Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

What the courtiers are thinking, at this moment, is no longer in Li Xiu's attention. The corruption case of the two tombs is not yet over, which is enough to drag the center of gravity of the court, and it is enough to cultivate enough influence for him among the civil servants.

And the meaning of this anticlimactic Liaodong battle in Li Xiu's eyes is naturally different from what the courtiers paid attention to.

Houjin's anticlimactic war undoubtedly proved that the strategic blockade he created was useful and useful. It was enough to enclose Liaodong and at the same time let bloodletting with a knife!

This also means that the system he forged is sufficient to suppress the external troubles of Daming today. This undoubtedly means that he can completely focus on Daming, and he does not have to worry about the impact of the changes in Liaodong on Daming for the time being.

As for the interior of Daming, Li Xiu's current goal is very clear.

Everything he is doing now, whether it is rectifying the military or controlling the court, is to prepare for the next reform of the Ming Dynasty's fiscal and taxation system.

Taxation is his ultimate goal!

Before this goal is achieved, everything can be put on hold for the time being, even the civil unrest that is still boiling, even the trapped Houjin, can be ignored for the time being!

He really doesn't have much time.

Everything about him now, and all the glory of Daming today, are all supported by that windfall.

Daming itself did not have the capital to support these brilliance!

The windfall is an astronomical figure, but now his plate, Daming's plate, is so huge!

The rectification of the entire military system of the Ming Dynasty, the hoarding of heavy troops in Beijing, Ji and Liaodong, the construction of the two tombs, the suppression of the rebellion by the troops of the two towns of Xuanfu and Datong, the reward of silver in the southern and northern Mongolia...

At every moment, a huge amount of money is thrown out, and now Daming's treasury, with the current Daming's total tax revenue, is simply not capable of providing him with such a large base.

Not to mention, Daming, the entire Ming Dynasty, not only the army.

In the future, there are still countless tests waiting for this country that has lasted for more than 200 years.

If the fiscal and taxation issues cannot be resolved, then the splendor in front of me is just the last splendor of Daming, or in other words, the last swan song of Daming!

Therefore, he must, before these windfalls are exhausted, grasp a sustainable financial source that is sufficient to support his current large base and maintain the cruising ship of Daming!

Only when this goal is achieved, then he will have the energy to reorganize the Great Ming Dynasty, and this Great Ming Dynasty will have the possibility of continuing.

Otherwise, the sentence that the sun, the moon, the mountains and rivers will always exist, and the great Ming country will always exist, is just a fantasy.

The political fairy tale that belonged to him, Li Xiu, will either be shattered, or it will be staged again, an eternal sad song engraved in the history and making countless people feel uneasy.

And these two results are undoubtedly not what Li Xiu wanted.

This goal must be achieved, and no one can stop it!

If anyone blocks it, he will not agree, nor will the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, nor will he agree with the millions of troops of Ming Dynasty that he has gradually mastered!

This Daming can only have one voice, and this voice can only come from him!

"First the courtesy, then the soldiers..."

"Don't be ignorant..."

Under the night, a soft murmur sounded.

When the maid on the side heard the words, she immediately lowered her head.

Only they know that the fate of many powerful and important people from the outside world, in this picturesque and beautiful courtyard, has been decided in a whisper or a thought of this man who holds great power.

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The end of the year passed by in a hurry, and the Ming Dynasty Hall entered the new year amidst the turmoil.

From ancient times to the present, when a new emperor succeeds to the throne, the year name will always be changed. For example, in the third year of Chongzhen, Chongzhen passed away, and the son followed the father's position. Naturally, it is impossible to change the year name in a hurry, and the young master cannot have this idea.

Therefore, like every new emperor of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, the title of the new emperor for the coming year was not announced to the world until the end of the year.

Jianyuan Jingwu is the first year of Jingwu!

Jing means stability without turmoil.

Wu, the meaning of this word is naturally extremely clear.

The meaning of the reign name Jingwu in this era is naturally very clear.

In fact, for civil servants, they were extremely reluctant to have the word Wu added to the year title.

