Chapter 540 The Great Court Meeting 1

Seeing that Zhu Qiyuan was silent, Zhu Houzhao said to himself: "Dad, I have to tell you the truth, Liu Jian and Xie Qian are somewhat loyal to your father and me."

As soon as this statement came out, Zhu Qiyuan was immediately confused. Since Liu Jian and Xie Qian were loyal, you still suppressed him crazily and even killed him.

At this moment, Zhu Qiyuan couldn't figure out what Zhu Houzhao wanted to express.

"Although Liu Jian and Xie Qian are taboo to me, these two men not only had no fault for the Ming Dynasty, but actually made contributions to the Ming Dynasty."

"When I first came to Dabao, my methods for handling government affairs were not yet mature. Without the support of Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, the government would have been in chaos."

Zhu Houzhao first affirmed Liu Jian and Xie Qian's contribution, and then said with a cold face: "But the two of them should never, never, should get involved in the power that belongs to me."

"The chief minister of the cabinet is only an assistant minister who assists the emperor in handling government affairs, not a regent who acts as regent for the emperor."

"I sit on a cold throne, they make decisions, and I just have to nod. It seems that I am putting the power of the cabinet above the imperial power. How can I tolerate them?"

He told his son with sincerity and sincerity: "The way to be a king, the way to be an emperor, is not to focus too much on the so-called loyalty, but to focus more on whether it can be used or not."

"There is no problem with Liu Jian's loyalty to Xie Qian, but he has no imperial power and is in a category that cannot be used. When a minister is no longer a minister, what's the use of being a minister."

"For example, Yan Song, Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, Shi Wenyi and others, none of them are good people. There may be some loyalty, but definitely not much."

"The reason why I reuse them is, firstly, because in order to climb up, they can spare no effort and use any means to do things for me."

"And I control their wealth and lives. Without my protection, the court officials can tear them into pieces in minutes."

"Sometimes, a true villain is better than a true gentleman."

Before Zhu Qiyuan could react, Zhu Houzhao continued: "Of course, the criteria for employing people cannot be limited to whether they can be used or not, it also depends on the situation."

"There used to be a Wang Shoujing who was very obedient. I asked him to go east, but he didn't dare to go west. I asked him to kill a dog, but he never dared to kill a chicken."

"But this man has no other sense than flattery and flattery, so I will kill him directly."

"Talents but not virtues can be used, as long as you guard against them so that they don't dare to backfire on you."

"Without virtue or talent, such people will only bring harm to the country and the people. It's annoying to look at them even more."

"People with virtue and talent must use them carefully and carefully."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but feel a little sad, thinking of a person he had almost forgotten:

"I still remember that back then, there was a civil servant named He Jingming. This man and Wang Shoujing were two extremes. One was honest and upright, while the other was flattering and immoral."

"He Jingming is very talented and his moral character has never failed. However, this man just gave me lectures for a few days, and then he bossed me around and made nonsense. Finally, I was sent to Juyongguan."

"Think that you are loyal and dedicated to the country and the people, but you dare to despise the imperial power. Such people can be used, but they cannot be reused."

He stepped forward and patted Zhu Qiyuan on the shoulder, saying meaningfully:

"Loyalty, talent, and virtue are not the greatest criteria for measuring a minister. After all, human nature is the most elusive."

"How to employ people, what kind of people to use, what kind of ministers can be promoted and reused, and what kind of ministers need to be appropriately suppressed, all should be based on the perspective of imperial power. Extra personal opinions will only affect your judgment."

"Think about it!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Zhu Qiyuan alone to think quietly.

Zhu Houzhao's words had a great impact on Zhu Qiyuan's consciousness. For the first time, he could clearly see the cruelty of imperial power. It took him some time to absorb and digest it.

Zhu Houzhao came out of seclusion, and a new court meeting began.

In the splendid Fengtian Palace, the officials had been waiting here for a long time. The civil servants were led by Yang Yiqing, the chief assistant, and the military commander was led by the British Duke Zhang Mao. The team was arranged neatly.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

Accompanied by a sharp shout, Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Qiyuan, and Liu Jin appeared in front of the ministers with the steps of a dragon and a tiger.

As soon as I sat on the dragon chair, I felt the imperial majesty permeate the air.

Looking around, the ministers all held prepared memorials in their hands. It seemed that they were quite busy today!

But this was also what he expected. Ming's promotion to the Middle Thousand Worlds brought too many changes, and naturally there were many things that needed to be dealt with.

Zhu Qiyuan, the eldest son of the emperor, could handle some small matters, but some matters required the emperor's nod.

After a lot of complicated etiquette, Chief Assistant Yang Yiqing was the first to come out of the class and say:

"Your Majesty, a year ago the world changed drastically. Our territory expanded more than ten times, and large areas of mountains and rivers have not yet been developed."

"I boldly believe that our government's top priority is to implement a strategy of self-cultivation and regeneration, and to digest existing resources before discussing external expansion."

Yang Yiqing knew Zhu Houzhao's character very well, but even though he knew that Zhu Houzhao was ambitious, he still dared to say these words, which shows that Yang Yiqing also made great determination.

After Zhu Houzhao listened to Yang Yiqing's words, he was speechless for a moment, not because he felt unhappy, but because he was too embarrassed.

The land owned is large, but it has not been fully developed and utilized.

The Taiwu Dynasty, or in other words, this was a common problem faced by the Sixteenth Dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, and he knew it well.

In the past, in order to go faster, I didn't pay much attention to it. Now, with the promotion of Ming Dynasty to the Middle Thousand Worlds, it has come to a time when it has to be solved.

Sometimes if you take too big a step, you can easily injure yourself.

"What Yang Qing said is absolutely true. The Ming Dynasty moved too fast before. It really needs a period of recuperation to digest new resources and accumulate a deeper foundation."

Zhu Houzhao affirmed Yang Yiqing's proposal and then asked: "How do you think the newly added mountain and river land should be developed and utilized?"

As soon as the words finished, Yang Tinghe, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, jumped out, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, as Chief Minister Yang said, after the great changes in the world, our territory has expanded more than ten times. It is too difficult to develop and utilize such a vast country."

"Therefore, I propose to re-divide the territory of mountains and rivers, send officials to garrison in undeveloped territories, digest and develop them bit by bit, and gradually bring the new territories into the scope of our administration."

Redistricting territories?

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became energetic and urged: "Ai Qing, please continue."

He felt that Yang Tinghe's suggestion was still very feasible.

After all, the territory we now have is getting bigger and bigger. In addition to the original two capitals and thirteen provinces, there are also Mobei grasslands, Xinjiang deserts, Annan areas, and the newly developed Luoyue thirteen counties, etc. It is a mess and really troublesome.

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Carrying out a major rectification and re-dividing the territory will also clean up the territory of the Taiwu Dynasty, which is a great thing.
Chapter completed!