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    In Beijing, after the imperial guards went out, the city seemed a little empty. The armies that had gathered in the capital in the past were all ordered to be transferred westward. Kong Youde marched to Gansu and Shaanxi, Zhangzha marched to Shanxi, and Xu Huang of Jiangnan was marching to the southwest, controlling  Those places such as Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan that surrendered in name but were still in a state of autonomy in fact.  Although Li Zhe's available troops have tripled sharply, reaching more than 300,000, they are still quite insufficient for this vast country!

    Now, after the Imperial Guards went out, the city of Beijing was actually empty in a short period of time. The only force around the capital that was large enough to support the scene was actually the remnant of Guan Ning's army that was being reorganized in Miyun. As an emperor, Li Zhe was really enough  What a pity, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice after all!

    This situation was naturally noticed by many people!

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    Various intensive reforms in the imperial court are still in full swing.

    The first thing that needs to be solved urgently is the financial problem of the new Ming Empire!  On that day, Li Zhe entered the capital. Although he ransacked the homes of many ministers who had resolved the resistance and accepted the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, as the new emperor ascended the throne, he was different from bandits like Li Zicheng who entered the city. He always had to be careful.  A food sign, don¡¯t search too much!  Therefore, the final income was actually not much. In the end, it was only more than 20 million taels, which could barely make up for the military expenses of the various armies since the army was launched in Jiangnan!

    Then after entering the city, abdication, surrender, the new emperor ascended the throne, departmental restructuring, and a series of things happened. Within more than two months, tens of millions of taels of silver were transferred out, just to repay the salary that the court had owed for many years.  As many as a few million taels, you can't help but know that those demoted officers and soldiers and the courtiers who filled the streets of Beijing are shocked to see that most of them are really poor to the core!

    ¡°Many ordinary officials of the Six Ministries had to patch up their court uniforms when they went to court, let alone their casual clothes on weekdays.  The life of a dignified court official is worse than that of a hawker in the market!  The official salary of the Ming Dynasty was pitifully small, not to mention the chaos and financial crisis in the court in recent years. The salary of many departments has been in arrears again and again, and has not been paid for several years. If it were not for the various loans from time to time,  If you take the opportunity to give out some subsidies such as food gifts or the like, many officials in the imperial court can't even open the pot in their homes.

    This is the true current situation of court officials in Beijing at the end of the Ming Dynasty. It is completely contrary to what many people think. After all, only a small number of people have the power to tamper with the various incomes of the court. Most of the court officials are still in a position where even  If you want to be corrupt, you really can't find a way to do it, let alone the soldiers who work as soldiers and eat food. It is really difficult to have a full meal every day. It is very difficult for such an official, an army, and a court like this.  How to have fighting power!  It¡¯s already good to be able to hold on and not be a deserter!

    The society in the late Ming Dynasty was polarized. Some ministers' families were extravagant and lustful, while some ministers' families were extremely poor. They could not survive with normal government salaries. They had to find loopholes outside the system, and they evolved from honest officials to corrupt pockets.  Bug, this is why various types of subsidies such as drifting and fire consumption are rampant.

    The reason why the Ming Dynasty perished was undoubtedly one of the key reasons. The corruption of the system was definitely one of the key reasons.  The unreasonable court system forced countless idealists to face reality, break the rules, and look for survival and ideal places of existence outside the rules!  The saying that all people are greedy is precisely because the court system of the Ming Dynasty forced people to be like this!

    Fortunately, for Li Zhe, problems that can be solved with money are not problems. A mere ten million taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket of profits from trade across time and space.  Not to mention anything else, just smuggling thousands of tons of fresh seafood, such as sea cucumbers and abalones, from the Ming Dynasty time and space to modern time and space at one time, the profits from this are inestimable!

    What¡¯s more, taking this opportunity will also be beneficial to establishing the prestige of Li Zhe¡¯s new dynasty!  So with a wave of his hand, 20 million taels of silver were allocated, and the financial problems that had troubled the Ming Dynasty's central government for many years were immediately solved. Taking this opportunity, the Ming Empire Central Bank was established, which was expanded from the original Sihai Commercial Bank, and directly participated in the Imperial Household Department.  In the process of distributing officials' salaries, we took the opportunity to put an end to the various unspoken rules in the past!  It can be regarded as one of the system reforms!

    With this, Zheng Zhilong, as the Minister of Household Affairs and the Right Chancellor of the Cabinet, has gained unprecedented stability in the imperial court. This pirate who once roamed the seas has now transformed into a schemer in charge of the world's finances and taxation. The satisfaction in his heart is also hard to come by for a while.  Words!

    "Your Majesty, the prototype of the newly issued currency has been made. I will bring it from the Ministry of Household Affairs for you to review first!" On this day, Zhuge Liang and Zheng Zhilong came to the Imperial Study Room hand in hand and presented a square wooden box.  , the box is filled with new currencies of various sizes.