In the Ming Dynasty where Wen Yun was prosperous, although in fact Wu Yun had already prospered, and had even overwhelmed Wen Yun to take power in the government, civil servants always liked to argue with reason on these specious faces.

However, the right to decide is not in their hands.

Li Xiu didn't know what happened after the re-draft was rejected again and again, but the result was in line with Li Xiu's expectation, which was enough.

Jingwu!

Use martial arts to calm the troubled times, and create a peaceful and prosperous age!

The three years of Chongzhen passed, and the first year of Jingwu arrived.

Since then, Daming, this ancient dynasty, has once again opened a new chapter.

Chapter 257 Useful, Unusable...

In the first year of Jingwu, the first month of rest, the imperial court in the capital city, which had been noisy and turbulent for a year, finally ushered in a rare period of peace.

Officials took advantage of this rare Chinese New Year opportunity to visit and win over the relationship and maintain friendship.

Of course, the busiest place is the imperial city and the Duke of Qin's mansion below.

In the past, the threshold for Duke Qin's mansion was too high. Except for the well-known confidantes of Duke Qin, the rest of the people who wanted to cling were limited to clinging, and they didn't even have the qualifications to enter the mansion.

But now, taking advantage of the opportunity of Chinese New Year, it is only natural to visit and cling to.

Up to now, the situation of the court of Ming Dynasty has changed greatly.

In the past, the family of civil servants was the dominant family, with factions and factions fighting endlessly.

Later, with Chongzhen and Li Xiu's repeated strikes and purges, Donglin, who was in great power for a while, left the stage sadly, Wei Zhongxian retreated completely, the factions in the court were further subdivided, and the party struggle was still fierce.

It wasn't until the assassination and treason case and the large-scale purge that the party struggle was completely controlled, the force of martial arts rose, and the civil servants were hit hard.

And when Chongzhen passed away, Li Xiu assisted the country in governing the country, and won several great victories, creating a large number of martial arts, martial arts forces, and completely occupying the upper hand in the court, plus the civil servants that Li Xiu had already wooed.

In fact, when he occupied the righteousness of assisting the country's administration, most of the court seemed to have been controlled by him.

But now, with the passage of time, and the corruption case of the two tombs handled by civil servants, the court seems to have almost completely fallen into Li Xiu's control.

However, this kind of control is naturally impossible to be as thorough as Li Xiu's control over the army.

The army is completely forged by Li Xiu. After battles and brilliance, it has become a belief in the army. Military orders are like mountains, and absolute obedience is an inertia that permeates deep into the blood.

Even if it is the various guards of Ming Dynasty, thanks to the characteristics of the army, he only needs to replace the key positions with his own people, and it is enough to exert influence on an army.

But the civil service system is obviously different.

Just like when Wei Zhongxian was in power at the time, Li Xiu also had power in his power.

But among them, there are very few who can be regarded as confidantes.

Either due to the situation, they had no choice but to take refuge, or those who were purely flatterers followed suit, and in the end, it was people like Sun Chuanting, out of public interest and purely for Ming Dynasty.

Such a situation, to be precise, cannot be described as control.

It can only be said to be an extremely loose association of interests.

For these people, in comparison, Li Xiu prefers people like Sun Chuanting, who are dedicated to the public. As long as Li Xiu's will does not exceed his bottom line, he will meticulously implement and even complete it.

As for the other two types of people, Li Xiu has no doubt that as long as his own will goes against their interests, the so-called refuge, the so-called alliance of interests, will fall apart in an instant, and even go to the opposite side.

And there is no doubt that in the future, most of the things Li Xiu will do will violate or even damage the interests of most people.

It is precisely because of this that Li Xiu has always had a great tolerance for these ministers in the court who are dedicated to the public.

For military matters, he has the foundation, talent, and unparalleled prestige. He does not need to go through civil servants, but with the power of the commander of the five armies, he can completely handle it.

But in political affairs, from ancient times to the present, where can we lack civil officials, and where can we lack a complete civil official system!

Not to mention, he wants to bring this decaying empire back to life!

How could there be a group of people with lofty ideals who can dedicate to it!

