ps: Yesterday my aunt's house was burning paper. I went to have dinner and I didn't have time to write at night.↖↖Dian↖Xiao↖ said,...o Today, my grandparents burn paper. My cousin came early in the morning. Now the children are making a fuss and almost dismantled my house. It took a day to make a fuss, and I only have time to write at night, so today I will update. The author is deeply sorry and bows to apologize!&1t;/p>

The first year of Tianqi gradually came to an end. This year, Zhu Youxiao was a bit like walking a tightrope, snatching food from bureaucrats and merchants through the means of taking chestnuts from fire.&1t;/p>

Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao did not kill all the officials and businessmen, which allowed him to successfully seize the interests.&1t;/p>

However, it is not so easy to do next. Naturally, the commercial tax will continue to be collected, but it is impossible to impose a comprehensive commercial tax. It is okay to impose some traditional commercial taxes. However, after the bureaucrats cracked down on the main senior leaders of the Donglin Party, they did not have a good target.&1t;/p>

It's almost enough to kill a group of Donglin Party. Since the big bosses of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang Party have retired, it is difficult to pursue and fight. Other officials in the officialdom cannot be arrested randomly for the time being.&1t;/p>

If you search for merchants, you can only do it in small numbers and search for Shanxi merchants, salt merchants, and maritime merchants. You don’t have the strength yet.&1t;/p>

Therefore, the new fiscal growth point has become the salt industry and the commercial tax collection in Beizhili. The former must rely on force to combat smuggling, while the latter must promote the economy.&1t;/p>

These are all measures to start after the New Year. Zhu Youxiao is currently preparing for the Spring Festival.&1t;/p>

The royal family prepares for the Spring Festival in a few days compared to the folk. Before the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, they move eunuchs and palace maids to clean the Forbidden City, inside and outside the imperial city. Then the imperial kitchen began to steam buns, and steam a large amount of steamed buns. Generally, people in the north start steaming buns on the 26th lunar month, and they have to steam more than ten pots at a time, and they can be eaten until the fifteenth lunar month. The royal family starts steaming buns on the 24th lunar month, and the steamed buns must be eaten until the seventeenth lunar month.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao naturally won't eat so many steamed buns all day long. However, if you can't finish them, you can reward your ministers. If the ministers take them back, they will also wrap the steamed buns in yellow bags, and then knock three times a day to thank the emperor for his grace.&1t;/p>

Firecrackers have started to set off in the palace since the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, but they are only on the open space in front of the Qianqing Palace. They are prohibited from setting off in other places. One is to be afraid of scaring the pregnant concubine Bin, and the other is to be afraid of fire.&1t;/p>

Firecrackers are set off during the day and fireworks are set off at night, and they must be set until the seventeenth day of the first lunar month.&1t;/p>

There are also activities such as pasting Spring Festival couplets, door paintings, and windows.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao took time to visit the nursing home to express his condolences to the elderly eunuchs and palace maids, and sent them New Year's goods and wishes.&1t;/p>

At the same time, red envelopes were given to all eunuchs and palace maids.&1t;/p>

The red envelopes for the New Year this year are even richer than last year. Ordinary eunuchs and palace maids have fifteen silver dollars in the red envelopes. Going up, there are hundreds or thousands of taels.&1t;/p>

A show of rewards made the eunuchs and palace maids support the emperor more.&1t;/p>

As the end of the year approaches, eunuchs and maids in the palace are also preparing New Year’s goods. They like to store a large amount of meat, mainly for pickling and preservation, and can be eaten at any time during the New Year.&1t;/p>

The palace is full of joy, and the people outside the palace are also busy preparing for the Spring Festival.&1t;/p>

During the Spring Festival this year, the New Year's goods market in the capital seemed extremely prosperous. Because the people at the bottom had a lot of spare hands, they purchased more New Year's goods. The business of the business was easier and it also led to a lot of employment. People could clearly feel that the spring atmosphere of this year was much more active than in previous years.&1t;/p>

Other towns in northern Zhili are similar. Infrastructure activities of over 10 million yuan in the first year of Tianqi have greatly improved the quality of life of urban residents.&1t;/p>

Those merchants selling New Year's goods were almost laughing before the New Year. They suddenly felt that it seemed that the emperor had nothing to do with the emperor's business tax, and it did not have much impact on them, small and medium-sized merchants who did not rely on power to operate business, and their business is better now than before.&1t;/p>

However, those private capital monopoly capital replaced by royal capital have been having a bad year. Their industries have been frantically excluded by royal capital, and many of them have been completely excluded from the market.&1t;/p>

Royal Capital companies are also conducting year-end settlements and employee performance evaluation activities by the end of the year.&1t;/p>

The money that the big shopkeepers should get will be settled by the end of the year. The employees' year-end bonuses and other things will also be out.&1t;/p>

The employees of these royal enterprises are definitely happy by the end of the year, because the year-end bonus is also very generous, and the standard is three months' ordinary salary, which is equivalent to fifteen months' salary. In addition, the company will also send them some New Year's goods. Although the things are not worth much money, they are always happy. After all, most people are greedy for small people.&1t;/p>

