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The Rising Sun Chapter 484: Spread out

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    "The Emperor decrees a general amnesty for the world." "The Emperor decrees that all military and craftsmen registrations will be converted into civilian registrations." "The Emperor decrees that from now on, the poll tax will be abolished in the Ming Dynasty." "The Emperor decrees that Shaanxi and Shanxi will be exempt from taxes for three years.  , Beizhili will be exempted from taxes for one year. " "The emperor decreed that in the first year of Qianwu, Enke would be added!" "The emperor decreed that Bo'er would be given a jin. I will be the king of Mongolia, and the province of Mongolia will be added one after another.  When the edict came out, the whole capital was boiling with excitement, 'Long live the Emperor!  Long live Qianwu!  The cries of '' were heard one after another in the streets and alleys. All the officials, gentry, merchants and people were crazy, with the sound of drums and firecrackers, twisting flower drums, playing dragon lanterns, lions rolling hydrangeas, stilts, raising pavilions, flower sticks, lanterns,  Umbrella lanterns, land boats, single-pole bridges and other Spring Festival Lantern Festival performances all flooded the streets, and everyone vented their joy!  Amnesty for the whole world and exemption of taxes and money and food are all the rules that a new emperor should have when he ascends the throne. However, Emperor Qianwu was different. On the day he ascended the throne, he announced the abolition of the poll tax. This was something that benefited everyone in the world, especially for poor families. The abolition  Military and craftsmanships will benefit millions of people. The addition of Enke will benefit the world's scholars. The addition of the Mongolian province will announce that the northwest will be peaceful from now on, and so many things that are beneficial to the people will come together.  How can we not like being together?  What makes the people even more happy is that Emperor Qianwu is obviously different from the previous emperors. The previous emperors were desperately searching for money, but Emperor Qianwu was spreading money out in large quantities, not to mention exempting the head tax, and the streets and alleys of the capital  The renovation cost at least one million taels of silver. I heard that a newly paved stone street cost one tael of silver for every three feet, and public latrines were also built on the street.  Plant trees on both sides.  In the past, Jiajing only knew how to build palace altars and royal gardens, but never managed the streets of the capital?  In the past, we were covered in gray on sunny days and covered in mud on rainy days. Cow and horse excrement could be seen everywhere on the streets, which was very smelly. It was like this now.  The newly paved streets are so clean that I feel embarrassed to spit on them.  Imperial Palace, Jingren Palace, Jingren Palace is one of the six eastern palaces. After Qianwu completed the enthronement ceremony, he rushed over in a toilet to share his joy with Xu Qingman. He got off the sedan at Jingren Gate, Xu Qingman,  Guan Furong came forward with a group of eunuchs and maids, and bowed down Yingying.  He said: "I pay homage to the Emperor." "No courtesy." Ganwu said reservedly. After everyone stood up, he smiled at Xu Qingman and Guan Furong, and stepped into the door. When he entered the main hall, Xu Qingman  He waved his hand to reject all the eunuchs and maids, then pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really brave today." Hu Wanli smiled and opened his arms, saying: "Not usually brave? Come. Help me change my clothes and get some food. I'll be back later.  Hearing this, Guan Furong hurriedly went out to tell the palace maid, while Xu Qingman stepped forward to help him remove the dragon robe, while muttering: "The emperor must pay attention to himself, he is constantly turning around to see people during this time.  Speaking of things, now that Yu Ji has ascended the throne, he should be loose and relaxed, not too tight. " "I have worked hard over the years to have a good body, don't worry." Qian Wu said, "Those in Jiajing.  "Have all the concubines, maids, and eunuchs been sent to Xiyuan in batches?" Xu Qingman said, raising his head and giving him a flattering look, and said, "Now that the harem has been tidied up, the emperor can do as he pleases."  That won't work." Qian Wu chuckled and said, "Jealousy is the only way out" Guan Furong came in.  He stopped with a smile.  After resting for a while in Jingren Palace, Qian Wucai walked all the way back to Qianqing Palace. In Dongnuan Pavilion, the cabinet and six ministers waited for his arrival with bated breath. When they saw him entering, everyone knelt down quickly.  He said: "The ministers are waiting to see the emperor." "They are all equal." Qian Wu waved his hand casually, and after sitting down, he glanced at everyone and said: "I pay attention to efficiency in my work and don't like to be tired. The cabinet must launch it as soon as possible.  "Performance test is the way to go." "Wei Chen obeys the order." Zhai Luan, Xia Bangmo, and Xu Zan hurriedly bowed; "The cabinet has too few people now and is too busy." Qian Wu glanced at everyone and said:  "Zhang Bi, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Mao Bowen, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Gao, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion of Jin Dynasty." After hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help but look at each other. This master is tougher than Jiajing. Cabinet ministers do not go through the court.  Just push, three ministers were promoted at one time. Zhang Bi thought for a while, then stood up and knelt down and said: "The emperor specially appointed cabinet ministers, which has many disadvantages. I sincerely pray that the system of court promotion can be restored, and the officials will work together."  Jiuqing Kedao jointly recommended him to prevent the appearance of treacherous ministers in the court." Hearing this, Zhai Luan couldn't help but secretly complain. Zhang Bi's words were like putting him on the fire. To be serious, he was provoking him.  The relationship with Qian Wu!  In the Ming Dynasty, there was a meeting to promote the grand ceremony. Whenever the official department encountered a vacancy, the official department would first move to the Dajiu Qing to take charge of the subjects and Taoism.Ministers and ministers are recommended in an anonymous manner. When cabinet members become vacant, they are also recommended by Beijing officials of third rank or above. There is no doubt that the recommendation will greatly enhance the rights of the chief minister and ministers of the cabinet.  Greatly weakened and restricted the emperor's power.  Thinking of this, he hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Although the imperial court has a system of guild promotion, since Zhengde, there have been very few people who have been promoted to the cabinet. When the emperor first came to the world, he specially promoted the old ministers of the previous dynasty, which was really to stabilize people's hearts.  "As he spoke, he said in a deep voice: "You are not grateful! Be careful of your disrespect." "As a minister, you should be brave enough to speak out." Qian Wu glanced at a few people and said calmly: "Zhong Ming.  That's right. The purpose of promoting the three of you is indeed to stabilize people's hearts. Since ancient times, the emperor and his ministers have been the emperor. Nowadays, there are countless officials who are not interested in political affairs and are eagerly waiting to see me adjust personnel. This is not good.  , It is indeed a good system, but it also has shortcomings. The people in the court should be eclectic and can be restored, but I will also promote them specially. " Hearing this, all the ministers were faintly happy. This master.  Although they were both soft and hard, they seemed to be easier to talk to than Jiajing. Mao Bowen and Wang Gaodang knelt down and said, "I would like to thank you for your kindness" Upon seeing this, Zhang Bi hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.  "They are all dead." Qian Wu paused for a moment before saying, "I have summoned you today mainly for the matters concerning the overseas enfeoffment of the vassals. More than two hundred princes and princes are sitting in the court. How do you feel about it?" "Shocking!  "Zhai Luan bowed and said: "In less than two hundred years, the number of clan members has increased from fifty-seven in the Hongwu Dynasty to nearly two thousand times now.  In a hundred years, the imperial court's annual income will not be able to support all the vassals. "The imperial treasury has been empty in recent years, and it has accumulated a lot of money from many vassals, so it has been arguing with the imperial court.  Xia Bangmo also echoed: "The enfeoffment of the vassal vassal overseas not only benefits the country and the people, but also greatly benefits the vassal. It is actually good governance that eliminates the shortcomings of the vassal. I agree." Qianwu slightly nodded and said: "The salary of the vassal has been accounted for.  Thirty percent of the imperial court's annual income is unprecedented! The imperial court cannot afford it! Nor can the people afford it! Enfeoffment overseas is imperative. To prevent the same mistake from happening again, the two capitals and nineteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty are not included in the enfeoffment.  I intend to enfeoff all of them in coastal areas such as North and South America, Africa, and West Asia. It is impossible to have them without soldiers to protect them. After all, they are all clans, and enfeoffment is not exile. They are allowed to recruit more than 800,000 guards from the imperial court.  The army is accompanying them, and they are allowed to recruit people from the fiefdom to accompany them. What do you think?" Hearing this, everyone could not help but be stunned.  This is too big a deal, even if it means reforming the military system.  There is no need to push out all the troops!  Just as Mao Bowen was about to speak, Zhai Luan spoke first: "Your Majesty, so many vassals have been entrusted overseas for as little as three years and five years, and as many as ten years and eight years. All the troops will be gradually transferred to the names of overseas vassals. The imperial court will again  Training new recruits separately is a real benefit! The imperial court not only exempted hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the disbandment expenses, but also squeezed out a recruitment fee from the vassal vassal and exempted the vassal vassal from the salary expenses.  