Chapter 861 Huge Income
It is impossible for the civil and military officials of Li Laiheng to know about Li Laiheng's history, but as a time traveler, Zhu Youjian was very particular about this. After the triumphant reign of Shengjing, he was also named the title of the No. 1 of Linguo.
Since the Battle of the Capital, Zhu Youjian's operations have stunned the civil and military officials in the court. He has actually promoted many generals and unknown young generals who were not valued in the past.
Like Xia Wanchun, Yan Yingyuan, Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Liu Wenxiu, Lu Aiguo, Li Laiheng, etc., they are all in their teenage years, including Li Yan, who are also about twenty years old. These people have used their efforts to make everyone look at each other with admiration, and none of them disappointed the emperor.
Among the military generals, Zheng Chenggong has become the chief commander-in-chief of the navy, and Li Dingguo is the chief commander-in-chief of the special forces.
Among civil officials, Xia Wanchun had long been the first rank and served as the customs chief, which allowed the Ming Dynasty treasury to rise. Of course, everyone else was excellent, and none of them were cowards.
In the future, the Ming Dynasty will definitely have young people to shoulder the heavy responsibilities. In addition to the above-mentioned military generals who are good at fighting and civil officials who are loyal to the country, the Crown Prince Zhu Cilang and a group of Xiaohu are also growing. The Ming Dynasty can be said to be full of talents now.
For Li Laiheng, opposing the Ming Dynasty was also to fill his stomach. After surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, he witnessed the rise of the Ming Dynasty and the happiness and well-being of the people with his own eyes. This was the richest dynasty he had ever heard of.
Li Laiheng had never thought that he would become a member of the Ming army before, nor did he think that he could become the Count of the Ming army for no reason. What a great honor this is! As long as the country needs it, Li Laiheng is willing to shed the last drop of blood for the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing the emperor's eyes staying on him, Li Laiheng hurriedly stood straight with his chest and abdomen straight, waiting for the emperor's orders at any time.
"Li Laiheng, if you and Li Yan and his wife were asked to guard the vast area northwest of Daming, can you reassure all the people of Daming and I?"
"thump"
Li Laiheng quickly walked out of the shift and knelt heavily in front of Zhu Youjian:
"Your Majesty, I cannot guarantee that I will reassure you and the Ming Dynasty, but I can guarantee that the last drop of the bones will be broken for the Ming Dynasty. People are in the Western Regions!"
Zhu Youjian nodded:
"Very good, of course I don't worry, otherwise I wouldn't hand over the Western Gate of the Ming Dynasty to you and Li Yan. Tomorrow you will lead a large army to the Western Regions to take over the territory captured by the Prince and the others. I will give you the best equipment. If you find someone who dares to peek at my Western Regions, you will destroy the country!"
"Bang bang bang"
"Thank you, your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
Li Laiheng was excited and kowtowed to the emperor three times. When he looked up, his forehead was stained with blood.
Zhu Youjian got up and walked off the dragon throne, stepped forward and helped Li Laiheng up:
"My dear, please calm down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
A big man, a national hero, would rather burn himself at home and never surrender when facing the East Casualty, but Li Laiheng burst into tears at this time. He was a man from the Ming Dynasty in this life and died as a ghost from the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Youjian was moved by Li Laiheng and felt a little mixed in his heart. If the Ming Dynasty could have united in the past, it would have been impossible for the East to enter the pass, and China would not have been ashamed for more than a hundred years!
"The cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Governor's Office of the Five Army immediately established the Governor's Office of the West, and appointed Li Yan as the Great Governor of the West, and Hong Niangzi and Li Laiheng as the Deputy Governor of the Governor of the West."
The Minister of War Sun Chengzhong, the Sterile Governor Qi Jiguang, and the Chief Cabinet Sun Chuanting, three others hurriedly answered the order:
"Abide by the order"
The Western Regions incident came to an end for the time being, and Zhu Youjian began to inquire about the situation in various parts of the Ming Dynasty:
"The heads of various departments, I have handed over the future of the Ming Dynasty to you. Let's talk about the situation now!"
When the reform was first carried out, because some forces were blocking it, he, the emperor, had to worry about everything. Then Zhu Youjian showed his iron-fisted governance. No matter who dared to block the reform, he would destroy him!
If the emperor wants to govern in an iron fist, he will definitely need firm helpers. Zhu Youjian has too many firm supporters.
Xia Wanchun, Sun Chuanting, Sun Chengzhong, Qi Jiguang and others, they also have Qinglong, the governor of the Jinyiwei, Yuhuatian, the governor of the West Factory, and Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, and all of them are cruel characters.
Under Zhu Youjian's iron-fisted governance and the implementation of a large group of ruthless people, the reform quickly got on the right track, and the Ming Dynasty embarked on the road of rapid development. Now Zhu Youjian handed over almost all major matters to the heads of various departments, and he was in charge of supervising and commanding.
Because Zhu Youjian's intelligence system was too developed, he could be said to be well-informed and ruthless towards corrupt officials. Gradually, corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty disappeared. Now his intelligence system cannot catch corrupt officials or neglected officials.
Corrupt officials can never be eliminated. It is not that there is no corrupt officials who cannot catch them now. The disappearance of corrupt officials is related to the increase in wealth in the Ming Dynasty. Now the officials' reputation has increased exponentially, and there are also dividends from some large companies, which also makes those corrupt officials feel that corruption is too unprofitable. Once they are caught, they lose their official position and are dismissed from office. It is a big deal if they are not safe. More importantly, they always feel that there are eyes behind them at all times.
Of course, for those honest officials who are honest and honest, they are not afraid of supervision. They firmly believe that they are upright and do not fear slanting. Only in this way can they further show that they are honest and loyal.
When they heard the emperor's question, they all knew that this was the emperor's routine inspection. How could the civil and military officials escape from the emperor's eyes and ears, so they all published the squad memorials.
Ministry of Industry:
"Speak to Your Majesty, all departments of the Ministry of Works of the Ming Dynasty are operating smoothly. The products produced by large factories and mines and companies are in short supply, and there are almost no major accidents. Workers and officials are very active in their work..."
Zhu Youjian nodded:
"Well, the production of factories and mines is very important, but the interests of factories and mines cannot be overwhelmed by the workers. We must put people first and do our best to ensure the rights and interests of workers. I am referring to the local Ming Dynasty.
In addition, from now on, the Ming Dynasty will try its best to seal domestic mineral resources, and the required materials can be obtained from overseas territories, whether it is Japan, South China Sea, Central and Southern Province, and Sikkim."
It is obvious that Zhu Youjian is not planning to mobilize domestic resources at the moment and obtain them from overseas territories as much as possible. If the overseas territories are not enough, the Ming Dynasty can colonize and rob it. It is better to leave domestic resources for future generations.
The Minister of Works hurriedly bowed to receive the order:
"Abide by the order"
The Minister of Revenue Ni Yuanlu also stepped forward to salute:
"Your Majesty, although the Ming Dynasty abolished the agricultural tax, the increased taxes from commercial taxes and customs have already made the Ming Dynasty's treasury full of income, and the Ming Dynasty's spiritual food sold overseas has also allowed Western gold and silver to flow into the Ming Dynasty. Now this income alone is almost enough for the Ming Dynasty's military expenditure..."
The spiritual food Ni Yuanlu refers to is actually the Opium War Zhu Youjian fought against the West. This is enough for the Ming Dynasty military expenditure. You can think about how much money the Opium War launched by Britain against the Qing Dynasty earned me from the Qing Dynasty.
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!