In the snow, he walked towards the harem.
Zhu Yunwen liked snow and the white and boundless world.
The light snowflakes that filled the sky were like fairies that the heavens had given to the world, trying to change the world with their own strength.
Ma Fuyan saw Zhu Yunwen coming through the snow and worriedly welcomed her into the house. He arranged for someone to make the charcoal fire a little stronger and ordered the maid to prepare some hot soup. Then he complained,"Although the snow is small, it's important to be safe. On such a cold day, His Majesty should stay in the Warm Pavilion. Why did he come to Chang 'an Palace?”
Zhu Yunwen hugged Zhu Wenkui, who was rushing over, and listened to the child calling "father" in a childish voice. Her heart was extremely warm. She said to Ma Fuyan,"If he didn't come, wouldn't you complain even more?"
"What is ChenQie complaining about?" Ma Fuyan glanced at Zhu Yunwen and took the clothes from the palace maid. He walked to Zhu Yunwen and said,"Change your clothes."
Zhu Yunwen took the clothes and put them aside. She sighed,"There's no need to change. Sit down and talk to me.”
Ma Fuyan picked up Zhu Wenkui and looked at the tired Zhu Yunwen. He sat obediently at the side and asked with concern,"Your Majesty, there are many matters in the Imperial Court, but we must strike a balance between work and rest.”
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said," I just don't understand. They are all well-learned people who know right and wrong. Why do they still oppose a whip when they know it is right and good?" Why did they interfere in matters that were beneficial to the country and the people? Who were these people serving as officials for?”
"Naturally, it's for His Majesty." Ma Fuyan said softly.
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly.
"Did I say something wrong?" Ma Fuyan quickly said.”
"No, you're not wrong. It's this one who's wrong.”
Zhu Yunwen shook her head and said solemnly,"You reminded me that they are officials for me, but what I want is for them to be officials for the people and for Great Ming! Instead of trying to figure out the emperor's will and taking political speculation as a standpoint, it was better to take the standpoint of benefiting the country and the people! These people had taken the wrong path. In the end, there is a problem with our Big Ming's education.”Confucius said,"The monarch is the monarch, the minister is the minister, the father is the father, and the son is the son."
Mencius said,"Father and son have kinship, monarch and subject have righteousness, husband and wife have a distinction, seniority has order, and friends have faith.”
Dong Zhongshu inherited the views of Confucius and Mencius, and based on the theory of Yang being Guiyang and Yin being inferior, he proposed the Three cardinal guides and Five constant virtues.
This theory had a very strong vitality. It was passed down from generation to generation and gradually became a core content of Han culture, becoming the spirit of literati.
Whether it was Li He's " Repaying the emperor's wishes on the golden platform, bringing the jade dragon to die for the emperor " or Yue Fei's " When will the hatred of a courtier be extinguished?, Xin Qiji's " Finish the king's affairs and win the reputation of his life ", and Lu You's " Do not forget the worries of the country because of your humble status. When the matter is settled, you must wait for the coffin to be closed " all reflected these thoughts.
Loyalty, respect, and service were the core thoughts of traditional scholars!
As the emperor of the Ming Empire, Zhu Yunwen accepted this kind of thinking. However, he did not expect that there was a side effect behind this kind of thinking. When these officials thought, analyzed, and judged the problem, the first thought was not to consider whether it was right or not, but what the emperor thought about it.
If His Majesty thought it was not good, they would oppose it because they were loyal.
If they objected to what His Majesty thought was good, it was also loyalty.
Only loyalty.
Some people had studied the Four Books and Five Classics for decades and became short-sighted. They kept saying that they were loyal to the king, but when it came to specific methods, they were useless.
An official with a rigid mindset who did not know how to adapt might not have any disadvantages, but it definitely did not have any benefits.
If he was given a prefecture and a county, he would look back ten years later. Sigh, he was still the same. It was heartbreaking to see him standing still.
This was also one of the reasons why Zhu Yunwen wanted to keep Dao Yan. Although this guy was very bad, he had a good vision, knew how to be flexible, and was very creative. He was also a talent who was good at breaking through desperate situations. It was a waste to leave it to Zhu Di.