They have all become fields for paying taxes. The vassal has also gained enough troops to expand its territory overseas! Everyone is very happy! The emperor is wise and wise, and his saintly thoughts are far-reaching. It is a blessing to the vassal and the world!  I am truly in awe of you!" After saying that, he stood up and kowtowed respectfully.  This is indeed killing two birds with one stone, everyone is happy!  Everyone stood up and praised him!  "Don't be too busy praising me. I still don't know the reaction of all the vassal kings." Qian Wu said with a smile: "If you don't want to entrust overseas vassals, they will all move to the capital. Only one son is allowed to be demoted to attack, and the remaining sons are not enfeoffed.  Those who expand their territory overseas and achieve outstanding results can be promoted to a noble title. Let the news be released first to test the reactions of the vassals. " If all the vassal kings are forced to go overseas, a group of ministers hurriedly bowed.  : "Wei ministers obey the order." As soon as the news spread, the hall where all the princes and princes were staying immediately became agitated. They were only concerned about the situation of overseas enfeoffment. They stayed in the domestic fiefdoms and were just hanging out in Sifangtian.  After eating and waiting to die, no matter how abundant the energy is, it can only be vented on the woman's belly. This is the main reason why the clan reproduces so quickly!  Overseas enfeoffment allows the recruitment of soldiers and the people, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Once they reach the enfeoffed country, it will be completely their world!  Who still wants to stay in the country?  Not to mention that all the sects and vassals staying in the country will move to the capital. In various fiefdoms, they can still dominate. In the capital, everyone lives with their tail between their legs. Such extremely different treatment, still use  Choose?  After the morning court meeting the next day, Wu Zishun, the commander of the newly appointed Jinyi Guards, commonly known as Jinyi Zongxian, entered the palace and reported the reactions of the vassal kings in detail, and then presented the compiled information.  Hu Wanli looked through it carefullyOnce again, he nodded approvingly and said: "The reputation of the Jinyiwei has always been bad. As the commander, you must try to change it. Some bad habits must be vigorously rectified. Those who resist orders, disrespect, maliciously make things difficult, and neglect their duties must be resolutely eliminated.  Go out, don't be afraid, you must keep yourselves clean, and don't let others take advantage of you. Even the officials in the court dare to contradict me, so don't fall into their hands!" "Wei Chen understands," Wu Zishun bowed.  "Now that the overall situation has been decided, let's bring the family members to the capital." Hu Wanli paused and said: "Activities in the northwest can be appropriately diverted to the east. In addition, for West Asia and the West, manpower must be strengthened, especially Spain.  Next, we should fight with Spain in Central America. I am determined to win the silver mines in America!" "I obey," Wu Zishun said quickly.  "Also." Ganwu continued: "The Ottoman Empire, please send someone to contact them and take a front line. I am going to send an envoy to the Ottomans this winter." "I obey the order." Hu Wanli nodded slightly.  He said: "Go out to announce that Xue Liangfu, Liu Siwu, and Li Jian will come to see you." "Wei Chen resigned." After waiting, Wu Zishun withdrew. Qian Wu poured a cup of tea and sipped it slowly. What is the greatest advantage of the Ming Dynasty in competing with Europe for hegemony in the world?  ?  It's the population!  The reason why he tried his best to avoid large-scale war was because he was worried about too much population loss!  To completely overwhelm Europe.  To change the pattern of the entire world for hundreds of years, he needs a lot, no!  A huge population is needed!  He didn't want to work in vain like Genghis Khan.  Today, with the promotion of high-yielding crops in the Americas, the development of Southeast Asia and Nanyang, and the peace of the northwest.  The prevention of smallpox, the abolition of the poll tax, the easing of land annexation, and the comprehensive relief provided by the charity. All these factors added together, he believed that the population of the Ming Dynasty would surge at an explosive speed!  More than 60 million people!  This was statistics from the imperial court. He wouldn't believe it. He didn't know how many people had been deliberately concealed by local officials, subordinates and the common people.  It is estimated that in less than ten years, the population of the Ming Dynasty will reach hundreds of millions. How many people are there in the entire Europe now?  Spread out thousands of princes, princes, generals, auxiliary generals and other vassals, with a little support, the entire America will be ruled by the Han people, and at least half of Africa will be occupied. It depends on how future generations will change this pattern.  ?  Xue Liangfu came here specially to attend the enthronement ceremony of Hu Wanli.  