    "For this new currency, the cabinet plans to establish a two-tier currency system, with large amounts of currency?Mainly made of silver alloy, they are divided into different denominations of silver coins, one dollar, two dollars and five dollars, and the largest amount is ten dollars!  It is used for main circulation in the market, while small-amount circulation is mainly based on beautifully printed hard paper. The printed banknotes contain metal wires and watermarks that are transparent and visible under the light source, plus the application of micro-relief technology on the surface.  , the printed pattern has a very obvious convex and concave feel, which is absolutely impossible to be copied by the private sector!  "Zheng Zhilong was ordered to take charge of this issue, consulted Zhuge Liang and others, and finally finalized the style with the help of the Three Kingdoms time and space technology experts. He was extremely excited!

    Li Zhe, however, acted relatively calmly. He picked up a few silver coins and looked at them carefully. With his eyesight, he could easily see this set of currencies. Even the silver coins were made of a variety of modern systems.  Coin technology, hobbing edge, convex and concave micro-relief technology, the front of each silver coin is clearly engraved with Li Zhe's side profile!  hehe!  From this point of view, Zheng Zhilong's skills in flattering are also becoming more and more profound!

    Li Zhe smiled and said:

    "Well, that's it, the style is very good. However, it seems that it is unlikely to be officially released this year. The domestic situation is not stable yet, and the national financial and treasury situation has not been sorted out. With these  , combined with economic statistics, the scale of issuance can be determined! The plan to issue new coins will not go into trouble! "

    "Yes! This is natural!" After listening to Li Zhe's words, Zheng Zhilong nodded repeatedly, and his heart was already filled with joy. You must know that if this currency is implemented, it will be a huge event. At least in a few decades, everyone will be able to  The money used by everyone in the world comes from the hands of Zheng Zhilong. The name of the empire's currency maker is indispensable. If he can be unhappy in his heart and seek fame and fortune in life, Zheng Zhilong is now in this world.  The human world has reached its peak, and my biggest wish now is to leave my name in history!  Wouldn¡¯t it be wonderful to be admired by future generations for generations to come?

    Li Zhe looked at Zheng Zhilong¡¯s happy look, smiled and shook his head!  How could he not know about Zheng Zhilong's minor flaws?

    Beside, Zhuge Liang came up,

    "Your Majesty! As for the religious control situation in the empire, Elder Zuo has contacted Mr. Guo and is integrating information from across the country. Haha! Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places are all key areas for local indigenous religions. The White Lotus Sect,  The Tianli Sect also has strong roots in Guangxi, Yunnan and other places. These are all foundations that Elder Zuo can use. Recently, Elder Zuo has integrated the power at his disposal and is about to take action!"

    "Oh? This! Very good, very good!" Li Zhe was overjoyed upon hearing this!  "After Zuo Yuanfang came here, if he saw so many simple people here, he would probably laugh out loud! If these believers of the indigenous religions in the countryside continue to develop, they will soon become his future  Loyal believers in the hands of Taoism! How can those indigenous religions developed locally be my opponents to Tiandaoism, which has been developed and matured for a long time!

    With Zuo Yuanfang's ability, he came to implement and control religious affairs in the Ming Empire. This is the so-called small test. As the chief elder for many years, he has rich experience and his own personal ability is top-notch. His current martial arts may have already been  He is invincible in the world within three to five feet, and his understanding of Tiandao is already as good as everyone's.  Well, the only thing to worry about is that the help I can give him now is too little. Even if he is a genius, he can't stand alone!  Let Guo Jia help him more!

    Give Zuo Ci the title of Deputy of the Intelligence Department. More people from the Intelligence Department should contact and cooperate with Zuo Ci. If necessary, they can directly use the army!  "

    "Yes! As your Majesty has indicated, I will inform Mr. Guo!"

    At the beginning of the new dynasty, the titles and functions of the imperial court were somewhat confusing. People like Zhuge Liang often had to contact Guo Jia Privy Council to act together, and it had become a habit!

    "Also, Duke Chengen has come out with the final solution, and I would like to ask His Majesty to take a look at it!"

    oh?  Cheng En Gong?  When Li Zhe heard this, he took the instructions presented by Zhuge Liang and took a quick look.

    "Well! It's pretty good. Faced with such a result, Cheng'en Gong's family should be satisfied! So far, in our Ming Empire, there has never been such a high duke treatment!"

    "What your Majesty said is true!" Zhuge and Zheng Zhilong nodded repeatedly!

    Duke Chengen!  Naturally, it was Zhu Cihong, the son of Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.  Because of his meritorious service, Li Zhe made him a third-class Duke of Cheng'en, hereditary, and granted him the title of Duke of Cheng'en in order to silence the world. He also granted him the land of Borneo and allocated tens of thousands of hectares of virgin forest, which is larger than the country of Brunei in modern time and space.  Being older, and moving the entire family to live with the indigenous feudal lords would be considered as something that some people in the Central Plains would never dream of!

    This act is to completely take offAfter dealing with the clan issues for many years at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong was like this. As for the other Zhu family descendants, they were naturally lost to everyone!  The country has changed dynasties, and the royal family has also changed its surname. Naturally, it is impossible for this son of the Zhu family to continue to be a parasite in the Ming Dynasty!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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