The hall was full of guests, and Li Xiu greeted them with a smile.

No one knew that every official was labeled in Li Xiu's heart.

Useful, reusable, unusable, even, to get rid of!

There is no doubt that the less you can use, the less you can reuse!

There are many unusable ones. In the future, there will be more to be eliminated!

For a decaying empire, the best way to revive it is to prescribe strong medicine for serious illnesses!

The army is the confidence and capital to use the strong medicine.

But this dose of strong medicine, in the end, still needs to be implemented by a very small number of these civil servants.

The third day of the first month of the first year of Jingwu.

In Duke Qin's mansion, Steward Wang, who has risen as Duke Qin's status soared, was wearing exquisite silk clothes and a fox fur coat, holding a stove in his hand, and led a group of servants to the street in a hurry.

This scene surprised the common people on the street. Who doesn't know that the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister's gate, let alone the butlers of the dignified Duke Qin's mansion, the third-rank officials have to be polite.

On weekdays, people travel in magnificent carriages, and there are a lot of people. How can there be such a scene of travel and dust.

Although it is a loss of status, Wang Wu dare not complain in the slightest. On the third day of the first lunar month, sending invitations to the homes of noble lords is a matter personally ordered by the Duke. Those generals are all from the Duke. Confidant, how dare he put on a show.

When he can put down his airs, put on a show, and when he has to put down his figure, if even this thing, he will not be able to tell the difference. The position of the housekeeper of the Duke's Mansion, which many people are jealous of, has long since ceased to be in his hands. .

The invitations were sent to Gaomen's mansion one by one, and it was not until it was getting dark that Wang Wu dragged his exhausted body back to the Duke's mansion.

"Let's all go down and rest. Get up early tomorrow. The master has explained that tomorrow we have to send invitations to various Shangshu residences."

"You idiot, tell me to go down and get the people below to get ready. Tomorrow, the master is going to treat those honorable gentlemen, so there must be no mistakes..."

After explaining a few words, Wang Wu walked slowly towards the room with the support of his subordinates.

But after walking a few steps, I saw a maid trotting over in a hurry.

Wang Wugang wanted to reprimand the maid for her lackluster appearance, but after seeing her appearance clearly, he greeted her with a smile all over her face.

"Miss Linger, what's the matter?"

"Steward Wang, my master told you to go there immediately!"

The maid ran out of breath and made a hurried noise.

"May I ask Miss Linger, what happened?"

Wang Wu looked around and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know. Master Wang's study room is not allowed to let people in. You know it too, Steward Wang."

"Okay, I'll go right now."

Wang Wu nodded, and walked away quickly, regardless of the exhaustion from the day's work.

About a quarter of an hour later, Wang Wu came out of the study, but his expression was full of puzzlement.

"A group of talents who are proficient in business in all walks of life?"

He doesn't understand what the master's order means. How can the Duke of the country who is in business...helping govern the country care about such a lowly industry?

There is also the bank that the old master asked many times before...

All kinds of puzzles circulated in Wang Wu's mind.

But this confusion didn't last long. Since the master gave the order, he naturally couldn't tolerate his confusion. What he had to do was to complete the master's explanation as soon as possible.

Not to mention, this matter is not difficult for the Duke of Qin's mansion. Even the peripheral industries of the Duke of Qin's mansion are enough to easily pull out a group of available business talents, and they are quite reliable.

The only difficult thing to do is that all walks of life have to have it, and it's not just one or two problems...

"It's time to raise a group of idlers!"

Wang Wu shook his head, the size of the Duke's Mansion is so large, and there are hundreds of thousands of idlers, it's nothing to worry about.

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Chapter 258

The fourth day of the first month.

Qin Guogong's mansion, this day, is different from the hustle and bustle of people coming and going in the past. Although there are also carriages lined up outside the gate of the mansion, the people who get out of the carriages are not those court officials in the past, and they are all familiar to the common people. the generals.

Fangshan Great Victory, Capital Great Victory, Mobei Great Victory, Monan Great Victory...

Great victories have also created influential figures who have taken advantage of the situation.