He had long expected that Qian Wu would summon him, but he never dared to go out to socialize.  After hearing that Wu Zishun came to deliver the message in person, he hurriedly entered the palace.  When he entered the Qianqing Palace, he saw Qianwu lowering his head to review the documents. He quickly stepped forward respectfully and knelt down and said, "I am here to pay homage to the emperor." "Here comes the minister, take a seat." Qianwu said with a smile, waiting for him to sit down.  He said: "It is a foregone conclusion that the vassals will be entrusted overseas. It is estimated that two million people will migrate overseas. This is an extremely large migration and requires a large number of ships and crews. The imperial court currently does not have many shipyards, and the scale is large.  There are only seven or eight shipyards in Dongxing Port, which are far from meeting the demand. We have vigorously trained shipbuilding craftsmen and built four more large-scale shipyards in Annan, Waguo, Temasek, and Kalopa.¡± Xue Liangfu.  He bowed slightly and said: "I obey the order." After a brief pause, he said: "Your Majesty, is it an official construction or a private construction?" "Of course it is a private construction." Qian Wu chuckled and said, "They are all anchored in Dongxing Port.  In this name, the military workshops, shipyards, glass workshops, etc. in Dongxing Port should not be related to the imperial court. Government-run ones stifle creativity and are not conducive to cultivating professional talents." After a slight pause, he changed the subject and said:  "I want to establish a technical school in Hanwu to train all kinds of technicians. Talents in smelting, shipbuilding, casting, blacksmithing, exploration and surveying, etc. will be in great demand in the future. You should do this quickly." Xue Liangfu hesitated and said  : "Technical schools are also privately run?" "Privately run." Qianwu said with a smile: "There are government-run ones. I am going to build a naval academy in Hanwu. This must be government-run! You first choose a site in Hanwu, and then there will be  The decree comes down." "Wei Chen obeys the decree," Xue Liangfu said hurriedly.  After a moment of silence, Qian Wucai sighed softly and said, "Are they all okay?" Xue Liangfu naturally knew who he was asking, and quickly bowed and said, "Everything is fine, your Majesty, don't worry." "The child is not young anymore.  , don¡¯t be too doting, the Naval Academy is built, let them enter the academy.¡± Qian Wu said softly: ¡°Those people, let them go out to relax more, they are fine now.¡± Xue Liangfu did not want Qian Wu to continue with this topic.  He hurriedly bowed and said: "I obey the order and will set off to return to Hanwu tomorrow." "One more thing, I want to send a letter to recruit Hu Wanshan to Luzon, grant him an official position below the fourth rank, and then send it in the name of the Duke of Dingguo.  "Some money." Qian Wu waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. If you have any personal matters, please refer them directly to Wu Zi."?.  " "Wei Chen obeyed the order, Wei Chen resigned.  "  From now on, military uniforms are not allowed in court meetings.  "    "yes!  "The two stood at attention and saluted. Qianwu said directly: "Now the overall situation has been decided. Just leave 10,000 escorts in the capital. Japan and Annan must be captured as soon as possible. The 20,000 recruits in the capital have been training for nearly a year. They are on the battlefield.  Go to actual combat training, plus there are 10,000 soldiers in Nanjing, a total of 60,000 soldiers. Liu Siwu will lead 20,000 to Japan, and Li Jian will lead 40,000 to Annan. The battle will be quick, otherwise the money I have on hand will not be enough for you to consume.  " When the two heard this, they were overjoyed and quickly stood at attention and said, "Yes!  Subordinates obey!  " Qianwu encouraged him: "Fight hard and strive to win the title of marquis after one battle!  " After hearing Qian Wu's promise to be granted the title of marquis, the two of them stood at attention and saluted: "Yes!  I promise to live up to the emperor¡¯s expectations!  " "Go."  Qian Wu said with a smile: "Xue Liangfu is still in the capital. I will discuss with him about the ammunition supply. In addition, Li Jian will send Prince Xing to Guangzhou."  " "King Xing?  "Li Jian couldn't help being stunned. "It's Jiajing.  "Qian Wudao: "This winter we are going to send him to the African fiefdom and let him stay in Guangzhou. I see that he is upset. He is also worried all day long when he stays in the capital. When he goes to Guangzhou, everyone is relaxed.  " When he heard that it was Jiajing, Li Jian didn't dare to be careless and said quickly: "Please tell me if you want to leave a battalion to monitor?  Liu Siwu interrupted: "Your Majesty, why not send him to Macau?"  " Qianwu glanced at the two people and said: "I will issue a decree soon to completely lift the maritime ban and fully liberalize all coastal ports. Macau will no longer be a private port, Guangzhou will become a big port, and the escort team will be stationed in Guangzhou.  The group is drawn from Li Jian's Hanwu fleet sequence.  "    "yes.  "Li Jian responded quickly. (To be continued)
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