At the same time, Zhu Youxiao went to the newly built nursing home and orphanage to comfort the elderly and widows, and then went to comfort the families of martyrs in Beijing.&1t;/p>

Basically, all the shows should be done, and the "Da Ming Daily" also has materials to report. Anyway, Zhu Youxiao requires the "Da Ming Daily" to report on the movements of the emperor or the cabinet every day. Anyway, he is very busy every day, and the country is thinking about the direction and development every day.&1t;/p>

After a lot of trouble, it was New Year's Eve. On that day, Zhu Youxiao held a night banquet in the palace. All the staff in the palace attended the banquet, and the scene was extremely lively.&1t;/p>

During this banquet, Zhu Youxiao saw an eleven or 2-year-old boy saluting him, "My minister Zhu Youxiao, I have met His Majesty the eldest brother, Your Majesty."&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao immediately realized that this was the later Emperor Chongzhen!&1t;/p>

Since the time travel, Zhu Youxiao has basically never visited Li Xuanshi (Dong Li). The situation during the Chinese New Year last year was relatively bad. He basically did not hold any celebrations in the palace, so he had never seen this younger brother.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao has no feelings for this younger brother. After all, it is the first time I have met him less than two years ago. Zhu Youjian is young, so he still lives in the palace.&1t;/p>

"I'm happy to calm down and follow me to sit down!" Zhu Youxiao's face showed a warm smile, and he held Zhu Youxiao's hand and asked him to sit at the same table with him. Although he had no feelings, he had to do his best on the surface!&1t;/p>

This made Zhu Youjian a little flattered. Since the emperor's brother ascended the throne, his relationship seems to have become much more distant. Zhu Youjian is so enthusiastic, but he is still a little uncomfortable.&1t;/p>

"Brother, I have had many trivial matters in government since I ascended the throne, so I haven't visited you for a long time. How are you doing recently?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Youjian for a while and asked about his well-being, and Zhu Youjian also relaxed. He talked about his recent learning situation in the palace.&1t;/p>

The dinner officially began soon, and Zhu Youxiao was still chatting with his younger brother Zhu Youjian at the banquet. The content of the chat involves some views on things. Zhu Youxiao quickly figured out the weight of his younger brother. Zhu Youxiao, who is of this age, is still quite naive, but his problem with the second-year junior high school is not very prominent.&1t;/p>

After all, this age is still a primary school student who is about to enter junior high school in the future. Whether it is outlook on life, values ​​or worldview, they are still in a very immature stage.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youjian didn't know that his elder brother, the emperor with a warm face, was thinking about how to kill him. At this age, he would be crowned as king and moved out of the Forbidden City. When he was older, he would go to the fiefdom.&1t;/p>

But then I thought about it, what if I was killed by the remnants of the Jiangnan chaebol and the Donglin Party and had no successor?&1t;/p>

By then, Zhu Youjian, a little brat, was pushed up and brainwashed in a few easy ways. Wouldn't the good situation he created be wasted?&1t;/p>

Should I guide him some thoughts? What if this guy becomes emperor in the future and is deceived by the Donglin Party?&1t;/p>

But Zhu Youxiao vaguely felt that Zhu Youjian should be beaten to the fiefdom as soon as possible.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao felt a little troubled for a moment.&1t;/p>

At the New Year’s Eve dinner, you naturally have to eat dumplings. There are wooden signs inside, and the words "Golden Buddha, Jade Ruyi" are written on the wooden signs. These things will be rewarded if you eat them.&1t;/p>

After a dinner, the scene was extremely pleasant and enthusiastic. Everyone in the palace was closely united around Zhu Youxiao. These eunuchs and palace maids were the closest employees of the Tian family, so it is naturally very beneficial to have a good relationship. Because Zhu Youxiao is generous and at the same time, he is both attentive and humane in management, and the hearts of the people in the palace become very consistent.&1t;/p>

At this time, the palace changed the previous unfair assignment of work tasks. The income gap between the big eunuchs and small eunuchs was too large, and the small eunuchs and small palace maids had no human rights. The rights and interests of the eunuchs and palace maids at the bottom were protected and the benefits were greatly improved. Basically, we must do our best to do things with great care. Not only is the income quite considerable, but the royal family can allow them to live their lives. After death, there are corresponding guarantees, from the cemetery to worship. From the world of the world to the underworld, the one-stop welfare has indeed made the atmosphere in the palace look brand new. At this time, there are more smiles in the imperial city and less depression.&1t;/p>

Almost everyone has become Zhu Youxiao's eyeliner. Whoever wants to assassinate the emperor through poisoning and other means is not so easy to succeed, but it is very difficult to break through.&1t;/p>

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhu Youxiao and the first day of the first lunar month feasted the ministers in the evening to improve the relationship between the king and the ministers.&1t;/p>