"What is this?"
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but ask as she watched Ma Fuyan pick up the needle and thread and sew the winter clothes.
"The winter is getting colder," Ma Fuyan said with a smile."ChenQie plans to make a long coat for Your Majesty."”
Zhu Yunwen walked over and looked at the white cotton inside the long coat. She was suddenly stunned and couldn't help but ask,"Isn't this cotton?"
"Your Majesty is in control of the world, but you've actually seen cotton?" Ma Fuyan said with a smile.”
Zhu Yunwen took out a little cotton and looked at it carefully. Joy appeared on her face and she said to Ma Fuyan,"Aren't you worried about the food for the art troupe? Now, I have an idea."
Ma Fuyan took the cotton from Zhu Yunwen's hand and rolled his eyes,"If you take it away, it won't be warm anymore. What idea? Making winter clothes? If the soldiers of the Northern Borderline lack winter clothes, ChenQie can mobilize the inner palace to sew them overnight.”
"The winter clothes for the soldiers have already been arranged. I'm talking about a big deal, but I need to find an agent for this.”
Zhu Yunwen was excited.
"Agent?" Ma Fuyan looked at Zhu Yunwen in confusion and asked,"What is an agent?"
Zhu Yunwen laughed and said," It's just to find someone to do things. Although the Liao King has been granted Songjiang Prefecture, he has never been a vassal. I think we should let him handle this matter."”
Ma Fuyan looked at the happy Zhu Yunwen and put down the work in his hands. He asked,"Your Majesty hasn't said anything good yet. If there's something to be gained, will you take care of our family?”
Zhu Yunwen laughed and said,"Of course I will take care of you." Beloved Concubine didn't know that the cotton was not only used to keep out the cold. If it was processed into gauze, it could be a good healing item. On the battlefield, other than the soldiers who died on the battlefield, the biggest loss of soldiers occurred in the casualty camp.”
"When a soldier is injured, there is no way to heal the wound in time. Once the wound is infected, it will cause the wound to fester and even die. If this gauze was used with alcohol, it could reduce the infection of the soldiers 'wounds. They only needed to rest for a period of time before they could recover. If I had 100,000 veterans, who in the world would dare not submit to Ming?”
Ma Fuyan looked at the high-spirited Zhu Yunwen, her eyes full of admiration. Her husband was not a timid and cowardly scholar, but a heroic emperor.
"If this is the case, it will be a great event that benefits the country and the people. Your Majesty, why don't you leave this to the inner palace?”Ma Fuyan stood up and bowed. He looked at Zhu Yunwen solemnly and said,"ChenQie also wants to put in a lot of effort for the Great Ming soldiers.”
Zhu Yunwen helped Ma Fuyan up, nodded slightly and said,"The inner palace will be in charge of production, the Liao King will be in charge of sales, the Ministry of War will be in charge of purchasing, and we will be in charge of collecting money.”
Ma Fuyan's eyes widened and he could not wrap his head around it for a moment.
What was the meaning of this?
His Majesty wanted to rob his treasury?
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said,"I plan to set up a central bank outside the palace treasury."”
"Central Bank?"
Ma Fuyan was even more confused.
Zhu Yunwen pulled Ma Fuyan to sit down and patiently explained,"The palace treasury is actually the national treasury. All the money used by the inner palace and the state comes from the inner treasury. I have self-control and won't touch the money in the palace treasury. What about his descendants? They might not be able to do it. Once they used the palace treasury without authorization, it would cause the palace treasury to be empty. When the court encountered a crisis, there would be no money to use. Wouldn't that be a big problem?”
"The palace treasury will become the national treasury sooner or later. However, the time was not ripe yet. Therefore, we set up a central bank first to manage the profits of the harem. One was to see if the harem could be self-sufficient and reduce the expenditure of the national treasury. Two, if the country needed it, the Central Bank could transfer money to the palace treasury and collect interest. There would not be much loss.”
Ma Fuyan finally understood. The Emperor was planning to use the palace treasury as the national treasury and the Central Bank as the imperial palace treasury. There were two ponds.
The reason why he was not independent yet was that his pond was not dug well and there was not enough water.
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