The emperor's words to defend them were scared Wang Xianggan.

He hurriedly bowed and called out words like the Taoist ministers who dared not.

I didn't ask anything, I just felt it was too sudden and asked a question. Why did Your Majesty get angry?

He, a contemporary, naturally could not understand how much Zhu Youxiao, a later generation, hated these Shanxi merchants in his heart.

These dog slaves who insulted their ancestors and ancestors were considered light and light.

The good-looking guy is inappropriate, so he insists on shaving a pigtail and knelt in front of the wild boars and shouting at the master. He is really born slave.

"It's because I was too excited just now. Don't blame the chief assistant, but you really don't know the inside story!"

"If you know the unethical and inhumane side of these businessmen, you will not continue to tolerate it."

Wang Zaijin, who served as the governor of Xuanda, was quite interested in this matter and immediately stepped forward and asked:

"I wonder what's inside of it?"

Zhu Youxiao naturally wouldn't say it, so he refused Wang Zaijin in one word.

"You will know the grand ceremony in two days!"

Your Majesty is going to hold a grand tribute again? It seems that there is really something important, and they have to prepare well after they go back.

Zhu Youxiao originally wanted to propose reform of the tax system, but after thinking about it, he still let it go. The time is not yet ripe.

The way has to be taken step by step, and the food has to be eaten bit by bit. Now he has to recover the taxes owed by those in Jiangnan.

There is also the case of Shanxi merchants and how to settle those royal vassal kings.

As long as these three things can be implemented in place, the Ming Dynasty in the second year of the Tianqi revelation will change a lot.

Not to mention anything else, as long as the salaries of the vassal kings can be stopped for one year, he can use this batch of money and grain to do many things.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 20 princes alone, and more than 200,000 stones of grain, which could solve the food and clothing of the people.

The princes, generals and the like, combined, have exceeded one million stones of grain and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

At least in terms of money and food, he will not be so tight, and some reform plans should be put on the agenda.

With the taxes recovered, the treasury will be the most abundant time in the past twenty years.

As for the property of the Shanxi merchants, it naturally belongs to him. How could the Jinyiwei and Yulin Army be assigned to the Ministry of Revenue?

At this time, Zhu Youxiao had already come up with the idea of ​​changing the cabinet chief minister, and Wang Xianggan's task of becoming the chief minister had been completed.

In the current court, he no longer needs to be a neutral person who was forced to become a royalist to maintain the situation.

Zhu Youxiao himself brought up and formed a new party with the greatest voice, so it is difficult for civil servants to stop him from doing anything.

It is time to replace Xu Guangqi, a person with new ideas and new thinking.

He has been dealing with foreigners since he was a child, and he knows the language of Folangji and has a basic understanding of their culture and civilization. He will definitely be indispensable in his future negotiations with foreign countries.

He also knows a lot of novel things. To a certain extent, or in other words, they have a common language in the research and development and popularization of some new technologies!

He is the chief minister of the reform of the Tianqi Dynasty!

Before the tax system was resolved late, Wang Xianggan had to stay in this position. He really had to take the blame.

When several ministers saw the emperor's deep thought expression, they also tactfully surrendered.

Not long after the ministers left, Zhu Youxiao ordered a royal guard Qianhu, who was responsible for guarding the Ganqing Palace.

"You take my hand and decrees and sword seals, select a few subordinates with great martial arts skills, and immediately leave the city to Nanjing, and convey my decrees to Zhang Shize and Li Zhicai. You must be quick!"

Qianhu carefully took the order from Wang Chaofu and the sword seal for the dispatch of troops.

Then he respectfully returned to his original position and knelt on the ground and waited for the next order.

Zhu Youxiao held a jade Ruyi and gently patted his palms, closed his eyes and continued:

"After you see them, tell them my oral orders. No matter how big the chaos occurs, how many people are dissatisfied, they will be implemented according to the order!"

"If a civil unrest breaks out, there is no need to ask the nobles in Nanjing to garrison, and local officials will immediately send troops to quell the rebellion. All participants will be killed and they will not be given any chance to resist or turn the tables!"

The foundation and authority of the royal family in Nanzhili were too shallow. It would be fine if the emperor had not been there for hundreds of years, but he didn't even have a vassal king. It was a completely out of law for those nobles and officials.

The military and political power of Nanjing City is completely controlled by the nobles and civil servants.

Except for the British Duke, the nobles in Beijing are basically mascots, but the nobles in Nanjing have real power and military power.

The garrison troops in Nanjing are mainly in the hands of the nobles, and they basically come in their turn.

As for the appointment of the Nanjing garrison minister, the emperor has absolute authority to appoint and remove him. Zhu Youxiao is really grateful at this moment.

Fortunately, the ancestors did not lose this power, otherwise he really didn't know what to do.

Nanjing was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it was also the economic and cultural center of the country.

Moreover, it is a major military and political center in the entire south. Although Beijing is the first capital, it is simply incomparable to Nanjing.

Nanjing has much larger cities than Beijing, with a population of more than one million, most of which are merchants and gentry, and its economic development is extremely active.

So far, it is the largest and most prosperous city in the world, no doubt about it.

Nanjing is also the largest and widest city in all dynasties.

The capital of Beijing is not of the same level as Nanjing. No matter in any aspect, even the population living in it is completely inferior to Nanjing.

The same is true for the imperial city. The Forbidden City built by Zhu Di is just a bigger house in front of the Nanjing Imperial City.

Nanzhili is also the richest area in the country. The Yingtian Prefecture alone is comparable to the upper half of Shaanxi.

The food eaten by the monarchs and ministers in Beijing was mostly supplied and transported by Nanzhili through the canal transportation, and was the lifeline of the entire Ming Dynasty.

But even such an important lifeline area is not controlled by the emperor and the court, and it has a sense of autonomy.

In short, we pay the taxes every year according to the fixed amount, and we will comply with all personnel appointments in the court.

But if they want them to do something else and make some extra contributions to the court, they don’t even think about it.

If the emperor wanted to do a good job in Jiangnan, it would be difficult for him to ascend to heaven even with the support of ministers in the court.

Unless you have absolute strength and authority, you may be able to suppress them.

This absolute strength still refers to the army, which is directly controlled by the emperor, but the emperor ordered it to follow an army.

Only when such an army is stationed in Nanjing and controls the base camp of officials and gentry, can the emperor's imperial edict be effective and implemented.
Chapter completed!