In the Forbidden City, Zhu Zaihou did not attend court.
The court officials outside the Wu Gate dispersed without any complaints.
Because they knew that although the little Emperor was young.
However, he diligently governed and changed the Great Ming Empire without slacking off in the slightest…
Where could one find such a diligent young sage lord?
The matters of the empire were complicated and complicated, and the little emperor needed to rest.
Only Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, and Gao Gong stayed behind.
A few eunuchs who were the emperor's personal attendants walked up to Xu Jie and the other two."
" Elders, His Majesty has asked you to go to the Imperial Garden to receive him…"
Xu Jie and the other two looked at each other and followed the eunuch into the Forbidden City…
Xu Jie and Gao Gong were cabinet ministers, and Zhang Ju was the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The three of them could be considered important officials of the court.
They were the three most powerful men under the emperor.
Other than these three people, there was another person with power.
Although he was also a man, he was not a complete man. He was only half a man.
That half-man was the seal eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, Lu Fang.
……
After Zhu Zaihou woke up, he had his breakfast.
With both hands on the railing of the stone bridge, he leaned over and looked at the large group of koi fish in the water.
These koi had many colors. Pure black koi, koi with red scales…
These koi fish were swimming in a straight line…
While Zhu Zaihou was playing in the imperial garden, the eunuch had already led Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng inside.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live our Emperor!”
Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, and the other two quickly walked up to Zhu Zaihou.
Zhu Zaihou did not interfere too much with the cabinet's decrees.
The Ming Empire was a very large empire, and all kinds of forces were complicated.
Before Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, he had been a monk, a beggar, and joined the Ming Cult…
He had already ordered the establishment of Six Fan School, which was a yamen that specialized in managing Jianghu.
……
Xu Jie reported to Zhu Zaihou about the situation of the Guangdong and Guangxi Governor Xu Feng suppressing the bandits.
Xu Feng was the descendant of Xu Da, the first meritorious minister who founded the country.
Xu Feng had an ancestor, Yu Lie, who was a valiant general.
He had been depressed and frustrated in the Jiajing Dynasty. It had been more than four years since he was sent to Guangdong and Guangxi to suppress bandits.
In these four years, the bandits in Guangdong and Guangxi had gradually calmed down.
"Alright, I also have the intention of meeting Xu Feng.”
"When you have time, let Xu Feng return to the capital. I have an important matter to tell him.”
Zhu Zaihou wanted to hear what the cabinet had to say about his business reform.
After all, the Ming Empire's business was in decline.
The businesses that could generate a lot of tax revenue were now less than one-eighth of the agricultural tax revenue…
Once the business developed, the national treasury would be filled with wealth!
If the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty is strong and the navy is strong, why should we be afraid of bandits and Japanese pirates?
Zhu Zaihou's business reform had a total of ten strategies.
The current decree implemented by the Ming Dynasty was to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce.
In the eyes of the past emperors, merchants did not engage in production.
However, merchants were rich, and they believed that this was the root cause of the country's turmoil.
The other businesses were all lifted and no longer under his complete control.
Zhang Juzheng looked at the business reform strategy, and his face showed some urgency.
After reading Zhu Zaihou's business reform strategy, Gao Gong bowed and said,"
" I think that we should thoroughly investigate the land and fertile fields, formulate stricter agricultural taxes, and not untie the shackles of commerce…"
Xu Jie immediately followed up,"
"Your Majesty, this humble subject agrees with Lord Gao's memorial. The plundering of wealth has always been the source of national chaos.”
"If the people are rich, the world will be stable…"
Gao Gong spoke again.
Among scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants, merchants were at the bottom of the hierarchy…
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