long as he has money, he can do it without hesitation, whether it is domestic construction, military expansion, or measures to support the people.

Zheng Zhilong and Wu Zheng listened carefully and both knew that the emperor loved money, but they did not understand the emperor's great achievements.

After talking for a while, the emperor ordered people to bring in Xiudun and gave them great courtesy. According to their official positions, how could they have thought that they could get a seat in front of the emperor?

"Long live grace." After the two of them saluted, they sat down respectfully and carefully.

The emperor ordered the palace servant to hand over the relevant documents to the two of them and said, "This is my draft, and it has been discussed by all the ministers. You can take it back, go to the General Administration of Customs and colleagues to discuss and study it carefully, and then submit it to me after revision and improvement. Only then will it be finalized."

In fact, such a job does not require the emperor to be loyal. But the emperor already knows what the emperor's grace is. Summoning in person can make the ministers loyal and serve them with all their hearts.

"Long live." Zheng Zhilong bowed: "Weichen thinks that the Eastern Band and Mekong should also establish Maritime Control Departments. From the geographical point of view, the development potential of the two places is very great."

The emperor smiled and expressed his appreciation, saying, "Everything is in the documents. Although they are lonely overseas, they are also the territory of the Ming Dynasty and the court will not leave behind."

Wu Zheng is a steady person. He didn't see the documents and did not understand them carefully, so he didn't speak easily. He said, "It's better to be silent than to say a thousand words."

Zheng Zhilong still read less and was also passionate about fame and fortune, but he seemed a little anxious.

However, the emperor did not care, and he was secretly proud of conquering the huge evils on the sea in history.

After saying a few casual words, the emperor ordered the palace servants to read the imperial edict and gave the new official uniform on the spot. The sense of ritual should be had, and the effect of rewarding in person would be better. This is also the way the emperor learned to control it.

Zheng Zhilong and Wu Zheng retired with gratitude. The promotion over the past few years made them realize one truth, serve the king with loyalty, serve the work in a solid manner, and follow the public and law-abiding will ensure that they can be safe.

After this autumn, another group of corrupt officials were cut down. Although it was much less than the previous year, the deterrent effect was still the same.

Why bother?! All the money, land, and houses that you have greedy are gone; your own heads are not guaranteed, and your family and relatives are exiled for thousands of miles.

Law-abiding officials can not only be promoted, but also receive increased salaries, enjoy subsidies such as car driving, high temperatures, heating, etc., and live a worry-free life.

But money is touching, and there will always be people who are blinded by profit and act corruption with a lucky heart.

You are unkind and I am unrighteous. The current emperor has no psychological burden for killing people. He is even more determined to be unable to cure corrupt officials.

Zheng Zhilong and Wu Zheng left, the emperor gently stroked his forehead, and Fan Xiaohui immediately stepped forward and massaged the emperor with her slender hands.

The emperor closed his eyes and enjoyed it. He remembered something and ordered: "Parent Wang, send some fresh vegetables from the royal greenhouse to Sun Shi and other important officials."

"I obey the order." Wang Tigan bowed and answered, turned around and left.

In fact, the cultivation of off-season vegetables in China can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, off-season vegetables have been generally accepted by people, and "object non-season things as treasures", off-season vegetables are regarded as delicacies!

In ancient times, natural heat sources were used to produce off-seasonal fruits and vegetables. In the Tang Dynasty, the "inner garden" that planted off-seasonal fruits and vegetables for the palace, so it created a temperature suitable for the growth of vegetables by introducing hot spring water.

In the Ming Dynasty, fire chambers or kangs were basically used to produce off-season vegetables.

The so-called "fire room" is what people in modern times call greenhouses. Build a kang in the room to increase the temperature of the vegetable shed.

Xie Zhaozhe of the Ming Dynasty recorded in "Wuzazu·Wubu III": "There are yellow sprouts and leeks in the middle of winter in the capital, which are made of a fire kang in the cellar of the rich room."

At that time, wealthy families in the capital would build cellars and kangs. In the middle of winter, not only yellow sprouts, but also leeks, "other flowers and fruits are everywhere", but also peony flowers, cucumbers, etc.

It is conceivable how much the off-season vegetables grown by this method will cost, and only the powerful and wealthy can enjoy them.

The greenhouse designed and made of glass by the emperor himself has a large span and a heat-gathering wall that can effectively utilize the sunlight, which is very close to the sunlight greenhouses of later generations.

Although the fire has to be heated up during the cold weather, the cost has been reduced a lot. Moreover, it is said that it is royal, but it is also used to experiment with agriculture.

The cost of building a greenhouse was very high, but the emperor still pulled out funds from the inner warehouse and built many townhouses.

If he planted well, he would also let the people in the capital try it during the Chinese New Year. If there were too many, each family would make two handfuls of leeks and dumplings, which was also a great favor.

Ordinary people also have overwintering vegetables, one is pickled or dried vegetables, and the other is stored in cellars. Of course, the taste of pickled vegetables is more than that of non-fresh vegetables; the storage in cellars is cabbage and radish.

It would be even better if I could receive news of the Liaodong victory before the New Year. The emperor closed his eyes slightly, looking forward and worried.

Half a small face was penetrated at the gate of the hall and quietly looked inward.

Fan Xiaohui saw it and smiled, leaned close to the emperor's ear, and reported softly: "Emperor, May is peeking outside the door!"

The emperor opened his eyes and saw his little face that was retracting. He couldn't help but smile and said, "May, come in!"

That's right, it's May. The little girl was well in the exam and was promoted to junior high school. The emperor also fulfilled her little wish to be a little palace maid during the winter vacation. Or rather, she was allowed to take advantage of the imperial meal during the winter vacation in the Qing Palace.

Even the emperor did not expect that the little girl was extremely smart, but she was a foodie. She had been thinking about what she had eaten before, but this time she really knew what the emperor had eaten.

May grinned and entered the hall with a few crisp laughs. He knelt down and kowtowed in a regular manner, but was stopped by the emperor.

"No gifts, just keep your body flat." The emperor raised his head, really liked this smart little girl, and hoped that his daughter would be like this as well when she grew up.

Mayyue stood up, stood at the steps and asked with a smile, "I have a few places I don't understand when I read. I know that Long Live is knowledgeable and understands everything, so I want to come and ask for advice."

I know five hundred years ago and five hundred years ago. No one in the Ming Dynasty is better than me.

The emperor laughed happily as he heard the compliment and said, "Ask, I really can't help but my question."
Chapter completed!