I want to ruin the country

Wenqing and Sushun waved their hands hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, these soldiers are responsible for the safety of the palace. The soldiers in the Imperial Guard Battalion, Guard Battalion, Vanguard Battalion, and Firearms Battalion are paid for by the Ministry of War and have nothing to do with the Imperial Household Department. You must not lay them off!"

Yining Road,

"It's just a small yard, and it needs so many guards!"

Su Shun was anxious.

"Your Majesty, there is usually nothing to do. These people are watching too much. If something happens, your Majesty's safety will be in danger. I dare not obey your orders!"

Yining smiled,

"What are you afraid of? If I die, the worst that can happen is someone else will become the emperor!"

Wenqing was also anxious.

"Your Majesty, do not joke. We, your servants, absolutely dare not obey your orders!"

Su Shun also said,

"If we want to lay off the guards, the elders and the military ministers will not agree!"

Yining thought about it,

"Well, the Good Fighting Battalion, the Firearms Battalion, and the guards will not move for now. Reduce the eunuchs and palace maids by 4,000!"

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, do you want to think twice?"

Yining Road,

"What are you thinking twice about? Even after subtracting four thousand men, there are still more than two thousand left. I'm afraid I can't mobilize them all. How about starting with me and subtracting half of them and seeing how it goes?"

Su Shun Road,

"The laws established by our ancestors have been passed down. If the Emperor suddenly reduces the number of people he employs, I'm afraid something bad will happen!"

Yining asked,

"When something goes wrong, take the sedan chair bearers for example. They are only used a few times a year. What's the point of keeping so many people around?

And the Imperial Stables are just for show. Only keep the necessary ones and get rid of the rest!"

"This concerns the royal dignity. I, your servant, cannot obey your order!"

Yining wiped away the dust on his face.

"Is the palace my family's business?"

Sushun replied,

"Of course it's the Emperor's family affair!"

Yining stared and said,

"If I can't even say my own family affairs count, then what's the point of being the emperor?"

"This……"

The two people were at a loss for words. Yes, the emperor’s words were final, but there were many rules binding him. In fact, the emperor himself did not have the final say!

Today they met a stubborn emperor who insisted on having the final say. Could the two of them stop him?

The answer is that it cannot be stopped. If the emperors in the past wanted to have the final say, they could not stop them!

It’s just that the emperors before him never thought about it or said it this way, so it was passed down from generation to generation!

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, there is no precedent!"

Yining glared,

"Precedent, what precedent? Many of our current rules are based on the rules of the previous dynasty. Is that right?

What precedent was there in the previous dynasty? When their Hongwu Emperor was begging for food like a monk, how many palace maids and eunuchs were there with him?

When our Taizu first started his army to fight, did he ever enjoy drinking, singing, and dancing with hundreds or thousands of palace maids and eunuchs?

Wenqing and Sushun were dumbfounded again! Isn't the Emperor just being argumentative?

The emperor can argue with them, but do they dare to argue with the emperor? Isn't that like a birthday star hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long?

Yining waved his hand,

"Just do as I say. If anyone has something to say, tell them what I said."

The two people lowered their heads and said nothing!

Yining continued,

"If anyone still wants to cause trouble for me, let them come to me and explain things to me. Otherwise, I'll tell them to be careful with their hats and feathers!"

Wenqing said,

"Your Majesty, the censors were not convicted for their words. You can't just shut them up!"

Yining snorted coldly.

"It's true that we can't be punished for our words, but we can't let them bark like mad!"

The two of them couldn't help but smile bitterly when they heard it. Even the "mad dog barking at the sun" came out. How angry must the emperor be!

Yining continued,

"I issued an order, not discussed it with them. If they don't listen, I can punish them for disobeying my order, right?

They must know what the crime of disobeying an imperial order is! "

Of course, disobeying the imperial order is a crime punishable by death. If your livelihood is gone, are you afraid? Are you afraid?

Seeing the murderous look in the emperor's eyes, Wen Qing and Su Shun felt a chill in their hearts!

Isn't this referring to me? It seems the Emperor has thought this through carefully, and this isn't just a momentary impulse. He has already made up his mind to do this!

Since the emperor intends to kill gods and Buddhas, anyone who goes against the emperor will definitely be in trouble, and the two of them don't want to be unlucky!

"The slave obeys the order!"

Yining nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that these two people were sensible.

Especially Su Shun, his loyalty to the emperor is beyond doubt. This man must be promoted and reused. He should not be allowed to be killed by "Empress Dowager Cixi" and "Guiziliu" as he did in history!

Su Shun asked,

"What about the eunuchs and palace maids who were laid off? Will they be sent back to their original places of origin?"

Yining Road,

"We'll talk about this later! I have my own uses!"

Sushun and Wenqing thought that was the end, but unexpectedly Yining spoke again.

"Another thing is to lay off two-thirds of the staff in the imperial kitchen. Why are we keeping so many idle people?!"

"what!"

The two of them grinned. Why were so many people from the imperial kitchen sent?

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, there are quite a few people in the Imperial Kitchen, but they all have their uses. They specialize in different cuisines, so no one can replace anyone else."

He thought to himself that the imperial kitchen was a lucrative position, and all these cooks and servants got in through the help of their friends. It would be a big problem to get anyone to leave, and that would be an offensive job!

He thought to himself that the imperial kitchen was a lucrative position, and all these cooks and servants got in through the help of their friends. It would be a big problem to get anyone to leave, and that would be an offensive job!

Yining glared,

"Let them take the exam and compete for the job. Wouldn't it be enough to have two master chefs for each cuisine? Why would we need hundreds of people?"

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, we don't need so many people on ordinary days, but when it comes to important sacrificial ceremonies, when we have to set up dozens or even hundreds of tables in the palace, we won't be able to do without so many people!"

Yining Road,

"I've thought about this a long time ago. We'll try to hold fewer celebrations in the future. If we have to hold one, we can call back these chefs to help so that things don't get delayed!"

Man Hing Road,

"Get them back? Where is the emperor going to take them?"

Yining Road,

"You've hit the nail on the head this time. They've been in the palace for years, and leaving would mean they'd be unemployed. They also have families to support, so those who leave need to be given a way to make a living!"

Wenqing asked,

"Give them silver?"

Yining Road,

"It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Let's use our treasury to open chain hotels in Beijing, Nanjing, Baoding, Tianjin, Jinan, Dezhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, and some provincial capitals. Put them in there, and these problems will be solved!"

The two people's eyes were wide open.

“Let them open a hotel?”

Yining knew that they would react in this way.

"Yes, the name is Royal International Hotel, how about it?"

The two people had only heard of restaurants and hotels, and this was the first time they heard the word "grand hotel".

"What's a grand hotel?"