At this time, the cabinet chaired by Chen Wei had begun to carry out some reforms in the north, and the North Korean and Middle East Forest Party also suffered a tragic blow, so no official dared to oppose Zhu Youxiao. The promoted Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Propaganda Party has already gained the upper hand and suppressed the North Korean and Middle East Forest Party in a miserable way.&1t;/p>

The party struggles in the late Ming Dynasty were full of cruelty. When dealing with political enemies, the bottom line was constantly lowered.&1t;/p>

The banquet ended in a relatively pleasant atmosphere. Those promoted Qi Chuzhe Propaganda Party clerks were always flattering to Zhu Youxiao, obviously there were many flatterers. Zhu Youxiao was comfortable listening. Although he knew that these flatterers were not used at critical moments, these flatterers were still useful in normal times.&1t;/p>

However, there are still many talents available in the Qi, Chu, Zhejiang Propaganda Party. Cabinet auxiliary Shen Xiao is definitely one of them. Zhu Youxiao has decided to absorb Shen Xiao into the Han Imperial Party.&1t;/p>

At this time, the Han Imperial Party still grew a lot. However, the personnel were mainly concentrated in violent institutions such as factory guards and the army. In addition, the large shopkeepers of the Royal Capital were also absorbed into the Han Imperial Party. The Han Imperial Party had very little influence in the civil service group, and the Han Imperial Party was also relatively hidden and did not publicly raise the banner.&1t;/p>

After the banquet for these civil and military officials, Zhu Youxiao then invited the shopkeepers of Royal Capital and the Hongding merchants who were jointly operated with Royal Capital. At the same time, there were also senior officials of the Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and tax bureau.&1t;/p>

Obviously, this is the highlight.&1t;/p>

A group of groups with complete common interests gather together, and naturally they sit in a row. At the same time, there is also a lot of planning and cooperation for the new year. The shopkeeper of Royal Capital is naturally Yang Guorui who manages Royal Bank, which is the core of Royal Capital.&1t;/p>

Yang Guorui received as much as 150,000 yuan in the banquet, and his income was so high that it was shocking. Yang Guorui, the core of the manager of Royal Capital, was scary and the funds were scary, so the funds were naturally more. The shopkeepers who could come to attend the banquet also had tens of thousands of yuan.&1t;/p>

Cao Jinyu and Qian Wan and other red merchants presented New Year's gifts to Zhu Youxiao at this banquet. Cao Jinyu gave a top-quality war horse, and Qian Wan Wan gave a top-quality coral. Other royal merchants also offered each. These gifts were all thoughtful.&1t;/p>

However, they still couldn't figure out the emperor's preferences for the time being, so they could only fool around themselves, but they didn't have a cheap gift. However, although Cao Jinyu didn't know what the emperor liked the most, at least he knew that the emperor was practicing martial arts and was very concerned about war horses, so he bought a top-quality war horse for a high price, which was more in line with Zhu Youxiao's wishes.&1t;/p>

As for the coral trees that were offered for 10,000 yuan, they are indeed of excellent quality, and they are much more valuable than those given by Cao Jinyu. However, this thing is valuable, Zhu Youxiao has no feeling. Although men will appreciate these beautiful things, men are more inclined to explore the world and be pioneering. Women are generally obsessed with these colorful and shiny things and are crazy.&1t;/p>

Although some of the gifts presented by these Red Ding merchants are in line with their wishes, some Zhu Youxiao was too lazy to look at them after just a few glances, but they did not bring their emotions to daily business decisions.&1t;/p>

He only has one attitude towards these royal merchants, policies, funds, technology and other advantages, and has given these red ding merchants. If they can't operate it, it only means that they don't have the brain and luck to do business, and those who should be eliminated should be eliminated. For those excellent merchants, those who are re-absorbed will continue to absorb.&1t;/p>

When the capital of Royal Capital and these Red Ding merchants become stronger and stronger, a consortium will be formed.&1t;/p>

At this time, the royal consortium is still in the incubation stage. These red ding merchants are now willing to spend time giving New Year gifts to the emperor. At least as a red ding merchant, they are considered qualified, but they are still a distance from the standards of ethnic merchants.&1t;/p>

This first month, Zhu Youxiao was in a relatively happy mood.&1t;/p>

However, Zhu Youxiao soon became unhappy. Because the Mongolian invaded Yan'an in the first month of the second year of Tianqi, Huanghuayu and other places, went 600 miles deep and killed tens of thousands of people. Governor Zhang Zhihou and general Du Wenhuan actually hid themselves and refused to report the report.&1t;/p>

This matter almost kept Zhu Youxiao in the dark. It was not until the Censor Gao Tui submitted an impeachment that Zhu Youxiao learned about the news that the Mongols had plundered northern Shaanxi.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao was furious on the spot when he learned that Yansui Governor Zhang Zhihou and General Du Wenhuan dared to conceal such a big deal.&1t;/p>

No wonder the thieves in the late Ming Dynasty were able to grow bigger in Shaanxi. These bureaucrats were so bold. (To be continued...)&1t;/>&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!